| I imagine that | Me imagino que |
| I think it's worth it | Creo que vale la pena |
| It seems to me that | Me parece que |
| What I notice is that | Lo que noto es que |
| What's importante is | Lo que es importante es |
| advances | los adelantados/los adelantos |
| advantage | la ventaja |
| answering machine | el contestador |
| at the same time | a la vez |
| but on the other hand | pero por otro lado |
| century | el siglo |
| daily life | la vida diaria |
| disadvantage | la desventaja |
| freeway, highway | la autopista |
| has changed a lot | ha cambiado mucho |
| has gotten quite a bit worse | ha empeorado bastante |
| it seems to me | Se me hace que |
| keep in mind that | ten en cuenta que |
| many people have come from outside | mucha gente ha venido de fuera |
| nowadays | hoy en día |
| right away, immediately | en seguida |
| satellite dish | la antena parabólica |
| skyscraper | el rascacielos |
| to adapt | adaptarse |
| to cook in the microwave oven | cocinar en el horno de microondas |
| to drive | manejar |
| to get worse | empeorar |
| to improve | mejorar |
| to inform | informar |
| to send an e-mail | enviar una carta electrónica |
| to surf the internet | navegar por Internet |
| to write papers | hacer trabajos |
| traffic | el tráfico |
| videocassette player | la videocasetera |