Writing

CONNECTORS

 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 último / In conclusion: Para concluir / Lastly: Por último /
And eventually: Y finalmente
 ADDING INFORMATION: apart from: Aparte de / in addition: Además / in addition
to: Además de / What is more:  Además; lo que es más / moreover: Además / on top
of that: Además / besides: Además / 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 razón / 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 razón.../ 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 mí 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 opinión / in my view según 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: básicamente, fundamentalmente especially: especialmente, sobre todo /
essentially: esencialmente / in general: en general / in particular: en
particular / more or less: más 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: después 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, después / 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/
OVER-COOKED/ 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: It’s 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: It’s the last paragraph. The end of your composition. Here you may set your opinion,
reactions or feelings about the topic.

CONNECTORS COMPARATIVES
TEMPORAL
LINKERS SUPERLATIVES
EXPRESSIONS AND
ADVERBS

*INFERIORIDAD (not as…..as/ less…tan)

* IGUALDAD (as….. as)

TODAY, YESTERDAY,
* SUPERIORIDAD
LAST WEEK/MONTH…
- Adjetivos cortos ( -er …. Than)
USUALLY, ALWAYS…

- Adjetivos largos (the most + than)

COMPOSITION
USED TO * IREEGULARES /GOOD- BETTER- THE
BEST / BAD-WORSE-THE WORST / FAR –
DIDN’T USE TO FURTHER- THE FURTHEST….

CONDITIONALS PASSIVE

1º TIPO PASOS PARA HACER UNA ORACIÓN PASIVA

[IF+PRESENTE SIMPLE]+[FUTURO SIMPLE] 1º LA PRIMERA PALABRA DESPUES DEL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA

ORACIÓN ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN EL SUJETO DE LA PASIVA.
2º TIPO
2ºESCRIBIMOS EL VERBO TO BE EN EL MISMO TIEMPO VERBAL QUE EL
VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACIÓN ACTIVA
[IF + PASADO SIMPLE]+[CONDICIONAL SIMPLE]
3ºEL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACION ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN
3º TIPO PARTICIPIO DE LA PASIVA.

[IF+ PASADO PERFECTO] + [CONDICIONAL PERF] 4º EL SUJETO DE LA ORACIÓN ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN

COMPLEMENTO AGENTE EN LA PASIVA, INTRODUCIDO POR LA
PREPOSICIÓN –BY.

RELATIVES
REPORTED SPEECH

WHO  PARA PERSONAS

STATEMENTS  SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD ARRIVED THE
WHICH ANIMALES/COSAS DAY BEFORE

THAT  PERSONAS / ANIMALES/COSAS IMPERATIVES  HE TOLD ME TO STUDY MORE / HE TOLD ME

NOT TO GO HOME
WHEN/WHERE/WHOSE/WHY/WHAT

DEFINING  THIS IS THE GIRL WHO WON THE PRIZE QUESTIONSHE ASKED IF I HAD SEEN HIM THE NIGHT
BEFORE / HE ASKED WHERE THE TRAIN STATION WAS.
NON – DEF. THE GIRL, WHO WON THE PRIZE, IS MY SISTER