Wednesday, 12 May 2010

proetue26th






A cook (the person)  cooks (verb) on  a cooker (the apparatus)  in a kitchen (the room) ../.. y buen constanipolizador sera.../...


A hitchhiker?(note: the "i" in hitch is as in "is"
the "i" in hike like"I" or "like")

A hitch hitches a car to something 



















 A hiker walks with his clothes etc in a ruck-sack or back-pack, very like a school satchel.( es un senderista, vamos...)






























A hitchhiker doesn't walk.
He hitchhikes!
He hitches "lifts" from passing cars.......

Going to or will ?


Some Internet tests are like real life:
Chelsea will win the match. Chelsea are going to win the match.
Both are correct English. But the “matiz” is different

Approximate simplified rule for Spanish speakers:
If you’d say voy a, vas a etc in Spanish, use going to in English.

Trickier: when you use the  present in Spanish  with a future meaning:
Very immediate eg We’re leaving
Immediate decision: What about the money? I’ll tell you later.
Informal near future: what are you doing after class?

Here are some  links etc. None of this material is my copyright.
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 or


example:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.gowil.p.htm



going to
-plans
-when you can see what's going to happen
       
will

-immediate decisions( Note these are in PRESENT IN Spanish , eg no 1. Ahora voy a comprar...: )
-scientific predictions



Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the going to or will form of the future tense.
1     

Sally: There's no milk left!
        Betty: Oh. I _______________  some from the shop. (get)
2      The population of Valencia _______________  2 million by the year 2010. (reach)
3      Mum: I told you to tidy up your room.
        Son:  Sorry, Mum, I forgot. I _______________  it after lunch.(do)
4      Sally: Why don't we meet for coffee on Friday morning?
        Willy:  Sorry. I can't. I _______________  the doctor then. (see)
5      "Tomorrow _______________  a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in La Coruña," said the weatherwoman. (be)
6      Look at that big black cloud. I think it _______________  . (rain)
7      Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?
        Betty: Brad Pitt phoned. We _______________  on a picnic. (go)
8      Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?
        Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I _______________  to the travel agent's tomorrow morning. (go)
9      In the future people _______________  bigger heads. (have)
10     If we miss the bus, we _______________  a taxi. (take)
11     Next month I _______________  a DVD player.  (buy)
12     When _______________  you _______________  another party?  (have)
13     I've got to go to the dentist this morning. _______________  you _______________  with me?  (come)
14     Oh no! I think I _______________  .  (sneeze)
15     Fanny:  I can't open this jar.
        Leslie:  Give it to me. I _______________  it.  (do)

       

Betty: There's no milk left!
            Berty: Oh. I 'll get some from the shop.  Instantaneous decision
2          The population of Valencia will reach 2 million by the year 2010. Prediction
3          Mum: I told you to tidy up your room.
            Son: Sorry, Mum, I forgot. I'll do it after lunch. Instantaneous decision
4          I'm going to see the doctor on Friday morning. Plan
5          "Tomorrow will be a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in La Coruña," said the weatherwoman. Prediction
6          Look at that big black cloud. I think it's going to rain . Visual evidence
7          Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?
            Betty: Brad Pitt phoned. We're going on a picnic. Plan
8          Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?
            Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I'm going to (go to) the travel agent's tomorrow morning. Plan
9          In the future people will have  bigger heads. Prediction
10        If we miss the bus, we'll take a taxi. Instantaneous decision
11        Next month I'm going to buy a DVD player. Plan
12        When are you going to have another party? Plan
13        I've got to go to the dentist this morning. Will you come with me?  Instantaneous decision
14        Oh no! I think I'm going to sneeze. Evidence that something is going to happen
15        Fanny:  I can't open this jar.
            Leslie:  Give it to me. I'll do it. Instantaneous decision