Vocabulario
role model
someone you admire
self-disciplined
have control/be determined
poisonous
venomous/toxic
scruffy
caotic/messy
daring
brave
couch potato
an inactive,lazy person
skilled
skillfully/with hability
frightening
someone who makes you feel scared
powerful
someone with influence or power
endless
infinite
computer whizz
expert in computers/someone very good at computers
wealthy
rich
wonder(noun)
something amazing
megastar
very famous person
cutting-edge
modern/inovative
outdated
oldfashioned
freshman
first year of high school in american system
tough
difficult
cope with
deal with
outsider
stranger
struggle
do with difficult/ have difficult
showed up
arrived
paired up
put people in pairs
keep an eye on
observe
check up
see if someone is fine
play a key role
have an important part in something
troublemaker
problematic person
time-waster
person who wastes their time and makes someone else waste their time too
in the long run
over a period of time
make ends meet
spend only as much as you earn
take action
do something
illness
diseases/sickness
misfit
fish out of water/outsider
hazardous
dangerous/harmful
ancient
old
odd
weird/rare/strange
wipe out
destroy
attach
connect
face
deal with
rescue
safe
forecast
predict/prediction
focus on
concentrate on
bring up
raise up
take pride in
be proud of
rely on
depend on/ trust
cut down on
reduce
get on
get along
shop around
try different products, prices and shops before buying
break a record
beat a record
meet the needs
find ways to help
walk on egg shells
behave with caution
steal the show
draw the attention
balance a budget
keep control of what you spend and what you get
pay your own way
cover your own costs
live from hand to mouth
survive with the bare minimum
cost an arm an a leg
very expensive
turn up
make it louder
jump at the chance
immediatly accept the opportunity
leave someone alone
not to annoying someone
unwilling ( reacio)
reluctant ( no dispuesto(
sixth form
the last two years of high school in the british system
senior year
the last year of high school in the american system
tighten
fasten
unfasten
loose
inability
incapability
disability
have difficult
hostages
prisoners/captives
siege
attack
freed
released
later
subsequently
protected
safe
begging
pleading
GCSEs
General certificate of secondary school, exam that the students take at the end of secondary school
middle school
in the american system, goes from 6th grade to 8th grade from ages 11 to 14
high school
in the american system, goes from 9th grade to 12th grade, from ages 14 to 18
secondary school
in the british system, goes from 7 year to 11 year from ages 11 to 16
Vocational studies
Courses that prepare students for specific job or practical careers instead of university
sixth form
the last two years of high school in the british system
sixth formers
students who are studying in sixth form
vocational courses
classes or programs that teach job skills, like design or healthcare
A-levels
subjects that students in sixth form study, they choose 3 or 4 to prepare for university
hit the road
get going/ continue the travel
delayed
is late
trail
path
abroad
in a foreign country/overseas
overnight
for one night
carry-on
hand luggage/ hand baggage
stop over
stop-off
location
destination/place
outdoor
outside/in the open-air
off season
low season
deals
bargains
stay over
sleep at an other person house or at a hotel
in advance
beforehand/ ahead of time
sink
basin
bargain
something cheaper than usual
breathtaking
astounding/amazing
memory
recollection
record
film/capture sound
recall
remember