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AUXILIARES: UN CUENTO
PARA PRACTICAR
Avanzado
Traducido por Carolina Ramírez Valencia
Sugerencia: lee el documento #1 primero, para entender de qué se trata la historia. Luego lee el documento #2 y trata de llenar los espacios con la palabra correcta. Tú puedes hacer esto más de una vez o trabajar con los documentos juntos, para familiararte con el ejercicio usando distintas palabras.
Los auxiliares usados en este ejercicio son – would (ia), could (podría), couldn’t (no podría), should (debería), can (puede), ought to (debería) might (puede ser, quizás), must (debe).
DOCUMENTO #1: todas las palabras en sus sitios –
Estos auxiliares usualmente hacen referencia a posibilidad, obligación o necesidad. Esto significa que a menudo hay que tomar una decisión moral. Hay una gran diferencia entre lo que tú harías, lo que podrías hacer, y lo que deberías hacer si, por ejemplo, tuvieras un arma cargada en tu mano.
DOCUMENTO #2: con espacios –
Considera las opciones y decide si es posible usar una palabra diferente a la usada en el documento #1. O sea, ¿Hay otra palabra que pueda usarse en esta posición?
EL CUENTO: DOCUMENTO #1:
Mary Forbes was a high school teacher. One morning she rushed into the mall on her way to school to buy some shoes. In a quiet corner Mary saw a paper bag on the floor. ‘Someone COULD have lost it,’ she thought.
She opened the bag and saw that it contained 500 U.S. dollars. ‘What SHOULD I do?’ she wondered. She thought she COULD take the money to the security office without making herself late for school.
She looked at her watch: she OUGHT to be in school by this time. She was irritated, what SHOULD she do? A quiet voice in her head said, ‘You COULD just keep the money.’
She was shocked to realize that she COULD have such an idea. ‘I certainly COULDN’T!’ she said aloud. She looked around to see if anyone COULD hear her.
She knew she OUGHT to take it straight to the security office. She looked around for a sign that WOULD tell her where the office MIGHT be.
On the first floor, a security guard was watching her on CCT (closed circuit television). He thought, ‘I SHOULD arrest her; she has taken the money and she MIGHT just walk away with it.’
Time was passing. Mary thought, ‘I SHOULD head for school immediately. I COULD always give the cash to the security people after school. Maybe it WOULD be better to do that.’
She decided to follow this plan; after all, no one WOULD suspect her of wanting to keep the money. She smiled to herself, convinced that this was what she SHOULD do.
The security man spoke to his colleague by radio, ‘You MUST stop the woman with the bag – she MIGHT be a thief. Don’t worry, I’ll come down to help you.’ He left his office and ran downstairs. He stopped Mary,
‘Excuse me, CAN I see what you have in your bag?’
Mary COULD feel her face flushing red. She knew she SHOULD explain the position to the man and he WOULD understand. Instead, she pushed him as hard as she COULD. He fell over, shocked. Mary COULD feel a rush of blood to her head.
‘I SHOULD be sensible,’ she thought, as she jumped over the man’s inert body and ran out of the mall as fast as her legs WOULD carry her.
EL CUENTO: DOCUMENTO #2 – con espacios
Mary Forbes was a high school teacher. One morning she rushed into the mall on her way to school to buy some shoes. In a quiet corner Mary saw a paper bag on the floor. ‘Someone …………………… have lost it,’ she thought.
She opened the bag and saw that it contained 500 U.S. dollars.
‘What ………..………… I do?’ she wondered. She thought she …………….. take the money to the security office without making herself late for school.
She looked at her watch: she ……………………to be in school by this time.She was irritated, what …………………… she do? A quiet voice in her head said, ‘You ………………………just keep the money.’
She was shocked to realize that she ………………….. have such an idea.
‘I certainly ……………………… !’ she said aloud.
She looked around to see if anyone ………………….. hear her.
She knew she …………………to take it straight to the security office. She looked around for a sign that …………………… tell her where the office
………………….be.
On the first floor, a security guard was watching her on CCT (closed circuit television). He thought, ‘I …………………….. arrest her; she has taken the money and she …………………… just walk away with it.’
Time was passing. Mary thought, ‘I …………………… head for school immediately. ……………………….. always give the cash to the security people after school. Maybe it ……………………….. be better to do that.’
She decided to follow this plan; after all, no one …………………… suspect her of wanting to keep the money. She smiled to herself, convinced that this was what she ………………… do.
The security man spoke into his radio, ‘You ………………… stop the woman with the bag – she ……………………… be a thief. Don’t worry, I’ll come down to help you.’ He left his office and ran downstairs. He stopped Mary,
‘Excuse me, …………………. I see what you have in your bag?’
Mary ………………………. feel her face flushing red. She knew she …………………… explain the position to the man and he .…………..……
understand. Instead, she pushed the man as hard as she ............................
He fell over, shocked. Mary ......................... feel a rush of blood to her head.
‘I …………………….. be sensible,’ she thought, as she jumped over the man’s inert body and ran out of the mall as fast as her legs ………………… carry her.
NOTA: Nadie en el inglés – habladores del mundo (aparte de los profesores y estudiantes de inglés) va alrededor pensando en o hablando de ‘auxiliares’ o ‘auxiliares modales’.
Mucha gente de habla inglés usa todas estas palabras correctamente sin nunca saber la palabra ‘auxiliar’. La idea para ti es aprender y usar el inglés; mira estas palabras, reflejando en cómo puedes usarlas, pero relájate un poquito.
Todos los temas en inglés son importantes para el estudiante.
Este es crucial - Articulos Definidos e Indefinidos - y no es muy
difícil.
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¡Por primer vez en español!
LA GENTE de PUSHION
The Pushion People
Por John James Carty
Traducido por Luis Fernando Carvajal
La Gente de Pushion: pequeños seres, inteligentes, y con poderes especiales; viajan por todo el mundo viviendo de aventuras. Siempre ayudando a los humanos a donde quiera que vayan. La novela publicada aquí resulta ser algo fácil de leer en español y en inglés, que te ayudará a practicar tu inglés sin más esfuerzo que el de leer.
En español ........... En inglés
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