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Vocabulary
Time Phrases
Since Friday
Next month
Every week
While
At the moment
How long
Last year
Already
As and when
First and foremost
Bits and pieces
a chatterbox: habla mucho
a control freak: controladora
a doer: un hacedor/ hacer mucho
a dreamer: un soador/ no son practicos ni impulsados a lograr
a drifter: no puede establecerse
a fighter: un luchador
a free spirit: un espritu libre
a go-getter: estan llenos de accion y unidad
a joker: un bromista
a planner: un planificador
an outgoing type: muy sociable
a worrier: un preocupado
Vocabulary
Grammar:
Banker: banquero
Farmer: agricultor
Fisherman/women: pescador/a
Firefighter: bombero
Teacher: profesor/a
Book:
Corners: Esquinas
Danger:
Nature:
Net: Red
Precaution:
Side: Lado
get your foot in the door: to enter a business or organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more
successful in the future.
shot herself in the foot: to do something without intending to which spoils a situation for yourself/ hacer algo sin
pretender que se estropee una situacin por ti mismo
put your foot in your mouth: to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone
Bitterly
You can use bitterly when there is a strong negative emotion: usually sadness (with disappointed, regret, and
cry) or annoyance/anger (with complain and resent)
bitterly disappointed
bitterly regret
cry bitterly
complain bitterly
bitterly resent
Bitterly is also often used with cold, to emphasize weather that is very, very cold!
Deeply
You can use deeply with emotions in general, to emphasize that they are very strong.
deeply appreciative
deeply ashamed
deeply concerned
deeply hurt
deeply moved
deeply offended
deeply worried
Highly
You can use highly with probability words (likely/unlikely, probable, unusual) and others:
highly unlikely
highly probable
highly effective
highly controversial
highly profitable
highly recommended
Ridiculously
You can use ridiculously when something is so extreme, its difficult to believe.
ridiculously cheap
ridiculously easy
ridiculously long
ridiculously small
ridiculously early
Strongly
You can use strongly with verbs relating to having or expressing opinions:
strongly believe
strongly deny
strongly oppose
strongly feel
strongly dislike
strongly support
strongly influence
Gradable adjectives:
Ungradable Gradable
tiny small
excellent good
boiling warn/hot
enormous big
terrible bad
freezing cold
exhausted tired
furious angry
1. famous for its old buildings: historic neighborhood
2. attracts shoppers: commercial district
3. a concentration of affordable residential homes: housing development conjunto/ urbanizacion
4. a large lively city: vibrant city
5. lots of commuters live here: bedroom community
6. nothing much happens here: quiet town
7. a rich green residential area outside the center: leafy suburb muchos arboles
8. an area that keeps growing outward: sprawling metropolis muy grande
Vaguely familiar, midly amused= doesnt mean very.
Empathic structures
NB: ntese bien
i.e.: es decir
Courtyard: patio
Roof garden: jardin de techo
UNIT 4: INNOVATION
Partitives
Give
Past modals
Probability
Unit 5
Vocabulary
1. Ascent/ decent
2. Path: sendero, camino / track: pista, huellas, para correr (no para carros).
3. Way: camino, manera, forma / course: describe la ruta de un ro, curso, recorrido.
4. Came across: cruzar, se encontr con
5. Trail: va terreste, camino para caminar o ciclear / route: ruta, recorrido
6. Road: carretera / street: calle para ciudad, pueblo, aldea
Grammar
A lot: Mucho
Doesnt: no
It: eso
One: uno
Others: otros
This: esta
To do so: para hacerlo
Idioms rhyming expressions
Rhyming idioms
He got the job and I didnt , but there is no ill will between us
Sneezing and feeling hot and cold are tell- tale symptoms of the flu
Its a no-go; the negotiations fell apart and we dont have a contract
Its ok is a pretty wishy- wasy answer
We need to get down to the nitty-gritty: the exact price, quantity, and delivery date
As an example of a sportsman who never gives up, Rafael Nadal is the real deal.