Pronunciation
Pronounce the words with the following definitions correctly:
1. An item of clothing consisting of a jacket and trousers, usually quite formal.
2. A set of connected rooms in a hotel (e.g. bedroom, bathroom...etc)
1. suit /sut/
2. suite /suit/
Are these verbs followed by a gerund or an infinitive with to?
1. forget
2. feel like
3. suggest
4. deserve
5. afford
1. forget + to
2. feel like + ing
3. suggest + ing
4. deserve + to
5. afford + to
How do we say 'escasez' in English?
shortage
Which phrasal verb means 'montar un negocio'?
Start up/set up
What does the abbreviation 'WFH' mean?
Example: I'm WFH 3 days per week at the moment.
working from home
Which is the stressed syllable in each of these words?
1. insurance
2. teenager
1. insUrance
2. tEEnager
Explain the difference, with examples, between these two expressions:
To be keen on
To be keen to
To be keen on = to be a fan of something, to like something
He's keen on sci-fi films.
To be keen to = to really want to do something, tener ganas/estar deseando
I'm keen to get my next holiday booked.
What is the name for all of the large electrical items in a house? (e.g. fridge, washing machine, oven...etc)
Appliances
Replace the verb in italics in this sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb:
I really admire my mum for how she managed to raise 4 kids with very little help.
look up to
How would we say 'está mal visto' in English?
It's frowned upon
One person on the team must read this sentence with perfect pronunciation:
I managed to negotiate a successful deal.
Rewrite this sentence using the appropriate modal verb structure:
He was very pale when I saw him; I'm sure he was ill.
He was very pale when I saw him; he must have been ill.
Business vocab time! Give the word/phrase for the following definitions:
1. The point at which a company makes neither a profit nor a loss.
2. The amount of money a company makes in a year, e.g. through sales.
3. The regular and necessary costs (e.g. rent, salaries, office material...etc) involved in running a business.
1. Break even point
2. Revenue/turnover
3. Overheads
Replace the verbs in italics in these sentences with appropriate phrasal verbs:
1. It can be very difficult to start a conversation with a complete stranger.
2. I met a workmate of mine by chance while I was doing the shopping yesterday.
1. strike up
2. ran into
Imagine you are in a restaurant with a friend. The bill arrives. What would you say in English in each of these situations?
1. Yo te invito!
2. Pagamos a medias?
1. It's on me/I'll get this
2. Let's go Dutch/Shall we go Dutch?
One person in the team must pronounce the following pairs of words, clearly marking the difference in the pronunciation between each of the words in the pair.
1. custom/costume
2. loose/lose
3. hurt/heart
Helen will check and pronounce them correctly!
Explain, with examples, the difference between:
1. Remember + gerund and remember + infinitive with to
2. Mean + gerund and mean + infinitive with to
1. Remember + gerund = to recall something that happened in the past >> I remember reading this book when I was a child
Remember + infinitive with to = an obligation; to not forget something >> Remember to call your grandma on her birthday!
2.
Mean + gerund = to imply; when one action has another as a consequence >> Our flight leaves at 7am, which means waking up very early!
Mean + infinitive with to = to have the intention >> I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
1. Which verb means 'to say yes with your head'?
2. Which verb means 'to say no with your head'?
1. nod
2. shake (your head)
Translate this sentence into English.
Necesito deshacerme de la ropa que ya no uso
I need to get rid of the clothes I don't use anymore.
Which expression means 'to maintain your position, or your belief, even if you are criticised for it'?
To stick to your guns
One person in the team must read this sentence with perfect pronunciation:
I ate a variety of chocolate biscuits in the restaurant yesterday afternoon.
I ate a /varAIety/ of /choklet/ /biskits/ in the /restront/ yesterday /afterNUN/
Express these sentences in a different way, using a modal verb structure.
1. I think Alice worked in a hotel last summer, but I'm not sure.
2. It definitely wasn't Luke that you saw yesterday, because he's in New York this week.
1. Alice may/might/could have worked in a hotel last summer.
2. You can't have seen Luke yesterday / It can't have been Luke that you saw yesterday.
Give the words from the following definitions:
1. an uncontrolled outburst of anger or frustration, typical in young children.
2. to make someone feel uncomfortable and/or nervous in a situation.
1. tantrum
2. to unnerve
Translate this sentence into English:
Después de la discusión, Daniel se fue enfadado.
After the argument, Daniel stormed off.
Which prepositions are missing from the following expressions?
1. to have a phobia ___ something.
2. to take ___ your shoes.
3. to search ___ something.
4. to ease ___ a situation/activity.
1. of
2. off
3. for
4. into