1. Destrozando el Use of English
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2. Phrasal verbs
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3. Dependent prepositions
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4. Key word transformation
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4.1 Gramática básica
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4.2 Expresiones
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5. Open cloze
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5.1 Expresiones
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5.2 Palabras frecuentes
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6. Word formation
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7. Agradecimiento y consejo final
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8. Aviso legal
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Destrozando el Use Of English nace de una necesidad y casi de una obligación para muchos de nosotros: conseguir un nivel C1 de inglés. Desde que creé Aprueba El CAE os he estado transmitiendo la importancia que tiene prepararse a conciencia esta parte ya que, si tenemos alguna que otra más floja, es la que nos va a hacer aprobar. Esta siempre fue mi idea antes de examinarme y es por eso que la preparé a conciencia obteniendo un resultado más que positivo: 202/210 en esta parte del examen, es decir, un Use of English muy muy completo. Una vez empecé a trabajar este ebook, me di cuenta de que mucha gente puede que no tuviera una base como la que tenía yo de gramática, ya que venía de sacar excepcional en el nivel B2 en esta parte (antiguas notas, no te decían la puntuación de forma numérica) y es por ello que decidí ampliarlo y hacerlo útil para aquellos que se quieran preparar por su cuenta el nivel B2 también. Con el blog os he tratado de transmitir todo lo que yo hice para que lo pusierais en marcha por vosotros mismos. Es una tarea laboriosa que a mí me llevó muchísimo tiempo y sé que muchos de vosotros no disponéis de él. Es por eso que me he decidido a crear mi primer ebook “Destrozando el Use of English” dónde os doy el trabajo hecho y tan sólo tenéis que preocuparos de estudiarlo. Sin más espero que encontréis el ebook útil y que verdaderamente destrocéis el Use of English. ¡EMPEZAMOS!
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Los phrasal verbs no necesitan presentación, creo que todos los que estáis leyendo este ebook sabéis lo que son. Os voy a dejar una lista de los que me he encontrado haciendo ejercicios relativos tanto de nivel B2 como de nivel C1 y que creo que os van a ser útiles. Podría completar esta lista con cientos y cientos de ellos pero sería rellenar de manera innecesaria. Obviamente, cuantos más conozcáis mejor. De la misma manera no he incluido ningún phrasal verb con la palabra “Get” puesto que los tenéis todos en la primera entrega de contenido exclusivo que mandé a todos mis suscriptores.
Break down – Romper, estropear This morning, I was in a rush because my car broke down and I was going to be late for school. Call off – Cancelar We’ll have no choice but to call off the meeting if you are unable to come. Carry out – Llevar a cabo Researchers are carrying out a new cancer investigation. Come up with – Elaborar, inventarse We didn’t have a ball to play with so I came up with the idea of using a tin. Figure out – Resolver I’m trying to figure out how to pass this level on the Xbox. Find out – Averiguar You are not going to believe what I found out about Marco. Give up –Rendirse
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I have no idea how to do this. I give up. Look forward to + ing – Estar deseando I’m looking forward to visiting my family in Ibiza. Look into – Investigar The detective is going to look into the murder. Look up to – Admirar I really look up to my brother. He is a brilliant hard worker. Make up – Inventar Could you please stop making up false stories about me? Put off – Cancelar, aplazar Ex: Why don’t we put off the cricket match? I don’t feel like playing tonight. Put up with – Tolerar, aguantar I’m not going to put up with your rudeness anymore. I quite! Run out of – Quedarse sin We run out of milk. Let’s buy a couple of bottles for tomorrow’s breakfast. Set up – Fundar I will be setting up my business next year. Split up – Romper We are not a rock band anymore, we split up last year. Turn out for/up for/ up to/ up at – Acudir More than 1.000 people turned out for the concert last night.
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Break off – Desprenderse Look at that mountain, it’s breaking off! Bump into – Chocar, encontrarse con If you happen to bump into Mark, tell him I won’t be able to pick him up later. Call for – Requerir Working as a police calls for a lot of courage. Call on – Apelar, recurrir The team had to call on their best player to win the match even though he was injured. Come about – Suceder I’ve been waiting ages for this to come about. Come across – Encontrarse con I was supposed to go to the gym but I came across my friend George and we decided to go bowling instead. Come along – Progresar I’m coming along really well with all the stuff I have to do today. Come forward – Dar un paso al frente If anyone knows who broke the window, please come forward and tell the truth. Cut down – Reducir I really need to cut down the amount of pizza I’m eating lately. Date back – Datar, remontarse Problems between us date back more than ten years ago.
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Develop into – Convertirse en We should help children to develop themselves into good readers. Draw up – Redactar, planear I couldn’t start working yet because my boss is still drawing up my contract. End up – Terminar If we carry on walking this way, we may end up totally lost. Fed up with – Estar harto de I’m fed up with your behaviour! Feel up to + ing – Sentirse con fuerza, ánimos Do you feel up to climbing that massive tree over there? Go ahead – Seguir adelante, llevar a cabo The meeting will go ahead according with the plan. Go off – Estropearse This beef has gone off. Go out – Salir de fiesta Why didn’t you go out last night? It was the best party ever! Go over – Analizar We should go over the differences in our company’s employees. Go through - Sufrir All we went through together will make us stronger. Hold up – Retrasar The train was held up 2 hours, it was a nightmare!
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Let down – Decepcionar I promise I won’t let you down. Look after – Cuidar Tom won’t be able to come to the party because he’s got to look after his cousin. Name after – Llamarse por Graham was named after his father. Peel off – Pelar I got burned the other day and my skin is starting to peel off. Point out – Puntualizar I would like to point out how beautiful you look today. Pop up – Aparecer de repente My father popped up at home after 3 months working in Paris. Pull down – Achacar, derribar. The mark Beth got in her exam was pulled down to the fact that she didn’t study enough time. That building is being pulled down after 100 years. Pull through – Recuperarse Everyone thought he wasn’t going to make it but he is pulling through really fast. Put forward – Proponer, ofrecerse Does anyone want to put himself forward to do this job? Run into – Encontrarse con I ran into my brother yesterday at the university.
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Stand out – Sobresalir Learning languages will help you to stand out over the rest of the people. Settle down – Establecerse, asentarse I wanted to get married but my girlfriend wasn’t ready to settle down. Sort out – Ordenar Sorting out my suitcase after having been on holidays is really boring. Take over – Tomar el relevo The main shop in town has been taken over by a famous person. Take up – Empezar a hacer algo (hobby) I’m taking up judo next week. Turn down – Rechazar We got turned down of the nightclub because of we are 17 years old. Work out – Resolver Could you help me to work out the solution of this problem? Wear out – Agotar, estar exhausto I can’t walk anymore. I’m worn out!
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Dependent prepositions son aquellas que van ligadas a un verbo independientemente del contexto en el que se encuentren. Es decir, siempre van a ir de la mano. ¿Por qué son importantes para el Use of English? Tened en cuenta que si en el examen, por ejemplo en la parte 4, ponemos cualquiera de estos verbos con otra preposición que no sea exactamente la que os pongo a continuación el ejercicio pasa a estar mal. También es tremendamente útil para la parte 2, donde tenemos que rellenar los espacios con la palabra que nosotros creamos que es correcta sin tener ninguna pista. Pues bien, si nos encontramos con uno de estos verbos antes del espacio ya sabremos automáticamente que preposición tenemos que poner. Así que sí, nos los tenemos que aprender de memoria. En esta ocasión no hago distinción entre nivel B2 y C1 porque considero que hay que saberse cada uno de ellos estemos en el nivel que estemos, ya que nos puede caer cualquiera en cualquier momento. Agree with – Estar de acuerdo con I agree with you, this soup sucks. Along with –Conjuntamente con Informative letters will be sent along with the envelope. Apart from – Aparte de Apart from football, playing tennis is my favourite sport. Apologise for – Disculparse por I wanted to apologise for my behaviour last night. I was really upset. Apply for – Aplicar por When I finish my degree, I will start applying for jobs. Approve of – Aprobar que I don’t approve of you going out tonight.
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Associate with – Asociar con Are there any stories you associate with your town? Believe in – Creer en I consider myself a religious person. I believe in God. Belong to – Pertenecer a I love you Alicia! I belong to you! Complain about – Quejarse de/sobre Could you please stop complaining about everything? It’s really annoying. Congratulate on – Felicitar, congratular I wanted to congratulate you on your new scientific breakthrough. Collision with – Chocar, colisionar con Turn to the left if you don’t want to collision with that wall! Count on – Contar con Can I count on you coming to my party next Saturday? Deal with - Lidiar con You have no choice but to deal with it. Decision/decide on – Dedicir sobre Hurry up! We’ve got to make a decision on what we are wearing to the meeting. Due to – Debido a I’ll never win the lottery due to the fact that I never play it. Excuse for – Perdonar por Excuse me for having been so rude last night, I didn’t mean to.
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In comparison with/to – En comparación con I am really strong in comparison with my father since he is really fat! Insist on – Insistir en Don’t insist on me going to watch the race horse, I already have plans for today. Invest in – Invertir en I’ve thought of getting rich by investing in your company. Laugh at – Reirse de What are you laughing at? Lead to – Guiar a I was just wondering where this way would lead us to. Listen to – Escuchar a Listen to me and stop messing around! Object to – Objetar a Stop objecting to all I’m saying! Opt for – Optar for I don’t like those jeans. I will opt for buying the ones I tried before. Participate in – Participar en Are you going to participate in the lifting competition next month? Pay for – Pagar por I had to pay for the damage I caused to that building. Prepare for – Prepararse para Winter is coming. We need to prepare ourselves for it.
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Prevent/protect from – Prevenir, proteger de This liquid prevents you from being bitten by insects. Provide with – Proveer con She was provided with a few souvenirs at the party. Punish for – Castigar por Mel was punished for her bad behaviour yesterday. Remind of – Recordar Remind me of throwing away the old cutlery later. Otherwise I will forget it again! Rely on – Depender de I rely on you to finish this work, please, help me out! Spend on – Gastar en I don’t want to spend my money on that stupid device. Succeed in – Tener éxito en I finally succeeded in creating my English blog! Thank for – Dar las gracias por I would like to thank you for saving the last piece of chicken. It is my favourite food! Wait for – Esperar What are you waiting for? Warn about – Advertir sobre I’ve got to warn you about the dangers of cycling during the night. Worry about – Preocuparse por Don’t worry about sorting the washing out, I’ll do it later.
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En esta parte del examen, considero básico conocer tres puntos clave que os paso a explicar y que son esenciales para su correcta realización. La gramática más avanzada y aplicable a todas las partes del examen la tenéis explicada en mi blog. 1. DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH Básicamente, cuando queremos contar o comunicar lo que otra persona ha dicho, en inglés utilizamos lo que se llama el Direct Speech o el Reported Speech. ¿Cuál es la diferencia? Bien, en el Direct Speech reproducimos exactamente las palabras que dicha persona ha dicho, colocándolo entre comillas y palabra por palabra, mientras que en el Reported Speech no. ¿Por qué es importante conocerlo? Porque en esta parte del examen se nos pide continuamente que pasemos la frase de un estilo a otro, y para ello debemos conocer cómo hacerlo adecuadamente. Aunque si lo pensamos tiene lógica, existen una serie de normas que os podéis aprender de memoria y que os cuento a continuación en las siguientes tablas. - Expresiones de tiempo From
To
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Today.
That day.
Tonight.
Last night.
This week/moth/year.
That week/month/year.
Next week/month/year.
The following week/month/year.
Last week/month/year
The week/month/year before.
Yesterday.
The day before or the previous day.
Tomorrow.
The next day.
Now.
Then or at that moment.
Here.
There.
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- Tiempos verbales From
To
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Present Simple
Past Simple
“I live in Madrid”.
He said (that) he lived in Madrid.
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
“I am watching television”.
He said (that) he was watching television.
Past Simple
Past Perfect
“I went to the gym yesterday”.
He said (that) he had gone to the gym the previous day.
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
“I’ve had pasta for lunch”.
He said (that) he had had pasta for lunch.
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
“I had gone to the gym yesterday”.
He said (that) he had gone to the gym the previous day.
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
“I was working hard lately”.
He said (that) he had been working hard lately.
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
“I’ve been living in England for one year”.
He said (that) he had been living in England for one year.
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
“I had been practising football for ages”.
He said (that) he had been practising football for ages.
Will
Would
“I will get angry if you carry on talking”.
He said (that) he would get angry if I carried on talking.
Can
Could
“I can help you”.
He said (that) he could help me.
May
Might
“I may go to the cinema”.
He said (that) he might go to the cinema.
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Must/Have to
Had to
“I must/have to eat all my dinner”.
He said (that) he had to eat all his dinner.
Would/Could/Might/Should/Ought to
Would/Could/Might/Ought to
“I Would/Could/Might/Should/Ought to eat He all my dinner”.
said
that
he
Would/Could/Might/
Should/ Ought to eat all his dinner”.
2. CONDITIONALS Son normalmente usados para hablar de posible eventos futuros y sus consecuencias. Existen cuatro tipos y debemos de conocer la estructura de todos ellos: - Zero conditional Se le llama zero porque no es realmente un condicional ya que ambos eventos ocurren. Estructura: If + (1) present simple, (2) present simple If I don’t go to bed early, I am so tired the next day. - First conditional Usado para hablar sobre posibles eventos futuros si algo ocurre. Estructura: If + (1) present simple, (2) future with will If I pass my exam, I will be the happiest man alive! - Second conditional Usado para hablar sobre situaciones improbables o imposibles. Estructura: If + (1) past simple, (2) would, could, might If we won the tournament, I would give 20 euros to everyone in the team. *Con el verbo To be, se utiliza were independientemente de la persona: If I were you, I would give up smoking.
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- Third conditional Usado para especular sobre el pasado. Estructura: If + (1) past perfect, (2) would have, could have, might have + past participle If I had been rich, I could have travelled all around the world. 3. HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE Esta es otra de las estructuras típicas, y que si os entra en el examen estaréis de suerte, ya que es bastante sencilla. En castellano, cuando queremos decir por ejemplo que nos vamos a cortar el pelo o que vamos a lavar el coche, lo decimos en primera persona aunque no seamos nosotros mismos los que nos vamos a cortar el pelo o lavar el coche, sino que lo va a hacer una tercera persona por nosotros. En inglés, sin embargo, se utiliza de una forma diferente: Estructura: Get/Have + object + past participle. I am going to have/get my hair cut. Si traducimos literalmente sería “voy a tener mi pelo cortado”. Sí, sé que en castellano suena bastante confuso, pero es así. Como veis, es muy sencillo y bastante frecuente en esta parte del examen. Podéis utilizar get o have indistintamente ya que el significado no varía.
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Una vez conocidas una serie de reglas básicas para afrontar el Key Word Transformation con garantías, en cuanto a la gramática básica a utilizar se refiere, os presento un listado de todas las expresiones que debemos conocer para realizar con éxito dicha parte del examen. Las he separado en dos niveles según se ajusten más en dificultad a un nivel B2 o C1, lo que no quiere decir que nos podamos encontrar ciertas expresiones en un nivel u otro, pero lo más normal es que se atengan a esta clasificación.
As far as I know – Por lo que yo se As far as I know, the kick off is at 3:30pm. As long as – Siempre y cuando I’m allowed to watch TV tonight as long as I finish my homework first. As well as – Además de We’ll go to the mountain as well as the beach this summer. Better/Worse than I expected – Mejor/Peor de lo que me esperaba The film was much better than I expected. Break down in tears – Romper en lágrimas. Sarah broke down in tears when she realised she’d failed her driving test. By the time - Para cuando I’ll be gone by the time you get up in the morning. Carry on – Continuar I will carry on getting up at 07:00 next month even though I will go on holidays.
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Dreams come true – Los sueños se hacen realidad If you work hard, dreams always come true. Feel like + ing – Apetecer I feel like eating an ice cream but I can’t because I’m going on a diet. Give consideration – Pensar sobre algo I will give consideration to the plan you proposed me last night. Have little/no difficulty in – No tener dificultad en Paula had no difficulty in passing her English test. Have/keep/get something under control – Tener algo bajo control I find quite hard having my skis under control. I’d rather – Preferiría Would you like to have a drink? No, thanks. I’d rather eat! I regret not + ing – Lamento no I regret not studying more when I was at college. In order to – Con el fin de I want to study English in order to become an English teacher in the future. In terms of – En términos de It will be difficult to go ahead with the project in terms of money. It is worth + ing – Merece la pena After all we got through, it was worth going to Brazil, wasn’t it? Just in case – Por si acaso I’m going to pick up my clothes just in case it rains this afternoon.
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Keep in touch – Estar en contacto Don’t forget to keep in touch for our meeting next week! Likely to result in – Probable que resulte en Failing this exam is likely to result in me giving up my degree because I won’t be able to pay the fee next year. Make an impression on – Causar una impresión en Did I make a good impression on you when we first met? Make sense – Tener sentido What are you talking about? That doesn’t make sense! Make up your mind – Aclararse, decidirse If you can’t make up your mind about what hat you want, just pick up the red one! On the point of – En el momento de, a punto de I was on the point of leaving the restaurant when it started snowing. On your own – Por tu cuenta I’m not allowed to go abroad on my on because I’m too young. Pay attention to – Prestar atención a Nobody is paying attention to what the teacher is saying. See no point in – No verle la razón a I see no point in going to the mountain instead of the beach in summer. Take by surprise – Tomar por sorpresa I took my girlfriend by surprise with an incredible birthday present. Take ages – Tardar años
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It’s going to take me ages to tidy my room because it is a mess right now. Take care – Cuidar I love taking care of my sister, she is so lovely! There is no comparison – No hay comparación There is no comparison between you and your brother. You are definitely smarter. To be allowed – Estar permitido Reading aloud is not allowed in the library. To be keen on – Estar aficionado a I’m very keen on cycling lately. To be on good terms with – Llevarse bien con I’m starting to be on really good terms with you! To be praised – Ser alabado Julian was praised for scoring a hat-trick. To be willing – Estar dispuesto I was wondering if you would be willing to climb that tree and get me that ball.
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Advise against – Advertir en contra de Adrián advised me against doing my exam in the paper version. All comes down to – Todo se reduce a If you think it through, all comes down to live your own life. Brief dip in – Breve bajón en We had a brief dip in our shop but we’ll carry on with it. Come as a disappointment – Venir como una decepción Failing my exam came as a disappointment to me because I was expecting to pass it. Come into view – Saltar a la vista Didn’t you realise we were going to lose the match? It came into view! Come round to the idea – Hacerse a la idea We are moving out so come round to the idea of it. Come to terms – Llegar a un acuerdo We negotiated for hours but finally we came to terms with the company. Don’t hesitate to give us a call – No dudes en llamarnos If you have any issues with the installation, don’t hesitate to give as a call. Feel the effects of – Sentir los efectos de Farmers are feeling the effects of the bad weather in their economy. Gain entry/access – Entrar, acceder We forgot our keys inside our house so we had to gain access through the window. Get something across someone – Hacer entender
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How could I get it across him that I don’t want to watch that horrible film! Give a faultless performance – Dar un rendimiento impecable I was expecting Luke’s failure last night. Surprisingly, he gave a faultless performance. Hand in my notice – Entregar a mano We are not allowed to send our homework by email anymore. Now, we have to hand them in our notice. Have any objection to someone – Tener alguna objeción sobre alguien Do you have any objection to Emma sleeping over tonight? Have any recollection of – No tener ningún recuerdo de What are you talking about? I don’t have any recollection of doing that! Have every intention of – Tener toda la intención de I have every intention of giving up on my degree. I mean it! Have no choice but to – No tener elección excepto We don’t have enough players to play the match so we have no choice but to call it off. Highly likely – Altamente probable It’s highly likely I go to the concert tomorrow. However hard you try – Por mucho que trates However hard I tried to lift the 30kg weight at the gym, I didn’t even move it! However well you think – Por muy bien que creas Double check your answer before sending it, however well you think you know it. Huge increase – Fuerte aumento It’s been a huge increase in the amount of books I sold this year.
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I can’t believe my eyes – No puedo creer lo que ven mis ojos I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Sarah making out with Josh! If you happen to – Si por casualidad If you ever happen to come to Madrid, give me a call! In the public eye – En la opinion pública Famous people have to be always in the public eye, I don’t know how they can handle it! In the unlikely event – En el caso improbable In the unlikely event that I go out tonight, I’ll wear my new shirt. It is ages since – Hace años que It is ages since I didn’t have cottage pie and I used to love it! It is high time – Ya es hora de It was high time Oscar made up his mind about his future. It is in someone’s interest – Está en el interés de alguien It’s in the coach’s interest to play a match abroad so that the players can get used to the weather. It remains to be seen – Queda por ver I’ve just done my exam. Now, it remains to be seen whether I’ll pass it or not. It was weeks before – Fue semanas antes It was weeks before you got here that I lost my purse. Just as much fun + ing as it is +ing – Tan divertida es una cosa como la otra It is just as much fun singing in the shower as it is doing the same onstage! Keep a low profile – Intentar no ser detectado, pasar desapercibido
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Be quiet! I’m trying to keep a low profile here… Keep his word – Mantener la palabra Harry promised me he would get his hair shaved if we won the league. I didn’t believe him but he finally kept his word. Keep me posted – Mantenme informado I don’t know what time you have to pick me up at the airport because my flight got delayed so I’ll keep you posted with any news. Live it down – Superar la vergüenza I feel so awful about what I did to Claire yesterday. I think she will never live it down. Live up to someone’s expectations – Colmar las expectativas, estar a la altura The new playstation videogame lived up to Gareth’s expectations. Lose/keep track of – Perder/no perder la pista Where did you go last night after the concert? I lost track of you! Make a name for oneself – Hacerse un nombre I never imagined Marc would make a name for himself in the world of music. Make a point of – Apuntar I forgot how to do the new exercise we learnt last week at school! I should have made a point of it. Make a recovery – Recuperarse However, after all the problems, we can make a recovery. Make all the difference – Marcar toda la diferencia Messi is amazingly good. He always makes all the difference. Make no difference – No marcar la diferencia
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It makes no difference to me where I sit on the cinema. Make someone’s getaway – Escaparse The burglars made their getaway by stealing a car. Make your mark - Dejar huella I’m going to try to make my mark in this company. Meet with the disapproval – Encontrarse con la desaprobación Ciara wanted to go to the mountain with her friends but she met with the disapproval of her parents so she couldn’t go. Much to my delight – Para mi deleite Much to my delight, I got the best mark in the whole university. Much to my horror – Para mi horror There was a horrible accident in town last night. Much to our horror, we could see the blood on the floor. Objected to what I was – Objetar sobre lo que estaba The teacher objected to what I was doing. And I was just falling asleep! On no account – Bajo ninguna circunstancia On no account should you leave me alone here. On some occasions – En algunas ocasiones On some occasions, I feel as if I was wasting my time studying French. On the grounds of/that – Bajo el argumento de He went cycling to school on the grounds that he didn’t feel like walking. On the recommendation of – Bajo la recomendación de I got these amazing headphones on the recommendation of my brother.
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Out of the question – Fuera de discusión You are not going to Ibiza on holidays! It’s out of the question! Overall responsibility for – Toda la responsabilidad I’m rather important in my job because I’ve got overall responsibility for taking care of 3 years old children. Place the blame on – Echar la culpa a Hannah put the blame on me about the disappeared cheese and I know she ate it! Quick action on the part of – Rápida acción por parte de Quick action on the part of Tracey prevented Wayne from being run over. Rack my brains – Devanarse los sesos I can’t figure out how to do this math test even though I am racking my brains. Reach a peak – Alcanzar un pico The value of this enterprise reached a high peak last month. Remain stable – Permanecer estable The productivity has remained stable this year. Sharp increase in – Fuerte aumento de It’s been a sharp increase in the amount of people going abroad on holidays this year. Show complete/total disregard for – Mostrar total indiferencia/ desconsideración I know she doesn’t care about her academic year because she is showing complete disregard for it. Steep fall in – Fuerte caída en It’s been a steep fall in the amount of people going to the beach because of the weather.
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Take aback by – Tomar por sorpresa I was taken aback by my mother when I was watching a film I shouldn’t on TV. Take as a whole – Tomado como un todo If we take this as a whole, the film we watched yesterday was not too bad. Take into consideration/account – Tener en cuenta Take into account all the details of the phone you want before buying it. Take it for granted – Darlo por hecho Mozzarela on your pizza? Take it for granted! Take notice of – Tomar nota de Bran didn’t take notice of what the teacher was saying. Take responsibility – Tomar responsabilidad You are already 30, you should take responsibility of your own decisions. Take someone into – Convencer a alguien de It’s going to be hard but I want to take my mother into lifting weights. Take the blame – Asumir la culpa I will take the blame. I have to say I was me the one who got the food burned. Take the wrong turn/turning – Ir por la vía errónea, mal camino This is not the road we were supposed to be. We must have taken the wrong turn. Take your point – Entiendo tu punto de vista I don’t think the same but I take your point. There is little question – No hay duda Ronaldo will score goals eventually. There is little question about that.
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There is no knowing – Imposible de estar seguro sobre algo There is no knowing about what Elsa will do next year at her work. There is no room for – No hay sitio para My desk is full of paper. There is no room for anything else! There is no such thing as – No hay tal cosa como Are you looking for a chocolate pizza? There is no such thing as that. There needs to be – Es necesario que haya This team plays worse each day. There needs to be new players next season. To be at a loss to – Estar sin poder explicarse Tom was at a loss to explain how he managed to solve the situation. To be capable of – Ser capaz de You can definitely pass your exam. I know you are capable of doing it. To be highly spoken – Tener buena reputación My company is highly spoken since I started working with them. To be in no doubt – No tener ninguna duda I feel I will win the lottery eventually. I’m in no doubt about that. To be in someone’s shoes – Estar en la situación de alguien I would hate being in Marta’s shoes today, she’s got to work 10 hours. To be made responsible – Ser hecho responsable It’s unfair the fact that I was made responsible for the disgusting food. I didn’t cook it! To be on the lookout for – Estar alerta You should be on the lookout for your baggage at any time at the airport.
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To be taken for granted – No ser valorado I hate being taken for granted by my family. To be thought of as – Ser considerado como I would like to be thought of as a rock star when I die. To be weak at – Ser malo en Spanish people are very weak at speaking languages. Under no circumstances – Bajo ninguna circunstancia Under no circumstances should you wear that horrible suit to my wedding! Was of no consequence – Carecía de importancia The new company’s web site was of no consequence for the majority of its customers. With the exception of – Con la excepción de Everyone was at the party with the exception of my boss.
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Al igual que hice con la parte de Key Word Transformation, aquí os dejo una serie de expresiones que suelen entrar en esta parte del examen, de manera que según las veamos en el examen las vamos a poner de manera automática. En esta ocasión tampoco hay distinción entre nivel B2 y nivel C1, aunque considero que muchas de ellas son de un nivel bastante avanzado. A matter of time – Cuestión de tiempo It is only a matter of time before the government change the law again. A means by which – Un medio por el cual John recommended me laughing as a means by which I can chill out. Against the law – En contra de la ley You realise what you are doing right now is against the law, don’t you? All in all – En términos generales, a fin de cuentas All in all, I reckon this is the best way to pass the exam. As a result – Como resultado We didn’t win the match last Sunday. As a result, we spent the whole Monday watching videos about what we did wrong. As might be expected – Como cabría esperar As might be expected, FC Barcelona won all the trophies this season. As part of – Como parte/miembro de Susan will be onstage as part of the winner party. At a time – A la vez
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According with the cooking instructions, you are not allowed to put two potatoes in the microwave at a time. At its height – En su apogeo Spain used to be an excellent country at its height. At that time – Por aquella época At that time, I used to go to college every day. At this point – A estas alturas At this point, we should be arriving at the airport tomorrow night. Bear in mind – Tener en cuenta Bearing in mind I didn’t study at all I’m happy with the mark I got. Brace yourself – Agárrate, prepárate Brace yourself! We are about to see the most beautiful landscape in the world. But nor should – Pero tampoco debería They are really tired, but nor should it be an excuse to lie down on the floor. By chance – De casualidad I found out about your website by chance. By no means – De ninguna manera It is by no means uncommon to have a farewell party when someone goes away for a long time. By the early twentieth century – A principios del siglo 20 By the early twentieth century, the wheel was invented. During which – Durante los cuales I spent five months at school during which I wasted my time.
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Either way – De cualquier manera I don’t feel like going on holidays this summer. Either way, I haven’t got enough money to do it. Ever since – Desde que Ever since I get up early in the morning I feel more energetic. Every other way – En todo lo demás, en cualquier otro aspecto Even though he was English and I was Spanish, we were the same in every other way. For a long time to come – Por mucho tiempo, a largo plazo Jason expects to be working with his company for a long time to come. For some…for others… - Para unos...para otros… For some, Jesse is really charming. For others, he is just an arrogant boy. From a personal point of view – Desde un punto de vista personal From a personal point of view, I’d say those jeans are much more like you. From time to time – De vez en cuando I love going for a run from time to time. Get your heart pumping – Bombear el corazón Brace yourself because this movie is going to get your heart pumping. Give a test run – Hacer una prueba The company is about to launch a new product but they still need to give it a test run. Hardly anyone – Casi nadie Hardly anyone went to Romeo’s party last night. In addition to this – Además de esto
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We are going to visit New York within two weeks. In addition to this, we will go California next year as well. In no time at all – En cuestión de segundos Jacob was walking down the street in a sunny day when, in no time at all, it started raining. Instead of – En lugar de I’d rather go cycling to work instead of taking the car. Keep going – Continuar Come on! Never give up! Keep going! Many of whom – Muchos de los cuales Chelsea’s fans, many of whom had got their ticket for a high price, got disappointed with the score of the match. On board – A bordo Be careful with that car, it’s got a child on board. On the outskirts – A las afueras You’re so lucky living on the outskirts because it’s really busy in the town centre! Pull yourself together –Recobrar la compostura Stop regretting! Pull yourself together and go for it! Push oneself – Esforzarte, obligarte I’ve got to push myself to do my homework right now! Rather than – Más que I was late for school because I decided to walk rather than take the bus. Risk life and limb – Arriesgar la vida
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The fireman risked life and limb to get the baby out of the fire. Safe and sound – Sano y salvo My son had a car accident last night but, fortunately, he is safe and sound. Set a fire – Hacer un fuego It’s so cold here, let’s set a fire, shall we? To be what it was – Ser lo que era I don’t like listening to pop music anymore. It’s not what it was. What this means – Lo que esto significa I will turn 18 tomorrow. What this means is that I will be allowed to drink alcohol!
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Open cloze es, como sabéis, la parte número 2 del Use of English y consiste en rellenar con la palabra que creamos que mejor encaja un total de 8 huecos en un texto. Si prestamos atención, vemos que siempre se repiten las mismas palabras una y otra vez. Las he recopilado para que las tengáis todas en cuenta de manera que en conjunción con todas las expresiones, phasal verbs y dependent prepositions que os he dejado anteriormente hagáis esta parte perfecta. Con práctica vais a ver que es más que posible. *Los verbos pueden entrar en cualquiera de sus tiempos verbales. Pongo solo el infinitivo para no hacer la lista interminable. A, Able, About, After, Against, Ago, All, Along, Although, Among, Amount, An, And, Another, Any, Anything, Apart, As, At. Back, Because, Become, Before, Best, Better, Between, Big, But, By. Call, Can, Case, Come, Could. Despite, Do, Down, Due, During. Each, Either, Enough, Even, Every, Everyone. Fail, Far, Few, For, Forward, From. Get, Give, Great. Have, Her, Herself, Himself, His, How. If, In, Into, It, Its, Itself. Just. Keep. Last, Less, Like, Little, Long. Make, Many, May, Might, Mind, Mine, More, Most, Much, Must, Myself.
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Neither, No, Nobody, Nor, Not, Nothing, Number. Of, Off, On, One, Only, Or, Other, Our, Ourselves, Out, Over. Rather. Same, Set, Should, Since, So, Some, Such. Take, Than, That, The, Their, Them, Themselves, Then, There, These, This, Though, Time, To, To be, Too. Up. Well, What, When, Where, Whether, Which, Who, Whom, Whose, Why, With, Without, Would. Yet, Your, Yourself, Yourselves. Wear.
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La parte 3 del examen llamada “Word Formation” requiere de un vocabulario extremadamente amplio. Es por eso que yo os he facilitado el camino con ejemplos reales de palabras que nos podemos encontrar en el examen. Puede que algunas palabras se puedan encontrar en ambos niveles, pero creo que la clasificación es bastante realista. Sé que es una lista muy muy larga y me preguntaréis ¿Tengo que saberme todos? Lo que os puedo responder es que cada uno sabrá el tiempo que tiene para estudiar, pero yo sin ninguna duda sí lo haría. Tened en cuenta que muchas de las palabras ya las conocéis, solo es necesario que sepáis como hacer ese pequeño cambio, ese sufijo o prefijo que te haga dar en la tecla con la palabra correcta que necesitas. En mis exámenes, tanto en el B2 como del C1, todas las palabras que tuve que poner se encontraban en esta lista. ¿Mereció la pena pues estudiársela? Desde luego. Esto no quiere decir que aquí estén todas las palabras posibles que vayan a entrar, pero estoy convencido de que muchas de ellas si estarán con un alto porcentaje de probabilidad. La elección es vuestra.
Palabra Base
Palabra Derivada
Traducción
Able
Ability
Habilidad
Inability
Inhabilidad
Enable
Activar
Unable
Incapaz
Accident
Accidentally
Accidentalmente
Achieve
Achievement
Logro
Active
Activity
Actividad
Add
Addition
Adición
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Addition
Additional
Adicional
Agree
Agreement
Acuerdo
Agriculture
Agricultural
Agrícola
Amaze
Amazement
Asombro
America
American
Americano
Analyse
Analysis
Análisis
Angry
Anger
Ira
Annual
Annually
Anualmente
Anxiety
Anxious
Ansioso
Appear
Appearance
Apariencia
Arrive
Arrival
Llegada
Assist
Assistance
Asistencia
Attract
Attraction
Atracción
Attractive
Atractivo
Believe
Unbelievable
Increíble
Bitter
Bitterly
Amargamente
Breath
Breathless
Jadeante
Cancel
Cancellation
Cancelación
Care
Careless
Descuidado
Challenge
Challenging
Desafiante
Character
Characteristic
Característico
Cheer
Cheerfully
Alegremente
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Choose
Choice
Elección
Clear
Unclear
Confuso
Coast
Coastal
Costero
Comfort
Comfortable
Cómodo
Uncomfortable
Incómodo
Comfortably
Cómodamente
Communicate
Communication
Comunicación
Compete
Competitive
Competitivo
Competitor
Competidor
Concentrate
Concentration
Concentración
Conclude
Conclusion
Conclusión
Connect
Connection
Conexión
Conscious
Consciously
Conscientemente
Unconsciously
Inconscientemente
Consequence
Consequently
Consecuentemente
Consider
Considerably
Considerablemente
Convince
Unconvinced
Desconfiado
Crowd
Crowded
Abarrotado
Overcrowded
Abarrotado
Cycle
Cyclist
Ciclista
Danger
Dangerous
Peligroso
Decide
Decision
Decisión
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Delight
Delightful
Encantador
Descend
Descent
Empeoramiento
Describe
Description
Descripción
Different
Difference
Diferencia
Direct
Director
Director
Doubt
Doubtful
Dudoso
Earn
Earning
Poder adquisitivo
Easy
Ease
Facilidad
Easily
Facilmente
Economy
Economic
Económico
Efficiency
Efficient
Eficiente
Employ
Employee
Empleado
Employment
Empleo
Unemployment
Desempleo
Energy
Energetic
Energético
Enjoy
Enjoyable
Agradable
Enthusiasm
Enthusiastic
Entusiasta
Entire
Entirety
Totalidad
Equal
Equally
Igualmente
Equip
Equipment
Equipamiento
Evenly
Unevenly
Desigualmente
Exhaust
Exhausting
Agotador
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Exist
Existence
Existencia
Expand
Expansion
Expansión
Explore
Exploration
Exploración
Extent
Extensive
Amplio
Extreme
Extremely
Extremadamente
Fashion
Fashionable
Novedoso
Fit
Fitness
Forma física
Fly
Flight
Vuelo
Food
Feeding
Alimentación
Fortunate
Unfortunately
Desafortunadamente
Fortunately
Afortunadamente
Freezing
Congelado
Frozen
Congelado
Frequent
Frequently
Frecuentemente
Friend
Friendliness
Amistad
Friendship
Amistad
Friendly
Amistoso
Grow
Growth
Crecimiento
Harm
Harmful
Dañino
Health
Healthy
Saludable
Unhealthy
Insaludable
Height
Altura
Freeze
High
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Highly
Altamente
History
Historian
Historiador
Home
Homeless
Vagabundo
Hope
Hopeful
Prometedor
Hot
Heat
Calor
Identity
Identified
Idenfiticado
Ill
Illness
Enfermedad
Important
Importance
Importancia
Impress
Impressive
Impresionante
Improve
Improvement
Mejora
Increase
Increasingly
Cada vez más
Incredible
Incredibly
Increíblemente
Industry
Industrial
Industrial
Inhabit
Inhabitant
Habitante
Know
Knowledge
Conocimiento
Unknown
Desconocido
Labour
Labourer
Peón
Like
Unlike
A diferencia de
Likely
Unlikely
Improbable
Limit
Limiting
Limitante
Live
Living
Viviente
Locate
Location
Localización
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Lonely
Loneliness
Soledad
Lose
Loss
Pérdida
Mad
Madness
Locura
Marry
Marriage
Matrimonio
Marvel
Marvelous
Maravilloso
Meet
Meeting
Reunión
Member
Membership
Membresía
Minimum
Minimise
Minimizar
Mistery
Misterious
Misterioso
Motion
Motionless
Quieto
Nerve
Nervous
Nervioso
Noise
Noisy
Ruidoso
Object
Objective
Objetivo
Occupy
Occupation
Ocupación
Ordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinario
Original
Originality
Originalidad
Originally
Originalmente
Particular
Particularly
Particularmente
Peace
Peaceful
Pacífico
Perform
Performer
Artista
Performance
Actuación
Personality
Personalidad
Person
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Pleasant
Unpleasant
Desagradable
Please
Pleasure
Placer
Poison
Poisonous
Venenoso
Popular
Popularity
Popular
Possible
Impossible
Imposible
Possibility
Posibilidad
Power
Powerful
Poderoso
Practise
Practical
Práctico
Press
Pressure
Presión
Proof
Prove
Probar
Disprove
Desmentir
Punctuality
Puntualidad
Punctually
Puntualmente
Rain
Rainfall
Cascada
Reason
Reasonable
Razonable
Recognise
Recognition
Reconocimiento
Recommend
Recommendation
Recomendación
Refer
Reference
Referencia
Regular
Regularly
Regularmente
Relative
Relatively
Relativamente
Relief
Relieve
Aliviar
Rely
Reliable
Fiable
Punctual
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Remark
Remarkable
Impresionante
Remind
Reminder
Recordatorio
Repeat
Repeatedly
Repetidamente
Respond
Response
Respuesta
Rough
Roughly
Aproximadamente
Safe
Safety
Seguridad
Science
Scientific
Científico (método)
Scientist
Científico (persona)
Sense
Sensitive
Sensible
Sleep
Asleep
Dormido
Solve
Solution
Solución
Storm
Stormy
Tempestuoso
Succeed
Success
Éxito
Suffer
Suffering
Dolorido
Suitable
Unsuitable
Inadecuado
Surprise
Surprising
Sorprendentemente
Surround
Surrounding
Envolvente
Temporary
Temporarily
Temporalmente
Tour
Tourist
Turista
Tourism
Turismo
Tradition
Traditional
Tradicional
Tropic
Tropical
Tropical
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True
Truly
Verdaderamente
Usual
Unusual
Inusual
Vary
Variety
Variedad
Visit
Visitor
Visitante
Warm
Warmth
Calor
Wealth
Wealthy
Riqueza
Weigh
Weight
Peso
Wind
Windy
Ventoso
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Palabra Base
Palabra Derivada
Traducción
Accept
Acceptable
Aceptable
Unacceptable
Inaceptable
Access
Accesible
Accesible
Accident
Accidental
Fortuito
Accord
According
De acuerdo
Action
Transaction
Transacción
Adapt
Adaptable
Flexible
Addict
Addiction
Adicción
Administrate
Administrative
Administrativo
Admire
Admiration
Admiración
Advance
Advances
Avances
Advancements
Avances
Affection
Affectionately
Afectivamente
Afford
Affordable
Asequible
Agent
Agency
Agencia
Alter
Alternative
Alternativo
Alternate
Alternatively
Alternativamente
Announce
Unannounced
Inesperado
Annoy
Annoyance
Molestia
Anticipate
Anticipation
Anticipación
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Appeal
Appealing
Atractivo
Unappealing
Poco atractivo
Appear
Apparently
Aparentemente
Apply
Applicable
Aplicable
Appropriate
Inappropriately
Inapropiadamente
Approve
Approval
Aprobación
Aspire
Aspiration
Aspiración
Assume
Assumption
Suposición
Astonish
Astonishing
Increíble
Astonished
Estupefacto
Astonishingly
Extraordinariamente
Atmosphere
Atmospheric
Evocador, atmosférico
Attach
Attachment
Anexo
Audio
Audible
Audible
Aware
Awareness
Conciencia
Awe
Awesome
Sublime
Balance
Unbalanced
Desequilibrado
Bear
Bearing
Modales
Begin
Beginner
Principiante
Believe
Unbelievably
Increíblemente
Unbelievable
Increíble
Beneficial
Beneficioso
Benefit
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Break
Breakthrough
Descubrimiento
Broad
Breadth
Anchura
Capture
Captivity
Cautividad
Category
Categorization
Categorización
Cautio n
Cautiously
Precavidamente
Precaution
Precaución
Celebrate
Celebrity
Celebridad
Censor
Censorship
Censura
Centre
Central
Central
Choose
Chosen
Elegido
Cinema
Cinematic
Cinematográfico
Civilise
Civilisation
Civilización
Clear
Clarify
Clarificar
Click
Clicking
Chasquido
Close
Disclose
Divulgar
Collect
Collection
Colección
Come
Overcome
Derrotar
Comfort
Discomfort
Malestar
Commerce
Commercial
Comercial
Communicate
Communicator
Comunicador
Company
Accompanied
Acompañado
Compare
Comparably
Comparablemente
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Comparison
Comparación
Complacent
Complacency
Complaciencia
Complete
Completion
Terminación
Complicate
Complication
Complicación
Conceive
Conceivable
Concebible
Concept
Misconception
Confusión
Conclude
Conclusive
Concluyente
Inconclusive
Inconcluyente
Congratulate
Congratulations
Felicidades
Conquer
Conquest
Conquista
Construct
Constructive
Constructivo
Contain
Content
Contenido
Contribute
Contribution
Contribución
Controversy
Controversial
Controvertido
Convenient
Inconvenience
Inconveniencia
Inconvenient
Inconveniente
Counter
Counterparts
Homólogo
Create
Creator
Creador
Credit
Discredit
Desacreditar
Critic
Critical
Crítico
Criticise
Criticism
Crítica
Cry
Outcry
Protesta
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Custom
Customary
Habitual
Danger
Endanger
Arriesgar
Date
Updated
Actualizado
Outdated
Desactualizado
Day
Daily
Diario
Dead
Deadline
Fecha límite
Debate
Debatable
Debatible
Decide
Indecision
Indecisión
Dedicate
Dedication
Dedicación
Dedicated
Dedicado
Deduce
Deduction
Deducción
Demand
Demanding
Demandante
Deserve
Deserving
Meritorio
Desire
Desirable
Deseable
Despair
Desperately
Desesperadamente
Desperate
Desperation
Desesperación
Develop
Developer
Desarrollador
Dine
Diner
Comensal
Discover
Discovery
Descubrimiento
Dismiss
Dismissive
Despectivo
Dismissal
Despido
Indisputable
Indiscutible
Dispute
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Distinct
Distinctive
Característico
Doubt
Doubtless
Sin dudas
Drama
Dramatically
Dramáticamente
Draw
Withdraw
Retirar
Earth
Earthly
Terrenal, mundano
Education
Educational
Educacional
Effect
Effective
Efectivo
Innefective
Inefectivo
Effectively
Eficazmente
Eloquence
Eloquently
Elocuentemente
Emit
Emission
Emisión
Emotion
Emotional
Emocional
Endure
Endurance
Resistencia
Enthuse
Enthusiast
Entusiasta
Enthusiasm
Entusiasmo
Erupt
Eruption
Erupción
Escape
Inescapable
Inevitable
Essence
Essential
Esencial
Establish
Establishment
Establecimiento
Ethic
Unethical
Inmoral
Even
Evenly
Uniformemente
Unevenly
Desigualmente
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Uneven
Desnivelado/Desigual
Except
Exceptional
Excepcional
Expect
Unexpected
Inesperado
Expectation
Expectación
Unexpectedly
Inesperadamente
Expert
Expertise
Experiencia, pericia
Explode
Explosive
Explosivo
Extend
Extensive
Extensivo
Fabricate
Fabrication
Invento
Fail
Failure
Fracaso
Fair
Fairness
Justicia
Fascinate
Fascinating
Fascinante
Fascination
Fascinación
Fatal
Fatality
Fatalidad
Favour
Favourable
Favorable
Feed
Feedback
Retroalimentación
Fiction
Fictional
Ficticio
Final
Finalist
Finalista
Forget
Forgettable
Olvidable
Unforgettable
Inolvidable
Fortune
Misfortune
Infortunio
Found
Founder
Fundador
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Fresh
Refresh
Refrescar
Generous
Generosity
Generosidad
Go
Undergone
Experimentado
Undergo
Experimentar
Grand
Grandeur
Grandeza
Guide
Guidance
Guía
Happy
Happiness
Felicidad
Hard
Hardship
Adversidad
Hazard
Hazardous
Peligroso
History
Historic
Histórico
Honest
Honesty
Honestidad
Identify
Identification
Identificación
Impress
Impression
Impresión
Include
Including
Inclusive, incluso
Indicate
Indication
Indicación
Indignation
Indignantly
Indignantemente
Inevitable
Inevitably
Inevitablemente
Influence
Influential
Influyente
Ingenious
Ingenuity
Ingenuidad
Initial
Initially
Inicialmente
Innovate
Innovative
Innovador
Inspire
Inspiration
Inspiración
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Intense
Intensely
Intensamente
Interact
Interactive
Interactivo
Interest
Uninteresting
Aburrido
Interrupt
Uninterrupted
Ininterrumpido
Intrigue
Intriguing
Intrigante
Invent
Inventor
Inventor
Journal
Journalism
Periodismo
Journalist
Periodista
Judgemental
Judicial
Misjudgement
Juicio erróneo
King
Kingdom
Reino
Lead
Misleading
Engañoso
Leak
Leakage
Fuga
Legal
Illegal
Ilegal
Let
Outlet
Enchufe
Outlet
Tienda de descuento
Life
Lifelong
Para toda la vida
Light
Enlighten
Iluminar
Live
Livelihood
Sustento
Long
Length
Longitud
Magic
Magically
Mágicamente
Majesty
Majestic
Majestuoso
Judge
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Mass
Massive
Gigante
Match
Mismatches
Discordancias
Measure
Measurement
Medida
Medicine
Medical
Médico
Mind
Mindless
Despistado
Minor
Minority
Minoría
Modify
Unmodified
No modificado
Mortal
Inmortalised
Inmortalizado
Inmortal
Inmortal
Motivate
Demotivated
Desmotivado
Mountain
Mountaineer
Montañero
Move
Remove
Remover
Music
Musicality
Musicalidad
Mystery
Mysterious
Misterioso
Name
Nickname
Apodo
Narrow
Narrowly
Estrictamente
Need
Necessary
Necesario
Negative
Negativity
Negatividad
Net
Network
Red
Night
Overnight
Por la noche
Nominate
Nomination
Nominación
Nostalgia
Nostalgic
Nostálgico
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Notorious
Notoriety
Notoriedad
Number
Numerous
Numerosidad
Occur
Occurrence
Ocurrencia
Offend
Offence
Ofensa
Offensive
Ofensivo
Offending
Ofensivo
Open
Opening
Apertura
Operate
Operation
Operación
Opinion
Opinionated
Tendencioso
Origin
Originated
Originado
Out
Outward
Exterior
Outdated
Caducado
Partner
Partnership
Membresía
Perceive
Perception
Percepción
Perfect
Perfectionist
Perfeccionista
Person
Personal
Personal
Place
Replace
Recolocar
Polite
Impolite
Descortés
Power
Powerless
Incapaz
Predict
Unpredictable
Impredecible
Predictable
Predecible
Preferred
Preferido
Prefer
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Prestige
Prestigious
Prestigioso
Procrastinate
Procrastination
Aplazamiento
Produce
Productivity
Productividad
Progress
Progressively
Progresivamente
Proportion
Disproportionate
Desproporcionado
Prospect
Prospective
Futuro, potencial
Psychology
Psychologically
Psicológicamente
Pursue
Pursuit
Búsqueda
Rank
Ranking
Ranking
React
Reaction
Reacción
Reassure
Reassuring
Tranquilizador
Receive
Receipt
Ticket
Recognize
Recognition
Reconocimiento
Recognizably
Claramente
Recruit
Recruitment
Reclutamiento
Regulate
Regulation
Regulación
Relax
Relaxed
Relajado
Remain
Remains
Restos mortales
Repeat
Repetitive
Repetitivo
Repute
Reputedly
Según dicen
Require
Required
Requerido
Requirement
Requerimento
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Research
Researcher
Investigador
Resign
Resignation
Resignación
Resist
Irresistible
Irresistible
Respect
Disrespect
Falta de respeto
Respond
Unresponsive
Indiferente
Rest
Restless
Inquieto
Revolution
Revolutionary
Revolucionario
Rigour
Rigorous
Riguroso
Root
Uproot
Arrancar
See
Sight
Vista
Settle
Settlement
Acuerdo
Severe
Severity
Severidad
Shelter
Sheltered
Resguardado
Short
Shortage
Escasez
Signify
Insignificant
Insignificante
Significant
Significante
Dissimilar
Distinto
Similarly
Similarmente
Skill
Unskilled
Inexperto
Social
Sociable
Sociable
Soothe
Soothing
Reconfortante
Sophisticated
Sophistication
Sofisticación
Similar
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Spoil
Unspoilt
Puro
Spread
Widespread
Esparcido
Stable
Stability
Estabilidad
Stand
Outstanding
Espectacular
Standard
Standardised
Estandarizado
Stimulate
Stimulation
Estimulación
Stress
Stress-free
Desestresado
Strong
Strength
Fuerza
Strengthen
Fortalecer
Strengthening
Fortalecimiento
Stubborn
Stubbornness
Testarudez
Success
Unsuccessful
Sin éxito
Successful
Exitoso
Suppose
Supposedly
Supuestamente
Sure
Ensure
Asegurarse
Surprise
Surprisingly
Sorprendentemente
Unsurprisingly
Como era de esperar
Suspect
Suspicious
Sospechoso
Sustain
Sustainability
Sostenibilidad
Symptom
Symptomatic
Sintomático
Tend
Tendency
Tendencia
Threat
Threatening
Amenazador
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Tower
Towering
Altísimo
Tradition
Traditionally
Tradicionalmente
Transfer
Transferable
Transferible
True
Truthful
Honrado
Trust
Untrustworthy
Que no es de fiar
Type
Typically
Típicamente
Vary
Invariably
Invariablemente
Venom
Venomous
Venenoso
Versatile
Versatility
Versatilidad
Vital
Revitalised
Revitalizado
Wake
Awake
Despierto
Wakeful
Despierto
Unwanted
Indeseado
Wanted
Deseado
West
Western
Occidental
While
Meanwhile
Mientras tanto
Will
Unwilling
Indispuesto
Willing
Dispuesto
Win
Winner
Ganador
Work
Workable
Manejable
Work-out
Entrenamiento
Worldwide
Mundial
Want
World
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Antes de nada me gustaría darte las gracias por haber depositado tu confianza en mí. Estoy muy agradecido por vuestro apoyo tanto por haber comprado este ebook como por el apoyo desde el primer día que abrí el blog. Si sigo con la misma ilusión de ayudar y aportar mi granito de arena es porque vosotros me habéis dado ese feedback positivo y cada vez que alguien me agradece mi ayuda y me cuenta que el blog ha sido muy útil para haber logrado su objetivo me llena mucho, de verdad. Este ebook no pretende sustituir a los libros oficiales que hay publicados para la preparación específica de los exámenes de nivel B2 y C1 sino que trata de ser un complemento extra a la hora de estudiar. En todos los ámbitos de nuestra vida, nos volvemos especialistas a base de repetir, practicar y realizar de forma práctica una y otra vez aquello que nos propongamos, no solo basta con la teoría. En este examen, y en esta parte en concreto, ocurre lo mismo. Con Destrozando el Use of English os he dado una ayuda teórica muy interesante y que, si sabéis entenderla y utilizarla, os va a librar de más de un quebradero de cabeza. Pero para ello es necesario complementar esta teoría con la parte práctica. Esto no es ningún secreto y ya lo he transmitido muchísimas veces en mi blog. He visto y recibido numerosas consultas acerca del Use of English, alegando que cuando se examinaron oficialmente, esta parte era mucho más difícil que en la práctica. Y la respuesta a esa afirmación no es ni más ni menos que una carencia en la falta de práctica de esta parte. Tenéis que hacer todos los exámenes de prueba posibles, para minimizar la varianza presente y el alcanzar el máximo conocimiento posible del inglés requerido dentro de cada nivel. En resumen, hay que saber llevar la teoría a la práctica. Sin más, me despido con la esperanza de que este ebook os sirva a alcanzar vuestro objetivo, tanto si queréis sacaros el nivel B2 como C1. Ya sabéis que intentando sacar la mayor puntuación posible en esta parte, maximizaréis vuestras opciones de aprobar. Un saludo. Adrián.
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