Key to revision exercise

Please note that these are NOT the only correct answers:

1-EXTREMELY......CAUSE

2-RESEARCH
3-CRASHED

4-CARRIED OUT......EITHER......WHETHER

5-GET............... WORSE.................

6-ON................INVOLVES.............. OFF ............

7-PUT..............TRAFFIC LIGHTS

8-LOUD...........DOWN

9-CHARGE.........FOR............

10-EXPECTED

11-KEEP..........WHILE

12-RANGE...............

13-SLIGHTLY

14-TEND..........WHEREAS

15-SWAP

Lo gracioso = the funny thing

Lo raro = the strange thing

Lo preocupante = the WORRYING thing.

Vocabulary revision

Complete the gaps:

1-Eating while you’re driving is e................. dangerous and can easily c................. an accident.

2-R................. done by the police shows that drivers who…

3-She c................. into a tree and smashed the car, but fortunately she wasn’t hurt.

4-Research c................. o................. by the University of Michigan proves that we drive e................. faster or slower depending on w................. the music is fast or slow.

5-Things are not going to improve. Just the opposite: they’re going to g................. w..................

6-Talking ................. a mobile i................. (supone) taking at least one hand ................. the steering wheel.

7-Some women drivers ................. make-up on while they’re waiting at the t................. l..................

8-The music is too l.................. Turn it d..................

9-Who’s in c................. of the operation? Who’s responsible ................. the operation?

10-It ended sooner that we  e..................

11-Can you k................. quiet for a w.................? I need a bit of peace and quiet.

12-The products they sell r................. from toothbrushes to hi fi stereos – they’ve got everything!

13-It’s s................. colder than yesterday, just one or two degrees.

14-Men t................. to sleep through the night, w.................s women wake up as soon as the baby makes a little noise.

15-Shall we s................. places? (exchange)

Lo gracioso = the funny thing

Lo raro = the strange thing

Lo preocupante = the w................. thing.

Vocabulary review

I asked you to write sentences using certain words which have come up in class. What I'm interested in is the common usage. For example CHARGE has several meanings. What I wanted is something to do with money (cobrar), which is the context where we saw the word. Anyway, here are some comments on some of them:

EXPECT. Imagine you write something like I expect to pass the exam, because you're thinking of espero aprobar. I don't know, because you don't provide a context, whether you mean cuento con aprobar, pienso que puedo aprobar sin problema o espero aprobar=ójala apruebe (deseo). Think of a sentence where the meaning is clear, e.g.:
He's worked really hard for the past three months, and he's very good at maths, so I expect he'll pass.
I hope I pass the exam. It's my last opportunity!

CHARGE. Typical phrases: How much did they charge you for that?
Don't worry, I won't charge you extra.
If you want the windows cleaned on the outside, they'll charge you another €200.
Charge it to my account.
International calls are charged at 55 p per minute.
They send it free of charge. They don't charge you for delivery.

AFFORD I can't afford to pay the rent.

ACTUALLY ≠ actualmente. Make sure you write an unambiguous sentence.
Actually I don't believe you. You've lied too many times before. (??? ¿=actualmente, en realidad)
Everyone thinks we're twins, but actually we're not even related.

LONG HOURS is used in the context of work:
I like the salary, but I hate the long hours.
He works very long hours and doesn't see his children much. (=jornadas laborales muy largas)
Don't say I was talking to her for long hours  >>> I was talking to her for ages (informal) / for a long time. I had to wait long hours.

AT LEAST (por lo menos) ≠ AT LAST

You CARRY OUT / DO / CONDUCT A SURVEY of people's behaviour, for example. (encuesta). These verbs are the same you would use with RESEARCH (investigación --no policial--, estudio científico).
 

Vocabulary review

Complete the blanks using one word (in the appropriate form). We will correct it in class next week.

I waited an hour j________________ to see you.

A big breakfast will certainly stop you f________________ hungry, but if you’re not careful, you’ll put on a lot of w________________.

I waited an hour j________________ to see you.

I buy juice in a carton because I’m too lazy to s________________ the oranges.

Most people think  she’s overweight because she eats a lot of meat, but a________________ she’s a vegetarian.

The a________________ family in Spain has 1.8 children.

You’re less likely to suffer from heart d________________ if you eat vegetables regularly

A b________________ diet contains a bit of everything, including fat and carbohydrates.

Oranges and lemons are an excellent s________________ of vitamin C.

Common mistakes

The other day I asked you to write some sentences that included ten specific words I gave you. Some of you have made the same type of mistakes, so here's a little explanation of some of them:

AFFECT is a transitive verb. Something affects you, not to you.

RESEARCH is used in the context of science, social studies, etc. In the case of police work you speak of investigation. Research is uncountable; it has no plural. You can say a piece of research, but only if you really need to: some fantastic research, a remarkable piece of research. You do/carry out research into something.

DIET: to go on A diet; to be on A diet. Don't forget the article.

AWAKE can be a verb, but that's not what I was interested in. The usual verb is wake (up), and AWAKE is more commonly used as an adjective.

TAKE LONG:                 + infinitive

•  It won't take very long to finish that = no llevará mucho tiempo, no se tardará... (impersonal)
• It won't take you very long to finish that = no tardarás...                

Something is STRESSFUL when it makes you feel STRESSED.

To be in a good / bad MOOD = estar de buen/mal humor (transitorio; con BE IN A ...) Different from to have a bad temper (tener mal carácter)

MEAL is not FOOD. Most people have three or four meals every day: breakfast, lunch, etc.