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Workbook 7 Flashcards

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The opposite of relaxed,

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Rigid

I’d hate to work in a school where discipline is too rigid

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Colegio mixto o de un solo sexo

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A mixed school or a single-sex one

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The opposite of a strict teacher is

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A lenient teacher(indulgent)

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The opposite of traditional teaching methods are

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Progressive teaching methods

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The opposite of being keen on …is

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Being unenthusiastic

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The opposite of disruptive

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Well-behaved pupils
Unfortunately, teachers have to spend so much time dealing with disruptive pupils, that the well behaved ones often get ignored

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Escuela publica

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A state school

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Escuela privada

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Private school, private education

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Directora encargDa en un colegio privado

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Headmistress

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Está deseando relajarse cuando se retire

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He’s hoping to put his feet up and relax when he retires

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Cambiar algo que no funciona por algo que tiene exito

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To turn something down

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La escuela estA al borde del cierre

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The school is on the brink of shutdown (-stop operating)

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To see something only for a moment

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Catch a glimpse of…, catch a sight of….

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Provocar que un mecanismo empiece, se dispare…alarma,..

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To set off the fire alarm. ( tambien es empezar un viaje)

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El hecho de hacer novillos

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Truancy

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Strict punishment will be handed out to pupils caught in acts of misbehaviour

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Surgir, brotar, to develop, appear suddenly

Spring up

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Surgir, brotar, to develop, appear suddenly

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Spring up

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Dar fe, atestiguar, to have a direct knowledge of an event or of something that happened

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Bear witness

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No tiene aprension , recelos en llevar a los niños de excursion

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He has no qualms about take the children to the trip

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Donde esta juan¿ se ha ido a casa?

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Where is Juan? Has he gone home?

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Lenguaje soez, ofensivo, insultante

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Foul language

The man swored at the poor woman: he used foul language

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Comportarse de forma ejemplar

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He was on his best behaviour. He was very careful to say and do the right thing

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Formar una cola ordenada

They stood in line

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They formed an orderly queue

23
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My neighbours play loud music with their friends until the small hours

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They have rowdy parties

Tumultuosos, alborotados

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He always observes a strict code of etiquette/etiket when he is eating

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He has good table manners

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She was punished severely for her misbehaviour

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She got into serious trouble

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No soporto el comportamiento violento , tosco de los hooligans

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I can’t stand the loutish behaviour

27
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Arremeter contra alguien

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Go on at someone
My husband is always going on at me to change my outlook of life
He is always banging on me about the tightening of my belt, about respecting speed limit, about not smoking…

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Pero mira quien va a hablar

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He/she is a fine one to talk

29
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Siempre que esta de mal humor, la paga conmigo

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Whenever he is in a bad mood, he takes it out on me

30
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Siempre que esta de mal hunor o se siente triste,

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Whenever he’s in a bad mood or feeling sad….

31
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Ponerse en la piel de los demas

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You should put yourself in your students’shoes to understand their feelings

32
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Whodunnit

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Quien lo ha hecho

33
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Auto ayuda

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Self-help

34
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Guion

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Hyphen

35
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Literary classic , romance, crime novel…

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Extracto de publicidad, propaganda

Blurb extracts

36
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Ingenio, inteligencia

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Wit
Estoy al borde de la desesperacion
I’m at my wit’s end

37
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He’s just turned 18¡, he’ s of age

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I plead “not guilty” /pli:d
Plead/pled/pleaded

Fraser entered a plea/pli/ of ‘not guilty’

38
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Fraser has been convicted of burglary (condenado
He has had several convicted for burglary

The judge issued a fine of 400€
El juez emitio una multa

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They no longer accuse him of theft. They dropped the charges

The judge found him guilty, he returned a guilty veredict

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The culprit must remain in prison indefenitely

He ‘s been given a life sentence

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Assault/asalto

40
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Menos mal

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What a relief

Thank goodness

41
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Asaltar a alguien , atacar

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Assault

42
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Juicio, veredicto

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Verdict

43
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Hacer novillos en cole

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Truancy

44
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Apuñalar

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Stab

45
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Alegato en la defensa

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Plea

46
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Incendio provocado

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Arson(the crime of setting fire to..

He was convicted of arson

47
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Se le declaro culpable

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He was convicted of arson

48
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Sobornar, soborno

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Bribe, police officers are not allowed to accept bribes

Bribery

49
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Acusar a alguien

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Charge someone with fraud/arson/bribe…

50
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Homicidio involuntario/unintended killing

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Manslaughter

51
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Cuatrerismo, smuggling of animals

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Rustling/smuggling of sheep

Tambien significa :crujido o crujiente

52
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Entrar en una propiedad privada sin permiso

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Trespass

53
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Robar cuatrerismo, ganado

Stealing livestock/LAIVSTOK

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Rustling

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