Reading 1
1 She goes to the beach because it’s very relaxing.
2 She usually sits on a rock and looks at the sea.
3 She takes her shoes off and walks on the sand.
4 Because she always listens to Emma, is never moody or tense, understands Emma and they laugh a lot
together.
5 They often go to the cinema.
6 It’s something which you use to download music from the Internet.
7 She uses it on the bus when she’s going to school and when she’s doing her homework.
8 She goes to school by bus.
1 a bit
2 quite
3 very
4 really
Respuestas
1 She goes to the beach because it’s very relaxing.
Answer 1: 4 really (She really goes to the beach because it’s very relaxing.)
Translation 1: Ella va a la playa porque es muy relajante. [really = siempre]
2 She usually sits on a rock and looks at the sea.
Answer 2: 3 very (She very usually sits on a rock and looks at the sea.)
Translation 2: Ella suele sentarse en una roca y mira al mar. [very usually = costumbre]
3 She takes her shoes off and walks on the sand.
Answer 3: 4 really (She really takes her shoes off and walks on the sand.)
Translation 3: Ella se quita los zapatos y camina por la arena. [siempre = really]
4 Because she always listens to Emma, is never moody or tense, understands Emma and they laugh a lot together.
Answer 4: 4 really (Because she really listens to Emma, is never moody or tense, understands Emma and they laugh a lot together.)
Translation 4: Como ella siempre escucha a Emma, nunca está de mal humor o tensa, entiende a Emma y se ríen mucho juntas. [siempre = really]
5 They often go to the cinema.
Answer 5: 2 quite (They go quite to the cinema.)
Translation 5: Ellos van a menudo al cine. [bastante = quite]
6 It’s something which you use to download music from the Internet.
Answer 6: 1 a bit (It’s something which you use a bit to download music from the Internet.)
Translation 6: Es algo que usas un rato para descargar música de Internet. [un rato = a bit]
7 She uses it on the bus when she’s going to school and when she’s doing her homework.
Answer 7: 1 a bit (She uses it a bit on the bus when she’s going to school and when she’s doing her homework.)
Translation 7: Ella lo usa un rato en el autobús cuando va al colegio y cuando hace los deberes. [un rato = a bit]
8 She goes to school by bus.
Answer 8: 4 really (She really goes to school by bus.)
Translation 8: Ella va al colegio en autobús. [siempre = really]
Explanation:
"very" y "really" son intensificadores. Los intensificadores son adverbios o frases adverbiales que fortalecen el significado de otras expresiones y muestran énfasis.
"a bit" y "quite" son mitigadores. Son opuestos a los intensificadores. Sirven para reducir el significado de otras expresiones. Pero "quite" usado con un adjetivo fuerte sirve para maximizarlo.