jueves, 15 de diciembre de 2016

Unit 12, Vocabulary

Vocabulary --- Pages 104 and 105

FITNESS CENTRES
Whether (adv) – if
Fee (n) – the amount of money one needs to pay monthly, annually or weekly
Impact (n) – influence, collision
Session (n) – a period of time during which a service is offered
To build muscles (phr) – to work out and make your body stronger
To note (v) – take notice of, perceive
To admit (v) – to allow to enter; (n) – admission
Admission policy (n) – admission rules and criteria
To accompany (v) – to go along with sb
To sign up (ph v) – to enlist, to subscribe
To be approved (v) – to be in favour of
To get fit (phr) – to become stronger
In advance (phr) – beforehand, ahead of time
Goal (n) – aim, a desired end
Ballroom dancing (n) – recreational dance performed by couples
Appearance (n) – looks
Adventurous (adj) – full of risk and courage
To keep one on their toes (idiom) – energetic, ready, alert
To book (v) – to reserve
Equipment (n) – instruments, tools
To hire (v) – to rent, to posses for a shorter period of time
To design (v) – to plan skillfully
To suit (v) – to be appropriate, to accommodate, to be satisfactory
To come along (ph v) – to accompany sb
To strengthen (v) – to become stronger
To take part in (ph v) – to participate
In shape (phr) – in condition, fit, strong
To work out (ph v) – to physically exercise, to use weights
Personal trainer (n) – a one-on-one coach
Aerobics class (n) – jogging, rowing, swimming or often lighter exercise to music
Body building (n) – daily exercise including weights to build muscles





Vocabulary, Page 107, ex. 1

Prescription (n) – a piece of paper a doctor gives you to get medicine
Diagnosis (n) – a doctor’s opinion of what is wrong with you
Allergy (n) – when your body reacts badly to some things
Cure (n) – medicine, remedy or treatment
Symptom (n) – a sign such as spots or cough that shows you’re ill
Surgery (n) – a doctor’s office
GP (n) – a general practitioner, a general doctor
Injection (n) – a medicine which is put into your body with a syringe






Vocabulary, Page 107, ex. 2

Collocations with make and do

Make
Do
An appointment

Some exercises
 A complaint

The housework
A noise

Your best
Up your mind

The washing-up
A fuss

Your homework
A mess

Well at something
A phone call

You good
A suggestion

The shopping
The bed


Friends


A mistake


Sure


A decision


An effort


Money


A meal



     

viernes, 4 de noviembre de 2016

Unit 16, Vocabulary

On the Run

Pages 140 and 141, Vocabulary

Sympathy (n) – understanding
To commit a crime (phr) – to do smth illegal or wrong
To affect (v) – to influence, to shape, to cause a change
To break the law (phr) – to do smth illegal
Currently (adv) – at the present time, now
To be arrested (phr) – to make the arrest, to be detained by the police
To admit (v) – to say you did smth, to accept the blame
To claim (v) – to state, to say that smth is true although you are not sure
Innocent (adj) – not guilty, not having committed a crime
Guilty (adj) – you did smth wrong, having committed a crime
Burglary (n) – the crime of stealing things from a house
Suburb (n) – the edge of a city or a town, outskirts, suburbia
Insurance (n) – an agreement with a company, money you pay for safety reasons
Crime rate (n) – a measure of how much crime is committed
Failure (n) – the fact of not succeeding
Poverty (n) – the condition of being extremely poor
To push someone into smth (phr) – to make someone do smth
To turn to smth (phr) – to start doing smth
Honesty (n) – the quality of being honest, sincere, decent
To recognise (v) – to know someone or smth because you have seen them before
To search smth/someone (v) – to check whether smth is hidden somewhere
Suspicious (adj) – someone or smth that seems or looks guilty
To prove (v) – to show that smth is true
To plead guilty/not guilty (phr) – to say in court
Trial (n) – legal process
Jury (n) – a group of people who listen to facts and decide whether someone is guilty
Verdict (n) – a decision made at the end of the trial
Offence (n) – crime
Court (n) – the room where legal processes take place


Page 143, Vocabulary, Exercises 1 and 4

Shoplifting (n) – stealing from shops
Pickpocket (n) – a small thief who steals from people in the street
Robbery (n) – if you steal big things, like from a bank, jewellery shop...
Assault (n) – if you attack someone physically
Arson (n) – setting things on fire
Blackmail (n) – if you make someone give you money
Murder (n) – if you deliberately kill someone
Manslaughter (n) – unintentional killing of a person
To accuse (v) – to say that someone is guilty
                           Eg. He’s been accused of killing a person.
To charge (v) – to formally accuse, usually used in passive voice;
                           Eg. He has been charged with arson.
To suspect (v) – to think or believe that someone is guilty
                             Eg. They suspected James of robbery.
To apologise (v) – to say you’re sorry
                           Eg. He apologised for insulting her.
To let someone off (v) –  to allow someone to get away with a minor punishment
                           Eg. He was let off with just a fine.
To sentence (v) – to send someone to prison for a period of time
                              Eg. He’s been sentenced to life in prison.
To blame (v) – to accuse someone of smth
                               Eg. They blamed Peter for breaking the window.
A life sentence (n) – life in prison
A fine (n) – sum of money paid as a penalty for an offence
Community service (n) – the work one has to do as a punishment for an offence
A suspended sentence (n) – one has another chance but with an open file




lunes, 10 de octubre de 2016

Unit 9, Vocabulary

Lab Report
Vocabulary pages 78-79

Part 1
·         Lab report (n) – a written report by a scientist on the results of a particular experiment carried out in a laboratory, eg. Professor Smith has asked me to prepare a lab report on his latest experiment.
·         Science – Study of the physical world
·         Technology – refers to machines and equipment which have been developed using scientific knowledge
·         On the go (phr) – active, moving, busy
·         Handy (adj) – useful, convenient
·         Features (n) – characteristics
·         All of a sudden (phr) – suddenly, unaware, unexpectedly
·         Morph (v) – mutate, modify, change, transform, alter
·         Several (adj) – a few, a lot, various, handful
·         Undoubtedly (adv) – without doubt, certainly, indeed, definitely
·         Functionality (n) – performance, use
·         Chemist (n) - pharmacy
·         Online banking (phr) OLB – internet/web banking, e-banking; electronic payment system
·         To get smth right / wrong (phr) – to understand it one well / not well
·         To seem likely/unlikely (phr) – the chances are good/bad
·         Sensor (n) – it detects and responds to some kind of input: light, sound, motion, pressure
·         Video-streaming (n) – sent and displayed by the viewer at the same time, there’s no need to download a video, it can be played before the whole video has been transmitted.











Part 2

·         Widespread (adj) – common, many people use it or know about it
·         Long-lasting (adj) – it can last long
·         Data (pl/n) – information
·         Wifi (n) = wireless network
·         Device (n) – a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular thing
·         Development (n) – progress, improvement
·         Improve (v) – get better
·         Increase/decrease (v) – go up, become bigger / go down, become smaller
·         Quality (n) – how good smth is
·         Reasonably-priced (adj) – not so expensive
·         Functions (n) – abilities to do different things
·         Digital (adj) – electronic, not physical









Vocabulary page 81

Part 1

·         Cable (n) – wire
·         CD-ROM (n) – Compact Disc--- a disc designed to store computer data in the form of text and graphics
·         DVD-ROM (n) – digital adaptable disc used for storing large amount of data
·         DVD-ROM or a DVD-RAM drive is designed to read a DVD-ROM disc.
·         External hard drive is used for storing larger amount of data.
·         Key (n) – letter, number or a symbol on a keyboard
·         Keyboard (n) -  a device used for typing
·         Memory stick (n) – a small disc drive that can store data --- synonyms: jump drive, pen drive, USB stick, USB key, finger stick, pocket drive, thumb drive, data stick
·         Monitor (n) – a device which displays videos and information, similar to a TV
·         Mouse (n) – a device used for scrolling and selecting information, among other functions
·         Printer (n) – a device that prints in black and white or colour
·         Screen (n) – A part of a monitor where the information is displayed
·         USB port (n) – connection between the computer and a USB stick


Part 2

·         Do /carry out an experiment/research
·         Have a theory/memory stick/software
·         Come up with an experiment/ a theory
·         Download/install software
·         Connect/plug in a memory stick





Unit 9, Page 81, ex. 4

·         Go off --- stop liking smth
·         Get into --- start liking smth
·         Make off --- escape, get away
·         Take off --- remove a piece of clothing or shoes
·         Put on --- get dressed
·         Put off --- delay or postpone to a later date
·         Turn off --- stop a machine
·         Turn on --- start a machine
·         Call off --- cancel a planned event