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

Vocabulario de inglés con traducción al catalán

Familia y relaciones personales

• Bond: enllaç
• Brother-in-law: cunyat
• Cousin: primo/a
• Great-grandfather: besavi
• Nephew: nebot
• Niece: neboda
• Referee: àrbitre
• Relative: parent
• Sibling: germà/germana
• Spouse: cònjuge
• Widow: vídua

Verbos y expresiones

• Bury: enterrar
• Cheer: alegria, humor
• Fake: fals
• Flee: fugir
• Inherit: heretar
• Nod: fer que sí
• Overhear: sentir (per casualitat)
• Raise: elevar
• Engaged: promès/promesa
• Grateful: agraït
• Jealous: gelós
• Pregnant: embarassada
• Self-centred: egocèntric
• Single: solter/a

Phrasal verbs y expresiones con verbos

• Break up: ruptura
• Fight back: defensar-se
• Get along: portar-se bé
• Grow apart: distanciar-se
• Live up to: estar a l'altura de
• Look up to: admirar
• Push (someone) into: convertir-se

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Vocabulario

• alley: a narrow road or path
• ash: powder that is left after something has been burnt
• butler: a man servant (a person who works in a house)
• case: something (a problem or a crime) investigated by police
• cheerful: happy
• creature: a living animal or person
• creep: to move slowly along close to the ground
• devil: a cruel or evil person
• divorce: the end of a marriage by law
• faint: to become unconscious for a short time
• fire: to shoot a gun
• footprint: a mark on the ground made by a foot or shoe
• forgive: to stop being angry with someone about something
• grim: (of a place) frightening and unwelcoming
• heaven: the place where God is believed to live
• hedge: a row of small trees planted close together
• hell: the place where the devil is believed

• There is the lady. Her dog was killed.

There is the lady whose dog was killed.

• I have a friend. He is a wonderful skater.

I have a friend who is a wonderful skater.

• Scrabble is a very enjoyable game. I play Scrabble every weekend.

Scrabble, which I play every weekend, is a very enjoyable game.

• He received the parcel. He was waiting for it.

He received the parcel he was waiting for.

• Robert Graves wrote I, Claudius. He used to live in Majorca.

Robert Graves, who used to live in Majorca, wrote I, Claudius.

• I remember those days. We were so happy.

I remember those days when we were so happy.

• He has lost the ring. Everyone admired it.

He has lost the ring everyone admired.

• Do you know the exact date? We are going to meet them.

Do you know the exact date when we

Vocabulario: Crime (delitos)

Crime

• Pickpocketing (carterismo) / mugging (robo con amenaza) / speeding (exceso de velocidad) / stealing (mangar) / shoplifting (robar en tienda) / pirating (piratear) / vandalizing (vandalismo) / graffiti (grafiti) / litter (basura) / smuggling (contrabando) / pushing (pasar droga) / burgling (robar en una casa) / robbing (robo, por ejemplo en una oficina de correos) / fare-dodging (no pagar el transporte) / touting (revender)

Vocabulario: The justice system (el sistema judicial)

• Court (juzgado) / defendant (acusado) / evidence (pruebas) / fine (multa) / judge (juez) / jury (jurado) / lawyer (abogado) / trial (juicio) / verdict (veredicto) / witness (testigo)
• Suspected of (sospechoso de) / acquitted of (absuelto de)

Muerte en el Nilo: preguntas y respuestas

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1) ¿How did Rosalie get rid of her mother's bottles of alcohol?

2) ¿Why didn't her mother's books sell any more?

3) ¿What is the reason that she drank?

4) ¿What were the two things that Poirot wanted to know?

1) Rosalie got rid of her mother's bottles of alcohol by throwing them into the Nile.

2) Her mother's books didn't sell anymore because people were tired of reading cheap sex stuff.

3) The reason why her mother drank was because she felt terribly hurt that her books weren't popular and weren't selling anymore.

4) The two things that Poirot wanted to know were at what time Rosalie had thrown the bottles into the river and whether she had seen Mademoiselle Van Schuyler.

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Vocabulario de Tecnología e Internet

location / ubicación, situación
look up / buscar, mirar
access the Internet / acceder a Internet, entrar en Internet
mobile network / red (de telefonía) móvil
account / cuenta
on average / de media, como promedio
out-of-date / desactualizado/a, pasado/a de moda
over / más de; be over: terminar(se), acabar(se)
post / comentario, publicación
post comments / publicar / colgar comentarios
post updates / publicar / colgar actualizaciones
accurate / exacto/a, preciso/a
admission / entrada
advise / aconsejar, recomendar
appointment / cita
awesome / increíble, formidable
bounce around / circular
break down / averiarse, estropearse
break into / introducirse, meterse en (sin permiso)
bring / reportar
catch on / ponerse de moda,... Continuar leyendo "Vocabulario y Gramática en Inglés: Tecnología e Internet – Tiempos Verbales Explicados" »

Examen 3: Asking for help meeting people

1- It encourages people to ask for help in order to be less shy and meet new acquaintances.

2- She was alone when she most needed help, because her boyfriend had left her.

3- She decided to ask people for help in order to get to know supportive people.

4- True. The people around her were not interested in talking to her more than in giving back to her.

5- False. She thinks we should live together in a community and not as individuals all by ourselves.

6- phone. 7- realise. 8- Self-sufficient. 9- Explanation.

10- What did she start focusing on?

11- She told him to stay with her after the operation.

12- When did he promise to give up smoking?

13- If you had come to the wedding, you would have met him.

14- Friendship... Continuar leyendo "Examen de inglés: Pedir ayuda para conocer gente y perros de audición" »

Ejercicios de Vocabulario y Gramática en Inglés

1. Festivals (Festivales)

Vocabulary matching: hefty-large, loan-borrowed, demand-askfor, awkward-difficult, hire-employ.

2.

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3.

• a. In the following year, he will play at the festival.
• b. You are allowed to attend the concert for free.
• c. Given that he is able to pay the university and his house, he hopes for the next year.
• d. He hopes for the next year to go with his band to festivals.

4. Of, which, with, in addition to, be given, as.

5. Working as a festival worker is not a bad idea because it enables people attending festivals to go for free. On the other hand, being a security worker would be worse because of the risks you may be involved in.

6. As far as I am concerned, festivals are very funny,... Continuar leyendo "Vocabulario y Gramática en Inglés: Festivales, Fernando Alonso, Idiomas y Diplomacia" »

Ejercicios de Inglés para 2º de Bachillerato

2º Bach. Exercise 1

1) d- paying. 2) d- How often. 3) b- opened. 4) d- putting pressure. 5) a- lack. 6) a- will come. 7) a- had been. 8) a- were. 9) b- hadn't told. 10) b- put on weight. 11) b- in. 12) b- an errand. 13) c- traffic jam. 14) c- has had. 15) c- haven't been found. 16) c- are banned. 17) c- ran smoothly. 18) c- haven't got round to. 19) d- matter. 20) d- say.

Exercise 2

1) a- break a leg! 2) d- had. 3) c- rewarding. 4) d- have you been doing. 5) d- got. 6) b- on second thoughts. 7) c- could live. 8) d- mood. 9) a- (nothing). 10) d- (nothing). 11) c- asked us not to. 12) d- set up. 13) d- complained. 14) d- resign. 15) d- fill out.

Exercise 3

1) give up. 2) run out. 3) runs the show. 4)... Continuar leyendo "Ejercicios de Inglés 2º Bachillerato: Gramática, Vocabulario, Lectura y Escritura Resueltos" »

I will discuss one of the cities I've visited recently. This city is called Lanzarote. It is one of the Balearic Islands. Its highlights are the volcanoes and vast beaches. The water is blue and clear, and the most famous beach is called Famara, which is the perfect place for surfers and bodyboarders. What I liked most was its climate and its friendly people. There is a lively atmosphere. In the area where I was staying, there were many foreign people, and the tourist bars near the hotel were German or Irish, so most of the time we practiced English. About the food, I do not have much to say, but wrinkled potatoes (papas arrugadas) are very good. I was amazed when I was served whole potatoes with their skin. Its landscapes are incredible. You'... Continuar leyendo "Lanzarote: Volcanes, Playas y Cultura en las Islas Baleares" »