Ariadna Vázquez Franch

Unit 1 English notes

VOCABULARY
Sum → Suma Loans → Prestamos Minimum wage → Salario
mínimo
Tip → Propina Is worth → Vale la pena
Over/Under paid → Pagar
Borrow → Pedir prestado Raise → Aumentar +/- de lo normal
Earn → Ganar Afford it → Pagarlo Pay cut → Reducción de
Invest → Invertir Charged → Cargar salario

Wealthy → Ric@ Invest → Invertir Pay rise → Augmento de

salario
Lend → Prestar Tax → Impuesto
Performance-related pay →
Inherited → Hereder@ Wages → Salarios Basado x trabajo hecho
Cash point → Cajero Pension → Pensión Severance pay →
automático Indemnización x despido
Overtime → Horas extra
Owe → Deber algo Eldery → Ancian@
Back payment → Pago
Mortgages → Hipotecas atrasado

MONEY IDIOMS:

Back-of-the-envelope calculation → a quick approximate calculation.

Tighten one’s belt → You must spend your money carefully because there is less available.

Born with a silver spoon in your mouth → A person who is born into a very rich family.

Cash cow → A regular source of income.

Money laundering → Hide sources of money obtained illegally so that it looks legitimate.

Look like a million dollars → Look and feel extremely good.

Be hard up → If you are hard up, you have very little money.

On the house → Something which is on the house is offered free of charge. (Cortesía de la casa)

Go Dutch → Share the cost of something such as a meal or a concert.

At all costs → You want something regardless of the expense, effort or sacrifice involved.

Cost the earth → Something it is very expensive. (Costa un ruñó)

Made of money → A person who is very rich and can buy whatever they want.

Make ends meet → If you have very little money, it is hard for you to make ends meet.

Someone in the prime → In the best period of their life.

Acting at your age → Behave in a more adult way.

Come of age → Reach the age when legally an adult. (+18)

Money to burn → Diners per cremar

Worth a fortune → Guanyar una fortuna

Money is a bit tight → Diners una mica escàs

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GRAMMAR

Present tenses:

Present Simple:

Subject + verb present tense (I play basketball)

Present Continuous:

Subject + auxiliary + verb present participle -ing (I am playing basketball)

Present Perfect:

Subject + auxiliary + verb past participle (I have played basketball)

Present Perfect Continuous:

Subject + auxiliary + verb present participle -ing (I have been playing basketball)

Past tenses:

Past Simple:

Subject + verb past tense -ed (I played basketball)

Past Continuous:

Subject + was/were + verb present participle -ing (I was playing basketball)

Past Perfect:

Subject + had + verb past participle (I had played basketball)

Past Perfect Continuous:

Subject + had + been + present participle -ing (I had been playing basketball)

Modal verbs: Modal verbs in the past:

Subject + modal verb + verb Subject + modal verb + have + verb in past participle

Modal Verbs:
Can (Puedo) Would (Me gustaría)

Could (Pude) Must / have to (Debo obligatorio)

May (Puede) Shall (Debo no obligatorio)

Might (Podría) Should (Debería)

Will (Voy) Ought to (Debo moralmente)