File 2 - Useful words and phrases

Question 1

fascinado, sorprendido

Answer 1

amazed
adj
/əˈmeɪzd/
I was amazed to hear that Bob is getting married.

Question 2

hirviendo, sofocante, asfixiante

Answer 2

boiling
adj
/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
It’s boiling at the moment – 34 degrees Celsius!

Question 3

tienda de moda, boutique

Answer 3

boutique
n
/buːˈtiːk/
She works in a designer clothes boutique.

Question 4

arruinado, en banca rota

Answer 4

broke
adj
/brəʊk/
I was always broke when I was a student.

Question 5

cheque

Answer 5

cheque
n
/tʃek/
I wrote a cheque for £300.

Question 6

consecutivo

Answer 6

consecutive
adj
/kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/
She ran three consecutive marathons in 23 hours and 50 minutes.

Question 7

contrato

Answer 7

contract
n
/ˈkɒntrækt/
We signed the contract.

Question 8

actual

Answer 8

current
n
/ˈkʌrənt/
I had to paddle against the current.

Question 9

delicioso, exquisito

Answer 9

delicious
adj
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
The food was delicious.

Question 10

encantado, contento

Answer 10

delighted
adj
/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/
My parents are delighted that I’m getting married.

Question 11

dislexia

Answer 11

dyslexia
n
/dɪsˈleksiə/
My son can’t read very well because he has dyslexia.

Question 12

enorme, descomunal, inmenso

Answer 12

enormous
adj
/ɪˈnɔːməs/
His house is enormous and has six bedrooms.

Question 13

exhausto, agotado

Answer 13

exhausted
adj
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
I was exhausted after the race.

Question 14

agotamiento, cansancio

Answer 14

exhaustion
n
/ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
I suffered from heat exhaustion.

Question 15

fantástico, sensacional, estupendo

Answer 15

fantastic
adj
/fænˈtæstɪk/
I’ve had a fantastic time here.

Question 16

número, cifra, dígito

Answer 16

figure
n
/ˈfɪɡə/
He calculated figures in his head.

Question 17

sucio, asqueroso

obsceno, indecente

Answer 17

filthy
adj
/ˈfɪlθi/
John’s kitchen is filthy.

Question 18

helado, congelado

referido a que tienes frío o a que algo te da frío

Answer 18

freezing
adj
/ˈfriːzɪŋ/
The sea was freezing so we didn’t swim.

Question 19

furioso, colérico, rabioso

Answer 19

furious
adj
/ˈfjʊəriəs/
Maria is furious that you didn’t invite her to your birthday party.

Question 20

apuesta

apuesta, apostar

Answer 20

gamble
n
/ˈɡæmbl/
Starting my own business was a bit of a gamble.

bet, bet, bet
n v
/ˈbɛt/

wager
n v
/ˈweɪdʒə(r)/

Question 21

salir a la venta

Answer 21

to go on sale
/ɡəʊ ɒn seɪl/
When will his new book go on sale?

Question 22

divertidísimo, graciosísimo

Answer 22

hilarious
adj
/hɪˈleəriəs/
The film was hilarious – we laughed so much.

Question 23

humedad

Answer 23

humidity
n
/hjuːˈmɪdəti/
The humidity here is 80 per cent in the summer.

Question 24

infestado

Answer 24

infested
adj
/ɪnˈfestɪd/
The river is infested with crocodiles.

Question 25

inspirar
incentivar
motivar

Answer 25

to inspire
v
/ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/
I’ve been listening to power ballads to inspire me.

Question 26

kayak

Answer 26

kayak
v
/ˈkaɪæk/
Why did you agree to kayak down the Amazon?

Question 27

hace dinero, obtener beneficios, ganarse la vida

Answer 27

to make money
/meɪk ˈmʌni/
I want to make money from my paintings.

Question 28

millonario

Answer 28

millionaire
n
/mɪljəˈneə(r)/
Jeff became a millionaire, but lost most of his money.

Question 29

remo, raqueta, pala

Answer 29

paddle
n
/ˈpædl/
We used a wooden paddle to move the boat.

Question 30

positivo

Answer 30

positive
adj
/ˈpɒzətɪv/
Did you have a positive experience when you went abroad?

Question 31

poner a un lado, dejar de lado, apartar

Answer 31

to put aside
phr v
/pʊt əˈsaɪd/
Every week, I put aside some money for a holiday.

Question 32

recesión

Answer 32

recession
n
/rɪˈseʃn/
Our business lost a lot of money during the recession.

Question 33

arriesgado, peligroso

Answer 33

risky
adj
/ˈrɪski/
This is a very risky trip.

Question 34

patrocinador

Answer 34

sponsor
v
/ˈspɒnsə(r)/
She asked me to sponsor her for a charity programme.

Question 35

muerto de hambre, famélico

Answer 35

starving
adj
/stɑːvɪŋ/
I was starving when I came home from school.

Question 36

sufrir, padecer

Answer 36

suffer
v
/ˈsʌfə(r)/
I really suffer in hot weather.

Question 37

meta, propósito, objetivo, blanco (disparos)

Answer 37

target
n
/ˈtɑːɡɪt/
100 kms per day is my target.

Question 38

aterrorizado, aterrado

Answer 38

terrified
adj
/ˈterɪfaɪd/
Are there any animals that you’re terrified of?

Question 39

pequeño, minúsculo, diminuto

Answer 39

tiny
adj
/ˈtaɪni/
My flat is really tiny with only two rooms.