Weekend Activities and Travel Tips
Weekend Activities:
- Visit relatives
- Go clubbing
- Have a lie-in
- Meet up with friends
- Do some gardening
- Have a quiet night in
- Tidy up the house or flat
- Do some exercise
- Go to exhibitions
- Chat to people online
- Have people round for dinner
- Go for a walk or run
Adjectives to Describe Feelings:
- Relaxed (tranquilo, relajado)
- Nervous (nervioso)
- Pleased (estar contento)
- Embarrassed (avergonzado)
- Annoyed (molesto)
- Fed up (harto)
- Disappointed (decepcionado)
- Stressed (agobiado, estresado)
- Calm (tranquilo)
- Upset (afectado)
- Scared (miedo)
- Satisfied (satisfecho)
- Confused (confusa)
- Shocked (escandalizado)
- Glad (alegrarse)
- Frustrated (frustrado)
- Concerned (preocupado)
Prepositions with Adjectives:
- Good at
- Happy with or about
- Interested in
- Keen on (interesado en)
- Worried about
- Nervous about
- Upset about or by
- Fed up with
- Pleased with or by
- Scared of or by
- Bored with or by
- Frightened of or by (tener miedo)
- Annoyed at or with or by
- Bad at
- Satisfied with or by
- Embarrassed by or about
- Concerned about or by
- Angry about or at something
- Angry with or at someone
Cuando lo usamos como un nombre verb+ing
Work Collocations:
- Take work home
- Have time to relax
- Work long hours
- Work overtime
- Be a workaholic
- Meet deadlines
- Take time off work
- Be under pressure at work
- Spend a lot of time at work
- Have good working conditions
Things in the Kitchen:
- A fridge
- A freezer
- A cooker
- A grill
- An oven
- A microwave
- A saucepan (cazo)
- A frying pan
- A wok
- A blender
- A toaster
- A rubbish bin (cubo de basura)
Ways of Cooking:
- Boil (cocer)
- Roast (asar)
- Bake (en el horno)
- Grill
- Fry
- Heat up (calentar ready meal)
- Steam (al vapor)
Sleep:
- Have a dream
- Fall asleep (empezar a dormir)
- Wake up
- Get to sleep (tardo media hora para empezar a dormir)
- Get back to sleep (empezar a dormir dpes de llvar muchas horas despierto)
- Snore
- Be fast asleep (estar completamente despierto)
- Be wide awake (no poder dormir)
- Have insomnia
- Have nightmares
- Be a light (levantarse temprano sin tener que hacerlo)
- Take a nap (cabezada)
- Doze off (siesta)
- Talk in your sleep
Showing Concern (mostrar preocupacion):
- Oh dear
- What is the matter?
- I can see why you are upset
- Oh, how awful!
- Oh, I am sorry to hear that
- Yes, I see what you mean
- Oh, dear. What a shame (pena)
Giving Advice:
- Have you tried talking to him about it? verb + ing
- Well, maybe you should talk to him again
- Why don’t you talk to her about it?
- I’d take her out for a really nice meal
- Maybe you ought to spend some time together. modals + infinitive
Responding to Advice:
- Well, it is worth a try, I guess
- I have tried that, but…
- Yes, that is a good idea
- I might try that
- Yes, you could be right (puedes que tengas razon)
Travel:
- Set off (empezar el viaje)
- Get around (viajar por diferentes lugares)
- Bring something back (volver de un lugar con algun recuerdo de alli)
- Deal with something (tratar con algo)
- Check into (ir a la recepcion por algo cuando llegas)
- Check out (cuando te vas)
- Put up with (aceptar algo que no te gusta)
- See me* off (despedirse)
- Pick me* up (ir a un ligar donde me esperan para recogerme)
- Get back (volver del viaje)
- Look forward to my* (estar ilusionado por algo que ha pasado)
- Travel light (I only take hand luggage)
- A package holiday (todo incluido en el precio)
Asking for Recommendations:
- Do you know any good places to stay or eat?
- What is the best way to…?
- Is there anything else worth visiting?
- Have you got any other tips?
Recommending Things:
- It is probably best to…
- I would recommend…
- You should definitely see…
- That is well worth seeing
- You really must go to…
Not Recommending Things:
- Don’t bother going to …(no te molestes en ir a)
- It isn’t really worth seeing
- I wouldn’t eat, travel, see,…
Responding to Recommendations:
- That is good to know
- That sounds good
- Thanks, that is really useful (util)
- Yes, I have heard that before