vocabulario de ingles

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Unit 1 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Pronouns Other Adverbs
birthday Subject pronouns beautiful Responses
bow I big no
brother you common yes
cafeteria he cool
chemistry she exciting Other
city famous actually
it
class friendly here
we
classmate good (over) there
they
club interesting not
English Titles new now
family Miss next really (+ adjective)
friend Mr. nice too (+ adjective)
hobby Mrs. old very (+ adjective)
member Ms. same Prepositions
name Adjectives shy at (10:00/City College)
parents Possessives unusual from (Seoul/Korea)
person my in (the morning/the same
semester
Articles
your a class)
sister his on (my way to . . . )
an
teacher her the Conjunctions
student its
university Verbs and
our
vacation am but
their
year are or
has
is
love
Expressions
Saying hello Exchanging personal Introducing someone Checking information
Hi. information This is . . . ./These are . . . . Sorry, what’s your name
Hey. What’s your name? Nice to meet you. again?
Hello. I’m . . . ./My name is . . . . Asking about someone It’s . . . .
Good morning. What’s your first/last Who’s that? How do you spell . . . ?
How are you?/How’s it name? That’s . . . . What do people call you?
going? It’s . . . . His/Her name is . . . . Everyone calls me . . . .
(I’m) fine, thanks. What are your hobbies? Who are they? Please call me . . . .
Pretty good. My hobbies are . . . . They’re . . . . Making suggestions
OK. When’s your birthday? Their names are . . . Let’s . . . .
Saying good-bye It’s . . . . and . . . . Apologizing
Bye. What’s . . . like? Where’s your friend? (I’m) sorry.
Good-bye. He’s/She’s/It’s . . . . He’s/She’s . . . . Agreeing
See you later. What are . . . like? Thanking someone That’s right.
See you tomorrow. They’re . . . . Thanks. OK.
Have a good day. Where are you from? Thank you. Sure.
Good night. I’m/We’re from . . . .
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Unit 2 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns department store full-time teach
Jobs/Professions hospital great wake up
(TV) announcer office part-time watch
carpenter restaurant similar work (in an office/for an
cashier school worse airline)
chef university worst
Adverbs
company director Other
Verbs Responses
construction worker breakfast
answer yeah
cowboy clothes
assist Other
dancer country
build a lot
doctor dinner
care for early
fisherman drink
cook exactly
flight attendant food
design home
lumberjack house
do late
musician job
get (home) only
nurse music
get up usually
pilot passenger
go (to bed/to school/to
receptionist patient Prepositions
work)
salesperson phone around/about
have (a job/lunch)
server schedule (10:00/noon)
leave (work/for work)
singer snack after (midnight)
like
taxi driver thing at (7:00/night/midnight)
live
tour guide time at (a travel agency/a fast-
recognize
Web-site designer weather report food restaurant)
sell
Types of jobs work before (noon)
serve
entertainment business sleep during (the week)
Adjectives in (a hospital/an office)
food service bad sound (interesting)
office work spend (your day) in (the morning/the
better afternoon/the evening)
travel industry dangerous start
Workplaces like (Peru)
different stay up
airline on (weekdays/Fridays)
difficult study
(computer) company until (midnight)
fantastic take
Expressions
Talking about work/school Asking for more information Expressing interest
What do you do (exactly/there)? What time . . . ? Oh?
I’m a/an . . . . Which . . . ? Oh, really?
Where do you work? Why? Really?
I work in/at/for . . . . Talking about daily schedules How interesting!
How do you like your job/classes? How do you spend your day? Expressing surprise
I like it/them a lot. Well, I . . . . Oh!
I love it/them. What time do you go to Wow!
Where do you go to school? work/school?
I go to . . . . Starting a sentence
I go to work/school at . . . .
What’s your favorite . . . ? Well, . . . .
When do you get home?
My favorite . . . is . . . . By the way, . . . .
I usually get home at . . . .
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Unit 3 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Other Adjectives sad
Clothes and jewelry CD Colors small
backpack cell phone black stylish
bag cent blue truthful
boots clerk brown warm
bracelet coffee gray
cost
Verbs
cap green
cup Modal
dress orange
customer can
earrings pink
in-line skates design purple
Other
dollar ask
jacket red
flea market buy
jeans white
item help
necklace yellow
lamp let (me) + verb
ring Other
notebook look (= seem)
shirt attractive
newspaper look at
socks boring
paperback book mean
sunglasses cheap
painting pay (for)
tie each
(CD) player prefer
T-shirt expensive
(birthday) present say
watch fun
price see
Materials* happy
tennis racket sell (for)
cotton jealous
radio think (of)
gold large
style try on
leather light
(price) tag want to (+ verb)
plastic loving
polyester VCR medium Adverbs
rubber Pronouns mysterious almost
silk one perfect else
silver ones pretty more
wool pure right there
reasonable
*Names of materials can be used as nouns or adjectives.
Expressions
Talking about prices Getting someone’s Talking about Thanking someone
How much is this/that attention preferences Thanks anyway.
necklace? Excuse me. Which one do you prefer? You’re welcome.
It’s . . . . Look! I prefer the . . . one. Expressing doubt
That’ s not bad. Look at . . . . Which ones do you like Hmm.
How much are Oh, . . . . better/more? I’m not sure.
these/those earrings? Offering help I like the . . . one Uh, . . . .
They’re . . . . Can I help you? better/more. Expressing surprise
That’s expensive. Making and declining an Are you kidding?
Identifying things
Comparing Which one? offer
The silk dress is prettier/ The blue one. Would you like to . . . ?
more expensive than Uh, no. That’s OK.
Which ones?
the polyester dress.
The yellow ones.
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Unit 4 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Musical instruments Pronouns see
Movies cello Object pronouns save
horror film guitar me send
science fiction piano you study
thriller Entertainers him think
western actor her visit
TV programs actress it win
game show group us Adverbs
news singer them especially
soap opera Other just
concert
Verbs
talk show never
date Modal
Music* pretty (+ adjective)
fan would
classical still
country (baseball) game Other
come tomorrow
gospel gate (not) very much
jazz kind (of ) have to (+ verb)
pop (soccer) match go out Prepositions
R&B (rhythm and blues) (text) message guess about (it)
rap (electronic) note know for (dinner)
rock play listen to with (me)
salsa stadium meet from . . . until/till . . .
ticket miss
video need to (+ verb)
voice play (an instrument)
*Names of musical styles can be used as nouns or adjectives.
Expressions
Talking about likes and dislikes Inviting someone Asking about events
Do you like . . . ? Would you like to . . . ? When is it?
Yes, I do. I like . . . a lot./ Do you want to . . . ? Where is it?
I love . . . . Accepting an invitation What time does it start?
No, I don’t. I don’t like . . . Yes, I would. Where should we . . . ?
very much. Yes, I’d love to.
What kind of . . . do you like? Yes, I’d really like to.
What do you think of . . . ? Refusing an invitation
Who’s/What’s your favorite . . . ? I’d like to, but I have to . . . .
I’d like to, but I need to . . . .
I’d like to, but I want to . . . .
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Unit 5 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Other Adjectives move
Family/Relatives adult Quantifiers spend (money)
aunt age all stand
brother bus stop nearly all tell
children college most travel
cousin couple many vote
dad elevator a lot of/lots of wait
daughter e-mail some
family tree
Adverbs
father not many
fact Time expressions
grandfather a few
foreign language (almost) always
grandmother few
government right now
grandparents Other
money this week/month/year
great-grandfather dear (+ name)
only child these days
great-grandmother married
great-grandparent people Other
secret
percent abroad
husband single
(wildlife) photographer alone
mom stuck
project away
mother typical
teenager together
nephew unmarried
niece shopping trip young Prepositions
sister television between (the ages of . . .
sister-in-law women Verbs and . . . )
son eat by (the age of . . . )
Pronouns enjoy
uncle of
anyone get (married)
wife
no one marry Conjunction
because
Expressions
Asking about family Exchanging information about the present
Tell me about your family. Are you living at home?
How many people are there in your family? Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
There are . . . people in my family. Where are you working now?
We have . . . son(s) and . . . daughter(s). I’m working . . . .
How many brothers and sisters do you have? Is anyone in your family . . . right now?
I have . . . brother(s) and . . . sister(s). Yes, my . . . is . . . .
I’m an only child. Expressing interest
What an interesting . . . .
Expressing relief
Thank goodness!
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Unit 6 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Other Verbs often
Sports and fitness athlete chat sometimes
activities country dance hardly ever
aerobics couch potato draw almost never
baseball fitness freak enter never
basketball free time exercise every . . .
bicycling gym keep once a . . .
football sports fanatic lift weights twice a . . .
in-line skating talent show paint three times a . . .
jogging tip play (cards/a sport) not very often/much
karate relax Other
Pronoun sing online*
running nothing
soccer spend (time) sometime
softball Adjectives take (a walk) then
stretching average type
work out
Prepositions
swimming fit
in (my free time/great
tennis good at (something)
Adverbs shape)
treadmill middle-aged for (a walk)
real
Frequency
volleyball like (that)
always
walking regular
almost always
weight training tired
usually
yoga
*Can also be an adjective
Expressions
Talking about routines Talking about abilities Expressing surprise/disbelief
How often do you . . . ? How well do you . . . ? Seriously?
Every . . . . Pretty well./About average. Agreeing
Once/Twice/Three times a . . . . Not very well. All right.
Not very often. How good are you at . . . ? No problem!
Do you ever . . . ? Pretty good./OK.
Yes, I always/often/sometimes . . . . Not very good.
No, I never/hardly ever . . . . Asking for more information
How long do you spend . . . ? What else . . . ?
Two hours a day./Thirty minutes
a day.
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Unit 7 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns tourist rude Adverbs
argument trip sick Time expressions
bowling vacation terrible again
city waves special all day/night/weekend
dishes weather terrific as usual
flight whole last night/Saturday/
Pronouns
food weekend
anything Verbs
gardening most of the time
anybody believe
homework the whole time
something call
hotel today
cook
insect Adjectives drive
yesterday
karaoke bar amazing Other
fish
laundry awful also
forget
luggage broke anywhere
happen
neighbor cloudy downtown
hear
noise cold first of all
invite
party cool unfortunately
make (a phone call)
passport excellent rain Prepositions
photocopy foggy read on (business/vacation/a
(air)plane freezing stay (home) trip)
room full stop over (the weekend)
service hot take (a day off)
surfing incredible worry
test lost wrong
lucky
Expressions
Asking about past activities Giving opinions about past experiences
Did you go anywhere last weekend? How did you like . . . ?/How was . . . ?
How did you spend . . . ? It was . . . ./I really enjoyed it.
What did you do . . . ? What was the best thing about . . . ?
Where did you . . . ? Was the . . . OK?
What time did you . . . ?
Who did you . . . with?
How long were you . . . ?
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Unit 8 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns pay phone floor hold on
Neighborhood/ post office garbage look for
Recreational facilities restaurant grass share
amusement park shopping center haircut wash
apartment (building) skateboard park kid
stationery store parking Adverbs
aquarium Responses
avenue swimming pool pet
theater pollution of course
bank
traffic light privacy Other
barber shop
(public) transportation reservation everywhere
bookstore
travel agency roommate in fact
(botanical) garden
video arcade utilities too (= also)
campus
clothing store youth center yard Prepositions
dance club zoo on
Adjectives
drugstore Other next to
available
gas station ad(vertisement) near(by)
convenient
grocery store (car) alarm close to
fancy
gym animal across from
loud
hotel bedroom opposite
quiet
ice-skating rink card in front of
in-line skating path cat Verbs in back of
Internet café choice agree behind
laundromat cleanliness bark between
(public) library complaint borrow on the corner of
movie theater crime call back
(science) museum dog cut Conjunction
music store door dry so
park fashion find
Expressions
Defining a place Asking about quantities
What’s a . . . ? Are there many . . . ?
It’s a place where you . . . . Yes, there are a lot.
Asking for and giving locations Yes, there are a few.
Is there a/an . . . near here? No, there aren’t many.
Yes, there is. There’s one . . . . No, there aren’t any.
No, there isn’t, but there’s one . . . . No, there are none.
Are there any . . . around here? Is there much . . . ?
Yes, there are. There are some . . . . Yes, there’s a lot.
No, there aren’t, but there are some . . . . Yes, there’s a little.
No, there aren’t any . . . around here. No, there isn’t much.
No, there isn’t any.
No, there’s none.
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Unit 9 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Adjectives Verbs
appearance bald describe
beard blond hold
centimeter casual learn
contact lenses classic sit
couple curly suppose
e-pal dark wear
eye elderly
feet funky Adverbs
fairly (+ adjective)
girlfriend good-looking
quite (+ adjective)
glasses gorgeous
guy handsome Prepositions
hair long in (a T-shirt/jeans/his twenties)
height medium on (the couch)
length middle aged to (the left of)
looks serious-looking with (red hair)
man short
meter straight
mustache tall
picture
sweater
window
woman
Expressions
Asking about appearance Identifying someone
What does she look like? Who’s Raoul?
She’s tall. He’s the man wearing a green shirt/talking to Liz.
She has red hair. Which one is Julia?
How old is she? She’s the one in jeans/near the window.
She’s about 32. Making suggestions
She’s in her thirties. Why don’t you . . . ?
How tall is she?
She’s 1 meter 88.
She’s 6 feet 2.
How long is her hair?
It’s medium length.
What color is her hair?
It’s light brown.
What color are her eyes?
They’re dark green.
Does he wear glasses?
Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t.
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Unit 10 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Verbs Adverbs
appointment choose already
(mountain) biking clean ago
camel climb lately
(goat) cheese cut latest
curry decide past
hill dictionary recently
hairstyle easygoing yet
key fast-paced
(herbal) tea hike Prepositions
for (a while/two weeks/several years)
lifestyle kill
since (6:45/last week/elementary school)
magazine lose
(take-out) meal read
riverboat tour ride
streetcar surf (the Internet)
truck take (it easy)
wedding taste
try
Adjectives valuable
awake
busy
current
elementary school
engaged
iced
important
live (concert)
relaxed
several
Expressions
Talking about past experiences How many times have you . . . ? Expressing uncertainty
Have you ever . . . ? I’ve . . . once/twice/several times. I can’t decide.
Have you . . . recently/lately . . . this week? How long have you lived here? Apologizing
Yes, I have./No, I haven’t. I’ve lived here for/since . . . . I’m sorry (I’m late).
Have you . . . yet? How long did you live there?
Yes, I have. I’ve (already) . . . . I lived there for . . . .
No, I haven’t. I haven’t . . . (yet).
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Unit 11 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Adjectives Other
attraction best arrive
bargain clean get around
beach crowded move away
event delicious plan to (+ verb)
(city) guide efficient recommend
harbor fast rent
hometown historical use
information local
sight inexpensive
Adverbs
anytime
souvenir noisy
definitely
spot polluted
easily
subway safe
extremely (+ adjective)
summer spacious
maybe
taxi stressful
somewhat (+ adjective)
town ugly
visitor
Verbs Prepositions
outside (the city)
Pronoun Modal about (Mexico City)
you (= anyone) should
Conjunctions
however
though
Expressions
Describing something Asking for information Asking for and giving
What’s . . . like? Can you tell me about . . . ? suggestions
It’s . . . and . . . . Talking about advisability What should I . . . ?
It’s . . . , but (it’s not) . . . . What can you do . . . ? You should . . . .
It’s . . . . It’s not (too) . . . , though. You can . . . . You shouldn’t . . . .
It’s . . . . It’s not (too) . . . , however. You can’t . . . . Should I . . . ?
Can I . . . ? Yes, you should./No, you shouldn’t.
Yes, you can./No, you can’t.
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Unit 12 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Containers Other Verbs
Health problems bag advice Modals
backache bottle back could
burn box chicken stock may
cold can dentist Other
cough jar energy burn
dry skin pack garlic chop up
fever stick hand concentrate
flu tube head faint
headache Pharmacy items idea get (a cold)
hiccups aspirin liquid hurt
insomnia bandages muscle rest
itchy eyes breath mints rest put
mosquito bites cough drops throat see (a doctor/a dentist)
sore eyes/muscles/throat deodorant tooth suggest
stomachache eye drops sneeze
Adjectives
sunburn face cream take (medicine/
helpful
toothache heating pad something for . . . )
homesick
upset stomach lotion work (= succeed)
itchy
multivitamin
stressed (out) Prepositions
ointment
shaving cream in (bed)
tissues under (cold water)
toothpaste
vitamin C
Expressions
Talking about health problems Asking for and giving advice
How are you? What should you do . . . ?
Not so good. I have . . . . It’s important/helpful/a good idea to . . . .
That’s too bad. What do you suggest/have for . . . ?
Offering and accepting assistance Try/I suggest/You should . . . .
Can/May I help you? Expressing dislike
Yes, please. Yuck!
Can/Could/May I have . . . ? Agreeing
You’re right.
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Unit 13 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns lemon Other Verbs
Food and beverages lettuce coffee shop Modals
banana meat menu will
bean meatball order would
beef mushroom review Other
bread noodle waiter bring
burrito omelet waitress order
cake pizza take (an order)
potato Adjectives
cappuccino
rice baked Adverbs
(blue) cheese
salad bland a bit (+ adjective)
chicken
salmon fresh either
chocolate
sandwich fried neither
cucumber
seafood greasy tonight
(main) dish
shrimp grilled
dessert Preposition
soup healthy
dressing with (lemon)
sushi international
flavor
tofu mashed
french fries
tomato mixed
hamburger
tuna rich
ice cream
vinaigrette salty
kebab
water sour
lamb
spicy
stir-fried
sweet
vegetarian
Expressions
Expressing feelings Ordering in a restaurant
I’m (not) crazy about . . . . May I take your order?
I’m (not) in the mood for . . . . What would you like (to . . . )?
I can’t stand . . . . I’d like/I’ll have a/an/the . . . .
Agreeing and disagreeing What kind of . . . would you like?
I like . . . . I’d like/I’ll have . . . , please.
So do I./I do, too. Would you like anything else?
I don’t like . . . . Yes, please. I’d like . . . .
Neither do I./I don’t either. No, thank you. That’ll be all.
I’m crazy about . . . .
So am I./I am, too.
I’m not in the mood for . . . .
Neither am I./I’m not either.
I can . . . .
So can I./I can, too.
I can’t . . . .
Neither can I./I can’t either.
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Unit 14 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Other Verbs
Geography airport get up (to)
capital farm go down (to)
coastline gift
knowledge Adverb
desert
metal next year
earth
forest million Prepositions
island number in (the summer/the world/the Americas)
lake population of (the three)
ocean quiz on (the island/earth)
planet winter from . . . to . . .
river
Adjectives
sea
deep
view
far
valley
hard
volcano
high
waterfall
isolated
world
mountainous
Distances and measurements wet
degree (Celsius/Fahrenheit) worse
kilometer
meter
(square) mile
Expressions
Talking about distances and measurements Making comparisons
How far is . . . from . . . ? Which country is larger, . . . or . . . ?
It’s about . . . kilometers/miles. . . . is larger than . . . .
How big is . . . ? Which country is the largest: . . . , . . . , or . . . ?
It’s . . . square kilometers/miles. . . . is the largest of the three.
How high is . . . ? Which country has the largest . . . ?
It’s . . . meters/feet high. . . . has the largest . . . .
How deep is . . . ? What is the most beautiful . . . in the world?
It’s . . . meters/feet deep. I think . . . is the most beautiful.
How long is . . . ?
It’s . . . kilometers/miles long.
How hot is . . . in the summer?
It gets up to . . . degrees.
How cold is . . . in the winter?
It goes down to . . . degrees.
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Unit 15 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Other Adjectives
Leisure activities address canceled
(comedy) act babysitter physical
barbecue DVD
excuse Verbs
(dance) performance
favor accept
gathering
invitation give
hockey game
meeting open
picnic
message pick (someone) up
(golf) tournament
relative practice
rock concert
request refuse
roller coaster return
statement speak
puppy Adverbs
afterward
on time
overtime
Expressions
Talking about plans Making a business call
What are you doing tonight? Hello. May I speak to . . . ?
I’m going . . . . . . . ’s not in. Can I take a message?
Are you doing anything tonight? Yes, please. This is . . . . Would you
Yes, I am. I’m . . . . ask . . . to call me?
No, I’m not. This is . . . .
What is she going to do tomorrow? I’ll give . . . the message.
She’s going . . . . Leaving and taking messages
Are they going to . . . ? Can/May I take a message?
Yes, they are. Please tell . . . (that) . . . .
Apologizing and giving reasons Please ask . . . to . . . .
I’d love to, but I can’t. I . . . . Would/Could you tell . . . to . . . ?
Sorry, but I have to . . . . Would/Could you ask . . . to . . . ?
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Unit 16 Language summary
Vocabulary
Nouns Adjectives Adverbs
(savings) account broke anymore
(photo) album outgoing differently
credit own less
card successful someday
career
change Verbs Prepositions
achieve in (ages/a few years)
course
become into (my own apartment)
future
bring about
goal
catch up
graduation
change
(driver’s) license
dress
life
dye
(bank/student) loan
lottery fall (in love)
responsibility gain
skill graduate
vocabulary grow
weight hope (+ verb)
improve
pay off
take (the bus)
win
Expressions
Describing changes Talking about future plans
You’ve really changed! I’m (not) going to . . . .
I’m not in school anymore. I (don’t) plan/want to . . . .
I wear contact lenses. I hope to . . . .
I got engaged. I’d like/love to . . . .
I moved to a new place. Expressing congratulations
I’ve lost weight. Congratulations!
I’ve changed jobs.
My hair is shorter now.
My job is less stressful.
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