VOCABULARY
drop out ( a race, school)
abandonar
REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN . DO NOT CHANGE THE MEANING.
I was three years old when I began to swim.
(since)…………………………………………………………
have been swimming
Passive voice
The doctor gave me these tablets ( two ways )
These tablets were given to me by the doctor
I was given these tablets by the doctor
Ocurrírsele
come up with
Tener éxito en
Be successful in
Empezar un nuevo hobby
take up
COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT CONDITIONAL FORM. If you (not remind)…………………………………………….me about yesterday’s meeting, I
(forget)…
hadn't reminded / would have forgotten
Reported speech
‘Don’t make a lot of noise!’ my dad told me again.
my dad told me not to make ...
Regla de oro
rule of thumb
Ser responsable de
To be responsible for
loose-fitting
Holgado
Reported speech: Use deny
The football official said, ‘I didn’t cheat!’
The football official denied cheating
Rewrite or join the sentences. Use non-defining relative clauses.
John’s mother loves to watch movies in black and white and owns a large collection of DVDs.
John’s mother, who owns a large collection of DVDs, loves to watch movies in black and white
Dar algo por sentado
take sth for granted
Consistir en
Consist of
Mugging
Atraco
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Use the correct form of a modal verb.
It wasn’t necessary to chew every mouthful 30 times!
needn't have chewed
Have sth done
A designer is going to make Lucy’s wedding dress.
Lucy is going to have her wedding dress made by a designer.
come across
Toparse con
You should apologize ... your customers ... wasting their money.
to / for
Robo en vivienda
Burglary
REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS GIVEN. DO NOT CHANGE THE MEANING.
I need to concentrate, but the dog won’t stop barking.
If only………………………………………………………………
the dog would stop barking
Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
People know that doing exercise is good for your health.
Doing....
Doing exercise is known to be..
give sth the time of day
Hacer caso
Estar basado en
To be based on