Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

Personajes principales

Hester: es una mujer joven y hermosa que cometió el pecado del adulterio hace unos tres países atrás. Se la considera una mujer muy fuerte que acepta con orgullo su castigo. Es una persona confiable y es buena cosiendo.

Pearl: una niña pequeña, hermosa e inteligente, fruto del pecado de Hester. Aunque no es aceptada en la aldea, no le preocupa. Es una niña muy sincera.

Dimmesdale: un joven sacerdote soltero. Es el amante de Hester y el padre de Pearl, pero nadie puede saberlo porque es un miembro importante de la comunidad. En público se comporta con frialdad hacia Hester y Pearl, pero las ama profundamente. Se tatuó una "A" en el pecho porque quería compartir el castigo de Hester.

Chillingworth: un hombre viejo...

Ejercicios de gramática inglesa

1.- Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets:

1. Until I went on holiday last month, I had never flown.
2. So everybody was dancing when he arrived.
3. But Donna has been on the phone ever since she got home.
4. I think I'll buy a cake because Jim is coming.
5. We were annoyed that it began to rain yesterday since we had washed the car.

2.- Complete the sentences with gerund or infinitive:

1. Eating too much is bad for you.
2. I enjoyed seeing Tom.
3. All we need to do is wait.
4. Rick promised to discuss the problem.
5. I can't stand hearing that noise.

3.- Complete with used to, would, be used to or get used to:

1. They didn't used to like travelling.
2. School starts soon, so I have got used to getting up early.
3. When we lived in Paris, we used to

Parte I: «Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, MD, Late of the Army Medical Department»

La historia comienza en 1881, cuando el Dr. John Watson se encuentra con un viejo amigo, Stamford. Debido a una lesión en el hombro sufrida en la Guerra Anglo-Afgana, Watson se ve obligado a retirarse y busca un lugar donde vivir. Stamford le revela que un conocido suyo, Sherlock Holmes, busca a alguien con quien compartir el alquiler de un piso en el número 221B de Baker Street.

Stamford lleva a Watson al laboratorio del hospital local, donde Holmes experimenta con un reactivo para la detección de hemoglobina. Watson manifiesta que está dispuesto a compartir las habitaciones de 221B, y ambos enumeran todos sus defectos para asegurarse...

Comprensión Lectora en Inglés: Ejercicios con Preguntas y Respuestas

2. A young man was called up and medically examined.

- What was the young man being medically examined for?

Because he needed a medical exam to enter the army, as his colleagues did.

- What worried him?

He was worried because the doctor didn't examine him; he just asked him things to think about and actions to perform.

- How did the doctor know that the young man could hear?

Because he heard everything he was told by the doctor.

- How did he know that he could see?

Because he pointed at the chair where he had to sit, and he did it.

- How did he know that his body was fit?

Because he performed all the actions the right way, so he was fit enough for the army.

- How did he know that he

1. Par 1 - Par 6

2. F And store brand products, which tend to be cheaper than national brands and more profitable for grocers, are doing especially well. T They also say it is hard to resist the low prices of store brands for staple goods like milk, sugar and cheese. F ...major branded food companies dispute the idea that store brands are just as good as their products.

3. retailers, stick, plunges, staple.

4. b, a, a

I have little to say on this matter, as it still does not affect me directly because I am 19 years old. However, I have seen through my parents that, as prices rise in the supermarket, you can buy less with the same amount of money: they buy half or even less of what they used to buy. I think the crisis has not affected only the middle...

Educació al Regne Unit

Educació el 93% és pública i el 7% privada. L'educació a casa és per als infants de 5 a 18 anys.

Escola primària

L'educació primària va dels 5 als 11 anys. Normalment hi ha entre 25 i 27 alumnes per classe. El seu objectiu és gestionar els números i aprendre a llegir i escriure correctament. Es fan esdeveniments per recaptar diners i comprar material. Hi ha una mitjana de 16 ordinadors per escola.

Educació secundària

L'educació secundària comprèn més de 11 anys, fins als 18. Els alumnes porten uniforme, amb una armilla escolar. L'horari és de 8:45 a 15:00. Quan tenen 14 anys poden triar informàtica. Es pot comprar el dinar a la cafeteria.

Exàmens i educació superior

Els exàmens de nivell són els de selectivitat....

Opinión personal

If we compare this book with the other two books that we have read during this year, it has been easier. The vocabulary and the expressions can be understood easily. The story is more current, so we can imagine what happens without any problem.

Descripción de personajes

Bowen

Bowen was twenty-eight years younger than Eliot and had worked with him since first joining the police. He was honest and intelligent, and a good policeman, but he was always falling in love with the wrong women.

Mr. Crowther (vecino)

He was a white-haired man in late middle age. He stood very straight, which made him seem taller than he really was. His face was lined, but he looked strong and healthy, though his hands were shaking.

Mrs. Crowther (vecina)

She...

Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns (pronombres relativos) se utilizan para introducir oraciones de relativo.

Defining relative clauses

Las defining relative clauses dan información esencial para identificar a la persona, cosa, lugar o momento al que nos referimos.

• who / that: se refieren a personas. That's the girl who you noticed at the party.
• which / that: se refieren a objetos. Flexpetz is an agency which rents out dogs.
• whose: indica posesión. This is the person whose dog needs more attention.
• when / that: se refieren a un momento en el tiempo. I remember the day when we first met.
• where: se refiere a un lugar. I went to the park where you walk your dog.

Non defining relative clauses

Las non defining relative clauses añaden información extra,...

Reported Speech (Discurso Indirecto)

Los tiempos verbales y las expresiones de tiempo y lugar cambian al transformar una oración de estilo directo a indirecto:

Cambios de Tiempos Verbales

• Present simple - Past simple (I see - I saw)
• Present continuous - Past continuous (I'm seeing - I was seeing)
• Present perfect simple - Past perfect simple (I have seen - I had seen)
• Past simple - Past perfect simple (I saw - I had seen)
• Will - Would (I will see - I would see)
• Can - Could (I can see - I could see)
• Must - Had to (I must see - I had to see = debía ver)

Nota importante: La mayoría de los verbos modales no cambian, como por ejemplo: SHOULD.

Cambios de Lugar y Tiempo

• Here (aquí) - There (allí)
• This (este, esta, esto) - That (ese, esa, eso, aquel, aquello)

Vocabulario de inglés