File 6-Useful words and phrases

Question 1

extraterrestre, alienígena

extrangero/a (foreign person)

Answer 1

alien
n
/ˈeɪliən/
There are lots of films about aliens but no one really knows if they exist.

Question 2

cantidad

importe

Answer 2

amount
n
/əˈmaʊnt/
How do you feel about the amount you sleep?

Question 3

atacar
agredir
asaltar

Answer 3

attack
v
/əˈtæk/
In movies aliens are often shown to attack humans.

Question 4

ballet

Answer 4

ballet
n
/ˈbæleɪ/
My favourite ballet is Swan Lake. I’ve seen it three times.

Question 5

bajo (rhythm guitar with four strings)

bajo eléctrico

Answer 5

bass guitar
n
/beɪs ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/
I think the bass guitar is one of the easiest string instruments to learn.

Question 6

estar acostumbrado

estar familiarizado

Answer 6

be used to
v
/bi ˈjuːst tə/
I’m not used to sleeping with a duvet. I’ve always slept with blankets.

Question 7

chelo

Answer 7

cello
n
/ˈtʃeləʊ/
I hate taking my cello to school. It’s too big and heavy.

Question 8

coro

Answer 8

choir
n
/ˈkwaɪə/
I sing in the school choir.

Question 9

continuar

seguir con

Answer 9

continue
v
/kənˈtɪnjuː/
Let’s continue working on this later.

Question 10

década

Answer 10

decade
n
/ˈdekeɪd/
Once you’ve tired of classical, you could start with music from the fifties and progress through each decade.

Question 11

batería

percusión

Answer 11

drums
n
/drʌmz/
My son wants to play the drums but they are so loud!

Question 12

cenar fuera

salir a cenar

Answer 12

eat out
v
/iːt ˈaʊt/
Do you want to get a takeaway this evening? No, I’d prefer to eat out.

Question 13

explotar a, abusar de

explotar, aprovechar

Answer 13

exploit
v
/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
He exploited the opportunity and made a lot of money.

Question 14

quedarse dormido (go to sleep)
dormirse (informal: be bored)

Answer 14

fall asleep
v
/fɔːl əˈsliːp/
How long does it usually take you to fall asleep at night?

Question 15

profundamente dormido

en el quinto sueño

Answer 15

fast asleep
adj
/fɑːst əˈsliːp/
I was fast asleep when a knock on the door woke me up.

Question 16

cineastas (director, realizador, productor)

Answer 16

film-maker
n
/ˈfɪlm ˌmeɪkə(r)/
Many famous film-makers work in Hollywood.

Question 17

flauta

Answer 17

flute
n
/fluːt/
You nearly always see girls and not boys playing the flute.

Question 18

acostumbrarse a
familiarizarse con
habituarse a

Answer 18

get used to
v
/ɡet ˈjuːst tə/
I can’t get used to working at night. I feel tired all the time.

Question 19

medio dormido

amodorrado

Answer 19

half asleep
adj
/hɑːf əˈsliːp/
I was half asleep and unable to concentrate well in class.

Question 20

guiar, ir (face: a direction)

encabezar, dirigirse (lead)

Answer 20

head
v
/hed/
When I’m with my friends we usually head to the park to relax.

Question 21

influenciar

Answer 21

influence
v
/ˈɪnfluəns/
Many new musicians are influenced by music they heard in their childhood.

Question 22

insomnio

Answer 22

insomnia
n
/ɪnˈsɒmniə/
Some people can’t sleep because they suffer from insomnia.

Question 23

mantener (sb) despierto

Answer 23

keep you awake
/kiːp ju əˈweɪk/
If you drink coffee in the evening, it may keep you awake.

Question 24

besar

Answer 24

kiss
v
/kɪs/
The experience, he says, was ‘like the first time you kiss a girl’.

Question 25

máximo

Answer 25

maximum
n
/ˈmæksɪməm/
The maximum score you can get is 180.

Question 26

medianoche

Answer 26

midnight
n
/ˈmɪdnaɪt/
I’m not used to staying up so late. I’m usually in bed by midnight.

Question 27

almohada

Answer 27

pillow
n
/ˈpɪləʊ/
They get into bed and put their head on the pillow.

Question 28

aporte (forum message)

Answer 28

post (online)
v
/pəʊst (ɒnˈlaɪn)/
I often post messages online about newspaper stories.

Question 29

psicólogo/a

Answer 29

psychologist
n
/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/
A psychologist studies the mind.

Question 30

saxofón

Answer 30

saxophone
n
/ˈsæksəfəʊn/
The saxophone is my favourite instrument in the jazz band.

Question 31

poner, ajustar (an alarm)

Answer 31

set (an alarm)
v
/set (ən əˈlɑːm)/
They go to bed and set their alarm clock.

Question 32

sábana

Answer 32

sheet
n
/ʃiːt/
In bed people cover themselves with a blanket or a sheet.

Question 33

siesta

Answer 33

siesta
n
/siˈestə/
Some people have a siesta after lunch.

Question 34

somníferos

pastillas para dormir

Answer 34

sleeping pills
n pl
/ˈsliːpɪŋ pɪlz/
When I can’t sleep I take sleeping pills.

Question 35

soprano

Answer 35

soprano
n
/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
Many female opera singers are sopranos.

Question 36

gusto
sabor
muestra, degustación (sample of food or drink)

Answer 36

taste
n
/teɪst/
My musical taste is very different from yours.

Question 37

solía

acostumbraba a

Answer 37

used to
v
/ˈjuːst tu, tə/
My parents used to make me tidy my room every morning.

Question 38

llorar

Answer 38

weep
v
/wiːp/
Some people find music so moving that it makes them weep.

Question 39

echar un sueñecito

Answer 39

to have forty winks
idiom
/tuː hæv ˈfɔːti wɪŋks/