Vocabulary-family

Vocabulary

THE FAMILY

aunt	tía
boyfriend	novio
brother	hermano
brother-in-law	cuñado
cousin	primo/a
dad	pá
daddy	papi
daughter	hija
daughter-in-law	nuera
father	padre
father-in-law	suegro
girlfriend	novia
godfather	padrino
godmother	madrina
grandad	abuelito, "abue"
grandchildren	nietos
granddaughter	nieta
grandfather	abuelo
grandma	abuelita, "abue"
grandmother	abuela
grandpa	abuelito, "abue"
grandparents	abuelos
grandson	nieto
great-grandfather	bisabuelo
great-grandmother	bisabuela
husband	esposo, marido
mother	madre
mother-in-law	suegra
mom	má
mum	má
mummy	mami
nephew	sobrino
niece	sobrina
parents	padres
sibling	hermano/a
sister	hermana
sister-in-law	cuñada
son	hijo
son-in-law	yerno
stepdaughter	hijastra
stepmother	madrastra
stepfather	padrastro
stepson	hijastro
uncle	tío
wife	esposa, mujer
firstborn	primogénito
oldest	el/la mayor
youngest	el/la menor
the baby of the family	el benjamín de la familia
twins	gemelos
adopted	adoptado
orphan	huérfano/a
relative	pariente
acquaintance	conocido
generation	generación
ancestors	antepasados
descendants	descendientes

Vocabulary-politics

Vocabulary

POLITICS

Act	ley
ballot	voto, papeleta/boleta electoral
ballot paper	papeleta/boleta electoral
ballot box	urna (de votación)
absentee ballot	voto ausente
straw ballot	votación extraoficial
Bill	proyecto de ley
budget	presupuesto
cabinet	gabinete
civil servant	empleado público
campaign	campaña
capitalist	capitalista
candidate	candidato
centrist	del centro
coalition	coalición
colonialist	colonialista
communist	comunista
Congress	Congreso
congressman	congresista
democracy	democracia
democratic	democrático
dictator	dictador
election	elección
electoral roll/register	padrón electoral
electorate	electorado
exit poll	encuesta a pie de urna
fascist	fascista
government	gobierno
to govern	gobernar
imperialist	imperialista
King	Rey
left-wing	de izquierda
MP=Member of Parliament	parlamentarista
Minister	ministro
Ministry	ministerio
monarchy	monarquía
nationalist	nacionalista
opposition	oposición
Parliament	Parlamento
party	partido
policy	política, plan de acción
political	político (adjetivo)
politician	político (sustantivo)
politics	política
poll	encuesta
president	presidente
Prime Minister	Primer Ministro
Prince	Príncipe
Princess	Princesa
Queen	Reina
referendum	referendum
republic	república
right-wing	de derecha
Secretary	secretario
Secretary	secretaría
socialist	socialista
too close to call	muy ajustado para dar un ganador
totalitarian	totalitario
to elect	elegir
to vote	votar
to call an election	llamar a elecciones
to vote	votar
to run for president	ser candidato a presidente
voter	votante
Democratic Party (US)	partido demócrata
Republican Party (US)	partido republicano
Conservative Party (GB)	partido conservador
Labour Party (GB)	partido laborista
democrat (US)	demócrata
republican (US)	republicano
Tory (GB)	miembro del partido conservador

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Computer Video Games

People wonder if playing computer video games is good or bad. What do you think? If they were so bad, companies and firms wouldn´t sell so many of them. I´m sure you will never sleep like a log if you have the choice of playing a powerful video game.

On the one hand, there are advantages: they can bring memories back and evoke emotions to you while you are playing. You spend a good time and laugh. Remember that you develope your habilities too. Besides they make you  keep in touch with your friends if it is an online video game.

On the other hand. There are also cons. At first you can feel overjoyed just playing but in the end, you  get upset. Sometimes, it can trigger you stress if you are playing, and suddenly get blocked. To make matters worse, they make you spend so much time in front of the screen instead of googling or reading interesting news.

To sum up, you should control yourself. For instance, you can go out, you can buy rainbow-coloured-patterned clothes, flavoury ice-creams, fragrances...It´s common sense. So, anyway, take a taste of your own medicine.

George Washington

An essay for those who want to learn more about George Washington

Geroge Washington

George Washington was born 22, February, 1732 and died  14, December, 1799) He was the first President of the United States between 1789 and 1797. 

According to his physically appearance:

He had white hair and usually wore a wig. His forehead was quite wide and his nose too. He had blue eyes, white skin and his lips were really thin.

He used to wear dark and black clothes.

He is known because of its honesty and he is also an unselfish and kind-hearted person.

He was called ‘The father of his country’ and played a determining role in helping to unite America as a nation by promoting his republican view of fundamental human rights and liberty.

Although George Washington himself employed some slaves he expressed his wish to see slavery ended and in his will instructed that all slaves employed by him would be freed on the death of his wife.

As the unanimously elected first president of the United States, George Washington had to undertake a number of fundamental tasks in order to give structure and direction to the new nation. In 1787 he had a very important role in overseeing the writing of the Constitution.

Once president he was very aware that as the first, his actions would set a precedent for others to follow in the future. One of the first was to make America a financially strong country and to do this he began to pay off the debts of the colonies, set up a tax system and a national bank. The strength of the American dollar in the world today can be traced back to establishment of this system and it seems appropriate that the one dollar bill bears his image.

Equally important was the establishment of a judiciary system done in 1789 which created a working legal system for all states and citizens. At the same time he also created the position of postmaster general to organize and formalize the postal system in the United States which at the time was the only means of distance communication.

Washington realized the importance of establishing a permanent location for government and chose a site beside the Potomac River on the banks of which he himself had been born. It was later to become known as Washington DC in his honor.

When asked to lead the Continental Army he didn’t feel himself worthy and did not intend to present himself as a candidate for the presidency but was convinced to do so. Though he may not have known it himself, he was a great leader and this was recognized by those around him. He was considered the only man with sufficient experience, charisma and leadership qualities capable of successfully leading American towards a new future. While Washington did not want to accept the responsibility asked of him due to his own humility he was unable to refuse the positions of Commander in chief of the Continental Army or president because of his sense of duty to his country.

It could be argued that George Washington has been the most important president in the history of the United States. As a new country not only did it require strong leadership but also a figure that could instill values in society such as integrity, discipline and patriotism. Washington did all of this and much more and his motto of ‘deeds not words’ reflected his attitude of being a great servant to his country but whilst still being a great leader amongst men. 

He is considered a great patriot who served his country with honor and integrity always aware of the responsibility of his position and his duty to serve the people.