Vocabulary and Grammar: Music, Finance, Relationships
Music Vocabulary
Movie (Pelicula) terms: one-hit wonder, manager, single, up-tempo song, opening act, label, snappy song, plug a song, encore, state fairs, shoot up the charts, mockumentary, low-budget, penny whistle, buskers, scheme, spotted, engaged, word-of-mouth, owing to, outrageous, uplifting, pitch, tune, bootleg, lyrics, filesharing.
Unit 1: Music and General Vocabulary
- Play something by ear
- It’s music to my ears
- It rings a bell
- You have to face the music
- You sound like a broken record
- I must blow the whistle
- Venue
- Gig
- Backup singer
- Deafening
- Velvet
- Wands
- Parchment
- Quill
- Owl
- Witch
- Wizard
- Spell
- Hurling
- Diehard fan
- Twang
- Tribute band
- Shortage
- Stuffed
- Steaming
- Peak
- Ovation
- Catchy
- Note
Unit 2: Finance and Adjectives
- A flashy new car
- Designer clothes
- A personal development course
- Your retirement
- A donation to charity
- Interest
- Conspicuous consumption
- Go on a spree
- Set a budget
- Run out of cash
- A sound investment
- A nest egg
- A treat
- Shopaholic
- In the red
- A “must-have” item
- A rainy day
- Old-fashioned
- Self-centered
- Last minute
- Far-fetched
- Airtight
- Long or short term
- Level-headed
- Quick-witted
- So-called
- Long-standing
- Mass-produced
- Self-made
- Grab
- Saving account
- Backpacking
- Stocks
- Invest in
- Sleepwalkers
- Status seekers
- Scrimpers
- Shortcoming
- Flaw
- Mug
- Nugget
- Riverbed
- Mutiny
- Let alone
- Bidders
- Frank
- Clutter up
- Inherited
- Save
- Borrowed
- Lent
- Waste
- Can’t afford
- Charged
- To draw
- Cost
- Owe
- Earn
- Worth
- Note
- Bill
- Coin
- Salary
- Tax
- Mortgage
- Loan
- Cash machine
Modal Verbs
Must, mustn’t, might, may, should, shouldn’t, could, couldn’t, have to, don’t have to, can, can’t, ought to.
Phrasal Verbs
- Get on with (have a friendly relationship)
- Fall out with (have a quarrel with someone)
- Get fed up with (become annoyed or bored with someone)
- Go for (tend to like a particular type of person)
- Take to (start to like someone)
- Break up with (separate from someone)
- Stand up to (refuse to accept unfair treatment)
- Fall for (start to love someone)
- Get even
- Get down
Unit 3: Relationships and Personality
Acquaintances, affectionate, aggressive, ambitious, annoy, arrogant, assertive, big-headed, calm, caring, charming, colleagues, committed, competitive, confident, confrontational, conscientious, contrary, curious, discerning, eager, empathetic, enable, extrovert, eye-contact, facial expressions, fallible, family, feuds, frank, idealistic, gestures, glib, good friends, guilty, hardworking, harassment, heartfelt, high-spirited, honest, impatient, independent, insecure, intake, lawsuits, loyal, narrow-minded, modest, obstinate, one-way street, open-minded, organized, outburst, perceptive, playful, positively, posture, practical, proud, proxemics, quick-tempered, rebellious, reliable, responsible, rewarding, seeking, self-conscious, self-righteous, sensitive, serious, siblings, sincere, sociable, spoilt, stable, stalk, strangers, stubborn, sulking, supportive, taciturn, telltale, tender, thereby, tone of voice, tolerant, trivial, trouble-shooter, truce, trustworthy, undisciplined, warm-hearted, well-organized.
Gerunds (-ing)
Enjoy, avoid, like, suggest, stop, practice, miss, think about, consider, quit, give up, feel like, finish, avoid, (can’t) help, (can’t) stand, (don’t) mind, regret, need, mean, remember, forget, stay, decorate, see, meet, dance.
Infinitive (to)
Able, attempt, hope, manage, avoid, plan, allow, decide, expect, want, agree, design, use, like, cause, promise, need, plan, learn, would like, get, go, intend, stop, to become, to speak.
Gerunds and Infinitive
Prefer, start, able, avoid, like, love, hate, continue, remember.
Unit 4: Science
Bounds, gadgets, hard science, social science, thrown up, mishaps, mold, fluke, carnation, lab, anesthetic, botanist, diagnostic, breakthrough.