20 Taller de comprensión de lectura Glosario terms
5. Write the vocabulary (20 words) from the reading, and make a Glossary: Organize the words in alphabetic order and write the meaning of each word.
adverts
By contrast, cheap and cheerful jewellery for the mass market is best sold
in supermarkets and can be promoted using television adverts.
this is a noun
plural noun: adverts
an advertisement.
a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service, or a piece of text that tells people about a job,
Example: The perfume ADVERTS 'Nina' and 'Lovely' both dress their women in ball gowns, these symbolise femininity and luxury.
es: anuncios
business
I invite you to listen about a person who
created an application based on a need he
had. That’s an example of the things you
need to take into account for your product
or business.
A business is defined as an organization or enterprising entity engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities
Example: General Environment The General environment is also known as the PEST analysis as it studies the Political, Economic, Socio-cultural and Technological factors that affect a BUSINESS and it goes as follows: - Political - Measures introduced by the Government and the EU such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Single Farm Payment.
es: negocio
dancing
Jennifer Lopez is helping Moonshark with a finger break-dancing game
called “Dance Pad.” The company is also working with film director
John Woo on an action game expected to be released at the end of this
year.
noun
the activity of dancing for pleasure or in order to entertain others.
"there will be folk music, singing, and dancing"
Example: At the end of this scene as Miranda and Nicholas are DANCING among the crowd, the camera stays still and sees them dance away, this shows how they are getting lost in the crowd and forgetting about everyone else.
es: baile
expected
Jennifer Lopez is helping Moonshark with a finger break-dancing game
called “Dance Pad.” The company is also working with film director
John Woo on an action game expected to be released at the end of this
year.
adjective
adjective
regarded as likely; anticipated.
"write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses"
Example: Greenbury focused on day-to-day processes and EXPECTED an efficiently run business.
es: esperada
exploding
MATT KOZLOV: “It’s an exploding marketplace, right now. There are
hundreds of millions of devices out there right now that we can reach.
And these devices have really turned eight-year-old kids, forty-yearold
moms into gamers in a way that we’ve never see
verb
gerund or present participle: exploding
burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process.
"an ammunition lorry exploded with a roar"
Example: Weaknesses in manufacturing were also encountered such as backlogged orders and defective products, such as EXPLODING batteries.
es: estallar
fingers
ROBERT DiNOZZI: “I have a mobile phone but in order to put anything
in my calendar, I had to pull over, stop what I was doing or wait until
I got somewhere to remember to do it because it was such an arduous
process of hunting and pecking and typing in wi
plural noun: fingers
each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included).
"she raked her hair back with her fingers"
Example: Important clinical signs of IE include the following: Finger clubbing New cardiac murmurs Splinter haemorrhages Janeway lesions (Flat, non-tender, blanchable red spots found on palms and soles - shown below) Osler's nodes (Tender, erythematous, pea-sized nodules seen in the pulp of the FINGERS - shown below) Petechiae on skin, palate and conjunctiva Splenomegaly Roth spots upon fundoscopy The admission notes from A+E will also be obtained in order to provide an insight into Mr 's condition upon arrival.
es: dedos
Galeries
The luxurious perfumery at The Galeries Lafayette Department store
in Paris only sells premium brands.
this is a noun
plural noun: galleries
a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.
"an art gallery"
Example: On the Audit of Digital Media Services in Scotland's Tourist, Sporting and Cultural Organizations (Government, 2005) the Cultural Commission recommended for Scotland to implement the use of Global Leap Video conferencing with museums and GALLERIES.
es: Almacenes
game
Matt Kozlov is the head of a start-up technology company called
“Moonshark” in Los Angeles, California. The company makes game
apps for mobile devices.
an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.
"the kids were playing a game with their balloons"
Example: Therefore this indicates that Neanderthals did hunt large GAME, although this site is less species specific than the others.
es: juego
jewellery
An exclusive brand of jewellery uses the best materials but comes at
a high price.
this is a noun
personal ornaments, such as necklaces, rings, or bracelets, that are typically made from or contain jewels and precious metal.
Example: A good example of deposition (although rather late) during times of warfare and unrest is the Hoxne treasure (pronounced 'Hoxon') which is comprised of over 15,000 gold and silver coins, gold JEWELLERY (comprises of a body-chain, a small group of necklaces, three finger-rings and 19 bracelets), silver tableware such as pepper pots, as well as ladles and spoons (obviously items for everyday domestic use with no ritual significance attached to them).
es: joyería
method
Market research findings are important in developing the overall marketing
mix for a given product. By identifying specific customer needs
a business can adjust the features, appearance, price and distribution
method for a target market segment.
is a nou
noun
a particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.
Example: It must be realised that downward leaching is not the only METHOD by which nitrates are lost from the soil.
es: método
movie
Robert DiNozzi is a Hollywood movie producer. He is perhaps most
well-known as the executive producer of “Flight Plan,” the two thousand
five movie starring actress Jodie Foster
films generally or the film industry.
plural noun: the movies
"we decided to go to the movies"
Example: Satyricon was more of an 'art' MOVIE and Fellini therefore did not have too many worries about making the film suitable for mass consumption
es: película
recognition
Robert DiNozzi decided there had to be a better way. So he teamed up
with a friend who is a developer. The two used voice recognition software
from a company called Nuance to build “VoiceCal.”
is a nou
identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge.
"she saw him pass by without a sign of recognition"
Example: Further, FDI may help building markets through quality and name RECOGNITION (Josling, 1993).
es: reconocimiento
released
Jennifer Lopez is helping Moonshark with a finger break-dancing game
called “Dance Pad.” The company is also working with film director
John Woo on an action game expected to be released at the end of this
year.
verb
verb
past tense: released; past participle: released
allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
Example: In the last three hours before oviposition (egg laying), the pigments are RELEASED (Butcher and Miles, 2003) along with another fluid called the cuticle that lines the outside of the final egg.
es: liberada
reporting
And that’s the VOA Special English Technology Report, written by June
Simms, with additional reporting by Elizabeth Lee. Transcripts, MP3s
and podcasts of our reports are at voaspecialenglish.com. We’re also on
Facebook and Twitter at VOA Learning English
verb
gerund or present participle: reporting
give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.
"the minister reported a decline in milk production"
Example: Financial accounting and REPORTING Barry Elliott and Jamie Elliott. Publication info.
es: reportando
successful
Robert DiNozzi says there is a great need for an app like “VoiceCal”
among busy businessmen like himself. He hopes the app will be successful
over the long term.
adjective
adjective
accomplishing a desired aim or result.
"a successful attack on the town"
Example: The nemaslug example proved that biocontrol can be SUCCESSFUL and economical, but to fully utilise the benefits of biological control
es: exitosa
thinking
When thinking of products or services
this is a noun
noun
the process of considering or reasoning about something
Example: Ritchie accurately sums up this semantic disagreement, stating that "the words that have been useful in the past, 'broch', 'dun', 'wheelhouse', may on the one hand be cast aside as the straight-jacketed world of the woolly past, and the buzz of the more generalised and forward-THINKING 'Atlantic round-house' of current protagonists
es: pensando
walking
ROBERT DiNOZZI: “In settings you can make it fully automatic, so I
don’t have to touch anything. I launch the app, and I can speak an
event and I can see the event show up and it confirms automatically.
I don’t have to touch a single thing. That’s huge fo
move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.
"I walked across the lawn"
Example: Movern's explicit dependence on routine and fascination with the Spanish religious precession suggests she craves the security and structure offered by faith, but by WALKING; 'towards strobe of the nightclub,' she unequivocally turns toward a different leading light for direction.
es: caminando
weekend
ROBERT DiNOZZI: “In the movie business you can do all the advertising
in the world and that can get you a great opening weekend. But, if the
movie’s not good it will die off. So really what supports a film, just like
what supports an app, is word of mouth
noun
Saturday and Sunday, especially regarded as a time for leisure.
"she spent the weekend camping"
Example: This feature is not visible on the other ascents carried out during the WEEKEND
es: fin de semana
writing
Based on the listening, do the
writing activity. Don’t forget to
send it through the platform
is a nou
noun
the activity or skill of writing.
"parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic"
Example: Ankel-Simons ( ) identifies this problem well, WRITING, "Primates are endlessly adaptable because of their very nature.
es: escribiendo
year
Jennifer Lopez is helping Moonshark with a finger break-dancing game
called “Dance Pad.” The company is also working with film director
John Woo on an action game expected to be released at the end of this
year.
noun
the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
Example: The Different Systems Battery cages-(seefig1.1) Battery cages are by far the most efficient system of egg production known, with the average battery hen laying 310 eggs a YEAR compared to barn and free range system hens only laying an average of 295 a YEAR (British Egg Industry Council March 2004).
