BRITISH COUNCIL Flashcards
Pronuncia “Law”
/lOO/
Pronuncia “Come”
/cAm/
To WIND sth DOWN/UP (window)
/Waind/
Bajar/Subir ventanilla (manivela)
to PULL UP (a car)
Parar
To lean out
Asomarse (por una ventana)
to PUT it OUT
to STUB it OUT
(A cigarrete) APAGAR
Pronuncia OBLIGED
/Ablaigd/
¿Que piensas sobre que no se deje fumar a la gente en la calle?
What do you think about PEOPLE (subj) not BEING (+ing) allow to smoke in the street?
….about IT BEING mandatory
De 18 años en adelante
From 18 years ONWARDS
Pronuncia /TOMB/
/Tu:m/
Pronuncia CHAMELEONS
/kamilion/
It’s not worth –
It’s no use –
There is no point –
WorryING
Pronounced
Acupunture
/Akiu’puntur/
What is your take on alternative medicine?
What do you think of ….?
Vocabulary
Burp
Grow / Grow Up
/bAp/ - eructar
Plants grow
children grow up
No está permitido fumar aquí
YOU are not allowed to smoke here
(NUNCA IT + allowed)
IT is not permitted to smoke here
FUTURE PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS
- Present continuous - Arrangements (time and place decided)
- be going to - intentions, decision has been made (maybe not arranged)
- Future continuous - also future arrangements (probably not arranged by you) and polite questions
- Present simple - Timetables
- I am seeing Sara tomorrow
- I am going to have my hair cut tomorrow
- Will you be meeting us at the airport?
- The train leaves in five minutes
Estoy concentrado en esto
I am CONCENTRATING on this
(No concentrated)!
More FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS
- be due to + Inf - arranged or expected, more polite
- be about to + Inf / to be ON the point of + gerund - is going to happen very soon
- be + to + Inf - official plans or arrangements
- my sister is due to arrive at 7:30
- my sister is about to have a baby / is ON the point of having a baby
- the King is to visit Malaysia next month
PREFERENCES
- I’d prefer to…
- I’d (much) rather…(than)…
- I’d go for opinion B, ..
- I (definitely) wouldn’t…
- Given the choice, I’d…
- If it was up to me, I’d…
VOCABULARY 🏷 Settled 🏷 To forestall something 🏷 And yet... 🏷 Shattered 🏷 stern warning
- /seteld/ - asentados
- To avoid
- = However
- Extremely tired
- Strict warning
Wonder
Wander
Maravilla /wander/
Vagar /wonder/
The place where I would love to live …
What I find most difficult about living abroad..
+ IS
NOT would be
PRONUNCIA
Mountain
/Mauntin/
VOCABULARY
Fussy /fASsi/
Harassing /’Jarisin/
Snuggle up
Maniático
Incordiando (annoying)
Acurrucarse
Should (more personal) I should have my hair cut Ought to (more external obligation) I ought to go to the police
Must (more personal) Have to (more external obligation)
Rule out…
Descartar…. the possibility
Run into …
a problem
Meet with…
Success
End in….
Failure
ZERO CONDITIONAL
If + present simple, present simple
(always true)
If you cut a tree back, it grows much stronger
FIRST CONDITIONAL
If + present simple, will/going to/may/might/could + infinitive
(Possible future situation and its probably result)
If + should/happen to/should happen to (more unlikely)
If you don’t water the plant soon, it will die.
If I happen to / If I should (happen to)…see anything for the birthday, I will buy it.
FORMAL: Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
If + past simple, would/might/could + infinitive
(An imaginary situation in the present or future)
If + were to + infinitive (more unlikely)
If they paid me more I might work harder
If I were to…tell the boss what you have said, he’d probably sack you
FORMAL: Were you to accept our proposal, some funding would be made…
Break int
Entrar forzosamente (a robar)
Días de la semana y meses y países y adjetivos derivados de la nacionalidad
Se escriben en mayúscula
Think OF doing something
Not think to
STILL
I STILL have not finished NY homework
I STILL have a headache
ALREADY
I have ALREADY finished NY homework
YET
I have NOT finished NY homework YET
JUST
I have JUST finished NY homework
