Facultad Nacional de Ingeniería

Vocabulary Test II 100

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Departamento de Idiomas 3-Ago-2020 5B

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I. Find the equivalent English expression from the box for the Spanish terms below.
environmentally friendly * height * drone * release * grind * involve * thus * go on * remove * layer
40 * rainforest * quest * suitable * however * wafer * mankind * renewable * stepping stone * tackle *
harness * awareness * back up * net metering arrangement * nucleus * tidal power * use up *
unless * require * switch * built-in * wave power * rip up * run on bottom * source * nowadays * roll
out * wheel * flat-plate solar collector * failure * long-term
amigable con el medio environmentally
a largo plazo adecuado,
ambiente friendly
altura a menos que aprovechar
búsqueda abordar capa
conciencia aplanar falla, fracaso
energía mareomotriz cambiar humanidad
energía undimotriz funcionar con incorporado
fondo colector solar plano medidor
fuente agotar moler
actualmente hacer pedazos por lo tanto
núcleo implicar requerir
panel eliminar selva tropical
renovable seguir, continuar trampolín
respaldar sin embargo zumbido
reuda soltar,
II. SYNONYMS. Match these terms with their synonyms from the box.
costly * mankind *allow * drawback * Throw away * run out * devise * available * layer * produce *
30 harness * rate * exact * breakdown * switch * amount * rise * rubbish * brackish *venomous * kind

expensive Costly increment capture

dump salty use up
accurate collapse litter
type humanity ready to use
Poisonous change disadvantage
enable quantity speed
coat yield design
III. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING IDEAS INTO SPANISH.
1) American teenagers’ unhealthy eating habits and their inactive lifestyle produce 35 % of overweight in people
among 8-18 years of age.
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2) Electric kettles have steam thermostats which switch off the electricity when the boiling point is reached.
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IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL VERBS WITH SUITABLE COMPLEMENTS.
0) build a) ____ good results
6) melt g) ____ the wind strength into energy
1) beam b) ____ expensive equipment
7) perform h) ____ a scientific experiment
20 2) handle c) ____ trees or forests
8) search for i) ____ alternative sources of energy
3) recycle d) 0 a new structure
9) switch j) ____ a difficult problem
4) achieve e) ____ scrap metal
10) work out k) ____ metals to reuse them
5) cut down f) ____ sunlight to the earth