THINK AND THINK ABOUT

Think of y Think about

 

Think of = opinion
Think about = process or detailed opinion

A veces hay muy poca diferencia entre think of y think about

I’m thinking about/of going abroad for a year.
I am thinking about/of buying a new washing machine.

We’re thinking of / about having dinner in the centre tonight

Se usa sólo think about cuando significa  pensar, considerar o reflexionar, meditar acerca de algo por ejemplo:

Do you want to go to the cinema or the theatre?...I’m not sure. Can I think about it for a few minutes?

Se usa solo think of cuando significa recordar, tener una idea u opinión o cuando no se ha pensado mucho acerca de algo o alguien o se ha pensado brevemente.

Exemples:

I can’t think of the word in Spanish.
What do you think of classical music?
I’ve thought of title for the new book!

She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.

Importante:***"I think of you" ( You, specifically, are the person in my mind.)

"I think about you" (I think about your personality or characteristics.)

ON TIME-IN TIME

"On time" = puntualmente o "a tiempo". 

 Si por ejemplo tenemos una cita a las 4 de la tarde, y llegas exactamente a las 4 de la tarde, te puedo decir: "You are on time." Llegas a tiempo, a la hora señalada.

Ej: Please, be on time for the meeting

   (Por favor llega a tiempo a la reunión)

"In time"= "a tiempo para" o "con tiempo para" o lo suficientemente a tiempo para.

 No llegas exactamente a la hora, llegas un poco antes.

Ej:- I have send the letter last week, I hope it arrives in time.

    (He enviado la carta la última semana, espero que llegue a tiempo)

   

   She wants to get home in time to have dinner with her family.

  (Ella quiere llegar a casa a tiempo para comer con su familia)

Exercises

1. Principio del formulario

The bus was late this morning but it is usually  …………………….
2. The film was supposed to start at 8.30 but it didn't begin  ………………………
3. I like to get up  ……………………..to have a big breakfast before going to work. 
4. We want to start the meeting  ………………….., so please don't be late. 
5. The train service is not very good. The trains are rarely  …………………………….
6. I nearly missed my flight this morning. I got to the airport just  ………………………
7. I nearly forgot that it was Joe's birthday. Fortunately I remembered  ………………………….
8. Why are you never  …………………………? You always keep everybody waiting. 
9. I got home  ………………………to see the football match 

Final del formulario

A LOT, LITTLE, FEW

A Lot, Little, Few

A LOT OF

Podemos utilizar A LOT OF con sustantivos contables e incontables. Es universal (así que si no estas seguro de si usar ‘much’ o ‘many’  recomiendo que elijas ‘a lot of.’)

No  usamos lot of en frases interrogativas. En general, "lot of" es más informal.

“There are a lot of animals in the zoo” Hay muchos animals en el zoo.
“Do you drink a lot of coffee?” ¿Tomas mucho café?

(Por cierto, si no hay un sustantivo después, tienes que quitar el ‘of’)

¿Were there a lot of people?  – Yes, a lot.

(¿Habia mucha gente?)               sí, muchísima

LITTLE, A LITTLE

Significado: Poco/s
Uso: Expresan una cantidad pequeña y se usan sólo con nombres incontables. La opción de usar "little" o "a little" refleja una opinión sobre la cantidad. Si usas "a little", significa una opinión positiva sobre la cantidad y si usas "little" implica una opinión negativa.

- Little y a little se usa para sustantivos no contables , como el dinero , agua , muebles. etc. 

-Little se usa en oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.

       Ejemplos:

       Do you have a little money? (¿Tienes un poco de dinero?)   Frase interrogativa

      We have little time. (Tenemos poco tiempo.) Frase afirmativa.

      I have little sugar.  (Tengo poco azúcar) Frase afirmativa

FEW/A FEW

Significado: Poco/s, unos cuántos
Uso: Expresan un número pequeño. "A few" puede indicar un número suficiente. Se usan sólo con nombres contables. La opción de usar "few" o "a few" refleja la opinión sobre la cantidad expresada. "Few" describe la cantidad de forma negativa y "a few" la describe de forma positiva.

Se usa few y a few en oraciones afirmativas, negativas, interrogativas.

Few se usa en plural.

Ejemplos:

       Do you have a few dollars? (¿Tienes unos dolares?)  Frase interrogativa

There are few tourists here today. (Hay pocos turistas aquí hoy.)  Frase afirmativa

RESUMEN:

Para contables:
few: Pocos 
a few:Algunos 

Para incontables:
little: Poco ( en singular, porque precisamente es incontable. (un poco de azúcar, un poco de paciencia, etc.)
a little:Algo (porque precisamente si es incontable no puedes usar algunos.)

Cuando usás few o little haces hincapié en lo poco, en la carencia.

En cambio, cuando usás a few o a little, estás poniendo el énfasis en que a pesar de que no hay o no tieness mucha cantidad de algo, algo tienes. 

    

HOW TO WRITE AN E-MAIL

EMAIL WRITING

How many emails do you write each day?


How much time do you spend ploughing through your inbox?
Nowadays, email is an important communication tool both for personal and business use. We constantly communicate by email with colleagues, superiors, suppliers, customers, etc. and due to the fact that it's so easy to forward an email to an endless list of people, you never know in whose hands your email might end up in. So, if you think about it, it wouldn't shock you if I say that your email is a powerful personal PR tool and that how you write your email will influence the image people have about you.
Now, are you paying enough attention to the quality of your email? Here are a few tips to take into account:


1. Informative Subject Line. Be concise but informative, this helps your recipient to understand the content and they can prioritize. Never send it blank.
2. Use the spell check. Mistakes look bad, they give an awfulimpression. You must also re-read the text and make sure you don't make any other grammatical mistakes, this just causes confusion and your email more difficult to understand.
3. Pay attention to your tone. People too often reply rapidly to emails and this means they transmit their emotions with much more ease than with traditional letters. Take your time and calm downbefore replying. DON'T WRITE IN CAPS, THERE'S NO NEED TO SHOUT!


4. Be conservative. In day-to-day business it's best to be concise, brief and to the point, while also being polite.


5. Use the "reply" button. How many times have you received an email that just said OK! OK to what??? People are busy - and if like me also forget with ease - so help to jog their memories by including their message.
6. Urgent tag. If you're one of those who always send their email with the urgent label, I would just like to let you know that NO-ONE TAKES ANY NOTICE (sorry for shouting).
7. Organise the information. If you are asking various questions - or even answering them - be schematic and help your reader follow you. When answering questions it's also best to summarise each question before your answer.


8. Be careful what you forward. Someone else's email could be offensive depending on who receives it, edit it if necessary.
9. I believe it's best to leave the graphics and emoticons for friends and family.
10. Sign off professionally. Work on a signature that looks smart and professional, it's good for your image.


Here are just a few tips that I hope will help you to reflect on the importance of email writing. Although emails are normally shorter, they should be written with the same care and caution than traditional letters, it's your professional image that's at stake.

Expresiones de uso común en inglés

Expresiones de Uso Común

Always- Siempre

Never -Nunca

Hardly Ever- Casi Nunca

Hardly Anything- Casi nada

Sometimes -Algunas veces

Today -Hoy

Yesterday -Ayer

The day before yerterday -Antes de ayer

Tomorrow -Mañana

The Day after tomorrow-Pasado mañana

By the time -No más tarde d ela hora señalada

Often -A menudo

Maybe,Perhaps -Talvés

Probably -Probablemente

Ussualy -Generealmente

Few times -Pocas veces

Not anymore- Ya no más

Sure- Seguro

Frecuently- Fracuentemente

Although -Aunque

Already- Ya

Almost- Casi

A Lot -un monton, muchos

Thanks -Gracias (informal)

Thank you- Gracias (formal)

You welcome -De nada

It ‘s my pleasure- De nada( brit.)

Don’ worry -No te preocupes

I’m lost -Estoy perdido.

Some How- De algún modo

By the way -A propósito

Would you mind -Le importaría

Sorry to troubled you -Siento molestarlo

Nathing to do- Nada que ver

What are you talking about?- De qué estás hablando?

So therefore -Por lo tanto

Not Even- Ni siquiera

Don’t be long -No tardes

At last- Por fin

First of all- Primero que nada

In the first place -En primer lugar

From the first- Desde el principio

At first- Al principio

At the beginning- Al principio

Maybe- Talvés

Positive -seguro

What-Qué

Where-Dónde

When -Cuándo

Why -Por qué

Because- Porque

Who- Quié

Whose- De quién

How -Cómo

How Much - Cuánto

How Many -Cuantos

REGULAR VERBS

VERBOS REGULARES

Son todos aquello que mantiene la raiz y se agrega ed o d generalmente

INFINITIVO	PASADO Y PARTICIPIO	SIGNIFICADO	PRONUNCIACION TERMINACION
act	Acted	Actuar	id
Add	Added	Sumar, añadir	id
aid	Aided	Ayudar	id
arrest	Arrested	Arrestar	id
assist	Assisted	Ayudar	id
attend	Attended	Asistir, ir	id
address	Addressed	Dirigirse	t
advertise	Advertised	Anunciar	t
amuse	Amused	Entretener	t
approach	Approached	Acercarse	t
ask	Asked	Preguntar, pedir	t
accompany	Accompanied	Acompañar	d
accustom	accustomed	Acostumbrar	d
agree	agreed	Concordar	d
annoy	annoyed	Molestar	d
answer	answered	Responder	d
appeal	applealed	Atraer	d
appear	appeared	Aparecer	d
arrange	arranged	Arreglar, ordenar	d
arrive	arrived	Arribar	d
accompany	accompanied	Acompañar	d
accustom	accustomed	Acostumbrar	d
annoy	annoyed	Molestar	d
board	boarded	Abordar	id
balance	balanced	Equilibrar	t
banish	banished	Desterrar	t
bark	barked	Ladrar	t
bless	blessed	Bendecir	t
brush	brushed	Cepillar	t
behave	behaved	Comportarse	d
belong	belonged	Pertenecer	d
beg	begged	suplicar, mendigar	d
believe	believed	Creer	d
boil	boiled	Hervir	d
complete	completed	Completar	id
consist	consisted	Consistir	id
count	counted	Contar	id
close	closed	Cerrar	t
cook	cooked	Cocinar	t
crash	crashed	Chocar	t
cross	crosssed	cruzar	t
call	called	Llamar	d
care	cared	Cuidar	d
carry	carried	Llevar	d
change	changed	Cambiar	d
check	checked	Chequear	t
charge	charged	cargar, cobrar	d
clean	cleaned	Limpiar	d
climb	climbed	escalar, subir	d
comb	combed	Peinar	d
cover	covered	Cubrir	d
cry	cried	Llorar	d
crawl	crawled	gatear, arrastrarse	d
dance	danced	bailar	t
dress	dressed	vestir	t
dropp	dropped	dejar caer	t
dial	dialed	sintonizar, marcar	d
die	died	morir	d
declare	declared	declarar	d
delay	delayed	demorar	d
deliver	delivered	entregar	d
deny	denied	negar	d
dine	dined	cenar	d
dry	dried	secar	d
enclose	enclosed	incluir, encerrar	t
enjoy	enjoyed	disfrutar	d
engage	engaged	comprometer	d
envy	envied	envidiar	d
express	expressed	expresar	t
exclaim	exclaimed	exclamar	d
explain	explained	explicar	d
fail	failed	fracasar, fallar	d
fasten	fastended	abrochar	d
file	filed	archivar	d
fill	filled	llenar	d
fire	fired	echar del trabajo, disparar	d
follow	followed	seguir	d
frighten	frightened	espantar	d
fry	fried	freir	d
finish	finished	terminar	t
fish	fished	pescar	t
fix	fixed	fixed	t
gain	gained	ganar	d
guess	guessed	adivinar	t
help	helped	ayudar	t
hope	hoped	esperar, desear	t
happen	happened	suceder	d
hurry	hurried	apurar (se)	d
imagine	imagined	imaginar	d
iron	ironed	planchar	d
judge	judged	juzgar	d
kiss	kissed	besar	t
kill	killed	matar	d
laugh	laughged	reir	t
leak	leaked	gotear	t
like	liked	gustar	t
lock	locked	cerrar con llave	t
look	looked	mirar	t
mark	marked	marcar, señalar	t
milk	milked	ordeñar un animal	t
miss	missed	extrañar	t
manage	managed	manejar	d
marry	married	casar (se)	d
massage	massaged	masajear	d
measure	measured	medir	d
move	moved	mover	d
observe	observed	observar	d
offer	offered	ofrecer	d
open	opened	abrir	d
order	ordered	ordenar	d
peform	performed	ejecutar	d
phone	phoned	telefonear	d
plan	planned	planear	d
play	played	jugar, tocar	d
plough	ploughed	arar	d
pour	poured	derramar, verter	d
pray	prayed	orar	d
prefer	prefered	preferir	d
prepare	prepared	preparar	d
pull	pulled	tirar	d
park	parked	estacionar	t
pass	passed	pasar	t
pick	picked	recoger	t
please	pleased	complacer	d
polish	polished	pulir	t
practise	practised	practicar	t
promise	promised	prometer	t
pronounce	pronounced	pronunciar	t
punish	punished	castigar	t
push	pushed	empujar	t
repeat	repeated	repetir	id
report	reported	reportar, informar	id
request	requested	solicitar, pedir	id
rest	rested	descansar	id
reach	reached	alcanzar	t
refuse	refused	rehusar	t
raise	raised	levantar	t
rain	rained	llover	d
realice	realized	darse cuenta	d
register	registered	matricularse, registrar	d
receive	received	recibir	d
Remain	remained	quedar, sobrar	d
Remenber	remenbered	recordar	d
Repair	pepaired	reparar	d
Require	required	requerir	d
Reserve	reserved	reservar, guardar	d
Row	rowed	remar	d
Resolve	resolved	resolver	d
Return	returned	retornar, volver	d
Search	searched	buscar, registrar	t
Save	saved	salvar	d
Serve	served	servir	d
settle	settled	arreglar, establecer	d
sign	signed	firmar	d
smile	smiled	sonreir	d
snow	snowed	nevar	d
spill	spilled	derramar	d
stay	stayed	permanecer, quedarse	d
study	studied	estudiar	d
suffer	suffered	sufrir	d
swallow	swallowed	tragar	d
slip	slipped	resbalar	t
smoke	smoked	fumar	t
stop	stopped	detener, parar	t
switch	switched	conectar, accionar	t
stretch	stretched	estirar	t
talk	talked	conversar	t
thank	thanked	agradecer	t
touch	touched	tocar, palpar	t
trap	trapped	atrapar	t
tire	tired	cansar, fatigar	d
train	trained	entrenar	d
travel	traveled	viajar	d
trouble	troubled	molestar	d
try	tried	tratar, intantar	d
turn	turned	girar, voltear	d
unpack	unpacked	desempacar	t
use	used	usar	t
visit	visited	visitar	id
wait	waited	esperar	id
want	wanted	querer, requerir	id
walk	walked	caminar	t
wash	washed	lavar	t
watch	watched	observar, mirar	t
wish	wished	desear, anhelar	t
work	worked	trabajar	t
wrap up	wrapped up	envolver	t
wreck	wrecked	naufragar	t
warm	warmed	calentar	d
warn	warned	advertir	d
water	watered	regar	d
weigh	weighed	pesar	d
whistle	whistled	silbar	d