File 5-Useful words and phrases

Question 1

abandonar, abandonar a
dejar, dejar a
desamparar a

Answer 1

abandon
v
/əˈbændən/
Eventually they decided to abandon the search for the village and just hike back to Apolo.

Question 2

habilidad
capacidad
aptitud

Answer 2

ability
n
/əˈbɪləti/
My ability to stay calm helps in my job.

Question 3

absolutamente, totalmente, completamente

por supuesto, claro, de acuerdo

Answer 3

absolutely
adv
/ˈæbsəluːtli/
I find speaking in public absolutely terrifying. I hate doing it.

Question 4

solo/a

Answer 4

alone
adv
/əˈləʊn/
What would you do if you were hiking alone in the mountains and you got completely lost?

Question 5

cualquier cosa

alguna cosa, algo

Answer 5

anything
pron
/ˈeniθɪŋ/
Of course I’ve made mistakes, but I don’t regret anything.

Question 6

evaluar
tasar
valorar

Answer 6

assess
v
/əˈses/
They don’t panic and they assess the situation clearly and take decisions.

Question 7

tentativa, intento (esfuerzo)

atentado (ataque contra la vida de alguien)

Answer 7

attempt
n
/əˈtempt/
It took me five attempts to get it right.

Question 8

no tomarse la molestia
no importar
no molestarse en

Answer 8

can’t be bothered
v
/bi ˈbɒðəd/
I wish people wouldn’t leave supermarket trolleys in the car park just because they can’t be bothered to take them back.

Question 9

instucciones

sesión informativa

Answer 9

briefing
n
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
Pay attention to the flight attendant’s safety briefing.

Question 10

enterrar

sepultar

Answer 10

bury
v
/ˈberi/
In traditional stories pirates always bury their treasure.

Question 11

caja, estuche, maleta (contenedor)

caso, ejemplo, cuestión

Answer 11

case
n
/keɪs/
I wish my family would put DVDs back in their cases.

Question 12

reto

desafío

Answer 12

challenge
n
/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/
The key to survival is to slow down and divide the challenges into small, manageable tasks.

Question 13

probabilidad, oportunidad
suerte, destino
casualidad, azar

Answer 13

chance
n
/tʃɑːns/
The chance of winning the lottery is small.

Question 14

civilización

Answer 14

civilization
n
/ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
The four men set off from the town of Apolo and soon they had left civilization far behind.

Question 15

contar

Answer 15

count
v
/kaʊnt/
Memorize where the emergency exits are and count how many rows you are away from them.

Question 16

destino

Answer 16

destination
n
/ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/
I’d keep walking and try to find my way to my destination.

Question 17

entrar en

entrar a

Answer 17

enter
v
/ˈentə(r)/
Before they entered the jungle, the three friends made a promise that they would ‘go in together and come out together’.

Question 18

excusas

excusa, pretexto

Answer 18

excuse
n
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
Do you want me to phone and make an excuse?

Question 19

hecho

Answer 19

fact
n
/fækt/
I’m just completely bewildered by so many facts and figures.

Question 20

factor

Answer 20

factor
n
/ˈfæktə(r)/
Money was an important factor in my decision.

Question 21

enfurecer a

exasperar a

Answer 21

infuriate
v
/ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt/
It really infuriates me when people drive too close behind me.

Question 22

intruso/a

Answer 22

intruder
n
/ɪnˈtruːdə(r)/
What would you do if you woke up in the middle of the night and thought that you could hear an intruder in your home?

Question 23

irritar
molestar
fastidiar

Answer 23

irritate
v
/ˈɪrɪteɪt/
It really irritates me when you are late.

Question 24

gran

grave

Answer 24

major
adj
/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/
On average people have one major regret in life.

Question 25

dirigir, manejar, gestionar

Answer 25

manage
v
/ˈmænɪdʒ/
I managed to give it up, which I’m proud of.

Question 26

tarea manejable

Answer 26

manageable task
n
/ˈmænɪdʒəbl tɑːsk/
The key to survival is to slow down and divide the challenges into small, manageable tasks.

Question 27

memorizar

Answer 27

memorize
v
/ˈmeməraɪz/
I memorize a lot of information before any exam.

Question 28

quedarse dormido

pegarse las sábanas

Answer 28

oversleep
v
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/
I wouldn’t have been late if I hadn’t overslept.

Question 29

oxígeno

Answer 29

oxygen
n
/ˈɒksɪdʒən/
Plants produce oxygen for us to breathe.

Question 30

prestar atención

ponerle atención

Answer 30

pay attention
v
/peɪ əˈtenʃn/
Pay attention and also read the safety information in the seat pocket.

Question 31

puro/a

Answer 31

pure
adj
/pjʊə(r)/
I see them as pure mistakes – something to learn from, something which makes me the person I am today!

Question 32

tasa

índice

Answer 32

rate
n
/reɪt/
American research has shown that the survival rate in all air crashes is historically 95.7%.

Question 33

racional

Answer 33

rational
adj
/ˈræʃnəl/
Try to keep calm and behave in a rational way.

Question 34

revolución

Answer 34

revolution
n
/ˌrevəˈluːʃn/
Many revolutions have changed the political system of different countries.

Question 35

rumor
habladuria
chisme

Answer 35

rumour
n
/ˈruːmə(r)/
I wish people wouldn’t start stupid rumours on Twitter that aren’t true.

Question 36

autocontrol

autodominio

Answer 36

self-control
n
/ˌself kənˈtrəʊl/
Well, that’s your problem. You’ve got no self-control!

Question 37

servir (help, work for)
servir, traer (food: give, bring)
atender, atender a (attend to: a customer)
servir (be a servant to)

Answer 37

serve
v
/sɜːv/
I wish shop assistants would serve me when I’m waiting rather than carrying on a conversation with their friends.

Question 38

especie

especies

Answer 38

species
n
/ˈspiːʃiːz/
The Amazonian rainforest is the home of more than half the plant and animal species known to man.

Question 39

hoy

Answer 39

today
adv
/təˈdeɪ/
If I had done these things, then I wouldn’t be who I am today.

Question 40

regar

Answer 40

water
v
/ˈwɔːtə(r)/
If you had watered the plants, they wouldn’t have died.