VOCABULARY- SOME USEFUL WORDS FOR THE SPEAKING TEST
Leisure and pleasure: temps lliure
ride motorbikes/ bikes
play football, tennis, basketball
do aerobics
go to the gym
meet friends
go to the cinema
play chess
watch TV series
read books
meet friends
go to the disco
go shopping/ go window shopping( anar a mirar aparadors)
amusement park: parc d'atraccions
*remember!!!- after the verbs like/ enjoy/ don't like/ love...., the following verb must be a
gerund- ING
Holidays: vacances
walking/ climbing
a camping holiday/ a beach holiday/ at a campsite
at a luxury hotel
on a cruise ship
meeting new people
sunbathing
relaxing
a sightseeing holiday- visitant diferents llocs destacats
visiting monuments/ museums
at the seaside/ in the city centre/ in the mountains
Education:
attend: assistir a classe
find out: descobrir
join: afegir-se/ apuntar-se
study
learn: aprendre
take part in: prendre part a
investigate
improve: millorar
to study abroad: anar a estudiar a l'estranger
travel around the world
The planet in danger: El planeta en perill
water problems
floods- inundacions
drought- sequera
rising sea levels- creixement del nivell del mar
climate change
endangered species/ threats to wildlife-espècies en perill d'extinció/ amenaces a la fauna salvatge
destructions of rainforests- destrucció de boscos i espais naturals
pollution. Contaminació
noise: sorolls
exhaust fumes: gasos d'escapament
litter: residus
pick up rubbish: recollir la brossa
global warming: escalfament global
Adventure:
climbing: escalada
motorcycle racing: curses de motociclisme
scuba diving: submarinisme
snowboarding
canoeing: anar amb canoa
kayaking: fer kayak
biking
horse riding
Spend; spend, spend: gastant diners
bookshop: llibreria
market stall: parada de mercat
fashion boutique
shoeshop: botiga de sabates
shopping centre
credit card: tarja de crèdit
pocket money: la paga( normalment diners que els pares donen als fills per sortir...)
cash: en efectiu
cosmetics
fashion clothes
magazines
meals out: àpats al restaurant
reduce: reduir
spend: gastar
Special occasions in life: ocasions especials
a sporting triumph: un triomf esportiu
good exam results: bons resultats acadèmics
graduating: graduació
the first car: el primer cotxe
get married: casar-se