Vocabulari d'anglès B1-B2: collocacions, phrasal verbs i sufixos
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Vocabulari d'anglès: collocacions, phrasal verbs i sufixos
| Started unit | Collocations 1 | Phrasal verbs |
|---|---|---|
Attach (v) → connectar Synonyms | Bear in mind (v) → tenir en compte Set yourself a goal (v) → posar-te un objectiu o meta Take time off (v) → tenir temps de descans Decision-making (n) → presa de decisió Suspend judgement (v) → no jutjar Self-motivated (adj) → automotivat Change your mind (v) → canviar d'opinió Brainstorm (solutions) (v) → pluja d'idees Draw conclusions (v) → extreure conclusions Have memory loss (v) → tenir pèrdua de memòria | Sign up for (v) → matricular-se Carry out (v) → realitzar Cope with (v) → apanyar-se Figure out (v) → descobrir, entendre... Bring up (v) → criar, introduir un tema Keep up with (v) → mantenir el ritme de Put up with (v) → tolerar Run out of (v) → esgotar Fall for (v) → creure Come up with (v) → idear |
| Collocations 2 | Suffixes | Aim higher |
Pick up (v) → escollir, agafar | Achievement (n) → assoliment Politicians (n) → polítics Journalism (n) → periodisme Reliable (adj) → de fiar | Appalling (adj) → terrible Bad-mannered (adj) → mal educat Broad-minded (adj) → obert de ment Gripping (adj) → emocionant Hilarious (adj) → molt graciós Outdated (adj) → passat de moda Own up (v) → confessar Secluded (adj) → aïllat Self-centred (adj) → egocèntric |
Creativity-Boost creativity → make them more creative. | Aim higherA flash of inspiration → a good idea that comes suddenly | Reading text vocabularyAuction → a sale where things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them (subasta) |
Suffixes for creativity and copying
VERB → NOUN → ADJ
Create → creation, creativity → creative
Dream → dream, dreamer → dreamy
Explore → exploration, explorer → exploratory
Pretend → pretence → pretend
Resemble → resemblance → resemblant
Stimulate → stimulation, stimulus → stimulating, stimulated
Copying
Actual → used for emphasising what is real or exact
Counterfeit → fake bank notes, product tickets, etc. made in order to trick people
Genuine → real, rather than pretended or false
Original → not copied from something else
Pretend → behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not
Replica → an accurate copy of something
Resemble → be like someone or something, especially in appearance
Similarity → something that makes one thing seem like another
| Science | Aim higher | Words in context |
|---|---|---|
| -Observing → closely watched -Analysing → closely studied -Procedure → way of doing something -Conducted → done -Test a theory → check an idea -Provide evidence → gives facts and physical signs -Demonstrates the possibility → shows there is a chance -Major breakthrough → big discovery -Adopted an approach → used a way of thinking -Fields of study → subject areas -Processed data → look at and organise the information -Variety of sources → range of different places | -Trial and error → trying different options and learning from mistakes -Side effects → additional results that you don't want -Light years ahead → far more advanced -Guinea pig → people used in experiments -Quantum leap → very big change -Rocket science → something very difficult | A verb meaning to recognise the differences between things → distinguish The opposite of uncommon → widespread A noun meaning particular types of medical care → treatment A noun meaning the practice of keeping yourself clean → personal hygiene A noun meaning a change in the genes of a plant or animal that makes it different from others of its type → mutation A synonym for light pain → discomfort |
Transitive phrasal verbs
Plug in → connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or another piece of equipment
Look at → think about or consider a situation or subject carefully
Hook up → connect two pieces of electrical or electronic equipment
Bring up → start discussing a subject
Take in → understand and remember something you hear or read
Take away → remove or make a feeling or sensation disappear
Take after → look or behave like an older family member
Show off → show people something you are good at and proud of
Go over → check something carefully
Rely on → trust someone to do something for you
Listening
Paralysed → unable to move your body, usually because of an injury (paralitzat)
Bionic → artificial electronic parts that replace real body parts (biònic)
Push the boundaries → do something completely new (ampliar els límits)
Spinal cord → the inner part of your spine that contains nerves (medul·la espinal)