Descrbing buildings

Wrecked: very badly damaged Just look at what you've done to my coat - it's wrecked.

Decaying:

Decrepit: in very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot. Most of the buildings were old and decrepit. A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

Derelict: (especially of lands or buildings) not used or cared for and in bad condition, ex derelict land/ buildings/ sites.

Dilapidated: (of furniture and buildings) old and in very bad conditions syn: ramshackle.

Eclectic: not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide variety, ex she has a very eclectic taste in literature.

Falling to pieces

Grand: •splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attention The Palace of Versailles is very grand. They always entertain their guests in grand style. • used in the name of a place or building to show that it is splendid or large the Grand Hotel the Grand Canyon the Grand Canal

Lavish: more than enough, especially if expensive; very generous The dining room was lavishly decorated.

Lush: (of places, furniture, decoration, etc.) expensive and luxurious a lush carpet.

Luxurious: very comfortable; containing expensive and enjoyable things syn: sumptuous ex a luxurious hotel

Magnificent: very good, beautiful or deserving to be admired a magnificent view a magnificent piece of writing They live in a magnificent Tudor house.

Noble: causing admiration because of a particular appearance or quality a noble bearing/gesture a building with a noble facade

Opulent: expensive and luxurious an opulent lifestyle an opulent hotel

Plush: expensive, comfortable and of high quality He took me out to a really plush restaurant.

Posh: elegant and expensive A posh hotel.

Pristine: new or almost new, and in very good condition pristine new offices Washing machine for sale - only 2 months old and in pristine condition.

Ramshackle: badly or untidily made and likely to break or fall down easily There's a ramshackle old shed at the bottom of the garden Shed: a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things

Rundown: describes buildings or areas that are in very bad condition a run-down building/cemetery

Shabby: (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor conditions because they have been used a lot syn: scruffy ex she wore shabby old jeans and a t-shirt

Smart: A place or event that is smart attracts fashionable, stylish or rich people a smart restaurant We went to a very smart party on New Year's Eve.

Spartan: (of conditions) simple or severe; lacking anything that make life easier or more pleasant.

Stylish: of a high quality in appearance, design or behaviour The film's direction is subtle and stylish.

Sumptuous: luxurious and showing that you are rich The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.

Swish: fashionable or expensive a swish hotel.

Well-appointed: having a good supply of comfortable or necessary furniture and attractive decorations The hotel has spacious, well-appointed public rooms and bedrooms.

Wrecked: very badly damaged Just look at what you've done to my coat - it's wrecked.

Phrasal verbs with off

break off: to become separated from something as a result of force.
to stop speaking or stop doing something for a period of time.
to end something suddenly. ex: diplomatic relations.

block off: to close a road or an opening by placing a barrier at one end or in front of it.

blast off: (of a spaceship) to leave the ground

call off: to cancel sth, to decide that sth will no happen. To call off a deal/trip/strike

close off: to separate sth from other parts so that people can not use it. The entrance to the train station was closed off after the explosion.

drive off: to leave. The robbers drove off in a stolen vehicle

kick off: (of a football match) to start
to suddenly become angry or violent
to start something (informal)

lead off: to start at a place and go away from it. Narrow streets leading off from the main square.

put off: to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody.

ring off: to put down the phone because you have finished speaking.

seal off: to prevent people from entering a particular area (of the police, army)

spark off: to cause something to start or develop especially suddenly.

take off: to leave the ground and beging to fly.
leave a place, especially in a hurry

wave off: to wave goodbye to somebody as they are leaving

Simple present

Presente simple

El primer tiempo verbal que se enseña en ingles. Sus usos mas frecuentes son:

1_describir un estado que existe en el tiempo presente
I want a coke
yo quiero una coca

2_rutinas
he goes to school everyday
el va a la escuela todos los dias

3_describe una accion que esta pasando en el momento
here comes your mother
aqui viene tu madre



Afirmative:

I write on this blog everyweek
yo escribo en este blog todas las semanas

I = yo (primera persona)
you = tu, ustedes (segunda persona, sing y plur.)
we = nosotros (primera persona plural)
they = ellos (tercera persona, plural)

he = el (tercera persona, sing.)
she = ella (tercera persona, sing.)
it = eso/esa (referencia a animales y cosas)

La famosa "s" del presente simple aparece en la tercera persona singular unicamente.

he writes
she writes
it walks (puse "walk" por que todavia no conozco un perro que escriba, pero bue...)

Eso seria afirmativo. Palabras como everyday, seldom, sometimes, usually, always, etc. son muy usadas en este tiempo, por que son todos adverbios de frecuencia y como dijimos que se usa mucho para describir rutinas entonces....bue..se usan.

interrogative

empezemos con wh-questions. Estas comienzan con una wh-word que se refiere al elemento desconocido. Salvo excepciones, en las preguntas hay inversion de sujeto y operador.

what is your name? el "what" es lo que no sabemos, el nombre. (el verbo "is" pasa adelante del sujeto "name")
my name is ........ (la respuesta, una oracion afirmativa, vuelve a tener el sujeto "name" adelante del verbo "is" )

*en el caso anterior el verbo principal es el "to be", pero cuando preguntamos con otro verbo necesitamos un amiguito, el auxiliar "do" (vean el post de primary verbs).

where do you live?
adonde vivis?

para hablar con mas propiedad, lo que se pasa adelante del sujeto cuando invertimos se llama operador, en el primer ejemplo era el verbo "to be" y en este caso el auxiliar "do" funciona como operador. Por ahora lo unico que vamos a decir es que el operador es el verbo que se usa para negar y para formar preguntas. Es decir, para negar, le mandamos el "not" al operador y para preguntar, el operador pasa adelante del sujeto.

Lo mas importante ahora es recordar la famosa "s", adonde va la "s" ...se la mandamos al auxiliar. Por que iba la "s". EN PRESENTE SIMPLE, LA TERCERA PERSONA SINGULAR SUMA UNA "S" AL VERBO o al AUXILIAR. por que?...no tengo idea. pero va.

where does she live?
she lives in rio cuarto
no, she does not live in rio cuarto (la negacion)

*como vemos, la "s" siempre esta presente, en el verbo o en el auxiliar. NO EN LOS DOS AL MISMO TIEMPO.

bue...despues sigo