Lesson 4. Writing a blog post about a trip

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Paris has magnificent architecture.

París tiene una magnífica arquitectura.

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Magnificent

Very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired

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San Francisco has stunning views of the bay and hills.

San Francisco cuenta con impresionantes vistas de la bahía y las colinas.

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Stunning

Extremely beautiful or attractive

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View

An opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking about something / what you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place

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Bay

A part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three sides

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Hills

An area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

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Singapore has so much cultural diversity.

Singapur tiene mucha diversidad cultural.

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Rome has amazing ancient monuments.

Roma tiene increíbles monumentos antiguos.

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Ancient

Of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

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Shanghai has a vibrant art scene.

Shangai tiene un panorama artístico vibrante.

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Vibrant

Energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm

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Unemployment is really high in Chicago.

El desempleo es muy alto en Chicago.

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Tampa has a terrible problem with homelessness.

Tampa tiene un problema terrible de falta de vivienda.

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There is a lot of crime in most huge cities.

Hay mucha delincuencia en la mayoría de las grandes ciudades.

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Huge

Extremely large in size or amount

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I hate seeing trash on the streets of my city.

Odio ver basura en las calles de mi ciudad.

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What

Se utiliza al comienzo de una oración para hacer gran énfasis en una palabra.

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What I love is looking at modern architecture.

Lo que me encanta es ver la arquitectura moderna. En algunos libros de gramática, esto se conoce como cleft sentence (oración cortada). Son una buena manera de enfatizar algo particular en una oración.

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What is interesting is how the city has changed.

Lo interesante es cómo ha cambiado la ciudad.

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What I like about Tokyo is the efficient subways.

Lo que me gusta de Tokio es su eficiente metro.

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What I'm interested in is shopping.

Lo que me interesa es ir de compras.

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-ing / -ed

Las palabras que terminan en ____ a menudo describen una característica de algo, mientras que las palabras que terminan en ____ describen sentimientos.

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The homelessness in Tampa was shocking.

La falta de vivienda en Tampa fue impactante.

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I was shocked by the homelessness in Tampa.

Me impresionó la falta de vivienda en Tampa.

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disgusted – disgusting

asqueado - asqueroso

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amazed – amazing

asombrado - asombroso

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disturbed – disturbing

molesto - molesto

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confused – confusing

confundido - confuso

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surprised – surprising

sorprendido - sorprendente

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I hate to say it, but homelessness is a problem there.

Odio decirlo, pero la falta de vivienda es un problema ahí.

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I don't want to offend anyone, but crime was a problem there.

No quiero ofender a nadie, pero la delincuencia es un problema ahí.

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I'm sorry to say this, but it was disgusting.

Siento decir esto, pero fue desagradable.

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But, a little o a bit.

Para suavizar una opinión negativa podemos utilizar calificativos como ___, ____ o ______.

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It was a little disgusting.

Fue un poco desagradable.

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She was a bit disturbed.

Estaba un poco perturbada.