Vocabulary list to be included in the 10th December vocabulary-grammar exam.

DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW VOCABULARY FOR UNIT 1, ALSO FOR THE EXAM.
A piece of advice: Study all vocabulary related to work. (workbook: vocabulary builder page 4, workbook pages 15 and 18, book page 22, and worksheets: the one by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell English vocabulary in Use CUP.) Review connectors: worksheets (so that, in order that, in order to/ because, as, because of since, due to)


TEXTS:

- Indian woman gives birth at age 70.

A retired universtiy lecturer, Romania, to give birth, to fail (verb), failure (noun), widely, stigma, heir, illegal, punishable by law, broad, acceptance, childless, punishment, successfully, in good health, to be worried about, to take care of, upbringing, their social status has risen. Criar, educar un hijo: to bring up, to marry: to wed, costume (disfraz), to apologize for (disculparse por), to mock somebody: to make fun of somebody.

- University students in the UK today
Survey, recently, Long-held (perception) (la idea mantenida durante mucho tiempo), undergraduate, (university) fee , loan, graduation, investment, profitable, to be likely, to devote, to accumulate debts, career, to be concerned about, qualification, to achieve, chance=opportunity, field, to earn money.
Lower=higher, actually=nowadays, to be accused of, to lack (he lacked physical strength).

‹ The hardest language to take into consideration, mother tongue, relevant=important, unimportant=irrelevant, related to, a huge challenge, British diplomats, embassy staff, to appear (verb) appearance (noun), to look after (cuidar) to look forward to +verb-ing (Alonso is looking forward to getting a better car)

- Thanksgiving Day.
Passenger, to arrive in (como lugar final de un destino: “they arrived in America”, however, “llegar a”: arrived at: She arrived at her mother’s house: llegó a casa de su madre) alive, settler, to plant, corn, syrup, poisonous, field, harvest, to join, roast turkey and cranberry sauce.

- Emerging market giants.

To notice, power transfer, global economic power, emerging market giant, to accumulate, debt, figure, amazing, workforce, astonishing, to knock, to catch up, to grow richer, to be likely to (they are likely to encounter: tienen muchas probabilidades de encontrarse con, toparse con), one-child policy, to decrease, tobacco abuse, low birth rate, to overheat, wealth, to block.

- Microcredits for the poor.

Developing third-world, a banker, underprivileged people, accesss to credits, to notice, high interest rates, to found, loans, guarantee, to develop, alternative financial institutions, economic development, poor people can be both reliable borrowers and enthusiastic entrepreneurs, to focus on, “they are most likely: ellas tienen más probabilidad, es más probable que ellas..., a radical step, to reach, gender distribution, paperwork, whatever (cualquier cosa) to spread the idea (extender la idea) throughout, the developing world, to reach (alcanzar), worldwide, poverty, to prove, to be awarded (the Nobel Peace Prize)

Oral activity THE WORLD OF WORK (sorry, I know that I said I wasn’t going to ask this vocabulary but it is too good to waste it)

Useful language

Pay a good salary, have long holidays, offer a lot of job satisfaction, be rewarding, have a pleasant working environment, carry great responsibility.

Offer job security, may be dangerous, demand long working hours, seem glamorous/exciting, be tiring / boring / stressful.

Comparing and contrasting

Both jobs are... ; neither job is... / nursing is like teaching because... Nursing is more demanding than teaching because...
Teaching is not as ...as nursing because...
Teaching has long holidays while /whereas nursing has shorter holiday periods.

Making a comment and giving your opinion

It looks like... / I’ve never thought about it, but... I suppose I’d prefer... / if you ask me / as far as I’m concerned / as for me.

The Simpsons:

The Simpsons: Bart vs. Thanksgiving

to prove (probar) (Homer) “if they start building a cartoon for every flash-in-the-pan cartoon character”, you’ll turn the parade (desfile, cabalgata) into a farce (farsa) (to turn into: convertir). (Marge) “stay out of my way”: quítate de enmedio. Cranberry sauce (salsa de arándanos) can opener (abrelatas) guys: tipos, tíos). (Marge): “remember to pick up (recoger) granpa (al abuelo). Halftime (en el intermedio –de un partido-) (Lisa) “you don’t even care” ni siquiera te importa. Stuffing, (el relleno –del pavo-) pumpkin pie (pastel de calabaza).

Worksheets: (hojas de fotocopias)

Cutbacks: recortes (en el trabajo).To live on: I’m living on hamburgers: vivo a base de hamburguesas. Unwell: sick, ill. Swallow: golondrina. To look for: buscar. How long?, The prices were sky high (los precios estaban por las nubes). To injure (his ankle), the streets were covered (cubiertas) in ice, he is ready to take over (hacerse cargo) the job, we had to turn down (bajar el volumen de) the television


Reported speech introductory verbs:

‹ Indirect statements: claim, explain, insist, mention, admit, report, apologize somebody for something (pedir disculpas a alguien por algo), congratulate somebody on something (felicitar a alguien por algo), to whisper, to shout, to threaten, to announce, to beg, to boast.
‹ Indirect questions: to wonder.
‹ Indirect commands: offer, suggest, advise, refuse, promise.


De las dos hojitas de vocabulario (las que tienen que ver con el trabajo) entran todas las palabras. Hojas tomadas del libro “Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell English vocabulary in USE CUP.

Text in the student’s book: STUDENT WINS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (page 19)
Mayor, former mayor, summer job, aims=purposes, objectives, people seemed to be surprised, his enthusiasm won them over, part-time job, to run the town, town council, to intend, to care about (worry about), to be proud of somebody (estar orgulloso de alguien), go-getter, to run for president, to research, belief, principal (of a school. AmE- inglés americano-) to suspend (a student) to expel from school.

Text in the student’s workbook: ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR JOB? (page 20)
To be affected by, What do you do for a living?, to be satisfied, “teachers have become more highly regarded (regarded: regard1 || transitive verb (consider) considerar; her employers regard her very highly sus jefes tienen muy buena opinión de ella or la tienen en gran estima; a highly regarded university una universidad muy respetada or de gran reputación. Low-paid jobs, firefighter, to score (they scored well on prestige), income, low morale (morale is high/low tienen (or tenemos etc) la moral alta/baja), an increase in salary, to encourage, to look out for (estar atento a, buscar), well-known: popular, unfair joke, convenience shops, to undo the damage do (para deshacer el daño hecho), to cut out for (They have their work cut out for them: tienen un trabajo hecho para ellos, a medida de ellos)

SONGS:
Carly Ray Jepsen: Call me maybe: a wish in the well, to trade, soul, to stare (verb: quedarse mirando fijamente), a stare (noun: una mirada fija), ripped jeans (los pantalones rasgados), to chase (perseguir), to beg, to borrow, to steal.

DOCUMENTARY CLIPS

Super size me (the clip about the person who decided to eat nothing but McDonald’s food for thirty days.

To be on the fast track to becoming…, to find out, medical supervision, a general practitioner (GP), weight loss, weight gain, fever, earache, cough, chest pain, to take medications, food allergies, heart disease, diabetes, blood pressure, open-heart surgery, blood test, iron level, kidney function, liver function, fat, body-fat percentage, to feel depressed, headache, improvement, balanced diet, healthy diet, disgusting.

Last Stop (documentary about Women Abuse).
Courage, to take my life back, to heal the pain, nightmare (pesadilla) dreams (sueños).


Repasad la gramática (reported speech).