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BRITISH COUNCIL Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Pronuncia “Law”

A

/lOO/

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Pronuncia “Come”

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/cAm/

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3
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To WIND sth DOWN/UP (window)

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/Waind/

Bajar/Subir ventanilla (manivela)

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4
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to PULL UP (a car)

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Parar

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5
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To lean out

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Asomarse (por una ventana)

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to PUT it OUT

to STUB it OUT

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(A cigarrete) APAGAR

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7
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Pronuncia OBLIGED

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/Ablaigd/

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8
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¿Que piensas sobre que no se deje fumar a la gente en la calle?

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What do you think about PEOPLE (subj) not BEING (+ing) allow to smoke in the street?
….about IT BEING mandatory

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9
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De 18 años en adelante

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From 18 years ONWARDS

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10
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Pronuncia /TOMB/

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/Tu:m/

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11
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Pronuncia CHAMELEONS

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/kamilion/

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12
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It’s not worth –
It’s no use –
There is no point –

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WorryING

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13
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Pronounced

Acupunture

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/Akiu’puntur/

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14
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What is your take on alternative medicine?

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What do you think of ….?

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15
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Vocabulary
Burp
Grow / Grow Up

A

/bAp/ - eructar
Plants grow
children grow up

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No está permitido fumar aquí

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YOU are not allowed to smoke here
(NUNCA IT + allowed)
IT is not permitted to smoke here

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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
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  • 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
18
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Estoy concentrado en esto

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I am CONCENTRATING on this

(No concentrated)!

19
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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
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  • 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
20
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PREFERENCES

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  • 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…
21
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VOCABULARY 
🏷 Settled
🏷 To forestall something 
🏷 And yet...
🏷 Shattered 
🏷 stern warning
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  • /seteld/ - asentados
  • To avoid
  • = However
  • Extremely tired
  • Strict warning
22
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Wonder

Wander

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Maravilla /wander/

Vagar /wonder/

23
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The place where I would love to live …

What I find most difficult about living abroad..

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+ IS

NOT would be

24
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PRONUNCIA

Mountain

A

/Mauntin/

25
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VOCABULARY
Fussy /fASsi/
Harassing /’Jarisin/
Snuggle up

A

Maniático
Incordiando (annoying)
Acurrucarse

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Should (more personal) I should have my hair cut
Ought to (more external obligation) I ought to go to the police
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Must (more personal)
Have to (more external obligation)
27
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Rule out…

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Descartar…. the possibility

28
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Run into …

A

a problem

29
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Meet with…

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Success

30
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End in….

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Failure

31
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ZERO CONDITIONAL
If + present simple, present simple
(always true)

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If you cut a tree back, it grows much stronger

32
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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)

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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.

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SECOND CONDITIONAL
If + past simple, would/might/could + infinitive
(An imaginary situation in the present or future)
If + were to + infinitive (more unlikely)

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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…

34
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Break int

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Entrar forzosamente (a robar)

35
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Días de la semana y meses y países y adjetivos derivados de la nacionalidad

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Se escriben en mayúscula

36
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Think OF doing something

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Not think to

37
Q

STILL

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I STILL have not finished NY homework

I STILL have a headache

38
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ALREADY

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I have ALREADY finished NY homework

39
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YET

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I have NOT finished NY homework YET

40
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JUST

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I have JUST finished NY homework

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