VOCABULARY BANK

Food and cooking

1 FOOD 2 COOKING
a Match the vvords and a Match the \Vords and pictures .
.
p1ctu res.
Fish a.nd seafood
1 crab 1kra:h1 Agrego
n1usscls !'Ill/\'>lz/megillar/akamt
pra\vns /pr::i:n7/ serbs
sal n1on I., sren1on1' salmen
squid lskw1d/Gran
tuna .''tju:n:i1Ate
M eat
beef 1bi:f.Grie de res
chicken /'tJ1k1n/ polli
duck /<lAki peto
la1nb /lren1/ condero
pork /p:1:ki cerdo
Fru it and veget ab les
bereuger
aubergi ne l'ooh;:i3i:n1
(ArnE hervido grilloho/A h parrill
retzmag
beetroot l'hi:tru:t · 4 boiled .ib::i1ld/ b gr il led lgril<l/
rostictolo frito
repollo
cabbage /'ka:b1<l3,'
3
roast fr;:iost I 2 fried /fra1<l/
horwerde Vaporetdo
1 baked /be1kti 5 stean1ed /sti:n1<li
cherries /'t.feriz1
Cerezos

courget te 1k::i:'3et!
Zapallo italizo b 3 >)) Listen and check.
(ArnE zucchini)
cucun1ber 1'kju:k.\n1b;:i1 c How do you prefer these things to be
pepino
cooked?
grapes 1grc1psWUAS •
green beans i!-Jri:n
par
to bi:nz
vende
eggs i chicken
len1on /'leni;:in '
mango "nuel.)!-JOO
melon "1nel0n1
peach •pi:tJ'
potatoes ] fish ---
pear /pea·
raspberriesframbueits
1'ru:zb:iriz1

red to
ired 'pcp:i'
piier nojo
pimentar verbs
b ( 2 >)) Listen and check. Learn these phrasal verbs connected
w ith food and diet.
c Are there any things in I eat out a lot because I often don't
the list that you ... ? have time to cook.
a love (= eat in restaurant s)
I'm trying to cut down on coffee at the
b hate
moment. I'm only having one cup at
c have never tried breakfast. (= have less)
The doctor told me I had very
d A re there any other kinds
high cholesterol and that I should
of fish, n1ea t, or fruit and completely cut out all high-fat cheese
vegetables that are very and dairy products f ram my diet.
con1111on in your cou ntry? (= eliminate)
Personality VOCABULARY BANK

1 WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? 2 OPPOSITES

a Co1nplete the definitions with the adjectives. a Match the adjectives and their opposites.
trabajo
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CAniNoSA Agresivo duro rediA/medio

affec t ionate i;:i'fckJ;:in;:it aggressive -- /;:i'yre'>1mudown
vi" hard-working /hu:d \v3:k1q/ mean !1ni:n/ ! Auto
->
Ambiciosa ANSiOSA extroverfiol Confianza en si Misro

amQitious
A '<c1n'b1J;:i-.. 1
anxious
*
bossy
- /'hnsi' outgQing self-con fident 'konf1d0nt/
encutador Ccompetitiva estupido hboor
charming
e 'tJu:rr110' comggtitive ⑮- ;k:in1'pct:->t1v' stupid /\tju:p1d.1 talkative /'t:i:k;,)t 1v/
indepero liente celosA
independent ·Incl1'pcnd;:inti
* jealous ·d3cl;is1
alhumorzdt rebelde confiable Opposite
moody
A
"1nu:d i, rebellious
# •r1'bcli;}s. reliable
A .'ri la1;ibL inteligente
egoist seusitivalsersatz/mzonable sersible
§.filfish "sclf1.f' sensible* , scns;:ibl.: sensitive
A i'scn-,;:it1\ clever stupid
sociable Arrirzot obstivado/terco
sociable
A /'s;iof;ihl spoilt /sp:1il!I stubborn /'st.\b;:in, severoso
generous retw

self confident
insegur
1 Selfish people think about then1selves and not about insecure
perezosalflojo
other people. lazy Lard-working
tranquildctlldo
2 /\ competitive person ahvays vvants to \V in. Qillet talkative
tireidt
3 rebellious children behave badly because they are shy outgring
given everything they \Vant.
b ]J 24 l)) Listen and check. Then cover the opposites and
4 An Aggresive person gets angry quickly and likes test yourself.
fighting and arguing.
5 charming people have an attractive personality c \\Tith a partner, look at the adjectives again in 1 and
and make people like them. 2. Do you think they are positive, negative, or neutral
6 A Sersible person has common sense and is characteristics?
practical.
7 A socible person is friendly and enjoys being 3 NEGATIVE PREFIXES
\Vith other people.
8 Anxiors people are often \Vorried or stressed . a W h ich prefix do you use \.vith t hese adjectives? Put
9 f\ Moody person is happy one n1inute and sad
t he next, and is often bad -ten1pered .
them in the correct colun1n.

l0 independent people Iike doing things on their own, am!;tlti ous friendly honest imaginative
kind mature organized PQtient reliable
\Vithout help. responsible selfish sensitive sociable tidy
11
people.
booby
A ______ person likes giving orders to other
.' . • ,,., ;r.;x
un-/ dis- im- I ir- I in-
Affectionate
:.....:
12 1\ n person shO\.VS that they love or like imature
unambitious impatient
people very n1uch. unfriendly unselfish inresponsible
dishonest
tidy insensitive
A jetlous person thinks that someone loves
U

13 un Kind
disorganizad
dis reliable
resociable

another person n1ore than then1, or wants \.Vhat other

people have. b (!) 25 l)) Listen and check. \Vhich of the ne\.v adjectives
14 A sensitive person can be easily hurt or offended. has a positive meaning?
1S Ambitious person \Vants to be successful in
An ______
c Cover the colurnns. Test yourself.
life.
16 reliable person is son1eone \.Vho you can trust
A ______ .p False friends
or depend on. I Some words in English are very similar t o words in other
17 A spoilt person doesn't like obeyi ng rules. languages, but have different meanings.
18 A Stubborn person never changes his (or her) Sensible looks very similar to sensible in Spanish and
French, but in fact in English it means someone who has
opinion or attitude about son1ething.
common sense and is pract ical. The Spanish I French
b 1 23 >)) Listen and check. word sensible translat es as sensitive in English (to
describe a person who is easily hurt).
c Cover t he definitions and look at the adjectives. Sympathetic does not mean the same as sympatyczny in
Ren1en1ber the defin itions. Polish or sempatik in Turkish (which mean nice, friendly).
In English, sympathetic means a person who understands
other people's f eelings, e.g. fv1y best friend was very
sympathetic when I failed my exam last week.

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