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B1 Vocabulary cards from Optimise (Units 1&2)

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  • 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"
  • Impedir que alguien haga algo
    STOP SB FROM DOING STHG - Example: "The rain stopped us from going to the park"
  • Ansiar, tener muchas ganas (Phrasal verb)
    LOOK FORWARD TO - Example: "I’m really looking forward to my birthday!"
  • Balcón
    BALCONY - Example: "Juliet stood on the balcony and waved to Romeo"
  • Amigable
    FRIENDLY - Example: "Our new teacher is very friendly, she always tries to help everyone"
  • Verja
    FENCE - Example: "We couldn’t find the gate into the garden so we had to climb over the fence!"
  • Serio
    SERIOUS - Example: "Mr Black is very serious – he never smiles."
  • Generoso
    GENEROUS - Example: "My uncle and aunt are quite generous – they always give me great birthday presents."
  • Merecer la pena
    BE WORTH - Example: "It’s not worth travelling all the way to New York just for the weekend"
  • Techo
    CEILING - Example: "I looked up at the ceiling and noticed a big crack from one side of the room to the other"
  • Educado
    POLITE - Example: "Jill’s so polite – she always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and never says rude words."
  • 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!"
  • Aficionado a
    BE KEEN ON - Example: "My mum’s not very keen on flying so she usually takes the train"
  • Negativo
    NEGATIVE - Example: "Don’t be so negative – we can still win the game!"
  • Reparar, decorar (Phrasal verb)
    DO UP - Example: "It took us a long time to do the house up but now it looks great!"
  • 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?"
  • Hacer que alguien haga algo
    MAKE SB DO STHG - Example: "Dad made me do the washing up!"
  • Empequeñecerse
    FEEL SMALL - Example: "I felt really small when my best friend told me I was selfish"
  • Sótano
    BASEMENT - Example: "felt nervous as I went down into the basement because it was so dark and damp"
  • Alquilar - something to others  (Phrasal verb)
    RENT OUT - Example: "Mum is thinking of renting out the spare room to make a bit of money"
  • Cuidar (Phrasal verb)
    LOOK AFTER - Example: "A babysitter usually looks after us on Friday evenings."
  • Recoger - the house, your room...  (Phrasal verb)
    TIDY UP - Example: "I have to tidy my bedroom up once a week"
  • Chimenea (exterior)
    CHIMNEY - Example: "It was cold so Mum lit a fire and the smoke started to go up the chimney"
  • Acoger - someone at home  (Phrasal verb)
    PUT UP - Example: "Could you put me up for a few days?"
  • Curioso
    CURIOUS - Example: "Dan’s very curious – he always asks questions starting with ‘why’!"
  • Profundamente dormido
    FAST ASLEEP - Example: "The cat was fast asleep in its basket when we got home"
  • Tejado
    ROOF - Example: "There was a storm during the night and it almost blew the roof off the house!"
  • Decirle a alguien que haga algo
    TELL SB TO DO STHG - Example: "Our teacher told us to write a letter to a friend"
  • Estudio (place)
    STUDY - Example: "I like to go into the study when I want to read quietly by myself"
  • Depender de
    DEPEND ON - Example: "Your success in the test depends on how much work you do"
  • Creativo
    CREATIVE - Example: "Tina’s quite creative – she loves making things out of plastic bottles."
  • En problemas
    IN BIG TROUBLE - Example: "You’ll be in big trouble if you don’t tidy your bedroom soon!"
  • Demoler  (Phrasal verb)
    PULL DOWN - Example: "I can’t believe they’ve pulled my primary school down!"
  • Fiable
    DEPENDABLE - Example: "Amira’s totally dependable – if she says she’ll be there, then she will."
  • Seto
    HEDGE - "I kicked the ball and it went over the hedge into next door’s garden!"
  • De poca confianza
    UNRELIABLE - Example: "Gareth’s a bit unreliable, so he’ll probably be late tomorrow"
  • Sentirse cómodo  (Phrasal verb)
    SETTLE IN - Example: "Has Alfie settled in at university yet?"
  • Investigar (Phrasal verb)
    LOOK INTO - Example: "The police are looking into the cause of the accident."
  • Mudarse A una casa (Phrasal verb)
    MOVE IN - Example: "When we moved in, our new neighbours welcomed us"
  • Tímido
    SHY - Example: "Dana is quite shy and doesn’t like talking to people at parties"
  • Pasar - a page (Phrasal verb)
    TURN OVER - Example: "If you turn over the page, you’ll see a map of Egypt"
  • Profundamente dormido
    FAST ASLEEP - Example: "The cat was fast asleep in its basket when we got home"
  • 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"
  • Convertir/ se (Phrasal verb)
    TURN INTO - "It takes many years for a tiny acorn to turn into a big oak tree."
  • 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."
  • Ático
    ATTIC - Example: "Dad got a ladder and climbed up into the attic to find some old boxes"