astronomy:
astronomía; bill: factura; boring jobs: tareas, trabajos aburridos;
budget: presupuesto; CD player: reproductor de discos
compactos; criminal: delincuente; DNA fingerprinting: análisis de huellas
dactilares; nowadays: hoy en día; outside windows: ventanas externas;
relatives abroad: los parientes del extranjero; report:
informe; subjects: temas, materias, tópicos; typewriter:
máquina de escribir; World Wide Web: Red de Extensión Mundial
(Internet).
ALGUNOS
VERBOS UTILES
access / accessed / accessed / accessing: ingresar, acceder belong / belonged / belonged/ belonging: pertenecer
identify / identified / identified / identifying: identificar manufacture / manufactured / manufactured / manufacturing: fabricar perform / performed / performed / performing: ejecutar send/ sent / sent / sending: enviar store / stored / stored / storing: almacenar, archivar, guardar transmit / transmitted / transmitted / transmitting: transmitir type / typed / typed / typing: escribir a máquina, tipear
Activity
41: Teniendo en cuenta las explicaciones de Mr. Grammar (en
la página anterior), selecciona las OPCIONES MAS ADECUADAS
(puede haber más de una) para cada oración. Verifica luego
las respuestas correctas ...
1.
A
computer is used ...
4.
Satellites
are used ...
for writing reports. to clean the
outside windows. to send
e-mails.
for typing letters. to type
letters. to transmit
information.
2.
A
fax machine is used ...
5.
A
telephone is used ...
to send documents. to receive
e-mails. for making a
phone call.
to pay your bills. for talking
to your friends.
to talk to your relatives abroad.
3.
Robots
are used ...
6.
A
CD-ROM player is used ...
to take an exam. for doing
boring jobs. to
manufacture cars.
to store information. to listen to
music. for reading
OM Personal CDs.
Activity
42: Primero tienes que encontrar la relación entre DOS
palabras de las tres propuestas seleccionando
tanto la TECNOLOGIA como su OBJETIVO o MEDIO. Finalmente escribe
una oración usando la estructura USED TO + INFINITIVO
(indicado en color). Verifica luego
las respuestas correctas ...
1.
e-mail
phone line
TV programs SEND
2.
CD-ROM
Xerox machine
photocopies MAKE
3.
reports
satellites
weather information TRANSMIT
4.
criminals
DNA fingerprinting
tasks IDENTIFY
5.
the World Wide Web
robots
information FIND
Activity
43: Primero tienes que seleccionar
el VERBO ADECUADO para cada oración y luego completar la
oración con la FORMA VERBAL CORRECTA (repasa arriba la
gramática Infinitivos y Gerundios). Verifica luego
las respuestas correctas ...
1.
MAKE
PERFORM
STUDY
Robots
are usually used to
many dangerous jobs.
2.
CONNECT
PERFORM
STORE
CD-ROM
is used for
information on many subjects.
3.
IDENTIFY
READ
TRANSMIT
Police
use DNA fingerprinting for
criminals.
4.
ACCESS
DO
SEND
My
computer is used to
OM Personal on the Internet.
5.
MAKE
TRANSMIT
WRITE
Satellites
are used for
radio programs.
6.
DO
MAKE
HAVE
Home
computers are used to
budgets.
Activity
44: Selecciona la MEJOR ALTERNATIVA VERBAL. Si tienes
dudas, te sugerimos repasar el uso especial de USED TO
(acostumbraba a) en
lapágina 4 de la Lección 2. Verifica luego
las respuestas correctas ...
1.
My sister
used to is used to
are used to
belong to a "chat
group" on astronomy.
2.
People always
used to is used to
are used to
mail letters, but nowadays
they fax them.
3.
A cellular phone
used to is used to
are used to
make phone calls from cars or
from the street.
4.
I
used to is used to
are used to
have a
typewriter, but now I have a new computer.
5.
We just bought a new CD
player. We
used to is used to
are used to
have a cassette player, but
sound was terrible.
6.
Modems
used to is used to
are used to
access the Internet.
¡¡Bravo!!
Esta ha sido una auténtica PRACTICA ... Y ahora vamos al primer diálogo de esta lección ...
