My English Course Level B2- C1: junio 2017

viernes, 30 de junio de 2017

ANGER

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/upper-intermediate/unit-4/session-5

scowl= fruncir el ceño desaprobando

ASKING POLITE QUESTIONS

DO YOU KNOW where the bus stop is?
WOULD you mind if
COULD you tell me....
IS THERE ANY CHANCE you...?
I WAS wondering if your report WAS already ready
Instead of saying "Have you done my laundry already?", it's preferable to omit the word "YOU" and use the passive form:" Has my laundry been done already?"

FIRE

To light a fire
to catch fire
A firefighter
A blaze = a large fire
to put out

The chimney
the matelpiece

jueves, 29 de junio de 2017

WHETHER / IF

Whether

more formal
Afeter a preposition
two choices

I don't know whether you like coffee or tea (only two possibilities)
I don't know if you like coffee or tea (this, that or anytihing else)

To know more http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/upper-intermediate/unit-3/session-1

miércoles, 28 de junio de 2017

SAY:................... I said I was tired
TELL................... I told HER to go to hell
TO BE LIKE....... He told ME that I wasn't working and I was like "More than you"

To know nore http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/upper-intermediate/unit-2/session-4

WAR

Problems

disagreements
dissension
a conflict
Allies

Elements

troops
the navy
headquarters
a recruit

Fighting

To fight / to hit / to strike
Violence flared up
combat
a civil war breaks out
to launch a missile
a blast
Some bombs went off
shelling

There is shelling of the buildings (firing guns)

a withdrawal
a town liberated from the...
retaliation

People

a fierce fighter
a hero
a guerilla (gorile)
the rebels

consequences

supplies
aid agencies
casualties
badly injured
many wounded
To be hit in a leg
missing people
Devastation

Peace

ceasefire
a truce
a treaty
peace talks
peace settlement

Terrorism

Hijacking hostages, bargain and release them

Expressions

to fight a lost battle
To be caught in cross fire
to be in the firing line all the time
to have a shot / a go / a try at it

portemanteaux

Jeggings: jeans + leggins
smog= smoke + fog

TOXICS

TOXIC

A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

POISONOUS
VENEMOUS

MISTAKES

Mistake
Error
Blunder

an error because you haven't paid enough attention

martes, 27 de junio de 2017

A VARIETY OF PHRASES

The force for change
A dead end
The heart of the matter
They are nowhere to be found
The day-to- day life
The ebbs and flows
to pave the way for
to feel the weight on his shoulders
to be on the horizon
to be several years our senior
Male dominant cultural mindset
Bearing this outlook ( panorama /pronóstico)
adamantly = firmemente

They are adamantly working to...

Standpoint = punto de vista, perspectiva
Hindrance= obstáculo
trample upon = pisotear, tamb en sentido metafófico.
a bedrock= la base de una teoría, peidra angular
steadfast = firme
A turning point
In the long run
advance by leaps nd bounds
wrongdoing= irregularidad,,delito, infracción
to pay attention

POLITICS

Conservative- conservatism
Left wing

to vote for
to elect

elections will take place / will be held
Foreign / economic policy

To rig the election
To overthrow
An uproar
Uprising
A policy of appeasement

to hoist the flag of struggle
heated political struggle
a leap forward
a global threat

to walk out of prison
torture chambers
anthem of freedom

A dictatorship
To remain in power by resorting to repression

To grant the woman the right to have...
The women's engagement
a springboard for women
pioneering women

the outbreak of a war
a bloodbath
a deadlock = un estancamiento

lunes, 26 de junio de 2017

WISH

Wish + past

I wish I were taller

Wish + perfect past

I wish you had come yesterday

wish + would

I wish you would study more

To wish FOR sth
To wish sb sth

to send good impressions
I wish you merry Crhrismas
But por the future

I hope you'll pass your exam

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DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS

To have a fall
to lose one's balance

To start a fire
The fire alarm
to be burn down= destroyed by fire
To be suffocated = asphyxiated
To put out

A tide = la marea
An oil slick = marea negra
A rough sea=
The open sea= le large
To capsize= hundirse
To sink
A rescue operation
A clean up
To dive into the water
To be wet / soaked
a life jacket
a life buoy = salvavidas
a drowing

Aflooding / aflood
To rain heavily
To overflow / to burst its banks ( a river)

A rock fall = underumbamiento
a land slide/ landslip

To send a mayday message

ENERGY

A nuclar power plant
A nuclear disaster
A radioactive cloud
To emit irradiation
A mushroom cloud resulting form a nuclar explosion
Electric power (la corriente eléctrica)
New forms of energy
Renewable energies
Hydrolic power
Solar energy
Solar plant

ADVERBS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS OF TIME

In the past

Shortly before
So far
Long before
In the past
In former times
Long ago
From then on
this practice goes back to a long way ago
in an early stage
a bygone era
the camera has seen better days
A leftover (existence forom an earlier time)
to think back / to take you back

In the moment

Meanwhile
At the moment
Nowadays
At present
Puntual

On the dot

On the spur of the moment
to do sth there and then

On the spot, immediately, instantly

At this stage
It's high time to become...
It is about time + past
It's a sign of times

In the future

Shortly after
From now on
the forthcoming era
the aftermath (cosequences)
It's yet to be seeen
given the time, we'll be happy
To lie ahead ( will happen)

Frequency

Once in a while
All along= all the time
At times = occasionally
Off and on
From time to time
As and when
Once and again
Every other day
Hardly ever
barely

Manner

Time after time= again and again
As time goes by= as time passes

Duration

For good= forever
It feels like an eternity
Time consuming= taking a lot of time to do sth
How the time flies

Moment

Avant

Beforehand
A head of time

Après

Afterwards
Eventually
In the end
Adelay

Only a matter of time
as soon as
All in the good time = there is no need to hurry
Late

Late in the day = too late
Better late than ever
to put off = to postpone

Soon

Prematurely= before expected time
to put forward

Time

30 days or thereabouts
three weeks passed by
At one time or another= an unespecified time
No turning back the clock
To have time for oneself
to put off doing things
Waste time

Time is money
to waste your time

to clock on / off ( at work)
Speed

To be pressed ofr / to press on her duties
In no time= very quickly
in a rush
to rush off my feet
Work against the clock
At snail's pace
In a blink of an eye
I don't want to slow you up

Finish

to run out = expire= to come to an end
A permit run out

Wait

Hold up

To hold you up (hacerte esperar)
hold-ups (retenciones)
Delays
The meeting dragged on

Hang up

SPORTS

To keep fit

to be on top form
to catch one's breath= stop and rest
to be exhausted
this keeps me fit and well
Are you fitter o less fit than your son?
to burn calories
a lifelong commitment
to take part in a sport
I work out at the gym
to build physical strength
Undergo a personalized fitness programme
to be fitter or less fit than...

Sports in general

Achieve victory
a teamwork
To come to terms with injury
to feel under pressure
a training couch in charge

Some sports

team sports
rowing
weightlifting

The built of a weightlifter
powerful arm muscles

to do a bit of yoga
Car racing

to win 19 out of 20 races

Athletics

a highly conditioned athlete
high heart rate
powerful arm and muscles
Intensive cardiovascular training
The ideal built for a runner
Long-distance runner

Football

A request for World Cup tickets
This coutry will host the World Cup
This mathc will be watched by 3000 people worldwide and put it on the sportlight
a knock-out competition
the football ground
to warm-up / to cool down
The kick- off
send somebody off
to card him ( sacer tarjeta amarilla o roja)
Extra-time
Penalty shot-out
one-nil (1-0)
one- all (1-1)
Spain is leading Sweden 2-1 ( it's the latest score)Spain beat Sweden

Winners and losers
a kickaround ( dar cuatro toques al balón entre amigos)
It is a draw

We drew yesterday's match game (2-2)

Tennis

15-0 - fifteen-love
30-30 - thirty all
40-40 - deuce ( /dus)

Expressions

Achieve a common goal
To skate around the subject
Sail trough something
to take rein in sth
Take the wind out of her sails
To be on the ball
to move the goalposts

VERBS AND ADJECTIFS WITH PREPOSITIONS

To apply TO sb FOR sth
To be cruel TO
to be polite TO
To be accostumed TO
To be allergic TO

To be confident OF sth
To be sick OF sth
To accuse sb OF
To approve OF
To hear of sth

Have you heard of this new gadget?

To be bored WITH sth
To be busy WITH sth
To be excited WITH sth
To be pleased WITH sth
To be familiar WITH

Are you familiar with Japanese traditions?

To congratulate sb ON sth
To be hooked ON sth

ARe you hooked to TV series?

To dream ABOUT sb
To hear ABOUT sth

Have you heard about the recent news?

To be famous FOR
To be suitable FOR

to be an increase IN sth
to succeed IN

martes, 20 de junio de 2017

EXPRESSIONS WITH HAND

By hand (hecho a mano)
At hand (estar a mano, cerca)

My exams are at hand
I like to keep my vocabulary at hand

Out of hand = out of control

This problem is out of hand now

First hand (de primera mano)

I experienced it first hand.

Second hand (de segunda mano)
On the one hand... on the other hand...
Give a hand ( echar una mano)
Hands down ( without a doubt )

You're hands down the best

Like the back of my hand ( como la palma de mi mano, very well)

I know this village like the back of my hand

To go along hand in hand (cogidos de la mano)
To be hand-made
A handful of
To gain hands-on experience
Hand in hand
Something handy

SILENT CONSONANTS

HIMN
COLUMN
BADGE
SIGN
FOREIGNER
GUARD
BISCUIT

TO SAY THANKS

thanking

I owe you one
I'm in your debt
I'm verey thankful
I appreciate it
My gratitude knows no bounds
I don't know the words to thank tou
You're too kind

And accepting thanks:

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domingo, 18 de junio de 2017

IDIOMS

TO MAKE A FOOL OF ONESELF : QUEDAR EN RIDICULO
Not a drop was spilt
Lead astray: llevar por mal camino
Who's to blame?
To get into trouble
Get of my back; deja de meterte conmigo
to take a day off
To be a good-for-nothing

To have a leg to stand on
These stand sb in good stead

when it comes to the crunch
it happened out of the blue

The calm before the storm
It's just a storm in a teacup

to jump on the bandwagon / to join the bandwagon

Money

To cost the earth / a fortune / an arm and a leg
to make the ends meet
Prices are rocketing

to practish what you preaches
Understand

It's unclear as mud
to be spaced out
To be at a loss
To be out at sea
to make a head or tail of it
To put two and two together
To leanr one's lesson
One thing led to the other

Realise

Open sb's eyes

Aproval

To give the green light
to give the go-ahead
Out of question

Easy

It's a piede of cake
It's plain sailing
It's not rocket sailing

To be a means to an end
Conversation

It goes without saying
Needless to say
To have your say on
To go off a tangent / at tangents = irse por la tangente

Emotions

Nervous

To have butterflies in your stomach
To do it in cold blood

Suffer

It's a real nightmare

Happy

To be like a dog with a bone
To jump for joy
To be thrill to bits
To be in seventh heaven
To be on cloud nine

Anger

To be like a red rag to a bull
Add fuel to the flames
this makes his blood boil

Sadness

Hebroke my heart
To need a cry to cry on

Depression

To feel under the weather
To be down to the dumps

Humour

To be a bear with a sore head

Time

To be in a rush
to rush off my feet
How time flies
To work against the clock
To have time on your hands / to have time to yourself
to turn back the clock
In a blink of an eye
a snail's pace
step by step
It's only a matter of time
It's a sign of times
Once and again
Better late than never

On the spur of the moment
To do it there and then
In the heat of the moment
On a whim
On an impulse

Hobbies

To be keen on
to be fond of
I can't wait to

Differences

To break the mould

Options

The lesser of two evils
If I was in your shoes
To be a fence sitter
Take it or leave it
The other side of the coin
to play the devils's advocate
I don't know which way toturn
by hook or by crook
to be caught in the middle
To be rooted on the spot
The best of both worlds

relationships

To see eye to eye with somebody
to get on like house on fire
To become close to
Break the ice
to keep yourself to yourself
Birds of a feather flock together
all walks of life

Progress

To take great strides
To stand a chance

Control

To keep at bay
To keep an eagle eye on...
to toe the line
My life is in your hands
To hold of the aces
to be on your guard
Do as you are told

Risks

To beat stake
to take a gamble / a risk

Appeareances

A leopard can't change its spots
You can't judge a bokk by its cover
to be a blessing in desguise

Criticise

There is no smoke without fire
Hear it on the grapevine

Don't cry over spilt milk
Don't put your eggs in one basket
It's the last straw
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence
While the cat is away the mice play
to kill 2 birds with one stone
to move the goalposts
From scratch
to narrow sth down
Grin and bear it
A change is as good as a rest
too many cooks spoil the broil
to make a long story short
All road lead to Rome
A snowball effect

OTHERS

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FORGETTING AND REMEMBERING

To forget

I forgot buying the bread... Sorry.
Don't forget to put some beer in the fridge

It slipped my mind
I completely forgot about it

it's on the tip of my tongue
My mind went blank
My mind tends to go blank
it doesn't ring a bell
It doesn't sound familiar
Mislaid

Sth lost because you have forgotten where you have put it/ it's not lost, only temporarily lost

What's his name
to put sth at the back of your mind
to have a mind like a sieve

To remember

To look back in the past
To remember + ing ( past)

I remember cooking all day when my children were babies

to remember + infinitive ( present/ future)

Remember to by some bread before getting home

To remind

This reminds me of old times.
A reminder
I reminds you...
to bring to mind

A souvenir
To have good memories
To see the past through nose-tinted spectacles
I have a vague recollection
to learn by heart

Unaware

To be oblivious to
to be caught unawares of

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

What this word mean?
What's the Spanish word for...?
Can you speak louder, please?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Could you step aside, please? I don't see the board.

TO KNOW OR NOT TO KNOW

I haven't a clue
I haven't the slightest/ foggiest / idea
I haven't a clue
I wish I knew
How shall I put it?
What's the word for...?
Let me see...

To be a mine of information
To be an expert
To be an enlighted person
this is an enlightening program
to be a veteran / a mentor
He is very knowledgeable about sth
To know his stuff
To know the system inside-out
To know the ins and outs of sth
To know the ropes of sth.
Firs-hand knowledge
to have a good grounding in maths
To have the basics in maths

I know by sight
To hear of (oír hablar de alguien)
To hear about ( know)

To read between the lines

To be out of touch with sth
This name doesn't ring a bell with me

To cotton on = to begin to understand
To have a limited grasp of Chinese

It's something unseen = unknown

to find out
To work out
To sort out
To figure out

To realise
to come home
to hit home
to be aware of
sth dawned to me

to consider
to bear / to keep in mind
To take into account
To take in consideration

To teach sb a lesson
I've learnt my lesson

To aknowledge
To have research into it

SYNONYMS OF MONEY

A donation: in the church
A fee: in a school
A dowry: in a marriage
An alimony: in a divorce
A debt
A tax. to the govrnment
A fine: when breaking the law
A pension: when you retire
An allowance: to children
A loan; from the bank
A tip: to a waiter
A ransom: to kipnappers
A bribe: Money in exchange of an illegal service

KEEP

To kept sth from sb (ocultar, esconder)

We keep our relationship from our parents

To keep sth/sb out (no dejar entrear)

Keep the wet dog outof the bedroom

To keep sth up

If you keep your marks up, I'l boyyou a new game.

YOU ARE WELCOME

My pleasure
Glad I could help
Just doing muy job
It was nothing
Don't mention it
Anytime
No problem
Forget it

IN / ON / OUT OF

In cash
In brief
In advance
In a temper ( angry)
He was in a temper when she arrived
In aid of (people, organizations,)
In a flash ( en un santiament)
In contrast

On the way to
On business
On a jurney
On the road
On a diet
On bail (bajo fianza)

Out of date
Out of fashion
Out of control
Out of order
Out of place (fuera de lugar)
Out of breath (sin aliento)
Out of spite ( por despecho)
Out of duty ( por el deber / obligación)
Out of stock (sin existencias)
Out of work (people out of work = sin trabajo)

CONNECTORS

Comparison:

In the same way /manner
Similarly
Equally
As with

concession

Spite of/ the fact that
Despite of
Regardless of
Notwithstanding

These success notwithstanding, the situation is tricky

Albeit

He assed his exam, albeit with low scores.

On the contrary
Apart from
Except for
Otherwise = conversely; alternatively
Unless
But for ( with a negative sense)

I'm happy with my job but for the low salary

Unlike
Even if + you don't know
Even though + you know
Even so
Much as I enjoyed the holiday, I was glad to be home
However , nevertheless, nontheless
In any case

Addition

Additionaly
Likewise
I'd like to make another point
Among other things

Time

Currently
at the moment
Nowadays

Example or say another way

That is to say
Such as
Especially
In particular
In other words
That means
What I'm driving/getting at
As a matter of fact

Summary

In brief
To sum up
To put it in a nutshell
Lastly
At last

HAVE

to have a good time
to have a haircut
to have sympathy

MAKE /DO

to make an effort
to make money
to make trouble
to make room

To do business
to do your best
to do your hair
to do a favour

LAW AND ORDER

Crimes

Cyberattack
An identity theft
a scam-timo
a break- in
a raid (asalto)
a rape

People

hackers
Shoplifter
street muggers
a gunman
a terrorist
a suicide bomber
a drug-mule

Actions

to be in trouble with the law
to be mixed up in sth / involved in sth illegal/ to be cought in something bad
to commit crime / a robbery
To hack into a mobile phone
to bribe
to laundry ( blanquear)
To rip off / to cash in on
To steal money with violence
To hold somebody up
To stab a policeman to death
to break into a house
to rape
to hold / release hostages

To fight crime

Prevent crime
Stable employment is one of the most protective factors against offending
Security

A safe

alarm systems

to fit a burglar alarm
code numbers

high fencing
CCTV cameras
a mace spray
Body guards
Spy satellites
a swipe card
Phone taping
body scans

pilotless planes = drones
To carry guns
In self-defense

The police

Border guards for illigal immigrants
a suspicion
To catch a thief / criminals
to tip off (dar un chivatazo)
a prisoner
a hideaway = a secret place
To be arrested for assautl

In court

a trial
the judge / a judgement
the court
the jury (juery)
the defendant
the barrister or lawyer
an offense / Minor offenses
to be sued for...
to charge somebody with a crime
Allegations ( acusación)
to be found guilty
To convict (condenar) / conviction (condena)
to be sentenced to
The verdict

Punishments

a community service for misfits (desadaptados)
He is placed under house arrest
prison sentence
To end up in prison
to be behind the bars
To give tougher punishments
the death
A prisoner centers plan
The last quarter of a sentence
To serve a term in jail
To be released
to release on temporary license
To come out of prison
A high security jail
Serve in this jail
a jail break-out
to break-out of jail

Efficiency

Reoffending rate of 50%
To return to a life of crime
Prison system fails
It cuts them from society
Sustainable rehabilitation

ILLNESS

To be in a good shape

To be right as rain
Safe and sound
to recharge his batteries

An illness (in general)

A disease (for infections like Hepatitis ( hepapaitis)
A disorder
A syndrome

Accidents

A bruise = golpe / a concussion

It's swollen
My ankle was badly bruised

A scratch = arañazo
A sprain = una torcedura
a black eye
broken ribs
A knife wound

Infections

To go down with flu / to come down with
My nose is blocked up
to fight off a sore throat
To shake off a cold
to get over it / to pull through / to recover form illness

Others

a stroke (derrame cerebral)
a harelip= labio leporino
an allergic reaction
A filling (un empaste)
diarrhoea ( daiaeria)
migraine
a heavy smoker

Smoke is detrimental to your health

an unhealthy diet

Symptoms

To feel sick
to trhrow up = to vomit
to pass out / To lose consciousness / to faint/ to be unconscious

To be lightheaded = mareado
to sweell up

Solutions

a prescription
a painkiller

pain relief

To put in a cast = escayolar
to put in a plaster
To put a bandage or a dressing on
Stitches
Surgery

an operating theatre

Crutches= muletas
to have an injection

I had an injection

heal or die

To pass away / to pass on

CATCH

to catch a cold
to catch fire
to catch sight of
to catch someone's attention
to catch the flu / a chill / a cold
To catch a thief

BREAK

To break the ice
To break the law
To break the rules
To break the news to somebody
To break a promise

TAKE

To take a break
To take a chance
To take a seat
To take an exam
To take notes

To take advantage of
To take sth seriously
To be taken aback by
to take the opportunity of
To take notice of

The woman took no notice of her child

to take exception to
To take pity on sb.
to take pride in
to take sth in his stride
To take a gap year after university

RUN

To run into= to come across
To run out= there is no... left
Run down= in poor condition: a house
I've got to run = to leave

PREFIX MIS-

Misunderstand (entender mal, en el sentido de mal interpretar

Don't misunderstand me

Misbehave (portarse mal)
Misread ( malinterpretar algo leído)
Mistreat ( animals or persons = maltrtar)
Misplace ( no encontrar algo)

Ihave misplaced my cellphone.and I don't find it.

TO GREET GUESTS

From the host

Come on in
I'll show you your room
Let me know if you need something
Help yourself to whatever you want
Make yourself at home

From the guest

ASKING FOR SOMEBODY

Hi to.......................... for me
Tell,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I said hello
Give my regards to........................
Thanksfor letting me know about
Tahnks for stopping/ dropping by to tell me about....

TO SAY GOODBYE

I'd better get going
I hate to run buy my ride is here
I have to go now but let's get together another day

APOLOGIES

Apologize

I apologize for being late
I'm afraid I've forgottent the kees

Accept apologies

That's all right
Don't mention it
You couldn't help it
I quite understand
No harm done
No problem
Apology accepted

OPINIONS, AGREEMENTS AND DISAGREEMENTS

As far as I'm concerned
From my point of view
Personally speaking
My own view on the matter is

I agree ON something
I agree WITH somebody
I couldn't agree more
I'm with you on that

You've got a point there but...
I agree to some extent but...
It's fair enough but...
I see your point but...
I don't disagree, but...

That's not enterily true
I'm not sure about that
I am not in favour of that
I'm afraid you're not quite right
I'm afraid you're mistaken
No, that's all wrong
You're talking rubbish

OPINIONS

In my view
From my perspective
To my mind
Personally speaking
For me
In my reckoning
Some hold the view that...
I strongly believe that
My firm belief is
I'd like to point out that
I reckon that / people reckon that
In my point of view
It would appear to me thatçI have a reason to beleive that

I agree with you on /about
I go along with you

It's thought / It's believed/ It's generally accepted that
It's common knowledge that
While it has to be conceded that...
another held point of view is
They hold the view that
It's claimed that
They object to
I's likely / unlikely /probably true that
It's indredible / unbelieveable

To be frank /honest /fair/quite certain

I advise you (against)
To urge
to complain to
To understimate

to have your say on
To speak your mind out

EUPHEMISMS

MENSTRUATION= AUNT FLOW
PREGNANT0 IN THE FAMILY WAY
UNEMPLOYED= BETWEEN JOBS
GOING TO THE TOILET= ANSWERING THE CALL OF NATURE
DIED= PASSED AWAY