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Unit 8
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Unit 8, Road Map B1+ Ejercicios y tarjetas didácticas
Lista de palabras para Unit 8, Road Map B1+
Palabra | Definición | Ejemplo |
experience | if you experience a problem, event or situation, it happens to you or affects you | The island has experienced several natural disasters recently |
storm | a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning | The weather forecast is for severe storms tonight |
cause | to make (something) happen, especially something bad | The oil spill is causing problems for coastal fisheries |
pollution | the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use, or the state of being dangerously dirty | The mines have caused serious pollution of the river system |
produce | to cause (a particular result or effect) | New drugs are producing remarkable results |
toxic gases | a substance which is not solid or liquid, and usually cannot be seen, containing poison or caused by poisonous substances | Some car engines produce toxic gases such as carbon monoxide |
recycle | to put (used objects or materials) through a special process so that they can be used again | We take all our bottles to be recycled |
plastic waste | unwanted materials or substances, made from a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, that are left after you have used something | The machine has been designed to remove plastic waste from the oceans |
die out | when a species of animal dies out, it disappears or stops existing completely | The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out |
reproduce | if an animal or plant reproduces, or reproduces itself, it produces young plants or animals | The turtles return to the coast to reproduce |
prevent | to stop (something) from happening, or stop (someone) from doing something | The rules are intended to prevent accidents |
develop | to design or make (a new idea, product, system, etc.) over a period of time | Scientists are developing new drugs to treat arthritis |
run out | if something is running out, there will soon be none left | We must act now because time is running out |
natural resources | minerals such as oil or coal that exist in a country and can be used to increase its wealth | We support the sustainable use of natural resources |
consume | to use (time, energy, goods, etc.) | A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel |
waste | to use more (money, time, energy, etc.) than is useful or sensible | Leaving the heating on all the time wastes electricity |
overpopulation | when there are too many people living in a particular place | Many global issues such as global warming and famine are made worse by overpopulation |
solve | to find or provide a way of dealing with (a problem) | The issue of how to improve healthcare cannot be solved overnight |
climate change | a permanent change in the Earthˈs weather conditions | These fish are under threat as a result of climate change |
check out | to look at (someone or something) because they are interesting or attractive, or to find out whether they are interesting or attractive | If I hear about a website that sounds interesting, I check it out |
fall out | fell | She fell out with her parents because they did not like her partner |
hang out | to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people | Where do Harry and his friends hang out? |
miss out | to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you | Some children miss out because their parents can't afford to pay for school trips |
sort out | to succeed in making arrangements for (something) | She is trying to sort out childcare |
speak out | to publicly speak in protest about something, especially when protesting could be dangerous | Five students who had spoken out against the regime were arrested |
work out | to think carefully about how you are going to do (something) and plan a good way of doing it | We need to work out how we're going to get there |
difficult | someone who is difficult never seems pleased or satisfied | Joe was a very difficult man to live with |
talented | having a natural ability to do something well | Brian Jones was a highly talented musician who could play several instruments |
lack confidence | to not have the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully | Alex is a good candidate but his problem is that he lacks confidence |
strict | expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say | This company is very strict about punctuality |
reliable | someone who is reliable can be trusted or depended on | Rachel is always reliable: if she has said she will do something, she always does it |
willing | eager to help, etc. and not needing to be persuaded | We found 20 people willing to take part in the experiment |
sweet | kind, gentle and friendly | How sweet of you to remember my birthday! |
nasty | someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way | She's always being nasty to her sister, teasing her and hiding her things |
bright | intelligent and able to learn things quickly | He was an exceptionally bright child |
politically active | involved in politics and doing practical things to achieve political aims | He became politically active at college and is now a junior minister |
polite | behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in | He was too polite to ask how old she was |
racist | believing, or demonstrating the belief, that people of your own race are better than others, and treating people from other races unfairly and sometimes violently | The actor has been accused several times of making racist remarks |
patient | able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behaviour, etc. without becoming angry | You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm off the phone |
stay calm | to be and remain relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous or upset | I tried to stay calm and just ignore him |
generous | someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time, etc., in order to help people or give them pleasure | I was thankful for my employer's generous offer to pay all my expenses |
break up | end relations or marriage | The couple broke up last year |
go your separate ways | if people go their separate ways, they stop being friends or end a personal relationship | They were very good friends when they were at school, but they have gone their separate ways now |
get on very well | if people get on very well, they like each other and have a very friendly relationship with each other | Occasionally they argue, but the two boys get on very well most of the time |
lose touch | if two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating, for example by no longer phoning or writing to each other | I lost touch with Julie after we moved |
have a lot in common | to have a lot of the same interests, attitudes, etc. as someone else | I found I had a lot in common with these people and we started going on holiday together |
not see eye to eye | if two people don't see eye to eye, they disagree with each other | I don't always see eye to eye with my father |
announce your engagement | to tell people about your agreement to marry someone | The couple are expected to announce their engagement today |
get married | if you get married to someone, you become their husband or wife | They got married last week in St Lucia |
hold a ceremony | to present an important social or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way | A ceremony was held in Berlin to mark the occasion |
be pregnant | if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body | The doctor said that she was eight weeks pregnant |
give birth | if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body | His wife gave birth to twins yesterday |
partner | one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship | Discuss your worries with your partner |
anniversary | a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year | Jack and Kim celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary in January |
retire | to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age | He was forced to retire early because of poor health |
pay off your mortgage | to finish paying back all the money you borrowed to purchase a house | They paid off their mortgage five years early |
graduate | to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from a college or university | He graduated in physics from Cambridge University |
take a year off | to spend a year where you do not study or work in a permanent job; people often travel or do volunteer work in a year off | Guy took a year off to work as a volunteer in an elephant sanctuary in Botswana |
be in a serious relationship | to spend time together or live together, and have romantic or sexual feelings for each other, for quite a long time | Freya has had a couple of boyfriends, but she's never been in a serious relationship |
live together | if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married | A lot of people live together before getting married |
separate | if two people who are married or have been living together separate, they start to live apart | She and her husband separated a year ago |
divorce | if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage | David's parents divorced when he was six |