English Vocabulary and Grammar: Units 9-12
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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