B2 EXPRESSIONS

SPANISH INFORMAL FORMAL EXAMPLE

IT IS CRUCIAL TO PIN DOWN/NAIL DOWN/ ASCERTAIN

DETERMINAR PIN/NAIL DOWN ASCERTAIN THE REASONS WHY THE POPULATION IS NOT COMMITED
TO THE ENVIRONMENT

IF WE CONTINUE THROWING PLASTIC IN OIR OCEANS, IT

GENERAR/TENER COMO BRING
LEAD TO WILL BRING ALONG/ABOUT /LEAD TO THE RISE OF THE
CONSECUENCIA ALONG/ABOUT
SEA LEVELS

WOMEN HAVE ALWAYS GONE THROUGH/ENDURED SO

PASAR POR/SOPORTAR GO THROUGH ENDURE
MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO GENDER BIAS

THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS MAKING CHILDREN CONSCIOUS

ABOUT THE SITUATION WE ARE ENDURING ALONG
ALONG
NOT ONLY BUT WITH/ALONGSIDE WITH GIVING THEM SOME PERKS TO
JUNTO CON WITH/ALONGSIDE
ALSO STOP DOING SO.// NOT ONLY IS THE KEY TO SUCCCESS
WITH
MAKING CHILDREN CONSCIOUS ABOUT POLLUTION BUT
ALSO. GIVING THEM SOME PERKS TO STOP DOING SO.

WHEN IT COMES WE MUST COME UP WITH NEW WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE

CUANDO SE TRATA DE DOWN TO/COMES ON THE ISSUE OF CONSCIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO/COMES TO /ON THE
TO ISSUE OF GLOBAL WARMING
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TO TOP TO MAKE POPULATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GROWING PROBLEM

PARA COLMO SOMETHING MATTERS AND TO TOP IT OFF/TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, NOW WE
OFF WORSE ARE THROWING PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN AS WELL

WE NEED TO COME UP WITH/PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO

INVENTAR/ELABORAR COME UP WITH PUT TOGETHER
ADDRESS THE GLOBAL WARMING ISSUE

REGARDING GLOBAL WARMING, WE COME

ENCONTRARSE CON ENCOUNTER/
COME ACROSS ACROSS/STRIKE/FACE/ENCOUNTER MANY ISSUES THAT
ALGO FACE/STRIKE
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM

IT IS FAIR TO POINT OUT/HIGHLIGHT THAT THINGS ARE

SEÑALAR POINT OUT HIGHLIGHT
CHANGING ON THE ISSUE OF GENDER BIAS

IT TURNS OUT TO BE/APPEARS TO BE THAT THE OLDER

TURN OUT TO
RESULTA SER QUE APPEAR TO BE GENERATIONS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE MORE COMMITED
BE
TO THE ENVIRONMENT

IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE GOVERNMENT SORTS

RESOLVER SORT OUT ADDRESS OUT/ADDRESSES ALL OF THE THINGS TAKING PLACE WITH
POLLUTION
 WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD OF(VERY)
IMPORTANT?
HIGHLY PARAMOUNT
REALLY ESSENTIAL
CERTAINLY CRUCIAL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPERATIVE
EXTREMETELY SIGNIFICANT
PARTICULARLY DETERMINING
PRETTY INFLUENTIAL
PROFOUNDLY VITAL
REMARKABLY RELEVANT
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MANY WOMEN CLAIM THAT MEN SHOULD HELP THEM

DEBO DEJAR CLARO I MUST MAKE AT HOME. NEVERTHELESS, I MUST MAKE CLEAR THAT
IGUAL
QUE CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT HELPING, BUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE
HOUSEHOLD CHORES.

WITHOUT A
GENDER BIAS IS A PROBLEM WITHOUT A DOUBT
SIN LUGAR A DUDAS DOUBT IGUAL
WHATSOEVER.
WHATSOEVER

IT IS FAIR TO DRAW
IT IS FAIR TO POINT OUT/DRAW ATTENTION TO THE
IT IS FAIR TO ATTENTION TO
ES JUSTO SEÑALAR FACT/HIGHLIGHT THAT TEMPERATURES AROUND THE
POINT OUT THE
WOLD HAVE RISEN.
FACT/HIGHLIGHT

I CAN'T/CANNOT HELP BUT TO HIGLIGHT THE FACT

I CAN'T HELP
NO PUEDO EVITAR I CANNOT HELP THAT PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN MORE ABOUT IT NOT
BUT
DECIR BUT SAY/SAYING RAINING, ARE THE ONES WHO ARE LESS COMMITED TO
SAY/SAYING
THE ENVIRONMENT.

IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR/PERSPICUOUS THAT THE

IT IS CRYSTAL
ESTÁ CLARO IT IS PERSPICUOUS NATURAL GREENHOUSE EFFECT KEEPS THE EARTH'
CLEAR
TEMPERATURES AT A SAFE LEVEL .

I CONSIDER GLOBAL WARMING TO BE THE MAIN CAUSE

I CONSIDER IT
LO CONSIDERO IGUAL OF DESERTIFICATION AND INCREASED MELTING OF
TO BE
SNOW AND ICE
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THE WAY THE WAY FORWARD IS REDUCING THE GASSES WE EMIT

EL CAMINO A SEGUIR IGUAL
FORWARD IS TO THE ATMOSPHERE

WE TEND TO FOCUS ON CARBON EMISSIONS AND

TENDEMOS A WE TEND TO IGUAL
THAT IS NOT JUST THE ONLY PROBLEM

FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING ENTAILS A LOT OF HARD

CONLLEVA IT ENTAILS IGUAL
WORK AND COOPERATION FROM EVERY COUNTRY.

AS FOR DEFORESTATION, IT HAS BECOME A MASSIVE

EN CUANTO A AS FOR IGUAL
UNDERTAKING BY HUMANS

AT FIRST GLANCE GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE

AT FIRST
A PRIMERA VISTA IGUAL CHANGE IS THE SAME. HOWEVER, GLOBAL WARMING IS
GLANCE
JUST ONE ASPECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

ON THE PLUS SIDE,PEOPLE ARE GETTING CONSCIOUS

ON THE PLUS
POR EL LADO BUENO IGUAL ABUT THE WHOLE SIUATION REGARDING GLOBAL
SIDE
WARMING.
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THE NATURAL GREENHOUSE EFFECT MINTAINS THE

EARTH'S TEMPERATURE AT A SAFE LEVEL. YET,
SIN EMBARGO YET IGUAL
HUMANS HAVE BEEN ENHANCING THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT LATELY.

WE REALLY NEED TO PUT SOME EFFORT AND STOP

THROWING AWAY PLASTIC. THAT'S
POR ESO/POR
THAT'S WHY HENCE/THUS WHY/HENCE/THUS SOME CITIES REWARD KIDS WHO
CONSIGUIENTE
PICK UP AFTER THEIR DOGS WITH THINGS LIKE ICE
CREAM.

SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF

ALGO COMO ALONG THE IGUAL WHAT THE UK IS DOING TO TACKLE GLOBAL
LINES OF WARMING.

GLOBAL WARMING IS ACCELERATING THE MELTING

FURTHERMORE/ OF THE ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS. WHAT'S
ADEMÁS WHAT'S MORE
MOREOVER/BESIDES MORE/FURTHERMORE IT IS CAUSING AVERAGE SEA
LEVELS TO RISE.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT GENDER BIAS AT

TAKING INTO
TENIENDO EN CUENTA WORK IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT, WOMEN SHOULD TAKE
ACCOUNT IGUAL
QUE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO MAKE THEIR VOICES
THAT
HEARD.
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I AM I AM WONDERING/I WONDER WHAT THE WORLD

ME PREGUNTO WONDERING/I IGUAL WOULD BE LIKE IF WE WERE ALL COMMITED TO THE
WONDER ENVIRONMENT

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT GENDER BIAS AT WORK CAN

VERDAREMENTE PIENSO THAT'S WHY HENCE/THUS
BE AVOIDED.

MEN TEND NOT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSEHOLD

CHORES, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE LIKE THAT, THOUGH.
SIN EMBARGO THOUGH YET
MEN TEND NOT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSEHOLD
CHORES. YET NOT ALL OF THEM ARE LIKE THAT.

AS I SAID/ AS I SAID BEFORE/AS AFOREMENTIONED, GLOBAL

AS
COMO YA HE DICHO MENTIONED WARMING IS THE VERY PROBLEM THAT WE ARE
AFOREMENTIONED
BEFORE FACING THESE DAYS

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I MUST POINT OUT THAT THE

POR ULTIMO Y NO LAST BUT NOT
IGUAL RISE IN GREENHOUSE GASES IS A PROBLEM WHICH
MENOS IMPORTANTE LEAST
CONCERNS US ALL.
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TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT/BY AND LARGE FOR US TO TRULY UNLOCK A

TO MAKE A LONG
PARA RESUMIR BY AND LARGE PROSPEROUS FAIR SOCIETY, WE MUST BRIDGE THE GENDER GAP AS SOON AS
STORY SHORT
POSSIBLE.

AFTER BEING FIRED, WOMEN GO THROUGH DEPRESSION, GIVEN THAT/DUE TO

DEBIDO A GIVEN THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT
THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT TREATED EQUALLY.

ON THE ONE HAND, OUR COUNTRY NEEDS A TOURISM BOOST IN THE SUMMER.
ON THE ONE HAND... ON THE OTHER HAND, SUCH THING WILL LEAD TO A 3RD COVID WAVE.
POR UN LADO... AS IT HAPPENS... BE THAT
ON THE OTHER
POR OTRO.... AS IT MAY...
HAND... AS IT HAPPENS, OUR COUNTRY NEEDS A TOURISM BOOST IN THE SUMMER BE
THAT AS IT MAY, SUCH THING MAY MEAD TO A 3RD COVID WAVE

WE CAN'T GET AWAY

NO PODEMOS WE CANNOT OVERLOOK WE CAN`T GET AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT/CANNOT OVERLOOK THE FACT
FROM THE FACT
OBVIAR QUE THE FACT THAT THAT TEMPERATURES KEEP ON INCREASING
THAT

ES
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
IMPORTANTE IT'S PARAMOUNT TO RAISE IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT OF/ITS PARAMOUNT TO RAISE
BRING UP THE
SACAR EL THE SUBJECT THE SUBJECT OF GLOBAL WARMING
SUBJET OF
TEMA D E

IN OTHER WORDS/SIMPLY PUT WE CANNOT LET THE HUGE MANUFACTURERS

DICHO DE
IN OTHER WORDS SIMPLY PUT GET AWAY WITHOUT TAKING ANY RESPONSABILITIES IN THE MATTER OF THE
OTRA FORMA
GLOBAL WARMING
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HACER LA TURN A BLIND EYE

OVERLOOK SOMETHING WE CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO /OVERLOOK GENDER BIAS AT WORK
VISTA GORDA TO SOMETHING

LOS HECHOS MANY EMPLOYERS TEND TO CLAIM THAT THEY ARE COMMITED TO THE
FACTS SPEAK FOR STATISTICS SHOW THAT IT
HABLAN POR GENDER BIAS ISSUE, YET, FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES/STATISTICS SHOW
THEMSELVES IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE
SÍ MISMOS THAT IT IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

PONER UN GERNDER BIAS AT WORK IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE NEED TO DRAW THE LINE/SET

DRAW THE LINE SET THE LINE
LIMITE THE LIMIT NOW AND ERRADICATE THIS FOR GOOD

POLLUTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MASSIVE ISSUE. YET, IT HAS HIT ROCK
TOCAR FONDO HIT ROCK BOTTOM HIT A NEW LOW
BOTTOM/HIT A NEW LOW

NO TODO LO
NOT ALL THAT YET, NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD / NOT ALL IS AS IT SEEMS AS MOST OF
QUE RELUCE ES NOT ALL IS AS IT SEEMS
GLITTERS IS GOLD THE TIME IT HAS TO DO WITH POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS TO GET VOTES
ORO

LLEVAR LAS
REGARDING GENDER BIAS, WOMEN SHOULD TAKE UP A NOTCH/TAKE IT A
COSAS AL
TAKE IT UP A NOTCH TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER STEP FURTHER AND DENOUNCE THE SITUATIONS THEY ARE ENDURING
SIGUIENTE
WITHOUT FEAR.
NIVEL
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SE NOS ESTÁ
IT IS GETTING OUT OF IT IS BECOMING POLLUTION IN THE OCEANS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND/BECOMING
YENDO DE LAS
HAND UNMANAGEABLE UNMANAGEABLE.
MANOS

VA MANO A HUMAN INFLUENCES AND THE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERNS GO HAND
GO HAND IN HAND
MANO/MUY BE CLOSELY RELATED IN HAND TOGETHER/ARE CLOSELY RELATED WHEN ITCOMES TO GLOBAL
TOGETHER
RELACIONADO WARMING.

SITUACION EN
LA QUE TODOS IT IS A WIN-WIN GENDER EQUALITY IS A JOINT EFFORT, AND ULTIMATELY IS A WIN-WIN
MUTUALLY PROFITABLE
SALEN SITUATION SITUATION/MUTUALLY PROFITABLE FOR RINDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY.
GANANDO

WOMEN SHOULD GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND ADDRESS THE MATTER
ARMARNOS DE TO GRAB THE BULL OF GENDER BIAS AT WORK IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.
FACE/ADDRESS/ENDURE
VALOR BY THE HORNS WOMEN SHOULD ADDRESS/FACE/ENDURE THE MATTER OF GENDER BIAS AT
WORK AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

THE GOVERNEMENT CLAIMS TO BE DOING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

CONCERNING GLOBAL WARMING. YET, ITS ACTS SPEAK VOLUMES AND IT
ALGO HABLA SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING ITS FEET ON THE ISSUE.
SPEAK VOLUMES ITS SELF-EVIDENT FACTS
POR SÍ MISMO
YET, ITS SELF-EVIDENT FACTS SHOW THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY
PROCRASTINATING ON THE ISSUE.
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NO ES TAN IT IS NOT ROCKET IT IS NOT HARD TO IT IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE/HARD TO APPREHEND THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE
DIFICIL SCIENCE APREHEND SUPPORTED WHEN GETTING PREGNANT

NO CREER TO TAKE SOMETHING MANY EMPLOYERS TEND TO CLAIM THAT THEY ARE COMMITED TO THE
ALGO DEL WITH A PINCH OF BE SUSPICIOUS OF GENDER BIAS ISSUE. YET, WE ARE TO TAKE IT WITH A PINCH OF SALT/TO BE
TODO SALT SUSPICIOUS OF WHAT THEY SAY AS STATISTICS SHOWS THE OPPOSITE

I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT IS NOT SO

MINIMIZAR/ COMMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SIMPLY PUT IT SEEMS TO BE BRUSHING
RESTAR BRUSH THINGS OFF DOWNPLAY THINGS THINGS OFF/DOWNPLAYING THINGS AS WHENEVER I WATCH THE BRITISH
IMPORTANCIA NEWS, THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CREATING NEW CAMPAIGNS TO MAKE PEOPLE
AWARE.

NO TODO ES HUMANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TO BLAME WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO GLOBAL

NOT EVERYTHING IS
BLANCO O IGUAL WARMING. YET NOT EVERYTHING IS BLACK OR WHITE,IN A WAY IT ALSO HAS
BLACK OR WHITE
NEGRO TO DO WITH WEATHER CYCLES.

IT IS VITAL THAT THE GOVERNMENT GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT , WHEN IT COMES
DAR LUZ GIVE THE GREEN TO FINING PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT COMMITTED ENOUGH TO THE
IGUAL
VERDE A ALGO LIGHT ENVIRONMENT.