Avanzado 4

AVANZADO 4
UNIT 7
Fly the nest = move out of the parents, home in order to live independently
1. Family member, disapproves (sister,thinks lazy and spoiled)

2. People, pity, situation (general reaction, feel sorry for me)
3. Parents, mixed feeling (mum and dad like, but they´re worried)
4. Doesn´t expect, parents, do everything (make an effort not to take my parents for
granted)
5. good solution, short period (fine, not a long-term commitment)
6. health, out of work (long-term unemployment, stressed)
7. young people, control, lives (our generation, not empowered, lead own life)
8. change, surroundings (paint, decorate, throw stuff out)
9. encouraged, independent life (explore world, stand on own feet)
10. lack of privacy, reluctant to entertain (put you off having people over)
PHRASAL VERBS
1. I get ON well with my parents

2. As son as posible as i´m qualifeied and working, i´ll move OUT and get my own place.
3. It does put you OFF having people over when you know your mum might pop in at any
momento
4. If i could, i´d Paint and decorate the house and throw stuff OUT.
5. If i took OUT a student loan, i could afford to rent a flat.
6. My parents let me OFF paying rent.
7. I myself spent a couple of months really struggling before i was able to build UP my
confidence.
A. Take (somebody/something) to a place and leave there: DREOPPED me OFF…
B. Register: to CHEK IN …
C. Provide a bed: PUT US UP
D. Leave: SET 0FF
E. Have a holiday: GET AWAY
F. Not remember to bring: HAD LEFT
G. Arrive: TURNED UP
H. Delay: HELD us UP…
 LET OFF: give permission not to do something

 MOVE ON: leave the house you are living in order to live simewhere else
 THROW OUT: get rid of something by putting it in a bin or giving it to someone
 GET ON have a good relationships
 BUILD UP increase
 PUT OFF make you not want to do something
 TAKE OUT borrow money (from a bank or institution)
REPORTING VERBS
0. Can you lend me you car, Lee? Asked Chris
BORROW
Chris asked LEE IF HE COULD BORROW his car
1. I d on´t think you should go out without an umbrela, said Jaime
ADVISED
Jaime ADVISED ME NOT TO go out without an umbrela
2. I didn´t write that bad report, he said.
DENIED
He DENIED HAVING WRITTEN that bad report.
3. Sed Bob a car- it´s his birthday on Friday, said mum
REMINDED
Mum REMINDED ME TO SEND a card because it was his birthday on Friday
4. Don´t be late to work tomorrow, the boss told us.
WARNED
The boss WARNED NOT TO BE late to work the next day.
5. You should take more exercise, said the doctor.
RECOMMENDED
Thedoctor RECOMEND ME TO DO more exercise-
6. I´ll help you with that report, said Karen.
OFFERED
Karen OFFERED TO HELP with the report.
FOCUS ON EXPRESSIONS OF SPECULATION
1. I´m not absolutely CERTAIN what the place on the right is.
2. It COULD be an underwater hotel.
3. The other one SEEMS to have been built in the tres.
4. The underwater hotel LOOKS quite luxurious
5. The treehouse APPEARS to be more basic.
6. It would DEFINITELY be les expensive to stay at.
7. It MUST be an interesting experience to stay at both of them.
8. I´d IMAGINE the treehouse might not be such fun in bad weather.
MODAL VERBS
Possibility and certainty
POSSIBILITY // CERTAINTY
1. His German MUST BE very Good after ten years in Berlin.

2. You CAN´T serious about driving in this fog.
3. He may decide t olive at home after all. He keeps chaging his mind.
4. He COULDN´T have been staying with his brother. They don´t ge ton at all.
5. That COULD BE Steve over there on the right. Or it MIGHT be Andy
Ex. I am sure Peter travelled yesterday.

Peter must have travelled yesterday.
I´m not sure if Paula is pregnant.
Paula may/migt/could be pregnant.
I´m sure Karla and Joao didn´t finish their relationship.
Karla y Joao couldn´t have finished their relationship.
A. When we are sure something is true, we use MUST

B. When we are sure something is not true, we use CAN´T or COULDN´T.
C. When we think something is possibly true we use MIGHT, MAY or COULD.
1. General ability in the past?

But the couldn´t speak a Word before he went
2. Ability in the future?
You won´t be able t osee a thing
3. Ability in the present?
He couldn´t hace found a flat he wants to rent
4. Ability on a particular occasion in the past?
Maybe he was able to find aeoom at a friend´s instead.
5. Things which were posible but didn´t happen?
I can´t see very well without my glasses
1. must (the speaker is certain because of the promise)
2. were able (expresses ability on a particular occasion in the past)
3. to be able (modals like can do not follow other verbs)
4. couldn’t have been playing (the speaker is expressing certainty that they weren’t)
5. couldn’t have been (speaker is certain that Sam wasn’t)
A: James looks very relaxed these days.
B: He must have given up work.
A: I think that´s Alfie who´s running towards us.
B It can’t be Alfie, because he never takes any exercise.
A: Florence keeps checking her phone.
B. She may be expecting a message.
A: Is that your mother in front of us in the queue?
B. She couldn’t have got here before us.
A: I can´t understand where the cat is in all this rain.
B. It could be hiding in the shed.
VOCABULARY
1. The most dramatic/stunning / splendid/ impressive view I´ve seen is INSPIRING.

2. A/ an isolated/secluded/inaccessible/ out of the way place i´ve been to is REMOTE
3. I find PEACEFUL a tranquil/ calm/ soothing/ relaxing place to be.
4. I think MYSTERIOUS has a weird/ strange/ curious/ unusual atmosphere.
5. Visiting INSPIRING was an iplifting/ moving/ stimulating/ spiritual experience.
RELATIVE PRONOUN
No se usa that después de la coma
Which, where, who
RELATIVE CLAUSES
So, such, too, enough, very
1. The finish village was TOO far away to visit for one day.
2. I need to get a RETURN ticket because i am coming back this evening
3. There´s no POINT buying a car if you´re never going to drive it.
4. It was SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT THEY DECIDED TO STAY THERE LONGER.
5. It´s a very REMOTE location, ut off from the outside world.
6. You can´t just turn UP like this, unexpectedly, and expect me to be free.
A. Before a noun/after an adjective: enough is used

B. Before a noun (+adjective): such is used
C. Before an adjective/adverd/determiner (e.g. much/many/few) so is used, too is used,
very is used.
1. It was too foggy fo rus to ski.

SO
It WAS so foggy (that) we could not ski.
2. He couldn´t afford a taxi, so he went by bus
ENOGUH
He didn’t have/hadn’t got enough money ´ for a taxi, so he went by bus.
3. There was so much traffic that we missed the show.
SUCH
There was such a lot of traffic that we missed the show.
4. I had a wonderful time and i really enjoyed seeing everyone again.
GREAT
I had a wonderful time and it was great to see everyone again.
5. He said i didnpt need to make an appointment
NEED
He said there was no need for me to make an appointment.
6. I think that taking your coat is unnecessary.
I think that there is no point (in) taking your coat.
A: Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
A: Brenda is THE FRIEND WHO I WENT ON HOLIDAY WITH…
B. This is Mr Smith- His son Bill plays in our team.
B: This is Mr Smith WHOSE SON BILL PLAYS IN OUR TEAM
C: Her book was published last year. It became a best seller.
C: Her bookWHICH BECAME A BEST SELLER WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR
D: This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it.
D: This is the bank from WHICH WE BORROWED THE MONEY
E: i TOLD YOU ABOUT A PERSON. She is at the door.
E: The person WHO I TOLD YOU ABOUT IS AT THE DOOR
F: Jack´s car had broken down. He had to take a bus.
F: Jack WHOSE CAR HAD BROKEN, HAD TO TAKE A BUS.
MATCH PHRASAL VERBS IN ITALICS TO THE DEFINITIONS
1. We finally WORKED OUT how much tax we would have to pay CALCULATE
2. Things WORKED OUT really well for him after he moved abroad for his job. HAVE A
(GOOD/BAD)RESULT
3. I get WORKED UP about things too easily at work, especially if a costumer is rude.
BECOME ANGRY OR UPSET.
4. I WORK OUT at the gym three or four times a week during my luch hor DO EXERCISE
5. We need to WORK OUT who would be the best person to talk to the boss.
PLAN/DECIDE
6. If the meeting is cancelled, we´ll just have to work around it and sort the problema
out ourselves. MANAGE A SITUATION
ITALICS
1. Helping people gives me a lot of work/job/employment satisfaction

2. I expect there isn´t much JOB/ WORK/CAREER SECUTIRY IN COUNSELLING
3. Until quite recentrly, engineering used to be seen as a male
employment /occupation/work
4. People who work in the medical profession/career/ocupation need complete
dedication
5. A Good place to look for a job is through a(n) work/profession/employment agency.
6. It´s important to look for a job that offers Good work/career/profession opportunities.
A: verb+object+infinitive, e.g remind: remind somthng to do /advise somethng to do //

persuade somthng to do
B: ver+ infinitive: offer to do / agree to do / warns to do
C: verb+ing: deny doing / suggest doing /avoid ing /admint ing
D: verb+object + of + ing: accuse somth of doing// congratulate somthng on doing //blame

smth for doing // apologise fo inr
E: verb+ that+clause: deny that/explain that // admit that

en la 8- puede ser recommended that
Recommended es con ing o con (la oración ompleta) that clause recomended i take more
exercise
 The get itchy feet: to star to want to travel or do something different
 A mile a minute: very quiclky
 To be in the same boat: In the same difficult situation as someone else
 To hit the road: To leave a place or begin a journey
 I´ll cross that bridge when i come to it: i will not worry about a posible future
problema, but will deal with it if it happens
1. If you are new, make sure you BREAK YOUR BACK, so your boss gets a Good
impression.
2. Be prepared to DO THE DONKEY WORK. Don´t complain about it. Remember you
are the new one.
3. If you go to a social meeting TALK SHOP even if the other people are not interested
in it. You might get Good pieces of advice for the problems you have.
4. You might no be convinced about your new job, but you don´t know if you Will like
it until you start working. NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED.
5. You shouldn´t GO THE EXTRA MILE. Your boss might get used to it and you Will
have problems afterwards.

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AVANZADO 4

1. Family member, disapproves (sister,thinks lazy and spoiled)

1. I get ON well with my parents

 LET OFF: give permission not to do something

FOCUS ON EXPRESSIONS OF SPECULATION

1. His German MUST BE very Good after ten years in Berlin.

Ex. I am sure Peter travelled yesterday.

A. When we are sure something is true, we use MUST

1. General ability in the past?

1. must (the speaker is certain because of the promise)

2. were able (expresses ability on a particular occasion in the past)

3. to be able (modals like can do not follow other verbs)

5. couldn’t have been (speaker is certain that Sam wasn’t)

A: James looks very relaxed these days.

B: He must have given up work.

A: I think that´s Alfie who´s running towards us.

B It can’t be Alfie, because he never takes any exercise.

A: Florence keeps checking her phone.

B. She may be expecting a message.

A: Is that your mother in front of us in the queue?

B. She couldn’t have got here before us.

A: I can´t understand where the cat is in all this rain.

B. It could be hiding in the shed.

1. The most dramatic/stunning / splendid/ impressive view I´ve seen is INSPIRING.

No se usa that después de la coma

Which, where, who

So, such, too, enough, very

A. Before a noun/after an adjective: enough is used

1. It was too foggy fo rus to ski.

A: Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.

A: Brenda is THE FRIEND WHO I WENT ON HOLIDAY WITH…

B. This is Mr Smith- His son Bill plays in our team.

B: This is Mr Smith WHOSE SON BILL PLAYS IN OUR TEAM

C: Her book was published last year. It became a best seller.

C: Her bookWHICH BECAME A BEST SELLER WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR

D: This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it.

D: This is the bank from WHICH WE BORROWED THE MONEY

E: i TOLD YOU ABOUT A PERSON. She is at the door.

E: The person WHO I TOLD YOU ABOUT IS AT THE DOOR

F: Jack´s car had broken down. He had to take a bus.

F: Jack WHOSE CAR HAD BROKEN, HAD TO TAKE A BUS.

MATCH PHRASAL VERBS IN ITALICS TO THE DEFINITIONS

1. Helping people gives me a lot of work/job/employment satisfaction

A: verb+object+infinitive, e.g remind: remind somthng to do /advise somethng to do //

B: ver+ infinitive: offer to do / agree to do / warns to do

C: verb+ing: deny doing / suggest doing /avoid ing /admint ing

D: verb+object + of + ing: accuse somth of doing// congratulate somthng on doing //blame

E: verb+ that+clause: deny that/explain that // admit that

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