Ingles Unidad 1 Vocabulario

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level 3 WORD lIST

UNIT ONE
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Word / Phrase Part of Speech
Phonetic Spelling
Definition
achieve
verb
/tiv/
to succeed in doing or having Sometimes I feel like I h

what you planned or intended, achieved any of my goa
usually after a lot of effort
that isnt true.
all at once
adv phrase
/l t wns/
at one time, without delay
You do not have to mak

decisions about your fut
at once.
apart from
prep
/prt frm/
in addition to someone or
something
Apart from English, what

languages do you speak
application
form
noun [count]
/plke()n
frm/
a printed list of questions that

you answer in order to try to
get a job, borrow money, get
into college, etc.
If you want the job, fill o

application form by the
of November.
apply
verb
/pla/
to make an official request for Apply to several college

a job or a place in a college or you have more options.
university
beyond
prep, adverb
/bjnd/
further than the usual range

or limit
To be the best, you have

push yourself beyond yo
comfort zone.
break
(something)
down
phrasal verb
/brek dan/
to divide something, such as

a total amount, into separate
parts
Break your goal down in

smaller steps, so it is eas
to achieve.
career
noun [count]
/krr/
a job or profession that you

have been trained for and you
do for a long period
He had a long career in

journalism.
chronological
order
phrase
/krnldk()l
rdr/
arranged or described in
the order in which events
happened or will happen
Arrange the steps in

chronological order so y
go through them one by
clarify
verb
/klerfa/
to explain something more

clearly so that it is easier to
understand
Can you clarify what you

because we dont under
comfort zone
noun [noncount]
/kmfrt zon/
a situation, place, or
temperature that you feel
relaxed in
In sports, do you push

yourself, or do you prefe
stay in your comfort zon
compete
verb
/kmpit/
to take part in a competition

or sports event
When you compete in th

race, you will see who is
fastest.
competence
noun [count]
/kmptns/
the ability to do something well I am not questioning you

competence.
conscious
adjective
/kns/
conscious thoughts,
memories, etc. are things that
you know about
He was conscious of the

that everyone was waiti
for him.
degree
noun [count]
/dri/
the qualification that you get

after completing your studies
at college
She is going to college t

study for a degree in his
do volunteer
work
verb phrase
/du vlntr
wrk/
to work without expecting to

be paid for what you do
She does volunteer work

orphanage every summe
earn
verb
/rn/
to receive money for work that Is it important to you to

you do
a lot of money?
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kike
Phonetic Spelling
Definition
Sample Sentenc
extreme sport
noun [count]
/kstrim sprt/
a sport or activity that is

exciting and dangerous, for
example, bungee jumping,
white-water rafting, or
snowboarding
I love extreme sp
dangerous, the b
fluency
noun [noncount]
/flunsi/
the ability to speak a language It takes time to d

well
fluency in anothe
fluent
adjective
/flunt/
able to speak a language

very well
He is fluent enou
to speak with the
frustrating
adjective
/frstretn/
making you feel annoyed and

impatient because you are
prevented from achieving
something
Conscious incom
be a very frustra
language learner
they realize how
dont know!
get married
verb
/etmerid/
to formally join in marriage to

someone
I want to get ma
start a family.
give up
phrasal verb
/v p/
to stop trying to do something I find studying Ja

because it is too difficult
difficult, but Im
to give up becau
work in a Japane
go
backpacking
verb phrase
/o bkpk/
to travel around an area

without spending much
money, often on foot and
carrying a backpack
Im going backpa
South America n
grade
noun [count]
/red/
a letter or number that shows

the quality of a students work
He studied hard
grades in college
green
adjective
/rin/
connected to the environment

or its protection
Do you want to h
greener or health
have children
verb phrase
/hv tldrn/
to be, or to become, a parent
My sister cant ha
she is going to ad
however
conjunction
/haevr/
Sometimes this s
like too much wo
if you work hard,
succeed.
improvement
noun [count]
/mpruvmnt/
used when you are saying

something that seems
surprising after your previous
statement,
or that makes your
previous
seem than
the statestatement
of being better
before, or the process of
making something better than
it was before
lore
Check for impro

your work to sho
making progress
incompetence
noun [noncount]
/nkmpt()ns/
lack of skill or ability to do

something correctly or well
Conscious incom
language learnin
that you know ho
havent learned
job offer
noun [count]
/db fr/
the offer of a job
I have had four in

not one job offer
getting a little de
list
noun [count]
/lst/
a set of names, ideas, etc.

Decide what you
that are written or printed one from the class an
ideas in a list.
below another
long
adjective
/l
having a lot of pages or items
I have a long list o

buy at the superm
need anything?
main
adjective
/men/
the main idea is the most

important idea
The main thing to

to have fun!
maintain
verb
/menten/
to make something stay

the same
Do you want to m
serious love relat
Gerson
Martha
Keven
Rosy
Phonetic Spelling
Definition
Sample Sentenc
make a
decision
verb
/mek ds()n/
to decide something after

thinking carefully
You have to mak

about college so
want to go or no
make a
donation
verb phrase
/mek do
ne()n/
give money or goods to an

organization such as a charity
Can you make a

this charity? It ne
lot of money.
make friends
verb phrase
/mek frendz/
to become friends
I made friends w
in my Spanish cla
and we are meet
weekend.
measure
verb
/mer/
to form an opinion about how

good or bad something is
You measure you

languages by tak
the end of the ye
mechanics
noun [noncount]
/mknks/
the study of how engines and

other machines work
If you learned ab
you could fix my
mistake
noun [count]
/mstek/
something that you have not

done correctly, or
something you say or think
that is not correct
I made a big mis

chose to study F
really difficult.
model
noun [count]
/md()l/
a simple technical description

of how something works or
happens
This model shows

of learning.
motivated
adjective
/motvetd/
enthusiastic and determined

to achieve success
Sometimes it is d
motivated if you
not making prog
period
noun [count]
/prid/
an amount of time during

which something happens
Its best to set go

period of time so
reach them quick
plateau
noun [count]
/plto/
a period of time when

something stops increasing or
improving
I feel like I have

plateau in Spani
think I am improv
progress
noun [noncount]
/prrs/
the process of developing or

improving
Progress in Engli
slow sometimes
get frustrated.
progress
verb
/prres/
to continue to develop or
move forward
To progress in E
need to study ha
push yourself
verb
/p jrself/
to try very hard to achieve

something, perhaps beyond
what you would normally do
If you want to ge
youll have to pu
very hard.
rarely
adverb
/rerli/
not often
I rarely go to the
I prefer other form
secure
adjective
/skjr/
feeling confident and safe
Its easy to feel s

intermediate leve
stay within your c
stage
noun [count]
/sted/
a particular part of a process

that has several different parts
This diagram sho

stages of langua
take risks
verb
/tek rsks/
to do things although
you know that something
unpleasant or dangerous
could happen
If you dont take

never learn new
take time off
verb
/tek tam f/
arrange not to be at work or

at school for a period of time
He never takes ti
always at work.
theory
noun [count]
/ri/
one or more ideas that

explain how or why something
happens
The theory behin

that, in order to
something new, w
be conscious of w
and what we do n
Phonetic Spelling
Definition
Sample Sentenc
Rosy
thing
noun [count]
//
an action or an activity
What do you like

learning new thin
Sandy
trainer
noun [count]
/trenr/
someone whose job is to train

someone in a sport
To get in better
could work with
trainer.
unconscious
adjective
/nkns/
an unconscious feeling or
thought is one that you do not
realize that you have
In the first stage

unconscious inc
we do not know
need to learn.
volunteer
work
noun phrase
[noncount]
/vlntr wrk/
work that you agree to do

without being paid for it
She does volunt

a local charity th
homeless.
yet
adverb
/jet/
used for talking or asking

about something that has not
happened at a particular time,
but will probably happen in
the future
She hasnt decid

wants to come.
UsEfUl ExprEssIONs
Useful Expressions
Topic / Category
Sandy
achieve (your) goal
The learning process
Mare
Another thing you could do is
How long ?
identify a personal goal
in the future
learn from (your) mistakes
make a determined effort (to do

something)
period of time
reach (your) goal
set a personal goal
take care of an elderly relative
the rest of your life
Mare
What have you been doing?
Kike
Why havent you yet?
Sandy
working towards your goal
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level 3 WORD lIST

Word / Phrase Part of Speech

to succeed in doing or having Sometimes I feel like I h

at one time, without delay

You do not have to mak

Apart from English, what

a printed list of questions that

If you want the job, fill o

to make an official request for Apply to several college

further than the usual range

To be the best, you have

to divide something, such as

Break your goal down in

a job or profession that you

He had a long career in

Arrange the steps in

to explain something more

Can you clarify what you

In sports, do you push

to take part in a competition

When you compete in th

the ability to do something well I am not questioning you

He was conscious of the

the qualification that you get

She is going to college t

to work without expecting to

She does volunteer work

to receive money for work that Is it important to you to

Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014

Word / Phrase Part of Speech

a sport or activity that is

the ability to speak a language It takes time to d

able to speak a language

making you feel annoyed and

to formally join in marriage to

to stop trying to do something I find studying Ja

to travel around an area

a letter or number that shows

connected to the environment

to be, or to become, a parent

used when you are saying

Check for impro

lack of skill or ability to do

the offer of a job

I have had four in

a set of names, ideas, etc.

having a lot of pages or items

I have a long list o

the main idea is the most

The main thing to

to make something stay

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Word / Phrase Part of Speech

to decide something after

You have to mak

give money or goods to an

Can you make a

to form an opinion about how

You measure you

the study of how engines and

something that you have not

I made a big mis

a simple technical description