File 5 - Useful words and phrases

Question 1

audición, prueba

Answer 1

audition
n
/ɔːˈdɪʃn/
The actress was driving to an audition.

Question 2

galardonar

Answer 2

to award
v
/əˈwɔːd/
They will award the title to the winner of the race.

Question 3

barrera, obstrucción, traba, dificultad

Answer 3

barrier
n
/ˈbæriə(r)/
He raised the barrier to let her pass.

Question 4

vela, candela

Answer 4

candle
n
/ˈkændl/
She lit the candle in her bedroom.

Question 5

persona que viaja a diario entre su hogar y el trabajo

Answer 5

commuter
n
/kəˈmjuːtə(r)/
She was a frequent commuter from London to New York.

Question 6

mono, adorable, lindo, hermoso, presioso

Answer 6

cute
adj
/kjuːt/
She thought he was really cute.

Question 7

excepcionalmente

Answer 7

exceptionally
adv
/ɪkˈsepʃənəli/
Usain Bolt can run exceptionally fast.

Question 8

intercambiar unas pocas palabras

Answer 8

exchange a few words
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ ə fjuː wɜːdz/
They always exchange a few words when they see each other.

Question 9

destino, sino, suerte

Answer 9

fate
n
/feɪt/
I knew it was fate that we didn’t win the game.

Question 10

encontrar el coraje

Answer 10

to find the courage
/faɪnd ðə ˈkʌrɪdʒ/
You need to find the courage to give him your phone number.

Question 11

terminar, acabar, completar

Answer 11

to finish
v
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
I want to finish the race in first place.

Question 12

carril, carretera angosta, pista

Answer 12

lane
n
/leɪn/
The motorway lane that I wanted to drive in was closed.

Question 13

probable, probablemente, creible

Answer 13

likely
adj
/ˈlaɪkli/
Is it likely that you will pass your exams?

Question 14

talisman, amuleto, amuleto de la buena suerte

Answer 14

lucky charm
n
/ˈlʌki tʃɑːm/
This necklace is my lucky charm.

Question 15

opera

Answer 15

opera
n
/ˈɒprə/
We went to see an Italian opera last night.

Question 16

operador/a

Answer 16

operator
n
/ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/
He was a tollbooth operator.

Question 17

argumento, trama, conspiración, plan

Answer 17

plot
n
/plɒt/
What’s the plot of this film?

Question 18

ritual, rito, ceremonia, costumbre

Answer 18

ritual
n
/ˈrɪtʃuəl/
He has a special ritual that he does before every match.

Question 19

correr
recorrer
operar
manjear
hacer funcionar

Answer 19

to run
v
/rʌn/
I want to run a company when I grow up.

Question 20

turno

periodo de trabajo

Answer 20

shift
n
/ʃɪft/
I’m working the day shift at the moment.

Question 21

cordones (zapatos)

Answer 21

shoelaces
n pl
/ˈʃuːleɪsɪz/
Did you tie your shoelaces properly?

Question 22

atajo

Answer 22

short cut
n
/ˈʃɔːt kʌt/
If you take the short cut you will get there early.

Question 23

superstición

Answer 23

superstition
n
/suːpəˈstɪʃn/
It’s a superstition that seeing a black cat brings good luck.

Question 24

supersticioso/a

Answer 24

superstitious
adj
/suːpəˈstɪʃəs/
I’m really superstitious so I hate the number 13.

Question 25

sudar, transpirar, exudar

Answer 25

to sweat v /swet/ I always sweat a lot when I play tennis.

Question 26

sus ojos se encontraron

Answer 26

their eyes met /ðeə(r) aɪz met/ Their eyes met across a crowded room.

Question 27

carretera, autopista

Answer 27

thruway n /ˈθruːweɪ/ She came off the thruway and stopped at the tollbooth.

Question 28

título

Answer 28

title n /ˈtaɪtl/ They took his title away and awarded it to the real winner.

Question 29

cabina de peaje, caseta de peaje

Answer 29

tollbooth n /ˈtəʊlbuːð/ You have to pay money to cross the bridge via the tollbooth.

Question 30

cono de tráfico

Answer 30

traffic cone n /ˈtræfɪk kəʊn/ He put a traffic cone in front of his lane.

Question 31

acudir, presentarse | terminar, resultar, acabar

Answer 31

to turn out ph v /ˈtɜːn aʊt/ Don’t worry – everything will turn out okay.

Question 32

ganador, vencedor, triunfador

Answer 32

winner n /ˈwɪnə(r)/ Who was the winner?

Question 33

soler

Answer 33

used to /ˈjuːzd ˈtuː/

Question 34

estar acostumbrado a

Answer 34

to be used to /ˈbiː ˈjuːzd ˈtuː/

Question 35

acostumbrarse

Answer 35

to get used to /ˈgɛt ˈjuːzd ˈtuː/