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C2Tono y actitud25 min

Palabras para el tono y la actitud

Words for tone and attitude

Nombra los sentimientos que hay detrás de una voz o de un texto con adjetivos como wry, sardonic, deferential, ambivalent, scathing y wistful.

A los lectores avanzados se les pide que perciban la actitud que hay detrás de las palabras: ¿el escritor está divertido, amargado, lleno de admiración o simplemente cauteloso? Los adjetivos precisos para el tono permiten describir la postura de un hablante en una sola palabra, y son esenciales en el análisis literario, en las reseñas y en las preguntas de examen sobre la actitud del autor.

sardonicadjetivo
que se burla de una forma amarga y con humor sombríoHe gave a sardonic smile when told the lift was "temporarily unavailable" for the fifth week.
wryadjetivo
que muestra una diversión seca y leve, a menudo por algo ligeramente desafortunadoShe wore a wry expression as she read the typo in her own title.
condescendingadjetivo
que se comporta como si fuera superior a la persona con la que hablaThe condescending tone of his reply made her feel like a child.
deferentialadjetivo
que muestra un respeto cortés al aceptar la autoridad de otra personaThe apprentice was deferential and never interrupted the master.
dismissiveadjetivo
que trata algo como indigno de una reflexión seriaHer dismissive shrug ended the discussion.
wistfuladjetivo
que siente un anhelo suave y algo triste por algo pasado o inalcanzableHe gave a wistful look at the old photographs.
impassionedadjetivo
expresado con un sentimiento fuerte y sinceroAn impassioned appeal won the hall's support.
detachedadjetivo
sin implicación emocional; objetivoThe doctor's detached manner reassured some patients and unsettled others.
ambivalentadjetivo
que tiene sentimientos mezclados o contradictorios sobre algoKofi felt ambivalent about leaving the town he had always known.
scathingadjetivo
extremadamente y amargamente críticoThe review was scathing, dismissing the whole book as shallow.
effusiveadjetivo
que muestra mucho entusiasmo al hablar, a veces excesivoHer effusive thanks embarrassed the volunteers.
guardedadjetivo
cuidadoso para no revelar mucho, sobre todo por precauciónThe minister gave a guarded answer to the reporter.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Nombra el tono

Elige la palabra que mejor completa cada frase o que mejor explica el significado.

  1. "Oh, marvellous, another delay," said Ines, with a hard little smile. Her comment was _____.

  2. He gave a _____ smile, as if the mix-up amused him rather than annoyed him.

  3. The junior clerk was almost _____ towards the director, standing until she told him to sit.

  4. I feel _____ about the job offer: the salary is excellent, but I would have to leave my team.

  5. An "impassioned" speech is one that is ...

  6. If a manager's response to a worry is "dismissive", she ...

  7. An "effusive" welcome is one that is ...

  8. A "guarded" answer is one that is ...

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa las frases

Completa cada frase con una palabra de esta lista. Usa cada palabra una sola vez: scathing, detached, condescending, wistful, impassioned, dismissive, effusive, guarded.

  1. The judge was about the lawyer's argument, calling it "lazy, careless and misleading".

  2. After the concert, the audience was in its praise, calling it the finest performance in years.

  3. Her plea for more funding moved even the sceptics in the room.

  4. A good referee remains , showing no sign of favouring either side.

  5. Do not be so about my idea; at least listen to the whole proposal before you reject it.

  6. The old sailor's voice as he described the harbour of his youth made the young listeners go quiet.

  7. Pat explained the basic function in such a way, as if I could not possibly have used a computer before.

  8. The witness was throughout, answering each question in as few words as possible and volunteering nothing.

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