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Thats English! Module 7 Unit 6: Lone Parents

Vocabulary
Lone parent padre soltero One-parent family familia monoparental To bring up a child criar/educar a un nios One-parent family familia monoparental Birth-rate tasa de natalidad Ageing population poblacin envejecida Resources recursos CHILD CARE CUIDADO DE NIOS Crche guardera (en el edificio donde los padres realizan una determinada actividad) (day) Nursery guardera (fuera de un centro educativo) --Babysitter canguro (por un periodo corto de tiempo) Nanny niera (que vive en casa con los nios a los que cuida) Childminder niera (que cuida a los nios mientras los padres trabajan)

Grammar
A.1 Reflexive Pronouns
Subject Pronoun I You He She It We You They We use the reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object refers to the same person. (the pronouns are not used when the actions are typically reflexive: wash, shave, get up,) Reflexive Pronoun Myself Yourself Himself Herself Itself Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

She looked at herself in the mirror She looked at myself (me) in the mirror to emphasize on the person or thing to whom/which the pronoun refers

He did it himself. After the preposition by to express something done without any help at all.

I went to the disco by myself.

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre

Thats English! Module 7 Unit 6: Lone Parents

A.2

Reciprocal Pronouns
Each other / One another

We use the reciprocal pronouns when the action is shared by both subjects. Peter and Mary wrote letters to each other/one another (Peter wrote letters to Mary Mary wrote letters to Peter)

Functional Language
Expressing Satisfaction And Disappointment
Satisfaction
I love + noun / -ing I enjoy + noun / -ing Im glad/pleased to + infinitive Its great to + infi Im glad/pleased that + subject + verb Its great that + subject + verb

Disappointment
Its a pity that What a shame that Its really sad that Its a shame that

Pronunciation
Vowels: // vs //
//
<i> quick <y> city <a> village <e> English <u> minute <ui> build <o> women

/ /
Vowel sound in unstressed syllables about famous

MINIMAL PAIRS
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Except Citty Offices

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Accept Sitter Officers

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre