Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés de Bachillerato y Selectividad

Correus electrònics i exercicis de vocabulari

Hi Jordi,

Thanks for your last email! It’s great to hear you’re coming next week. I’ve been good. How have you been lately?

Anyway, I need to tell you something important. I’ve got a big project deadline, which is really stressing me out, so I’ll have to spend most of my time studying. Also, I’m a bit short of money at the moment. I’ve already spent my allowance, and my bank balance is pretty low, so I’m just getting by. I was planning to put aside some savings, but I had to take out some money to pay for books, which wasn’t ideal.

So, I was thinking we could change our plans a bit. Why don’t we do something cheaper, like going for a walk or grabbing a coffee? There’s a nice place... Continuar leyendo "Correcció de document HTML: correus, vocabulari i exercicis de cultura i economia" »

Fonètica Catalana: Punts i Modes d'Articulació

Punts d'Articulació

• Bilabial: S'acosten els llavis (m, p).
• Labiodental: Llavi inferior amb dents d'abaix (f).
• Dental: Dents cap avall de la llengua (t).
• Alveolar: Alvèols posteriors de les dents superiors en contacte amb la punta de la llengua (s).
• Palatal: Dors de la llengua i paladar en contacte (x).
• Velar: Dors de la llengua i paladar tou.

Modes d'Articulació

• Oclusiu: Es tanquen els llavis i després hi ha una petita explosió (p).
• Fricatiu: Petit fregament (f, s, z).
• Africat: Sons amb dos temps:
  1. 1r contacte total (oclusiu).
  2. 2n aproximació dels òrgans (fricatiu).
  Ex: (t) → tx
• Lateral: Aire pels costats (l).
• Vibrant: Contacte reiterat amb els alvèols de la llengua.

Fenòmens de Contacte Consonàntic

Ensordiment

Sons... Continuar leyendo "Fonètica Catalana: Punts, Modes i Fenòmens Fonètics Essencials" »

1. What is the Past Participle?

The past participle is a verb form used to form the perfect tenses and the passive voice.

When do we use Present Perfect?

The Present Perfect is used to talk about actions that started in the past and continue into the present.

When do we use "Ever"?

We use "ever" to ask about experiences at any time in someone's life.

When do we use "Just"?

We use "just" to talk about very recent events.

2. Travel Vocabulary in Context

1. At the airport, Lisa opened her wallet and changed her cash into the local currency so she could pay for transportation.
Exchange money

• When they arrived at the jungle reserve, the family paid an expert to walk them through the protected area.
  Hire a guide
• As soon as she heard the news about the conference,

A continuación encontrarás una tabla completa de los tiempos verbales en inglés, con sus fórmulas para afirmativo, negativo, preguntas Yes/No y preguntas Wh-, junto con ejemplos prácticos y sus principales usos.

1. Oraciones de Relativo

• Who/That: para referirse a una persona.
• Whom: para referirse a personas (más formal).
• Which/That: para referirse a cosas.
• When: para referirse al tiempo.
• Where: para referirse a espacios y lugares.
• Whose: para hablar de pertenencia.

2. Verbos Modales

• Casi todos van seguidos de un infinitivo sin to (excepto ought to).
• La tercera persona no lleva -s.
• No se usa don't/doesn't en oraciones negativas e interrogativas.
• Se omite el pronombre relativo cuando se trata del objeto directo de la oración. Solo se omiten that, which, when y who.
• Defining: Proporcionan información esencial, sin ellos la frase no tiene sentido.
• Non-defining: Proporcionan información adicional, no se pueden omitir y van entre comas. No se usa that.

3. Verbos Modales

1. Formación de Palabras: Sustantivos y Adjetivos (Noun – Adjective)

• Pain (sustantivo: dolor) – Painless / Painful (adjetivos: indoloro / doloroso)
• Illness (sustantivo: enfermedad) – Ill (adjetivo: enfermo)
• Jealousy (sustantivo: celos) – Jealous (adjetivo: celoso)
• Curiosity (sustantivo: curiosidad) – Curious (adjetivo: curioso)
• Ruin (sustantivo/verbo: ruina) – Ruined (adjetivo: arruinado)
• Loneliness (sustantivo: soledad) – Lonely (adjetivo: solitario)
• Liveliness (sustantivo: vivacidad) – Lively (adjetivo: alegre, vivaz)
• Tiredness (sustantivo: cansancio) – Tired / Tiring (adjetivos: cansado / agotador)

2. Palabras Frecuentemente Confundidas y Colocaciones (Easily Confused Words & Collocations)

• Degree → university (título universitario)

1. Tipus de subordinades i funció sintàctica

• 1. Així que la va veure → subordinada adverbial temporal. Funció: CC de temps.
• 2. Que facen pel·lícules d’aventures → subordinada substantiva. Funció: CD.
• 3. Com si fora l’últim dia del món → subordinada adverbial comparativa. Funció: CC de manera.
• 4. Que hem venut → subordinada adjectiva especificativa. Funció: complementa “entrades”.
• 5. Per a parlar amb tu → subordinada adverbial final. Funció: CC de finalitat.
• 6. Que havíem organitzat amb tanta il·lusió → subordinada adjectiva explicativa. Funció: complementa “concert”.
• 7. Suspendre l'assignatura → subordinada substantiva d’infinitiu. Funció: Subjecte.
• 8. Que demà faltaré a classe → subordinada substantiva.

Food & Cooking

I have quite a healthy diet because I eat vegetables, fruit, and drink a lot of water. Sometimes I eat fast food, but not very often. At the moment, I am trying to eat less sugar and fewer snacks. I prefer eating at home because it is cheaper and healthier. My favourite dish when I eat out is pizza or pasta.

Family & Friends

I want to talk about my brother. He works in a company and plays basketball in the evenings. He is friendly and funny, but sometimes lazy and impatient. We both like music and cars, but he is more outgoing than me. We get on very well and spend a lot of time together.

Money

I am careful with money. I try to save a little every month and I don’t buy unnecessary things. I usually leave tips if the service... Continuar leyendo "Temas Clave de Conversación en Inglés para Exámenes Orales B1 y B2" »

The Tudor Age (1485 – 1603)

Beginning of the Tudor Age

In August 1485, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, claimed the English throne. He landed in South Wales and three weeks later defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.

In the 15th century, the English nobility was less numerous than in other countries on the continent and was unified; there were no gentlemen with independent territorial domains as in previous eras. As in other Western European societies, during the 14th century, the English nobility challenged the monarchy. Nevertheless, the administration and royal authority in England were much stronger and were centralized much earlier than on the rest of the continent.

In addition, the loyalty of the nobility to the monarchy was assured... Continuar leyendo "England Under the Tudors: Dynasty, Religion, and Power (1485-1603)" »

Conditional Zero

(Hechos Reales,Científicos o Probables)

Presente Simple         IF: Si / When: Cuando     Presente Simple

Condición                                                    Resultado

+ Si tú estudias                               ,                                    Tú aprendes

+ If you study                                ,                                    You learn

- Si tú no estudias                              ,                                    Tú no aprendes

- If you... Continuar leyendo "Conditional Zero, First, Second y Passive Voice en Inglés: Gramática con Ejemplos" »