Apuntes, resúmenes, trabajos, exámenes y ejercicios de Inglés de Bachillerato

Vocabulario en inglés con traducción al español

A continuación encontrarás una lista de palabras, expresiones y phrasal verbs con su significado en español, organizados para facilitar el estudio.

Phrasal verbs

• get stuck: atascarse
• put off: posponer
• get to: conseguir / lograr
• put up with: no poder soportar
• impede: no permitir / prohibir / impedir
• arise: surgir / presentarse (come up with: proponer)
• fed up with: harto de / cansado de
• bring up: sacar a relucir / criar
• get caught up: quedar atrapado
• take something for granted: dar algo por sentado
• over look: pasar por alto
• to start rolling the ball: poner en marcha

Sustantivos y adjetivos

• nuisance (n): molestia / fastidio
• brother (n): hermano
• seldom: rara vez (hardly / not often)
• rise: subir / elevarse por

Preguntas y respuestas de comprensión lectora

Why did Antonio enjoy himself on Christmas Eve?
Because it was different and everything was new for him.

When do the British have Christmas dinner?
The British have Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, and the traditional menu is roast turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables, wine and Christmas pudding.

When did Antonio receive his Christmas present and what were they?
On Christmas morning, after breakfast. He received some traditional English mustard, a bottle of Scotch whisky and a book about Shakespeare.

How do you open a Christmas cracker, and what is inside it?
Two people have to hold each end of a cracker and pull. Inside the cracker, there is a colored paper hat, a joke written on a piece of paper and... Continuar leyendo "Comprensión lectora en inglés: Christmas, Gales y Cornualles con Antonio y Gareth" »

1. Introduction to Foreign Language Teaching and Linguistic Skills

To use a language effectively, we need to interchange different abilities or skills in our lessons such as: listening, speaking, reading and writing. We will study how to integrate these skills into communication. All the skills above may be necessary to our pupils and we will have to consider when and how to introduce them.

2. Listening Comprehension: From Hearing to Active and Selective Understanding

Whenever a person studies a foreign language the first skills to deal with are receptive skills. Among the two receptive skills, listening for the foreign language is the very first one. The comprehension of a language is the ability to understand communicatively what we listen to... Continuar leyendo "Comprehensive Masterclass on English Language Teaching Methods, Linguistic Skills, and Didactic Applications" »

Oracions de relatiu

Relativo: defining.

I saw the dog which has only three legs.

Non defining:

Extremadura, where cherry trees grow, is a very warm region.

Reported speech

Reported speech: now - then, today - that day, yesterday - the day before, the day before yesterday - two days before, tomorrow - the next day, the day after tomorrow - in two days' time, next week - the following week, last week - the previous week, a year ago - a year before. this - that, these - those.

present simple - past simple, present continuous - past continuous, past simple - past perfect, present perfect - past perfect, present perfect continuous - past perfect continuous, past perfect - past perfect (no varia), condicional i continu no varien, futur - condicional, future... Continuar leyendo "Gramàtica anglesa: oracions de relatiu, estil indirecte, condicionals, passiva i temps verbals" »

The Thirty-Nine Steps

• Title: The Thirty-Nine Steps
• Editorial: Burlington Books
• Author: John Buchan
• Year: 1915

Plot

Richard Hannay, a former intelligence officer, is bored with his life in Britain. One day, his neighbour tells him about a plot to assassinate a Greek political leader and drag Britain into a world war. Hannay later finds his neighbour murdered and he must hide from both the police and a dangerous group of enemy agents as he tries to prevent the assassination.

Summary

Set in the weeks immediately before the outbreak of the First World War, the story concerns a young South African mining engineer of Scottish extraction: Richard Hannay. He arrives in London, rich and bored, and is suddenly engulfed in a German plot to destroy the British... Continuar leyendo "The Thirty-Nine Steps de John Buchan: Resumen, Personajes y Trama" »

Question Words

Question words (palabras interrogativas) — Página 1

1. Where = ¿Dónde? (lugar)

• Where is it? — It’s at Paul’s house.
• Where is it? — It’s in Irapuato.

2. When = ¿Cuándo? (tiempo)

• When is it? — It’s on Saturday night.
• When is it? — It’s in summer.

On = el, en (días). In = en (meses, estaciones).

3. Who = ¿Quién? (persona)

• Who is it? — It’s me.
• Who is it? — It’s my father’s mother.

4. What = ¿Qué? (cosa)

• What is it? — It’s a pen.
• What is it? — It’s a school.

Práctica: completa con where, when, who o what

• ______ in Irapuato. (Where)
• ______ in September. (When)
• ______ my cousin. (Who)
• ______ in October 17th. (When)
• ______ dentist’s office. (Where)
• ______ chair. (What)
• ______ in the backyard. (Where)
• ____

Publicity

Publicity: The publicity has revolutionized the way we do our shopping. It's a modern and effective tool for selling products or services everywhere. However, not everyone thinks this is a good idea. On the one hand, publicity encourages people to buy more items. It improves the economy of the country and it creates new jobs. On the other hand, it has got many drawbacks. Shopping malls incorporate a large number of advertisements inside them. It isn't always easy to go to a shopping mall and decide to purchase only what you came for, as temptation is always present. In addition, customers can become addicted to shopping and buy things that they don't need. It's a fact that advertising is everywhere. In my opinion, people should buy... Continuar leyendo "Publicidad, consumismo y compras: ventajas y desventajas para la sociedad actual" »

BOOKTUBE: THE WOMAN IN WHITE

Hello, I’m Jessica del Valle and I am going to talk about this book. As you can see, the title is The Woman in White. The original date of publication was November 26, 1860, by Wilkie Collins at the age of 36. This book belongs to naturalism, as a literary movement. This decade was very different, with numerous cultural, social, and political changes in Europe and America. Also in that year, the presidential elections of Argentina were celebrated, to choose the successor of Justo José de Urquiza as president of the Argentine Confederation for the period 1860 to 1866. Finally, Santiago Derqui was chosen president.

The story is about the unequal position between men and women, especially in social conventions such... Continuar leyendo "The Woman in White de Wilkie Collins: Resumen, Personajes y Por Qué Leerla" »