Ex. 6, p. 112-113
It depends ON what you want to do
depend on something/somebody to need something or someone in order to exist, or be healthy, successful etc
- The island’s economy depends on tourism.
- The two industries depend on each other.
- Many people depend on the sport for their livelihood (=they need it in order to make money to live).
den‧tis‧try /ˈdentəstri/
Run out of batteries
That sort of thing - ese tipo de cosas
appren‧tice /əˈprentɪs/ ●○○ noun [countable]
someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job
- She works in the hairdresser’s as an apprentice.
Choose TO do sth
ap‧pren‧tice‧ship /əˈprentəsʃɪp/
In debt /det/
Learn on the job - learn while you work doing the job
a‧mazes /əˈmeɪziz/
solution to/for
- There are no simple solutions to the problem of overpopulation.
tech /tek/
re‧cruit /rɪˈkruːt/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to find new people to work in a company
Self-taught - autodidacta
Recruitment team- equipo de recursos humanos
vocational training/guidance/course etc training etc that teaches you the skills you need to do a particular job
He argued for better vocational education, saying many students were not interested in academic courses.
apprenticeship /əˈprentəsʃɪp/ noun [countable, uncountable]
the job of being an apprentice, or the period of time in which you are an apprentice
- He’s serving an apprenticeship as a printer.
Ex. 6b
Is it really worth going to uni? ->¿merece la pena ir a la uni?
Ex. 6c
S, yes, no, no, yes
Ex. 6d
If you know what you want to do.
It depends on what you want to learn.
I don't like University. I didn’t have good training and I think college is stressful.
University is not very accessible.
I think that university in Spain has a good quality and a good training.
I THINK AFTER you go to uni you can realize it isn’t your degree.
I think that the universities in Spain are good and prepare you for your future.
it depends, because if you go to the ucam you will have a better formation with the best technology, better than at the public university but you can learn more with public teachers
many people go to the uni and they have a good job
I agree with opinion 2 of the comments. For me, the university is good because it enables those who wish to study to do what they want to do in their lives to be trained, and it also offers many alternatives.
Yes I think the university Education in my country is good because the students then find a job
it depends on what you want to do.
I think that university is good but here in Spain we have other alternatives. It depends on what you wanna study.
many company are more interested in experience than a degree
I think that the university in Spain is good, it presents you with different opportunities for the future
In my opinion Spanish university is good, because people have a lot of alternatives to study. People can study in a public or private university and technology helps people to study in online classes. Today people can make mix class.
I think that my university has an important variety in degrees but the quality depends on the teachers. In my case, I met a lot of teachers that weren’t enjoying the subject. If the teachers don’t enjoy the subject, the degree will lose a lot of quality
6d-
Run - dirige
Self-employed - autónomo
Reach/achieve your goals
At least - al menos
apply for - solicitar
- She applied for a job with the local newspaper.
Focus- centrarse
A once-in-a-lifetime experience - 1 experiencia única en la vida
GCSE /ˌdʒiː siː es ˈiː/ noun [countable, uncountable]
(General Certificate of Secondary Education) an examination in a range of subjects, done by students in schools in England and Wales, usually at the age of 15 or 16 → O level, A level, GNVQ
do/take (your) GCSEs
do/take (your) A levels
- She decided to stay on at school and do her A levels.
Achievement - logro
Envelope- sobre
Gap- hueco
Money
Science
Within a week- en 1 semana (before a certain period of time has passed)
Within an hour the train will be here.
envy /ˈenvi/ envidiar ●●○ verb (envied, envying, envies) [transitive]
1 to wish that you had someone else’s possessions, abilities etc
- I really envy you and Ian, you seem so happy together.
disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ $ -ˈvæn-/ ●●● W2 noun [countable, uncountable]
something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective OPP advantage
huge /hjuːdʒ/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective
1 Image of hugeextremely large in size, amount, or degree SYN enormous
- a huge dog
They realised /d/ (darse cuenta) that this is not what they want to do in the future
Wales - Welsh
THE 1ST CONDITIONAL (possible-probable situation )
If… + will
Si estudio duro pasaré el examen.
If I study hard, I’ll pass the exam. Cuando la parte con IF va 1ª separamos la 2ª con coma, al revés no.
I’ll pass the exam if I study hard.
If I don’t study hard, I won’t pass the exam.
Unless (A menos que -If I don’t) I study hard, I won’t pass the exam.
I won’t pass the exam unless I study hard.
If…+ infinitive
If I’m not at home, call me.
Call me if I’m not at home.
If you need it, buy it.
Buy it if you need it.
FUTURE TIME CLAUSES
When I go to university, I’ll rent a room.
When she goes to university, she’ll rent a room.
She’ll rent a room when she goes to university.
As soon as (tan pronto como) I go to university, I’ll rent a room.
I’ll rent a room, as soon as (tan pronto como) I go to university.
I won’t make dinner until (hasta) you arrive.
I’ll go to university after I finish school.
After I finish school, I’ll go to university.
I’ll go shopping before I go home.
Before I go home, I’ll go shopping.
Homework: P. 216 Grammar bank
P.113, ex. 7
Childcare - cuidado de niños
should /ʃəd; strong ʃʊd/
P. 114
- I’m tired - I’m not
- I’m not tired - I am
- I can speak Russian - I can’t
- I can’t swim - I can
- I live in Murcia - I don’t
- I don’t like coffee - I do
- I lived there. - I didn’t
- I have got a dog - I haven’t
- I haven't got a car - I have
- I haven’t finished - I have
- I have started - I haven’t
- I’m having lunch - I’m not
- I’m not going out - I am
- I must finish - I mustn't
- …
They are sharing a flat,
ˌhall of ˈresidence noun [countable] British English
a college or university building where students live SYN dorm American English
We have differences but we get on well.
