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UNIT 8. PERSONALITIES y MISCELLANEA y

El orden de los adjetivos (adjective order)

Con frecuencia, es necesario emplear dos o más adjetivos para complementar a un sustantivo. Existen normas que rigen el orden de los adjetivos, dependiendo de la naturaleza de los mismos: de hecho (‘fact adjectives’) o de opinión (‘opinion adjectives’). Los ‘fact adjectives’ dan información objetiva acerca del sustantivo que califican. Podría ser un color (red), tamaño (big), forma (square), etc. Los ‘opinion adjectives’ aportan información acerca de lo que se piensa del sustantivo al que acompañan (beautiful, delicious, ugly). Generalmente, los ‘opinion adjectives’ se sitúan delante de los ‘fact adjectives’. Yesterday, I saw a beautiful pink Chevrolet. Algunas veces, se necesitan dos o más ‘fact adjectives’. Aunque no siempre, se ordenan de la siguiente manera: 1. Size (how big?) 2. Age (how old?) 3. Colour 4. Origin (where from?) 5. Material (what is it made of?) Ejemplos: A little cardboard box. (Una pequeña caja de cartón.) An old German car. (Un viejo coche alemán.) A new silk shirt. (Una camisa nueva de seda.)

Los adjetivos de tamaño y longitud (small, large, tall, long, etc.) suelen ir delante de los adjetivos de forma y grosor (round, thin, fat, wide, etc.) Ejemplos: A long wide road. (Una carretera larga y ancha.) A small thin book. (Un libro pequeño y delgado.)

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Personality Adjectives

Adventurous

Aventurero

Imaginative

Imaginativo

Affable, Pleasant

Afable

Impatient

Impaciente

Ambitious

Ambicioso

Impulsive

Impulsivo

Angry

Enfadado

Individualistic

Individualista

Astonished

Asombrado

Irritable

Irritable

Astute

Astuto

Jealous

Celoso

Authoritarian

Autoritario

Lazy

Vago, perezoso

Bad-tempered

Malhumorado

Lonely

Solitario

Bored, Weary

Aburrido

Materialistic

Materialista

Brave

Valiente

Melancholic

Melancólico

Caring

Cuidadoso

Nervous

Nervioso

Charming

Encantador

Noisy

Ruidoso

Cheerful

Alegre, jovial

Old-fashioned

Pasado de moda

Clever

Inteligente, astuto

Optimistic

Optimista

Conformist

Conformista

Passionate

Apasionado

Creative

Creativo

Pessimistic

Pesimista

Deceptive, Deceiving Embaucador

Pleasant

Agradable

Depressed

Deprimido

Pleased

Contento

Disappointment

Decepcionado

Polite

Educado

Disorganised

Desorganizado

Proud, Arrogant

Orgulloso

Easy-going

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Rebellious

Rebelde

Elegant

Elegante

Reserved

Reservado

Energetic

Energético

Rude

Bruto

Envious

Envidioso

Sad

Triste

Evil

Malvado

Secretive

Reservado

Forgetful

Olvidadizo

Selfish

Egoísta

Furious

Furioso

Shy

Tímido

Fussy

Quisquilloso

Stubborn

Cabezota

Glad

Contento

Surprised

Sorprendido

Greedy

Glotón, avaro

Terrified

Aterrorizado

Happy

Feliz, Contento

Unhappy

Desdichado

Hypocritical

Hipócrita

Untidy

Desordenado

Idealistic

Idealista

Upset

Disgustado

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Enérgico

Willing

Voluntarioso

Violent

Violento

Witty

Ingenioso, ocurrente

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Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

1. Compara las siguientes oraciones: SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

(SUJ + HAVE + VERBO PART. + COMPL.)

(SUJ + HAVE + BEEN + VERBO (-ING) + COMPL.)

“David has read The Lord of the Rings. He really enjoyed it.” Se comunica el hecho de que David ha finalizado por completo la acción de leer el libro y el resultado de la misma (disfrutarlos). “Have you eaten, Bobby? Would you like a sandwich or something?” Una persona pregunta a Bobby si tiene hambre ... el resultado de no haber comido. “David has read five of Tolkien’s books.” El Present perfect simple se usa para acciones terminadas en las que se dice cuántas veces, o qué cantidad, cuando hay un número determinado.

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“David has been reading The Lord of the Rings. He is really enjoying it.” Lo interesante es la actividad de David, quien no ha acabado la acción de leer los libros.

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“What have you been eating Bobby? You’ve got sauce all over your new shirt?” Aqui la atención se centra en la activodad que ha causado el resultado actual, Bobby ha comido realmente.

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“David has been reading for two hours.” El Present perfect continuous se usa para describir la duración de una actividad que todavía se está desarrollando.

Algunas veces, puede que casi no se diferencien ambas formas. I have played / been playing basketball since I was eight. La forma continua puede sugerir que la situación es más temporal. Compara las siguientes oraciones: I’ve been living in a hostel for the last six weeks. I’ve lived here since I was born.

2. Lee las siguientes conversaciones cortas y rellena los huecos con las formas apropiadas de ‘Past simple’, ‘Present perfect simple’ o ‘Present perfect continuous’.

A) -

start

try (x 2)

be

beat

smoke (x 2)

hear

condemn

win

finish

train

do (x3)

run

discover

read (x3)

you ever

“Ulysses” by James Joyce?

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MEDIO. UNIDAD 8 - No, I to read it a few years ago but it was too difficult. I a book by another Irish writer, Roddy Doyle. It’s a lot more accessible and completely hilarious! - Oh, I

of him. Can I borrow it when you’ve finished reading it?

ten chapters and I - Of course! I . I’ll give it to you as soon as I have finished.

B) - You look exhausted! What

you been

nearly

?

. I’m training for the London marathon.

-I

- You’re going to do the marathon! You must be insane! ______ you before?

one

the Manchester Marathon in 1995 but since then I for the last six weeks.

a bit

- Yes, I lazy. I

C) - Can you get me a packet of cigarettes at the shop, love? you today? You - Another packet? How many fags non- stop all day. It’s very unhealthy! Why don’t you try to give them up? - You know I nearly went crazy!

half a dozen times. The last time I

I

D) Here are today’s headlines for the nine o’clock news: - The opposition Thailand. - British scientists - Celtic year. They

the

Government’s

secret

arms

deal

with

a way of diagnosing Parkinson’s disease. the Scottish Premier League for the third consecutive Hearts three-two at home in Celtic Park.

3. Listening. ‘Have you ever’. Escucha las conversaciones y comprueba las respuestas del ejercicio anterior. 4. Reading. Adjetivos de personalidad. They don’t make them like George any more. He’s a real gentleman. He’s retired now and he’s getting on a bit but he pays a lot of attention to his appearance. He’s always wearing a neat suit and tie and usually wears the medals that he won in the war. I often meet him in the pub on Friday nights where he’s known as King George! He doesn’t show his emotions very much but he’s very charismatic. He never swears and is very well-mannered. All the old ladies love him!

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Edward was a good friend of mine when we were at Cambridge together but we don’t see eye to eye these days. He’s a lawyer now and intends to have his own law firm in a few years. He thinks he’s better than everyone else. He looks down on people who earn less than him. His only interests are money and his expensive possessions. He has changed a lot – he used to be such a nice bloke but now all he does is insult me. Karen and I went to university together and although we don’t see much of each other lately I consider him a friend. I have to say though, he’s a bit of a disaster. He has a very bad memory. Every time we arrange to meet he’s either late or he doesn’t turn up at all! He’s not very good at managing his time. He’s working as a social worker now which is quite surprising. He’s really intelligent and everyone thought he had a very promising future. Imagine working with drug addicts and alcoholics! That’s certainly not my cup of tea! Arthur likes going out with his friends and he gets on well with everyone. He’s usually the life and soul of the party and he’s always making people laugh with his intelligent jokes and smart observations. He has a few problems with his parents, usually because his room is in a mess or because he doesn’t work very hard in school or at home. Brigid is a really nice girl but she spends too much time alone in her room. I think she’s writing a book or something. It’s hard to know; she doesn’t like talking about herself. She’s very timid and I don’t think she’s very happy in general. She needs to get out more. Alice is a horrible little girl! A real monster! She never stops screaming and shouting. She gets angry very easily and everything has to be perfect for her. She’s always crying or fighting with the other children. I blame her parents. They always give her everything she wants, when she wants. Joane is quite a superhero! She’s always climbing mountains and rafting down rivers. She doesn’t need any excuse to drop what she’s doing and jump straight into some dangerous situation! I went climbing in the Lake District with her once. It was fantastic although she kept on complaining that I was too slow! She likes to think of herself as a great explorer. Every time I meet her she tells me about her travels around the world. Joe is a happy, little boy and he is doing well at school. He’s very good at drawing and he can invent fantastic little stories! He’s a bit chubby because he eats too many sweets. I’ve tried to make him eat less but he’s very demanding. He always gets what he wants and when he gets an idea in his little head, nothing can stop him!

5. En cada una de las casillas, hay cinco adjetivos que describen diferentes personalidades. Lee el texto y coloca el nombre que corresponda a cada una de las descripciones. Busca en un diccionario las palabras que no conozcas.

.................. easy-going sociable witty lazy untidy

.................. old-fashioned elegant reserved charming polite

.................. well-educated ambitious snobbish rude materialistic

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.................. impulsive adventurous brave impatient proud

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.................. energetic spoilt fussy bad-tempered noisy

.................. pleasant secretive imaginative shy lonely

.................. easy-going caring idealistic disorganised forgetful

.................. clever creative cheerful stubborn greedy

y SELF- EVALUATION EXERCISES 6. Present perfect simple y Present perfect continuous. Lee la siguiente situación y escribe dos oraciones, una usando el Present perfect simple y otra con el Present Perfect continuous. 1.

Mary and Hugh are in the process of decorating their house. The kitchen, the hall and two bedrooms are finished.

(they / paint/ their house) (they / already / paint/ four rooms) 2. Richard is doing his homework. He started an hour ago and he is just starting the third exercise. (he / do/ his homework for one hour) (he/ do/ two exercises so far) 3.

Michael Slownot started driving when he was 10. Now he has just won his fourth world motor racing championship.

(he /drive/ since he was 10) (he/ be/ the world champion four times)

7. Rellena los huecos usando los verbos que te proporcionamos entre paréntesis. 1.

My father is a writer. He ______________ (write) many books.

2.

Roger ________________ (do) his homework all morning.

3.

I’m sorry I’m late. _______ you _____________ (wait) long?

4.

Look at that! The kids ______________ (break) the window again.

5.

I _______________ (not visit) my sister for a long time. I should go and see her.

6.

Sue ______________ (learn) German for four years now. She’s quite good at it.

8. Completa las siguientes oraciones con los adjetivos del cuadro.

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spoilt

forgetful

impatient

lazy

ambitious

adventurous

stubborn

1.

Little Johnny always gets what he wants. If he sees a new toy that he likes, his parents buy him it. He is ______________.

2.

Mary says that she will have her own business by the time she is twenty and by the time she is thirty she will be a millionaire. She’s very _____________.

3.

Steve finds it very difficult to mix with new people because he’s so __________.

4.

Jim doesn’t remember half of the things he has to do. He is really ___________.

5

Arthur gets angry if he has to wait for anything. He’s ______________.

6. Susie always wants to go to new countries and try new sports regardless of how dangerous they are. She’s ______________. 7.

Eddie never wants to do anything. He’s happy to stay in bed all day and let everyone else do the work. He’s really ____________.

8.

Once Betty decides something it’s impossible to change her ideas even if she is clearly wrong. She’s _____________.

9. Coloca los adjetivos que se encuentran entre los paréntesis en la posición correcta. 1.

An ___________ ___________ book.

(interesting/old)

2.

A ___________ ___________ girl. (little/nice)

3.

A ___________ ___________ motorbike. (blue/beautiful)

4.

An ___________ ___________ lady. (old/attractive)

5.

___________ ___________ shoes. (brown/leather)

6.

A ___________ ___________ dog. (black/big)

7.

A ___________ ___________

8.

___________ village. (old/lovely/little)

___________ ___________ champagne. (French/expensive)

y OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION 10. Present perfect / Present perfect continuous. Tu nuevo compañero es una persona muy ocupada. Read each sentence and ask him a question using how long/ how many /how much, etc. 1. He is learning to play the piano. ?

How long

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He writes plays for the local theatre. How many

3.

?

He is going out with Alice Goldwater, that famous actress. ?

How long 4.

He goes to New York many times every year. ?

How many times 5.

He plays football at weekends.

?

How long

11. Piensa en respuestas apropiadas para las siguientes preguntas. Usa el Present perfect continuous. Example:

Why is that dog wet? - Because it’s been swimming in the river.

1.

Why is Stuart losing so much weight?

2.

Why are the children’s clothes so muddy?

3.

Why are her eyes so red?

4.

Why do you look so hot?

5.

Why are you so tired?

6.

Why has he got paint in his hair?

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