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➤ EXERCISE 4
Find five mistakes in the description of the photo. Correct them.
I can see different groups of people in this photo. In the background there are three people at a table. It must be a meeting – I'm not sure. The man in the middle is having a sandwich. The woman on the left of the photo, opposite the younger man, is reading.
In front of them, there are some people standing up. They seem to be looking at a large mirror. On the right of this, there is a painting, so I think it could be a kind of art exhibition.
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➤ ANSWER KEY
Find five mistakes in the description of the photo. Correct them.
➤ MISTAKES
I can see different groups of people in this photo. In the background❌ there are three people at a table. It must❌ be a meeting – I'm not sure. The man in the middle is having a sandwich❌. The woman on the left❌ of the photo, opposite the younger man, is reading.
In front of❌ them, there are some people standing up. They seem to be looking at a large mirror. On the right of this, there is a painting, so I think it could be a kind of art exhibition.
➤ CORRECTION
I can see different groups of people in this photo. In the foreground✔️ there are three people at a table. It may/might/could✔️ be a meeting – I'm not sure. The man in the middle is writing (something) on his mobile phone✔️. The woman on the right✔️ of the photo, opposite the younger man, is reading.
Behind✔️them, there are some people standing up. They seem to be looking at a large mirror. On the right of this, there is a painting, so I think it could be a kind of art exhibition.
➤ TRADUCCIÓN
Puedo ver diferentes grupos de personas en esta foto. En primer plano hay tres personas en una mesa. Podría ser una reunión, no estoy seguro(a). El hombre del centro/medio está escribiendo (algo) en su teléfono móvil. La mujer de la derecha de la foto, frente al hombre más joven, está leyendo.
Detrás de ellos hay algunas personas de pie. Parecen estar mirando un gran espejo. A la derecha de este, hay un cuadro, por lo que creo que podría ser una especie de exposición de arte.
NOTAS:
1. In the background❌ there are three people at a table.
• Correcto: In the foreground✔️ there are three people at a table.
➜ Las tres personas sentadas a la mesa no están en segundo plano (= 'in the background'), sino en primer plano (= in the foreground'), es decir, no están en la parte de atrás de la foto, sino en la parte de adelante.
2. It must❌ be a meeting – I'm not sure.
• Correcto: It may/might/could✔️ be a meeting – I'm not sure.
➜ La persona que está describiendo esta foto no está segura de si las tres personas de la mesa están en una reunión (= 'a meeting'), por lo tanto, puede usar cualquiera de los verbos modales que expresan cierto grado de duda: 'may', 'might' o 'could', pero no es correcto que use 'must', pues este verbo modal se usa cuando alguien está seguro o casi seguro de que lo que está diciendo es cierto.
3. The man in the middle is having a sandwich❌.
• Correcto: The man in the middle is writing (something) on his mobile phone✔️.
• O: The man in the middle is sending a text message✔️.
➜ El hombre del centro no está comiendo un sándwich, sino es escribiendo algo en su teléfono móvil (o mandando un mensaje de texto).
4. The woman on the left❌ of the photo, opposite the younger man, is reading.
• Correcto: The woman on the right✔️ of the photo, opposite the younger man, is reading.
➜ La mujer de la mesa no está a la izquierda de la foto (= 'on the left'), sino a la derecha (= 'on the right').
5. In front of❌ them, there are some people standing up.
• Correcto: Behind✔️them, there are some people standing up.
➜ El grupo de gente de pie que está mirando el espejo grande no está delante de la gente sentada a la mesa (= 'in front of them'), sino detrás de ellos (= 'beside them').
Saludos. ✨
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