English for Spanish Speakers

Vocabulary 1

100

Remember the price doesn't TAKE IN ACCOUNT / TAKE INTO ACCOUNT spending on food and drink.

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

200

Is there ROOM/PLACE for one more chair at the table?

Is there ROOM for one more chair at the table?

300

Unfortunately, I ______ the last train and had to get an expensive taxi home. 

MISSED

400

I clearly REMEMBER/REMIND playing on the beach with my brothers as a kid.

REMEMBER

500

Students have to CONDUCT/DO/MAKE some research into a particular topic for their end-of-year project.

CONDUCT

Grammar 1

100

Nobody KNOW/KNOWS how the fire started.

KNOWS

200

The younger HABITANTS/INHABITANTS of the village are leaving to find work in the city.

INHABITANTS

300

The guide introduced _________ to the group and ran through the schedule for the day.

HIMSELF/HERSELF/THEMSELVES 

400

The airline didn't tell us anything about the reason OF/FOR the delay.

FOR

500

Say 2 irregular plural nouns (i. e., nouns that do not form their plural forms by simply adding an -s at the end).

CHILDREN (child)

PEOPLE (person)

MEN (man)

WOMEN (woman)

MOUSE (mice)

Vocabulary 2

100

Correct the mistake "If one of the kids is taking place in a school play or a sports competition, one of us will always go along".

"If one of the kids is taking PART in a school play or a sports competition, one of us will always go along".

200

Correct the mistake "There were a number of talks and other events related with art and photography".

"There were a number of talks and other events related TO art and photography".

300

- "Which ice cream do you want?"

- "I really don't _____ ! You can pick it for me."

MIND

400

I know that guy! He's my mum's FAMILAR/RELATIVE.

RELATIVE

500

They got _____ the bus in the main square and walked down to the sea. 

OFF

Grammar 2

100

Kate is ON/IN holiday at the moment?

ON

200

She works in a small software company and she's popular with her CLASSMATES/COLLEAGUES/COMPANIONS.

COLLEAGUES

300

The university has students ________ all over the world.

FROM

400

The apartment was in very poor CONDITIONS/CONDITION and needed a lot of work.

CONDITION

500

Correct the mistake: "The people in Spain are very friendly".

"People in Spain are very friendly".

Ana

100

What's Ana's favourite colour?

red

200

How many languages does Ana speak?

5

300

Does Ana love or like chocolate?

she only likes it

400

Does Ana prefer watching films pr series?

series

500

What did Ana want to be when she was a kid?

An archeologist