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1A domingo, 29 de septiembre de 2024 19:11 Page 9: Collocations Conclusively disproved: completamente refutada Ill-fated family: familia desafortunada A damNing description: una descripcion condenatoria Shared beliefs: creencias compartidas Strongly opposed: fuertemente opuesto In the dead of n...

1A domingo, 29 de septiembre de 2024 19:11 Page 9: Collocations Conclusively disproved: completamente refutada Ill-fated family: familia desafortunada A damNing description: una descripcion condenatoria Shared beliefs: creencias compartidas Strongly opposed: fuertemente opuesto In the dead of night: la parte más oscura de la noche Sought refuge: buscar refugio Vocabulary Speaking Photos framed or displayed: enmarcadas o mostradas. Living relative: pariente vivo Family traits (appereance or personality): rasgos familiares Half-agreeing and Polite disagreeing (a polite way to say that you are not agree with someone you don’t know very well) GRAMMAR: HAVE Lexical and Grammatical uses (grammar bank 1A, p. 214) Have it out with her: talking openly about it You're having me on: play a joke on sb I am going to have a go on... : try We had such a laugh at the party: enjoy yourself I've had it with Mark: have had enough of sb/sth She really has it in for me: not like sb and be unpleasant to them I don't think I've got it in me: feel capable of something Have it out with Have it with Have it in for Have got it in General vocabulary Have it out with them: Argue Portrait Face-to-face Get out more: salir más VOCABULARY: personality (Vocabulary Bank 1A, p. 234) 1. Adjectives Bright: brillante Conscientious: concienzudo Determined: decidido Gentle: amable Sarcastic: sarcastico Self-sufficient: autosuficiente INGLÉS página 1  Self-sufficient: autosuficiente Spontaneous: espontaneo Steady: estable Straightforward: directo Sympathetic: comprensivo Thorough: minucioso 3. Idioms A heart of gold: a good and kind person Down to earth: practical, reasonable and friendly A cold fish: unfriendly and doesn't share their feelings A real pain in the neck: es un dolor de cabeza A soft touch: easy to make someone do what you want A very quick temper: to become angry very easily She is really full of herself: she thinks she is the most important member of the family He wouldn’t hurt a fly: he is very gentle and he never do anything to injure or upset anyone. He never lifts a finger: nunca hace nada. She is always the life and soul of the party: someone who is very lively or amusing -Affectionate: afectivo -Ambitious: ambicioso -Assertive: asertivo -Bossy: mandón -Honest: honesto -Loyal: leal -Mature: maduro -Moody: con cambios de humor -Open-minded: mente abierta -Outgoing: extrovertido -Patient: paciente -Reliable: confiable -Stubborn: cabezota -Determined: decidido. Someone who, having made a decision, will not let anyone prevent them from carrying it out. Syllables stressed (phonetics): buscar Teoria. *Diferencia entre benefit o profit: profit is a financial gain and benefit is an advantage *Diferencia entre sensitive (sensible) y sensible (sensato): INGLÉS página 2 *Diferencia entre sensitive (sensible) y sensible (sensato): ¿What´s your personality? -Planner or Spontaneous -Facts or ideas -Head or Heart -Introvert or Extrovert Vocabulary of the test -Put things off: posponer las cosas -Follow them to the letter: seguir al pie de la letra -Get stuck: atascarse -Put together: juntar -catches your eye: llamar la atención de alguien -Go round: girar, dar una vuelta Face it head-on: afrontarlo de frente -Go with your gut feeling: sigue tu instinto -Tell a white lie: decir una mentira piadosa -Carry on: continuar INGLÉS página 3 1B martes, 1 de octubre de 2024 8:10 -Libro: Vocabulary work Challenging: desafiante Repetitive: repetitivo Rewarding: provechoso Stressful: lleno de tensión Family-run: dirigido por una familia Ambitious: ambicioso Vocabulary bank Work (p. 235) 1. Adjectives Committed: comprometido Helpful: util Experienced: experimentado Adaptable: adaptable Passionate: apasionado Challenging Monotonous and repetitive Rewarding/fullfilling: gratificante Motivating Demanding Tedious Dead-end job: trabajo sin futuro High-powered job: trabajo de alta potencia 2. Collocations Career move Job-hunting: busqueda de empleo Event manager Academic qualifications Work experience: Carreer ladder: escala profesional Civil servants: funcionario Fast track: vía rapida Palabras compuestas: Maternity leave: baja por maternidad Paternity leave: baja por paternidad Sick leave: baja por enfermedad Compassionate leave: baja por circunstancias personales como fallecimiento. Unpaid leave: time off from work, without salary. Freelance contract: an agreement between you and your client Permanent contract (opp temporary/fixed-term, de duración determinada): Full-time (opp part-time) contract Zero-hours contract: no se garantiza un numero de horas minimo The same or different: Colleagues: co-workers Quit (dejarlo informalmente). Resigne (abandonar el trabajo pero más formalmente, con más calma) INGLÉS página 4  calma) Staff: workforce Laid off: made redundant Out of work (you don’t have a job). Off work (you are absent from work) Was shacked: was fired Get promoted (get a better job). Get a pay rise (que te suban el sueldo) Skills (habilidades). Qualifications (cualificaciones, titulos...) Hire: employ Perks: benefits Commuting: desplazarse Selfish: egoista Find out: descubrir Saving up her salary: ahorrando su salario Civil servant: funcionario Lead: liderar Necessarily Self-employed: trabajadores por cuenta propia Commuter traffic: trafico de trabajadores Broader interests: intereses más amplios *Millennial: somebody who is not dependable Typo: error de tipografía -Vocabulary Made it (home): managed to arrive Missed the point: not understood the most important fact Never think twice: do things spontaneously, without reflecting Hold my own: defend myself Keep my nose to the grindstone: continue working hard without respite (sin respiro) Has long gone: ended a long time ago INGLÉS página 5 Has long gone: ended a long time ago Fair enough: reasonable (razonable), acceptable Solitude: soledad Disengaged: desacoplada Yet (principio de oración): but She was a nightmare: ella era una pesadilla Rude: grosero Fought back: defenderse Non-disclosure: no divulgación -Grammar: discourse markers: linkers Result -So: More formal-> -As a result of/As a result,..: -Therefore: por lo tanto -Consequently: por lo tanto Reason: (why) -Because: -Since: -As -because of: -Due to: -Owing to: debido a -Such as: -Seeing that/as: Purpose: (intent) -in order to: -So that: -So as to: -so as not to: -in order not to: -in case: -for -to: Contrast: -But -Yet: -Nevertheless/nonetheless: sin embargo -However: -Though: -Even though: -Although: -In spite of: -Despite: -On the one hand, on the other: GRAMMAR BANK 1B (P.215) INGLÉS página 6 -Common interview questions 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why do you want to work for this company? 3. Why are you leaving your current role? 4. What is your biggest weakness? 5. What do you consider your greatest achievement? 6. Tell me about a difficult situation you’ve faced and how you handled it. 7. Give an example of how you’ve gone above and beyond your role requirements. 8. What are your salary expectations? 9. Where do you see yourself five years from now? 10. Do you have any questions for us? 10 Common Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them-Harvard Review 1. Could you tell me about yourself and describe your background in brief? 2. How did you hear about this position? 3. What type of work environment do you prefer? 4. How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations? 5. Do you prefer working independently or on a team? 6. When you’re balancing multiple projects, how do you keep yourself organized? 7. What did you do in the last year to improve your knowledge? 8. What are your salary expectations? 9. Are you applying for other jobs? 10. From your resume it seems you took a gap year. Would you like to tell us why that was? Interviewer 1-Tell me about yourself. 2Do you have any experience working with older people? 3-Do you have any first aid knowledge? If so, have you had to use that knowledge in a situation? -How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations? What type of work environment do you prefer? Do you prefer working independently or in a team? -Are you applying for other jobs? Do you have any hobbies? When you’re balancing multiple projects, how do you keep yourself organized? -Do you have any questions for us? INGLÉS página 7 -Do you have any questions for us? Dictado 1. It snowed hard all night. As a result of the bad weather. 2. Can I go home, seeing as the teacher didn’t come. 3. Class has been cancelled due to the incident. 4. I went to London to meet my long-distance friend. 5. I'm not going to tell Amy in case she freaks out. 6. It’s a really good idea. However, we don’t have enough time to arrange it. 7. The weather was fantastic. Nevertheless, we decided to stay at home and watch TV 8. Despite being 85, my grand-pa ran a marathon. Exam vocabulary 1A 1. Google is planning to make 12,000 redundant employees this year as they want to cut costs. 2. My sister-in-law has been out of work for six months now. 3. Perks is a synonym of benefits. 4. The prisoners escaped in the dead of the night. (not middle) 5. The ill-fated family suffered a lot. 6. She comes across as efficient, but is actually quite lazy. 7. Many details are missing from this report, it isn't fair anough. (not good or detailed) 8. Telling someone they look good when you think they don't is a white lie. 9. Teachers and doctors are traditionally though to have rewarding (=fulfilling) jobs. 10. We'll miss you! You're always such a good laugh! You're the life and soul of the party! 11. After his nan's death, his company gave him compassionate leave. 12. Meeting people who might be useful in your professional life is called. 13. As a freelancer, he just needs to keep his nose to the grindstone as work doesn't allow him to do anything else. 14. My dad can be very easily persuaded to give us what we want. He's such a soft touch. 15. Sought is the past tense of seek. 16. John says he never needs anyone, he's totally self-sufficient. 17. She has a dependable boyfriend she can rely on. (not reliable) 18. When you get promoted, you move up the career ladder. 19. He's such a snowflake. He's affected by the slightest hint of criticism. 20. Keep calm and carry on! 21. If you are fired or shaked (BrE), you are dismissed, often because of your own misconduct or poor performance. 22. If you are laid of , you are also dismissed because of the company's internal decisions, economic or otherwise. INGLÉS página 8 2A martes, 8 de octubre de 2024 8:25 Libro: page 26. Grammar bank: page 226. Verbs and their synonyms: Jump: leap (salto) Take quickly (in one's hand): grab (agarre) Creating by mixing together: concocting (confeccionar, inventar) Boiling continuously (hirviendo continuamente): bubbling away (burbujeando) Running quickly: rushing (prisa) Hit (with the hand): slap (bofetada) Imagine (imaginar): picture (fotografía) Reading text I used to picture a long white room. I used to imagine myself working I would come up with I would grab...when I was looking for a plot for.., I remembered those...and I began.... *Fudge: dulce de azúcar. GRAMMAR Past simple Past continuous Past perfect (past before de past) continuous and simple. Used to + infinitive Would + infinitive (more nostalgic than used) p.216 Grammar Banck Expressions to say how old you were at the time: From the age of about seven, when I was little, when I was a young child, from the age of about nine, when I was at primary school, when I was a kid. In the listening the presenter mentioned: -being in a pram or cot: estar en un cochecito de bebe o cuna. -seeing yourself in a mirror: -using the past tense -fear and self-preservation: instinto natural de experimentar miedo y actuar para protegerse de peligros o amenazas. -smells and sounds: percepcion de olores y sonidos. -your first word: la primera palabra de un bebé Words from listening INGLÉS página 9 Words from listening Nanny → Niñera Baby → Bebé Pram → Cochecito (de bebé) Kidnap → Secuestrar Policeman → Policía (hombre) Reward → Recompensa Champs-Elysées → Campos Elíseos (avenida famosa en París) Fight → Luchar o pelea A watch → Un reloj Run away → Huir o escapar VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION (word building: abstract nouns; word stress with suffixes. Formation: -Adding a suffix to nouns (-hood or –ship), adjectives (-ity, -ness, -dom) and verbs (--tion, -ment) -With a new word: afraid->fear Examples: -Noun + hood: adulthood, neighbourhood -Noun + ship: friendship, relationship, membership, partnership -Adj + ity: curiosity, generosity, possibility -Adj + ness: awareness, illness, kindness, sadness, happiness -Adj + dom: freedom, boredom, wisdom (sabiduría) -Verb + ation: celebration, temptation, frustration, imagination -Verb + ment: achievement, improvement, amazement, disappointment, excitement Abstract noun—adjective 1. Anger: angry 2. Shame: ashamed/shameful/less 3. Death: dead (adverb: deadly) 4. Danger: dangerous/endanger Abstract noun—verb 1. Belief: believe 2. Hatred: hate 3. Loss: lose 4. Memory: memorise COLLOCATIONS with abstract nouns Your terrible loss To my complete amazement A serious relationship A strong chance No immediate danger It was a huge disappointment Contrary to popular belief A very vivid imagination Feelings Disappointment (I was disappointed and it was disappointing) Excitement Sadness Happiness Amazement Embarrassment Pain Frustration Shock INGLÉS página 10 Events A day out A festival or celebration The death of a pet Managing to do something for the first time Moving house Winning or losing something Getting a wonderful or disappointing present The birth of a brother or sister *The feeling I'm going to tell is embarrassment... INGLÉS página 11 2B martes, 15 de octubre de 2024 14:03 Pag 30. General vocabulary Strongest influence Elsewhere Knock-on effect...: efecto dominó Low literacy Adult offenders Pronunciation Sound-spelling relationships Words aloud GRAMMAR pronouns *Grammar bank p. 217 Vocabulario del listening A city well-known for...: Una ciudad conocida por... A village inward-looking: Un pueblo cerrado / introspectivo A welcoming country town: Un pueblo rural acogedor Something going on: Algo sucediendo / pasando Beautiful old buildings and a mountain nearby: Hermosos edificios antiguos y una montaña cercana Áreas léxicas del vocabulario Colocaciones Sought refuge: Buscó refugio Complete amazement: Asombro total Quick temper: Mal genio / Carácter irascible A couple of hours: Un par de horas Distant relatives: Parientes lejanos Job move: Cambio de trabajo Hurt your feelings: Herir tus sentimientos A rough itinerary: Un itinerario aproximado Strongly opposed: Fuertemente en contra Under pressure: Bajo presión Phrasal verbs Go round: Dar una vuelta / Rodear Put off: Posponer / Retrasar Get over: Superar Came up with: Ideó / Se le ocurrió Carry on: Continuar Makes up: Compone / Se compone de Dressing up: Vestirse elegantemente / Disfrazarse Turned out: Resultó ser Laid off: Despedido por falta de dinero (sinónimos: made redundant) To fired: Despedido (cuando te despiden por una razón específica) Carry out (he's useless): Llevar a cabo (es inútil) INGLÉS página 12  Más vocabulario para hablar Hard work: Trabajo duro Pick up a language: Aprender un idioma (de forma natural o informal) Awful/terrible: Horrible / Terrible On the tip of my tongue: En la punta de la lengua Sinónimos y registro (uno más formal que el otro) Ill-fated: unfortunate: Desafortunado Brothers and sisters: Hermanos: siblings Conversation: Conversación / Charla: chat Task: Tarea / Trabajo: job Perk: Beneficio / Ventaja: benefit Against: En contra de / Opuesto a: opposed to Quit: Renunciar / Dejar: resign Man: Hombre / Tipo (coloquial: "guy") Resemble: Parecerse a: look like Need: Necesitar / Requerir: require Idioms (expresiones idiomáticas) Tell a white lie: Decir una mentira piadosa Catch the waiter's eyes: Llamar la atención del camarero The dead of the night: En plena noche Down to earth: Una persona relajada, natural, sensata y práctica; fácil de tratar Pain in the neck: Un fastidio / Molestia How on earth: ¿Cómo demonios...? Follow to the letter: Seguir al pie de la letra Big picture: Una visión general / Perspectiva global Get his nose to the grindstone: Trabajar duro (working hard) Gut feeling: Corazonada / Intuición Reading (palabras que cambiaron su significado) Pounce on: Aprovecharse de / Saltar sobre (en un sentido figurado, tomar rápidamente una oportunidad o idea) Borrowed: Tomado prestado / Usar (en este contexto, coger un término o concepto de otro idioma o contexto) Picked up: Adoptado / Incorporado (este término) Resurrected: Resucitado / Recuperado (traerlo de vuelta) Vocabulario de la lectura Blockbuster: Éxito de taquilla / Gran éxito (generalmente usado para películas o libros muy populares). Antes: a bomb Eyeshadow: Sombra de ojos. Antes: alcohol era sombra de ojos. Cupboard: Armario / Alacena. Antes: table Treadmill: Cinta de correr (máquina de ejercicio) / Rutina monótona (en sentido figurado). Antes: prison punishment Communication: changing meanings A p. 179 and B p. 184 Deer-> beast Naughty: badly behaved child Awful: before (impressive and frightening) now (something bad) Dismantle: before (take off your cloak) now (to take apart a machine or structure) INGLÉS página 13 *metáfora: when the doorbell rang, she flew Revise 1 and 2: p. 34. INGLÉS página 14  3A lunes, 30 de diciembre de 2024 12:50 Vocabulario texto: Bond - Unite Significado en castellano: "Unir" o "Crear un vínculo". Se refiere a establecer una conexión o relación entre dos personas o cosas. Potential lovers - Single people Significado en castellano: "Posibles amantes" o "Personas solteras". Describe a personas solteras que podrían formar una relación amorosa. Loathe - Hate (verb) Significado en castellano: "Detestar" o "Odiar". Expresa un fuerte sentimiento de aversión o rechazo hacia algo o alguien. Eager singletons – Enthusiastic Significado en castellano: "Solteros entusiastas". Se refiere a personas solteras que están emocionadas o ansiosas por algo, como conocer a alguien o iniciar una relación. Mutual aversions - Dislikes (noun) Significado en castellano: "Aversiones mutuas" o "Desagrados compartidos". Habla de cosas que dos personas no les gustan o rechazan en común. Boy - Hey Significado en castellano: "Chico" y "Hola" (coloquial). En algunos contextos, "boy" se usa de forma coloquial para llamar la atención, similar a "hey". Grammar suggest 1. Suggest + -ing 2. Suggest + that + person + verb 3. Suggest + that + person + should/shouldn't Meaning of get 1. I Get a match: obtain 2. I got way more nervous: became 3. I got there: arrived 4. Get a friend to organize: persuade Expresisions with get: 1. Get on very well (have a good relationship) 2. Got together (started a relationship) 3. Get to know (find out what somebody is like) 4. Getting me down (depressing me) More vocabulary of get: 1. Get rid of: Deshacerse de 2. Get into trouble: Meterse en problemas 3. Person who gets their own way: Persona que siempre se sale con la suya 4. Get behind: Quedarse atrás / Retrasarse 5. Get stopped: Ser detenido 6. Got caught cheating: Ser pillado haciendo trampa 7. Got away with it: Salirse con la suya 8. Get to know people: Conocer a personas 9. Get your hair cut: Cortarte el pelo 10. Get somebody to come: Conseguir que alguien venga INGLÉS página 15  10. Get somebody to come: Conseguir que alguien venga 11. Get one room redecorated: Reformar o redecorar una habitación 12. Getting presents: Recibir regalos 13. Get out of going: Escapar de ir / Librarse de ir 14. Get a flight: Conseguir un vuelo 15. Gets on your nerves: Te pone de los nervios 16. Get you to do around the house: Conseguir que hagas cosas en casa 17. Band you have got into: Banda a la que te has aficionado 18. Get you down: Te deprime / Te desanima Vocabulary page 236 1. Expressions with "get" 1. Get the impression – Tener la impresión. 2. Get rid of – Deshacerse de. 3. Get to know – Llegar a conocer. 4. Get the joke – Entender el chiste. 5. Get along with – Llevarse bien con 6. Get into trouble with– Meterse en problemas. 7. Get hold of – Conseguir/Obtener (por telefono). 8. Get one's own back on– Vengarse. 9. Get the wrong end of the stick – Malinterpretar (he missunderstood). 10. Get the chance – the opportunity. 11. Get out of the way – move. 2. Idioms with "get" 1. Get real! – ¡Sé realista!. 2. Get a life! – ¡Haz algo útil con tu vida!. 3. Not getting anywhere – No avanzar en algo. 4. Get on (someone's) nerves – Poner de los nervios a alguien. 5. Get her act together – Organizarse/Ponerse las pilas. 6. Get on like a house on fire – llevarse muy bien. 7. Get a move on - 8. Get the message – Captar el mensaje. 9. Get on a bit – Estar envejeciendo (getting old). 10. Get one's own way – Salirse con la suya (manage to convince people to do what you want). 3. Phrasal Verbs with "get" 1. Get together – Empezar una relación. 2. Get over – Superar 3. Get on with – Continuar con algo 4. Get through to – Hacer entender algo 5. Get into – Entrar en (una universidad o carrera) 6. Get around – Moverse (por una ciudad) 7. Get away with – Salirse con la suya 8. Get by – Arreglárselas (survive) 9. Get behind – Quedarse atrás (dejarlo pasar) 10. Get (someone) down – Deprimir a alguien 11. Get out of – Librarse de (una obligación). Make an excuse. 12. Get back to – Responder/Contactar de nuevo INGLÉS página 16 3B lunes, 30 de diciembre de 2024 12:50 Vocabulary tema: 1. Executed after trying to blow up 2. Civil War 3. Revolution 4. Troops 5. Captured and looted 6. Treaty 7. Casualties 8. Overthrown in a coup (golpe de estado) Copiar de chat gpt tabla pag 46 Vocabulario ejercicio context: 1. Succeed in: suceder/ be suceedful 2. Studying engineering 3. Gripping her arm (emotional scene) 4. Stirring (emotional motivate): stire chocolate 5. Servant: sirviente Vocabulary page 237 (conflict and warfare) 1. People and Events 1. Ally – Aliado 2. Casualties – Víctimas (heridos o muertos en guerra) 3. Civilians – Civiles 4. Commander – Comandante 5. Forces – Fuerzas (militares) 6. Refugees – Refugiados 7. Snipers – Francotiradores 8. Survivors – Supervivientes 9. Troops – Tropas 10. The wounded – Los heridos 2. Events 1. Ceasefire – Alto al fuego 2. Civil war – Guerra civil (a war between groups of people in the same country) INGLÉS página 17  2. Civil war – Guerra civil (a war between groups of people in the same country) 3. Rebellion – Rebelión (attempt by some of the people in a country to change their government, using violence) 4. Revolution – Revolución (an attempt by a large number of people in a country to change their government). 5. Siege – Asedio (when an army tries to take a city or building by surrounding it and stopping the food supply) 6. Treaty – Tratado 7. Coup – a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent. 3. Conflict Verbs 1. Blow up – Volar (por los aires) 2. Break out – Estallar (un conflicto o guerra) 3. Capture – Capturar 4. Declare – Declarar (una guerra) 5. Defeat – Derrotar (beat them) 6. Execute – Ejecutar 7. Loot – Saquear 8. Overthrow – Derrocar del poder usando la fuerza 9. Release – Liberar (let them go) 10. Retreat – Retirarse (moved away from the army) 11. Shell – Bombardear (fired missiles at) 12. Surrender – Rendirse 4. Metaphorical Uses of "Conflict Verbs" 1. Blow up – Explotar (emocionalmente o metafóricamente) 2. Break out – Comenzar repentinamente (como una discusión o problema) 3. Capture – Capturar (la atención o imaginación) 4. Defeat – Derrotar (metafóricamente, como superar un problema) 5. Overthrow – Derribar (una idea o sistema) 6. Release – Liberar (emociones o energía) 7. Retreat – Retirarse (emocional o físicamente) 8. Surrender – Rendirse (emocionalmente o aceptar algo) 9. Called for– solicitar 10. Erupted – Estallar (de forma repentina, como un conflicto o emoción intensa) 11. Declared – declarar (amor, por ejemplo) INGLÉS página 18 5B lunes, 30 de diciembre de 2024 19:19 Vocabulary tema: Money doesn't grow on trees: El dinero no crece en los árboles. He's really tight-fisted: Es muy tacaño. It must have cost an arm and a leg: Debió costar un ojo de la cara. I can't make ends meet: No puedo llegar a fin de mes (tienes un salario muy bajo). We're in the red (opp in the black): Estamos en números rojos (lo opuesto: en números negros, es decir, con saldo positivo). End up in the red It's a rip off: Es un timo / Es un robo (precio excesivo). We're going to have to tighten our belts: Vamos a tener que apretarnos el cinturón. My sister's definitely living beyond her means: Mi hermana definitivamente está viviendo por encima de sus posibilidades. Vocabulary test: 1. Received a deluge of replies: Recibió una avalancha de respuestas. 2. Gets to the heart of the idea: Llega al meollo de la idea. 3. Lumbered with something: Cargado con algo / Atrapado con algo indeseado. 4. Knick-knacks: Cachivaches / Objetos decorativos pequeños. 5. Warm air laced with: Aire cálido impregnado de. 6. Pump up your ego: Inflar tu ego. 7. Watershed moment: Momento decisivo / Punto de inflexión. 8. Pearl of wisdom: Perla de sabiduría Vocabulario Money page 240 Sustantivos Budget: Presupuesto Grant: Subvención Loan: Préstamo Fee: Tarifa / Cuota Fare: Tarifa (de transporte) Quote: Presupuesto (costo estimado) Donation: Donación Fine: Multa Instalment: Cuota (de un pago a plazos) Deposit: Depósito / Fianza Will: Testamento Lump sum: Pago único El dinero en la sociedad actual Consumer society: Sociedad de consumo (comprar en lugar de ahorrar) Standard of living: Nivel de vida (calidad de vida) Income: Ingreso (dinero que ganas) Inflation: Inflación Cost of living: Costo de vida INGLÉS página 19  Cost of living: Costo de vida Can't afford: No poder permitirse algo Manage their accounts: Gestionar sus cuentas Balance: Saldo Make transfers and payments: Hacer transferencias y pagos Interest rates: Tasas de interés In debt: Endeudado Mortgage: Hipoteca Shares on the stock market: Acciones en la bolsa de valores Currency: Moneda Exchange rates: Tipos de cambio Went bankrupt during the recession: Quedó en bancarrota durante la recesión (período económico) Adjetivos Adinerados: Affluent: Sugiere riqueza y un estilo de vida cómodo, pero sin ser excesivo. Se usa en contextos más formales. Well-off: Similar a "affluent", pero más coloquial. Indica que alguien tiene suficiente dinero para vivir bien. Loaded: Coloquial, implica que alguien tiene mucho dinero, a menudo de manera exagerada o humorística. Rich/Wealthy: Ambos significan "rico" o "adinerado", pero "wealthy" suena más formal y elegante que "rich". Pobres: Poor: General, describe la falta de dinero o recursos. Broke: Coloquial, significa estar sin dinero temporalmente. Hard up: Más coloquial que "poor", implica estar en una situación económica difícil, pero con matices de urgencia. Penniless: Muy formal, describe estar completamente sin dinero. Lenguaje coloquial Five thousand: Cinco mil Five grand: Cinco mil (coloquial). Informal way to say 5,000 Five bucks: Cinco dólares (coloquial en EE. UU.) Five quid: Cinco libras (coloquial en el Reino Unido). Five pounds for americans. British slang for five pounds. 50k: 50 thousand/ 50 grand / 50 mil dólares o libras (coloquial). Business or casual conversations. Fiver (or tenner): Cinco libras o diez libras (inglés británico). five pounds or 10 pounds (british english) INGLÉS página 20 DISCUSS viernes, 4 de octubre de 2024 13:10 Common mistakes -In Spain, university students don't usually work or have a part-time job -In Spain, professional training students (FP) usually work/have a part- time job Part-time job Full-time job An internship Vocabulary Grammar -I don't mind being (be no) lonely -Apart from (no of) driving Vocabulary -I'm a reliable person (people no) -Everyone has something to offer (no aport) -Minimum wage (?) -Write down my tasks -College: university -Colleague: coworker INGLÉS página 21