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THE ALPHABET
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CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
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PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (PROFESIO NES)
Accountant ['kantnt] Contable Fishmonger ['fmg] Pescadero
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Sales rep [sel][rep] Representante de ventas Tailor ['tel] Sastre
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LITTLE THING
Address book ['dres bk] Agenda de direcciones Knitting (no plural) ['nt] Labores (hacer punto, tejer)
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DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Brown hair Cabello castao Receding hair [r's:d] Entradas (en el cabello)
[he]
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Braces [bres] Aparato de ortodoncia Sideburns (US) ['sadb:nz] Patillas
DESCRIBING THINGS
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NATIONALITY [n 'nlt] (NACIONALIDAD)
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ASIA ['e] ASIA ASIATIC ASIATICO
North Korea Corea del Norte North Korean Coreano del Norte
South Korea Corea del Sur South Korean Coreano del Sur
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AMERICA ['merk] AMRICA AMERICAN ['merkn] AMERICANO
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Nigeria Nigeria Nigerian Nigeriano
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TYPE OF HOUSES
Cottage ['ktd] Casa pequea (campo) Terraced house ['terst][has] Casa adosada
IN THE GARDEN
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Blind [bland] persina Lamp [lmp] Lmpara
IN THE BATHROOM
Bathroom cabinet ['b:ru:m] Armario de aseo Shower gel ['a][del] Gel de ducha
['kbnt]
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Brush [br] Cepillo Soap [sp] Jabn
Electric razor ['lektrk]['rez] Mquina de afeitar elctrica Toilet ['tlt]/bidet ['b:de] Bidet, inodoro
IN THE BEDROOM
Bedside table ['bedsad] ['tebl] Mesilla de noche Duvet cover ['d:ve]['kv] Funda de edredn
KITCHEN APPLIANCES
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IN THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM
Barbecue fork ['b:bkju:] Tenedor barbacoa Cutlery drawer ['ktlr]['dr:'] Cajn de los cubiertos
[f:k]
Bowl [bl] Bol, cuenco, tazn Dining table Mesa del comedor
Can [kn]/Tin[tn] opener Abrelatas Dustbin bag/Garbage bag [bg] Bolsa de basura
Chopsticks ['tpstks] Palillos Dustpan ['dstpn] and brush [br] Recogedor y cepillo
Laundry ['l:ndr] basket Cesta de la ropa sucia Table cloth ['tebl][kl] Mantel
Mop [mp] and bucket ['bkt] Fregona y cubo Table mat [mt] Pao de cocina
Rubber ['rb] gloves Guantes de goma Washing-up liquid [w'p] Detergente lavavajillas
['lkwd]
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LUGARES
Art gallery [:t]['glr] Galera de arte Garage ['gr:d, US 'grd] Garaje, taller mecnico
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City ['st]/Town [tan] hall [h:l] Ayuntamiento News-stand ['nj:zstnd] Quiosco
Clothes shop [klz][p] Tienda de ropa Night club [nat][klb] Sala de fiestas
Post office [pst]['fs] Oficina de correos Taxi rank ['tks][r k] Parada de taxis
CLOTHES [klz](ROPA)
DESCRIBING CLOTHES
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Long [l] Largo Short [:t] Corto
Running ['rn] shoes/Trainer Zapatillas para correr Suede [swed] Zapatos de ante
['tren] shoes
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Panties ['pntz]/Knickers ['nkz] Bragas Undershirt Camiseta interior
['nd:t]
ALIMENTOS
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Coffee ['kf] Caf Sandwich ['snwd, 'snwt] Bocadillo
* Bread and toast are uncountable. You can add any kind of fruit before juice, of course.
* Observa que marmalade solo se aplica a la naranja u otros ctricos. Con otro tipo de fruta (fresa, frambuesa, etc.), en el Reino
Unido se usa la palabra jam y en Estados Unidos jelly. El nombre de la fruta se coloca siempre delante de marmalade, jam o
jelly: orange marmalade, strawberry jam, raspberry jelly.
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Cucumber ['kj:kmb] Pepino Seafood ['s:f:d] Marisco
* When we are talking about food, these words are uncountable. When we refer to the animal, they are countable.
** It can be sparkling (with bubbles or gas) or still (without).
*** salad dressing: oil [l] (aceite), vinegar ['vng] (vinagre), salt [s:lt] (sal), pepper ['pep] (pimienta)
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To procreate procrear procreated procreated
To begin empezar began begun
To notice observar noticed noticed
To bend doblar bent bent
To grieve estar afligido grieved grieved
To keep asking preguntar con insistencia kept asking kept asking
To bet apostar betted / bet betted / bet
To bid ordenar bade bidden
To bid pujar bid bid
To bind atar bound bound
To bite morder bit bitten
To bleed sangrar bled bled
To blow soplar blew blown
To break romper broke broken
To breed engendrar bred bred
To bring traer brought brought
To broadcast retransmitir broadcast broadcast
To build construir built built
To burn quemar burned / burnt burned / burnt
To burst explotar burst burst
To buy comprar bought bought
Can poder could be able
To throw away arrojar / lanzar threw away thrown away
To catch coger caught caught
To chide regaar chid chidden
To choose elegir chose chosen
To cut cortar / romper cut cut
To cling agarrarse clung clung
To clothe vestir clothed / clad clothed / clad
To come venir came come
To cost costar cost cost
To creep deslizarse con sigilo crept crept
To sing cantar sang sung
To cut cortar cut cut
To dare desafiar dared / durst dared / durst
To deal tratar con dealt / delt dealt / delt
To dig cavar dug dug
To do hacer did done
To draw dibujar drew drawn
To dream soar dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt
To drink beber drank drunk
To drive conducir drove driven
To live in habitar lived in livled
To eat comer ate eaten
To fall caer fell fallen
To feed alimentar fed fed
To feel sentir felt felt
To fight luchar fought fought
To find encontrar found found
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To run away escapar ran away run away
To fling arrojar flung flung
To fly volar flew flown
To stop desistir stopped stopped
To forbid prohibir forbade forbidden
To forget olvidar forgot forgotten
To forgive perdonar forgave forgiven
To leave renunciar a algo left left
To freeze helar(se) froze frozen
To get coger got got
To make golden dorar made golden made golden
To fasten sujetar con cinturn fastened fastened
To give dar gave given
To go ir went gone
To grind moler ground ground
To grow crecer grew grown
To hang colgar hanged / hung hanged / hung
To have haber / tener had had
To hear or heard heard
To hide esconder hid hidden
To hit golpear hit hit
To hold sostener held held
To hurt herir hurt hurt
To keep mantener kept kept
To kneel arrodillarse knelt knelt
To knit tejer knit knit
To know saber knew known
To lay colocar laid laid
To lead guiar led led
To lean inclinar leaned / leant leaned / leant
To leap brincar leaped / leapt leaped / leapt
To learn aprender learned / learnt learned / learnt
To leave dejar left left
To lend prestar lent lent
To let permitir let let
To lie echarse lay lain
To light encender lit lit
To lose perder lost lost
To make hacer made made
May poder might ----
To mean significar meant / ment meant / ment
To meet encontrar(se) met met
To mow segar mowed mowed / mown
Must deber had to ----
Ought deber ---- ----
To pay pagar paid paid
To put poner put put
To read leer read / red read / red
To rent alquilar rented rented
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To rid eliminar rid rid
To ride montar (a caballo) rode ridden
To ring sonar rang rung
To rise subir rose risen
To run correr ran run
To saw serrar sawed sawed / sawn
To say decir said said
To see ver saw seen
To seek buscar sought sought
To sell vender sold sold
To send enviar sent sent
To set poner set set
To sew coser sewed sewed / sewn
To shake agitar shook shaken
Shall (auxiliar futuro) ----
To shear esquilar sheared / shore sheared / shorn
To shed perder (hojas) shed shed
To shine brillar shone shone
To shoe herrar shoed / shod shoed / shod
To shoot disparar shot shot
To show mostrar showed showed / shown
To shrink encoger shrank shrunk
To shut cerrar shut shut
To sing cantar sang sung
To sink hundir sank sunk
To sit sentarse sat sat
To slay matar slew slain
To sleep dormir slept slept
To slide resbalar slid slid
To sling lanzar (con fuerza) slung slung
To sneak deslizarse con sigilo snuck snuck
To slit cortar slit slit
To smell oler smelled / smelt smelled / smelt
To hit golpear hit hit
To sow sembrar sowed sowed / sown
To speak hablar spoke spoken
To speed acelerar speeded / sped speeded / sped
To spell deletrear spelled / spelt spelled / spelt
To spend gastar spent spent
To spill derramar spilled / spilt spilled / spilt
To spin dar vueltas spun spun
To spit escupir spat spat
To split dividir split split
To spread extender spread spread
To spring saltar sprang sprung
To stand levantarse stood stood
To steal robar stole stolen
To stick hincar stuck stuck
To sting picar stung stung
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To stink oler mal stank / stunk stunk
To strew diseminar strewed strewed / strewn
To stride andar a zancadas strode stridden
To strike golpear struck struck
To string colgar algo strung strung
To strive esforzarse strove striven
To swear jurar swore sworn
To sweep barrer swept swept
To swell hinchar swelled swelled / swollen
To swim nadar swam swum
To swing balancearse swung swung
To take coger took taken
To teach ensear taught taught
To tear rasgar tore torn
To tell decir told told
To think pensar thought thought
To thrive prosperar thrived / throve thrived / thriven
To throw tirar threw thrown
To thrust lanzar adelante thrust thrust
To tread pisar trod trodden / trod
To understand comprender understood understood
To undertake acometer undertook undertaken
To wake despertarse waked / woke waked / woken
To wear usar wore worn
To weave tejer wove woven
To weep llorar wept wept
To wet mojar wetted / wet wetted / wet
Will (auxiliar futuro) would ----
To win ganar won won
To wind dar cuerda wound wound
To wring retorcer wrung wrung
To write escribir wrote written
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SPORTS [sp:ts] - DEPORTES
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Baseball ['besb:l] Bisbol Motor racing ['mt] ['res] Automovilismo
Ice hockey [as]['hk] Hockey sobre hielo Wrestling ['resl] Lucha libre
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To eat in / out Comer en casa / fuera To play the drums / Tocar la batera / guitarra
guitar
To go climbing / dancing Ir a escalar / bailar To play with the computer Jugar con el ordenador
To listen to music Escuchar msica To watch a film / TV Ver una pelcula / la tele
Go to the cinema - to see Hollywood blockbuster movies, Bollywood movies (from India), art films, animated films.
Some film categories are: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Action, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Fantasy, Documentary, Musical.
Watch TV - Different types of television programs are: The News, Soap Operas, Criminal Investigation Dramas, Medical Dramas,
Reality TV, Situation Comedies (Sit-Coms), Talk Shows, Documentaries, Cartoons, Game Shows, Sports programs, Movies, Political
programs, Religious programs.
Spend time with family - You can do many things with your family. Usually, the fact that you are together is more important
than the activity.
Go out with friends - You can also do many things with your friends, like go out to a bar, go dancing at a club, have dinner at a
restaurant, play a sport, sit down and talk, go out for a coffee, have a barbecue, or any other activity that you all enjoy.
Surf the internet - On the internet, you can research a topic you are interested in using a search engine, visit your favourite
websites, watch music videos, create your own video and upload it for other people to see, maintain contact with your friends
using a social networking site, write your thoughts in a blog, learn what is happening in the world by reading news websites, etc.
Play computer or video games - You can play games on your computer or on a game consoles, like PlayStation, X-Box, Wii, PSP,
Gameboy, etc. You can play on your own or with your friends or family.
Play a musical instrument - Learn to play the piano, guitar, violin, cello, flute, piano accordion, mouth organ, panpipes, clarinet,
saxophone, trumpet, etc. You can play on your own or with a group, such as a band or an orchestra.
Listen to music - Turn up the volume and listen to your favourite type of music, such as pop, rock, hip hop, rhythm & blues,
blues, jazz, classical, soul, heavy metal.
Read - Many people love to read both fiction and non-fiction books and magazines. If you like fiction, you can read novels, short
stories, crime fiction, romance, etc. If you like non-fiction, you can read biographies, autobiographies, or books on history,
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science, philosophy, religion, or any other topic you are interested in.
Write - Many people like to write in their diary. Another name for a diary is a journal. You can also write many other things, such
as poetry, novels, letters, short stories, etc. (See under Read for more options).
Go to the park - You can go to the park alone, with family or with friends. You can take a picnic rug and a picnic basket and
have a picnic. You can read, sleep, kick a football around, climb trees or play on the children's playground.
Go to cultural locations and events - There are many types of cultural locations and events. You can go to the museum, to an
art gallery or to the zoo to see animals from around the world. You can go to concerts, plays, musicals, dance recitals and opera
performances.
Go shopping - Many people like to go to shopping malls and areas of the city that are known for shopping to buy clothes or
items for their houses and gardens.
Cook - Many people like to cook different types of food. You can make meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can bake
cakes, cookies, slices and pastries in the oven. Some people boast that they have a special recipe - ask them to cook it for you!
Study something - There are many things that you can study just because you find it interesting! You can study a language; you
can learn a skill, such as cooking or making furniture; or you can even study the hieroglyphs of the ancient Egyptians, if you want
to!
Art and crafts - There are many, many arts and crafts that you can learn and practice. You can paint, draw, sew, crochet, knit,
sculpt, engrave, make furniture, make jewelry, or you can even create your own new art form!
Gardening - You can plant flowers, vegetables or herbs and maintain your garden by watering it, pulling the weeds and feeding it
with fertilizer.
Exercise and play a sport - To stay fit and healthy, you can do exercise alone, such as swimming or working out at a gym, or
you can play a team sport, such as football or basketball. For more information on sports and exercise, go to our Sports Page.
TV PROGRAMMES PROGRAMAS DE TV
Horror film ['hr][flm] Pelcula de terror Educational film [edj'kenl] [flm] Pelcula educativa
Silent film ['salnt] [flm] Cine mudo Science-fiction film Pelcula de ciencia ficcin
Game show [gem][] Programa concurso Cookery programme ['prgrm] Programa de cocina
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Afraid ['fred] Temeroso, con miedo In a good/bad mood De buen/mal humor
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Emotional ['mnl] Emocionado, sensible Sad [sd] Triste
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The alarm goes off Sonar la alarma To have breakfast / dinner Desayunar / Cenar
To brush one's hair Cepillarse el cabello To have something to eat Comer algo
To brush one's teeth Lavarse los dientes To listen to the radio Escuchar la radio
To clear the table Recoger la mesa To make the bed Hacer la cama
To come home Ir a casa To play with the computer Jugar con la computadora
To get into/ go to bed Acostarse To turn off the light Apagar al luz
To get out of bed Levantarse de la cama To use the computer Usar el ordenador
STUDYING - ESTUDIANDO
Fail in exam [g'zm] Suspender un examen Pass an exam Aprobar un examen
Get lots of homework ['hmw:k] Tener mucha tarea Revise for an exam Repasar para un examen
Learn something by heart Aprender algo de memoria Take an exam Tener un examen
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Chinese New Year Nuevo ao chino Father's Day Da del padre
St. Valentine's Day San Valentn American Independence Day Independencia americana
VOCABULARIO CLASE 2
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