Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Teaching & Education for Secondary education

Carta para pedir información

Carta de confirmación

Carta de compra

Subject Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

Object Pronouns

Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Possessive Adjectives

My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their

We use "I'd like" to express desires.

We use "How's...?" to inquire about food.

Dialogues

Making a Reservation

A: How can I help you?
B: I'd like to make a reservation, please.
A: Certainly. For how many people?
B: For eight.
A: For eight people. And from what time?
B: Eight o'clock this evening.
A: Eight o'clock. And your name, please?
B: Yes, it's Kate Osbourne. O-S-B-O-U-R-N-E.
A: Thank you very much, Ms. Osbourne. We'll see you at 8:00.
B: Thank you.

Talking About Family

A: Have you got any children, Zayed?
B: Yes, I have.
A: Can you tell me about them?
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Vocabulário de Inglês: Palavras e Significados

Palavras de A a C

• Actually (adv) – na verdade, o fato é que
• Adept (n) – especialista, profundo conhecedor
• Agenda (n) – pauta do dia, pauta para discussões
• Amass (v) – acumular, juntar
• Anticipate (v) – prever; aguardar, ficar na expectativa
• Application (n) – inscrição, registro, uso
• Appointment (n) – hora marcada, compromisso profissional
• Appreciation (n) – gratidão, reconhecimento
• Argument (n) – discussão, bate-boca
• Assist (v) – ajudar, dar suporte
• Assume (v) – presumir, aceitar como verdadeiro
• Attend (v) – assistir, participar de
• Audience (n) – plateia, público
• Balcony (n) – sacada
• Baton (n) – batuta (música), cacetete
• Beef (n) – carne de gado
• Cafeteria (n) – refeitório

TEAM WORK

TEAM WORK: Can you imagine a school that works with a team work system? Well, I can. Today, in the school there is a new way of teaching where school goals are decided among all teachers. In this way students get better results.

Benefits of Cooperative Learning

First of all, I think is great idea replacing the old ways of teaching for cooperative work system. Cooperative learning is presented as one of the tools that starts and develops the transmission of these essential values for life in society.

Cooperative learning promotes coexistence from accepting differences, while remaining a powerful integration tool, understanding and inclusion, along with a methodology which seeks to ensure quality learning. In this method working with projects... Continue reading "Benefits of Cooperative Learning in Schools" »

Personality adjectives

• Badly-behaved / mal educado; Adolescent / adolescente
• Big-headed / cabezón, terco, engreído
• Cold-hearted / sin compasión
• Level-headed / racional
• Narrow-minded / cerrado de mente
• Open-minded / tolerante, abierto de mentalidad
• Short-tempered / de malas ganas, irritable
• Strong-minded / decidido
• Thick-skinned / insensible
• Two-faced / falso, hipócrita
• Warm-hearted / amable, generoso
• Well-behaved / bien educado

Phrasal verbs

• Fall out / caer (hacia afuera)
• Take after / parecerse, asemejarse
• Go out / salir
• Grow up / crecer
• Grown up / madurar
• Hang out / pasar el rato
• Split up / romper (relación)

Dress code, interviewer, employers and job vocabulary

Dress code, interviewer, task, application, candidate, employers, research, field, reference, requirements

Crime

Periphrasis of Obligation

Periphrasis of obligation refers to constructions that express necessity or duty.

Personal Obligation

To know the subject. For example, 'having + to + infinitive'. We've analyzed the components.

Impersonal Obligation

• 'Having + to + infinitive': This problem must be analyzed.
• 'Need + infinitive': A bicycle helmet must be worn.
• 'Was necessary + infinitive': It is necessary to give blood.
• 'Need to be + infinitive': No need to look under the microscope.

Adverbial Subordinate Clauses

Final Adverbial Subordinates (Purpose)

Conjunctions include: why, so that, in order that, for, in order to, so as to.

Causal Adverbial Subordinates

Conjunctions include: because, since, for, given that, as.

Consecutive Subordinates

Conjunctions include: so.

English-Spanish Vocabulary List

bitter amargo | advertise anunciar

cruel cruel appeal apelación

delicate delicado broadcast emisión

dependable claim reclamación

confiable convenience

eager ansioso exaggerate

enthusiastic inform

entusiasta promote promover

optimistic recommend

optimista bargain negociar

outgoing bid oferta

saliente browser navegador

responsible charge

responsable consume consumir

supportive consumer consumidor

apoyo refund reembolso

sympathetic select seleccionar

simpático selection selección

truthful supplier proveedor

verdadero supply suministro

Phrasal Verbs and Expressions

get better: image

mejorar; media: medios de comunicación

get involved: product

involucrarse; slogan

get permission: lot; space

obtener permiso; habitable

get the feeling: ordinary

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