Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

English Essay Structures and Templates

Mastering different types of essays is crucial for English learners. Below you will find two standard templates: one for discussing advantages and disadvantages, and another for expressing a personal opinion.

Advantages and Disadvantages Essay Template

Lately, not only [insert the topic] has been a popular topic, but it has also led some collectives to voice criticism on this issue. Therefore, its advantages and disadvantages must be considered as it should be a crucial target for the whole society.

On the one hand, the first positive aspect of [topic] is [name the first positive aspect]. Furthermore, many studies have revealed that [develop the first positive aspect]. Together with the aforementioned ideas,...

Vocabulari en anglès: accidents, perills i salut

at risk of → en risc de

be fatally wounded → ser ferit de mort

be knocked out → ser noquejat

chances of → possibilitats de

choke → ofegar-se

crush → aixafar

deadly → mortal

drown → ofegar-se

fatal → fatal

food poisoning → intoxicació alimentària

high-risk → d'alt risc

get run over by → ser atropellat per

injury → lesió

knock → colpejar

risky → arriscat

shark → tauró

slip → relliscada

snake → serp

squash → carbassa

strike → vaga

trip → viatge

wasp sting → picada d'vespa

wound → ferida

Vocabulari en anglès: transport, roba i turisme

highway → carretera

holiday maker → turista

jumper → jersei

motorway → autopista

pants → pantalons

pavement → paviment

sidewalk →...

Vocabulario en Inglés

Sustantivos (Nouns) relacionados con el cine

hoom / aguilón

box-office hit / éxito de taquilla

cast / reparto

character / personaje

figure / filmgoer (espectador de cine)

gender / género

leading role / papel principal

plot / trama

script / guion

set / plató

stunt / doble

Verbos (Verbs) relacionados con el cine

dub / doblar

look on / buscar en

outnumber / superar numéricamente

reflect / reflejar

raise one's voice / levantar la voz

responsibility / responsabilidad

take one's time / tomarse su tiempo

Colocaciones (Collocations)

make a choice / tomar una decisión

raise a question / hacer una pregunta

take a risk / correr un riesgo

make a suggestion / hacer una sugerencia

raise awareness / crear conciencia

take action / tomar acción

make an appointment...

Vocabulari anglès-català

your language: llenguatge
strenuous: extenuant, esgotador
park ranger: guarda forestal
path: camí, sender
treacherous: traïdor, moviedís, perillós
disturbing: inquietant, alarmant, pertorbador
climb: pujada, escalada, ascens
ban: prohibició
thrilled: emocionat, entusiasmat
appropriate: convenient
belief: creença
consider: considerar
culture shock: xoc cultural
customary: habitual
forbidden: prohibit
freedom: llibertat
keep alive: mantenir viu
manners: maneres
misconception: idea errònia
narrow-minded: tancat, de ment tancada i clàssica
open-minded: obert de ment
roots: arrels
stereotypes: estereotips
traditional costume: disfressa tradicional
typical: típic
tropical rainforest: selves tropicals
volcano: volcà
first settlers: primers...

Modal Verbs

¿Cuáles son? The verbs must, can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should and ought (to) are modal verbs.

¿Qué expresan? They express obligation, necessity, duty, advice, prohibition, lack of necessity, ability, permission, offers, suggestions, requests, logical assumptions, possibility and criticism.

Reglas

• Do not take an -s, -ing or -ed.
• Are followed by an infinitive without "to", except for ought, which is followed by a to-infinitive.
• Go before the subject in questions and are followed by not in negations.
• Do not usually have tenses. They refer to the present or future.

Must

Obligación, necesidad y deber

Must (it is your duty to do something / you are obliged to do something): You must always wear a seatbelt when in a car. (...

UNIT 7: Entertainment

Nouns

• Adventure → aventura
• Album → álbum
• Audience → audiencia / público
• Author → autor
• Bestseller → el más vendido
• Blockbuster → éxito de taquilla
• Box office → taquilla
• Charts → lista de éxitos
• Comedy → comedia
• Costume drama → drama de época
• Director → director
• Genre → género
• Hit → éxito / canción (gran éxito de popularidad y venta)
• Horror → terror
• Listener → oyente
• Musical → musical
• Producer → productor
• Reader → lector
• Romance → romance
• Romantic comedy → comedia romántica
• Sci-fi → ciencia ficción
• Script → guión
• Series → serie
• Stream → transmitir / fluir
• Stunt → acrobacia
• Talent show → espectáculo de talentos
• Track → pista
• TV show → programa de televisión
• Viewer → espectador

Idiomatic

Vocabulary

Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences by...

1. He may not turn up tonight.
2. The tattoo gave the suspect away.
3. Don’t bring up the burglary in front…
4. Please, back me up at the meeting.
5. The show must go on.
6. They are giving away everything.

Exercise 2: Complete the passage with...

Words: guilty, raised, trial, fraud, turn in, released, went on.

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the words...

Words: slack off, disastrous, like clockwork, far-fetched, take pride in, resign, typical, ran short of, owner.

Exercise 4: Choose a suitable word below...

Options: pickpocket, shoplifter, burglar, mugger, con artist.

Exercise 5: The following sentences do not...

Phrasal verbs & terms: enhanced, let down, tried out for, beat, cut out, caught up, went in for....

Vocabulari de compres i expressions idiomàtiques

• Auction: A publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
• Browse: Looking around the shop.
• Cashier: A shop employee who collects payment from customers.
• Charity shop: A shop that sells second-hand goods to raise money for a charity.
• Customer: A person who buys goods or services.
• Pay in cash / by credit: Modes of payment.
• Rip somebody off* (timar): To cheat someone by charging too much money.
• Be bitten by the bug: To become very enthusiastic about something.
• Be on a high: Feeling happy and excited.
• Be up to your eyeballs in: To be very busy with something.
• Live from hand to mouth: Have hardly enough food or money to live on.

Phrasal Verbs generals

• Cheer up
• Face up to
• Get through
• Go