Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Reference
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Unit 0: Relationships and Dating
Phrasal Verbs
- Let down: decepcionar
- Chat up: intentar ligar
- Ask out: invitar a salir
- Get over: olvidar
- Go out: salir
- Split up: romper
Other Vocabulary
- Verb: Date (salir con)
- Nouns: Date (cita), Match (pareja), Guy (tío)
- Adjectives: Cute (rico), Kind (amable), Reliable (de fiar), Sporty (deportista)
Time Expressions and Sequencing
First, then, next, afterwards, the next day, when, while, finally.
Unit 1: Daily Life and Housing
Key Vocabulary
- Verbs: Anxious (eager), Prove (demonstrate), Succeeded (achieved something), Boil (heat water to 100°C), Respect (have a good opinion of), Surround (rodear)
- Nouns: Celebrity (a well-known person), Commuter (someone who travels to a city every day to work), Desert (desierto), Flat (piso), Ground (suelo), Housework (trabajos en casa), Location (lugar), Rent (alquiler), Rucksack (mochila), Sleeping place (lugar para dormir), Stove (cocina)
- Adjectives: Portable (easy to carry), Scary (frightening), Bright/Dark (luminoso/oscuro), Comfortable (cómodo), Convenient/Inconvenient (práctico/poco práctico), Elegant (elegante), Lively/Calm (animado/tranquilo), Picturesque (pintoresco), Modern/Old-fashioned (moderno/anticuado), Noisy/Peaceful (ruidoso/pacífico), Spacious/Cramped (espacioso/estrecho), Ugly (feo), Warm/Cool (cálido/fresco)
Phrasal Verbs
- Break down: estropearse
- Clear up: ordenar
- Come in: entrar
- Come over: venir
- Put up: poner
- Take down: quitar
- Wash up: fregar
Grammar
- Linkers of addition: Also, moreover, in addition, for example, as well, furthermore.
- Noun Suffixes: Action, appearance, connection, construction, decoration, dependence, difference, employment, enjoyment, entertainment, ignorance, invitation, organization, performance, preference.
Unit 2: Society and Volunteering
Key Vocabulary
- Verbs: Attending (paying attention to), Assist (help), Contributes (gives time or money to help)
- Adjectives: Miserable (poor), Fair (reasonable), Spare (extra)
- Nouns: Volunteer (someone who gives their time for free), Disability (discapacidad), Facilities (instalaciones), Government (gobierno), Health (salud), Patient (paciente), Political party (partido político), Politician (político), Politics (política), Shoplifting (robo)
Phrasal Verbs
- Get by: salir adelante
- Go up: aumentar
- Let off: dejar marchar
- Look after: cuidar
- Set up: crear
- Shut down: cerrar
Grammar and Morphology
- Negative Prefixes: Dishonest, disobedient, illegal, illogical, impolite, impossible, insensitive, intolerant, unimportant, unkind.
- Prefixes and Suffixes: Dishonest, enjoyment, illegal, misunderstand, overcharge, performance, reappear, undercharge, unkind, useless.
- Causal Clauses: Because, since, as, because of, due to, owing to.
- Concessive Clauses: But, however, nevertheless, though, even though, although, in spite of, despite the fact that.
- Final Clauses: In order to, so that, so as not to, in order that, for.