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UNIT 1 A-B
Grammar – State verbs and Past habit -Used to goes with action and state verbs -Would goes with action verbs State verbs: believe, like, seem, want, own, know and understand. Action verbs: look, appear, see, think, feel and have. -Word order with adverbs: S+ Adv. + V / S+ Aux. + Adv. + V / S+ Be + Adv.
 Modifying adjectives and adverbs
 Adjectives and nouns Strong
influence, feelings, possibility and argument
Wide
variety, grin, gap and choice
Plain
English and clothes
High
speed, number and heels
 Phrasal verbs Turn Fill Put Wrap Look Do Tidy
Turn Keep Pull Settle Take Let
UP
DOWN
Vocabulary Toast (torrada) = make a toast or propose a toast (brindis) Take photos / cut the cake/ make a speech/ send out invitations/ blow out the candles/ unwrap the presents/ propose a toast/ walk down the aisle/ blow up balloons/ be given a certificate/ exchange rings/ rent a marquee
UNIT 2 A-B Grammar – Pat simple and present perfect Past simple: last…. Or ago... Present perfect: Now, often, (ever) before or over the years -Present perfect simple (finish, permanent) -Present continuous (going on) Articles A/ AN THE -The first time we refer -To refer something we to something. know -With jobs -Certain expressions -Before most of (mountains, seas...) -When there is only one of something Forming adjectives -ABLE -ATE -Y
count, comfort, valu (e), suit, avail passion dirt, filth, fruit
-IVE
impress, express
-FUL /- LESS
wonder, color, help, care
Phrasal verbs Handed in: gave to a person in charge turned up: arrived got across: communicated worked out: managed to understand stayed on: remained
No article -Something in general -Before subj of study -Before most of countries, streets… -Certain expressions
got down to: started picked up: collected kept up with: stayed level with carried out: performed went over: examined Vocabulary Tight (small, elastic): (never spend money)
tight-lipped (completely silence) or tight-fisted
Actually = in fact, really (used to add or correct information)
UNIT 3 A-B Grammar  -ing forms and infinitives
Vocabulary Wings (ales), claws (ungles), whiskers (bigotis), hooves (pezuña), fins (aletes) Put down a book (stop reading) Gather (get together)
UNIT 4 A-B Grammar Past simple: complete actions in the past Past continuous: (was/were + ing) set the scene, background actions (when, where, who) Past perfect simple (had+ past participle) Past perfect continuous (had been + ing) Quantity Uncountable: much, little and a lot of Countable: several, few many, and a lot of Phrasal verbs Take to: start like him Take up: start Take off: become popular Take over: control (lider) Take after: (semblar-se) look and like one person
UNIT 5 A-B Grammar Forming nouns -NESS: sad, ill, dark, kind, happy -TH: strong (strength), long (length) -ITY: equal, real, able, popular, generous Phrasal verbs Come in for: received Come across: find by chance Come off: succeed Come up: get mentioned Come round: visit Come up with: suggest Come out: get uncovered Come about: happen
UNIT 6 A-B
Grammar Relative clauses Defining relative clauses (essential Non-defining info.) (additional) Pronouns : that or 0 0 Which, who, whose… with defining and non- defining
relative
clauses
 Adjectives and nouns + prepositions OF: result, good, range, tired, hope ABOUT: talk, doubt, surprised ON: congratulations FOR: sorry, unusual, respect, talent IN: Involved, difficulty TO: similar  Word formation
IM- : practical, polite, patient DIS- :loyal, honest IN- : experienced, secure UN- : expected, tidy, fair IL- : literate, legal