Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

Fundamentos Constitucionales y Primeros Hitos

Marbury v. Madison (1803) es un caso histórico en la legislación de los Estados Unidos. Sentó las bases para el ejercicio de la revisión judicial en el país bajo el artículo III de la Constitución. Este caso surgió a raíz de una petición ante la Corte Suprema presentada por William Marbury, quien había sido nombrado por el presidente John Adams como juez de paz en el Distrito de Columbia. Marbury solicitó a la Corte Suprema que obligara al secretario de Estado James Madison a entregar los documentos, pero la corte denegó la petición de Marbury. Marbury v. Madison marcó la primera vez que la Corte Suprema declaró algo inconstitucional y estableció el concepto de revisión judicial...

Describing a Person

From: Patri
To: Ana
Subject: Christelle

Hi Ana,

Thanks for your email. Of course I can tell you about Christelle. She is 21 years old and she is studying music with me. I think she is quite generous and very sociable. She has got lots of friends. She is also very good with children. She has younger sisters, and I know she likes playing with them. She is incredible! She passed all her exams last year, which is more than I did!

She likes going out, watching films, and listening to music. She is very happy doing things on her own because she is very independent. Her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother and stepfather, but she also sees her father regularly.

The only negative things I can think of are that she is a bit

Recepción y realización de llamadas

Good morning / afternoon / evening, (company name). Can I help you?

May / Could / Can I speak to (name), please?

Pedir que repitan o deletreen

I'm sorry, you don't understand what the other person is saying: I'm sorry. Could you spell that?

Solicitar y dar identidad

Can I have your name, please? This is Mr. / Ms. (name's) secretary.

Pedir al interlocutor que espere

One moment, just a second, please.

Conectar la llamada

I'll connect you with (name, position).

Indicar que la persona no está disponible

I'm sorry / afraid Mr., Mrs., Ms., he, she (name's) is not in / not in the office / just gone out to lunch.

Preguntar cuándo estará disponible la persona

Do you know when he / she'll be in / finished?

Indicar cuándo estará

Ejercicios de Programación en Pascal con Matrices y Vectores

A continuación se presentan varios ejercicios resueltos en Pascal que trabajan con matrices, vectores y cadenas de caracteres.

1. Mayor elemento de una matriz

Este programa solicita las dimensiones de una matriz, lee sus elementos y calcula el mayor elemento almacenado.

BEGIN
  write('Número de filas de la matriz: ');
  readln(nf);
  write('Número de columnas de la matriz: ');
  readln(nc);
  for i:=1 to nf do
    for j:=1 to nc do
    begin
      write('Introduzca el elemento ',i,',',j,': ');
      readln(m[i,j]);
    end;
  mayor:=-maxint;
  for i:=1 to nf do
    for j:=1 to nc do
      if m[i,j]>mayor then mayor:=m[i,j];
  writeln;
  writeln('La matriz original es: ');
  writeln;

William Bradford. Of Plymouth Plantation

It is a journal written by William Bradford in 1650, who was a member of the Puritan community. It describes the voyage that the Pilgrims made in an attempt to leave their country due to the internal problems in which England was immersed. It tells the story from their settlement in America to the troubles they experienced during that journey on a ship called the Mayflower.

Contexto histórico

By this period, England was under the reign of King Charles I, who was experiencing some troubles in his country because of his decision to dissolve the English Parliament. As numerous members of Parliament were Puritans, they had to leave England to avoid this situation of political hostility between the Crown and...

Morfemas y procesos de formación de palabras

Morfema: parte significativa de un elemento léxico que no puede dividirse en partes más pequeñas con significado. Puede detectarse mediante la segmentación. Sin embargo, no pueden segmentarse los siguientes casos: plurales irregulares, comparativos y superlativos irregulares, formas de pasado y participio de verbos irregulares (portmanteau morphs). Existen 2 tipos: morfemas con contenido léxico-semántico (beauty, girl) y morfemas con contenido gramatical (-ed pasado).

Alomorfo: diferentes formas que representan un mismo morfema.
Morfo: unidad reconocible mediante la cual identificamos los morfemas.
Morfo libre: morfos que pueden aparecer como elementos léxicos sin variación morfológica.
Morfo

ESSAY: (150-200 words)

The hotel you are running specialises in social tourism. Talk about the problems you have to sort out, the needs you have to meet, the activities on offer in or near the premises, etc.

Our hotel specialises in social tourism. We have noticed that most of this type of tourism involves people over 65 years of age, which is why we have adapted our special prices in collaboration with the Andalusian authorities, as we know that one of the biggest obstacles these people face for leisure and free time is their economic capacity.

In turn, our hotel is tailored to the needs of this specific group of people. We offer many recreational activities, including beach walks, hiking, dancing, games and more, to promote cultural activities...

Luxury Tourism

Define what you understand by luxury tourism. Is it a type of tourism?

It is a type of tourism in which travelers are looking for unique experiences and the best quality; the price is often a secondary consideration when organizing their vacation. Of course, this involves a high level of service, with highly specialized staff attending to all requests. 10 points

What SIX different types of holidays would you relate to luxury tourism? Ex. A golf tournament. Explain what each one is about.

Luxury Cruises: A ship with luxurious amenities, high-quality services and a wide range of activities to make the customer feel special. Ex. Queen Mary 2.

Space tourism: A type of luxury that few can afford due to its high cost. It consists of suborbital...

Tiempos verbales en inglés

Simple present

Se usa para estados actuales, hechos generales, actos habituales y horarios futuros. Ejemplo: The sun rises in the east.

Present continuous

Se usa para acciones específicas que están ocurriendo, actividades generales en curso y planes futuros. Ejemplo: Andrew is watching TV.

Simple past

Se usa para acciones o estados que comenzaron y terminaron en un momento concreto del pasado, acciones que ocurrieron durante un periodo y se completaron y actividades que ocurrían regularmente en el pasado. Ejemplo: I was shy in high school.

Past continuous

Se usa para acciones en curso que fueron interrumpidas, estados continuos o acciones repetidas en el pasado y eventos planeados en el pasado. Ejemplo: She was looking

Vocabulario técnico de ingeniería: términos clave en inglés

A continuación se presenta un glosario de términos técnicos en inglés con su correspondiente traducción al español, útil para estudiantes y profesionales de la ingeniería.

Estructuras y materiales

• Pipe (tubería): A long round, hollow tube usually made of metal or plastic which is used for conducting, carrying or conveying liquids or gas.
• Beam (viga): A long thick piece of wood, metal, etc. used to support a structure.
• Steel (acero): A very strong metal which is made mainly from iron but also contains carbon and other elements. It is used for making many things, for example bridges, buildings, vehicles, etc.
• Conductor (conductor): A material which will transmit electricity or