Vocabulary and Grammar Guide: Communication, Technology and Collocations
Unit 1: Communication
Communication Vocabulary
Chat: txateatu Comment: komentatu Express your feelings: sentimenduak adierazi Face-to-face: aurrez aurre Get the message across: mezua adierazi Get to the point: harira etorri Inform: informatu Interrupt: eten Keep in touch (with): harremanetan jarraitu Latest news: azken (orduko) albisteak Post (n.): publicacion Post (v.): publicar Share: partekatu Social media sites: sare sozial / webguneak Talk something over: zerbaiti buruz hitz egin Text messaging: testu-mezuen bidalketa Upload: igo View: ikusi
Words from the Text
Challenge (n.): erronka Challenge (v.): erronka egin Complex: zail Develop: garatu In this day and age: gaur egun Lighten up: lasaitu Manage: dominar Misunderstand: gaizki-ulertu Notice: fijarse en Properly: zuzen Spread: modan jarri Worldwide: mundial
Noun Suffixes
Combination: konbinazio Communication: komunikazio Disappointment: decepcion Happiness: zoriontasun Improvement: hobekuntza Loneliness: bakardade Personality: pertsonalitate Popularity: populartasun Punctuation (. , :): puntuazioa
Unit 2: Technology
Technology Vocabulary
Capable of: capaz de Enable: permitir Feature: característica Invent: inventar Convenient: komenigarri Remote control: mando Controversial: polémico Hi-tech: de alta tecnología Equipped: ekipatua Operate: erabili Upgrade (= improve): actualizar Tool (= instrument): herramienta User-friendly (= easy to use): erabilerraz Cutting-edge (= completely new): moderno/a Perform (= do): egin Device (= machine): dispositivo
Words from the Text
Attempt: intento Avoid: evitar Costly (≠ cheap): caro Downside (≠ advantage): alde txar Go missing: desagertu Increase: aumentar Proud (≠ ashamed): orgulloso Rough: en mal estado Search for: buscar Stunning (≠ ugly): gupo Tough (≠ easy): zaila Trend: moda
Adjectives and Prepositions
Aware of: consciente de Disappointed with: decepcionado con Be experienced in: esperientzia izan / tener experiencia en Impressed with: impresionado con Interested in: interesado en/por Be jealous of: tener envidia de Be keen on: gustar Mad about: encantado con Proud of: orgulloso de Skilful at: hábil en Suitable for: adecuado para Tired of: harto de
Collocations
Keep a diary: escribir un diario Keep a promise: hitza bete Keep a secret: guardar un secreto Keep an eye on: estar pendiente Keep someone company: hacer compañía a alguien Keep someone posted: tener a alguien al tanto Keep track of: llevar la cuenta de Save energy: ahorrar energía Save face: itxurak zaindu Save money: ahorrar dinero Save one’s breath: ez alferrik hitz egin Save someone’s life: salvar la vida a alguien Save someone the trouble: ahorrar a alguien la molestia Save the day: estutasun ederretik atera
Grammar
Present perfect simple: pasado, conexión presente. HAVE/HAS + 3rd form. Already, Just, Yet, Ever, Never, Since, For.
Past perfect simple: algo antes que otro (antes: perfect, después: simple). HAD + 3rd form. Before, After, By the time, When.
Past simple: pasado específico, terminado. Yesterday, Last year, Ago, In 1999.
Present perfect continuous: empezar en el pasado, sigue, o ha terminado hace poco. HAVE/HAS + been + -ing. DURACIÓN.