UNIT 1-CULTURAL ASPECTSVOCABULARY SESSION

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SECTION ONEVOCABULARY PRESENTATION

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Useful Expressions-Time

FROM TIME TO TIME/ONCE IN A WHILE = occasionallyI visit her once in a while.

From time to time, I like to go fishing.

SOMEDAY = at some future dayHe plans to retire someday.

ALL AT ONCE= suddenlyAll at once I felt dizzy and had to lie down.

Useful Expressions-Addition

IN ADDITION = Also John and Alice act and sing. In addition, they dance.

ALONG WITH = In addition toShe fired all the journalists in the company, along with some of the administration workers.

AS WELL AS = In addition toHe is corageous as well as strong.

Useful Expressions-Quantity

MOST• Used to mean 'the majority' or 'the largest part'

• You use most in front of a plural noun which does not have a determiner, such as 'the' or 'a', or a possessive, such as 'my' or 'our', in front of it.

• Most people agree that stealing is wrong.• You use most of in front of a pronoun, such as us

or it, or in front of a noun which has a determiner or possessive noun in front of it.

• Most of them enjoy music.• He used to spend most of his time in the library.

A GOOD DEAL OF/A GREAT DEAL OF

• A large amount or quantity of something.

• John knows a good deal about history.

• She spent a great deal of time on the project.

Useful expressions-Idioms

Not able to avoid a situation.CAN´T HELP• I can´t help being scared of dogs.• NOTICE that you have to use the gerund after this expression.

To have a desire for.FEEL LIKE• I feel like going for a walk.• NOTICE that you have to use the gerund after this expression.

To understand something after an unpleasant experience.LEARN A LESSON• I don't want to end up back in jail again – I've learned my lesson.

To get very angry.LOSE ONE’S TEMPER• When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper.

Useful Expressions-Prepositions

• By the side of• The dog ran alonside me all

the way.ALONGSIDE

(OF)

• With the exception of• Apart from a few scratches,

the car was undamaged.APART FROM

Useful Expressions-Prefixes

Ex- • Tony is my ex-boyfriend.

Great-

• my great-grandfather (=the grandfather of one of my parents)

• my great-aunt (=the aunt of one of my parents)

ADVERBSAdverb Meaning Example

ALTOGETHER Completely These rare animals may soon disappear altogether.

MOSTLY Mainly We listen to rock music mostly.

CONSEQUENTLY As a result They’ve increased the number of employees and consequently the service is better.

THUS Consequently/As a result It is late, and thus you must go.

APART Into pieces We had to take the engine apart because it was not working.

ADJECTIVES

Interesting

something that is interesting makes you want to know about it

or take part in it

She is an interesting new writer.

Interested

wanting to learn more about something or to

become involved in something

The listeners were all greatly interested in the writer’s lecture.

Interesting vs. Interested

Now check if you learned the difference between those two adjectives (interesting vs. interested)• http://

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ADJECTIVESEMOTIONS & WAYS OF BEING

Annoying

Causing annoyance

It’s annoying to have to wait to be

served at a restaurant.

Annoyed

Angry or impatient

I couldn’t see her face, but she

sounded annoyed.

ADJECTIVESEMOTIONS & WAYS OF BEING

Disappointing

not as good as you had hoped for or

expected

This year’s sales figures were very

disappointing.

Disappointed

Depressed because something you

expected or hoped did not happen

I was disappointed to

see that my suggestions had been ignored.

ADJECTIVESEMOTIONS & WAYS OF BEING

ADJECTIVE MEANING EXAMPLE

EAGER Very excited and interested He’s so eager to learn that he stays late every evening.

LENIENT Not strict/Indulgent The judge was lenient with her as this was her first offence.

TOLERANT willing to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own

He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.

STRICT Rigorous in the imposition of rules Dad’s very strict with us about table manners.

GUILTY feeling bad because you have done something bad or wrong

I still feel guilty about things I said to my mother when I was a teenager.

STUPID Not intelligent I didn’t ask because I was afraid of looking stupid.

ADJECTIVES-OPPOSITES

Complete=entireGeneral=affecting the whole

Incomplete=not completeSpecific=special/certain

ADJECTIVES-COOKINGRAW: Uncooked

BAKED: Cooked in an oven

FRIED: Cooked in a pan usually in fat or oil

VERBS-COOKING

Recipe instructions:1-MIX (put together, combine) all the ingredients.2-STIR (move in circular motions with a spoon) everything for about two minutes.3-FRY (cook in a pan using fat or oil) in hot oil.4-Then GRILL (cook on a metal frame over fire) the chicken breasts.5-Finally BAKE (cook in an oven) the potatoes in a hot oven.

VERBS-RELATIONSHIPSVERB MEANING EXAMPLE

ATTRACT to produce or cause an interest in something or someone

She’s never had any trouble attracting men.

DIVORCE to separate by divorce She divorced her husband.

GET ALONG WITH have smooth relations Jane gets along with her peers at work.

PUT UP WITH to tolerate We had to put up with the inconvenience.

TOLERATE to endure without complaint I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.

ANNOY to cause irritation to someone It really annoys me when you don’t listen to what I’m saying.

DISAPPOINT To leave unsatisfied His ingratitude disappointed me.

REGRET To feel remorseful about I regret not speaking to her before she left.

The story of Mark and Lisa

Mark and Lisa met at a concert. They attracted each other right away. After dating for one year, they decided to marry. At first, they got along very well, but as time went by Lisa couldn’t put up with Mark’s untidiness and Mark couldn’t tolerate Lisa’s annoying habits. They were both disappointed and decided to divorce shortly after. Now they both regret their decision.

Multi-word Verbs : Verbs which consist of a verb and one or two particles or prepositions (e.g. up, over, in, down)

VERB MEANING EXAMPLE

END UP To conclude, to eventually do We spent a long time looking for a new car, but we ended up buying a used one

DROP OUT OF to let someone or something fall out of something.

He dropped the paper out of the window

HAND IN To give something to a responsible person I finished my essay about Economy, so I handed it in to the teacher

START OUT (ON)

begin career John started out on Medicine School because he wants to be a doctor

STAY UP not go to bed He wasn’t tired, so he stayed up until 4 am

TAKE OFF Remove I love taking off the envelope of birthday presents

TURN IN submit, hand in Please, turn in your homework.

Multi-word Verbs:Verbs which consist of a verb and one or two particles or prepositions (e.g. up, over, in, down)

VERB MEANING EXAMPLE

CALL FOR demand, request The boss called for a cofee

DEPEND ON be determined by Children depend on their parents.

PUT OFF delay until later I’ll put off going to Paris until next year.

TEAR UP rip to pieces I tore up all the photos of my old boyfriend.

GET ALONG (IN) To progress I have gotten along in well in my job, due to my hard work

GIVE AWAY to donate or bestow as a gift I gave away a lot of clothes to charity

BECOME OF to happen to or be a result for something or someone

What will become of John after he gets fired?

Verbs-Match the verb with its definitionVERB

inquire (about)

neglect (to)

volunteer

waste

MEANING

to ask for information

to not do something, often because you forget

to freely choose to offer or give without being asked or

obliged

use inefficiently

Verbs-Match the verb with its definition

VERB

RUSH

BET

COMBINE

CREATE

MEANING

to do something or move very quickly

to risk losing something if your guess is wrong

to unite or to join together to make a single thing or group

Originate, make

Verbs-Match the verb with its definition

VERB

PURCHASE

SEPARATE

LIST

LACK

CLICK (ON)

MEANING

to buy something

to set or put apart into sections

enumerate: tasks, items, etc.

to show a deficiency

computing: press mouse to select

KEYS TO THE VERB QUIZ

NOUNS-COOKING & RELATIONSHIPS: The story of Ann and Mike

After 20 years of marriage, Ann and Mike were not getting along very well and they were experiencing low tolerance towards each other, but they decided to pay attention to their mistakes and try it harder to improve their relationship because, after all, their problem wasn’t lack of love, and divorce wasn’t an option for them. There was a strong link between them. So, for their anniversary Ann decided to give a big party at home with all their grandchildren (2 granddaughters and 3 grandsons) and their in-laws. She would bake a delicious cake for her spouse. She headed to the kitchen in a rush, displayed her set of pans, checked the ingredients and quantities of the recipe and prepared the list of groceries she had to purchase. Once at the store, she carefully checked the due dates on the labels of the jars. She also liked to read the nutrition facts of each product to make sure they contained enough vitamins. After all, this party had to be a mixture of nutritious food and feelings!

NOUNS-COOKING & RELATIONSHIPS

GROCERIES food from store My wife went to the market to get some groceries.

INGREDIENT part of recipe Combine all the ingredients for the stew.

JAR Food container A jar of mayonnaise.

LABEL Food packaging. A piece of paper or other material that gives information about the object it is attached

Follow the instructions on the label.

LIST Written series of items I read an article with a list of the world’s richest people.

MIXTURE The product of mixing Her face showed a mixture of fear and joy.

QUANTITY the amount of something You need a small quantity of milk for this recipe.

NOUNS-COOKING & RELATIONSHIPS

RECIPE A set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food

I love my grandma’s chocolate cake recipe.

RELATIONSHIP

a connection, association, or involvement

Write an essay on the economic relationship between farming and transportation.

SET A group of people or things that belong together. Collection, kit

There are two sets of twins in my class.

SPOUSE Either member of a married pair in relation to the other

How long ago did your spouse die?

TOLERANCE The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others

There is zero tolerance of violence at this company.

VITAMIN natural substances found in food that are necessary to keep your body healthy

Oranges contain several essential vitamins.

NOUNS-GENDER

SEX

MALE=a man

FEMALE=a woman

Expand your vocabulary about relationships

You can read further about this topic at this site:http://www.military.com/spouse/relationships/military-marriage/building-positive-relationship-with-your-spouse.html

More nouns

Noun

COST

CULTURE

FILE

KNOWLEDGE

REGRET

MEANINGthe amount of money that is needed in order to buy, pay for, or do something

behaviors and beliefs of a particular social group

A feeling of sorrow, disappointment

A container, for keeping papers in order

The state or fact of knowing

SECTION TWONow it’s time to practice pronunciation and

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References:

Web links:• yourdictionary.com• Dictionary.com• thefreedictionary.com• macmillan dictionary• merriam webster dictionary

Material realizado para:

Curso de apoyo High Intermediate Part 1

Cargo Capacitación en Idiomas