EXAMEN INGLÉS
UNIT 1
Vocabulay
Alike: parecido, similar, igual
Misconception: malentendido, concepto erróneo, idea equivocada, confusión
Culture gap: brecha cultural, diferencia cultural
Language barrier: barrera del idioma, barrera lingüística
Foreign: extranjero, de fuera
Fit in: encajar, adaptarse
Unheard of: desconocido, insólito, inaudito, nunca oído, inédito
Straightforward: directo, claro, franco, sincero
Outlooks: perspectivas, puntos de vista
Subtle: sutil, disimulado
Open-minded: de mente abierta, amplio de miras
Sensitive: sensible, susceptible
Rude: grosero, maleducado, irrespetuoso
Tend to: tender a, ser propenso a
Appropriate: apropiado, conveniente, adecuado
Values: valores
Roots: raíces, orígenes
Narrow-minded: de mente cerrada, intolerante, cerrado
Manners: modales
Awkward: incómodo, torpe
Useful language
It’s very common here to...
It’s hard for people to get used to...
You have to watch out for...
...might be new to you.
Try to be open-minded about...
Words from the text (vocabulary)
Overwhelming: arrollador, apabullante, powerful
Untouched: puro, intacto, natural
Long for: anhelar, desear, haven’t got it
Resentful: resentido, amargado, celoso, unfair
Heritage: herencia, legado, your ancestors did
Fetch: ir a buscar, traer, bring it from
Stay behind: quedarse, quedarse atrás, don’t join them
Anxiety (fear and worry): ansiedad, preocupación, miedo
Attempt to (try to): intentar, tratar de
Trembling (shaking): tembloroso
Come what may (no matter what): pase lo que pase
Lose touch (not have contact): perder el contacto
Phrasal verbs (p.164) (vocabulary)
Carry out: llevar a cabo, realizar
Call on: pasar a ver, visitar a
Dress up: vestirse de forma elegante, engalanarse
Show off: pesumir, lucirse, demostrar
Stand up for: defender
Make of: pensar de/sobre, parecer
Stick to: aferrarse a , seguir
Call off: suspender, cancelar
Take off: empezar a tener éxito, ponerse de moda, quitarse (ropa)
, Present perfect continuous/Past perfect continuous
Present perfect (have/has + participle): acción que empezó en pasado y continúa, acción que
terminó en algún momento del pasado pero está conectada con el presente.
How long have you waited for me?
Has he ever been to the USA?
We have just finished our homework
How long, ever, just, already, yet, for, since, recently, lately...
Present perfect continuous (have been/has been + V ing): como present perfect pero con idea de
continuidad, progreso.
How long have you been waiting for me?
She has been learning English for 7 years.
I’ve been studying all night long
How long, for, since, recently, lately, all day long, all night long...
Past perfect (had + participle): acción anterior a otra acción en pasado.
After we had had lunch, we washed up.
By the time he arrived, I had already left.
After, before, by the time, already
Past perfect continuous (had been + V ing): como past perfect per con idea de continidad, progreso.
When you arrived, I had been studying for 2 hours.
By the time she stopped for lunch, she had been working all morning.
For hours, all morning, when, before
Collocations (vocabulary)
Lose my patience: perder la paciencia
Fall ill: ponerse enfermo
Catch my eye: llamar mi atención
Fall in love: enamorarse
Catch by surprise: coger por sorpresa
Lose count: perder la cuenta
Fall out of favour: caer en la desgracia, perder el favor
Lose sight of: perder de vista
Catch someone red-handed: atrapar a alguien con las manos en la masa
Catch a cold: resfriarse
Fall asleep: quedarse dormido
Fall into place: encajar / tomar sentido (como en una situación)
Lose one's nerve: perder los nervios
Lose sleep over: perder el sueño por
lose (my patience, count, sight of, one’s nerve, sleep over), fall (ill, in love, out of favour, asleep, into
place), catch (my eye, by surprise, someone red-handed, a cold)
UNIT 2
Vocabulary
Trip: tropezarse, trastabillar,
Slip: resbalarse, escurrirse
Burn: quemadura
Choking: ahogo, asfixia, atrgantamiento
Burn down: incendiarse, prenderse fuego
Catch fire: prender fuego
Faulty: defectuoso, incorreto
Lifeguard: socorrista acuático, salvavidas
Drown: ahogarse
Strength: fuerza
Knock over: atopellar, hacer caer, derrumbar
UNIT 1
Vocabulay
Alike: parecido, similar, igual
Misconception: malentendido, concepto erróneo, idea equivocada, confusión
Culture gap: brecha cultural, diferencia cultural
Language barrier: barrera del idioma, barrera lingüística
Foreign: extranjero, de fuera
Fit in: encajar, adaptarse
Unheard of: desconocido, insólito, inaudito, nunca oído, inédito
Straightforward: directo, claro, franco, sincero
Outlooks: perspectivas, puntos de vista
Subtle: sutil, disimulado
Open-minded: de mente abierta, amplio de miras
Sensitive: sensible, susceptible
Rude: grosero, maleducado, irrespetuoso
Tend to: tender a, ser propenso a
Appropriate: apropiado, conveniente, adecuado
Values: valores
Roots: raíces, orígenes
Narrow-minded: de mente cerrada, intolerante, cerrado
Manners: modales
Awkward: incómodo, torpe
Useful language
It’s very common here to...
It’s hard for people to get used to...
You have to watch out for...
...might be new to you.
Try to be open-minded about...
Words from the text (vocabulary)
Overwhelming: arrollador, apabullante, powerful
Untouched: puro, intacto, natural
Long for: anhelar, desear, haven’t got it
Resentful: resentido, amargado, celoso, unfair
Heritage: herencia, legado, your ancestors did
Fetch: ir a buscar, traer, bring it from
Stay behind: quedarse, quedarse atrás, don’t join them
Anxiety (fear and worry): ansiedad, preocupación, miedo
Attempt to (try to): intentar, tratar de
Trembling (shaking): tembloroso
Come what may (no matter what): pase lo que pase
Lose touch (not have contact): perder el contacto
Phrasal verbs (p.164) (vocabulary)
Carry out: llevar a cabo, realizar
Call on: pasar a ver, visitar a
Dress up: vestirse de forma elegante, engalanarse
Show off: pesumir, lucirse, demostrar
Stand up for: defender
Make of: pensar de/sobre, parecer
Stick to: aferrarse a , seguir
Call off: suspender, cancelar
Take off: empezar a tener éxito, ponerse de moda, quitarse (ropa)
, Present perfect continuous/Past perfect continuous
Present perfect (have/has + participle): acción que empezó en pasado y continúa, acción que
terminó en algún momento del pasado pero está conectada con el presente.
How long have you waited for me?
Has he ever been to the USA?
We have just finished our homework
How long, ever, just, already, yet, for, since, recently, lately...
Present perfect continuous (have been/has been + V ing): como present perfect pero con idea de
continuidad, progreso.
How long have you been waiting for me?
She has been learning English for 7 years.
I’ve been studying all night long
How long, for, since, recently, lately, all day long, all night long...
Past perfect (had + participle): acción anterior a otra acción en pasado.
After we had had lunch, we washed up.
By the time he arrived, I had already left.
After, before, by the time, already
Past perfect continuous (had been + V ing): como past perfect per con idea de continidad, progreso.
When you arrived, I had been studying for 2 hours.
By the time she stopped for lunch, she had been working all morning.
For hours, all morning, when, before
Collocations (vocabulary)
Lose my patience: perder la paciencia
Fall ill: ponerse enfermo
Catch my eye: llamar mi atención
Fall in love: enamorarse
Catch by surprise: coger por sorpresa
Lose count: perder la cuenta
Fall out of favour: caer en la desgracia, perder el favor
Lose sight of: perder de vista
Catch someone red-handed: atrapar a alguien con las manos en la masa
Catch a cold: resfriarse
Fall asleep: quedarse dormido
Fall into place: encajar / tomar sentido (como en una situación)
Lose one's nerve: perder los nervios
Lose sleep over: perder el sueño por
lose (my patience, count, sight of, one’s nerve, sleep over), fall (ill, in love, out of favour, asleep, into
place), catch (my eye, by surprise, someone red-handed, a cold)
UNIT 2
Vocabulary
Trip: tropezarse, trastabillar,
Slip: resbalarse, escurrirse
Burn: quemadura
Choking: ahogo, asfixia, atrgantamiento
Burn down: incendiarse, prenderse fuego
Catch fire: prender fuego
Faulty: defectuoso, incorreto
Lifeguard: socorrista acuático, salvavidas
Drown: ahogarse
Strength: fuerza
Knock over: atopellar, hacer caer, derrumbar
