Loca como tu madre, más loca que una cabra, claro como el agua, dormí como un bebé, me siento como sapo de otro pozo... Son todas expresiones que comparan un objeto, animal, o persona con otro objeto, animal o persona. Y muchas veces no tienen mucha lógica. En inglés existen muchas de estas expresiones, y hoy les proponemos explorarlas juntos. Asi que tomen un diccionario, o utilicen el mejor diccionario que tienen: la intuición... y a resolver este ejercicio!
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As ___ as a bat.
As ___ as a bee.
As ___ as a bell.
As ___ as a daisy.
As ___ as an eel.
As ___ as a feather.
As ___ as a fox.
As ___ as the hills.
As ___ as a mouse.
As ___ as a mule.
(C) 1998 Vera Mello
Saludos, Prof. Mariano Ignacio Centro Univ. de Idiomas
una conjunción es una palabra o un conjunto de palabras que enlazan oraciones o sub-oraciones.
Podemos agrupar las conjunciones en COORDINATIVAS y SUBORDINATIVAS, entendiendo por coordinativas aquéllas que unen palabras u oraciones de la misma categoría y subordinativas, las que unen una oración principal y una subordinada.
CONJUNCIONES COORDINATIVAS
and, y /now, ahora bien /but, pero /still, no obstante /yet, sin embargo /only, sólo que / while, mientras /so, así que / so then, por tanto / for, pues / either... or..., o... o... / neither... nor..., ni... ni... / however, no obstante / therefore, por lo tanto / nevertheless, sin embargo
CONJUNCIONES SUBORDINATIVAS
that, que / because of, debido a / since, ya que, puesto que / as, pues, como / so that, a fin de que / lest, para (que) no / if, si / unless, a menos que although, though, aunque / while, en tanto que / until, hasta que / as if, as though, como si / when, cuando / why, por que / in order that, para, a fin de que / whether... or, si... o
Y después de un poco de TEORÍA... manos a la obra!
Conjunctions
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Do you think this is something ___ can be learned? a. who b. that c. X (the conjunction can be omitted)
Don't go out ___ you've finished your work. a. as b. while c. until
Make sure you close all the windows ___ it starts to rain. a. after b. before c. for
I think I know ___ he left the job. a. why b. until c. where
___ I had known how much I would disappoint him, I woudn't have done it. a. Whether b. When c. If
___ you see me, get in the car. a. As soon as b. While c. Whether
My friend John, ___ lives in California, has a car with a New York license. a. whose b. who c. that
It's usually quite simple to cross the border between the USA and Canada ___ these two countries have friendly relations. a. yet b. and c. because
___ a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified. a. Until b. When c. Even though
She's ___ a snobbish person ___ nobody likes to be with her. a. such...that b. such...as c. so...that
Mark: I've been getting my house ready for the painters to come tomorrow. Now they ring me to tell me, yet again, that they can't come till next week. I'm getting very (annoy) with them..
Bill: That's (disappoint).
I'll bet that you'll be (please) when it's finished.
Mark: You're not wrong! I'm starting to get very (bore) with all the delays.
It's (distress).
.
Bill: You must be so (frustrate). When do they think they will finish painting you house.
Mark: They say that it will take about two weeks to finish. But when they will start I don't know.
Bill: Don't be too (depress).
Just think of how (relieve) you'll be when it's finished.
Mark: That's the (frighten) thing. I'm starting to believe that it will never be finished.
Bill: What a (shock) thought.
Never mind. One day soon you'll wake up with the (relax) thought that it's finished and you don't have to worry about it anymore.
Mark: I hope you're right.
Amy: Have you heard the (suprise) news about Alice and Ted?
Cathy: You mean about their getting married. Yes, I have. I was absolutely (astonish) when I heard about it.
I thought it was the most (astound) thing I'd heard in a long time. They're always fighting like cats and dogs.
Amy: I agree with you. I was pretty (shock) when I heard about it myself.
Cathy: Actually, I'm (relieve).
I was always (worry) that they would break up. Now I can relax.
Amy: What a (depress) idea.
But you're right. That would be an (upset) thing to happen.
Cathy: Now we can all relax knowing that they will live a life of (content), (wed) bliss.
Amy: You're so right. I just love weddings. They're so (fascinate).
