LECTURA EN INGLES " HOLIDAYS"

HOLIDAYS

1. Before you read the passage, answer these questions:

Have you ever been on holiday? If so, where? What did you do? What did you eat? Did you enjoy yourself?

2. Read the passage through to find out what it's about. DO NOT use a dictionary.

In August 1987 I went on holiday with my family, to a small Greek Island. We were going to spend two whole weeks basking in the sun, eating traditional Greek food and relaxing on the beach. Everything was going to plan until one day, in fact the eigth day of my holiday, the sky changed from being a bright blue to a dark grey colour. It started to rain. I really believed that the rain would last maybe an hour or two. I retreated back into the hotel to take a little rest. I closed the shutters, got into bed and set the alarm clock to go off in two hours time, a siesta, why not?!

When the alarm clock went off, I jumped out of bed, opened the shutters and to my total dismay it was still raining. The rain was falling quite heavily. On the ground there were huge puddles, "How strange!", I said to myself. I had been abroad many times but I had never experienced heavy rain. I decided to walk up to the entertainment room, to see if I could pass the time. On my way there, I was presented with quite a shock. The path to get there was completely flooded and covered with a thick mud.

The next day when I woke up, it was still raining and the hotel was completely flooded. The corridors leading in to the apartments were filled with water, at least 1 metre deep. People with hotel rooms next to the mountain had been evacuated because mud had fallen down from the mountain. The dining room had water running down the walls. There wasn't any food because there wasn't any electrical power. My holiday had turned into a disaster.

That day, the hotel manager announced, "Due to the circumstances, everyone is to evacuate the island as soon as possible". Later that day, boats were sent from Greece to come and collect us. As soon as I arrived at main land Greece I sighed a sign of relief, I was safe and sound!

Vocabulario

Shutters: Persianas

Dismay: Consternación

Path: Sendero, senda

Flooded: inundado, empantanado

Thick: frondoso, abultado

Mud: barro

LECTURA EN INGLES " HEALTH ADVICE"

HEALTH ADVICE

Health Advice for Travellers

Every year, more than 56 million overseas journeys are made by English people either travelling in search of sea and sun, business or backpacking. Travelling to foreign countries is now so common that it can be easy to forget about the health risks involved.

Eat and Drink…Safely

Wherever you are in the world, be careful what you eat and drink. Food and water may be contaminated. In some European countries tap water cannot be drunk - Always check! If you have any doubts, boil it, sterilise it with disinfectant tablets or use bottled water. Try to avoid drinking drinks with ice. When eating, make sure you always eat freshly cooked food. Avoid re-heated food and always avoid food, which looks like it has been exposed to flies.

Take care in the sun

Many English people travel away from the United Kingdom, in the summer, in search of beautiful beaches and, of course, the sun. Most believe that a holiday is not a proper holiday without returning with a beautiful tan. However, the sun can be extremely dangerous. Overexposure can cause sunburn, leading to premature skin ageing and an increased risk of skin cancer.
It is important to protect yourself:

Always use a sun tan cream containing UVA and UVB protection. Remember to re-apply every 45-60 minutes.

Stay out of the sun when it is at its strongest between 11am and 3pm.

Cover up - dress in loose, close cotton clothes that cover as much of your skin as possible.

Wear sunglasses which filter UV to protect your eyes.

LECTURA EN INGLES "ANTIBIOTICS"

ANTIBIOTICS

Antibiotics are important medicines. They help you fight infections that are caused by bacteria. Colds, coughs and sore throats can not be cured by antibiotics as they are caused by viruses, so an antibiotic won't help. Bacteria's are clever, they find ways to survive the effects of an antibiotic. They become 'resistant' so that the antibiotic does not work. The more we use an antibiotic, the more likely it is that bacteria will become resistant to it.
What can we do? We can't stop the antibiotic becoming resistant but we can do a lot to prevent this from happening. We must use antibiotics carefully:
1. Only use an antibiotic if you really need to.
2. Don't take an antibiotic if you have a cold or sore throat.
3. Carry out the full course of antibiotics i.e. Don´t stop taking them when you start to feel better. Finish the packet!
Remember - Antibiotics are not always the answer. Common colds, coughs or sore throats can be helped by taking paracetamol, or a cold remedy from the Chemist. Ask your pharmacist for advice.
So when do I use an antibiotic? Your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic when you need one, for example, for a kidney infection or pneumonia. Antibiotics are able to save lives. Therefore by not using them unnecessarily, they are more likely to work when we need them.
When you take an antibiotic it is very important that you take them as prescribed and finish the course. Antibiotic resistance is more likely to develop if antibiotics are taken intermittently, for example, just when you remember, or in too low a dose.
 

WILL –SHALL

WILL AND SHALL

"Shall" y "Will" son dos "Modal verbs", son, por tanto, verbos auxiliares que tienen que ir acompañados de otro verbo principal para formar el futuro.
Por ejemplo: "I shall work" es igual que decir "I will work", significan exactamente lo mismo:Yo trabajaré.

"Shall" y "Will" son los "modal verbs" en estos ejemplos, y el verbo principal es "work" (trabajar).

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IMPORTANTE: "shall" se suele utilizar en el futuro para "I" (yo) y "we" (nosotros). "Will" en cambio, se utiliza con cualquier pronombre personal.

I will do it. Yo lo haré.
-I shall do it. Yo lo haré.
-You will do it. Tú lo harás.
-He will do it. Él lo hará.
-She will do it. Ella lo hará.
-It will do it. (Ello) lo hará.
-You will do it. Vosotros lo haréis- Uds. lo harán.
-We will do it. Nosotros lo haremos.
-We shall do it. Nosotros lo haremos.
-They will do it. Ellos lo harán.

"Shall" (como verbo auxiliar para hacer el futuro) ha ido cayendo en desuso en general, sobre todo en el inglés americano. En inglés británico (insisto como futuro) se escucha más e incluso en una forma negativa que es "shan't" que equivale a "won't" (will not).

Es más habitual ver "shall" (en su uso futuro) escrito (no escucharlo) en textos jurídicos, utilizado en vez de "will" para formar el futuro.

Ahora bien. "Shall" tiene otro uso además de para formar el futuro.

"Shall" también sirve para formular una invitación del tipo:

- ¿Tomamos un café? --> Sería: "Shall we have a coffee?" (En español utilizamos el Presente en este caso).

RESUMEN:

Las reglas tradicionales afirman que debe usarse shall para mostrar lo que sucederá en el futuro únicamente cuando I (primera persona singular) o We (primera persona plural) son el sujeto en cuestión:

* I shall (not will) call you tomorrow.

* We shall (not will) be sure to keep in touch.

** Los Americanos normalmente usan will para expresar la mayoría de los significados reservados para shall en la tradición Británica **.

EJ:

Shall I open the window?
Shall we start?
Shall I help you? (implica sugestión)
I shall never forget where I came from. (implica promesa)

I'm afraid Mr. Smith shall become our new director. (implica invevitabilidad)

What time shall we start?

                                               a little bit more of  Adjetivo

1. un poco más de, otro poquito de, algo más de, otro poco más de; Sinónimos: some more, a little bit more, a little more, a bit more, a bit more of.

Such + Adjective + Noun

USE

"Such" can be combined with an adjective and a noun to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations.
Examples:

·       Don has such a big house! I think it's a little ridiculous.

·       Shelly has such beautiful eyes! I have never seen that shade of blue before.

USE with "That"

The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes which lead to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
Examples:

·       Don has such a big house that I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.

·       Don has such a big house I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.

·       Shelly has such beautiful eyes that she got a job as a make-up model.

·       Shelly has such beautiful eyes she got a job as a make-up model.

"Such" can also be combined with judgemental nouns for emphasis. This form is often used in exclamations.
Examples:

·       He is such an idiot! He says the stupidest things.

·       She is such a genius! We could never do this work without her.

·       He is such an idiot that nobody would hire him.

·       He is such an idiot nobody would hire him.

·       She is such a genius that they immediately gave her a position at the university.

·       She is such a genius they immediately gave her a position at the university.

ADVERTISING VOCABULARY

Advertising                                   Publicidad

Advertisement / Advert / Ad (abbreviation)            Anuncio

Aim                                               Meta, objetivo

Anonymity                                    Anonimato

Audience                                      Audiencia

Brand                                            Marca

Budget                                          Presupuesto

Buyer                                            Comprador

Celebrity                                       Famoso / a

Consumer                                     Consumidor

Customer research                      Investigación de cliente

Dealer                                           Fabricante

Directory                                      Directorio

Fees                                              Tasas de inscripción

Firm                                              Empresa

Goods                                           Mercancías

Image                                            Imagen

Knowledge                                   Conocimiento

Marketing                                    Marketing

Market research                          Estudio de mercado

Media                                           Prensa, medios de comunicación

Publications                                  Publicaciones

PR - Public Relations                   Relaciones Publicas, RRPP

Sales                                             Ventas

Status symbol                               Símbolo de Status

Sum (money)                                 Suma (de dinero)

Survey                                           Encuesta

Target audience                           Clientela objetivo

Trick                                             Truco

According to                                 Según

On behalf of                                  En nombre de...

To appear                                     Aparecer

To carry out                                  Llevar a cabo

To determine                                Determinar

To emphasise                               Enfatizar

To expect                                     Esperar

To demand                                    Exigir

To deserve                                   Merecer

To get across (idea)                     Exponer una idea

To handle                                      Manejar

To imply                                        Implicar

To manufacture                            Fabricar

To persuade                                 Persuadir

To promote                                   Promocionar (producto)

To rely on                                     Contar con

To refine                                       Refinar

To supplement                             Suplementar

A Job Interview

1.                Good morning Ms Brandies, please have a seat.

2.                Good morning, it's a pleasure to meet you.

1.               Could you tell me who you work for at the moment?

2.                I work for Frank and Banowitz importers.

1.               How long have you worked for them?

2.                I've been working for Frank and Banowitz for the past three years.

1.               And how long have your been working in the accounting department?

2.                I've been in the accounting department for the past six months.

1.               You know this job requires a lot of travel. Have you done much traveling for business?

2.                Yes, the job I had before Frank and Banowitz required me to travel monthly.

1.               And why did you leave that position?

2.                I was offered a more interesting position at Frank and Banowitz.

1.               Have you had any experience in sales?

2.                Yes, I've spent a few years working part-time as an advertising consultant for schools offering summer language courses.

1.               That's interesting. How successful have you been?

2.                The schools I've worked for have all had increased registrations as a result of my collaboration.

1.               Very interesting...