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).
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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).
El cuatrimestre ya está finalizando, y queremos que el proceso de exámenes sea un tiempo de evaluación objetivo y a la vez personal. Objetivo, cuando todos ustedes alumnos rinden sus exámenenes en los que se evalúa el progreso y los contenidos adquiridos. Y personal, cuando son ustedes mismos quienes miden y ven su propio progreso. Es por eso que hoy les acercamos un examen unidad por unidad, para que hagan una evaluación personal antes del examen. Pero... es importante que NO los realicen como un ejercicio más, sino como el resultado del estudio previo. Hagan los ejercicios del Workbook, trabajen con el CD-ROM -tiene muy buena ejercitación y explicaciones claras y concisas-. Y recién después, realicen estos "exámenes" de práctica. Que les resulte de utilidad y que los exámenes finales sean un tiempo de cosechar el trabajo del cuatrimestre. Unidad 9 -examen y respuestas- Unidad 10 -examen y respuestas- Unidad 11 -examen y respuestas- Unidad 12 -examen y respuestas-
Saludos, Prof. Mariano Ignacio Centro Univ. de Idiomas
A bonus track video clip this weekend! CNN visited a London bar where Argentine fans were watching the World Cup match between Argentina and Greece. Peek inside! Have a look at Argentinians in London as they enjoy a football match as much as we do... but in English!
Bilingual education is the practice of teaching non-English speaking students the principal subjects in their native language as they learn another language. Developed in the 1970's, those programs were intended to help children keep up with their classmates in subjects such as Math, Science and Social Studies while they studied English. This week, we bring you a report that explores the experience of a school in the USA.
