Vocabulary Level 4 - Berlitz

Unit 18: Describe medical emergencies
medical emergency
ambulance
paramedic
to rescue
conscious
unconscious
to breathe
to choke
pulse
to check (someone’s) pulse
to beat
heartbeat
to bleed
blood
calm
to stay calm
to calm down
to panic
Don’t panic!
to keep a cool head
worried
to reassure
reassured
up and about
emergency room (A&E, UK)
to examine
bandage (n., v.)
X-ray
cast (on a broken (leg))
to release (someone) from the hospital
Unit 19: Call for help

fractured
dispatcher (a person who sends out people in emergency)
X-ray
emergency service team
What’s the nature of your emergency?
apparently
head-on collision (choque de adutos)
fire department (Bomberos)
to lose control
Unit 21: Describe skills

freelancer
candidate (Candidato)
accountant (Contador)
teacher
skill
good at (doing)
good with (something)
quite a while (un buen rato)
well-known (bien conocido)
until now (hasta ahora)
GRAMMAR
I’m good with children.
Laura is good with people.
My daughter is good with numbers.
I’m good at typing.
Thomas is good at driving.
My son is good at using computers.
Describe skills
good at + -ing, good with …; Present perfect progressive
Tap on the slideshow.
I’ve been teaching for six years.

Max has been waiting for an hour.
My mother has been living in New York since she was a child.
How long have you been taking English lessons?
Unit 25: Talk about saving

deposit
bank account
check (Cheque)
salary
payday
employers (Empleadores)
to save for (Ahorrar para)
biweekly (Quincenal)
earn (Ganar)
retire (Retirarse)
I came into a lot of money (Gané mucho dinero)
I can’t afford it (No puedo permitírmelo)
Expense (Gastos)
Talk about saving

Present unreal (2nd) conditional
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big apartment in the city.

I wouldn’t be happier if I earned a lot of money.
Unit 22: Describe personal qualities

pleasant (Agradable)
Unreliable (No es de confianza)
Honest
Disorganized
Decisive (person makes decisions quickly and easily)
Flexible
Hardworking
Lazy
personal qualities
computer literate (Able to use and understand computers)
enthusiastic about
I consider myself…
Independent
Describe personal qualities
Negative prefixes
He’s not reliable. He’s unreliable.

I’m not organized. I’m disorganized.
Laura isn’t decisive. She’s indecisive.
Mark isn’t patient. He’s impatient.
You’re not rational. You’re irrational.
It’s not logical. It’s illogical.
Unit 23: Describe how well you can do something

beginner
professional
bright (Brillante, smart, intelligent)
self-motivated (Someone who wants to work, is enthusiastic and doesn’t need
someone to tell them what to do)
musician (musico)
How good are you?
area of expertise (área de experiencia)
confident (confiado, seguro)
competent with (competente con)
proficient in (competente en)
incompetent
amateur (Aficionado)
prospective customers (Clientes futuros)
Unit 26: Talk about spending

transportation
mortgage (Hipoteca)
housing (Alojamiento)
tuition (Matricula)
millionaire
entertainment
household expense (Gastos del hogar)
interest (Interes)
tax (Impuesto)
rich
savings account (Cuenta de ahorro)
to reach a goal (Alcanzar una meta)
broke (en bancarrota)
loan (prestamo)
Talk about spending

I wish I had / I were / I could
I wish I had more free time. (= I don’t have enough free time.)

I wish I weren’t broke. (= I’m broke.)
I wish I could afford a new car. (= I can’t afford a new car.)
Unit 27: Give and ask for financial advice

transaction fee (Tarifa de transacción)
stock market (Bolsa de Valores)
interest rate (Tasa de interés)
checking account (A bank account for everyday expenses)
online banking (Banca en línea)
real estate (Bienes raíces)
deal (Trato)
ATM (Automated teller machine)
to invest (inventir)
limit (límite)
to pay a fee (Pagar una cuota)
advice (Consejo)
Budget (Presupuesto)
Withdraw (Retirar)
Loan (Prestamo)
Give and ask for financial advice

Present unreal (2nd) conditional: If I were you, I would …
If I were you, I would try to save more money every month.

If Louis were here, he would know what to do.
If we were in New York, we could open a business there.
Unit 28: Conduct bank transactions

PIN (Personal identificacion number)
Amount (monto)
Balance (How much money you have in your account)
currency (The type of money used in a country)
exchange rate (Tipo de cambio)
electronic payment (Pago electronico)
statement (A monthly document from your bank about the money in your
accounts)
enter (Ingresar)
withdraw
to inquire (Preguntar)
to transfer money
to change money
to insert
Exchange rates
– I’d like to change some yen for dollars.

– Today’s exchange rate is 100 yen to the dollar.
– I’d like to change 100,000 yen.
– OK. That comes to $1,000.
– Thanks. Can I have that in $100 bills, please?
Unit 29: Talk about the environmen

environmental issues
carbon footprint (Huella de carbono)
global warming (Calentamiento global – how much CO2 is used by
someone’s activities)
waste (Desperdicio)
climate (Clima)
ecology (Ecología)
greenhouse effect (Efecto invernadero – The way that gases, especially CO2,
make the world warmer)
landfill (Vertedero o basurero)
polluted (Contaminado)
pollution (Contaminación)
smog (Niebla tóxica)
dying out (Extición)
to increase (Aumento)
to decrease (Disminución)
to affect (Afectar)
electricity
grandchildren (Nietos)
overpopullated (Sobrepoblado)
remain (Permanecer)
Talk about the environment

environment / environmental, pollution / polluted, population / popul
ated
It’s important to think about environmental issues. (adjective)

It’s important to think about issues related to the environment. (noun)
Pollution in our cities can cause health problems. (noun)
People living in polluted cities can have health problems. (adjective)
Tokyo has a population of over 11 million people. (noun)
Smog is a problem in overpopulated areas. (adjective)
Unit 31: Discuss environmental issues about energy

Conservation
Solar
to generate
natural resource (Recurso natural)
fossil fuel (Combustible fosil)
aware (Consciente)
chief cause (Causa principal)
geothermal
biomass
law
renewable (Renovable)
to dump (Arrojar, tirar)
chief cause (Principal causa
even though (Aunque)
Discuss environmental issues: energy

although, even though
I usually walk or cycle to work even though I have a car.

Although I have a car, I usually walk or cycle to work.
Unit 32: Discuss environmental issues about recycling

container
recycling
valuable (Valioso)
benefit
to incinerate
to discard
to maintain
to preserve
to turn … into …
to become (Volverse)
to prevent
thanks to …
Discuss environmental issues: recycling

thanks to (= because of, due to)
Thanks to cars, our cities are becoming more polluted. (= Cities are
becoming more polluted because of cars.)
Thanks to new technology, solar energy is becoming cheaper. (= Solar
energy is becoming cheaper due to new technology.
Unit 33: Describe how you stay informed

media
opinions
subscription
front page
top stories
headline
article
trade journal
to stay informed
to keep up with
to deliver
to skim
Describe how you stay informed

to keep up with
I try to keep up with the news.
Keeping up with everything that’s happening around the world is difficult.
Have you kept up with what’s happening in the US?
Unit 34: Discuss news and current events

earthquake
flood
wildfire
hurricane
resident
incident
major
minor
natural disaster
to destroy
missing
under control
power outage
to restore
to evacuate
breaking news
Discuss news and current events

Past perfect
Before the news of the hurricane was reported on the radio, the
authorities had told people to evacuate their homes.
Many people had left their homes by the time the earthquake happened.
Unit 35: Report news to others

Employed
Unemployment
Record
(trade) union
to go on strike
election
to arrive
snowstorm
eyewitness
to be injured
cause
to report
to announce
Report news to others

Reported speech: simple past, present perfect
Eva said she hadn’t known that a snowstorm was coming. (= Eva: “I didn’t

know there was a snowstorm coming.”)
The Prime Minister stated that he had spoken to the American president. (=
Prime Minister: “I have spoken to the American president.”)
Unit 36: Share news with others

Accurately
Objective
Subjective
Catastrophe
Crises
Negative
Fact
sides of a story
according to
sick of
to bombard
to trust
Unit 37: Describe major life events and turning points

turning point
to realize
over
safety
suddenly
closer
to regret
long-term plans
responsible for
to enjoy
to travel
a regret
Describe major life events and turning points

to wish + past perfect
I wish I’d learned to speak another language well. (= I didn’t learn to speak
another language well.)
Paula wishes she had bought her house before the prices went up. (= She
didn’t buy her house before the prices went up.)
Unit 38: Describe past achievements

medal
trophy
plaque
award
competition
successful
to achieve
prize
proud of
to invent
ahead of his time
assignment
temp
chain of events
Describe past achievements

Past unreal conditional
If I had won the competition, I would have gotten a lot of money. (= I didn’t

win the competition.)
If I had been offered an assignment abroad, I wouldn’t have taken it. (= I
wasn’t offered an assignment abroad.)
Unit 39: Talk about hopes and dreams and make

predictions
hope
lottery
luck
to anticipate
to soar
to forecast
prediction
dream
My dream is to …

to come true
in the near future
demand is up / down
Talk about hopes and dreams and make predictions

I hope to / I hope I won’t
I hope to get a new job in the summer. (= I want to get a new job.)
I hope I won’t get ill. (= I don’t want to get ill.)
I anticipate that the government will win the next election. (= I expect this to
happen.)
I predict that humans will eat less meat in the future. (= I suggest this will
happen in the future.)

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Unit 18: Describe medical emergencies

Unit 19: Call for help

Unit 21: Describe skills

I’ve been teaching for six years.

Unit 25: Talk about saving

Talk about saving

If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big apartment in the city.

Unit 22: Describe personal qualities

Unreliable (No es de confianza)

Decisive (person makes decisions quickly and easily)

He’s not reliable. He’s unreliable.

Unit 23: Describe how well you can do something

Unit 26: Talk about spending

Talk about spending

I wish I had more free time. (= I don’t have enough free time.)

Unit 27: Give and ask for financial advice

Give and ask for financial advice

If I were you, I would try to save more money every month.

Unit 28: Conduct bank transactions

– I’d like to change some yen for dollars.

Unit 29: Talk about the environmen

Talk about the environment

It’s important to think about environmental issues. (adjective)

Unit 31: Discuss environmental issues about energy

Discuss environmental issues: energy

I usually walk or cycle to work even though I have a car.

Unit 32: Discuss environmental issues about recycling

Discuss environmental issues: recycling

Unit 33: Describe how you stay informed

Describe how you stay informed

Unit 34: Discuss news and current events

Discuss news and current events

Unit 35: Report news to others

Report news to others

Eva said she hadn’t known that a snowstorm was coming. (= Eva: “I didn’t

Unit 36: Share news with others

Unit 37: Describe major life events and turning points

Describe major life events and turning points

Unit 38: Describe past achievements

Describe past achievements

If I had won the competition, I would have gotten a lot of money. (= I didn’t

Unit 39: Talk about hopes and dreams and make

Talk about hopes and dreams and make predictions

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