Idioma moderno: Idioma 1, II: Ingls

Language notes. Unit 9

Fanny Llantada Daz
April 2014

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Language notes
Unit 9

Keywords describing what things represent (page 94)

Depict and portray =represent something in a picture, film, story, etc.
You can depict / portray a character, a place or an event:
- The film depicted / portrayed Elizabeth II.
- The film depicted / portrayed life in the 19
th
century.
- The film depicted / portrayed a small town in Russia.
After depict and portray we can use as:
- She was depicted as an evil character.
You convey information, ideas, feelings etc. (=communicate).
- The film conveys a powerful sense of optimism.

Idioma moderno: Idioma 1, II: Ingls
Language notes. Unit 9
Fanny Llantada Daz
April 2014

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Grammar. Its no (page 96)

Its no good / use are followed by ing.
- Its no use crying over spilt milk.

Its no coincidence / secret / wonder / surprise are followed by that.
- Its no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction.

Its no trouble / problem / big deal are followed by to + infinitive (or by ing).
- It's no trouble to bring a laptop.
- Fortunately, I have a store fairly nearby, so its no trouble returning or
exchanging things.
Its no different is followed by from.
- The airports are all the same. Its no different from being home.

Language reference. Each other and one another (page 153)


Theyre very selfish they only think about themselves! (Slo piensan en s mismos.)
They think about each other every day: theyre in love! (Piensan el uno en el otro.)
Idioma moderno: Idioma 1, II: Ingls
Language notes. Unit 9
Fanny Llantada Daz
April 2014

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Language reference. Modifying a sentence. (page 155)
LOOK FOR EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES WITH ADVERBS AND OTHER
EXPRESSIONS:
Signalling attitude:
1. =its understood: naturally, of course, obviously
2. =positive comment: fortunately, luckily, Im glad to say
3. =negative comment: unfortunately, sadly, Im sorry to say
4. = expressing surprise: surprisingly, astonishingly, incredibly, amazingly, oddly,
strangely (enough)
5. =expressing time or duration: suddenly, gradually, eventually, in the end
6. =expressing contrast: however, nevertheless, all the same
Softening:
Maybe, presumably, I think, probably, perhaps, sort of, possibly, in a way, to some extent
Adding emphasis:
Really, definitely, actually, indeed, clearly, in fact, certainly, literally, as a matter of fact.
WIKI UNIT 9 EXAMPLES
Nota bene: LOOK FOR EXAMPLES means that you should google for examples of
these structures and copy and paste those examples in the wiki UNIT 9 EXAMPLES I
have created in Faitic. You can edit the page directly clicking on edit page. I have
included the titles to simplify your work. If you want to add extra examples about other
topics, feel free to do so.