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El Medio Ambiente - The Environment

Key vocab

Key vocab

  • El medio ambiente - the environment.
  • El cambio climático - climate change.
  • La energía renovable - renewable energy.
  • Aumentar - to increase.
  • Luchar - to fight.
  • El calentamiento global - global warming.
  • El planeta (🌍) - the planet.
  • Los combustibles fósiles (⛽) - fossil fuels.
  • El efecto invernadero - the greenhouse effect.
El cambio climático

El cambio climático

  • Si no dejamos de utilizar los combustibles fósiles (⛽), no podremos proteger el medio ambiente.
    • If we don't stop using fossil fuels, we will not be able to protect the environment.
  • Tenemos que luchar contra el cambio climático.
    • We have to fight against climate change.
  • Es evidente que la energía renovable es el futuro.
    • It is obvious that renewable energy is the future.
Los gobiernos mundiales

Los gobiernos mundiales

  • La lucha contra el cambio climático; ¿Debería ser un esfuerzo mundial?
    • The fight against climate change; should it be a global effort?
  • Claro que sí, es necesario que los gobiernos mundiales trabajan juntos para abordar este problema. Hoy en día, nuestro planeta (🌍) necesita las leyes estrictas contra la contaminación.
    • Of course, it's necessary that world governments work together to tackle this problem. Now, our planet needs strict laws against pollution.
El reciclaje

El reciclaje

  • ¿Qué haces en tu casa?
    • What do you do in your house?
  • Intentamos reciclar tanto como sea posible. Además no comemos carne cada día y también apagamos los luces para ahorrar electricidad.
    • We try to recycle as much as possible. As well as this we do not eat meat every day and we also turn off the light to save energy.

Los Efectos del Cambio Climático - The Effects of Climate Change

Key vocab

Key vocab

  • La inundación - flooding.
  • Un incendio forestal - a forest fire.
  • La capa de ozono - the ozone layer.
  • La sequía - drought.
  • La escasez - shortage, want, lack.
  • Arruinar - to ruin, spoil.
  • La lluvia ácida - acid rain.
  • El atasco, un embotellamiento - traffic jam.
  • La deforestación - deforestation.
Los efectos

Los efectos

  • Los combustibles fósiles causan la lluvia ácida.
    • Fossil fuels cause acid rain.
  • Cada año la sequía arruina más y más cultivos.
    • Every year drought ruins more and more crops.
  • La deforestación es una causa principal del agujero de la capa de ozono.
    • Deforestation is a main cause of the hole in the ozone.
Problemas ecológicos

Problemas ecológicos

  • ¿Cuáles son los problemas ecológicos que te preocupan más?.
    • What are the environmental problems that worry you the most?
  • La inundación me preocupa más, porque es cada vez más frecuente y no solo amenaza la vida humana sino también la vida de los animales
    • Flooding worries me the most, because it is more and more frequent and not only does it threaten human life but also animal life.
El problema del tráfico

El problema del tráfico

  • ¿Qué opinas del problema del tráfico? ¿Es un problema grave?
    • What do you think of the traffic problem? Is it a serious problem?
  • Creo que es un problema grave porque año tras año hay más autos en circulación. Sin embargo, muchos gobiernos han introducido leyes para reducir la cantidad de coches.
    • I think that it is a serious problem because year after year there are more cars on the roads. However a lot of governments have introduced laws to reduce the number of cars.

Impersonal Expressions Using 'Ser'

The 'él/ella' form of 'ser' can be used with an adjective followed by 'que' to create an impersonal opinion.

Es + adjective + que

Es + adjective + que

  • To create an impersonal opinion you need to use the 'él/ella' form of 'ser'.
  • You use the normal present tense form of verbs after the following impersonal expressions.
  • You cannot express any doubt in these phrases.
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The Basics

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Current & Future Study & Employment

2.1

School & Subjects

2.2

School & Subjects - Translations (Foundation)

2.3

School & Subjects - Translations (Higher)

2.4

Education Post - 16

2.5

Education Post - 16 - Translations (Foundation)

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Education Post - 16 - Translations (Higher)

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Identity & Culture

3.1

Me, My Family & Friends

3.2

Me, Family & Friends - Translations (Foundation)

3.3

Me, Family & Friends - Translations (Higher)

3.4

Technology in Everyday Life

3.5

Tech in Everyday Life - Translations (Foundation)

3.6

Tech in Everyday Life - Translations (Higher)

3.7

Free Time Activities

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Free Time Activities - Translations (Foundation)

3.9

Free Time Activities - Translations (Higher)

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Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

3.11

Customs & Festivals - Translations (Foundation)

3.12

Customs & Festivals - Translations (Higher)

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Areas of Interest

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Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region

4.2

Home & Region - Translations (Foundation)

4.3

Home & Region - Translations (Higher)

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Social Issues

4.5

Social Issues - Translations (Foundation)

4.6

Social Issues - Translations (Higher)

4.7

Global Issues

4.8

Global Issues - Translations

4.9

Travel & Tourism

4.10

Travel & Tourism - Translations

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Listening Practice

5.1

Time Expressions - Listening

5.2

Me, My Family & Friends - Listening

5.3

Technology in Everyday Life - Listening

5.4

Free-Time - Listening

5.5

Customs & Festivals - Listening

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Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Listening

5.7

Social Issues - Listening

5.8

Travel & Tourism - Listening

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Education - Listening

5.10

Food & Drink - Listening

5.11

In the Home - Listening

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Colours - Listening

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Clothes & Accesories - Listening

5.14

Measurements - Listening

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Materials - Listening

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Common Tenses

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Important Verbs

8

Advanced Tenses

9

Extra Grammar

9.1

Articles

9.2

Negatives

9.3

Nouns

9.4

Asking Questions

9.5

Adjectives

9.6

Adverbs

9.7

Conjunctions

9.8

Pronouns

9.9

By, With, From, Of

9.10

Verbs

9.11

Comparisons

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