Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Practice for Students

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Essential Vocabulary and Expressions

Egoista: selfish, llegar a conocer: to get to know, Gran avance, innovación: breakthrough, aliviado: relieve, mochilero: backpacker, quedarse colgado: crash, abarrotado: crowded. De humor cambiante: moody. Sensible: práctico. To tie the knot: casarse. To get along with: llevarse bien con. Device: aparato. Isolated: aislado. Slim: delgado. Spark: chispa. Chance: oportunidad

Synonyms and Grammar Exercises

Sinónimos: intense, resident, neglect, claim.

4: a) You mustn't smoke joints in the class of 2º Bachillerato. b) I couldn't have enough time to finish my writing for the English teacher.

5: 1) You should talk. 2) You shouldn't have left.

Degree Adjectives and Comparisons

  • She is extremely tall. — Es tremendamente alta.
  • They are wonderfully fit. — Están estupendamente atléticos.
  • He is surprisingly strong. — Es sorprendentemente fuerte.
  • You are worryingly thin. — Estás preocupantemente delgado.
  • He's the tallest in his class. — Es el más alto de su clase.
  • She's the fastest in the team. — Es la más rápida del equipo.
  • She's older than you. — Es más mayor que tú.
  • They're all shorter than us. — Todos ellos son más bajitos que nosotros.

Physical Appearance Vocabulary

Adolescent / Teenager – Adolescente
Adult / Grown-up – Adulto/a
Appearance – Aspecto
Asian: Asiático o de rasgos asiáticos
Attractive – Atractivo
Baby – Bebé
Bald – Calvo
Beard – Barba
Beautiful – Guapa/o
Black – Negro o de rasgos africanos
Blond / Fair – Rubio
Boy – Chico/Niño
Chap – Tío / Tipo
Child – Niño/Niña
Complexion – Tez/Cutis
Dark – Moreno/Oscuro
Elderly – Anciano/ Mayor
Fat – Gordo
Freckles – Pecas
Gentleman – Señor/ Caballero
Girl – Chica / Niña
Good-looking – Guapo/a
Hair – Pelo

Handsome – Apuesto/Guapo
Lady – Señora
Man – Hombre
Middle-aged – De mediana edad
Moustache – Bigote
Old – Viejo
People – Gente
Person – Persona
Pretty – Guapo (chicas, bebés) / Bonito
Short – Bajo
Skinny – Flaco
Slim – Esbelto/ Delgado
Stocky – Bajo y fornido / Robusto
Tall – Alto
Thin – Delgado
Toddler – Niño/a Pequeño/a
Ugly – Feo
White – De raza blanca
Woman – Mujer
Wrinkle – Arruga
Young – Joven

Personality and Character Traits

Absent-minded – Distraído
Ambitious – Ambicioso
Amusing – Divertido
Anxious – Preocupado / Inquieto
Arrogant – Arrogante
Bad – Malo
Bad-tempered – De mal carácter/genio
Brave – Valiente
Calm / Quiet – Tranquilo
Character – Carácter
Charming – Encantador
Cheerful – Alegre
Conceited – Engreído/ Vanidoso
Crazy – Loco
Cruel – Cruel
Decisive – Decidido
Enthusiastic – Entusiasta
Friendly / Kind – Amable
Funny – Gracioso
Generous – Generoso
Gentle – Tierno / dulce

Lazy – Perezoso
Mean – Malo / Tacaño
Mischievous – Travieso
Modest – Modesto
Nasty – Desagradable / Repugnante / Malo
Naughty – Travieso / Pícaro / Malo
Nervous – Nervioso
Nice – Simpático
Optimist – Optimista
Pessimist – Pesimista
Polite – Educado
Sensible – Sensato; Razonable
Sensitive – Sensible
Serious – Serio
Shy – Tímido
Silly – Tonto
Stupid – Estúpido
Sweet – Amable; Dulce
To behave – Comportarse/Portarse
Wicked – Malo / Malvado

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