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SPEAK

OUT
Upper Intermediate students book
New things 01
Vocabulary Personality adjectives
In very formal English, prepositions can come at the beginning.
a people person : persona sociable
With whom did you correspond?
a computer geek : friki de la informatica
Indirect questions
keep yourself to yourself : mantenerse a si mismo
Used to ask questions in a more polite way or for very personal
witty :ingenioso
questions. After the opening phrase, use the affirmative form.
down-to-earth : con los pies en la tierra / realista
Do you know why did he come?
a good laugh : buena risa
In yes/no questions use if or whether + the affirmative form.
spontaneous : espontaneo
Do you know if Mike's married?
a morning person : persona mañanera
The following phrases are often used to introduceindirect
questions:
Grammar Direct and indirect questions
Do you know...?
Direct questions
Can I ask (you)...?
These are general or normal questions that can be used to ask
Can/could you tell me ...?
our family, friends or a close circle.
I was wondering ...?
Why did you come?
I wonder...I'd be interested to know ...
Subject questions When the question word is the subject of the
Do you mind me asking...?
sentence, use the affirmative form of the verb.
Have you any idea ...?
What happened then?
I'd like to know...
NOT What did happen then?
Would you mind telling me ...?
Prepositions in questions Usually come at the end
what did you go with?
Vocabulary feelings

Adjectives that end in -ing -able, -ible Meaning: capable of being


Describe the characteristic of a person, a thing or a situation. It adaptable
causes a feeling. -ful Meaning: full of or notable of
The books are boring. Wonderful
Adjectives that end in -ed -ive Meaning: quality or nature of
Describe a feeling or an emotion. It is how we feel about expensive
something. -less Meaning: without something
He is bored Fearless
-ic Meaning: relating to
Grammar Present perfect Organic
-ical Meaning: having the nature of
It is used to express actions that happened at an unspecified time logical
or that began in the past and continue in the present. -y Meaning: made up of or characterized by
Subject + have/has + past participle + objects Regular past tasty
Subject + have/has not + past participle + objects participles in "-ed,"
have + subject + past participle? irregular past participles
of verbs
Use the present perfect for:
o a completed action or experience at an unspecified time
before now, often with phrases such as ever/never, this
week, this month
o a recent completed action at an unspecified time before now
that has a present result, often with words like just, already
o states or actions which are not complete; they began in the
past and continue up to now, often with for or since

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