British Council

LEVEL A1.1 and A1.2

How many people does the company employ?

What are the job bene ts?

How many factories and o ces does it have?

Do you get a company car?

So how big is the company?

How many people does it employ?

And where are its o ces?

And is it a good employer?

What are the job benen ts?

And do you get a company car?

It employs more than, 5,000 people.

It has o ces in 15 countries.

They have nine factories and 47 o ces.

Well, the salaries are good.

You get 20 day´s paid holidays.

It has modern, non-smoking o ces.

Hello, can I speak to the human resources deparment, please?

I’m calling about a job advert.

Good morning. My name is…

Can you give me some more information about the job?

Is there a job description?

That´s right.

Start by saying who you need to speak to.

Helps the person.

Can you send me the job description?

Can I ask you a question?

Can you give me some more information?

Can I check that with you, please?

Can I talk to you about a job advert?

Can you call me later on my mobile number?

How can I help you?

Hello, can I speak to the human resources deparment, please?

I´m calling about a job advert.

What can I do for you?

Can you give me some more information about the job?

Can you send me a job description?

That’s right, thank you.

What does that mean?

What are the job responsabilities?

So, what does a…do?

Do you train sta in the job?

You have to organise the o ce.

You have to update information on the database.

You have to answer customers’ questions.

You have to deal wiht customer’s problems.

To organise an o ce, means to plan or manage an o ce.

To update information, means to put in new information, usually on a computer from or databe.

To manage a team, means to give a group of workers instructions and help.

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 To train sta , means to help workers learn new things for their job.

To look after guests, means to help guests in a hotel by welcoming them, checking them in or
answering their questions.

To deal with problems , means to help when there is a di cult situation.

To arrage appoinments, means to plan business meetings.

And what do you all do as team?

So, what does a sales administrator do?

What are the job responsabilities?

What does that mean?

Then you have to update the information on the database.

So as assitant manager, you train sta who report to you.

You have to organise the o ce.

Well, we look after the hotel guests.

And what do you all do as a team? ¿Y qué hacen todos ustedes como equipo?

Well, for example, when customers change their address, you change the details on the
database.

You also have to arrange appoinments for the sales representatives.

Suit: Formal clothes to wear at the o ce - usually a jacket and trousers or a skirt.

Job description: A document that says what you do in a job.

Factory: A building where things are made.

Manufacturer: A company that makes things.

Facts: True information.

Interviewer: The person who ask questions in the interview.

Con dent: Relaxed and sure about your abilities.

Nervous: Frightened and not feeling relaxed.

You have to welcome the guest when they arrive. They should feel important when they come
to the front desk.

Then you need to check in the guest. Get their passport details and give them their room keys.

You have to train new sta . You have the experience and it is important thay they learn from
you.

You have to wear a suit so that you look professional.

You have to deal with any problems the guest have, for example if they want to change to a
bigger room.

You have to manage the front-desk team. They report to you.

You have to check out guests at the end of their stay, and make sure that they pay the bill.

How can I prepare for a job interview?

How can I nd out about a company? ¿Cómo puedo averiguar sobre una compañía?

What questions should I prepare? ¿Qué preguntas debo preparar?

What can I wear for my interview?

What are the job bene ts?

What can I say about my quali cations?

Do you get a company car?

He says they’re late.

She tells them about her experience.

Don’t wear casual clothes to a job interview.

You have to wear a suit.

You shouldn’t be nervous. It is good to appear con dent in an interview.

You should prepare some questions to ask.

You must listen to the interviewer’s questions.

Managing a team of ve front-desk sta .

Training new sta .

Dealling with guests’ complaints and problems.

Checking in/ checking out guests.

Good communication skills.

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 Four years’ experience of managing sta .

Good at working in a team.

Must be organised and con dent.

Degree in hotel management.

An opportunity

Fluent

Hard-working

To be delighted

To enjoy

To learn quickly

Covering letter is more personal than a CV

Fluent, means very good at speaking a language.

Hard-working, means you work a lot.

To learn quickly, means you learn new information and skills fast.

To enjoy, means you like doing something.

To discuss, means to talk about something with someone.

To opportunity, means that something new is possible.

Starting a covering letter (to someone you don’t know): Dear Sir o Madam

Giving a job reference: Re:Job application SA/437

Saying why your are writing: I am writing to apply for…

Saying something positive about you: I think I have the right experience…

Talking about the information on your CV: As can you see from my CV, I…

Talking about the information in your covering letter: I hope that information here…

Asking the employer to interview you: I would be delighted to dicuss…

Finishing a covering letter (to someone you don´t know): Yours faithfully

Covering letter:

Dear Sir of Madam,

I am writing to apply for the job of international Sales Administrator. As you can see from my
attached CV, I worked as a sales administrator in Brazil. I hope that the information here and in
my CV is interesting to you. I would be delighted to discuss this opportunity further in due
course.

Yours faithfully

Adverbs: Describe verbs. Adverbs make descriptions more interesting and add information:

I speak English and Spanish well.

I learn new things quickly.

To make many adverbs, add -ly- to adjectives:

Bad - badly

Calm - calmly

Carful - cafefully

Quick - quikcly

Slow - slowly

Note: There are some important adverbs that don’t follow this pattern, such as well. (good -
well).

I can speak English and Spanish well. I’m good at languages.

I learn new things quickly. I’m a fast learner.

Listen carefully to your customers to understant what they want.

This bus is old and it’s going very slowly.

I’m good at dealing with hotel guests’ complaints - I talk calmly to them.

I can’t speak German well - I speak it badly.

A con rmation email

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 A Head O ce

A reception

To attend an interview

To call about

To give someone directions

To invite someone to an interview

To look forward to something

Can you attend an interview next Tuesday morning at our Head O ce?

Next Tuesday. That’s the 14th, right?

Yes, 11.30 is ne.

And do you know where our Head O ce is?

Ok, it’s at 105 Broad Street, on the corner of City Road.

The nearest station is Central Station.

To arrange (sth.verb / arranged, arranged): organizar (We arranged a meeting for the following
week: Oranizmos una reunión para la semana siguiente), concertar (The manager arranged a
meeting with his team: El gerente concertó una reunión con su equipo), acordar (I arranged to
meet up with some friends on Sunday at my house: Acordé quedar con unos amigos el
domingo en mi casa.)

Look forward (sth. verb): anhelar, mirar hacia adelante, estar deseoso de algo (I look forward to
seeing my parents again: Estoy deseoso de ver a mis padres otra vez)

Look forward to (verb. / looked, looked): Esperar (I look forward to seeing you again soon:
Espero volver a verte pronto).

To call about, means to phone for a reason.

To invite someone to an interview, means to ask someone to go to an interview.

To attend an interview, means to go to an interview.

Head O ce, means the most important o central o ces for a company.

To give someone directions, means to tell someone how to get to a place, which streets to
take, for example.

The reception, means the front desk in an o ce. It’s where people arrive.

A con rmation email, means an email where someone repeats importan dates and times for
meetings.

To look forward to something, means waiting for something with a positive feeling.

Will be on: estará en , será en…

Yes, speaking - to con rm it’s you when someone asks (Is that Carlos Ferreira? - Yes,
speaking).

Good morning / Good afternoon - after con rming who is talking to you.

Right - To show you are listening and following information from the other person.

I see - to show you understand information from the other person.

The interview will be next Tuesday at the Head O ce.

The interview will be on the 14th of the month.

The interview will be at 11.30 in the morning.

The Head O ce is on the corner of City Road.

The Head O ce in next to a police station.

They will send Carlos a con rmation email.

Ten thirty - when you and the other person know it’s morning or evening.

a.m. or p.m. - to show morning (a.m.) or afternoon (p.m.) if this is unclear.

Midday - to mean “12 p.m.”

Midnight - to mean “12 .a.m.”

The 24-hour clock: 13.00, etc…

Observation: You can write “Wednesday 5 December” but say “ Wednesday the fht of
December” or “Wednesday December the fht”.

Dates:

Wednesday 7 January

Friday 9 March

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 Sunday, July 27

Tuesday 31 August

Saturday June 20

Thursday 15 November

Wednesday 12 May

Friday 29 January

Grammar: Time and Place

Use the word “at”, “on” and “next” to refer to time, and “at”, “on” and “next to” to refer to
place (these words are -prepositions-).

Time:
Next - use for days in the week after this week: next Tuesday

At - use for a time: at 11.30

On - use for a day: on Tuesday

On - use with a date: on 14 June

Place:
At - use for a street numbre and name: at 105 Broad Street

At - use for some xed location expression: at our o ce

Next to - use to indicate that a location is beside another location: the o ce is next to the
police station

On - use with “the corner of”: on the corner of City Road

Examples:

1. Can you attend an interview next Tuesday morning at our Head O ce?

2. The interview is at 10.30 a.m.

3. Our Head O ce is at 105 Broad Street.

4. So the interview will be on 7th February, right?

5. The o ce is on the corner of City Road.

6. So, that’s on Monday, right?

7. Our Head O ce is next to the Central Bank.

8. Did you say the interview starts at 1.30 p.m.?

Is 11.30 Ok for you?

Yes, 11.30 is ne.

Do you know where our Head O ce is?

Right, so that’s 105 Broad Street at 11.30 on Tuesday the 14th.

A voicemail, means a spoken message recorded on a phone.

An appoinment, means a meeting which people plan together.

Earlier, means the same as “before”.

Instead of, means a di erent option from something.

To arrange, means to think about and then plan something.

To check, means to make sure that something is correct.

To con rm, means to make sure a meeting or other plan is happening.

To give someone a moment, means to wait for someone for a short time.

Con rm an interview arrangement:

I got your voicemail about my interview. I have a question.

I’m checking the appoinments now. Can you give me a moment?

Understand changes to an arrangement:

Can you come on Thursday instead of Tuesday?

Yes, that’s ne.

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 Calling and Emailing
I got your email.

In your email, it says the interview is on th 14th.

We sent your an email.

Did you receive my email?

My direct lines is…

I’m sorry I can’t take your call.

Please leave a message.

Can I call you back?

Calling and leaving a message

Can you give a moment?

I’m sorry, I can’t take your call.

Please leave a message with your name and phone number after the tone.

Please could you call me back to con rm our new arrangement?

My direct line is…

Con rming or changing and arrangement

Con rming: We arranged the interview for Tuesday, but in your voicemail you say the interview
is on thursday. Is that correct?

Changing: I’m sorry, but we have to change our arrangements.

Con rming: And what time is it?

Con rming: So that’s Thursday at half past two.

Changing: Could you come at 10.30 instead of 11.30?

Changing: We want to have all the interviews one hour earlier.

Con rming: It’s about my job interview. I have a question.

Con rming: I hope that’s not a problem for you.

Con rming the interview time

Apart from using the expression “I have a question”, there are other ways you can
con rm an arrangement:
I’d like to con rm the interview time.

Could I just con rm the interview time, please?

I`m just calling to con rm the interview time.

When you’ve con rmed the arrangement, you can say: See you then.

Arriving at an o ce
Visitor’s book, means a book where you write your name when you arrive at an o ce for a
meeting.

Visitor’s badge, means a small name card that you wear when you go to an o ce to show you
are not an employee there.

To take a seat, means to sit down.

Journey, means some kind to travel or trip.

Colleague, means a person you work with.

To join, means to start working for a company.

A training course, means a lesson or lessons to learn a new skill.

I have an interview with Mr. Wilton.

Please could you sign the visitors’ book?

Pleased to meet you too.

Thank you for coming today.

How do you take it? (tea or co ee)

With milk, no sugar.

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 How was your journey?

Just some water, please.

Did you have a long journey here?

Please to meet you too.

I’m very pleased to be here.

Did you have a long journey here?

Did you nd the o ce easily?

Yes, it was easy.

Is this your rst time in our Head O ce?

Starting an interview
Pleased to meet you or Nice to meet you (both expressions are fairly formal).

O er a drink:

Anything to drink?

Can I get you something to drink?

Would you like a drink?

Would you like a tea of co ee?

Would you like some tea or co ee?

Hear “take” with di erent meanings:

How do you take it? - ask how you like your tea or co ee

Take a seat - means “sit down”

You can “take” your tea or co ee in several ways:

With milk, no sugar.

Two sugars and milk, please.

Black, one sugar, thanks.

Give reason for your answers

I like what I do now, but I want more responsability and I want to make more decisions.

I think I have the relevant experience, because I worked for a sales company in Brazil for two
years.

I think I have the relevant experience because I worked for a sales company in Brazil for two
years.

Many shops sell both children’s toys and sports equipment, so I think you need similar sales
skills.

Well, I’m very enthusiastic, I love learning new things and I like being part of a team.

I like what I do now but I want more responsability and I want to make more decisions.

Well, I think I have the right qualities for the job because I’m very well organised and I’m hard-
working.

I’m friendly, I like meeting new people and welcoming them to the hotel.

Experience and skills

Relevant experience, means already knowing useful things from earlier work.

Children’s toys, means things parents buy for their children to play with.

Sport equipment, means things which people use when the play sports.

A website, means a page on the internet.

Similar skills, means the same abilities.

To have responsability, means to be in control of something.

To make a decision, means to choose a plan for something.

The right qualities, means the best personality or abilities.

Enthusiastic, means excited and pleased about something, or about doing something.

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 Well organised, this means good at planning and arranging things.

Friendly, this means you are nice and kind to people.

How else are you the person with the right qualities?

Interview questions
Why do you want this job?

Why are you applying for this promotion?

What do they do?

Why are you the right person for the job?

For example?

Can you give me an example?

Vocabulary
Please take a seat. Would you like a co ee while you are waiting?

How was your journey?

The train was late, but it was Ok.

We need to make a decision at this meeting.

I speak uent English and Arabic.

I think that this is a great opportunity for me to develop professionally.

Could I have tea instead of co ee?

Could I jus con rm your date of birth? Is it 28 April 1966?

I look forward to meeting you.

Grammar
Let’s meet on Wednesday this week.

See you next week.

Our o ce is next to the station

The Head O ce is at 234 Wellington Street, London.

Our next meeting is on 18 May.

The hotel is on the corner of Wellington Road South and Nangreave Road.

The meeting starts at 9 a.m.

You will nd us at 231 Baker Street, London.

Skill Expressions
IT skills, means how well a person can use a computer.

To know, means to have information or understanding about something.

To to a course in something, means to take a class or classes in something.

A driving licence, means a document to show a person can drive car.

People skills, means how well a person can work with someone else.

A good leader, means a person who is good at managing someone else.

A lot of experience, means a good amount of time working on a job.

Useful language -to be good at-

I’m good at working with other people.

I’m good at explaining things.

Explaning what you can do

I’m good at learning languages.

I can speak Italian, Spanish and English.

I have good IT skills.

I know Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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I did a course in database management.

I have a driving licence.

I like working with lots of other people.

Grammar: Types of interview questions

Questions with -do- have -yes or no- answers, but you should try to add more information (v.g.
Do yo have a car?).

Questions with -can- often check your ability in something (v.g. Can you drive?).

Questions with -how- often help the interviewer check you level of ability in something (v.g.
How well can you speak English?).

The interviewer might ask a question where you need to give an example (v.g. Can you give
me some examples?).

Move to a new topic (v.g. Now, what about IT?).

If you don’t understand a question (v.g. I’m sorry, I don’t understand).

Useful language: What you can do and are good at

I can speak Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and English.

I know Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

I have a driving licence.

My Spanish is good, and my English is Ok, I think.

I’m good at working with other people.

I like working with people because I’m a good leader.

Useful language: Talking about plans

For the future, means for later than now.

A work permit, means a document you need to work in a di erent place or country.

A passport, means a document to show which country you are from.

Your present job, means the work you have at the moment.

Go to college, means to study in a school when you are an adult.

Two evenings a weed, means two evenings every week.

Good luck, means to want good things for another person.

To be successful, means to become good at something.

Useful language: Courses and Training

I’m studying marketing.

I’m studying for a quali cation in marketing.

I’m doing a course in marketing.

I have a diploma in marketing.

I’m studying at my local college.

I’m taking my exams in May.

Grammar: Present continuous and present simple

Use the present continuous verb form for actions happening now or around now.

I’m looking for a job.

I’m stuying for a quali cation.

I’m enjoying my studies.

I’m doing a course in marketing.

Yes, I’m enjoying my course.

I’m learning about customer services.

I’m working on the front desk.

I’m waiting at the reception.

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 I’m doing a course in marketing at Eastway College.

Use the present simple verb form for repeated actions.

I go to college two evening a week.

I take a bus to work every day.

I help with the training of new sta .

Future plan or hope:

I hope to be a hotel manager.

I want to work for a big company.

Ask about interest

What do you like doing in your free time?

Do you play or watch football?

What kind of theatre do you like?

What is your favourite food?

Talk about what you like to do

Well, I like going out with my friends.

And I like sport, expecially football.

Also, I love going to the theatre.

I cook for my friends in the evening.

Useful language: Interests and Hobbies

Free time: when you are not working.

Cinema: A place where you watch lms.

To visit: The sasme as “to go to”.

Favourite: What you like best.

To keep t: To do sport to help your health

To go running: To move quicker than walking.

Theatre: A place where you watch actors.

Musical: Entertainment with actors, singers and dancers.

Useful language: Like and Love

After these verbs, you can put a noun (sport) or an -ing form of a verb (travelling)
I like sport

I love travelling

I like playing football with my friends.

I like reading about famous people.

I love going to the cinema.

I like visiting di erent cities.

I like going out with my friends.

I love cooking for my friends.

I like eating out at di erent restaurants.

I like watching sport on TV, especially football.

If you have a favourite interest, you can use “my favourite…is/are”

My favourite country is Brazil.

My favourite musicals are The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.

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Useful language: Questions about interests and hobbies
Some questions about interests and hobbies help you start nding out another person’s free
time

So, what do you like doing in your free time?

Some questions about hobbies help you encourage the other person to say something more.

What else?

Some questions about hobbies help you nd out speci c interests.

Do you play or watch football?

Some questions use the words: kind of type, type of or sort of to ask about speci c interests.

What sort of theatre do you like?

What type of food do you like?

What kind of sport do you like?

To ask about hobbies (general)

So, what do you like doing in your free time?

How do you keep t?

To ask about something speci c

What is your favourite food?

Do you play or watch football?

To ask about the type of thing

What kind of food do you like?

What type of lm do you like?

“So” to asking about interests

Do you play or watch football?

So, what do you like doing in your free time?

What kind of theatre do you like?

What is your favourite food?

“Well” to talking about interests

Well, I like going out with my friends.

I love travelling. I like visiting di erent countries.

And I like sport, especially football.

My favourite hobby is cooking.

Useful language: Company Expressions

A job vacancy, means a job for a new person in a company.

A company website, means a page on the internet for a company.

International company, means a company which works in di erents countries.

A factory, means a building where workers make things.

A company newsletter, means a document with information about a company.

To open new hotels, means to start a new hotel.

To buy some hotels, measn to pay money to have a new hotel.

To grow, means to get bigger.

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 Grammar: “more” to explain things
There are several ways you can use ‘more’. Use it to show something is higher than a
particular number or point.

I saw on your website that you have more than 5,000 employees.

The company has o ces in more than 20 countries.

You can also use ‘more’ to show something is growing

And you are going to open three more o ces this year.

The company is also going to open two more factories.

The company is going to employ more workers.

I also read that you are going to employ 200 more people this year.

Useful language: Checking facts

I saw in the company newsletter that the company plans to open new hotels…How many
hotels is the company going to open?

And I saw in the newsletter that the company is going to buy some hotels in Spain.

Useful language: What you know

I saw on your website that you have more than 5,000 employees.

It says on your website that you have o ces in 15 countries.

I also read that you are going to employ 200 more people this year.

And I saw that you have plans to start working in South America.

Useful language: What you don’t know

I saw that you have nine factories: Where are they?

I read that the company plans to open new hotels. How many are you going to open?

Ask about working hours

And what about lunch?

What are the o ce working hours?

Ask about pay

Do managers always get a bonus?

What is the starting salary for an assistant manager?

When do managers get a bonus?

Useful language: Pay and conditions

O ce working hours, means the normal time that people in a company or organisation work.

A sta restaurant, means a place at work where employees go to eat.

To bring sandwiches from home, means taking food to work to eat for lunch.

A 50% discount, means someone has made the price of something smaller by half.

Half price, means the price is just 50% of the normal price.

The starting salary, means the pay that new employees begin with.

To get a bonus, means to have more money from an employer, usually for good work.

The end of the year, means the nish ao a 12-month period of time.

Useful language: At the workplace

To leave the o ce, means to go home after work.

Cheap, means low in price (the opposite of expensive).

Bene ts, atre things you get in addition to your pay.

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 When talking about time and working arrangements: use from, to, for and at (prepositions of
time):

Most people work from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Employees can leave the o ce earlier, at 4 p.m.

The sta restaurant is open for two hours.

You can leave the o ce at 4.20 p.m.

You have to be in the o ce for seven hours.

You can come to work at 8 a.m.

Useful language: Pay expressions

Employees get a ten per cent bonus at the end of each year.

Employees can also get a 20 per cent discount on rooms at the hotel.

You can join the gym and get a 25 per cent discount.

Employees get half price on the cost of travel tickets.

There is a 50 per cent discount on food in the sta restaurant.

Employees only get a bonus when the company is having a good year.

Useful language: Asking about working hours and pay

What are the working hours? / From 9.30 am to 5.30 p.m.

How long is the working day? / Seven hours.

Is there a break for lunch? / Yes, you can take one hour.

What is the starting salary for this role? / It’s 24,000 a year.

When do managers get a bonus?

Grammar
What type of food do you like cooking?

What kind of lms do you like?

What else do you like doing?

I am good at asking for advice.

The factory employs more than a hundred people.

When do we get our bonus?

What is the starting salary?

What do you like doing in your free time?

I’m good at working with other people.

I’m having a co ee in the cafe.

We love going to the theatre.

Apologising of being late

I’m sorry I’m late. We said 11 o’clock and it’s 11.30.

Give a reason of being late

I left home on time, but my train was cancelled.

It’s my fault. I know we arranged to meet at 2 p.m., but I forgot.

The tra c was very bad. There was an accident.

Useful language: expressions / Apologising and give reason of being late.

The tra c, means cars, buses and other things on the streets and roads.

An accident, means something bad happened that wasn’t planned.

To hit, means one thing moves into another thing very quickly.

Empty, means something doesn’t have anything in it.

On time, means at the right time, not late or early.

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To leave a message, means to leave important information for someone on the phone or with
another person.

My fault, means a problem is because of me.

Useful language: ‘Leave’ / There are di erent meanings for the verb leave.
I leave home at 8 a.m. every day.

I left a message on your phone.

Can I leave a message for him?

Useful language: Responding to apologies

That’s OK, Tony.

That’s ne, Anna.

It’s OK. It isn’t your fault.

No problem.

Don’t worry about it.

Grammar: ‘a’ or ‘an’ and ‘the’

At the start of an explanation, use ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a noun

I left a message on your mobile.

When people say the same noun a second tiem, use ‘the’

I didn’t get the message.

A car hit a bus. The bus was empty.

I left a message on your mobile. Did you get the message?

There was a train earlier, but the train was cancelled.

I sent an email. Did you see the email?

There was an accident in the street. The accident was very bad.

I have a car but the car isn’t that big.

Talking about food: like and dislike

I love cheese.

I really like steak.

I don’t really like seafood

I hate eggs.

Useful language: food expressions

The starter, means the rst food you eat in a restaurant.

Seafood, means food like sh.

Tomato soup, means a soup made from tomato.

Steak, means a slice of meat.

Omelettes, means a kind of food made from eggs.

A cheese sandwich, means food made from bread and cheese.

Orange juice, means a drink made from oranges.

Useful language: how much you like di erent food

I love seafood, especially prawn salad.

I really like having a starter, tomato or vegetable soup is good.

I like anything with eggs, omelettes are nice for breakfast.

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I hate soups, but sometimes I will have chicken soup.

I really hate eating meat, especially steak.

I’m going to have the prawn salad.

I don’t really like seafood.

But not with cheese

Grammar: countable and uncountable nouns

Countable nouns, are things which you can talk about as one thing o more than one thing.

I’m going to have an apple.

I like apples.

Can I have a glass of water, please?

I’m going to have a glass of water.

I’d like a tomato sandwich, please.

I hate eggs

I like prawns

I really hate sandwiches

Some nouns in English cannot be counted in normal ways. They are called uncountable
nouns. This means you don’t use a, an or number in front of them. Before uncountable nouns,
use nothing or some:

I’m going to have a rice.

I’m going to have some bread.

I’m drinking water.

I’d like some rice, please.

I’d like to eat some bread for lunch.

I love eating some cheese with my breakfast.

I’d love to have some sh this evening.

I really like cheese.

I don’t like sh.

I really like rice.

You also don’t add -s or -es to the end of uncountable nouns when talking about them in
general.
I like sh.

I don’t like cheese.

Order food in a restaurant

I’d like the prawns to start.

Mineral water for me, please.

I would like a tomato soup, please.

Yes, I’d like an omelette, please.

And I’d like a salad, not beans.

But I’d like my steak rare, not medium.

Answer the waiter or waitress’s question

Medium, please.

Oh, no. Not cheese.

Sparkling, please.

Yes, please.

Would you like to order now?

How would you like your steak?

What omelette would you like?

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Useful language: Food and drink expressions

To order, means to ask for food in a restaurant.

Medium, means to have some types of meat cooked half way.

Vegetable, means di erent foods that grow in the ground.

Rare, means to have some types of meat only cooked a little bit.

Plain, means the same as ‘simple’, without adding other things.

Mineral water, means natural and clean water from under the ground.

Still water, means water without any gas.

Sparkling water, means water with gas.

Conversation
Are you ready to order? — Yes, tomato soup, please.

And your main course? — Steak, please.

And would you like vegetables with that? — Yes. Beans, please.

What omelette would you like? — What omelettes do you have?

Would you like a salad with that? — Yes, a prawn salad, please.

And would you like a drink? — Mineral water for me, please.

Still or sparkling water? — Sparkling, please.

Pronunciation: ‘like’ and ‘I’d like’.

I’d like tomato soup.

I’d like a salad.

I like prawn salads.

I’d like a prawn salad.

I like vegetable soup.

I like cheese.

I’d like a cheese omelette.

Comment on food
How’s the soup?

It tastes good.

They’re delicious, thanks.

Deal with problems with a food order

This isn’t what I ordered.

This soup is cold.

It isn’t hot enough.

Useful language: In a restaurant

It’s delicious, means something is very nice to eat.

It isn’t hoy enough, means some food is cool or cold.

Send it back, means return something like bad food in a restaurant.

Excuse me, is a polite expression to get someone’s attention, like a waiter or waitress in a
restaurant.

A delay, means a time when something is slow or late.

Salad dressing, means some things we add to a salad to make the salad taste nicer.

Change it straightaway, means to change something quickly.

Useful language: In a restuarant

How’s the soup?

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That’s for me.

That’s mine.

Can I get you anything else?

Is that what you ordered?

Can I have some salad dressing, please?

Grammar: This, That, These and Those (Use to identify speci c things).
Use this to talk about one thing that is close to you.

This soup is cold.

Use that to talk about one thing that is not close to you.

That’s for me, please.

Use these to talk about plural things close to you.

These prawns are delicious.

Use those to talk about plural things not close to you.

Those cakes look delicious.

Useful language: food comments and problems

Commenting on food
They’re delicious, thantks.

This is ne now. Thank you.

It taste good.

Dealing with problems

It isn’t hot enough.

This soup is cold.

This isn’t what I ordered.

Talk about how you did in an interview

I think he liked my answer.

I think it was OK.

I was very nervous at the start.

Talk about how you feel about the interview

I feel happy. I hope I get the job.

I’m a bit worried. I really want this job.

I’m not sure.

Useful language: Interview expressions

To feel con dent, means to feel strong or positive about something.

To be nervous, means to feel scared or frightened about something.

To be friendly, means to be nice to other people.

To do your best, means to try the most you can (v.g., I did my best).

Other candidates, means other people applying for a job.

To be worried, means to feel unhappy or negative about something.

Internal candidate, means a person in a company who is applying for a di erent job in that
company.

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Useful language: Past and present simple.

When you talk about how you did at an interview, use the past simple form.

I was very nervous at the start.

When you talk about how you feel after the interview, you can use the present simple form.

I feel happy.

Useful language: Adjectives

I was very con dent in my interview. I knew lots of information about the company.

I was really nervous in the interview. I just forgot what to say all the time.

My interviewer was very friendly. She told me not to worry and think about my answers.

I was happy with my answers. And I think the interviewers liked them too!

Before the interview, I was really worried, but now I feel quite con dent. I think it went well.

Useful expressions: How you did and how you feel.

How you did
I think it was OK.

I was very nervous at the start.

I can’t remember. But I think he liked my answer.

How you feel

I’m a bit worried. I really want this job.

I feel happy. I hope I get the job.

I’m not sure.

Discuss what you or someone else is wearing

I bought it in a sale.

I wanted to look smart.

Was it expensive?

Where did you buy it?

It’s made of cotton and silk.

I borrowed it from my friend.

Compliment someone on their clothes

That colour suits you.

That’s a great suit!

Your dress is lovely.

Useful language: clothes expressions

To buy something in a sale, means to buy something when there is a discount.

To look smart, means someone is wearing tidy and professional clothes.

To wear a suit and tie, means to put on professional clothes for work.

Lovely, means very nice or beautiful.

The colour suits you, means the colour of the clothes someone is wearing is good for that
person.

The size, means how big or small something is.

To borrow, means to take something from someone but with the plan of giving it back.

A uniform, means a particular type of clothes that some people have to wear for their work..

Everyone was wearing a suit and tie.

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Useful language: More clothes expressions

It’s made of. This expressions helps you describe the material the clothes are made from.

Cotton. A common material, easy to wash and dry.

Silk. An elegant and expensive material.

Wool. A heavy and warm material.

The word suit has a di erent meanings as a noun and verb.

The interviewer was wearing a suit and tie.

That colour suits you!

Grammar: possessives adjectives and pronouns.

To show something belongs to someone, use: my, your, his, her, our or their.

This is my at.

This is our at.

These adjectives are often called possessives adjectives. Like most adjectives, these words
come before the noun.

You can also show that something belongs to someone by using: mine, yours, his, hers, our
or theirs.

This is mine.

This is ours.

These words are often called possessive pronouns. When you use them, you don’t need to use
the noun, but you must know what thing you are talking about.

Be careful with the spellings of possessives adjectives and possessives pronouns.

Grammar: possessives adjectives and pronouns

Is that my tie? / No, it’s mine.

That’s a nice phone. / Thanks. My brother gave it to me.

Is that your coat or Anna’s? / No, it’s hers.

Are your shoes new? / Yes, I bought them last week.

I like your coat. / Actually, it’s his. I borrowed it.

I like her new dress. / Yes. It’s the same colour as yours.

Useful language: clothes and compliment

Where did buy you it?

Was it expensive?

I wanted to look smart.

It’s very smart.

Ask about how someone looks for jobs

Are you applying for other jobs now?

How often do you check job websites?

Give information about looking for a job

Also, I know three people who work in big sales companies.

I check the job websites every day.

Twice a week, I send my CV to two or three di erent companies.

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To hear from a company, means when the company telephones or emails you to tell you if you
are successful or not.

To check job websites, means to look online at webpages which have jobs.

To look at the job adverts, means to read adverts for di erent jobs.

A special section, means a part or a newspaper, magazine or website which might contain just
jobs for hotels or IT etc.

I am waiting to hear from The Southpoint Corporation.

But I am also applying for other jobs.

And I look at the job adverts in the newspapers, especially the special sections for sales and
marketing jobs.

My friends also look for adverts for me.

Sometimes my friends hear about a job in their company before the company advertises it.

GRAMMAR: ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Every day - means something happens on each day.

Every week - means something happens each week.

Once a day - means something happens one time each day.

Twice a day - means something happens two times each day.

Three times a day - means something happens three times each day.

You can change day to week, month to year for expressions using once a…, twice a… or
three times a…

I send a letter and CV twice a week.

To say when something happens, use the following expressions:

Nex Thursday - means the closest Thursday to today.

On Tuesday - means something happens each Tuesday.

And if something happens regularly, you can use the word: always.

They always tell me about it.

Examples:

Anna looks at advertisements in the newspaper three times a week.

Anna checks job websites every day.

Anna sends applications twice a week.

Anna gets job advertisements from friends on Tuesdays.

Anna is always looking for a job!

Useful language: Talking to someone looking for a job.

How do your friends help you?

How often do you check job websites?

Are you applying for other jobs now?

Also, I know three people who work in big sales companies.

Twice a week, I send my CV to two or three di erent companies.

And I look at the job adverts in the newspapers.

I check the job websites every day.

Useful language: Checking on a job application

An unsuccessful candidate

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To decide

To o er the job to someone

Ask about progress on a job application

I’m calling about the application. Is there any news?

Is there any news about the job?

Ask about the next step of a job application

Am I going to have a second interview?

Do you know when you are going to decide?

What happens after the second interviews?

Useful language: job applications

To call someone, means to telephone someone.

To decide, means to choose between di erent options.

To o er the job to someone, means a company asks a person to start a job.

To contact someone, means to talk, telephone, email or communicate with someone.

An unsuccessful candidate, means a job applicant who does not get the job.

Grammar: ‘will’ and ‘going to’

We use both ‘will’ and ‘going to’ to refer to things that are happening soon.

We’re going to have a meeting this week.

We’ll o er the job to one of the candidates by the end of the week.

We often use going to for a plan or intention in the near future.

We’re going to contact the unsuccessful candidates on the same day.

We often use will to talk about o ers and promises.

I will call you when I have some news.

Examples:
We will contact the successful candidate very soon.

I will email you later this afternoon.

We will telephone the successful candidate.

I will send my CV to other companies.

We will also call the unsuccessful candidates.

Accept a job o er
Oh, thank you. That’s great. I’m so happy!

That’s fantastic! Thank you so much!

Wow! That’s great!

Discuss a starting date for the job

Can you start on Monday 11th of May?

We have to agree on a starting date.

When does my new job start?

Useful language: expressions about jobs

The right person, means the best candidate for the job.

To o er someone job, means to ask someone to start a job.

A job o er, means an invitation to start a job.

An employment contract, means a document which describes a job and conditions of the job.

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Your current manager, means the manager someone has now.

Useful language: accepting a job o er

We’d like to o er you the job.

I’d be delighted to accept the o er.

I’m going to send you an email con rming the o er.

Please read the job description carefully.

I’m not sure when I can leave my current job.

When can you start the new job?

We have to agree on a starting date.

When do you want me to start?

Useful language: Congratulations someone

To be a pleasure

To be pleased for someone

To be very grateful

Congratulate someone
I’m so pleased for you.

That’s great! Congratulations!

They made the right decision, I think.

Thank someone for help

I’m very grateful.

Thank you for all your advice. It was very helpful.

Thank you for all your help.

Useful language: expressing positive feelings

Congratulations, means the same as ‘well done’.

To be very grateful, means to feel very pleased when someone helps you.

The right decision, means the best choice.

To be pleased for someone, means to fell happy for another person.

To be a pleasure, means something is very good or positive for someone.

Useful language: congratulating and thanking

That’s great! Congratulations!

I’m so happy for you.

I’m so pleased for you.

Thank you for all your help.

Thank you for all your advice.

I’m so grateful.

It was a pleasure.

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NIVEL A2.1 and A2.2 PRE-INTEMEDIATE

FOOD AND COOKING

Vocabulary
Water made from meat or vegetables is called stock.

A tablespoon is bigger than a teaspoon.

You buy some foods in metal boxes called tins.

A recipe tells you how to cook something.

When you stir something, you use a spoon to move it around.

When you chop vegetables, you use a knife to cut them into small pieces.

Yoghurt comes in plastic pots.

A pan is a metal thing that you use for cooking food on top of a cooker.

Useful language: Quanti ers for food

Can you get a loaf of bread while you’re out?

Would you like a cup of tea?

There are eight pots of yoghurt in this pack.

There are only two slices of bread left, but that’s enough to make a sandwich!

We’ve got a tin of tuna. What shall we make?

Please could you get me a can of cola if you’re going to the shop?

Do you want a glass of water?

Would you like a piece of cake?

There’s a lot of people! Do you think one packet of rice is enough?

I’ve bought a bottle of white wine to go with the sh.

Dialog
Clare: Oh, that smells great! What are you cooking?

Ovie: Vegetable chilli.

Clare: Aren’t you putting any meat in? When did you become vegetarian?

Ovie: I never said I was vegetarian! I’m just trying to eat less meat these days, that’s all.

Clare: Oh, really? Why?

Ovie: Well, lots of reasons…the enviroment, it’s better for my health. And vegetables are
cheaper than meat.

Clare: True. So what’s in the chilli?

Ovie: I put in some potatoes and carrots. And I didn’t have any red beans so I used some white
ones.

Clare: Is it spicy?

Ovie: I don’t think so. I only put in two chilli peppers.

Ovie: Woah! Uh-oh…maybe two chillies was too many!

Clare: Can I try?

Ovie: Sure.

Clare: Whew! That’s spicy! But I like it hot. Have you got any yoghurt?

Ovie: I think there’s a pot of yoghurt in the fridge.

Clare: Try eating it with that. It’ll be less spicy then.

Clare: Thanks, Ovie. That was great! It’s a pity you didn’t like your chilli.

Ovie: Yeah…the yoghurt didn’t help.

Clare: How’s your toast?

Ovie: Boring! And I’m still hungry!

Clare: Well, There’s a lot of chilli left in the pan.

Ovie: Er…it’s Ok. You eat it!

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Examples:

I’m making a cup of tea.

There’s some cheese in the fridge.

Have we got any bread?

How may carrots do we need?

How much milk have we got?

How much bread have we got?

We haven’t got any potatoes.

How many lemons have we got?

Can I have a bottle of water, please?

I’ll get some apples.

Is there any co ee left?

Do you want some water? You must be thirsty.

There’s some curry left from yesterday but there isn’t any rice.

Can I have some chocolate?

Do you want an orange?

How many tomatoes do we need?

I bought some oil.

Is there any salt?

Do you want a packet of crisps?

How much milk have we got?

Oops! I think I’ve put too much sugar in your co ee. Sorry.

Do you want an egg with your salad?

There’s some chocolate in the cupboard.

Would you like some pasta?

We haven’t got any bananas.

Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples,
three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. pasta, rice, water, etc. When
you learn a new noun, you should check if it is countable or uncountable and note how it is
used in a sentence.

Countable nouns

For positive sentences we can use a/an for singular nouns or some for plurals.

There’s a sandwich for you here.

I have some apples.

For negative we can use a/an for singular nouns or any for plurals.

I don’t have a spoon.

There aren’t any onions.

Uncountable nouns

Here are examples of uncountable nouns:

Bread/rice/co ee/meat/fruit/salt/chocolate

We use some with uncountable nouns in positive sentences and any with negatives.

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There isn’t any co ee.

Questions

In questions we use a/an, any or how many with countable nouns.

Do you want an egg with your toast?

Are there any tomatoes?

How many apples are there?

And we use any or how much with uncountable nouns.

Is there any sugar?

How much orange juice is there?

But when we are o ering something or asking for something, we normally use some.

Do you want some chocolate?

Can we have some more water, please?

We also use some in a question when we think the answer will be “yes”.

That smells great! Did you nd some vegetables to use?

What can you do in English? I can…

1. Talk about food and cooking.

2. Read and understand a recipe for vegetable chilli.

3. Talk about food and drink using quanti ers like: a packet of, a tin of and a glass of.

4. Listen to and understand a conversation about cooking.

5. Use: a, some, any, much and many with countable and uncountable nouns.

HOBBIES AND INTEREST

Reading: Comprehension

The photographer

These days, everyone is a photographer really because it’s so easy to take pictures with
smartphones. But I did and online smartphone photography course. Now, people can’t believe
how good my photos look. I wake up early to take photos in the woods near my house
because the light is amazing. So most days, before breakfast, I walk for an hour. That’s my
exercise fo the day too!

The climber

My hobby is my life really. I even moved to a di erent country for it! Now I live near the
mountains in France, so I can go climbing every weekend. Sometimes, in the summer, I go
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accidents happen climbing the stairs at home! I love being outside in nature, and when I climb,
I forget everything. It really relaxes me. Everyone should do it!

The paper aeroplane maker

Most people can make a basic paper aeroplane. But the don’t know that there are hundreds of
di erent ways to make them. I nd di erent kinds on the internet and then I watch videos to
learn how to make them. Some of them look really strange. They’re square instead of the
triangles you expect, but they y 50 meters or more. It seems like a child’s hobby, but there are
international competitions and the winners are adults! Next year, I want to enter the World
Championships.

The baker

I bake cakes, which doesn’t sound very unusual. But my cakes are di erent. They’re called
‘illusion cakes’ because they don’t look like cakes. Intead they look another foor or object, like
burgers or fruit or even a shoe or a hand! They’re so clever, you only know they’re cakes when
you cut them. I only make one a week because they take about three days to decorate.

Reading Vocabulary

A championship: an important competition.

To expect something: to think something will happen.

Basic: simple.

To relax someone: to make someone feel happier and less worried.

An illusion: a trick that makes you see something that’s no real.

To decorate: to add something to an object or place to make it look more attractive.

A triangle: a shape with threes sides.

To look like: to look the same as.

Grammar: PRESENT SIMPLE statements

Look at these examples to see how we make present simple statements.

I wake up early to take photos.

Illusion cakes don’t look like cakes.

Making paper aeroplanes seem like a child’s hobby.

We use the present simple for things that are generally or always true.

He lives near the woods.

I love being outside in nature.

It gets really cold in the mountains at this time of year.

We also use the present simple for things that happen regularly.

I make one cake a week.

She goes on climbing holidays in the summer.

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I live near the mountains in France.

They y 50 meters or more.

But with the third person singular (he / she / it), we add -s or -es-

He walks for an hour every morning.

It really relaxes me.

To make negatives, we use don’t (do not) or doesn’t (does not) with the base form of the
verb.

Dana and Jack don’t go out together much at the weekend.

It doesn’t sound very unusual.

Third person singular:

Positive / Negative
I walk I don’t walk

You walk You don’t walk

He walks He doesn’t walk

She walks She doesn’t walk
It walks It doesn’t walk
We walk We don’t walk

They walk They don’t walk

Remember that the verb -to be- is irregular:

Positive / Negative
I’m (I am) I’m not (I am not)

You’re (you are) You’re not / You aren’t (You are not)

He’s (He is) He’s not / He isn’t (He is not)

She’s (She is) She’s not / She isn’t (She is not)

It’s (It is) It’s not / It isn’t (It is not)

We’re (We are) We’re not / We aren’t (We are not)

They’re (They are) They’re not / They aren’t (They are not)

Modal verbs like can and should are also di erent - we don’t add -s or -es for the third
person singular. To make negatives with modal verbs we add n’t (not).

She can go climbing every weekend.

Everyone should do it!

People can’t believe how good my photos look.

You shouldn’t be afraid to try something new.

Examples
Pol and Sara live in a great area for hiking.

We don’t go climbing when the weather is bad.

My son really enjoys reading.

It doesn’t take long to learn how to bake simple cakes.

She goes swimming every morning.

My sister doesn’t have much time to relax.

I try to do some gardering most weekends.

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They don’t grow owers in their garden, just vegetables.

He takes a lot of photos of his children.

Grammar: Present simple excersice

1. Darim’s really creative when he paints.

2. I might try selling some of the vegetables that she grows.

3. We’re not very good at dancing, but we love it.

4. She can’t wait for her next climbing holidagy.

5. He can bake really well.

6. This book isn’t very long, but I really enjoyed reading it.

7. Dani and Yuki are both photographers.

8. You shouldn’t leave any rubbish behind when you go hiking.

Conversation

Shu: Hi, Carla…What’s that you’re doing?

Carla: Oh, this? A jigsaw puzzle.

Shu: Oh, I thought you were drawing a plan for a house. That table is amazing!

Carla: Yes. It’s an architect’s table, but it’s perfect for doing jigsaw on. When I use a normal
table, my back and neck hurt.

Shu: Can I put a piece in?

Carla: No way!

Shu: I see this hobby isn’t very sociable.

Carla. Maybe it’s sociable for some people, but I nd it gives me time to think. And I’m with
people all day so some time alone is good.

Shu: I suppose it’s like those adult colouring books. That’s a good way to get some quiet time
alone too.

Carla: True, but I’m not keen on colouring. Jigsaw keep your brain working, but in a di erent
way from normal life. Your brain is always looking to see where the pieces t. So it’s a relaxing
way to concentrate, if you know what I mean?

Shu: No, I’m not sure what you mean. Maybe if I could put some pieces in, I’d understand
better?

Carla: Nice try! But I’ve worked on this jigsaw for two weeks and I want to nish it myself.

Shu: Two weeks? Wow, I see why you need a special table! How many pieces does this jigsaw
have?

Carla: Two thousand.

Shu: I did jigsaw when I was a child, but I think they were only a 100 or something.

Carla: You should try one. You might love it!

Shu: Nah. I’m not into the idea of sitting down for so many hours. I prefer doing something
more active. Like running, for example.

Carla: Ugh, running, no thanks! Hey! Give that piece back!

Shu: Catch me and you can have it. But you’ll have to run!

Vocabulary

To concentrate: to think only about the thing that you are doing.

Sociable: Describing something you can do to meet and spend time with other people in an
enjoyable way.

To t: To be the right size and shape for someone or something.

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Active: Something that makes you move your body.

An architect: A person who draws plans for buildings.

To work on something: To spend time making or improving something.

Relaxing: Making you feel happy and comfortable.

Useful language: talking about hobbies and interest

Dancing is a good way to keept t.

Gardening keeps me active.

I nd baking really creative.

I prefer doing puzzles to running.

I’m not very keen on reading.

I’m really into photography.

It’s a fun way to be sociable.

I sometimes need some time alone.

Reading keeps your brain active.

I prefer running to doing jigsaws.

I go dancing because I like to meet new people and be sociable.

My sister’s really into gaming.

It’s di cult to get some tiem alone in my house!

I’m not really keen on baking.

Climbing is a great way to see some amazing views.

I nd hiking gives you time to think.

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It takes hours of practice to get good ant gaming.

Baking cakes is a fun way to be creative.

He’s not very interested in my hobbies. He think they’re boring.

Dancing keeps me t.

We do a jigsaw together as a family almost every week.

I’m more into relaxing hobbies these days!

She doesn’t know a lot about photography, but her photos are fantastic.

I nd gardening a bit boring.

I don’t get as much time for reading as I’d like.

She’s not very keen on indoor activities.

WORK AND JOBS

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An ice cream tester

Would you like to work as an ice cream tester? That’s what lucky 24-year-old Shauna does.
She’s a sensory technician - she gets paid to eat ice cream! We asked her a few questions.

So, Shauna, how much ice cream do you eat in a day?

—It’s not as much as you think! I might test 4-8 ice cream a day. But I don’t eat the whole ice
cream. And sometimes I spit it out - just like people do when they taste wine. Also, a lot of my
job is tasting things that we put in ice cream, like nuts.

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—Yes, you do. People are suprised but it’s true. I studied food science at university. And I still
train now. For example, learning to taste nuts is hard for me. I need to be able to taste the
di erence between nuts from di erent farms.

Can anyone be an ice cream tester?

—Yes, if you’re excited about ice cream and you have a good sense of taste.

What’s the best part of your job?

—What I love most is helping to make avours for new ice creams. It’s exciting to try and nd a
new way of mixing avours that tastes amazing.

So now you know what it’s like to be an ice cream tester!

Vocabulary

1. There are many di erent ice cream avours, including chocolate, strawberry, co ee,
raspberry and cherry.

2. You taste food using your mouth to nd out what avour it has.

3. If you have a good sense of hearing, you can hear very well.

4. Nuts are hard dry fruits from particular trees. Some people can’t eat them because they will
be ill.

5. New workers in a company normally need training to learn how to do the job.

6. If somethings is in your mouth and you don’t like it, you can spit it out.

Grammar: PRESENT SIMPLE QUESTIONS

PRESENT SIMPLE QUESTIONS with DO and DOES

1. We normally use -do- and -does- to make questions in the present simple.

2. If there is a question word (why, what, what time, where, how, etc.), it goes at the
beginning.

3. We use -does- for the third person singular (he / she / it) and do for the other forms (I / you /
we / they).

AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION QUESTION WITH QUESTION WORD

You work at home.

Do you work at home?
When do you work at home?

She test ice cream.

Does she test ice cream?
How does she test ice cream?

He likes his job.

Does he like his job?
Why does he like his job?

The need training. Do they need training? What training do they need?

QUESTIONS WITH -BE- AND -MODAL VERBS-

1. Present simple questions using the verb -be- or -modal verbs (can, should, etc.)- are
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3. If there is a question word (why, what, where, how, etc.), it goes before the verb.

AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION QUESTION WITH QUESTION WORD

I am late.
Am I late?
Why are you late?

The training is today.

Is the training today?
When is the training?

I can help.
Can I help?
How can I help?

We can try the new ice cream. Can we try the new ice cream? Where can we try the new ice
cream?

Examples

1. How many days a week does she work?

2. What training do you need?

3. Do you like your job?

4. Can anyone be a tour guide?

5. Does he work on Saturdays?

6. How do they make new ice creams?

7. Are you a teacher?

8. Where do you work?

9. Do you two work together?

10. When does she normally arrive at the o ce?

11. Good morning. Can I help you?

12. Is he the manager?

13. Where are the toilets, please?

14. Does the company have an o ce in Delhi?

15. Where is the meeting?

16. Are you happy with their work?

17. How does the photocopier work?

18. Do we have a date for this project yet?

TEXT CONVERSATION

Norah: Lee, hi! How are you? How’s work?

Lee: Hi, Norah! Good, good. You?

Norah: Great, thanks. Work is…Ok, but really busy.

Lee: You’re working in marketing now, aren’t you?

Norah: Yes, I’m a marketing manager.

Lee: Oh…that sounds interesting. What does that mean exactly? What do you do?

Norah: I have four really big clients now - they all have restaurants and I’m responsible for their
‘real-life’ events. So, last week I organised and event for a Japanese restaurant. They made
sushi in the street outside their restaurant and gave it to people.

Lee: That sounds fun!

Norah: It is…but it’s hard work. You always worry that something will go wrong.

Lee: It mus be nice to get out of the o ce and work in di erent places.

Norah: True, I enjoy it, but I’m looking for a change. I’m waiting to hear about a job at the
National Museum. Marketing small businesses is great, but I really love art and culture.

Lee: Right, yeah.

Norah: Anyway, how are you? Are you still teaching?

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Norah: Oh, really? Great!

Lee: So I manage the four other maths teachers and I’m in charge of how we teach maths in
the school. I spend quite a lot of time in the o ce in front of a computer now.

Norah: Oh, do you miss teaching?

Lee: No, it’s ne- I still have classes. But now I have to deal with teachers and their students
too! And do all the nancial planning.

Norah: Sound stressful!

Lee: Well, it’s not boring!

Norah: Anyway, sorry, I have to go. I’ve got a client to meet. Let’s go for co ee soon, OK?

Lee: Great, I’ll message you. And good luck for the museum job.

Norah: Thanks. Nice to see you.

Lee: You too. Bye!

Useful language: describing your job.

1. What do you do?

2. I’m a software developer.

3. I’m looking for a change.

4. I’m responsible for my company’s money.

5. I’m in charge of training for new workers.

6. It’s stressful when I have to deal with problems.

7. I’m looking for a new job.

8. I manage a team of ten people.

Review A2 Pre-intermediate

Useful language: quanti ers for food

A tin of: tuna, soup.

A bottle of: soda, orange juice, water, milk.

A slice of: pizza, bread, cake.

A packet of: rice, sugar, crisps.

Grammar: countable and uncountable nouns.

1. I’ll have a sandwich for lunch.

2. Is there any orange juice in the fridge?

3. I usually have some milk in my co ee?

4. How many eggs do we need to make a cake?

5. In my family, we don’t add any salt to food.

6. I bought some apples yesterday.

7. Do you have any onions?

8. There are some packets of crisps in the cupboard.

Useful language: hobbies and interests

1. I love taking photos: photography.

2. I love going up large rocks and tall mountains: climbing.

3. I make bread and cakes: baking.

4. I grow owers and plants: gardening.

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6. I put puzzle pieces together to make a big picture: doing jigsaws.

7. I play games online: gaming.

8. I love moving my body to music: dancing.

Grammar: present simple statements

1. We live in the mountains.

2. I don’t read much. I don’t have time.

3. Doing jigsaws isn’t boring at all. It’s so much fun!

4. My brother and I go hiking every weekend.

5. She can climb really well.

6. My parents enjoy gardening, but they don’t have a very big garden.

7. You can take good photos with your phone. You don’t need an expensive camera.

8. They are good at baking.

Useful language: talking about hobbies and interests

I’m really into hiking. It’s a good way to get out of the house and it keeps you t. I’m not very
keen on most sports, but hiking is great because you can get out of the city and see the
countryside. I nd it really relaxing. It’s very sociable hobby too, as it’s better to go hiking with
friends. You shouldn’t go hiking alone, especially if the weather’s bad. I think I prefer hiking to
any other type of excercise. I love it!

Useful language: Jobs

1. A tour guide.

2. A police o cer.

3. A taxi driver.

4. A shop assistant.

5. A school teacher.

6. A software developer.

Grammar: present simple questions

1. Where do you work?

2. What time does the meeting start?

3. How many people are there in your o ce?

4. Do you work on Saturdays?

5. Is your shop very busy?

6. Who is your boss?

7. Can | Does your boss speak English?

8. When does your new job start?

Useful language: describing your job

1. I’m a schoolteacher. I really love working with kids.

2. I’m a tour guide. I organise tours of the city.

3. I’m a shop manager. I’m responsible for the whole shop.

4. I’m a project manager. I’m in charge of several big projects.

5. I’m looking for a job at the moment.

6. As the manager, I have to deal with a lot of problems.

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Reading comprehension

My brother, Robin, and I couldn’t be more di erent. He´s been married for 11 years. He still
lives in the town where we grew up. He works in the hospital but I can never remember the
name of the job he does. I think he works as an o ce manager or something like that. His wife
is a university professor and she writes books and does radio programmes too.

They’ve got four children, all under the age of ten. Our whole family was surprised when they
had the fourth baby. I think they were a bit surprised themselves! Luckily, they live near Robin’s
wife’s parents and not far from our parents, so the children can see their grandparents all the
time.

My brother is one of those people who always has big plans. But he prefers to talk than to
make things happen. His dream is to buy a boat and sail around Europe. He doesn’t live near
the water, so if he doesn’t move, his dream will never come true. I always tried to tell him to
leave our town, buy the boat, learn to sail. But now I understand it’s important to have a dream.
Maybe he will never do it, but the dream makes him happy.

We see each other once a year, when I come home at Christmas. And for those few days, it
doesn’t matter how di erent we are. Next year I hope that he’ll come to visit me in California,
where I live. It’ll be expensive to y with four children, but they’ve never been to States before
so it’ll be great if they can come.

Vocabulary

Luckily: It’s a good thing (that has happened by chance).

A dream: Something you really want to do in your life.

To sail: To travel in and control a boat that is pushed by the wind.

To move: To go to a di erent place to live or work.

To come true: When a hope or wish actually happens.

It doesn’t matter: It’s not important.

Grammar: Present Simple - Third Persona “s”

Look at these examples to see how we use present simple with he / she / it. This is called the
“Third person singular”.

She plays badminton on Mondays.

He doesn’t live near water.

Does the town have a university?

Remember that we use the present simple to talk about repeated actions or events, or things
which are always true.

A rmative sentences

The present simple is normally the base form of the verb

I live in the States.

They live in the UK.

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She lives in London.

For most verbs we add -s to the base form to make the third person singular.

Her brother works in a hospital.

His wife writes books.

When the verb ends in -ch, -ss, -sh, -x, or zz, we add -es.

Their father watches television every evening.

My sister nishes school at 4 o’clock.

When the verb ends in a consonant + “-y”, we change “y” to “I” and add -es.

She always replies to my messages.

Have, go and do are irregular

Verb He / She / It
Have Has

Go Goes

Do Does

Negative sentences

To form the negative of most verbs in the third person singular, we use:

the subject + doesn’t (does not) + the base form of the verb

He doesn’t see his sister very often.

She doesn’t drive to work.

It doesn’t matter.

Notice that we don’t add s to the main verb.

Questions

To form questions in the third person singular, with most verbs we use:

(question word) + does + the subject + base form

Does he visit his grandparents on the weekend?

Does your daughter like sports?

Where does your brother live?

What does your mother do?

To be is di erent. We say:

He / she / it is

He / she / it isn’t ( or ’s not)

Is he / she / it

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My sister, Lauren, and I are very di erent. She lives in a beatiful apartment in San Francisco
and she works as a video game programmer. She writes code for computer games. She loves
her job, she goes out a lot with friends and she doesn’t have any children. She prefers life in
the USA to life in the UK. Lauren doesn’t come home very much - just once a year at
Chritmas, so she doesn’t see our family very often. But it doesn’t matter. When we are all
together, we have a fantastic time.

Excercise

Where does your brother live?

What does his wife do?

Does she work at the university?

My brother has two toddlers. They’re twins.

Luckily her mother helps them with the children.

Their sister doesn’t want to get married yet.

Our cousin is divorced. He sees his children every weekend.

Does your brother have a boat?

He doesn’t live near the sea.

It doesn’t matter if his dream doesn’t come true.

My brother has two teenagers and a toddler.

He doesn’t spend much time with his half-brother.

Does she get on well with her in-laws?

Her ex-husband worries about the children.

She doesn’t mind being an only child.

UNUSUAL PETS

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Choosing a pet

Choosing a pet can be very exciting, but there are lots of things to think about. How much
time, space and money have you got for new pet? What type of animal is best for you? A lot of
people have got dogs, cats or rabbits, but some people want a more unusual pet. Read what
these people say about their pets.

Jamie

I love animals, especially dogs, but unfortunately I haven’t got time to look after a dog and take
it for walks. That’s why I chose sh! I’ve got four beautiful sh that are amazing colours. They’re
very small, only about ten centimeters long, but they’re got a big sh tank to swim in. My
friends say that they feel happy an relaxed when they look at my sh, and I feel the same way
too.

Paul and Lee

We live in the countryside and we’ve got a very big garden, so we’ve got enough space for our
pet alpaca. Her name is Coco and she’s friendly, intelligent and easy to look after. She’s about
one metre all. She hasn’t got a big head, but she’s got a long neck and a big, soft body.
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Sara

Most of my friends are afraid of my pet, but he isn’t dangerous. His name’s Lenny and he’s a
lizard. He’s very quiet, so my neighbours are happy! He’s about 49 centimetres long. He’s got a
yellow-green body, short legs and a long tail. Lizards need to live in special warm tanks, so it
can be quite expensive to have them as pets.

Vocabulary

1. Some sh and birds have amazing colours - they’re so beautiful.

2. An unusual pet is di erent from the type of animal that people usually have in their homes,
like cats or dogs.

3. A tank is usually made of glass. Pets like sh, lizards or snakes can live in it. It’s lled with
water for sh.

4. People often say that their pets helps them feel relaxed. Being with their pets makes them
feel happy and comfortable.

5. To look after your pets you need to give them everything they need to be healthy and
happy.

6. When something makes you feel scared or worried, you can say I’m afraid of it. People
often feel this way about snakes.

7. Some snakes are dangerous - they can hurt you.

8. Most animals have got a tail. It’s the part of their body that is at the back.

Grammar: Have got

Look at these examples to see how to use have got in a sentece.

We’ve got a big garden.

An alpaca has got a long neck.

I haven’t got time to take a dog for walks.

How much space have you got for a pet?

Remember that we use have/has got to talk mainly about things we own o to describe people,
animals and things.

We usually use contractions in spoken English.

I / you / we / they He / she / it

A rmative I’ve got four sh. It’s got short legs.

Negative We haven’t got a dog. He hasn’t got any pets.

Questions What sort of lizard have you got?

How many cats has she got?

Have lizards got ears? Has she got a big house?

Yes / no answer Yes, they have.
Yes, she has.

No, they haven’t No, she hasn’t

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My dog’s got toothache.

Have got is only used in the present tense. For the past we use had without got.

We had a cat when I was a child.

Have got is more used in British English and have is more American

British English: My rabbit has got long white ears.

American English: My rabbit has long white ears.

In British English we use “have got” more in speaking and “have” more in writing. Have
got is a little less informal.

Grammar: Have got

1. A lot of people have got dogs, cats or rabbits.

2. My cat’s got beautiful green eyes.

3. When I was young, I had a white rabbit called Snowball.

4. We haven’t got a dog because we live in a small at.

5. Our neighbour hasn’t got any pets.

6. Have we got enough sh food or shall I buy some more?

7. Has an alpaca got long ears?

8. How much time have you got for looking after your pet?

9. Have your sh got a big tank? Yes, they have.

10. Has a spider got teeth? No, it hasn’t.

11. We’ve got a really nice English teacher. Everyone likes her.

12. She’s got three children - two girls and a boy.

13. Please be quiet. I’ve got a headache.

14. He hasn’t got a car. He travels by train or bus.

15. They aren’t going to meet us tomorrow. They haven’t got time.

16. Has your sister got black hair?

17. I’m going to make an omelette. How many eggs have we got?

18. It’s raining! Have you got an umbrella?

19. Have they got a garden? Yes, they have.

20. Has he got a beard? No, he hasn’t.

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1. My friends are afraid of my pet lizard, but I think he’s very cute!

2. Our sh have got a very big tank to swim in.

3. It’s easy to look after alpacas, and they’re very friendly.

4. A snake hasn’t got any legs so you can’t take it for a walk!

5. My sister’s got a new puppy and she’s training it at the moment.

6. I always feed my neighbours’ pets when they go on holidays.

7. People think I’ve got a very weird pet - it’s a spider!

8. How often do you take your dog to the vet?

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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The strawberries in your supermarket in the middle of winter might be attractive, but they’ll
never taste as a good as they look.

Strawberries, and many other fruit and vegetables, appear at certain times of the year because
fresh food is often seasonal. Anything you see out of season has almost certainly travelled for
days from other parts of the world. That means it was picked before it was ready in order to
give time to become ripe on the way. On the other hand, locally grown food can go from farm
table in a few hours: therefore, it doesn’t need to be picked until it’s perfect.

An it’s not just that local food tastes better. It’s probably actually healthier too. That’s because
fruit and vegetables that are ripe when picked often contain more nutrients and have less of a
chance to lose any during transportation. In addition, when you eat seasonally you get di erent
foods as the seasons change, instead of having the same food both in and out of season,
which can help provide variety in your diet.

A lot of people rst start buying locally as a solution to environmental problems. It’s true that
it’s better for the environment when food travels less. But not only that, buying food in season -
and choosing local, rather than imported, food - is also good for your local economy. It helps
support businesses in your area, and less of the price you pay has to ben spent on things like
transportation and storage.

So the chances are that the more local your food, the more avour and nutrients it has, the
healthier it is you and the better it is for the environment and your local economy. Those winter
strawberries already look less attractive, don’t they?

Vocabulary
Nutrients: The things in food that your body needs to live and grow.

Imported: Brought in from another country.

Storage: Keeping something in a certain place for use in the future.

Seasonal: Happening at a certain time in the year.

Out of season: Not usual at this time of year.

An economy: A system of making and trading things of value.

Transportation: Moving people or things from one place to another.

Ripe: Ready to eat (of fruit).

LINKERS AND CONNECTORS

That means.

Instead of.

In order to.

It’s not just that.

Rather than.

On the other hand.

That’s because.

I started buying fruit and vegetables from my local farm in order to nd better quality. When I
bought it from the supermarket, it wasn’t very tasty and started to go bad quickly. That meant
I was often throwing away quite a lot of food, which I hated.

On the other hand, when I go to the farm it’s always fresh - sometimes it’s been picked that
same day!

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and they’re fed natural food. Therefore, the eggs are tastier, and it’s better to the chicken too,
of course.

And it’s not just that the farm provides better-quality food, they also welcome children and
have few activities for them. My two boys love seeing the animals, and I think it’s really
important for them to understand where their food comes from.

Listening Comprehension

Interviewing with a chef

I: Here in Ireland, we often see restaurants with menus based on ingredients from local farms,
don’t we, Shay?

Shay: That’s right. The farm-to-table idea has been around a while.

I: But what’s interesting about your restaurant, The Blue Bicycle, is that you go one step further.
Tell us where your ingredients come from.

Shay: I’ve recently started foraging. So the answer to your question is…everywhere!

I: For people that don’t know, what does ‘foraging’ mean?

Shay: I look for food that’s growing naturally in the wild. Every meal we create in the restaurant
includes an ingredient that you can forage. It’s traditional Irish food, but with a di erence. For
example, the coast is the best place to forage. Seaweed is one of the easiest thing to nd. It’s
delicious, and you can use it in so many di erent ways. And a walk in the woods bring
di erent kinds of herbs, wild garlic or owers that you can eat.

I: How do you know what’s safe to eat?

Shay: Your local library is a good place to look for books about what to pick and what to leave
where it is. Certain kinds of mushrooms and berries can be poisonous, so you do need to be
very careful. But don’t be afraid to try. Living o the land is what people did for hundreds of
years and it’s one way to be sure there are no harmful chemicals in your food.

I: So apart from being healthier and, of course, cheaper, what’s so great about foraging?

Shay: For a start, foraging is the most environmentally friendly way to eat. Even organic farming
changes the natural habitat or animals and insects. But foraging means living o what nature
provides. And often these foods are more interesting because the taste is so unique. At The
Blue Bicycle, guests might eat things they’ve never eaten before, things they’ve never heard of.
It makes going out to eat more exciting.

1. Shay’s restaurant serves traditional Irish food, using ingredients you can forage.

2. Seaweed is particularly good because it’s easy to nd it.

3. The library is a good place to learn about foraging.

4. Some mushrooms are not good because they’re poisonous.

5. There are no chemicals in foraged food.

6. Foraging is better for the environment than organic farming.

7. Foraging means eating things nature has given us.

8. Eating foraged food often means eating completely new things.

Vocabulary

Unique: Special, the only one.

Seaweed: A kind of plant you nd in the sea.

A chemical: A substance that can’t be broken down without changing it into something else,
for example water, oxygen or salt.

A berry: In cooking, a small soft fruit, for example a strawberry, a blueberry, a raspberry.

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To have heard of something: To know the name of something but not know much about it.

Organic: Relating to natural ways of farming or growing food that avoid using strong chemicals.

Poisonous: Dangerous to eat, drink, touch, etc.

Grammar: Comparative and Superlative adjectives

Look at these examples to see how we use comparative and superlatives adjectives.

Foraged food is often tastier.

It makes going out to eat more exciting.

The coast is the best place to forage.

We use comparative adjectives to compare two things of show change. We want to say
which person or thing we are comparing with, we can use “than”:

Shay’s restaurant goes one step further than other farm-to-table restaurants.

Foraged food is healthier and cheaper than supermarket food.

The dishes are more interesting because the taste is so unique.

We use superlative adjectives to say which person or thing in a group has the most of a
particular characteristic or quality, in comparison with all the other people or things in that
group. We usually use “the” with superlative adjectives:

Seaweed is one of the easiest thing to nd.

Foraging is the most environmentally friendly way to eat.

The best mushrooms I’ve ever tasted grow in the woods near my house.

To make comparative and superlative adjectives, we usually add -er and -est to one-syllabe
words:

Old older the oldest

Cheap cheaper the cheapest

If and adjective ends in -e, we add -r or -st:

Nice nicer the nicest

Safe safer the safest

If and adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we usually double the consonant:

Big bigger the biggest

Hot hotter the hottest

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Easy easier the easiest

Tasty tastier the tastiest

We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two-syllable
adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

Careful more careful the most careful

Interesting more interesting the most

interesting

However, with some two-syllable adjectives, you can either add -er / -r and -est / -st or use
more and most, such as common, cruel, gentle, handsome, likely, narrow, pleasant, polite,
simple and stupid.

Some recipes are simpler than others.

Try this recipe. It’s more simple.

The adjectives good, bad, and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives:

Good better the best

Bad worse The worst

Far Further/farther The furthest/

farthest

Excercise:

1. I thought the wild strawberry dessert was tastier than the blueberry one.

2. The most poisonous mushrooms in the world can kill you.

3. The sweetest apples I know are from the tree in my grandparents’ garden.

4. These berries will be nicer as jam than as a snack.

5. For me, the best thing foraging is the chance to be outdoors.

6. When you cook with ingredients you’ve found, it’s much more enjoyable.
7. I walked a bit further than usual and found some amazing wild owers.

8. That’s the hottest garlic I’ve ever eaten!

9. My local restaurant makes the nicest dishes using herbs found locally.

10. Interest in foraging is bigger than ever before.

11. I’m better at nding the ingredients than cooking them!

12. The most colorful plants are sometimes the most dangerous.

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14. Please be more careful - those berries are poisonous!

15. A salad is probably the easiest way to use seaweed.

16. The worst thing you can do when foraging is not respect the natural environment.

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GENERAL VOCABULARY

To get fed up: para hartarse

Pretty cold at night: bastante frío en la noche.

Complain (verb / complained, complained): quejarse, protestar, reclamar.

It’s not everyone’s cup fo tea: no es del agrado de todos.

Stun: aturdimiento

Stunning: impresionante

Further (adjective comparative): adicional, otro.

Further (adverb): más, además, asimismo.

Farthest (adjective superlative): mas lejos, más alejado, más lejano.

To have ever: tener alguna vez, tener siempre

Healthier (adjective comparative): más saludable, más sano

The easiest: lo más fácil, lo más sencillo

Cheaper than: más barato que

Further than: más que, además de, más allá de

Going out (verb): salir

Around a while: por un tiempo, por un rato.

Foraged food: alimentos de la recolección, comida de la recolección

Forage (noun): forraje

Forage (noun as adjective): forrajero

Forage (verb): rebuscar, procurarse alimento, buscar.

Quite a lot (adverb): bastante, mucho

That’s because: eso es porque

That means: eso signi ca

Instead of: en lugar de

In order to: para

It’s not just that: no es sólo eso

Rather than: en lugar de

On the other hand (adverb): por otro lado, por el otro lado, por otra parte

Food for thought (noun): para re exionar, cuestiones que considerar, ideas para pensar

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To pick fruit: recoger la fruta

Berries (noun): bayas, frutas del bosques

Unripe bananas: Plátanos inmaduros, plátanos sin madurar, plátanos verdes

For a walk: de paseo, para dar un paseo, a dar un paseo

To vet (sb/sth. Verb): examinar (algo o a alguien)

Vet (noun): Veterinario

Weird (adjective): raro, extraño, peculiar, misterioso

Look after (sb/sth verb): cuidar (de algo o alguien), ocuparse (de algo o alguien).

Have got (sth.verb): poseer (algo), tener (algo).

Sail (sth. Verb / sailed, sailed): navegar, salir (the cruise sails to the next port tomorrow).

Sail (noun/ Plural: sails): vela (the captain ordered to raise the sails.

Defeat (verb: defeated, defeated): derrota

Publicly (adverb): públicamente

Unwillingly (adverb): involuntariamente

Keen (adjective): apasionado, entusiasta, profundo

Jigsaw (noun): rompecabezas, sierra de corte vertical.

Rubbish: basura

Championship (noun): campeonato

Clever (adjective): inteligente

Hiking (noun): senderismo

Baking (noun): cocción, pani cación, repostería.

Baking (adjective / present participle): abrasador.

Bake (verb / baked, baked): hornear, cocer.

Gardening (noun as adjective): jardinería

Gardening (noun): jardinería

Climbing (noun): escalada

Making paper aeroplanes: haciendo aviones de papel.

Gaming (noun): juego, videojuegos

Doing jigsaws: haciendo rompecabezas

Shame (noun): Vergüenza, pena, lástima.

Pity (noun): lástima, pena, piedad, misericordia

Pityful: Compasivo

A packet of crisps: un paquete de papa fritas

Can of soda: lata de refresco (o gaseosa).

Loaf of bread: barra de pan, hogaza de pan.

Stir (verb. stirred, stirred): remover, agitar

Chop (verb. chopped, chopped): cortar, trocear, picar

Tin (noun): lata, estaño

A tin of tomatoes: Una lata de tomate

Cloves: clavo de olor, diente

Cloves of garlic: dientes de ajo.

Recipe (noun): receta

Stock (in cooking): caldo

Stock (noun): existencias, reserva

Delighted (adjective / past participle): encantado, contento.

Delight (sb./ sht. verb): deleitar, encantar, regocijar

Paying a compliment: Hacer un cumplido.

Hers (pronoun): suyo, suya, suyos, suyas.

This is my at: este es mi piso, este es mi apartamento.

Suit cost: Costo del traje

Wearing tidy: vistiendo coordinado o combinado

That’s a great suit: ese es un gran traje

That colour suits you: ese color te sienta bien, ese color te queda bien, ese color te conviene.

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Borrow (verb / borrowed, borrowed): pedir prestado, tomar prestado

To look smart: para parecer elegante, para parecer inteligente.

Compliment people: felicitar a la gente, elogiar a la gente

Terribly sorry: lo siento mucho

To do your best: Para hacer lo mejor posible, para hacer lo mejor.

Is that what: ¿Es eso lo que…?

Delay (noun / plural: delays): retraso, demora

Straightaway (adverb): Inmediatamente, enseguida

Don’t have that: no tengo eso

Prawn (noun / plural: prawns): langostino, gamba, camarón

Starter (noun / plural: starters) : arrante, iniciador, aperitivo, entrada

A main course: Plato principal o plato fuerte

To hit (sb./ sth. Verb / hit, hit): golpear (algo), alcanzar, presionar (algo)

At advice: en el consejo.

Advice (noun): consejo, asesoramiento.

To get bigger: …para hacerse más grande, …para crecer.

Vacancy (noun / plural: vacancies): Vacante

Vac (BE verb / abbr.): Aspirar

Giggle (noun): risa, risita, risilla.

Giggle (verb): Reírse, reírse con nerviosismo, reírse tontamente

Lumber (noun): Madera

Lumber (adjective): Maderera, maderero

Lumber (verb): Avanzar con pesadez, avanzar o moverse pesadamente

Left over: que sobra (que sobren).

Inward (Adverb): Hacia adentro

Inward (Adjective): Interior, entrante.

Spew (verb/spewed, spewed): Diseminar

Spew (noun/Colloq): vómito

Gobble (verb): Engullir, fagocitar

Seed (noun): Semilla

Seed (verb/seeded, seeded): Sembrar

Amongst (BE/preposition): Entre

I y (Adjective): Dudoso, confuso

Backward (Adverb): Atrás, hacia atrás, marcha atrás

Backward (adjective): Retrasado, atrasado, tímido

End up: Terminar

One of a kind (adjective): único, exclusivo, irremplazable

Kind of (adverb/colloq): Un poco (Since it was kind of cold, I decided to bring a coat: Como
hacía un poco de frío, decidí llevarme un abrigo).

Kind of: especie de

Type of: tipo de

Sort of: especie de

That’s why: por eso, es por eso que, por eso es que

How well: qué tan bien.

Good at: bueno para, bueno en

I look forward to meeting you: Estoy deseoso de conocerte, estoy ansioso por conocerte.

Look forward (sth. verb): anhelar algo, estar deseoso de algo, ansiar algo, tener ganas de algo.

Look forward to (verb / looked, looked): esperar.

Thick (adjective): Grueso

Hail (verb / hailed, hailed): Saludar.

Hail (noun): saludo

Tug (sth.verb / tugged, tugged): Tirar, remolcar.

Tug (noun). Remolcador

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Dwarf (sth. Verb / Dwarfed, dwarfed): Empequeñecer, eclipsar.

Edging: bordeando

Edge (noun): Borde, orilla

Chirping (noun): Chirrido, gorjeo, piar, trinar.

Weird (adjective): raro, misterioso.

Beam: Haz (plural: haces), rayo.

Onslaught: Ataque

Treacherous: Traicionero

Let move on: que siga adelante.

Kind (noun): tipo, clase, especie.

Kind (adjective): amable, bueno, cordial, afable.

Seamless (adjective): sin costura (Seamless underwear is more comfortable: La ropa interior
sin costura es más cómoda), impecable (The public applauded after my seamless
performance: El público aplaudió tras mi impecable actuación), uido (The transitions frome
one scene to another were seamless: Las transiciones de una escena a otra eran uidas),
e ciente.

Finds out more (verb): averiguar más, saber más, conocer más.

Manage

Train

Canny (adjective): astuto, inteligente

Witty (adjective): ingenioso, agudo, gracioso

Loyal (adjective): el, leal

Thoughtful (adjective): re exivo, atento, pensativo

Stead-fast: constante

Resourceful (adjective): ingenioso, hábil, inventivo

Fit (noun / Plural Fits): Ajuste, encaje, ataque (the medication has alleviated my coughing t: la
medicacación ha aliviado mi ataque de tos), berrinche (The girl threw a t when the boy took
her ball: La Niña se agarró un berrinche cuando el niño le quitó el balón).

Gaze (noun): mirada (I followed my friend’s gaze and saw a teacher: Seguí la mirada de mi
amiga y vi a nuestro profesor).

Glance (noun): mirada (A glance out the window con rmed that it was raining: Una mirada por
la ventana con rmó que estaba lloviendo).

Glaze (sth.verb / glazed, glazed): esmaltar algo, acristalar algo, glasear

Sway voters: In uyen en los votantes

Sway (noun): balanceo, oscilación (A clock’s pendulum is in constant sway: El péndulo de un

reloj está en oscilación constante), in uencia (The leader holds a lor of sway in the country: El
líder tiene mucha in uencia en el país), dominio (The country has not been under the sway of a
dictator for years: Hace años que el país no está bajo el dominio de un dictador).

Anchor (noun / plural: anchors): ancla (The sherman dropped the anchor when he reached the
port: El pescador arrojó el ancla cuando llegó al puerto), anclaje, presentador (The anchor
reads the news from the telepromter: El presentador lee las noticias del telepromter), pilar (My
sister is my anchor, she always supports me: Mi hermana es mi pilar, siempre me apoya).

He blew it: Lo arruinó

Play out (sth. verb): Resultar en algo, llevar a cabo algo, manifestarse, desarrollarse.

Play (sth) out (verb): Hacer realidad algo.

Stand by (verb): Esperar, apoyar, mantenerse, atenerse, quedarse.

Polling (noun): votación, comicios.

Polling (adjective/present participle): Electoral.

Poll (verb/ polled, polled): Encuestar (The candidate polled the voters: El candidato encuestó a
los votantes).

Driving out: que se va a ir…

Drive (sb./sth.) out (verb): Expulsar algo (a alguien), eliminar algo (a alguien).

Is both one: Es un de los dos, es a la vez una (uno).

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Agree upon (sth. verb): acordar (algo), ponerse de acuerdo sobre algo, convenir en algo.

Surrounding: (adjective / present participle): alrededor, que rodea a, circundante, envolvente.

Uncertainty surrounding: La incertidumbre que rodea.

Void (noun): Vacío, hueco, esapcio, agujero.

Void (adjective): Vacío, nulo (The judge declared the contract void: El juez declaró nulo el
contrato).

Voided (adjective/past participle): Anulado, invalidado.

Tenderness (noun): ternura (My mother has always treated me with tenderness: Mi madre
siempre me ha tratado con ternura), cariño, sensibilidad, dolor.

Tender (adjective): tierno (The steak I had for dinner was tender and delicious), sensible, blando
(I cooked the onions until they were tender: Cociné las cebollas hasta que estuvieron blandas),
cariñoso (My mother has always been a very tender woman: Mi madre siempre ha sido una
mujer muy cariñosa), delicado (Tact is required when dealing with tender issues: Al tratar temas
delicados, se requiere de tacto).

Foul-smelling: maloliente, de mal olor

Foul (noun): falta (The referee called a foul and the player left the eld: El árbitro pitó una falta y
el jugador salió del campo).

Foul (adjective): viciado (It is good to ventilate the house regularly to remove the foul aire: Es
bueno ventilar la casa regularmente para eliminar el aire viciado), grosero (The use of foul
language in class is forbidden: Está prohibido utilizar un lenguaje grosero en clase), fétido
(Spoiled food usually has a foul smell: La comida podrida suele tener un olor fétido/asqueroso),
asqueroso.

Midstream (noun): medio del río.

Midstream urine: Orina del chorro intermedio

Noun: sustantivo, nombre

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