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Thats English! Module 8

Unit 1: Consumerism

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Vocabulary

own label products productos de marcas blancas

Brand marca

Competence competencia

Competitive competitivo

Consumerism consumismo

Consumer consumidor

Customer clienteFaulty defectuoso

Guarantee garanta

High-quality alta calidad

Manufacturer fabricante

Profits beneficios

Purchase compra

Refund devolucin del importe

Replacement sustitucim

Selling tactics tcticas de ventaStaff personal

supplier proveedor, distribuidor

To apply for solicitar

Application solicitud

To browse echar un vistazo

To complain about quejarse de

Complaint queja

To make a complaint presentar una queja / reclamacin

To deal with tratar, ocuparse deTo misleadengaar

Misleading engaoso

To order pedir

Order pedido

To save ahorrar

To talksomeone into somenthingpersuadir/convencer a alguien de algo

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Grammar

A. PHRASAL VERBS

1.- Features

- Verb + particle(s) [adverb/preposition]

- Idiomatic meaning

2.- Types

I.INTRANSITIVE

The plane takes off at 5.00 p.m.

II. MOVABLE TRANSITIVE. (The direct objectcan be placed before or after the particle. However, ifthe direct objectis a personal pronoun, it must always be placed before the particle.)

Sheila has taken off her shoes / Sheila has taken her shoes off.

Sheiha has taken off them / Sheila has taken them off.

III. UNMOVABLE TRANSITIVE (The direct objectis always placed after the particle)

They are looking after their children / They are looking after them.

IV. MULTI-WORD

My mother's trying to catch up with computers

B. THE ARTICLE

B.1 The Indefinite Article A / AN

1.- Form

A + consonant sound

acar / a university

An + vowel sound / silent h an apple / an umbrella / an hour2.- Use

- To talk about a person or a thing for the first time

She picked up a pencil

- To say what someone is or what job they have:

She is adoctor.

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B.2. The Definite Article The

- To refer back to someone or something that has already been mentioned.

I have bought a new car. The car is black.

- To specify the person or thing we are talking about.

The book you lent me is wonderful

- To refer to something of which there is only one in the world or in a particular place.

The sun is really shining today.

- Generalisation (with singular nouns and singular verb)

My fathers favourite flower is the rose.

- Nominalisation (with adjectivesplural verb form)

The rich cannot afford this either.

- Compound Proper Names or Plural Proper Names (especially referring to countries)

She has gone to the United States.

- Mountain Ranges / Rivers / Group of Islands / Seas / Oceans

The Thames

- With superlatives

He was the eldest.

B2.3 The Zero Article

- Proper Names (people, countries, continents)

King Juan Carlos lives in Madrid

- Generalizations (plural countable nouns / uncountable nouns)

Life is a dream

Teachers do not earn as much as doctors

- Lakes / Mountains / Island

Lake Geneve

Minorca

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Pronunciation

VOWELS: long and short vocalic sounds

Long Short

/i:/

Sheep

/I/

Ship

/3:/

Bird

/e/

Bed

//

About

/a:/

Barn

/ae/

Ban

//Bun

/o:/

Short

//

Shot

/u:/

Fool

//

Full