UNIT 1 THE NEWS

WORD MEANING OR SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS SU SIGNIFICADO EN

ESPAÑOL SI QUIERE
CATCH UP  (intr; usually followed by on or with) to make up for
lost ground or deal with a backlog (in some specified
task or activity)
GOING ON Happening
SEVERAL TIMES many times
WIRELESS Wi-Fi
POLITELY Respectfully
AGREE-DISAGREE to have the same opinion/ not to have the same
opinion
TO SHARE to use, participate in, receive, etc., jointly:
A SURVEY to conduct a study of the opinions or thoughts of (a
group of people):
TO SCORE to gain (a point or points) in a game or contest
ADD UP 1. to find the sum (of)
2. (intransitive) to result in a correct total
3. (intransitive) informal to make sense
4. (intransitive) followed by to: to amount to

TEXTING text messages champion

CHAMPION
MEAN to have as its meaning or its sense;
to signify: to desire to express or indicate; to refer:
HEADLINES Also called head. Journalism a statement printed in
large letters at the beginning of a newspaper article,
summarizing the subject of the article. Journalism
headlines, [plural] news stories important enough to
appear on the front page of newspapers:
FOLLOW to go or come after; move behind in the same direction:
HELPFUL serving a useful function; giving help
TO HURT to injure: to damage or ruin (a material object)
A SURFER ˈsurfˌrider
TO CHASE to follow or run after (a person, animal, or goal)
persistently or quickly
TO CRASH to fall or cause to fall with force, breaking in pieces
with a loud noise as of solid objects smashing
TO MISS to fail to reach, hit, meet, find, or attain (some
specified or implied aim, goal, target, etc)
TO OVERTURNS to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal
position
TO THREATEN (transitive) to be a threat to
to be a menacing indication of (something);
PROUD feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something thought
of as bringing credit or honor to oneself:
A FOREST a large area of land covered with trees and underbrush;
woods
YET at the present time;
now. (used with negative words or phrases, or in
questions; often with the present perfect tense) up to a
particular time; thus far; already:
A KILLER WAVE  one of a sequence of ridges or undulations that
moves across the surface of a body of a liquid, esp the
sea: created by the wind or a moving object and gravity
and can kill you.
TO HIT to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing);
strike
to come into violent contact with: the car hit the
tree
TO BITE/ A BITE  to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or
jaws
of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or
tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc
UPDATED to bring up to date
TO POST to inform of the latest news
TO SEEM to appear to the mind or eye; look
FAIR neither excelente nor poor.
DISCOUNT to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, etc.):They
promise to discount prices at 25%. to sell, or offer
(something) for sale, at a reduced price
A WHALE a very large mammal that lives in the sea, having a
fishlike body.
BREAKING NEWS the most recent news
EVEN free from sudden changes; Inclusive
uniform; regular; constant:
NEWSWORTHY of enough interest to be presented as news:
LIGHTNING a brilliant flash in the sky, caused by an electric spark in
the atmosphere, occurring within one thundercloud,
between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

UNIT 2 COMMUNICATING

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN ESPAÑOL

SI QUIERE
TO IMPROVE  to make or become better in quality
TO GET BETTER To improve
IN ORDER TO For or to
TO RATE to estimate the value of; evaluate:
POOR lacking in quality; inferior
TO AVOID to keep away from;
stay or keep clear of:
TO SCREEN to project for public viewing
TO TURN OFF to cause (something) to cease operating by turning a
knob, pushing a button, etc
TO IGNORE to fail or refuse to notice; disregard
CALL BACK return a call
INPUT  the act of putting in. contribution of information,
ideas, etc.
TO BREAK DOWN  to damage or become damaged so as to be
inoperative
TO SET ASIDE  to put into order or readiness for use
TO STICK TO hang in there" or keep putting in the hard work etc.
CONTENT  the chapters of a book or document
A TOUCH/ TO  characteristic manner or style: the artist had a
TOUCH distinctive touch /to put the hand, finger, etc., on or
into contact with (something) so as to feel it:
TO DELETE to remove (something printed or written); erase;
cancel; strike out
A PROFILE a short, informal piece of writing about someone:
ACQUAINTANCES those persons collectively whom one knows

UNIT 3 FOOD

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN ESPAÑOL

SI QUIERE
TO BOIL/ BOILED to cook (something) in boiling water
TO MELT/MELTED to (cause to) become liquid by heat
TO GRILL/GRILLED  to cook (meat, fish, etc) by direct heat, as under a
grill or over a hot fire
TO to cook in a microwave oven
MICROWAVE/MIC
ROWAVED
TO  to cook (food) by direct, dry heat, as in an oven
ROAST/ROASTED
TO to cook or be cooked in steam
STEAM/STEAMED
TO BAKE/BAKED  to cook by dry heat in an oven
TO WRAP to enclose or cover in something
TO POUR to serve- to put
TO SHAPE to give definite form to: to shape the ground beef
into meatballs.
TO ADD/ADDED to be an addition
TO STUFF  to fill or cram with food
/STUFFED
 TO FILL/ FILLED to stuff
DOUGH  flour, corn combined with water, milk, etc., in a
thick mass
WOODEN  made of wood
STICKS-SKEWERS a long pin for inserting through meat or other food
to hold it while it is cooking
PEANUT BUTTER a paste made from ground, roasted peanuts
A PAN a wide or broad, usually shallow metal container
used for frying, baking
SAUCE a liquid food, such as gravy, put on food
STALL  a small often temporary stand or booth for the Puesto de comida callejero
display and sale of food
JUNK FOOD food, as potato chips or candy, that is high in calories
but of little nutritional value
CLOVES one of the small bulbs formed in certain plants, as
garlic.
FLOUR  finely ground meal of grain, esp. wheat, used in
baking and cooking
BEANS/SEEDS any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, cocoa
BLAND  not highly flavored or spicy;
nonirritating:
CRUNCHY to chew with a sharp crushing noise
STICKY  having the property of sticking to a surface
SOUR  having an acid taste resembling that of vinegar
SPICY having or containing spice;
seasoned with spices
CHEWY (of food) not easily chewed, esp. because of
toughness or stickiness
JUICY  full of juice

UNIT 4 BEHAVIOR

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN ESPAÑOL

SI QUIERE
TO BEHAVE to act or react in a particular way
BEHAVIOR  the manner of behaving
TO DROP to (cause to) fall vertically; (cause to) have an
abrupt descenT
TO COMPLIMENT  an expression of praise or admiration
A COMPLIMENT a remark or act expressing respect, admiration, etc
TO REALIZE to become conscious or aware of (something)
TO SEEM  to appear or pretend to be
TO TURN DOWN  to refuse or reject (a person, an idea. They
turned down your request for promotion.

TO DENY to state that (something) is not true

TO REACH to achieve, arrive at, or gain through effort:
TO WAVE  a movement of the hand, as in greeting:
TO ENCOURAGE to stimulate by guidance, approval
RANDOM  chosen without regard to any characteristics of
the individual members of the population so that
each has an equal chance of being selected:
SELFLESS having little concern for oneself and one's
interests;
unselfish.
KINDNESS a kind act; favor:
A FLAT TIRE Llanta despichada
PARKING SPOT Place to park
LITTER/GARBAGE rubbish scattered
IN RETURN A su vez/ en cambio
/reciproco
IN ADVANCE Por adelantado
PAY IT FORWARD Hacerlo a otro/ Una cadena
POLITE  showing good manners;
courteous
UPSET  emotionally or physically disturbed or distressed
LOUD/ LOUDLY  marked by high volume of sound
KIND OF to some extent; somewhat;
rather, type of

UNIT 5 TRAVEL AND TOURISM

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN ESPAÑOL

SI QUIERE
FUN- LOVING enjoying the good or fun things in life
OPEN- MINDED having a mind receptive to new ideas, arguments,
etc; unprejudiced
SLOW-PACED moving at a slow rate of speed
WORLD FAMOUS known around the world
HIGH-TECH High technology.
OVERBOOKED has accepted more reservations than there are
places, tickets, hotel rooms, available
OVERPRICED charging or charged at too high a price
OVERRATED too highly assessed or evaluated
CLOGGED to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or
sticky matter
DELAYED to put off to a later time; defer
UPGRATED new. to improve the performance of a computer or
other machine by installing better components or
parts
GUARANTEED will meet certain standards or specifications
EXPIRED become invalid
PACKED completely filled; full
ISSUED sent, supplied, delivered.
MUST SEE considered to be essential to visit or see
EAT ULTILL YOU Comer hasta que te mueras.
DROP
A ROOM SINK  a fixed basin, esp in a kitchen, made of stone,
earthenware, metal, etc, used for washing
A KNOB a handle of a door, drawer, etc, esp one that is
rounded
A BULB a glass bulb containing a gas, such as argon or
nitrogen,
LUGGAGE suitcases, trunks, etc, containing personal
belongings for a journey; baggage
MEAL any of the regular occasions, such as breakfast,
lunch, dinner, etc,
SOUVENIR an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or
person; memento
SIGHTSEEING TOURISM the activity of visiting the famous or
interesting sights of a place
TO REMIND to cause (a person) to remember (something or to
do something)
TO ADVISE to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel
TO WARN to notify or make (someone) aware of danger,
harm, etc
TO FIND OUT If you find something out, you learn it, often by
making an effort to do so

UNIT 6 THE WAY WE ARE

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN ESPAÑOL

SI QUIERE
TRAIT a characteristic feature or quality distinguishing a
particular person or thing
LOYAL faithful to one's country, government, etc
SUCCESS a person or thing that is successful
TO CROSS OUT o draw a line through something you have written,
usually because it is wrong
TO ACHIEVE to bring to a successful conclusion; accomplish;
attain
TO CHALLENGE To compete, to invite or summon (someone to do
something, esp to take part in a contest)
THE PEACEMAKER a person who establishes peace, esp between
others
 UNIT 7 THE WAYS OF THINKING

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN

ESPAÑOL SI QUIERE
TO SPREAD to (cause to) be distributed over an area
of space or time.
TO ENCOURAGE to stimulate by guidance, approval,
TO FIT prepared or ready, in good physical
condition; in good health.
TO KID / Informal Terms to talk or deal jokingly
KIDDING with; tease
TO MEASURE to figure out the size, dimensions, etc., of
something.

HUGE extraordinarily large in size, weight,

quantity, or area; gigantic:
EVENTFUL memorable ajetreado,
azaroso adj

SUCCESSFUL resulting in success:

CONVENIENT near or at hand; easily reached;
accessible
ANCIENT very old; aged:
HYBRID
ONCE UPON ON Erase una vez.
TIME
SKETCH a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a
book.
SHORTAGE the condition or state of not having
enough; deficiency:
POS-IN -NOTES stikers pequeños de notas
GLUE substance used as a strong adhesive.
MISTAKE an error in action or judgment caused by
poor reasoning
FLAVORS Taste, esp. the distinctive taste of
something in the mouth
SUCCESS the favorable result of something
attempted:
RUBBER a highly elastic solid from the milky juice
of rubber trees
WHEEL a circular frame or disk
IT`S WORTH A Vale la pena intentar
TRY
TIDE Oceanographythe regularly occurring
rise and fall of the waters of the ocean:
PARROTS Birds, a noisy, often brightly colored
bird, principally of the tropics
CAGE a boxlike enclosure with wires or bars
forming the sides, for keeping birds or
animals:
TREATS to act or behave toward (someone or
something) in some way:
TIRES a ring of rubber, placed over the rim of a
wheel on cars.
PROOF evidence or facts that are sufficient to
establish a thing as true or believable.
INSTEAD En vez de

UNIT 8 LESSONS IN LIFE

WORD MEANING SU SIGNIFICADO EN

ESPAÑOL SI QUIERE
TO JUDGE to infer, think, or hold as an opinion;
make a careful guess about;
estimate
TO MISS to fail to meet, catch, etc.
TO REGARD to see, to consider, look at, or think
TO WORK OUT resolver, solucionar,
ejercitarse.
GET OVER WITH Acabar con, termnar.
MAKE UP crear, inventor.
GET INTO meterse, involucrarse.
GET ON me hacen, , proceder,
progresar.
GET RID OF desacerser
LAUGH AT burlarse de
TO SEIZE to take hold with force; grasp, to
take possession of
TO DASH to apply roughly, as by splashing;
splatter
TO GUSH to (cause to) flow out suddenly, in
great amounts, or forcefully, as a fluid
from a place storing it; pour:
TO CRUSH to press or squeeze with a force that
destroys or changes the shape of:
TO AWAKEN Despertar.
TO SET FREE liberar, dejar libre.

AWKWARD lacking grace or ease, as in

movement or posture
CONFIDENT having full assurance; sure; certain:
CARELESS not paying enough attention to what
one does:
CHILDISH immature; babyish:
PRIDE something that causes one to be
proud:
THOUGHTS the act or process of thinking;
mental activity; reflection:
STREAM a body of water flowing in a channel,
as a brook.
A FOOL a silly or stupid person; one who
lacks sense.
A BIG DEAL gran cosa, buen negocio.
SPOUT a continuous stream of liquid coming
out or as if out of a pipe or tube.
WELL- HOUSE Pozo
A THRILL a sudden sensation of excitement and
pleasure
SOUL the spiritual part of humans:
MUG a rounded drinking cup with a
handle:

UPON on the occasion of; at the time of:

WHOLE the full amount, number, entire.