Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Spanish for Other courses

Idiomatic Expressions

• Be fond of - tener cariño a
• Be in the doghouse - estar castigado
• Be over the moon - estar encantado
• Be sick of - estar harto de
• Be down in the dumps - estar depre
• Have something/nothing in common - tener algo/nada en común
• Me time - tiempo para mí
• Keep your cool - mantener la calma
• Lose your head - perder la cabeza
• Love at first sight - amor a primera vista
• Through thick and thin - en lo bueno y en lo malo
• (Feel) Under the weather - no encontrarse bien

Relationship Verbs

• Ask someone out - invitar a salir
• Be in a relationship - tener una relación con
• Break up with - romper con
• Flirt - tontear con alguien
• Get married to - casarse con
• Get on well with - llevarse bien con
• Get over - superar (e.g., con el tiempo la olvidó)
• Get to know - llegar

Crimes and Criminal Acts Vocabulary

• blackmail – coercion by threat of revealing embarrassing information
• bribery – offering money or gifts to influence someone
• burglary – illegal entry into a building with intent to commit a crime
• drug dealing – selling or distributing illegal drugs
• fraud – deception for personal or financial gain
• hacking – gaining unauthorized access to computer systems
• hijacking – illegally seizing control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft
• kidnapping – abducting and holding someone captive
• mugging – a street robbery, often involving violence
• murder – the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
• rape – non-consensual sexual penetration
• robbery – taking property from a person by force or threat
• smuggling

Phrasal Verbs

• Taken over: To take control of
• Call for: To require
• Getting at: To insinuate
• Taking on: To assume
• Logging on: To initiate a session
• Picking up: To collect
• Down with: To reject, disapproval
• Bring along: To bring something with you
• Told us off: To reprimand
• Sign up: To register
• Broken out: To have symptoms, to become ill
• Coming: Imminent, about to arrive
• Came on: To advance, to begin
• Going out: To go out to dinner, out of fashion
• Come down with: The onset of an illness
• Signed up for: Registered, enrolled
• Come on: To encourage someone to do something

Work and Business

• The job market: The labor market
• Management
• Marketing
• A market researcher: A market researcher
• Market share: Market share
• On the market: On the market
• Qualifications: Qualifications
• Stock market:

Types of Talk Shows

There are five primary types of talk shows:

• Dissenting Group (grupo en desacuerdo)
• Press Conference (conferencia de prensa)
• Team Group (equipo)
• Audience Discussion
• Running Analysis (análisis del tema actual)

Key Responsibilities of a Talk Show Presenter

A talk show presenter plays a crucial role in managing the flow and content of the program. Their responsibilities include:

• Controlling discipline and maintaining order.
• Preventing undue dominance by any single participant.
• Steering discussion back to the main subject and keeping it aligned with prescribed lines.
• Being prepared to rescue segments, improvise when necessary, and stall for time.
• Anticipating potential problems and using controlled initiative to resolve them.

Evolution of

Essential English Questions for Personal Data

Basic Personal Information

• What is your name?
• What is your last name?
• What is your ID Card Number?
• What is your nationality?
• Where are you from? (Example Answer: I am from Chile.)
• What is your telephone number?
• What is your address?
• Where do you live?

How to state your address:

• I live at (complete address)
• I live in (city or district)
• I live on (street or avenue)

• How old are you?
• What is your marital status? (Options: Married, Separated, Divorced, Widowed, Single)
• Are you married?
• What is your profession / occupation?
• What do you do?

Mastering the Verb "To Be" and Possessives

Conjugation of "To Be"

• I = AM
• HE, SHE, IT = IS
• WE, YOU, THEY = ARE

Possessive Adjectives

• I = MY
• YOU (Singular) = YOUR
• HE = HIS
• SHE = HER
• IT = ITS
• WE =

Vocabulary of Minerals and Metals

Precious metals: silver, gold

Handmade jewelry: Pearl necklace, expensive watch; luxury clothing: fur coat, silk shirt; precious stone: diamonds, emeralds

Body Organs

Large intestine (intestino largo), small intestine (intestino corto), liver (hígado), pancreas (páncreas), lungs (pulmones), kidneys (riñones), bladder (vejiga), heart (corazón), brain (cerebro)

Vocabulary of Animals

A kind of animal or plant species (especies)

The place where an animal usually lives: habitat (hábitat)

Animals that kill other animals: predators (depredador)

An animal that other animals kill to eat: prey (presa)

To look for animals and kill them: hunt (cazar)

In nature, not controlled by people: wild (salvaje)

To keep safe from danger:...

English Verb Tenses

• Present Simple: I play, he plays (Yo juego)
• Present Continuous: I'm playing (Yo estoy jugando)
• Past Simple: I played (Yo jugué)
• Past Continuous: I was playing (Yo estaba jugando)
• Future: Going to (Voy a jugar), Will (Jugaré)
• Future Continuous: Will be playing (Yo estaré jugando)
• Present Perfect Simple: I have eaten (Yo he comido)
• Present Perfect Continuous: I have been eating (Yo he estado comiendo)
• Past Perfect Simple: I had eaten (Yo había comido)
• Past Perfect Continuous: I had been eating (Yo había estado comiendo)

Reported Speech

Story Adaptation Techniques

Structure

• 1. Introduction: Set the scene or context.
  • Generic phrases:
  • It was a [description] day, and I felt [emotion].
  • I had no idea what was about to happen.
  • The moment I stepped off the plane, I knew this was going to be a special journey.
• 2. Development: Introduce the main problem or surprising situation.
  • Change the context and the details based on the topic.
  • Example: If the story is about an elephant from Africa that loses a tusk on a plane:
  • As the plane took off, [character] felt a strange sensation in his tusk.
• 3. Conclusion: End with a resolution or reflection.
  • Generic phrases:
  • In the end, I realized [reflection].
  • That day taught me something I’ll never forget.
  • Now, looking back, I understand why it happened.

Example

Original:

1. Medical Symptoms and Conditions

• To be swollen - Estar hinchado
• To be unconscious - Estar inconsciente
• Feel dizzy - Estar mareado/a
• Have a bruise - Tener un hematoma
• Have a rash - Tener sarpullido
• Have blurred vision - Visión borrosa
• Have indigestion - Tener indigestión
• Have memory loss - Pérdida de memoria
• Slurred speech - Habla fatigada
• Pass out - Desmayarse
• Shiver - Temblar
• Throw up - Vomitar

2. Verbs and Communication

• Reveal - Revelar
• Interpret - Interpretar
• Figure out - Averiguar
• Criticise - Criticado/a
• Reject - Rechazado
• Capture - Capturar
• Point at - Señalar a
• Get across - Atravesar
• Highlight - Destacar
• Illustrate - Ilustrar

3. Phrasal Verbs and Adverbs

• Open up - Talk about something with someone
• Move on - Stop talking about something
• Keep it to yourself