Comprehensive Vocabulary Guide: Environment, Consumerism, and Education
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Topic Vocabulary - 6: Environment
Carbon footprint | Eco-friendly | Environment | Fossil fuels | Global warming | Greenhouse gases | Landfill site | Recycle | Rubbish dump | Separate rubbish | Sustainable development | Waste disposal
Words in the text: Grow
grow (verb) | grow food - cultivar | grows very well - crecen bien | growing - número | grow up - madurar | growing boy | growing (problem) - que crece | growth | it's growing on me - te va gustando poco a poco
Describing Processes and Quantities
get (+adjective) - se esta poniendo | lack - falta de algo | lead to - llevar a | rise - global warming is rising | trend - popular
Topic Vocabulary - 7: Consumerism
advertise (verb) | advertiser (publicista) | advertising (publicidad) | ban | bombarded by ads | catchy slogan | consumer society | designer label - ropa de diseño | herd instinct - manada | keep up with the Joneses | peer pressure | slave to fashion
Words in the text: Nouns and Verbs
argument | encouragement | equipment | deception | manipulation | persuasion | influence | launch | refund (verb and noun) | complaint | lend, loan | sell, sale
Money and Shopping
bargain - ganga | broke - sin money | can't afford to | charge - hacer pagar | in installments - plazos | rip-off - estafa | slash - bajar mucho precios | the sales - rebajas
Phrasal Verbs: Shopping / Possessions
look round - echar vistazo | make up - inventar historia | put up - subir precios | rip off - estafar | show off - presumir | take back - devolver
Topic Vocabulary - 8: Education
school: single-sex | all-boys | all-girls | mixed | public | state | virtual | cheat (in an exam) - copiar | fail (an exam) | pass | resit - repetir | revise - repasar | compulsory - obligatoria | optional | grade - curso/nota EEUU | mark - nota UK | qualifications, diplomas, curriculum | streaming - separar por habilidades
Words in the text: Compound Adjectives
badly run - mal llevado | far-reaching (consequences) - a largo plazo | hard-working - trabajado duro | kind-hearted - buen corazon | last-minute - in extremis | old-fashioned | open-minded | strongly-held (opinion) - firme de ideas | well-balanced - equilibrado | well-behaved - atendido
Education: Expressions
a bit of a swot - empollón | class trouble-maker - problemático | pass (an exam) with flying colors - con buenas notas | suck up to - hacer la pelota | teacher's pet - el favorito
Education: Phrasal Verbs
look into - investigar | put (someone) off (something) - distraer | take after (someone) - parecerse a alguien | throw out - expulsar | turn out (to be) - llegar a ser | write down - apuntar