Apunts, resums, treballs, exàmens i exercicis de Anglès de Batxillerat

Vocabulari i gramàtica: consumisme i compres

1. There is a lot of consumerism in today’s society. We all shop and buy things all the time.

2. My sister put me under a lot of pressure to come to the party. It wasn’t easy to refuse.

3. Sandy is interested in environmentalism. She’d like to work in a job that involves looking after nature.

4. I was surprised by my grandmother’s generosity. She gave me €50 to spend on my holiday!

5. The departure time of the last train meant that we couldn’t get home that night.

6. Millions of people love reality TV programmes. Their popularity is much greater than that of documentaries.

7. In the past athletes were amateurs, but today there is a lot more professionalism in sport.

Exercici: tria la paraula

Media Vocabulary

• Binge-watch → Maratón de series
• Box sets → Conjunto de temporadas / objetos relacionados
• Breaking news → Noticias de última hora
• Broadcast → Transmisión / emisión
• Catch-up TV → Ponerse al día con la televisión / TV a la carta
• Live stream → Transmisión en directo
• Scheduled programmes → Programas programados
• Status updates → Actualizaciones de estado
• Spoilers → Spoilers / adelantos
• Subscription streaming service → Servicio de transmisión por suscripción
• Service → Servicio
• Trending → Tendencia
• Tweet → Tuit

Prefixes

• Cooperate → Cooperar
• Demystify → Desmitificar
• Disappear → Desaparecer
• Disapprove → Desaprobar
• Ill-informed → Mal informado
• Misleading → Engañoso
• Misinformation → Desinformación
• Misjudge

Expressions i vocabulari en anglès

Ahead of schedule → Abans del previst

The last minute → L'últim moment

At times → A vegades / de tant en tant

Catch up on → Posar-se al dia amb

Deadline → Data límit

From time to time → De tant en tant / ocasionalment

Get behind → Quedar-se enrere

In the nick of time → Just a temps / en el darrer moment

In two weeks' time → D'aquí a dues setmanes

Keep somebody waiting → Fer esperar algú

Remember → Recordar

Retain → Retenir

Rush → Hora punta / anar més de pressa / erupció cutània

Slow down → Relaxa't, calma't

Take your time → Pren-te el teu temps

Time to spare → Temps de sobra

Turn up → Pujar (el volum) / aparèixer

Paraules d'ús especial

Specially → Especialment

Especially → Sobretot

Particular...

Films and Books

Minor role: paper secundari | Award-winning: premiat/da | Set in: ambientat/da a | Memoir: autobiografia | Storyline: trama | Stunt: escena perillosa | Stunt person: doble | Lead role: paper protagonista.

Adjectius acabats en -ed / -ing

Frightened: espantat/da | Annoyed: enfadat/da / molest/a | Intrigued: intrigat/da | Pleased: satisfet/a | Relieved: aliviat/da | Concerned: preocupat/da | Delighted: encantat/da | Disappointed: decepcionat/da | Thrilled: emocionat/da | Grateful: agraït/da | Upset: molest/a.

Electrònica

Upload: pujar | Driverless: sense conductor | Wireless: sense fils / inalàmbric | Browse: navegar / buscar | Gadgets: aparells | Hand-held devices: dispositius portàtils / de mà | High-tech: alta tecnologia | Device:...

Back up → Donar suport

Fall out → Discutir-se

Finish with → Acabar amb

Friendship group → Colla d’amics

Gossip about → Cotillejar sobre

Hurt somebody’s feelings → Ferir els sentiments

Take an instant dislike to → Rebutjar d’entrada

Let them down → Decebre

Life and soul of the party → L’ànima de la festa

Look out for → Cuidar

Make up → Fer les paus

Rely on → Confiar en

Talk behind somebody’s back → Parlar d’algú a la seva esquena

Split up → Separar-se

Upset → Molestar

Approve of → Estar d’acord amb

Be ashamed of → Estar avergonyit de

Attitude towards → Actitud envers

Be aware of → Ser conscient de

Belong to → Pertànyer a

Bias against / towards → Biaix a favor / en contra de

Decrease in → Disminució en

Depend

Animals

breed: reproduir-se

bug: insecte

cute: adorable

deadly: letal / mortal

disguise: disfressar

endangered: en perill d'extinció

feather: ploma

feed on: alimentar-se

harm: danyar

lay eggs: pondre ous

leap: saltar

poisonous: verinós

prey: presa

survive: sobreviure

swallow: empassar / engolir

tail: cua / rabo

tough: dur / resistent

weapon: arma

Temps atmosfèric

above-average: per sobre de la mitjana

bitterly cold: amargament fred

blizzard: ventisca / tempesta de neu

changeable: canviable

chilly: fred

drizzle: plugim / llevinera

flooding: inundació

frost: glaçada / gebre

hailstone: granís

heatwave: onada de calor

lightning: llampec

mild: temperat / suau

mist: boira lleugera

pouring: torrencial

severe: sever

shower: ruixat / xàfec

snowstorm: tempesta de neu

stable: estable

sunny:...

Vocabulari de transport i viatges

aircraft: avió

at sea: en el mar

at top speed: a tota velocitat

captain: capità

commuting: desplaçament

congestion: embús

crew: tripulació

flight attendant: auxiliar de vol

in the air: en l'aire

on land: en terra

run: córrer/recórrer

rush hour: hora punta

traffic jam: embús/trànsit

underground: metro

voyage: viatge pel mar

Paraules confusibles

journey: trajecte/recorregut

travel: viatjar

trip: viatge curt/excursió

Viatges i vacances

back-packing: fer de motxiler

city break: descansar a la ciutat

city guidebook: guia de ciutat

get away from it all: allunyar-se de tot

go deep-sea diving: fer busseig de profunditat

go hiking: fer senderisme

go sightseeing: fer turisme

go with the flow: anar amb el corrent

hiking boots: botes de...

Vocabulari de salut i malalties

Bruise (blau) / Specialist / Rash (erupció) / Blister (ampolla) / Side-effects / Small cut / Deep cut / Throat infection / Sprained ankle (esguinç de turmell) / Broken arm / A cold / The flu / Food poisoning / A heart attack / A stroke / The GP (metge de família) / Specialist / A surgeon (cirurgià) / A psychiatrist / Smoke / Have a full health check / See a counsellor / Drink alcohol / Use alternative medicine / Follow a low-carb diet / Take vitamin supplements / Go to the doctor with a long list of symptoms / Sunbathe / Vaccine against childhood illness / Have cosmetic surgery / Take anti-malaria pills / Take sleeping tablets / Outweigh / Sink / Underestimate / Wean themselves off / Stuck to / Be undertaken...

THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE

1. Why couldn't Hughie Erskine marry Laura Merton?

Hughie couldn't marry Laura because he didn't have £10,000.

2. What did Alan like about Hughie?

Alan liked his physical appearance, his bright personality and his generous, impulsive nature.

3. What was the approximate height of Alan's picture of the beggar?

The height of the painting was approximately the height of a common man, because the painting was life-size.

4. Why did Hughie have to walk home after spending the day with Laura?

Hughie had to walk home after spending the day with Laura because he didn't have enough money for a cab.

5. Why did Hughie feel embarrassed after talking to Alan in the Palette Club?

Hughie was embarrassed after talking to Alan at the Palette Club...

NOUNS - challenge - improvement - punctuation - social media sites - communication - latest news - disappointment - happiness - loneliness - text messaging - popularity -
- desafío - mejora - puntuación - sitios de redes sociales - comunicación - últimas noticias - desilusión - felicidad - soledad - mensajes de texto - popularidad -
VERBS - comment - manage - share - develop - misunderstand - spread - inform - notice - upload - interrupt - view - post -
comentar - administrar - compartir - desarrollar - entender mal - difundir - informar - notificar - cargar - interrumpir - ver - publicar -
ADJECTIVES - amused / amusing - bored / boring - careful / careless - complex - embarrassed / embarrassing - terrified / terrifying - helpful / helpless...