USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 1º Bach. Investigación, 2008 ( IES Ruiz de Alda )

1. To stick together = remain together and support each other. 2 To be bothered by = to be disturbed / pestered / annoyed by = molestar.3. To be delighted = to be very pleased / happy about.4. According to = in my opinion , with reference to .5 To be unaware of = not to know about, to be ignorant of. ( no ser conscientes de) 6. To be aimed at= to be directed at; intended to. ( dirigido a )7. To be concerned about = worried about, interested in, anxious = preocuparse, involucrarse.8. As far as I´m concerned = por lo que a mi respecta …9. To tackle ( a problem ) = abordar . To confront, to take on, , to deal with a problem, to come to grips with..10.-Awareness = conscious knowledge of ( ten er conciencia de , saber, conocer)11.-Worldwide = universal.12.-Research = investigation.13.-To link up to = to hook up to , to connect to ( internet)14.- Lack = shortage ( escasez)15.- Actually = realmente ,de hecho .# actualmente.16.- To be in a hurry = to rush. ( darse / tener prisa)17.- To get better = to improve in condition, to recover ( mejorar ).18.- To bear in mind = to remember, to make a mental note of ( tener en cuenta ).19.- As opposed to = in contrast to.20.- To be linked with = to be connected with/to; to be mentioned in association with.21.- To support = apoyar # soportar.22. -Success = éxito # suceso.23.- To avoid = to resist, to stay away from ( evitar)24.- Successful = prosperous, victorious ( con éxito )25.- Endlessly = interminable.26.- Recklessly =carelessly, rashly,irresponsibly ( de forma temeraría, (conducir )imprudentemente 27.- To be bound to be = to be certain to be, to be sure to be. (ser probable)28.- To stare = to gaze for a long time. ( mirar fijamente )29.- To nod = to move one´s head up and down, usually to show approval of agreement . ( asentir )30.- One could say = se podría decir 31.- As a matter of fact = de hecho.32.- There seeems to be = parece haber.33.- It seems = parece 34.- The story takes place = …tiene lugar.35.- The best way of solving problems is = La mejor forma de solucionar un problema es..36.- We have to take into account = debemos considerar37.- To tell the truth it depends on = A decir verdad , depende de …38.-To become more aware = ser más conscientes.39.- To face = hacer frente.40.- To fight their way = hacerse camino.41.- Though some people might disagree, I feel that = aunque algunos no estén de acuerdo…42.- We shall consider the effects of = debemos considerar los efectos de…43.- Drawbacks = inconvenientes, desventajas.44.- Time may be short = puede quedar poco tiempo.

Writing a composition

A) Preguntas de comprensión - According to the text - The text mentions / states /refers to / does not make any reference to …

B) Preguntas que solicitan tu opinión ( What do you think of…) - I think that… / well, personally , I feel… , I believe… - In my opinion… / from my point of view… / as far as I´m concerned …. / as I see it . - I strongly believe … / I feel certain / sure that … / It is clear to me that … / It´s obvious that… - I´m in favour of / I support

- I´m against / I´m opposed to…C) Resumen del contenido del texto -The text is about… / deals with … ( trata de )D) Resumen del punto de vista del autor - The author states ( afirma ) / suggests / criticises / explains / points out ( señala ) / highlights (destaca ) / puts forward ( propone ) / argues ( alega )

Useful Expressions for free compositions. Impersonal expressions

- It is evident that …………… Es patente que- It can/could happen that…puede /podría ocurrir que- One just points out…Únicamente conviene hacer notar- In a general way it is said that.. De modo general se dice que- It must be added, however, that… Hay que añadir, sin embargo que- It must be remembered that…Hay que recorder que- There´s is nothing wrong with ….( +noun/gerund)Nada hay que objetar respecto a…

- Today there is a tendency to.. Hoy se tiende a- It must not be thought that.. No debe creerse que- It can be seen that… Se ve que..- It turns out that… Resulta que..- It is strange that… Es raro que..- It is said that… Se dice que…- It seems clear that… Parece claro que- It is time that… Ya es hora de que…- If it were not for the Fac. That… Si no fuera porque..- It is enterely out of the question… Es del todo imposible…- It is (well) known that… Se sabe (bien) que…- It does not look as if… No parece que…

Links- It is one thing to…. and another to …. Una cosa es … y otra…- On the contrary.. Por lo contrario- In general… Por lo general..- On the other hand… Por otra parte, en cambio- Namely: A saber..- That is to say… Es decir- To put it in another way… Dicho de otro modo, o sea- Truth to tell … A decir verdad…- Likewise… De igual manera

Prefijos IN / UN / IM

Fair # unfair clear # unclear sanitary # insanitary polite # impolite direct # indirect posssible # imposible dependent # independent mature # immature convenient # inconvenient aware # unaware ( ser consciente de ) behave # misbehave understand # misunderstand ( entender mal )

Traduciones. Repaso de pasivas y expresiones idiomáticas con make, do, etc. 1.- Se dijeron muchas cosas en la reunión, pero no sirve de nada insistir sobre ello. ( It´s no use + ing / there is no point in + ing ) 2.- Se está haciendo tarde y el tiempo está empeorando. 3.- Se dice que él será nuestro próximo presidente del gobierno. 4.- Me invitaron a la fiesta de Jessica. 5.- ( A ellos ) les robaron el coche mientras estaban en casa de José. 6.- Se están construyendo muchas casas en la costa. 7.- ¿ Les enseñaron a los niños cómo hacer el ejercicio? 8.- No me preguntaron, así que no contesté. 9.- Esta habitación debe ser ordenada inmediatamente.10.- No han sido vistos desde la semana pasada.11.- Deberías cortarte el pelo lo antes posible.12.- Tengo que reparar la TV esta misma semana.13.- Deberíamos redecorar el piso.14.- Les habían pintado la casa antes de mudarse allí.15.- Como hay tantos ladrones en este vecindario ( neighbourhood ), tendré que instalar una alarma ( a burglar alarm ) en casa.

Expresiones idiomáticas ( idioms ) Notes1.- Eso no tiene sentido. 1.- make sense2.- Ella hará todo lo posible. 2.- do one´s best3.- Todo el mundo se hace amigo de David. 3.- make friends with4.- ¡ No pierdas el tiempo! 4.- waste5.- ¿ Has cambiado de opinión otra vez? 5.- change one´s mind6.- ¿ Por quë no das ejemplo? 6.- set an example7.- Se esforzó por entender a su hijo. 7.- make an effort8.- Tomó la decisión de pedir ayuda. 8.- make a decission9.- La empresa obtuvo grandes beneficios y luego pérdidas. 9.- make a profit / make losses10.-Cometió el error de hacer negocios con esa empresa. 10.- make a mistake / do business11. Va a pronunciar un discurso. 11.- make a speech

Key Translations ( passive sentences and idioms ( make, do, get, etc )

1.- Many things were said at the meeting, but it´s not use / there is no point in insisting on it.2.- It´s getting late and the weather is getting worse.3.- It is said that he will be our next Prime Minister. / He is said to be our next….4.- I was invited to Jessica´s party.5.- They had their car stolen when they were at Jose´s.6.- Many houses are being built on the coast.7.- Were the children taught how to do the exercise?8.- I wasn´t asked so, I didn´t answer.9.- This room must be tidied immediately10. They haven´t been seen since last week.11. You should have your hair cut as soon as possible.

12. I have to have / get the TV set repaired this week.13. We should have our flat redecorated.14. They had had their house painted before they moved there.15. Since / as there are many burglars in this neighbourhood, I will have a burblar alarm installed at home.

Idioms

1.- It doesn´t make any sense.2.- She will do her best.3.- Everybody makes friends with David.4.- Don´t waste your time!5.- Have you changed your mind again?6.- Why don´t you set an example?7.- He made an effort in understanding his son.8.- He made the decision to ask for help.9.- The firm / company made a huge profit and then it made losses.10. He made a mistake in doing business with such a firm.11. He is going to make a speech.