File 7-THE BODY

Question 1

tobillo

Answer 1

ankle
n
/ˈæŋkl/
I sprained my ankle playing football.

Question 2

morderte las uñas

Answer 2

bite your nails
/baɪt jɔː ˈneɪlz/
Do you bite your nails when you’re nervous?

Question 3

sonarte la nariz

Answer 3

blow your nose
/bləʊ jɔː ˈnəʊz/
Here’s a tissue to blow your nose.

Question 4

nalgas
trasero
culo

Answer 4

bottom
n
/ˈbɒtəm/
My bike saddle is uncomfortable and it hurts my bottom!

Question 5

cerebro

Answer 5

brain
n
/breɪn/
Is it true we only use 25% of our brain?

Question 6

romper el corazón de alguien

Answer 6

break someone’s heart
/breɪk sʌmwʌnz ˈhɑːt/
When Miriam left David, she broke his heart.

Question 7

cepillarte el pelo / los dientes

Answer 7

brush your hair / teeth
/brʌʃ jɔː ˈheə, ˈtiːθ/
You need to brush your hair before I take you to dance class.

Question 8

pantorrilla

Answer 8

calf
n
/kɑːf/
I pulled my calf muscle running.

Question 9

no poder sacarte (algo) de la cabeza

Answer 9

can’t get (something) out of your head
/kɑːnt ɡet … aʊt ɒv jɔː ˈhed/
I can’t get that song out of my head. I keep whistling it.

Question 10

pecho

torso

Answer 10

chest
n
/tʃest/
What size chest is your jacket?

Question 11

masticar

Answer 11

chew
v
/tʃuː/
The steak was tough and difficult to chew.

Question 12

miedo
temor
(idiom)

Answer 12

cold feet
/kəʊld ˈfiːt/
I’m not sure I want to go climbing now. I’m starting to get cold feet.

Question 13

peinarte el pelo

Answer 13

comb your hair
/kəʊm jɔː ˈheə/
Are you going to comb your hair? It looks a mess.

Question 14

codo

Answer 14

elbow
n
/ˈelbəʊ/
I don’t know why I’ve got a lot of wrinkled skin on my elbow.

Question 15

puño

Answer 15

fist
n
/fɪst/
She hit me with her fist.

Question 16

cruzar los brazos

Answer 16

fold your arms
/fəʊld jɔːr ˈɑːmz/
Fold your arms – it will keep you warmer.

Question 17

fruncir el ceño

Answer 17

frown
v
/fraʊn/
The teacher frowned when she saw all the mistakes I had made.

Question 18

sacártelo del pecho (un poblema)

Answer 18

get it off your chest
/ɡet ɪt ɒf jɔː tʃest/
I need to talk to somebody about my problem and get it off my chest.

Question 19

echarle una mano a alguien

Answer 19

give someone a hand
/ɡɪv ˌsʌmwʌn ə ˈhænd/
Could you give me a hand with my homework? It’s really difficult.

Question 20

tener mariposas en el estómago

Answer 20

have butterflies in your stomach
/hæv ˌbʌtəflaɪz ɪn jɔː ˈstʌmək/
The test is on Friday. I’ve got butterflies in my stomach!

Question 21

corazón

Answer 21

heart
n
/hɑːt/
My heart is beating so fast after that race.

Question 22

talón

Answer 22

heel
n
/hiːl/
Careful! You stood on my heel.

Question 23

cadera

Answer 23

hip
n
/hɪp/
My grandad has false hips.

Question 24

tomar la mano de alguien

Answer 24

hold someone’s hand
/həʊld ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈhænd/
I’m going to hold someone’s hand when I skate. I’m worried I’ll fall over.

Question 25

abrazar

Answer 25

hug
v
/hʌɡ/
When we meet we always hug each other.

Question 26

riñón

Answer 26

kidney
n
/ˈkɪdniː/
The kidneys help clean the blood.

Question 27

arrodillarse

Answer 27

kneel
v
/niːl/
Some women think a man should kneel down when he proposes marriage.

Question 28

aprender de memoria
memorizar
(idiom)

Answer 28

learn by heart
/lɜːn baɪ ˈhɑːt/
You need to learn the irregular past tenses by heart.

Question 29

hígado

Answer 29

liver
n
/ˈlɪvə/
Drinking too much alcohol is bad for your liver.

Question 30

pulmón

Answer 30

lung
n
/lʌŋ/
I smoke 40 cigarettes a day. My lungs must be terrible.

Question 31

uña

Answer 31

nail
n
/neɪl/
Where did you get your nails done?

Question 32

en la punta de la lengua

Answer 32

on the tip of your tongue
/ɒn ðə tɪp əv jɔː ˈtʌŋ/
I can’t remember her name, but it’s on the tip of my tongue.

Question 33

palma

Answer 33

palm
n
/pɑːm/
She tries to read people’s palms.

Question 34

señalar

Answer 34

point
v
/pɔɪnt/
If you don’t know the word for something, just point at what you want.

Question 35

gastar una broma
tirar de la pierna de alguien (literal)
(idiom)

Answer 35

pull someone’s leg
/pʊl ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈleɡ/
You can’t be serious. You must be pulling my leg!

Question 36

meter la pata

idiom

Answer 36

put your foot in it
/pʊt jɔː ˈfʊt ɪn ɪt/
You really put your foot in it when you asked how Jane’s husband was. He left her last month.

Question 37

levantar las cejas

Answer 37

raise your eyebrows
/reɪz jɔːr ˈaɪbraʊz/
Don’t raise your eyebrows at me.

Question 38

rascarse

Answer 38

scratch
v
/skrætʃ/
Don’t scratch the mosquito bite. You’ll only make it worse.

Question 39

darse la mano

estrecharse la mano

Answer 39

shake hands
/ʃeɪk ˈhændz/
We normally shake hands when we meet people.

Question 40

sacudir la cabeza
mover la cabeza
negar con la cabeza

Answer 40

shake your head
/ʃeɪk jɔː ˈhed/
Nod if you agree, or shake your head if you don’t.

Question 41

encoger los hombros

encogerse de hombros

Answer 41

shrug your shoulders
/ʃrʌɡ jɔː ˈʃəʊldəz/
Do you always shrug your shoulders when you don’t know the answer?

Question 42

mirar fijamente
quedarse mirando
clavar los ojos

Answer 42

stare
v
/steə/
The painting was so strange I stared at it for a long time.

Question 43

estirarse
estirar
extender

Answer 43

stretch
v
/stretʃ/
She got out of bed, and yawned and stretched.

Question 44

chuparte el dedo

Answer 44

suck your thumb
/sʌk jɔː ˈθʌm/
Did you suck your thumb when you were young?

Question 45

muslo

Answer 45

thigh
n
/θaɪ/
My thighs are too big for those trousers.

Question 46

tocarse los dedos de los pies

tocarse los pies

Answer 46

touch your toes
/tʌtʃ jɔː ˈtəʊz/
You know you’re getting old when you can’t touch your toes.

Question 47

cintura

Answer 47

waist
n
/weɪst/
What waist size are your trousers?

Question 48

saludar (gesto de saludo con la mano)

Answer 48

wave
v
/weɪv/
She waved goodbye sadly to her boyfriend as the train left the station.

Question 49

guiñar

parpadear

Answer 49

wink
v
/wɪŋk/
He winked at me to show that he was only joking.

Question 50

muñeca

Answer 50

wrist
n
/rɪst/
I can’t play tennis. I’ve hurt my wrist.

Question 51

bostezar

Answer 51

yawn
v
/jɔːn/
It’s rude to yawn without covering your mouth.