Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

Sport as a Subject in School

Nowadays, most people agree that sport should be a subject at school, but there may be some people who don't agree with it. So, is sport an essential subject in our school?

On the one hand, we have to say that most parents think that practicing sport is a healthful activity and believe their children should practise it while they are at school. Besides, some people think that this subject is as important as other ones, like maths, history, etc.

On the other hand, practicing a sport when you are a teenager can improve your health and your mind too, and we can say that mental health is sometimes more important than physical health.

In conclusion, having sport as a subject at school is a way of encouraging you to practice...

Desafíos del cambio climático en el futuro

Sep 20 B

In this writing I am going to talk about what important challenges we will have to face in the future in the face of climate change.

Control de emisiones y energías renovables

On the one hand, the need to take drastic measures to control the emission of gases in energy companies, especially those that use oil, gas and coal. Also, they should bet on renewable energies combined with a technological investment that allows their application on a large scale to gradually abandon the others that contribute to aggravating the problem of climate change.

Reducción del plástico

On the other hand, the reduction of plastic, replacing these materials with other reusable options such as cardboard, both plastic...

Phrasal Verbs

Run out of money: no tener más
Put money by: guardar
Take out a loan: coger dinero del banco
Live on: tener dinero para mantenerte
Cut down on luxuries: reducir
Fill out an application: completar
Check in: registrarse
Get on the plane: subirse al avión
Set off: salir
Pick up: recoger
Take off: quitarse
Stop off: pararse

Idioms

Be a pain in the neck 🡪 persona aburrida
Have a heart of gold 🡪 ser buena persona
Be as hard as nails 🡪 ser muy duro/a
Be behind the times 🡪 estar pasado de moda
Be a couch potato 🡪 vago que no hace ejercicio
Drive a hard bargain 🡪 saber negociar
Have itchy legs 🡪 alguien que viaja mucho
Hit the road 🡪 ponerse en marcha
Travel light 🡪 viajar con pocas cosas
Live out of a suitcase 🡪 llevar una vida...

Vocabulari de delictes i justícia

Riot: disturbis Offences: delictes Demonstration: manifestació Burglary: robatori Arson: incendi provocat Spend time in prison: passar temps a la presó Break the law: saltar-se la llei Get carried away: deixar-se emportar Go to court: anar a judici Give a prison sentence: dictar sentència de presó Punish severely: castigar amb duresa Treat fairly: tractar algú justament Go to prison: anar a la presó Pay a fine: pagar una multa Do community service: fer serveis a la comunitat Commit crimes: cometre crims Get away with: sortir-se'n impune Arrest: arrestar

Vocabulari general

Perhaps: potser Sell-by date: data de caducitat Failure: fracàs Avoid: evitar Loss of income: pèrdua d'ingressos Huge: enorme Fear:

Práctica de la voz pasiva en inglés

A continuación encontrarás pares de oraciones en voz activa y su transformación a voz pasiva, con los errores corregidos.

Ejemplos de transformación

1. Our postal service used to deliver parcels. Now we have to collect them.

Parcels used to be delivered, but now they have to be collected by us.

2. The company says that the production figures have fallen short of...

The production figures are said to have fallen short of expectations.

3. The police have given everyone two weeks to surrender any guns...

Everyone has been given two weeks to surrender any guns which they...

4. The Prime Minister is to visit the hospital tomorrow.

The hospital is to be visited by the Prime Minister tomorrow.

5. My family believes that

Resumen de la trama

1. Smita es la abogada que salva a Ram cuando lo necesita y, al mismo tiempo, es Gudya, la vecina que vivía con sus padres y su hermano en el mismo edificio. Su padre solía golpearla y, un día, cuando Ram lo vio, arrojó al padre por las escaleras. Ella decide salvarlo y también le dice que su padre no había muerto, y que siempre le agradecería lo que hizo, ya que su padre dejó de abusar de ella.

2. Salim y el mejor amigo de Ram son llevados a una casa donde les dan clases de canto. Empiezan a sospechar de todo y se dan cuenta de que todas las personas que estaban allí tenían una discapacidad, impuesta a la fuerza por los jefes del lugar para que luego los enviaran al tren a pedir dinero y así obtener ganancias....

Vocabulario Académico y Escolar en Inglés

• Achieve: Alcanzar, conseguir, obtener
• Assignment: Trabajo, tarea
• Attend: Asistir, ir (a)
• Compulsory: Obligatorio
• Curriculum: Currículo, plan de estudio
• Discipline: Asignatura
• Disrupt: Interrumpir
• Encourage: Animar
• Pay attention: Prestar atención
• Pressure: Presión
• Revise: Repasar
• Secure: Seguro, confiado
• Sense of belonging: Sensación de pertenencia
• Stressed: Estresado
• Strict: Estricto
• Subject: Asignatura
• Support: Apoyo, ayuda, respaldo

Verbos y Términos Útiles

• Accept: Aceptar
• Accomplishment: Logro, éxito
• Aid: De ayuda
• Allow: Permitir, dejar
• Appear: Aparecer
• Beg: Suplicar, pedir
• Degree: Título (universitario)
• Delighted: Encantado/a
• Income: Ingresos, salarios
• Miss: Perder (se)
• Remarkable: Extraordinario
• Step: Paso
• Struggle:

Weekend Memories and Future Plans

FIN DE SEMANA: Went to Area Sur on Saturday at 1:00 PM with my boyfriend. We had lunch at Burger King around 3:00 PM; after that, we arrived at Primark at 5:45 PM, I guess. Then we looked for a coat. Afterward, we went to buy a snack because we were hungry. It was delicious. After that, we toured the entire mall, and then we had to wait a long time to catch the bus. After a long wait, we got home, and I had to study geography.

On Sunday, we got up at 8:30 AM, took a shower, and went out for breakfast. We decided to ride the bus again, but this time for 2 hours; it was so much more fun. Around 4:00 PM, we were ready to come back to Quito. It was 7:30 PM, I think, and we stopped at a park to eat something because...

UNIT 6: Dinero y Economía

Money makes the world go round: Unfortunately, we live in a world where MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.

Cost an arm and a leg: My uncle's Ferrari car COST AN ARM AND A LEG.

Be well off (ser rico): Cristiano Ronaldo is WELL OFF.

Make ends meet (llegar a fin de mes con lo que se gana): It was hard enough for me TO MAKE ENDS MEET before I took this job.

Live from hand to mouth (tener el dinero justo para vivir): My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we LIVED FROM HAND TO MOUTH.

Be on the house (invito yo): The first drink is ON THE HOUSE.

Emociones y Sentimientos

Distressing (que causa tristeza, angustia): The news today caused me distress, it was DISTRESSING.

Relieve (sentir alivio): I made dinner tonight,...

A continuación encontrarás una lista de palabras y expresiones en inglés con ejemplos de uso para facilitar su comprensión.

Vocabulario A–G

ASHAMED “She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor”.

AWKWARD “Emma put Harriet in an awkward position, when she wanted her to refuse Robert Martin”.

BALL “The Crown Inn had a great ballroom”.

BLUSH “If you look at them, they might blush”.

CHEER … UP “Now, cheer up and get dressed for your party”.

COMPELLED “He felt compelled to walk faster”.

COMPLIMENTS “John thanked her for the compliment”.

CONCERN “I’m concerned we might not have enough gas to make it there”.

CONFIRMED BACHELOR “Andrew was the confirmed bachelor of the party”.

CROSSED HER MIND “Then,...