Starter Unit: VOCABULARY ENERGY 4: Students, Workbook and Wordstore
Starter Unit: VOCABULARY ENERGY 4: Students, Workbook and Wordstore
STARTER UNIT
Means of transport:
2 vehicles which have got two wheels: bike and motorbike
Differences between Bus/Coach: First it is for short distances, second it is for long distances
Preposition which is used with means of transport: BY
Trains are in a railway station and in the underground
Synonym for Underground= subway, Tube
A train in the streets of a city= Tram
A large vehicle which is used to transport things by road= Lorry
The surface, the place where people stand and wait for the trains= Platform
The place where you buy tickets?= Ticket office
Find synonyms:
Tourists=Visitors, holidaymakers
A-levels=Exams, qualifications
Celebrities= Famous people
Geography: Write the four main points of the compass= North, South, East, West
Write three geographical words connected with “Water”= Lake, River, Sea
Talking about population, Order the place which is the biggest= City, town, Village
An area of water where people keep small boats= Marina
Coastline
Ocean 1
Valley
Mountain
Complete this exercise with these words:
UNIT 1- STORIES
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Switch on # Switch off
Turn on # Turn off
Turn up = play louder
This is a…..CD player…. Name different parts of it: Loudspeaker and Lead
Types of stories: Summer story =Telling what you did in summer season
Folk Story= Traditional or typical story from a country
Tale=Story for children ,examples}Cinderella, The three little piglets
Fable=A story which has got a message at the end}The lion and the mouse
The hare and the Tortoise
The ant and the grasshopper
Wise man=wizard=magician
Different rooms in a house: Kitchen
Bedroom
Living–room
Sitting-room
Toilet/bathroom
Hall
Attic
Wine cellar
Translate in English: Anillo-Ring
Gallo-Cockerel
Gallina-Hen
Sarten-Frying pan
Olla-Saucepan
Guilty#Innocent
Robber=Thief
The Cock usually crows =sings in the morning
Connectors which are used in a story: Once-Una vez, Erase una vez-Once upon a time
When-Cuando
Then-Luego
As soon as-Tan pronto como
After-Después
Finally-Finalmente
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In Great Britain,there are two types of newspapers: -The Press (Serious)
-The tabloids (Scandals,love affairs)
Magazines-Revistas
Comics-Tebeos
Plot-trama =Storyline
Main character-personaje principal =Hero
Writer=Author
Reader=Lector
Journalist=Periodista
What is it about?= ¿De qué va?
Hear= Listen to
Bang is a noise
Gunshot =disparo de pistola
The moon =La luna
Stars =Estrellas
Crowd= a lot of people
Doorbell =timbre de la puerta
Dark #light
Spot =mancha--------FALSE FRIENDS TV Commercial / Advertisement
Blood= red liquid BLEED BLED BLED = sangrar
Wet #dry
Empty #full
Bandage = vendaje
UNIT 2- VOCABULARY
Electronic equipment:
Definitions: 1)A regular movement or sound, it often makes people clap or dance=BEAT (golpe)
2)One of several pieces of music on a CD= TRACK(pista)
3)Part of the equipment goes round and round= DECK(pletina)
4)A flat disc which contained music before CDs were invented= RECORD(disco)
5)A pair of speakers which you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio,record player
=HEADPHONES (auriculares)
6)Finding beats in one record that match those in another =BEAT MATCHING
7)This connect your pieces of equipment= LEADS (Cables)
8)The town where one is born =HOMETOWN
9)A book which is sold a lot =BEST-SELLER
10)The words in a song = LYRICS
Synonyms: Leaflet= Brochure (It is a book with pictures which gives you information about a product)
(Folleto)
Worth 50 Euros= The value,the price (vale de dinero)
The film is really worth seeing it= You can see it because it is enjoyable (merece la pena)
Rules= Instructions (reglas)
Look after=Take care of (Cuidar)
Prize=Award (premio)
Pause= Still (pausa)
Swap=Change channels
Close= Shut (Cerrar)
Cash= Money
Remove=Take out (Quitar,sacar)
Stuff= Things
Calm down =Take it easy! Be relaxed!
Stupid= silly,fool
Puzzled = Confused (confuso, confundido)
Angry= Furious (Enfadado)
To call = To phone
To chat= To talk,speak to
Fed up = Tired and angry (Harto ): I’m fed up of telling you –Shut up!
Scholarship= Grant (Beca)
I believe = I think
Teenagers= Adolescent (adolescents)
Kids= Children
Amazing= Surprising (sorprendente)
Ground= Floor (Suelo)
Enormous= Big
Slim= Thin (Delgado)
-What’s the difference between “Atmosphere” and “Environment”?: Atmosphere means the general impression you have the place you are, how you
feel.
Environment is the natural world,the landscape, the sea,
the air. Examples: There is a friendly atmosphere in the party
There is much pollution in the environment
-What is the difference between “Button” and “Bottom”? Button is the thing you press in a machine.
Bottom can be a part of the body or the opposite of Top
-What’s the difference between “Project” and “Homework”? Project is extra homework in a subject to
get better marks. Homework is the daily exercises you do at every subject
-From the word RECORD say new words: RECORD PLAYER; RECORD DECK;RECORD SHOP
-CURRENCY in Great Britain= Pounds and pence or pennies in USA = Dollars and Cents
-NEWS is an Uncountable word, the verb always in sg.: News is great today!
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People read news in newspapers or magazine
People listen to news on the radio
People watch and listent to news on TV
UNIT 3-VOCABULARY
Council= Ayuntamiento
Build –Built- Built= Make houses (Construir)
Support= Apoyar
Campaign=Campaña
Banners = Posters
Go on a march = Ir en una manifestación
SOS = HELP
Sign your petition= Firmar en una lista Signatures (Firmas)
Survey = Informe
Rules = Official instructions
Audience = Public (Público)
PHRASAL VERBS:
Put up = Stick, put something on the wall (pegar, poner, colocar)
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Agree# Disagree (Estar de acuerdo # No estar de acuerdo)
Fair # Unfair (Justo # Injusto)
Appear # Disappear
Like # Dislike
Rude = Impolite # Polite (maleducado # educado)
Lucky # unlucky (Afortunado # desafortunado)
Wrong # Right (Equivocado # correcto)
Successful # unsuccessful (con éxito # sin éxito)
Alarm clock = It is a type of clock that you can set to wake you up (Despertador)
Rubbish bin= Litter bin
Celebrity= A popular person
Bullying= To treat somebody badly
Fizzy drinks= Bebidas gaseosas
Awful = Horrible (Horroroso)
Junk food = Fast food (comida basura)
Tools = Herramientas
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