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Addiction and Recovery

Addicted to, dependent on, fed up with: harto de, open to, sick of, hooked on, proud of, keen on: lamentar en, obsessed with, helpful to: útil para.

Dopamine, To quit a substance or a behavior: para dejar una sustancia o un comportamiento, withdrawal symptoms: síntomas de abstinencia, a life-threatening condition: una infección potencialmente mortal, nicotine patches, to have counseling: asesoramiento, to have a relapse: recaída.

Time

Arrived with, behind (junto a/ atrasado en), stay here for the time: quedarse aquí por el momento, by the time: por el momento, on time, at the time: en ese momento. It’s about time: ya es hora.

Travel

Beaten: alejado, we set at: partimos a: hit: ir: de tiendas,... Continue reading "English Vocabulary Builder: From Addiction to Travel" »

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Irregular Verbs

Common Irregular Verbs

CARTA: my news: dear mother. How are you, i am writing to tell you my  news guess what' i have a small apartament and it very nice for the neighborhod where i live is quiet is not noisy as well i enrrolled in a karate school and it"s fantastic i"m learning to speak english and french and i"m also taking lessons todrive a car the food here is delicious well that"s all for now and say hello to everyone

take care mother i love

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presente simple - pasado siemple: takes - took

Conditionals

1) IF + Subject + Present Simple; Subject + Will + Verb (Infinitive). (If/Unless... Unless is never negative).

2) IF + Subject + Past Simple; Subject + Would + Verb (Infinitive). (Verbs must be in Present/Present).

3) IF + Subject + Past Perfect (Had + V.ed/3rd form); Subject + Would have + V.ed/3rd form. (Verbs must be in Past/Past).

SO: Starts with the first sentence.

BECAUSE: Starts with the second sentence.

I WISH/IF ONLY

I wish + Subject + (If the verb is in PRESENT/FUTURE, use PAST SIMPLE).

I wish + Subject + (If it's a behavior, use COULD/WOULD).

I wish + Subject + (If the verb is in PAST, it's a regret, use PAST PERFECT “HAD + V.ed/3rd form”).

Sentence Structures

1) Started + V.ing (ago) == Subject + have/has + been + V.ing +... Continue reading "English Grammar: Conditionals, Wishes, and Passive Voice" »

Essential Phrases for Daily Interactions

Asking about Departure Time:

• ¿A qué hora sales de casa? (What time do you leave home?)

Expressing Likes and Dislikes:

• A ella le gusta su trabajo. (She likes her job.)
• A él no le gusta trabajar. (He doesn't like working.)

Workplace Communication:

• Necesito que archives estos documentos. (I need you to file these documents.)

Inquiring about Meetings:

• No sé cuándo es la reunión. ¿Cuándo es la reunión? (I don't know when the meeting is. When is the meeting?)
• ¿Sabes a qué hora es la reunión? (Do you know what time the meeting is?)

Telling Time:

• Son las cinco menos cuarto. (It is a quarter to five.)
• Son las cinco y cuarto. (It is a quarter past five.)

Managing Time and Resources:

• No hay suficiente tiempo. (There

Film-making

• camara operator
• cast
• costume designer
• credits
• lighting
• location
• make-up artist
• script
• set designer
• sound effects
• soundtrack
• storyboard
• subtitles
• role
• movie
• it's a wrap
• final cut
• casting agency
• wait around
• sign up with

Reporting verbs

• verb + to infinitive
• verb + object + infinitive
• verb + that

Advertising

• ad agency
• ad/advert/advertisement
• advertising campaign
• brand
• celebrity
• consumer
• eye-catching
• go viral
• hype
• jingle
• online ads
• peer pressure
• persuasive
• target audience
• noticeboard
• common room
• captive audience
• brand loyalty
• free-thinking
• citizens

Easily confused verbs:

• borrow: tomar prestado - lend: prestar
• hope: esperar - wait: esperar
• remember: recordar - remind: recordar
• see: ver - watch: ver
• spend: gustar - waste: desperdiciar
• win: ganar - earn: ganar

Reported Speech

• am/is/are - was/

Tema 2 y 3

Translate

Simple Present vs. Present Continuous:

• Corto (He cuts) - Ahora corta (Now she's cutting)
• Cortaba (He was cutting) - Ha estado cortando (He has been cutting)

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous:

• Ha cortado (He has cut) - Está acostumbrado a cortar (He is used to cutting)
• Suele cortar (He usually cuts) - Se acostumbrará a cortar (He'll get used to cutting)

Past Simple vs. Used to:

• Solía cortar (He used to cut) - Ahora dispara (Now she is shooting)
• Disparó (He shot) - Disparaba (He was shooting) - No solía disparar (He didn't use to shoot)

False Friends/Cognates

• Assist/ayudar = To help (not evacuate)
• Realize/ver, darse cuenta = To understand or become aware of (not panic)
• Advise/consejo = To give advice (not receive)

Rewrite

1. We

Unit 7: Work out, Point out, Make out, Think over, Come up with, Make up

• Work out: To solve a problem or situation
• Point out: To indicate or mark something
• Make out: To see or understand something difficult
• Think over: To consider or think about something carefully
• Come up with: To think of a plan
• Make up: To invent an excuse

Unit 8: Hold up, See off, Drop off, Take off, Pick up, Set off

• Hold up: To stop or delay
• See off: To say goodbye to someone who is going on a trip
• Drop off: To take someone to a place and leave them there
• Take off: To depart (usually referring to a plane)
• Pick up: To collect something or someone
• Set off: To start a journey

Unit 9: Call off, Put off, Be taken aback, Be over, Be off, Give out

• Call off: To suspend or cancel
• Put off: To postpone
• Be