GRAMMAR: Reflexible pronouns

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves.



myself (maisélf) - me, yo mismo

I cut myself with a knife. (Me corté con un cuchillo).
I painted the house myself. (Pinté la casa yo mismo).
Bring me a mirror. I want to look at myself. (Tráeme un espejo. Quiero mirarme).


yourself (iorsélf) - te, se, tú mismo


You will hurt yourself with that knife. (Te lastimarás con ese cuchillo).
You have not been yourself lately. (No has sido tú mismo últimamente).
Johny, you have to believe in yourself. (Johny, tienes que creer en ti mismo).

himself (jimsélf) - se, él mismo

He looked at himself in the mirror. (Se miró en el espejo).
He himself prepared everything. (Él mismo preparó todo).
He will kill himself with that motorbike if he if not careful enough.
(El se matará con esa motocicleta si no tiene el cuidado suficiente).

herself (jersélf) - se, ella misma

She burned herself while cooking the pizza. (Ella se quemó mientras estaba cocinando la pizza).
She herself fixed the car. (Ella misma arregló el auto).
She took a knife and defended herself. (Ella tomó un cuchillo y se defendió).


itself (itsélf) - se, a sí mismo 

The bird threw itself into the water. (El pájaro se arrojó al agua).
The proposal itself surprised everybody in the room. (La propuesta misma sorprendió a todos en el recinto).
They want to create a material that can repair itself. (Ellos quieren crear un material que se pueda reparar a sí mismo).

ourselves (aorsélvs) - nos, nosotros mismos 

We put ourselves at great risk in that situation. (Nos pusimos en gran riesgo en esa situación).
We can finish the project ourselves. (Podemos terminar el proyecto nosotros mismos).
Let's introduce ourselves. (Presentémosnos).

 
 yourselves (iorsélvs) - se, ustedes mismos

You all can consider yourselves lucky to be here. (Todos ustedes pueden considerarse afortunados de estar aquí).
As you yourselves can see, this has been very easy. (Como ustedes mismos pueden ver, esto ha sido muy fácil).
Girls, don't limit yourselves.(Chicas, no se limiten).


themselves (demsélvs) - se, ellos mismos

They found themselves in serious trouble. (Ellos se encontraron en serios problemas).
They themselves wrote the article for the newspaper. (Ellos mismos escribieron el artículo para el periódico).
The boys bought themselves a dog. (Los chicos se compraron un perro).


by oneself (uansélf) = alone (alóun) - solo

I live here by myself. (Vivo aquí solo).
She went on vacation by herself. (Ella se fue de vacaciones sola).



Via: Sherton.

GRAMMAR: Pronouns

Aches and pains

ACHE se refiere a un dolor continuo.

Es una de las terminaciones que nos va a indicar los diferentes malestares.
De las partes del cuerpo van siempre en singular y la expresión no está precedida por el artículo salvo HEADACHE que exige el indeterminado.

PAIN es una punzada o un dolor localizado en un sitio preciso, como un dolor en el brazo. 

 

Describing aches and pains

HEADACHE If your head hurts:	"I've got a headache." or "My head aches."
STOMACHACHE If your stomach hurts:	"I've got stomach ache." or "My stomach aches."
BACKACHE If your back hurts:	"I've got backache." or "My back aches."
NECKACHE If your neck hurts:	"I've got neckache." or "My neck aches."
TOOTHACHE If your tooth hurts: EARACHE If your ear hurts:  If other parts of your body hurt:	"I've got toothache." or "My tooth aches."   "I've got earache." or "My ear aches." "I've got a pain in my arm / leg etc." "She's got a pain in her leg"  "I hurt my ankle" (*uso de las preposiciones at e in) Dialogue: It's Monday morning and Mr Smith has gone to see the doctor. Doctor: Hello Mr Smith. We haven't seen you in a while. What seems to be the problem? Mr Smith Well, I fell off the ladder whilst I was decorating and hurt my ankle. It swelled up and hasn't gone down since. Doctor: OK - let's have a look, take off your shoe and sock and roll up your trouser leg. (Examines ankle) Ah yes, I think we had better send you to the hospital to get this X-rayed. You may have broken a bone. Mr Smith: What? You're joking! No wonder it hurts so much.

VOCABULARY: HUMAN BODY

Head - Cabeza

Mouth - Boca

Face - Cara

Ears - Orejas

Lips - Labios

Chin - Barbilla

Eyes - Ojos

Nose - Nariz

Tongue - Lengua

Hair - Pelo

Chest -Tórax

Stomach - Estómago

Neck - Cuello

Back - Espalda

Shoulder - Hombro

Arm - Brazo

Leg - Pierna

Botton - culo

Elbow - Codo

Hand - Mano

Heart - Corazón

Tooth, Teeth- Diente, dientes

Foot, Feet - Pie, pies

Finger/s - Dedos de la mano

Toe/s - Dedos de los pies

Nail/s - uñas

Knee - Rodilla

Ankle - Tobillo

EXERCISE 2: To be

Complete the text with the correct form of to be:

 

My name (1)_____  Karen. I (2) _____ 12 years old and I (3)______ from Liverpool.

My favourite singers (4)______  Ricky Martin and Paulina Rubio. Ricky (5)_____ from Puerto Rico and Paulina's from Mexico. My favourite song (6)____ Un, dos, tres. My best friend (7) ___ Nadia. We (8)____ interested in cinema. Our favourite actors (9)____ Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas. They (10)____ fantastic.

Answers: 

1. 's

2. 'm

3. 'm

4. are

5. 's

6. is

7. is

8. 're

9. are

10. 're 

Via: Wikisaber.

EXERCISE 1: To be

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be:

  
1.  My name's Sharon and I _____ from Manchester.

2.  My hobbies ______ tennis and basketball.

3.  I _____ not interested in films.

4.  We ______ interested in football.

5.  My cousins ______from Barcelona.

6.  ______ your friend from Brazil?

7.  _____ they from New York?

8.  What ______ her name?



Answers:
1. 'm
2. are
3. 'm
4. 're
5. are
6. Is
7. Are
8. 's



Via: Wikisaber.

EXERCISE 3: Hobbies and interests

Make a sentence with the activities you like: 

I like....


puzzles

sports

golf

football 

baseball

chess

tennis

yoga 

photography

antiques

tv 

cinema

astrology

computer activities

ballet

museums/art

travel

car and motor sports 

nature/wildlife

musicals/concerts

food/wines

fitness/aerobics



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running

bowling

singing

cooking

swimming

dancing

walking

computing 

shopping

fishing/hunting

reading books

traveling

exploring countries

playing computer games

playing musical instruments 

listening music

playing cards 

playing team sports

playing football

watching tv

riding a bike, cycling

riding a horse

driving a car

collecting stamps 

gardening 

spending time with family

going to movies