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Word Families: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

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Tenses

Present Tenses: Simple, Continuous and Perfect Simple/Continuous

Past Tenses: Simple, Continuous and Perfect

Future Tenses: Simple, Continuous and Perfect

Combining Tenses: Creating Complex Sentences

Past Perfect Continuous: Talking about Past Events

Linkers and connectors

Contrast and Addition: Giving Coherence

Reason and Purpose: Giving Coherence

Result and Examples: Giving Coherence

Sequence and Time: Giving Coherence

Spelling

Effective Phonetic Strategies: Pronunciation Tips

Writing

Effective Writing Strategies: Steps for Writing

Effective Writing Strategies: Tips for Improvement

Putting into practice: Writing a Paragraph

Putting into practice: Writing an Essay

Putting into practice: Writing a For and Against Essay

Putting into practice: Writing an Opinion Essay

Putting into practice: Writing Letters and Emails

Putting into practice: Writing a Report

Putting into practice: Writing a Review

Putting into practice: Writing a CV

Reading

Effective Reading Strategies: Tips for Improvement

Speaking

Effective Speaking Strategies: Tips for Improvement

Giving Information About Yourself

Describing: Tips to describe a photo

Comparing: Review, Differences and Similarities

Expressing Opinions: Agreeing and Disagreeing

Giving Advice: Asking For and Giving

Listening

Effective Listening Strategies: Tips for Improvement

Grammar

Compound Adjectives: Creating New Words

Collocations: To Get, To Take and To Run

Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past and Participle

Phrasal Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive

Gerund and Infinitive: Meaning according to the context

Prepositions + Noun/Adjective/Verb

Conditionals, Time and Wish Clauses

Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses

Passive Voice: Impersonal and Modal Verb Constructions

Causative: Have/Get, Made and Let

Modal Verbs: Obligation, Advice, or Prohibition

Reported Speech: Statements and Questions

Vocabulary

Culture: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

Science Fiction

Work: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

Sport: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

Crime: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

Money: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

Extra Vocabulary for Daily Life II

Word Families: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

False Friends: The Secrets of Similar-Sounding Words

British vs American: Different ways of saying the same thing

Vídeo Explicativo

Docente: Laura

Resumen

Word Families: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and idioms

Puntos clave

Si quieres controlar un idioma en cualquier situación, tendrás que tener un amplio vocabulario. En esta lección, te centrarás en las palabras derivadas. Estas son sustantivos, verbos, adjetivos, adverbios... que comparten la misma raíz. El significado y la función varía según los sufijos o prefijos que añadas.

Info 1: Nouns

ENGLISH	SPANISH	EXAMPLE
Attack	Ataque	That was a wild *attack*!
Criticism	Crítica	Constructive *criticism* is so important
Knowledge	Conocimiento	He has a good *knowledge* of History
Recognition	Reconocimiento	Her work has the *recognition* it deserves
Success	Éxito	There is no *success* without hard work

Info 2: Verbs

ENGLISH	SPANISH	EXAMPLE
Attack	Atacar	The burglar *attacked* that woman
Criticise	Criticar	I don't understand why you *criticise* her so much
Know	Saber	I *know* you trusted him no matter what
Recognise	Reconocer	I assume you *recognise* Mr Williams
Succeed	Tener éxito	This superior technology may *succeed*

Info 3: Adjectives

ENGLISH	SPANISH	EXAMPLE
Attacked	Atacado	I felt *attacked* by you last week
Critical	Crítico	Don't be that *critical*, he's doing great!
Knowledgeable	Culto	Our staff is very *knowledgeable* about the subject
Recognisable	Reconocible	I don't think she has a very *recognisable* face
Successful	Exitoso	Tim is really *successful*, look at his new car!

Info adicional 1: Word formation rules

No hay reglas para formar estas palabras, pero esto puede servirte de guía:

Los sustantivos suelen acabar en: -ment, -ion, -ness, -ity, -er, -or, -ist, -ian.
Los verbos suelen acabar en: -ise, -ate, -en.
Los adjetivos suelen acabar en: -able, -ible, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing.

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