Advanced English: febrero 2023

Tips and Topics for Speaking

Topics and vocabulary for EOI exams:

TECHNOLOGY

Smartphone
Mobile phone
Tablet /tablit/
Device = gadget = aparato electrónico
Be hooked on sth = be addicted to sth = estar enganchado a algo, ser adicto a algo
Be keen on sth = like = gustar, estar entusiasmado con algo
Social networks = social networking sites = redes sociale
Ebook
Piracy /pairasi/ piraería
Hackers / piratas informáticos
Download /daunloud/ descargar
Upload /upload/ subir
Wi-fi /uai-fai/
Surf the Internet = navegar por internet

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Minor crimes = offences = delito menor
Offender = infractor
Pickpocket = carterista
Speeding – verb = exceder el límite de velocidad
Fine sb = multar a alguien. Ejemplo: I was fined = fui multado (me multaron)
Rape = violación
Kidnapping = rapto, secuestro
Sentence – verb = sentenciar. Ejemplo: I was sentenced to 5-year imprisonment
Release – verb = dejar en libertad
probation = libertad condicional
Hackers = piratas informáticos
Internet piracy
Corruption – noun /corapshon/ = corrupción
Corrupted – adj = corrupto
Vandalism = vandalismo
Vandal = vándalo
Community service = servicios a la comunidad
Commit a crime = cometer un crimen
Bribery /braibery/ = soborno
Blackmail = chantaje
Commit fraud /froood/ = cometer fraude
Drug dealer = traficante de drogas
Drug dealing = tráfico de drogas
Charge sb with sth = acusar a alguien por algo
Be accused of = ser acusado de
Domestic violence = violencia doméstica (violencia de género)
Tax haven /heivn/ = paraíso fiscal

SHOP / CONSUMERISM

Retail /ritail/ = venta al por menor
Retailer = vendedor al por menor, tienda al por menor
Wholesale trade = comercio al por mayor
Wholesaler = vendedor al por mayor
Purchase -noun and verb = compra / comprar
Discount /discaunt/ = descuento
Sales = rebajas
Items /aitems/ = artículos
Bargain /baaagin/ = ganga, oportunidad
Online shopping = compra online
Window shopping = ir de escaparates
Local shops = tiendas locales
Shopping centre = centro comercial
Back up = respaldar (local business)
Globalisation = globalización
Brand name = marca
Flea market = mercadillo
Shopping habits = hábitos de consumo
Shopaholic = adicto a las compras
Be on a tight-budget = ir ajustado de dinero tener un presupuesto ajustado
Shop online = comprar online
Shop assistant = dependiente/a
Loyalty = lealtad
Excessive consumerism = consumismo excesivo
Responsible consumption = consumo responsable
Shop around = comparar precios
Best deals = ganga

WORK

Work timetable = horario laboral
Shifts = turnos de trabajo
Take holidays = cogerse vacaciones
Take a day off = cogerse un día libre
Be under pressure = tener mucha presión
Pay rise = subida salarial
Wages = sueldo
Salary = salario
Offer sb a pay rise = ofrecerle a alguien una subida salarial
Working conditions = condiciones laborales
Be on sick leave / be on maternity leave = estar de baja por enfermedad / de maternidad
Be on the dole = estar cobrando prestación por desempleo
Be in charge of sth / sb = estar a cargo de algo/alguien, ser responsable de algo/alguien
Be promoted = ser ascendido / get a promotion = ser ascendido

INVENTIONS / MEDICINE / SCIENCE

Hybrid cars /haibrid/ = coches híbridos
Laser eye surgery /leisa/ = cirugía ocular por laser
GPS = Satnav = navegador GPS
Human cloning = clonación humana
Flying cars = coches voladores
Video casette recorder = grabador de video
Vaccines = vaccinations = vacunas
AIDS /EIDS/ = SIDA
Diabetes /daiabiiitis/
Cholesterol
Eating disorders = trastornos alimenticios
Cancer
GP = General Practitioner = médico de familia / cabecera
Alternative Medicine = medicina alternativa
Acupuncture = acupuntura
Needles = agujas
Homeopathy
Osteopathy
Have an operation = operarse. Ejemplo: She had an operation = la operaron
Discover /discava/ = descubrir
Discovery /discavery/ = descubrimiento
Have sth done. Ejemplo: I have a massage done
Cure = cura
Mainstream medicine = medicina tradicional
Placebo
NHS = National Health Service = Sistema Nacional de Salud (la Seguridad Social)
Ethical / unethical /ezikal/ /anezikal/ = ética
Moral issues = cuestiones morales
Development = desarollo
Genetic modification /ginetic/ = modificación génética
Viruses /vairusis/ = virus
Bacteria
Dilemma
Genome /ginoum/ = genoma
3D printers = impresoras 3D
Eradicate = erradicar, eliminar
Diseases = illnesses = enfermedades
Manipulation of genome
Gene /giiin/ = gen
Genetics /ginetics/ = genética (como ciencia)
Genetically modified food = GMO
Organisms
Alteration
Metabolism

RELATIONSHIPS

Social media /midia/ = redes sociales
Keep in touch with sb = mantener el contacto con alguien
Lose touch with sb = perder el contacto con alguien
Share interests = compartir intereses
Loneliness = soledad
Unsocial vs social
False sense of connection = falso sentido de conexión
Share posts = compartir una publicación
Read posts = leer una publicación
Google – verb = buscar en Google
Disconnect = desconectar
Be hooked on = be addicted to = estar enganchado a algo
Anxiety /ansaieti/ = ansiedad
Online dating = citas online
Marriage = matrimonio
Divorce = divorcio
Get divorced = divorciarse
Get married = casarse
Common-law partner = pareja de hecho
Cohabit = vivir juntos (sin casar)
Be aware of fake profiles = ser consciente de perfiles falsos
Speed dating = citas rápidas
Blind dates = citas a ciegas
Swinging = intercambio de parejas
Single-parent family = familia monoparental
Fly the nest = volar del nido (independizarse y dejar la casa de los padres)
Devote my time/ my life to sth / sb = dedicar mi tiempo/ mi vida a algo / alguien
Ups and downs = altibajos (en una relación sentimental o de amistad)
Love at first sight = amor a primera vista
Be just good friends = ser sólo amigos
Have a lot in common = tener mucho en común
Get to know sth / sb= tener la oportunidad de conocer algo/ a alguien
Get on well with stb = llevarse bien con alguien

EDUCATION

Kinds of learning: blend learning (online + tradicional learning al mismo tiempo) / e-learning / traditional learning / online learning
Qualifications = títulos académicos
Skills = destrezas, habilidades
Have a way with sth/ sb = tener buena mano con algo/ alguien, darse bien
Subjects = asignaturas
Cognitive abilities = habilidades cognitivas
Mental exercise = ejercicio mental
State education vs private education = educación pública / privada
Boarding school = colegio internado
A school run by nuns / priests = un colegio dirigido por monjas / curas
Mixed school = escuela mixta
Single-sex school
Language learning = aprendizaje de idiomas
Career vs degree
Vocational training = formación profesional
Internship = periodo de prácticas, prácticas preprofesionales
Intern = becario
Grant = beca de estudios. Ejemplo: Erasmus grant
College vs university
Discipline
Behaviour = comportamiento
Behave = comportarse (bien o mal)

MONEY

Wealthy – adj = rico
Earnings = ingresos = Incomes – ingresos
Expenses = gastos
Overdraft = descubierto bancario
Be in the red = estar en números rojos
Be in the black = tener saldo a favor
Fare = tarifa de billete (train, bus, etc.)
Fees – tasas (university) / honorarios (lawyers…)
Pay by credit card
Pay in cash = pagar en metálico
Current account
Withdraw money = retirar dinero
Bank statement = extracto bancario
Pocket money – paga (para los niños)
Tip – noun = propina
Tip sb – dar una propina alguien
Mortgage = hipoteca. Ejemplo: a 30-year mortgage
Loan /loun/ = préstamo
Be in debt – tener una deuda
Be on a tight budget = tener un presupuesto ajustado
Tighten your belt – apretarse el cinturón
Live beyond your means – vivir por encima de tus posibilidades
Currency – moneda (euro, pound, dollar…)

ENVIRONMENT

Natural world
The Earth
Habitat
Biodiversity /baiou- dai- ver- si- ti/
Reforestation
Fossil fuel = combustible fósil
Rain forest = bosque tropical
Solar energy
Wind farm = parque eólico
Hybrid cars /haibrid/
Ozone layer /leia/ = capa de ozono
Recycling = reciclaje
Alternative energy
Renewable energy
Ultraviolet radition
Earthquake = terremoto
Tornado /toooneidou/
Hurricane /harriken/
Hail /heil/ – noun and verb = granizo y granizar
Storm
Tsunami
Drought /draut/ = sequía
Blizzard = tormenta de nieve, ventisca
Carbon footprint = impacto ecológico
Global warming = calentamiento global
Environmetally-friendly – adj. = respetuoso con el medio ambiente
Eco-friendly – adj. = ecológico
Bags = bolsas
Waste = desechos, residuos, desperdicios
The 3 Rs: reuse, reduce, recycle
Containers /konteiners/
Landfill = vertedero
Threat /zret/ = amenaza – noun
Threatening /zretening/ = amenazador – adj.

Weekly Planning: 14th & 16th February 2023

Let's start reviewing again some prepositions:

Let's check if we got it right with this game:

And this wordwall to master them all:

And since we have our first EOI exams, here you can find some helpful tips to nail your speaking test:

1. Have some ideas ready to use (ready made sentences, introductions, structures, turn taking expressions, agreement, idioms, ...)

2. Prepare and use a certain amount of high-level vocabulary (strong adjectives, adverbs, specific or topic-related vocab, ...)

3. Improve your pronunciation (be careful not to repeat basic pronunciation errors and practice using phonetics and different sources)

4. Linking words (there are never enough!)

5. Use grammar structures in accordance to the level (passive voice, reported speech, conditionals, modal verbs, infinitives and gerunds, perfect tenses, relative clauses, comparatives and superlatives, ...)

And a video with some extra tips for your monologueÇ:

Now, time to put everything into practice!

Choose one of these topics, prepare your script for 10 minutes and be ready to talk for 2-3 minutes!

Remember:

Make an introduction (Good afternoon, my name is XXX and I am going to talk about ...)

Develop the ideas in an organized way

Use plenty of connectors (linkers)

Make an appropriate use of:

Strong adjectives (exhausted, amazing, awesome, ...)
Passive voice (It was built by ...)
Modal verbs (can, could, should, must, might, ...)
Use relative clauses for descriptions (who, that, which)
Comparative and superlative adjectives (the more the better)
Idioms ("Piece of cake")
Infinitives with -ing (Smoking is bad ...)
Phrasal verbs (get on well, bring up, carry on, ...)

martes, 21 de febrero de 2023

Weekly Planning: 21st & 23rd February 2023

martes, 14 de febrero de 2023

Tips and Topics for Speaking