UNIT 1

Vocabulary
aggressive - agresivo impatient impaciente

although aunque impolite mal educado

amused entretenido impressive impresionante, impactante

annoyed molesto in the middle en medio

anxious ansioso, nervioso industrial - industrializado

to approach acercarse instead en lugar

as well tambin joke broma, chiste

atmosphere ambiente key - clave

attractive atractivo large - grande

bad-tempered mal humorado mate - compaero

behaviour comportamiento mature - maduro

brain - cerebro midnight media noche

bussines centre centro de negocios nearby - cercano

busy ocupado / concurrido on the other hand por otra parte

charming encantador organised - organizado

concerned preocupado pleasant agradable

counter-argument contra argumento plenty of lleno de

countryside campo / afueras pretty bonito

critical crucial / crtico rather than ms que

desire deseo reasonable - razonable

fair justo relaxed - relajado

fashionable a la moda reliable fiable, de fiar

historic - histrico residential district barrio/distrito residencial

however sin embargo resort resort

responsible - responsable to matter importar

self-confident seguro de s mismo to prioritise priorizar

sensible sensato to rise subir

sensitive sensible to share - compartir

stepson hermanastro (de otro padre o madre) to take (time) tardar (tiempo)

strict - estricto to take part - participar

stuff cosas to treat tratar

to annoy - molestar to urge rogar

to ask permission pedir permiso to worry about preocuparse por

to assume suponer tourist - turstico

to complain quejarse understanding - comprensivo

to extend extender unreliable no/poco fiable

to lack carecer whereas mientras que

to manage dirigir o conseguir wonderful maravilloso

Phrasal verbs

to clear up - limpiar to wear out - agotar(se)

to do up abrochar o remodelar to bring up - crar

to get on with llevarse con to turn into transformarse en

to go on - continuar to turn out acabar, resultar

to pick up - recoger

Collocations

to do the ironing - planchar to hang the washing out to dry tender la ropa

to do the washing-up fregar los platos to lay the table poner la mesa

to dust the furniture quitar el polvo to make the bed hacer la cama

to get the (dinner) ready tener lista la (cena) to sweep the floor barrer el suelo
Collocations with do and make:

TO DO TO MAKE
(a) sport a change

(an) excercise a choice

a course a decision

a favour a mistake

a job a noise

an activity a phone call

homework a plan

housework a promise

the cleaning an appointment

the shopping an arrangement

work an effort

an excuse

an impression

business

money

progress

Linking words for contrast

although, whereas contrasting 2 ideas in one sentence.

however starts a new sentence and refers to the sentence before.

on the other hand introduce a contrasting idea