Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

• slum → barri pobre
• landmark → punt d'interès
• wealthy → ric/a
• crime rate → taxa de criminalitat/delinquència
• population density → densitat de població
• picturesque → pintoresc
• quality of life → qualitat de vida
• round the clock → 24h del dia
• housing → habitatge
• facilities → instal·lació/servei
• litter → llençar escombraries
• alley → carreró
• residents → resident, habitant, veí/veina
• pavement → vorera
• commute → desplaçar-se diàriament (de casa a la feina)
• overcrowding → superpoblació, massificació
• pedestrian → vianant

free of charge → gratuït | isolation → aislament

• lack of → manca de
• let in → deixar entrar
• set foot → posar (-hi) els peus
• acostar-se (a)
• block of flats → bloc de pisos
• get around → desplaçar-se
• high-

Mastering English Grammar: A Comprehensive Guide

Relative Clauses: who; which (object); (can be replaced by that); whose (possession: whose); when; where.

• Defining: who can be omitted.
• Non-defining: commas indicate extra information.

Modal Verbs

• Ability: can, could, be able to.
• Advice: should, ought to, had better.
• Obligation: must, have to, need to.
• Not needing to do something: don't have to; needn't; don't need to.
• Prohibition: can't, mustn't.
• Possibility: may, could, might.
• Logical Deduction: must, can't.
• Requesting Something: may (formal), could (less certain), can.
• Permission (consent): may, can.

Perfect Modal: modal + have + past participle.

Conditionals

• 0: if + present, present. Universal truths.
• 1: Links: unless (if not) and provided (if). if + present,

VOCABULARIO TEMA 5

Ages

Siglos, una eternidad (for / in ages: (desde hace) siglos / una eternidad, (durante) mucho tiempo).

At a time

Cada / a la vez (a day at a time: día a día, poco a poco; one at a time: de uno/a en uno/a).

At short notice

A última hora, con poca antelación.

Be due

Tener que entregarse / llegar.

Brief

Breve.

Deadline

Fecha límite, plazo.

Delay (n.)

Retención, atasco; retraso.

Downtime

Tiempo libre / de descanso.

Drag on

Eternizarse.

In a hurry

Prisa (be in a hurry: ir con prisa / tener prisa).

In stages

Paso a paso, por etapas.

Keep to a schedule

Cumplir (con) un horario.

On time

A tiempo / a la hora, puntual.

Prompt

Puntual; rápido/a.

Put off

Aplazar, posponer.

Rush hour

Hora punta.

(O'clock) sharp

En punto.

Get / Be sidetracked

Distraerse, entretenerse.

Comparative
Your sister is smaller than you. Tu hermana es mas baja que vos.
The wather in Cancun is hotter than the wather in northern Canada.
Argentina is richer than Bolivia.
The Golden... is more crowded than the,,,,,
Carnival in... is more famous than carnival...
Superlative
You are the tallest in your family. Sos el más alto en tu familia.
De la plata river is the most imposrant of the three, of all, around the world.
Punta cana is the most famous of the

P.P
Persona+auxiliar+verbo [hay que fijarse en la persona]
he, she, it van con el auxiliar has
I, they, we, you van con have
Si el verbo es irregular cambia tipo go se convierte en gone
Si el verbo es regular solo se le agrega ed al final ej. phone phoned
Si es pregunta cambia el orden: auxiliar+persona+... Continuar leyendo "Superlativos, Comparativos y P.P" »

Uso del want - querer.                                                     to write: ecsribir.                           hungry: ambriento

Peter want an pizza .                                                        to eat: comer .                                 thirsty: sediento

Peter want to eat an pizza .                                             to drink: beber.                               tired: cansado

Susan want a orange juice .                                          ... Continuar leyendo "Uso del want" »