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Analysis of Dream Texts and Vocabulary

Dream Text Answers:

• 1. Which is most likely to make a relationship inimical (hostile)? Frequent maledictions.
• 2. As used in paragraph 2, which is the best synonym for invectives (insult)? Insult.
• 3. If the story were true, which would best describe its genre? Memoir.
• 4. The father's comment in paragraph 3 is best described as: Symbolism.
• 5. What is the tone of this story? Matter-of-fact (prosaic).
• 6. Relationship between the narrator, her mother, and her sister: From destructive to collaborative.
• 7. As used in paragraph 7, antonym for pellucid (traslúcido): Unclear (no claro).
• 8. "The professor derides me for my poor performance": The professor laughs mockingly at my poor performance.
• 9. "I bite into an apple.

English Vocabulary for Legal & Crime Contexts

Adjectives

• Guilty (Culpable)
• Innocent

Nouns

• Court (Juzgado)
• Crime
• Criminal
• Detective
• Evidence (Pruebas)
• Judge (Juez)
• Jury (Jurado)
• Justice (Justicia)
• Law (Derecho)
• Lawyer
• Prison
• Punishment (Castigo)
• Sentence
• Suspect
• Victim
• Witness

Verbs

• Arrest (Detener)
• Commit (Cometer)
• Investigate
• Prove (Demostrar)

Compound Nouns

• Bus stop
• Care home (Residencia)
• Community service (Servicio comunitario)
• Crime scene
• Defence lawyer (Abogado defensor)
• Detective series (Serie de detectives)
• Exam results (Resultado de examen)
• Football team
• Keyboard (Teclado)
• Notebook
• Police car
• Policeman
• School building
• Summer holiday
• Traffic light (Semáforo)

Prepositions with Nouns

• Against the law (En contra de la ley)
• Against the odds (A pesar de los pronósticos)
• At all

Advanced English Vocabulary Sets

Vocabulary Set 7

• available (disponible)
• backwards (a l'inrevés)
• campaign
• customer
• deal with (tractar de)
• design
• effort
• face
• give advice (donar consells)
• grab (agafar)
• grateful (agraït)
• item (tema)
• majority
• minority
• no matter (no importa)
• population (població)
• run a business (administrar negoci)
• scissors
• set it up (va crear)
• unaware (sense adonar-se)

Vocabulary Set 8

• admit
• beat (vèncer)
• brave (valent)
• desperate
• Earth
• evidence
• flag
• footprint (empremta)
• hoax (engany)
• insult
• land (la terra)
• leave behind (deixar enrere)
• mankind (la humanitat)
• moon
• operate
• proudly (orgullós)
• purposely
• race
• shot (tir)
• step (pas)
• take off (treure)
• theory
• top secret

Vocabulary Set 9

• appliance (electrodomèstic)
• broadcast (transmetre)
• cash (diners en efectiu)
• contestant (concursant)

Basic Terms

Alike: similar

Though: encara que

Dropout rate: taxa d’abandonament

Figure: xifra

Constraints: problemes

Worldwide: arreu del món

Broad range: una àmplia varietat

Affordable: assequible

Tuition fees: pagament de la matrícula

Get into debt: endeutar-se

Loans: préstec

Foster skills: fomentar habilitats

Schedule: horari / timetable

Peer pressure: pressió de grup

To attend: assistir

Foster parents: pares d’acollida

Attendance: assistència

Take into: consideration, account

Get: a chance, a university degree, into debt, a taste, a university education

Drop out of: a class, a group, university

Offer a broad range of: choices, products, alternatives, classes, courses

Set: goals, a date, a time, their own schedule

Be faced with: problems, the social... Continue reading "Education Vocabulary: English with Catalan Translations" »

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amarillo

centrado y en azul

derecha y en naranja

encabezado

encabezado

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Molpeceres

Bernal

The Saluda: Formal Business Greetings

The Saluda is a formal document used by company directors, public organizations, and authorities for gratitude, event invitations, taking possession of a role, or established rule changes.

• Style: It is drafted in the third person with double spacing and brief content.
• Restrictions: It is not signed, does not bear the company seal, and does not include the recipient's address.

Structure of the Saluda

The Saluda consists of three parts:

1. Home (Header): This includes the person who sends it and the company business name, followed by the greeting.
2. Content: The text will be followed by the word "a", then the name and last name of the recipient in UPPERCASE. If the specific data is not known, the office to which the

Popular Individual and Team Sports

Le football: soccer, le tennis: tennis, le basketball: basketball, le handball: handball, le volleyball: volleyball, le rugby: rugby, le baseball: baseball, le badminton: badminton, le tennis de table: table tennis, le polo: polo, le water-polo: water polo, le golf: golf, le billard: billiards, and le bowling: bowling.

Martial Arts and Combat Sports

Le judo: judo, le karaté: karate, le taekwondo: taekwondo, la lutte: fighting/wrestling, la boxe: boxing, and l'escrime: fencing (including l'épée: sword, le fleuret: foil, and le sabre: sabre).

Water and Winter Sports

La natation: swimming, la natation synchronisée: synchronized swimming, la plongée: diving, le surf: surfing, la voile: sailing, le ski nautique:... Continue reading "Sports Terminology and Iconic Global Tournaments" »

Module 5: Essential French Grammar Concepts

Les Pronoms (Pronouns)

In French, there are different types of pronouns depending on their role within the sentence:

• Subject Pronouns (Pronoms Sujets)

  Placed before the verb: je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles.

• Direct Object Pronouns (COD)

  Placed before the verb: me, te, le, la, l', nous, vous, les.

• Indirect Object Pronouns (COI)

  These replace nominal groups that are preceded by the preposition à. They are placed before the verb: me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur.

• Stressed Pronouns (Pronoms Toniques)

  Used for emphasis, after prepositions, after a comma following a verb, or behind c'est: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles.

• Reflexive Pronouns (Pronoms Réfléchis)

  Used with pronominal verbs, placed

Body Parts in French

• Les yeux (plural): Eyes
• Un œil: An eye
• Le nez: Nose
• La main: Hand
• Un doigt: A finger
• Le coude: Elbow
• Les cheveux (plural): Hair
• La tête: Head
• Les oreilles (plural): Ears
• Le cou: Neck
• Une épaule: Shoulder
• Le bras: Arm
• Le dos: Back
• Le poing: Fist
• Le genou: Knee
• La poitrine: Chest
• Le pied: Foot
• La jambe: Leg
• Une dent: Tooth
• Le squelette: Skeleton
• Le foie: Liver
• Un muscle: Muscle
• Le cerveau: Brain
• Le cœur: Heart
• Les poumons (plural): Lungs
• L'estomac (masculine): Stomach
• Les artères (plural): Arteries

Family Members in French

• Le père: Father
• La mère: Mother
• Les enfants (plural): Children
• Le frère: Brother
• La sœur: Sister
• Les fils (plural): Sons
• Les filles (plural): Daughters
• Les parents (plural): Parents
• Le grand-père: Grandfather
• La grand-mère: Grandmother
• Les

Incendie en Provence : Un Appel à l'Aide

Nous sommes en Provence, en plein été. Il fait très chaud. Un incendie se propage rapidement à cause du mistral.

Éric : Isabelle, où vas-tu comme ça ?

Isabelle : Ben, tu sais qu'on a demandé des volontaires pour faire un coupe-feu ! Tu viens, toi ?

Éric : Oh... Tu crois qu'on demande des filles ?

Isabelle : Des filles ou des garçons, qu'est-ce que ça peut faire ?

Éric : Ben... Les filles, on est moins fortes, on fatigue avant !

Isabelle : Ne cherche pas d'excuses, Éric... Les filles, vous êtes aussi fortes que les garçons. Tu dois faire un effort !

Éric : Mais je ne sais pas si je vais tenir le coup ! J'hésite...

Isabelle : Tu dis qu'il faut toujours aider les autres. Eh bien, voilà l'occasion.... Continue reading "Dialogues en français : Incendies et Projets de Voyage" »