ResumenUnidadNivel10Unidad1 Extremeactivities

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Vocabulario Vocabulario Transcripcinfontica foul gorgeous RU[faul]EEUU[faul] RU['g:.ds]EEUU ['g:r] Morfema Traduccin/definicin verb todosomethingagainsttherulesofa sport,oftencausinginjurytoanotherplayer

adjective verybeautifulorpleasant noun noun noun noun verb noun theactivityofusingahangglider apieceofequipment,withstrapsand belts,usedtocontrolorholdinplacea person,animalorobject astronghardhatthatcoversandprotects thehead theactivityofgoingforlongwalksinthe countryside toswingyourhandoranobjectontothe surfaceofsomethingsothatittouchesit, usuallywithforce thesportofswimmingunderwaterwith specialbreathingequipment totrytoscorepointsforyourselforyour team,insportsinvolvingaball,bykicking, hittingorthrowingtheballtowardsthe goal toarrivesomewhereinordertojoinagroup ofpeople,especiallylateorunexpectedly asportinwhichapersonjumpsfroman aircraftandfallsforaslongaspossible beforeopeningaparachute

hanggliding harness helmet hiking hit scubadiving RU['h:.ns]EEUU ['h:r] RU['hel.mt]EEUU ['hel.mt] RU['hai.ki]EEUU ['hai.ki] RU[hit]EEUU[hit] RU['sku:.b,dai.vi] EEUU['sku:.b,dai.vi] RU[u:t]EEUU[u:t]

shoot

verb phrasal verb

showup skydiving spectacular abseiling belowthe belt block bounce hoop jump kayak

RU['skai,dai.vi]EEUU noun ['skai,dai.vi] RU[spek'tk.ju.lr] EEUU[l`] RU['b.seil]EEUU ['b.seil] RU[blk]EEUU[bl:k] RU[baunts]EEUU [baunts] RU[hu:p]EEUU[hu:p] RU[dmp]EEUU [dmp] RU['kai.k]EEUU ['kai.k]

adjective veryexcitingtolookat verb verb verb noun verb noun togodownaverysteepslopebyholding ontoaropewhichisfastenedtothetopof theslope Ifaremarkisbelowthebelt,itisvery hurtfulandunfair. topreventmovementthroughsomething,or topreventsomethingfromhappeningor succeeding to(causeto)moveuporawayafterhitting asurface aringofwood,metalorplastic,or sometimesahalfring topushyourselfsuddenlyofftheground andintotheairusingyourlegs alightnarrowcanoewithacoveringover thetop
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kayaking

RU['kai.k.i]EEUU ['kai.k.i]

noun

theactivityoftravellinginakayak apieceofequipment,likeajacketwithout sleeves,thatisfilledwithairorlight materialandisdesignedtohelpsomeone floatiftheyfallintowater tomoveeasilyandwithoutinterruption backwardsandforwardsorfromonesideto theother,especiallyfromafixedpoint,or tocausesomethingorsomeonetodothis tosendsomethingthroughtheairwith force,especiallybyasuddenmovementof thearm (usedtoaddemphasistoanadjectiveor adverb)toagreatdegreeorextremely

lifejacket

noun

swing

RU[swi]EEUU[swi]

verb

throw very brilliant bungee jumping

RU[ru]EEUU[rou] RU['ver.i]EEUU['ver.i] RU['bril.i.nt]EEUU ['bril.i.nt]

verb adverb

adjective verygood thesportofjumpingoffaveryhighbridge orsimilarstructure,withalongelasticrope tiedtoyourlegs,sothattheropepullsyou backbeforeyouhittheground tofailtodoorexperiencesomething,often somethingplannedorexpected,ortoavoid doingorexperiencingsomething

RU['bn.di,dm.pi] noun EEUU['bn.di,dm.pi]

miss nauseating paddle

RU[mis]EEUU[mis]

verb

RU['n:.zi.ei.ti]EEUU adjective makingyoufeelasifyouaregoingtovomit ['n:.zi.ei.i] RU['pd.l=]EEUU ['pd.l=] noun ashortpolewithawideflatpartatone endorbothends,usedformovingasmall boatorcanoethroughthewater apieceofequipmentmadeofalargepiece ofspecialclothwhichisfastenedto someoneorsomethingthatisdroppedfrom anaircraft,inordertomakethemfall slowlyandsafelytotheground tobecomeunconsciousforashorttime,for examplewhenill,badlyhurtordrunk extremelysuccessfulorspecial,especially inasurprisingway atypeoflargeflatrubbershoe,usedfor swimming,especiallyunderwater toincreaseorimprove (infootballorhockey)tomoveaballalong thegroundwithrepeatedsmallkicksor hits,or(inbasketball)tomoveaballby repeatedlyhittingitagainstthefloorwith yourhand toslamdunk

parachute

RU['pr..u:t]EEUU ['per]

noun

passout phenomenal flippers pickup

RU[f'nm.i.nl]EEUU ['n:.m]

phrasal verb adjective

RU['flip.r]EEUU[`] noun phrasal verb

dribble

RU['drib.l=]EEUU ['drib.l=] RU[dk]EEUU[dk]

verb

dunk exhilarating ridiculous score

verb

RU[ig'zil..rei.ti]EEUU adjective makingyoufeelveryexcitedandhappy [i] RU[ri'dik.ju.ls]EEUU [ri'dik.ju.ls] RU[sk:r]EEUU[sk:r] adjective verb stupidorunreasonableanddeservingtobe laughedat towinorgetapoint,goal,etc.ina competitiveactivity,suchasasportor
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Extremeadjectives
Mostadjectivescanbemeasuredorgraded.Atoneendareordinary REMEMBER! adjectives,andattheotherareextremeadjectivesthatadd emphasis. Lookathowwecanusedifferentadjectivestogradeanexperience: Hikingisinteresting. Snowboardingisenjoyable. Hangglidingisfun. However,someadjectivesdescribeanextremefeelingorsituation: Thehikingwasspectacular. Snowboardingisawesome. Hangglidingisamazing. UsingextremeadjectivesisonewaytoaddemphasistoyourspokenEnglish.Forexample,Hangglidingisamazingis muchstrongerthanHangglidingisfun. Whenyouuseextremeadjectives,makesureyoualsoaddemphasistoyourpronunciation: Thehikingwasspectacular! Hangglidingisam azing!

Adverbsofdegree
Therearetwokindsofadverbsofdegreeintensifiersand downtoners. Intensifiersmakeadjectivesstronger: Imverycold. Hesextremelyconfident. Downtonersmakeadjectivesweaker. Imrathercold. Hesfairlyconfident. Extremeintensifiers Extremeadjectivesneedextremeintensifyingadverbs: absolutelyfantastic(correct) veryfantastic(wrong) extremelydelicious(correct) verydelicious(wrong) Becareful:Reallycangowithanyadjective,extremeorordinary: reallyfantastic reallydelicious reallygood reallyamazing REMEMBER!

Modifyingsuperlatives
Superlativesareusedtoexpressopinion.Placingamodifierinfrontofthesuperlativefurthermodifiestheexpressionof opinion.Porejemplo:

She'sabsolutelythemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.

She'sbyfarthemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.

She'seasilythemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.

She'sprobablythemostbeautifulgirlintheworld.

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Encouraging
Whenwritingformalwrittentexts,politelanguageisusedtoencouragesomeonetodosomething.

Iurgeyoutoconsider... Iurgeyoutoreconsider... Iwanttoencourageyouto... Wouldntyoupreferto...? Wouldyouconsider?

Lessformal,commonspokenphrases:

Whydon'tyouapplyfor...? Haveyoueverthoughtabout...ing? Youcouldalways

GerundsandInfinitives
Someverbsarefollowedbyagerund(ing).

Theplayerscouldn'trisklosing. Thestrikerpracticedshootingeveryday.

Someverbsarefollowedbytheinfinitive(to+baseformofverb).

Theywantedtowinmorethantheotherteam. Hedecidedtoshootforgoalfromtwentyyardsout.

Someverbscanbefollowedbyeitheragerundoraninfinitivewithnochangeinmeaning. HeloveswatchingbasketballonTV. HelovestowatchbasketballonTV.

However,themeaningchangeswhensomeverbsarefollowedbyeitheragerundoraninfinitive.Porejemplo: Theystoppedtotalkaboutlastnight'sgame. (Theystoppedwhattheyweredoingandstartedtalkingaboutthegame.)

Theystoppedtalkingaboutlastnight'sgame. (Theyhadbeentalkingaboutthegame,butthentheystopped.)

Herememberedpackinghisuniformontheweekend. (Thisissomethingheremembersheusedtodoregularly,butnotanymore.)

Herememberedtopackhisuniformontheweekend. (Thisissomethinghedidn'tforgettodo.)

Verbosfrasales
Aphrasalverbisamultiwordverbconsistingofaverb+particle (classifiedasadverb).Themeaningisdifferentfromindividual meaningoftheverbandtheparticle. REMEMBER!

I'dreallyshownmyselfup.(Meaning:Ihadembarrassedmyself) Phrasalverbsthatrequireobjectsareseparable.Theobjectcanbeplacedbetweentheverbandthepreposition. Hepickedmeupandhelpedme. I'dreallyshownmyselfup.

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Phrasalverbsthatdonotrequireobjectsareinseparable.Theobjectisplacedaftertheadverb.

Ijumpedoutoftheskilift.

Transitiveandintransitiveverbs

REMEMBER! Transitiveverbs:verbsthatarefollowedbyanobjectorcomplement. IencouragedhimtofindaskateboardandIhelpedhimtobuyaniceone. Weinvitedmybrother'sfriend.

Intransitiveverbsdonotneedtobefollowedbyanobjectorcomplement. Igotup. Thedogbarked.

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