Vocabulario en Inglés: Compras, Opiniones, Certeza y Actividades Extremas
Vocabulario de Compras en Inglés
Browse: take one's time looking at goods in a shop without necessarily wanting to buy anything.
Bargain-Hunt: look around for goods that one can buy cheaply or for less than their usual price.
Window-shop: look at goods in store windows without going inside or intending to buy them.
Haggle / Bargain: discuss the amount of money one is willing to pay for something.
Shop around / Comparison shop: go to different stores in order to compare the prices and quality of something so one can decide which to buy.
Expresiones para Describir Precios
LP (Low Price): A good deal! A bargain!! A great offer!!! A steal!!!!
HP (High Price): No bargain! A bit steep!! A rip-off!!! Highway robbery!!!!
Verbos Relacionados con el Marketing
Endorse: personally recommend a product in exchange for payment.
Promote: make sure people know about a new product in order to persuade them to buy it.
Imply: suggest that something is true, without saying or showing it directly.
Prove: show that something is definitely true, especially by providing facts, information, etc.
Tipos de Padres y Adolescentes
Parents can be:
- Too strict: they set a lot of restrictions and expect kids to obey rules.
- Too lenient: they let their kids have or do anything they want.
- Overprotective: they worry too much about their kids.
Teenagers can be:
- Rebellious: they refuse to follow rules and do the opposite of what is expected of them.
- Spoiled: they expect to have or do whatever they want.
- Disrespectful: they are rude to adults and think what adults say is not important.
Expresar Certeza en Inglés
Very Certain
Very certain: Clearly - It's obvious - There's no question } He's not coming
Almost Certain
Almost certain: Most likely - Probably - I'll bet } Someone found it
Somewhat Certain
Somewhat certain: I guess - I imagine - I suppose } She's lost
Not Certain
Not certain: Maybe - It's possible - It could be } He forgot
Adjetivos para Evaluar Afirmaciones
Believable: can be accepted as true because it seems possible.
Debatable: not easy to prove because more than one explanation is possible.
Provable: can be shown to be definitely true.
Questionable: uncertain, but more likely to be untrue.
Unsolvable: impossible to prove.
Expresar Opiniones sobre Deportes Extremos
I can't wait to go hang gliding.
Skydiving doesn't scare me a bit.
There's nothing like surfing.
I can't get enough of white-water rafting.
Bungee jumping is not sweat.
I wouldn't dare go hang gliding.
Skydiving scares the life out of me.
There's not a chance I would go surfing.
You wouldn't catch me white-water rafting.
You'd have to be out of your mind to go bungee jumping.