Thursday, March 21, 2013

Vocabulary List 3: Test after Spring Break



Vocabulary List 3
nouns
   the blizzard  , tormenta de nieve, вьюга, عاصفة ثلجية عنيفة
   the burglary/ the theft  , robo,  взлом/кража со взломом, سرقة 
   the destination 目的地, 终点, destino,  цель, وجهة  مقصد
   the luxury  奢侈品, 精美昂贵之物, de lujo, роскошь,  رفاهية  رغد
   the manufacturer  制造者, 产者, 生产厂家, fabricante,  изготовитель, مؤسسة ، مصتع , منتِج  
   the pattern  , 图案, 形状, 布局, diseño, dibujo, estampado,  узор, تصميم  رسم
   the pedestrian   , peatón, пешеход, ماشي
   the press conference  闻发布会, conferencia de prensa, пресс-конференция, مؤتمر صحفي
   the suspect    , sospechoso, подозревать, مشبوه، مشتبه به
   the vehicle  , 机车, 车辆, vehículo, автомашина, مركبة
   the victim , victima, жертва, قتيل، مصاب  
   the visibility , visibilidad, видимость, مجال الرؤية
   the wound /wu:nd/ 伤害, 伤痛, herida, ра́на, ране́ние, جُرح
verbs
   to adjust  调整, 校准, ajustar, regular, пригоня́ть, عدّل
   to avoid  ( ), , evitar,  избегать, يتجنب
   to recycle  重新利用, 回收利用, reciclar,  перерабатывать, يعيد استعمال
   to run on (to use for energy) 运行, funcionar con, рабо́тает на, تعمل : هذه السيارة تعمل بالديزل
   to warn  ,  advertir, предупреждать, يحذر ، ينذر
adjectives
   annual  年度的, 每年的, anual,  ежегодный, годовой, سنوي
   current  当前的, 现在的, actual, en curso,  текущий, современный,حالي ، حاضر
   solar  太阳能的, solar, солнечный, طاقة شمسية

Health: What's wrong with the person in Picture #...?


Wednesday, March 20, 2013

"to lead"

Thank you to the students who pointed out that "to lead" is missing from my general verb sheet.



leads, led, have/has led
带领, 为…带路, 引导, , 引领, 率领, 领导, 领先, 走在前面
ir al frente/delante, encabezar, guiar, dirigir, conducir
идти вперед, идти впереди, быть впереди,
быть вожаком 
показывать путь
вести, водить 
направлять
возглавлять 
управлять, руководить 
быть во главе превосходить, опережать 
быть впереди, быть лучше
доводить до, приводить к, вести к 
 

Future Time Clauses: When I get old, I will study a foreign language...



Combine the two sentences into one. Do not change their order. The verb after the time phrase (when, until, as soon as, before, after…) must be in present tense. The other clause will be in future tense.
a.    I will get old. I will study a foreign language to exercise my brain. (when)
       Wrong: L I will get old when I study a foreign language to exercise my brain.
       Right:  J When I get old, I will study a foreign language to exercise my brain.
1.    People will not buy luxury items. The economy will get better. (until 在...以前,直到…才, hasta que, пока не)                    
2.    She will rent a car and drive to Sonoma. She will land ( , aterrizar, приземляться) at San Francisco International. (after) 
3.    More cars will run on electricity and solar energy. We will pollute the environment less. (when)
4.    I will receive December’s sales ( ) figures (=numbers,   , cifras de ventas, показатель товарооборота). I will type the annual report. (as soon as  immediately after, , tan pronto como, как то́лько)
5.    We will be able to start manufacturing the cars. The engineers will finish the designs. (as soon as)
6.    I will see her. I will avoid talking about it. (when)
7.    She will get into her vehicle. She will unlock the door*. (after)  *the door of the vehicle

1.    People will not buy luxury items until the economy gets better.
2.    She will rent a car and drive to Sonoma after she lands at SFO.
3.    When more cars run on electricity and solar energy, we will pollute the environment less.
4.    As soon as I receive December’s sales figures, I will type the annual report.
5.    We will be able to start manufacturing the cars as soon as the engineers finish the designs.
6.    When  I see her, I will avoid talking about it.
7.    She will get into her vehicle after she unlocks the door.

Ask past tense questions. ___ they listen to the forecast?



Ask past tense questions. Fill in the blanks.
1.   ______ they listen to the weather forecast?
2.   ______ there enough warning?
3.   ______ they buy water?
4.   ______ the wind strong?
5.   ______ they evacuate their home?
6.   ______ the woman scared?
7.   ______ she stay in the bedroom?
8.   ______ her husband less nervous?
9.   ______ the rain heavy?
10. ______ a tree fall on their house?

1. Did
2. Was
3. Did
4. Was
5. Did
6. Was
7. Did
8. Was
9. Was
10. Did