Reading and Writing practice (PAU)

RECORD YOUR STORY AND SEND IT WITH YOUR NAME /EMAIL TO YOUR TEACHER. WRITINGS WILL BE CORRECTED WED 4TH MARCH (DEADLINE)

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Useful language

Accomplish a goal	Conseguir un objetivo	My boss was delighted to have accomplished the goal.
Be high time someone did something	Ser hora de hacer algo	It is high time women reclaimed their rights.
Be out of the question	Ser imposible	Some of these families are so poor that Christmas presents are out of the question.
Come in friendship	Venir en son de paz	This is a gesture done to show that I come in friendship.
Get to grips with something	Cogerle el truco a algo, entenderlo	I had to practice several times before I get to grips with it.
Go with the flow	Dejarse llevar	I don’t like to plan my trips; I prefer to go with the flow.
Jump at the chance	Aprovechar la oportunidad	I jumped at the chance when they offered me the job.
Keep someone on their toes	Mantener a alguien al tanto	The team leader told Peter everything to keep him on his toes.
Out of the blue	Inesperadamente, sin avisar	She told us she was pregnant out of the blue.
Prevention is better than cure	Más vale prevenir que curar	As far as infectious diseases are concerned, prevention is better than cure.
Pushed/pressed for time	Ir justo de tiempo	I would help you with your English homework if I weren’t so pushed for time.
Put something/someone at risk	Poner algo/a alguien en riesgo	You have put our lives at risk by driving so carelessly.
Raise objections to something	Poner pegas a algo	What shall we do if people raise objections to the new plans?
The highlight of something	El plato fuerte de algo	The highlight of the trip was my meeting with my good friend John.
The last straw	La gota que colma el vaso	Making me work late on a Friday was the last straw!
Undertake to do something	Comprometerse a hacer algo	Each country undertakes to negotiate in good faith.