Travel Guide to Salamanca

Conference Venues

There are many places to hold a conference, but one of the most famous and spacious in the city center is __. It has large rooms (with capacity for 300 people), dining rooms, large screens … We can also show you other places, but you have to keep in mind that they will not be so large and central.

Excursions

We offer all kinds of excursions, such as sports, cultural, family, for children … One of the most demanded is the excursion to ——.

Restaurants

As you may know, Salamanca is one of the cities in the country where it is best eaten. It has the best chefs and restaurants in Spain, such as the ____ restaurant, which offer a wide variety of dishes.

Verb Tenses

SIMPLE PRESENT         SIMPLE PAST         SIMPLE FUTURE         SIMPLE CONDITIONAL

I write a letter         I wrote               I will write             I would write

Yo escribo una         He escrito             Escribiré             Escribiría

PRESENT CONTINUOUS       PAST CONTINUOUS       FUTURE CONTINUOUS       CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I’m writing             I was writing         I will be writing           I would be writing

Estoy escribiendo       Estaba escribiendo       FUTURE PERFECT       Estaría

PRESENT PERFECT     PAST PERFECT       I will have written       CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I have written         I had written           Habré                 I would have written

Yo he escrito         Yo había escrito       FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS     Yo habría escrito

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS   PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS   I will have been writing     CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been writing     I had been writing       Habré estado                 I would have been writing

He estado escribiendo   Había estado                                     Habría estado

SIMPLE PRESENT             SIMPLE PAST             SIMPLE FUTURE             SIMPLE CONDITIONAL

A letter is written by         A letter was written by     A letter will be written       A letter would be written

Se escribe/es escrita       Se escribió/fue escrita     Se escribirá/será escrita     Se escribiría/sería escrita

PRESENT CONTINUOUS             PAST CONTINUOUS         FUTURE CONTINUOUS           CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

Is being written             Was being written         Will be being written         Would be being written

Se está escribiendo/está siendo   Se estaba/estaba siendo   Se estará/estará siendo       Se estaría/estaría siendo

PRESENT PERFECT               PAST PERFECT           FUTURE PERFECT             CONDITIONAL PERFECT

Has been written             Had been written           Will have been written     Would have been written

Se ha escrito/ha sido escrita   Se había/había sido     Se habrá/habrá sido           Se habría/habría sido

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS       PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS   FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS       CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Has been being written     Had been being written     Will have been being written   Would have been being written

Se ha estado/ha estado siendo       Se había estado/           Se habrá estado/             Se habría estado/

                                            Había estado siendo       Habrá estado siendo         Habría estado siendo

Verb Patterns

These verbs are followed by VERB+ING (RECOMMEND going): admit (to), avoid, carry on, consider, delay, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, finish, can’t help, imagine, involve, justify, look forward to, miss (not), mind, postpone, practise, put off, recommend, risk, suggest

Verbs that go with TO+VERB (WISH TO enroll): can/can’t afford, agree, arrange, appear, attempt, claim, decide, demand, deserve, expect, fail, guarantee, hesitate, hope, learn, manage, neglect, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, train, undertake, want, wish, would like

Conditional Sentences

  1. Possible condition and probable result
    If-clause → write (simple present)
    Other clause → will write (simple future)
  2. Hypothetical condition and probable result (past=wrote)
    If-clause → wrote (past simple)
    Other clause → would be writing (present continuous conditional)
  3. Unreal past condition and its probable result in the past
    If-clause → had written (past perfect)
    Other clause → would have written (perfect conditional)

Vocabulary

) 1. he was creating WELL BEING 2. the HOUSE KEEPING departament 3. the article AUTHENTIC 4. the unexpected DISRUPTION 5. if we cant MAINTENANCE 6.the direction ROUNDABOUT 7.our travel agency ITINERARY 8. i forgot FORECAST 9. if you’re interested CULINARY MEANINGFUL)i painted the landscape of mount Gorbea//The “Camino de Santiago” is the most famous pilgrimage route in Spain// Messi never should retreat, he is one of the best soccer players in the world//Last month i visited the slums of BrazilNUMBER) $4,731 four thousand, seven hundred and thirty-one dollars ///o.oo6cm-nought point zero zero six///10x9m -ten by nine metres CONNECT WORD) 1. frase tal cual UNLESS despues de transfers. 2. frase tal cual BECAUSE despues de rejected. 3. ALTHOUGHT al principio y poner coma luego. GRAMAR) 1.you b)will have 2. my parents b)me to become 3. Some of the c)can’t 4.Cesar b)was held up 5.To enter a)a 6.The hire c)broke down 7. The night d)must 8.if you’re looking b)will take 9.If you want b)queuing 10. They d)were told that the restaurant ARTICULOS) 1. there are – many trees on THE 2. THE americans will leave – Afganistan 3. Is – Prague in THE Czech 4. We are going to THEcinema with THE SmithsCONDITIONAL) 1.if i were you i WOULDNT BOOK 2. i would buy a lot of souvenirs if I WENT 3. She wouldn’t have bought…HAD KNOWN 4.If you wish to go hiking you SHOULD GOPASIVAS) 1. Lots of souvenirs are bought by tourists in Thailand 2.Four rooms were booked by the receptionist last Sunday 3. The tickets to the museum were given by us to our guide 4. Some new tourist destinations  have been being researched by her GERUND) 1. to post 2. to get 3. accepting 4. breaking 5.travelling 6. to pay/putting of 7. doing 

There are many places to hold a conference, but one of the most famous and spacious in the city center is__. It has large rooms (with capacity for 300 people), dining rooms, large screens … We can also show you other places, but you have to keep in mind that they will not be so large and central.We offer all kinds of excursions, such as sports, cultural, family, for children … One of the most demanded is the excursion to ——.As you may know, Salamanca is one of the cities in the country where it is best eaten. It has the best chefs and restaurants in Spain, such as the ____ restaurant, which offer a wide variety of dishes.