Nov 22 Flashcards by Elena Álvarez

I don’t mind…

living alone

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It’s important..

to have a healthy diet…

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I find it difficult …

to focus…

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What can you buy…:
At the butcher’s?
At the stationer’s?
At a department store?
At a library?

What can you buy…:
At the butcher’s?: meat
At the stationer’s?: paper, pens…
At a department store? a bit of everything
At a library? Nothing! You only borrow the books there!

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A bargain is..
To give sb a refund is..

A bargain is..something very cheap
To give sb a refund is to give sb their money back

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Me pongo nerviosa

I get nervous

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Keep a record of..

Llevar un registro de…

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Make a complaint

Poner una queja, reclamar algo

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Sort __ a problem

sort out a problem = solve a problem

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shop window
till
on credit

escaparate
caja registradora
financiado

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to meet halfway

to reach an agreement

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quejarse de algo

to complain about…

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I love to read, but WHEN IT COMES TO studying…

“cuando se trata de “

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5 top tips

tips = consejos

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I will CERTAINLY try to help

of course, definitely,

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outstanding service…

the service stands out (it is very good)

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I was treated like royalty

like a member of the royal family

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Let’s talk about films:
The cast are…
The plot is…
A scene is…
The script is…
A sequeal is…
The soundtrack is…
It is dubbed….

The cast are… the actors and actresses
The plot is… the storyline
A scene is… a sequence
The script is… the written lines
A sequeal is… a second part
The soundtrack is… the music
está doblada

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The film is based_____ a novel
The film is set______

based ON a novel
SET in London, in 1992

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Cars are…….. in Russia (make)

made

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My bag was……….. when I was in Florida (steal)

stolen

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Oh no! Our flight has………….. (cancel)

has been cancelled

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A new motorway is ………….. (build)

is being built

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Someone threw the letters away by mistake.

The letters…………………..

The letters were thrown away

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They sell cold drinks here Cold drinks......................

cold drinks are sold here

They have sold all the tickets for the concert All the tickets..................................

All the tickets for the concert have been sold

Somebody must pay this bill tomorrow This bill................

This bill must be paid tomorrow

That's the man ___________son plays for Chelsea

WHOSE

"I'll call the manager". The waiter said....

he would call the manager

"I've passed my exams" Jack said...

Jack said he had passed his exams

"I may be late" Jack said...

Jack said he might be late

"Can you help me?" She asked us...

She asked us if we could help her

"where's the nearest bank"? She asked me..

She asked me where the nearest bank was

"I'll do it tomorrow" She told me...

She told me she would do it the next day / the following day

My teacher is so demanding!!

demanding = exigente

For intance,

For example,

It's a masterpiece"!

Es una obra maestra!

una mentalidad diferente

a different mindset

hazlo lo mejor q puedas

do your best

modernity hunger poverty

modernity --> adj is modern hunger --> adj is hungry poverty --> adj is poor

to take legal action against somebody is to take somebody to...

take sb to court

BURY TOMB ENGINE

enterrar tumba motor

a narrow PATH Mark tried to CRAWL GRAB the EMPTY bottle

a narrow PATH: camino Mark tried to CRAWL: gatear GRAB the bottle: agarrar, empty : vacío

the steak was burnt, and I didn't know WHETHER to laugh OR cry

he was my fiancé

we were engaged

I think you shouldn't spend so much money _______ clothes

every other day

un día sí y otro no

What time did you arrive home? - Could you tell me....?

Could you tell me what time you arrived home?

I'm excited about our holiday = I'm _______________ our holiday

looking forward to

He writes very _______ and makes lots of spelling mistakes

carelessly

- Do you like _____ films? - No, I don't enjoy feeling frightened

horror films

Yesterday I had to pay a parking_____

fine

You can get money from a _____ machine

cash machine / ATM

Let's talk about different appliances: washing machine dishwasher iron vacuum cleaner central heating freezer ...

washing machine: lavadora dishwasher: lavavajillas iron: plancha vacuum cleaner: aspirador central heating: calefacción freezer: congelador ...

We didn't have electric light but we GOT BY

to get by: to manage to live or to do something with difficulty

criar a un niño es..

to bring up a child. Emplee: I grew up in Canada, I was brought up by my mum

if you LIVE OFF the land

you depend on the land in order to live

He was a FORMER teacher

una niña de 5 años una casa de 20 años

a 5-year-old girl a 20-year-old house

He invented a GADGET to switch off the TV

a device

Would you like to _______ your own business?

set up

the BBC spokesperson said..

portavoz

Busca una palabra en el diccionario Búscala

Look up a word in the dictionary Look it up

quítate los zapatos quítatelos

Take off your shoes Take them off

Pruébate esa chamarra Pruébatela

Try on that coat Try it on

If I had known...

I wouldn't have gone to Mallorca

I would buy a house..

If I had money

If you had asked me...

I would have told you the truth

If you had told me..

I wouldn't have believed you

If were an animal...

I would be a lion

The mystery REMAINs unanswered

permanece

suspects DNA sample witness evidence murder

suspects: sospechosos DNA sample: muestra de ADN witness: testigo, presenciar evidence: pruebas murder: asesinar

bump into a friend

encontrarse con un amigo (o chocarse)

Me dijo que se había muerto No podía creer que estaba muerto

He told me he had died I couldn't believe he was dead

achieve your goals/ ambitions

conseguir

To make the most of this class

it's important to study at home

vary your routine

vary (very): change

It was a PLEASANT experience

enjoyable

HURT TECHNIQUES CONVINCE TROUBLE

Pronunciation