VOLVER A LOS ARTÍCULOSPorque saber inglés es tener una herramienta más para comunicarse, es abrir una puerta a nuevas oportunidades y porque es esencial practicarlo constantemente, te presentamos el siguiente artículo sobre profesiones.
VOCABULARY
Painter: pintor
Journalist: periodista
Accountant: contador
Coiffeur: peluquero
Lawyer: abogado
Actress: actriz
Architect: arquitecto
Doctor: doctor
Engineer: ingeniero
Dentist: dentista
Las profesiones llevan el artículo (a/an) delante. Ejemplo:
– She is a journalist.
– He is an architect.
Si el nombre de la profesión (sustantivo) comienza con consonante se utiliza “a”, y si comienza con vocal se utiliza “an”.
I WOULD LIKE…
“I would like” y su contracción “I’d like” quieren decir “Me gustaría”
“I’d like chicken, please” / “Quisiera pollo, por favor”
“I’d like to eat a dessert”/ “Me gustaría comer un postre”
Se usa la misma forma con otros sujetos.
Yo: I would like – I’d like
Tú/Usted: You would like – You’d like
Él: He would like – He’d like
Ella: She would like – She’d like
Nosotros: We would like – We’d like
Ellos: They would like – They’d like
Ello: It would like – It’d like
Para formar una pregunta simplemente hay que cambiar el orden.
Pregunta: Would you like ____?
Posibles respuestas: Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.
STRUCTURE OF WOULD
Subject + Would + Main verb
The main verb is always the bare infinitive (infinitive without “to”) / El verbo principal debe colocarse siempre en infinitivo (sin “to” adelante)
| SUBJECT | AUXILIARY VERB | MAIN VERB | |
| + | She | would / ‘d | like tea. |
| – | She | would not / wouldn’t | like whisky. |
| ? | Would | she | like coffee? |
SCENARIOS
Desire
Girl 1: I would like to buy a sweater. / Me gustaría comprar un sweater.
Girl 2: It would be wonderful. / Eso sería maravilloso.
Offer
Man 1: Would you like some coffee? / ¿Te gustaría tomar un café?
Man 2: No, I wouldn´t. / No, no me gustaría.
Invitation
Man: Would you like to go out with me tonight? / ¿Te gustaría salir esta noche conmigo?
Girl: Yes, I would. / Sí, me gustaría.
¡PON A PRUEBA TUS CONOCIMIENTOS!
A. Translate the following words. / Traduce las siguientes palabras.
Lawyer:
Coiffeur:
Actress:
Painter:
Journalist:
Accountant:
Doctor:
Engineer:
Dentist:
Architect:
B. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences if they have any. / Corrige las siguientes oraciones si es que tienen errores.
1. I would like playing tennis.
2. We would like not to go out.
3. She would like to be a dentist.
4. Would you like some coffee?
5. I would like to go out with you.
6. I would like chicken, please.
7. They would not like.
8. I would like to be journalist.
9. Would you like to be a doctor?
10. Would you like to be accountant?
SOLUTIONS / SOLUCIONES
A.
Lawyer: abogado
Coiffeur: peluquero
Actress: actriz
Painter: pintor
Journalist: periodista
Accountant: contador
Doctor: doctor
Engineer: ingeniero
Dentist: dentista
Architect: arquitecto
B.
1. I would like to play tennis.
2. We would not like to go out.
3. She would like to be a dentist.
4. Would you like some coffee?
5. I would like to go out with you.
6. I would like chicken, please.
7. They would not like.
8. I would like to be a journalist.
9. Would you like to be a doctor?
10. Would you like to be an accountant?