Today's Class-Reflexive Pronouns-Pronombres Reflexivos

Cuando el Sujeto y el Objecto en una oracion refieren a la misma persona o cosa, usamos el Reflexive Pronoun

PRONOUNS
Subject	Reflexive
One I	Oneself (uánself) uno mismo Myself (maisélf) mi mismo
You	Yourself (yorsélf) ti mismo
He	Himsel (himsélf) si mismo
She	Herself (hersélf) si misma
It	Itself (itsélf) si mismo
We	Ourselves (auersélvs)
You (pl)	Yourselves (yorsélvs)
They	Themselves (demsélvs)

• Please (you) make yourself at home. (Sienta (ti mismo) en tu casa)
• He cleans his house by himself . (El limpia su casa por si mismo)

para YOU en plural el reflexivo es- yourselves (yorsélvs)
You and Reina can try to study by yourselves, but it isn't easy. (Tu y Reina pueden tratar a estudiar por ti mismos (solos, sin ayuda), pero no es fácil.)
Para ellos decimos themselves (demsélvs)
They sew their cloths by themselves.(Ellos cosen sus vestidos por si mismos)

¿Cuando usamos los Pronombres Reflexivos?

1.Cuando el sujeto y el objeto refieren a la misma persona o cosa.
2.Usamos los Reflexive Pronouns para émfasis.

• I bake bread myself! (Yo mismo cocino pan.)

3. Algunas veces les usamos para decir "también"

• She enjoys the class very much. I enjoy it very much myself. (Yo también la disfruto mucho.)

¿Cuando no usamos los Pronombres Reflexivos?
1. Con varios verbos en Ingles raramente o nunca usamos los pronombres reflexivos.
por ejemplo: adapt, behave, complain, concentrate, get up, hide, lie down, meet, move, relax, remember, shave, shower, sit down
2. Despus de una preposicion de espacio usamos pronombre personal no reflexivo.

• He complains about the neighbor who lives next to him. (El queja del vecino que vive al lado de el.)

Ourselves, Themselves and Each Other

1. Usamos each other cuando dos o mas personas o cosas comiten la misma acción uno a otro.

• My friend and I always call each other late at night. (Mi amiga y yo siempre llamamos una a otra de noche)
• Politicians usually compete with each other. (Los politicos usualmente competen uno con el otro.)

2. Observa la diferencia entre themselves y each other:

• John and James teach themselves many things. (John teaches himself many things and James teaches himself many things).
• John and James teach each other many things. (John teaches James many things and James teaches John many things.)

First, Second, Third...

1st- First (ferst) The first month of the year is January
2nd-Second (sekend) The second month of the year is February
3rd-Third ( zerd) The third month of the year is March
4th-Fourth (forz) The fourth month of the year is April.
5th-Fifth (fifz) The fifth month of the year is May
6th-Sixth (sixz) The sixth month of the year is June
7th-Seventh (sevenz) The seventh month of the year is July
8th-Eighth (éiz) The eighth month of the year is August
9th-Ninth (náinz) The ninth month of the year is September
10th-Tenth (tenz) The tenth month of the year is October
11th-Eleventh (ilévenz) The eleventh month of the year is November
12th-Twelfth (tuélvz) The twelfth month of the year is December
13th-Thirteenth (zertíínz)
14th-Fourteenth (fortíínz) February fourteenth is Valentine's Day
15th-Fifteenth (fiftíínz)
16th-Sixteenth (sixtíínz) On his 16th birthday he will be able to drive a car
17th-Seventeenth (seventíínz)
18th-Eighteenth (eitíínz)
19th-Nineteenth (naintíínz)
20th-Twentieth (tuéntiez)
21st-Twenty first (tuénti ferst) On her 21st birthday she will be an "adult".
etc....
31st- thirty first (thérti ferst) Thirty first of October is Haloween
41st- forty first (fórti ferst)
etc...
100th- hundredth (hándredz) The hundredth year is the end of a century
1000th-thousandth (záusendz) The thousandth year is the end of a millenium
10,000th- ten thousandth(ten tháusendz)
100,000th-hundred thousandth (hándred záusendz)
1,000,000th- millionth (uán mílionz)

1/2- half (háf) When you cut an apple into two parts, you have two halves.
2/3- two thirds (zerds)
3/4- three quarters (kuárters)
4/5- four fifths (fifzs)

Blackbird - The Beatles - Lyrics-Con Traduccion

Blackbird - The Beatles - Lyrics

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly
Blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Mirlo

Mirlo cantando en plena noche
Toma estas alas rotas y aprende a volar
toda tu vida
Solo esperabas que este momento llegue
Mirlo cantando en plena noche
Toma estos ojos hundidos y aprende a ver
toda tu vida
Solo esperabas a este momento para ser libre
vuela, Mirlo
vuela, Mirlo
hacia la luz de la oscura, negra noche
Mirlo cantando en plena noche
Toma estas alas rotas y aprende a volar
toda tu vida
solo esperabas que este momento llegue
solo esperabas que este momento llegue
solo estabas que este momento llegue

traducido por dahli

"Blackbird" - by The Beatles

Blackbird this song uses the imperative: Take...Learn...Fly

Students' Compositions- Tour Guide Presentation - Mostly Present Simple

Tour Guide Presentation-by Miriam

How do you do. I'm Miriam, and I will be your tour guide while you stay in B.A.
How was your flight?
How many hours it takes?
I want to caution you to watch your belongings, hand bags, cameras,etc. and we strongly recommend you, to live your passport at the hotel, just in case...
If you neel exchange money, please, only do it at the exchange place or banks or in the hotel. Never, ever in the street, because money could be false or you could be robbed. This is not a dangerous city, but it's a big one and all kind of people live here.
The exchange rate is about 3.4 $ each dollar, just for this you'll need your passport.
The banking hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. There's an exchange place in Florida street and Cordoba avenue, that's open on weekend.
If you need to got a taxi, they are black and yellow, please ask to the hotel recepcionist to call one for you, because that way it's more safety.
The weather in Argentina in February's usually very hot, but it can change any time, specially when you travel to Mendoza and Bariloche, that it can be a litle cold.
Before you travel to Iguazú, you'll need a vaccine against the yellow fever, that it's free and you can take it in...
The city bus tour's included inthe package, this is your voucher, you need to give it to thetour guide that will pick you up from the hotel's lobby tomorrow morning, between 9 and 9.30.
You have 2 free days in B.A. before & after you travel to Mendoza, Iguazu and Batiloche, so, if you'd like I could give you some recommendations, places or things to do.
For example: One night you can assist to a Tango Show to see the best dancers and singers.
We have 3 different options to offer.
EL CAFE DE LOS ANGELITOS. It's a traditional place near Congreso's Palace.
EL VIEJO ALMACEN. It was the first "Tangueria" (tango show place), in B.A. It's placed in a historical building from the 19th century. and SEÑOR TANGO. Whit a great tango show made in a Broadway' style.
If you want go for shopping, I can offer you a free shopping tour arround some leather product's factorys, like jackets, pants, skirts, bags, wallets, etc. and cachemire clothes, T.shirts, etc. they have promotional prices. It takes only 2 or 3 hours, and a driver'll pick you up from the hotel and'll acompain you every time untill you go back to the hotel.
If you want to know about the traditional gaucho's life, you can't loose to enjoy we call GAUCHO PARTY, whit a good "asado", (barbacue), singing and dancing show, the best gaucho skills, snacks whit mate infusion, whit sweet cakes, riding on carriages and horses, bilingual tour guide and transfer in-out.It's an excellent option enjoy a day in a farm.
the last one option's a trip to TIGRE'S DELTA, based on a turistic train ride, and a boat journey though the river and the islands. You can choose whit or whitout lunch.

Miriam's Presentation- edited by dahli:

Hello, my name is Miriam, and I will be your tour guide while you're in Buenos Aires.
Nice to meet you. How do you do?

How was your flight?
How many hours did it take?

I would like to brief you shortly about Buenos Aires. It is not a dangerous city, but it's a big one and all kind of people live here.
I need to caution you to watch your belongings: hand bags, cameras, etc.

We strongly urge to leave your passport at the hotel, just in case...
Please change currency only at a Money Exchange, at a Bank or preferably at your hotel. Never, ever change money in the street. It is dangerous. You might be given fake Pesos or might be robbed. The exchange rate is about $3.4 to the dollar and you'll need to show your passport. Banking hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Monday to Friday. There's a money exchange place that is open on weekends at the corner of Florida Street and Cordoba Avenue.

Taxies are black and yellow. Please ask the hotel receptionist to call one for you; it’s safer and surer that way.

The weather in Argentina during the month of February is usually very hot, but it can change any time, especially when you travel to Mendoza. Bariloche, may be a little cool or cold.

The city bus tour is included in your package- this is your voucher, you will need to hand it to the tour guide who will pick you up from the hotel lobby tomorrow morning, between 9:00 and 9:30 am.

You have 2 free days in B.A. before leaving for Iguazu and after returning from Batiloche, so if you'd like, I can suggest a few places to visit or things to do. For instance:

One night you may choose to go to a fabulous Tango Show to watch some of our best dancers and singers.
We have 3 different options to offer:

1) EL CAFE DE LOS ANGELITOS, a traditional place near Congreso Palace.
2) LA VENTANA which is located in an old building in San Telmo, the Historic Quarter of Buenos Aires.

3) ESQUINA CARLOS GARDEL, located in the Gardel neighborhood.

I can also offer you a free shopping tour to a few leather factories that manufacture jackets, pants, skirts, bags, wallets, etc. Or, you may like to visit manufacturers producing Cashmere cloths or T shirts. They all have promotional prices. The tour takes only 2 or 3 hours and a driver will pick you up from the hotel, accompany you throughout the tour and bring you back to the hotel.

If you are interested in the traditional gaucho's life, don't miss the GAUCHO PARTY! Not only do they demonstrate the best Gaucho skills and have a typical singing and dancing show, they also cook the most delicious barbecue called Asado and offer a snack of Mate, a South American Tea, and sweet cakes. There are rides on carriages and horses too. Transfer to and from the hotel including a bilingual tour guide is provided. This is truly an excellent opportunity to enjoy a day in an Argentinean farm.

The last option is a trip to TIGRE. It begins with a scenic train ride to the DELTA, and from there, a boat journey on the river touring the islands. If you’d like, you may choose to stay for lunch, or not.

Pronounciation by Association - Introduccion - Los Sonidos de la Letra Vocal A

 



      Queridos alumnos. El tema de pronunciacion en ingles es bastante involucrada y me está llevando muchos días en armar la materia de una forma simple y entendible. Son tantas las posibilidades que no puedo mostrar todas. No obstante, intentemos a explorar juntos algunas de ellas. Empezemos con las letra vocal A y en los siquientes publicacines continuamos con E, I, O, U...Y...Th, Ph, Ch y ...y...
La primera letra vocal A tiene varios sonidos, depende en como combina con otros consonantes y vocales. Puede sonar como A, Á, Ei, É,Ó y combinada con otras letras puede sonar como O u Au. Por ejemplo:

La A en suena como "A" en palabras como:

Are (ár) es/está, Bar (bár) bar, Car (kár) auto,
Far (fár) lejos; Star (stár) estrella

Alive (aláiv) vivo; Arrive (araiv) arivar;

Part (part) parte; Start (start) empezar

Realistic (rialístic) real; Pacific (pasífic) pacífico

La A suena como "Á" en palabras como:

Class (klás) clase; Glass (glás) vidrio; Gas (gás) gas, gasolina

Dark (dárk) oscuro; Park (párk) parque

Plastic (plástic) plastico; Fantastic (fantástic) fantastico

La A suena como "É" en palabras como:

And (énd) y; Sand (sénd) arena; Stand (sténd) pararse

Please go and stand in the sand.

Ant (ént) hormiga; Grand (grénd) gran

Black (blék) negro; Slacks (sléks) pantalones;
Bank (bénk) banko; thanks (zénks) gracias
Thanks for the black slacks.

La A suena como "Éi" en combinaciones de......+a+consonantes+e

Por ejemplo en palabras como:

Able (éibel) habil, puede; Cable (kéibel) cable; Table (téibel) mesa

The table isn't stable and I'm unable to connect the cable.

Face (feis) cara, enfrentar; Place (pleis) lugar;
Space (spéis) espacio; Race (reis) raza, corrida
Is there a place for the human race in space?

Age (eiy) edad, era; Page (peiy) pagina; Stage (steiy) escena

Ate (eit) comió; Late (leit) tarde; Plate (pleit) plato

Awake (auéik) despierto; Bake (beik) cocinar en el horno
Cake (keik) torta; Make (meik) hacer
Lake (leik) lago; Take (teik) tomar, llevar
Please bake me a cake and take it to the lake when I'm awake

Came (keim) vino; Game (geim) juego, partido

Name (neim) nombre; Same (seim) lo mismo

The man with no name came again to play the same game.

Change (chéiny) cambio, cambiar; Strange (streiny) extrañoHe is a stranger who loves danger and brings about change in exchange for a small wage.
La A tambien suena como "Éi" en combinaciones de

A+tion suena como ei+shenPor ejemplo en palabras como:

Conversation (converséishen) conversación;
Information (informéishen) información
Medication (medikéishen) medicación; Nation (néishen) nación
Situation (sitiuéishen) situación; Station (stéishen) estación
Translation (transléishen) traducción; Vacation (vakéishen) variación
y ...y...y...

Ejemplos del Sonido "ei" cuando la letra A combina con la letra I

Afraid (afréid) tiene miedo

Maid (meid) mucamaPaid (peid) pagó, pagad0

The maid is afraid she won´t be paid.

Main (mein) principal/Mainly (méinli) principalmente

Plain (plein) plano/Plainly (pléinli) simplemente

Rain (rein) lluvia

Spain (spein) España

Train (trein) tren
"The rain in Spain rains mainly in the plain." pygmalion

Attain (atéin) lograr/Attainable (atéinabel) posíble a lograr

Contain (kontéin) contener/Conteinable (kontéinabel) conteníble/ Container (kontéiner)

Detain (ditéin) detener/Detainable (ditéinabel) deteníble

Maintain (meintéin) mantener/Maintainable (meintéinabel) manteníble

Retain (ritéin) retener/Retainable ritéinabel) reteníble

Stain (stein) mancha

Sustain (sastein) sustener, apoyar/Sustainable (sastéinabel) susteníble

Gait (geit) porton; Wait (uéit) espera/Waiter (uéiter) mozo

Ejemplos del Sonido "ei" cuando la letra A combina con la letra Y

Bay (bei) bahia

Day (dei) día (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

May (mei) Mayo, Puede, Permite

Pay (pei) pagar

Say (sei) decir

Stay (sei) quedar

Way (uei) camino, manera

Let's take the way to the bay and stay all day! What do you say?

Clay (clei) barra
Play (plei) jugar, tocar, actuación

Crayon (kreyon) crayon

Gray (grei) gris

Pray (prei) rogar

Tray (trei) bandeja

You can play with clay or paint with crayons, they are on the gray tray.OK?

en la combinación de A+ll, la A suena como "Ó"
Por ejemplo:

All (ól) todo; Ball (ból) pelota: Call (kól) llamar;
Fall (fól) caer; Tall (tól) alto....y Mall (mól) shopping....

A+We tambien suena como "Ó"

Awesome (ósam) asombroso, groso;
Aweful (óful) horrible...

A+U como en español puede sonar como "AU"

Auto (auto) auto; Automatic (automátic) automático

o entre "Á", O y "Ó"

Aunt (ánt) tía; Authority (ozórity) autoridad

Fault (fólt) error;
Author (ózor ) autor, escritor;

¿Que Dicen los Alumnos de daleingles?

HOLA DAHLI!!!
Agradezco tu dedicación al enseñarme el idioma ingles, al ver lo mucho que me costaba expresarme, pusiste tu conocimiento como profesional que sos, pero con el agregado de tu hermoso corazón, lo cual hace del aprendizaje algo muy distendido, divertido y es un placer cada clase!!!
Es fantastico el avance que veo en estos casi dos meses!!!
En reiteradas oportunidades intente esto tan dificil para mi de aprender el idioma. Incluso con un año de curso de la facultad, no pude entender y hablar como lo hago en tus clases en tan corto tiempo.
Sabes lo mucho que le dedico en tiempo y esfuerzo, pero es porque realmente el resultado esta a la vista.
Sos una trabajadora incansable, enviando material por tu blog y vía email, solo me queda seguir tu ritmo.!!!
Te felicito por lo profesional, lo humano y recomiendo a todos aquellos que realmente quieran aprender, con tecnicas mas aplicadas a nuestro diario vivir.
Gracias Dahli !!! Besos
Nancy Fontes

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Natural Food - Fruits & Vegetables

Fruits (frúts) frutas

Apples (ápels) manzanas
Apricots (apricots) damascos
Avocados (avocádos) paltas
Bananas (banánas) bananas
Berries (béris) bayas
Cherries (chéris) cerezas

Dates (déits) datilas
Figs (figs) higos
Grapes (gréips) uvas
Grapefruits (gréipfrúts) pomelos

Kiwi (kíui) kiwi
Lemons (lemon) lemones
Mandarins (mándarins) mandarinas

Melons (melons) melones

Nuts (nats) nueses/frutas secas

Oranges (órenyes) naranjas
Olives (ólivs) olivas
Pears (pérs) peras
Peaches (píches) duraznos
Raisins (réisins) passas de uvas
Water Melons (uáter mélon) sandía

Vegetables (véytabels) verduras

Asparagus (aspáragus) asparago
Beets (bííts) remolachas
Broccoli (brócoli) brocoli
Cabbage (kábey) repollo
Carrots (kérots) zanahorias
Cauliflower (cólidláuer) coliflor
Corn (corn) choclo


Cucumbers (kiúcambers) pepinos
Eggplants (eggplants) beregenas
Green Beans (grin bíns) chauchas
Leeks (lííks) puerros
Lettuce (létes) lechuga
Onions (ónions) cebollas
Parsley (pársli) perejil
Peppers (pépers) pimientas
Potatoes (potéitos) papas
Radishes (rádishes) radichesas
Red Peppers (red pépers) ají
Squash (scuásh) zapallo
Tomatoes (toméitos) tomates
Yams (iáms) batatas
Zuccinni (sukíni) zapallito

Today's Special Vocabulary - Food

Food (fúd) alimento……..........……..…….. Feed (fíd) alimentar

Hunger (hánger) hambr.......…....Hungry (hángri) hambriento

Thirst (zerst) sed………….…..........… Thirsty (zérsti) sediento

Taste (teist) sabor………..…............…..Tasty (téisti) saboroso

Full (fúl) lleno………………...........….……………..Fill (fil) llenar

Meal (míl) comida…………….........………………………...………..

Delicious (delíshes) delicioso……………........…………...……….

We need to buy food for the week.

They like to feed the fish in the pond.

He must eat to satisfy his hunger.

When I’m hungry, I don’t like to eat sweets.

Please drink until you quench your Thirst .

Water is the best drink when you are thirsty.

How does it taste?

Your cake is very tasty!

At lunch we have a small meal.

This bread is absolutely delicious!

I am completely full!

Please don't fill my plate!