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EDUCATION AND LEARNING SPORTS ADVERTISING

To attend classes: asistir a clase To win-won-won:ganar (something) To advertise: anunciar
To pass # To fail: aprobar/ suspender To lose- lost-lost: perder Advertisement/Ad: anuncio
Subject: asignatura. To defeat:derrotar (en pasiva) Commercial: Anuncio( tele/ radio)
Marks (BrE) / Grades (AmE): Notas To beat-beat-beaten (somebody) Market: mercado
To cheat : copiar, hacer trampa Facilities: instalaciones
Consumers: consumidores
Meaningful learning: aprendizaje significativo Team: equipo (group of people)
To learn by heart: aprender de memoria. Equipment: equipo (clothes accessories)
Target: Blanco- objetivo
Vocational training: Formación profesional To train: entrenar Advertising Aims: Objetivos de la publicidad
(Compulsory) Secondary Education: ESO To exercise= To work out:Hacer ejercicio To make profit: sacar benificios
High school: Instituto.Timetable (BrE)/ To keep fit: mantenerse en forma To sell-sold-sold: vender
Schedule (AmE): Horario To be in shape # out of shape: en forma To create needs: crear necesidades
To skip classes/ play truant: Hacer novillos. Emotional outlet: vía de escape. To cover needs: cubrir necesidades
Homework/ Assignment: deberes/ tarea. Athletics: atletismo To hide the negative aspects: ocultar aspectos
University Entrance Exam: selectividad Spectator: espectador negativos
University degree: título universitario. Supporter: seguidor Persuade or convince: persuadir
Hardworking # lazy: Trabajador # Vago Sporting spirit: espíritu deportivo To Have influence on: influir en
To be good at.....: Darse bien algo To qualify (for)# To disqualify: clasificarse Put emphasis on the positive aspect
Victory: victoria.
Tournament: torneo
Brand: marca.
Championship: campeonato. Campaign / Promotion: Campañas
Special offers: ofertas especiales
Appealing= Attractive: atractivo.
Needs:
- safety: seguridad
-Social acceptance: aceptación social
-Sense of belongingness: sentido de
pertenencia
-Self-esteem: autoestima.
- Prestige: prestigio
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TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS ENVIRONMENT:MEDIO AMBIENTE JOB AND EMPLOYMENT

To go on holiday: irse de vacaciones Pollution: contaminación Employment: empleo
To travel on your own : viajar sólo To pollute: contaminar Unemployment: paro
To travel by air/ by sea/by road Greenhouse effect: efecto invernadero To be unemployed: estar en el paro
To hitch-hike: hacer autostop Acid rain: lluvia ácida To be on the dole: cobrar el paro
Package holiday/tour: viaje organizado Ozone layer: capa de ozono To work as: trabajar de/como
To go on / to make (ir/hacer un viaje) Fumes: humos To employ: contratar
- Travel (nombre incontable) Drinking water: agua potable To take on somebody : contratar
- a Journey (cualquier distancia) Waste: residuos, desperdicios To fire= To lay off= to dismiss: despedir
- a Trip ( trayecto corto: placer o trabajo) Industrial waste: residuos industriales Wage: salario ( semanal)
- a Business trip: viaje de negocios Gases. Salary:salario (mensual)
- a Tour: visitar distintos lugares/ gira. Global warming: calentamiento de la tierra Low salary# high salary (salario bajo/ alto)
- a Cruise: crucero The sea level rises: sube el nivel del mar Income:ingresos
- a Voyage: en barco (esp. Carácter Chemicals: productos químicos To earn: ganar (dinero)
aventurero) Aerosols, sprays. Permanent job # temporary job (trabajo
Travel agency: agencia de viajes Save energy: ahorrar energía permanente/temporal)
To book= To make a reservation Batteries: pilas To do overtime: hacer horas extra
To travel abroad/overseas: : reservar Packaging: envasado Worker = employee: trabajador
Luggage (BrE)= Baggage (AmE): equipaje To recycle: reciclar Employer: empresario
Ways to go: (maneras de ir) To fell trees: talar árboles Staff: personal, plantilla
- (to go) Sightseeing: visita cultural Sewage: aguas residuales Company: empresa
- Pleasure holidays: vacaciones de placer Ecological disasters : desastres ecológicos Working experience: experiencia laboral
- Resting holidays: vacaciones para To be concerned about: estar preocupado por Part-time job: trabajo de media jornada
descansar To give off: emitir Full- time job: trabajo de jornada completa
Accomodation: (To learn a) trade: (aprender) un oficio
- Hotel: hotel ; Inn: pensión ; University degree: título universitario
- Camping site:cámping To earn a living as: ganarse la vida como
- Youth Hostel: albergue juvenil
- Caravan: caravana
To rent a car: alquilar un coche
By car/coach/train/ship/plane: en coche, autocar…
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LOVE & PERSONAL CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY ECONOMY

RELATIONSHIPS
To be in love with: estar enamorado de POSITIVE ATTITUDES: Economic (adj):económico (referido a
To fall in love with: enamorarse de Friendly: sociable economía)
Romance: romance, romanticismo Generous/ giving: generoso Economical (adl) económico=barato.
“The apple of my eye: la niña de mis ojos. Hard-working: trabajador Economics: Economía (campo de
To cheat: engañar Reliable: de confianza conocimiento)
To be faithful: ser fiel Intelligent/ smart: inteligente
To fe unfaithful: poner los cuernos
Currency: moneda, divisa.
Polite: educado
To Break up: romper Well-balanced: equilibrado
Coin: moneda (física)
To make up: hacer las paces Sensitive: sensible Income: ingresos
To marry (vt): casarse con. Sensible: sensato Price: precio
To get married (vi): casarse Grown- up: adulto, maduro Invest (in): invertir
To get on well: llevarse bien Brave: valiente Rich=Wealthy=Well-off: Ricos
To get on badly: llevarse mal Amusing: divertido Riches: riqueza
Boyfriend – girlfriend: novio_novia Creative: creativo Poor, penniless: pobre
Fiancé : prometido ; fiancée: prometida NEGATIVE ATTITUDES Poverty: pobreza
To be engaged: estar comprometido Selfish: egoista Debt : deuda. Foreign debt: deuda externa.
Friendship: amistad. Impolite: mal educado Underdeveloped countries: países
Fair-weather friend: amigo de conveniencia Arrogant/ conceited: vanidoso
To argue: discutir
subdesarrollados
Double-faced: de doble cara
Acquaintance: conocido Developed countries: paises desarrollados
Lazy: vago
To trust: confiar. Irresponsible: irrresponsible
To do business with: hacer negocios con.
To share: compartir Cowardly: cobarde Businessman/businesswoman: Hombre de neg
Uncultured: inculto Raw material: materias primas.
Insensitive/Indifferent: insensible a Manufactured products: productos manufact.
Foolish: tonto (con poco sentido común) (To make) profits: sacar beneficios.
Mean: tacaño, perverso. Trade: comercio;
Naïve: ingenuo To trade with: tener acuerdos comerciales con
Bad-tempered: malhumorado. Import: importar # export: exportar.