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

Vocabulario y expresiones en inglés con traducción al catalán

Phrasal verbs y expresiones idiomáticas

• BACK UP → recolzar, tirar enrere
• BARELY → almost not (a penes, quasi no)
• BE ON THE HOUSE → given to you free (et convidem)
• BE WELL OFF → rich (ric)
• BURGLAR → a person who steals things in houses (lladre de cases)
• BREAK INTO → get into a house illegally (entrar a robar)
• DISTRESSING → causing pain or sorrow (que causa tristesa)
• FINE → money paid as a punishment for breaking the law (multa)
• GAZE → look at something or somebody for a long time (mirar fixament)
• GET CAUGHT → you are found committing a crime (ser enganxat, pillat)
• GIVE AWAY → a) give for free (regalar, donar) b) reveal (delatar)
• GO ON → a) continue (continuar) b)

Social Media: A Contemporary Double-Edged Sword

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using social media.

Social media is perhaps the best example of a contemporary double-edged sword. Like many other powerful tools powered by the Internet, it can bring either tremendous wealth or unsuspected challenges to both its users and the institutions engaged in it.

To start with, as its name suggests, social media allows regular social interaction across distances—both literal and figurative—which would have often been considered unlikely, when not outright impossible, before. In other words, it may help us reconnect and stay in touch with family and friends thousands of kilometres removed and decades estranged. What’s more, it can also be... Continuar leyendo "Reflections on Technology, Society, and Personal Choices" »

Vocabulary

(1) A: Why won’t the bank lend him any more money? B: …debts

A: Do you really need another pair of jeans? B: …on sale.

A: When are you going to clean your room? B: …nagging.

A: What are all these things on the floor? B: …belongings.

A: What happened to the Italian restaurant on the corner? B: …went out of business.

A: Do you think I can take this car radio back to the shop? B: …receipt.

(2) Palabras en contexto

• Boyle’s first appearance,
• Their marriage,
• The thief only stole about $10… lost for us,
• The only way to make sure… publicity,
• Thank you… helpful,
• Tim thought he would lose his job… promotion,
• My tooth hurts… sensitive.
• Many music students… performance.

(3) Frases de uso

1. The head teacher’s office is out of bounds

Phrasal Verbs

Move on → Progress

Keep up → Continue

Turn up → Arrive

Fool around → Waste time

Fall behind → Not keep up with

Hand in → Give to the teacher

Answer back → Reply rudely

Put up with → Accept

Word Building

Finances / Financial 财务

Access / Accessible - Inaccessible 访问

Wealth / Wealthy 财富 / 富裕

Frustration / Frustrated 沮丧

Dedication / Dedicated 奉献 / 专用

Tradition / Traditional - Untraditional 传统 - 非传统

Expert / Expertise 专家 / 专长

Innovation / Innovative 创新 / 革新

Effect / Effective - Ineffective 有效 - 无效

Verb + Noun

Do → Business / an exercise / a (good) job / damage / research (microscopio)

Give → An explanation / approval / your word / the impression (bien)

Spread → The word... Continuar leyendo "Phrasal Verbs, Word Building y Vocabulario en Inglés: Guía Práctica con Traducciones" »

Vocabulari de Crim, Justícia i Mitjans

Accuse: acusar

Addicted: addicte/a

Angry: enfadat/ada

Arrest: detenció

Arrest: detenir

Aware: conscient

Best-seller: llibre més venut

Burglary: robatori en una casa

Capable: capaç

Charge: cobrar

Cliffhanger: moment de màxim suspens

Clue: pista

Cold-hearted: insensible, fred

Community service: prestació de serveis a la comunitat

Convict: condemnar, declarar culpable

Cool-headed: impertorbable, calmat/ada

Cop: policia

Cop show: sèrie de policies

Court: tribunal

Crime: delicte, crim, delinqüència

Crime novel: novel·la policíaca

Criminal: delinqüent, criminal

Culprit: culpable

Curious: curiós/osa

Deep-rooted: arrelat/ada

Detective: detectiu/iva

Eccentric: excèntric/a

Engaging: interessant, que atrau

Entertaining: entretingut/... Continuar leyendo "Vocabulari de Crim i Justícia en Anglès-Català" »

David Copperfield: Resumen de la Novela

The book chronicles the life of David Copperfield, from birth to adulthood. El Dr. Chillip fue el médico que ayudó a David a venir al mundo cuando su padre había fallecido. Clara era el nombre de su madre, y también de su niñera, aunque esta última es llamada Peggotty. Betsy Trotwood es la tía del padre de David, Copperfield, quien visita el día en que David nació, con la esperanza de ayudar a criar al bebé si fuera una niña, pero se decepciona al saber que es un niño.

Clara volvió a casarse cuando David tenía siete años con el Sr. Murdstone, cuya ocupación en la vida parece ser casarse con mujeres con dinero e imponer su régimen. Mientras se celebran la boda y la luna de miel de su madre,... Continuar leyendo "David Copperfield: Resumen de la Vida y Aventuras del Protagonista de Dickens" »

Verbos irregulares en inglés

Golpear / beat - beat - beaten; coger, atrapar / catch - caught - caught; dejar, irse, salir / leave - left - left; llegar a ser / become - became - become; comerciar, tratar / deal - dealt - dealt

Alimentarse / feed - fed - fed; empezar / begin - began - begun; sentir / feel - felt - felt; doblar / bend - bent - bent; luchar / fight - fought - fought

Soplar / blow - blew - blown; apostar / bet - bet - bet; permitir / let - let - let; volar / fly - flew - flown; quemar / burn - burnt - burnt; morder / bite - bit - bitten; olvidar / forget - forgot - forgotten

Reventar, estallar / burst - burst - burst; soplar / blow - blew - blown; perdonar / forgive - forgave - forgiven; elegir / choose - chose - chosen; romper /

Información sobre el Rock'n'Roll Madrid Marathon

Hey Mike! He encontrado todos los detalles importantes sobre el Rock'n'Roll Madrid Marathon para ayudarte:

El maratón se celebrará el 26 de abril. La carrera de 10 kilómetros comenzará a las ocho de la mañana. El punto de salida se encuentra en el Paseo de la Castellana, entre Ortega y Gasset y Marqués de Villamagna. El evento puede acoger hasta trece mil participantes, ¡así que es un evento bastante grande!

Requisitos para participar

• Edad mínima: debes tener al menos dieciocho años.
• Salud: la organización enfatiza que debes estar en buena salud para correr. Por ello, se recomienda realizarte un chequeo médico, incluyendo una prueba de esfuerzo, antes de inscribirte.

Inscripción y dorsal

Para... Continuar leyendo "Guía completa para el Rock'n'Roll Madrid Marathon: Fechas, Inscripción, Transporte y Consejos" »

Describir a alguien

Describir a alguien:

There is one person I especially admire: his name is Antonio Banderas. I first heard about Banderas when I watched his famous film Átame, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Antonio is the first Spanish actor who has become extremely popular in the United States. He started his career in Madrid when he was a very young man and, from the very beginning, he managed to work with the best directors, actors and actresses.

Antonio Banderas is an extremely handsome man. His curly dark hair and dark eyes have made him a Latin symbol in North America. He is tall and broad-shouldered, rather slender and very expressive.

Antonio has proved to be a warm person; he is always willing to answer the questions asked by both his... Continuar leyendo "Ejemplos de textos descriptivos en inglés: Antonio Banderas, contaminación, móviles y vacaciones" »