Conectores, Estructuras Gramaticales, Idioms y Prefijos en Inglés: Recurso Completo para Estudiantes

Conectores:

Adición (y): and (y), also, too, as well (también), moreover, furthermore, in addition, besides, what's more (además), as well as, besides, in addition to (además de)

Contraste (pero): but, yet (pero), however, nevertheless (sin embargo), on the one hand (por un lado), on the other hand (por otro lado), while, whereas (mientras que), although, though, even though, in spite of the fact that, despite the fact that (aunque)

Causa:

Porque (because, as, since, seeing that) + frase completa

Por (because of, on account of, owing to, due to) + sustantivo o + -ing

(because of, on account of, owing to, due to) + the fact that + frase completa

Finalidad (para):

(so as to, in order to, so as not to, in order not to) + infinitivo

(so that, in order that) + frase (will/would, can/could, may/might)

This bag is too heavy for me to carry.

(for + objeto + to + infinitivo) (for + -ing)

Cosas evidentes

Consecuencia (por lo tanto, así pues...):

(therefore, as a result, consequently, for this reason, so, thus, that's why) + frase completa

so + adjetivo / such + adjetivo + sustantivo

Estructuras con verbos (E.I.)

Verbo + to + infinitivo / if

agree, demand (exigir), offer (ofrecer), promise (prometer), refuse (negarse a hacer algo), threaten (amenazar), claim (afirmar)

Verbo + (me, you...) + to + infinitivo

advise (aconsejar), allow (permitir), beg (suplicar), command (ordenar), encourage (animar), forbid (prohibir), instruct (dar instrucciones), invite (invitar), order (ordenar), permit (permitir), remind (recordar), urge (animar), warn (advertir), want (querer)

Verbo + (me, you...) + of + -ing

accuse (acusar), apologise for (disculparse), admit (admitir), boast about (presumir), complain to sb about, deny (negar haber hecho algo), insist on (insistir), - siempre que haya must, suggest (sugerir)

Verbo + that

agree, claim (afirmar), complain (quejarse), deny (negar haber hecho algo), exclaim (exclamar), explain (explicar), inform (informar), promise (prometer), suggest (sugerir)

explain to sb + how

Vocabulario británico / americano (B/A)

• lift - elevator (ascensor)
• garden - yard (jardín)
• pavement - sidewalk (acera)
• ground floor - first floor (planta baja - primer piso)
• flat - apartment (piso / apartamento)
• shop - store (tienda)
• shopping centre - mall (centro comercial)
• cinema - movie theater (cine)
• high street - main street (calle principal)
• downtown - in the city centre (centro de la ciudad)
• parking lots - car parks (estacionamientos)

Idioms (expresiones idiomáticas)

• Threw in the towel: tirar la toalla (gave up)
• The ball's in your court: te toca a ti actuar (it's your turn to act)
• Hitting below the belt: golpe bajo (cruel)
• Learn the ropes: entender cómo funcionan las cosas (understand how things work)
• Had a head start: partir con ventaja (started before the others)
• Let the cat out of the bag: revelar un secreto (revealed a secret)
• A fish out of water: alguien o algo que no encaja (something/someone that doesn't belong)
• Hold your horses: espera un momento (wait a minute)
• Kill two birds with one stone: matar dos pájaros de un tiro (accomplish two things at the same time)
• Smelled a rat: sospechar que algo anda mal (suspect something is wrong)
• Caught him red-handed: pillarlo con las manos en la masa (saw someone doing something wrong)
• Rip-off: un precio abusivo (a price that is too high)
• Sticky fingers: manos largas, hábito de robar (a habit of stealing)

Prefijos

disadvantage, irrelevant, impossible, unfair, inconvenient, illogical, international, overpopulated, reviewed, ex-president, misunderstood, underestimate