Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

Vocabulario

Survive (Sobrevivir), Hunt (Caza), Predator (Depredador), Prey (Presa), Poisonous (Tóxicos), Mammal (Mamíferos), Reptile (Reptiles), Insect (Insectos), Bird (Aves), Amphibian (Anfibios), Surroundings (Medio Ambiente), Jungle (Selva), Desert (Desierto), Forest (Bosque), Ocean (Océano), Antarctic (La Antártida), Hide (Ocultar), Disguise (Disfrazar), Distinguish (Distinguir), Pretend (fingir, disimular), Hole (Agujero), Fool (Tonto), Actually (verdaderamente), Pretend (fingir, simular), Wolves (Lobos), Dogs (Perros), Rabbits (Conejos), Tigers (Tigres), Bears (Osos), Eat (Comer), Listen (Escuchar), Watch (Ver), Not play (No jugar / No es para jugar), Bathe (Bañista), Climb (Escalar), Look (Mira), Weigh (Pesar), Swim (Nadar), Not

Application Letter

Mrs. Cherylene,

I am Caroline Gilbert. I am twenty-four years old and I live in Nice. I went to high school in my town and also studied at Le Cordon Bleu.

It has been my dream since childhood to have my own restaurant, and I think I need to do more work experience. And what better place to get that experience than The American Food Cook?

I love to cook. Actually, I have done so for a long time, but never professionally.

Why I Am a Good Candidate

I consider myself a responsible and punctual person. I think those are very important characteristics to be a chef. I am also very creative. I love creating and trying new things. I think it is good to show something new from time to time in order to attract more customers.

From my point...

Ejercicios de Comprensión de Lectura

A continuación se presenta una serie de actividades y ejercicios prácticos basados en la novela. Revisa detenidamente cada sección.

1) Are these sentences true or false?

• a. Carruthers expected Dulcibella to be larger than she was (T).
• b. At the beginning of the story Dulcibella was in the North Sea (F)
• c. Dollmann tried to kill Davies (T)
• d. The Frisian Islands are very rocky (F)
• e. Dollmann was looking for gold (F)
• f. Miss Dollmann was frightened by a book on Dulcibella (T)
• g. Carruthers returned to London because his boss needed him (F)
• h. Dollmann's plan used tugs to pull barges for an invasion (T)
• i. Dollmann was German (F)
• j. He who insists, was the Kaiser (T)

2) Who said this?

• a. Pilot? Well, yes, I did take

Present Simple

Present Simple: I/You play tennis | He/She/It plays tennis | Do I/you play tennis? / Yes, I do.

Present Continuous

Present Continuous: I'm drawing / You are drawing | I'm not drawing / He/She/It isn't drawing | Is he/she/it drawing? Yes, he is.

Past Simple

Past Simple: I/You/He/She... scanned a photo | I/You/He... didn't scan a photo | Did I/you... scan a photo? Yes, I did.

Past Continuous

Past Continuous: I was working / You were working | I wasn't working / Weren't you working? | Was he... working? Yes, he was.

Present Perfect

Present Perfect: I/You have/has collected | I/You haven't collected | Have I/you (ever) collected money?

Comparisons: (Not) As... As

New York is as famous as London.
The Taj Mahal is not as old as the Great Pyramid....

Vocabulari en Anglès

Vocabulari 4: Personalitat i Trets

• Mature: maduro
• Sense of humor: sentido del humor
• Clever: inteligente
• Fit: en forma / encajar
• Outgoing: extrovertido / saliente
• Ambitious: ambicioso
• Reliable: confiable
• Punctual: puntual

Vocabulari 5: Societat i Medi Ambient

• Race: carrera / raza
• Pollute: contaminar
• Terror: terror
• Sex: sexo
• Immigrate: inmigrar
• Nutrient: nutriente
• Oil: aceite / petróleo
• Recycle: reciclar
• Damage: daño / dañar
• Improve: mejorar
• Demonstrate: demostrar / manifestarse
• Protect: proteger

Gramàtica Anglesa: Temps Verbals

Present Simple (accions habituals)

S'utilitza per a accions que normalment fas o rutines.

• I, you, we, they: live / don't live
• He, she, it: lives / doesn't live

Past Simple

Verbs Regulars

S'afegeix el sufix -ed a l'infinitiu....

Oracions compostes

Oració composta: unió de dues o més oracions connectades per conjuncions o nexes formant una unitat sintàctica amb sentit lògic i complet, amb entonació adequada i un verb conjugat. Segons la relació entre les proposicions, pot ser coordinada, subordinada o jurtaposada.

1. Coordinació

Les proposicions estan unides per conjunció i tenen el mateix valor sintàctic. Sense una proposició, l'oració no té sentit complet.

A. Copulatives (i, ni)

Expressen relació o suma d'elements.

B. Disjuntives (o, o bé)

Expressen opcionalitat o possibilitat de triar.

C. Distributives (ni... ni, o... o)

Expressen una relació d'alternança o distribució entre proposicions.

D. Adversatives (però, sinó, en canvi)

Expressen oposició.

E. Ilatives

Verbo to be

Presente: am, is, are.

• I am
• You are
• He, she, it is
• We, you, they are

Present Simple

Se usa con expresiones de frecuencia: always, every, often, normally, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, first, then.

Regla de la tercera persona: cuando el verbo termina en s, ss, sh, ch, z, o, x, añadimos es.

Present Continuous

Se usa con expresiones de tiempo como: at this moment, today, now, right now, listen!, look!.

Se forma añadiendo -ING al verbo.

Past Simple

Afirmativas

• Regulares: añadimos -ED al verbo.
• Irregulares: ver la lista de verbos irregulares al final.

Negativas

Usamos did not (didn't) + verbo en infinitivo.

Preguntas

Cambiamos el orden: He did → Did he...?

Past Simple del verbo to be

• I, he, she, it was
• You, we, they were

Past Continuous

Se usa con...

Phrasal Verbs en Inglés amb Traducció al Català

A continuació trobaràs una llista de phrasal verbs (verbs frasals) amb el seu significat en català.

Verbs frasals de A a L

• Pick up: recollir
• Go out: sortir
• Break down: espatllar-se
• Run over: atropellar
• Get over: recuperar-se
• Wake up: despertar-se
• Get up: llevar-se
• Fill up: omplir
• Turn off: apagar
• Put on: posar-se
• Take off: treure's
• Lace up, do up i zip up: cordar-se
• Slow down: frenar
• Pull up: aturar-se
• Pick out: triar
• Try on: emprovar-se
• Knock down: enderrocar
• Sort out: arreglar
• Take over: assumir i fer-se càrrec de
• Look forward to: esperar amb il·lusió
• Take away: emportar-se
• Go out: sortir
• Look for: buscar
• Think over: reflexionar
• Knock down: deixar inconscient
• Turn on: encendre
• Tidy up: endreçar
• Throw away: llançar
• Give

Lista de Verbos Irregulares en Inglés

A continuación, se presenta una tabla detallada con los verbos irregulares más importantes del idioma inglés, clasificados por su forma en infinitivo, pasado simple, participio pasado y su respectiva traducción al español.

Tabla de Verbos Irregulares

• be — was/were — been — ser, estar
• become — became — become — convertirse
• begin — began — begun — empezar
• bite — bit — bitten — morder
• break — broke — broken — romper
• bring — brought — brought — llevar
• build — built — built — construir
• buy — bought — bought — comprar
• can — could — — saber
• catch — caught — caught — atrapar
• choose — chose — chosen — elegir
• come — came — come — venir
• cost — cost —

Tiempos Verbales en Inglés: Estructuras, Usos y Marcadores Temporales

A continuación encontrarás un resumen de los principales tiempos verbales del inglés, con sus estructuras afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas y los marcadores temporales más habituales.

1. Present Simple

PRESENT SIMPLE: acciones habituales o rutinas.

• Affirmative: I/you work; he works
• Negative: I/you don't work; he doesn't work
• Interrogative: Do I/you work? Does he work?

Marcadores temporales: always, usually, generally, regularly, occasionally, frequently, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never, at 1 o'clock, at night, in the morning, on Fridays, every week, once a month, how often...?

2. Present Continuous

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: acción que está ocurriendo ahora o planes...