Ingles Iv

WALKING AROUND

Confirmando información.

A Tag Question In English is a phrase added to the main part of the sentence, inviting the listener to confirm or give an opinion about the comment. It is composed of two parts: the auxiliary verb, determined by the principal verb, in negative form (or affirmative if the principal verb is negative), followed by the pronoun, determined by the subject.(En inglés es una frase añadida a la parte más importante de la oración, invitando al que escucha a confirmar o dar una opinión acerca del comentario. Se compone de dos partes: el verbo auxiliar, determinado por el verbo principal en forma negativa -o afirmativa si el verbo principal es negativo- seguido del pronombre, determinado por el sujeto).

Examples:
New York is an expensive city;isn’t it?
Fred arrived to the Newark Airport yesterday; didn’t he?
The Hudson isn’t the longest river of America; is it?

Activities:
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline.In 1964 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The bridge was designed by John Augustus Roeblingin Trenton, New Jersey. During surveying for the East River Bridge project, Roebling’s foot was badly injured by a ferry, pinning 11his foot against a pylon; within a few weeks, he died of tetanus. His son, Washington, succeeded him, but was stricken with caisson disease due to working incompressed air in caissons, in 1872. The construction began in January 3, 1870. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed thirteen years later and was opened for use on May 24, 1883. On that first day, a total of 1,800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed. The bridge cost $15.1 million to build and approximately 27 people died during its construction. A week after the opening, on May 30, a rumor that thebridge was going to break down caused a stampede which crushed and then killed twelve people. At various times, the bridge has carried horses and trolley traffic; at present, it has six lanes for motor vehicles, with a separate walkway along the centerline for pedestrians and bicycles.The Brooklyn Bridge is accessible from the Brooklyn entrances of Tillary/Adams Streets, Sands/Pearl Streets, and Exit28B of the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
In Manhattan, motor cars can enter from either direction of the FDR Drive, Park Row, Chambers/Centre Streets, and Pearl/Frankfort Streets. Pedestrian access to the bridge from the Brooklyn side is from either Tillary/Adams Streets.

Activities:
I. Answer correctly the questions. (Contesta correctamente las preguntas).

1. Since its opening,it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline,
_________?
a) Isn’t it
b) Wasn’t it
c) Hasn’t it
d) Didn’t it

2. The bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, _________?
a) Isn’t it
b) Doesn’t it
c) Didn’t it
d) Wasn’t it

3. The bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883, __________?
a) Isn’t it
b) Wasn’t it
c) Hasn’t it
d) Didn’t it

4. The bridge was designed by JohnAugustus Roebling; __________?
a) Isn’t it
b) Doesn’t it
c) Didn’t it
d) Wasn’t it12

Preguntas corteses

En las preguntas indirectas el orden del sujeto y del verbo principal es el mismo que en las frases afirmativas o negativas. Do you know where she lives? . Nota : DQ = Direct Question, IQ = Indirect Question.

Am I/Am I not...? / Are/Aren't ( you, ...)..? / Is/Isn't (she, he, ...)...? Was/Wasn't ( I, he, she, it...)...? Were/ Weren't (you, they...)...?

(DQ) Whom am I going to invite to my birthday party? 
¿A quién voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaños?
(IQ) I wonder whom I am going to invite to my birthday party. 
Me pregunto a quién voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.

(DQ) Why wasn't she happy with the result of the test? 
¿Por qué ella no estaba contenta...