Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Spanish

VOCABULARY.

Right: derecho, derecha, correcto. To portray: rematar. Plot: argumento. Distrut: desconfianza. Host: anfitrion. Sucess: exito. Beyond; mas alla de. Hope: esperanza. Pride: orgullo. Wise: sabio. As well as: asi como. Strength: fuerza. To miss: echar de menos, perder bus, fallar. Coach: entrenador. Resembled: parecerse. To start: protagonizar. Cast: reparto. Viewers: espectador. To be set: estar situada. Box-office hit: taquillazo. To shoot: disparar / rodar pelicula. To notive: darse cuenta. Illness: enfermedad. Rough: aspero. Marriage: matrimonio. To bocher, to disturbe: molestar. To spot: localizar. Scruffy: desaliñado. To rush:  darse prisa. Imedicated: sin informacion. Hopeful: esperanzado. Hopeless: sin esperanza. Useful:... Continue reading "English Language Study Notes: Vocabulary and Grammar" »

El Estado: es el conjunto de órganos de gobierno de un país soberano. El Estado moderno, entendido como una institución impersonal, como un poder institucionalizado que se ejerce con independencia de las personas concretas, se remonta al siglo XVI, cuando el poder eclesiástico perdió terreno a favor del poder secular.

Características

• Es un territorio delimitado por unas fronteras. Toda persona u organismo que se encuentre dentro de las mismas está sometido a sus leyes.
• Es una organización administrativa y jurídica. La administración ofrece los servicios esenciales para el funcionamiento del país.
• El gobierno, el Senado y los tribunales de justicia son organismos que forman parte de la organización estatal.
• Tiene el monopolio de la violencia.

alley-callejón      clear-transparente

Appeal to - gustar a

Manufacture - producir

Purchase - adquirir

Target - estar dirigido a

Jumble sale - mercadillo

Use up - utilizar todo

Dump - vertedero

Waste - desperdicio

Foolish - insensato

Harmful - dañino

Hazardous - peligroso

Knowledgeable - culto

Environmentally friendly - ecológico

Rubbish dump - vertedero

Bring about - dar lugar a

Get across - transmitir

Point out - remarcar

Put off - aplazar

Fattening - que engorda

Fresh - fresco

Cut out - eliminar

Eat out - salir a cenar

Give up - dejar

Go on a diet - ponerse a régimen

Stick to - seguir

Ban on - prohibición de

Delighted - encantado

Dissatisfied - descontentado

Jog - estímulo

Peckish - con ganas de comer algo

Scent - satisfecho

Sprint - esprint

Stare - mirar fijamente

Starving - hambriento

Well built - fornido

Sight

Ejercicios de Subredes Clase C

1. Subnetting con Máscara 240 (/28)

La máscara de subred 255.255.255.240 corresponde a /28 (4 bits de subred, 4 bits de host).

Representación binaria del último octeto: 11110000.

Tabla de Subredes /28 (Red 192.168.27.0)

Vocabulary

• Accommodation: alojamiento
• Achieve: lograr
• Awareness: conciencia
• Bee: abeja
• Bored: aburrido
• Break the ice: romper el hielo
• Colourful: colorido
• Crowded: lleno de gente
• Desert: desierto
• Eel: anguila
• Encounter: encuentro
• Excited: emocionado
• Exotic: exótico
• Face (v): afrontar
• Fence: valla
• Flat: llano
• Foreign: extranjero
• Get off: bajar(se)
• Get up: levantarse
• Give up: darse por vencido
• Go abroad: irse al extranjero
• Goal: objetivo
• Guide: guía
• Guided tour: visita guiada
• Hiking: excursionismo
• Hilly: accidentado
• Hire: contratar
• Hostile: hostil
• Impressive: impresionante
• Isolated: aislado
• Journey: viaje
• Landmark: punto de referencia, lugar/monumento famoso
• Lively: animado
• Local: local
• Make a reservation: hacer una reserva
• Mountain: montaña
• Mountainous: montañoso
• Noisy: ruidoso
• Peaceful:

The Negative Impact of Advertising

Everywhere we look, there are adverts. We are surrounded by companies trying to convince us to buy things. As far as I am concerned, advertising can be very harmful to the public.

Every year, huge amounts of money are spent on advertising. If an advert features a popular celebrity, people are often convinced to buy products they do not need, even when they lack the funds. Ads can also make people feel unhappy with their lives because they cannot afford the advertised products. I believe it would be better if companies spent less on advertising and reduced their prices instead. It seems to me that if prices were lower, consumers would buy more.

To sum up, advertising is a waste of money for companies and causes... Continue reading "The Impact of Advertising and English Verb Tenses" »

Emergency Assessment Questions

• Is anyone else ill, injured, or hurt? - ¿Hay alguien más enfermo, lesionado o herido?
• Were you alone here? - ¿Estaba usted solo aquí?
• Are you a family member or a friend? - ¿Eres miembro de la familia o amigo?
• Can you translate for me? - ¿Puede traducir?
• Can you tell me what happened? - ¿Puede decirme qué pasó?
• Can you answer a few questions for me? - ¿Puedes responderme a algunas preguntas?
• May I call someone for you? - ¿Puedo llamar a alguien por usted?

Symptom and Condition Inquiries

• What's wrong? - ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Cuál es tu problema?
• What's bothering you the most? - ¿Qué le molesta? (¿Qué es lo que más le molesta?)
• What else? - ¿Qué más?
• What happens? - ¿Qué sucede?
• Can you tell me how you are

Opinion Essay Essentials

Useful Vocabulary and Phrases

Enhance your writing with these key expressions:

• Expressing Opinion: In my opinion (En mi opinión), Personally (Personalmente), I think/believe (Yo creo firmemente), I agree/disagree (Estoy de acuerdo/no), It seems to me that (Me parece que), As I see it (Como yo lo veo), From my point of view (Desde mi punto de vista), I am sure (Estoy seguro).
• Connecting Ideas: My main reason is (Mi razón principal), Nowadays (Hoy en día), Also/Furthermore (Además), Because/Since/Due to (Porque/Ya que/Debido a), It is clear (Es claro), It is true that (Es cierto que), For example (Por ejemplo), However (Sin embargo), Whether (Ya sea), Luckily (Por suerte), Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly (En primer lugar...)

Mastering the Passive Voice in English

Present Simple

Active: This singer writes many songs.

Passive: Many songs are written by this singer.

Past Simple

Active: This singer wrote many songs.

Passive: Many songs were written by this singer.

Future Simple

Active: This singer will write many songs.

Passive: Many songs will be written by this singer.

Present Continuous

Active: This singer is writing many songs.

Passive: Many songs are being written by this singer.

Past Continuous

Active: This singer was writing many songs.

Passive: Many songs were being written by this singer.

Present Perfect Simple

Active: This singer has written many songs.

Passive: Many songs have been written by this singer.

Past Perfect Simple

Active: This singer had written many songs.

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