c) People who only talk about money really annoy me. What really annoys me is PEOPLE WHO ONLY TALK ABOUT MONEY. d) I really feel like going to the movies tonight. What I really feel like doing tonight is GOING TO THE MOVIES. e) I hate the winter because it gets dark so early. The thing I HATE ABOUT THE WINTER IS THAT IT GETS DARK SO EARLY. f) I'd really like to live and work abroad in the future. What I’D REALLY LIKE IN THE FUTURE IS TO LIVE AND WORK ABROAD. a Barack Obama was the Democratic candidate in the 2016 US Elections. -It wasn’t Barack Obama who was the Democratic candidate in the 2016 US Elections. It was Hillary Clinton. b Benedict Cumberbatch replaced Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. - c) Katie Holmes used to be married to Tom Cruise. ok d) Stephenie Meyer wrote the Harry Potter series. - It wasn’t Stephenie Meyer who wrote the Harry Potter series. It was J.K. Rowling. e) Brad Pitt plays Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. - It isn’t Brad Pitt who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s Johnny Depp. f) Shakira is married to Javier Bardem. - It wasn’t Shakira who is married to Javier Bardem. It was Penelope Cruz. 1. Work with a partner. you are going to read an article about the role of advertising in the Iron Man movies. a) Say what kind of movies they are and who the usual audience is. I think it is an action/fantasy movie. b) Name some of the actors (or the characters) who are in Iron Man. The only one I remember is Robert John Downey. c) Name some of the cars, products, or brands that have appeared in Iron Man movies. I think brands like ferrari or coca cola, Read the article on page 111, ignoring the blanks. How many of your ideas are mentioned? Vocabulary extra Recognizing and using collocations is an extremely important aspect of learning a language. Learners soon realize that particular words regularly and naturally combine with each other. However, deciding which words go with which can cause problems. Occasionally, difficulties arise when the wrong word is used. Fortunately, good dictionaries provide useful information to help learners make informed decisions. This page offers some practical suggestions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Extremely important/important aspect Soon realize Cause problems Difficulties arise Useful information Informed decisions Practical suggestions llevar mis habilidades AL LÍMITE trabajar horas extras ascender en la escala de la carrera profesional conocer mejor al equipo tener una fuerte PASIÓN por el STH soportar la presión establecer una buena relación con todos obtener muchos ingresos tomarme mi trabajo en serio incumplir los plazos presenté mi dimisión derivar el placer de STH buscar una mayor oportunidad de crecimiento aspirar a entregar GRANDES PRODUCTOS nivel adecuado de conocimientos técnicos conocer el interior y el exterior aceptar demasiados proyectos sentirse preparado para un nuevo reto pasar por un momento difícil En un futuro, cuando finalice la carrera me gustaría tener un trabajo estable y duradero en el cual pueda desarrollarme en todos los aspectos profesionales; además que me permita CONOCER MEJOR AL EQUIPO y ESTABLECER UNA BUENA RELACIÓN CON TODOS para poder trabajar en armonía y con mas eficiencia para el bienestar de todos los pacientes. Es seguro que vamos a TRABAJAR HORAS EXTRAS y que vamos a tener que SOPORTAR LA PRESIÓN del trabajo duro que tendremos eventualmente solo espero no PASAR POR UN MOMENTO DIFÍCIL y de ser así quiero que en esas situaciones ya pueda tener un NIVEL ADECUADO DE CONOCIMIENTOS TÉCNICOS y teóricos óptimos para poder actuar de la mejor manera posible. Con el tiempo voy a tratar de BUSCAR UNA MAYOR OPORTUNIDAD DE CRECIMIENTO labora así que mi objetivo a largo plazo será ASCENDER EN LA ESCALA DE LA CARRERA PROFESIONAL y seguir actualizándome con nuevas técnicas de tratamiento. In the future, when I finish my career, I would like to have a stable and lasting job in which I can develop in all professional aspects; also, that will allow me to get to know the team better and establish a good rapport with everyone to be able to work in harmony and more efficiently for the welfare of all patients. It is certain that we are going to work overtime and that we are going to have to withstand pressure of the hard work that we will have eventually I just hope not to go through a rough time and if so, I want that in those situations I can already have an appropriate level of technical knowledge to be able to act in the best possible way. Over time I will try to look for greater opportunity for growth in my work so my long term goal will be to move up the career ladder and continue to update myself with new treatment techniques. a) Classrooms are expected to get less crowded as the birth rate decreases. (expected) b) More seventeen-year-olds are unlikely take a break between high school and college. (likely) - Because what I can currently observe is that they want to finish college early and start working to be independent and travel. c) It IS highly unlikely that classroom teachers will ever be replaced by computers. (highly unlikely) - Because the student-teacher interaction would have to be maintained and dealing with a person is not the same as dealing with a machine. d) Standards of spelling and grammar ARE LIKELY get worse due to new technologies. (likely) - Because computers now correct grammatical errors and this makes fewer and fewer people notice their mistakes. e) Students ARE BOUND rely more on websites than on books to do their homework. (bound) Make it: means to reach or achieve a goal. Gets a taste of freedom: means to be financially independent. Have a qualification behind her: means to have a plan B, or to have a backup. Get it out of her system: means to forget or put something that bothers us out of our mind. Come to her senses: means to regain consciousness or sanity resulting from an illness. Up to you: means that everything depends on oneself.
