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Vocabulario Vocabulario Transcripcinfontica foul gorgeous RU[faul]EEUU[faul] RU['g:.ds]EEUU ['g:r] Morfema Traduccin/definicin verb todosomethingagainsttherulesofa sport,oftencausinginjurytoanotherplayer
adjective verybeautifulorpleasant noun noun noun noun verb noun theactivityofusingahangglider apieceofequipment,withstrapsand belts,usedtocontrolorholdinplacea person,animalorobject astronghardhatthatcoversandprotects thehead theactivityofgoingforlongwalksinthe countryside toswingyourhandoranobjectontothe surfaceofsomethingsothatittouchesit, usuallywithforce thesportofswimmingunderwaterwith specialbreathingequipment totrytoscorepointsforyourselforyour team,insportsinvolvingaball,bykicking, hittingorthrowingtheballtowardsthe goal toarrivesomewhereinordertojoinagroup ofpeople,especiallylateorunexpectedly asportinwhichapersonjumpsfroman aircraftandfallsforaslongaspossible beforeopeningaparachute
hanggliding harness helmet hiking hit scubadiving RU['h:.ns]EEUU ['h:r] RU['hel.mt]EEUU ['hel.mt] RU['hai.ki]EEUU ['hai.ki] RU[hit]EEUU[hit] RU['sku:.b,dai.vi] EEUU['sku:.b,dai.vi] RU[u:t]EEUU[u:t]
shoot
showup skydiving spectacular abseiling belowthe belt block bounce hoop jump kayak
RU['skai,dai.vi]EEUU noun ['skai,dai.vi] RU[spek'tk.ju.lr] EEUU[l`] RU['b.seil]EEUU ['b.seil] RU[blk]EEUU[bl:k] RU[baunts]EEUU [baunts] RU[hu:p]EEUU[hu:p] RU[dmp]EEUU [dmp] RU['kai.k]EEUU ['kai.k]
adjective veryexcitingtolookat verb verb verb noun verb noun togodownaverysteepslopebyholding ontoaropewhichisfastenedtothetopof theslope Ifaremarkisbelowthebelt,itisvery hurtfulandunfair. topreventmovementthroughsomething,or topreventsomethingfromhappeningor succeeding to(causeto)moveuporawayafterhitting asurface aringofwood,metalorplastic,or sometimesahalfring topushyourselfsuddenlyofftheground andintotheairusingyourlegs alightnarrowcanoewithacoveringover thetop
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kayaking
RU['kai.k.i]EEUU ['kai.k.i]
noun
theactivityoftravellinginakayak apieceofequipment,likeajacketwithout sleeves,thatisfilledwithairorlight materialandisdesignedtohelpsomeone floatiftheyfallintowater tomoveeasilyandwithoutinterruption backwardsandforwardsorfromonesideto theother,especiallyfromafixedpoint,or tocausesomethingorsomeonetodothis tosendsomethingthroughtheairwith force,especiallybyasuddenmovementof thearm (usedtoaddemphasistoanadjectiveor adverb)toagreatdegreeorextremely
lifejacket
noun
swing
RU[swi]EEUU[swi]
verb
verb adverb
RU[mis]EEUU[mis]
verb
RU['n:.zi.ei.ti]EEUU adjective makingyoufeelasifyouaregoingtovomit ['n:.zi.ei.i] RU['pd.l=]EEUU ['pd.l=] noun ashortpolewithawideflatpartatone endorbothends,usedformovingasmall boatorcanoethroughthewater apieceofequipmentmadeofalargepiece ofspecialclothwhichisfastenedto someoneorsomethingthatisdroppedfrom anaircraft,inordertomakethemfall slowlyandsafelytotheground tobecomeunconsciousforashorttime,for examplewhenill,badlyhurtordrunk extremelysuccessfulorspecial,especially inasurprisingway atypeoflargeflatrubbershoe,usedfor swimming,especiallyunderwater toincreaseorimprove (infootballorhockey)tomoveaballalong thegroundwithrepeatedsmallkicksor hits,or(inbasketball)tomoveaballby repeatedlyhittingitagainstthefloorwith yourhand toslamdunk
parachute
RU['pr..u:t]EEUU ['per]
noun
RU[f'nm.i.nl]EEUU ['n:.m]
dribble
verb
verb
RU[ig'zil..rei.ti]EEUU adjective makingyoufeelveryexcitedandhappy [i] RU[ri'dik.ju.ls]EEUU [ri'dik.ju.ls] RU[sk:r]EEUU[sk:r] adjective verb stupidorunreasonableanddeservingtobe laughedat towinorgetapoint,goal,etc.ina competitiveactivity,suchasasportor
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game,orinanexamination Enfoquedelenguaje
Extremeadjectives
Mostadjectivescanbemeasuredorgraded.Atoneendareordinary REMEMBER! adjectives,andattheotherareextremeadjectivesthatadd emphasis. Lookathowwecanusedifferentadjectivestogradeanexperience: Hikingisinteresting. Snowboardingisenjoyable. Hangglidingisfun. However,someadjectivesdescribeanextremefeelingorsituation: Thehikingwasspectacular. Snowboardingisawesome. Hangglidingisamazing. UsingextremeadjectivesisonewaytoaddemphasistoyourspokenEnglish.Forexample,Hangglidingisamazingis muchstrongerthanHangglidingisfun. Whenyouuseextremeadjectives,makesureyoualsoaddemphasistoyourpronunciation: Thehikingwasspectacular! Hangglidingisam azing!
Adverbsofdegree
Therearetwokindsofadverbsofdegreeintensifiersand downtoners. Intensifiersmakeadjectivesstronger: Imverycold. Hesextremelyconfident. Downtonersmakeadjectivesweaker. Imrathercold. Hesfairlyconfident. Extremeintensifiers Extremeadjectivesneedextremeintensifyingadverbs: absolutelyfantastic(correct) veryfantastic(wrong) extremelydelicious(correct) verydelicious(wrong) Becareful:Reallycangowithanyadjective,extremeorordinary: reallyfantastic reallydelicious reallygood reallyamazing REMEMBER!
Modifyingsuperlatives
Superlativesareusedtoexpressopinion.Placingamodifierinfrontofthesuperlativefurthermodifiestheexpressionof opinion.Porejemplo:
She'sabsolutelythemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.
She'sbyfarthemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.
She'seasilythemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.
She'sprobablythemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.
Encouraging
Whenwritingformalwrittentexts,politelanguageisusedtoencouragesomeonetodosomething.
Lessformal,commonspokenphrases:
GerundsandInfinitives
Someverbsarefollowedbyagerund(ing).
Theplayerscouldn'trisklosing. Thestrikerpracticedshootingeveryday.
Someverbsarefollowedbytheinfinitive(to+baseformofverb).
Theywantedtowinmorethantheotherteam. Hedecidedtoshootforgoalfromtwentyyardsout.
Theystoppedtalkingaboutlastnight'sgame. (Theyhadbeentalkingaboutthegame,butthentheystopped.)
Herememberedpackinghisuniformontheweekend. (Thisissomethingheremembersheusedtodoregularly,butnotanymore.)
Herememberedtopackhisuniformontheweekend. (Thisissomethinghedidn'tforgettodo.)
Verbosfrasales
Aphrasalverbisamultiwordverbconsistingofaverb+particle (classifiedasadverb).Themeaningisdifferentfromindividual meaningoftheverbandtheparticle. REMEMBER!
Phrasalverbsthatdonotrequireobjectsareinseparable.Theobjectisplacedaftertheadverb.
Ijumpedoutoftheskilift.
Transitiveandintransitiveverbs