lunes, 6 de mayo de 2013

PEOPLE TALKING IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS (pag. 15)

You will hear people talking in four different situations. Go to Listenting activity on page 15 and anwer the questions.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

martes, 30 de abril de 2013

PURPOSE: FOR AND TO




FOR or TO + infinitive: INDIVIDUAL PURPOSE
For is commonly used with nouns to express individual purpose:
  • I popped into the supermarket for some apples on the way home.
    (Not: I popped into the supermarket for buying some apples…)
  • I stopped by at his office for a chat about our marketing strategy.
    (Not: I stopped by at his office for having a chat about marketing.)
  • I decided I would save up for a new computer.
    (NOT: I decided I would save up for buying a new computer.)
If we want to express individual purpose with a verb pattern, we are obliged to use to + infinitive:
  • I stopped by at the supermarket to buy some apples on the way home.
  • I popped into his office to have a chat about our marketing policy.
  • I decided to save up to buy a new computer.



For + verb-ing: the purpose of an object
However, if we are talking about the purpose of an object or an action, we normally use the for + verb-ing pattern. Note that this pattern commonly answers the question: What are they (used) for? Compare the following:
  • Schools are for educating children not for entertaining them.
  • Schools are for learning. Life is for living.
  • This kitchen knife is especially useful for slicing vegetables.
  • What's this for? ~ It's for opening oysters. It's much better than a knife.
  • What's this fifty pound note for? ~ It's for buying food for the weekend.
Note that when the subject of the sentence is a person rather than the thing described, the to + infinitive pattern is also possible:
  • I use this small knife to slice vegetables with.
  • I use this gadget to open shellfish with.
 

martes, 23 de abril de 2013

viernes, 12 de abril de 2013

POSESIVOS: ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUMS

Aquí tenéis un enlace a una página donde podréis encontrar algunos ejercios para practicar los posesivos.

Have a nice weekend