martes, 11 de febrero de 2020

Tips and Topics for Speaking

TIPS FOR SPEAKING

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Topics and vocabulary for EOI exams:

TECHNOLOGY


  1. Smartphone
  2. Mobile phone
  3. Tablet    /tablit/
  4. Device = gadget = aparato electrónico
  5. Be hooked on sth = be addicted to sth = estar enganchado a algo, ser adicto a algo
  6. Be keen on sth = like = gustar, estar entusiasmado con algo
  7. Social networks = social networking sites
  8. Ebook
  9. Piracy /pairasi/
  10. Hackers
  11. Download /daunloud/
  12. Upload /upload/
  13. Wi-fi /uai-fai/
  14. Surf the Internet = navegar por internet

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT


  1. Minor crimes = offences = delito menor
  2. Offender = infractor
  3. Pickpocket = carterista
  4. Speeding – verb = exceder el límite de velocidad
  5. Fine sb = multar a alguien. Ejemplo: I was fined = fui multado (me multaron)
  6. Rape = violación
  7. Kidnapping = rapto, secuestro
  8. Sentence – verb = sentenciar. Ejemplo: I was sentenced to 5-year imprisonment
  9. Release – verb = dejar en libertad
  10. probation = libertad condicional
  11. Hackers
  12. Internet piracy
  13. Corruption – noun /corapshon/
  14. Corrupted – adj
  15. Vandalism
  16. Vandal
  17. Community service
  18. Commit a crime
  19. Bribery /braibery/ = soborno
  20. Blackmail = chantaje
  21. Commit fraud /froood/ = cometer fraude
  22. Drug dealer = traficante de drogas
  23. Drug dealing = tráfico de drogas
  24. Charge sb with sth = acusar a alguien por algo
  25. Be accused of
  26. Domestic violence
  27. Tax haven /heivn/ = paraíso fiscal

SHOP / CONSUMERISM


  1. Retail /ritail/ = venta al por menor
  2. Retailer = vendedor al por menor, tienda al por menor
  3. Wholesale trade = comercio al por mayor
  4. Wholesaler = vendedor al por mayor
  5. Purchase -noun and verb = compra / comprar
  6. Discount /discaunt/
  7. Sales
  8. Items /aitems/
  9. Bargain  /baaagin/
  10. Online shopping
  11. Window shopping
  12. Local shops
  13. Shopping centre
  14. Back up = respaldar (local business)
  15. Globalisation
  16. Brand name = marca
  17. Flea market = mercadillo
  18. Shopping habits
  19. Shopaholic = adicto a las compras
  20. Be on a tight-budget = ir ajustado de dinero tener un presupuesto ajustado
  21. Shop online
  22. Shop assistant
  23. Loyalty
  24. Excessive consumerism
  25. Responsible consumption
  26. Shop around = comparar precios
  27. Best deals = ganga

WORK


  1. Work timetable = horario laboral
  2. Shifts = turnos de trabajo
  3. Take holidays = cogerse vacaciones
  4. Take a day off = cogerse un día libre
  5. Be under pressure = tener mucha presión
  6. Pay rise = subida salarial
  7. Wages = sueldo
  8. Salary = salario
  9. Offer sb a pay rise = ofrecerle a alguien una subida salarial
  10. Working conditions
  11. Be on sick leave / be on maternity leave = estar de baja por enfermedad / de maternidad
  12. Be on the dole = estar cobrando prestación por desempleo
  13. Be in charge of sth / sb = estar a cargo de algo/alguien, ser responsable de algo/alguien
  14. Be promoted = ser ascendido / get a promotion = ser ascendido

INVENTIONS / MEDICINE  / SCIENCE


  1. Hybrid cars /haibrid/
  2. Laser eye surgery /leisa/
  3. GPS = Satnav
  4. Human cloning
  5. Flying cars
  6. Video casette recorder
  7. Vaccines = vaccinations = vacunas
  8. AIDS /EIDS/ = SIDA
  9. Diabetes /daiabiiitis/
  10. Cholesterol
  11. Eating disorders = trastornos alimenticios
  12. Cancer
  13. GP = General Practitioner = médico de familia / cabecera
  14. Alternative Medicine
  15. Acupuncture
  16. Needles = agujas
  17. Homeopathy
  18. Osteopathy
  19. Have an operation = operarse. Ejemplo: She had an operation = la operaron
  20. Discover /discava/
  21. Discovery /discavery/
  22. Have sth done. Ejemplo: I have a massage done
  23. Cure
  24. Mainstream medicine = medicina tradicional
  25. Placebo
  26. NHS = National Health Service = Sistema Nacional de Salud (la Seguridad Social)
  27. Ethical / unethical /ezikal/ /anezikal/
  28. Moral issues = cuestiones morales
  29. Development = desarollo
  30. Genetic modification /ginetic/
  31. Viruses /vairusis/
  32. Bacteria
  33. Dilemma
  34. Genome /ginoum/ = genoma
  35. 3D printers = impresoras 3D
  36. Eradicate
  37. Diseases = illnesses
  38. Manipulation of genome
  39. Gene /giiin/ = gen
  40. Genetics /ginetics/ = genética (como ciencia)
  41. Genetically modified food = GMO
  42. Organisms
  43. Alteration
  44. Metabolism

RELATIONSHIPS


  1. Social media /midia/
  2. Keep in touch with sb = mantener el contacto con alguien
  3. Lose touch with sb = perder el contacto con alguien
  4. Share interests
  5. Loneliness = soledad
  6. Unsocial vs social
  7. False sense of connection
  8. Share posts
  9. Read posts
  10. Google – verb = buscar en Google
  11. Disconnect
  12. Be hooked on = be addicted to
  13. Anxiety /ansaieti/
  14. Online dating
  15. Marriage
  16. Divorce
  17. Get divorced
  18. Get married
  19. Common-law partner = pareja de hecho
  20. Cohabit = vivir juntos (sin casar)
  21. Be aware of fake profiles = ser consciente de perfiles falsos
  22. Speed dating
  23. Blind dates = citas a ciegas
  24. Swinging = intercambio de parejas
  25. Single-parent family = familia monoparental
  26. Fly the nest = volar del nido (independizarse y dejar la casa de los padres)
  27. Devote my time/ my life to sth / sb = dedicar mi tiempo/ mi vida a algo / alguien
  28. Ups and downs = altibajos (en una relación sentimental o de amistad)
  29. Love at first sight = amor a primera vista
  30. Be just good friends
  31. Have a lot in common
  32. Get to know sth / sb= tener la oportunidad de conocer algo/ a alguien
  33. Get on well with stb = llevarse bien con alguien

EDUCATION


  1. Kinds of learning: blend learning (online + tradicional learning al mismo tiempo) / e-learning / traditional learning / online learning
  2. Qualifications = títulos académicos
  3. Skills = destrezas, habilidades
  4. Have a way with sth/ sb = tener buena mano con algo/ alguien, darse bien
  5. Subjects = asignaturas
  6. Cognitive abilities = habilidades cognitivas
  7. Mental exercise
  8. State education vs private education
  9. Boarding school = colegio internado
  10. A school run by nuns / priests = un colegio dirigido por monjas / curas
  11. Mixed school
  12. Single-sex school
  13. Language learning
  14. Career vs degree
  15. Vocational training = formación profesional
  16. Internship = periodo de prácticas, prácticas preprofesionales
  17. Intern = becario
  18. Grant = beca de estudios. Ejemplo: Erasmus grant
  19. College vs university
  20. Discipline
  21. Behaviour = comportamiento
  22. Behave = comportarse (bien o mal)

MONEY


  1. Wealthy – adj = rico
  2. Earnings = ingresos = Incomes – ingresos
  3. Expenses = gastos
  4. Overdraft = descubierto bancario
  5. Be in the red = estar en números rojos
  6. Be in the black = tener saldo a favor
  7. Fare = tarifa de billete (train, bus, etc.)
  8. Fees – tasas (university) / honorarios (lawyers…)
  9. Pay by credit card
  10. Pay in cash = pagar en metálico
  11. Current account
  12. Withdraw money = retirar dinero
  13. Bank statement = extracto bancario
  14. Pocket money – paga (para los niños)
  15. Tip – noun = propina
  16. Tip sb – dar una propina alguien
  17. Mortgage = hipoteca. Ejemplo: a 30-year mortgage
  18. Loan /loun/ = préstamo
  19. Be in debt – tener una deuda
  20. Be on a tight budget = tener un presupuesto ajustado
  21. Tighten your belt – apretarse el cinturón
  22. Live beyond your means – vivir por encima de tus posibilidades
  23. Currency – moneda (euro, pound, dollar…)

ENVIRONMENT


  1. Natural world
  2. The Earth
  3. Habitat
  4. Biodiversity /baiou- dai- ver- si- ti/
  5. Reforestation
  6. Fossil fuel = combustible fósil
  7. Rain forest = bosque tropical
  8. Solar energy
  9. Wind farm = parque eólico
  10. Hybrid cars /haibrid/
  11. Ozone layer /leia/ = capa de ozono
  12. Recycling = reciclaje
  13. Alternative energy
  14. Renewable energy
  15. Ultraviolet radition
  16. Earthquake = terremoto
  17. Tornado /toooneidou/
  18. Hurricane /harriken/
  19. Hail /heil/ – noun and verb = granizo y granizar
  20. Storm
  21. Tsunami
  22. Drought /draut/ = sequía
  23. Blizzard = tormenta de nieve, ventisca
  24. Carbon footprint = impacto ecológico
  25. Global warming = calentamiento global
  26. Environmetally-friendly – adj. = respetuoso con el medio ambiente
  27. Eco-friendly – adj. = ecológico
  28. Bags
  29. Waste = desechos, residuos, desperdicios
  30. The 3 Rs: reuse, reduce, recycle
  31. Containers /konteiners/
  32. Landfill = vertedero
  33. Threat /zret/ = amenaza – noun
  34. Threatening /zretening/ = amenazador – adj.

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