Vocabulario en Inglés: Compras, Residuos, Sociedad, Hippies, Justicia y Gramática Práctica

Vocabulario de Compras

Vocabulario: buy, sell, waste

try things on (probarse cosas), order (pedido), delivered (entregadas), brands (marcas), sweatshops (talleres de explotación), ripped off (timado), taking something back (devolver el producto), refund (reembolso), auction (subasta), sales (rebajas), browse (mirar/buscar), window-shopping (ir de escaparates), afford (permitirse).

Definiciones

have enough money for... (afford)
where something is sold to the person with the highest offer... (auction)
go into a shop and look around... (browse)
return a product (taking something back)
period when a shop sells things at reduced prices (sales)
clothes factories where workers are badly treated... (sweatshops)
test something to see how it works (try things out)
when a product is brought to your house (delivered)

Expresiones Coloquiales

shop 'til you drop → retail therapy (terapia de compras)
on a high (sentirse en las nubes)
feeling down (deprimido)
bug (gusano / manía)
being bitten by (ser mordido por / contagiado por)
hooked on (enganchado a)

Estructura: Causative Have

My hair's very long. I need to have it cut.
It's my mum's birthday. We're going to have a special cake made for her.
Have you ever had your password stolen by a hacker?
He's a bit shy and doesn't like having his photo taken.
Your car sounds strange. You should have it checked.
Order from this website and you can have everything delivered.

Medio Ambiente y Residuos

Formación de palabras

incinerates → incinerators
consumer → consumption
disposed → disposable
manufacture → manufacturer
waste → wasteful

Reporting Structures

It is said that...
It was reported in last...
The manufacturer is rumoured to employ people...
The painting was considered to be worth...
It is believed that the stolen...

Vocabulario: waste

biodegradable, compost (abono), consumption (consumo), dumped (vaciar en), emissions (emisiones), landfill sites (vertederos), pollute (contaminar), recycled (reciclado), reuse (reutilizar), sustainability (sostenibilidad), toxic (tóxico), waste (residuos).

I'm using recycled paper.
The incinerator caused environmental problems.
We live in a wasteful society.
Yes, throw it away; it's disposable.
Sustainable agriculture doesn't pollute.
Manufacturers are producing more and consumers are buying more.

Sociedad

Vocabulario: society

community, customs (aduana), freedom (libertad), households (hogares), population (población), slavery (esclavitud), citizen (ciudadano), civil servants (funcionarios), employment (empleo), healthcare (sanidad), monarchy (monarquía), wealth (riqueza).

Vocabulario: hippie

sought (buscado / intentado obtener), flocked (acudieron en masa), charismatic (carismático), shelters (refugios), mainstream (ideas más aceptadas), struggle (lucha / esfuerzo).

Crimen y Justicia

Vocabulario

courts (salas de justicia), juries (jurados), young offender (joven infractor), admit (admitir), commit a crime (cometer un delito), witness (testigo), lawyers (abogados), judge (juez), sentence (sentencia), community service (servicios a la comunidad), pay a fine (pagar una multa), curfew (toque de queda / arresto domiciliario).

Phrasal Verbs

The police officer told the man to hand over his gun.
Shops selling cupcakes are springing up everywhere.
If you come up against problems filling in the form, I'll help.
We've decided to set up a tapas bar.
Let's put up a sign to say...
The protesters set off for London early in the morning.

Gramática Práctica

Corrección de frases

Shall I carry this bag for you?
Castilian is spoken in most South American countries.
It was such an interesting book that I couldn't put it down.
In spite of the exam being difficult, he got a very high mark.
Tell Daniel his hair needs cutting.
May I use your car? David asked his father.
They have been married for ten years.
The book was so interesting that I read it three times.
You don't need to bring your own food.
Carol sings better than Elisa.
I wonder where my keys are.
He said to Newton, "Who made the model of the universe?"
We'll be shown the figures this afternoon.
It is the third time I have seen that film.
If I had known you were here, I wouldn't have come so late.
My sister is too young to go to pubs.
How long is the River Ebro?
Unless you hurry up, you'll be late for work.
It was so cold that we couldn't go swimming.
If he hadn't left so early, he wouldn't have avoided the traffic.
Isaac Newton, who discovered gravity, died in 1727.
It is almost impossible to find a place to park on my street.
Although it was cold, they were wearing their long coats.
The TV volume was too high for me to hear what you said.
I'll open a window, shall I?
He's very fond of parties.
Eating in here is prohibited.
His father is Irish, so he has dual nationality.
She hasn't written a novel for three years.
It was such bad weather that we stayed at home.
I'm going to have my garage built.
He asked me if I was going to be home that evening.
That was why I went.
Parents shouldn't allow their children to watch violent films.
Despite having enough money to go on holiday, I still can't go.
I wish my motorbike was working.
He is likely to be late.