Vocabulary
Mime the word the teacher will give you.
Pinch
Organise these categories of adjectives according to the order they'd go in: pattern, age, colour, origin
Age, colour, pattern, origin
Translate into English: si precisa más información, no dude en contactar conmigo.
If you need more information, do not hesitate to contact me.
Name three differences between formal and informal style.
Informal style uses contractions, phrasal verbs and imitates a chatty style. Formal avoids the first two and language should be more elegant.
Name three structures to agree and three to disagree with someone (I agree and I disagree are not valid).
Agree: Absolutely! / I see your point/ I couldn't agree more
Disagree: I'm not sure I agree / That's true but / I beg to differ
Provide a synonym for these items: vomit, pass out
Throw up
Faint
What are so and such followed by?
So + adjective / adverb
Such + (adjective) + uncountable or plural noun
Translate into English: más vale prevenir que curar.
Better safe than sorry
Name three things you should and three things you ought not to do in a written mediation.
You should: summarise the information using your own words and write a brief introduction and conclusion.
You shouldn't add more information, give your opinion or modify information.
Pronounce these items correctly: swollen, casual, airline.
/ˈswəʊlən/
/ˈkæʒjuəl/
/ˈeəlaɪn/
Give a definition for the items the teacher will give you.
Narrow-minded
Two-faced
Briefly explain the uses of narrative tenses in a story or anecdote.
Past simple: main events
Past continuous: background information
Past perfect: a time before the past
Past perfect continuous: continuous actions before the past and continued up to that moment
Translate into English: las ambulancias llegaron para llevarse al hospital a la gente que había resultado herida.
Ambulances arrived to take the injured / people who had been injured to hospital.
Explain three possibilities on how to use recommend appropriately.
Recommend + -ing verb
Recommend something to someone.
Recommend + (that) + subject + should + infinitive
Provide a more formal word for: also, help, important, ask, find out, put up with.
Also=moreover
Help=assist
Important=essential
Ask=inquire
Find out=discover
Put up with=tolerate
Name an idiom for each of these categories: related to health, fashion, travel, frequency.
Health: be on the mend
Fashion: dress for success
Travel: safe and sound
Frequency: once in a blue moon
Are these sentences correct? If not, identify the mistake(s) and correct them.
-I found an article that it could be very usefull for you.
-U know what time the shop open on saturday?
- I found an article that could be very useful for you.
-Do you know what time the shop opens on Saturday?
Translate into English:
-Acabo de pedir comida pero no ha llegado todavía.
-No tengo muy claro a qué hora empieza.
- I've just ordered food but it hasn't arrived yet.
-I'm not sure what time it starts.
Explain the difference between:
-Due to and due to the fact that
-Although and though
-Due to + noun / noun phrase // due to the fact that + clause
Although is a bit more formal than though
Explain the uses of the phrasal verb take off (semantic and grammatical)
Take off can be used for clothes and is transitive and separable.
Take off can also apply to air transport and is intransitive and inseparable.