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Unit
1 – 50 The 1000 most common words in English (colours, days, months – units 49/50)
51 Appendix: Pronouns
52 Appendix: Possesive Pronouns
53 Appendix: Numbers
54 Appendix: The time / The Article / Some
55 Appendix: Prepositions of place
56 Appendix: Prepositions of time
57 Appendix: Connecting words
58 Appendix: Social English – basic phrases
59 A-Z Index
60 Notes and Advice
A 5-step method for the assimilation of vocabulary

© Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
A 5-step method for the assimilation of vocabulary
1 PASO 1 - READ IT: The Translation... PASO 2 - BE CREATIVE: Dibuja un ‘Mind Map’…
PASO 1 INSTRUCTIONS PASO 2 INSTRUCTIONS
Lee la siguiente lista de palabras y escucha la La ciencia cognitiva ha demostrado reiteradamente que escribir las
pronunciación. palabras es la mejor manera de memorizarlas. Escribirla varias veces en
inglés, así como su equivalente en español, permite que visualices su
composición, que la repitas a ti mismo mientras la escribes y, además,
consiste en una vía esencial para la asimilación de nuevo vocabulario.
También podrías dibujar un ‘mindmap’ o escribir una historia.
Able ser capaz

About sobre / acerca de
Accept aceptar
Accident accidente
Actor actor
ALPHABETICAL
Actually de hecho / en realidad

Add sumar / añadir
Advert anuncio
Advice consejo
Affect afectar
“Hola. Me llamo Sam y soy el

Account cuenta director academico de IVOZI. Estoy aquí
Bank banco para guiarte por este libro. Te daré mis
Card tarjeta consejos en las notas al final del libro.
Es muy importante que leas todas las notas
Cash efectivo porque, de lo contrario, tu tiempo
Cash-point cajero empleado en las lecciones no servirá de
nada.
Shop tienda
WORD-CHAIN
Shopping las compras Por favor, dirígete a la nota 1 al final

Cheap barato del libro. Gracias”.
Expensive caro
Life vida
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Today’s word-chain: money!
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about

the photo above, identifying and using as many as the words
from today’s list as possible.
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to

think of a sentence that uses the target word.
PASO 3 - PLACE IT: Word association in an English to English context
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A B
Able Brad Pitt is one. PASO 3 INSTRUCTIONS

About Something not planned, and usually bad. (something – algo)
Las palabras de la izquierda están
Accept Excuse me, do you .....…..… credit cards? (rellenar el espacio)
divididas en cuatro grupos. En cada
Accident Another form of the word can. uno debes relacionar la palabra de la
Actor The story is ............... the president of America. columna A con la definición,
asociación o espacio de la columna B.
Actually Contrary to what you’re thinking. In reality.
Add Your money is in one.
Advert To put together to form something bigger. (to put together – juntar) Vocatic
Account To influence, or to cause something to happen. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Affect There are a lot of them on television. (there are – hay)
Advice You send them on birthdays. (send them – las mandas)

Bank Real money, not credit cards.
Cards Stop smoking. Go on a diet. Do more exercise. Study more.
Cash A machine that gives you money. (machine – máquina)
Cash-point Barclays, HSBC, BBVA and Morgan Stanley.
Shop Not expensive.

Shopping A place where you can buy things. (place – lugar)
Cheap The act of buying things.
Expensive The opposite of death.
Life For example - diamonds, Mercedes, Hagen Daz.
STEP 4 - USE IT! Conversation questions… STEP 5 - CHECK IT! The final test…
STEP 4 INSTRUCTIONS STEP 5 INSTRUCTIONS

1. Are you able to dance like (como) Britney? afectar
• Subraya la palabra de la lista. Ahora que has concluido todos los
2. What is the film Jurrasic Park about? • El estudiante A debe formular la cuenta pasos, comprueba que has asimilado
3. Do bars accept credit cards?* primera pregunta al estudiante B. banco las palabras. Translate them!
4. Who’s your favourite actor? • El estudiante B debe contestar y tarjeta
formular la siguiente pregunta al
5. Am I actually a Russian spy? estudiante C. efectivo
6. Are banks kind? cajero
7. Add 2 and 2. vida
8. What's the most stupid advert on television? tienda
9. Give me some advice on love. las compras
10. Does alcohol affect your emotions? barato
11. Have you got a Swiss bank account? caro
12. Name two types of card? de hecho / en realidad
13. Where is your cash and credit card? sumar / añadir
14. What’s a cash-point? anuncio
15. Do you like clothes shops? consejo
16. Do you prefer shopping with men or women? ser capaz
17. Is it cheaper to fly or catch the train to Paris? sobre / acerca de
18. Can mobile telephones cause car accidents? (can = poder) aceptar
19. Is beer expensive in Spain? actor
20. If there’s intelligent life on other planets, will it be as stupid as the human race?** accidente
(*¿Aceptan?) En este caso, do funciona como verbo auxiliar, no como verbo (hacer).
** Se añade will para indicar que la acción se desarrolla en el futuro. “Will it be as
stupid as…?” ¿Será tan estúpida como la raza humana?
Again otra vez

Against contra
Ago hace (años, días, etc.)
All todo
Allowed permitido
Almost casi
ALPHABETICAL
Alone / Only solo / sólo*

Already ya
Also también
Although aunque
Agree estar de acuerdo

Disagree no estar de acuerdo
Angry enfadado
Unpleasant desagradable
Fight pelear / luchar Vocatic
Watch-out cuidado
WORD-CHAIN

Dangerous peligroso
Help ayudar
All right bien
Alive vivo
Solo / sólo tiene 2 significados en inglés…
Alone - solo (solitario, sin compañía) y only (sólo, único).
1. Yo vivo solo – I live alone.
2. Sólo tengo tres minutos – I only have 3 minutes.
“Por favor,
dirígete a la nota 2 al
final del libro. Gracias”.
Today’s word-chain: disagreement
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk

about the photo above, identifying and using as many as
the words from today’s list as possible.
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has

to think of a sentence that uses the target word.
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A B
Again Once more. (once – una vez)

Against
Ago
A preposition used between two enemies or competitors. (between – entre)
Every. (every – cada)
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Allowed A word we use with a period of time. (word – palabra)
Almost An important word to describe something done before the time of speaking. (done – hecho)
Alone Even though.
Already Nearly. (nearly – casi)
Also Too.
Although Nobody with you.
Agree To believe the same as somebody. (believe - creer)

Disagree Annoyed, irritable, in a bad mood.
Angry Not nice.
Unpleasant To not agree.
Fight Soldiers and boxers like to do this. ”Por
favor, dirígete a
Watch-out A phrase you use when there’s danger. (there’s – hay) la nota 3 al
Dangerous To do something for another person. final del libro.
Gracias”.
Help Something bad could happen to you. (happen - suceder)
All right Okay.
Alive The opposite of ‘dead’.
STEP 4 - USE IT! Conversation questions… STEP 5 - CHECK IT! The test…
1. Would you like to go to Disneyland again and again? *¿te gustaría? would = conditional cuidado
2. Who won* the 2006 World Cup game - Italy against France? *¿quién ganó? peligroso
3. What hair-style did you have* five years ago? *¿tenías? ayudar
4. Do you like* all the Greek islands? *¿te gusta? bien
5. Are people allowed to smoke on trains and in restaurants? vivo
6. Are you almost a hundred years old? todo
7. Can man live on bread and water alone? permitido
8. Are you already tired of English? casi
9. Are you also studying German? solo / sólo
10. Although they can't see, do blind people watch television? ya
11. Do you agree* that people who rob should go to prison for 25 years? *¿estás de acuerdo? también
12. Do you agree or disagree that English is a beautiful language? aunque
13. Are you angry today? otra vez
14. Is smoking unpleasant? contra
15. Is fighting a good form of exercise? hace (años, meses etc…)
16. If someone is about to fall* down a hole*, what do you say? *a punto de caer... agujero estar de acuerdo
17. Is swimming in the sea dangerous? no estar de acuerdo
18. Do you help old people to cross the road? enfadado
19. Is it all right for me to use your car later*? *later – más tarde desagradable
20. Is Elvis Presley alive? pelear
This / That esto/a/e eso/a/e *

These / Those estos/as esos/as
Be ser / estar
Very muy
Well bien
Have tener
Have to tener que
Must deber (verbo)

There is / There are hay**
Where donde
When cuando
Who quien
What ¿qué?** / lo que
Why por qué
Which cual
But pero
WORD-CHAIN
And y
Or o
There allí / allá
Here aquí
*Otro significado de that = que:

Me dicen que pan es barato – They tell me that bread is cheap.
** Si hablas de algo en singular se usa There is (there’s). Si
hablas de algo en plural se usa There are (there’re).
“Por favor,
final del libro.
Gracias”.
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Today’s word-chain: Why? © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com


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A B
This / That The most important verb. (most = lo más)
These / Those A word that refers to a singular object close to the person speaking and a singular object distant from the person.
And A word that refers to plural objects close to the person speaking and plural objects distant from the person
Very ki
An important connecting word.
Be How are you? I’m ......... well.
Which An important question word for talking about different options.

Have to An important verb to tell someone they must do something.
Who An important word in establishing the existence of something or some things.
There is / There are I’m Brazilian ......... my teacher is English.
But Which person?
Where The most important word/question in Philosophy.

When In which place?
Must An important word in establishing what something is.
What An important verb to tell someone they have to do something.
Why An important word in establishing the point in time which something happened.
Have Situated close to the person speaking.

Well Not situated very close to the person speaking.
Or An important word for talking about different options.
There How are you? I’m very ............ Vocatic
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1. Is this a beautiful classroom? esto/a/e eso/a/e

2. Are these your books? estos/as esos/as
3. Are you a clown (payaso)? bien
4. Are you a very rich man? muy
5. Is it true that you can sing very well? (true – verdad) ser / estar
6. Have you got two wives? (wives – esposas) tener
7. How many times* have you got to go to work tomorrow? (*¿cuántas veces?) tener que
8. Is it true that all pupils in this class must kiss the teacher’s feet at the end of course? deber (verbo)
9. Are there more female directors than male in Hollywood? hay (singular) hay (plural)
10. Where is Ottawa? Where is Paris? And where is Timbuktu? pero
11. When is Christmas, when is your birthday and when is the weekend? dónde
12. Who is the president of Egypt? cuándo
13. What are you thinking about? quién
14. Why do you live here - in this town / city? qué
15. In which American city is there an Eiffel tower? por qué
16. Are you beautiful but stupid? cuál
17. Are you half Irish and half Nigerian? y
18. Do you prefer rice or pasta, or do you like to eat rice and pasta together? o
19. Is there a Spanish textbook over there on that desk? allí / allá
20. Can you come here and give me fifty Euros? aquí
Another otro* * Other es un adjetivo que significa "diferente" *** Anyone y anybody pueden
1. I’m going to the other room to study. significar alguien o nadie
Other otro, otra, otros, otras Voy al otro cuarto a estudiar. dependiendo del contexto. En frases
Any cualquier, alguno** Another expresa cantidad, algo extra o adicional. interrogativas significan alguien,
Anybody alguien (o nadie)*** • I wish we had another room. Ojalá pero en frases negativas significan
tuvieramos otro cuarto. nadie.
Anyone alguien (o nadie)***
Somebody alguien (afirmativo)**** • ¿Hay alguien en la casa?
Nobody nadie ** Any tiene dos significados importantes. Is there anybody in the house?
1. Cualquiera … Any beer is good in my • No hay nadie en la casa.
opinion. There isn’t anybody in the house.
A.M. por la mañana 2. Se usa ‘any’ como ‘alguno’ o ‘algo de’ en
• ¿Alguien quiere más vino?
Alarm alarma frases interrogativas y negativas.
Does anyone want more wine?
P.M por la tarde • No hay nadie en la lista.
• ¿Hay pan? Is there any bread?
There isn’t anybody on the list
Go out salir • No hay pan. There isn’t any bread.
Drink beber / tomar (líquidos) • Are there any policemen at the concert? ****Sólo se usa ‘anybody’ o
• Is there any more wine? ‘anyone’ en frases negativas o
Bottle botella
• Is there any cheese in the fridge? interogativas. En afirmativas se usa
Wine vino ‘somebody’
Laugh reír • Somebody called you…
Smile sonreír Alguien te llamó.
• I want somebody to help
WORD-CHAIN
Return volver me…

Sleep dormir Quiero que alguien me ayude.
Sheet sábana
Dream soñar
“Por favor,
final del libro.
Gracias”.
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Today’s word-chain: Night-life
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary.

Talk about the photo above, identifying and using as
many as the words from today’s list as possible.
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each

student has to think of a sentence that uses the target
word.
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Anybody
Somebody
Similar to nobody when used in the negative.
The opposite of somebody. Vocatic
P.M Another word for a person. © Rory Lynch 2010
Other From midday to midnight. www.vocatic.com
Nobody The plural of another.
Another Also similar to nobody when used in negative.

A.M. One more.
Drink From midnight to midday.
Anyone To consume liquid.
Any Some, or… it’s not important which one they give you or choose for you.
Bottle What wakes you up in the morning.

Wine Usually used for liquids.
Laugh A smile with some noise added.
Alarm To have a drink, dinner or some other social event outside of the house. Or, to leave.
Go out An alcoholic drink often drunk with a meal.
Smile A movement of the mouth to indicate happiness.

Return To come back.
Sleep Doctors say we need eight hours of it a night.
Sheet An interesting part of sleep.
Dream You have to put it on the bed.
1. Shall we do another English class today? * por la mañana

2. Do you have other secret identities? alarma
3. Do you have any suggestions for me? por la tarde
4. Has anybody got the time to explain Freud's theories to me? salir
5. Has anyone got a pack of cigarettes with them? beber
6. What song has the line "Can anybody find me somebody to love"? botella
7. Why is nobody interested in publishing the story of my life? vino
8. Do you prefer AM or PM? reír
9. Do you hate your alarm clock? sonreír
10. Are you going to have a drink** with Jonny Depp at 7 P.M. tonight? volver
11. How often do you go out with your friends? dormir
12. What do you like to drink when you go out? sábana
13. Do you only drink water from a bottle? soñar
14. Have you ever drunk the wine of Santorini? (¿Has tomado… alguna vez?) otro
15. Can you laugh when everything is going wrong? otro, otra, otros, otras
16. Can you smile please? cualquier, alguno
17. When will you return to Paris? alguien (o nadie)
18. Is it easy to continue sleeping after the alarm? alguien (o nadie)
19. Is it important that sheets are 100 per cent cotton? (Cotton - algodón) alguien (afirmativo)
20. Have you ever dreamt about me? (¿Has soñado alguna vez...?) nadie
(* Se usa shall para hacer una sugerencia).

(**El futuro con ir + infinitivo).
*Algo/nada - sigue la misma lógica que anybody y nobody en Unit 4

Anyway pero bueno... ** Se usa anything en preguntas y oraciones negativas. – “No he hecho nada” I
Apartment apartamento haven’t done anything.
Area zona Se usa something en oraciones afirmativas. – “Quiero comer algo” I want to eat
something.
Appointment cita (con el dentista, etc.)
Arrange to meet quedar (con un amigo, etc.)
Around alrededor
Appear aparecer
Arrive llegar
Come venir
Anything algo/nada*
Something algo**
Object objeto
Noun sustantivo
Thing cosa
Nothing nada
Hole agujero
WORD-CHAIN
Dark oscuro
Sky cielo
Star estrella
Space espacio
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Today’s word-chain: Sky


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A B +
Anyway Use this word to move on the conversation, or to indicate that it’s not important. Vocatic
Apartment A flat. © Rory Lynch 2010
Area To specify a time to see each other. www.vocatic.com
Around More or less. In no particular place.
Arrange to meet Zone.
Appointment What you have at the dentists, lawyers or hairdressers.

Appear To arrive somewhere, or to look like.
Arrive To get there.
Come To arrive. Or… to go towards the direction of the speaker.
Anything Similar to nothing when used in the negative.
Something A linguistic term for a thing.

Hole “Do you want ………. from the shop?”
Noun A gap, space or opening in something - usually circular.
Thing An object.
Nothing There isn’t anything there.
Object Not light.

Dark A thing.
Sky Look out of the window, up, and you’ll see it.
Star Lights in the night sky.
Space A gap, a hole, or a word that pertains to the galaxy.
1. How do you translate anyway into your language? algo, nada

2. Do you live in a 5 bedroom apartment? algo
3. In what area does the Pope live? objeto
4. Do you like dentist's appointments? sustantivo
5. Have you arranged to meet anybody tonight? (¿Has quedado...?) cosa
6. Can you call my mother at around six and ask her to send me some chocolate? nada
7. Is it true that a dog appeared when Aladdin cleaned the lantern? agujero
8. Is it rude to arrive five minutes late? oscuro
9. Will you come to the next class? cielo
10. Have you experienced anything unusual today? estrella
11. Is there something you want to tell everybody about? espacio
12. Are people objects? pero bueno...
13. Give us an example of a noun. apartamento
14. What thing most annoys you about Australians? zona
15. Would you be angry if I gave you nothing for Christmas? cita
16. How big was the hole in Madoff's finances? quedar
17. Are you afraid of the dark? alrededor
18. Who was the Greek god of the sky? aparecer
19. What’s the brightest star in the sky? llegar
20. Last summer did you travel to space on holiday? venir
Apparently aparentemente
As mientras / como*
As soon as possible lo antes posible
As usual como siempre
Asleep dormido
Awake despierto
At first al principio
At least al menos
Ask preguntar
Ask for pedir
Want querer
Desire desear
Need necesitar
Bath bañera
Bath room cuarto de baño
Shower ducha
WORD-CHAIN
Soap jabón
Sink lavamanos
Shampoo champú
Shave afeitarse
*As you drive down Oxford street, you’ll see Big Ben. (Mientras)
Big Ben is as big as the Empire state building. (Tan..como)
Como tiene cuatro significados en inglés – how, like, as, what.
Today’s word-chain: Bathroom

Vocatic
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about the © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
photo above, identifying and using as many as the words from
today’s list as possible.
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to think

of a sentence that uses the target word.
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A B +
Apparently To be lying down with your eyes closed. Vocatic

As Similar to; or… While. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
As soon as possible As quickly as possible.
As usual As always.
Asleep People say that…
Want To request.
At first In the beginning.
At least The room where the bath is.
Bath room The minimum.
Ask for To desire or need.
Awake A state in which something is required, wanted or missing.

Soap Different to a shower.
Need To inquire. To put a question.
Bath Not asleep.
Ask It smells nice. (smell – oler)
Shower A place where you wash plates and your hands.

Desire For washing your hair.
Sink To remove the hair from your face.
Shampoo It throws water on you in the morning.
Shave To want intensely.
1. Apparently, women are better drivers than men. Is this true? preguntar
2. Do you listen to music as you study? pedir
3. Can we finish the class as soon as possible? querer
4. Is it raining today in London, as usual? desear
5. Were you asleep at 3am on Saturday morning? necesitar
6. Are you awake at the moment, or falling asleep? bañera
7. At first, you hated English. Is this true? cuarto de baño
8. If you can't come to my birthday party, will you at least buy me a card? ducha
9. Ask me a question about my life? jabón
10. Will you ask me for money when I win the lottery? lavamanos
11. What do you want from your boss? champú
12. What do you desire more than anything? afeitarse
13. What does a woman need from a man? aparentemente
14. Which is cleaner... having a bath or having a shower? mientras / como
15. You were sleeping in your bathroom last night, weren’t you? lo antes posible
16. Which uses more water: a shower or bath? como siempre
17. Is it true that soap is not necessary to wash yourself correctly? dormido
18. Do you wash your socks in the sink? despierto
19. How did people wash their hair before shampoo? al principio
20. How many times a day do you shave? al menos
Available disponible
Back hacia atrás
Come back volver
Be right tener razón “Por favor, dirígete a la nota 6 al
Be wrong no tener razón final del libro. Gracias”.
Be in a hurry tener prisa
With con
Without sin
At the moment en este momento
Later después / más tarde
Late tarde
Early pronto / temprano
Lunch almuerzo
Meal comida*
WORD-CHAIN
Menu menú
Dish plato
Delicious delicioso
Disgusting asqueroso
Horrible horrible
To feel sick sentirse mal
*Comida tiene dos significados en inglés. 1 – Meal (to sit down
and eat). 2. Food – (a general word for things we eat – pasta,
meat, fruit etc…)
Today’s word-chain: Lunch

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about the photo above, identifying and using as many as

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A B +
Available The opposite of go. Vocatic

Back Accompany. © Rory Lynch 2010
Come back Not accompany. www.vocatic.com
With Ready to be used, reserved or taken.
Without A word associated with behind or you can add it to come to mean return.
Be right Right now.

Be wrong Incorrect - either factually or morally.
Be in a hurry To only have a short amount of time.
At the moment Correct - either factually or morally.
Later At a further point in time.
Late Food eaten between midday and 3 PM.

Early A collective word for all the food eaten at one time.
Lunch A list of foods you can choose from.
Meal The opposite of on time.
Menu Not late.
Dish Unpleasant, unkind.

Delicious To not feel good.
Disgusting You eat food off them. Or, a particular food prepared in a particular way.
Horrible Tastes good.
To feel sick Gross, ‘yuk,’ repulsive.
1. Is Volver available with English subtitles? en este momento

2. What happened if you looked back at Sodom and Gomorrah? después / más tarde
3. After the class can you come back and study for another three hours? tarde
4. What did Bono mean when he sang I can't live with or without you? pronto / temprano
5. Are you always in a hurry? almuerzo
6. Is it right to say that Socrates was Roman? comida
7. Is it wrong to say that Lima is the capital of Bolivia? menú
8. How important is it to arrive early to work? plato
9. Are you living with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the moment? delicioso
10. Are you going to eat popcorn later? asqueroso
11. Do you often arrive late? horrible
12. Do you wake up early on Saturdays? Why? sentirse mal
13. Is lunch an important meal? disponible
14. What's the most delicious meal you've eaten recently? hacia atrás
15. Do you prefer an Italian or Chinese menu? volver
16. If one person does the cooking, should the other person wash the dishes? con
17. Do you like drinks without ice? sin
18. Is it disgusting to only have a shower three times a year? tener razón
19. Are people from Australia horrible? no tener razón
20. Does travelling by car make you sick? tener prisa
Because porque
Before antes
After después
Begin empezar
End final
Finish terminar
Behind detrás

In front of delante de
Beside al lado de
Between entre
Flight vuelo
Beach playa
Ball pelota
Play jugar
Game juego
Enjoy disfrutar
WORD-CHAIN
Swim nadar
Beer cerveza
Bag bolsa
Carry llevar
Today’s word-chain: Beach

Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 Vocatic

thinks of the first line of a story using the first word. Student 2 © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
carries on the story using the second word, and so on.

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A B
Because
Before
The reason for something.
The opposite of after.
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After Indicates that one event will follow another.
Begin Start.
End The final point.
Finish At the airport you catch a…..

Behind Not in front.
Beach Where most people spend their holiday.
Between In the middle of two things.
Flight To end or terminate.
Ball A necessary part of football.

Play Water is necessary for this.
Game For children, but these days for adults as well.
Enjoy To experience pleasure from.
Swim To take part in a game.
Beside English people drink a lot of it.

Beer Next to.
In front of The opposite of ‘behind’.
Bag To hold something in your hands and take it somewhere.
Carry Something you carry your shopping in.
1. Do most people marry their spouse because he or she is beautiful? playa

2. Were you nervous before your driving test? al lado de
3. What happens after you eat a lot of cake? vuelo
4. Do you want to begin a course in interior design? pelota
5. On what day is the end of the week? jugar
6. Have you finished all your homework for the week? juego
7. Do you live behind a cinema? If not, what do you live behind? disfrutar
8. Which country has the most beautiful beaches? nadar
9. Who did you sit beside the last time you went to the cinema? entre de
10. Are you catching a flight to Venezuela tonight? cerveza
11. Do you like playing with balls? delante de
12. Can you play the party game musical chairs? bolso
13. What was the last computer game you played? llevar
14. Would you enjoy a cockroach salad? porque
15. At what age did you learn to swim? antes
16. Name a city between Bombay and Sydney? después
17. Which European country is famous for its beer? empezar
18. Is it good when a tall man sits in front of you at the cinema? final
19. Name five things a woman always carries in her bag. terminar
20. Would you be offended if a stranger offered to carry your shopping bags? detrás
*Los significados más comunes de ‘que’ son that y what. Sin embargo, en el caso de una
comparación, que = than.
Good bueno Manchester United are better than Barça.
Bad malo Ryan has got more money than Charles.
Better mejor
Worse peor
Than que*
The best el mejor
The worst el peor
Big grande
Small pequeño
Body cuerpo
Head cabeza
Arm brazo
Leg pierna
Back espalda
Foot pie
Toe dedo del pie
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Finger dedo de la mano

Hand mano
Stomach estómago
Heart corazón
Vocatic
Today’s word-chain: The Body

about the photo above, identifying and using as many as the
words from today’s list as possible.

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The best
The worst
Nobody is better. (superlative)
The opposite of better.
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Than Nobody is worse. (superlative)
Better A small but important word for making comparisons.
Worse The comparative of good.
Big The opposite of good.

Small Large.
Good The opposite of big.
Bad Positive, well, beneficial, skilful.
Body We all have one.
Head You probably have 2 of them, one on each leg.

Arm It's attached to your hand.
Legs Women don't like to have hair on them.
Back A part of the body between the legs and the head.
Foot The part of your body that contains your brain and face.
Toe What you use to wave, write and wash.

Finger A toe for the hand.
Hand Where food goes.
Stomach Like a finger, but on your foot.
Heart Smoking and burgers will probably destroy it.
1. Are you the best dancer in this room? … Prove it! el mejor
2. Are you the worst chef (cocinero) in your house? el peor
3. Is Obama more handsome than Zapatero? que
4. Do you feel better today than yesterday? mejor
5. What’s worse: no money or no friends? peor
6. Which is bigger, the Empire State building or the Eiffel Tower? grande
7. What's the smallest thing that exists? pequeño
8. Was Michael Jackson bad? bueno
9. Are you good at athletics? malo
10. Is going to the gym bad for your body? cuerpo
11. Was Einstein's head bigger than normal? cabeza
12. Why do monkeys have long arms? brazo
13. Do models have short legs? pierna
14. Have you got problems with your back? espalda
15. Point to your foot. pie
16. How many toes do you have? dedo del pie
17. Is it rude in Australia to stick your thumb and middle finger up at somebody? dedo de la mano
18. Put out your hand and say, "give me five!" mano
19. Is a lot of beer good for the stomach? estómago
20. What does it mean 'to have a big heart'? corazón
Box caja
Live vivir
Below debajo de
Bridge puente
Under debajo
Bright brillante
Sun sol
Climate clima
Boy chico / niño

Girl chica / niña
Boy/girlfriend novio/a
Shy tímido
Youth juventud
Connect conectar
Kiss beso
Wonderful maravilloso
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Complicated complicado
Argue discutir
Behaviour comportamiento
Shout gritar
Today’s word-chain: Together
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about the

photo above, identifying and using as many as the words from Vocatic
today’s list as possible. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
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Box It has four sides and you can put things in it. Vocatic
Live To inhabit. © Rory Lynch 2010
Under Situated below. www.vocatic.com
Bridge A color that's not subtle.
Bright Simon and Garfunkel: “...... over troubled Water.” It crosses a river.
Sun A large yellow / orange disc in the sky.

Climate Weather.
Boy A young male.
Shy Not good at mixing with people.
Girl The opposite of 'boy'.
Youth A young person. Or… the period in which you were a youth.
Boyfriend The opposite of girlfriend.
Below Not above.
Connect When two things come together.
Kiss The connection of two lips for mutual stimulation.
Wonderful Brilliant, marvelous, fantastic.

Complicated Complex and not simple.
Argue To disagree in a vocal manner.
Behaviour The way somebody acts or treats somebody else.
Shout To speak in a very loud voice.
1. Would you like to live in Paris? caja

2. When is a box useful? vivir
3. How long can you stay under water for? debajo
4. Would you like to bungee jump off the Golden Gate Bridge? puente
5. Do you like to wear bright pink? brillante
6. How much sun is too much (demasiado) sun? sol
7. Is the climate pleasant in Bogotá? clima
8. Are boys more loyal than girls? chico
9. Would you describe me as a shy person? tímido
10. Are girls less violent than boys? Why? chica
11. Are you a youth? juventud
12. What's below your leg? novio/a
13. Is it better to have a religious girlfriend? debajo de
14. How long does it take you to connect to the internet on your PC? conectar
15. Would it be romantic to kiss while watching a football game in a stadium? beso
16. What did Luis Armstrong mean when he sang What a Wonderful World? maravilloso
17. Is physics complicated? complicado
18. What is your advice to a couple who argue a lot? discutir
19. Is a child's behaviour affected by drinking Coca-Cola? gritar
20. Is it only bad parents who shout? comportamiento
Both ambos
Bring traer
Build construir
By por
Bye adiós
Call llamar
Can poder

Cause causa
House casa
At home en casa
Garage garaje
Garden jardín
Lounge salón
Wall pared
Toilet lavabo
Sofa sofá
WORD-CHAIN
Bed cama
Bedroom habitación
Window ventana
Wardrobe armario
Today’s word-chain: House
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary from the

word chain.
Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 thinks

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of the first line of a story using the first word. Student 2 carries on
the story using the second word, and so on.
Vocatic
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Both The two of them. Vocatic

Bring To take with you. © Rory Lynch 2010
Build A preposition used to say how something was done, or who did it. www.vocatic.com
By What you say when you're about to leave somebody's house.
Bye To construct.
Call Something that makes something else happen.

Can Another word for home.
Cause Where you live.
House To ring somebody.
Home To be able.
Garage If you live in a flat then you probably don't have one.
Garden Normally, one of the biggest rooms in the house.
Lounge It keeps people out or in.
Wall A place we all have to go to several times a day.
Toilet A place where you keep cars.
Sofa The room where you sleep.

Bed You look through it to see outside.
Bedroom Commonly used to store clothes.
Window Lazy people spend most of their life on it.
Wardrobe An object for sleeping.
1. Are we both the same nationality? ambos

2. Name a country where it’s not polite to bring a bottle of wine to dinner. traer
3. Was Rome built in a day? construir
4. Was Romeo and Juliet written by Dan Brown? por
5. Will you miss me if I walk out of the door and say bye-bye forever? adiós
6. How many times a month should an adult call his or her parents? llamar
7. Can you drink a whole can of coke without stopping? poder
8. What is the biggest cause of crime? causa
9. Would your dream house be situated next to a river or the sea? casa
10. Do you have homes in Paris, Milan and New York? en casa
11. What's a garage sale in the US? garaje
12. How big is your garden? jardín
13. How often do you fall asleep in the lounge? salón
14. Would you be able to build a wall? pared
15. Is it wrong to charge people to use the toilet? lavabo
16. Do you like sleeping on your friend’s sofa? sofá
17. What is a good time to go to bed? cama
18. What colour is your bedroom? habitación
19. Is a window a window if it doesn't have glass? ventana
20. Do you have a large collection of pink T-shirts in your wardrobe? armario
Brush cepillo
Character personaje / personalidad
Check comprobar
Care importar*
Care for cuidar
Child / Children niño / niños
Draw dibujar
Story historia
Sing cantar
Sit sentarse
Chair silla
Circle círculo
Center centro
Student estudiante
Pupil alumno
College instituto
WORD-CHAIN
Adult adulto
Study estudiar
Dictionary diccionario
Art arte
* I don’t care – No me importa.
I care for my children – Cuido a mis hijos
Today’s word-chain: School

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from today’s list as possible. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com

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Brush
Character
To make sure or to verify.
An important object in maintaining your hair and teeth.
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Check To look after and protect.
Care for Not an adult or teenager.
Child Personality; or, a person in a film.
Care An important word in describing if something matters to you.

Draw Create a picture.
Story Madonna does it, and you probably do it in the shower.
Sing To place your bottom on a seat.
Sit A series of narrated events, sometimes real sometimes not.
Chair The middle.

Circle Another word for pupil.
Center You sit on it.
Student Round.
Pupil Student.
College An educational center for adults and young adults.

Adult Legally, somebody over 18.
Study What students do.
Dictionary Useful for finding words.
Art Put anything on a piece of paper, and you can create a modern version of this.
1. How many times do you brush your hair each day? importar / cuidar
2. Who’s your favourite Disney character? niño
3. Did your boss check your references before he gave you a job? niños
4. Do you care what people think about you? dibujar
5. Have you ever said childs instead of children? What about mouses? historia
6. Should children be given the choice of going to school or not? cantar
7. Can you draw an elephant in the air? sentarse
8. Are all the stories in the newspaper true? silla
9. Who do you imagine is the best singer in this room? círculo
10. Can you sit down, please? centro
11. What's the difference between a chair and a sofa? estudiante
12. Why is it good for a group to sit in a circle when they need to communicate? alumno
13. What's in the centre of your head? instituto
14. How many students are there in this class? adulto
15. Were you the best pupil in your mathematics class? estudiar
16. What's the difference between college in American and British English? diccionario
17. What age, psychologically, did you become an adult? arte
18. How often do you study? cepillo
19. How often do you use a dictionary per month? personaje / personalidad
20. Is graffiti art? comprobar
Clothes ropa
Color color
Wear llevar puesto
Coat abrigo
Pants calzoncillos
Pajamas pijama
Change cambiar
Shirt camisa
Shoes zapatos
Skirt falda
T-shirt camiseta
Trousers pantalón
Belt cinturón
Socks calcetines
Bra sujetador
Dress vestido
Get dressed vestirse
WORD-CHAIN
Jeans vaqueros
Hat sombrero
Jacket chaqueta
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Today’s word-chain: Clothes


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Clothes
Colour
Male underwear.
If you don't wear them in the street, you might get arrested. Vocatic
Wear Pink is one. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Coat To put on your body for the purposes of warmth and fashion.
Pants Good for the cold or rain.
Pyjamas Like trousers, but without nothing to divide the legs.

Change Most men wear them on their upper body to work.
Shirt Some men wear them to bed.
Shoes They protect your foot from concrete.
Skirt To modify.
T-shirt It stops your trousers from falling down.

Trousers They smell bad, especially after a day on your foot.
Belt Women start wearing them between 12 and 14.
Socks A classic American item of clothing.
Bra They cover your legs.
Dress Trousers made from denim.

Get dressed You wear it on your head.
Jeans It always forms part of a suit.
Hat A female item of clothing.
Jacket To put clothes on.
1. Do you have a problem with wearing second-hand clothes? ropa

2. What's your favourite colour? color
3. What colour do people wear to a Bulgarian funeral? llevar puesto
4. What sort of coat is best in a sauna? abrigo
5. What's the difference between pants and panties? calzoncillos
6. Do men look sexy in pyjamas? pijama
7. What was the biggest change in your life, last year? cambiar
8. Do you have one shirt for each day of the week? camisa
9. In what country were your shoes made? zapatos
10. Why do Scottish men wear skirts? falda
11. How many T-shirts are you wearing at the moment? camiseta
12. What's the difference between jeans and trousers? pantalón
13. Do you have an Armani or Gucci belt? cinturón
14. Do you often lose your socks? calcetines
15. Why did feminists burn their bras in the 1960s? sujetador
16. What's the worst colour combination for a jacket with a dress? vestido
17. What age can children get dressed themselves? vestirse
18. Would you consider wearing jeans at your wedding? vaqueros
19. Is it rude to wear a hat in a mosque? sombrero
20. How many Prada jackets do you have? chaqueta
Cut cortar
Confirm confirmar
Continue continuar
Control controlar
Correct corregir
Count contar
Crazy loco
Clear claro
Close cerrar
Collect coleccionar / recoger
Cook cocinar
Kitchen cocina
Knife cuchillo
Fork tenedor
Spoon cuchara
Fry freír
WORD-CHAIN
Frying pan sartén

Fridge nevera
Freeze congelar
Cup taza
Today’s word-chain: Kitchen
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about the +

today’s list as possible. Vocatic
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Cut Right. Not wrong.

Confirm To take a knife to.
Continue To affirm something you'd already asked for or arranged.
Control To carry on. To not stop.
Correct To have power or influence over something.
Count The opposite of open.

Crazy To pick up somebody, or to obsessively seek multiple varieties of something.
Clear
Close
1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
Loco.
Vocatic
Collect Obvious, or not cloudy. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
Cook Knife and........
Kitchen The place where you cook.
Knife Related to knife and fork.
Fork Cutting would be difficult without this.
Spoon To prepare food - usually with the use of heat.
Fry Useful for cooking. Made of metal.
Frying pan To cook in a lot of oil.
Fridge Keeps food cold.
Freeze A process that occurs at 0 degrees celsius.
Cup You drink tea out of it, or try to win one in football.
1. Is it clear to you, the difference between say and tell? cocinar

2. What time should shops close, in your opinion? cocina
3. Do you obsessively collect anything? cuchillo
4. Can you cut steak with a spoon? tenedor
5. Can you confirm that I’m not an alien? cuchara
6. Will you continue using a mobile phone for the rest of your life? freír
7. Who controls human society? sartén
8. Julius Caesar was killed by a drunk driver, correct or incorrect? nevera
9. Can you count to three in Chinese? congelar
10. Name a famous crazy person? taza
11. Who's the best cook in your house? cortar
12. Is the kitchen your favourite room at home? If it's not, which is? confirmar
13. Is it sensible to carry a knife when walking home late at night? continuar
14. What goes with a knife? controlar
15. What's a wooden spoon? corregir
16. Are you good at frying eggs? contar
17. Would it hurt if somebody hit you over the head with a frying pan? loco
18. Does a fridge use a lot of electricity? claro
19. Was it easy to freeze steaks in the Ice Age? cerrar
20. Do you have a favourite cup that you drink your coffee out of? coleccionar / recoger
* En inglés sólo se usa “good

Delay demora night” al final de la noche,
antes de irse a casa (a dormir)
Depart salir
o la cama. Al principio de la
Definitely definitivamente noche se dice “good evening”.
Deliver entregar
Date fecha /cita romántica

During durante
Week semana
Day día
Every cada
Clock reloj (de pared)
Morning mañana
Afternoon tarde
Evening tarde / noche*
Night noche*
Future futuro
Now ahora
WORD-CHAIN
Today hoy
Tomorrow mañana
Tonight esta noche
Yesterday ayer
Today’s word-chain: Time
Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1

thinks of the first line of a story using the first word. Student 2

+

Vocatic
the photo above, identifying and using as many as the words © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
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Delay A particular day of the year, or…. a romantic appointment.

Depart It's not going to arrive on time.
Definitely Leave.
Deliver When somebody, usually the postman, gives you something from someone else.
Date Without doubt.
During 24 hours.
Week A watch on the wall.
Day
Every
Each or all.
Seven days.
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Clock While something took place.
Morning A. M.
Afternoon Between afternoon and night.
Evening It begins after lunch.
Night The opposite of the past.
Future The time of day when it's usually dark.
Now 24 hours ago.

Today At this exact moment.
Tomorrow Not tomorrow night or yesterday night.
Tonight The day that follows today.
Yesterday This day.
1. What's the best way of passing a ten-hour delay in the airport? fecha / cita
2. What percentage of the flights you catch don’t depart on time? durante
3. Did the Americans definitely land on the Moon? semana
4. Do you hand deliver e-mails? día
5. What is the most important date in the Muslim (musulmán) calendar? cada
6. Do you miss work during the summer holidays? reloj
7. What's your favourite day of the week? mañana
8. What's your least favourite day of the week? tarde
9. Do you have lunch with Al Pacino every day? tarde / noche
10. What does the expression ‘a race against the clock’ mean? noche
11. Is the sun more beautiful in the morning or late afternoon? el futuro
12. What were you doing yesterday afternoon? ahora
13. Do you eat sausages every evening? hoy
14. Do you find it easy to dance all night? mañana
15. Do you have the power to know the future? esta noche
16. Shall we fly to Thailand now and spend six months on the beach? ayer
17. What's the date today? demora
18. What's the weather going to be like tomorrow? salir
19. Are you going to watch the basketball game tonight? definitivamente
20. Were you very busy yesterday? entregar
Decide decidir
Director director
Direct directo
Dirty sucio
Discover descubrir
Direction dirección*
Vocatic
North norte © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
South sur
West oeste
East este
Distance distancia
Far lejos
Close cerca
What's the weather like? ¿Qué tiempo hace?
Weather tiempo / clima
Water agua
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Wet mojado
Hot caliente
Cold frío
Rain lluvia
*Dirección tiene dos significados en inglés. 1 – Direction: They

were walking in a northern direction. 2 – Address: His address is 27
Riverstown.
Today’s word-chain: Navigation

word chain.

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Decide An important person in any company. Vocatic

Director Not clean. © Rory Lynch 2010
Direct Straight to the point. Not ambiguous. www.vocatic.com
Dirty To find out.
Discover To make a decision.
Direction The opposite of north.

North The opposite of east.
South The opposite to west.
West The angle at which a point or place is located.
East The opposite direction of south.
Distance Near.
Far Not close.
Close The amount of kilometers between two points.
What's the weather like? A way of asking about the climate.
Weather The climate.
Water Water that falls from the sky.

Wet Something that has come into contact with water.
Hot The opposite of the adjective cold.
Cold Snow, ice etc…
Rain We need to drink it every day.
1. Do you decide quickly what you want to eat in a restaurant? dirección

2. Who’s the most important film director in the world? norte
3. What’s the most direct route to London? sur
4. Why was Clint Eastwood Dirty? oeste
5. What's wrong with saying that Columbus discovered America? este
6. Can you give me directions to the post office please? distancia
7. Would you like to live in the extreme north of Europe? lejos
8. Name a city that is south of here. cerca
9. Is life good in the west? ¿Qué tiempo hace?
10. Do you live in the east or west of the city? tiempo / clima
11. What's the distance between Moscow and Beijing? agua
12. How far do you live from a supermarket? mojado
13. Which member of your family lives closest to you? caliente
14. What's the weather like in Iran? frío
15. What's your favourite kind of weather? lluvia
16. What's the chemical composition of water? decidir
17. Does it annoy you to use a wet towel? director
18. Is the world getting hotter? directo
19. Is the Irish climate too cold for you? sucio
20. Is rain beautiful? descubrir
Drive conducir
Map mapa
Car coche
Breakdown avería
Wheel rueda
Bike bicicleta
Boat barco
Air aire
Fly volar
Luggage equipaje
Case maleta / caso
Airplane avión
Lorry camión
Earth Tierra
River río
Fish pez / pescado
WORD-CHAIN
Mountain montaña © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com

Tree árbol
Forest bosque
God Dios
Today’s word-chain: Transport
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary from the word

chain.
Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 thinks of

Vocatic
the first line of a story using the first word. Student 2 carries on the © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
story using the second word, and so on.
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to think of

a sentence that uses the target word.
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Drive A detailed plan of an area or country that allows you to navigate. Vocatic
Map A four-wheeled vehicle that's polluting our planet. © Rory Lynch 2010
Car An important human invention. www.vocatic.com
Breakdown You have to have a licence to do this.
The wheel Your car won't work.
Tree A form of cheap, clean transport.

Bike Green and beautiful.
Boat A form of transport for water.
Air Birds can do this.
Fly It's all around you.
Luggage You take it on holiday.

Case The planet we live on.
Airplane A collective word for the cases and bags you take when you travel.
Lorry Boeing 747.
Earth Used to transport goods and materials.
River A body of water inland that can stretch for miles or for thousands of miles.
Fish A lot of trees.
Mountain Everest.
Forest The maker of heaven and earth and everything that we see and don't see.
God They have no memory and smell bad if they lie in the sun.
1. Could you drive for 24 hours without stopping? Tierra

2. Are men better at reading maps than women? río
3. Is black a cool colour for a car? pez
4. What's the difference between a physical and mental breakdown? montaña
5. Did Mr. Wheel invent the wheel? bosque
6. What’s the most beautiful tree you’ve ever seen? Dios
7. What age did you learn to ride a bike? conducir
8. Do you often travel to work by boat? mapa
9. Is the air pure in this town? coche
10. How many hours or minutes should you arrive at the airport before a flight? avería
11. Do you believe in buying expensive luggage? rueda
12. Name a famous murder case? árbol
13. Can you fly an airplane? bicicleta
14. Would you be able to drive a big lorry? barco
15. Is the earth flat or round? aire
16. In what country is the river Avon? volar
17. Why should we eat more fish? equipaje
18. Would you prefer to live on a mountain or in the city centre? maleta / caso
19. Name a country famous for its forests. avión
20. Does God forgive? camión
Drums tambores
Each cada *
Easy fácil
Difficult difícil
Embarrassed avergonzado
Emergency emergencia / urgencia
Enormous enorme
Entertain entretener
Eat comer
Dining room comedor
Dinner cena
Steak bistec
Beef carne de vaca
Egg huevo
Vegetable verdura
Tomato tomate
WORD-CHAIN
Soup sopa
Sauce salsa
Sausage salchicha
Cream nata
*La diferencia entre each y every es pequeña. Every se

refiere a un grupo y each a los individuos en un grupo: “Cada
alumno tiene que asistir – Every pupil has to attend.” “Hablaré
con cada alumno personalmente – I’ll speak with each pupil
personally.”
Today’s word-chain: Vegetables

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Drums A loud musical instrument. Vocatic

Each Every. © Rory Lynch 2010
Easy Hard. www.vocatic.com
Difficult If your trousers fell down in the street, you would feel this.
Embarrassed Not much trouble. No problem.
Emergency A room specifically for eating.

Enormous Big.
Entertain To amuse, interest and engage.
Eat Ambulances.
Dining room What we do with food.
Dinner The last meal of the day.

Steak A chicken's first home.
Soup Not meat.
Egg A tasty piece of cow meat.
Vegetable A food that consists mostly of liquid.
Tomato Necessary to make burgers.

Beef Cats like it more than milk.
Sauce Examples could be - tomato, carbonara, tartar.
Sausage It's red and necessary for pizza.
Cream Long, thin and circular pieces of pig.
1. Would you rather learn to play the drums or the guitar? comer
2. Do you drink a beer each day? comedor
3. Is it easy to make a good lasagne? cena
4. Is it difficult to walk on your hands? bistec
5. Would you be embarrassed if I showed photos of you from 10 years ago? carne de vaca
6. Is a headache a medical emergency? huevo
7. Is there an enormous amount of stress in your job or study programme? verdura
8. Entertain me with a story about a disastrous holiday. tomate
9. Do you eat steak everyday? sopa
10. When you were at school, did you eat in the school dining room or at home? salsa
11. What time is dinner? salchicha
12. Do you like thick or thin steaks? nata
13. Which South American country is famous for its beef? tambores
14. Do you like eggs in salad? cada
15. Is there any vegetable that you hate? fácil
16. Which famous cocktail requires tomato juice? difícil
17. What’s the best soup in the world? avergonzado
18. What's a good sauce for steak? emergencia / urgencia
19. Have you ever had chicken sausages? enorme
20. Have you ever put cream on top of ice-cream? entretener
Equal igual
Different diferente
Same lo mismo
Even incluso
Even though aunque
Ever nunca (en negativo)*
Ever alguna vez**
Every day todos los días
WORD-CHAIN
Everybody todo el mundo

Everyone todo el mundo
Everything todo
Everywhere por todas partes
Exact exacto
Except excepto
Excited emocionado
Exercise book libreta
Experience experiencia
Explain explicar
Factory fábrica
Fall caer
* I haven’t ever been to London.

I’ve never been to London.
** Have you ever been to London?
Today’s word-chain: The same
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary from the Vocatic

word chain. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com

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Everybody
Different
A word that indicates something surprising or unexpected.
Although. Vocatic
Same Equal. © Rory Lynch 2010
Even Everyone. www.vocatic.com
Even though Not the same.
Ever Each day.

Ever Everybody.
Every day Never – in negative sentences.
Equal Some time – in interrogative sentences.
Everyone The same.
Everything In all places.

Everywhere All.
Exact Accurate.
Except A word used for exceptions.
Excited Nervously happy.
Exercise book A place where things are made by machines.

Experience To decline, descend or drop.
Explain To help others understand.
Factory To witness, participate or be involved in something.
Fall Where you do homework.
1. Does 2 + 2 equal 4.5? emocionado

2. Are you different from other people? libreta
3. Is a freedom fighter the same as a terrorist? experiencia
4. Would you continue studying even if I told you that you were a very bad student? explicar
5. Even though they spend it on drugs do you give money to people in the street? fábrica
6. Is it true that you haven’t ever watched a Bruce Lee film? caer
7. Have you ever been to India? igual
8. Do you think about your ex boy/girlfriend every day? diferente
9. Does everybody love you? lo mismo
10. Does everyone think that you're a genius? incluso
11. What does the English expression mean "everything’s gone from bad to worse"? aunque
12. Are there angels everywhere? nunca
13. What's the exact chemical composition of salt? alguna vez
14. Do you have all the Backstreet Boys albums except for the first one? todos los días
15. Does English excite you? todo el mundo
16. Do you take an exercise book to the gym? todo el mundo
17. Have you had ever had a bad experience changing the colour of your hair? todo
18. Can you explain the behaviour of monkeys? por todas partes
19. Do your parents work in a factory? exacto
20. Have you ever fallen off a horse? excepto
Family familia
Grandmother / father abuela/o
Mother madre
Daughter hija
Father padre
Son hijo
Brother hermano
WORD-CHAIN
Sister hermana
Aunt tía
Uncle tío
Cousin primo
Fancy apetecer
Fast rápido
Slow lento
Fat gordo
Thin delgado
Thick grueso
Fear miedo
Feel sentir
Emotion emoción
Today’s word-chain: Family
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary from

the word chain.

thinks of the first line of a story using the first word. Student
2 carries on the story using the second word, and so on.

to think of a sentence that uses the target word. Vocatic
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Family You’ll have a love-hate relationship with them the rest of your life.
Vocatic
Grandfather Freud said that young boys want to kill him. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
Mother She gave you life.
Daughter Your female progeny.
Father Your mother’s father.
Son Your male progeny.

Brother Like a brother, but she likes Barbie.
Sister Like a sister, but he likes football and fighting.
Aunt The female equivalent of Uncle.
Uncle Your father's brother.
Cousin Rapid.
Fancy It's not nice to call somebody this, but people say it anyway.
Fast The opposite of fast.
Slow Surprisingly, it's not illegal if you marry one.
Fat To want.
Thin Feeling.
Thick Many people feel this with heights, insects and horror films.
Fear To have emotions at a particular moment.
Feel Slim.
Emotion Wide and dense.
1. Are friends more important than family? apetecer

2. Who’s the most famous grandmother in the world? rápido
3. Where was your mother in July 1920? lento
4. Would you prefer to have five daughters or five sons? gordo
5. Which is more important, Mother’s or Father’s Day? delgado

6. Generally, do sons like their father or mother more? grueso
7. What's your brother's favourite TV programme? miedo
8. What's better: a brother or sister? sentir
9. Is your aunt related to Fidel Castro? emoción
10. Who's your favourite uncle? familia
11. Who's your favourite cousin? abuela/o
12. Do you fancy some roast beef? madre
13. Can you run fast for an hour? hija
14. Tell us about something that’s best done slowly? padre
15. Do people get fat if they eat at McDonald’s every day? hijo
16. Are models too thin? hermano
17. Are sumo wrestlers’ legs thick? hermana
18. Do you have a fear of flying? tía
19. How do you feel today? tío
20. Is it good to get emotional with colleagues? primo
Face cara
Eye ojo
Nose nariz
Mouth boca
WORD-CHAIN
Teeth dientes
Lips labios
Hair pelo / cabello Sam says…
Ear oreja
“Remember what I said about using the language.
These books are great for gaining and retaining
Fascinating fascinante an intimate knowledge of English but you still
Fashion moda need to find a means of using the language. You
Famous famoso must take the conversation questions very
seriously and avoid one word answers.” NOTA 6
Fill in rellenar
Final último
First primero
Second segundo
Floor suelo / planta
Corridor pasillo
Corner esquina / rincón
Entrance entrada
Door puerta
Today’s word-chain: Faces

the word chain.

+

think of a sentence that uses the target word. Vocatic
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Face It’s located in the middle of the face.

Eye Necessary for eating, talking and kissing. +
Nose Pirates cover one of them.

Mouth Where your nose, eyes and mouth are.
Teeth White things in your mouth.
Lips Attached to the side of your face/head.

Hair Because of this, the style of clothes is constantly changing.
Ear Interesting. Vocatic
Fascinating What you have on top of your head, unless you're bald. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Fashion You can paint them with lip-stick.
Famous Andy Warhol - 15 minutes.

Fill in To write on an official form.
Final The opposite of ‘last.’
First The last one. No more.
Second It follows the first.
Floor A means of entering and leaving.

Corridor A long space with doors on one or both sides.
Corner The opposite of exit.
Entrance Where two walls meet.
Door Your feet are probably on it now.
1. Name somebody who has a beautiful face. fascinante

2. What does "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" mean? moda
3. Do you know anyone who is thinking of cosmetic surgery on their nose? famoso
4. Is it rude to tell someone to shut their mouth? rellenar
5. How many teeth do humans have? último
6. Which famous person has the sexiest lips? primero
7. Would you like to have blonde hair? segundo
8. Did your teacher pull your ear at school? suelo / planta
9. Was your ex-boss fascinating, fashionable and famous? pasillo
10. Do you like today's fashion? esquina / rincón
11. Will you be famous one day? entrada
12. How often do you have to fill in forms? puerta
13. What will be the final consequence of global-warming? cara
14. Who was your first love? ojo
15. What was the name of your second school? nariz
16. Can you put posters on the floor? boca
17. Do you walk up and down the corridor of your apartment when you're thinking? dientes
18. Is it cruel to put children in the corner when they behave badly? labios
19. Where is the entrance to this room? pelo / cabello
20. After what book, were the pop group "The Doors" named? oreja
Food comida
Apple manzana
Salt sal
Salad ensalada
Cheese queso
Carrot zanahoria
Cake pastel
Fresh fresco
Fruit fruta
Grape uva
Ham jamón
I’m hungry tengo hambre
Lamb cordero
Milk leche
Nut nuez
Mushroom champiñón
WORD-CHAIN
Onion cebolla
Pea guisante
Rice arroz
Healthy sano
Today’s word-chain: Fruit
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary

from the word chain.

thinks of the first line of a story using the first word.
Student 2 carries on the story using the second word, and
Vocatic
so on. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student

has to think of a sentence that uses the target word.
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Food
Apple
A dish that usually has tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce.
A green fruit from New York.
Vocatic
Salt Brie, Camembert and Stilton.
Salad Fruit, meat, nuts, carbohydrates.
Cheese There's a lot of it in the sea.
Carrot A fruit used to make wine.

Cake Apparently, this food helps you to see in the dark. Ask Bugs Bunny.
Fresh Bananas etc.
Fruit What you don't feel after a 15-hour flight.
Grape You eat it on your birthday.
Ham A meat that comes from pigs.

Healthy A baby sheep.
Hungry Cows produce it.
Lamb A mind and body that are functioning correctly.
Milk Desiring food.
Nut An important food in Chinese cooking.

Mushroom An important part of a hot dog.
Onion Nice with garlic and butter.
Pea This green vegetable is often used in Jamaican cooking.
Rice Three examples of this small, hard food: pistachios, brazil or almond.
1. What sort of food do pigs eat? comida

2. Why are Macintosh computers called apples? manzana
3. Do you take a lot of salt with your food? sal
4. What do you think my favourite type of salad is? ensalada
5. Name a famous Dutch cheese? queso
6. Is Mickey mouse famous for eating carrots? zanahoria
7. What day of the year does everybody eat cake? pastel

8. Do you prefer fresh orange juice or fresh beer? fresco
9. Is an onion a fruit? fruta
10. How often do you eat grapes? uva
11. Is French ham better than English ham? jamón
12. Which is the healthiest and the least healthy; water, coca-cola, coffee, beer or wine? sano
13. Do you know what it's like to experience serious hunger? tengo hambre
14. Have you ever eaten roast lamb? cordero
15. Does milk contain vitamin C? leche
16. What's your favourite type of nut? nuez
17. What's so magic about magic mushrooms? champiñón
18. Is it good to eat uncooked onions before a job interview? cebolla
19. Which is bigger: a peanut or a pea? guisante
20. Do you prefer rice to pasta? Why? arroz
Film película
Find encontrar
Fire fuego
Light luz / encender
Light ligero
Follow seguir
For para
From de
Foreigner extranjero
Forever para siempre
Forget olvidar
General general
Generous generoso
Fox zorro
Animal animal
Pet mascota
WORD-CHAIN
Lion león
Bird pájaro
Pig cerdo
Farm granja
© Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com Vocatic

Today’s word-chain: Animals

word chain.



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Film Hollywood’s principal product.
+
Find
Fire
Orange and hot.
Mild, smooth or minimal.
Vocatic
Light To start a fire. Or… it illuminates the night.
Light To locate something after looking for it.
Follow People who don't belong to this country.

For The person or thing to which something is intended.
Foreigners A long, long time.
Forever To come next.
Forget When a piece of information leaves your mind.
From A person who gives a lot.

General Technically humans belong to this category, but it's an insult if you call somebody one.
Generous I’m flying ...... Bogota to Madrid.
Fox Not specific.
Animal Like a dog, but with a thicker tail.
Pet A home for pigs and cows until we send them off to die.
Lion A pink animal that's definitely not a flamingo.
Bird An animal that lives with you.
Pig Chicken, flamingo, etc.
Farm The King of the jungle.
1. What was the last film you saw? película

2. What does one normally find under people's beds? encontrar
3. Can fire be beautiful? fuego
4. Is it dangerous to light a cigarette at a gas station? luz / encender
5. Does a light meal include seven litres of beer? ligero
6. Would you follow me if I was flying to Venezuela? seguir
7. Have you ever played professional sport for your country? para
8. What nationality are most of the foreigners in this country? extranjero
9. Will you remember the meaning of the word forever, forever? para siempre
10. Will you ever forget the meaning of the word forget? olvidar
11. Are you from Peru? de
12. Generally, do you think that Thailand is a well-organized country? general
13. Spanish people say that Catalan people are not generous. Is this fair? generoso
14. Are foxes intelligent? zorro
15. How many animals live in your house? animal
16. Are pigs good pets? mascota
17. Do you think that another animal instead of the lion should be the king of the jungle? león
18. What is the most beautiful bird in the world? pájaro
19. Do pigs smell? cerdo
20. Would you like to live on a farm? granja
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PASO 2 - BE CREATIVE: Dibuja un ‘Mind
Map’…
Get conseguir
Get off bajarse (bus)
Get up levantarse
Have a bath bañarse
Wash lavar
Have breakfast desayunar
Have lunch almorzar
Have dinner cenar
WORD-CHAIN
Have a good time divertirse

Party fiesta
Dance bailar
Wake up despertarse
Headache dolor de cabeza
Give dar
Give up rendirse / dejar de
Glass cristal / vaso
Global global
Go ir
Birth nacimiento / parto
Born nacer / nacido
Today’s word-chain: Dining
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary from the word chain.
Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 thinks of the first
line of a story using the first word. Student 2 carries on the story using the
second word, and so on.
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to think of a

sentence that uses the target word.
Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about the photo

Vocatic
above, identifying and using as many as the words from today’s list as
possible.
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Get Obtain, achieve, or take possession of. Vocatic

Get off An activity that involves soap, water and no clothes. © Rory Lynch 2010
Get up To leave a bus or other forms of transport, except for cars. www.vocatic.com
Have a bath To use water for cleaning purposes.
Wash To wake up and leave the bed.
Have breakfast People, fun, music. (noun)

Have lunch To eat the first food of the day.
Have dinner To eat the last meal of the day.
Have a good time To eat the meal that usually takes place between 1 o'clock and three.
Party To enjoy yourself. (verb)
Dance Pain in the head.

Wake up To pass something to someone, or… a present.
Headache To stop a bad habit.
Give Move your body around to music.
Give up The first time you open your eyes in a day.
Glass A material used to make windows. Or… something you drink out of.
Global All around the world.
Go How your life began.
Born The opposite of come.
Birth The verb associated with birth.
1. When did you get your present job? dar

2. Have you ever got off at the wrong bus or train stop? What caused this error? rendirse / dejar de
3. Do you like to get up at 2 o'clock in the morning and go for a run? cristal / vaso
4. Have you ever smoked while you had a bath? global
5. Is it necessary to wash fish before you cook it? ir
6. Did you have breakfast with a beautiful woman today? nacer / nacido
7. How often do you have lunch with your boss or teacher? nacimiento / parto
8. Did you have dinner alone last night? conseguir
9. Do you always have a good time when you go out? bajarse
10. When are we going to have a class party? levantarse
11. Why are men so bad at dancing? bañarse
12. Have you ever woken up at 5 o'clock in the afternoon? lavar
13. What's the best cure for a headache? desayunar
14. Is it disgusting to give your pet dog a kiss? almorzar
15. Have you given up chocolate? cenar
16. How many glasses do you break a year? divertirse
17. Is pollution a global problem? fiesta
18. Do you go to discos every night? bailar
19. Where were you born? despertarse
20. Have you ever seen a birth? dolor de cabeza
Group grupo
Grow crecer
Guitar guitarra
Half mitad
Double doble
Increase incrementar
Decrease disminuir
High alto*
Handsome guapo
Beautiful bonito
Ugly feo
Glamorous glamoroso
Gold oro
Jewel joya
Appearance apariencia / aspecto
Pretty bonito/a
WORD-CHAIN
Tall alto**
Short bajo
Strong fuerte
Weak débil
* High – alto – para montañas, edificios etc...

** Tall – alto – para personas.
Today’s word-chain: Beautiful, or a cliché?

Vocatic
Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 thinks © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
of the first line of a story using the first word. Student 2 carries
on the story using the second word, and so on.

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Group 50 per cent. Vocatic

Grow A collection of. More than one of the same thing. © Rory Lynch 2010
Guitar A musical instrument that Jimi Hendrix played. www.vocatic.com
Half To increase in size.
Double Twice as much.
Increase An adjective used to describe a man of good appearance.

Decrease Halle Berry is very........
High In an elevated position.
Handsome To get bigger, higher, or wider in size, either statistically or physically.
Beautiful To go down in value or quantity.
Ugly Precious stones and metals, usually of high value.

Glamorous Physical aspect. What people see when they look at you.
Gold Not attractive.
Jewels Stylish and desirable.
Appearance An expensive, beautiful metal.
Pretty Beautiful, in a feminine way.

Tall Intense; with a lot of force. Someone who can carry heavy boxes.
Short Not strong. Pathetic.
Strong Not tall.
Weak The opposite of short.
1. Do you like to go out in a group or with one person? guapo

2. Did you stop growing at 13 years old? bonito
3. Who was the greatest guitar player of all time? feo
4. Is half a pizza too much or too little for you? glamoroso
5. Should you be paid double your salary? oro
6. Has the price of cigarettes increased in the last five years? joya
7. Has the cost of living decreased in recent years? apariencia /aspecto
8. What's the name of the highest mountain in Pakistan? bonita
9. Do beards make men handsome? alto
10. Are Italian men more beautiful than Spanish men? bajo
11. Do you think it’s superficial to call people ugly? fuerte
12. Are you glamorous? débil
13. Do you have gold bars under your bed? grupo
14. What's your favourite type of jewel? crecer
15. Is physical appearance important? guitarra
16. Are Brazilian women prettier than Argentinean women? mitad
17. Do you have to be tall to be a professional golfer? doble
18. How short is Danny De Vito? incrementar
19. Do you need to be strong to live in the desert? alto
20. When do most people feel weak? disminuir
How much? ¿Cuánto?

How long? ¿Cuánto tiempo?
Huge enorme
Hard duro
Soft suave
Firm firme / empresa
Heavy pesado
WORD-CHAIN
Look mirar
See ver
Hear oír
Listen escuchar
Habit hábito
Happen suceder
Event evento, acontecimiento
Heat calor
Hold tener en la mano
Hire alquilar
Hope esperar*
Hour hora**
However por otro lado
*Esperar tiene dos significados. 1 – Hope (esperar que) “I

hope Barca win the league”. 2 – Wait (esperar a) I’m waiting
for my mum.
**Hora significa hour. Sin embargo, en el caso de “¿Qué
hora es?” hora significa time. “What’s the time?”
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Today’s word-chain: Huge


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How much? The opposite of soft. Sometimes it can also mean dificult. Vocatic
How long? Large. © Rory Lynch 2010
Huge Smooth, pliable and nice to touch. www.vocatic.com
Hard To ask about the length of something.
Soft To ask the price or quantity of something.
Firm Company. Or… strong.

Heavy Something that would be difficult to lift.
Look Stevie Wonder couldn't do this.
See To fix your eyes on something.
Hear You need your ears to do this.
Listen The opposite of the noun cold.

Habit To choose to hear.
Happen A consistent form of behavior.
Event To occur, take place or pass.
Heat Something notable that happened.
Hold On the other hand.

Hire Sixty minutes.
Hope To desire that something happens.
Hour To have something in your hands.
However To pay to use something which you will later return.
1. How much does it cost to call Cuba from here? hábito

2. How long have you been learning the present perfect continuous? suceder
3. Name something that's huge. evento
4. Which is harder: cotton, rock, or diamond? calor
5. Are men’s faces softer than women’s faces? sostener / tener en la mano
6. What's the name of the firm you'd most like to work for? alquilar
7. Can water be heavy? esperar
8. Can you look at me for 30 seconds without laughing? hora
9. How many films have you seen with Al Pacino, this year? por otro lado
10. Have you ever heard your neighbours having an argument? ¿cuánto?
11. Do you like to listen to heavy metal? ¿cuánto tiempo?
12. What's the worst habit somebody can have? enorme
13. What happened on the 25th December in the year 76 AD? duro
14. Between what years did the events of World War 2 take place? suave
15. Are summers in this country characterised by intense heat? firme / empresa
16. Could you hold a bear in the air for five minutes? pesado
17. What's the most common thing that people hire? mirar
y y
18. Do you hope to have a different job within three years? ver
19. Can you roast a chicken in less than an hour? oír
20. You're a kind person; however, you never lend money to friends. Is this true? escuchar
Injure herir
Hit golpear / pegar
ill enfermo
Medicine medicina
Mad loco
Die morir
Incorrect incorrecto
Miss echar de menos / perder*
Mistake error
Error error
Intelligent inteligente
Brain cerebro
WORD-CHAIN
Idiot idiota
Interesting interesante
Memory memoria
Mind mente
Intention intención
Idea idea
Book libro
History historia**
*Miss significa perder sólo en el caso de perder el tren.
Normalmente perder significar lose.
** History en inglés sólo significa el estudio del pasado. No
significa cuento.
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Today’s word-chain: The mind


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Injure
Hit
For example: to break a leg or twist your ankle.
Not well. Sick. Vocatic
ill This is used to cure you. © Rory Lynch 2010
Medicine It’s painful if someone does this to your face with their hand. www.vocatic.com
Mad Crazy.
Die Error.
Intelligent Mistake.
Miss A person who knows a lot.
Mistake The verb that describes life’s end.
Error To not arrive on time, and therefore not be able to use or participate in. Or… an emotion.
Incorrect Fool.
Brain Something that catches and holds the attention.
Idiot It lets you remember something.
Interesting Not correct.
Memory Fish is good for it.
Mind Concept.
Intention The Bible is one.
Idea The past, and the study of the past.
Book The part of us that’s responsible for thinking.
History What you're thinking or planning to do.
1. What's the worst injury you've suffered from playing sport? intención
2. Would you hit somebody if they insulted your mother? idea
3. Are you good at helping your loved ones when they’re ill, or do you get impatient? libro
4. Do you like to take medicines? historia
5. What's the first sign that you're going mad? What's the second? herir
6. What was the only way in which Superman could die? golpear / pegar
7. Would it be incorrect to say I'm very handsome? It's not necessary to be honest. enfermo
8. What do you say when you miss the train or bus? medicina
9. What was both Hitler's and Napoleon's tactical mistake? loco
10. Did you commit any serious errors at work this week? morir
11. Do your friends and family believe that you're very intelligent? incorrecto
12. Do you ever eat animals' brains? echar de menos / perder
13. How rude would it be to call a colleague an idiot if they made a mistake? error
14. Do the other people in this study group show enough interest? error
15. Do you have a good memory? inteligente
16. Where is your mind? cerebro
17. What are your intentions with regards to English, next year? idiota
18. Do you agree with Marx's ideas? interesante
19. What was the last book you read? memoria
20. What's your favourite period of history, and why? mente
Instead en vez de
Impatient impaciente
Impossible imposible
Car-park aparcamiento
Incapable incapaz
Include incluir
Ice hielo
Incredible increíble
Introduce introducir / presentar
Invite invitar
International internacional
Inside dentro

Out fuera
Important importante
Issue asunto
Independent independiente
WORD-CHAIN
It depends on depende de
Influence influir
Power poder
Position posición
Today’s word-chain: Power

the word chain.

Vocatic
carries on the story using the second word, and so on. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com

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Instead
Impatient
In the place of.
A person who has difficulty waiting for things.
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Impossible Not able to do something.
Incapable Not possible.
Include To make sure nothing or nobody is forgotten.
Ice Frozen water.

Incredible A place where you park.
Introduce To ask somebody to a dinner or a party.
Invite To bring or present something for the first time.
Car-park Unbelievable.
International Related to a variety of different countries.

Inside The opposite of outside.
Out Exterior.
Important Something that is vital or highly valued.
Issue An important matter.
Independent Able to operate and survive alone.

It depends on An important phrase for describing a cause or the relationship between factors.
Influence Ranking or place or situation.
Power The ability to get other people to do what you say.
Position The power to persuade or change.
1. What could we learn instead of English? en vez de

2. Do you get impatient when you're in a queue? impaciente
3. Is it impossible to make hot ice cream? imposible
4. Are you incapable of singing well in a karaoke bar? incapaz
5. Do your colleagues always include you when they're going for a drink? incluir
6. Who was Vanilla Ice, and what did he mean when he sang, "Ice Ice Baby"? hielo
7. What was so incredible about the Hulk? increíble
8. Who introduced you to your first boy/girl friend, spouse, or ex spouse? introducir / presentar
9. How often do you invite colleagues to your house? invitar
10. What is the air like in an underground car park? aparcamiento
11. Do you consider yourself an international person? internacional
12. Do you live inside a garage? dentro
13. Have you looked out of the window during this class? What did you see? fuera
14. Do you consider yourself to be an important human being? importante
15. What's the most important issue in the world today? asunto
16. Should Buenos Aires declare itself an independent state? independiente
17. Does it depend on your nationality, who you want to win the World Cup? depende de
18. Can you influence your boss when you need to? influir
19. Does power change people? poder
20. What position did your team have in the league last year? posición
Job trabajo
Career carrera*
Boss jefe
Work trabajar
Office oficina
Desk escritorio

Colleague colega
Kind amable
Kind tipo / clase
WORD-CHAIN
Nice agradable
Pleasant agradable
Polite educado / cortés
Popular popular
Jump saltar
Lift levantar
Keep guardar (¡informática no!)
Key llave
Kill matar
Lie mentir
Lie down tumbarse
*Carrera tiene dos significados en inglés. 1 – Career (vida
laboral) “Most people’s career finishes at 65.” 2. Degree –
(Universidad) “Mike is studying a degree in medicine.”
Today’s word-chain: Work

the photo above, identifying and using as many as the words Vocatic
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Job The person who tells you what to do at work. Vocatic

Career The verb that pays for your house and food. © Rory Lynch 2010
Boss Your present, past and future jobs. www.vocatic.com
Work Where, apart from manual workers, most people work.
Office The noun that pays for your house, food and beer.
Desk A good place to work. Classrooms have lots of them.

Colleague A nice and caring person.
Kind Pleasant.
Kind Someone you work with.
Nice Type.
Pleasant Children with lots of energy tend to do this.

Polite To use your muscles to raise something.
Popular Good manners.
Jump A lot of people like it.
Lift Nice.
Keep They’re necessary to enter a locked door.

Keys Something it’s not probable you’ll do, unless you're psychopathic or very angry.
Kill The opposite to throw away.
Lie To be in a horizontal position.
Lie down To not tell the truth.
1. Did you have a job when you were a student? saltar

2. What career would you recommend to someone who was just leaving university? levantar
3. Who's the boss of this classroom? guardar
4. How many hours do you work a week? llave
5. Do you have your own office? matar
6. Is your desk tidy? mentir
7. Do you respect your colleagues? tumbarse
8. Do lawyers tend to be kind people? trabajo
9. How many kinds of lawyer have you hired? carrera
10. Is your boss a nice person? jefe
11. Is it pleasant driving around the city centre? trabajar
12. Would you be more polite to me if I was the President? oficina
13. Is Filipino folk music popular in this country? escritorio
14. Would you jump up and down with happiness if David Beckham invited you to dinner? colega
15. Do you lift weights or is your idea of exercise to walk up stairs instead of taking the lift? amable
16. Do you keep all your old receipts? tipo / clase
17. How often do you lose your keys? agradable
18. What was the film Kill Bill about? agradable
19. Is lying down the best position to watch a film in? popular
20. Is Hollywood a lie? educado / cortés
Know conocer
Know saber
Sure seguro
I don't think so creo que no
I think so creo que sí
Maybe a lo mejor / quizá
Lady dama
Leave salir (abandonar)
Leave dejar
Let permitir
Link vínculo
Land tierra
Flower flor
Nature naturaleza
Large grande
Long largo
WORD-CHAIN
Wide amplio
Top de arriba, parte superior
Little pequeño
Lack falta
Today’s word-chain: Nature

the word chain.

about the photo above, identifying and using as many as the Vocatic
words from today’s list as possible. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
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Know Certain. Vocatic

Know Probably. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Sure To be acquainted with another person.
I don't think so To disagree but not be 100% sure.
I think so To have accurate information in your brain.
Maybe A mature female, who is often better educated in etiquette than other women.
Lady For example: to stop working somewhere.
Leave Perhaps.
Leave To depart. To exit.
Let To permit or allow somebody to do something.
Link Women like them. And Elton John too.

Land Everything that exists from rivers to mountains to planets.
Flower Big.
Nature A connection or relation with.
Large What houses are built on.
Long Something is missing.

Wide Something with a lot of length.
Top An adjective of horizontal distance.
Little The highest point.
Lack Small.
1. How many people do you know in the world? tierra

2. Do you know how many years ago the world was created? flor
3. Are you sure that you exist? naturaleza
4. How do you say ‘I don’t think so’ in your language? grande
5. What do you say if you want to answer in the positive, but you're not sure? largo
6. Is it true that maybe you're going to play for Real Madrid next year? amplio
7. How much is a 100 meters of land in Tokyo? arriba
8. Is it strange for a man to like flowers? pequeño
9. Why should we have any respect for nature? falta
10. Do you always have a large menu when you’re at Macdonalds? conocer
11. Are your holidays long enough? saber
12. How wide is your mouth? seguro
13. Where's the top of the world? no lo creo
14. Is Birmingham a little town? creo que sí
15. Is there a lack of handsome men in this town? a lo mejor / quizá
16. What's the difference between a girl and a Lady? dama
17. What time do you leave your house each morning? salir
18. Why did you leave your last job? vínculo
19. Is there a link between television and low intelligence in children? dejar
20. Will you let me borrow your credit card? permitir
Law ley
Letter carta / letra
License licencia / carnet
Jail cárcel
Reward recompensa
Look for buscar
Look after cuidar
Look like parecerse a
Clown payaso
WORD-CHAIN
Fool tonto
Like como
Funny gracioso
Monkey mono
Like gustar
Lose perder
Win ganar
Last durar
Last último
Lazy perezoso
Less than menos de
Today’s word-chain: The law

the word chain.
Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 Vocatic


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Law A message which you put in an envelope. Or…. A, B, C,

Vocatic
Letter A place where bad people go. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
License A prize for doing something good.
Jail A rule made by the government.
Reward What does it mean that James Bond has a license to kill?
Look for A fool with a red nose and a painted face.

Look after An idiot.
Look like To care for or to protect, feed and help.
Clown To have a very similar appearance to somebody else.
Fool To search for.
Like Similar.
Funny Very different from hate.
Monkey To not know where something is, or…. the opposite of win.
Like Ha ha ha.
Lose A genetic relative of humans.
Win A smaller quantity than…

Last A verb used to describe duration.
Last Somebody who wants to watch television for the rest of their life.
Lazy The final or most recent.
Less than To come first in a race or competition.
1. Is it against the law to smile in Britain? gustar

2. Does anybody write letters any more? perder
3. How many times did you do your driving test before you got your licence? ganar
4. Could you survive a year in jail? durar
5. What was the reward offered for Osama Bin laden? What was his response to this? último
6. Do you spend a lot of time at home looking for things? perezoso
7. Would you mind looking after my three dogs when I go on holiday? menos de
8. Is there any famous person who people tell you that you look like? ley
9. Is it an insult in English to call one of your colleagues a clown? carta / letra
10. Which famous person do you consider a fool? licencia / carnet
11. Are you like your father? cárcel
12. Is the news funny? recompensa
13. Is it true that we come from monkeys? buscar
14. Do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles like Kentucky Fried Chicken? cuidar
15. Would a rhinoceros lose a fight with a tarantula? parecer
16. Can you accept it when you don't win? payaso
17. How long did Lord of the Rings last? tonto
18. What was the last CD you bought? como
19. Are some Europeans lazier than others? gracioso
20. Do you earn less than Paul McCartney each year? mono
*** Mucho, Muchos

Low bajo *
Luck suerte Much con sustantivos incontables: ¡normalmente no usamos much en oraciones
Machine máquina afirmativas!
Many con sustantivos contables
Magazine revista A lot of con sustantivos contables e incontables
Make hacer** (crear / fabricar)
Many muchos*** We don’t have much money.
There are many lions in the zoo.
Few pocos**** We’ve got a lot of money. There’s a lot of lions in the zoo
Marry casarse **** Poco, Pocos
Wedding boda
Love amor Little con sustantivo en singular - generalmente incontables.
Few con sustantivos plurales contables.
Marvelous maravilloso
Man hombre There’s little sense in buying a house at themoment.
There are few houses that cost less than 200,000.
Woman mujer
Together juntos
Vocatic
Touch tocar
Young joven
WORD-CHAIN
Old viejo © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com

Divorce divorciarse
Lawyer abogado
Apart aparte
*Se usa low para hablar de objetos. ¡Personas no!

** Hacer tiene dos significados en inglés. 1 – Do (realizar –
ejecutar) Do your homework. 2 – Make (crear / fabricar) Make
me a cake, please.
Today’s word-chain: A wedding


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Low A construction with moving parts that requires energy. Vocatic

Luck Good fortune. © Rory Lynch 2010
Machine Similar to a newspaper but not published every day. www.vocatic.com
Magazine The opposite of high.
Make To create, form or do.
Many A lot of.

Few A low quantity.
Marry The ceremony of marriage.
Wedding The most beautiful human emotion.
Love To unite yourself with somebody legally and emotionally for life (in theory!).
Marvellous Eve.
Man United or joined as one.
Woman To make physical contact with.
Together Fantastic.
Touch Adam.
Young In Britain they're called solicitors.

Old More than seventy.
Divorce Not old.
Lawyer Separately.
Apart The opposite of marriage.
1. Are there any cities lower than sea-level? casarse

2. Do you need luck to become rich and famous? boda
3. What has happened to machines in the film Matrix? amor
4. Do you buy a magazine every week or month? maravilloso
5. Can you make me a cake on my birthday please? hombre
6. Are there only a few things or many things in your fridge? mujer
7. Have you made many or a few attempts to get fit? juntos
8. When are you going to get married? tocar
9. Have you ever been to a Mexican wedding? joven
10. Does love at first sight exist? viejo
11. Is the internet marvellous, or a source of evil? divorciarse
12. The English language often refers to humanity as "man". Is this sexist? abogado
13. Are men better at giving advice than women? aparte
14. Would George and Osama enjoy a beer together, now that they are retired? bajo
15. Do you like to touch cats? suerte
16. How young was the average American soldier in the Vietnam War? máquina
17. What's the best thing about getting old? revista
18. How many marriages end in divorce? hacer
19. Apart from me, who's the funniest person in this country? pocos
20. Did you ever want to be a lawyer? Did you watch LA Law when you were a kid? muchos
Mean significar
Mean querer decir*
Meanwhile mientras tanto
Meet conocer (por primera vez)**
Metal metal, metálico
Method método
(Do you) mind? ¿Te importa?
Jam mermelada
Tea té
Oven horno
Pork cerdo
Orange naranja
Minimum mínimo
Size tamaño
Medium mediano
Middle medio
WORD-CHAIN
Total total
Whole entero
Zero cero
None ninguno
* What do you mean? ¿Qué quieres decir?
** Conocer tiene dos significados. 1 – Know: “I know a lot of
people.” 2 – Meet: “You can meet a lot of people in the bars in
Seville.”
Today’s word-chain: Oven

chain.

the first line of a story using the first word. Student 2 carries on the
story using the second word, and so on. Vocatic
Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to think of © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
a sentence that uses the target word.
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Mean To make face-to-face contact for the first time.

Meanwhile Signify.
Meet A word used to talk about doing something at the same time as something else.
Metal Silver, gold and iron for example.
Method A process designed to help you do something.
(Do you) mind? The dimensions of something. Big, small, medium. +
Minimum
Size
Does it bother you?
The least possible. Vocatic
Medium Not large or small. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Middle Not the top or the bottom.
Total 1 minus 1.
Pork Nobody or not even one.
Zero A word important in describing intention.
None The full amount.
Mean Pig meat.
Jam Not coffee.

Oven It's nice on toast.
Tea One of humanity's oldest inventions for cooking.
Whole A word that refers to all of something.
Orange A color and a fruit.
1. What does it all mean? (life) querer decir

2. I'm going to a bar; meanwhile, I want you to write down the vocab, okay? mermelada
3. Where is the best place to meet people in this town? horno
4. Have you ever had metal in your mouth for a few months? té
5. What’s the best method for learning languages? cerdo
6. Do you mind music playing when you're trying to sleep? naranja
7. What's the minimum age at which you can buy cigarettes in this country? significar
8. What is the exact size of the Eiffel Tower? mientras tanto
9. Are you medium height? conocer
10. Is Paris in the middle of France? metal
11. What's the total debt of Bangladesh? método
12. When you order a steak do you eat the whole thing? ¿te importa?
13. Why was Bret Easton Ellis's first novel called Less than zero? mínimo
14. Is it correct to say that none of us here are planning a revolution? tamaño
15. What are the two uses of ‘mean’ in English? mediano
16. Do you like jam? medio
17. Are potatoes better done in the oven or fried? total
18. Do the French drink a lot of tea? entero
19. Is pork dirty? cero
20. How many oranges did you eat while you were sleeping last night? ninguno
Mirror espejo
Seat asiento
Room cuarto / habitación
Ceiling techo
Move mover
Furniture muebles
Shelf estantería
Mix mezclar
Money dinero
More más
Rich rico
Poor pobre
Price precio
Free gratis
Charge cobrar
Company empresa
WORD-CHAIN
Business negocio
Receipt tiquet (esp) / recibo
Debt deuda
Cancel cancelar
Today’s word-chain: Lounge

the word chain.

thinks of the first line of a story using the first word. Student

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about the photo above, identifying and using as many as © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
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Mirror Good for sitting on.

Seat Four walls and a door.
Room The opposite of floor.
Ceiling To change the position of someone or something.
Move You can see yourself in it.
Furniture Cocktail.
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Shelf It's necessary if you want to buy things. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Mix Again. Or… an increase in quantity.
Money A general word for tables, beds, sofas, etc.
More A wooden structure to put books on.
Rich How much something costs.

Poor Without cost.
Price Lots and lots of money.
Free Little or no money.
Charge To ask for money for a product or service.
Company Another word for business.

Business If somebody lends you €10,000, then you have one of these.
Receipt To delete, terminate or put a stop to, particularly an appointment or arrangement.
Debt Enterprise, firm or corporation.
Cancel Proof of payment.
1. How many times a day do you look in the mirror? dinero

2. Is it easy to fall asleep in a plane seat? más
3. Do you give your parents your room if they come to stay at your house? rico
4. Can you touch the ceiling of this room? pobre
5. Will you move your chair to the corner of the room, please? precio
6. Would you prefer furniture that was made in Poland or China? gratis
7. Name three things commonly kept on shelves? cobrar
8. Would a mix of whisky, wine and tea make a good cocktail? compañía
9. Is there anything more important than money? negocio
10. Do you want to hear more about my last summer holiday? tíquet
11. Will you be rich in ten years time? deuda
12. Are there many poor people in England? cancelar
13. What is the price of a six-bedroom house in this town? espejo
14. Would you work for an environmental charity for free? asiento
15. How much would you charge to sit and listen to my problems for an hour? cuarto
16. Name a company which has no sense of morality. techo
17. Does it take a lot of courage to start your own business? mover
18. Do you always ask for a receipt? muebles
19. Are you afraid of debt? estantería
20. How often do you cancel meetings or appointments? mezclar
Myself yo mismo
Name nombre
Nationality nacionalidad
Age edad
Address dirección
Place sitio
Near cerca
Nearly casi
Neighbor vecino
Neighborhood barrio
Town pueblo
WORD-CHAIN
City ciudad
Country país / campo
Travel viajar
Translate traducir
Accent acento
Much mucho
Neither tampoco
Nor ni
Necessary necesario
Today’s word-chain: Town

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Class activities: Speaking – The story circle. Student 1 © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
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Myself A word by which you are known. © Rory Lynch 2010
Name The country to which you belong, legally. www.vocatic.com
Nationality When you're young you say it's more, when you're old you say it's less.
Age You write it on a letter.
Address Don’t do it because I can do it ………….
Place Almost.
Near The people who live next to you.
Nearly A small area of a city or town.
Neighbors Physical Location.
Neighborhood Close.
Town New York, Paris, Milan.

City Outside the town; or... a nation.
Country To go somewhere else – usually a long distance.
Travel To give the meaning of words in another language.
Translate A populated area that's smaller than a city.
Accent A local or national style of pronunciation.

Much A lot.
Neither A negative form of or.
Nor Absolutely vital or important.
Necessary You have two options but both are undesirable.
1. Is it good that I love myself? mucho

2. What’s the name of the celebrity you’d most like to marry? tampoco
3. What's your mother's nationality? ni
4. At what age can you buy guns in this country? necesario
5. What’s the address of the President of Somalia? yo mismo
6. What's the worst place on earth? nombre
7. Do you live near a Greek restaurant? nacionalidad
8. Did you nearly go to Harvard Business School? edad
9. Do you know your neighbours well? dirección
10. Would you like to live in the richest neighbourhood of Hollywood? sitio
11. What's the difference between a town and city? cerca
12. Which is the most beautiful city in the world? casi
13. Which is the biggest country in Africa? vecino
14. How many times do you think I travel by plane each year? barrio
15. Would translating be an interesting job? pueblo
16. Is the English accent sexy? ciudad
17. Is there much crime in Antarctica? país / campo
18. Is it true that neither of your parents speak Danish? viajar
19. Is it true that neither you nor your mother are professional dancers? traducir
20. Is it really necessary to eat meat? acento
Nervous nervioso
Never nunca
Next siguiente
Nobody else nadie más
Noisy ruidoso
Quiet silencioso
Nonsense tonterías
Strange raro
Stupid estúpido
Normal normal
Obsessed obsesionado
Nurse enfermera
Obviously obviamente
New nuevo
New year Año Nuevo
News noticias
WORD-CHAIN
Newspaper periódico
Paper papel
Page página
Packet paquete
Today’s word-chain: Newspaper

the word chain.

Vocatic
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Nervous Not even once.

Never Anxious.
Next Nobody more.
Nobody else Not this one, but the one after.
Noisy Loud.
Quiet Weird or not normal.

Nonsense Stupidity.
Strange
Stupid
Not noisy.
Idiotic. Vocatic
Normal Regular. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
Nurse A medical profession that isn't doctor.
Obsessed The old year is followed by the ...... ……
Obviously To not be able to stop thinking about something or somebody.
New The opposite of old.
New year Clearly.
News A type of container.

News paper Current events in the world, your country, and the community.
Paper A daily publication usually filled with rubbish.
Page A single leaf of paper.
Packet It’s Important for making documents.
1. Are you nervous when speaking English? nuevo

2. Is it true that you’ve never been to England? Año Nuevo
3. Where are the next Olympics? noticias
4. Is it true that nobody else is allowed to know your e-mail password? periódico
5. What's the best solution to noisy neighbors? papel
6. Do you think I'm a quiet or loud person? página
7. Is the concept of world peace total nonsense? paquete
8. Do people think that you're strange? nervioso
9. Is Pamela Anderson stupid? nunca
10. Is it normal in Athens, Greece, to walk around naked on the 21st of July? siguiente
11. Are nurses paid enough money? nadie más
12. Is it easy to become obsessed when you're a teenager? ruidoso
13. Is it obvious that we’ll pass the Cambridge exam? silencioso
14. When will you buy yourself some new shoes? tonterías
15. What day is New Year’s Eve? raro
16. Does the news make you feel sad? estúpido
17. Which newspaper do you buy on Sundays? normal
18. Is paper made of human hair? enfermera
19. How many pages would your life story have? obsesión
20. How much is a pack of cigarettes? obviamente
Of de
Off apagado*
On encendido
On sobre
On purpose a propósito
On the other hand por otro lado
Ok está bien
Once una vez
Twice dos veces
Often a menudo
Always siempre
Open abrir
Shut cerrar / cerrado
Library biblioteca
Street calle
Statue estatua
WORD-CHAIN
Station estación
Right derecha
Left izquierda
Road carretera
*También se utiliza off con muchos verbos para describir

movimiento: Go off, come off, set off etc…
Today’s word-chain: Library

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Of
Off
An important preposition in possession and dates.
The opposite of on.
Vocatic
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Ok A preposition that indicates a position above. www.vocatic.com
On All right.
On A preposition that goes before a day.
On purpose Two times.

On the other hand Frequent.
Once One time only.
Twice However.
Often Intentionally.
Always Every time, forever, consistently.

Open Most people live on one.
Shut They’re full of books.
Library The opposite of closed.
Street Closed.
Statue The …….. of liberty is in New York.

Station Not on the right.
Right The opposite of left.
Left The part of the street where cars drive.
Road An essential part of any bus or train infrastructure.
1. Are you thinking of committing a crime? frecuente

2. Is your television on off or standby? siempre
3. Who invented the word OK? abrir
4. Is American Independence Day on the third of July? cerrar
5. Do you sleep every night on the sofa? biblioteca
6. Have you hit anyone on purpose, recently? calle
7. Make a sentence using the phrase "on the other hand." estatua
8. Was Kennedy assassinated once or twice? estación
9. Do you celebrate New Year twice a year? derecha
10. How often do you have a BBQ in the summer? izquierda
11. Will you always love George Michael? carretera
12. Are you an open or closed person? de
13. What time do bars shut in England? apagado
14. What do you do if someone talks in the library? está bien
15. How many different streets have you lived on in your life? en
16. Name a famous statue apart from the statue of liberty. encima
17. What’s your favourite station in the world? a propósito
18. Who or what is on your right? por otro lado
19. At what age did you learn left from right? una vez
20. Do you live near a busy road? dos veces
Ordinary ordinario
Organization organización
Organize organizar
No-one nadie
Over encima*
Own propio
Pain dolor

Paint pintura
Pair par
Pardon perdón
Sorry lo siento
Rude mal educado
Parents los padres

Husband marido
Wife esposa
Twin gemelo
WORD-CHAIN
Teenager adolescente
Nephew sobrino
Niece sobrina
Step-father padrastro
*Over significa encima y, generalmente, indica movimiento (sin
tocar). “The cat jumped over the wall.” On significa encima de y,
generalmente, indica contacto con el objeto. “The cat was sitting
on the wall.”
Vocatic
Today’s word-chain: Parents

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Ordinary To arrange.
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Organization Not even one person. www.vocatic.com
Organize Above and across.
No-one Normal.
Over A formalized group of people with an objective or interest in common.
Own Used to say that something belongs to you and you alone.
Pain If you kick a man between his legs, he will experience this.
Paint It's hard to be an artist and not use it.
Pair Excuse me.
Pardon Two of something.
Sorry Impolite.
Rude An owner of children.
Parent What you get if you marry a woman.
Husband A word that expresses regret and the fact you wish you hadn’t done what you did.
Wife What you get if you marry a man.
Twin Adolescent.
Teenager A brother or sister born on the same day
Nephew Your brother or sister's son.
Niece If your mother gets divorced then you could have one of these.
Step-father Your brother or sister's daughters.
1. Are you an ordinary person? padre

2. Do you belong to any organisations? Which ones? marido
3. Would you like an experienced professional to organise your life for you? esposa
4. Is it embarrassing to have a party where no-one comes? gemelos
5. Would you be good at jumping over a small river? adolescente
6. Do you have your own secretary? sobrino
7. Is it true that women tolerate pain better than men? sobrina
8. Is it easy to remove paint from clothes? padrastro
9. Tell us about your favourite pair of socks. ordinario
10. Pardon, could you repeat what you just said? organización
11. Are you good at saying sorry? organizar
12. Is it racist to say that people of a certain nationality are rude? nadie
13. Is it harder to be a parent in the 21st century? encima
14. Are most husbands you know better than their wives at cooking? propio
15. Should a man have more than one wife? dolor
16. Do you have a twin? pintura
17. Why are teenagers so strange? par
18. Do you have any annoying nephews? perdón
19. How many nieces do you have? lo siento
20. Why is it so difficult to be a step-father? mal educado
Part parte
Quarter cuarto
Piece trozo
Special especial
Operation operación
Opinion opinión
Opportunity oportunidad
Opposite enfrente
Opposite lo contrario
Offer ofrecer
Oil aceite
Passport pasaporte
Pathetic patético
Sad triste
Glad contento
Perfect perfecto
WORDCHAIN
Secret secreto
Pregnant embarazada
Result resultado
Positive positivo
Today’s word-chain: Positive feelings

word chain.
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Part
Quarter
0,25.
Segment. Not whole.
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Piece Unique, different, highly valued.
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Special Surgery, or… a mission.
Operation A little, or a certain section of.
Opinion To give someone the option of having something.

Opportunity Your ideas about a particular issue.
Opposite A chance.
Opposite A preposition of place.
Offer The contrary.
Oil Necessary for travel.

Passport Sad, pitiful, weak.
Pathetic Not happy.
Sad Happy.
Glad An expensive commodity that is then converted to petrol.
Perfect With a tiny child inside the stomach.

Secret The final consequence or outcome of events, exams or matches.
Pregnant To have a good feeling about.
Result Confidential and you can't tell anyone.
Positive Without imperfection.
1. Do you give a part of your salary to poor people? patético

2. What's a quarter of 1,000,000? triste
3. How many pieces of pizza can you eat before you've had enough? contento
4. Are you special or just very ordinary? perfecto
5. Would you be scared of having an operation to remove a tooth? secreto
6. Are you a person of strong opinions? embarazada
7. Can you give me an opportunity to show you my footballing skills? resultado
8. What's opposite your house? positivo
9. What's the opposite of weak? parte
10. What's the best offer you've had this week? cuarto
11. Is it healthier to cook in vegetable oil or olive oil? trozo
12. Do you have an Iranian passport? especial
13. Is it pathetic when men cry? operación
14. Will you be sad if Barcelona lose the Champions League Cup? opinión
15. Are you glad to go to work on Monday morning? oportunidad
16. Were you a perfect child? enfrente
17. Do you always keep a secret? lo contrario
18. How many days in a month can a woman get pregnant? ofrecer
19. What was the result of the last exam or test you took? aceite
20. Are you positive about the future of your career? pasaporte
Pool piscina
Park parque
Walk caminar / paseo
Umbrella paraguas
It’s warm hace calor
Shopping centre centro comercial
Chemist / pharmacy farmacia
Sore que duele
Skin piel
WORD-CHAIN
Queue cola / fila

People gente
Person persona
Ready listo
Sam says…
“Remember what I said about using the language.
These books are great for gaining and retaining
Push empujar an intimate knowledge of English but you still
need to find a means of using the language. You
Pull tirar
must take the conversation questions very
Pass pasar /dar seriously and avoid one word answers. If you are
Perhaps tal vez still too nervous to speak then write notes
before hand. Also, you must find other sources
Photo foto of conversation – in or out of a language school
Picture imagen and write a lot. Writing allows you to see and
practice the construction of sentences at your
Plus más
own pace and without pressure. Write a diary, or
your opinion on a news event of the day. IF YOU
DON’T USE THE LANGUAGE, DESPITE ALL YOUR
STUDIES, YOU WILL NOT REACH FLUENCY.
And don’t forget the importance of copying the
words down. Read note 1 again.”
Today’s word-chain: Shopping center

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Pool Rich people have one in their garden.

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Park Useful against the rain. www.vocatic.com
Walk Not cold.
Umbrella A place to walk and relax.
It’s warm To move around by means of your legs.
Shopping centre They sell drugs. Legally.

Chemist Painful. Ache.
Sore It's all over your body.
Skin A line of people.
Queue A huge complex with lots of shops in it.
Push To press, or move forward.

Pull The singular of people.
Pass Maybe.
Perhaps The opposite of push.
Person A polite word for give. Or… a verb that indicates the crossing of a certain point or place.
People Prepared.
Photo Human beings.
Picture A word that indicates addition.
Plus It could be a photo or painted.
Ready An image taken by camera.
1. How many times can you swim up and down a pool without stopping? empujar
2. If you had no home, would you live in the park? tirar
3. Do you like to walk after lunch? pasar / dar
4. Do you always take an umbrella to the beach? tal vez
5. What's the warmest sea water you've ever experienced? persona
6. What’s your favourite shopping centre? gente
7. Should chemists sell cheap heroin to registered drug addicts? foto
8. What’s the best cure for a sore throat? imagen
9. Do you use many skin products? más
10. What's the longest queue you've ever been in? listo
11. Is it rude to push someone in a queue? piscina
12. What does it mean in English to pull somebody's leg? parque
13. Could you pass me a rubber please? caminar / paseo
14. Perhaps I’m going to give you my next salary; do you mind? paraguas
15. What sort of a person steals from shops? hace calor
16. Are most people good or bad? centro comercial
17. Do you have any photos of you with a celebrity? farmacia
18. What's your favourite picture? que duele
19. What's 2 plus 6,000,797? piel
20. How long do you think it takes me to get ready in the morning? cola / fila
Process proceso
Plan plan
Produce producir
Real verdadero
Possibility posibilidad
Progress progreso
Reduce reducir
WORD-CHAIN
Regular regular / normal

Repeat repetir
Repair reparar
Watch reloj (de mano. ¡Pared no!)
Prefer preferir
Promise prometer
Pure puro
Put poner
Question pregunta
Relax relajar
Rest descansar
Religion religión
Rucksack mochila
Today’s word-chain: Factory
Homework: Write a 100-word story using vocabulary

from the word chain.

thinks of the first line of a story using the first word.
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Student 2 carries on the story using the second word, and © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
so on.
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Process
Plan
Probability.
Not imagined. Vocatic
Produce The method and means of doing something. © Rory Lynch 2010
Real A set of ideas on how to make your intentions a reality. www.vocatic.com
Possibility To create or manufacture.
Progress To move forwards, metaphorically.

Reduce To decrease or go down (statistically).
Regular Normal. Consistent. Average.
Repeat To restore correct functioning to a machine or device.
Repair To do something again.
Watch Not dirty or contaminated.

Prefer To like something more than another thing.
Promise To place or position.
Pure As a verb to see, but as an object it exists to know what time it is.
Put To guarantee that you'll do something.
Question A request for information.

Relax To relax.
Rest To do very little and avoid stress.
Religion A type of bag.
Rucksack For example: Judaism, Christianity, the force.
1. What is involved in the process of making cheese? preferir

2. Do you have a plan to become the richest person in this country? prometer
3. How many pizzas does Pizza Hut produce per year? puro
4. Is anything real? poner
5. Is there any possibility that giraffes will learn to speak? pregunta
6. What's the best way to make progress in your company? relajar
7. How can people reduce their cholesterol? descansar
8. How much is a portion of regular fries from McDonalds? religión
9. Is it rude to tell someone when they are repeating a story they’ve already told you? mochila
10. Is it expensive to repair a washing machine? proceso
11. Show me your watch? plan
12. Do you prefer one or two sugars with your coffee? producir
13. Promise me that elephants will never become extinct. verdadero
14. Are you worried about the purity of the water you drink? posibilidad
15. Have you ever put an insect in your mouth? progresar
16. Is there any question you'd like to ask me? reducir
17. What’s your principle method of relaxing? regular
18. Do you need a good rest? repetir
19. What is Tom cruise’s religion? reparar
20. Would you ever put on a rucksack and travel round Asia? reloj
Restaurant restaurante
Reservation reserva
Serve servir
Service servicio
Problem problema
Serious serio
Solve resolver
Quick rápido
Shoot disparar
Run correr
Sea mar
Ship barco
Terrible terrible
Snow nieve
Storm tormenta
to Be afraid tener miedo
WORD-CHAIN
Shock shock
Seem parecer
Sensible sensato
Towel toalla
Today’s word-chain: Ship

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Restaurant A state of severe surprise, agitation and disbelief.

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Reservation If it's bad, then you don't leave a tip. © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Serve To give somebody a drink for example.
Service To buy a seat or ticket in advance.
Shock For example: Mcdonalds, Fosters, Ginos.
Problem What guns do.

Serious To find a solution to.
Solve Rapid.
Quick Not joking.
Shoot A difficulty, crisis or tricky situation.
Run It floats on water. Hopefully.

Sea Awful.
Ship A lot faster than walking.
Terrible It contains a lot of water and fish.
Snow You would see this close to Santa's house.
Storm Used to dry yourself.

to Be afraid Thunder, lightning and heavy rain.
Seem To be scared or frightened.
Sensible To appear like.
Towel Clever, wise, and a good idea.
1. What’s your favourite restaurant? correr

2. What is the most difficult restaurant in this city to get a reservation in? mar
3. Who do you like to serve you your food? barco
4. How is the service at your local hairdressers? terrible
5. Would you be in a state of shock if you won the lottery? nieve
6. What's the biggest problem in the world today? tormenta
7. Why do people think that Germans are too serious? tener miedo
8. Can you solve murder cases like on CSI? parecer
9. Are legal disputes normally resolved quickly? sensato
10. How many people did you shoot last week? toalla
11. How far do you think I can run without stopping? restaurante
12. How deep is the sea? reservar
13. What is your nationality if you're born on an American naval ship? servir
14. Are you a terrible cook? servicio
15. What's a snowman? shock
16. Tell us about the worst storm you've ever been in. problema
17. Are you afraid of birds? serio
18. Does life seem more boring now that you're older? resolver
19. Is it sensible to save all your money? rápido
20. Why do boxers carry towels? disparar
Rule regla
Science ciencia
Skill habilidad
WORD-CHAIN
Burn quemar
Smoke fumar
Silver plata
Ring anillo
Rubbish basura
Safe seguro
Save guardar / salvar / ahorrar
Selfish egoísta
Sensitive sensible
Separate separado
Share compartir
Shake sacudir / temblar
Should debería
Show enseñar / espectáculo

Sign firmar
Silence silencio
Similar similar
Today’s word-chain: Silver

word chain.

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Ring Secure and not dangerous.

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Rubbish A regulation or law. www.vocatic.com
Rule It smells and you don't want it.
Safe A strip of metal for the finger. Or… to call by telephone.
Save You can do this to files on your computer or money.
Science 2 meanings in English: very quick to be offended; or, an understanding person.

Selfish Someone who only thinks of themselves.
Sensitive Einstein was good at it.
Separate To allow others to use or take what's yours.
Share Individually.
Shake You do it to a bottle of fruit juice before you open it.
Should Another way of saying 'It would be good if…'
Show No noise at all.
Sign An indication or a big notice that tells you where to go on the road.
Silence To exhibit or demonstrate.
Silver A high temperature and fire.

Similar Almost the same.
Smoke Ability.
Burn Fire always creates this.
Skill The companion of gold.
1. Is it necessary to wear a wedding ring if you're married? debería

2. Do you take the rubbish out every day? enseñar / espectáculo
3. Do you like to break the rules? firmar
4. Is swimming in rivers safe? silencio
5. Is it easy to save money? plata
6. Is psychology a science? similar
7. Were people more or less selfish in the 20th century? habilidad
8. Do I seem like a sensitive person, to you? quemar
9. Should husbands and wives sleep in separate beds? fumar
10. Do you share your wages with anybody? anillo
11. What’s something that you should never shake? basura
12. Should children stand up when a teacher enters the room? regla
13. Will you show me some pictures of your family? seguro
14. What's a common sign people make with their hands? guarder / salvar / ahorrar
15. Name three places were silence is essential. ciencia
y y
16. Which do you think I prefer: silver or gold? egoísta

17. Are you similar in character to your grandfather? sensible
18. How long does it take a house to burn down once a fire’s started? separado
19. Should smoking be illegal? compartir
20. Do you have a lot of skill when playing football? sacudir
Society sociedad
Since desde
Skate patinar
Simple simple
So así que
So tan
So many tantos
So that para que
Someone alguien
Sometimes a veces
Somewhere algún sitio
Anywhere cualquier sitio
Song canción
Favourite favorito
Socket (plug) toma

Electricity electricidad
WORD-CHAIN
Turn off apagar

Turn on encender
Recharge recargar
Energy energía
Today’s word-chain: Plug and socket

chain.

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Since You can do it on ice or in the park. © Rory Lynch 2010
Skate Straight forward and not complicated. www.vocatic.com
Simple A sociological word for the population.
Society Therefore.
So From that point in time onwards.
So Another word for somebody.

So many It doesn't happen all the time.
So that This word acts as an intensifier when used with an adjective and means very.
Someone An excess of. A lot of.
Sometimes In order that.
Recharge A television wouldn't work without one.

Anywhere A word related to place.
Song To renew electric power.
Favourite The most famous one is... "Happy birthday to you."
Socket (plug) The one you like most.
Electricity Nuclear, Solar and Hydro Electric are different forms of this.
Turn off A place.
Turn on It can give you a shock.
Somewhere To switch on.
Energy To switch off.
1. Is it nice to call somebody simple? toma

2. Is French society more violent than Italian society? electricidad
3. Is skating boring? apagar
4. How long has it been since you finished school? encender
5. The class is cancelled; so what are you going to do instead? recargar
6. Do you think that I'm so intelligent, I should enter a competition? energía
7. Are there so many people in China they stopped people having more than 3 children? simple
8. Can you lend me a pen so that I can write my name on the wall? favorito
9. Is there someone outside the door? sociedad
10. Have you thought sometimes that your boss is an alien? desde
11. Would you prefer to be somewhere else, right now? Where? patinar
12. Is there anywhere in the world you don't want to go to? así que
13. What's your favourite Abba song? tan
14. Am I your favourite singer? tantos
15. What happens if you put a knife into a socket? (plug) para que
16. Who invented the electric light bulb? alguien
17. What time are the streetlights turned on? a veces
18. What time are the streetlights turned off? algún sitio
19. At what time in the day do you have a lot of energy? cualquier sitio
20. How long does your mobile last once you’ve recharged it? canción
Steal robar
Buy comprar
Pay pagar
Bill recibo
Salary salario
Secretary secretaria
Tax impuesto
ORD-CHAIN
Sell vender
Worth valer
Spend gastar
Stairs escaleras
Stand estar de pie
Start empezar
Stay quedarse / hospedarse
Still aún
Suddenly de repente
Suffer sufrir
Suit traje
Take off quitar
Take coger / tomar
Today’s word-chain: Bills

the photo above, identifying and using as many as the words Vocatic
on the story using the second word, and so on.
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Steal To take what doesn't belong to you.

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Stand The opposite of sit. www.vocatic.com
Pay To give money in return for products or services.
Bill It's never big enough, and it never lasts long enough.
Salary Gas, electricity, water etc…
Secretary Lincoln said that it was the only thing in life that was certain, apart from death.
Tax A lot of it happens on E-Bay.
Sell The value.
Worth To give money in exchange for goods or services.
Spend An employee who does administrative tasks.
Stairs A word that comes before a verb to say that something continues.
Buy To pay for.
Start To begin.
Stay To pass time in or at a specific place.
Still They’re useful for going to the upper part of a building.
Suddenly To accept, transport or consume (medicine for example).

Suffer One made by Armani costs a lot of money.
Suit Pain, for example.
Take off Something that happens quickly and without anybody expecting it.
Take To remove – particularly clothing.
1. Is it wrong to steal from rich people? escaleras

2. What's the most expensive present you've ever bought? levantarse
3. How much would you pay me to cut your hair? empezar
4. What's your most expensive bill each month? quedarse
5. What is the salary of someone who works in a supermarket? aún
6. Is it less common to have a secretary these days? de repente
7. Would you like to pay more taxes? sufrir
8. How much would you sell your pen for? traje
9. How much are Picasso's paintings worth? quitar
10. How much money do you spend on beer each year? coger / tomar
11. Name a place that has secret stairs? robar
12. Can you stand on your head? comprar
13. At what time do you start waking up on a Saturday? pagar
14. Could you stay in that chair for the next five days? recibo
15. Are you still thinking about last night? salario
16. Would you be surprised if I suddenly took off all my clothes? secretaria
17. Is suffering a part of life? impuesto
18. Is it important to wear a suit to a wedding? vender
19. Do most people take off all their clothes after or before they get to work? valer
20. Are policemen allowed to take money from criminals? gastar
Talk hablar
Say decir
Answer responder
Conversation conversación
Complain quejarse
WORD-CHAIN
Describe describir
Speak hablar
Tell contar
Language lenguaje
Teach enseñar
Then después
Then entonces
Therefore por lo tanto
Tired cansado
To a
To be sick of estar harto de
Tidy arreglar
Toys juguetes
Try intentar
Too* también / demasiado
*I love you too – Te quiero también.
He’s too stupid - Él es demasiado estupido.
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Today’s word-chain: Communication

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To A preposition and an important word in infinitives.

Talk Speak.
Answer To express dissatisfaction with something. And… my mother in-law (suegra) always does it.
Conversation Discussion.
Complain To respond.
Describe To say what something is like. +
Speak What teachers do.

Then English is one, Chinese is another, and so is Vulcan (in Star Trek).
Language To talk.
Teach Similar to therefore.
Then So.
Too Also. Or… an excess of.
Therefore A word used to indicate ‘afterwards.’
Tired What you feel after work, and often during work.
Say Closely related to tell.
To be sick of To organize and clean.

Tidy A strong negative feeling about somebody or something.
Toys Say. Vocatic
Try To make an effort. © Rory Lynch 2010
Tell Children play with them. www.vocatic.com
1. Do you often talk all night? después

2. What do you say when somebody says to you ‘have a good weekend’? entonces
3. What is the answer to all your problems? por lo tanto
4. Are you good at making conversation? cansado
5. Do you like to write letters of complaint? a
6. Describe your-self. estar harto de
7. What's the most beautiful language spoken in the world? arreglar
8. Tell me a secret. juguetes
9. How many poems have you written in the Basque language recently? intentar
10. Would you like to teach children? también / demasiado
11. Is it true that last night you went to a nightclub and then to a bar? hablar
12. If Jessica Simpson doesn't reply to my mails, then I'm not going to send her more, OK? decir
13. Why did Descartes say "I think, therefore I am"? responder
14. Are you more tired in the morning or at night? conversación
15. Do you want to go to Milan to see Giorgio Armani? quejarse
16. Are you sick of politicians? describir
17. Do you think I'm good at tidying my room? hablar
18. What's the movie Toy Story about? contar
19. Should foreigners try and learn your language? lenguaje
20. Everyone said last night that I'm too bossy; do you think that, too? enseñar
Telephone teléfono
Message mensaje
Send enviar
Receive recibir
Mail correo
WORD-CHAIN
Sign señal / signo

Signature firma
Write escribir
Pen bolígrafo
List lista
Unable incapaz
Understand entender
Unavoidable inevitable
Until hasta
Unusual poco común
to Use utilizar
Usually normalmente
Visit visitar
Relatives parientes
Wait esperar
Today’s word-chain: E-mail

chain.
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Telephone Something you leave when somebody's not there.

Message Letters, post-cards etc…
Send
Receive
What you do to letters at the Post Office.
To take, accept or have given to you.
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Mail Some are mobile and some are fixed. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
Sign An indication.
Signature To use a visual symbol on paper to signify a word.
Write The noun for your personalized way of writing your name.
Pen You write with it.
List Useful for shopping and remembering things to do.
Unable Inevitable.
Understand Not capable.
Unavoidable Not common.
Until From one point in time to the next.
Unusual To know what somebody means or wants to say.
To use A three-letter verb that's very useful.

Usually Normally.
Visit To go to see someone.
Relatives A collective word for your extended family.
Wait If you want something but it’s not available now, then you have to…
1. Would you understand me if I talked on the telephone in Portuguese? incapaz

2. Will you send a message to your teacher’s boss and ask her to pay him 100 euros? entender
3. Shall we send an e-mail to the President with our ideas for the future of this country? inevitable
4. What’s the worst spam you’ve ever received? hasta
5. How efficient is the mail service in this country? poco común
6. What sign did God give to Paul? utilizar
7. Is your signature complicated or simple? normalmente
8. Do you prefer to send e-mails or talk by telephone? visitar
9. Did your pen cost more than €20? parientes
10. Is it useful to write a list each day of things to do? esperar
11. Are you unable to speak English? teléfono
12. Do you understand the meaning of the Police track, Message in a Bottle? mensaje
13. Are taxes unavoidable? enviar
14. Will we be studying English until 2020? recibir
15. Is it unusual to buy food in Ikea? correo
16. Do you know how to use a scanner? signo / señal
17. Do you usually catch a helicopter to work? firma
18. How often do you visit old school friends? escribir
19. How often do you see your relatives? bolígrafo
20. Are you good at waiting? lista
Just es una palabra con muchos significados
Way manera / camino Just + tiempo: just then – en ese momento, just now – ahora mismo.
Welcome bienvenido Just + present perfect: I just saw him – acabo de verle.
Just + imperative: Just be quiet – cállate de una vez; just stop – ¡Para!
Whether si
Just – sólo: I just want one – sólo quiero uno.
Might* podría / quizá Just (para mayor énfasis) I just don’t know – ¡No lo sé!
the Most / Most of lo más… / la mayoría de
Battery pila
Wonder preguntarse
Analyse analizar
Worry preocuparse
A while un rato
Moment momento
Year año
Soon pronto
Recently recientemente
Yet todavía / aún
On time puntual
WORDCHAIN
Just then en ese momento**

He’s just arrived acaba de llegar
Just justo / sólo / de una vez
Ages ago hace tiempo
*Might siempre lleva un verbo: … I might come.
Today’s word-chain: When?

word chain.
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Way Only, or... a word used for emphasis.

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Welcome A common form of greeting somebody to your house or country. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
Whether Another way of saying if.
the Most / Most of The majority of, or... the superlative.
Just Method, style, path.
Might It powers an MP3.

Battery Maybe.
Wonder To ask oneself.
Analyse To examine and evaluate.
Worry To be nervous and preoccupied about something.
A while An instant.
Moment A short period of time.
Year A future point in time close to the present.
Soon 365 days.
Recently Moments ago, or at a point in time close to now.
Yet A word commonly used in questions which means 'up until this moment in time.'
On time Punctual.
Just then A word used with the present perfect to indicate that something happened recently.
He’s just arrived A long time ago.
Ages ago A phrase used to emphasize exactly when something happened.
1. What’s the best way to cook a steak? un rato

2. Do you know the song, Welcome to my Life? Sing it. momento
3. Whether you want it or not, I'm going to make you a broccoli juice. Okay? año
4. Do most men just want love and nothing else? pronto
5. Are most of the students in this class intelligent, beautiful and generous? recientemente
6. How often do you buy batteries? todavía / aún
7. Is it true that you might live in England next year? puntual
8. Have you ever wondered why Madonna lives in Britain? en ese momento
9. Do you like analysing your friends’ personalities? acaba de llegar
10. Do you know somebody that worries too much? hace tiempo
11. Do you want to live in France for a while? manera
12. What's the best moment to ask your boss for more money? bienvenido
13. In what year was Jennifer Anniston born? si
14. Are you going on holiday soon? lo más… / la mayoría de
15. Have you stayed in a hotel recently? justo / sólo / de una vez
16. Am I boring you, yet? Please don’t be honest. podría / quizá
y y
17. Is it important to arrive on time? pila

18. Were you thinking about vodka just then? preguntarse
19. Have you just decided to start playing chess every Saturday night? analizar
20. Was it ages ago when you went to London? preocuparse
Sunday domingo
Monday lunes
Tuesday martes
Wednesday miércoles
Thursday jueves
Friday viernes
Saturday sábado
Brown marrón
White blanco
Black negro
Grey gris
Green verde
Pink rosa
Purple púrpura
WORD-HAIN
Red rojo
Blue azul
Yellow amarillo
10976: ten thousand nine hundred and seventy six.

26 – March – 89: The twenty sixth of March nineteen eighty nine.
26.9 The twenty sixth of September.
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Today’s word-chain: Colour

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Sunday Everybody’s least favourite day of the week.

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Monday The second day of the week. © Rory Lynch 2010
www.vocatic.com
Tuesday The middle of the working week.
Wednesday The fourth day of the week.
Thursday The day of God in the west...
Friday A pure colour.

Saturday A dark colour.
Brown Part of the weekend.
White The best day of the week.
Black The colour of branches and Latino eyes.
Grey The colour of blood and passion.

Green Closely related to pink.
Pink A colour without life and warmth.
Purple The colour of nature.
Red A supposedly feminine colour.
Blue It rhymes with fellow, cello and mellow.

Yellow One thousand nine hundred and seventy six.
1976 The twenty-sixth of March nineteen eighty nine.
26 - march - 89 The twenty-sixth of September.
26.9 The sea and the sky.
1. What’s the best thing about Sunday? miércoles

2. What’s the best thing about Monday? jueves
3. Tell us about something you do every Tuesday. viernes
4. Is Wednesday your favourite day of the week? domingo
5. Should Thursday be the first day of a four day weekend? lunes
6. In England it’s traditional to go for a drink on Friday after work? Is this a good idea? martes
7. Who do you like to spend Saturday with? sábado
8. Name three foods which are brown. marrón
9. Do you prefer red or white walls for a bedroom? blanco
10. Is black a stylish colour? negro
11. Does grey have a reputation for being a formal, miserable colour as it does in England? gris
12. Is your government green enough? verde
13. If you had a baby boy, would you be angry if your spouse dressed him in pink? rosa
14. Would you consider wearing a purple suit, tie and shirt? Explain your answer. púrpura
15. Does bright red lipstick look good on women? rojo
16. Why aren’t blue movies illegal? azul
17. Would you like to go on a cruise down the Yellow River? Explain your answer. amarillo
18. Say the numbers and dates in English. 1976
19. What’s the most important date in your life? 26 - march - 96
20. How many stars are there in the universe? 26.9.89
Month mes
Date fecha
January enero
February febrero
March marzo
April abril
May mayo
June junio
July julio
August agosto
September septiembre
October octubre
November noviembre
December diciembre
Season estación
Spring primavera
WORD-CHAIN
Summer verano
Autumn
Winter
otoño
invierno
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Christmas Navidad © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Today’s word-chain: The 4 seasons

word chain.


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A B
Month Between 28 and 31 days.
Date A point on the calendar.
January It follows January.
February It was named after the God of war: Mars. This was the month when Romans went to war.
March The first month of the year.
April The first day of this month is important for jokes and tricks. +
May
June
The first day of this month is a holiday in many countries.
One of the first summer months. Vocatic
July Julius Caesar named this month after himself. What modesty! © Rory Lynch 2010
August Augustus did what Julius did. www.vocatic.com
September A period of three months.

October The academic year starts in this month in Europe.
November The penultimate month of the year.
December The weather in England begins to get colder in this month.
Season The last month of the year.
Spring The leaves fall from the trees.

Summer Cold cold cold.
Autumn Hot hot hot.
Winter A season of growth.
Christmas Presents, food, drink etc…
1. What's your favourite month? septiembre

2. What date is your birthday? octubre
3. When is New Year’s Day? noviembre
4. What date is Valentines Day? diciembre
5. Is your birthday in March? (full answer please) estación
6. When is April fools day? primavera
7. Is May in spring or summer? verano
8. Is your best friend's birthday in June? otoño
9. What is the most popular month for British holidaymakers? invierno
10. Is August named after Augustus? Navidad
11. What month is the beginning of the British academic year? mes
12. Is October between August and September? fecha
13. Is it hot in November in Sweden? enero
14. In what month is Christmas? febrero
15. What's your favourite season? marzo
16. Are there a lot of flowers in spring? abril
17. Is it windy in summer? mayo
18. Does autumn come before or after summer? junio
19. Is it cold in winter? julio
20. What will you be doing/were you doing in 2010? agosto
APPENDIX 1 POSSESIVE PRONOUNS
• Adjetivos posesivos • Pronombres posesivos
• MY, mi, mis 1. MINE, el mío, la mía, los míos, las mías
• YOUR, tu, tus, su (de usted), sus (de ustedes) 2. YOURS, el tuyo, la tuya, los tuyos, las tuyas; el suyo, la suya
• HIS, su, sus; masculino (algo de él)* (de usted), los suyos, las suyas (de ustedes)
• HER, su, sus; femenino (algo de ella)* 3. HIS, el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas; masculino (algo de
• ITS, su, sus; (de ello, una cosa o entidad) él)
• OUR, nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras 4. HERS, el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas; femenino (algo de
• YOUR, vuestro, vuestra, su, sus (de ustedes) ella)
• THEIR, su, sus (de ellos) 5. ITS, el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas; (algo de ello, una
cosa o entidad)
6. OURS, el nuestro, la nuestra, los nuestros, las nuestras
7. YOURS, el vuestro, la vuestra, los vuestros, las vuestras; el
suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de ustedes)
* Se utiliza his cuando el poseedor de un objeto es un hombre, 8. THEIRS, el suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas (de ellos, de
niño o chico. Her cuando el poseedor de un objeto es una mujer, ellas)
niña o chica. Its cuando el poseedor de un objeto es un animal u
objeto. Cuando los poseedores son plurales (dos chicas, tres
hombres, seis perros) utilizamos their.
My Your
Who’s my best friend? Where is your head?

Who’s my worst friend? Who’s your favourite football player?
Who’s my cleverest friend? Is your girl-friend from Iran?
Who’s my oldest friend? Where’s your car?
Who’s my newest friend? Has your philosophy of life changed much this year?
Who’s my richest friend? What’s your favourite drink in the mornings?
What’s my best mental characteristic? What’s your favourite drink on a Saturday night?
What’s my best physical characteristic? Who’s your hero?
What’s my biggest weakness? Did you change your job last year?
What’s my ambition? Was your university one of the best in the country?
What’s my philosophy?
What’s my principle responsibility?
What’s my plan for the next five years? Her
Did Madonna divorce her husband two years ago?
Our Did the Queen sell her palace fifty years ago?
Did Halle Berry have her baby on the moon?
Is China our country of origin? Did Keira Knightly meet her husband in China?
Is our objective to learn economics? Did your mother meet her husband in Kenya?
Are we close to our objective to speak English?
Is Paris the capital of our country?
Is our priority to earn nothing next year? His
Are we going to buy our boss a new car for his/her birthday?
Is our town/city the most beautiful town/city in this country? Did the king divorce his wife ten years ago?
Are our lives now better than people’s lives in the past? Did Scooby Doo eat his sandwiches with vegetarian cheese?
Where’s our teacher? Did Mick Jagger stay faithful to his first wife (fiel)
Is our class tidy or messy? Did David Bisbal meet his husband in Ibiza?
Did the president marry his vice president?
Their
Its
(remember – people is plural in English)
Do most people want their lives to continue for ever? The earth... what’s at its centre?
Do most people want their house to go down in value? Is a bird’s brain in its feet?
Do most people want their children to be short? Is human society in the most important stage of its development?
Do most people want their wages to go down? Does your computer have a problem with its hard-drive?
Do most people want their stomach to get bigger? Does Facebook have a face in its logo?
Do most people want their boss to give them extra work?
Do most people want their birthday to be cancelled?
Do most people want their work to end at 1PM?
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Do most people want their spouse to be very ugly? © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com
Do most people want their dog to bark (ladrar) all night?
NUMBERS / El ARTICULO / SOME
APPENDIX 2
1 - one uán 21 - twenty-one 110 One hundred ten

2 - two tú 22 - twenty-two 1 000 One thousand
3 - three zrii 23 - twenty-three 100 000 One hundred thousand
4 - four fóar 24 - twenty-four 1 000 000 One million
5 - five faiv 25 - twenty-five
6 - six six 26 - twenty-six
7 - seven sevn 27 - twenty-seven
8 - eight éit 28 - twenty-eight
9 - nine náin 29 - twenty-nine
10 - ten ten 30 - thirty zerti
11 - eleven ilevn 40 – forty forti
12 - twelve tuelv 50 – fifty fifti
13 - thirteen zrtín 60 – sixty sixti
14 - fourteen fortín 70 – seventy sevnti
15 - fifteen fiftiin 80 – eighty eiti
16 - sixteen sixtiin 90 – ninety nainti
17 - seventeen sevntiin 100 - one hundred uan jándred
18 - eighteen eitiin
19 - nineteen naintiin
20 - twenty tuenti
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El ARTICULO
The ... el, la, los, las… The car, The cars.
A.. un, una ... A car. A house.
An... (Antes de vocal) un, una .... An apple. An elephant.
SOME
Algo de / algunos
Aveces no se traduce some… Do you want some bread? – ¿Quieres pan?

APPENDIX 3 LA HORA
1. Three o'clock: Las tres

2. Ten past two: Las dos y diez
3. Twenty past one: La una y veinte
4. A quarter past one: La una y cuarto
5.
6.
Half past six: Las seis y media
Half past five: Las cinco y media
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7. Five to three: Las tres menos cinco
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8. Ten to one: La una menos diez
9. Five to six: Las seis menos cinco
10. A quarter to one: La una menos cuarto
11. Two o'clock: Las dos
1.
eleven o'clock half past five ten past five
half past four three o'clock one o'clock
a quarter to eight Ten to twelve half past nine
Key vocab: It’s O’clock Past Half Quarter to To
Write the following times in English…
o 4.45 o 2.00 o 4.40.
o 3.45 o 6.20 o 11.35
o 12.15 o 4.10 o 12.50
o 10.15 o 3.30 o 10.55
o 3.00 o 2.30 o 3.50

PREPOSICIONES DE LUGAR
APPENDIX 4
Preposiciones de lugar Preposiciones in/on/at (de lugar)
above ... encima de, sobre, arriba ... The king thinks he is above the law. ... At university - En la universidad
... At home - En casa
across ... a través de, al otro lado de ... We live across the river (on the other side).
... At school - En la escuela
after ... después de, tras ... Drive to the castle. After the castle, you’ll see a shop. ... At work - En el trabajo
against ... contra, en contra de ... The protesters were pushing against the door.
along ... a lo largo de ... Along the coast there’s some beautiful homes.
around ... alrededor de, cerca de, por ... He lives somewhere around the city center. At + lugares específicos
at ... en ... He’s at the cinema.
at the bottom of en la base de, en el fondo de ... The boat is now at the bottom of the sea. ... At Big Ben
before ... antes, delante de ... Before the castle there’s a post office.
... At Wembley stadium
behind ... detrás, detrás de ... Behind the castle there’s a pub.
At + direcciones
below ... debajo de ... Below the ground there’s a secret city.
beneath ... bajo, debajo de ... Beneath the ground there’s a sacred city. ... At 86 Major street
beside ... al lado de, junto a ... John’s standing beside Susan.
between ... entre ... John’s standing between Susan and George. On + medios de transporte
by ... al lado de, junto a ... John’s standing by the door. (EXCEPTION = CAR / In a car)
close to ... cerca de ... Close to the butchers there’s a florist.
... On a plane - En un avión
in ... en, dentro de ... There’s a broom in the cupboard.
... On a bus - En un autobús
in front of ... delante de ... Don’t stand in front of me…you’re blocking the light. ... On a ship - En un barco
inside ... dentro de, en ... There’s a person inside the house waiting for you. ... On a train - En un tren
near ... cerca de ... The captain of the team lives near the beach.
next to ... al lado de, junto a ... Next to the cinema there’s a great chip shop.
on ... sobre, en, encima de ... The book is on the table. On + direcciones
on top of ... encima de, sobre... The book is on top of a pile of magazines.
opposite ... enfrente de, frente a ... Directly opposite the ministry there’s an Irish bar.
... On the way - En el camino
... On the left - A la izquierda
outside ... afuera, fuera de ... It’s too cold to go outside.
... On the right - A la derecha
over ... encima de, sobre ... There’s too many planes flying over this city.
under ... debajo de, bajo ... He told me to go and look under the bed.
underneath ... bajo, debajo de ... Underneath the bed I found some magazines. On + ciertas cosas y lugares
... On the radio - En la radio

... On television - En la TV
… On a website - En una página web
Preposiciones de dirección
In + países… In Algeria
across ... a través de ... We swam across the river. In + ciudades… In Paris
along ... a lo largo de, por ... We were driving along the coast.
around ... alrededor de, por ... We drove around the roundabout a hundred times.
away from ... fuera de, alejándose de ... Walk away from here and don’t come back. In + ciertos lugares y expresiones
by ... por, cerca de, junto a ... I was walking by the door when Jim called me.
down ... por, hacia abajo ... I was walking down the street when Jim called me.
... In a book – En un libro
from ... de, desde ... I once walked from London to Dover. ... In a letter - En una carta
into ... dentro de, al... She walked into the room. ... In a queue - En una cola
off ... de ... The cat jumped off the table and onto the floor. ... In bed - En la cama
on / onto ... sobre, al ... The cat jumped onto the table. ... In hospital - En el hospital
out of ... de, afuera de, fuera de ... The cat jumped out of the window. ... In the paper - En el diario
over ... sobre, por encima de ... The cat jumped over the table to the other side. ... In the sky - En el cielo
past ... más allá de ... Make sure you walk past the church or you won’t see the bar.
through ...
to ...
a través de ...
a, hacia ...
We walked through a dark tunnel.
I’m travelling to Poland at the moment.
Vocatic
toward/s ... hacia ... He’s looking towards Mecca. © Rory Lynch 2010
under ... debajo de, bajo ... The machine will travel under the sea at fifty miles an hour. www.vocatic.com
up ... por, hacia arriba ... Let’s go for a walk up to the pub.
APPENDIX 5 PREPOSICIONES 2 - TIEMPO
Preposiciones de tiempo
about ... alrededor de ... I’ll see you at about six.

around ... aproximadamente, alrededor de ... I’ll see you at around six.
before ... antes de ... You must come before six or they’ll be no food.
after ... después de ... You must come after six or the food won’t be ready.
during ... durante ... He was talking during the film.
for ... durante, por ... He was walking for twenty years.
since ... desde ... I’ve been working here since 1987.
until ... hasta ... I’m not going to finish work today until 3 pm.
from...to . desde...hasta... ... I’m working from 5 until 6.
by ... para, antes de ... Our teacher wants the homework done by Friday.
on ... On Monday ... I’ll see you on Monday.
at ... a ... I’ll see you at six.
in ... en ... I’ll see you in January.
Preposiciones in/on/at (de tiempo)
At + hora del día… At 7:30 - A las 7:30; At midnight - A la medianoche; At lunchtime - A la hora de comer
At + día festivo… At Christmas - En Navidad
At + ciertas expresiones… At the moment - En este momento; At the weekend - El fin de semana + At night
(But… in the afternoon, in the morning)
On + día… On Thursday - El jueves
On + día + parte del día… On Monday morning - El lunes por la mañana
On + fechas…On Christmas Day - El día de Navidad; On July 13th - El 13 de julio
In + partes del día…In the afternoon - Por la tarde (but… At night)
In + meses… In January - En enero
In + años…In 1972 - En 1972
In + estaciones del año…In summer - En verano
In + largos períodos… In the future - En el futuro
In + future… In two days - en dos días; nos vemos en seis meses - I’ll see you in six months
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KEY CONNECTORS
APPENDIX 6
Although / though / even though – aunque Although I love him I have to divorce him.
And – y I love fish and chips.
As – como Don’t work for someone in your family; I love him as a brother but as a boss he’s terrible.
As long as – siempre que As long as you pay me back I’ll lend you the money.
As … as – tan… como He’s as stupid as his brother.
Because – porque I love my father because he always buys me presents.
Besides – además I don’t want to go to the party; and besides, they haven’t invited me.
Both – ambos I don’t want one of the dogs, I want both.
But – pero I love you but I hate you.
Despite / in spite of – a pesar de I’ll give you the job in spite of your stupidity.
Either … or – o…o Either enter or leave but keep the door closed…it’s cold.
Even if – incluso si Even if the Russians concede, I’m still going to be angry.
Furthermore – además I want you to move in with me. Furthermore, I think we should get married.
However – sin embargo He tried to explain his theory. However, it was too difficult to understand.
If – si If you don’t call, I’ll be angry.
In case – en caso de que I’m going to stay longer in case she wants me to look after her son.
In order to – para I’m writing to you in order to make sure you understand my opinion.
Instead – en lugar de Let’s have a BBQ instead of a picnic.
Neither … nor – no… ni Neither he nor his son wanted the job.
Not even if – ni siquiera si I wouldn’t go on a date with him even if you paid me.
Or – o I’ll have either a fanta or a coke.
So – entonces He wouldn’t give me his money so I phoned his mum.
So that – para que I phoned his mum so that she would put pressure on him.
Still – todavía He still wants to negotiate.
Than – que You’re more beautiful than your mother.
Then – entonces If you won’t help me then I won’t help you.
Therefore – por lo tanto The police found the money in his house. Therefore, it’s clear he’s guilty.
Unless – a menos que She won’t help you unless you offer her a job.
Whether – si The president’s going to offer you the job whether you want it or not.
Yet – aún None of the pupils have finished their homework yet.
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APPENDIX 7 SOCIAL ENGLISH – A BASIC CONVERSATION
Basic conversation questions Answers
Hello... Hola Hi… Hola.

How are you? ... ¿Cómo estás? Very well, thank-you… Muy bien, gracias.
What’s your name? ... ¿Cómo te llamas? My name’s Juan… Me llamo Juan.
Pleased to meet you … Encantado. Me too... Igualmente.
How old are you? ... ¿Cuántos años tienes? I’m 25… Tengo 25 años.
Where are you from? ... ¿De dónde eres? I’m from Madrid... Soy de Madrid.
Where do you live? ... ¿Dónde vives? I live in Barcelona… Vivo en Barcelona.
What’s your favourite food? ... ¿Cuál es to comida favorita? My favourite food is… Mi comida favorite es…
What’s your favourite film? “……..película….” My favourite film is… “…película…”
What’s your favourite music? “….música….” My favourite music is… “…música…”
Do you like Spain? ... ¿Te gusta España? Yes I do… Sí.
What do you do? ... ¿A qué te dedicas? I’m a doctor… Soy médico.
Have you got a car? ... ¿Tienes coche? Yes I have… Sí.
Okay, I have to go now … Tengo que irme. Okay… Vale.
See you soon … Nos vemos. Okay… Vale.
Bye-bye … Adiós. Bye… Adiós.
Have a nice day! ... Que tengas un buen día. You too… Igualmente.
Other social essentials
What’s the matter? ... ¿Qué pasa? Nothing… Nada.

Are you sure? ... ¿Estás seguro? Yes… Sí.
What’s wrong? ... ¿Qué pasa? I’ve got a headache… Me duele la cabeza.
Tell me … Dime. Okay.
Welcome … Bienvenido. Thank-you... Gracias.
Thanks for the present … Gracias por el regalo. You’re welcome… De nada.
How’s it going? ... ¿Cómo te va? Cool… Bien (argot).
Where were you born? ... ¿Dónde naciste? I was born in Paris… Nací en París.
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APPENDIX 8
”The index is an
important unit of the book because
once you have finished all the
exercises you can use it to test
your knowledge of the thousand
words. Cover one of the columns
(either the Spanish or English)
and see if you can remember the
translation.”
A-Z index
The 1000 most common words in English
Vocatic
A un, una Art arte
Able ser capaz As mientras / como
A while un rato As soon as possible lo antes posible
A.M. por la mañana As usual como siempre
About sobre / acerca de Ask preguntar
Accent acento Ask for pedir
Accept aceptar Asleep dormido
Accident accidente At first al principio
Account cuenta At home en casa
Actor actor At least al menos
Actually de hecho / en realidad At the moment en este momento
Add sumar / añadir August agosto
Address dirección Aunt tía
Adult adulto Autumn otoño
Advert anuncio Available disponible
Advice consejo Awake despierto
Affect afectar Back hacia atrás
After después Back espalda
Afternoon tarde Bad malo
Again otra vez Bag bolso
Against contra Ball pelota
Age edad Bank banco
Ages ago hace mucho tiempo Bath bañera
Ago hace (tiempo) Bath room cuarto de baño
Agree estar de acuerdo Battery pila
Air aire Be ser / estar
Airplane avión Be in a hurry tener prisa
Alarm alarma Be right tener razón
Alive vivo Be wrong no tener razón
Almost casi Beach playa
Alone solo Beautiful bello/a
Already ya Because porque
Also también Bed cama
Although aunque Bedroom habitación
Always siempre Beef carne de vaca
All todo Beer cerveza
All right bien Before antes
Allowed permitido Begin empezar
Analyse analizar Behaviour comportamiento
And y Behind detrás
Angry enfadado Below debajo de
Animal animal Belt cinturón
Another otro Beside al lado de
Answer responder Better mejor
Any cualquier, alguno Best el/la mejor
Anybody alguien (o nadie) Between entre de
Anyone alguien (o nadie) Big grande
Anything algo/nada (en frases negativas) Bike bicicleta
Anyway pero bueno... Bill recibo
Anywhere cualquier sitio Bird pájaro
Apart aparte Birth nacimiento
Apartment apartamento Black negro
Apparently aparentemente Blue azul
Appear aparecer Boat barco
Appearance apariencia /aspecto Body cuerpo
Apple manzana Book libro
Appointment cita (con el dentista, etc.) Born nacido
April abril Boss jefe
Area zona Both ambos
Argue discutir Bottle botella
Arm brazo Box caja
Around alrededor Boy chico / niño
Arrange to meet quedar (con un amigo, etc.) Boyfriend novio
Arrive llegar Bra sujetador
Brain cerebro Crazy loco
Breakdown avería Cream nata
Bridge puente Cup taza
Bright brillante Cut cortar
Bring traer Chair silla
Brother hermano Change cambiar
Brown marrón Character personaje / personalidad
Brush cepillo Charge cobrar
Build construir Cheap barato
Burn quemar Check comprobar
Business negocio Cheese queso
Buy comprar Chemist farmacia
By por Child niño
Bye adiós Children niños
Cake pastel Christmas Navidad
Call llamar Dance bailar
Camera cámara Dangerous peligroso
Can poder Dark oscuro
Cancel cancelar Date fecha /cita romántica
Car coche Daughter hija
Card tarjeta Day día
Care (for) importar / cuidar Debt deuda
Career carrera December diciembre
Car-park aparcamiento Decide decidir
Carrot zanahoria Decrease disminuir
Carry llevar Definitely definitivamente
Case maleta / caso Delay demora
Cash efectivo Delicious delicioso
Cash-point cajero Deliver entregar
Cause causa Depart salir
Ceiling techo Describe describir
Center centro Desire desear
Circle círculo Desk escritorio
City ciudad Dictionary diccionario
Clear claro Die morir
Climate clima Different diferente
Clock reloj (de pared) Difficult difícil
Close cerrar Dining room comedor
Close cerca Dinner cena
Clothes ropa Direct directo
Clown payaso Direction dirección
Coat abrigo Director director
Cold frío Dirty sucio
Color color Disagree no estar de acuerdo
Colleague colega Discover descubrir
Collect coleccionar / recoger Disgusting asqueroso
College instituto Dish plato
Come venir Distance distancia
Come back volver Divorce divorciarse
Company empresa (Do you) mind? ¿Te importa?
Complain quejarse Door puerta
Complicated complicado Double doble
Confirm confirmar Draw dibujar
Connect conectar Dream soñar
Continue continuar Dress vestido
Control controlar Drink beber / tomar (líquidos)
Conversation conversación Drive conducir
Cook cocinar Drums tambores
Corner esquina / rincón During durante
Correct corregir Each cada
Corridor pasillo Ear oreja
Count contar Early pronto / temprano
Country país / campo Earth Tierra
Cousin primo East este
Easy fácil Flight vuelo
Eat comer Floor suelo
Egg huevo Flower flor
Electricity electricidad Fly volar
Embarrassed avergonzado Follow seguir
Emergency emergencia / urgencia Food comida
Emotion emoción Fool tonto
End final Foot pie
Energy energía For para
Enjoy disfrutar Foreigner extranjero
Enormous enorme Forest bosque
Entertain entretener Forever para siempre
Entrance entrada Forget olvidar
Equal igual Fork tenedor
Error error Fox zorro
Even incluso Free gratis
Even though aunque Freeze congelar
Evening tarde / noche Fresh fresco
Event evento Friday viernes
Ever nunca (en negativo) Fridge nevera
Ever alguna vez From de
Every cada Fruit fruta
Every day todos los días Fry freír
Everybody todo el mundo Frying pan sartén
Everyone todo el mundo Funny gracioso
Everything todo Furniture muebles
Everywhere por todas partes Future futuro
Exact exacto Game juego
Except excepto Garage garaje
Excited emocionado Garden jardín
Exercise book libreta General general
Expensive caro Generous generoso
Experience experiencia Get conseguir
Explain explicar Get dressed vestirse
Eye ojo Get off bajarse
Face cara Get up levantarse
Factory fábrica Girl chica / niña
Fall caer Girlfriend novia
Family familia Give dar
Famous famoso Give up rendirse / dejar de
Fancy apetecer Glad contento
Far lejos Glamorous glamoroso
Farm granja Glass cristal / vaso
Fascinating fascinante Global global
Fashion moda Go ir
Fast rápido Go out salir
Fat gordo God Dios
Father padre Gold oro
Favourite favorito Good bueno
Fear miedo Grandmother abuela
February febrero Grape uva
Feel sentir green verde
Few pocos grey gris
Fight pelear / luchar Group grupo
Film película Grow crecer
Fill in rellenar Guitar guitarra
Final último Habit hábito
Find encontrar Hair pelo / cabello
Finger dedo de la mano Half mitad
Finish terminar Ham jamón
Fire fuego Hand mano
Firm firme / empresa Handsome guapo
First primero Happen suceder
Fish pez / pescado Happy feliz
Hard duro It depends on depende de
Hat sombrero It’s warm hace calor
Have tener Jacket chaqueta
Have a bath bañarse Jail cárcel
Have a good time divertirse Jam mermelada
Have breakfast desayunar January enero
Have dinner cenar Jeans vaqueros
Have lunch almorzar Jewel joya
Have to tener que Job trabajo
He’s just arrived acaba de llegar July julio
Head cabeza Jump saltar
Headache dolor de cabeza June junio
Healthy sano Just then en ese momento
Hear oír Just + present perf acabo de
Heart corazón Just justo / sólo / de una vez
Heat calor Keep guardar (¡informática no!)
Heavy pesado Key llave
Help ayudar Kill matar
Here aquí Kind amable
High alto Kind tipo / clase
Hire alquilar Kiss beso
History historia Kitchen cocina
Hit pegar Knife cuchillo
Hold tener en la mano Know conocer
Hole agujero Know saber
Holiday vacaciones Lack falta
Hope esperar Lady dama
Horrible horrible Lamb cordero
Hot caliente Land tierra
Hour hora Language lenguaje
House casa Large grande
How long? ¿Cuánto tiempo? Last durar
How much? ¿Cuánto? Last último
How’s it going? ¿Cómo va? Late tarde
However por otro lado Later después / más tarde
Huge enorme Laugh reír
Husband marido Law ley
I don't think so creo que no Lawyer abogado
I think so creo que sí Lazy perezoso
I’m hungry tengo hambre Leave salir (abandonar)
Ice hielo Leave dejar
Idea idea Left izquierda
Idiot idiota Leg pierna
ill enfermo Less than menos de
Impatient impaciente Let permitir
Important importante Letter carta / letra
Impossible imposible Library biblioteca
Incapable incapaz License licencia / carnet
Include incluir Lie mentir
Incorrect incorrecto Lie down tumbarse
Increase incrementar Life vida
Incredible increíble Lift levantar
Independent independiente Light luz / encender
Influence influir Light ligero
Injure herir Like como
Inside dentro Like gustar
Instead en vez de Link vínculo
Intelligent inteligente Lion león
Intention intención Lips labios
Interesting interesante List lista
International internacional Listen escuchar
Introduce introducir / presentar Little pequeño
Invite invitar Live vivir
Issue asunto Long largo
Look mirar Name nombre
Look after cuidar Nationality nacionalidad
Look for buscar Nature naturaleza
Look like parecerse a Near cerca
Lorry camión Nearly casi
Lose perder Necessary necesario
Lounge salón Need necesitar
Love amor Neighbor vecino
Low bajo Neighborhood barrio
Luck suerte Neither tampoco
Luggage equipaje Nephew sobrino
Lunch comida / almuerzo Nervous nervioso
Machine máquina Never nunca
Mad loco New nuevo
Magazine revista New year Año Nuevo
Mail correo News noticias
Make hacer (crear / fabricar) Newspaper periódico
Man hombre Next siguiente
Many muchos Nice agradable
Map mapa Niece sobrina
March marzo Night noche
Marry casarse Nobody nadie
Marvelous maravilloso Nobody else nadie más
May mayo Noisy ruidoso
Maybe a lo mejor / quizá None ninguno
Me too igualmente Nonsense tonterías
Meal comida No-one nadie
Mean significar Nor ni
Mean querer decir Normal normal
Meanwhile mientras tanto North norte
Medicine medicina Nose nariz
Medium mediano Nothing nada
Meet conocer (por primera vez) Noun sustantivo
Memory memoria November noviembre
Menu menú Now ahora
Message mensaje Nurse enfermera
Metal metal Nut nuez
Method método Object objeto
Middle medio Obsessed obsesionado
Might podría / quizá Obviously obviamente
Milk leche October octubre
Mind mente Of de
Minimum mínimo Off apagado
Mirror espejo Offer ofrecer
Miss echar de menos / perder Office oficina
Mistake error Often a menudo
Mix mezclar Oil aceite
Moment momento Ok está bien
Monday lunes Old viejo
Money dinero On encendido
Monkey mono On sobre
Month mes Only sólo
More más On purpose a propósito
Morning mañana On the other hand por otro lado
Most of la mayoría de On time puntual
the Most Lo ms + adjetivo Once una vez
Mother madre Onion cebolla
Mountain montaña Open abrir
Mouth boca Operation operación
Move mover Opinion opinión
Much mucho Opportunity oportunidad
Mushroom champiñón Opposite enfrente
Must deber (verbo) Opposite lo contrario
Myself yo mismo Orange naranja
Ordinary ordinario Purple morado
Organization organización Push empujar
Organize organizar Put poner
Other otro, otra, otros, otras Quarter cuarto
Out fuera Question pregunta
Oven horno Queue cola / fila
Over encima Quick rápido
Own propio Quiet silencioso
P.M por la tarde Rain lluvia
Packet paquete Ready listo
Page página Real verdadero
Pain dolor Receipt recibo tiquete
Paint pintura Receive recibir
Pair par Recently recientemente
Pajamas pijama Recharge recargar
Pants calzoncillos Red rojo
Paper papel Reduce reducir
Pardon perdón Regular regular / normal
Parents los padres relatives parientes
Park parque Relax relajar
Part parte Religion religión
Party fiesta Repair reparar
Pass pasar /dar Repeat repetir
Passport pasaporte Reservation reserva
Pathetic patético Rest descansar
Pay pagar Restaurant restaurante
Pea guisante Result resultado
Pen bolígrafo Return volver
People gente Reward recompensa
Perfect perfecto Rice arroz
Perhaps tal vez Rich rico
Person persona Right derecha
Pet mascota Ring anillo
Photo foto River río
Picture imagen Road carretera
Piece trozo Room cuarto / habitación
Pig cerdo Rubbish basura
Pink rosa Rucksack mochila
Place sitio Rude mal educado
Plan plan Rule regla
Play jugar Run correr
Pleasant agradable Sad triste
Plus más Safe seguro
Polite educado / cortés Salad ensalada
Pool piscina Salary salario
Poor pobre Salt sal
Popular popular Same lo mismo
Pork cerdo Saturday sábado
Position posición Sauce salsa
Positive positivo Sausage salchicha
Possibility posibilidad Save guardar /salvar / ahorrar
Power poder Say decir
Prefer preferir Science ciencia
Pregnant embarazada Sea mar
Pretty bonito/a Season estación
Price precio Seat asiento
Problem problema Second segundo
Process proceso Secret secreto
Produce producir Secretary secretaria
Progress progreso See ver
Promise prometer Seem parecer
Pull tirar Selfish egoísta
Pupil alumno Sell vender
Pure puro Send enviar
Sensible sensato Some unos/as, algo de, alguno/a/s
Sensitive sensible Something algo
Separate separado Sometimes a veces
September septiembre Somewhere algún sitio
Serious serio Son hijo
Serve servir Song canción
Service servicio Soon pronto
Shake sacudir / temblar Sore que duele
Shampoo champú Sorry lo siento
Share compartir Soup sopa
Shave afeitarse South sur
Sheet sábana Space espacio
Shelf estantería Speak hablar
Ship barco Special especial
Shirt camisa Spend gastar
Shock shock Spoon cuchara
Shoes zapatos Spring primavera
Shoot disparar Stairs escaleras
Shop tienda Stand estar de pie
Shopping las compras Star estrella
Shopping centre centro comercial Start empezar
Short bajo Station estación
Should debería Statue estatua
Shout gritar Stay quedarse
Show enseñar / espectáculo Steak bistec
Shower ducha Steal robar
Shut cerrar / cerrado Step-father padrastro
Shy tímido Still aún
Sign firmar Stomach estómago
Signature firma Storm tormenta
Silence silencio Story historia
Silver plata Strange raro
Similar similar Street calle
Simple simple Strong fuerte
Since desde Student estudiante
Sing cantar Study estudiar
Sink lavamanos Stupid estúpido
Sister hermana Suddenly de repente
Sit sentarse Suffer sufrir
Size tamaño Suit traje
Skate patinar Summer verano
Skill habilidad Sun sol
Skin piel Sunday domingo
Skirt falda Sure seguro
Sky cielo Swim nadar
Sleep dormir Take coger / tomar
Slow lento Take off quitar
Small pequeño Talk hablar
Smile sonreír Tall alto
Smoke fumar Tax impuesto
Snow nieve Tea té
So así que Teach enseñar
So tan Teenager adolescente
So many/much tantos Teeth dientes
So that para que Telephone teléfono
Soap jabón Tell contar
Society sociedad Terrible terrible
Socket (plug) toma The el, la, los, las
Socks calcetines Then después
Sofa sofá Then entonces
Soft suave There allí / allá
Solve resolver There are hay (plural)
Somebody alguien (afirmativo) There is hay (singular)
Someone alguien Therefore por lo tanto
Thick grueso Weather tiempo / clima
Thin delgado Wedding boda
Thing cosa Wednesday miércoles
Thursday jueves Week semana
Tidy arreglar Welcome bienvenido
Tired cansado Well bien
To a West oeste
To be afraid tener miedo Wet mojado
To be sick of harto de What're these? ¿Qué son estos?
To feel sick sentirse mal What're those? ¿Qué son esos?
To use utilizar What's that? ¿Qué es eso?
Today hoy What's the matter? ¿Qué pasa?
Toe dedo del pie What's the weather like? ¿Qué tiempo hace?
Together juntos What's this? ¿Qué es esto?
Toilet lavabo Wheel rueda
Tomato tomate When cuando
Tomorrow mañana Where donde
Tonight esta noche Whether (if) si
Too también Whisper susurrar
Too demasiado Whistle silbar
Top de arriba, parte superior White blanco
Total total Who quien
Touch tocar Whole entero
Towel toalla Why porque
Town pueblo Wide amplio
Toys juguetes Wife esposa
Translate traducir Win ganar
Travel viajar Window ventana
Tree árbol Wine vino
Trousers pantalones Winter invierno
Try intentar With con
T-shirt camiseta Without sin
Tuesday martes Woman mujer
Turn off apagar Wonder preguntarse
Turn on encender Wonderful maravilloso
Twice dos veces Work trabajar
Twin gemelo Worry preocuparse
Ugly feo Worse peor
Umbrella paraguas Worth valer
Unable incapaz Write escribir
Unavoidable inevitable Year año
Uncle tío yellow amarillo
Under debajo Yesterday ayer
Understand entender Yet todavía / aún
Unpleasant desagradable Young joven
Until hasta Youth juventud
Unusual poco común Zero cero
Usually normalmente
Vegetable verdura
Very muy
Visit visitar
Wait
Wake up
esperar
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Wall pared
Want querer
Wardrobe armario
Wash lavar
Watch reloj ( ¡De mano! ¡Pared no!)
Watch-out cuidado
Water agua
Way manera / camino
Weak débil
Wear llevar puesto
NOTES
Nota 1. UNIT 1: Mi primer consejo consiste en transcribir las

palabras. Después de dos años de pruebas en aulas de España, Rumania y Turquía,
hemos descubierto que existe un 60% de probabilidad de que un alumno retenga
las palabras una vez que las ha transcrito.
Hemos escuchado todas las quejas y todas las objeciones académicas que existen
contra el concepto de copiar palabras; sin embargo, los hechos son los hechos:
si copias el vocabulario en tu libreta tienes mucha más probabilidad de
asimilar la palabra.
Entiendo que quieras divertirte y hacer tareas interesantes en vez de copiar
palabras; pero siempre hemos encontrado, sobre todo en nuestras
investigaciones, que el uso de juegos e interfaces interactivas resulta poco
eficaz y mucho más lento para la asimilación de vocabulario. Sólo tienes que
memorizar las palabras, así que hazlo de la manera más rápida y eficaz posible.
Nota 2. UNIT 2. Sam dice: “Hacer las transcripciones

correctamente significa…
9. Escribir la palabra en inglés y en español. Esto refuerza la traducción.

10. Te recomiendo que lo hagas como mínimo cinco veces para cada palabra,
una por una, con su traducción.
11. Después de haber hecho cinco palabras (cada una copiada cinco veces),
tómate un respiro y comprueba tu progreso mediante un test rápido de las
palabras. (Si escribes las veinte palabras totales, copiadas cinco veces una
después de la otra, será demasiada información para ser asimilada y acabarás
con dolor de cabeza y sin progreso alguno).
12. No hagas columnas. En otras palabras, no escribas la palabra inglesa
cinco veces seguidas en una columna, una debajo de la otra, y después su
traducción al español. Escribe la palabra inglesa y su traducción en la misma
línea una vez y luego repite esto cinco veces.
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Nota 3. UNIT 2. Sam dice: “No es necesario entender todas las

palabras en los ejercicios del Paso 3. Se trata de entender el contexto
general y no, literalmente, palabra por palabra. Recuerda este consejo
conforme avanzas por el libro”.
NOTES
Nota 4. UNIT 3: A partir de aquí dejamos las palabras ordenadas

alfabéticamente y las cadenas de palabras, y comenzamos a trabajar con las
palabras esenciales. Para los estudiantes novatos, tened en cuenta que los
colores, días de la semana, meses, números y otras palabras esenciales las podéis
encontrar en las unidades finales del libro (Ver Contenidos).
2. Esta página contiene información muy importante: vocabulario esencial que a la

vez es gramática. ¡No te precipites! Repite la lectura de esta página hasta que
estés seguro de haber memorizado las palabras. Uno de los mayores errores en los
cursos de idiomas modernos consiste en que los estudiantes avanzan unidades sin
haber asimilado correctamente la información de unidades anteriores.
3. Y no te asustes: a partir de la unidad 5 sólo tendrás que memorizar palabras,

no digerir gramática.
Nota 5. UNIT 4: © Rory Lynch 2010 www.vocatic.com

Una gran parte de la gramática inglesa es relativa. El inglés se habla en muchos
países y por mucha gente, por lo cual existen muchas variaciones gramaticales.
Millones de hablantes nativos usan versiones incorrectas de las reglas
anteriores; por ejemplo: “There ain’t nobody there.” A partir de ahora
dividiremos las reglas gramaticales en esenciales y no esenciales. Hacemos esto
porque priorizar es vital para tu correcto aprendizaje. Las reglas gramaticales
de arriba son no esenciales; por lo tanto, si no las entiendes al 100% no te
preocupes: cuando tengas un mayor nivel de inglés las asimilarás de forma
intuitiva.
Nota 6. UNIT 7: SUPER IMPORTANTE: distintos materiales, entornos y

profesores son buenos, por distintos aspectos, en el aprendizaje de idiomas. The
Tools of Fluency de I-Ling es estupendo para la asimilación cognitiva de
gramática y vocabulario. Pero todo este conocimiento no servirá de nada a no ser
que lo uses de verdad, hablando. Tienes que empezar a reunir vocabulario y
gramática y soltarte a hablar.
Por este motivo ¡ES IMPRESCINDIBLE QUE DESARROLLES MUY BIEN LA SECCIÓN 4,
PREGUNTAS DE CONVERSACIÓN! Esta sección no está ahí únicamente para el uso del
vocabulario, sino para el uso del lenguaje oral también. Conforme avances por las
unidades, comienza a dar respuestas cada vez más largas. Si no te sientes seguro,
tómate un par de minutos para preparar tus respuestas tomando notas. Sin embargo,
no te recomiendo que leas tu respuesta. Estas notas deben servir sólo como una
guía. Habla sin mirarlas.
Si no empiezas a utilizar el lenguaje aprendido, no conseguirás fluidez.
Incluso las secciones 4 de cada unidad, Preguntas de conversación (Conversation
questions), no serán suficientes. Tienes que usar el inglés fuera de tu tiempo de
estudio.
Si no tienes manera de practicar conversaciones en inglés, intenta, por lo
menos, escribir. Ya sea un diario o cualquier otro tipo de escrito. Escribir te
permite construir frases y practicar lo aprendido.
REPITO: SI NO TIENES MANERA DE CONVERSAR, POR LO MENOS ESCRIBE.
Para concluir, te recuerdo que el lenguaje fue ideado para ser hablado. Utiliza
bien las preguntas de conversación en este libro y encuentra otras maneras de
hablar, como en la escuela o con amigos. El inglés mal hablado es mejor que el
inglés no hablado.
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www.vocatic.com Un sistema de 5 pasos para la adquisición de vocabulario

52 Appendix: Possesive Pronouns

54 Appendix: The time / The Article / Some

55 Appendix: Prepositions of place

56 Appendix: Prepositions of time

57 Appendix: Connecting words

58 Appendix: Social English – basic phrases

60 Notes and Advice

A 5-step method for the assimilation of vocabulary

PASO 1 INSTRUCTIONS PASO 2 INSTRUCTIONS

Able ser capaz

Actually de hecho / en realidad

“Hola. Me llamo Sam y soy el

Shopping las compras Por favor, dirígete a la nota 1 al final

Today’s word-chain: money!

Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about

Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to

Able Brad Pitt is one. PASO 3 INSTRUCTIONS

Advice You send them on birthdays. (send them – las mandas)

Shop Not expensive.

STEP 4 INSTRUCTIONS STEP 5 INSTRUCTIONS

Again otra vez

Alone / Only solo / sólo*

Agree estar de acuerdo

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Today’s word-chain: disagreement

Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk

Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has

Again Once more. (once – una vez)

Agree To believe the same as somebody. (believe - creer)

This / That esto/a/e eso/a/e *

Must deber (verbo)

*Otro significado de that = que:

Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about

Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to

Which An important question word for talking about different options.

Where The most important word/question in Philosophy.

Have Situated close to the person speaking.

1. Is this a beautiful classroom? esto/a/e eso/a/e

Return volver me…

Today’s word-chain: Night-life

Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary.

Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each

Another Also similar to nobody when used in negative.

Bottle What wakes you up in the morning.

Smile A movement of the mouth to indicate happiness.

1. Shall we do another English class today? * por la mañana

(* Se usa shall para hacer una sugerencia).

*Algo/nada - sigue la misma lógica que anybody y nobody en Unit 4

Today’s word-chain: Sky

Class activities: Speaking – Visual Vocabulary. Talk about

Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to

Appointment What you have at the dentists, lawyers or hairdressers.

Something A linguistic term for a thing.

Object Not light.

1. How do you translate anyway into your language? algo, nada

Today’s word-chain: Bathroom

Class activities: Speaking – Basic use. Each student has to think