That sore throat I've been complaining about just won't go away.
I have been dealing with him over the phone for more than a year.
Someone's been driving my car...
Where in the world have you been?.
We've been looking all over the place for
you!
How long have you been doing this?
Have you ever been reading
in bed, then realized that your eyes have been scanning the same paragraph
for several minutes, but you have absolutely no idea of what it says?
How long have you been wearing your wedding ring?
I haven’t been losing
weight for the last three months
MAKE YOUR OWN RANKINGS
When you go to another country, which are your
priorities between these?
Language People Political situation
The climate The food Lifestyle Connections
Housing conditions The money you can earn Health
system Schools
Leisure offer Landscape Traditions
I WOULD RISK IT FOR A BISCUIT
WHAT WEATHER CONTITIONS CAN'T YOU STAND?
HOW OFTEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO BACK HOME?
I'D RATHER GO TO NY THAN TO COLOMBIA
PREFERIRÍA
WHERE DO YOU RATHER LIVE? I'd rather work
double time myself than hire someone to help me. I'd rather not have to
disagree with you. You'd get too upset.
I'd rather wait until the storm blows over before crossing
the street to the parking lot. In fact, I'd rather arrive late for the meeting
than walk in soaking wet.
Would you rather be blind or deaf?
VOCABULARY: Discreet
Sterotypes Open-minded Up-front (pago al contado or in cash)
You have to pay up-front. flicking (pasar rápido las páginas de un libro)
fick through
AUTHENTIC MATERIAL: 20 Years of the European
Single Markeet.
A
single currency to boost the Single Market
A market
works better when everyone is using the same money. The first step towards
a shared currency took place on 1 January 1999, with the creation of the
euro. Exactly three years later, euro notes and coins came into
circulation.
The euro
is now used by consumers and businesses alike in 17 EU Member States,
which together have come to be known as the 'Eurozone': Belgium, Germany,
Estonia Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The euro
is widely used in international payments and is one of the world's major
reserve currencies, along with the US dollar and the Japanese yen.
Un mercado
funciona mejor cuando todo el mundo está utilizando el mismo dinero. El
primer paso hacia una moneda común tuvo lugar el 1 de enero de 1999, con
la creación del euro. Exactamente tres años después, los billetes y
monedas en euros entraron en circulación.
El euro es
ahora utilizado por los consumidores y las empresas en 17 Estados miembros
de la UE, que en conjunto han llegado a ser conocido como la "Eurozona":
Bélgica, Alemania, Estonia, Irlanda, España, Francia, Italia, Chipre,
Luxemburgo, Malta, Países Bajos , Austria, Portugal, Eslovenia, Eslovaquia
y Finlandia.
El euro se
utiliza ampliamente en los pagos internacionales y es una de las
principales monedas de reserva del mundo, junto con el dólar de EE.UU. y
el yen japonés.
