Apuntes, resúmenes, trabajos, exámenes y problemas de Inglés

Literary Genres and Literary Movements

1. Genres: Categories to classify the different literary texts, helping the reader to have a general idea of the text or what to expect.

2. What is literature?: Written works expressing human emotion and experience, representing the culture and language of a society.

3. Different genres of literature: Lyrical, narrative and drama.

The Three Main Genres

Lyrical Genre

4. Lyrical genre: Expresses feelings and emotions; hence its themes are subjective, sharing the author's point of view.

5. Lyrical subgenres: Song, ode, elegy and satire.

Narrative Genre

6. Narrative genre: Stories lived by the characters, told by a narrator, and including dialogue between the characters. They can be fictional or based on real-life...

Vocabulario en francés con traducción al español

Transportes y ciudad

Transportes y ciudad: La voiture → El coche; La trottinette → El patinete; Les transports en commun → El transporte público; Le bus → El autobús; Le métro → El metro; Le tramway → El tranvía; Un feu → Un semáforo; Une piste cyclable → Un carril bici; Une route → Una carretera; Un trottoir → Una acera; Une voie → Una vía; Rouler → Circular / rodar; Une cathédrale → Una catedral; Un château → Un castillo; Un hôtel de ville → Un ayuntamiento; Un monument → Un monumento; Une place → Una plaza; Un pont → Un puente; Un quartier → Un barrio; Une rue → Una calle.

Lugares y comercios

Une boulangerie → Una panadería; Un café → Un

Patrones verbales y expresiones idiomáticas

Verbos seguidos de infinitivo o gerundio

agree, offer, promise + verb + to + infinitive

advise, ask, invite, order, tell, warn + verb + object + to

apologize (for), insist (on) + verb + preposition + -ing

add, admit, suggest, say, insist + verb + that

convince, remind, warn + verb + object + that

Expresiones idiomáticas

• ahead of the game → anar un pas per davant
• fall by the wayside → quedar pel camí
• give rise to → donar lloc a
• jump on the bandwagon → pujar al carro (seguir la moda)
• take centre stage → ocupar el centre de l'atenció
• the driving force → la força motriu
• come across as friendly/sincere → semblar simpàtic
• hit it off with somebody → congeniar amb algú
• pay somebody a compliment →

Person 1

Hoy voy a hablar sobre el accidente de Spanair, una de las tragedias aéreas más dolorosas de España. El accidente ocurrió el 20 de agosto de 2008 en el Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas. El vuelo era el Spanair 5022, que debía viajar de Madrid a Gran Canaria. A bordo del avión viajaban numerosos pasajeros, entre ellos familias y niños, además de la tripulación. Poco después del despegue, la aeronave no logró ganar suficiente altitud y se estrelló cerca de la pista del aeropuerto.

El impacto provocó un incendio y, lamentablemente, muchas personas perdieron la vida. Solo un pequeño número de pasajeros sobrevivió al accidente. La tragedia conmocionó a todo el país y recibió una gran atención por parte de los medios de comunicación....

Social Media Among Teenagers

Social media is very popular among teenagers today. Many young people use apps like Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp every day. Social media has both good and bad sides.

Positive Aspects

On the positive side, social media helps teenagers communicate with friends and family. They can share photos, videos, and ideas easily. It is also useful for school, because students can study together, ask questions, and find information online. Social media can help teenagers feel connected and less alone.

Negative Aspects

However, social media can also be harmful. Some teenagers compare themselves to others and feel sad or insecure. Cyberbullying is another serious problem, and it can hurt people’s feelings. Also, spending too much...

Verbos irregulares en inglés

A continuación encontrarás una lista de verbos irregulares en inglés con sus formas: infinitivo / pasado simple / participio pasado y su traducción al español.

Verbos irregulares A–C

• Cut / cut / cut – cortar
• Cost / cost / cost – costar
• Come / came / come – venir
• Catch / caught / caught – coger, atrapar
• Become / became / become – llegar a ser
• Bend / bent / bent – doblar
• Begin / began / begun – empezar
• Blow / blew / blown – soplar
• Break / broke / broken – romper
• Bring / brought / brought – traer
• Build / built / built – construir
• Buy / bought / bought – comprar
• Bite / bit / bitten – picar, morder
• Choose / chose / chosen – elegir

Verbos irregulares D–H

• Draw / drew / drawn – dibujar
• Dream / dreamt

I’ve been playing chess for thirty years.->I started playing chess thirty years ago.

The last time I rode a horse was in 1999.->I haven’t ridden a horse since 1999.

If he doesn’t call this week, it will be too late.->Unless he calls this week, it will be too late.

I got wet because I didn’t take an umbrella.->If I had taken an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.

When did you start playing with Barbies?->How long have you been playing with Barbies?

The last time I bought make-up was three months ago.->I haven’t bought make-up for three months.

I’d like to be on a desert island right now.->I wish I were on a desert island right now.

Although it was raining, we went out.->Despite the rain, we went out.

Even though...

Japan: Culture, Traditions and Way of Life

Hello, my name is Laura, and today I'm going to talk about Japan. I chose Japan mainly because I'm interested in Japanese culture and traditions.

In particular, I think the way people live there is very different from our way of life, and that's what makes Japan an interesting country to talk about.

Geography and Climate

To start with, Japan is made up of many islands and is located in the Pacific Ocean. Because of this, the country has many mountains, forests, and rocky areas, so farming has never been easy in some parts.

Moreover, Japan has also had many natural disasters, like earthquakes and tsunamis, and people have learned to live with them.

Regarding the climate, it changes a lot depending on the...

Vocabulario de inglés con traducción al catalán

A continuación encontrarás una lista de expresiones, phrasal verbs y vocabulario en inglés con su traducción al catalán.

Expresiones y phrasal verbs

• means (of / to) – manera (de)
• achieve a goal – conseguir un objetivo
• agree to – aceptar
• agree with – estar de acuerdo con
• approach – planteamiento
• arrive at – arribar a (petit)
• arrive in – arribar a (gran)
• attach – posar, col·locar
• award – premi, guardó
• be into – agradar molt
• bench – banc
• blame (someone/something) for – donar la culpa (a algú / alguna cosa)
• blame (something) on – donar la culpa (d’alguna cosa) a
• bother – molestar
• change one’s mind – canviar d’opinió
• cheer – cridar amb entusiasme
• chord – acord
• concentrate

Listening Exercise 3: Shipping Operations

1. The shipping operations manager

2. Quote / shipment

3. Because they haven't been offered a discount

4. On shipping orders over £1,200

5. They are offering better rates with discounts over £1,000

6. They don't guarantee fast shipping

7. Delivered on time and free of damage

8. Never complained about their shipments

9. Loss and damage

10. Tracking shipments online

11. An online tracking system

12. At his offices to discuss their shipping requirements

13. Shipping rates / shipping volume

14. Brussels / next week

15. Next Monday at his office

Listening Exercise 2: The Incoming Mail Procedure

1. The incoming mail procedure

2. Dealing with registered mail first

3. Standard / magazines and advertising material

4. Empty /...