En este episodio hablamos de los verbos relacionado con money’, los verbos modales may y might y libros de auto-estudio.
Feedback:
Hi again! What a good time listening to you on this new episode about clothing. I´m lucky for my discovery. It´s you. (MARIAN)
I´m very glad to know your fantastic web, I´m improving really fast my terrible listening (I’m improving my terrible listening really fast) hear the both of you, I like your voices…. ha, ha, ha.
Seriously, I need to read, and write and listen to the B2 level of English to try to find some job ( if only I could / if only it were possible) so, my goal it´s gonna be to listen to all your postcasts during the next two weeks, after de taking care of my children.
Go on with the postcasts of Reza and Craig!!!! Thanks a lot.
Yol (YOLANDA MARTINEZ)
Corrected text:
I´m very glad to know your fantastic web, I’m improving my terrible listening really fast listening to both of you, I like your voices…. ha, ha, ha.
Seriously, I need to read, and write and listen to the B2 level of English to try to find a job, if only I could / if only it were possible) so, my goal is going to be to listen to all your postcasts during the next two weeks, after taking care of my children.
Go on with the postcasts of Reza and Craig!!!! Thanks a lot.
Gramática: Modal Verbs – MAY / MIGHT
Usos mas importantes de may:
1.Permiso, sobre todo en preguntas:
May I disturb you for a moment? – ¿Puedo molestarle un momento?
May I put the light on? – ¿Puedo encender la luz?
Nota:
Para expresar poder de permiso con may, se puede utilizar también can y could en el lenguaje más informal.
‘May not’ puede usarse para denegar permiso y para prohibir en el estilo formal:
Students may not use the staff car park. –
Los estudiantes no pueden usar el aparcamiento del profesorado.
Nota:
Must not también se emplea para prohibir. Es más fuerte y enfático que may not:
Students must not use the staff car park.
‘May I borrow your car?’ ‘No, you may not.’
‘¿Me prestas tu coche?’ ‘No, no te lo presto.’
2.Posibilidad:
We may go to Paris this summer. – Puede que vayamos a Paris este verano.
You may be right. – Puede que tengas razón.
Nota:
It may not be true. – Puede que no sea verdad.
It can’t be true. – No puede ser verdad. (imposibilidad)
Para preguntar por la posibilidad de algo no se suele usar may, sino can:
Can it be true? – ¿Puede ser verdad?
3.Peticiones corteses:
May I have some more cake, please?
¿Puedo tomar más pastel, por favor?/¿Me das un poco más de pastel, por favor?
4.Matiz concesivo:
It may be a longer route, but it’s much quicker.
Puede que sea un camino más largo, pero es mucho más rápido.
Usos mas importantes de might
1.Posibilidad:
El empleo de might en lugar de may indica que la probabilidad es más remota:
I may go to Barcelona tomorrow. (Tal vez una posibilidad de 50%)
Juan might come with me. (Tal vez una posibilidad de 50%)
2.Permiso o peticiones corteses:
Might I open this bottle of wine? – ¿Podría abrir este botella de vino?
3.En estilo indirecto, equivalente a may en el directo.
“May I sit down?”, she asked? – “¿Puedo sentarme?”, preguntó
(estilo directo)
She asked if she might sit down – Preguntó sí podia sentarse.
(estilo indirecto)
Vocabulary Corner: MONEY VERBS
Revision:
ganar = to earn/to win
win a competition, win a game, win at the casino, win the lottery
earn a salary, earn respect, earn money when you work
borrow (from) = tener prestado / lend (to) = prestar
A bank lends money to you. You borrow money from the bank.
a loan = un prestamo
to save = ahorrar
to spend = gastar
to waste = malgastar
to gamble (to bet) = apostar
to inherit = heredar
to invest = invertir
Self Study books:
FCE : Cambridge English First 5 Self-study Pack (Student’s Book with Answers and Audio CDs (2)) (FCE Practice Tests)… de Cambridge ESOL
Ready for FCE coursebook with key de Roy Norris (MACMILLAN)
CAE: Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 4 for Updated Exam Student’s Book with answers (CAE Practice Tests) de Cambridge ESOL
Complete CAE Student’s Book with Answers with CD-ROM de Guy Brook-Hart y Simon Haines
CPE: Cambridge English Proficiency 1 for Updated Exam Self-study Pack (Student’s Book with Answers and Audio CDs (2… de Cambridge ESOL
IELTS: Instant IELTS Audio CD: Ready-to-use Tasks and Activities
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Hi! After a hard work at the end of the course at school I´m here again. I´m very happy listening my name in your comments. Thank you very much. I´ll try to do a sound file.
By the way! unless it had changed, the plural of the Spanish adjective “cortés” is “corteses” for both of the genres. It does not exist “cortesas”.
Marian
Hi Marian,
Thanks for the correction of ‘corteses’. We are all learning here! Looking forward to getting your sound file.
Dears,
I’m Nimrod from Peru.
In “Usos mas importantes de might (1.Posibilidad)” You put 50% in both cases, maybe you wanted to write (50% & 30% or so).
P.S: Talking about Might, the word “Mighty” came to my mind… Is there any difference between “Almighty” and “Omnipotent”?
I’m so thankful for your podcast. I’ve just found it, so I’m listening all your podcast from the beginning (one per day – while I’m walking to the bus station). I’m gonna try to keep up.
Thanks for your message, Nimrod. We’re thrilled to have you as a listener all the way from Peru! I know that some grammar books make a difference between may, might and could for possibility, but personally I don’t think there’s a difference. At least, not one worth mentioning.
Almighty and Omnipotent are both used to describe God or a higher being. I’m not sure if there’s a difference.