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ISSN 1668-4877
October
15, 2004 |
Hi, everybody!! We WELCOME here our new friends enrolled in Emagister.
Today we are bringing a new grammar, an audio conversation (don't lose it
as it is easy and funny), and the answers to our previous activity.
Thanks again for RATING US by
CLICKING
HERE. See you on
November 1.
Hola a todos!! Damos aquí la BIENVENIDA a nuestros nuevos amig@s
matriculados en Emagister. Hoy traemos una nueva gramática, una
conversación en audio (no se la pierdan porque es fácil y divertida) y las
respuestas de la actividad anterior.
Gracias por
CALIFICARNOS haciendo
CLIC
AQUI. Nos
vemos el 1° de noviembre. |
IN
THIS ISSUE: |
Grammar
Infinitive of Purpose |
Listening
Comprehension
A funny conversation on the past |
Answers
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INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE. In English there are
two basic ways of expressing the purpose of doing something.
Let us study them...
INFINITIVO DE PROPOSITO. En inglés existen básicamente dos formas de
expresar el propósito de hacer algo. Analicemos ambas formas... |
1.
Utilizamos el
infinitivo de un verbo (to do) para hablar acerca del propósito u
objetivo de hacer algo (= why someone does something):
- I went out to mail a letter. (Salí para franquear una carta).
- She called me to invite me to a party. (Me llamó para invitarme a
una fiesta)
También utilizamos el
infinitivo de un verbo para expresar una justificación (= why someone has,
wants or needs something):
- They have bodyguards to protect
them. (Tienen guardaespaldas para protegerlos)
- I need a can opener to open this. (Necesito un abrelatas para
abrir esto)
Asimismo es posible
utilizar in order to (para, a fin de que) como sinónimo:
- We shouted in order to get
help. (Gritamos a fin de pedir ayuda)
No se debe utilizar FOR
en ciertas oraciones (un error bastante frecuente entre los
hispanoparlantes):
- I'm going to Argentina to learn
Spanish (not, I'm going to Argentina FOR TO LEARN Spanish,
or I'm going to Argentina FOR LEARNING Spanish). |
2.
A veces se usa
SO THAT (no el to infinitivo) para hablar de objetivos:
a) Cuando el propósito es NEGATIVO:
- I hurried so that I wouldn't be late. (Me apuré para no
llegar tarde).
b) Con los verbos CAN y
COULD:
- He's learning English at OM Personal
so that he can work in the United States. (Está aprendiendo
inglés en OM Personal para poder trabajar en los Estados Unidos)
c) Cuando una persona
hace algo para que otra persona pueda hacer otra cosa:
- I gave him my address so that
he can contact me. (Le di mi dirección para que pueda ponerse en
contacto conmigo) |
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THE NAVY AND THE POLICE. An old man and an
old lady (both deaf and lovely) are talking in the park about their past.
You will be able to practise here the INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE (highlighted
in gray).
Click on the imagen to listen to this funny dialogue. (Sound
files in this newsletter will be available until
November 1,
2004).
LA MARINA Y LA POLICIA. Un anciano y
una anciana (sordos y encantadores) están conversando en el parque
acerca de su pasado. Podrás practicar aquí los INFINITIVOS DE PROPOSITO
(resaltados en gris). Pulsa en la imagen para escuchar este divertido diálogo.
(Los archivos sonoros de este boletín estarán disponibles hasta Noviembre
1,
2004). |
Old man: I was in the
Navy, you know.
Old lady: Were you?
Old man: Yes, I joined the Navy in 1920.
Old lady: Really?
Old man: Yes ... when I
was fifteen ... when I left school.
Old lady: Why did you do that?
Old man: Oh,
to see the world,
to travel to other countries,
to find
adventure.
Old lady:
I see.
Old man: Yes,
to find adventure.
Old lady: How exciting! How romantic!
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: How long were you in
the
Navy?
Old man: Three weeks.
Old lady: Three weeks?
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: Why didn't you stay longer?
Old man:
To get back to London.
Old lady:
To get back to London?
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: Why did you want to get back to London?
Old man:
I had to.
Old lady: Why?
To be
with your family?
Old man: No.
Old lady: Why?
Old man: I couldn't stay in the Navy...
Old lady: Why not?
Old man: I used to get seasick.
Old lady: So you left the Navy because you used to get seasick.
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: Well, well ...
Old man: Yes, I used to get seasick everyday. It was terrible.
Old
lady:
That's
very funny, you know.
Old man: Why?
Old
lady: Well ... you joined the
Navy, so that you could see the world.
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: And then you left because you got seasick.
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: Well, I think that's very funny.
Old man: Oh, oh! Really? Well ... what did you do when you left school?
Old lady: Me?
Old man: Yes.
Old lady: Oh, I joined the police.
Old man: The police? Why did you do that?
Old lady: Oh,
so that I could help people.
Old man: Oh, very good.
Old lady:
So
that I could catch thieves.
Old man:
Marvellous !!
Old man:
Were you in the police long?
Old lady: Pardon?
Old man: How long were you in the police?
Old lady: Ten days.
Old man: Ten days?
Old lady: Yes.
Old man: Why did you leave?
Old lady: ... I didn't like the uniform. |
GLOSSARY: I joined the Navy:
I enrolled the organization of military naval forces (me
enrolé, me alisté en la Marina);
to get back:
to return (para regresar);
I had to = It was necessary (tuve
que hacerlo);
I used to get sea-sick:
I usually experienced motion sickness (me
mareaba);
so that I could catch thieves:
to be able to seize thieves (para atrapar ladrones);
marvellous = fantastic (fantástico,
maravilloso);
long = for a long time (durante
mucho tiempo). |
RESPUESTAS
ACTIVIDAD DE LISTENING COMPREHENSION - OM NEWS #
89
(Haz
clic en el título si necesitas ver el boletín anterior) |
1.
Where
is the Matrix?
The
Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now in this very room.
2.
When
can you see it?
You
can see it when you look out your window. Or when you turn on your
television.
3.
When
can you feel it?
You
can feel it when you go to work. When you go to Church. When you pay your
taxes. |
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