English Language Study Notes: Vocabulary and Grammar

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: util. Useless: inutil. Rareful: cuidadoso. Careless: desanimado. Harmful: dañino. Harmless: inofensivo. Thoughtful: considerado. Thoughtless: descerebrado. Worth-seeing it: merecio la pena. Hambre: hunger. Pooberty: pobreza. Queue: cola. Shelter: refugio.

Worthless: sin valor. Jobless: sin trabajo. To go on strike: ir a la huelga. Demontuation: manifestacion. A charity: entra en el examen. Raise monfy: recaudar dinero. Breathtanking: impactante. Clever: inteligente. Disappointing: decepcionante. A wasste of time: un periodo de tiempo. Dull: aburrido. Gory: muy sangrienta. Hilarious; mjy gracioso.

REPORTED SPEECH. Jorge suggested listening to this wonderful CD by Justin bieber that day. Alejandra asked he had done his English homework for the following week. SINONIMOS: same: selfame, aforesaid. Expansive: costly

WRITING

The film ....... Directed by ....... And starring.... , tells about....... The plot is: .. . . .. .. . The kind this film is The characters are:..... Setting is in FIRST PARAGRAFFF

SECOND PARAGRAF:  trata de: adress   gain, moreover: ademas, additionally, furthermore, for example,  subsequently, meanwhile mientras tanto, also tambien , however, otherwise, for this reason… por esta razon

THIRD PARAGRAF:  Amanzingly enough = sorprendentemete. Quite frankly = sinceramente  What I liked most was…  lo que más me gustó fue… What I liked least was… lo que menos me gustó fue…

ACTIVE TO PASIVE. PSIMPLE:  -People makea lot of wine in La Rioja.  -A lot of wine is made in La Rioja. PASTS: -My mother made the cake. -The cake was made by my mother. FUTURE:  -I will finish the project tomorrow. -The project will be finished tomorrow. PCONTINOUS: -Mary is making tea right now. -The tea is being made right now. PPERFECT:-A laboratory in Sweden has created a new medicine. -A new medicine has been created in a laboratory in Sweden.

 2 a) The mechanich shouldn't have fixed the van yesterday. b) An excellent ham was bough to Gabriel by Javier for his birthday. c) The must be read on Tuesday-