Lessons 71 and 72
SUMMARY Resumen
Resumen de los puntos básicos incluidos en estas dos lecciones.
Sin nadie
I'm on my own
Comparando
My family's smaller than yours,
I've only got a daughter.
Your daughter is more beautiful than mine,
You're a lucky man
Edad
How old is your daughter?
She's seventeen.
This is a birthday present.
It's my friend's birthday.
En correos
I'd like to send this package,
How much does it weigh?
It weighs five hundred grams.
Two 30 p stamps, please.
Send it by express delivery
An express letter
Vocabulario
Comparativos
small - smaller;
large - larger,
pretty - prettier,
young - younger.
old - older,
beautiful - more beautiful
Pronombres posesivos
mine
yours
his
hers
ours
theirs
Correo
package
parcel
letter
express
registered
Peso
grams (g)
kilos (kg)
LANGUAGE REVIEW Repaso gramatical
Respuestas cortas (continuación).
(Este Repaso gramatical completa el de las lecciones 69 y 70.)
Una parte del verbo generalmente se repite después de las respuestas yes y no.
Did my husband phone?
Llamó por teléfono mi marido?
Yes, he did.
Can you see my wallet?
Puedes ver mi cartera?
No, I can't.
Does she speak English?
Habla inglés?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn't.
La parte que se repite es la que corresponde al verbo auxiliar (did, can, etc), no el verbo en si (phone, see, etcétera).
has have
EL PRETERITO PERFECTO
Have you finished your lunch?
Has terminado de comer?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven't.
Has she sold her car?
Ha vendido su coche?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn't.
Have they been to China?
Han estado en China?
Yes, they have.
No, they haven't.
have got
Have you got the tickets?
Tienes las entradas?
Yes, we have.
No, we haven't.
do does
EL PRESENTE
Do you love me?
Me quieres?
Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
Do they know Sam?
¿Conocen a Sam?
Yes, they do.
No, they don't.
Does it need mending?
¿Hace falta arreglarlo?
Yes, it does.
No, it doesn't
did
EL PASADO
Did you see Tom?
Viste a Tom?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't.
Did he say anything?
Dijo algo?
Yes, he did.
No, he didn't.
Did they get the shopping?
Hicieron las compras?
Yes, they did.
No, they didn't.
ought to
Ought I to take this plaster off?
¿Debo quitarme la escayola?
Yes, you ought to.
No, you ought not to.
can could will would
can
Can you dance?
¿Sabes bailar?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't.
could
Could you come tomorrow?
¿Podrías venir mañana?
Yes, I could.
No, I couldn't.
will
Will she lend you her car?
¿Te prestará su coche?
Yes, she will.
No, she won't.
would
Would you like a cup of tea?
Querrías una taza de té?
Yes, I would.
No, I wouldn't.
Soluciones a los ejercicios
Páginas 244 y 245
1
a) Yes, he did.
b) No, he hasn't
c) Yes, he has
d) Yes, she is.
e) Yes, he did
f) Yes, he does
g) Yes, he is
2
a) Is Lucy taller than Maria?
b) Is she more mature than Maria?
c) Is she more interesting than Maria?
d) Is she more amusing than Maria?
e) Is she prettier than Maria?
3
a) yours
b) his
c) hers
d) ours
e) theirs
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1
a) It weighs 180 grams (a hundred and eighty
grams).
That's 94 p (ninety four p/pence).
b) It takes about three days.
c) It weighs 700 grams (seven hundred grams).
That's £1.40 p (one pound and forty p/pence).
d) It takes about three days.
e) It weighs 25 grams (twenty-five grams).
That's 98 p (ninety-eight p/pence).
f) It takes about four days.
2
a) presents
b) parcel
c) delivery
i) Can I have a
d) kilos
e) letter
f) grams
g) scales
h) registered
i) birthday
j) package
k) express
Soluciones al control
a) prettier
b) nicer
c) more interesting
d) taller
e) heavier
f) larger
g) It isn't mine.
h) About 500 grams.
j) No, I'm on my own
k) She's only twenty-three
l) p
m) g
n) £
o) kg