Essential Travel Vocabulary & Phrases: Airport & Beyond

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To weigh: pesar / Weight: peso

To depart: salir / Departure: salida

To arrive: llegar / Arrival: llegada

To board: embarcar / Boarding card: tarjeta de embarque

To refund: devolver, reembolsar / Refund: reembolso, devolución

To unpack: deshacer la maleta

To go abroad: ir al extranjero

To board a plane: subir al avión

To check in: comprobar

To land: aterrizar

To take off: despegar

To go through customs: pasar por la aduana

To make a complaint: hacer/ presentar una queja

To apply for: solicitar

Give up… (ing)

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Vocabulary and Definitions: Expanding Your Word Power

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Paragraph A

  1. Feeling sad or depressed, blue
  2. Be in very good health, in the pink
  3. Out of fashion, unfashionable, outdated, old-fashioned
  4. Strange, peculiar, odd

Paragraph B

  1. Only interested in money and possessions, materialistic
  2. Wear your best to make an impression, dress to kill
  3. Calm and relaxed, laid-back
  4. Relaxed and tolerant, easygoing
  5. Very short (a dress); very short, brief
  6. Showing how skilled or clever they are so as to be admired, confident
  7. Worried, tense, anxious
  8. Bright; wearing expensive clothes, flashy
  9. People
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Wonder Novel: Insights and Analysis

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Wonder: Discussion Questions and Answers

19. Known (p.252): Auggie says everyone at this age is “known” for something. What do you think you are known for? Are you happy with this? Why (not)?

I like to make people laugh and be nice to my friends. I am happy when I see that the people I have by my side are also happy.

20. Packing (p.253): How does Auggie’s mom mean he’s grown up this year?

Because he’s been able to adapt to a normal school after many years being homeschooled, and he is also

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Mastering English Grammar: Clauses, Nouns, and Verb Forms

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1. Relative Clauses & Pronouns

Defining (essential information):

The book that you gave me is very interesting.

She’s the teacher who helped me pass the test.

Non-defining (extra information):

My brother, who lives in London, is visiting next week.

Paris, which is the capital of France, is beautiful.

2. Open Cloze (Fill in the blanks)

Example sentence:

I don’t know ___ to go to the party or not. (whether)

She is better ___ math than me. (at)

3. General Nouns

  • Abstract nouns: love, happiness, freedom
  • Concrete
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English Writing Essentials: Essays, Articles, Emails, Reviews

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Essay

Introduction

  • Nowadays, there is an ongoing debate about [topic]… There are advantages and disadvantages.
  • However, some people believe that…
  • Every person is entitled to their own opinion.
  • As far as I am concerned, I do not have real knowledge about this topic, but I believe…

First Paragraph

  • Firstly, …
  • I am fairly sure that you will all agree with me if I say the problem is evident.
  • Connectors: However, Moreover, Therefore, Furthermore, Besides, In addition
  • First Conditional: If + Subject + Present
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English Vocabulary and Grammar: Suffixes, Verbs, Questions

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English Vocabulary and Grammar

Vocabulary: Suffixes -ful and -less

  • Useful: útil
  • Useless: sem utilidade
  • Powerful: poderoso
  • Powerless: impotente
  • Fearful: amedrontado
  • Fearless: destemido
  • Harmful: prejudicial
  • Harmless: inofensivo
  • Careful: cuidadoso
  • Careless: descuidado
  • Meaningful: significativo
  • Meaningless: sem significado
  • Thoughtful: pensativo
  • Thoughtless: impensado
  • Hopeful: esperançoso
  • Hopeless: sem esperança

Vocabulary: Mysterious Events

  • Abduction: rapto
  • Disappearance: desaparecimento
  • Discovery: descoberta
  • Escape:
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