Day 1

Question 1

Le coges el truco?

Answer 1

Do you get the hang of it?

Question 2

Expresiones útiles

Answer 2

handy expressions

Question 3

Consejos prácticos
- El libro da consejos prácticos sobre el cuidado de las plantas.
- Tarjetas de crédito pueden ser prácticas - se refierren a que no hace falta llevar sumas de dinero en efectivo.

2. Una cosa o lugar que es útil está cerca y, por lo tanto, es fácil de conseguir o alcanzar.

Sería bueno tener lápiz y papel a mano.

Tenga a mano un suéter ligero o un cárdigan.

Esta animada ciudad es útil para los londinenses.

Answer 3

1. ADJECTIVE
   Something that is handy is useful.

The book gives handy hints on looking after indoor plants.
Credit cards can be handy –they mean you do not have to carry large sums of cash.
Synonyms: useful, practical, helpful, neat

3. ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

A thing or place that is handy is nearby and therefore easy to get or reach.

It would be good to have a pencil and paper handy.

Keep handy a lightweight sweater or cardigan.

This lively town is handy for Londoners.

Synonyms: convenient, close, near, available.

Question 4

Para tranquilizar a la otra persona de alguna manera.

Answer 4

put the other person at ease in some way.

Question 5

Would a slap-up meal make us friends again?

Answer 5

Would a slap-up meal make us friends again?
Oh go on then!

Question 6

Come up

1. PHRASAL VERB B1+
   If someone comes up or comes up to you, they approach you until they are standing close to you.
2. PHRASAL VERB B2
   If something comes up in a conversation or meeting, it is mentioned or discussed.
3. PHRASAL VERB B2
   If something is coming up, it is about to happen or take place.
4. PHRASAL VERB B2
   If something comes up, it happens unexpectedly.

Answer 6

• Her dog came up and rubbed itself against their legs. [VERB PARTICLE]
• He came up to me and said: ‘Come on, John.’ [VERB PARTICLE + to]

2- Pharasal Verb
- The subject came up at a news conference in Beijing today. [VERB PARTICLE]

3. • Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up. [VERB PARTICLE]
   • We do have elections coming up. [VERB PARTICLE]
4. I was delayed – something came up at home. [VERB PARTICLE]

to be mentioned or arise
Sorry I’m late – something came up at home.

Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work altered. [VERB PARTICLE]

Question 7

Synonyms:

happen
occur
arise
turn up
spring up
crop up

Answer 7

Arise

to come into notice

• if a problem arises later in pregnancy.

Synonymshappen, start, begin, follow, issue, result, appear, develop, emerge, occur, spring, set in, stem, originate, ensue, come about, commence, come to light, emanate, crop up (informal), come into being, materialize.

in the sense of crop up

Definition
to occur or appear unexpectedly

• As we get older health problems often crop up.

Synonymshappen, appear, emerge, occur, arise, turn up, spring up

in the sense of occur

Definition
to happen

• The meeting occurred in secret.

Synonymshappen, take place, come about, follow, result, chance, arise, turn up (informal), come off (informal), ensue, crop up (informal), transpire (informal), befall, materialize, come to pass (archaic), betide, eventuate

Question 8

Orbit

1. 1. VARIABLE NOUN [oft in/into N]
      An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star.
      - Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time.
      -The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
2. 2. VERB
      If something such as a satellite orbits a planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path.

• In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth. [VERB noun]
  Synonyms: circle, ring, go round, compass

3. SINGULAR NOUN [with supplement, oft with poss]
   The orbit of a particular person, group, or institution is the area over which they have influence.
   - He is a man who still commands enormous respect within the orbit of football club management.

Answer 8

1. • Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time.
     -The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
2. • In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth. [VERB noun]
     Synonyms: circle, ring, go round, compass
3. • He is a man who still commands enormous respect within the orbit of football club management.

Question 9

Close in

Answer 9

But this is taking us to a closer in we have ever been before

1. PHRASAL VERB
   If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
2. PHRASAL VERB
   When winter or darkness closes in, it arrives.
   The dark nights and cold weather are closing in. [VERB PARTICLE]

close in meaning - Cercano en significado

Question 10

to gradually get nearer to someone, usually in order to attack them:

The advancing soldiers closed in on the town.
The hunt chased the fox until it was too tired and weak to run and then closed in for the kill.

Diccionario de sinónimos, antónimos y ejemplos

to come closer in space or time
approachA stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him.
come/get closer

The swarm of bees was coming closer and closer.
come/get nearer
As she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower.
draw closer/nearerThe holidays are drawing closer.
come upA stranger came up to me and shook my hand.
walk, go, etc. upI went up to him and asked him who he was.

Question 11

very quickly; almost instantaneously

Answer 11

in no time

The kids ate their dinner in no time.
We’ll be home in next to no time.

Question 12

For the time being

Answer 12

for a limited period:

Leave the ironing for the time being - I’ll do it later.

Question 13

bear a striking similarity

Answer 13

to have a very strong similarity

Question 14

a close connection joining two or more people:

close bond

There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.

family bond In societies with strong family bonds (= relationships), people tend to live longer.

form a bond

She formed a bond with her roommate, and they soon became best friends.
the bond(s) of friendship/love

Answer 14

bond

Question 15

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought:

He warned against making hasty decisions.
Now let’s not leap to any hasty conclusions.
We saw the rain and made a hasty retreat into the bar.
hasty in I think perhaps we were a little hasty in judging him.
Sinónimo
precipitate formal

Answer 15

hasty

hastily ADVERB [ADVERB with verb]

I decided that nothing should be done hastily, that things had to be sorted out carefully.

So let’s not be hasty. After all, he can’t run away.

Question 16

show someone the ropes

Answer 16

if you ‘show someone the ropes’ it means you explain to someone how to do the job. You’ll be great at that.

OK, shall we make a start then and I’ll show you the ropes.

Question 17

daunting

Answer 17

making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something:
The country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.
Sinónimo
intimidating

Question 18

dauntingly

The mountain looked just as dauntingly high as it had the previous day.
At the start of the course, writing an essay seems a dauntingly difficult task.

Answer 18

in a way that makes you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something:

Her most recent book is a dauntingly enormous epic of nearly 700 pages.
Su libro más reciente es una enorme epopeya de casi 700 páginas.

The wine list offers a good range that’s not dauntingly expensive.

Question 19

appealing

She has an appealing sense of humour.

Answer 19

attractive or interesting:

The idea of not having to get up early every morning is rather appealing (to me).
He had a nice smile and an appealing personality.

Question 20

regressive

returning to a previous and less advanced or worse state or way of behaving:

Answer 20

So it feels like a regressive step.

Question 21

indulge

Answer 21

to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you:
The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.
I love champagne but I don’t often indulge myself.
indulge in We took a deliberate decision to indulge in a little nostalgia.

Question 22

underline

Answer 22

to emphasize:
She gave some shocking examples to underline the seriousness of the situation.
To underline their disgust, the crowd started throwing bottles at the stage.
Menos ejemplos
The teacher underlined the importance of attention to detail.
Choose between the two forms of the verb and underline the correct answer.
Both candidates underlined their commitment to national security.
This tragic incident underlines the need for tighter safety measures.
These findings underline the importance of nursery education.

Question 23

heartening

Answer 23

making you feel happier and more positive:
it is heartening to It was heartening to see so many people at the rally.

Question 24

pitfall

Answer 24

a likely mistake or problem in a situation:
The store fell into one of the major pitfalls of small business, borrowing from suppliers by paying bills late.
There’s a video that tells new students about pitfalls to avoid.

Question 25

To embody an alternate path

Almost opposite to the true love

Answer 25

Para encarnar un camino alternativo

Casi opuesto al amor verdadero.

Question 26

annoyance

Answer 26

the feeling or state of being annoyed:

I can understand your annoyance - I’d be furious if she ever treated me like that.

(Much) to our annoyance, (= we were very annoyed that) we couldn’t see anything from the back row of the theatre.

Question 27

narrow something down

Answer 27

to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable:
We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.

Question 28

stranded

Si sube la marea, nos quedaremos varados en estas rocas.

Answer 28

unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money:

He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus.
If the tide comes in, we’ll be stranded on these rocks.

Question 29

come along

Answer 29

to arrive or appear at a place:
Go now and I’ll come along later.
You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!
Menos ejemplos
We’re going to the swimming pool - you can come along later if you want.
We were just standing talking when Jamie came along.
Pete came along in his car and offered us a lift.
I was waiting at the airport when who should come along but Mr Pettigrew!

Question 30

beckons

Answer 30

Hace señas, llamar, hacer señas, atraer.

a luxury that beckons travelers to experience opulence while preserving the planet.

If an event or achievement beckons, it is likely to happen:
She’s an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.

Question 31

cradle of history and culture

Answer 31

Cuna de la historia y la cultura

Question 32

has enchanted

Answer 32

Ha encantado

Question 33

spellbound

Answer 33

Cautivado

having your attention completely held by something, so that you cannot think about anything else:
The children listened to the story spellbound.
He held his audience spellbound.

Question 34

Durante siglos, esta cuna de historia y cultura ha encantado a exploradores y viajeros, dejándolos hechizados con su belleza y su rico patrimonio.

Answer 34

For centuries, this cradle of history and culture has enchanted explorers and wanderers, leaving them spellbound with its beauty and rich heritage.

Question 35

to beckon

Answer 35

If an event or achievement beckons, it is likely to happen:
She’s an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.

If something beckons for someone, it is very likely to happen to them.
The big time beckons for him. [VERB + for]
Old age beckons. [VERB]

Question 36

leverage

Answer 36

Influence or power to get results.

How do you plan to leverage this knowledge to drive sales and exceed targets?

Question 37

entice

to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant:
entice someone into something

The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don’t really want.

be enticed away from: People are being enticed away from the profession by higher salaries elsewhere.
[ + to infinitive ] A smell of coffee in the doorway enticed people to enter the shop.
Sinónimos
lure tempt

attract: We were attracted to the high street, with its variety of shops and cafés.
entice: The smell of coffee enticed people to enter the shop.
lure: I was lured into the store by the smell of fresh bread.
tempt: I was tempted by the offer of a free phone.
seduce:I wouldn’t normally have bought this but I was seduced by the low price.

Answer 37

To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.

They’ll entice doctors to move from the cities by paying them better salaries.

Synonyms: lure, attract, invite, persuade .