File 3 - Useful words and phrases

Question 1

de acuerdo con, según

Answer 1

according to
adj + prep
/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə/
According to the article, women are better at multitasking.

Question 2

aventura

Answer 2

adventure
n
/ədˈventʃə(r)/
I want an adventure so let’s go travelling together.

Question 3

antes de

lugar

Answer 3

ahead of
adj + prep
/əˈhed ɒv/
The car was ahead of the bike.

Question 4

casi

Answer 4

almost
adv
/ˈɔːlməʊst/
I can talk to my wife about almost anything.

Question 5

ahogarse, atragantarse

Answer 5

to choke
v
/tʃəʊk/
Try not to choke on that apple.

Question 6

asegurar, sostener (afirmar)

Answer 6

to claim
v
/kleɪm/
They claim that women use more words than men.

Question 7

confuso

Answer 7

confusing
adj
/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
The map was confusing and we got lost.

Question 8

estrellarse, chocar, colisionar

Answer 8

to crash
v
/kræʃ/
He was very careful not to crash into any buses.

Question 9

creible

Answer 9

credible
adj
/ˈkredəbl/
I don’t think this research is very credible so I don’t trust the findings.

Question 10

adecuarse, ajustarse, adaptarse

en forma

Answer 10

to fit
v
/fɪt/
They want to fit me with a hearing aid.

fit
adj
/fɪt/
She goes to the gym every day and is very fit.

Question 11

generalmente, en general

Answer 11

generally
adv
/ˈdʒenrəli/
Do you think, generally speaking, that women are more talkative than men?

Question 12

cotilleo, chisme

Answer 12

gossip
n
/ˈɡɒsɪp/
Have you got any gossip to share?

Question 13

cotillear

Answer 13

to gossip
v
/ˈɡɒsɪp/
She likes to gossip with her friends over coffee.

Question 14

apenas, casi no, casi nadie, dificilmente

Answer 14

hardly
adv
/ˈhɑːdli/
We hardly ever go to the cinema any more.

Question 15

de hecho, en realidad

Answer 15

in fact
/ɪn fækt/
We don’t eat out much, in fact, we don’t even have takeaways any more.

Question 16

manual

conjunto de intrucciones

Answer 16

manual
n
/ˈmænjuəl/
I need a training manual on how to bring up children.

Question 17

hacer muchas cosas al mismo tiempo

Answer 17

to multitask
v
/mʌltiˈtɑːsk/
Do you think women can multitask better than men?

Question 18

autorización, licencia

Answer 18

permit
n
/ˈpɜːmɪt/
Do you have a permit to park here?

licence
n
/ˈlaɪsəns/

Question 19

carrera (competición)

Answer 19

race
n
/reɪs/
I won the race.

Question 20

rango, gama

Answer 20

range
n
/reɪndʒ/
There is a wide range of products to choose from.

Question 21

llegar, alcanzar

Answer 21

to reach
v
/riːtʃ/
When do you think you will reach the station?

Question 22

grabadora

Answer 22

recorder
n
/rɪˈkɔːdə(r)/
They attached a recorder to them to monitor their conversations.

Question 23

reducir, disminuir

Answer 23

to reduce
v
/rɪˈdjuːs/
Laughing can reduce stress.

Question 24

ruta, camino, trayecto

Answer 24

route
n
/ruːt/
Which is the best route to the station?

Question 25

correr, apresurarse

Answer 25

to rush v /rʌʃ/ I was late so I had to rush to school.

Question 26

excéptico

Answer 26

sceptical adj /ˈskeptɪkl/ They are sceptical of the belief that women use three times as many words as men.

Question 27

un poco, algo

Answer 27

slightly adv /ˈslaɪtli/ Men only use slightly fewer words than women.

Question 28

estereotipo

Answer 28

stereotype n /ˈsteriətaɪp/ The stereotype of British people is that they always talk about the weather.

Question 29

estereotipar

Answer 29

to stereotype v /ˈsteriətaɪp/ They stereotype women as being better at looking after children.

Question 30

atascarse

Answer 30

to stick v /stɪk/ Men usually stick to one subject for longer when they chat.

Question 31

atasco

Answer 31

stuck adj /stʌk/ I was stuck in traffic for over an hour this morning.

Question 32

intercambiar

Answer 32

to swap v /swɒp/ We like to get together and swap opinions.

Question 33

hablar de, hablar sobre, hablar acerca de

Answer 33

to talk about v /tɔːk əˈbaʊt/ I like to talk about politics with my friends.

Question 34

hablador

Answer 34

talkative adj /ˈtɔːkətɪv/ Anthony is talkative but he doesn’t really listen.

Question 35

tender a, ser propenso a, soler

Answer 35

to tend v /tend/ Women tend to gossip more than men.

Question 36

darse la vuelta, girar alrededor

Answer 36

to turn around v /ˈtɜːn əraʊnd/ You should turn around because you’re going the wrong way.

Question 37

ponerse colorado, ponerse rojo

Answer 37

to turn red /tɜːn red/ When the lights turn red you have to stop.

Question 38

mientras que, considerando que

Answer 38

whereas conj /wɛərˈæz/ Women talk about lots of subjects whereas men usually stick to one subject for longer.

Question 39

peor

Answer 39

worse adj /wɜːs/ You should leave now because the traffic is getting worse.