My English Course Level B2- C1

domingo, 2 de julio de 2017

HYPHEN

day-to-day
good-for-nothing
hard-working
easy-going
mother-in-law
twenty-two

If the adjective is before the noun:

a last-minute decision
well-respected persone
slow-moving
an old-fashioned hat
a twenty-six-mile course
one-person households
a sixteen-years- old lady

This hat is out of date
A carefully written letter

Stand for = mean
He can't stand him = hates
To stand for = represent an idea
To stand up for sb = defend

Not to stand a chance= not have the opportunity
to stand out= sobresalir
to stand by = support
Not to stand for= refuse to accept a situation

EAT

What to eat

Nuts
dried beans
Mussels (mejillones)
Shrimp
Fish is a staple food
Oily fish (pescado azul)
Raw vegetables
Wholesome food
Organic food
I don't touch meat or dairy products
A pot ( cazuela)
A Chinese delicacy
Chicken goes well with salad
The leftovers

Nothing was left over

Diet

To keep fit
To put on a diet

To put on weight
to cut down ON burgers
To start to count the calories

a good source of proteins
high proportion of fat
all high in carbohidrates
high fat, salt and sugar content
An unhealthy diet
To be a teatotal
to be a fussy eater (milindringuis)

Actions

To stir, to pour, to chop
to bake (hornear)

To eat

starvation
to starve
to lose weight
hunger strike
To fast
To break her fast
to put and end to her fast
to put on weight
To nibble ( picar algo)
to grab a bite to eat comer algo)
I don't want to overdo it

How to eat

To eat out
The food "onthe go"
A takeaway

IN ORDER TO, SO AS TO,

In order to / so as to
In order not to / so as not to
In order that / so that

he hid the present in order that the children wouldn't find itç

+ to infinitive (purpose of an action)

I'm going to university to become a teacher
I'm saving to buy a car

For + ing ( purpose of a thing)

The mobile phone is for calling other people
Thisthing is for getting rid of headaches

SO startling was the scene that I'll never forgive it
It was SO startling that I started to cry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-6/session-1

sábado, 1 de julio de 2017

HAPPINESS

To be cheerful
To be full of the joys of spring
To be thrilled to bits
To be music to my ears
To jump for joy

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

TO SAY GOOD BYE

Let's go
I'm off

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