B1 Vocabulary cards from Optimise (Units 1&2) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Hacer que alguien haga algo

MAKE SB DO STHG - Example: "Dad made me do the washing up!"

Impedir que alguien haga algo

STOP SB FROM DOING STHG - Example: "The rain stopped us from going to the park"

Decirle a alguien que haga algo

TELL SB TO DO STHG - Example: "Our teacher told us to write a letter to a friend"

Depender de

DEPEND ON - Example: "Your success in the test depends on how much work you do"

Aficionado a

BE KEEN ON - Example: "My mum’s not very keen on flying so she usually takes the train"

Merecer la pena

BE WORTH - Example: "It’s not worth travelling all the way to New York just for the weekend"

Recoger - the house, your room... (Phrasal verb)

TIDY UP - Example: "I have to tidy my bedroom up once a week"

Sentirse cómodo (Phrasal verb)

SETTLE IN - Example: "Has Alfie settled in at university yet?"

Alquilar - something to others (Phrasal verb)

RENT OUT - Example: "Mum is thinking of renting out the spare room to make a bit of money"

Acoger - someone at home (Phrasal verb)

PUT UP - Example: "Could you put me up for a few days?"

Demoler (Phrasal verb)

PULL DOWN - Example: "I can’t believe they’ve pulled my primary school down!"

Mudarse DE casa (Phrasal verb)

MOVE OUT - Example: "When we moved out, it was very sad to leave the house we had loved so much"

Mudarse A una casa (Phrasal verb)

MOVE IN - Example: "When we moved in, our new neighbours welcomed us"

Reparar, decorar (Phrasal verb)

DO UP - Example: "It took us a long time to do the house up but now it looks great!"

Estudio (place)

STUDY - Example: "I like to go into the study when I want to read quietly by myself"

Tejado

ROOF - Example: "There was a storm during the night and it almost blew the roof off the house!"

Seto

HEDGE - "I kicked the ball and it went over the hedge into next door’s garden!"

Verja

FENCE - Example: "We couldn’t find the gate into the garden so we had to climb over the fence!"

Chimenea (exterior)

CHIMNEY - Example: "It was cold so Mum lit a fire and the smoke started to go up the chimney"

Techo

CEILING - Example: "I looked up at the ceiling and noticed a big crack from one side of the room to the other"

Sótano

BASEMENT - Example: "felt nervous as I went down into the basement because it was so dark and damp"

Balcón

BALCONY - Example: "Juliet stood on the balcony and waved to Romeo"

Ático

ATTIC - Example: "Dad got a ladder and climbed up into the attic to find some old boxes"

Completamente despierto

WIDE AWAKE - Example: "When I heard a noise downstairs, I went from being fast asleep to being wide awake in about one second!"

En problemas

IN BIG TROUBLE - Example: "You’ll be in big trouble if you don’t tidy your bedroom soon!"

Empequeñecerse

FEEL SMALL - Example: "I felt really small when my best friend told me I was selfish"

Profundamente dormido

FAST ASLEEP - Example: "The cat was fast asleep in its basket when we got home"

Profundamente dormido

FAST ASLEEP - Example: "The cat was fast asleep in its basket when we got home"

Voz grave

DEEP VOICE - Example: "My dad’s got a really deep voice"

Mucho tiempo

A LONG TIME - Example: "Have you lived in that house for a long time?"

Pasar - a page (Phrasal verb)

TURN OVER - Example: "If you turn over the page, you’ll see a map of Egypt"

Encender (Phrasal verb)

TURN ON - Example: "Turn on the laptop, then enter your password"

Apagar (Phrasal verb)

TURN OFF - Example: "Turn off the computer when you’ve finished with it."

Convertir/ se (Phrasal verb)

TURN INTO - "It takes many years for a tiny acorn to turn into a big oak tree."

Buscar - in a book, dictionary... (Phrasal verb)

LOOK UP - Example: "If you don’t know the meaning of the word, look it up in a dictionary"

Investigar (Phrasal verb)

LOOK INTO - Example: "The police are looking into the cause of the accident."

Ansiar, tener muchas ganas (Phrasal verb)

LOOK FORWARD TO - Example: "I’m really looking forward to my birthday!"

Cuidar (Phrasal verb)

LOOK AFTER - Example: "A babysitter usually looks after us on Friday evenings."

De poca confianza

UNRELIABLE - Example: "Gareth’s a bit unreliable, so he’ll probably be late tomorrow"

Tímido

SHY - Example: "Dana is quite shy and doesn’t like talking to people at parties"

Serio

SERIOUS - Example: "Mr Black is very serious – he never smiles."

Educado

POLITE - Example: "Jill’s so polite – she always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and never says rude words."

Negativo

NEGATIVE - Example: "Don’t be so negative – we can still win the game!"

Generoso

GENEROUS - Example: "My uncle and aunt are quite generous – they always give me great birthday presents."

Amigable

FRIENDLY - Example: "Our new teacher is very friendly, she always tries to help everyone"

Fiable

DEPENDABLE - Example: "Amira’s totally dependable – if she says she’ll be there, then she will."

Curioso

CURIOUS - Example: "Dan’s very curious – he always asks questions starting with ‘why’!"

Creativo

CREATIVE - Example: "Tina’s quite creative – she loves making things out of plastic bottles."