Apuntes, resúmenes, trabajos, exámenes y problemas de Inglés

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A group of foreign students will soon...

Introduction

In this proposal I shall give reasons for designing a special programme to help foreign students at our university to become more proficient in their oral language skills.

Reasons for developing a programme

Foreign students coming to our university to study need to have a high level of proficiency in our language. Most of these students have passed the relevant language examinations and encounter few problems. They have often, however, had little opportunity to use the language for speaking. Although their current skills help them with their studies, they need to integrate into the general student population, and speaking the language fluently would help this.

A possible speaking programme

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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)

1. Verbos Irregulares (Irregular Verbs)

Formas verbales en Infinitivo – Pasado Simple – Participio Pasado:

• Awake – Awoke – Awoken
• Be – Was / Were – Been
• Beat – Beat – Beaten
• Become – Became – Become
• Begin – Began – Begun (Empezar)
• Bend – Bent – Bent
• Bet – Bet – Bet
• Bind – Bound – Bound
• Bite – Bit – Bitten
• Bleed – Bled – Bled
• Break – Broke – Broken
• Breed – Bred – Bred
• Bring – Brought – Brought
• Build – Built – Built
• Buy – Bought – Bought
• Cast – Cast – Cast
• Catch – Caught – Caught
• Come – Came – Come
• Cost – Cost – Cost
• Cut – Cut – Cut
• Choose – Chose – Chosen
• Dig – Dug – Dug
• Do – Did – Done
• Draw – Drew – Drawn
• Dream – Dreamt / Dreamed – Dreamt / Dreamed
• Drink – Drank

Vocabulario de inglés: Temas clave

Turning point

Turning point: Punto de inflexión. Momento en el que se produce un cambio decisivo en una situación.

Law: Ley

Lawyer: Abogado

Pass a law: Firmar una ley

Repeal a law: Derogar una ley

Comment on something: Opinar

Turn 18: Cumplir 18 años

Actually: Realmente

At present: Actualmente

Miss out on: Dejar pasar

Milestone: Evento importante

To bother to: Preocuparse

Hang out with: Pasar tiempo con

Be involved in: Tener una parte activa en algo

Be politically involved: Estar políticamente involucrado

Involve: Participación

Run for a political office: Presentarse a un cargo político

Run: Dirigir, administrar o controlar

Go into overdraft: Gastar por encima de tu sueldo

Handle your finances = Manage = Deal with: Gestionar...

1. Do you prefer spending money as you earn or saving for future use?

To live a happy life, today money is very important and necessary, since it is essential to satisfy all kinds of needs. People who have a lot of money spend it almost without thinking about it, but people who have limited money think twice before spending it. I think it is always good to save some money instead of spending it immediately, since some unforeseen event may arise.

People cannot predict the future, that is why it is always good to have some money saved, since any type of unforeseen event can happen at the least expected moment, such as losing your job, an economic crisis, a robbery at home... But I also have to say that we should not spend our entire lives saving...

An Unforgettable Night at the Talent Show

After that, other strange performances came up: a girl twisted her arms all around her body, while another tried to sing a song from The Little Mermaid; the audience wondered for at least five minutes whether they were supposed to laugh or not. Last but not least came the most shocking performance of the night: Dina showcased her amazing voice, which was powerful enough to move almost everyone to tears.

Overall, the Talent Show was legendary. We were able to laugh, but we also experienced genuine emotion. I believe no one is going to forget what happened yesterday, mostly because everyone filmed the performances, creating truly great memories.

Why the Original Star Wars Trilogy Remains Essential Viewing

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Resumen de la película

Clifford, el gran perro rojo es una comedia de aventuras infantil dirigida por Walt Becker en 2021. Está basada en la serie de libros infantiles del mismo nombre de Norman Bridwell. Protagonizada por Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall y John Cleese.

Emily Elizabeth Howard es una joven estudiante que vive con su madre en la ciudad de Nueva York. Emily sufre acoso escolar con regularidad. Un día, queda al cuidado de su responsable tío Casey mientras su madre viaja a Chicago por motivos de trabajo. Juntos conocen a un hombre que dirige una tienda de rescate de animales en un cannibal. Él le presenta a un pequeño cachorro rojo cuya familia ha sido, por desgracia, robada por cazaperros. Como resultado, el amor de la niña por...

Vocabulario y gramática esencial de inglés

A continuación encontrarás listas de vocabulario organizadas por temas, junto con estructuras gramaticales importantes para dominar el inglés.

Relaciones personales y familia

ALLOW: permitir, BLAME: culpar, BOTHER: molestar, BRING UP: criar, DEAL WITH: ocuparse de, FORGIVE: perdonar, GET ALONG: llevarse bien, GET IN TOUCH: ponerse en contacto, GIVE UP: darse por vencido, JEALOUS: celoso, KEEP IN TOUCH: mantener contacto, LOOK UP TO: admirar a, ONLY CHILD: hijo único, ROW: bronca, SIBLINGS: hermanos, SPOILED: mimado, SUPPORT: apoyar, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY: asumir la responsabilidad, TWIN: gemelo.

Vida cotidiana y tradiciones

ALL DAY LONG: todo el día, APPROPRIATE: apropiado, ATMOSPHERE: atmósfera,...

Ejercicios de comprensión lectora en inglés

Robot hotel

1. In which city is the Henn-na hotel situated? In Nagasaki, Japan.

2. How many humans work at the hotel? One girl in reception, ten staff members, and everything else is robots.

3. Why doesn’t the hotel use tiresome conventional keys to unlock the guest rooms? Because they prefer to use facial recognition technology.

4. What evidence supports the view that the writer likes the hotel? That they have always been interesting robots, because they are the future.

5. Do you agree with the hotel manager that robots are the future? Yes, since they take a lot of work and it is a new way of running a business.

6. If you were the designer, what aspect of the hotel would you change? That everything...

Vocabulario Académico y Universitario (University & Studies)

• Undergraduates (n): Students who are studying for a degree at a college or university. (Estudiantes de grado).
• Degree (n): A course of study at a college or university. (Grado, título universitario).
• Lecture (n): A formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially students. (Clase magistral en universidad, conferencia).
• Tutorial (n): A period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group. (Tutoría).
• Term (n): One of the periods into which a year is divided at school, college, or university. (Trimestre, cuatrimestre, semestre).
• Assessment (n): The process of testing someone's knowledge, ability, skills, etc. (Evaluación). To assess (v).
• Assignment