Exercicis de vocabulari B1 — Anglès 3r ESO

'You have to enter your password to log in.' 'password' = contrasenya.

'Cars and factories cause air pollution.' 'pollution' = contaminació.

'Show your boarding pass at the gate.' 'boarding pass' = targeta d'embarcament.

headache (mal de cap).
My head hurts. I have a headache.

energy (energia).
Switch off the lights to save energy.

unemployed (a l'atur).
Employed vol dir que té feina, i unemployed, que no en té.

diet (dieta, alimentació).
Fruit and vegetables are part of a healthy diet.

battery (bateria).
I need to charge my phone because the battery is low.

Ticket és bitllet, luggage és equipatge i delay és retard.
Són paraules del camp dels viatges.

Pill: salut. Laptop: tecnologia. Passport: viatges. Recycling: medi ambient.

reduce = reduir (fer servir menys), reuse = reutilitzar (tornar a fer servir), recycle = reciclar (transformar en un producte nou).

'The rollercoaster was so exciting!' Descrivim la cosa que provoca l'emoció, per tant -ing (exciting).

'The journey from Vic to Barcelona takes about an hour.' Es parla del trajecte, per tant 'journey'.

'Next year I want to travel abroad.' 'abroad' no porta preposició (no es diu 'to abroad').

Borrow vol dir demanar prestat; lend vol dir deixar.
Can I borrow your pen? / Can you lend me your pen?

El verb decide forma el nom decision.
Her decision to study medicine surprised everyone.

Harm + -ful forma l'adjectiu harmful.
Plastic is very harmful for sea animals.

Advice és incomptable i no té plural.
She gave me some good advice. (o: some good pieces of advice)

Funny vol dir graciós; fun vol dir divertit.
The film was so funny that we laughed all night.

Steal és el verb amb un objecte (the bike): stole. Rob s'usa amb la persona o lloc (They robbed a bank).
Someone stole my bike last night.

global warming (escalfament global).
Scientists say that global warming is melting the glaciers.

'Currently, I live in Vic, but next year I'll move.' Per a 'actualment' s'usa 'currently', no 'actually' (que vol dir 'de fet').

'Two hundred people attended the concert.' Per a 'assistir a un acte' es diu 'attend', no 'assist'.

'It's a sensitive topic, so be careful how you talk about it.' Un tema delicat és 'sensitive'; 'sensible' vol dir 'assenyat'.

Library vol dir biblioteca. Una llibreria és bookshop (o bookstore).
I bought a novel in the bookshop.

Sympathetic vol dir compassiu. Simpàtic és nice o friendly.
My new teacher is very nice (o friendly).

Constipated vol dir restret (estrenyiment), no refredat.
I can't go to school because I've got a cold.

Model de resposta:
I recycle paper and plastic at home.
I try not to waste water or food.
I take public transport and save energy by switching off the lights.
Es valora l'ús correcte del lèxic.

(a) Laptop: és tecnologia, els altres són mitjans de transport.
(b) Passport: és un document de viatge, els altres són símptomes de salut.

(a) receipt (rebut) i refund (devolució dels diners): I took the broken headphones back with the receipt and asked for a refund.
(b) discount (descompte).