Chuletas y apuntes de Inglés

The Test

Charlie was a ¹⁾student at the University of Indiana. He studied hard, and often went to the ²⁾ library to read books. One day he found a book of poems. Its pages were ³⁾torn, and in the white spaces by the poems there were notes written in ⁴⁾pencil. Charlie ⁵⁾enjoyed reading the poems, but more than anything, he enjoyed reading the notes written in ⁶⁾pencil by the poems. The person who wrote them seemed very ⁷⁾smart, and the writing was perfect. Charlie ⁸⁾wished he knew the person; even just to see what the person looked like. He ⁹⁾imagined the person to be very ¹⁰⁾good-looking, just like the writing. Then one day, on one of the last pages of the book, Charlie found a note with a name under it. The name was "Stella Richardson." "Maybe...

Lista Esencial de Phrasal Verbs en Inglés

Los phrasal verbs (verbos compuestos o preposicionales) son combinaciones de un verbo con una preposición o un adverbio que adquieren un significado completamente distinto al del verbo original. A continuación, se presenta una recopilación de los más utilizados, acompañados de su significado y ejemplos prácticos de uso.

The differences between animal and human communication are profound, but all the differences seem to derive from a single basic fact: humans possess a natural, inborn facility to be creative with symbols; as far as we know, animals do not.

Comunicación animal

Animal systems are set responses to stimuli. Animal communication is used to express something more or less immediately present in space and time. The signs of animal communication are used as indexes. Animals can't communicate about yesterday.

El lenguaje humano

Human language can be used as an index, just like animal communication, but it may also exhibit what has been termed displacement. Humans can not only talk about things that are absent but also about things that have never been.

Menú

El menú determina la producción y el servicio. Debe resultar atractivo para el cliente, fácil de leer, de manejar y limpio. Los platillos deben describirse claramente, usar el plural y servirse tal como se describen.

Tipos de menú

Estático: el mismo menú básico todos los días, con especiales diarios.

Menú cíclico: platillos diferentes cada día. Los menús se planifican semanal o mensualmente y se utilizan en hospitales, escuelas, guarderías, instalaciones de cuidado a largo plazo o centros de enfermería.

Menú de uso único: para necesidades específicas, se utiliza únicamente en fiestas especiales como bodas y bautizos.

Desarrollo del menú

1. Distribuir las entradas de cena y almuerzo a lo largo del ciclo.
2. Seleccionar los alimentos

What does the narrator mean when he says that what this tape deals with is the story of “English in exile”?

Because this tape explains how the Australian indigenes adopted their own languages to the Cockney accent of London. That is to say, during the exile of many London inhabitants who spoke the Cockney accent, many of them went to Australia, and the indigenous people of there, dealing with many conflicts which brought them near to extinction, had to adopt some of the Cockney features.

2. Mention some London’s East End language during the 19th century.

In the 19th century, large numbers of the working people in and around London left for Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa, and even the Falkland Islands. To this day, these accents...

Vocabulario

Equal: equivaler

Height: altura

Length times height times width: el volumen de una habitación equivale a la longitud por la altura por la anchura

Length: longitud

Measure: medir

Spatial dimensions: dimensiones espaciales

Width: anchura

Average height: altura media

Distance of the rear of buttocks to back of calf: distancia desde la parte trasera de las nalgas hasta la parte trasera de la pantorrilla

Eye height: altura de los ojos

Forward reach: alcance hacia adelante (con el/los brazo(s) extendido(s) hacia delante)

Length of lower leg: longitud de la pierna inferior (se refiere a "distance of the rear of buttocks to back of calf")

Length of upper leg: longitud de la pierna superior (se refiere a "underside thigh height above floor")

Range from.

Connectors seqüencials

Sequence linkers: first of all, firstly, to begin with, the first stage is, the first step is, the first thing. Next, then, once, now, soon, after this/that, later on, as soon as, prior to, at the same time, finally, eventually, and so on.

Anunci de seguretat

Safety announcement: This is a safety announcement, so please pay attention. Please make sure that your seat is in an upright position, your seat belt is fastened and your tray table is folded away. Your hand baggage must not obstruct the aisle. It should be placed under the seat in front of you or in the overhead locker. Electronic devices must be switched off.

There are six emergency exits, three at the back and three at the front. They are clearly marked and they...

Verbos irregulares en inglés: forma base, pasado y traducción

A continuación encontrarás una lista de verbos irregulares en inglés con su forma en pasado simple, su pronunciación aproximada en español y su traducción.

Lista de verbos (primera parte)

• to ask (á sk) – asked (askd) – preguntó
• to attend (até nd) – attended (attndd) – asistió
• to be (bí) – was / were (uós / uer) – fue; estuvo
• to be born (born) – was born / were born – nació; nacieron
• to become (bikám) – became (bikéim) – llegó a ser; se transformó
• to blow (blóu) – blew (blú) – sopló; apagó
• to bring (bríng) – brought (brót) – trajo
• to build (bíld) – built (bílt) – construyó
• to buy (bái) – bought (bót) – compró; adquirió
• to call

Temas principales de las obras

Las uvas de la ira

Temas: la inhumanidad del hombre hacia el hombre. Steinbeck señala de forma constante y dolorosa que el gran sufrimiento de los migrantes no se debe al mal tiempo ni a la mera mala suerte, sino a sus propios semejantes.

El poder salvador de la familia y la hermandad

Las uvas de la ira narra la historia de dos "familias": los Joad y el cuerpo colectivo de trabajadores migrantes. Aunque los Joad están unidos por la sangre, el texto sostiene que no es su genética, sino su lealtad y compromiso mutuos, lo que establece su verdadero parentesco.

El embarazo de Rose of Sharon

El embarazo de Rose of Sharon encierra la promesa de un nuevo comienzo. Cuando da a luz a un bebé muerto, esa promesa parece rota....

1. Vocabulario de Instalaciones Empresariales

Subsidiary → a company which is at least half-owned by another company
→ Subsidiaria: Empresa controlada por una casa matriz (≥50% de propiedad).

Factory / Plant → a large building or group of buildings where goods are made (using machinery)
→ Fábrica / Planta: Lugar donde se producen bienes mediante maquinaria.

Call centre → an office where people answer questions and make sales over the phone
→ Centro de llamadas: Unidad de atención al cliente y ventas telefónicas.

Service centre → a place where faulty products are mended
→ Centro de servicio técnico: Especializado en reparación y mantenimiento postventa.

Headquarters → the main office or building of a company
→ Casa matriz: Centro...