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📕📚 TO BE ABOUT TO” (ESTAR A PUNTO) “I’m about to start” (‘Estoy a punto de empezar’) La estructura “to be about to” + verbo es, como decimos, ‘estar a punto de hacer algo.  🔸 Ejemplos: 1) Estoy a punto de irme a casa. I’m about to go home. 2) Estamos a punto de firmar el contrato. We’re about to sign the contract. 3) La película está a punto de empezar. The film is about to start. 4) La conferencia está a punto de empezar. The conference is about to begin. 🔺 ¿Y cómo sería en el pasado?  Pues empleando “was” o “were”, por supuesto:  🔸 Ejemplos: 1) Estaba a punto de llamarte. I was about to call you. 2) Estaba a punto de decir algo. He was about to say something. 3) Estaban a punto de dárnoslo. They were about to give it to us. 4) Estábamos a punto de ir al parque.  We were about to go to the park. 5) Él estaba a punto de decírmelo cuando entraste. He was about to tell me when you came in...

CONTRACTIONS  We make contractions by connecting two or more words together.   He had ⇨ He'd  She had ⇨ She'd  It had ⇨ It'd  That had ⇨ That'd (That'd  better  be the last time she calls me!)  That is ⇨ That's  (That's it)  That will ⇨ That'll ( That'll do)  That would ⇨ That'd (That'd have been why)  Negatives Are not ⇨ Aren't (Aren't you coming?)  Can not ⇨ can't  (I can't make it)  Could not ⇨ couldn't  (I couldn't eat it)  Did not ⇨ Didn't ( I didn't do it)  Does not ⇨ doesn't (She doesn't work here)  Do not ⇨ don't (I don't like spiders)  Had not ⇨ hadn't (He hadn't been told)  Has not ⇨ Hasn't (She hasn't left)  is not ⇨ isn't (This isn't  difficult at all!)   Must not ⇨   mustn't (We mustn't give up!)  Need not ⇨ needn't (You needn't  come)  Should not ⇨ Shouldn't (...

🎧🎙 Pronunciation Practice fight (fáit) - pelea, pelear  light (láit) - luz, liviano, claro  might (máit) - poderío  night (náit) - noche  right (ráit) - correcto, derecho, justo  sight (sáit) - vista  tight (táit) - apretado, ajustado, tacaño  alight (aláit) - encendido, iluminado  blight (bláit) - frustrar, arruinar  bright (bráit) - brillante, luminoso  flight (fláit) - vuelo  fright (fráit) - susto  height (jáit) - altura, altitud  knight (náit) - caballero  plight (pláit) - situación difícil  slight (sáit) - ligero, leve  delight (diláit) - deleite, encanto, encantar  insight (ínsáit) - intuición, perspicacia  tonight (tchunáit) - esta noche  upright (áp ráit) - erguido, vertical  uptight (áp táit) - tenso, nervioso

📝 English Lesson ✨ Containers and amounts ✨ This vocabulary will help you express how much you need or have of something. It's helpful when talking about food, going to the supermarket, ordering or offering something. Vocabulary:  A bottle -----A bottle of milk A glass ----- A glass of water A jug --------A jug of water A cup ------- A cup of tea A packet ---- A packet of tea A jar -------- A jar of honey A loaf ------- A loaf of bread A slice ------ A slice of bread A carton ---- A carton of milk A can ------- A can of coke A bowl ------ A bowl of sugar A pound ---- A pound of meat A bar ------- A bar of soap A piece ----- A piece of chocolate A tube ------ A tube of toothpaste  A pack ------ A pack of beverages A gallon ----- A gallon of milk A box ------- A box of cookies A bag ------- A bag of bread A roll -------- A roll of toilet paper If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. 🌟

PIE ---------- TARTA Tie------- corbata Eye ------- ojo Buy -------- comprar Fry -------- freír High ------- alto  Lie --------- mentira My ---------- mi Guy --------- chico Dry ---------- seco Try ----------- tratar Sigh ---------- suspiro Why ----------- por qué Shy ------------ tímido/a Sty ------------ orzuelo 🌟🌟🌟Recuerda seguirme para más 🌟🌟🌟

DINE ---------- DAIN --------- CENAR FINE ----------- FAIN --------- BIEN,LINDO O MULTA LINE ----------- LAIN ---------  LÍNEA O COLA MINE ---------- MAIN --------- MINA NINE ---------- NAIN ---------- NUEVE PINE ---------- PAIN ----------- PINO WINE --------- UAIN ---------- VINO BRINE ------- BRAIN --------- SALMUERA SHINE ------- SHAIN --------- BRILLO O LUSTRE HIDE --------- JAID ------------ ESCONDER RIDE --------- RAID ----------- PASEO SIDE --------- SAID ----------- LADO TIDE --------- TAID ----------- MAREA WIDE -------- WUAID ------- ANCHO BRIDE ------ BRAID -------   NOVIA GUIDE ----- GAID ---------- GUIA PRIDE ----- PRAID ---------- ORGULLO KNIFE ----- NAIF ------------ CUCHILLO LIFE -------  LAIF ------------ VIDA WIFE ------ WAIF ----------- ESPOSA BIKE ------- BAIK ---------- BICI DIKE ------- DAIK ---------- DIQUE HIKE ------- JAIK ----------- CAMINATA LIKE ------- LAIK ----------- GUSTAR MIKE ------ MAIK ----------- MICRÓFON...

                                         PRESENT SIMPLE CONTINUOUS  AFFIRMATIVE                           NEGATIVE                                 INTERROGATIVE I AM WANTING                     I AM NOT WANTING                  AM I WANTING? YOU ARE WANTING            YOU ARE NOT WANTING         ARE YOU WANTING? HE/SHE/IT IS WANTING     HE/SHE/IT IS NOT WANTING   IS HE/SHE/IT WANTING? WE ARE WANTING             WE ARE NOT WANTING            ARE WE WANTING? THEY ARE WANTING         THEY AR...