Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

March 25^th

Good morning!!!

ADULTOS 4

UNIT 1 LESSON D (1d)

GOOD ROLE MODELS

VOCABULARY

behind the wheel: al volante

well-known: conocido/a, reconocido/a, destacado/a

on screen: en la pantalla (cine, televisión)

become aware: tomar conciencia de, darse cuenta de

be in a position to: estar en condición de

Words easily confused

-       WIN VS BEAT

WIN: (ganar algo) tiene el sentido de ganar premios, apuestas, eventos deportivos, competiciones, batallas, etc.

Twenty-Two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

Brad Pitt won an oscar award last year.

Who won the Nobel Peace Price this year?

She won €500 in the lottery

BEAT: (ganarle a alguien) Vencer, ganar, derrotar a.

We beat our main rival in the final and won the cup.

Rafa Nadal beat Federer at tennis

My brother always beats me at chess

I beat the other runners and I won the race

-       TRAIN vs PERFORM

TRAIN: entrenar, prepararse para

The manager trained the new employees.

I am training for the Olympic Games.

The athlete trains for two hours each day.

The pianist trains every day to improve.

PERFORM: actuar, desempeñar, llevar a cabo, interpretar, ejecutar.

A famous actor will perform in the play tonight

The band is going to perform at a local bar.

The actress performed the role of a queen.

The group's vocalist performed at the event.

-       POPULAR vs FAMOUS

POPULAR: adjetivo que aplica para algo o alguien que le gusta a mucha gente o que es querido o admirado por muchas personas.

I think Justin Bieber is most popular among teenagers.

What's the most popular sport in your country?

This hotel is very popular with tourists.

Why do you think computer games are so popular?

FAMOUS: persona, lugar, etc, conocido por muchas personas.

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, is one of the most famous buildings in the world.

 Are there any famous people you would like to meet in person? 

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a famous festival held every year. 

Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. 

-       UNDERSTAND VS REALIZE

UNDERSTAND: entender o comprender algo.

Most people do not understand the purpose of war.

He lived in Paris for three years and still doesn't understand a word of French.

My fifteen-year-old daughter can understand the most complex math problems.

REALIZE: darse cuenta de algo.

They didn't realize the danger they were in.

"You're standing on my foot." "Sorry, I didn't realize."

I realize how difficult it's going to be, but we must try.

I didn't realize we had to write each answer on a new sheet of paper.

GRAMMAR

QUANTIFIERS:

-       SOME: in affirmative sentences and offers

some + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

There is some orange juice in the fridge.

Would you like some chips?

-       ANY: in negative and interrogative sentences.

any + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

Is there any orange juice in the fridge?

There aren’t any chips on the table.

-       NO: in affirmative sentences to give a negative meaning.

no + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

There is no cheese in the fridge.

-       MUCH: in questions and negative sentences.

much + uncountable nouns

We don’t have much money

How much money do we need?

-       MANY: in questions and negative sentences.

many + plural countable nouns

There aren’t many book in the bookcase

How many books are there in the bookcase?

-       A LOT OF / LOTS OF: in affirmative sentences

a lot of / lots of + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

There is a lot of coffee in my cup.

There are lots of apples in the fridge.

-       A LITTLE: in affirmative sentences.

little + uncountable nouns

There is a little chees on the table.

-       A FEW: in affirmative sentences.

a few + plural countable nouns

There are a few magazines on the table.

-       LITTLE: in affirmative sentences when there is not enough of something (cuando no hay lo suficiente de algo)

little + uncountable nouns

We´ve got very little time.

-       FEW: in affirmative sentences when there is not enough of something (cuando no hay lo suficiente de algo)

few + plural uncountable nouns

There are very few students in the classroom.

Activities: Traveller pre Intermmediate:Student's book: pages 12, 13

                                                               Workbook: pages 8, 9, 10

Audios:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UR5e8D6DEl4aBb2Sjo4gId4tNxWEyBpf/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ncmltk_UW9bZ2aZzzr9e-mNVQzM-Wmvg/view?usp=sharing

After you finish these activities you have to take photos of them and send them to gbsoloa@ulp.edu.ar

Have a nice weekend!!!

STAY AT HOME!!!