describing events

Gracias a Carlita que hizo esta lista de vocabulario

Adjectives

Beautiful: (hermoso/a)
having beauty, pleasant to the senses or to the mind
ex a beatiful countryside

Joyful:
very happy, causing people to be happy

Glorious (formal)
1_deserving or bringing grate fame or success
ex a glorious victory
2_very beatiful and impressive
syn_ esplendid
ex a glorious sunset
3_extremely enjoyable
syn_wonderful
ex a glorious trip to rome
Colourful

National:
connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation
ex they are afraid of loosing their national identity

Marvelous:
extremely good; wonderful
syn_fantastic, splendid
ex this is a marvelous opportunity for her

Magical:
wonderful; very enjoyable
syn_enchanting
ex we espend a magical week in paris

Wonderful:
1_very good, pleasant or enjoyable
ex a wonderful surprise
2_making you fell surprise or admiration
syn_remarkable

Original:
1_existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity.
ex the room still has many of its original features
I think you should go back to your original plan

2_new and interesting in a way that is different from anything that has existed before; able to produce new and interesting ideas
ex that`s not a very original suggestion


Traditional:
being part of the beliefs, customs or way of life of a particular group of people, that have not changed for a long time
ex It`s traditional in USA to eat turkey on thanksgiving day

Exciting:
causing great interest or excitement
Exciting, thrilling or exhilarating??
these words all describe an event, experience or feeling that causis excitement.
Exhilarating is the strongest of these words and exciting is the least strong. Exciting is the most general and can be used to talk about any activity, experience, feeling or event that excites you. Thrilling is used particularly for contests and stories where the ending is uncertain. Exhilarating is used particularly for physical activities that involve speed and/or danger.

Entertaining:
interesting and amusing
ex I found the talk both informative and entertaining

Luxurious:
very confortable, cantaining expensive and ejoyable things
syn_sumptuous
ex The most luxurious hotel I`ve ever been had gold lamps

Glittering:
1_very impressive and successful
ex he has a glittering carrer ahead of him
2_very impressive and involving rich and successful people
ex a glittering occasion

Sparkling:
1_ (also, less frequent, sparkly)
shining and flashing with light
ex the calm and sparkling waters of the lake/sparkling blue eyes
2_(of drinks)
containing bubbles of gas
ex a sparkling wine
syn_fizzy
3_interesting and amusing
ex a sparkling personality
4_excellent, of very good quality
ex the champion was in a sparkling form
syn_brilliant

Plentiful:
available or existing in large amounts or numbers
ex a plentiful supply of food
syn_ abundant

Numerous:
existing in large numbers
syn_many

Important:
(to somebody) having a great effect on people or things; of great value
an important decision/factor
ex I have an important announcement to make
(of a person) having great influence or authority
ex an important member of the team

Significant:
1_ large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed

Enormous:
usually large in size, extent or degree; immense, vast

Huge:
extremely large in size, amount or scope

Special:
1_not ordinary or usual; different from what is normal
syn: exceptional
the school will only allow this in special circumstances.
2_more important than others; deserving or getting more atention than usual.
what are your special interests?
3_organized or intended for a particular purpose
a special event
4_used by or intended for one particular person or group of people
she has a special way of smiling
5_better or more than usual
as an only child she got special attention



Outstanding:
1_extremely good; excellent
an outstanding player
2_very obvious or important
the outstanding features od the landscape
syn: prominent

Simple: basic, plain without anything extra or unnecessary
the accomodation was simple but spacious

Delicious:
giving pleasure to the senses of taste and smell

Elegant
graceful and attractive in appearance or manner

Pleasant:
enjoyable, pleasing or attractive

Ceremonial:
relating to or used in a ceremony, and a ceremony is a public or religious occasion that includes a series of formal or traditional actions.

Amazing---amaze: [verb] to fill sb with great surprise or wonder
amazed: [adj] He was amazed to find himself ....
amazing: [adj] I find it amazing that you can`t swim

Typical:
happening in a usual way; showing what something is usually like
syn: normal

Unique:
very special or unusual

Stirring:
producing strong feelings or excitement in someone

Grotesque:
extremely ugly in a strange or unnatural way

Moving:
making you feel strong emotions, especially sadness or sympathy

Gleaming:
shining softly

Nouns

array:
a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive
ex a dazzling array of talent

Costume:/kostium/
1_the clothes worn by people from a particular historical period
2_the clothes worn by actors in a play or film, or worn by somebody to make them look like something else
adj_costumed

Custom:/kAstam/
1_ an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community:

nota: costume, que significa disfraz, y custom, que significa costumbre, son usualmente confundidas. Por eso le puse la pronunciacion al lado.

parade
Occasion
Bands
Performance
Carnival
Reception
Prom
Church
Limousine
Trousseau= the clothes etc that a woman brings with her when she marries Wedding festivities Ceremony
Entertainment
Party
Preparations
Pumpkins
Joy

Verbs

Rehearse

Is held

Dance

Gather

To take place

To look forward

Decorate

Celebrate

Organize

Supply (food and refreshments)

Enjoy

Help out= to help someone because they are busy or have problems:

Phrases

Bright lights SPARKLING

Huge, colourful flowers

(sb) GASPED in wonder and admiration

LAID a wreath AT

A two-minute silence is OBSERVED

IN KEEPING with the theme of the festival

DISPLAYED their medals

HELD to COMMEMORATE

PRIOR to sth (before)

Visitors from all over the world GATHER

Look forward to this marvelous event every year

To BOOK hotel rooms

It was a festival which lifted everyone’s spirits

To dance far into the night

Raise awareness of…

But the best part of all was… verb+ing

Another thing that made it a particularly enjoyable occasion was…

It brought back memories of my own childhood experiences.

It is unique in that its theme is essentially not a pleasant one

A certain amount of preparation is required of those who take part

describing people 1

able: clever or good at what you do.
an able student

absent-minded: describes someone who tends to forget things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about something else.
she absent-mindedly left her umbrella on the bus.

adaptable: able or willing to change in order to suit different conditions

affectionate: showing feelings of liking or love
he is an affectionate little boy

analytical: examinign or tending to examine things very carefully

anxious: worried and nervous
my mother always gets a bit anxious if we don`t arrive when we say we will

ardent: showing strog feelings
an ardent feminist

argumentative: (disapproving) often arguing or wanting to argue
don`t be so argumentative !

arrogant: unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people
I found him arrogant and rude

assertive: describes someone who behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe
if you really want the promotion, you`ll have to be more assertive
self-assertive: giving your opinions in a powerful way so that other people will notice

attentive: If someone is attentive, they are very helpful and take care of you

authoritarian: (disapproving) demanding total obedience and refusing to allow people freedom to act as they wish

beady: (of eyes) small and bright, especially like a bird`s eyes
His beady little eyes were fixed on the money I held out.

belligerent: (disapproving) wishing to fight or argue
Watch out! Lee's in a belligerent mood.

burly: describes a man who is large and strong.
a burly policeman

well-balanced: describes someone who is calm and reasonable and who shows good judgment

persuasive: (persuasivo/a)
able to pesuade somebody to do or believe something
tina is a very persuasive person. she is capable of convincing you to do almost anything she wants.

tactless: que no tiene tacto, insensible
saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people
syn_insensitive
opp_tactfull
sarah can be tactless on occasion. she often says things that offend people.

frank: franco, honesto
honest and direct in what you say, sometimes in a way that people might not like
jim is very frank; he always says exactly what he is thinking

honest: honesto
1_ always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating.
opp_dishonest
2_ honest (about something)/(with somebody) not hiding the truth about something
3_showing an honest mind or attitude
stephanie is one of the most honest people I know; she would never consider doing anything illegal

fussy: caprichoso, detallista
1_(about something) too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones
my little sister is fussy about what she eats; there are very few foods she likes.

reserved: reservado, introvertido
(of a person or their character) slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions
syn shy
anna is a very reserved person who hardly ever lets her feelings show.

trustworthy: confiable
that you can rely on to be good, honest, sincere, etc
syn reliable
mark is extremely trustworthy; when it comes to keeping secrets, he will never tell a soul.

outgoing: extrovertido, sociable
liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them
syn sociable
annabel is an outgoing person who loves meeting people and making new friends.

patient: paciente
(with somebody/something) able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry
she is very patient with young children
you will just have to be patient and wait till I`m finished

boring: aburrido
not interesting; making you fell tired an impatient;
the class was so boring, I almost fell asleep at my desk

pessimistic: pesimista
(about something) expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this;
opp optimistic
he is so pessimistic about everything, he always says things will go wrong.

rubicund: having a red face.
rubicund of visage. visage means face, and it is often used in literary pieces.

sensible: prudente
able to make good judgements base on reason and experience rather than emotion; practical.
I think the sensible think would be to take a taxi home
adv sensibly

sensitive: sensible
1_aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
2_able to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them
3_esayly offended or upset
adv sensitively
noun sensitivity

Nota: OJO! "sensible" es una transparencia falsa.
sensible= sensato: prudente; que se muestra o actua con serenidad e inteligencia
nada que ver con "sensible" en español, que en ingles se dice "sensitive"

eccentric:
considered by other people to be extrange or unusual
an eccentric aunt

pushy:
trying hard to get what you want, especially in a way that seems rude
a pushy salesman

notorious:
well known for being bad
a notorious criminal

big-headed:
having a very high opinion of how important and clever you are; too proud

describing people 2

oval:
saphed like an egg
an oval face/ una cara ovalada

slanted:
sloping in one direction
Bruce lee had slanted eyes.
(slanted los van a encontrar como desviado en algunos diccionarios, pero en este contexto se refiere a ojos achinados)

ginger: (entre rubio y pelirojo)
light brownish, orange colour
ginger hair/ a ginger cat

teenaged: (adolecente) como adjetivo, NO SUSTANTIVO, que es teenager :)
between 13 and 19 years old
they have two teenaged daughters (ellos tienen dos hijas adolecentes)

wrinkled: (wrinkles: arrugas)
(of skin, clothes, etc) having wrinkles. A wrinkle is a line or small fold in your skin, especially on your face, that forms when you get older
there were fine wrinkles around her eyes

thick: grueso
(hair, furs, trees) growing closely together in large numbres
thick dark hair

balding: (pelado)
starting to lose the hair on your head
a short balding man with glasses (george?? jaja)

tanned: (moreno, por el sol)
having a brown skin colour as a result of being in the sun

slim: (delgado)
(of a person) thin, in a way that is atractive.
how do you manage to stay so slim?

overweight:
(of people) to heavy and fat
she was only a few overweight (esta es la forma sutil de decirte gordo)

pale: (palido)
2_(of a person) having skin that is almost white; having skin that is whiter than usualbecause of illness, a strong emotion etc
a pale complexion

1_light in colour, containing a lot of white
pale blue eyes

crooked:
1_not in a straight line; bent or twisted
a crooked nose/ smile. A village of crooked streets

1_dishonest
a crooked businessman/ deal (deal: trato o acuerdo)

freckle: (peca) este es el sustantivo
a small, pale brown dot on a persons skin, especially on their face, caused by the sun.
a freckled face/ schoolgirl (una cara/alumna pecosa)

dimpled: (los hollitos que se forman en los pomulos al reirse o el hollito del menton)
a dimpled chin or cheeks are those with a small hollow places that form when people smile

wiry:
thin but strong (flaco pero fibroso)
a wiry little man

beatiful, pretty, hadnsome, attractive, lovely, goodlooking, gorgeous
these words all describe people who es pleasant to look at

beatifull (especially of a woman or a girl) very pleasant to look at)
ex she looked stunningly beautiful that night.
she has got a very pretty face.

pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually sugest that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.

handsome:
with large strong features, rather than small delicate ones.

attractive:
pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way

describing places

(in construction.....)

SIZE

astronomical:
extremely large

boundless:
having no limit

boundless optimism

She has boundless energy and enthusiasm.
opp: Bounded

colossal:
extremely large

In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold.

They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.

elephantine:
very large

She's so tiny she makes me feel elephantine.

enormous:
extremely large

an enormous car/house

He earns an enormous salary.

I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant.

You've been an enormous help.

extensive:
covering a large area; having a great range

a school with extensive grounds

gigantic:
extremely large

a gigantic statue

The cost has been gigantic.

ginormous (informal):
extremely large

Even little Billie ate his way through a ginormous ice-cream sundae.

humongous or humungous (U.S. slang):
extremely large

Zesto's restaurant serves humungous burgers.

vast:
extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.
syn: huge
ex a vast area of forest.


immeasurable:
(formal) to large, great etc. to be measured
ex to cause immeasurable harm

immense:
extremely large or great
syn: enormous
ex there is still an immense amount of work to be done

undersisez:
not as big as normal

tiny:
very small in size or amount
ex only tiny minorities hold such extreme views.

massive:
1_very large, heavy and solid
ex the massive walls of the castle

2_extremely large or serious
ex the explosion made a massive hole in the ground

NATURAL SIGHTS

marvellous:
extremely good, wonderful
syn: fantastic, explendid
ex this will be a marvellous oportunity for her

picturesque:
(of a place, building, scene) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned
syn quaint
ex a picturesque cottage, village
this inn is picturesquely situated on the bancks of the river

exuberant:
1_full of energy, exitment and happiness
ex she gave an exuberant performance

2_(of plants) strong and healthy; growing quickly and well.

immaculate:
1_extremely clean and tidy
syn: spotless
ex an immaculated uniform, room

2_containing no mistakes
syn: perfect
an immaculate performance

palatial:
(of a room or building) very large and impressive; like a palace
syn esplendid

crowded:
1_having a lot of people or too many people
ex in spring the place is crowded with skiers
2_full of something
ex a room crowded with books

modern:
1_of the present time or recent times
syn: contemporary
ex the modern industrial world

magnificent:
extremely attractive and impressive; deserving praise
syn: splendid
ex she looked magnificent in her wedding dress/you`ve all done a magnificent job

stunning:
1_extremely atractive or impressive
syn: beautiful
ex a stunning view of the lake

2_extremely surprising or shocking
ex he suffered a stunning defeat in the election

sandy:
covered with or containnig sand
ex a sandy beach /sandy soil

OTHERS

crowded:
If a place is crowded, it is full of people

By ten o'clock the bar was crowded.

historic:
important or likely to be important in history

historic buildings

a historic day/moment

In a historic vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.

cosmopolitan:
containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world

New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.

touristy:
describes a place which is not attractive because a lot of tourists visit it and it is full of things for them to buy and do

This used to be an attractive seaside town, but now it's become very touristy.

industrial:
in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc

industrial output

industrial expansion

an industrial landscape/nation

He has an industrial background (= He has worked in industry).

deserted:
If a place is deserted, there are no people in it

a deserted building/street

The coastal resorts are deserted (= do not have many visitors) in winter.

Irregular verbs

Aqui les dejo una lista de verbos irregulares, en la primer columna encontraran los verbos en infinitivo, en la segunda los verbos en pasado, luego el participio pasado (mas adelante veremos cuando usamos cada uno) y por ultimo el significado principal (no el unico).
Lo verbos regulares (para los que no saben) toman "ed" , salvo excepciones, en pasado y participio pasado.
ejemplo:

walk, que es el verbo caminar, toma "ed" en el pasado

I walked home last night ................................... yo camine a casa anoche.


Mas adelante veremos un poco mas de este tema,,,,
Como dije antes, en la ultima columna voy a poner el primer significado del diccionario, pero tengan en cuenta que la mayoria tiene mas de un significado o uso, asi que esto es a modo introductorio.

INFINITIVO	PASADO	PARTICIPIO PASADO
BE	WAS/WERE	BEEN	ser o estar
BEAT	BEAT	BEATEN	golpear
BECOME	BECAME	BECOME	convertirse
BEGIN	BEGAN	BEGUN	empezar
BEND	BENT	BENT	curvar, doblar
BET	BET	BET	apostar
BITE	BIT	BITTEN	morder
BLOW	BLEW	BLOWN	soplar
BREAK	BROKE	BROKEN	romper
BRING	BROUGHT	BROUGHT	traer
BUILD	BUILT	BUILT	construir
BURST	BURST	BURST	reventar
CATCH	CAUGHT	CAUGHT	agarrar
CHOOSE	CHOSE	CHOSEN	elegir
COME	CAME	COME	venir
COST	COST	COST	costar
CUT	CUT	CUT	cortar
DEAL	DEALT	DEALT	repartir(cartas)
DIG	DUG	DUG	cavar
DO	DID	DONE	hacer
DRAW	DREW	DRAWN	dibujar
DRINK	DRANK	DRUNK	tomar
DRIVE	DROVE	DRIVEN	manejar
EAT	ATE	EATEN	comer
FALL	FELL	FALLEN	caer
FEED	FED	FED	alimentar
FEEL	FELT	FELT	sentir
FIGHT	FOUGHT	FOUGHT	pelear
FIND	FOUND	FOUND	encontrar
FLY	FLEW	FLOWN	volar
FORBID	FORBADE	FORBIDDEN	prohibir
FORGET	FORGOT	FORGOTTEN	olvidar
FORGIVE	FORGAVE	FORGIVEN	perdonar
FREEZE	FROZE	FROZEN	helar
GET	GOT	GOTTEN	obtener
GIVE	GAVE	GIVEN	dar
GO	WENT	GONE	ir
GROW	GREW	GROWN	crecer
HANG	HUNG	HUNG	colgar
HAVE	HAD	HAD	poseer
HEAR	HEARD	HEARD	escuchar
HIDE	HID	HIDDEN	esconderse
HIT	HIT	HIT	pegar
HOLD	HELD	HELD	tener
HURT	HURT	HURT	lastimar
KEEP	KEPT	KEPT	guardar
KNOW	KNEW	KNOWN	saber
LAY	LAID	LAID	poner
LEAD	LED	LED	liderar
LEARN	LEARNT	LEARNT	aprender
LEAVE	LEFT	LEFT	irse
LEND	LENT	LENT	prestar
LET	LET	LET	permitir
LIGHT	LIT	LIT	encender
LOSE	LOST	LOST	perder
MAKE	MADE	MADE	hacer
MEAN	MEANT	MEANT	significar
MEET	MET	MET	encontrarse
PAY	PAID	PAID	pagar
PUT	PUT	PUT	poner
READ	READ	READ	leer
RIDE	RODE	RIDDEN	montar
RING	RANG	RUNG	anillar
RISE	ROSE	RISEN	aumentar
RUN	RAN	RUN	correr
SAY	SAID	SAID	decir
SEE	SAW	SEEN	ver
SEEK	SOUGHT	SOUGHT	buscar
SELL	SOLD	SOLD	vender
SEND	SENT	SENT	enviar
SET	SET	SET	colocar,poner
SEW	SEWED	SEWN	remendar
SHAKE	SHOOK	SHAKEN	temblar,sacudir
SHINE	SHONE	SHONE	brillar
SHOOT	SHOT	SHOT	disparar
SHOW	SHOWED	SHOWN	mostrar
SHRINK	SHRANK	SHRUNK	encoger
SHUT	SHUT	SHUT	cerrar
SING	SANG	SUNG	cantar
SIT	SAT	SAT	sentar
SLEEP	SLEPT	SLEPT	dormir
SPEAK	SPOKE	SPOKEN	hablar
SPEND	SPENT	SPENT	gastar
SPREAD	SPREAD	SPREAD	extenderse
SPRING	SPRANG	SPRUNG	saltar
STAND	STOOD	STOOD	estar/ponerse de pie
STEAL	STOLE	STOLEN	robar
STICK	STUCK	STUCK	clavar
STING	STUNG	STUNG	picar
STINK	STANK	STUNK	apestar
STRIKE	STRUCK	STRUCK	pegar/golpear
SWEAR	SWORE	SWORN	jurar
SWEEP	SWEPT	SWEPT	barrer
SWIM	SWAM	SWUM	nadar
SWING	SWANG	SWUNG	balancear
TAKE	TOOK	TAKEN	tomar
TEACH	TAUGHT	TAUGHT	enseñar
TEAR	TORE	TORN	romper/rasgar
TELL	TOLD	TOLD	decir
THINK	THOUGHT	THOUGHT	pensar
THROW	THREW	THROWN	tirar/arrojar
UNDERSTAND	UNDERSTOOD	UNDERSTOOD	entender
WAKE	WOKE	WOKEN	despertar
WEAR	WORE	WORN	vestir/llevar puesto
WIN	WON	WON	ganar
WRITE	WROTE	WRITTEN	escribir