File 01-Useful words and phrases

Question 1

distraído, despistado

Answer 1

absent-minded
adj
/ˌæbsənt ˈmaɪndɪd/
She’s so absent-minded – she’s always forgetting things.

Question 2

aproximación, estrategia, acercamiento

Answer 2

approach
n
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
The new approach to selecting candidates comes from Silicon Valley.

Question 3

arrogante

Answer 3

arrogant
adj
/ˈærəɡənt/
People who sign their names in capital letters are often arrogant.

Question 4

extraño, raro, estrambótico

Answer 4

bizarre
adj
/bɪˈzɑː/
They asked some bizarre questions in the job interview.

Question 5

candidato/a

Answer 5

candidate
n
/ˈkændɪdət/
He wasn’t impressed with the first candidate he interviewed.

Question 6

coincidir

Answer 6

coincide
v
/ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/
Do any of the interpretations coincide with what you already thought?

Question 7

contexto

Answer 7

context
n
/ˈkɒntekst/
Can you work out the meaning of this word from the context of the sentence?

Question 8

cruel, atroz, brutal, despiadado

Answer 8

cruel
adj
/ˈkruːəl/
Some interviewers can be extremely cruel to jobseekers.

Question 9

mortífero, mortal, letal, fatal

Answer 9

deadly
adv
/ˈdedli/
This problem is deadly serious.

Question 10

exigente

Answer 10

demanding
adj
/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
It was a very demanding job interview process.

Question 11

despreciar, despreciar a

menospreciar

Answer 11

despise
v
/dɪˈspaɪz/
Which living person do you most despise, and why?

Question 12

destruir, destrozar, arrasar

Answer 12

destroy
v
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
A bad interview can destroy someone’s confidence.

Question 13

arrastrar, arrastrar a

Answer 13

drag
v
/dræɡ/
If you drag that chair across the floor it will make a loud noise.

Question 14

fácil de tratar, de buen trato, de fácil trato

Answer 14

easy-going
adj
/ˌiːzi ˈɡəʊɪŋ/
My husband is really easy-going and calm.

Question 15

esencialmente, fundamentalmente, en esencia

Answer 15

essentially
adv
/ɪˈsenʃəli/
Essentially, we use this interview technique to find people who can handle stress.

Question 16

agente inmobiliario

Answer 16

estate agent
n
/ɪsˈteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
The estate agent showed us around the house.

Question 17

extremo, intenso

Answer 17

extreme
adj
/ɪkˈstriːm/
Bungee jumping is an extreme sport – not everyone would enjoy it.

Question 18

agradable (persona)

de buen carácter

Answer 18

good-tempered
adj
/ˌɡʊd ˈtempəd/
My mum is very good-tempered.

Question 19

horizontal

Answer 19

horizontal
adj
/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/
He writes his signature in a straight line – it’s horizontal.

Question 20

preguntarse, querer saber

Answer 20

wonder
/ˈwʌndə/
I wonder why he didn’t come to the party.

Question 21

entonación

Answer 21

intonation
n
/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/
Use friendly intonation when you speak to new people.

Question 22

despreocupado, tranquilo

Answer 22

laid-back
adj
/ˌleɪd ˈbæk/
I’m really laid-back – nothing bothers me usually.

Question 23

legible, fácil de leer

Answer 23

legible
adj
/ˈledʒəbl/
Your signature is pretty legible.

Question 24

de mente estrecha

cerrado

Answer 24

narrow-minded
adj
/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪd/
The people who live in this street are really judgemental and narrow-minded.

Question 25

raro, extraño

impar (número)

Answer 25

odd
adj
/ɒd/
Your neighbour looks really odd.

Question 26

de mentalidad abierta, de mente abierta

Answer 26

open-minded
adj
/ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/
Psychotherapists need to be open-minded.

Question 27

más bien, algo, bastante (adv)

hermoso/a, bonito/a, guapo/a, atractivo/a (adj)

Answer 27

pretty
adv
/ˈprɪti/
My sister is pretty bad-tempered.

Question 28

bastante, más, más bien

Answer 28

rather
adv
/ˈrɑːðə(r)/
My brother is rather lazy.

Question 29

reaccionar
reaccionar con (química)

Answer 29

react
v
/riˈækt/
React to your partner’s answers.

Question 30

agencia de empleo

Answer 30

recruitment agency
n
/rɪˈkruːtmənt ˌeɪdʒənsi/
He works for a recruitment agency as a headhunter.

Question 31

frotar, restregar, masajear

Answer 31

rub
v
/rʌb/
You should rub some cream into your wasp sting.

Question 32

especialista, experto/a

Answer 32

specialist
adj
/ˈspeʃəlɪst/
He works for a specialist company that makes luxury chocolates.

Question 33

estable, invariable, fijo

Answer 33

stable
adj
/ˈsteɪbl/
Are you an emotionally stable person?

Question 34

actuar

poner estrellas, marcar con asterisco

Answer 34

star
v
/stɑː/
He has starred in many successful films.

Question 35

extraño/a

Answer 35

strange
adj
/streɪndʒ/
Passengers near the wings heard strange noises coming from the engines.

Question 36

en hileras, adosado

en terrazas

Answer 36

terraced
adj
/ˈterəst/
Our house is the middle one of three terraced houses.

Question 37

vegano/a

Answer 37

vegan
n
/ˈviːɡən/
A vegan doesn’t eat meat, fish, or any animal products.

Question 38

avispa

Answer 38

wasp
n
/wɒsp/
I was stung by a wasp in a market when I was six.

Question 39

raro/a, extraño/a

Answer 39

weird
adj
/wɪəd/
It’s really weird that there’s no one at home at this time of day.

Question 40

bien equilibrado/a

bien centrado/a

Answer 40

well-balanced
adj
/ˌwel ˈbælənst/
She’s really well-balanced so she deals with problems easily.