VOCABULARY

 Vocabulary School

Teacher

Professor

Pupil/ Student

Study

Summarise

Take note

Mindmap

Outline 

Draft

Resenrch

Makequestion

Explain

Computer/ Tablet/ Laptop

Screem

Webcain

Keyboard

Wife/ Internet

Mouse

Mouse pad

Email/ Chat/ Form

Microphone

Vocabulary Unit 1

acconnectionomplishment

admission 

allow

appliance

applicability

applicable

application

applied

asseseeable

assessment

attendance

break time

bring up

bulletin board

carretaker

cheat

chemistry

childhoob

commit oneself

compromise

computer coding

concerned

concerning

deal with

demanding

depend on

determined

disobey

doubtful

educated

education

educarional

educative

effort

elementary school

encourage

excellence 

excellent 

fail

failure

feedback

fees

financial

foreign language

free

generosity

get a degree

get used to

give up

grade

graduate

gym

hand in

hardship

headteacher

high school

hot lunch

impressive

in charge of

independence

information and commumication technology

inherit

isolated 

Vocabulary Unit 3

UNIT 3
TOPIC VOCABULARY 1
WORD		TRANSLATION	SYNONYM
SIGHTS		lugares de interés turístico	landmark
REACH		llegar a, alcanzar	get to
VIEW		vistas	sight
QUEUE		cola, fila	line
LANDMARK		lugar de interés turístico/ referencia	sights
GUIDED TOUR		visita guiada	sightseeing tour
LAST		durar	go on for
WANDER		pasear, deambular	go for a walk
ATMOSPHERE		atmósfera, ambiente	ambience
LOCATE		localizar, ubicar, situar	find (my) way
POINT		apuntar, señalar	mark
LEAD		dirigir, llevar, guiar	guided
GET CLOSER		acercarse (más)	closer
END UP		terminar, acabar	finish
COME ACROSS		encontrarse/ toparse con	find

UNIT 3
TOPIC VOCABULARY 2
WORD		TRANSLATION	SYNONYM
SEAT		asiento, butaca	chair
LUGGAGE		equipajes, maletas	baggage
HIRE		alquilar, contratar	rent
CHECK IN		facturar (equipaje), registrarse (en un hotel)	register
RIDE		viaje, trayecto, vuelta	journey
GO SIGHTSEEING		ir a hacer turismo	go touring
YOUTH HOSTEL		albergue juvenil	Youth inn
RUN		pasar	go to
TAKE OFF		cogerse libre/ de vacaciones	take a holiday/ lift off
LAND		aterrizar, amenizar, alunizar	touchdown
FARE		precio, tarifa; billete	price
ACCOMMODATION		alojamiento	lodging
FIXED PRICE		precio fijo	flat rate
CHECK OUT		(pagar y) marcharse, hacer un registro de salida	sign out
BOOK IN ADVANCE		reservar con antelación	reserve beforehand

UNIT 3
NOUN COLLOCATIONS
WORD		TRANSLATION	SYNONYM
ALL THE WAY		todo el camino	the whole way
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER		de un modo u otro	somehow or other
ON (MY) WAY		de camino	in the same way
OUT OF THE WAY		remoto/ apartado/ inaccesible	(so) far away
FIND (MY) WAY		orientarse, ubicarse; llegar	locate
FOR THE TIME BEING		por ahora, de momento	temporarily
IN NO TIME AT ALL		en un abrir y cerrar de ojos/ santiamén	in a jiffy
ON TIME		a tiempo, puntual	timely
MAKE GOOD TIME		ir/ llegar rápido	get there fast
SPEND TIME		pasar tiempo	hang out

Vocabulary Unit 4

UNIT 4
TOPIC VOCABULARY 1
WORD		TRANSLATION	SYNONYM
RISING SEA LEVELS		aumento del nivel del mar	sea-level increase
DAMAGE		daño(s), desperfecto	harm
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY		ecológico/a, respetuoso/a con el medio ambiente	ecological, organic
RENEWABLE ENERGY		energía renovable	green energy
CROP		cultivo, cosecha	harvest
SOIL		tierra	ground
FINE		multar, poner una multa	penalise
LITTER		tirar/esparcir basura	spread rubbish
DEFORESTATION		deforestación	non-forestation
GLOBAL WARMING		calentamiento global	global heating
CUT DOWN		talar, cortar	fell
INCREASE		aumentar	raise
GET RID OF		deshacerse de, desechar	dump, throw away
DECREASE		disminuir, reducir	reduce
HARM		daño	damage

UNIT 4
TOPIC VOCABULARY 2
WORD		TRANSLATION	SYNONYM
URBAN FARM		granja urbana	urban agriculture
LIMITED SUPPLY		reservas/existencias limitadas suministro/abastecimiento limitado	limited stocks
GREEN FEATURE		elemento/característica ecológico/a	ecological charactheristics
WIND TURBINE		aerogenerador	windmill
RECYCLING PLANT		planta de reciclaje, reciclado	recovery plant
ECOLOGICAL BALANCE		equilibrio ecológico	environmental equity
CARBON FOOTPRINT		huella de carbono	environmental impact
SUSTAINABLE		sostenible	environmentally friendly
LONG-TERM EFFECT		efecto a largo plazo	long-term impact
LANDFILL		vertedero de basuras	dumpsite
DISTURB		alterar	change
REPLACE		sustituir, reemplazar	displace
WASTE		desperdicio(s), desecho(s), residuos	trash, litter
USE UP		agotar, gastar, consumir	spend, consume
DUMP		deshacerse de, tirar, verter	get rid of

UNIT 4
PREFIXES
WORD		TRANSLATION	SYNONYM
DISAPPEAR		desaparecer	go away
EXTRAORDINARY		extraordinario/a	outstanding
ILLEGAL		ilegal	unlawful
IMPRACTICAL		poco práctico/a	unworkable
INCOMPLETE		incompleto/a	unfinished
INTERCITY		interurbano/a	interurban
MISUNDERSTAND		malinterpretar, entender mal	misinterpret
NON-RENEWABLE		no renovable	non-sustainable, unsustainable
OVERPOPULATED		superpoblado/a	overcrowded
RECHARGEABLE		recargable	refillable

UNNATURAL	poco natural, antinatural	artificial
UNNECESSARY	innecesario/a	needless
UNDERESTIMATE	subestimar, menospreciar, calcular demasiado bajo	undervalue
UNDERPAID	mal pagado/a	low-paid

Vocabulary Unit 5

WORD	TRANSLATION	SYNONYM	OPPOSITE
CELL	célula	cellule
STING	aguijón / picadura	stinger / bite
POISONOUS	venenoso/a	toxic	non-toxic
LAY EGGS	poner huevos	deposit eggs	give birth to
RAISE	criar /aumentar	bring up / increase	neglect / decrease
DECEIVE	engañar	cheat	be honest
PREY	presa(s)	hunted animal	non-hunted animal
DISGUISE THEMSELVES	ocultarse	conceal	reveal
BLEND IN	fundirse, integrarse,   camuflarse	be camouflaged	show off
OFFSPRING	descendencia, crías	progeny	ancestry
SENSE OF SMELL	sentido del olfato	olfactory sense	no sense of smell
BEHAVIOUR	comportamiento, conducta	conduct
MATE	pareja / macho / hembra	match	single
INTRUDER	intruso/a	trespasser	guest
SURROUNDINGS	entorno, ambiente,   alrededores	habitat, environment
NEST	nido	lair

WORD	TRANSLATION	SYNONYM	OPPOSITE
TREAT	tratar	behave toward	ignore
DIE OUT	extinguirse, desaparecer	become extinct, disappear	stay alive
ANIMAL TESTING	experimentación animal/con animales	animal experimentation	non-animal testing
DISTRESS	dolor, agotamiento	pain, suffering	pleasure
BE IN DISTRESS	Estar sufriendo / en apuros / en la  miseria	be suffering	be restored
TRACK	seguir las huellas o el rastro de	trail, tag	lose the scent
TAG	seguir la pista a, colocar un identificador	track, monitor	lose the trail
DISEASE	enfermedad(es)	illness	wellness
TRAP	atrapar, cazar con trampa	capture, snare hunting	escape
WIPE OUT	aniquilar, erradicar	annihilate, eradicate	reconstruct
THREATEN	amenazar	impend	restore (=recuperar)
LOSS OF HABITAT	pérdida de hábitat	habitat destruction	habitat restoration
DECLINE	descenso, disminución	decrease	increase
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY	reserva natural	nature reserve	wildlife park, zoo
ENDANGERED	en vías/peligro de extinción	threatened	saved, preserved

WORD	TRANSLATION	SYNONYM	OPPOSITE
FAMOUS FOR	famosa/o, conocida/o por	known for	unknown
SIMILAR TO	similar, parecida/o a	resembling	different from
GOOD AT	buena/o en	well in	bad at
GOOD FOR	buena/o para	well for	bad for
RESPONSIBLE FOR	responsable de	accountable	free, exempt, excused
DIFFERENT FROM	diferente, distinta/o de	distinct from	similar to
GUILTY OF	culpable de	responsible for	free, exempt, excused
DEVOTED TO	dedicada/o a, unida/o a	dedicated, loving	uninterested
CONCERNED ABOUT	preocupada/o por	worried about	unconcerned about
INVOLVED IN	implicada/o, envuelta/o,   involucrada/o en	devoted to	uninterested
PLEASED WITH	contenta/o, satisfecha/o con	happy about	displeased with
PLEASED FOR	alegrarse por	glad about	displeased for
TIRED FROM	cansada/o de/por	fed up with	pleased for
TIRED OF	cansada/o, harta/o de	fed up of	pleased with

Vocabulary Unit 6

WORD	TRANSLATION	SYNONYM	OPPOSITE
PART TIME	a/de media jornada/tiempo  parcial	half time	full time
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING	formación para el empleo/en la  empresa	employment/in-company learning
MAKE A LIVING	ganarse la vida	earning a living	not working
EMPLOYER	empresaria/o, empleador/a,  empresa	entrepreneur; company	employee
SELF-EMPLOYED	autónoma/o, que trabaja por  cuenta propia	freelance	employee
RUN A COMPANY	dirigir/llevar una empresa	manage a company	be an employee
LONG HOURS	muchas horas	a lot of hours	a few hours
CHARGE	cobrar	collect	working as a volunteer
FULL TIME	(a) jornada completa, tiempo  completo	longest working day	part time
APPLY FOR A POSITION	presentarse a/solicitar un  puesto	run for a job	let a job go
TRAINEE	aprendiz, persona en proceso  de aprendizaje/formación	learner	master
EMPLOYEE	empleada/o, trabajador/a	worker	unemployed
PROMOTE	promocionar, ascender	move up	move down
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT	ambiente/entorno que da  apoyo	helping setting/ambience	not supportive environment
PROFIT	ganancia(s), beneficio(s)	earnings	losses

WORD	TRANSLATION	SYNONYM	OPPOSITE
HARD-WORKING	trabajador/a, que trabaja mucho	industrious	lazy
GOOD AT MULTITASKING	buena/o en la realización de varias  tareas a la vez	multi-task competence	bad at multitasking
SELF-MOTIVATED	que pone entusiasmo e interés,  automotivada/o	enthusiastic	unenthusiastic
HIGHLY SKILLED	altamente cualificada/o	extremely qualified	low-skilled
FAST LEARNER	que aprende rápidamente	quick trainee	slow learner
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS	dotes/habilidades organizativas	management abilities	no organisational skills
COMMON SENSE	sentido común	good sense	no sense
RELIABLE	digno de confianza, formal, en quien se  puede confiar, fiable	trustworthy	untrustworthy
UNDER PRESSURE	bajo presión	under stress	no pressure
CAREER	carrera, trayectoria profesional	professional background	no career path
FLUENT	fluida/o, que tiene/con fluidez	well-spoken	not fluent
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS	cumplir con los requisitos	fulfil the conditions	not meeting the requirements
AVAILABLE	disponible	free, not busy	occupied, busy
WORK OVERTIME	trabajar/hacer horas extras	do extra hours	work at the agreed time
RÉSUMÉ	currículum	curriculum, CV	without a CV

	PHRASAL VERBS			UNIT 6
WORD	TRANSLATION	SYNONYM	OPPOSITE
GIVE UP	rendirse, darse por vencido	surrender	resist
	dejar (de), abandonar	leave	return
LOOK FOR	buscar	search	find
LOOK INTO	estudiar, investigar	study, research
MAKE UP	inventar(se)	invent (=lie)	don’t lie
	hacer las paces, reconciliarse	bring together	fight
PICK UP	coger, recoger	collect	throw
	mejorar, ir mejor	improve, get better	worsen, get worse
	aprender	learn	not to know
PUT FORWARD	presentar, proponer	submit, propose
PUT OFF	aplazar, posponer	adjourn	forward
SET APART	diferenciar, distinguir, hacer  destacar	differentiate, distinguish, highlight	equalise, generalise, overlook
SET UP	establecer, montar, fundar	establish, found	destroy
TAKE OFF	cogerse vacaciones	take a holiday	going back to work
	quitar(se)	remove, pull off	put, wear
	despegar, salir en avión	departure	land
TAKE ON	contratar	hire	fire
TURN DOWN	bajar	lower, go down	turn up
	rechazar	reject, refuse	accept
TURN UP	subir	top, go up	turn down
	llegar, aparecer, presentarse	arrive, appear, show up	leave, disappear, away