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Example sentence
one; every or each; used when saying how much of something there is
They left the party an hour ago; I need a new car; I run three times a week.
a lot of
muchos; muchas
ability
capacidad
accent
acento
the way in which someone from a He had an American accent. country or area speaks a language
Ace!
Bien!
a word used by teenagers in the 1980s to say something was very good something that you do, especially to enjoy yourself students who are very good at Maths are sometimes in a class where the lessons are more difficult
10 activity
actividad
The main activity on this holiday will be surfing. Albert is studying Advanced Maths he's very intelligent!
Advanced Maths
Matemtica avanzada
10 adventure holiday
vacaciones de actividades
a holiday in which you do a lot of Alex went on an adventure exciting activities, such as climbing holiday. rocks used to talk about a time in the past a place where planes arrive and leave, with buildings for people to wait in a lot of songs or pieces of music on a CD, a record, etc a long animal with short legs, a long mouth and sharp teeth, that lives in or near water every time, or at all times; at all times in the past; Forever They left the party an hour ago.
ago
hace
a Start airport
aeropuerto
16 album
lbum
Have you heard their new album? She saw an alligator coming out of the river.
16 alligator
caimn
always
siempre
I am always happy to see you; Have you always lived here?; I will always love him.
a Start America
Amrica
usually used to talk about the Washington is the capital of United States America. North America the United States and Canada South America Argentina, Brazil and Peru etc. Central America Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica etc. coming from or relating to the United States of America someone who comes from the United States of America She has an American accent.
a Start American
adj
americano
a Start American
americano
abcdefghi
an
un/una
used instead of 'a' when the next word starts with a vowel sound a date on which you remember something that happened on that date one or more years ago slightly angry
an apple
16 anniversary
aniversario
a wedding anniversary
15 annoyed
adj
enojado
I was annoyed with James because hed forgotten my birthday. Its so annoying when the train is late.
15 annoying
adj
irritante
answer
responder
to speak or write back to someone I asked her why but she didn't who has asked you a question or answer. spoken to you used in questions and negatives to Is there any cake left?; Can you mean 'some'; used to mean one, pass me a knife? Any will do. but it is not important which one
any
algn/algna
11 Anything else?
Algo ms?
said by a waiter or shop assistant Would you like anything else to ask you if there is another thing with your food? that you want to order or buy
a Start apple
manzana
a hard, round fruit which is white inside and green or red on the outside the fourth month of the year
a Start April
abril
a Start Argentina
Argentina
a Start Argentinian
adj
argentino
a Start Argentinian
argentino
a Start armchair
butaca
a comfortable chair with sides that Fred is tired, so he's sitting in you put your arms on the armchair. a school subject where you draw or paint to ask someone to come with you somewhere, such as a restaurant or caf sleeping She studied Art at college.
Art
arte
invitar a salir
a a
8 2
asleep assembly
adj n
a regular meeting of all the We were all in morning students and teachers at a school assembly.
a a
3 6
now someone who is very good at a sport and who takes part in competitions the sports which include running, jumping, and throwing
athletics
atletismo
abcdefghi
attack
atacar
to try to hurt someone or damage something nice to look at when someone does a short performance to try to get a job as an actor, singer, etc the eighth month of the year
The dog attacked him when he opened the door. Shes very attractive. I did an audition but I didnt get the part.
a a
14 attractive 8 audition
adj n
atractivo audicin
n n
agosto ta
the sister of your mother or father, My aunt is staying with us. or the wife of your uncle the time of the year between summer and winter when leaves fall from the trees when a lot of snow falls down the side of a mountain not sleeping very bad a bag that you carry on your back Im going back to college in autumn.
a Start autumn
otoo
12 avalanche
avalancha
a a b
awake
adj adj n
The baby is awake. The food was awful. I travelled around Europe with a backpack.
14 awful 10 backpack
a meal in which flat pieces of meat We had bacon and eggs for from a pig are eaten with eggs breakfast.
12 badly
adv
mucho; mal
very much; in a way that is not good a type of dancing that is done in a theatre and tells a story, usually with music to make a rule saying that people must not do something a long, yellow fruit which is white inside
He his arm hurt badly; She plays the piano very badly. I love ballet.
ballet
ballet
ban
prohibir
Smoking has been banned in restaurants. Most bananas come from South America or the Caribbean.
b Start banana
pltano
15 bank robber
someone who steals money from a The police are looking for a bank dangerous bank robber. a game in which two teams try to win points by throwing a ball through a high net; the large ball used in the game of basketball the thing that you sit or lie in to wash your body when a person or animal is born, they come out of their mother's body and start to exist Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in history; A basketball is bigger than a football. Fred is in the bath.
basketball
b Start bath
baera, tina
be born
nacer
13 be going to
ir a
used as a way of talking or writing It's going to rain tomorrow. about what you plan to do in the future to be able to do something well Hes good at sports.
be good at
ser bueno en
abcdefghi
beat
derrotar
b Start bed
cama
Im going to bed.
pensin
a house where you pay to sleep in We stayed in a bed and a room and have food in the breakfast. morning the meat of a cow to start at the back of someone or something I had roast beef for dinner. College begins next week; I begin my new job in a month. Close the door behind you.
b b
4 6
beef begin
n v
b Start behind
b Start Belgian
adj
belga
b Start Belgian
belga
We get a lot of Belgians visiting in the summer. Brussels is the capital of Belgium. I dont believe hes over 16; I dont believe anything he says!
n v
Blgica creer
a country in Europe to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true
belong to
pertenecer a
if something belongs to you, you own it (the superlative of good) better than any other (the comparative of good) of a higher quality or more enjoyable than something or someone else in the space that separates two places, people, or things; in the period of time that separates two events or times
best
adj
mejor
better
adj
mejor
b Start between
entre
The town lies between Florence and Rome; The shop is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30.
b Start bicycle
bicicleta
a vehicle with two wheels that you Is he driving to school today or sit on and move by pushing two going on his bicycle? parts with your feet also called bike large in size or amount; important or serious I come from a big family; Tonight's big game is between Real Madrid and Manchester United.
b Start big
adj
grande
11 bill
factura
a piece of paper that tells you how Have you paid the electricity much you must pay for something bill? you have bought or used
Biology
n n
biologa cumpleaos
the study of living things the day on which someone was born, or the same date each year
b Start birthday
13 birthday cake
abcdefghi
16 bite
morder
12 bitterly (cold)
adv
extremadamente (fro)
b Start book
libro
pages of paper together in a cover Im reading such a good book; for people to read; a set of pages Let me write that in my address fastened together in a cover and book. used for writing on a shop that sells books World of Books is the best bookshop in Cambridge.
b Start bookshop
librera
15 bored
adj
aburrido
feeling tired and unhappy because I'm bored with doing homework. you are not interested not interesting or exciting He has a very boring job.
b b
boring
adj v
14 bow
to bend your body forward in order The actors all bowed after the to show respect or to thank an performance. audience not afraid of dangerous or difficult situations a country in South America coming from or relating to Brazil someone from Brazil Youre very brave to get on a horse of that size! Ronaldo is from Brazil Its Brazilian coffee. We get a lot of Brazilians visiting in the summer. Would you like a slice of bread?
15 brave
adj
valiente
n adj n
bread
pan
a basic food made by mixing flour and water and then baking it
break
descanso
when you stop an activity for a Time for a coffee break. short time, usually to rest or to eat
12 break
romper
to separate into two or more pieces, or to make something separate into two or more pieces to do something faster, better, etc than anyone else the food you eat in the morning after you wake up very good the island in Europe containing England, Wales and Scotland coming from or relating to The United Kingdom
16 break a record
batir un rcord
He broke the world record for the 200m. She had breakfast in bed this morning. We saw a brilliant film. London is the capital of Britain.
breakfast
desayuno
14 brilliant
adj n
b Start Britain
b Start British
adj
britnico
b Start British
britnico
a group of people coming from The The British drink a lot of tea. United Kingdom a boy or man who has the same parents as you I have an older brother.
b Start brother
hermano
abcdefghi
16 build a house
to make a house
It's cheaper to build a house than to buy one, but it's a lot of work.
15 burn
quemar
to destroy something with fire, or to I burnt all his letters. be destroyed by fire to use energy when you do an activity a person who works in business, usually with an important job in a company Swimming helps you burn a lot of calories. The hotel is mainly used by business people.
burn calories
quemar caloras
business person
buy
comprar
to get something by paying money I went to the shop to buy some for it milk. a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and small meals to telephone someone Lets meet in the caf.
c Start caf
caf
call
llamar
He called me every night while he was away. She has a very calm manner.
c c
15 calm 4 calorie
adj n
a unit for measuring the amount of I try to eat no more than 2000 energy food provides calories a day. when you stay in a tent for a holiday an area where people can stay in tents for a holiday a country in North America We're going camping in France this summer. We stayed on a really nice campsite. Toronto is the biggest city in Canada.
10 camping
campismo
10 campsite
camping
c Start Canada
Canad
c Start Canadian
adj
canadiense
coming from or relating to Canada We flew over the Canadian mountains. someone who comes from Canada We get a lot of Canadians visiting in the Summer. a thin boat which is used for travelling on canals Some people live in canal boats, because it's cheaper than buying a house.
c Start Canadian
canadiense
10 canal boat
barcaza
10 canoeing
canotaje
the activity of travelling in a canoe We are going canoeing in Scotland this summer. to hate something or someone a vehicle with an engine and four wheels I cant stand his mother. She goes to work by car.
15 can't stand
v n
c Start car
care
importar
to think that something is important He cares about the and to feel interested in it environment.
12 carefully
adv
cuidadosamente
with a lot of attention so that you do not make a mistake a long, thin orange vegetable that grows in the ground
carrot
zanahoria
13 celebrate
celebrar
to do something nice because it is I think we should celebrate the a special day, or because end of the exams. something good has happened
abcdefghi
cereal
cereal, cereales
a food that is made from grain and I dont like breakfast cereals. eaten with milk, especially in the morning a seat for one person, with a back Here, take a chair. and usually four legs to become different, or to make someone or something become different Shes changed a lot in the last few years.
c Start chair
silla
change
cambiar
16 charity
caridad
an organisation that gives money, He gives a lot of money to food, or help to people who need it charity.
Check it out!
Comprubalo!
used when you have seen There's a new disco in the something interesting that you centre of town. Let's check it think someone else should look at out! too happy He seemed more cheerful yesterday. a chicken sandwich My dad has some chickens on his farm.
14 cheerful
adj
alegre
c c
4 4
chicken chicken
adj n
pollo pollo
the meat of a chicken a bird kept on a farm for its meat and eggs
c Start child
nio
n n
nios China
Do you have any children? More than 1,000,000,000 people live in China. Its a Chinese dog. The Chinese work very hard. Have you chosen what youre going to eat? Do you want to come to the cinema tonight? I spent the morning cleaning the house. The cat climbed down the tree.
adj n v
coming from or relating to China a group of people from China to decide which thing you want
c Start cinema
cine
a building where you go to watch films to get the dirt off something
clean
limpiar
climb down
bajar
to go down something
c c
climb up
v n
subir alpinista
to go up something
12 climber
someone who climbs mountains or In 1952, the first climber got to rocks as a sport the top of Everest. if you close something, you make it Could you close the window? move so that it is not open
c Start close
cerrar
tienda de ropa
a shop where you can buy clothes Benetton is my favourite clothes shop. when it is cloudy, there are clouds It's a cloudy day I can't see the in the sky sun.
12 cloudy
adj
nublado
abcdefghi
10 coach
autobs
a comfortable bus used to take We went on a coach trip. groups of people on long journeys
10 coast
costa
The island lies off the North African coast. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
15 collapse
derrumbarse
to fall down
16 collect
coleccionar
to get and keep one type of things She collects dolls. as a hobby a group of objects of the same type that have been collected by one person or in one place to fall to the ground A private art collection.
16 collection
coleccin
come down
caerse
A lot of trees came down in the storm. He can't communicate with his parents. He works for a software company. Lots of people have complained about the noise.
communicate
comunicar
to tell people about something so that they understand you an organisation which sells goods or services to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about something
company
compaa
16 complain
quejarse
computer
ordenador, computadora an electronic machine that can store and arrange large amounts of information programador informtico someone whose job is writing computer programmes
computer programmer n
Bill Gates was a computer programmer now he's a businessman. wildlife conservation Pop Idol is my favourite contest on television. a game show contestant
c c
3 8
conservation contest
n n
conservacin concurso
contestant
concursante
continue
continuar
to start doing or saying something We'll have to continue this again, after stopping for a while discussion tomorrow.
conversation
conversacin
cook
cocinar
c Start cooker
cocina
a piece of equipment used to cook an electric cooker food a word used by teenagers to say something is very good "Look at my new car!" "Cool!"
cool!
Bien!
coral reef
barrera coralina, arrecife a line of hard rocks which you find There are coral reefs in the sea de coral in warm sea water off Belize and Australia. correcto without mistakes Check that you have the correct information.
correct
adj
abcdefghi
course
curso
16 cow
vaca
a large farm animal kept for milk or There are lots of cows on my meat dad's farm. if a vehicle crashes, it hits something by accident a cake, usually for one person, with cream in it The car skidded and crashed into a tree. You eat too many cream cakes. You'll get fat!
11 crash
chocar
cream cake
pastel de nata
create
crear
to make something happen or exist The project will create more than 500 jobs. to say that someone or something He criticised the film for being is bad too violent. if you cry, water comes out of your I could see that she'd been eyes, usually because you are sad crying.
criticise
criticar
c Start cry
llorar
c Start cupboard
armario, alacena
a piece of furniture with a door on I put the plates back in the the front which you use for putting cupboard. things in a type of food from India, made of vegetables or meat cooked with hot spices something that a particular group of people often do Chicken curry is my favourite food.
curry
curry
14 custom
costumbre
Its the custom for the couple who are getting married not to see each other the night before the wedding. Theyve cut down all those trees.
cut down
cortar
cycling
ciclismo
riding on a bicycle
dance
bailar
to move your feet and body to music something or someone that may hurt you if someone or something is dangerous, they could hurt you a period of 24 hours
15 danger
peligro
d Start dangerous
adj
peligroso
d Start day
da
I'm working only 4 days this week. Im seeing him the day after tomorrow. I was just daydreaming about all the things Id do with the money.
pasado maana
the day that will come after tomorrow to have nice thoughts about something you would like to happen the end of life
daydream
fantasear
16 death
muerte
d Start December
diciembre
abcdefghi
decide
decidir
to choose something after thinking Ive decided not to go. about several possibilities
dentist
dentista
I've made an appointment with the dentist. You need a lot of determination to succeed. He's determined to win this match.
12 determination
determinacin
when someone keeps trying to do something that is difficult wanting to do something very much, and not letting anyone stop you to stop living a place or event where people dance to pop music to be the first person to find something important
determined
adj
decidido
die
v n
morir discoteca
She died when she was 98. Are you coming to the disco tonight? Joseph Lister discovered antiseptic.
d Start disco
discover
descubrir
d Start dish
plato
food that is prepared in a particular They do a lot of vegetarian way as part of a meal dishes. not honest I dont think he was being dishonest with me. The competition was completely disorganised. Whos going to do the cooking on holiday? I have to go to the doctor's for a check-up. I did a paper round when I was at school. She studied English and drama at college. It was dreadful news.
14 dishonest
adj
deshonesto
14 disorganised
adj
desorganizado
do the cooking
cocinar
to cook
doctor
doctor, mdico
a person whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt to take newspapers to a lot of houses plays and acting
repartir peridicos
Drama
arte dramtico
d d
14 dreadful 5 dream
adj v
espantoso soar
very bad
to imagine things happening while I dreamt last night that Peter you are sleeping came to see me. things that you imagine happening I had a horrible dream last night; while you are sleeping; something It was his dream to become an that you want to happen although it actor. is not likely
dream
sueo
d Start dress
vestido
a piece of clothing for women or girls which covers the top of the body and hangs down over the legs to make a car, bus, or train move, and control what it does to let something you are carrying fall to the ground boring not difficult
drive
conducir, manejar
15 drop
dejar caer
She tripped and dropped the plate. I found the film very dull. I found the exam very easy.
d e
14 dull 6 easy
adj adj
aburrido fcil
abcdefghi
eat
comer
engineer
ingeniero
someone whose job is to design, Hes a mechanical engineer. build, or repair machines, engines, roads, bridges, etc if you enjoy something, it gives you I really enjoyed the film. pleasure a group which tries to protect nature Greenpeace is a famous environmental organisation.
enjoy
disfrutar
environmental organisation
equipment
the things that are used for a particular activity to leave a place where you do not want to be each
kitchen/office equipment
16 escape
escapar
The two killers escaped from prison last night. I think about him every day.
e e
3 2
every exam n
cada examen
a test of how much you know I have an English exam about something or how good you tomorrow. are at something very good That was an excellent meal.
e e
6 6
excellent excited
adj adj
excelente entusiasmado
15 exciting
adj
emocionante
making you feel very happy and enthusiastic activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy; a piece of written work that helps you learn something costing a lot of money
exercise
ejercicio
Swimming is my favourite form of exercise; For your homework, please do exercise 3 on page 24. She wears very expensive clothes. Both children have fair hair. She fell off her bike.
e Start expensive
adj
caro
adj v
rubio caerse
hair that is light in colour to suddenly go down and hit the ground known by many people
f f
famous
adj n
famoso aficionado
16 fan
someone who likes and supports a Youre a football fan, arent you, famous person, sport, type of Gav? music, etc an area of land with buildings that is used for growing crops and keeping animals as a business Alan has a pig farm.
10 farm
granja
farmer
granjero
12 fast
adj
rpido
f Start father
padre
abcdefghi
f Start favourite
adj
favorito
your favourite person or thing is the one that you like best the second month of the year to have an emotion or a physical feeling a boat that regularly carries passengers and vehicles across the water a story shown in moving pictures, shown at the cinema or on television a famous cinema actor or actress
n v
febrero sentir
10 ferry
ferry
a car/passenger ferry
f Start film
pelcula
Titanic was one of the most popular Hollywood films ever made. Who is your favourite film star?
film star
estrella de cine
final
adj
find
encontrar
to discover something or someone I can't find my glasses and I've that you have been searching for looked everywhere.
f Start fine
adj
bien
16 fingernail
ua
the hard, thin part on the top of the Maria always paints her end of your finger fingernails red to complete something When I finish my homework, can I watch TV?
finish
terminar
firefighter
bombero
someone whose job is to stop fires I'd like to be a firefighter. It burning would be a very exciting job. a small object that explodes and causes bright colours in the sky and loud noises an animal that lives only in water and swims a popular, usually cheap, meal in Britain consisting of fried fish and fried potatoes healthy, especially because you exercise regularly We watched an amazing firework display.
13 fireworks
fuegos artificiales
fish
pez
fit
adj
en forma
f Start flat
apartamento
a set of rooms to live in, with all the They live in a large block of rooms on one level of a building flats.
flight attendant
someone whose job is to look after I asked the flight attendant for a passengers on an aircraft drink of orange juice. to stay in the air, or move gently through the air to travel through the air in an aircraft with fog A balloon floated across the sky.
11 float
fly
volar
12 foggy
adj
de niebla, nebuloso
a foggy day
abcdefghi
follow
seguir
to move behind someone or something and go where they go a large area of trees growing closely together to not remember a type of car racing
forest
bosque
f f
6 1
forget Formula 1
v n
olvidar Frmula 1
I forgot to call him. Michael Schumacher is a famous Formula 1 driver. My fortune cookie says I'm going to be rich and famous.
11 fortune cookie
a biscuit containing a message about your future, usually eaten after a Chinese meal a country in Europe
n n
time when you are not working and When Ive finished my exams Ill can do what you like have more free time. coming from or relating to France She speaks with a French accent.
f Start French
adj
francs
n n
francs viernes
The French make a lot of cheese. the day of the week after Thursday Shes leaving on Friday. and before Saturday a large container that uses electricity to keep food cold cooked in hot oil or fat someone who you know well and like behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone when two people are friends Could you put the milk back in the fridge? a fried egg Sarah's my best friend.
f Start fridge
refrigerador, nevera
fried
adj n
frito amigo
f Start friend
friendly
adj
amistoso, amable
friendship
amistad
They have a very close friendship. It frightens me when he drives so fast. Shes frightened of spiders. It was a very frightening film. Lots of big frogs live in the Amazon in Brazil.
15 frighten
asustar
to make someone afraid or nervous afraid or nervous making you feel afraid or nervous a small, green animal with long back legs for jumping that lives in or near water a drink made from fruit
f f f
adj adj n
fruit juice
f Start funny
adj
divertido
further
adj
ms lejos
Manchester is further from London than Cambridge. In the year 3000, people will live in other galaxies.
11 galaxy
galaxia
abcdefghi
Geography
geografa
the study of all the countries of the In Geography this week, we world, and of the surface of the learned about Global Warming. Earth, such as the mountains and seas coming from or relating to Germany someone from Germany Its German wine.
g Start German
adj
alemn
g Start German
alemn
We get a lot of Germans visiting in the summer. Berlin is the biggest city in Germany. A bridge is useful if you want to get across a river. I was just getting dressed when the phone rang. They must have got in through the bathroom window. I must get in touch with Michael and arrange to see him.
g Start Germany
Alemania
a country in Europe
13 get across
atravesar
to move from one side of something to the other side to put clothes on your body
get dressed
vestirse
get in
entrar
ponerse en contacto con to speak or write to someone, especially when you have not spoken or written to them for a long time casarse to start to be someones wife or husband to move out of something, especially a vehicle to move out of your bed in the morning the spirit of a dead person which appears to people who are alive to stop trying to do something
11 get married
get out
salir
I'll get out when you stop at the traffic lights. I got up at 7.30 this morning.
get up
levantarse
16 ghost
fantasma
12 give up
dejar de
13 give up smoking
dejar de fumar
to stop doing or having something, Ive given up smoking. often so that you will become healthier if a bomb or gun or a firework goes A bomb had gone off in the off, it explodes or fires marketplace. to continue You cant go on working this hard.
13 go off
dispararse
12 go on
continuar, seguir
go out with
salir con
if someone is going out with "Will you go out with me?" someone else, that person is their "No, you're too ugly!" boyfriend or girlfriend to move through water by using your arms and legs to get into a bed so that you can sleep to begin to sleep She goes swimming at the local pool. I usually go to bed around midnight. Babies often go to sleep after a feed. I want to go to university after school.
go swimming
practicar natacin
go to bed
irse a dormir
go to sleep
dormirse
go to university
ir a la universidad
to study at a university
abcdefghi
12 go wrong
salir mal
to develop problems
gold medal
medalla de oro
a small, round piece of metal given She won an Olympic gold to someone who has won a medal. competition if someone is good-looking, they have an attractive face a big, black, hairy animal, like a large monkey Shes a good-looking woman.
good-looking
adj
15 gorilla
gorila
I don't think gorillas should live in the Zoo they should be free!
12 gradually
adv
gradualmente
g Start grandfather
abuelo
g Start grandmother
abuela
the mother of your mother or father My grandmother lets me play computer games all day she's great! small, round, green or black fruit that grow in large groups Grapes are my favourite fruit.
grapes
uvas
grilled
adj
a las brasas
Groovy!
Bien!, Chevere!
a word used by teenagers in the 1960s to say something was very good a number of people or things that are together; a few people who sing or play music together
group
grupo
guess
adivinar
to give an answer or opinion about Can you guess how old he is? something when you do not know for sure a musical instrument with strings that you play by pulling the strings with your fingers a weapon that you fire bullets out of a man a round, flat piece of meat which you eat between round pieces of bread a handsome man is attractive an electric guitar
guitar
guitarra
15 gun
pistola
The back robber took a gun out of his bag. What a nice guy! a hamburger and fries
g h
1 4
guy hamburger
n n
tipo hamburguesa
handsome
adj
apuesto
He was tall, dark and handsome. She worked very hard but she wasn't quite good enough. Its hard work studying for a degree. The trip cost so much it left me with hardly any money for presents.
12 hard
adj
duro
hard work
trabajo duro
hardly any
casi sin
abcdefghi
hardly ever
casi nunca
almost never
We hardly ever go out these days. He's always been hard-working. They've hated each other since they were kids. I have a shower after breakfast.
h h
7 1
hard-working hate
adj v
trabajador odiar
always working with a lot of effort to dislike someone or something very much to wash your body while you are standing under running water
13 have a shower
ducharse
have an argument
discutir
if two or more people have an I heard my neighbours having argument, they shout at each other an argument last night. or talk angrily to have sons or daughters to have something They dont have any children. Theyve got three children.
11 have children
to have or do something that is the We both like reading so at least same as someone else we have that in common. if you have to do something, you need to do it or someone makes you do it the part of your body above your neck which contains your brain, eyes, ears, mouth, etc. the person who controls a school I have to go to the doctors this afternoon.
tener que
16 head
cabeza
headteacher
h h
healthy
adj adv
good for your health when it snows a lot, it snows heavily weighing a lot an aircraft which flies using long, thin parts on top of it that turn round and round very fast to make it easier for someone to do something
She has a very healthy diet. It snowed very heavily last night 2 metres of snow! Those look like heavy bags. When I'm rich, I'm going to travel everywhere by helicopter.
12 heavily
adj n
pesado helicptero
help
ayudar
hero
hroe
someone who does something Hes a sporting hero of mine. brave or good which makes people admire them the activity of going on long walks in the countryside A word used by teenagers in the 1950s to say something was very good to pay money so that you can use something for a short time the study of things that happened in the past to touch something quickly and with force They often go hiking at the weekend. Hey, pink trousers hip!
10 hiking
senderismo
Hip!
Bien!
10 hire
alquilar
They hired a car for a few weeks. Hes studying history at college.
History
historia
12 hit
golpear
abcdefghi
16 hit
xito
a very successful song, film, book, The film Titanic was a big hit. etc work which teachers give students Have you done your homework to do at home yet? sincere and telling the truth Be honest with me do I look fat in this? I hope to see you in Paris. I go horse-riding most weekends.
homework
deberes, tarea
13 honest
adj
honesto
h h
12 hope to 10 horse-riding
v n
esperar hpica
to want to do something the activity of sitting on a horse while it moves and controlling it
hospital
hospital
a place where people who are ill or He was in hospital for two hurt go to be treated by doctors weeks. and nurses very warm It's usually hot in Saudi Arabia.
12 hot
adj
caluroso
h Start house
casa
a building where people live, usually one family or group a boat that people can live on the work that you do to keep your house clean
They have a big house in the country. I'd like to live in a houseboat. I can't stand doing housework.
h h
10 houseboat 3 housework
n n
11 How embarrassing!
Qu vergenza!
something you say when someone You forgot his name in a has told you about something meeting? How embarrassing! which they did which made them feel ashamed something you say when you do not know something So wheres Jake gone? How should I know? He never tells me anything. "The world is going to end tomorrow!" "I don't believe it!"
Yo qu s!
No me lo creo!
12 ice
hielo
water that has frozen and become Gerry slipped on the ice and solid broke his arm. a sweet food made from frozen milk or cream and sugar chocolate/vanilla ice cream
helado
ice hockey
a game played on ice in which two Ice hockey is a very dangerous teams try to hit a small hard object sport. into a goal using long sticks
Yo querr, Me gustaria used to ask for something ... idea a suggestion or plan
Id like the tuna fish, please. "Why don't we ask Georgia?" "That's a good idea."
Bien, gracias.
said when someone asks How are Hi Joe, how are you? you? and you want to say that you Im fine, thanks. How are you? are well the ability to create ideas or pictures in your mind to copy the way someone or something looks, speaks, or behaves The job needs someone with a little imagination. Shes really good at imitating people.
imagination
imaginacin
imitate
imitar
abcdefghi
12 immigrant
inmigrante
America is a country of immigrants. My family is very important to me. There's milk in the fridge. It will be ready in three days time. Its a vital piece of information. I am studying Information Technology, because I want to be a computer programmer. Shes a highly intelligent young woman. Sarah's only interested in boys and clothes.
important
adj
importante
i i
3 2
n n
informacin
tecnologa de la the use of computers and other informacin, informatica electronic equipment to send and store information inteligente able to learn and understand things easily liking something and wanting to give your attention to it
intelligent
adj
15 interested
adj
interesado
14 interesting
adj
interesante
keeping your attention and making I found the talk very interesting. you think a lot someone who designs and makes My uncle was a famous inventor new things he made the world's first television. the activity of making clothes flat and smooth using an iron (=a piece of electrical equipment) an area of land that has water around it coming from or relating to Italy Laurie was doing the ironing.
inventor
inventor
ironing
planchar
10 island
isla
i Start Italian
adj
italiano
i Start Italian
italiano
We get a lot of Italians visiting in the summer. Italy is a beautiful country, but I don't like the food there. Its nonsense he would never have said that! a leather jacket Were coming back in January.
i Start Italy
Italia
a country in Europe
11 It's nonsense
tonteras
said when you hear or read something that is not true a short coat the first month of the year
n n
chaqueta enero
j Start Japan
Japn
a country consisting of a group of Lots of technology comes from islands near the east coast of Asia Japan.
adj n
japons japons
Its a Japanese car. The Japanese bow when they meet each other. a pair of jeans
j Start jeans
tejanos, jeans
abcdefghi
11 joke
chiste
something which someone says to He told me a funny joke. make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending when you travel from one place to a car/train journey another someone who decides which the Olympic judges person or thing wins a competition
journey
viaje
judge
juez
j Start July
julio
j Start jump
saltar
to push your body up into the air using your feet and legs
I know you're not happy, but please don't jump off the bridge!
j Start jumper
jersey, sueter
a warm piece of clothing which a woolly jumper covers the top of your body and is pulled on over your head the sixth month of the year She was born in June.
n n
junio kayak
a light, narrow boat, usually for one "I like your canoe!" person, which you move using a "It's not a canoe, it's a kayak!" stick to not get angry or upset I tried to keep calm but it was hard. My Dad's very fat. He doesn't keep fit. Even though youre tired you have to keep going. I try to keep in touch with all my old school friends.
15 keep calm
mantener la calma
keep fit
mantenerse en forma
do exercises to make you stay strong and healthy to continue doing something
12 keep going
seguir
13 keep up
to continue
kill
matar
to cause someone or something to Sunday's bomb killed 19 people. die kind people do things to help others and show that they care about them to press your lips against another person's lips or skin to show love or affection to have information about something in your mind; to be familiar with a person, place, or thing because you have met them, been there or used it before Your mother was very kind to us.
14 kind
adj
amable
14 kiss
besar
k Start know
saber
"How old is she?" "I don't know."; I've known Tim since primary school.
land
aterrizar
when an aircraft lands, it arrives on We should land in Madrid at the ground after a journey 7am. a school where you can learn languages I'm learning English at a language school in London.
abcdefghi
l l
6 2
ltimo tarde
most recent
after the usual time or the time that I was late for work this morning. was arranged to smile and make a noise because you think something is funny someone whose job is to understand the law and deal with legal situations You never laugh at my jokes.
l Start laugh
rer
lawyer
abogado
14 lazy
adj
perezoso, flojo
someone who is lazy does not like Get out of bed, you lazy thing! working or using any effort to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity the skin of animals that is used to make things such as shoes and bags to go away from a place or a situation a period of time when a teacher teaches people used in making suggestions I learned Russian at school.
learn
aprender
14 leather
adj
cuero
leave
marcharse
I'm leaving work early this afternoon. The best way to improve your game is to take lessons. Look! There's Charlotte let's follow her.
l Start lesson
leccin
Vamos a (seguirla)
l Start letter
carta
a written message that you send to I got a letter from Paulo this someone, usually by post morning. a room or building that contains a lot of books that you can read or borrow to put something or someone in a higher position to enjoy something or think that someone or something is nice to give attention to someone or something in order to hear them a lot of I usually study in the library.
l Start library
biblioteca
12 lift
levantar
Could you help me lift this table, please? I liked her as soon as I met her.
like
gustar
escuchar
What kind of music do you listen to? Shes got loads of clothes.
l l
5 2
mucho solo
sad because you are not with other She gets lonely now that the people kids have all left home. the sport of jumping as far as you can The world record for the long jump is almost 9 metres.
long jump
salto largo
l Start look at
mirar
to turn your eyes to something or Look at me, Daddy! someone so that you can see them
look down at
to use your eyes to see something She looked down at the city from that is below you the top of the tower. to seem to be something to find information in a book or on the internet She always looks perfect. She looked the word up in her dictionary.
l l
7 9
v v
abcdefghi
16 look-alike
doble
someone whose face and body is very like someone else making a lot of noise very attractive used when you are saying about something good that happened that prevented a problem having good things happen to you
12 loudly
She talks very loudly. They have a lovely house. Luckily I had some money with me.
lucky
adj
afortunado
"I'm going on holiday." "Lucky you!" You're mad to walk home alone at night. I made a mistake and put an extra zero in the figure. I don't have many clothes. My birthday is in March. Will you marry me?
m 16 mad
adj
loco
crazy
make mistakes
cometer errores
to do things that are not right and that cause problems a lot of the third month of the year to start to be someones husband or wife the study or science of numbers and shapes the fifth month of the year the food that you eat at one time to have a particular meaning
many n v
Maths
matemticas
n n v
He died in May. We had a four-course meal in the hotel. What does 'perpendicular' mean?
meat
carne
medal
medalla
a metal circle given as a prize in a She got a bronze medal in the competition or given to someone swimming. who has been very brave
m 16 middle-aged
adj
de mediana edad
in the middle of your life before you A middle-aged couple walked in. are old used to talk about what will possibly happen It might be finished by Thursday.
m 15 might
podra
milk
leche
a white liquid produced by female a carton of milk animals, such as cows, for feeding their babies water which is taken from the ground and contains chemicals that are good for your health unhappy someone whose job is to wear clothes in fashion shows and be photographed for magazines the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday fizzy/sparkling mineral water
mineral water
agua mineral
m 14 miserable m 7 model
adj n
triste modelo
m Start Monday
lunes
abcdefghi
money
dinero
the coins or banknotes (=pieces of How much money have you paper with values) that are used to got? buy things one of the twelve periods of time that a year is divided into approximately four weeks the month that follows the next month for example, if is now January, the month after next is March your female parent the first language that you learn when you are a child Hes starting his new job next month.
m Start month
mes
n n
m 10 mountain bike
bicicleta de montaa
a bicycle with thick tyres and lots of My parents are going to buy me gears (=things that help you to go a mountain bike for my birthday. faster or slower) someone who climbs mountains Edmund Hilary was the first mountain climber to get to the top of Everest, in 1952.
m 15 mountain climber
alpinista
m 16 mouse
ratn
a small animal with fur and a long, I've got a dog, but my friend thin tail Mark has a mouse. often or a lot She doesnt help me very much.
much
mucho
m Start museum
museo
a building where you can look at important objects connected with art, history, or science a small, brown plant with a round top, some types of which can be eaten as a vegetable a shop that sells CDs or a shop that sells musical instruments
mushroom
champin
m 13 must
used to say that it is necessary that The meat must be cooked something happens before you eat it. used when introducing yourself to someone else all the plants, creatures, etc. that exist in the world, which are not made by people not far away in distance or time a word used by teenagers in the 1970s to say something was very good needed in order to achieve something Hi! My name's Andrew. Nice to meet you! the laws of nature
m Start My names
Me llamo
10 nature
naturaleza
adj
cerca Bien!
The school's very near here. Youre going to drive us there? Neat!
necessary
adj
necesario
16 neighbour
vecino
someone who lives very near you, Our next-door neighbours are especially in the next house always having parties.
14 nervous
adj
nervioso
abcdefghi
never
nunca
not ever
"Have you ever been to Australia?" "No, never." I need some new shoes; Their house is quite new.
n Start new
adj
nuevo
31st December, the last day of the Hes having a New Years Eve year party.
next
Were going on holiday next week. I was sitting next to Phillip. Its a really nice town; He seems like a nice guy. "Hi Fred, I'm Andrew." "Nice to meet you!"
al lado de agradable
Un placer conocerte.
15 No big deal.
No es importante.
said to mean that something is not "Sorry I can't come to the a problem cinema with you tonight." "Don't worry, it's no big deal"
15 No way!
De ningn modo!
certainly not
11 nonsense
tonteras
something that someone has said or written that is silly and not true
n n
9 5
adj n
usual and ordinary the point on the Earths surface which is furthest north the eleventh month of the year at the present time; immediately
We lead a fairly normal life. One day I'm going to walk to the North Pole. Shes leaving in November. She's finished her degree and now she teaches English; Come on, Andreas, we're going home now. The nurse came to take my temperature. Shell be eighteen in October. I often see her there.
noviembre ahora
nurse
enfermera
someone whose job is to care for people who are ill and hurt the tenth month of the year many times
having lived or existed for a long Shes an old woman now; How time; used to describe or ask about old are you? someone's age a set of international sports competitions that happen once every four years a food made with eggs that have been mixed and fried, often with other foods added on a surface of something The next Olympic Games will be China.
Olympic Games
Juegos Olmpicos
omelette
tortilla
a cheese omelette
o Start on
sobre
abcdefghi
10 on horseback
a caballo
riding a horse
There were police on horseback there. I go round to see him once a week. One day, I came home to find my windows broken. I like onions in my salad.
once (a week)
one day
un da
used to talk about something that happened in the past a round vegetable with layers that has a strong taste and smell
onion
cebolla
o Start open
abrir
to put something in a position that is not closed a round, sweet fruit with a thick skin and a lot of juice to ask for food, goods, etc. not special or different in any way
o Start orange
naranja
o o
4 7
order ordinary
v adj
Ive just ordered the drinks. I was just wearing my ordinary clothes. Shes busy organising the wedding. My secretary is very organised.
organise
14 organised
adj
organizado
15 overturn
volcar
if something overturns or if you overturn something, it turns over onto its top or onto its side too fat
overweight
adj
pasado de peso
p Start paint
pintar
p p
painter
n n
pintor pintura
12 painting
a picture that someone has painted Ive put a couple of paintings up in the bedroom. thin, flat material used for writing on, etc. Could I have a piece of paper?
paper
papel
15 parachute jumper
paracaidista
A person who jumps put of a Id hate to jump out of a plane plane, with a piece of cloth that fills what if my parachute didnt with air attached to him/her to help open? him/her fall more slowly your mother or father a large area of grass, often in a town, where people can walk and enjoy themselves a tropical bird with colourful feathers traditional food from Italy made from flour and water that gets soft when you cook it in water Her parents live in Oxford. We went for a walk in the park.
n n
padre parque
16 parrot
loro
pasta
pasta
abcdefghi
penfriend
a person that you often write to and get letters from, often someone who you have not met exactly right for someone or something to use the phone to speak to someone the activity or job of taking photographs classes at school where children do exercise and play sport
perfect
adj
perfecto
phone
I tried to phone her last night, but she was out. She studied photography at college. Physical Education is my favourite subject at school, especially when we play football.
photography
Physical Education
educacin fsica
Physics
fsica
the scientific study of natural forces, such as energy, heat and light to lift someone or something by using your hands
pick up
levantar
p Start picture
cuadro
pilot
piloto
Pilots have a great life. They travel a lot and have lots of money. Italians eat a lot of pizza.
p Start pizza
pizza
a food made from a flat, round piece of bread covered with cheese, vegetables, etc and cooked
plan
plan
an arrangement for something that Have you got any holiday plans? you intend to do to think about and decide what you We're just planning our holidays. are going to do or how you are going to do something a large, round object in space that Jupiter is the largest planet of moves around the sun or another our solar system. star when you play a sport or game, you take part in it play games on a computer, Playstation etc You play tennis, don't you Sam?
plan
planificar
11 planet
planeta
p Start play
jugar
jugar en el ordenador
Henry loves his Playstation. He spends hours playing computer games. Julian spent his pocket money on ice cream and sweets. Poland is a big country next to Germany.
pocket money
dinero de bolsillo
p Start Poland
Polonia
polar bear
oso polar
a large, white bear that lives in the Polar bears look nice, but if you North Pole (=most northern part of get too close to one, it will eat the Earth) you!
abcdefghi
p Start policeman
polica
a man who is a member of the police (=organisation that makes people obey the law) coming from or relating to Poland
p Start Polish
adj
polaco
12 politics
poltica
ideas and activities relating to how Politics had never interested a country or area is governed him.
16 poor
adj
pobre
pop idol
someone who is famous for Justin Timberlake is my singing or playing the type of music favourite pop idol at the that young people like moment. modern music which is liked by young people I love most pop music especially Coldplay and Tatu.
pop music
pop star
someone who is famous for I'm going to be a pop star one singing or playing the type of music day, just like my cousin, Jennifer that young people like Lopez. liked by many people "Jack" was the most popular boy's name in that year.
popular
adj
popular
oficina de correos
a place where you can buy stamps I hate going to the post office to and send letters and parcels buy stamps.
10 postcard
postal
a card with a picture on one side Send me a postcard from your that you send without an envelope holidays.
potato
patata, papa
boiled/fried potatoes
pour
verter
to make a liquid flow from or into a I poured the milk into a jug. container to often repeat something in order How often do you practice the to improve your ability piano? to like someone or something more I prefer dogs to cats. than another person or thing
practise
practicar
p Start prefer
preferir
present
regalo
a birthday/wedding present
project
proyecto
a piece of school work that We're doing a class project on involves detailed study of a subject the environment.
pronounce
pronunciar
pronunciation
pronunciacin
protect
proteger
to keep someone or something It's important to protect your skin safe from something dangerous or from the sun. bad
abcdefghi
extraer (muelas)
The dentist is going to pull out 6 of my teeth tomorrow. She gave him a little push towards the door.
push
empujar
when you move someone or something by pressing them with your hands or body to place someone or something that you are holding onto the floor or a table to get dressed
put down
bajar
put on
ponerse
She got dressed so quickly that she put her jumper on the wrong way. Can you help me put this picture up? I joined the queue.
put up
colgar
14 queue
cola
quick
adj
rpido
doing something fast or taking only I tried to catch him but he was a short time too quick for me. making little or no noise Can you be quiet, please? We're trying to work. "Don't worry," she said quietly.
quiet
adj
callado
12 quietly
adv
silenciosamente
16 rabbit
conejo
a small animal with fur and long ears that lives in a hole in the ground
race
carrera
a competition in which people run, a car race ride, drive, etc against each other in order to see who is the fastest
15 racing driver
corredor de carreras
someone who drives a car in a car Michael Schumacher is a great race racing driver, but I don't like him.
rain
llover
if it rains, water falls from the sky in It rains a lot in Britain small drops water that falls from the sky in small drops to collect money from lots of people to arrive somewhere I got caught in the rain.
12 rain
lluvia
16 raise money
recaudar dinero
12 reach
llegar a
We won't reach Miami till five or six o'clock. What was the last book you read? Give me a call when you're ready. I didnt recognise her with her new haircut.
r Start read
leer
to look at words and understand what they mean prepared for doing something
ready
adj
listo
15 recognise
reconocer
abcdefghi
13 record
grabar
to store sounds or pictures using electronic equipment so that you can listen to them or see them again the best, biggest, longest, tallest, etc to become happy and calm because nothing is worrying you feeling happy and calm because nothing is worrying you
16 record
rcord
He broke the world record for long jump I find it difficult to relax.
11 relax
relajarse
14 relaxed
adj
relajado
remember
recordar
if you remember a fact or I can't remember his name. something from the past, you keep it in your mind to answer "I don't understand," she replied.
14 reply
responder
reporter
reportero
someone whose job is to discover My Dad is a reporter. He works information about news events and for the most important describe them on television, radio, newspaper in England. or in a newspaper
research
investigacin
when someone studies a subject in Shes doing research into detail in order to discover new language development. information a promise to yourself to do something My New Year's resolution is to do more exercise.
13 resolution
resolucin
restaurant
restaurante
a place where you can buy and eat I know a nice little Italian a meal restaurant near there. small grains from a plant that are cooked and eaten having a lot of money People eat a lot of rice in China, Japan and India. She's the third richest woman in Britain. I ride my bike to work.
rice
arroz
rich
adj
rico
ride
montar
to travel by sitting on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle and controlling it if something rings, it makes the sound of a bell a long area of water that flows across the land and into a sea, lake, or another river meat from a cow which is cooked in an oven
ring
sonar
r Start river
ro
roast beef
carne asada
12 rope
cuerda
very thick string made from twisted Charlotte climbed the tree using thread a rope. behaving in a way which is not polite and upsets other people a flat, straight stick which is used to measure things I hope youre not rude to your teacher. My art teacher says "don't use a ruler for drawing pictures" .
14 rude
adj
rudo, descortes
r Start ruler
regla
abcdefghi
r Start run
correr
r Start Russia
Rusia
r Start Russian
adj
ruso
r Start Russian
ruso
We get a lot of Russians visiting in the summer. I feel safe when I'm with you. They go sailing at the weekends. I made a big salad for lunch.
s s
safe
adj n
10 sailing
salad
ensalada
a cold mixture of vegetables that have not been cooked a substance that is found on beaches which is made from very small grains of rock two slices of bread with meat, cheese, etc between them the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday a hot or cold liquid that you put on food to add flavour to stop someone or something from being killed or destroyed
sand
arena
a grain of sand
sandwich
sndwich
a cheese/tuna sandwich
s Start Saturday
sbado
sauce
salsa
a tomato/cheese sauce
save
salvar
save up
ahorrar
to keep money so that you can buy Im saving up for a car. something with it in the future
s Start scarf
bufanda
a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders a big room in a school where everyone can come together the study and knowledge of the structure and behaviour of natural things in an organised way
school hall
comedor escolar
We have lunch in the school hall. Science is my favourite subject at school I love doing experiments with chemicals.
s Start science
ciencia
s s
3 4
sea seafood
n n
a large area of salt water animals from the sea that are eaten as food, especially animals that live in shells someone who works in an office, typing letters, answering the telephone, and arranging meetings, etc to notice people and things with your eyes to appear
I'd like to live by the sea. Last year we went to Spain on holiday, and ate a lot of seafood.
secretary
secretaria
see
ver
16 seem
parecer
abcdefghi
send
enviar
to arrange for something to go somewhere, especially by post the ninth month of the year
s Start September
septiembre
The new term starts in September. She shares a house with Louisa.
share
compartir
to have or use something at the same time as someone else a large fish with very sharp teeth
s s
My friend Kevin was eaten by a shark last week! said about someone who has done "Anna is going out with Ronald." something very silly "She must be crazy! He's so boring!"
s Start shirt
camisa
a piece of clothing worn on the top I like your new shirt David. It part of the body, fastened with looks good with those pink buttons down the front trousers! a strong covering for the foot, often a pair of shoes made of leather a shop where shoes are sold "Hey! Nice shoes! Where did you get them?" "In a shoe shop" a book shop
s Start shoe
zapato
zapatera
s Start shop
tienda
shopping
compra
the things that you buy from a shop Can you help me unpack the or shops shopping? continuing for a small amount of time used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do to say something very loudly to express a feeling so that other people are able to notice it It was only a short visit.
short
adj
breve
14 should
deber
v v
gritar mostrar
s Start shower
ducha
a piece of bathroom equipment He likes to sing in the shower. that you stand under to wash your whole body said to rudely tell someone to stop Stop talking please.....please talking listen to me.....shut up! when you see something that is rare or unusual UFO sightings have been reported in the area.
Shut up!
Cllate!
16 sighting
observacin
10 sightseeing
excursin
the activity of visiting places which a sightseeing tour of London are interesting the same in some ways although not in all ways someone who sings The two houses are remarkably similar. a jazz singer
similar
adj
similar
singer
n n
cantante fregadero
s Start sink
a bowl that is fixed to the wall in a Can you do the washing up kitchen or bathroom that you wash that's in the sink. dishes or your hands, etc in
abcdefghi
s Start sister
hermana
a girl or woman who has the same I have an older sister. parents as you the set of things that are the economic/political situation happening at a particular time and place the activity of moving using a skateboard Skateboarding is cool. I go skateboarding in the park after school.
15 situation
situacin
skateboarding
monopatn
skiing
esqu
the activity of moving over snow Have you ever been skiing? wearing skis (=long thin things that you attach to boots) a piece of women's clothing that hangs from the waist and has no legs I'm going to buy a new skirt this weekend because I'm going to a party on Saturday night.
s Start skirt
falda
16 sky-diver
paracaidista (cada libre) someone who jumps from an My brother's a sky-diver. He aircraft and falls for as long as says it's great fun, but a bit possible before using a parachute dangerous. (=piece of cloth that fills with air)
sleep
dormir
to be in the state of rest when your We had to sleep in the car that eyes are closed and your mind is night. not conscious at a slow speed Could you speak more slowly, please? They live in a small apartment near Times Square. She smiled at me.
12 slowly
adv
lentamente
s Start small
adj
pequeo
s Start smile
sonrer
snack
refrigerio
a small amount of food that you eat Do you want a quick snack between meals before you go out? a long, thin creature with no legs that slides along the ground the activity of swimming while holding in your mouth a snorkel (=tube that helps you to breathe) when soft white pieces of frozen water fall from the sky when the weather is cold a sport in which you stand on a large board and move over snow There are lots of very dangerous snakes in Australia. They can kill you. I want to go snorkelling and see lots of fish swimming in the sea.
16 snake
serpiente
10 snorkelling
snow
nieve
snowboarding
snowboard
So what?
Y qu?
said when you think what someone Ellie wont like it. has said is not important So what? Im not interested in what Ellie thinks. things that you wear on your feet inside your shoes "Why are you wearing green socks? They look stupid!" "They were a present from my Grandmother."
s Start socks
calcetines
s Start sofa
sof
a large, comfortable seat for more Can I sit on your sofa? than one person
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solo singer
cantante solista
someone who sings on their own and not with a group used to refer to part of a larger amount or number of something and not all of it
She won the award for best female solo singer. In some cases it's possible to fix the problem right away.
some
algn
sometimes
adv
a veces
on some occasions but not always He does cook sometimes, but or often not very often. someone who writes songs I think Elton John is a great songwriter. chicken/tomato soup
songwriter
compositor
soup
sopa
a hot, liquid food, made from vegetables, meat, or fish something which you buy or keep to remember a special event or holiday the area outside the Earth
10 souvenir
souvenir
a souvenir shop
11 space
espacio
They plan to send another satellite into space. My uncle Robert is an inventor. He's making a spaceship at the moment.
11 spaceship
nave espacial
a vehicle which can travel outside the Earth and into space, especially one which is carrying people a country in Europe
s Start Spain
Espaa
adj v
espaol hablar
spend (time)
pasar el tiempo
to pass the time doing a particular I love spending time with him. thing a game or activity which people do winter sports to keep healthy or for enjoyment, often competing against each other a place where you can do different My Dad wants to keep fit, so types of sport he's joined a sports club. someone who does a lot of sports I'm good at football and athletics. I'd like to be a sports person.
sport
deporte
sports club
club deportivo
sports person
deportista
estadio
a big place where sports are Wembley was the biggest sports played and people can watch them stadium in England.
s Start spring
primavera
the season of the year between winter and summer when the weather starts to get warmer to move to a vertical position from sitting or lying down
12 stand up
levantarse
start
empezar
to begin doing something; to begin He started smoking when he to happen was eighteen; The programme starts at seven o'clock. a building where trains stop so that Dad met me at the station. you can get on or off them
s Start station
estacin
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stay
permanecer
to continue to be in a place, job, he weather was bad so we etc and not leave; to continue to be stayed at home; They stayed in a particular state friends for many years. one of the movements you make with your feet when you walk to continue doing or using something to not continue; to prevent something from happening or someone from doing something a road in a town or city that has houses or other buildings to become stronger or make something become stronger someone who is studying at a school or university She took a few steps forward and then started to speak. Ill stick to orange juice as Im driving. Stop laughing it's not funny; If she wants to go to Australia, we can't stop her. We live on the same street.
step
paso
13 stick to
seguir con
stop
parar
s Start street
calle
12 strengthen
fortalecer
s Start student
estudiante
study
estudiar
to learn about a subject, usually at I studied biology before going school or university into medicine. an area of knowledge studied in school or university achieving what you want to achieve; having achieved a lot or made a lot of money through your work a very sweet substance used to give flavour to food and drinks the season between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest Chemistry is my favourite subject. If the operation is successful, she should be walking within a few months; a successful businessman Do you have sugar in your coffee? Were going away in the summer.
subject
asignatura, materia
successful
adj
exitoso
sugar
azcar
s Start summer
verano
10 summer camp
campamento de verano
a place where some American Next summer I'm going to a teenagers go during their summer summer camp in France. holidays to do activities when you lie in the sun, wearing My favourite holiday activity is few clothes so that your skin will go sunbathing on the beach. brown the day of the week after Saturday Were going out on Sunday. and before Monday bright because of light from the sun a large shop that sells food, drink, products for the home, etc certain It was a lovely sunny day.
10 sunbathing
bao de sol
s Start Sunday
domingo
12 sunny
adj
soleado
s Start supermarket
supermercado
We buy all our food at the supermarket. I'm sure that he won't mind.
s s
sure
adj n
10 surfboard
a long piece of wood or plastic that I love surfing, but I need a new you use to ride on waves in the surfboard. sea the activity of riding on waves in the sea using a surfboard (=special board) I'd like to live in California, so I can go surfing every day.
surfing
surf
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sweet
dulce
a small piece of sweet food, often made of sugar or chocolate to move through water by moving your body the activity of moving through water by moving your body an area of water that has been made for people to swim in coming from or relating to Switzerland a country in Europe
s Start swim
nadar
You shouldn't eat so many sweets they're bad for your teeth. I learnt to swim when I was about 5 years old. I go swimming every week at our local swimming pool. Our school's swimming pool is 50 metres long. Its a Swiss watch.
swimming
natacin
s Start Swiss
adj
s Start Switzerland
Suiza
t Start table
mesa
a piece of furniture with four legs, We sat at the kitchen table; The used for eating off, putting things table below shows the results of on, etc; a set of numbers or words the experiment. written in rows that go across and down the page to take a picture with a camera I took a photo of the kids.
16 take a risk
This time I'm not taking any risks I'm going to get insured.
take away
av
retirar
Take away my food, please. I'm not hungry. We have to take 10 exams every year at my school. I hope this aeroplane takes off OK the weather's really bad!
take exams
hacer exmenes
to do an exam
take off
despegar
take out
if you take someone out to the My parents took me out for my cinema or a restaurant, you go with birthday. them and pay for it to start doing a particular job or activity a hot, ready-to-eat meal that you buy in a shop and then eat at home a natural ability to do something Ive taken up swimming every morning. We phoned for a take-away curry.
13 take up
empezar
take-away
talent
talento
She showed an early talent for drawing. There's going to be a talent show at my school next week. I'm going to sing All The Things You Said by Tatu. Hes a very talented young musician. Have you talked to her yet? Help! There's a tarantula in the bath!
talent show
concurso de talentos
a programme in which people try to show how good they are at singing, dancing, etc. by competing against other people showing natural ability in a particular area to speak to someone a large, hairy spider that is often poisonous
talented
adj
talentoso
t t
talk to
v n
16 tarantula
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tea
a hot drink that you make by pouring water onto dried leaves to show or explain to someone how to do something
teach
ensear
teacher
maestro, profesor
someone whose job is to teach in a a history/science teacher school, college, etc a group of people who work a management team/a football together to do something or play a team sport together against another group of players someone who is between 13 and 19 years old The worst thing about being a teenager is all the exams we have to do. The telephone rang and she hurried to pick it up.
team
equipo
teenager
adolescente
t Start telephone
telfono
television
televisin
a piece of equipment in the shape Richard switched the television of a box, with a screen on the on. front, used for watching programmes to say something to someone, usually giving them information He told me about his new school.
t Start tell
contar
16 tell a joke
contar un cuento, contar to tell someone a short story that is James is always telling terrible un chiste intended to make them laugh jokes they just aren't funny!!
tennis
tenis
a sport in which two or four people Tennis is my favourite sport. I hit a small ball to each other over a think Andre Agassi is great, but net he's a bit old now. someone who plays tennis I think Serena Williams is the best tennis player in the world.
tennis player
jugador de tenis
t t
terrible
adj adj n
very bad very frightened a set of questions to find out someone's knowledge or ability a written message, usually containing words with letters left out, sent from one mobile phone (=a telephone that you can carry with you) to another
15 terrified
t Start test
text message
mensaje de texto
Muchas gracias.
used to tell someone that you are "Here's 1,000." grateful because they have given "Thank you very much!" you something or done something for you said about something that is very surprising said when something is very strange "My dog speaks French." "That's amazing!" "Laurie likes peas for breakfast." "That's weird!"
That's amazing.
Es increble.
That's weird!
Es raro., Es extrano.
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lo mejor
the most enjoyable part of something to have an opinion about something or someone or to believe that something is true
The best bit of the film was the ending. Do you think it's going to rain?
think
pensar
this
este
used to refer to the present period Im meeting her this morning. of time or the one that comes next
tres veces (a la semana) on three occasions during a period I have English lessons three of seven days times a week. v tirar to get rid of something that you do Now youve started your new not now need job, you can throw away all your school books. the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday to make a place tidy Hes arriving on Thursday.
13 throw away
t Start Thursday
jueves
t t
3 2
tidy tie
v n
ordenar corbata
a long, thin piece of cloth that a If you work for a bank, you have man wears around his neck with a to wear a tie. shirt a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black lines on it a list of times when buses, trains, etc arrive and leave or a list of dates and times that shows when things will happen a piece of useful advice feeling that you want to rest or sleep making you feel tired bread that has been heated to make it brown I want a tiger, but parents say I can have a cat. a school timetable
16 tiger
tigre
timetable
horario
t t
14 tip 15 tired
n adj
consejo cansado
t t
15 tiring 4 toast
adj n
cansado tostada
t Start today
hoy
this day, or on this day; the period It's John's birthday today; More of time that is happening now or in young people smoke today than in the past. a bowl that you sit on or stand near Our toilet is green. when you get rid of waste substances from your body a soft, round, red fruit eaten in salad or as a vegetable the day after today to put your hand on something I like eating pasta with tomatoes.
t Start toilet
bao
tomato
tomate
maana tocar
It's my birthday tomorrow. You can look at them but please don't touch them. There are a lot of tourists in Cambridge. The train arrives at 2.45.
10 tourist
turista
someone who visits a place for pleasure and does not live there a long, thin vehicle which travels along metal tracks and carries people or goods
t Start train
tren
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translate
traducir
to change written or spoken words We were asked to translate a list from one language to another of sentences.
translation
traduccin
something which has been translated from one language to another, or the process of translating to make a journey
travel
viajar
tree
rbol
a tall plant with a thick stem which There are a lot of trees in has branches coming from it and Canada. leaves a small structure built in the branches of a tree that children can play in to attempt to do something We have a tree house in the garden.
tree-house
cabaa en un rbol
try
intentar
t Start Tuesday
martes
twice (a week)
dos veces (a la semana) on two occasions during a period of seven days adj n feo to unpleasant to look at
14 ugly
u Start uncle
the brother of your mother or My uncle George is a famous father, or the husband of your aunt actor.
u Start under
debajo
below something
understand
entender
to know the meaning of something I don't understand half of what that someone says; to know how he says; I don't understand someone feels or why they behave James sometimes. in a particular way
15 underwater photographer
fotgrafo submarino
someone who take photographs of I'd like to be an underwater things that are in the sea or river, photographer I think fish are etc. amazing! not friendly I didnt want to appear unfriendly. She had a very unhappy childhood; Giorgio was unhappy with his test results. Eating too much is unhealthy.
14 unfriendly
adj
antiptico
unhappy
adj
infeliz
u u
4 2
unhealthy uniform
adj n
a special set of clothes that are a school uniform worn by people who do a particular job or people who go to a particular school everything that exists, including starts, space, etc. We are studying the universe in Physics.
11 universe
universo
u Start university
universidad
a place where students study at a the University of Cambridge high level to get a degree (=type of qualification)
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14 unkind
adj
cruel
slightly cruel
unusual
adj
different and not ordinary, often in Thats an unusual name. a way that is interesting or exciting
u Start USA
EE UU
I'd like to go to the USA especially New York and Chicago. Its useful information.
useful
adj
til
usually
adv
usualmente
in the way that most often happens I usually get home at about six o'clock. an area of low land between hills or mountains a plant that you eat, for example potatoes, onions, beans, etc I live in a valley between two big mountains. I hate vegetables. I only eat meat.
10 valley
valle
vegetable
verdura
vet
veterinario
someone whose job is to give My sister wants to be a vet, medical care to animals that are ill because she loves animals. or hurt to go to someone's home and spend time with them; to go to a place and spend a short amount of time there a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a net without allowing it to touch the ground someone who does work without being paid, especially work that involves helping people a man who works in a restaurant, bringing food to customers We have friends coming to visit this weekend; Did you visit St Petersburg while you were in Russia? I often play volleyball on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
visit
visitar
volleyball
voleibol
volunteer
voluntario
waiter
camarero
wake up
levantar
to stop being asleep, or to make someone stop being asleep to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other and then repeating the action to hope to have or do something
walk
caminar
want
v adj
querer caliente
w 12 warm
having a temperature between cool It's nice and warm in here. and hot clothes, sheets, and similar things I'm doing the washing this that are being washed or have morning. been washed, or when you wash these a machine that washes clothes Our washing machine is broken, so all my clothes are dirty.
washing
lavar la ropa
washing machine
lavadora
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washing-up
fregar
when you wash the dishes, pans, He is doing the washing-up. and other things you have used for cooking and eating a meal
waste time
perder el tiempo
I don't want to waste time learning German. I want to learn more English.
watch
observar
to look at something for a period of I watched him as he arrived. time a sport that is done in or on water Snorkelling is my favourite water sport. I wear jeans a lot of the time.
water sport
deporte acutico
wear
usar
w Start Wednesday
mircoles
the day of the week after Tuesday It starts on Wednesday. and before Thursday a period of seven days not next week but the week that come after that last week/next week We've got a big English exam the week after next.
weigh
pesar
to measure how heavy someone or Can you weigh that piece of something is cheese for me? in a successful or satisfactory way I thought they played well.
w 12 well
adv
bien
said after someone says someone "Let's talk about Charlotte." elses name and you want to know "OK. What about her?" why they are interested in that person said after someone says someone "Let's talk about James." elses name and you want to know "OK. What about him?" why they are interested in that person a chair with wheels used by someone who cannot walk Fred was in a bad car accident last week, and he's still in a wheelchair. Youre coming too? Wicked!
Qu pasa con l?
w 16 wheelchair
silla de ruedas
Wicked!
Bien!
A word used by teenagers in the 1990s to say something was very good to get the most points in a competition or game, or the most votes in an election to get a prize in a game or competition
win
ganar
w 16 win a prize
ganar un premio
w Start window
ventana
a space in the wall of a building or Open the window if you're too vehicle that has glass in it, used for hot. letting light and air inside and for looking through a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail with a lot of wind Windsurfing is great fun, but it's too cold in the winter.
w 10 windsurfing
windsurf
w 12 windy
adj
ventoso
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winner
ganador
someone who wins a game, competition, or election the season between autumn and spring when the weather is cold to do a job, especially the job you do to earn money; to do something that needs a lot of time or effort, or to make someone do this
w Start winter
invierno
work
trabajar
Helen works for a computer company; Ill have to work hard to finish my homework before 11pm.
world
mundo
the Earth and all the people, places, and things on it the best, fastest, highest, etc. that anyone has ever done, especially in sport more unpleasant or difficult than something else that is also bad; less well someone whose job is writing books, stories, articles, etc not correct; if something is wrong, there is a problem
The world is getting warmer every year. The world record for the 100 metres is 9.78 seconds.
w 16 world record
rcord mundial
worse
adj
peor
The exam was worse than I expected; He was treated much worse than I was. William Shakespeare was a famous English writer. It was the wrong answer; There's something wrong with my computer. I went to see the doctor yesterday. I went to see the doctor yesterday morning.
writer
escritor
wrong
adj
incorrecto
yesterday
ayer
yesterday morning
yoghurt
yogur
a thick, liquid food with a slightly a low-fat strawberry yoghurt sour taste which is made from milk
Ests bromeando.
said when someone has said something that you are certain is not true having lived or existed for only a short time and not old said to someone who has done something good for you
"I am the son of Bill Gates and Jennifer Lopez." "You can't be serious!" young children/people
young
adj
joven
You're an angel!
Eres un ngel.
"I'll do the ironing for you Mum." "Wow, thanks! You're an angel!"
10 youth hostel
albergue juvenil
a cheap, simple hotel, especially Hotels are too expensive, so I for young people who are travelling usually stay in a Youth Hostel around when I'm travelling.
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