Unit 3:

Education/career

Strength

Towards

Shoot-out

Time-of

Range

Need

Ugly
side
Grown

Family

Shaking

Borrow

Madness

Friends

Therefore

Maybe

Sob

End up

Interests

Hugging

Outside

Damp

Possessions

Squeal

Neighbo
ur
Silly

Missing
out
Keen

Gatherin
g
Deep

Fits

Take up

Keep it
up

Behaviour
Aford

Worth
Gapped

Halves
Selling

Engages the reader

Upset

Still

Since

Damage
d
Just on

Spurt

Rehearsal

Switched
on/of
Help out

Cheer
yourself
up
Within
Profits

Even

Fed up

Would let
us
Go out

Avoid
Nearly

Tight
Earn

Fruit setter
Bank loan

High

Budget

Afraid

Lacking

Relief

Letting
go

Lucky

1. -ED ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS

1) Kind, generous, sweet, polite, nice (+)
Mean, rude, cruel, horrible, nasty (-)
a) Of + suj + to + infinitive (Generous of you to do/ Rude of you
to say)
b) To + suj (Kind to you/ Horrible to you)
2) Angry, annoyed, furious, irritated (-)
Pleased (+)
a) About something ( I am angry about the nature/ I am pleased
about the wedding)
b) With someone for something ( I am furious with my sister for
the computer/ I am pleased with my sister for take me a photo)
3) Be married to ( Im married to Japanese girl)
Be similar to (Im similar to my mother)
Be engaged to (Im engaged to this girl)
4) Afraid of ( Im afraid of the dark)
Terrified of (Im terrified of the spider)
Frightened of ( Im frightened of my exam)
Scared of ( Im scared of this insect)
Petrified of (Im petrified of my scores)
Tired of (Im tired of the television)
5) Good at ( Im good at English, French, etc.)
Bad at (Im bad at p.e, Maths, etc.)
6) Delighted with (Im delighted with
Happy with ( Im happy with my exam)
Satisfied with ( Im satisfied with my marks)
Disappointed with (Im disappointed with my friend)
7) Surprised at/by (Im surprised at my exam)
Amazed at/by ( Im amazed by my mark)
Astonished at/by (Im astonished at my new car)
Socked at/by (Im Socked by my new house)
8) Feel sorry for someone ( Im feel sorry for my mother)
Feel sorry about something (Im feel sorry about your pen)
9) Worried about ( Im worried about my next exam)

excited about (Im excited about my next holidays)

disappointed about (Im disappointed about the news)
upset about (Im upset about my English teacher)
happy about (Im happy about my new dog)
nervous about( Im nervous about my next exam)
10)
Ed adjectives: Described how you feel something (Im bored
with my bike)
11)
Ing adjectives: describe the noun (This programmes so
boring)
2. PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
1) Present perfect.
I, you, we they +have+ part.
pas
He, she, it + has+ part. pas
a) Uses:
Se usa para acciones que ocurrieron en un
tiempo no concreto antes de ahora.
Se usa el presente perfecto para describir una
experiencia.

I have never flown in a plane. (Nunca he volado en un

avin.)

Se utiliza el presente perfecto para un cambio en

el tiempo.

Their English has improved a lot this year. (Su ingls ha

mejorado mucho este ao.)
Se usa para los exitosos. Dan has finished writing his
first novel. (Dan ha terminado de escribir su primera novela.)

Usamos el presente perfecto para acciones que

todava no han sucedido, usamos los adverbios
yet y still. The plane hasnt arrived yet. (El avin no
ha llegado todava.)

Se utiliza el presente perfecto para hablar sobre

acciones en diferentes momentos en el pasado.
Our team has played 4 games so far this year. (Nuestro
equipo ya ha jugado 4 partidos este ao.)

2) Past simple.
Para formar el pasado simple con verbos regulares, usamos el
infinitivo y aadimos la terminacin -ed. O
was/were/did/went/etc.
a) Uses:
El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de una accin
concreta que comenz y acab en el pasado. Lo usamos
con adverbios de tiempo como last year, yesterday,
last night Tom stayed at home last night. (Tom se qued en
casa anoche.)

Se usa el pasado simple para un serie de acciones en el

pasado. I received the good news and immediately called my
husband. (Recib la buena noticia y llam de inmediato a mi
marido.)

Tambin lo usamos para acciones repetidas o habituales

en el pasado. We always travelled to Cancun for vacation

when we were young. (Siempre viajbamos a Cancn durante

las vacaciones cuando ramos jvenes.)

Lo usamos para narraciones o acciones de perodos de

largo tiempo en el pasado I worked for many years in a
museum. (Trabajaba en un museo durante muchos aos.)

Se utiliza para hablar de generalidades o hechos del

pasado. The Aztec lived in Mexico. (Los aztecas vivan en
Mxico)

3) Present perfect continuos

I, you, we, they + have been+ verb- ing
He, she, it +has been+ verb- ing
a) Uses
Usamos este tiempo cuando queremos expresar el sentido
de la continuidad de una accin que ha comenzado en el
pasado y que dura todava en el presente o que acaba de
terminar. Usamos las preposiciones de tiempo for y
since. John has been working at the bank since 2003. (John
lleva trabajando en el banco desde 2003.)

3. AS AND LIKE.
1) Like : parecido a o lo mismo de. (verbo + like +
sustantivo/pronombre)

Se utiliza like para decir que algo es tpico de alguien .Its

so like Ben to be late. (Es tan tpico de Ben llegar tarde.)

Se utiliza like con el verbo look significa parecer o

parecerse. I look like my mother. (Me parezco a mi madre.)
Tambin utilizamos like para presentar ejemplos. I play
many sports like football, basketball and tennis. (Juego muchos
deportes como ftbol , baloncesto y tenis.)

2) As: en la misma manera o en la misma condicin de. (as + sujeto

+ verbo)

Se utiliza as en frases comparativas de inferioridad e

igualdad. John can run as fast as Peter.

Se usa such as para presentar ejemplos. I play many

sports, such as football, basketball and tennis. (Juego a muchos
deportes como el ftbol, baloncesto y tenis.)

Cuando sea una preposicin, as significa el papel o

profesin de algo o alguien. She started working as a teacher 5
years ago. (Empez a trabajar como profesor hace 5 aos.)

4. EXPRESSIONS
Hes got more money than sense.
Put your money where your mouth is.
Im a bit short of money this month.
Moneys a bit tight at the moment.
Shes got money to burn.
Hes worth a fortune.
My mum always says shes not made of money.
Its sometimes hard to make ends meet.
5. VOCABULARY.
Away:
In:
Of:
On:
To:
Within:

6. COMPARING.
1) Comparatives and superlatives.
To form the comparative, we add -er to the end of the adjective.
To form the superlative, we add -est to the end of the adjective.

Adjective
Good
Bad
Far
Little
Many/much
Old

Comparative
Better
Worse
Farther
Less
More
Older

Superlative
The best
The worst
The farthest
The least
The most
The oldest

Unit 4
Thick ice

Thinner

Doubt

Shut

Shipwreck
ed
Buried

Realised

Dried
noodles

Frostbite

Cabin
cruiser
Bones

Set of

Blew up

Lucky
escape
Tears

Warning

All of a
sudden

Curled up

Breathe

Screaming

Upside
down
Grabbed

Dug

Drowned

Smashed

Pitch
darkness

Unbearable

Waving

Stair rail

To pull
myself up

Desire

Twister

Goods train

Snapping

Roof

Consciousn
ess

Over
louder
Shattered
leg

Howl

Shuddering
ground

Rein
sprayed

Drizzle

Boiling

Lying kind