VOCABULARY EXTENSION FOR 4

A. Translate the following sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The shop is going out of business, so there are lots of great bargains.
I cant afford any of this stuff because its so overpriced.
Can you do me a favour and buy some ready-made food on the way home?
She doesnt make friends easily because shes always miserable.
I exchanged the camping gear and received a refund.

Compound adjectives
B. Match I to II to form as many compound adjectives as you can. Use a dictionary to
help you. Some of the words in II can be used with more than one word in I.

II

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

over
ready
hard
part
world
self
open
price

a. working
b. minded
c. famous
d. conscious
e. centred
f. priced
g. time
h. made

C. Complete the sentences with a suitable compound adjective from Exercise 5.

1. Hes a . millionaire. He got no help from anyone.

2. This is a .. job. Perhaps we will be able to offer you more hours in the
future.
3. These clothes are . I wont spend that amount of money.
4. We didnt have time to cook, so we bought .. food.
5. Hes a man who never thinks about other people.

Functional Language
D. Complete the sentences with a suitable expression below.

1.
2.
3.
4.

You wont be sorry. Do you take credit cards? Theyre top quality. Have you got
anything cheaper?
Im afraid weve run out of those.
Id like to pay. .
.Shall I look for another style?
Thats why theyre so expensive
These shirts are too expensive. ..

E. Translate the following sentences into English using connectors.

1. Saba que lleg, pero no quiso pasarse a verla.

2. El padre saba lo que hizo y aun fuerzas para afrontarlo.

3. Saba lo que haba pero no estaba advertido de lo que pas.