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vacabulary lectura leo:     what are your favorite kindsbof  foods?  maura:      well, L love 1)saltty / sweet foods, so l always have have dessert in restaurents. l love ice cream.. leo: really? I prefer 2)salty/ sweet foods, although i really like fruit. l love watermelon and oranges because they¨re so3)  juicy greasy. and l like fresh lemonade if its nice and 4) sour salty and not too sweet. maura: do you eat meat? leo: yes, but l dont like meat if its 5)sour/ salty . my favorite meal is 6) creamy/ crunchy frid chicken with really7) creamy / sour mashed potatos.

expressing like desires and preferences

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Expressing Likes, Desires, and Preferences "Preferir" en inglés: prefer, would rather, would prefer PREFER  Para hablar de preferencias en general, usamos el verbo prefer seguido de verbo acabado en -ing o de infinitivo con to sin que cambie el significado. I prefer buying online = I prefer to buy online (prefiero comprar por internet) También podemos indicar que preferimos una cosa a otra con la siguiente estructura: Sujeto + prefer + sustantivo + to + sustantivo I prefer tea to coffe (prefiero el té al café) Para decir que preferimos hacer una cosa a hacer otra podemos usar las siguientes estructuras: Sujeto + prefer + verbo acabado en -ing + TO + verbo acabado en -ing I prefer going to the cinema to staying at home. (prefiero ir al cine a quedarme en casa) Sujeto + prefer + infinitivo con to + RATHER THAN + infinitivo sin to I prefer to read rather than watch TV (prefiero leer a ver la televisión) WOULD RA

vocabulary

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adjetives to describe food                      cremy     crunchy               greasy juicy                                                                               salty sour                                                         spicy sweet

gerund phrases as subject and object

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gerund phrases as subject and object A gerund phrase will begin with a  gerund , an  ing  word, and will include other  modifiers and/or objects. Gerund phrases always function as  nouns , so they will be  subjects ,  subject complements , or objects in the sentence. Read these examples: Eating ice cream on a windy day  can be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair. Eating ice cream on a windy day  = subject of the verb  can be . A more disastrous activity for long-haired people is  blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down . Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down  = subject complement of the verb  is . Wild food adventures require  getting your hair cut to a short, safe length . Getting your hair cut to a short, safe length  = direct object of the verb  require . Don't mistake a gerund phrase for a present participle phrase. Gerund and present  participle phrases  are easy to confuse because they both be

too, enough

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too , enough Too and enough se usan para expresar  cantidades  demasiado y suficiente. Los podemos encontrar cuantificando a adverbios, adjetivos y también a nombres. A parte del uso como determinante de cantidad, pueden funcionar solos aplicando su significado a toda la frase. Aquí te dejamos toda la explicación sobre sus usos, algunos ejemplos y útiles ejercicios. Too and enough: explicación y ejemplos Puede que a veces te cueste ver la diferencia entre too and enough. En este apartado veremos algunas explicaciones y ejemplos con los que seguro comprendes su uso. Enough Enough significa suficiente. Se usa con adjetivos adverbios o nombres: Detrás de adjetivos: You are old enough to go to school on your own.  - Eres lo suficiente mayor para ir al colegio solo. I think she is strong enough to get over this. - Creo que ella es lo suficiente fuerte como para superar esto.  Detrás de adverbios: I am not well enough today. I'm still feeling bad. -

COMPARATIVO Y SUPERLATIVO DE LOS ADVERBIOS

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COMPARATIVO Y SUPERLATIVO DE LOS ADVERBIOS Con los adverbios terminados en  -ly , se utiliza  more  para formar el comparativo y  most  para formar el superlativo. Adverbio Comparativo Superlativo quietly more quietly most quietly slowly more slowly most slowly seriously more seriously most seriously EJEMPLOS The teacher spoke  more slowly  to help us to understand. Could you sing  more quietly  please? En el caso de adverbios cortos que no terminan en  -ly , las formas comparativas y superlativas son idénticas a los adjetivos: se añade  -er  para formar el comparativo y  -est  para formar el superlativo. Si el adverbio termina en  e , se elimina esta última vocal antes de añadir la terminación. Adverbio Comparativo Superlativo hard hard er hard est fast fast er fast est late lat er lat est EJEMPLOS Jim works  harder  than his brother. Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran the  fastest  of all. Ciertos adverbios tienen formas irregulares en

Modal Verbs of Obligation and Necessity

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Modal Verbs of Obligation and Necessity 1. Use of Modal Verbs of Obligation and Necessity Modal Verbs can be used to talk about obligation, freedom and necessity to do something. We use the following modal verbs: Must ,  Have to ,  Need to ,  Don’t have to ,  Needn’t, Don’t Need to  +  infinitive 2. Talking about Obligation and Necessity in the present 2.1 Obligation Have to  and  must  are both used to express obligation. There is a slight difference between the way they are used. Have to  shows us that the obligation comes from somebody else. It’s a law or a rule and the speaker can’t change it. In Britain you have to wear a seat belt when you drive Must  shows us that the obligation comes from the speaker. It isn’t a law or a rule. I must finish this before I go home Sometimes if the speaker agrees with an external rule they will use must In Britain you must wear a seat belt when you drive. Need to  have to and need to are often used in the sa