Other Ways To Say

Question 1

3 ways to avoid a phonecall when you’re busy

Answer 1

• I’m just right in the middle of something. Can I call you back later?
• You catch me at a bad time (me pillaste)
• I have to dash out (tengo que salir corriendo)

Question 2

Fechas

Answer 2

On the +día (ordinal) + of + mes
My brithday is on the 20th of November 2019. The twentieth of November, two thousand and nineteen.

DÍA DE LA SEMANA
Your exam will be on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (December seventeenth, twenty-nineteen)

DÉCADAS
My favourite singers are from the 80s (eighties)
He passed his driving license in the 1990s (nineties)

FECHAS EN INGLÉS BRITÁNICO:

DÍA+MES+AÑO (DAY, MONTH, YEAR)
20th November 2019. The twentieth ofNNovember two thousand and nineteen.

FECHAS EN INGLÉS AMERICANO:

MES+DÍA+AÑO (MONTH, DAY, YEAR)
November 20th 2019. November twentieth two thousand nineteen. Aquí abrevian del todo, no ponen :the, of, and.

Question 3

LIKE (question)

1. Qué le gusta a ella?
2. ¿Cómo es ella (físicamente)?
3. ¿Cómo es ella (personalidad)?

Answer 3

1. What does she like? She likes pizza and watching movies
2. What does she look like? She’s tall and thin, medium height /hait/ and she has white hair and liight skin
3. What is she like? She’s friendly and easy to talk to.

Question 4

Para tomar aquí o para llevar

Answer 4

• To have here or take away (UK)
• For here or to go
• Dine-in or carryout (US)
• To drink/eat it here or to take out

Question 5

Expressions with take:

1. Take advantage of
2. Take turns
3. Take offence at
4. Take pride in
5. Take place
6. Take charge
7. Take breathe
8. Take by surprise

Answer 5

1. (Aprovecharse)
   Don’t you realize that he’s taking advantage of you and your money?
2. (Turnarse)
   Do you want to take turns driving? I took turns dancing with his wife at the ball.
3. (Ofenderse de)
   I take offence at being given orders by my underlings. (subordinados)
4. (Sentirse orgulloso de)
   Canadians take pride in (are proud of) their national hockey team.
5. (Ocurre, sucede)
   The Olympics take place every four years
6. (Hacerse cargo de, encargarse)
   His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away.
7. (Tomarse un respiro)
   I think we all need to stop the arguments, take a deep breath, and remember why we came here.
8. (Pillar por sorpresa)
   The question took Jane by surprise and she hesitated a moment before answering

Question 6

I believe

Answer 6

I am inclined to believe