CHULETA (PAPELITO PARA COPIAR EN UN EXAMEN)

Alicia quiere saber como se dice "chuleta" en inglés.
Me gustaría aclarar que en español varía mucho de un país a otro. Por ejemplo

Argentina: machete
México: acordeón
Costa Rica : forro (cuidado también es un término grosero) También se le llama así al preservativo pero en forma vulgar.
Perú: comprimido
Uruguay: ferrocarril
Chile: torpedo
Colombia: pastel

En inglés nos podemos encontrar con estos términos

CRIB SHEET
CRIB NOTES
CRIB PAPER
ROUGH PAPER (in UK)
GYP SHEET (in USA)
CHEAT SHEET (in AUSTRALIA)

Sin duda hay muchos más. Se agradecen aportaciones

EXAM OR TEST

Algunas frases alrededor de los exámenes.

Hacer un examen
Take / do an exam

Sit an exam
Hacer un examen(en UK)

Poner un examen
Give a test

Aprobar un examen
Pass an exam

Suspender un examen
Fail an exam

Aprobar justito o raspado
Barely pass

Aprobar sobrado
Ace an exam

Oposición
Exam for Public Service

Opositar
Sit for an official exam
Put up opposition

REWRITING

REWRITING

1.- The coffee was so hot I couldn’t drink it.
The

2.- Jake works less than Peter.
Peter

3.- She is such a good singer that everybody wants to see her.
The singer

4.- Have you got any cheaper shoes than these?
Are these?

5.- All his classmates study harder than him.
He doesn't

6.- Her anger is increasing.
She is getting

7.- Raspberries and blackberries are more expensive than strawberries.
Strawberries

8.- I have never known such an interesting person.
He is

9.- I am older than Mike.
Mike

10 .-My children are too young to vote.
My children

11.- It was the worst film I have ever seen.
I have never seen

12.- She isn’t as intelligent as her sister.
Her sister

13.- I have never seen such a boring show.
It's

14.- Swimming is better than walking.
Walking isn't

15.- English isn’t as difficult to learn as Chinese.
Chinese

SO MUCH AND TOO MUCH

SO MUCH AND TOO MUCH

SO MUCH, se traduce como tan o tanto/a. Se utiliza con sustantivos incontables.

Ejemplo:

Tom drinks so much coffee that he can't sleep.

TOO MUCH, se traduce como demasiado. Se utiliza con sustantivos incontables.

Ejemplo:

There is too much rice in this jar, we only need a cup of it.

SO AND TOO

SO AND TOO

La diferencia entre so y too es el significado de cada uno.

SO significa "TAN"

TOO significa "DEMASIADO"

Ella está demasiado cansada para trabajar.
She is too tired to work.

Ella está tan cansada que no puede trabajar.
She is so tired that she can't work

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

FRASES CONDICIONALES

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Estas frases se utilizan para indicar una condición.

Algo tiene que suceder para que otra acción se realice.

Se utiliza la conjunción IF (si).

Varía según el tiempo verbal.

Pueden ser de:

Tipo 0

Tipo 1

Tipo 2

Tipo 3

CONDICIONAL DE TIPO CERO

Se utilizan para describir verdades universales. Algo que siempre ocurre si la condición se cumple.

La estructura es:

IF + SUJETO + VERBO EN PRESENTE SIMPLE + SUJETO + VERBO EN PRESENTE SIMPLE

If you heat water to 100ºC it bloils.

(Si calientas agua a 100º esta hierve.)

CONDICIONAL DE TIPO UNO

Se utiliza para describir acciones que son muy probables que sucedan.

IF + SUJETO + VERBO EN PRESENTE SIMPLE + SUJETO + VERBO EN FUTURO  SIMPLE

If you practise a lot you will play the piano well

(Si practicas mucho tocarás bien el piano)

CONDITIONAL DE TIPO DOS

Se utiliza para describir acciones que quisiéramos que ocurrieran pero que hay pocas posibilidades que sucedan.

Estructura

IF + SUJETO + VERBO EN PASADO SIMPLE + SUJETO + VERBO EN  CONDICIONAL SIMPLE

If I won the lottery I would buy a new house

(Si ganara la lotería me compraría una casa nueva)

CONDICIONAL DE TIPO TRES

Se utiliza para describir acciones que no podemos cambiar.

ESTRUCTURA

IF + SUJETO + VERBO EN PASADO PERFECTO + SUJETO + VERBO EN  CONDICIONAL PERFECTO

If I had been Napoleón I wouldn´t have gone to Waterloo

(Si hubiera sido Napoleón yo no hubiera ido a Waterloo)

REPHRASING

REPHRASING

Here you can find 10 sentences to rephrase using conditional.

(you can send them to be corrected)

1. Press this button to stop the machine.
If you

2. Don't let the baby play with your computer. He can break it.
If you

3. We don't have central heating, so the house is quite cold.
If we

4. I didn't go to the gym yesterday because I had a headache.
If I

5. I don't have a bicycle so I can't bike to work.
If I

6. We will arrive late to the meeting if the taxi doesn’t come soon.
Unless

7. I didn't know, that’s why I didn't tell you.
I

8. You drink too much coffee, that's why you can't sleep.
If you

9. Unless you pay me, I won't finish the job.
I won't

10. If you heat ice, it turns to water.
Ice

PREFER

PREFER

1) PREFER se usa en correlación con TO (si usamos gerundio) o con RATHER THAN (si usamos infinitivo con to)

I prefer swimming to running (prefiero nadar a correr)

I prefer to swim rather than run (prefiero nadar a correr)

2) WOULD RATHER se usa en correlación conTHAN.

I would rather swim than run (prefiero nadar a correr)

3) WOULD PREFER se usa en correlación con RATHER THAN

I would prefer to swim rather than run (prefiero nadar a correr)

SO AND SUCH

SO AND SUCH

Ambos se utilizan para dar énfasis a los adjetivos o los sustantivos con adjetivos.

So va seguido de adjetivo

Such va seguido de sustantivo o adjetivo junto a un sustantivo.

La traducción es "tan"

Ejemplos:

I didn't enjoy the book, the story was so stupid.

I didn't enjoy the book, it was such a stupid story

FASHION

Antonella aquí te envío el texto. Mucha suerte.

The Italian awakening to the world of fashion, as if it were a sleeping giant,( it) quitar it occurs in the decade of the 60, where it would lay the foundations of those that would become for the whole world from the (years) quitar years 70's, "the country of the wonderful", "the Cradle of Fashion”
In the decades of 1970 and 1980, Milan is consolidated as the Neuralgic center of Italian fashion, and it begins to spread throughout the world.
This independent and culture-faithful life has made Italian fashion unique, essentially different from Paris, London and New York.
Italian is arguably the most knowledgeable in all of Europe, its taste for art and aesthetics give it a unique taste and unsurpassed elegance.
Italian fashion meets all the ( indispensable ) essential requirements to be the best in the world. His designs have the necessary artistic touch, without falling into dramatic or useless exaggerations, thus achieving the right point for his garments to be desired and usable in various fields.
The city welcomes, in the so-called "golden quadrilateral of Fashion", jewelleries, boutiques of design and decoration and workshops of the most important fashion firms.
Named because it is delimited by four streets – via Monte Napoleone, via Alessandro Manzoni, via della Spiga and Corso Venezia – the "quadrilateral of fashion" is considered the quintessential neighborhood where you can find the extraordinary creations of the best Italian and foreign designers.
The heart of the neighborhood is via Monte Napoleone, considered one of the most expensive and prestigious streets in the world, comparable to the Fifth Avenue of New York and the Avenue of the Champs Elysées in Paris.
Fashion Week in Milan is one of the most anticipated events of the year by fashion fans all over the world. The great Italian firms present their collections in the most elegant city of Italy.
The great designers who have given us this country over the years have emerged from there: Karl Lagerfeld, Missoni, Gucci, Armani, Moschino, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace.
Italian apparel designers and firms have earned a place in the world of haute couture by making elegant, luxurious, glamorous and cutting-edge pieces.
Italian fashion is very fluid, elegant, versatile and colorful. Although the designs conform to the standards of European fashion, they manage to give a colorful, tropical touch to their pieces, thereby captivating a great clientele.
Muchas gracias.


M. Antonella Castronuovi

MANSPREADING

MANSPREADING

Se denomina así a la práctica de algunos hombres de sentarse con las piernas abiertas en el transporte público, ocupando con ello más de un asiento.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

It's snowing. Maybe your mother can take us to school.

That'll be the day (eso no va a suceder nunca)

Have a good day.

You too. I'll be seeing you (ya nos veremos)

Mum, can we go to the zoo if it doesn't rain?

We'll see (ya veremos)

I think I'll go and lie down.

You should. It'll do you good (te hará bien)

Do you think Jake will marry Rosie one day?

I don't know. Time will tell (el tiempo lo dirá)

COMPOSITION (REDACCIONES) EN INGLÉS PARA EXÁMENES OFICIALES

COMPOSITIONS (REDACCIONES) EN INGLÉS PARA EXÁMENES OFICIALES

Puedes enviarme cualquier redacción que te la corrijo gratuitamente. Practica en casa y me la envías.
Puedes consultar también en mi blog el apartado COMPOSICIONES, hay algunad TIPS que te pueden ser útiles.

EUROVISION CONTEST 2017

EUROVISION CONTEST 2017

Eurovision Song Contest 2017 is the 62nd edition of the contest. It is taking place in Kiev, Ukraine, following Ukraine's victory in Stockolm with the song "1944", written and performed by Jamala. This is the second time the contest takes place in Kiev.

BIG BANG THEORY

BIG BANG THEORY

Ver series en versión original ayuda mucho a la pronunciación y a adquirir vocabulario nuevo.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Esta expresión significa exactamente:

¿Qué importa el nombre?

Se utiliza para decir que no es importante quien lo hace sino como lo hace.

MODISMOS CON PREPOSICIONES EN INGLÉS

MODISMOS CON PREPOSICIONES EN INGLÉS

Las preposiciones dan origen a una gran cantidad de modismos y expresiones idiomáticas.

Aquí van algunas de ellas.

WHAT ABOUT.......?                           ¿Qué me dices de.......?

IT'S UP TO YOU                                   Depende de tí.

IT'S OVER                                            Ha terminado

TIME IS UP                                          Es la hora

HE'S WELL OFF                                 Tiene buena posición económica

THEY ARE ABOUT TO GO              Están a punto de irse

OVER AND OVER AGAIN                Una y otra vez

Por supuesto que hay muchas mas.

Se aceptan sugerencias

EL NÚMERO CERO EN INGLÉS / NUMBER 0 IN ENGLISH

EL NÚMERO CERO EN INGLÉS / NUMBER 0 IN ENGLISH

Me han preguntado mucho como se dice CERO en inglés. Lo cierto es que hay varias formas y depende de lo que se quiere expresar.

NOUGHT: Se utiliza para nombrar la cifra en matemática, especialmente con números decimales.

ZERO: Se usa en matemática (con números que no son decimales) y también para la temperatura.

O: (pronunciado "ou"). Lo usamos cuando leemos un número de teléfono, también para nombrar las habitaciones de los hoteles y para las fechas.

NIL: Es el cero que se utiliza al decir los resultados de un partido especialmente de futbol.

LOVE: Se usa sólo en tenis.

NOTHING:  En USA lo utilizan en los deportes.

DUCK: Se usa para los partidos de cricket.

WORLD BOOK DAY

WORLD BOOK DAY

Book lovers are celebrating their favourite stories once again as WORLD BOOK DAY is back and marking its 20th anniversary.

The annual celebration of authors, illustrators and reading is marked in more than 100 countries around the world.

The event sees kids all over the UK dress as their favourite characters, receive precious book tokens and take part in the events that schools and community groups run to mark the wonder of reading.

Celebrities are also keen to get in on the act.

Teachers are also encouraged to don fancy dress costumes and join in with WORLD BOOK DAY 2017.

Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures.

PHRASES USED IN TELEPHONE ENGLISH

PHRASES USED IN TELEPHONE ENGLISH

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

This is Mary

Mary speaking

ASKING FOR SOMEONE

Could I speak to Mary?

Is Mary in?

Can I have extension 321?

HOW TO REPLY WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT AVAILABLE

I'm afraid Mary is not available at the moment

Mary isn't in

Mary is out at the moment

The line is busy

ASKING WHO IS ON TH LINE

Excuse me, who is this?

CONNECTING SOMEONE

I'll put you through (put through means “connect”)

TAKING A MESSAGE

Would you like to to leave a message?