Vocabulary
Name an idiom containing a body part.
E.g. Have something on the tip of your tongue
Explain the difference between used to and would.
Used to is for past habits and states. Would can only be used for past habits.
How do you start and end a formal email?
If you know the name: Dear Mr/Ms X // Yours sincerely
If you don't: Dear Sir or Madam // Yours faithfully
Name + surname
Translate into English:
Lleva una semana comiendo comida rápida, lo que me parece horrible.
(S)he's been eating junk/fast food for a week, which is terrible.
Name three different ways to give your opinion different from "I think".
1. From my point of view
2. I believe
3. In my opinion
What adjective describes a song that is easily stuck in your head?
Catchy
What is the causative and when is it used?
It's a type of passive formed with the structure have/get + noun + past participle and it's used for services and unfortunate situations that you haven't planned.
Name three features of formal style and 3 of informal style.
Informal: contractions, phrasal verbs, idioms.
Formal: impersonal structures, complex sentences (subordination), precise vocabulary.
Translate into English:
Nos lo estábamos pasando pipa. Apenas nos dimos cuenta de que llovía.
We were having a great time. We hardly noticed that it was raining/ the rain.
Provide a phrasal verb that is synonymous for these items: participate, start
Participate: take part in
Start: kick off
What's the difference between being fired and being made redundant?
Being made redundant is being let go because you are not necessary in your company. Being fired is associated to bad behaviour.
Complete the sentences with the correct word:
1. She applied ____ a scholarship.
2. He recovered ____ his illness quickly.
3. How do you care ____ your health?
1. for
2. from
3. for
Name three connectors of opposition, three for adding information and three for reason.
Opposition: hovewer, nevertheless, yet.
Adding info: additionally, moreover, also.
Cause: due to (the fact that), as, since.
Translate into English:
Llevarán casados 50 años en noviembre.
They'll have been married for 50 years in November.
Name two synonyms for quite.
Fairly, pretty.
Provide a definition for the items the teacher will give you.
1. Melt
2. Kidneys
Briefly explain narrative tenses in English (uses and types)
They are four past tenses used for narrating:
Past simple: main events .
Past continuous: background information.
Past perfect: past before the past.
Past perfect continuous: longer actions before the past.
Which of these is the most formal?
1. I am writing as I want to work with you.
2. I am writing to apply for the position.
3. I'm writing in order to apply for the available position.
2.
Translate into English:
1. Caminaría al trabajo si no lloviese.
2. Si me ofreciesen una subida de sueldo, tal vez valorase quedarme en el trabajo.
1. I'd walk to work if it wasn't raining.
2. If they offered me a rise, I might consider staying at the job.
Explain the difference between would(n't) have and could(n't) have
Would(n't) have shows a likely consequence (more certainty). Could(n't) have expresses a possibility (less certain).