Fwd: [eoi-english-2013-ni2c:86] Summary for January 22nd. (Better late than ever...)

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From: David Ramalleira 
Date: Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 2:33 PM
Subject: [eoi-english-2013-ni2c:86] Summary for January 22nd. (Better late than ever...)
To: eoi-english-2013-ni2c@googlegroups.com

Hi guys! 

I'm your delegate /at/ and I have the hard mission of summarizing -the Wednesday's lesson.

Here we go...

Last Wednesday we did the exercise "Listening 5a" on page 32. We could -learnt +learn new vocabulary from the audio script. 

Police inquiry = Investigación policial.

Inquire = Investigar, interrogar, preguntar sobre algo...

In the meantime = Hasta entonces...

Drop the charges = Retirar los cargos. "The prosecutor dropped the charges."

Suspended Sentence = Sentencia suspendida.

Fair = Justo.

...a "fairly" important decision = una decisión "bastante" importante.

Prosecuted for... = procesado por...

Hand out = Repartir, dictar sentencia.

It emerged that... = Se supo que... ,  Salió a la luz... "At the trial It emerged that..."   

To stand trial = Ser juzgado. "He stood trial for fraud."

To try / Trial = Juzgar / Juicio

To withdraw / Withdrawal = Retirar / Retirada

To remove / Removal = Quitar /  Eliminación

Admit to = Admitir  " She admit "to reading his text messages. "    

UPS!  DOES NOT COMPUTE... "TO READING???"

       HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!

                             

Don't panic guys. 

Look at the sentence  " I'm looking forward to the money." (noun)

                                " I'm looking forward to seeing you." (gerund)

In a sentence, if after TO +[a substantive] is possible -[a sustantive],  when we use a verb, this verb could be a gerund form.

You realized that TO in this example works as a preposition not as infinitive. 

Another example:

"I got used TO alcohol." (noun)

"I got used TO drinking." (gerund)

You get it? 

Anyway, The teacher has sent an e-mail with notes about that. Check your e-mail!

After that problem we -continue +continued with the lesson.

Neither...nor... = Ni...ni... "Neither the police nor the authorities have problems..." 

So it looks... = Por lo que parece...  "So it looks like Mr Handl won't be prosecuted after all."

                                                      "So it looks as if Mr Handl won't be prosecuted after all."

To conclude the lesson, we moved +on to page 34 Listening 1a. 

We listened to three stories and learnt more vocabulary...

Doubtful = Dudoso

conductor = Revisor

Remove a fine = Retirar una multa

Host = Anfitrión    " The resturant host showed us to our table." 

Hostess = Anfitriona

Busboy = Ayudante del camarero

Bus = limpiar (american english)     "Please, bus your table."

Bear with... = Tener paciencia, aguante   "Bear with me madam, I'll give you a table in a minute."

Bargain = Ganga, regatear, negociar. " He's bargaining the price of the tour."

House = Casa, albergar, alojar.  "The museum houses some roman antiquies"

"Let's call it $20" = Vamos a dejarlo en 20 dólares.

"Let's call it a day" Vamos a dejarlo por hoy.

Pues eso, Let's call it a day! 

That's all folks.

Remember this afternoon we have class at 7pm. Don't forget it!!

See you later...

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