VOCABULARY UNIT 1

- Adjectives of emotion

afraid joyful
annoyed miserable
anxious relaxed
confused satisfied
determined stressed
disappointed surprised
uneasy – inquieto, intranquilo

- Phrases with yourself

be yourself know yourself

challenge yourself make yourself (do sth)- force yourself to do [sth]),
congratulate yourself esforzarse
express yourself surprise yourself
tell yourself

- Collocations

Boost your confidence Give something a go – probar, intentar

Change your routine Have an adventure
Get a buzz (out of something) – really enjoy Make plans
Give an opinion Take (something) on board -aceptar

- Personality adjectives

calm generous
confident gentle
creative organised
curious punctual
fussy (quisquilloso, exigente) reliable
sensible
VOCABULARY UNIT 2

- Pollution

Bin Public transport

Bottle bank Smoke
Litter Traffic
Pollute/clean up the beaches, the air, the oceans, Parks, Traffic jam
rivers Oil
Factory Petrol station
Petrol

- Protecting and damaging the environment collocations

Endangered animal Recycle/ throw away aluminum cans, plastic bags,

plants rubbish
Protect/ damage the environment, the planet, the Recycle centre
plants Renewable energy
Save/waste energy/money/ water

● Compound nouns
- Elections and campaigns phrases

Become a partner of Organise an event

Hold an election Sign up to do something
Join a campaign Vote for something or somebody
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- Clothes and accessories/parts of clothes and shoes

Boots Pullover
Bracelet Raincoat
Button – botón Sandals
Collar – cuello Scarf
Earring – pendiente Sleeve – manga
Gloves Sole – suela
Heels – tacones Suit – traje
Hood – capucha Tights – medias
Hoodie – sudadera con capucha Tracksuit – chándal
Laces - cordones Wig – peluca
Leggings – mallas Wellies – botas de agua
Necklace Zip - cremallera
Pocket

- Adjectives for clothes and accessories

Amazing – asombroso Striped – a rayas

Awesome – impresionante Pink and red striped – a rayas rosas y rojas
Baggy – ancho/a Plain – liso/a
Black-and-white – en blanco y negro Plastic
Bright (green)- fuerte – (verde) fuerte Polka-dot – de lunares
Checked – a cuadros Pretty
Coloured – de color Scruffy – desaliñado/a
Cool – guay Short
Cotton – de algodón Skinny – ajustado
Crazy – extravagante Smart – elegante
Denim – de tela vaquera Smelly – apestoso/a
Fashionable – moderno/a Stunning – despampanante
Flowery – de flores Tight – ceñido
Huge – enorme Trendy – a la moda
Leather Woollen – de lana
mini Worn-out – desgastado/a
Old-fashioned
 - Collocations with BE, HAVE (GOT), WEAR

BE HAVE (GOT) WEAR

Be good-looking Have a pale complexión – tener la piel Wear a wig
Be in his (her) thirties clara Wear glasses
Be Slim – estar delgado/a Have a piercing Wear jewellery
Be tanned – estar moreno/a Have dyed hair
Have freckles
Have painted nails
Have pierced ears
VOCABULARY UNIT 4
- JOBS

Cleaner Writer
Cook App designer
Engineer Computer programmer
Employer Dentist’s assistant
Interpreter Fashion designer
Librarian Film director
Lifeguard Flight attendant
Manager Lorry driver
Painter Music critic
Plumber (fontanero) Travel agent
Psychologist Veterinary assistant
Scientist

- FIND AND LOSE A JOB

Apply for a job Be retired

Be part of a team Be unemployed
Have an interview Be/Get fired (ser despedido)
Look for a job Give up/ quit work
Meet my colleagues Diploma – título
Sign a contract Speech – discurso
Write a CV Candidate

- WORKING CONDITIONS

Temporary job Have paid holidays

Permanent job Have training
Summer job Well-paid
Unemployed Badly-paid
Earn a salary/wage Work in a big company/small firm
Full-time job Work shifts – trabajar por turnos
Part-time job Flexible hours
Hourly rate – tarifa por horas work nine to five
Candidate Work overtime - trabajar horas extras

- SUCCESS AT WORK

Get a pay rise – recibir un aumento salarial Get work experience

Award – premio Get a pension – recibir la pensión
Get a bonus – recibir una bonificación Get a promotion
Get unemployment benefit
VOCABULARY UNIT 5
- SPACE / SPACE SCIENCE

Astronaut Spacesuit
Astronomer Star
Comet Telescope
Earth Atmosphere
Galaxy Balloon
Moon Capsule
Orbit Engine
Planet Force
Planetarium Gravity
Satellite Helium
Solar system Oxygen
Space station Parachute
Spacecraft Sound barrier

- DIMENSIONS AND DISTANCE

Centimetres long Miles per hour

Centimetres wide Length
Centimetres high Width
How long does it take to….? - It takes two hours. Height
Kilometres away from Speed limit
Kilometres per hours

- LARGE NUMBERS / SUMS AND FRACTIONS

A hundred Equals
A thousand Divided by
A million Plus
A billion Take away
Point Three quarters
A half Times
A third Two fifths
VOCABULARY UNIT 6
- HEALTH PROBLEMS

Allergy Injury (herida)

Asthma Insomnia
Bug (bicho) Migraine
Food poisoning Travel sickness
Hay fever Virus
Infection

- COLLOCATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH

Come down with the flu Get a prescription

Have a rash – tener un sarpullido Have a check-up
Have a runny nose – moquear Listen to your chest – auscultar
Have a temperature Take your temperatura
Have a nose bleed Take your blood pressure
Have a cough Get lots of rest
Have an infection Stay in bed
Lose your apetite Take medicine
Lose your voice Take some tablets

- WORD FORMATION - SUFFIXES

- Allergy – Allergic - Blind – blindness

- Asthma – asthmatic - Deaf – deafness
- Dyslexia – dyslexic - Dizzy – dizziness
- Ill – illness
- Pain – Painful
- Sick - sickness
- Depress – Depression – Depressed
- Infect – Infection – Infected - Injure – Injured
- Operate – Operation - Stress – stressed
- Prescribe – Prescription - Worry - worried
- Protect - Protection

- EXTREME SPORTS
Abseiling – rápel
BMXing – ciclismo BMX
Bungee jumping – puénting
Free running – carrera libre
Hang-gliding – vuelo en ala delta
Ice climbing – escalada en hielo
Parachuting
Paragliding – parapente
Sky-diving – caída libre
Snowboarding /sandboarding
Whitewater rafting – descenso de rápidos
Kite-surfing
VOCABULARY UNIT 7
- NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Body contact Head movements

Eye contact Posture
Facial expressions Voice
Gestures

- COLLOCATIONS RELATED TO COMMUNICATION

Give somebody a hug Point a finger

Look somebody in the eye Raise your voice
Make eye contact Lower your voice
Nod your head Raise your eyebrows
Shake your head - negar Shrug your shoulders

- WORD FORMATION - SUFFIXES

Communicate – communication Inform – information

Confirm – confirmation Inspire – inspiration
Define – definition Interrupt – interruption
Describe – description Observe – observation
Discuss – discussion Pronounce – pronunciation
Explain – explanation Recommend – recommendation
Express – expression Repeat – repetition
Suggest - suggestion

- ADVERTISING

Billboard – cartel Logo

Brand Poster
Commercials – anuncios Slogan
Flyers - folletos Target audience – público objetivo
VOCABULARY UNIT 8
- ART, LITERATURE AND BOOKS

Abstract art author

Contemporary art autobiography
Graffiti biography
Graphic art chapter
Pop art character
Sculpture cover – portada
Illustration fiction
Landscape non-fiction
Oil painting novel
Portrait novelist
Sketch play – obra de teatro
Still life – naturaleza muerta playwright – dramaturgo
Watercolour poem
poet
poetry
plot
scene

- COLLOCATIONS RELATED TO ART AND BOOKS

Appear in the news Hold an exhibition – celebrar una exposición

Do a painting Promote your work
Get good reviews Promote your ideas
Get bad reviews Win an award
Give a poetry Reading – leer poesía en voz alta Write a bestseller
Give a speech

- THE PRESS

Broadsheet – periódico Adverts

Magazine Celebrity gossip – prensa rosa
Online news site Commercials – anuncios de tv
Tabloid – prensa sensacionalista Headlines
Designer Horoscope
Editor Local news
Journalist National news
Paparazzi Weather forecast
reporter