Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Employment training and career guidance for Secondary education

Vocabulary

Prefixes

• re/over/under: overeat, reshape, overspend, overproduce, undercook, redesign, resend
• anti/inter/multi/over/pro: inter/over/proactive, multicolored, prodemocracy, overeat, multiethnic, intergalactic, antiglobalization, multi/international, overproduce, multipurpose, antisocial, overspend, multistorey, anti/protechnology
• Negative prefixes: disobedient, disorganized, illegal, illiterate, immoral, impatient, inadequate, incredible, irrelevant, irresponsible, unbelievable, unhelpful, unsafe.

Other

• Inspired: inspirado
• Innovative: innovado
• Replaced: reemplazado
• Discover: descubierto
• Developed: desenvolvido
• Invented: inventado
• Observed: observado
• Researched: buscado
• Created: creado
• Designed: diseñado
• Adapted: adaptado
• Genre of films: adventure,

Mastering the Past Continuous Tense

The Past Continuous tense (also known as the Past Progressive) is used to describe actions that were developing at a specific moment in the past. These actions started before that moment and continued afterward.

Usage Rules for the Past Continuous

1. Actions Ongoing at a Specific Time

Use the Past Continuous to pinpoint an action happening at a precise moment in the past.

2. Equivalence in Spanish

In Spanish, the Past Continuous is equivalent to the continuous form (e....

Global Issues and Sustainability

Social and Economic Challenges

Poverty and Inequality

Reduced Inequalities: Addressing income disparities and promoting social inclusion.

Decent Work and Economic Growth:

Creating opportunities for meaningful employment and fostering sustainable economic development.

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure:

Investing in sustainable infrastructure and promoting technological advancements.

Sustainable Cities and Communities:

Developing urban areas that are resilient, inclusive, and environmentally friendly.

Gender Equality:

Empowering women and girls and ensuring equal rights and opportunities.

Quality Education:

Providing access to quality education for all, promoting lifelong learning.

Environmental Challenges

Climate Change

English Verb Tenses: Forms and Structures

Mastering English verb tenses is crucial for clear communication. This section outlines the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for each major tense.

Present Simple

• Affirmative:

  Subject + Verb (add -s/-es for 3rd person singular)

• Negative:

  Subject + do/does + not + Verb (base form)

• Interrogative:

  Do/Does + Subject + Verb (base form)?

Present Continuous

• Affirmative:

  Subject + am/is/are + Verb-ing

• Negative:

  Subject + am/is/are + not + Verb-ing

• Interrogative:

  Am/Is/Are + Subject + Verb-ing?

Past Simple

• Affirmative:

  Subject + Verb (-ed for regular verbs / irregular past form)

• Negative:

  Subject + did not (didn't) + Verb (base form)

• Interrogative:

  Did + Subject + Verb (base form)?

Past Continuous

• Affirmative:

English-Spanish Business Vocabulary

Unit 2

5. To motivate: motivar = To inspire (incentivar)

• Motivation: motivación
• Motivational: motivador, motivacional
• Motivated: motivado
• Highly motivated: super motivado, entusiasta
• Motivational skills: habilidades/capacidad de motivación
• Motivation techniques: técnicas de motivación
• To encourage (syn.): animar, alentar

6. Objective: objetivo o meta (goal/aim/target).

• Set (fijar, establecer) / fix (fijar) / establish / achieve (alcanzar) / meet (alcanzar) objectives (collocations).

7. Staff: personal. (Syn.: personnel, employees, workers).

• to staff: proveer de personal.
• Staff morale: la moral del personal
• Staff turnover: rotación de personal

8. Subordinate: subordinado.

• To subordinate: subordinar.

9. To supervise: supervisar.

English Grammar: Perfect Tenses and Modals

Perfect Tense Structures

• Present Perfect Simple: I have heard ... / Have I heard...?
• Present Perfect Continuous: I have been -ing ... / Have I been -ing...?
• Past Perfect Simple: I had -ed ... / Had I -ed...?
• Past Perfect Continuous: I had been -ing ... / Had I been -ing...?

Common Time Expressions

For, since, just, already, yet, by the time.

Modal Verbs and Obligations

• Should / Ought to: Advice (Hauries de)
• Must / Have to: Obligation (Has de)

Essential Vocabulary: Media, Crime, and Adjectives

Media and Journalism Terminology

Broadcast media

Mitjans audiovisuals

Broadsheets

Diari gran

Browse

Explorar

Channel hop

Canviar canal

Chat shows

Programa de famosos

Documentary

Documental

Mobile phone alerts

Alerta SMS

News bulletin

Butlletí

The Classical Era of Athens (5th Century BC)

The 5th century BC constituted the apex of the polis, highlighting the rivalry between Athens and Sparta.

The Polis of Athens

Athens was located in the region of Attica. The city stretched from the Acropolis, where the temples of the gods were situated, down to the base of the hill. The Agora (public square) was the center of urban life. The entire city was surrounded by a wall that connected it to the port of Piraeus.

Athenian Social Organization

Athenian society was based on slavery and was divided into distinct groups:

• Citizens: A very small group consisting of Athenian males over 20 years of age. Although economic differences existed among members, all citizens possessed the same political rights.
• Women:

Ordering office supplies:

• delivery - entrega
• delivery date - fecha de entrega
• discount - descuento
• gie a reduction - hacer un descuento
• invoice - factura
• payment date - fecha de pago
• payments - pagos
• price - precio
• price per unit - precio unitario
• quality - calidad
• quantity - cantidad
• run low of - quedar poco de algo
• run out of - quedarse sin
• subtotal

Extra

• Assorted colours - surtido de colores
• bulletin board - tablón de noticias
• delivery fee - tasa de entrega
• dozen - docena
• exactly - exactamente
• goods - bienes o mercancías
• half a dozen - media docena
• offer - oferta
• paper cutter - guillotina
• place an order - hacer un pedido
• receipt - recibo
• refund - reembolso
• rubber band - gomilla
• ruler - regla

Grammar

• Present Simple - She sends e-mails every day.
• She is typing a letter

Essential English Vocabulary

Transport Terminology

• capable of - capaz de
• come up with - proponer
• get around - moverse
• high speed - alta velocidad
• hop on - subirse a
• load - carga
• long-distance - de larga distancia
• network - red
• reach - alcanzar
• risky - arriesgado
• run on - funcionar con
• set up - construir
• ship - enviar
• standard of living - nivel de vida
• steam - de vapor
• time-consuming - que requiere mucho tiempo
• track - vía

Nature & Outdoors Vocabulary

• berry - baya
• branch - rama
• cave - cueva
• crop - cosecha
• dawn - amanecer
• dig - cavar
• get away from it all - escapar de todo
• head for - ir a
• nut - fruto seco
• pick - coger
• root - raíz
• seed - semilla
• soil - tierra
• sunrise - salida del sol
• sunset - puesta de sol
• tide - marea
• trunk - tronco
• wave - ola
• woods - bosque

Environmental Terms

LESSICO 6

Film and Media Terminology

• Accountability: Responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when asked.
• Set the agenda: A list of items to be discussed at a meeting.
• Archival footage: Material from the past that can be used in other films.
• Audio engineer: A person whose job is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
• Axe: To get rid of a service.
• Back: Give help or support.
• Ban: Decide or say that something is not allowed.
• Bid: Offer a service for a price, in competition with others.
• Boom: Increase in economic activity.
• Expose corruption: Reveal illegal or dishonest behavior.
• Cover-up: Action taken to hide a mistake from the public.
• Lack of credibility: Absence of the quality that makes people