English Vocabulary & Grammar: Adjectives, Antonyms, Health, Money, Conditionals

English Adjectives and Meanings

• Colorful: full of color (lleno de color)
• Spontaneous: something not prepared (espontáneo)
• Peaceful: not involving violence (pacífico)
• Dramatic: attracting attention (dramático)
• Amusing: providing enjoyment (divertido)
• Unusual: (raro)
• Striking: attracting attention (llamativo)
• Romantic: related to love (romántico)
• Natural: something from or related to nature (natural)
• Moving (physically): a moving train (mover)
• Moving (emotionally): arousing or touching emotions (emocionante)
• Powerful: implies force (poderoso)

Understanding English Antonyms

Prefix "Un-"

• unhappy
• unemotional
• unfair
• unbelievable

Prefix "Ir-"

• irresponsible
• irregular

Prefix "Il-"

• illogical
• illegal

Prefix "In-"

• intolerant
• informal
• insecure
• insensible

Prefix "Im-"

• immortal
• impossible
• impolite
• immature

Essential Health Vocabulary

• Injured – injury: herido
• Disabled – disability: inhabilitar
• Allergic – allergy: alérgico
• Exhausted – exhaustion: agotado
• Dizzy: mareado
• Poisonous – poison: venenoso
• Painful – pain: doloroso
• Deaf – deafness: sordo
• Blind – blindness: ciego

Key Money Verbs and Phrases

• Keep: retain (mantener)
• Spend: use money to buy things (gastar)
• Save: to keep money to use it in the future (ahorrar)
• Give away: to give something to someone for free (regalar)
• Gamble: to play games of chance for money (apostar/jugar)
• Donate: to give money or goods for a good cause (donar)
• Earn: to obtain money for working or other services (ganar)
• Make money: to earn or gain profit from something (hacer dinero)
• Raise money: to collect money for a cause (recaudar dinero)
• Bid in an auction: to offer a certain amount of money for something (ofertar en una subasta)
• Lend: to give something to someone for a period of time (prestar)
• Borrow: to take something from someone else with the intention of returning it (pedir prestado)

Mastering English Conditional Sentences

Type 1 Conditional: Real Possibilities

Structure: If + Present Simple, Future with "will"

Example: If they play football, we will play basketball. (Si ellos juegan al fútbol, nosotros jugaremos al baloncesto.)

Type 2 Conditional: Unreal or Unlikely Situations

Structure: If + Past Simple, would + Base Verb

Example: If I felt better, I would go to the cinema with you. (Si me sintiera mejor, yo iría contigo al cine.)

Type 3 Conditional: Past Unreal Situations

Structure: If + Past Perfect, would have + Past Participle

Example: If you had told them the story, they would have listened. (Si tú les hubieras contado la historia, ellos te hubieran escuchado.)