March 23 Flashcards
Smoking is _____ to your health, but eating fruit is ______________
Smoking is HARMFUL
Eating fruit is BENEFICIAL
Do you know anyone who has a CHRONIC DISEASE?
No, I don’t know anyone who has a chronic disease
How long does it take you to PACK?
and to unpack?
It takes me about half an hour to pack…
cultural
workaholic
patriotic
creative
Pronunciation
Can you name some natural disasters?
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods…
Whenever I have a DEADLINE
I usually procrastinate
fortalecer –> verb?
debilitar –> verb?
ensanchar –> verb?
amenazar –> verb?
to strengthEN
to weakEN
to widEN
to threatEN
los ingleses
los irlandeses
los franceses
los americanos
los españoles
The English
The Irish
The French
The Americans
The Spanish
Can you COMMIT yourself TO a person?
Yes, I can commit myself to …
AT SOME POINT you have to face your problems
en algún momento, SOONER OR LATER…
This is an ACCURATE description
Precise, correct
Opp: inaccurate
Te gustaría hablar con ella?
Would you like to TALK TO her?
What’s the adjective?
Destruction
Construction
Politeness
Catastrophe
Destruction –>Destructive
Construction –> Constructive
Politeness –> Polite
Catastrophe –> Catastrophic
the VAST MAJORITY of ..
la inmensa mayoría
And ABOVE ALL,
y sobre todo,
Heavy rain can cause a lot of _______ (daño)
DAMAGE
What do you use this for?
to MEASURE
The government’s main CONCERN is the fact that the current situation is damaging its relations with Spain.
concern: worry
first you set yourself some goals and then..
you try to accomplish those goals
(achieve your goals)
What are the pros and cons of inheriting money?
To inherit: heredar
MYTH
CLIMATE change
animal SHELTER
RANDOM questions
myth: mito
climate change: cambio climático
animal shelter: refugio animal
random: al azar
Hace calor
Hace mucho calor
Hace calor?
It’s hot
It’s very hot
Is it hot?
There are TONS OF shells WORLWIDE
tons of: losts of
shells: conchas / cáscaras
worldwide: throughout the world
We mustn’t TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
Assume that something is true without questioning it