Vocabulary for Understanding Action and Adventure Stories
Essential Vocabulary for Action and Adventure Stories
Aboard: on a plane or a ship.
Advise: to tell someone what they should do.
Aisle: a place between lines of seats (e.g., on a plane, in a theatre) where you can walk.
Ambassador: a person sent to a foreign country to speak for his own country’s government.
Attack (v): to try to hurt someone or something.
Bend: to turn the top half of the body downwards.
Binoculars: very strong glasses used to see things far away.
Cabin: a room on a plane or a ship.
Chest:
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Vocabulary T1
1) Definitions:
- Trend – Moda
- Willing – Dispuesto/a
- Instant star – Estrella instantánea
- Straight – Derecho
- Passer-by – Pasajero/Transeúnte
- Crew – Personal
- Pursued – Perseguido
- Crowd – Multitud
- Emerged – Surgido
- Fiancee – Prometida
- Tool – Herramienta (can also mean ‘fool’ colloquially)
- Overwhelmed – Abrumado
- Surrounded – Rodeado
- Infatuation – Encaprichamiento
- Pressure – Presión
- Bodyguards – Guardaespaldas
- In the spotlight – En el punto de mira
- Lavish – Prodigar/Lujoso
- Idol – Ídolo
- Models – Modelos
- Outrageous
Mastering English: Present Progressive, Future Plans & More
Present Progressive for the Future
Going on = Used for scheduled events on specific days of the week.
Use the present progressive to talk about definite plans in the future.
The present progressive uses the present simple of ‘be’ and the ‘-ing’ form of a verb.
Examples:
Where is Ginny going? (¿Dónde va Ginny?)
She is going to Padre Island.
When is she going? (¿Cuándo ella se va?)
She is going on Sunday. (Ella se va un domingo)
What time is she leaving? (¿A qué hora ella se levanta?)
She is leaving at
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English Vocabulary: Adjectives
Adjectives and their Spanish translations:
- clever: inteligente
- careful: cuidadoso
- confident: seguro
- intelligent: inteligente
- optimistic: optimista
- quiet: silencio
- nice: agradable
- interesting: interesante
- fit: mantenerse
- kind: todo tipo de clase
- patient: paciente
- rude: grosero
- tidy: ordenado
- serious: serio
- lazy: vago
- funny: divertido
- pessimistic: pesimista
- sad: triste
- thoughtful: pensativo
- cold: frio
- imaginative: imaginativo
- nervous: nervioso
- polite: cortés
- sensitive: sensible
English Vocabulary:
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Nowadays, many people face various challenges. For example, there are individuals without homes and elderly people lacking support. This discussion explores the advantages and disadvantages of volunteering.
Volunteering: Advantages
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