Tema 12: Vocabulario Clave en Inglés sobre Turismo, Demografía, Medio Ambiente y Preguntas Hipotéticas

Vocabulario

Tourism tiger: economía en rápido crecimiento impulsada por el turismo.
High-speed train: tren de alta velocidad.
Demographic trends: tendencias demográficas.
Annualized growth: crecimiento anualizado.
Ageing population: envejecimiento de la población.
To fall in: caer en.
Rising sea levels: aumento del nivel del mar.
Way out ahead: salir adelante.
To spare some time: tener tiempo de sobra.
To extend: ampliar (enlarge, blow up).
To cope: hacer frente a (face up to).
The appeal of the sun: el atractivo del sol.
A one-off: una sola vez (once).
The shape it takes: la forma que toma.
To be swamped: estar inundado (be snowed under).
Airship: dirigible.
Carbon footprint: huella de carbono.
Cruising speed: velocidad de crucero.
Hot air balloon: globo de aire caliente.
Impact on the environment: impacto sobre el medio ambiente.
Vertical take-off: despegue vertical.

Niveles de riesgo

• Low: an attack is possible, but not likely (un ataque es posible, pero poco probable).
• Moderate: an attack is a strong possibility (un ataque es una posibilidad fuerte).
• Substantial: an attack is highly likely (un ataque es muy probable).
• Severe: an attack is highly likely (un ataque es muy probable).
• Critical: an attack is expected imminently (se espera un ataque inminente).

Frases de futuro

• There's no reason why we shouldn't...
• I wouldn't be surprised if...
• Everything seems to suggest that...
• Taking everything into account, there's a good chance...

Hypothetical questions

• What + would + infinitive + if: What would happen if oil prices rose further?
• What + would + subject + infinitive + if: What would we do if water levels...?
• What + would + subject + infinitive + if + there were: What would we do if there were a security alert?
• What + will + infinitive + if: What will happen if oil prices rise further?
• What if + subject + past simple: What if the government banned...?
• What if + subject + present simple: What if the computer system crashes?
• What + should + subject + infinitive + to / in order to: What should we do to / in order to combat global warming?
• What + subject + would / could: What areas could we expand?
• How + would / could + subject + infinitive: How would we still access guest info?

Answering hypothetical questions

• What if + subject + present simple? → We will have to + infinitive.
• How would / could + subject...? → We would have to / We could + infinitive.
• What would + subject + ...? → We would have to + infinitive.
• What should + subject + infinitive + if...? → We should + infinitive.
• What would + subject + infinitive + if? → We'd / We'd have to + infinitive.
• How would / could + subject + infinitive? → We'd / We'd have to + infinitive.
• What + noun + could / would...? → Pronoun + could / would + infinitive.