Essential English Lessons: Fashion, Work, and Law

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Unit 4: Fashion and Future Tenses

Vocabulary: Clothing and Style

  • Trendy: De moda
  • Casual: Casual
  • Fashionable: De moda
  • Sporty: Deportivo
  • Impractical: Poco práctico
  • Colourful: Vistoso
  • Old-fashioned: Pasado de moda
  • Conventional: Convencional
  • Formal: Formal
  • Glamorous: Atractivo
  • Comfortable: Cómodo
  • Loose: Suelto
  • Tight: Apretado
  • Smart: Elegante

Grammar: Relative Pronouns

  • People: who / that
  • Things: which / that
  • Time: when
  • Places: where

Some, Any, and No Compounds

  • People: someone, anyone, no one
  • Things: something, anything, nothing
  • Places: somewhere, anywhere, nowhere

The Future Tense

  • Will / Won't: Spontaneous decisions or predictions.
  • Going to: Plans and intentions.
  • Present Continuous: Definite future plans and arrangements (am/is/are + -ing).

Unit 5: Work and Conditionals

Vocabulary: Employment and Jobs

  • Apprenticeship: Aprendizaje
  • Salary: Salario
  • Pay rise: Aumento de sueldo
  • Bonus: Prima
  • Application form: Formulario de solicitud
  • Job advertisement: Anuncio de trabajo
  • Contract conditions: Condiciones del contrato
  • Benefits: Beneficios
  • Promotion: Promoción
  • Expenses: Gastos
  • Allowance: Subsidio / Asignación
  • Pension: Pensión
  • Work experience: Experiencia laboral

Grammar: First and Second Conditionals

The First Conditional

If + subject + present simple, subject + will / won't + infinitive

Example: If we go to Altsasu, we'll stay in a hotel.

The Second Conditional

If + subject + past simple, subject + would / wouldn't + infinitive

Example: If I sold my car, I'd buy a motorbike.

Unit 6: Crime and Advanced Grammar

Vocabulary: Law and Justice

  • Go on trial: Ir a juicio
  • Do community service: Hacer servicio comunitario
  • Pay a fine: Pagar una multa
  • Arrest a suspect: Detener a un sospechoso
  • Suspect someone: Sospechar de alguien
  • Solve a crime: Resolver un crimen
  • Catch a thief: Atrapar a un ladrón
  • Be innocent: Ser inocente
  • Be guilty: Ser culpable
  • Investigate a crime: Investigar un crimen
  • Question a suspect: Interrogar a un sospechoso
  • Look for clues: Buscar pistas
  • Commit a crime: Cometer un delito
  • Go to prison: Ir a prisión

Grammar: Modals and Third Conditional

Modals of Deduction and Possibility

  • Deduction: Must, Can't
  • Possibility: Might, May, Could

The Third Conditional

If + subject + past perfect, subject + would have + past participle

Example: If you had told me, I would have brought some food.

Note: The past perfect is formed with had + 3rd column (past participle).

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