Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés de Formación Profesional

Glosario de términos y géneros musicales

A continuación encontrarás una selección de términos musicales con sus definiciones, desde estilos populares como el rock y el jazz hasta conceptos técnicos y instrumentos tradicionales.

Términos y estilos musicales (A–D)

• Acid rock: música folk con instrumentos amplificados del rock.
• Aleatoric music: por John Cage, nuevos sonidos y conceptos.
• Backbeat: los tiempos segundo y cuarto de un compás.
• Bebop: estilo de jazz, de tempo más rápido, desarrollado posteriormente.
• Blues: forma poético-musical con estrofas de tres versos.
• Concept album: en la música pop, un LP/CD unificado por un tema.
• Country rock: híbrido de country-western y rock.
• Country western: derivado de la música tradicional de los

Verbos irregulares en inglés con su traducción

Be - was/were - been: ser, estar; Get - got - got/gotten: recibir, conseguir, llegar

Beat - beat - beaten: golpear; Give - gave - given: dar

Become - became - become: convertirse en, hacerse; Go - went - gone: ir

Begin - began - begun: empezar, comenzar; Grow - grew - grown: crecer

Bite - bit - bitten: morder; Hang - hung - hung: colgar

Blow - blew - blown: soplar; Have - had - had: tener

Break - broke - broken: romper; Hear - heard - heard: oír

Bring - brought - brought: llevar, traer; Hide - hid - hidden: esconder

Build - built - built: construir; Hit: pegar, golpear

Buy - bought - bought: comprar; Hold - held - held: sujetar

Can - could - been able: poder; Hurt: hacer daño, herir

Catch - caught - caught:...

Reception for the retirement of the lieutenant Pedro

1. I am writing to tell you about the reception due to the retirement of Lieutenant Pedro, who is retiring after 30 years of service and 15 years on this ship. The reception will take place on Saturday, October 14th, on board the ship based in Ferrol. The reception will take place on the quarterdeck of the ship, and military personnel must wear the daily uniform, while civilians must wear formal clothes.

2. Pedro has been posted to different places in Spain and has known different boats. His coworkers from the patrol boat Toralla, where he was stationed for 10 years, helped him a lot to achieve all his accomplishments during his career, since they made a great team that always reached their...

Summer Vacation in London

This summer, I’m staying two weeks in London with some friends. We are visiting many monuments and places of the city. My favourite monuments are Big Ben and the Parliament. Also, we are visiting the British National Museum, and my favourite part is the Ancient Egypt floor. We are having typical British food like "Fish and chips" and delicious meat pies. Next week, we are going to visit Notting Hill and the Olympic town. Notting Hill is a famous district of London thanks to the film with Julia Roberts. We are enjoying our holidays a lot, and I want to come back to London next year.

This summer, I'm enjoying fun holidays. We flew by plane to London to see the Olympic Games. I’m staying four days in the city with some...

Past Continuous

Formación

Past continuous requires the verb to be in the past (was / were) + the verb in -ing form.

Usos

• Acciones en progreso: We use the past continuous to say that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time.
  Example: This time last year, I was living in Brazil.
• Acciones interrumpidas o simultáneas: We often use past simple and past continuous together to say that something happened in the middle of something else.
  Example: I was walking home when I met Dave.

Past Simple

Formación

Past simple regular verbs often end in -ed (worked, lived), but many frequent verbs are irregular (e.g., wrote, brought).

Usos

• Acciones completadas: We use past simple to talk about something that happened in the past (complete and finished

Utensilios de cocina

Kitchen cloth: hold hot pan.

Saucer: put under a cup.

Ladle: serve soup.

Jug: contain liquids.

Tray: carry plates.

Mug: drink beer, tea, coffee.

Pot: cook a stew.

Plate: put food and eat.

Saucepan: cook sauces.

Baking tray: to roast food.

Lid: cover a pan.

Jar: keep jam, honey.

Rolling pin: roll out the dough.

Colander: drain liquids.

Stool: sit down.

Gloves: protect the hands from burning.

Ham knife: cut ham.

Sauté pan: stir-fry.

Kitchen scales: weigh ingredients.

Kitchen hat: drain the oil.

Mortar: to crush.

Plastic film: wrap up food.

Skimmer: remove the foam.

Griddle: to grill.

Fridge: keep food cold.

Tablecloth: cover the table.

Casserole: cook.

Knife: cut.

A bowl: drink milk.

Verbos de cocina

Fry: cook in oil.

Bake: cook in the oven.

Stir: move...

VOCABULARY

PHRASAL VERBS - ADVERTISING

cash in on - sacar provecho / aprovecharse

hook up - colaborar / conectar

step up - aumentar / intensificar

stand out - resaltar / destacar

pull in - acercarse / atraer

take over - tomar el control

roll out - (launch) lanzar

set up - preparar, montar

follow up - seguir

work out - elaborar

Complete the sentence with the correct phrasal verbs from the previous table.

The company decided to roll out the new product with an expensive advertising campaign.

We need to step up our marketing strategy to attract more customers.

Influencers often hook up with big brands for sponsored content.

The CEO announced plans to set up a new branch in Europe.

The new billboard design really stands out in the crowded city center.

After the...

Invento de paraguas

Imagine el «Smart Transparent Umbrella» (paraguas inteligente transparente). Este innovador paraguas incorpora tecnología de pantalla transparente que permite ver a través de él mientras se está protegido de la lluvia. Se activa con un simple toque o con un comando de voz, y su pantalla transparente puede ajustarse a las preferencias del usuario, ofreciendo transparencia total o visibilidad filtrada en condiciones climáticas adversas. Además de su diseño impermeable y resistente al viento, este paraguas inteligente puede sincronizarse con una aplicación móvil que ofrece actualizaciones meteorológicas en tiempo real, alertas de tormenta y funciones adicionales para la comodidad del usuario. Ideal para los habitantes

Menú de Recetas Gourmet

Entrantes y Aperitivos

• Queso gratinado con miel: Gratinated cheese with honey
• Croquetas de espinacas y foie: Spinach and foie croquettes
• Crepes de langostino con salsa de cava: Prawn crepes with cava sauce
• Endivias gratinadas con jamón ibérico: Gratinated endives with Iberian ham
• Tomates asados rellenos de marisco y verduras: Roast tomatoes stuffed with seafood and vegetables

Pescados y Mariscos

• Truchas al vino tinto: Trout in red wine
• Tacos de cherne en salsa de eneldo y ajos confitados: Sea bass cubes in dill sauce and confit garlic
• Lenguado al limón con finas hierbas: Sole in lemon with fine herbs
• Merluza rellena de verduras: Hake stuffed with vegetables
• Rollitos de calabacín y marisco con mayonesa: Zucchini and seafood

Partes del cuerpo

Partes del cuerpo:

• foot (pie)
• feet (pies)
• leg (pierna)
• hand (mano)
• head (cabeza)
• arm (brazo)
• chest (pecho)
• shoulder (hombro)
• neck (cuello)
• ear (oído)
• stomach (estómago)
• waist (cintura)
• mouth (boca)
• fingers (dedos de las manos)
• toes (dedos de los pies)
• back (espalda)
• elbow (codo)
• wrist (muñeca)
• knee (rodilla)
• ankle (tobillo)

Partes de la cara

• eyes (ojos)
• nose (nariz)
• tooth (diente)
• chin (mentón)
• lips (labios)
• forehead (frente)

Verbos: have y feel

have: tener · feel: sentir

Ejemplo: I have a headache.

Dolores y molestias

• ache (dolor)
• backache (dolor de espalda)
• toothache (dolor de muelas)
• earache (dolor de oído)
• stomachache (dolor de estómago)
• headache (dolor de cabeza)

Enfermedades y síntomas

• the flu (tener gripe)
• a cold (tener un resfriado)
• a cough (una tos)