Vocabulari anglès i estructures d'escriptura: gerundi, infinitiu i connectors

Vocabulari anglès amb traducció

apologise (perdonar) / arson (incendi) / alleys (carrers estrets, callejones) / blame (culpar) / banned (prohibir) / believe (creure) / bald (calb) / basement (subterrani) / bedroom (habitació, recàmara) / busy (ocupat) / bland (suau, insípid) / ceiling (sostre) / chatter (xerrar) / crawl (gatejar) / complain (queixar-se) / chubby (rabassut) / disruptive (interromput, pertorbador) / derelict (abandonat) / design the label (dissenyar l’etiqueta) / freckles (pigues) / gossip (cotillear) / groan (rondinar) / handsome (guapo) / hopeless (desesperança) / hijack (segrestar un vehicle, atracador) / health hazard (perill per a la salut) / jog (footing) / kind (amable) / kidnap (segrestador) / limp (anar coix) / loyal (lleial) / launch an investigation (iniciar una investigació) / motherhood (maternitat) / march (marxa) / make up / forge (forjar) / murder (assassinat) / mug (atracar, agredir) / narrow minded (de ment estreta) / outgoing (extravertit, sociable) / carry out research (dur a terme investigacions) / ornate (adornat) / reliable (segur, fiable) / rush (caminar ràpid) / roof (golfes, terrat) / still (encara) / surrounded by fields (envoltat de camps) / sigh (badallar, sospirar) / stroll (passejar amb calma) / shoplift (robar a botigues) / scar (cicatriu) / scruffy (esgarrapat, descuidat) / spiky (punxegut) / slums (barris marginals) / squatters (okupes) / stained glass (vidrieres) / sloping (pendent, inclinat) / slate (pissarra) / spare / look stunning (mirar impressionat) / trendy (de moda) / tanned (bronzejat)
target a person (orientar una persona) / trust (confiar) / undernourished (desnodrit) / whisper (xiuxiuejar) / wander (pul·lular, vagar) / with (fer les paus) / wig (perruca)

Gerundi i infinitiu

GERUNDI: després d’una preposició / com a substantiu / després d’un verb d’agrado o desagrado / després de go.

INFINITIU: per expressar la finalitat de fer alguna cosa / amb o sense to: dare, help.

Usem el gerundi o l’infinitiu amb 1) el mateix significat: begin, start; 2) significat diferent: remember, forget, regret.

Connectors i estructures per a l’argumentació

Firstly, First of all, In the first place, To begin/start with, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally

One / Another / A further / An additional (major) advantage of… is… The main / greatest / first advantage of… is…

One / Another / A further / An additional (major) disadvantage / drawback of… The main / greatest / most serious / first disadvantage / drawback of… Another negative aspect of…

In addition (to this), furthermore, moreover, besides, apart from, what is more, as well as, not to mention (the fact) that, also, not only… but also / as well, both… and. There is another side to the issue / question / argument of…

On the other hand, however, still, yet, but, nonetheless, nevertheless, even so.

It may be said / argued / claimed that… Many people oppose this viewpoint / strongly disagree… claim / feel / believe this argument is incorrect / misguided.

Although, though, even though, while, whilst, whereas, despite / in spite of (the fact that), regardless of the fact that.

Opponents of… argue / believe / claim that… The fact that… contradicts the belief / idea that…

While it is true to say that…, in fact…