• Al que madruga Dios le ayuda
  The early bird catches the worm( gusano)
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• Andarse por las ramas
  To beat around the bush ( rama)
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• Arriba, abajo, al centor y para adentro
  Bottoms up!
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• cada oveja con su pareja
  To each his own
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• Cuando el rio suena , agua lleva
  Where there’s smoke, there ’s a fire
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• En menos que canta un gallo
  as quick as a wink ( guiño)
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• ojos que no ven, corazon que no siente
  out of the sight , out of the mind
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• Tomarle le pelo a uno
  To pull someone’s leg
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• Mas vale prevenir que curar
  better to be safe than sorry
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• De tal palo tal astilla
  like father, like son
  –

• Hoy por ti , mañana por mi
  you scratch my back and I’ll scratch ( rascar)yours

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Repaso de anteriores post . Reescribe la frase:

1. My eldest son isn’t very bright.
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   I wish he……………………………………………
2. You worry too much
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   I wish you……………………………………..
3. I overslept this morning and I was late for work.
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   If only……………………………………
4. She’s desperately shy
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   If only …………………………………………..
5. I don’t want you to drive so far in one day
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   I’d rather …………………………………………………
6. I want you to settle down and get a decent job
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   It’s time ……………………………………………..
7. Everybody except us has a word processor these days
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   It’s about time…………………………….
8. She drank too much at th eparty
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   she wishes …………………………………………

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SOLUCIONES

1. was brighter
2. didn’t worry so much
3. I hadn’t overslept this morning, I wouldn’t have been late for work
4. she wasn’t desesperately shy
5. you didn’t drive so  far in one day
6. you settle down and get a decent job
7. we had a word processor
8. She hadn’t drunk so much at the party

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EL TIEMPO

Estos son unos cuantos phrasal verbs acerca del tiempo:

• start off : arrancar, empezar
  *
  The day will start of wet in most areas
  ( El dia empezara lluvioso en la mayoria de las areas)
  *
• clear up : aclarar
  *
  It should clear in the afternoon.
  ( Se debera aclarar en la tarde)
  *
  
• brighten up : despejarse
  *
  In the early afternoon it will brighten up
  ( En principios de la tarde se despejara)
  *
  
• die down : disminuir
  *
  The wind should die down later on .
  ( El viento debera disminuir mas tarde)

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Continuacion del post anterior :

Climbers work in pairs. (8) …………. one person cimbs , the other one stays on the ground , giving out the rope ( DISTRIBUYENDO LA CUERDA) .You (9) ………….. taught to move your hands and feet correctly, plus how to rest and balance (10)………….. the way up. Once you‘ve mastered (HAS DOMINADO) all of (11)………… basic moves, you can go for longer climbs.
The great thing about climbing is that you can (12) ………….... better quite quickly. Most sports centres will include the cost of hiring equipment (13)……………… the admisison price, (14)……………… is usually between 6€ and 8€ per visit. It’s natural to be scared at (15)……………….. , but soon you’ll realise that you ‘re quite safe !

SOLUCIONES

8.while / when

9. are

10.on

11.the

12. get

13. in

14.which

15.first

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Este ejercicio es de la parte 2 del examen del First, en el cual tienes unos huecos en un texto y tienes q rellenarlos con la palabra que creas conveniente.

INDOOR CLIMBING

Rock climbing is (0) one if the UK’s fastest growing sports. Nowadays , however, it’s not necessary to head ( dirigirse) to the hills when you decide to (1)………….. it up as a hobby. Indoor climbing is a great way to dijscover whether or ( 2)  ……………. you have a head for heights. Whatever you may have (3)………. told , size and stength aren’t that important in clombing . Climbers just (4)………... need to be fit , with a good sense of balance .
Man-made climbing walls have footholds( agujeros para los pies)  and handolds ( agujeros para las manos) (5)……….. diferent shapes and sizes. Beginners can choose walls with holds near to (6)………. other. More difficult routes up the wall will have small handholds quite (7)……….. apart.

SOLUCIONES

1. take // take something up ( empezar una actividad)

2. not

3. been

4.need

5.of

6.each

7.far

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