English Vocabulary and Grammar: Units 9-12

Unit 9

1) Compound Adjectives

• Bald-headed: Calvo
• Bad-tempered: Enfadado
• Brown-eyed: Ojos marrones
• Curly-haired: Rizado
• Easy-going: Fácil
• Long-legged: Patilargo
• Rosy-cheeked: Mejilla rosa
• Suntanned: Moreno
• Warm-hearted: Amable
• Broad-minded: De mente abierta
• Self-disciplined: Centrado
• Big-headed: Cabezón

2) Body Idioms

• a) Keep an eye on someone
• b) Twist someone's arm
• c) Pull someone's leg
• d) Put your foot in it
• e) Be on the tip of your tongue
• f) Give someone a hand
• g) Keep a straight face
• h) Pick someone's brains

3) Relative Clauses

The plasma TV has broken. I only bought it last week.

The plasma TV, which I bought last week, has broken.

Unit 10

1) Expressions with Mind

• a) Mind your own business
• b) Do you mind if...?
• c) I don't mind + noun or -ing
• d) Change your mind
• e) Make up your mind
• f) Mind your head
• g) Spring to mind
• h) Take your mind off something
• i) Be bored out of your mind
• j) Be in two minds about something
• k) Bear something in mind
• l) Would you mind if + -ing?

2) Noun Suffixes

Noun -(t)ion -ment Adjectives -ness -ity

3) Mental Activities

• Suspect: Not sure
• Consider: Opinion
• Doubt: Not sure
• Recollect: Remind
• Contemplate: Think about it
• Analyze:
• Memorize: Not to forget
• Comprehend: Understand
• Reminds:
• Occurs: Comes to mind

Unit 11

1) Conditionals

• 0: If + present simple, present simple
• 1: If + present simple, future simple
• 2: If + past simple, would + present continuous
• 3: If + past perfect, would + past perfect continuous
• Mixed: If + past perfect, would + present

2) Compound Nouns

• Internet access
• Search engine
• Mobile phone
• Instant messaging
• Artificial intelligence
• Battery life

Unit 12

1) Achievement and Success

• a) Fulfill an ambition
• b) Reach a target
• c) Achieve success
• d) Manage to do something
• e) Succeed in doing something

2) Compound Adjectives

• Eye-catching
• Time-consuming
• Labor-saving
• Heart-warming
• Thirst-quenching
• Mouth-watering
• Record-breaking
• Meat-eating

Phrases (2-5 words)

• Might have gone
• Give me a hand
• Must be still playing
• Is expected that Sally will
• Told her son off
• Keep an eye
• Were held up
• Is said to have been