UNIT 8 Nouns Adjectives (suffixes)

Vocabulary
Seafood: comida de mar Chew: chewy
Seashells: caracol Music: musical
Breadcrumbs: pan rallado Rely: reliable
Edible seaweed: alga comestible Mystery: mysterious
Bitter: agrio Hope: hopeful/hopeless
Chewy: masticable Use: useless/ useful
Crunchy: crujiente Fame: famous
Fatty: graso Thought: thoughtless/thoghtful
Greasy: mantecoso Rain: rainy
Mild: ligero, leve Home: homeless/homeful
Plain: comn Fanatic: fanatical
Rich: rico Drink: drinkable
Salty: salado Harm: harmful
Spicy: picante Tired: tireless (incansable)
Stodgy: pesado Wonder: wonderful
Sweet: dulce Penny: penniless (sin dinero)
Tasteless: desabrido Suit: suitable (adecuado)
Tasty: sabroso Finance: financial
Tender: tierno
Boiled rice: arroz hervido Joined words by a conjunction
Steak: filet Sick and tired: enferno y cansado
Fried chicken: pollo frito Pick and choose: escoge y elige
Curry: condimento Safe and sound: sano y salvo
Fried: frito Peace and quiet: pas y tranquilidad
Boiled: hervido Bits pieces: poquito
Roast: tostado More or less: mas o menos
Grilled: grillado Back to front: regresar al principio
Barbecued: asado Sooner or later: tarde o temprano
Baked: horneado Now and then: ahora y despus
Stewed: guisado Ups and down: altos y bajos
Give and take: dar y recibir
Wait and see: espera y veras
UNIT 9 Relative clauses
Vocabulary Usually begins with relative pronouns (who,
which, that, whose) or a relative adverb
(when, where).
Compound adjectives Defining relative clause
Bald-headed: calvo Did you get the job that you applied for?
Bad-tempered: mal temperamento The Factory where my dad Works is closing..
Brown-eyed: ojos marrones Not normally separated by commas.
Curly-haired: cabello enrulado
Easy-going: de trato facil Non defining relative clause
Long-legged: piernas largas Comes after a noun and gives extra
Rosy-cheeked: mejilla rosada Information about that noun. (with commas)
Suntanned: bronceado Our neighbour, who used to be an actor, has
Warm-hearted: corazn calido Started a drama society.
Broken-hearted: con el corazn roto
Absent-minded: easily distracted Adjectives ing/ed
Broad-minded: mente abierta Amazed/amazing
Self-centred: egocntrico Interested/interesting
Self-disciplined: disciplinado Worried/worrying
Big-headed: Smart, clever Bored/boring
Hard-headed: obstinado Pleased/pleasing
Satisfied/satisfying
Body idioms We are amazed, interested, worried about
Things or something. But things or something
Ankle: tobillo Is/are interesting, amazing, worrying.
Calf: pantorrilla Ex: The movie is amazing! I was amazed by the
Elbow: codo Movie!
Heel: talon
Hip: cadera
Palm: palma Body idioms:
shin: espinilla
Thigh: muslo Keep an eye on someone/something: watch
Waist: cintura Someone/something carefully.
Wrist: mueca Twist someones arm: persuade or forc
Arm: brazo Someone to do something.
Brains: Pull someones leg: play a joke by making
Eye: ojo Them believe something isnt true.
Face: rostro Put your foot in it: meter la pata
Foot: pie Be on the tip of your tongue: lo tengo en la
Hand: mano Punta de la lengua!! Pero no me acuerdo.
Leg: pierna Give someone a hand: ayudar
Tongue: lengua Keep a straight face: contener la risa
Pick someones brains: alguien sabe algo mas
Que yo y le pido su conocimiento, algo asi.. se
entiende. -.-