Haga los cuatro ejercicios seguidos. El cuarto es el que de verdad entrena la estructura: describir algo sin decir su nombre obliga a construir una relativa detrás de otra, y es exactamente lo que uno hace cuando le falta una palabra en una conversación real.
1. Escuche la pista entera. Anote a qué se refiere cada definición.
- Definición 1
- Definición 2
- Definición 3
- Definición 4
- Definición 5
Ver soluciones
- an app
- a technician or engineer
- a data centre
- a data breach
- the default setting
2. Una las dos frases en una sola, con o sin comas según convenga.
- This is the router. It stopped working on Sunday night.
- My mother lives alone. She refuses to use any smart device.
- I bought a speaker last year. It listens to everything.
- That is the village. My grandparents still have no internet there.
- The company apologised. Its servers were attacked in March.
- He turned off every notification. That improved his concentration.
Ver soluciones
- This is the router that stopped working on Sunday night.
- My mother, who lives alone, refuses to use any smart device.
- The speaker I bought last year listens to everything.
- That is the village where my grandparents still have no internet.
- The company whose servers were attacked in March apologised.
- He turned off every notification, which improved his concentration.
3. Corrija la frase. Todas contienen un error típico de este nivel.
- The app that I downloaded it does not work on old phones.
- My laptop, that cost a fortune, has already stopped charging.
- The engineer, who repaired the router, was extremely patient.
- That is the house in which I grew up in as a child.
- This is the company which servers were attacked last year.
- He never reads the conditions, that is what they expect.
Ver soluciones
- The app I downloaded does not work on old phones.
- My laptop, which cost a fortune, has already stopped charging.
- The engineer who repaired the router was extremely patient.
- That is the house I grew up in as a child.
- This is the company whose servers were attacked last year.
- He never reads the conditions, which is what they expect.
4. Hable en voz alta, un minuto por punto. Grábese y cuente cuántas relativas usó.
- Describe three objects in your home without saying their names
- Describe a person in your family and add one extra fact about them
- Explain which app you would delete first and why
- Say whether a device that learns from you is useful or dangerous
- Describe the place where you feel least controlled by technology
Ver soluciones
- Su propia respuesta. Se espera «it is the thing that…», «it is the place where…», sin comas, porque son definiciones.
- Su propia respuesta. El dato añadido va entre comas y con la voz más baja, porque es accesorio.
- Su propia respuesta. Se espera al menos una relativa sin relativo, del tipo «the app I use most».
- Su propia respuesta. Se espera «a device that learns» sin comas, y algún «which» referido a toda la idea.
- Su propia respuesta. Se espera «where» para el lugar y quizá «when» para el momento.
