IES NICOLAS SALMERON INGLS DE BACHILLERATO

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FIRST PARAGRAPH: At first sight: A primera vista / First: En primer lugar / First of all: Antes que nada / In
the first place: En primer lugar / To start with: Para empezar
SECOND PARAGRAPH: In the second place: En segundo lugar/ Second: Segundo / Secondly: En
segundo lugar/ Third: Tercero / Thirdly: En tercer lugar
CONCLUSION: Finally: Por ltimo / In conclusion: Para concluir / Lastly: Por ltimo / And eventually: Y
finalmente
ADDING INFORMATION: apart from: Aparte de / in addition: Adems / in addition to: Adems de / What
is more: Adems; lo que es ms / moreover: Adems / on top of that: Adems / besides: Adems / On
the one hand: Por una parte / On the other hand: Por otra parte / and eventually: Y finalmente
CONTRAST: all the same: a pesar de todo / however: sin embargo / instead of: en vez de / in spite of /
despite: a pesar de / nevertheless: no obstante / on the contrary: por el contrario/ whereas/while: mientras
/ though / although: aunque /
REASON: because of + noun: a causa de / due to + noun: debido a due to the fact that +
sentence: debido a que for this / that reason: por esta / esa razn / owing to + noun: debido a
owing to the fact that + sentence: debido a que
RESULT: as a result: como resultado / because of: a causa de / consequently: en consecuencia
so: por lo tanto / that's why: por eso, por esa razn.../ therefore: por lo tanto
EXPRESSING FACTS: actually: en realidad / as a matter of fact: de hecho / in fact: de hecho / really: en
realidad
EXPRESSING PERSONAL OPINION: as far as I am concerned por lo que a m respecta /
from my point of view desde mi punto de vista / I agree estoy de acuerdo / I disagree no estoy de acuerdo
in my opinion en mi opinin / in my view segn lo veo / I think that creo que / it is true that es verdad que
personally personalmente / to be honest para ser honesto /to tell the truth a decir verdad
EXPLAIN: that is (to say): es decir / in other words: en otras palabras / in short: en resumen / above
all: sobre todo / all in all: en general / at least: al menos / basically: bsicamente, fundamentalmente
especially: especialmente, sobre todo / essentially: esencialmente / in general: en general /
in particular: en particular / more or less: ms o menos / on the whole: en general / to a certain
extent: hasta cierto punto
EXEMPLIFYING: and so on: etcetera / for example: por ejemplo / for instance: por ejemplo /
such as:tal(es)como
SUMMARIZING: all in all: en suma / in brief: en resumen / in conclusion: Para concluir / in short: en
resumen / on the whole: en general / to sum up: Para resumir
SEQUENCING: after that: despus de eso / all of a sudden: de repente / Finally: Finalmente / First of
all: En primer lugar / in the end: al final / In the meantime: mientras tanto / meanwhile: mientras tanto
next: luego / suddenly: de repente / then: entonces, despus / while: mientras

ADJECTIVES

PEOPLE CHARACTER: IMPATIENT /GENEROUS/ PATIENT/ ENVIOUS /CAREFUL/ MEAN/CARELESS/ JEALOUS/

CHARMING/ ARROGANT /CHARMLESS /INNOCENT/ GLAD /GUILTY /HAPPY/ SOCIABLE/ CHEERFUL/ UNSOCIABLE
ANGRY/IMAGINATIVE/ UPSET/ UNIMAGINATIVE/ ANNOYED /TIDY/ RUDE/ UNTIDY/ IMPOLITE EDUCATED/
POLITE/ WISE/ WELL BEHAVED/ CLEVER/ SHY/ INTELLIGENT/ CONFIDENT/ BRIGHT/CALM/ SENSIBLE/
NERVOUS/ SANE/ TENSE/ INSANE/ RELAXED/ FOOLISH/ FUSSY /SILLY / TIRED/ STUPID/ LIVELY/
DUMB/QUIET/CRAZY/ TALKATIVE /MAD/ NOISY/ AMBITIOUS/ ADVENTUROUS/ UNAMBITIOUS CAUTIOUS/
LAZY /OPTIMISTIC /HARDWORKING /PESSIMISTIC / SELFISH/ UNSELFISH/ CRUEL/ VIOLENT/ NICE/ KIND/
UNKIND/ TENDER/ SERIOUS/ PROUD/ FAITHFUL/ SENSITIVE/ SINCERE/ HONEST/ RELIABLE
PEOPLE APPEARANCE: TALL /SHORT/ FAT/ WELL-BUILT/ THIN/ SLIM/ ELEGANT/ GOOD LOOKING/
BEAUTIFUL/ HADSOME/ PRETTY/ LOVELY/ UGLY/ ATTRACTIVE/ UNATTRACTIVE/ UNTIDY-LOOKING/ WAVY
HAIR /STRAIGHT HAIR/ CURLY HAIR/ BLONDE HAIR/ FAIR HAIR/ DARK HAIR/ RED HAIRED/ GINGER
HAIR /BALD/ROUND-FACED/ THIN-FACED/ DARK-SKINNED/ PALE/ HEALTHY/ SICK/ ILL/ CONSTIPATED/
PREGNANT/ DEAF/ BLIND/ WEAK/ INJURED/ WOUNDED/ BRUISED
FOOD AND DRINK: SWEET/ BITTER/ SOUR/ HOT/ SPICY/ MILD/ SALTY/ TASTY/ GREASY/ RAW/ OVERCOOKED/ COOKED/ FRIED/ BOILED/ BAKED/ GRILLED/ BURNT/ SOFT DRINK/ HARD DRINK/ HUNGRY FULL/
DRUNK / STARVING
WEATHER: SUNNY/ CLOUDY/ WINDY/ STORMY/ RAINY/ FOGGY/ MISTY/ SNOWY/ DAMP/ WET/ DRY /CLEAR/
BRIGHT/ LOVELY/ NASTY/ FREEZING/ CHILLY/ COLD/ COOL/ MILD/ WARM/ HOT
TIME: UP TODAY/ OUT OF DATE/ EARLY/ LATE/ LAST/ PUNCTUAL/ DELAYED/ PERMANENT/ INTERRUPTED/
URGENT/ FREQUENT/ STEAD
MATERIAL: GOLDEN/ SILVER/ IRON/ WOODEN/ HARD/ SMOOTH/ ROUGHT/ SHARP/ BLUNT/ HEAVY/ LIGHT/
SOLID/ HOLLOW/ PURE/ USEFUL/ USELESS/ EXPENSIVE/ CHEAP/ USED/ NEW
DISTANCES / DIMENSIONS: LONG/ SHORT/ WIDE/ NARROW/ DEEP/ SHALLOW/ LOW/ HIGH/ FAR/ NEAR/
HUGE/ LARGE/ BIG/ GREAT/ TINY/ SMALL/ OPPOSITE/ SIMILAR/ RIGHT/ LEFT/ TOP/ UPPER/ OUTTER/
INNER/ FEW/ HALF
OTHERS: SLOW/ FAST/ RAPID/ QUICKLY/ BUSY/ FREE/ CROWDED/ FULL/ EMPTY/ FILTHY/ DIRTY/ CLEAN/
LUCKY/ UNLUCKY/ DANGEROUS/ SAFE/ POWEFUL/ POWERLESS/ SILENT/ LOUD/ BROKEN/ LOST/ WONDERFUL/
EXCITING/ EXCITED/ INTERESTING/ INTERESTED/ AMAZING/ AMAZED/ SURPRISING/ SURPRISED/
ASTONISHING/ ASTONISHED/ EASY/ DIFFICULT/ FINE/ FAIR

HOW TO MAKE A GOOD WRITING (ESSAY)

INTRODUCTION: Its the first paragraph. You have to write a short introduction
showing general ideas about the topic you have to develop.
BODY: We can write one or two paragraphs where we must develop our ideas. We
have to follow an order (before, now). It must be chronologically acceptable.
CONCLUSION: Its the last paragraph. The end of your composition. Here you may
set your opinion, reactions or feelings about the topic.

TEMPORAL
EXPRESSIONS
AND ADVERBS

CONNECTORS
LINKERS

COMPARATIVES
SUPERLATIVES

*INFERIORIDAD (not as..as/

lesstan)
TODAY, YESTERDAY,

* IGUALDAD (as.. as)

LAST
WEEK/MONTH

* SUPERIORIDAD

USUALLY, ALWAYS

- Adjetivos cortos ( -er .

Than)

USED TO

COMPOSITI
ON

DIDNT USE
TO
CONDITIONALS

- Adjetivos largos (the most +

than)
* IREEGULARES /GOODBETTER- THE BEST / BAD-WORSEPASSIVE

1 TIPO

PASOS PARA HACER UNA ORACIN PASIVA

[IF+PRESENTE SIMPLE]+[FUTURO
SIMPLE]

1 LA PRIMERA PALABRA DESPUES DEL VERBO PRINCIPAL

DE LA ORACIN ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN EL SUJETO DE
LA PASIVA.

2 TIPO
[IF + PASADO SIMPLE]+[CONDICIONAL
SIMPLE]
3 TIPO
[IF+ PASADO PERFECTO] +
RELATIVES

WHO PARA PERSONAS

WHICH ANIMALES/COSAS
THAT PERSONAS / ANIMALES/COSAS
WHEN/WHERE/WHOSE/WHY/WHAT
DEFINING THIS IS THE GIRL WHO WON THE
PRIZE
NON DEF. THE GIRL, WHO WON THE PRIZE, IS

2ESCRIBIMOS EL VERBO TO BE EN EL MISMO TIEMPO

VERBAL QUE EL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACIN
ACTIVA
3EL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACION ACTIVA SE
CONVIERTE EN PARTICIPIO DE LA PASIVA.
4 EL SUJETO DE LA ORACIN ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN
COMPLEMENTO AGENTE EN LA PASIVA, INTRODUCIDO

REPORTED SPEECH

STATEMENTS SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD

ARRIVED THE DAY BEFORE
IMPERATIVES HE TOLD ME TO STUDY MORE / HE
TOLD ME NOT TO GO HOME
QUESTIONSHE ASKED IF I HAD SEEN HIM THE
NIGHT BEFORE / HE ASKED WHERE THE TRAIN
STATION WAS.