Upper Intermediate wordlist: English to Russian

ENGLISH Pronunciation (UK) PoS

-ish ɪʃ suffix
(milk)-based (mɪlk)-beɪst suffix
(somewhere) in the region
ɪn ðə ˈriː.dʒən əv phrase
of
a bit ə bɪt phrase
a few ə fjuː phrase
a great deal ə ɡreɪt dɪəl adverb
a little ə ˈlɪt.(ə)l phrase
a piece of cake ə piːs əv keɪk phrase
absent-minded ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

abusive əˈbjuː.sɪv adjective

Academy Award əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔːd noun

acceptable əkˈsept.ə.b(ə)l adjective

according to əˈkɔːdɪŋˌtuː preposition
account əˈkaʊnt noun
accuse əˈkjuːz verb

acquit əˈkwɪt verb

actually ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li adverb

addictive əˈdɪk.tɪv adjective

additional əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl adjective

admire ədˈmaɪ.ə verb

admit ədˈmɪt verb

advantage ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ noun

advertising ˈæd.və.taɪ.zɪŋ noun

advise ədˈvaɪz verb

affectionate əˈfek.ʃən.ət adjective

agency ˈeɪ.dʒənt.si noun
agree əˈɡriː verb

ailment ˈeɪl.mənt noun

all in all ɔːl ɪn ɔːl phrase

allow əˈlaʊ verb

alter ˈɒl.tə verb

amusement əˈmjuːz.mənt noun

an acquired taste ən əˈkwaɪ.əd teɪst noun

annoy əˈnɔɪ verb

anonymous əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs adjective

answerphone ˈɑːnt.sə.fəʊn noun

anti- ˈæn.ti prefix
anti-government ˈæn.ti ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt adjective
anti-nuclear ˌæn.tiˈnjuː.kli.ə adjective
anti-war ˌæn.tiˈwɔː adjective
any ˈen.i adverb

anyway ˈen.i.weɪ adverb

apart from əˈpɑːt frɒm phrase

apartment block əˈpɑːt.mənt blɒk noun

apologise əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz verb

apparently əˈpær.ənt.li adverb

apply əˈplaɪ verb

appropriate əˈprəʊ.pri.ət adjective
approve əˈpruːv verb

archery ˈɑː.tʃər.i noun

around əˈraʊnd preposition

arrest əˈrest verb

arson   ˈɑː.sən noun

article ˈɑː.tɪ.k(ə)l noun

as æz /əz conjunction

as long as əz lɒŋ əz phrase

ask ɑːsk verb

assessment əˈses.mənt noun

assignment əˈsaɪn.mənt noun

association əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən noun

assume əˈsjuːm verb

at short notice ət ʃɔːt ˈnəʊ.tɪs phrase

attention span əˈten.tʃən spæn noun

audition ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən noun

audition ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən verb

author ˈɔː.θə noun

aviary ˈeɪ.vi.ə.ri noun

avoid əˈvɔɪd verb

aware əˈweə adjective
bad-tempered ˌbædˈtemp.əd adjective

ballroom dancing ˈbɔːl.rʊm ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ noun

bankrupt ˈbæŋ.krʌpt adjective

battery ˈbæt.ər.i noun

be aimed at something bɪ eɪmd ət ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

be all the same to someone bɪ ɔːl ðə seɪm tə ˈsʌm.wʌn phrase

be based on something bɪ beɪst ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

be fond of
bɪ fɒnd əv ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ verb
someone/something
be in credit bɪ ɪn ˈkred.ɪt phrase
be in no state bɪ ɪn nəʊ steɪt phrase
be in someone's hands bɪ ɪn ˈsʌm.wʌns hændz phrase

be in the middle of doing

bɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.əl əv ˈduː.ɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something

be left out bɪ left aʊt phrasal verb

be pushed for time bɪ pʊʃt fə taɪm phrase

be sick of something bɪ sɪk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

be subject to something bɪ ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

be sure to do something bɪ ʃɔː tə duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

be tied up bɪ taɪd ʌp phrasal verb

be up against it bɪ ʌp əˈɡentst ˌaɪˈtiː phrase

because of bɪˈkəz əv preposition

behind someone's back bɪˈhaɪnd ˈsʌm.wʌns bæk phrase

believable bɪˈliː.və.b(ə)l adjective

believe bɪˈliːv verb

best-seller ˌbest ˈsel.ər noun

biased ˈbaɪ.əst adjective

big-headed ˌbɪɡˈhed.ɪd adjective

bilingual baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl adjective
billboard ˈbɪl.bɔːd noun

billion ˈbɪl.jən noun

biography baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fi noun
blame bleɪm verb

bling blɪŋ noun

blurb blɜːb noun

boiler ˈbɔɪ.lə noun
bombard someone with
bɒmˈbɑːd ˈsʌm.wʌn wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb
something
bother ˈbɒð.ə verb

bouncer ˈbaʊnt.sə noun

bound baʊnd adjective
branch brɑːntʃ noun
brand brænd noun

break the ice breɪk ðə aɪs phrase

break up ˈbreɪk.ʌp phrasal verb

breakdown ˈbreɪk.daʊn noun

bribery   ˈbraɪ.bər.i noun

broadcast ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst verb

broke brəʊk adjective

browse braʊz verb

budget ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt noun

bug bʌg noun

bug bʌɡ verb

burger ˈbɜː.ɡə noun

burglar alarm ˈbɜː.ɡlə əˈlɑːm noun

burglary ˈbɜː.ɡlər.i noun

business ˈbɪz.nɪs noun
business community ˈbɪz.nɪs kəˈmjuː.nə.ti noun
business plan ˈbɪz.nɪs plæn noun
buy/get something on credit baɪ/ɡet ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒn ˈkred.ɪt phrase

by the way baɪ ðə weɪ phrase

calculate ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt verb
campaign kæmˈpeɪn noun
can't stand
kɑːnt stænd ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ verb
someone/something
capitalism ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪ.zəm noun

capitalist ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪst adjective

car kɑː noun

carbon footprint ˈkɑː.bən ˈfʊt.prɪnt noun

carpentry ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri noun
case keɪs noun
case keɪs noun
cash kæʃ noun
cast kɑːst noun
catch kætʃ verb
catch up on kætʃ ʌp ɒn phrasal verb

cause kɔːz noun

celebrity sɪˈleb.rə.ti noun

ceramics sɪˈræm.ɪks noun
ceremony ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni noun

certainly ˈsɜː.tən.li adverb

chain tʃeɪn noun

change tʃeɪndʒ noun
change tʃeɪndʒ verb

change of heart tʃeɪndʒ əv hɑːt phrase

charge tʃɑːdʒ verb

charitable ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.b(ə)l adjective

chase tʃeɪs verb

check tʃek verb
cheer up tʃɪə ʌp phrasal verb
chick lit tʃɪk lɪt noun

chill out tʃɪl aʊt phrasal verb

chuck something out tʃʌk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt phrasal verb

claim kleɪm noun

claim kleɪm verb

clarify ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ verb
classic ˈklæs.ɪk adjective

clip klɪp verb

close kləʊz verb

coach kəʊtʃ verb

code kəʊd noun

cognition kɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən noun

collapse kəˈlæps verb

colleague ˈkɒl.iːɡ noun

colleague ˈkɒl.iːɡ noun

collector kəˈlek.tə noun

combination ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən noun

come into something kʌm ˈɪn.tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

come round kʌm raʊnd phrasal verb

come to something kʌm tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

commit kəˈmɪt verb

commuter kəˈmjuː.tə noun

company ˈkʌm.pə.ni noun

complain kəmˈpleɪn verb

complaint kəmˈpleɪnt noun

complicated ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd adjective

compulsory kəmˈpʌl.sər.i adjective

conclude kənˈkluːd verb

consider kənˈsɪd.ə verb

considerably kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bli adverb

constantly ˈkɒnt.stənt.li adverb

contents page kənˈtents peɪdʒ noun

continue kənˈtɪn.juː verb

continuous kənˈtɪn.ju.əs adjective

contract ˈkɒn.trækt noun

contradictory ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.tər.i adjective

convict kənˈvɪkt verb

conviction kənˈvɪk.ʃən noun

convince kənˈvɪnts verb
convinced kənˈvɪntst adjective

cope kəʊp verb

correlation ˌkɒr.əˈleɪ.ʃən noun

correspondence ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dənts noun

cost kɒst verb

costume ˈkɒs.tjuːm noun

course kɔːs noun
crazy ˈkreɪ.zi adjective

creative kriˈeɪ.tɪv adjective

creative writing kriˈeɪ.tɪv ˈraɪt.ɪŋ noun

credit ˈkred.ɪt noun

credit card ˈkred.ɪt kɑːd noun

credit rating ˈkred.ɪt ˈreɪ.tɪŋ noun

crime kraɪm noun
criminal ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl noun
critic ˈkrɪt.ɪk noun
criticise ˈkrɪt.ɪ.saɪz verb
current account ˈkʌr.ənt əˈkaʊnt noun

custom ˈkʌs.təm noun

customary ˈkʌs.tə.mər.i adjective

cut kʌt verb

cut someone off kʌt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɒf phrasal verb

damaging ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ adjective

daydream ˈdeɪ.driːm verb

debt det noun
decide dɪˈsaɪd verb
decorate ˈdek.ə.reɪt verb
dedication ˌded.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən noun

definitely ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li adverb

degree dɪˈɡriː noun
delay dɪˈleɪ noun
deny dɪˈnaɪ verb

deposit dɪˈpɒz.ɪt noun

deserve dɪˈzɜːv verb

design dɪˈzaɪn verb
designer dɪˈzaɪ.nə noun

despite dɪˈspaɪt preposition

destructive dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv adjective

determination dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən noun

deterrent dɪˈter.ənt noun

develop dɪˈvel.əp verb

diagnosis ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs noun

die daɪ verb

diet ˈdaɪ.ət noun

differ ˈdɪf.ə verb

difficult ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt adjective

digital photography ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fi noun
dilemma da ɪˈlem.ə noun

director daɪˈrek.tə noun

disappointed ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd adjective

disciplined ˈdɪs.ə.plɪnd adjective

discover dɪˈskʌv.ə verb

dissertation ˌdɪs.əˈteɪ.ʃən noun

disturb dɪˈstɜːb verb

disturbing dɪˈstɜːb.ɪŋ adjective
dive daɪv verb

DIY ˌdiː.aɪˈwaɪ noun

dominant ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt adjective

doubt daʊt verb

doubt daʊt verb

downhearted ˌdaʊnˈhɑː.tɪd adjective

download ˌdaʊnˈləʊd verb

drawback ˈdrɔː.bæk noun

drive someone crazy draɪv ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈkreɪ.zi phrase

droppings ˈdrɒp.ɪŋz noun

dry clean ˌdraɪˈkliːn verb

dub dʌb verb

due to something djuː tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

duvet ˈdjuː.veɪ noun

dying for something ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ fə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
eager ˈiː.ɡə adjective
easy-going ˌiː.ziˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ adjective

e-book ˈiː.bʊk noun

economical ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪkəl adjective

economics ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks noun
economist iˈkɒn.ə.mɪst noun
economy iˈkɒn.ə.mi noun
either way ˈaɪ.ðə weɪ phrase

empire ˈem.paɪə noun

encourage ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ verb

end up end ʌp phrasal verb

English immersion school ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ɪˈmɜː.ʃən skuːl phrase

enjoy ɪnˈdʒɔɪ verb
entertaining ˌen.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ adjective

enthusiastic ɪnˌθjuː.ziˈæs.tɪk adjective

environment ɪnˈvaɪə.rən.mənt noun

environment ɪnˈvaɪə.rən.mənt noun

environmental ɪnˌvaɪə.rənˈmen.təl adjective

environmentalist ɪnˌvaɪə.rənˈmen.təl.ɪst noun

envy ˈen.vi verb
er ə exclamation

especially ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i adverb

ethical ˈeθ.ɪk.əl adjective

even if ˈiː.vən ɪf phrase

even though ˈiː.vən ðəʊ adverb

evening class ˈiː.v.(ə.)nɪŋ klɑːs noun

every now and again ˈev.ri naʊ ənd əˈɡen phrase

every so often ˈev.ri səʊ ˈɒf.(t)ən phrase
evidence ˈev.ɪ.dənts noun
ex- eks- prefix
exact ɪɡˈzækt adjective

exaggerate ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt verb

examination ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən noun

exceed ɪkˈsiːd verb

excess ekˈses noun

exchange words ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ wɜːdz phrase

excited ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd adjective

excuse ɪkˈskjuːz noun

executive ɪɡˈzek.jʊ.tɪv noun
exhausted ɪɡˈzɔːst.ɪd adjective

exhilarated ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪ.tɪd adjective

exotic ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk adjective

exotic ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk adjective
expand ɪkˈspænd verb
expect ɪkˈspekt verb

explain ɪkˈspleɪn verb

exploit ɪkˈsplɔɪt verb
export ɪkˈspɔːt verb

extra ˈek.strə adjective

extra ˈek.strə noun

ex-wife ˌeksˈwaɪf noun

face feɪs verb

fair enough feə ɪˈnʌf phrase

faithful ˈfeɪθ.fəl adjective

famous ˈfeɪ.məs adjective

fancy ˈfænt.si verb

far fɑː adverb
far cry from fɑː kraɪ frəm phrase
far-fetched ˌfɑːˈfetʃt adjective

farm fɑːm verb

fascinated ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd adjective

fast-forward ˌfɑːstˈfɔː.wəd verb

fat fæt noun

fearless ˈfɪə.ləs adjective

feature ˈfiː.tʃə noun

fee fiː noun

fermented fəˈmen.tɪd adjective

fierce fɪəs adjective
figure someone/something
ˈfɪɡ.ə ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt phrasal verb
out
find out faɪnd aʊt phrasal verb
find someone guilty faɪnd ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈɡɪl.ti verb
fine faɪn verb

fingerprint ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪnt noun

finish ˈfɪn.ɪʃ verb
first ˈfɜːst adjective
first impressions fɜːst ɪmˈpreʃ.ənz phrase

fit in with something fɪt ɪn wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

fix fɪks verb
flat flæt noun
flexible ˈflek.sɪ.b(ə)l adjective

flick through something flɪk θruː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

flourish ˈflʌr.ɪʃ verb

fluent ˈfluː.ənt adjective

for example fə ɪɡˈzɑːm.p(ə)l phrase

force fɔːs verb

forever fəˈre.və adverb
forget fəˈɡet verb
forget about it fəˈɡet əˈbaʊt ɪt phrase

fraud frɔːd noun

free friː adjective
freelance ˈfriː.lɑːns adverb
frequently ˈfriː.kwənt.li adverb
fries fraɪz noun
fussy ˈfʌs.i adjective
generally ˈdʒen.ər.əl.i adverb
genre ˈʒɑ̃ːn.rə noun

get away with something ɡet əˈweɪ wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

get by ɡet baɪ phrasal verb

get down to something ɡet daʊn tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

get rid of ɡet rɪd əv phrasal verb

give or take ɡɪv ə teɪk phrase

give someone food for
ɡɪv ˈsʌm.wʌn fuːd fə θɔːt phrase
thought
give something a miss ɡɪv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ə mɪs phrase

given ˈɡɪv.ən adjective

glitter ˈɡlɪt.ə verb

go ahead ˈɡəʊ əˈhed phrase

go down ɡəʊ daʊn phrasal verb

go off ɡəʊ ɒf phrasal verb

good-humoured ˌɡʊdˈhjuː.məd adjective

goods ɡʊdz noun

government ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt noun
graduate ˈgrædʒ.u.eɪt verb

graduate ˈgrædʒ.u.ət noun

gripping ˈgrɪp.ɪŋ adjective

gut feeling ɡʌt ˈfiː.lɪŋ noun

guy ɡaɪ noun

habit ˈhæb.ɪt noun

hack hæk verb

handle ˈhæn.d(ə)l verb

handle ˈhæn.d(ə)l noun
hang on hæŋ ɒn phrasal verb
hang up hæŋ ʌp phrasal verb
hard hɑːd adjective
hardback ˈhɑːd.bæk noun
hardly ˈhɑːd.li adverb
harm hɑːm verb

harmless ˈhɑːm.ləs adjective

hassle ˈhæs.əl noun

hate heɪt verb
haunted ˈhɔːn.tɪd adjective
have hæv / həv verb
have a point hæv ə pɔɪnt phrase
have a word hæv ə wɜːd phrase
healthy ˈhel.θi adjective
highlight ˈhaɪ.laɪt noun
highly ˈhaɪ.li adverb
high-powered ˌhaɪˈpaʊ.əd adjective
hilarious hɪˈleə.ri.əs adjective

holiday ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ noun

honest ˈɒn.ɪst adjective

hooded ˈhʊd.ɪd adjective
hope həʊp verb

horse racing hɔːs ˈreɪ.sɪŋ noun

however ˌhaʊˈev.ə adverb

hunch hʌntʃ noun

I dare say aɪ deə seɪ phrase

I'm easy aɪm ˈiː.zi phrase

imagine ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn verb

implication ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən noun

import ɪmˈpɔːt verb
impress ɪmˈpres verb

in spite of something ɪn spaɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

in the blink of an eye ɪn ðə ˈblɪŋk əv ən ˌaɪ phrase

in the end ɪn ðiː end phrase

in the middle of nowhere ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.əl əv ˈnəʊ.weə phrase

industrial ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl adjective
industrialist ɪnˈdʌs.tri.ə.lɪst noun

industry ˈɪn.də.stri noun

inevitable ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.b(ə)l adjective

inherit ɪnˈher.ɪt verb

inheritance ɪnˈher.ɪ.tənts noun

insecticide ɪnˈsek.tɪ.saɪd noun

insist ɪnˈsɪst verb

insist on ɪnˈsɪst ɒn verb

instant ˈɪn.stənt adjective

instead ɪnˈsted adverb

instinct ˈɪn.stɪŋkt noun

insult ɪnˈsʌlt verb

insurance ɪnˈʃʊə.rənts noun

interaction ˌɪn.təˈræk.ʃən noun

interest ˈɪn.trəst noun

interest rate ˈɪn.trəst reɪt noun

interior designer ɪnˈtɪə.ri.ə dɪˈzaɪ.nə noun

interview ˈɪn.tə.vjuː noun

interview ˈɪn.tə.vjuː verb

introspection ˌɪn.trəʊˈspek.ʃən noun

invest ɪnˈvest verb

investigative journalist ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡə.tɪv ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst noun

investment ɪnˈvest.mənt noun

investor ɪnˈves.tə noun

invite ɪnˈvaɪt verb

involve ɪnˈvɒlv verb

iron ˈaɪ.ən verb
it's fair to say ɪts feə tə seɪ phrase
jewellery ˈdʒuː.əl.ri noun

jockey ˈdʒɒk.i noun

judge dʒʌdʒ verb

judge dʒʌdʒ noun

judgement ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt noun

jump to conclusions dʒʌmp tə kənˈkluː.ʒənz phrase

jury ˈdʒʊə.ri noun

just dʒʌst adverb
justifiable ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ.ə.b(ə)l adjective

keep kiːp verb

keep an eye out for

kiːp ən aɪ aʊt fə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something

key kiː noun

kid kɪd verb
kidnapping  ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ noun
kill kɪl verb
kind of kaɪnd əv phrase

knock out nɒk aʊt phrasal verb

label ˈleɪ.bəl noun

laid-back ˌleɪdˈbæk adjective
landline ˈlænd.laɪn noun

last lɑːst adjective

launch lɔːntʃ verb
leaflet ˈliː.flət noun
leak liːk noun
leave liːv verb
lecture ˈlek.tʃə verb

lecture ˈlek.tʃə noun

lecturer ˈlek.tʃər.ə noun
legal ˈliː.ɡəl adjective

let let verb

let let verb

level ˈlev.əl noun

level-headed ˌlev.əlˈhed.ɪd adjective
life sentence laɪf ˈsen.tənts noun

light bulb laɪt bʌlb noun

lighting ˈlaɪt.ɪŋ noun
like laɪk verb

like laɪk adverb

likely ˈlaɪ.kli adjective

limited ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd adjective

line laɪn noun
literary ˈlɪt.ər.ər.i adjective
living ˈlɪv.ɪŋ noun
loan ləʊn noun

locate ləʊˈkeɪt verb

lock lɒk noun

logo ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ noun
loo luː noun
looting   ˈluː.tɪŋ noun

lose luːz verb

lose your temper (with
luːz jə ˈtem.pə phrase
someone)
loss lɒs noun
love lʌv verb
luckily ˈlʌk.əl.i adverb
lucrative ˈluː.krə.tɪv adjective
lump lʌmp noun
luxury ˈlʌk.ʃər.i noun
majestic məˈdʒes.tɪk adjective
make sense meɪk sen(t)s phrase
make someone do
meɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb
something
make someone's day meɪk ˈsʌm.wʌns deɪ phrase
make something up meɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb
make your mind up meɪk jə maɪnd ʌp phrase
manage ˈmæn.ɪdʒ verb
manufacture ˌmæn.jʊˈfæk.tʃə verb

manuscript ˈmæn.jʊ.skrɪpt noun

mare meə noun

mark mɑːk noun

Master's ˈmɑː.stəs noun

mate meɪt noun

may well meɪ wel phrase

mean to do something miːn tə duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ verb
meanwhile ˌmiːnˈwaɪl adverb

memorable ˈmem.ər.ə.b(ə)l adjective

mend mend verb

mention ˈmen.tʃən verb

mess something up mes ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb
mind maɪnd verb
minuscule ˈmɪn.ɪ.skjuːl adjective
minute ˈmɪn.ɪt noun
mis- mɪs- prefix
miscalculate mɪsˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt verb

miss mɪs verb

misunderstand ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd verb
misuse ˌmɪsˈjuːz verb
module ˈmɒd.juːl noun

moral ˈmɒr.(ə)l adjective

more often than not mɔː ˈɒf.(t)ən ðən nɒt phrase

mortgage ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ noun
most məʊst quantifier
moving ˈmuː.vɪŋ adjective
mugging   ˈmʌg.ɪŋ noun
multi- ˈmʌl.ti- prefix

multinational ˌmʌl.tiˈnæʃ.ən.əl adjective

murder ˈmɜː.də noun
mysteriously mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs.li adverb
mystery shopper ˈmɪs.tər.i ˈʃɒp.ə noun

mystify ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ verb

name someone after

neɪm ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈɑːf.tə ˈsʌm.wʌn phrasal verb
someone
narrow-minded ˌnær.əʊˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

native speaker ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiː.kə noun

need niːd verb

network ˈnet.wɜːk noun

nevertheless ˌnev.ə.ðəˈles adverb

news njuːz noun

nightclub ˈnaɪt.klʌb noun
nightmare ˈnaɪt.meə noun
no wonder nəʊ ˈwʌn.də phrase

nomadic nəʊˈmæd.ɪk adjective

nominate ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt verb

non- ˌnɒn- prefix

non-smoker ˌnɒnˈsməʊ.kə noun
non-stop ˌnɒnˈstɒp adjective
normal ˈnɔː.məl adjective
not anywhere near nɒt ˈen.i.weə nɪə phrase

not bothered nɒt ˈbɒð.əd adjective

not nearly as nɒt ˈnɪə.li əz adverb
notice ˈnəʊ.tɪs noun
novelist ˈnɒv.əl.ɪst noun
nowhere near ˈnəʊ.weə nɪə adverb

objective əbˈdʒek.tɪv adjective

obligatory əˈblɪɡ.ə.tər.i adjective

observation ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən noun

observe əbˈzɜːv verb
obvious ˈɒb.vi.əs adjective

occasionally əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i adverb

odd ɒd adjective

odd ɒd adjective

offend əˈfend verb

offer ˈɒf.ə noun

offer ˈɒf.ə verb

oil ɔɪl noun

on ɒn adverb
on the go ɒn ðə ɡəʊ phrase
once in a while wʌnts ɪn ə ˈwaɪ.l phrase

open ˈəʊ.pən adjective

open-minded ˌəʊ.pənˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

optimistic ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk adjective

or so ə səʊ phrase

organic ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk adjective

originate əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.neɪt verb

Oscar ˈɒs.kə noun

out of the blue aʊt əv ðə bluː phrase

out of work aʊt əv wɜːk phrase
out of your mind aʊt əv jə maɪnd phrase
outnumber ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bə verb

outrageous ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs adjective

outstanding ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ adjective
over- ˈəʊ.və- prefix
over the moon ˈəʊ.və ðə muːn phrase
overdrawn ˌəʊ.vəˈdrɔːn adjective

overestimate ˌəʊ.vəˈres.tɪ.meɪt verb

overqualified ˌəʊ.vəˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd adjective

overrated ˌəʊ.vəˈreɪt.ɪd adjective

packaging ˈpæk.ɪ.dʒɪŋ noun

paperback ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk noun

paperwork ˈpeɪ.pə.wɜːk noun

part pɑːt noun

partially ˈpɑː.ʃə.li adverb

particularly pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə.li adverb

pass pɑːs verb

pass something on pɑːs ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒn phrasal verb

passport ˈpɑːs.pɔːt noun

patience ˈpeɪ.ʃəns noun

pay peɪ verb
pay someone back peɪ ˈsʌm.wʌn bæk phrasal verb
pay something off peɪ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒf phrasal verb
pay-as-you-go ˌpeɪ.əz.jəˈgəʊ phrase

payphone ˈpeɪ.fəʊn noun

pedestrian pəˈdes.tri.ən noun

perform pəˈfɔːm verb

personal ˈpɜː.sən.əl adjective

persuade pəˈsweɪd verb

PhD ˌpiː.eɪtʃˈdiː noun

phenomenon fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən noun

philanthropic ˌfɪl.ənˈθrɒp.ɪk adjective

pick something up pɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb

pile on the pressure paɪl ɒn ðə ˈpreʃ.ə phrase

pinstriped ˈpɪn.straɪpt adjective

plan plæn verb

plan plæn noun
play pleɪ verb

plot plɒt noun

plug plʌɡ noun

point something out pɔɪnt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt phrasal verb

politician ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən noun

politics ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks noun

pollutant pəˈluː.tənt noun

polluted pəˈluː.tɪd adjective

pollution pəˈluː.ʃən noun

pop into pɒp ˈɪn.tə phrasal verb
portion ˈpɔː.ʃən noun
position pəˈzɪʃ.ən noun
positive ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv adjective
post- pəʊst- prefix
postgraduate ˌpəʊstˈɡrædʒ.u.ət noun
postpone pəʊstˈpəʊn verb

post-war ˌpəʊstˈwɔː adjective

pour out pɔː aʊt verb

pre- priː- prefix

precise prɪˈsaɪs adjective
predator ˈpred.ə.tə noun
predict prɪˈdɪkt verb
predictable prɪˈdɪk.tə.b(ə)l adjective

predictive text prɪˈdɪk.tɪv tekst noun

prefer prɪˈfɜː verb

preference ˈpref.ər.ənts noun

prejudiced ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪst adjective

presentation ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən noun
pressure ˈpreʃ.ə noun
pretty ˈprɪt.i adverb
preview ˈpriː.vjuː noun
pre-war ˌpriːˈwɔː adjective
prey preɪ noun
prior ˈpraɪ.ə adjective

private ˈpraɪ.vət adjective

private tuition ˈpraɪ.vɪət tjuːˈɪʃ.ən noun

pro- prəʊ- prefix
problem ˈprɒb.ləm noun

problem-solving ˈprɒb.ləm ˌsɒlv.ɪŋ noun

producer prəˈdjuː.sə noun

product ˈprɒd.ʌkt noun

production prəˈdʌk.ʃən noun

productive prəˈdʌk.tɪv adjective

productivity ˌprɒd.ʌkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti noun

professor prəˈfes.ə noun

profit ˈprɒf.ɪt noun

programme ˈprəʊ.ɡræm noun
progress report ˈprəʊ.gres rɪˈpɔːt noun

project ˈprɒdʒ.ekt noun

promise ˈprɒm.ɪs verb

proof pruːf noun

property developer ˈprɒp.ə.ti dɪˈvel.ə.pə noun

protest prəˈtest verb

provided (that) prəʊˈvaɪd.ɪd ðət conjunction

public transport ˈpʌb.lɪk trænˈspɔːt noun

publicity pʌbˈlɪs.ɪ.ti noun

pull someone's leg pʊl ˈsʌm.wʌns leɡ phrase

pursue pəˈsjuː verb

put someone out pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn aʊt phrasal verb

put something down pʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ daʊn phrasal verb
put something in pʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn phrasal verb
put something up pʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb
put your finger on
pʊt jə ˈfɪŋ.ɡə ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something
quid kwɪd noun

rare reə adjective

rarely ˈreə.li adverb
rate reɪt verb

rate reɪt noun

rave reɪv adjective

re- ˌriː prefix
reach riːtʃ verb

realise ˈrɪə.laɪz verb

realistic ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk adjective

reality riˈæl.ɪ.ti noun

reality TV riˈæl.ɪ.ti ˌtiːˈviː noun

reasonable ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl adjective

reasonably ˈriː.zən.ə.bli adverb
reception rɪˈsep.ʃən noun

recharge your batteries ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒ jɔː ˈbæt.əriz phrase

recognise ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz verb

recommend ˌrek.əˈmend verb

record ˈre.kɔːd noun

recycle ˌriːˈsaɪ.k(ə)l verb

red meat red miːt noun

redecorate ˌriːˈdek.ə.reɪt verb

redefine ˌriː.dɪˈfaɪn verb

reduce rɪˈdjuːs verb

redundant rɪˈdʌn.dənt adjective

refuse rɪˈfjuːz verb

refuse rɪˈfjuːz verb

regret rɪˈɡret verb

release rɪˈliːs verb

remake ˌriːˈmeɪk noun

remember rɪˈmem.bə verb

remind rɪˈmaɪnd verb

rent rent verb

repay rɪˈpeɪ verb
replace rɪˈpleɪs verb
resent rɪˈzent verb
resentful rɪˈzent.fəl adjective

respect rɪˈspekt verb

responsibility rɪˌspɒnt.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti noun
responsible rɪˈspɒnt.sɪ.b(ə)l adjective
respray ˌriːˈspreɪ verb
review rɪˈvjuː noun

rewarding rɪˈwɔːd.ɪŋ adjective

rich rɪtʃ adjective

ringtone ˈrɪŋ.təʊn noun

rip someone off rɪp ˈsʌm.wʌn ɒf phrasal verb

robbery ˈrɒb.ər.i noun
roof ruːf noun
room ruːm / rʊm noun

roughly ˈrʌf.li adverb

run rʌn verb
run rʌn verb
run out rʌn aʊt phrasal verb
run over rʌn ˈəʊ.və phrasal verb

rural ˈrʊə.rəl adjective

rusty ˈrʌs.ti adjective

sack sæk noun
sack sæk verb
sample ˈsɑːm.p(ə)l noun

satisfied ˈsæt.ɪsfaɪd adjective

save up seɪv ʌp phrasal verb

savings account ˈseɪ.vɪŋs əˈkaʊnt noun

savoury ˈseɪ.vər.i adjective

scared skeəd adjective

scared stiff skeəd stɪf adjective
scary ˈskeə.ri adjective

sceptical ˈskep.tɪkəl adjective

scholarship ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp noun

scientifically ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk.li adverb

scientifically minded ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk.li ˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

sec sek noun

security sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti noun

security guard sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti ɡɑːd noun

see someone's point siː ˈsʌm.wʌns pɔɪnt phrase

see the point of something siː ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

seem siːm verb

seldom ˈsel.dəm adverb
self- self prefix
self-assured ˌself.əˈʃʊəd adjective
self-centred ˌselfˈsen.təd adjective
self-conscious ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs adjective

self-defence ˌself.dɪˈfents noun

self-discipline ˌselfˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn noun

self-obsessed ˌself.əbˈsest adjective

seminar ˈsem.ɪ.nɑː noun

send send verb
sentence ˈsen.tənts verb
sentimental ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl adjective

sequel ˈsiː.kwəl noun

service ˈsɜː.vɪs verb

set set verb

set something up set ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb

sheer ʃɪə adjective

shelf ʃelf noun

shift ʃɪft noun

shocked ʃɒkt adjective

shoot ʃuːt noun
shoot ʃuːt verb
shopkeeper ˈʃɒpˌkiː.pə noun

shoplift ˈʃɒp.lɪft verb

shoplifter ˈʃɒpˌlɪf.tə noun

shoplifting ˈʃɒpˌlɪf.tɪŋ noun

short ʃɔːt adjective

should ʃʊd verb
show someone in a positive
ʃəʊ ˈsʌm.wʌn ɪn ə ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv laɪt phrase
light

simple ˈsɪm.p(ə)l adjective

simply ˈsɪm.pli adverb

Skype skaɪp verb

skyscraper ˈskaɪˌskreɪ.pə noun

sleep like a log sliːp laɪk ə lɒɡ phrase
slightly ˈslaɪt.li adverb

slogan ˈsləʊ.ɡən noun

smart phone ˈsmɑːt.fəʊn noun

smoker ˈsməʊ.kə noun
smuggling  ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ noun
sort of sɔːt əv phrase

soundtrack ˈsaʊnd.træk noun

space speɪs noun
speak spiːk verb

speak up spiːk ʌp phrasal verb

speaker ˈspiː.kə noun

special effects ˈspeʃ.əl ɪˈfekts noun

speechless ˈspiːtʃ.ləs adjective

speed limit spiːd ˈlɪm.ɪt noun

spooky ˈspuː.ki adjective

squeeze skwiːz verb

start stɑːt verb

starving ˈstɑːvɪŋ adjective

state steɪt noun

state of mind steɪt əv maɪnd noun

status ˈsteɪ.təs noun

stay in steɪ ɪn phrasal verb

stop stɒp verb

storage ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ noun

straightforward ˌstreɪtˈfɔː.wəd adjective

strange streɪndʒ adjective

stressed out strest aʊt adjective

stressful ˈstres.fəl adjective

strict strɪkt adjective

strong-willed ˌstrɒŋˈwɪld adjective

student loan ˈstjuː.dənt ləʊn noun

subject ˈsʌb.dʒekt noun

subtitled ˈsʌbˌtaɪ.t(ə)ld adjective

subtitles ˈsʌbˌtaɪ.t(ə)lz noun

succeed səkˈsiːd verb

such as sʌtʃ əz phrase
sue suː verb
suggest səˈdʒest verb
suit s(j)uːt verb
suit s(j)uːt noun
suitable ˈs(j)uː.tə.b(ə)l adjective
superior suːˈpɪə.ri.ə adjective

support səˈpɔːt noun

suppose səˈpəʊz verb

sure ʃɔː adjective

surf sɜːf verb

suspect səˈspekt verb

suspicious səˈspɪʃ.əs adjective

sustainable səˈsteɪ.nə.b(ə)l adjective

sweet swiːt adjective

swoop swuːp verb

tailcoat ˈteɪl.kəʊt noun

take notice teɪk ˈnəʊ.tɪs verb

take over ˈteɪk ˈəʊ.və phrasal verb

take sides teɪk saɪdz phrase

take so much teɪk səʊ mʌtʃ phrase
take someone to court teɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn tə kɔːt phrase
take someone/something
teɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ fə ˈɡrɑːnt.ɪd phrase
for granted

take someone/something
teɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈsɪə.ri.ə.sli phrase
seriously
take something at face
teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ət feɪs ˈvæl.juː phrase
value
take something off teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒf phrasal verb
take something out on
teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt ən ˈsʌm.wʌn phrase
someone

take something with a pinch

teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ wɪð ə pɪntʃ əv sɒlt phrase
of salt
take time to do something teɪk taɪm tə duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
talk tɔːk noun

talk into tɔːk ˈɪn.tə phrasal verb

tattoo tætˈuː / təˈtuː noun

telly ˈtel.i noun

temperature ˈtem.prə.tʃə noun

tempt tempt verb

tendency ˈten.dən.si noun

terrified ˈter.ə.faɪd adjective

terrorism ˈter.ə.rɪ.zəm noun

that's a good point ðæts ə ɡʊd pɔɪnt phrase

the environment ðiː ɪnˈvaɪə.rən.mənt phrase

the last person ðə lɑːst ˈpɜː.sən phrase

the media ðə ˈmiː.di.ə noun

the outback ðiˈaʊt.bæk noun

the press ðə pres noun

theft θeft noun
thing θɪŋ noun

threaten ˈθret.ən verb

threatening ˈθret.(ə.)nɪŋ adjective

tile taɪl noun

time taɪm noun
time-consuming ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ adjective
tiny ˈtaɪ.ni adjective
to go out of business tə ɡəʊ aʊt əv ˈbɪz.nɪs phrase

to someone's credit tə ˈsʌm.wʌns ˈkred.ɪt phrase

ton tʌn noun

tons of something tʌnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
touch screen ˈtʌtʃ.skriːn noun

traditional trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl adjective

trailer ˈtreɪ.lə noun

trainee ˌtreɪˈniː noun

treatment ˈtriːt.mənt noun

trendy ˈtren.di adjective

trust trʌst verb

try traɪ verb

turn out tɜːn aʊt phrasal verb

tutor ˈtjuː.tə noun

tutorial tjuːˈtɔː.ri.əl noun

tyre ˈta.ɪə noun

um əm exclamation

unchecked ʌnˈtʃekt adjective

uncover ʌnˈkʌv.ə verb

under- ˈʌn.də prefix

under qualified ˌʌn.də ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd adjective

undergraduate ˌʌn.dəˈɡrædʒ.u.ət noun

underrated ˌʌn.dəˈreɪ.tɪd adjective

undervalued ˌʌn.dəˈvæl.juːd adjective

unfair ʌnˈfeə adjective

unfit ʌnˈfɪt adjective

unruly ʌnˈruː.li adjective

unsightly ʌnˈsaɪt.li adjective

unsuitable ʌnˈs(j)uː.tə.b(ə)l adjective

used to something/doing
juːst tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ / ˈduː.ɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something
usually ˈjuː.ʒə.li adverb

vandalism ˈvæn.dəl.ɪ.zəm noun

vanish ˈvæn.ɪʃ verb
vanish ˈvæn.ɪʃ verb
vary ˈveə.ri verb

vast vɑːst adjective

vice president ˌvaɪsˈprez.ɪ.dənt noun

viciously ˈvɪʃ.əs.li adverb

viral marketing ˈvaɪə.rəl ˈmɑːkɪ.tɪŋ noun

virtually ˈvɜː.tʃu.əli adverb

vocabulary vəˈkæb.jʊ.lər.i noun

voice mail ˈvɔɪs.meɪ.l noun

volunteer ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪə noun

warn wɔːn verb

wasteful ˈweɪst.fəl adjective

watch wɒtʃ verb

weaken ˈwiː.kən verb

weakness ˈwiːk.nəs noun

web design web dɪˈzaɪn noun
weigh weɪ verb
weird wɪəd adjective
well wel exclamation
well-off ˌwelˈɒf adjective
werewolf ˈweə.wʊlf noun
what's up wɒts ʌp phrase
whereas weəˈræz conjunction

why on Earth waɪ ɒn ɜːθ phrase

wide waɪd adjective

widespread ˈwaɪd.spred adjective

will not take no for an
wɪl nɒt teɪk nəʊ fə ən ˈɑːnt.sə phrase
answer

window ˈwɪn.dəʊ noun

withstand wɪðˈstænd verb

witness ˈwɪt.nəs noun
wood wʊd noun
word wɜːd noun

work out wɜːk aʊt phrasal verb

workplace ˈwɜːk.pleɪs noun

worry ˈwʌr.i verb

would rather wʊd ˈrɑːð.ə phrase

would you mind wʊd jə maɪnd phrase

wrestling ˈres.lɪŋ noun

x-ray ˈeks.reɪ verb

yoga ˈjəʊ.ɡə noun

you see juː siː phrase

You're joking! jə ˈdʒəʊk.ɪŋ phrase

Zumba ˈzʌm.bə noun

RUSSIAN Definition
около, где-то added to words to give the meaning of approximately
used to form adjectives describing the main thing from which a
основанный на (молоке)
particular substance or object is made
(где-то) в районе approximately:
чуть-чуть, слегка slightly
несколько, немного some, or a small number of
(на)много a lot
немного a small amount
проще простого to be very easy
рассеянный often forgetting things

оскорбительный saying rude words to someone

премия "Оскар" (награда one of a set of American prizes given each year to the best film,
Американской академии the best male or female actor in any film and to other people
киноискусств) involved in the production of films
приемлемый good enough
согласно чему-либо, по словам
as said by someone or as shown by something
кого-либо
счет an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there
обвинить to say that someone has done something bad
If someone is acquitted of a crime, a court of law decides that they
оправдать
are not guilty
used when you are disagreeing with someone or saying no to
на самом деле
them
захватывающий; вызывающий If something is addictive, it makes you want more of it so that you
привыкание become addicted

дополнительный extra to what already exists

to like or respect someone or something because they are good or

восхищаться
clever
признать to agree that you did something bad, or that something bad is true

преимущество, выгода something good that helps you

the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or
реклама
services
посоветовать to tell someone they should do something

нежный often showing that you like or love someone

агентство, ведомство an international organization or government department
согласиться to decide something with someone

недуг, хворь an illness

в целом considering everything

позволить to say that someone can do something

изменить(ся) to change, or to make someone or something change
the feeling that you have when something makes you smile or
развлечение, забава
laugh

something that you dislike at first, but that you start to like after
приобретенный вкус
you have tried it a few times
раздражать to make someone angry

анонимный not saying or writing a name

a machine that records your message if you telephone someone
автоответчик
and they do not answer
анти- opposed to or against
антиправительственный opposed to a particular government
opposed to the production and use of nuclear weapons, or to the
антиядерный
production of electricity from nuclear power
антивоенный opposed to a particular war or to all wars
used in questions and negatives before a comparative adjective to
сколько-нибудь
make the sentence stronger
так или иначе used when you are returning to an earlier subject

кроме except for

многоквартирный дом a large building that is divided into apartments

to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that
принести извинения
has caused them problems or unhappiness

очевидно used to say that you have read or been told something

обратиться to ask officially for something

соответствующий, подходящий right for a particular situation or person
одобрить to allow something

стрельба из лука the art or sport of shooting arrows

used before a number or amount to mean 'close to, although not

около
exactly'
 if the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them
арестовать
about a crime which they might have done
поджог    he crime of intentionally burning something, such as a building

статья a piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper

поскольку because
used when you are talking about something that must happen
пока; при условии, что
before something else can happen
to say something to someone because you want to know if you can
спросить, попросить
do something
оценка a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of something

поручение a piece of work or job that you are given to do

ассоциация a feeling or thought that relates to someone or something

to think that something is likely to be true, although you have no
допускать
proof
без предупреждения only a short time before something happens

продолжительность концентрации the length of time that you can keep your thoughts and interest
внимания fixed on something
when someone does a short performance to try to get a job as an
прослушивание
actor, singer, etc
to do a short performance to try to get a job as an actor, singer,
проходить прослушивание
etc
автор, писатель someone who writes a book, article, etc

птичий вольер a large cage for birds

избегать to not do something because you do not want to

знающий, осведомленный knowing about something
злой a bad-tempered person gets angry or annoyed easily
a type of dancing where a man and a woman dance together using
бальные танцы
steps and movements to special music, such as the waltz or tango

not able to continue in business because you owe too much

обанкротившийся
money
an object that provides electricity for things such as radios, toys,
батарея
or cars
быть предназначенным для to be intended to influence or affect a particular person or group

все равно to not be important to someone which of several things is chosen

if something is based on facts or ideas, those facts or ideas have
основываться
been used to develop it
любить кого-либо/что-либо to like someone or something
с положительным сальдо to have money in your bank account
to not be able to do something because you are upset, ill, drunk,
быть не в состоянии
etc
быть в чьих-либо руках to be in someone's control or care:

быть занятым чем-либо to be busy

быть не включенным в разговор или If someone feels left out, they are unhappy because they have not
событие, чувствовать себя лишним been included in an activity.
испытывать нехватку времени to not have enough time
to be bored with or annoyed about something that has been
быть сытым по горло чем-либо
happening for a long time
to have or experience a particular thing, especially something
быть подверженным чему-либо
unpleasant
непременно сделать что-либо If you are sure to do something, it is certain that you will do it:

быть занятым to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc
столкнуться с неразрешимой
to be having or likely to have serious problems or difficulties
проблемой, приходится туго

из-за, вследствие as a result of someone or something

If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without

за спиной у кого-либо
them knowing, often in an unfair way
If something is believable, you can believe that it could be true or
правдоподобный
real.
верить to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true
a new book or other product that has sold a great number of
бестселлер
copies
showing unfair support for or opposition to someone or
предубежденный
something because of your personal opinions
thinking that you are more important or more clever than you
самодовольный
really are
двуязычный using or able to speak two languages
рекламный щит a large board used for advertising, especially by the side of a road

миллиард the number 1,000,000,000

биография the story of a person's life written by another person
возложить вину на кого-либо или
to say that someone or something has done something bad
что-либо
побрякушки, дорогие ювелирные describes jewellery which attracts attention because it is big and
украшения expensive
краткое содержание на последней
a short description to advertise a product, especially a book
странице обложки
бойлер a piece of equipment that provides hot water for a house
бомбардировать кого-либо чем- to give someone too much information, ask them too many
либо questions, etc
беспокоить, надоедать to annoy someone by talking to them when they are busy
someone whose job is to stand at the door of a bar, party, etc and
вышибала
keep out people who are not wanted
обязан certain or extremely likely to happen
филиал, отделение one of many shops or offices that are part of a company
бренд a product that is made by a particular company
растопить лед, нарушить to make people who have not met before feel relaxed with each
неловкость other, often by starting a conversation
If someone who is talking on a mobile phone is breaking up, their
прерываться
voice can not fully be heard.

(нервное) расстройство, срыв a short period of mental illness

when someone is offered money or a present so that they will do

взяточничество   
something, usually something dishonest
транслировать to send out a programme on television or radio

без гроша to not have any money

просматривать to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything
a plan that shows how much money you have and how you will
бюджет
spend it
мелкое насекомое (клоп, букашка,
a small insect
жучок)
доставать кого-либо to annoy someone
a flat, round piece of food, usually made of meat, that is fried and
бургер
served between pieces of bread
something that makes a noise if someone tries to get into a
охранная сигнализация
building illegally
квартирная кража со взломом when someone gets into a building illegally and steals things
бизнес the buying and selling of goods or services
деловые круги, деловое companies, financial businesses, banks, etc., considered as a
сообщество group
бизнес-план a detailed plan describing the future plans of a business
кредит buy something by arranging to pay for it at a later time
used when you say something that does not relate to what is being
между прочим, кстати
discussed
вычислить, рассчитать to discover an amount or number using mathematics:
кампания a group of activities which are planned to get a result
терпеть не мочь кого-либо или что-
to hate someone or something
либо
a political and economic system in which industry is owned
капитализм
privately for profit and not by the state

relating to a political and economic system in which industry is

капиталистический
owned privately for profit and not by the state

автомобиль a vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a few people
Someone's carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of
углеродный след
carbon dioxide that their activities produce.
плотницкое дело making and repairing wooden objects
случай a particular situation or example of something
футляр a container for storing or protecting something
наличные деньги money in the form of coins or notes (=paper money)
актерский состав all the actors in a film or play
уловить to hear or understand something correctly
наверстать упущенное to do something that you did not have time to do earlier:

a reason for doing something, especially one that involves helping

благое дело
other people

знаменитость a famous person

керамика objects that are made by shaping and heating clay
a formal event that is performed on important social or religious
церемония
occasions
конечно definitely
a number of similar shops, restaurants, etc owned by the same
сеть
company
мелочь coins, not paper money
to become different, or to make someone or something become
поменять
different
If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or feelings
изменение точки зрения
about something.
предъявить обвинение to officially say that someone has done a crime
A charitable event, activity, or organization gives money, food, or
благотворительный
help to people who need it.

преследовать, гнаться за кем-либо to run after someone or something in order to catch them
проверить to look at something to make sure that it is right or safe
подбодрить(ся) to stop feeling sad, or to make someone feel happier
books about romantic relationships or other subjects that interest
женский роман
women
расслабиться to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you

выкинуть to throw something away

требование, иск an official demand for something you think you have a right to

заявить to say that something is true, although you have not proved it
разъяснить to make something easier to understand by explaining it
A classic book, film, etc is one that has been popular for a long
классический
time and is very good.

прикреплять скрепкой или зажимом to fix things together with a clip

закрыть If a shop or restaurant, etc closes, people cannot go in it.

тренировать, готовить к экзамену
to give someone lessons, especially in a sport or school subject
или конкурсному испытанию
кодекс a set of rules on how to behave or how to do things
познание when you think or use a conscious mental process

рухнуть to fall down, sometimes breaking into pieces

коллега one of a group of people who work together

коллега someone that you work with

someone who collects objects because they are interesting or

коллекционер
beautiful:

комбинация a mixture of different people or things

унаследовать to get money from someone who has died

прийти в себя, прийти в сознание to become conscious again after an accident or medical operation

to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added

составить
together
совершить (преступление) to do something bad or illegal
житель пригородной зоны,
регулярно совершающий поездки в a person who regularly travels between work and home
город на работу
компания an organization which sells things or services
to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about
жаловаться
something

жалоба an illness

сложный with many different parts and difficult to understand

If something is compulsory, you must do it because a rule or law

обязательный
says you must.
заключать, делать вывод to decide something after studying all the information about it

обдумывать to think carefully about something

значительно in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect

постоянно happening a lot or all the time

a page in a book that tells you what different parts the book
содержание (страница в книге)
contains:

продолжать to keep happening or doing something

непрерывный without a pause or interruption

контракт a legal agreement between two people or organizations

If two statements about the same subject or two actions by the

противоречивый
same person are contradictory, they are very different.
 to decide officially in a court of law that someone has done a
осудить; признать виновным
crime
судимость; обвинительный
when someone is officially found to be guilty of a particular crime
приговор
убедить to persuade someone to do something
убежденный completely certain about something

выдержать to do something well in a difficult situation

a connection between two or more things, usually where one

корреляция
causes or influences the other
корреспонденция letters from one person to another
If something costs a particular amount of money, you have to pay
стоить
that in order to buy or do it.
a set of clothes that someone wears to make them look like
костюм
someone or something else, for example in a play
курс a set of lessons about a particular subject
сумасшедший stupid or strange

творческий, креативный good at thinking of new ideas and making interesting things

творческая письменная речь,

the activity of writing fiction and poetry
писательское мастерство
положительный баланс, остаток на
the amount of money in an account
счете, средства на счете
a small plastic card that allows you to buy something and pay for
кредитная карта
it later
a calculation of someone's ability to pay back money which they
оценка кредитоспособности
have borrowed
преступление something someone does that is illegal
преступник someone who has done a crime
someone who says that they do not approve of someone or
критик
something
критиковать to express disapproval of someone or something
текущий счет a bank account which you can take money out of at any time
a way of behaving or a belief which has been established for a long
таможня
time
общепринятый normal or expected for a particular person, situation, or society
to use a knife or other sharp tool to divide something or make a
(вы)резать
hole in something
to stop people from continuing a telephone conversation by
разъединить
breaking the telephone connection
вредный, разрушительный harmful
to have pleasant thoughts about something you would like to
грезить, мечтать
happen
долг when you owe money to someone
решить to choose something after thinking about the possibilities
делать косметический ремонт to put paint or paper on the walls of a room or building
 when you are willing to give a lot of time and energy to something
преданность, самоотверженность
because you believe it is very important

определенно without any doubt

степень a qualification given for completing a university course
задержка when you have to wait longer than expected
to say that something is not true, or that you have not done
отрицать
something
a payment that you make immediately when you decide to buy
депозит
something
If you deserve something good or bad, it should happen to you
заслужить
because of the way you have behaved.
разрабатывать, проектировать to draw or plan something before making it
дизайнер someone who draws and plans how something will be made

несмотря на although something happened or is true

разрушительный causing a lot of damage
when someone continues trying to do something, although it is
решительность
very difficult

something that stops people doing something because they are

средство устрашения
afraid of what will happen if they do

to change and become better, or to make someone or something

развивать(ся)
become better

диагноз when a doctor says what is wrong with someone who is ill
If a mobile phone stops working because battery needs to be
разрядиться
recharged, people sometimes say it has died
режим питания the type of food that someone usually eats

отличаться to be different

трудный not easy to do or understand

цифровая фотография the activity of taking photographs with a digital camera
when you have to make a difficult choice between two things you
дилемма
could do
режиссер someone who tells the actors in a film or play what to do
sad because something was not as good as you expected, or
разочарованный
because something did not happen
дисциплинированный behaving in a very controlled way

to find something or get information about something for the first

обнаружить
time

диссертация a very long piece of writing done as part of a course of study

to stop what someone is doing or make problems for them, often
беспокоить, (по)мешать
by making a noise
тревожный making you feel worried or upset
бросаться, пикировать to fly down through the air very quickly:
"сделай сам" (о ремонте,
изготовлении, сборке when you do building, decorating, or repairs in your own home
собственноручно)

доминирующий, основной main or most important

to not feel certain about something or think that something will
сомневаться
not happen
to not feel certain about something or think that something will
сомневаться
not happen
подавленный sad or disappointed

to copy computer programs or information electronically, usually

скачать
from a large computer to a small one

недостаток a problem or disadvantage

сводить кого-либо с ума, доводить
to make someone feel annoyed or angry
до сумасшествия

помет solid waste from birds and some small animals

чистить в химчистке to clean clothes with chemicals, not water

to change the language in a film or television programme into a
дублировать
different language
из-за чего-либо because of something

пуховое одеяло a cover filled with feathers or warm material that you sleep under
до смерти хотеть чего-либо to very much want to have, eat, drink, or do something
страстно желающий wanting to do or have something very much
с легким характером, добродушно-
relaxed and not easily upset or worried
веселый

an electronic book: a book that is published in electronic form, for

электронная книга
example on the Internet or on a disk, and not printed on paper
экономичный using little money, fuel, etc
the study of the way in which trade, industry, and money are
экономика (наука)
organized
экономист someone who studies economics
экономика (страны) the system by which a country makes and uses goods and money
путь, способ used when referring to a choice between two possibilities
a large group of businesses that is controlled by one person or
империя
company:

to make someone more likely to do something, or make

поощрять
something more likely to happen
закончить (чем-либо), оказаться в
to finally be in a particular place or situation
конце концов (где-либо)
a school where students live in an all-English environment for a
погружение
period of time
наслаждаться If you enjoy something, you like doing it
развлекательный, забавный interesting and helping someone to have an enjoyable time

восторженный, полный энтузиазма showing enthusiasm

the situation that you live or work in, and how it changes how you
среда
feel

the situation that you live or work in, and how it changes how you
среда
feel

экологический relating to the environment

someone who tries to protect the natural environment from being
защитник окружающей среды
damaged
завидовать to want something that someone else has
э-э… (междометие) something that you say while you are thinking what to say next

особенно more than other things or people

этичный morally correct and good

used to emphasize that a particular situation would not change

даже если
what you have just said
даже при том, что although
a class intended for adults rather than children which happens in
вечерние занятия
the evening
If something happens every now and again, it happens sometimes
время от времени
but not very often:
время от времени, иногда sometimes, but not often
доказательство; улика, information that is given or things that are shown in a court of
свидетельские показания law to help to prove if someone has done a crime
экс-, бывший from before
точный completely correct

преувеличивать to make something seem larger, better or worse than it really is

осмотр when someone looks at something very carefully

превысить to be more than a particular number or amount

избыток more of something than is usual or needed

перекинуться словом If two people exchange words, they talk to each other

возбужденный feeling very happy and interested

оправдание a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong
руководитель someone who has an important job in a business
измученный very tired

в приподнятом настроении very excited and happy

экзотический unusual, interesting, and often foreign

экзотический unusual, interesting, and often foreign
расширять(ся) to get larger, or to make something get larger
ожидать to think that someone should do a particular thing
to make something clear or easy to understand by giving reasons
объяснить
for it
эксплуатировать to use or develop something for your advantage
экспортировать to send goods to another country in order to sell them there

дополнительный more, or more than usual

an actor in a film who does not have a main part and usually plays
актер массовки
someone in a crowd
A man's ex-wife is a woman that he was married to but is not now
бывшая жена
married to.
If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal
столкнуться с
with it
вполне справедливо, разумно used to say that you agree, or think that something is acceptable

преданный, верный always liking and supporting someone or something

знаменитый, известный known by many people

испытывать симпатию к кому-либо,
to feel sexually attracted to someone
хотеть
далеко very much
большая разница по сравнению с,
to be very different from something
как небо и земля
неправдоподобный, надуманный difficult to believe and not likely to be true
заниматься сельским хозяйством,
возделывать
to grow crops or keep animals as a business
(сельскохозяйственную культуру),
разводить (скот)
очарованный very interested
If you fast-forward a recording, or if it fast-forwards, you make it
ускоренно перематывать вперед
play at very high speed so that you get to the end more quickly

a solid or liquid substance like oil that is taken from plants or

жир
animals and used in cooking
бесстрашный not frightened of anything

особенность, функциональная
an important part of something
возможность
an amount of money that you pay to do something, to use
плата
something, or to get a service:
changed chemically through the action of living substances, such
ферментированный
as yeast or bacteria
свирепый very strong or violent

вычислить, понять to finally understand something or someone after a lot of thought

to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first
узнать
time
признать виновным to judge that someone is guilty in a law court
оштрафовать an amount of money that you must pay for breaking a law or rule
the mark made on something by the pattern of curved lines on the
отпечаток пальца
end of someone's finger
закончить, завершить to complete something
первый coming before all others
the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something
первые впечатления
for the first time
If one activity or event fits in with another, they exist or happen
согласовать с чем-либо
together in a way that is convenient
починить to repair something
квартира a set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one floor
гибкий able to change or be changed easily according to the situation
пролистывать что-либо
to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc
(просматривая)

процветать to grow or develop well

able to use a language naturally without stopping or making

бегло говорящий
mistakes

например used to give an example of what you are talking about

вынуждать to make someone do something that they do not want to do

навсегда, вечно for all time in the future
забыть to not remember something
used to say that something that happened was not important or
забудьте об этом
not something to worry about:
мошенничество when someone does something illegal in order to get money
бесплатный costing no money
working for several different organizations, and paid according to
внештатно
the hours you work
часто often
картофель-фри long, thin pieces of potato that have been cooked in hot oil
привередливый only liking particular things and very difficult to please
обычно, вообще usually or mostly
жанр a type of art or writing with a particular style
to succeed in doing something bad or wrong without being
сойти с рук кому-либо
punished or criticized

to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by

обойтись, перебиться
having just enough of something you need, such as money
 to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and
серьезно взяться за что-либо
effort
избавиться от to end something unpleasant

плюс-минус possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned
дать кому-либо пищу для
to make someone think seriously about something
размышления
не участвовать в чем-либо, не
to not do an activity
пойти куда-либо
предрасположенный to do something regularly or as a habit
блеск to shine with small flashes of light

действовать (на свое усмотрение) to start to do something or to proceed with a plan

снизиться to become lower in level

взорваться, сработать If a bomb or gun goes off, it explodes or fires.

добродушный pleasant and friendly

товары items which are made to be sold

правительство the group of people who officially control a country
to complete your education successfully at a university, college,
закончить университет
or, in the US, at school
someone who has studied for and got a degree (=qualification)
выпускник (университета)
from a university
If something is gripping, it is so interesting that it holds your
захватывающий
attention completely
a feeling that you feel certain is right, although you have no
инстинктивное чувство
reason to think so
парень a man

привычка something that you often do, almost without thinking about it

to use a computer to illegally get into someone else's computer

взламывать (компьютер)
system and read the information that is kept there
справиться to take action to improve a difficult situation
ручка the part of something that you use to hold it or open it
подождать to wait for a short time
to finish a conversation on the telephone by putting the phone
повесить трубку
down
трудный difficult to do or understand
книга в твердом переплете a book that has a thick, stiff cover
едва, почти не almost not, or only a very small amount
причинять вред to hurt someone or damage something

безвредный not causing hurt or damage

хлопотное дело a problem

ненавидеть, терпеть не мочь to dislike someone or something very much
обитать (о привидении) describes a place where ghosts often appear
осуществлять, вести to perform the action mentioned
to have an opinion that deserves to be considered seriously, or
быть правым в чем-то
which other people agree is true
переброситься парой слов to talk to someone for a short time
здоровый good for your health
основной момент, главное событие the best or most interesting part of something
чрезвычайно very
влиятельный, ответственный very important or responsible
веселый, очень смешной extremely funny
a time, often one or two weeks, when someone does not go to
отпуск work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or
relax
честный sincere and not lying or stealing
с капюшоном, в капюшоне having or wearing a hood
надеяться to want something to happen or be true
a sport in which people race on horses, usually to win money for
скачки
the horses's owners

однако but
a feeling or guess that something might be true, when there is no
предчувствие, интуиция
proof:
used when you think that something is probably true or will
осмелюсь сказать
probably happen
Я буду согласен с любым вашим
used to say that you will agree with any decision that is made
решением

вообразить, представить себе to make an idea or picture of something in your mind

намек, скрытый смысл when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
импортировать to bring something into your country for people to buy
впечатлять to make someone admire or respect you

несмотря на что-либо although something exists or happens

в мгновение ока extremely quickly

в конце концов, в заключение finally

в абсолютной глуши a long way from places where people live

индустриальный connected with industry
someone who owns or has an important position in a large
промышленник
industrial company
промышленность all the companies involved in a particular type of business

неизбежный If something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or stop it.

унаследовать to get money or things from someone after they die

наследство money or possessions that someone gives you when they die

инсектицид a chemical that is used for killing insects

настоять to say that something must be done

If you insist on something, you state or demand it forcefully,

настаивать
especially if you do so despite opposition

моментальный happening immediately

вместо (этого) in the place of someone or something else

the force that makes people and animals do things without first
инстинкт
thinking
оскорбить to say or do something rude to someone and upset them

an agreement in which you pay a company money and they in the

страховка
future give you money if you have an accident, are hurt, etc

the activity of talking and doing things with other people, or the
взаимодействие
way you do this
интерес something you enjoy doing
the per cent of an amount of money which is charged or paid by a
процентная ставка
bank or other financial company
a person who plans the decoration of the inside of a building such
дизайнер по интерьеру
as a house or office

a meeting in which someone who works at a school meets a child

собеседование
in order to decide whether to admit the child to the school

проводить собеседование to ask someone questions in an interview

thinking a lot about your own thoughts and feelings, in a way that
самоанализ
is not always good for you
to give money to a bank or business, or to buy something, because
инвестировать
you hope to get a profit

журналист, работающий в жанре a news reporter who tries to discover information which is of
"журналистское расследование" public interest but which someone might be keeping hidden

something that you do or have, in order to have more in the

инвестиция
future
someone who puts money in a bank, business, etc in order to
инвестор
make a profit
пригласить to ask someone to come to your house, to a party, etc.
If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a part of
включать в себя
it.
гладить to make clothes flat and smooth using an iron:
со всей справедливостью можно
it is true to say
сказать, что
 objects made from gold, silver, and valuable stones that you wear
ювелирные украшения
for decoration
жокей someone who rides horses in races
to have or develop an opinion about something or someone,
судить о чем-либо или о ком-либо
usually after thinking carefully
someone who controls a court and decides how criminals should
судья
be punished
рассудительность the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
to guess the facts about a situation without having enough
сделать поспешные выводы
information
a group of people in a court of law who decide if someone has
присяжные
done a crime
только only
допустимый, заслуживающий
If something is justifiable, there is a good reason for it.
оправдания
to continue doing something without stopping, or to do it
продолжать
repeatedly
бдительно следить, нет ли
поблизости чего или кого-либо; to watch carefully for someone or something to appear
смотреть в оба
a piece of metal that you use for locking doors or for starting
ключ
engines
шутить, разыгрывать to make a joke, or to trick someone with a joke
похищение людей с целью
when someone is kidnapped
получения выкупа
убивать to cause you a lot of pain or effort
used when you are trying to explain or describe something, but
отчасти, вроде как
you cannot be exact

to make someone become unconscious, usually by hitting them

нокаутировать, вырубить кого-либо
on the head

a piece of paper or material which is fixed to something and gives

этикетка
you information about it
непринужденный very relaxed and not seeming worried about anything
стационарный телефон a telephone that is not a mobile phone

прошлый the most recent

выпускать на рынок; запускать to start selling a product
листовка a piece of folded paper which has information
протечка a hole in something that a liquid or gas comes out of
оставить to give something to something after you die
to speak to a group of people about a subject, usually at a
читать лекцию
university
лекция when someone speaks to a group of people about a subject
лектор, преподаватель someone who teaches at a university or college
законный relating to the law or allowed by law
to allow someone to do something or to allow someone to have
разрешать, позволять
something
 If you let a building or part of a building, you allow someone to
сдать в аренду
live there and they give you money
how good someone is at doing something compared to other
уровень
people
уравновешенный calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, in
пожизненное заключение
the US, until death
a glass object containing a wire which produces light from
лампочка
electricity
освещение the light that is used in a room or building
нравиться to enjoy something or think that someone or something is nice
как будто, так сказать (вводное
used in conversation as a pause or to emphasize an adjective
слово, разг.)
вероятный expected

ограниченный small in amount or number

линия the connection between two telephones:
relating to literature, or typical of the type of language that is used
литературный
in literature
средства к существованию the money that you earn from your job
ссуда, заём money that someone borrows

определить местонахождение to find the exact position of someone or something

the thing that you use to close a door, window, etc, and that needs
замок
a key to open it
эмблема a special design that a company uses to sell its products
туалет toilet
мародерство to steal from shops and houses during a war or period of fighting

терять to stop having someone or something that you had before

выйти из себя (с кем-то) to suddenly become very angry

убыток when a company spends more money than it gets
любить to like something very much
к счастью when something good happens to you by chance
прибыльный If something is lucrative, it makes a lot of money
комок a bit of something solid with no particular shape
роскошь something that you like having but do not need
величественный very beautiful and big
иметь смысл, быть понятным to have a meaning or reason that you can understand
заставлять кого-либо делать что-
to force someone to do something
либо
обрадовать, сделать счастливым to make someone very happy
выдумать, сочинить to say or write something that is not true
принять решение to make a decision
справиться, суметь сделать to do something that you have been trying to do
производить to produce something, usually in large numbers in a factory
a piece of writing or music that has been written, but not
рукопись
published
кобыла an adult female horse
a number or letter that is written on a piece of work, saying how
оценка, отметка
good the work is
степень магистра a higher university qualification

приятель a friend
If you say that something may well happen, you mean that it is
вполне может
likely to happen
хотеть сделать что-либо to intend to do something
in the time between two things happening, or while something
тем временем
else is happening
If an occasion is memorable, you will remember it for a long time
незабываемый
because it is so good:
чинить to repair something that is broken or not working correctly

упоминать to speak or write a few words about something or someone

испортить to spoil something, or to do something badly
(used in questions and negatives) to be annoyed or worried by
возражать против чего-либо
something
крохотный extremely small
минута a period of time equal to 60 seconds
неправильно not or badly
просчитаться, неправильно
to make a mistake when calculating something
посчитать
to feel sad about someone or something that you have stopped
скучать по чему-либо или кому-либо
seeing or having
неправильно понять to not understand someone or something correctly
неправильно использовать to use something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose:
модуль a part of a university or college course

relating to beliefs about what behaviour is good and what

моральный
behaviour is bad

в большинстве случаев most of the time

ипотека money that you borrow to buy a home
большинство almost all of a group of people or things
трогательный causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy
when someone is attacked in a public place and money, etc stolen
уличный грабеж
from them
много- many
involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing
многонациональный
and selling goods in several different countries
убийство the crime of killing someone
загадочно in a way that is not explained or understood
someone employed to test the service in shops and businesses by
мнимый покупатель
pretending to be a normal customer

If something mystifies someone, they cannot understand or

мистифицировать
explain it because it is confusing or complicated

назвать кого-либо в честь кого-либо to give someone the same name as someone else
not willing to accept new ideas or opinions different from your
ограниченный
own
носитель языка someone who speaks a language as their first language

требоваться, нуждаться if you need to do something, you must do it

сеть a system or group of connected parts

тем не менее, все-таки despite that

новость new information

ночной клуб a place where you can dance and drink at night
кошмар something very bad that happened to you
и неудивительно used to say that you are not surprised about something

кочевой Nomadic people move from place to place.

to officially suggest a person for a job or a position in an

номинировать
organization, or to suggest a person or their work for a prize
не- not or the opposite of
некурящий a person who does not smoke
без остановок without stopping
нормальный usual and ordinary
совсем не, и близко не not close in distance, time, amount or quality
If you are not bothered about something, it is not important to
все равно
you and does not worry you
намного менее a lot less
оповещение, объявление a warning that something will happen
романист someone who writes novels
далеко не так not close in distance, amount, time, or quality

объективный only influenced by facts and not by feelings

If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule, or
обязательный
because everyone else does it.
наблюдение when someone watches someone or something carefully
наблюдать to watch someone or something carefully
очевидный easy to understand or see

иногда, изредка sometimes but not often

странный strange or unusual

с лишним, около used after a number to mean approximately

обидеть to make someone upset or angry

предложение цены an amount of money that you say you will pay for something

предложить to ask someone if they would like something

a thick liquid that comes from under the Earth's surface and that
нефть, масло
is used as a fuel
в планах happening or planned
в работе, в движении very busy
время от времени sometimes but not often

открытый, откровенный An open person is honest and does not hide their feelings.
непредубежденный, широких willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to
взглядов your own
оптимистичный always thinking that good things will happen

или около того used after a number or amount to show that it is not exact
not using chemicals when keeping animals or growing plants for
экологически чистый
food
to come from a particular place or person, or to begin during a
возникать, брать начало
particular period
one of several prizes given to actors and people who make films
"Оскар"
every year in Hollywood in the US
внезапно, как гром среди ясного
If something happens out of the blue, you did not expect it.
нема
без работы to not have a job
вы с ума сошли! to be crazy or very stupid
превзойти численностью to be larger in number than another group:

возмутительный shocking or extreme

выдающийся excellent and much better than most
сверх - too much
на седьмом небе to be very pleased about something
с превышенным кредитом, с If you are overdrawn, you have taken more money out of your
овердрафтом bank account than you had in it
переоценка to guess or think that something is bigger or better than it really is

having more knowledge, skill and/or experience than is needed

сверхкомпетентный
(for a particular job)
 If something is overrated, it is considered to be better or more
переоцененный
important than it really is.
the paper, box, etc that something is inside so that it can be sold
упаковка
or sent somewhere
книга в мягкой обложке a book that has a soft paper cover
работа с документами, the part of a job that involves writing letters, organizing
канцелярская работа information, etc
роль a person in a film or play

частично not completely

особенно especially

проходить мимо to go past something or someone

передавать что-либо to tell someone something that someone else has told you:
a small book with your photograph in that you need to enter a
паспорт
country
the quality of being able to stay calm and not get angry, especially
терпение
when something takes a long time
платить to give someone money for the work that they do
вернуть долг кому-либо to pay someone the money that you owe them
выплатить что-либо (заём, ссуду) to pay all of the money that you owe
с предоплатой describes a system in which you pay for a service before you use it

телефон-автомат a public phone that is operated using coins or a card

пешеход a person who is walking

выполнить, показать результаты to do a job or a piece of work

личный belonging to a particular person

to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot
убедить
about it
степень доктора философии, an advanced university qualification, or a person who has this
доктор философии qualification
феномен, явление something that exists or happens, usually something unusual

филантропический helping poor people, especially by giving them money

to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being

научиться чему-либо, нахвататься
taught it

when someone tries to make someone else do something by

увеличивать давление
arguing, persuading, etc
describes a usually dark cloth with a pattern of narrow, usually
в тонкую полоску
pale, parallel lines
to decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do
планировать
something
план something that you are going to do
играть to be a character in a film or play

сюжет the things that happen in a story

an object with metal parts, used to connect electrical equipment
штепсельная вилка
to an electricity supply
указать на что-либо to tell someone a fact
someone who works in politics, especially a member of the
политик
government
политика ideas and activities relating to how a country or area is governed

загрязняющее вещество a substance that pollutes water, air, etc

загрязненный when water, air, soil, etc is dirty or harmful

загрязнение damage caused to water, air, etc by bad substances or waste

заскочить to go to a particular place
часть a part of something
позиция the situation that someone is in
положительный feeling happy about your life and your future
пост-, после- after or later than
аспирант a student who has one degree
отложить, перенести to arrange for something to happen at a later time
happening or existing in the period after a war, especially the
послевоенный
First or Second World War

изливать to flow quickly and in large amounts:

пред- before (a time or an event)

точный exact and accurate
хищник an animal that kills and eats other animals
предсказать to say what you think will happen in the future
happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual
предсказуемый
or interesting
автозаполнение,система when words are suggested automatically by your mobile phone
предиктивного ввода while you are writing a text message on it
предпочитать to like someone or something more than another person or thing

when you like something or someone more than another person

предпочтение
or thing

not liking a group of people or treating them badly because they

предвзятый
are a different race, sex, religion, etc
презентация a talk giving information about something
давление difficult situations that make you feel worried or unhappy
довольно quite, but not very
предварительный просмотр a short film that advertises a film or television programme
довоенный happening before a war, especially the Second World War
добыча an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal
предшествующий, предваряющий existing or happening before something else

describes someone who does not like to talk about their personal
частный, закрытый
feelings and thoughts

teaching, especially of one person, that is paid for rather than

репетиторство, частное обучение
provided by a school
про- supporting or approving of something
проблема a situation that causes difficulties

решение проблем the process of finding solutions to problems:

производитель a company, country, or person that makes things or grows food

продукт something that someone makes or grows so that they can sell it

производство when you make or grow something

продуктивный having a good or useful result
производительность,
the rate at which goods are produced
продуктивность

the highest rank of teacher in a British university, or a teacher in

профессор, преподаватель
an American university or college
money that you get from selling something for more than it cost
прибыль
you to buy
программа a plan of events or activities with a particular purpose
a written document that explains how much progress is being
отзыв о проделанной работе
made on something you have previously planned
проект a carefully planned piece of work that has a particular purpose
to say that you will certainly do something or that something will
обещать
certainly happen
a fact or a piece of information that shows something exists or is
доказательство
true
a person whose job involves buying and selling buildings and
застройщик
land, and arranging for new buildings to be built
to show that you disagree with something by standing
протестовать
somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
при условии, что; в случае, если only if

a system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at

общественный транспорт
regular times and that the public use

advertising or information about someone or something in the

реклама
newspaper, on television, etc
to try to persuade someone to believe something which is not true
дурачить, разыгрывать
as a joke
преследовать to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch them

причинять неудобство кому-либо to cause trouble or extra work for someone

внести (взнос, часть оплаты) to pay part of the cost and promise to pay the rest later
подать to formally offer a particular thing to be considered
построить, повесить to build something
понять, в чем дело; уловить суть to understand exactly why a situation is the way it is

фунт стерлингов a pound (= UK unit of money)

редкий very unusual

редко not often
дать оценку to judge the quality or ability of someone or something

тариф, расценки a fixed amount of money given for something

восторженный admiring; giving praise

заново again
достигнуть to get to a particular level, situation, etc

представлять себе to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly

реалистичный accepting the true facts of a situation

the way things or situations really are and not the way you would
действительность
like them to be
television programmes about ordinary people who are filmed in
реалити-шоу
real situations
разумный fair and showing good judgment
достаточно, разумно in a fair way, showing good judgment
прием сигнала the quality of a radio, television or phone signal
to have a period of rest and relaxation so that you feel energetic
восстановить силы
again
to know someone or something because you have seen, heard or
узнать
experienced them before
to say that someone or something is good or suitable for a
рекомендовать
particular purpose
A person's or company's record is their behaviour or
характеристика, биография
achievements.
переработать, вторично
to use paper, glass, plastic, etc again and not throwing it away
использовать
красное мясо meat from animals and not birds or fish
to paint the inside of a house or put paper on the inside walls
делать косметический ремонт
when this has been done previously
переопределять to give something a new meaning

уценивать to make something less

not working because your employer has told you there is not
уволенный по сокращению штатов
enough work
отказаться to say that you will not do or accept something
отказаться to say that you will not do or accept something
to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish
сожалеть
you had not done
выпускать to make a record or film ready for people to buy or see
римейк a film that is the same as one that has been made before

помнить to keep something in your mind, or bring it back into your mind

to make someone remember something, or remember to do

напоминать
something
снимать to pay money to live in a building that someone else owns
возместить, выплатить to pay back money that you have borrowed
заменить to get a new thing in place of something older
возмущаться, очень не нравиться to feel angry and upset about an unfair situation
обиженный angry and upset about a situation that you think is unfair
to admire someone because they know a lot or have done good
уважать
things, etc
ответственность something that it is your job or duty to do
ответственный having caused something to happen, especially something bad
перекрасить (пульверизатором) to spray new paint on something, usually a car
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives an opinion about a
отзыв
new book, film, etc
стоящий того making you feel satisfied that you have done something well

богатый containing a lot of something that is important or valuable

рингтон the sound that a mobile phone makes

to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for
ободрать как липку
something
ограбление the crime of stealing from someone or somewhere
крыша the surface that covers the top of a building or vehicle
a part of the inside of a building, which is separated from other
комната
parts by walls, floors, and ceilings
примерно close to a particular number, although not exactly that number
управлять to organize or control something
бежать to move on your feet at a faster speed than walking:
кончаться, потратить до конца to use all of something so that there is none left:
to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them,
переехать
injuring or killing them
сельский relating to the countryside and not to towns
запущенный, требующий практики If a skill you had is rusty, it is not now good because you have
или обновления forgotten it
мешок a large, strong bag used to carry or keep things
уволить to tell someone to leave their job
образец a small amount of something that shows you what it is like

удовлетворенный pleased because you have got what you wanted

копить to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future
an account in a bank or similar financial organization which earns
сберегательный счет
interest

несладкий, острый, пикантный Savoury food is not sweet

испуганный frightened or worried

онемевший от страха extremely scared
страшный frightening

скептичный doubting that something is true or useful

an amount of money given to a person by an organization to pay

стипендия
for their education
in a way that is relating to science, or using the organized
с научной точки зрения
methods of science:

having a particular character, interest or way of thinking about

склонный
things
секунда a very short time
безопасность the things that are done to keep someone or something safe

someone whose job involves preventing people going into places

охранник without permission, taking and bringing large amounts of money,
or protecting goods from being stolen

понимать суть того, что кто-то to understand the meaning or most important part of what
говорит someone says or writes
понимать смысл чего-либо to understand, know or realise the reason for something

казаться to appear to be
редко not often
само- of or by yourself or itself
самоуверенный confident about yourself
эгоцентричный interested only in yourself
too aware of what other people are thinking about you and your
застенчивый
appearance
when you protect yourself from someone who is attacking you by
самозащита
fighting
the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do
самодисциплина
even when you do not want to
зациклившийся на себе only interested in yourself and your own activities
a meeting of a group of people with a teacher or expert for
семинар
training, discussion, or study of a subject
отправить to make someone go somewhere
приговорить to give punishment to someone who has committed a crime
 showing kind feelings such as sympathy, love, etc, especially in a
сентиментальный
silly way
сиквел, продолжение a film, book, etc that continues the story from an earlier one

обслуживать, проводить
технический осмотр и необходимый to examine and repair a car or machine
ремонт
разворачиваться (о действии в If a book, play, or film is set in a place or period of time, the story
книге) happens there or at that time.
основать, открыть to start a company or organization

абсолютный, полнейший used to say that a feeling or quality is very strong

a flat, horizontal board used to put things on, often fixed to a wall
полка
or inside a cupboard
сдвиг, изменение a change in something

потрясенный surprised and upset

съёмка when someone takes photographs or makes a film
снимать to use a camera to record a film or take a photograph:
владелец магазина someone who owns or manages a small shop
заниматься магазинным
to steal things from a shop
воровством
магазинный вор a person who steals things from a shop
stealing things from a shop
магазинное воровство
испытывающий недостаток чего-
not having enough of something
либо
следует used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do
показать кого-либо в выгодном
to make someone seem to be a good person
свете

простой not complicated

просто in a way which is not complicated or difficult to understand

to use Skype (= a system that allows you to make telephone calls

общаться по скайпу
using your computer and the Internet) to talk to someone

небоскреб a very tall building

спать как убитый to sleep very well
слегка, немного a little
a short phrase that is easy to remember and is used to make
слоган
people notice something
смартфон a mobile phone that can be used as a small computer
курильщик someone who smokes cigarettes regularly
контрабанда to take something into or out of a place in an illegal or secret way
вроде, как бы used to describe a situation approximately

саундтрек the music used in a film

пространство an empty area which is free to be used
говорить to say something using your voice

говорить громче to say something in a louder voice so that people can hear you
an English/French/German, etc speaker: someone who can speak
говорящий (на каком-либо языке)
English/French, etc
an unusual type of action in a film, or an entertainment on stage,
спецэффекты
created by using special equipment
онемевший unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc

the fastest speed that a car is allowed to travel on a particular

ограничение скорости
road

зловещий, жуткий strange and frightening

сжать, втиснуть to press something firmly

начать to begin doing something

ужасно голодный very hungry
one of the parts that some countries such as the US are divided
штат
into
настроение, душевное состояние how you are feeling at a particular time:
the position that you have in relation to other people because of
статус
your job or social position
остаться дома to stay in your home

остановиться to finish doing something

the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the
хранение
future
простой easy to do or understand

странный unusual or not expected

напряженный, в постоянном
worried and nervous
стрессе
напряженный, стрессовый making someone worry a lot

A strict person makes sure that children or people working for

строгий
them behave well and does not allow them to break any rules.

решительный very determined to do what you want to do

 an agreement by which a student at a college or university
кредит на образование borrows money from a bank to pay for their education and then
pays the money back after they finish studying and start a job

предмет an area of knowledge studied in school or university

If a film or television programme is subtitled, there are words
снабженный субтитрами
shown at the bottom of the picture to explain what is being said

words shown at the bottom of a film or television picture to

субтитры
explain what is being said
преуспеть to do something good that you have been trying to do
такой как, например for example
предъявить иск, подать в суд на to take legal action against someone and try to get money from
кого-либо them because they have harmed you:
предложить to say an idea or plan for someone else to consider
идти, быть к лицу to make someone look more attractive
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the
костюм
same material
подходящий acceptable or right for someone or something
выше better than other things

поддержка help

предположить to think that something is probably true

уверенный certain

просматривать сайты, бродить по to look at information on the internet by moving from one page to
сети another using electronic links (= connections)

подозревать to think that something is probably true

making you feel that something is wrong or that something bad is
подозрительный
happening
causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able
устойчивый
to continue for a long time

сладкий with a taste like sugar

устремляться вниз to suddenly move very quickly down through the air
an old-fashioned type of man's coat, waist-length at the front and
фрак with the lower half of the back divided into two pieces, now only
worn on very formal occasions
обращать внимание to give attention to something
вступить во владение, принять на
to get control of or responsibility for something
себя руководство
to support one person or group rather than another, in an
стать на чью-либо сторону
argument or war
всему есть предел used to say that there are limits to something
обратиться в суд, подать иск против
to take legal action against someone
кого-либо
считать само собой разумеющимся, to not show that you are grateful for someone or something, and
принимать как должное forget that you are lucky to have them

относиться к кому-то/чему-то to believe that someone or something is important and that you
серьезно should give attention to them
принять за чистую монету, судить to accept the way that something first appears without thinking
по первому впечатлению about what it really means
снять, убрать to remove something
to treat someone badly because you are upset or angry, even
выплеснуть гнев на кого-либо
though they have done nothing wrong

относиться к чему-либо
to not completely believe something that someone tells you
недоверчиво
не жалеть дерево to spend enough time to do something well or carefully
when someone speaks to a group of people about a particular
лекция (часто неформальная)
subject
уговорить to persuade someone to do something

татуировка a picture on someone's skin that is put on using ink and a needle

телевизор, телик short for television

температура how hot or cold something is

to make someone want to have or do something that they should
соблазнять, приманивать
not

something that someone often does, or something that often

тенденция
happens
сильно испуганный, боящийся very frightened
the use of violence for political purposes, for example putting
терроризм
bombs in public places
хорошее замечание said to show that what someone has just said is true or important

окружающая среда the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live

последний человек the least expected or wanted person

television, newspapers, magazines, and radio considered as a
средства массовой информации
group
the areas of Australia where few people live, especially the central
необжитая местность
desert areas
пресса newspapers and magazines, or the people who write them
кража, воровство the action or crime of stealing something
вещь used to refer to an idea, event, or activity
to tell someone that you will do something bad to them if they do
угрожать
not do what you want

telling someone that you will kill or hurt them, or cause problems
угрожающий
for them if they do not do what you want

one of the flat, square pieces that are used for covering roofs,
плитка
floors, or walls
время a period of time in the past
отнимающий много времени needing a lot of time
крошечный very small
прекратить деятельность,
If a company goes out of business, it fails.
ликвидировать предприятие
к чести кого-либо If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it:
a unit for measuring weight, equal to 116 kilograms in the UK and
тонна
97 kilograms in the US
масса a lot of something
сенсорный экран a screen that works when you touch it
following the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in
традиционный
a group of people for a long time

short parts of a film or television programme which are shown in

трейлер
order to advertise it
стажер someone who is learning how to do something, especially a job

обращение the way you behave towards someone

модный fashionable at the moment

доверять to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you

попробовать to attempt to do something

оказаться to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result

наставник, репетитор,
someone who teaches one person or a very small group of people
преподаватель группы студентов
консультация, практические занятия a class in which a small group of students talks about a subject
с руководителем with their tutor, especially at a British university
a thick, round piece of rubber filled with air, that fits around a
шина
wheel
a written representation of a sound that people make when they
гм (междометие)
are pausing or deciding what to say next

беспрепятственный,
If something bad continues unchecked, it is not stopped
неконтролируемый

раскрыть to discover something that had been secret or hidden

недо- not enough
having less knowledge, skill and/or experience than is needed (for
недостаточно компетентный
a particular job)

a student who is studying for their first university degree

студент
(=qualification)
thinking that someone or something is not as good as they really
недооцененный
are

If someone or something is undervalued, they are more important

не оцененный по достоинству
or useful than people think they are.
несправедливый not treating people in an equal way
в плохой физической форме,
not healthy because you do too little exercise
нетренированный
непослушный behaving badly and difficult to control

неприглядный unpleasant to look at

неподходящий not acceptable or right for someone or something

if you are used to something, you have done it or experienced it
привыкший к чему-либо
many times before
обычно in the way that most often happens

вандализм the crime of damaging things in public places

исчезнуть to disappear suddenly
исчезнуть to disappear suddenly
варьироваться If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other.

обширный very big

вице-президент the person who is a rank lower than the president of a country

ужасно violent and dangerous

a marketing activity in which information about a product

вирусный маркетинг
spreads between people, especially on the internet

фактически almost

словарь words

голосовая почта an electronic telephone answering system

someone who works without being paid, especially work that
волонтер
involves helping people
предупредить to tell someone that something bad may happen in the future

using too much of something, or using something badly when

расточительный
there is a limited amount of it
наблюдать to look at something for a period of time
to become less strong or powerful, or to make someone or
слабеть, ослабить
something less strong or powerful
слабость a part or quality of something or someone that is not good
веб-дизайн the art or process of designing websites
весить to measure how heavy someone or something is
весьма странный very strange
ну, итак something you say before you start speaking
состоятельный having a lot of money
 someone who, in stories, changes into a wolf at the time of the full
оборотень
moon (= when the moon is a complete circle)
В чем дело? Что случилось? used to ask why someone is unhappy or angry
тогда как compared with the fact that
used when you are extremely surprised, confused, or angry about
какого черта, с какой стати
something

measuring a long distance or longer than usual from one side to

широкий
the other

широко распространенный affecting or including a lot of places, people, etc

не принимать отказа, не мириться с
to not allow someone to refuse what you have offered
отрицательным ответом

a space in the wall of a building or car that has glass in it, used for
окно
letting light and air inside and for looking through

to bear or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or

выдерживать, противостоять
thing successfully
свидетель someone who sees an accident or crime
дерево the hard material that trees are made of
a group of letters or sounds that mean something, or a single
слово
letter or sound that means something

to understand something or decide something after thinking very

разобраться
carefully

рабочее место the place where you work

беспокоиться to think about problems or bad things that might happen

If you would rather do something, you would prefer to do that

предпочитать
thing.
вы не против, если something you say when politely asking someone to do something

a sport in which two people fight and try to push each other to the
борьба
ground
сделать рентген to take a photograph that shows the inside of something
a set of exercises for the mind and body, based on the Hindu
йога
religion
used when you hope someone else will understand what you are
видите
saying or asking
something you say to show that you are surprised by what
Вы шутите!
someone has said, or do not believe it is true
Зумба (танцевальный фитнес,
physical exercises that you do to music, especially in a class
комбинация танца и аэробики)
Example Lesson
Is sixish OK for you? 12B
The diet is mainly milk-based in summer with a
2B
shift to meat in winter.
It costs somewhere in the region of €50 a day to
12B
rent a car.
speak some ... , but it’s a bit rusty 1A
know a few words of ... 1A
They’re a great deal cheaper to replace. 5A
know a little ... 1A
I thought it was going to be a piece of cake. 12C
He’s pretty absent-minded. 6B
Public transport employees often have to deal with
10B
abusive language from young people.

The Academy Awards ceremony is held in

9A
Hollywood once a year
Ask the local people what is acceptable. 8C
According to my dad, it’s the door the ground crew
4C
use.
have a current account 8A
I accused him of talking to people behind my back. 11C

acquit someone of a crime 3B

Actually, I got to Heathrow in plenty of time. 4C

Owning exotic animals can become addictive. 5A

You may want to leave an additional tip if you

8C
think the service was particularly good.

I admire Judy’s patience 10C

He admitted that Café Pronto had contacted him a
11C
few weeks ago.
We often take advantage of other people’s
6A
generosity.
an advertising campaign 11D
They’ve advised us to accept the offer immediately. 11C
Dogs are the most faithful and affectionate
5A
animals.
government agencies 2A
He agreed to run the shop on his own for the first
11C
year
It was found that women had a far greater
tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of 10C
complaints and ailments.
So all in all you weren’t the most popular
4C
passenger on the flight!
I know parents who don’t allow their children to
1C
go out near exam time.
The photos were digitally altered. 6C
A student was pretending to be Orlando Bloom, to
1A
the obvious amusement of his classmates.

I’m told it’s an acquired taste! 2B

Harry never remembers my birthday. That
10C
annoys me.
Before then, making clothes was mainly done by
6C
anonymous dressmakers.
How often do you check your voicemail or
7D
answerphone messages?
anti-government 7C
an anti-government campaigner 7C
an anti-nuclear campaigner 7C
an anti-war campaigner 7C
I don’t think London is any more expensive than
5A
Paris these days.
Anyway, I suddenly heard sirens from all
4C
directions.
It was the same as a normal Whopper, apart from
4C
one thing.
This year we’ve built five new apartment blocks. 7B

Reyes apologised to the court for falsifying the

3C
name on the test.

Apparently I was trying to get in the door that

4C
ground crew use.
Reyes’s lawyer applied to the court for a retrial. 3C
an appropriate amount 8C
The plan has already been approved by the bank. 11B

All over the country you’ll see people in traditional

dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse 2B
racing.

I’ll see you around four. 12A

arrest someone 3B

The man was arrested on 24 counts of arson. 3A

It’s fair to say many articles written about young
10B
people are extremely biased.
I rarely stay up late as I have to get up at 7 a.m.
4C
every day.
I’d tell a security guard as long as he/she agreed
3A
not to call the police.
She asked to leave early. 1C

continuous assessment 1B

I found the first few assignments a bit scary. 1B

He describes it as English without its cultural
1A
associations.
Assuming I didn’t want to see it, I’d say no. 3A
Opening arrangements may change at short
5B
notice.
Men are more easily bored than women and have
10C
a shorter attention span.
Martin forgot to tell Eddy about the audition. 8D

Eddy is auditioning for the part of a policeman. 8D

Who’s your favourite author or novelist? 4A
His day begins with checking the falcons are in
5C
good health and cleaning their aviary.
avoid doing something 1C
I’m not aware of any dangers for travellers in my
2B
country.
He’s pretty bad-tempered. 6B

a ballroom dancing class 1D

go bankrupt 11B

change a battery 10A

Who is the product aimed at? 11D

It's all the same to me. 9D

What was the last thing you read or watched that
3C
was based on a true story?
I grew very fond of the people I met on holiday. 2B
My account is in credit. 8A
He’s in no state to go to work. He’s very ill. 9C
They introduced this rule to ensure the awards do
9A
not end up in the hands of private collectors.

I’ll be in the middle of a conference at four. 11A

They may well feel left out of the conversation. 1B

I’m rather pushed for time right now. 6D

I’m sick of wasting time at airports because of
2B
delays or cancellations.
Women are more subject to feeling depressed and
10C
downhearted.
Well you’re sure to make a memorable impression
6B
on them.
I'm afraid I'm a bit tied up just now. 6D

I’m really up against it at the moment. 6D

It had become possible to watch colour

programmes on black and white TVs because of 4C
some new technology.

I accused him of talking to people behind my back. 11C

It was really believable. 9B

I don't believe it. 4D

Which books are best-sellers in your country at the
4B
moment?
It’s fair to say many articles written about young
10B
people are extremely biased.
He’s pretty big-headed. 6B
be bilingual in … 1A
We use billboards. 11D
The number of non-native speakers has already
1A
reached two billion.
He writes biographies. 4B
He blamed me for not letting him hire enough
11C
staff.
I love a bit of bling, a bit of gold, but some people
6C
go over the top, don’t they?
When you buy a book are you influenced by the
4B
blurb on the back of the book?
service a boiler 10A
We are constantly bombarded with contradictory
2A
information.
Sorry to bother you, but have you got a minute. 6D

a nightclub bouncer 8D
I’m bound to be a bit nervous when I get there. 6B
close a branch 11A
Which famous brands have slogans that you
11D
remember?
We all had dinner together on the first evening to
12C
break the ice.
Sorry, you're breaking up a bit 7D

When faced with a major crisis, a woman is more

10C
likely to have a breakdown than a man.

Three men were charged with bribery. 3A

Since 1969, the Oscar show has been broadcast
9A
internationally
Can you lend me a few quid? I’m completely broke. 12A
Do you enjoy browsing in bookshops or do you
4B
prefer surfing online book stores?
an advertising budget 11D
She'd been trying to get rid of all the bugs in her
4A
home for years.
It really bugs me when people talk loudly in
12A
restaurants.
I used to eat burgers and fries all the time. 2A

put in a burglar alarm 10A

They reported the burglary. 3A

do business with someone 11B
the international business community 1A
What do you think of my business plan? 11B
They decided to buy the car on credit. 8A

By the way, how was your trip to Poland? 4C

over-calculate 7C
an advertising campaign 11D
I can't stand … 6A
My family often argues about politics and
7B
capitalism.

My country’s always had a capitalist system. 7B

service a car 10A

How big is your carbon footprint? 5D

a carpentry class 1D
It was a typical case of food poisoning. 9C
Have you seen my camera case? 9C
pay cash for something 8A
a strong cast 9A
I didn't catch all of that. 7D
When you can’t come to class do you always catch
5B
up with the work you missed?

They have chosen to give away the vast majority

12B
of their fortune to charitable causes.

What are the disadvantages of using celebrities in

11D
ads?
a ceramics class 1D
The Academy Awards ceremony is held in
9A
Hollywood once a year
You may want to leave an additional tip but it
8C
certainly isn’t obligatory.
run a chain of restaurants 11B
Have you got change for a pound? 9C
change a light bulb/a battery 10A

He had a change of heart at the last minute. 9C

charge someone with a crime 3B
They have chosen to give away the vast majority
12B
of their fortune to charitable causes.

It’s unlikely anyone would chase after you. 8C

check the tyres/the oil 10A
Do you often need cheering up? 5B
What’s your favourite literary genre: chick lit,
4B
horror, crime etc.?
On Friday evenings I usually just chill out in front
12A
of the telly.
That old lamp doesn’t work. Let’s chuck it out. 12A

an insurance claim 4A
Rob claimed that we’d both make £25,000 profit
11C
from the deal.
clarifying your position 5D
a classic film 9B

They have a transmitter clipped to their backs so

5C
that if he loses one of them he can locate it.
close a branch 11A
There are parents who coach their three-year-olds
1C
so they can perform well in their interview.
social codes 6A
Gladwell says rapid cognition happens in lots of
2C
situations.

If we all stopped eating bananas, the economies of

5D
some countries would collapse overnight.
ex-colleague 7C
I’m having lunch with my colleague tomorrow. 11A

They introduced this rule to ensure the awards do

9A
not end up in the hands of private collectors.

“Globish” is a combination of ‘global’ and ‘English’. 1A

She came into some money. 8B
Do you know anyone who’s been knocked out?
4A
How long did it take this person to come round.

The bill came to £35 8B

commit a crime 3B
Commuters can spend years travelling on the
same train together without exchanging a single 6A
word.
set up a new company 11B
When was the last time you complained about
3C
something?
It was found that women had a far greater
tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of 10C
complaints and ailments.

To make things even more complicated, the rules

8C
for tipping vary greatly from country to country

In other countries a 10–15% service charge is

8C
either very common or compulsory.
The report concluded that the drug was safe. 2C
Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful
1C
school life is becoming?
I paid considerably less than this. 5A
We are constantly bombarded with contradictory
2A
information.
Do you always read the contents page before you
4B
buy them?

Most of us continue to believe we can only achieve

1C
success through passing more and more exams.
continuous assessment 1B
Do you have a contract for your mobile or do you
7D
pay-as-you-go?

We are constantly bombarded with contradictory

2A
information.
convict someone of a crime 3B
They insist on giving life sentences for any third
3C
conviction.
convince somebody to do something 1C
I'm still not convinced. 2D
His family have protested against his punishment
3C
and worry about how he’ll cope with his sentence.

There is no correlation between height and

2C
intelligence or height and judgement.
About 75% of the world’s correspondence is
1A
written in English.
cost a fortune 4D
Which of the films you’ve seen had the best
9A
costumes?
a computer and IT course 1B
Cycling at night without lights is a crazy thing to
12A
do.

We should try to develop learning environments

1C
where they are encouraged to be creative.

a creative writing class 1D

I’m just about to run out of credit. 7D

credit card bill 8B

have a good credit rating 8A

commit a crime 3B
A criminal commits a crime. 3B
He partially agrees with what his critics say. 2C
The government was criticised in the press. 2C
have a current account 8A

I’m not used to all the customs yet. 2B

In some countries, the customary tip in
8C
restaurants is 10–15%.
cut wood/a key 10A

How often do you get cut off or lose reception? 7D

All I’m saying is that meat production is very
5D
damaging to the environment.
Women are more given to introspection and
10C
daydreaming.
get out of debt / get into debt 8A
decide to do something 1C
decorate a flat/a room 10A
It was through sheer dedication and
determination that Gates built his business 12B
empire.

You’d definitely get some odd looks if you left a tip. 8C

I’m doing a degree in computing and IT. 1B
There’s a bit of a delay on the line. 7D
He denied doing anything wrong. 11C

I've put down a deposit. 8B

I think she deserves to be successful in life. 7A

design a new product 11D
a designer label 6B
The ad fooled thousands of people, despite being
4C
published on April Fool’s Day.
Cats are really destructive in the home. 5A
It was through sheer dedication and
determination that Gates built his business 12B
empire.
For which crimes do you think a prison sentence is
3C
an effective deterrent?

We should try to develop learning environments

1C
where they are encouraged to be creative.

He says doctors don't always need a lot of

2C
information when making a diagnosis.
I think my phone’s about to die. 7D

My mum's always complaining about my diet. 2A

The rules for tipping differ greatly from country to
8C
country.
To make things even more difficult, the rules vary
8C
greatly from country to country.
a digital photography class 1D
You face your first dilemma as soon as you land at
8C
the airport.
Before 210 only three other women had even been
9A
nominated for best director.
I was quite disappointed in the last place I went to
2B
on holiday.
Young people with a very disciplined home-life are
10B
less likely to get into trouble.

You discover the tour guide, the hairdresser and

8C
the toilet attendant are all expecting a tip.

Have you finished your dissertation yet? 1B

Sorry to disturb you. 6D

I worked out my carbon footprint. It was a bit
5D
disturbing, actually.
They swoop and dive towards their prey. 5C
Since then my husband has become very good at
10A
DIY!

English has become the dominant language of

1A
international business.
I doubt if he’ll let her work on reception looking
6B
like that.
I doubt whether I’ll be married in five years’ time. 7A
Women are more subject to feeling depressed and
10C
downhearted.

Supposing your friend asked you to download a

3A
film illegally for him/her, would you do it?

This is quite a drawback for high-powered

10C
working women.
It drives me crazy. 4D

If left unchecked, these acidic droppings would eat

5C
away at the very fabric of the city.
dry clean a suit/a duvet 10A
Do you prefer foreign films to be subtitled or
9A
dubbed?
It took absolutely ages to get home last night due
4C
to bad traffic.
dry clean a duvet 10A
I’m dying for a drink. 4D
eager to please 5A
Ned says they’re really easy-going. 6B

Do you usually buy paperbacks, hardbacks or e-

4B
books?
This car is very economical. 7B
He's a professor of economics. 7B
She was a distinguished economist. 7B
My country’s economy is quite strong at the
7B
moment.
I'm not bothered either way. 9D
It was through sheer dedication and
determination that Gates built his business 12B
empire.
This just encourages parents to pile on the
1C
pressure.
He ended up being worth millions. 1C
The government has been building English
1A
immersion schools.
He enjoyed being creative. 1C
a highly entertaining book 6A

Enthusiastic pet owners are boring. 5A

The teenagers live in an all-English environment. 1A

We should try to develop learning environments

1C
where they are encouraged to be creative.

The city airport is now closed due to

7B
environmental protesters
She's an environmentalist. 7B
I envy people who can 7A
We kind of, er, keep in touch through Skype. 7C
You may want to leave an additional tip if you
8C
think the service was especially good.

If we all stopped eating bananas, the economies of

some countries would collapse overnight. How 5D
moral or ethical would that be?

I wouldn't do it, even if they paid me. 3A

Even though I'm fascinated by politics, I could
4C
never be a politician.
Why does she find the evening classes helpful? 1D
Every now and again I'd get upset because we
2A
didn't have much money.
Every so often we go to a restaurant. 2A
give evidence 3B
ex-vice president 7C
Trying to figure out the exact amount is never
8C
straightforward.
It was found that women had a far greater
tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of 10C
complaints and ailments.
The doctor gave him a complete examination and
9C
he was fine.
Imagine you were driving and you were late for
an appointment, would you exceed the speed 3A
limit?

The company made profits in excess of $2 million. 12B

Commuters can spend years travelling on the

same train together without exchanging a single 6A
word.
I always get excited about travelling to new
2B
places.
far-fetched excuses 10C
a former IBM executive 1A
I’m both exhausted and exhilarated by the
7B
experience.
I’m both exhausted and exhilarated by the
7B
experience.
I’ve always been fascinated by exotic countries. 2B
Tarantulas are very weird and exotic pets. 5A
expand the business 11B
They expect them to stay in and study every night. 1C
He explained that he found the work really
11C
exhausting.
exploit a fear 5C
export products to another country 11B
You may want to leave an extra tip if you think the
8C
service was particularly good.
Do you know anyone who has worked as an extra
9B
in a film?
I've never met William's ex-wife. 7C
You face your first dilemma as soon as you land at
8C
the airport.
Fair enough, but I still think a lot of people prefer
5D
to drive.
Dogs are the most faithful and affectionate
5A
animals.
My country is famous for/about its historical
2B
buildings.
I really fancy that guy sitting over there. He’s very
12A
good-looking.
His salary is far higher than mine. 12B
It was a far cry from my modern London flat. 12C
It was really far-fetched. 9B

industrially farmed food 2A

I'm fascinated by other cultures. 2B

Do you watch the trailers for films on DVDs or do
9A
you fast-forward past them?

lumps of fat 2B
The jockeys riding these horses are fearless
2B
children.
What’s the most useful feature of your phone? 7D
I had to take out a huge student loan to cover my
1B
fees and expenses.
The drink is made from fermented mare’s milk. 2B
Even naturally fierce animals can be trained. 5A
You know he’s expecting a tip, but the problem is
8C
trying to figure out how much.
When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip
8C
is never straightforward.
A jury finds someone guilty. 3B
fine someone £500 3B

They found loads of fingerprints. 3D

finish doing something 1C
My first language is Russian. 1A
The book is all about first impressions and what
2C
the author calls ‘rapid cognition’.
Do you usually try to fit in with what other people
5B
want to do?
fix a leak/ the roof 10A
decorate a flat 10A
a flexible study programme 1C
Do you always flick through magazines before you
4B
buy them?
The businesses and hotels which flourish in Dubai
employ David to keep the pigeons off their 5C
property

be fluent in Russian 1A

In some countries, for example, Ireland, Brazil,

Poland and Portugal, the customary tip in 8C
restaurants is 10–15%.

That is what exams force us to do. 1C

It takes forever. 4D
forget to 1C
Forget about it. You're under a lot of pressure. 8D

Three men were charged with fraud. 3A

a free sample 11D
work freelance 10D
I frequently go to the gym. 2A
I used to eat burgers and fries all the time. 2A
Were you a fussy eater as a child? 2D
Taxi drivers generally expect tips. 8C
What’s your favourite literary genre: chick lit,
4B
horror, crime etc.?
Are any children you know rude to their parents?
4A
If so, do they get away with it?

While I was travelling around the country, I

1A
picked up enough words and phrases to get by.
get down to work 11A
She'd been trying to get rid of all the bugs in her
4A
home for years.
The journey will take two months give or take a
12B
day or two.
I have to admit that the experience gave me food
12C
for thought.
I’d rather give (that) a miss, if you don’t mind. 9D
Women are more given to introspection and
10C
daydreaming.
glittering sunlit buildings 5B
Have you ever gone ahead and booked a flight
5B
without checking your holiday dates first?
House prices have gone down. 8B
Has a bomb ever gone off in the capital city of
4A
your country?
Men tend to be more optimistic and good-
10C
humoured than women.
China is now the biggest producer of
7B
manufactured goods in the world.
government agencies 2A
to graduate 1B

He’s a graduate of chemistry. 1B

It was really gripping from beginning to end. 9B

We should go with our gut feelings. 2B

I really fancy that guy sitting over there. He’s very
12A
good-looking.
eating habits 2A

computer hacking skills 4B

He can handle most problems on his own. 9C

I broke the handle on the window. 9C
hang on a sec 12A
I was so angry I refused to discuss it any further
11C
and hung up.
It's hard to say. 5D
Do you usually buy paperbacks, hardbacks or e-
4B
books?
I hardly ever drink coffee now. 2A
The falcons don’t actually harm the birds they
5C
chase.
All pets are harmless if they’re trained properly. 5A
It’s such a hassle getting there – you have to take
12A
three different buses.
hate doing something 1C
one of the UK’s most haunted houses 12B
can have a conversation in ... 1A
I suppose you’ve got a point there. 2D
Can I have a word? 6D
healthy eating 2A
The highlight of my stay so far has been the
2B
Naadam festival.
a highly entertaining book 6A
This is quite a drawback for high-powered
10C
working women.
It was hilarious from beginning to end. 9B

pick up a bit of ... on holiday 1A

I'm not surprised, to be honest. 4D

a hooded jacket 6C
hope to do something 1C
All over the country you’ll see people in traditional
dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse 2B
racing.
I’ve always wanted to go to Canada. However I
4C
can’t possibly afford it.
I just had a hunch. 2B

I dare say I’ll go for something a bit less bright. 6B

I’m easy. Whatever you like. 9D

Imagine you saw a ten-year-old boy shoplifting,

3A
would you tell a security guard?

They resent the implication that all young people

10B
are potential thieves.
import products from another country 11B
I was impressed by the facilities at the last hotel I
2B
stayed in.
In spite of feeling tired, I went jogging in the park. 4C
It’s a book about the kind of thinking that happens
2C
in a blink of an eye.

In the end the pilot announced that we had to wait

4C
for another 45 minutes before we could take off.

a spooky old building in the middle of nowhere 12C

I’ve never lived in an industrial city. 7B
She's an industrialist. 7B

The food industry creates so much rubbish. 7B

I think an increase in world population is
5D
inevitable.
I told my kids they would not inherit one penny 12B

his children's inheritance 12B

The bombs were designed to spread insecticide
4A
over a wide area.
They insist on giving life sentences for any third
3C
conviction.

I’ve insisted on seeing all the correspondence

11C
between him and Café Pronto.

He argues that years of scientific study can

2C
originate from an instant observation
Sometimes I just have a sandwich instead of
4C
cooking.
Trust your instincts. 2C
In Japan, the waitress might be insulted if you
8C
tipped her.

an insurance claim 4A

The majority of interactions in English now take

1A
place between non-native speakers.
More people should take an interest in local
6A
politics.
get a high interest rate 8A

I’ve been talking to an interior designer. 11B

There are parents who coach their three-year-olds

so they can perform well in their interview for the 1C
'right nursery school'.
I’ll be interviewing people for our management
11A
trainee programme then.
Women are more given to introspection and
10C
daydreaming.
He’s looking for someone to invest in the business. 7B

Larsson, who was an investigative journalist

himself, tragically died without ever knowing of 4B
his success.

I think buying a house is a good investment. 7B

I asked him if he was talking to any other
7B
investors.
He invited me to go round to his place on
11C
Saturday.
My course involves quite a lot of studying. 7A
iron clothes 10A
It’s fair to say many articles written about young
10B
people are extremely biased.
a jewellery making class 1D
The jockeys riding these horses are fearless
2B
children.
Students are judged on various pieces of work not
2C
one final exam.
A judge sends someone to prison. 3B
There is no correlation between height and
2C
intelligence or height and judgement.
Your mind takes about two seconds to jump to a
2C
series of conclusions.
A jury finds someone guilty. 3B
Just tell the driver to keep the change. 8C
Is it justifiable to cut down forests to make paper? 5D

keep doing something 1C

She kept telling us to keep an eye out for

12C
werewolves

cut a key 10A

You're kidding! 4D
Three men were charged with kidnapping. 3A
It’s killing me. 4D
We kind of keep in touch through Skype. 7C

Do you know anyone who’s been knocked out?

4A
How long did it take this person to come round.

a designer label 6C
He’s pretty laid-back about these things. 6B
Do you have a landline or do you just have a
7D
mobile?
I went to see Landy’s new exhibition last week. 9C
launch a new product 11D
Why don’t we give out leaflets? 11D
fix a leak 10A
Who do the wealthy leave their money to? 12B
to lecture 1B

a lecture 1B
He’s a lecturer of chemistry. 1B
It’s legal to drive in the UK if you’re 17 or over. 5D
They refuse to let them play sport, watch TV or
1C
listen to music.
Let out your home for film and TV shoots. 8B

level 1 1D
He’s pretty level-headed. 6B
They insist on giving life sentences for any third
3C
conviction.
change a light bulb 10A
put in new lighting 10A
like to do something 1C
Well, I’ve only been away from the office for like, a
7C
week.
He’s likely to have something to say about my
6B
hair.
It has a limited vocabulary of about 1500 words. 1A
Sorry, it's a bad line. 7D
What’s your favourite literary genre: chick lit,
4B
horror, crime etc.?
make a living / do for a living 10D
get/repay/take out a loan 8A
They have a transmitter clipped to their backs so
5C
that if he loses one of them he can locate it.

replace a lock 10A

His shirt had a luxury logo on it. 6C
The loo is up the stairs and on your right. 12A
Three men were charged with looting. 3A

I keep losing you. 7D

Sorry for losing my temper with you. 8D

make a profit or a loss 11B
love doing something 1C
Luckily, they let me off with a warning. 4C
Breeding animals can be very lucrative especially
5A
if the animals are very rare.
lumps of fat 2B
a luxury product 6C
majestic views 5B
This magazine article doesn’t make any sense. 9C
Why on earth do we make kids do tests in their
1C
second year of primary school?
It really made her day. 12C
Do you ever make up excuses to avoid doing things
4A
you don’t want to do?
I made my mind up in about 10 seconds. 2B
manage to succeed 1C
China is now the biggest producer of
7B
manufactured goods in the world.
King was disappointed in the manuscript and
4B
abandoned it.
The drink is made from fermented mare’s milk. 2B

a mark 1B
Some people get their master’s in one or two years,
1B
but most people take longer.
Last night I went to a trendy bar with some mates. 12A

They may well feel left out of the conversation. 1B

I didn't mean to upset you. 8D
Meanwhile everyone else was sitting on the plane
4C
waiting for me!
It was really memorable. 9B

mend clothes 10A

Rob mentioned that the profits were up 20% last
11B
month.
I really messed up that interview. 12A
don't mind doing something 1C
a minuscule portion of my wealth 12B
Have you got a minute? 6D
Of course the internet can also be misused. 7C
I think I've miscalculated how much food we'll
7C
need for the party.
miss doing something 1C
He misunderstood the question completely. 7C
Of course the internet can also be misused. 7C
I’m doing a module in computing and IT. 1B

If we all stopped eating bananas, the economies of

some countries would collapse overnight. How 5D
moral or ethical would that be?

More often than not when we got home from

2A
work, we would just have a sandwich.
She paid off her mortgage. 8B
Most days we worked 12-hours a day to earn extra
2A
money.
It was really moving. 9B
Three witnesses of the mugging gave evidence in
3A
court today.
multinational 7C

multinational media companies 7C

Three witnesses of the murder gave evidence in
3A
court today.
In 2000, 55 Oscars mysteriously vanished. 9A
Be a mystery shopper. All you have to do is write a
8B
report.

It uncovers the hidden social rules that mystify

6A
foreign visitors.

Are you named after a relative? 3C

He’s a bit narrow-minded when it comes to things
6B
like that.
Non-native speakers outnumber native speakers. 1A
We have no idea what today’s kids will need to do
1C
in their working lives.
Which network are you with? 7D
We all like to think that we couldn’t be fooled by
4C
pranks like these. Nevertheless, be careful.
Wow, that's fantastic news! 4D
a nightclub bouncer 8D
It’s a nightmare. 4D
Well, no wonder you've got a virus. 4D
The country is full of wide open spaces and
2B
nomadic people moving from place to place.

Before 210 only three other women had even been

9A
nominated for best director.
non-scientifically minded 7C
She's a non-smoker. 7C
non-stop flights from Britain to the Caribbean 7C
The normal price is not as high as that. 8C
Goldfish aren’t anywhere near as exotic as koi. 5A

I’m not bothered either way. 9D

Goldfish are not nearly as exotic as koi. 5A
It may be necessary to close the college to the
5B
public without prior notice.
Who’s your favourite author or novelist? 4B
Dogs are nowhere near as independent as cats. 5A
The media isn’t objective when it reports about the
10B
youth of today.
You may want to leave an additional tip but it
8C
certainly isn’t obligatory.
He argues that years of scientific study can
2C
originate from an instant observation
Observe what others do. 8C
A student was pretending to be Orlando Bloom,
1A
the obvious amusement of his classmates.
I'll eat vegetables occasionally. 2A
You’d definitely get some odd looks if you left a tip. 8C
There must have been fifty-odd people at her
12B
party.
In Thailand, if you left a tip, the restaurant staff
8C
probably wouldn’t be offended.
I've put in an offer on a flat. 1D
Then he told me that Café Pronto has offered to
11C
buy the business!
check the oil 10A

Look, have you got anything on this Sunday? 9D

be on the go 11A
Once in a while Bernie took me to a local café for a
2A
treat.
He promised to be completely honest and open
11C
with me from now on.
He’s pretty open-minded. 6B
Men tend to be more optimistic and good-
10C
humoured than women.
The package should arrive within a week or so. 12B

organically grown food 2A

He argues that years of scientific study can
2C
originate from an instant observation
Every actor dreams of being nominated for an
9A
Oscar.
Out of the blue she shouted, “Look, there’s a ghost!” 12C
be out of work 11A
I’m going out of my mind. 4D
Non-native speakers outnumber native speakers. 1A
It’s outrageous to exploit animals for
5A
entertainment.
It was really outstanding. 9B
overrated 7C
I’m over the moon. 4D
My account is overdrawn. 8A
It’s almost impossible to overestimate the influence
7C
of the internet on our daily lives.
The problem with employing people who are
overqualified for the job is that they often don't 7C
stay in it for long.
He's an overrated actor. 7C
We should avoid buying things with lots of
5D
packaging.
Do you usually buy paperbacks, hardbacks or e-
4B
books?
They recommended starting the paperwork as
11C
soon as possible.
Roger played the part of the nightclub bouncer. 8D

He partially agrees with what his critics say. 2C

You may want to leave an additional tip if you

8C
think the service was particularly good.

Do you pass by any interesting places on your

5B
way home from class?
Do you always remember to pass on messages to
4A
other people?
a passport to employment 1A

I admire Judy’s patience. 10D

pay someone to do something 1C
I paid my brother back 8B
She paid off her mortgage. 8B
Do you have a contract for your mobile or do you
7D
pay-as-you-go?
When was the last time you used a payphone? 7D
There’s a huge Armani store on the city's main
7B
pedestrian street.

There are parents who coach their three-year-olds

1C
so they can perform well in their interview.
personal information 6A
I persuaded him not to talk to Café Pronto again
11C
without me being there.
When I’ve finished my degree, I’d like to do a PhD. 1B

This phenomenon has never happened before. 1A

They take a more philanthropic view by helping
12B
those in need.

While I was travelling around the country, I

1A
picked up enough words and phrases to get by.

This just encourages parents to pile on the

1C
pressure.
The school dress consists of a black tailcoat and
5B
waistcoat and pinstriped trousers
plan to do something 1C
holiday plans 1D
Roger played the part of the nightclub bouncer. 8D
What was the last book your read? Where was it
4B
set and what was the plot?
change a plug 10A
I pointed out that we’d already taken on two extra
11C
waitresses to help him.
She was a distinguished politician. 7B
My family often argues about politics and
7B
government policies.
Pollutants have a damaging effect on the
7B
environment.
Cities have become more polluted due to increased
7B
car ownership.
There’s far less pollution in my country now than
7B
50 years ago.
I’m just going to pop into the newsagent’s. 12A
a minuscule portion of my wealth 12B
clarifying your position 5D
It’s hard to find anything that shows young people
10B
in a positive light.
post-war 7C
He’s a postgraduate of chemistry. 1B
Since the Academy Awards began, they have only
9A
been postponed three times.
post-war Europe 7C

I remember spending hours in exam rooms

pouring out facts that I had squeezed into my 1C
brain the night before.
pre-war 7C
a precise amount 8C
They know and fear this predator. 5C
The answer is difficult to predict. 1A
It was really predictable. 9B

Do you use predictive text? 7D

prefer to do something 1C

Do you think children naturally have a preference

2D
for food that tastes sweet or savoury?

Many adults are prejudiced against young people

10B
and don’t give them a chance.
give a presentation 11A
Forget about it. You're under a lot of pressure. 8D
I think I'm pretty healthy. 2A
We can use the internet to watch a preview of a
7C
new film.
pre-war Europe 7C
They swoop and dive towards their prey. 5C
It may be necessary to close the college to the
5B
public without prior notice.

In spite of appearing cold and unfriendly the

6A
English are in fact just very private people.

private tuition to help pass a maths test 1C

a pro-democracy campaigner 7C
You face your first problem as soon as you land at
8C
the airport.
Women are better at problem-solving than men. 10C
China is now the biggest producer of
7B
manufactured goods in the world.
My country imports more products than it
7B
exports.
Meat production is very damaging to the
7B
environment.
a productive worker 7B
Studies show that if a working environment is
7B
pleasant, productivity increases.

He’s a professor of chemistry. 1B

make a profit or a loss 11B

a flexible study programme 1C
The progress report you get from tutors is
1B
excellent.
work on a project 11A
He promised to be completely honest and open
11C
with me from now on.
For the sceptic, no proof is sufficient. 12C

He's a property developer working in Shanghai. 7B

Have you ever protested against something in a
3C
public demonstration?
Provided there weren’t any police cars around, I'd
3A
answer my phone.

Public transport employees often have to deal with

10B
threatening behaviour from young people.

The wrong celebrity could actually be bad

11D
publicity.
I thought she was pulling my leg. 12C

You might be pursued down the street. 8C

Do you ever feel you are putting people out when
5B
you ask for a favour?
I've put down a deposit. 8B
I've put in an offer on a flat. 1D
put up shelves/some tiles 10A
Can't put my finger on it, really. 2B

Can you lend me a few quid? I’m completely broke. 12A

Breeding animals can be very lucrative especially
5A
if the animals are very rare.
We rarely go to bed later than 10 p.m. 2A
The man with the logo was rated more suitable for
6C
the job.
The usual rate for a session is £8–£12 an hour. 8B
Can you think of a film that you didn’t like, but
9A
which got rave reviews?
rebuild 7C
The number of non-native speakers has already
1A
reached two billion.
I suspect that I make more mistakes when I speak
7A
than I realise.
He is realistic about the theory and recognises
2C
there is a basic weakness.
Listening to music is my escape from reality. 2C
Do you enjoy watching reality TV programmes
9B
like X-Factor?
It’s reasonable to be suspicious when groups of
10B
young people gather together.
be reasonably good at ... 1A
How often do you get cut off or lose reception? 7D
I just wanted a few days off to recharge my
12C
batteries.
I hadn’t seen Louise for 20 years, but we
2C
recognised each other immediately.
They recommended starting the paperwork as
11C
soon as possible.
Neither of them have a record of unruly
10B
behaviour.
He recycles some things. 5D
One minute milk and red meat are good for us, the
2A
next they’re not!
When we moved in we had the house redecorated. 10A
The internet has redefined our relationship with
7C
the outside world.
Have you ever bought something that was reduced
3C
to half price?
make someone redundant 11A
They refuse to let them play sport, watch TV or
1C
listen to music.
I was so angry I refused to discuss it any further
11C
and hung up.
regret doing something 1C
Can you name a film that has been released this
9A
month?
What was the last remake you saw? 9A
I remember spending hours in exam rooms
pouring out facts that I had squeezed into my 1C
brain the night before.
I’ve just phoned Rob and reminded him to sort out
11B
the staff wages
rent out a room 8B
repay a loan 8A
replace a lock/a window 10A
No wonder kids resent having to do exams. 1C
No wonder young people feel resentful when all
10B
they get is bad press.
I really respect people who can work and study at
7A
the same time.
I take full responsibility for the accident. 2C
It’s responsible for saving the lives of thousands of
2C
people.
We had to pay a lot to get it resprayed. 10A
Can you think of a film that you didn’t like, but
9A
which got rave reviews?
Keeping any pet is time-consuming, but it’s very
5A
rewarding.
Its rich history spans almost 1000 years. 5B

Do you ever change the ring tone on your mobile? 7D

The shopkeeper ripped her off. 8B

a bank robbery 3A
fix the roof 10A
decorate a room 10A
It’s roughly twenty miles to the town centre from
12B
here.
run a chain of restaurants 11B
If you saw a man running away from the police,
4A
would you try to stop him?
run out of credit 7D
What would you do if you ran over a cat in your
4A
street?
My work mainly takes me to the rural parts of
2B
Mongolia.
speak some ... , but it’s a bit rusty 1A
sacks of crushed metal, plastic and paper 9C
We’ll have to sack him. He’s always being rude to
9C
customers.
Why don’t we give away free samples? 11D
I’m usually satisfied with the service I get on
2B
planes.
I'm saving up. 1D

have a savings account 8A

Do you think children naturally have a preference

2D
for food that tastes sweet or savoury?
I’m scared stiff. 4D
I'm scared stiff. 4D
It was really scary from beginning to end. 9B
Being naturally sceptical about these kinds of
12B
surveys, I always take them with a pinch of salt.

I got a scholarship to cover my fees and expenses. 1B

non-scientifically minded 7C

In 1979, using the internet was generally beyond

the understanding of the non-scientifically 7C
minded.
hang on a sec 12A
home security 3D

Imagine you saw a ten-year-old boy shoplifting,

3A
would you tell a security guard?

I see your point. 2D

I can’t really see the point of forcing kids to eat. 2D

It seems that none of my friends enjoy reading. 7A

We seldom watch TV. 2A
self-reliant 7C
He’s pretty self-assured. 6B
He’s pretty self-centred. 6B
Doesn’t she feel self-conscious? 6B

He said that he had acted in self-defence. 7C

He has great self-discipline. 7C

Women tend to be more self-obsessed than men. 10C

a seminar 1B
send someone to prison for 10 years 3B
sentence someone to 10 years in prison 3B
It was really sentimental. 9B

What was the last sequel you saw? 9A

service a car/a boiler 10A

What was the last book your read? Where was it

4B
set and what was the plot?
set up a new company 11B
It was through sheer dedication and
determination that Gates built his business 12B
empire.

put up shelves 10A

The diet is mainly milk-based in summer with a
2B
shift to meat in winter.
I’m shocked by how little some people know about
2B
my country.
Let out your home for film and TV shoots. 8B
Do you know where your favourite film was shot? 9A
The shopkeeper ripped her off. 8B
Imagine you saw a ten-year-old boy shoplifting,
3A
would you tell a security guard?
Shoplifters will be prosecuted. 3A
He was charged with shoplifting. 3A

be short of money 8A
should do something 1C
It's hard to find anything that shows young people
10B
in a positive light.
When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip
8C
is never simple.
Simply play safe and tip everyone you meet! 8C

We can use the internet to Skype a friend on the

7C
other side of the world.

My company has been building skyscrapers here

7B
since 1993.
I slept like a log. 12C
They’re slightly bigger than the ones I’ve got. 5A
Which famous brands have slogans that you
11D
remember?
Do most people you know have smart phones? 7D
ex-smoker 7C
Three men were charged with smuggling. 3A
You just sort of, like, click on a few icons and that’s
7C
that.
Have you ever bought the soundtrack of a film? 9A
storage space 10D
More people speak English than any other
1A
language.
You'll have to speak up a bit. 7D
The number of non-native speakers has already
1A
reached two billion.
amazing special effects 9A

I'm speechless. 4D

Imagine you were driving and you were late for

an appointment, would you exceed the speed 3A
limit?

a spooky old building in the middle of nowhere 12C

I remember spending hours in exam rooms

pouring out facts that I had squeezed into my 1C
brain the night before.
start to do something 1C
I don’t usually have lunch, so I’m always starving
4D
when I get home.
Which US state is Hollywood in? 9C
Landy’s description of his state of mind at that
9C
time was very different.
The research concluded that designer labels are
6C
seen as signs of superior status.
They expect them to stay in and study every night. 1C
Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful
1C
school life is becoming?
storage space 10D
When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip
8C
is never straightforward.
You’d definitely get some strange looks if you left a
8C
tip.
What’s up? You look really stressed out. 11D
Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful
1C
school life is becoming?

Were your parents strict about food and meal

2D
times when you were a child?

She’s a bit of a rebel – strong-willed and all that. 6B

I had to take out a huge student loan to cover my
1B
fees and expenses.

a subject 1B
Do you prefer foreign films to be subtitled or
9A
dubbed?

The Chinese film was shown with English subtitles. 9A

They succeeded in persuading the judges to reduce
3C
the sentence to six years.
It needs a lot of work doing to it.' 'Such as?' 1D
The man sued the insurance company and won. 4A
He suggested meeting up this weekend. 11C
That colour doesn’t suit me. 7A
dry clean a suit 10A
suitable for all 1D
The research concluded that designer labels are
6C
seen as signs of superior status.
The online support you get from tutors and other
1B
students is excellent

Suppose a cash machine gave you twice as much

3A
money as you asked for, would you keep it?

I’m not sure about the need for so many security

2B
checks at airports.

Do you enjoy browsing in bookshops or do you

4B
prefer surfing online book stores?

I suspect that I make more mistakes when I speak

7A
than I realise.
It's reasonable to be suspicious when groups of
10B
young people gather together.
We need a sustainable transport policy. 5D

Do you think children naturally have a preference

2D
for food that tastes sweet or savoury?
They swoop and dive towards their prey. 5C
The school dress consists of a black tailcoat and
5B
waistcoat and pinstriped trousers.
How much notice do we really take? 2A
take over a business/company 11B

It’s wrong to take sides in family arguments. 6A

take so much 6A
take someone to court 3B
Family members take each other for granted. 6A

Most people I know don’t take life too seriously. 6A

You shouldn’t take what you read on the internet
6A
at face value.
The shop took 15% off the price. 8B
When people are angry about something they
6A
often take it out on others.

Being naturally sceptical about these kinds of

12C
surveys, I always take them with a pinch of salt,
Always take the time to check out the facts. 6A
give a talk 11A
Do you ever get talked into doing things you don’t
5B
want to do?
Are you worried about still having that tattoo
6C
when you’re sixty?
On Friday evenings I usually just chill out in front
12A
of the telly.
I’ll never get used to being outside in those
2B
temperatures!
He tempts the falcon back to the ground with
5C
pieces of meat.
It was found that women had a far greater
tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of 10C
complaints and ailments.
I'm terrified of flying 2B
commit an act of terrorism 3A

That’s a good point. 2D

Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the
7B
environment.
He was the last person I wanted to see. I really
9C
don’t like him.
multinational media companies 7C

He went for a drive in the outback. 4A

The incident has been widely reported in the press. 11D

They reported the theft of their car. 3A
One thing that annoys me about you is you never
10D
give me time to read a map.
He threatened to close the shop if I didn’t accept
11C
the offer.

Public transport employees often have to deal with

10B
threatening behaviour from young people.

put up some tiles 10A

Most of the time Bernie and I were happy. 2A
Keeping any pet is time-consuming, but it’s very
5A
rewarding.
All he ate was a tiny piece of bread. 12B
The company went out of business 11B
To their great credit, Anita’s daughters supported
12B
their mother’s decision.
It weighs a ton. 4D
She’s got tons of work to do this week 12B
Do you have a touch screen phone? 7D
All over the country you’ll see people in traditional
dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse 2B
racing.
Do you watch the trailers for films on DVDs or do
9A
you fast-forward past them?
I’ll be interviewing people for our management
11A
trainee programme then.
I don’t think either of my boys deserve such
10B
treatment.
Last night I went to a trendy bar with some mates. 12A

I trust him completely. 7A

We should try to develop learning environments

1C
where they are encouraged to be creative.

Have you ever been to a party that turned out to

4A
be really boring?
The online support you get from tutors and other
1B
students is excellent.
There are tutorials you can go to every month. 1B

check the tyres 10A

I generally, um, I get a lot of things online too. 7C

If left unchecked, these acidic droppings would eat

5C
away at the very fabric of the city.

It uncovers the hidden social rules that mystify

6A
foreign visitors.
underrated 7C
The problem with employing people who are
under qualified for a job is that they often don't 7C
stay in it for long.

He’s an undergraduate of chemistry. 1B

He's an underrated actor. 7C

Originally, the most undervalued function of the

7C
internet was the way it brought people together.
It’s unfair to blame society’s problems on young
10B
people.
I used to be so unfit. 2A
Teachers are often unable to control unruly
10B
behaviour in class.
Each of these birds produces 12 kilograms of dirty
5C
and unsightly droppings a year.
All pets are unsuitable if there are young children
5A
in the home.
I’m used to staying in these wonderful tents now. 2B
Who do people usually give tips to in your
8C
country?
I think they got him for vandalism – and he, er,
3A
had to pay a fine.
In 2000, 55 Oscars mysteriously vanished. 9A
He suddenly vanished. 12C
The rules for tipping vary greatly from country to
8C
country.
A vast amount of money is spent on advertising
12B
things people don’t need.
ex-vice president 7C
Mongolians have to withstand viciously cold
2B
winters

We use viral marketing. 11D

It was found that women had a far greater

tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of 10C
complaints and ailments.

It has a limited vocabulary of about 1500 words. 1A

How often do you check your voicemail or
7D
answerphone messages?
a volunteer nurse 2B
I've warned him not to try and hide anything from
11C
me again.

One argument in favour of being vegetarian is

5D
that farming animals is wasteful.
Watch what others do. 8C
A number of factors have weakened the economy. 2C
He is realistic about the theory and recognises
2C
there is a basic weakness.
a web design class 1D
It weighs a ton. 4D
Tarantulas are very weird and exotic pets. 5A
Well, I’ve only been away from the office for like, a
7C
week.
be well-off 8A
She kept telling us to keep an eye out for
12C
werewolves.
What’s up? You look really stressed out. 11D
I love watching motor racing, whereas my friend
4C
prefers watching basketball.
Why on earth do we make kids do tests in their
1C
second year of primary school?

The country is full of wide open spaces and

2B
nomadic people moving from place to place.

The widespread belief that women talk more than

10C
men is in fact true.
People who won’t take no for an answer are very
6A
annoying.

replace a window 10A

Mongolians have to withstand viciously cold

2B
winters
A witness gives evidence. 3B
cut wood 10A
can’t speak a word of ... 1A

Do you find it easy to work out what’s happening

4A
when you watch a film in English?

Men’s conversations were more frequently

10C
devoted to business and the workplace.

His family have protested against his punishment

3C
and worry about how he’ll cope with his sentence.

would rather do something 1C

Would you mind opening the window, please? 9C

All over the country you’ll see people in traditional

dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse 2B
racing.
He had to get it x-rayed. 10A
a yoga class 1D

Well, you see, it’s so easy, isn’t it? 7C

You must be joking! 4D

a Zumba class 1D
Upper Intermediate wordlist: English to Russian
Lesson ENGLISH Pronunciation (UK) PoS
1A a bit ə bɪt phrase
1A a few ə fjuː phrase
1A a little ə ˈlɪt.(ə)l phrase

1A amusement əˈmjuːz.mənt noun

1A association əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən noun

1A bilingual baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl adjective
1A billion ˈbɪl.jən noun

1A business community ˈbɪz.nɪs kəˈmjuː.nə.ti noun

1A combination ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən noun

1A correspondence ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dənts noun

1A dominant ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt adjective

1A English immersion school ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ɪˈmɜː.ʃən skuːl phrase

1A environment ɪnˈvaɪə.rən.mənt noun

1A executive ɪɡˈzek.jʊ.tɪv noun
1A first ˈfɜːst adjective
1A fluent ˈfluː.ənt adjective

1A get by ɡet baɪ phrasal verb

1A have hæv / həv verb

1A holiday ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ noun

1A interaction ˌɪn.təˈræk.ʃən noun

1A limited ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd adjective

1A native speaker ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiː.kə noun

1A obvious ˈɒb.vi.əs adjective

1A outnumber ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bə verb

1A passport ˈpɑːs.pɔːt noun

1A phenomenon fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən noun

1A pick something up pɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb

1A predict prɪˈdɪkt verb

1A reach riːtʃ verb
1A reasonably ˈriː.zən.ə.bli adverb
1A rusty ˈrʌs.ti adjective

1A speak spiːk verb

1A speaker ˈspiː.kə noun

1A vocabulary vəˈkæb.jʊ.lər.i noun

1A word wɜːd noun

1B assessment əˈses.mənt noun

1B assignment əˈsaɪn.mənt noun

1B be left out bɪ left aʊt phrasal verb

1B continuous kənˈtɪn.ju.əs adjective

1B course kɔːs noun
1B degree dɪˈɡriː noun
1B dissertation ˌdɪs.əˈteɪ.ʃən noun

1B fee fiː noun

1B graduate ˈgrædʒ.u.eɪt verb

1B graduate ˈgrædʒ.u.ət noun

1B lecture ˈlek.tʃə verb

1B lecture ˈlek.tʃə noun

1B lecturer ˈlek.tʃər.ə noun
1B mark mɑːk noun

1B Master's ˈmɑː.stəs noun

1B may well meɪ wel phrase
1B module ˈmɒd.juːl noun
1B PhD ˌpiː.eɪtʃˈdiː noun
1B postgraduate ˌpəʊstˈɡrædʒ.u.ət noun
1B professor prəˈfes.ə noun

1B progress report ˈprəʊ.gres rɪˈpɔːt noun

1B scholarship ˈskɒl.ə.ʃɪp noun

1B seminar ˈsem.ɪ.nɑː noun

1B student loan ˈstjuː.dənt ləʊn noun

1B subject ˈsʌb.dʒekt noun

1B support səˈpɔːt noun

1B tutor ˈtjuː.tə noun

1B tutorial tjuːˈtɔː.ri.əl noun

1B undergraduate ˌʌn.dəˈɡrædʒ.u.ət noun

1C allow əˈlaʊ verb

1C ask ɑːsk verb

1C avoid əˈvɔɪd verb

1C coach kəʊtʃ verb

1C consider kənˈsɪd.ə verb

1C continue kənˈtɪn.juː verb

1C convince kənˈvɪnts verb

1C creative kriˈeɪ.tɪv adjective

1C decide dɪˈsaɪd verb

1C develop dɪˈvel.əp verb

1C encourage ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ verb

1C end up end ʌp phrasal verb

1C enjoy ɪnˈdʒɔɪ verb
1C environment ɪnˈvaɪə.rən.mənt noun

1C expect ɪkˈspekt verb

1C finish ˈfɪn.ɪʃ verb
1C flexible ˈflek.sɪ.b(ə)l adjective

1C force fɔːs verb

1C forget fəˈɡet verb
1C hate heɪt verb
1C hope həʊp verb

1C interview ˈɪn.tə.vjuː noun

1C keep kiːp verb

1C let let verb

1C like laɪk verb

1C love lʌv verb
make someone do
1C meɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb
something
1C manage ˈmæn.ɪdʒ verb
1C mind maɪnd verb

1C miss mɪs verb

1C need niːd verb

1C pay peɪ verb

1C perform pəˈfɔːm verb

1C pile on the pressure paɪl ɒn ðə ˈpreʃ.ə phrase

1C plan plæn verb

1C pour out pɔː aʊt verb

1C prefer prɪˈfɜː verb

1C private tuition ˈpraɪ.vɪət tjuːˈɪʃ.ən noun

1C programme ˈprəʊ.ɡræm noun
1C refuse rɪˈfjuːz verb

1C regret rɪˈɡret verb

1C remember rɪˈmem.bə verb

1C resent rɪˈzent verb

1C should ʃʊd verb

1C squeeze skwiːz verb

1C start stɑːt verb

1C stay in steɪ ɪn phrasal verb

1C stop stɒp verb

1C stressful ˈstres.fəl adjective

1C try traɪ verb

1C why on Earth waɪ ɒn ɜːθ phrase

1C would rather wʊd ˈrɑːð.ə phrase

1D ballroom dancing ˈbɔːl.rʊm ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ noun

1D carpentry ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri noun

1D ceramics sɪˈræm.ɪks noun
1D creative writing kriˈeɪ.tɪv ˈraɪt.ɪŋ noun
1D digital photography ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fi noun
1D evening class ˈiː.v.(ə.)nɪŋ klɑːs noun

1D jewellery ˈdʒuː.əl.ri noun

1D level ˈlev.əl noun

1D offer ˈɒf.ə noun

1D plan plæn noun
1D put something in pʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn phrasal verb
1D save up seɪv ʌp phrasal verb
1D such as sʌtʃ əz phrase
1D suitable ˈs(j)uː.tə.b(ə)l adjective
1D web design web dɪˈzaɪn noun
1D yoga ˈjəʊ.ɡə noun

1D Zumba ˈzʌm.bə noun

2A agency ˈeɪ.dʒənt.si noun
bombard someone with
2A bɒmˈbɑːd ˈsʌm.wʌn wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb
something
2A burger ˈbɜː.ɡə noun
2A constantly ˈkɒnt.stənt.li adverb

2A contradictory ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.tər.i adjective

2A diet ˈdaɪ.ət noun

2A every now and again ˈev.ri naʊ ənd əˈɡen phrase

2A every so often ˈev.ri səʊ ˈɒf.(t)ən phrase

2A farm fɑːm verb

2A frequently ˈfriː.kwənt.li adverb

2A fries fraɪz noun
2A government ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt noun
2A habit ˈhæb.ɪt noun
2A hardly ˈhɑːd.li adverb
2A healthy ˈhel.θi adjective
2A more often than not mɔː ˈɒf.(t)ən ðən nɒt phrase

2A most məʊst quantifier

2A occasionally əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i adverb
2A once in a while wʌnts ɪn ə ˈwaɪ.l phrase

2A organic ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk adjective

2A pretty ˈprɪt.i adverb
2A rarely ˈreə.li adverb
2A red meat red miːt noun
2A seldom ˈsel.dəm adverb
2A take notice teɪk ˈnəʊ.tɪs verb
2A time taɪm noun
2A unfit ʌnˈfɪt adjective

2B (milk)-based (mɪlk)-beɪst suffix

2B an acquired taste ən əˈkwaɪ.əd teɪst noun

2B archery ˈɑː.tʃər.i noun

2B aware əˈweə adjective

be fond of
2B bɪ fɒnd əv ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ verb
someone/something
2B be sick of something bɪ sɪk əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
2B custom ˈkʌs.təm noun

2B disappointed ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd adjective

2B excited ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd adjective

2B exotic ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk adjective

2B famous ˈfeɪ.məs adjective

2B fascinated ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪd adjective
2B fat fæt noun

2B fearless ˈfɪə.ləs adjective

2B fermented fəˈmen.tɪd adjective

2B gut feeling ɡʌt ˈfiː.lɪŋ noun

2B highlight ˈhaɪ.laɪt noun

2B horse racing hɔːs ˈreɪ.sɪŋ noun

2B hunch hʌntʃ noun

2B impress ɪmˈpres verb

2B jockey ˈdʒɒk.i noun

2B lump lʌmp noun
2B make your mind up meɪk jə maɪnd ʌp phrase
2B mare meə noun

2B nomadic nəʊˈmæd.ɪk adjective

put your finger on

2B pʊt jə ˈfɪŋ.ɡə ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something
2B rural ˈrʊə.rəl adjective

2B satisfied ˈsæt.ɪsfaɪd adjective

2B shift ʃɪft noun

2B shocked ʃɒkt adjective

2B sure ʃɔː adjective

2B temperature ˈtem.prə.tʃə noun

2B terrified ˈter.ə.faɪd adjective
2B traditional trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl adjective

used to something/doing
2B juːst tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ / ˈduː.ɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something
2B viciously ˈvɪʃ.əs.li adverb

2B volunteer ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪə noun

2B wide waɪd adjective

2B withstand wɪðˈstænd verb

2B wrestling ˈres.lɪŋ noun

2C cognition kɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən noun

2C conclude kənˈkluːd verb

2C correlation ˌkɒr.əˈleɪ.ʃən noun

2C critic ˈkrɪt.ɪk noun

2C criticise ˈkrɪt.ɪ.saɪz verb
2C diagnosis ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs noun

2C first impressions fɜːst ɪmˈpreʃ.ənz phrase

2C in the blink of an eye ɪn ðə ˈblɪŋk əv ən ˌaɪ phrase

2C instant ˈɪn.stənt adjective

2C instinct ˈɪn.stɪŋkt noun

2C judge dʒʌdʒ verb

2C judgement ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt noun

2C jump to conclusions dʒʌmp tə kənˈkluː.ʒənz phrase

2C observation ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən noun

2C originate əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.neɪt verb

2C partially ˈpɑː.ʃə.li adverb

2C realistic ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk adjective

2C reality riˈæl.ɪ.ti noun

2C recognise ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz verb

2C responsibility rɪˌspɒnt.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti noun
2C responsible rɪˈspɒnt.sɪ.b(ə)l adjective

2C weaken ˈwiː.kən verb

2C weakness ˈwiːk.nəs noun

2D convinced kənˈvɪntst adjective
2D fussy ˈfʌs.i adjective
2D have a point hæv ə pɔɪnt phrase

2D preference ˈpref.ər.ənts noun

2D savoury ˈseɪ.vər.i adjective

2D see someone's point siː ˈsʌm.wʌns pɔɪnt phrase

2D see the point of something siː ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

2D strict strɪkt adjective

2D sweet swiːt adjective

2D that's a good point ðæts ə ɡʊd pɔɪnt phrase

3A arson   ˈɑː.sən noun

3A as long as əz lɒŋ əz phrase

3A assume əˈsjuːm verb

3A bribery   ˈbraɪ.bər.i noun

3A burglary ˈbɜː.ɡlər.i noun

3A download ˌdaʊnˈləʊd verb

3A even if ˈiː.vən ɪf phrase

3A exceed ɪkˈsiːd verb

3A fraud frɔːd noun

3A imagine ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn verb

3A kidnapping  ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ noun

3A looting   ˈluː.tɪŋ noun

3A mugging   ˈmʌg.ɪŋ noun

3A murder ˈmɜː.də noun

3A provided (that) prəʊˈvaɪd.ɪd ðət conjunction

3A robbery ˈrɒb.ər.i noun

3A security guard sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti ɡɑːd noun

3A shoplift ˈʃɒp.lɪft verb

3A shoplifter ˈʃɒpˌlɪf.tə noun

3A shoplifting ˈʃɒpˌlɪf.tɪŋ noun

3A smuggling  ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ noun

3A speed limit spiːd ˈlɪm.ɪt noun

3A suppose səˈpəʊz verb

3A terrorism ˈter.ə.rɪ.zəm noun

3A theft θeft noun
3A vandalism ˈvæn.dəl.ɪ.zəm noun

3B acquit əˈkwɪt verb

3B arrest əˈrest verb

3B charge tʃɑːdʒ verb
3B commit kəˈmɪt verb
3B convict kənˈvɪkt verb
3B crime kraɪm noun
3B criminal ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl noun
3B evidence ˈev.ɪ.dənts noun
3B find someone guilty faɪnd ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈɡɪl.ti verb
3B fine faɪn verb

3B judge dʒʌdʒ noun

3B jury ˈdʒʊə.ri noun

3B send send verb
3B sentence ˈsen.tənts verb
3B take someone to court teɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn tə kɔːt phrase
3B witness ˈwɪt.nəs noun

3C apologise əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz verb

3C apply əˈplaɪ verb

3C be based on something bɪ beɪst ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

3C complain kəmˈpleɪn verb

3C conviction kənˈvɪk.ʃən noun

3C cope kəʊp verb

3C deterrent dɪˈter.ənt noun

3C insist ɪnˈsɪst verb

3C life sentence laɪf ˈsen.tənts noun

name someone after
3C neɪm ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈɑːf.tə ˈsʌm.wʌn phrasal verb
someone
3C protest prəˈtest verb

3C reduce rɪˈdjuːs verb

3C succeed səkˈsiːd verb

3C worry ˈwʌr.i verb

3D fingerprint ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪnt noun

3D security sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti noun

4A author ˈɔː.θə noun
4A bug bʌg noun

4A claim kleɪm noun

4A come round kʌm raʊnd phrasal verb

4A get away with something ɡet əˈweɪ wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

4A get rid of ɡet rɪd əv phrasal verb

4A go off ɡəʊ ɒf phrasal verb

4A insecticide ɪnˈsek.tɪ.saɪd noun

4A insurance ɪnˈʃʊə.rənts noun

4A knock out nɒk aʊt phrasal verb

4A make something up meɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb

4A pass something on pɑːs ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒn phrasal verb

4A run rʌn verb

4A run over rʌn ˈəʊ.və phrasal verb

4A sue suː verb

4A the outback ðiˈaʊt.bæk noun

4A turn out tɜːn aʊt phrasal verb

4A work out wɜːk aʊt phrasal verb

4B best-seller ˌbest ˈsel.ər noun

4B biography baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fi noun
4B blurb blɜːb noun

4B browse braʊz verb

4B chick lit tʃɪk lɪt noun

4B contents page kənˈtents peɪdʒ noun

4B e-book ˈiː.bʊk noun

4B flick through something flɪk θruː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

4B genre ˈʒɑ̃ːn.rə noun

4B hack hæk verb

4B hardback ˈhɑːd.bæk noun

4B investigative journalist ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡə.tɪv ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst noun

4B literary ˈlɪt.ər.ər.i adjective

4B manuscript ˈmæn.jʊ.skrɪpt noun

4B novelist ˈnɒv.əl.ɪst noun
4B paperback ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk noun

4B plot plɒt noun

4B set set verb

4B surf sɜːf verb

4C according to əˈkɔːdɪŋˌtuː preposition

4C actually ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li adverb

4C all in all ɔːl ɪn ɔːl phrase

4C anyway ˈen.i.weɪ adverb

4C apart from əˈpɑːt frɒm phrase

4C apparently əˈpær.ənt.li adverb

4C as æz /əz conjunction

4C because of bɪˈkəz əv preposition

4C by the way baɪ ðə weɪ phrase

4C despite dɪˈspaɪt preposition

4C due to something djuː tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

4C even though ˈiː.vən ðəʊ adverb

4C however ˌhaʊˈev.ə adverb

4C in spite of something ɪn spaɪt əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

4C in the end ɪn ðiː end phrase

4C instead ɪnˈsted adverb

4C luckily ˈlʌk.əl.i adverb
4C meanwhile ˌmiːnˈwaɪl adverb

4C nevertheless ˌnev.ə.ðəˈles adverb

4C whereas weəˈræz conjunction

4D believe bɪˈliːv verb

4D cost kɒst verb

4D drive someone crazy draɪv ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈkreɪ.zi phrase

4D dying for something ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ fə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
4D forever fəˈre.və adverb
4D honest ˈɒn.ɪst adjective
4D kid kɪd verb
4D kill kɪl verb
4D news njuːz noun
4D nightmare ˈnaɪt.meə noun
4D no wonder nəʊ ˈwʌn.də phrase
4D out of your mind aʊt əv jə maɪnd phrase
4D over the moon ˈəʊ.və ðə muːn phrase
4D scared skeəd adjective
4D scared stiff skeəd stɪf adjective
4D speechless ˈspiːtʃ.ləs adjective

4D starving ˈstɑːvɪŋ adjective

4D ton tʌn noun

4D weigh weɪ verb
4D You're joking! jə ˈdʒəʊk.ɪŋ phrase
5A a great deal ə ɡreɪt dɪəl adverb
5A addictive əˈdɪk.tɪv adjective

5A affectionate əˈfek.ʃən.ət adjective

5A any ˈen.i adverb

5A considerably kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bli adverb

5A destructive dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv adjective
5A eager ˈiː.ɡə adjective
5A enthusiastic ɪnˌθjuː.ziˈæs.tɪk adjective
5A exotic ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk adjective
5A faithful ˈfeɪθ.fəl adjective

5A fierce fɪəs adjective

5A harmless ˈhɑːm.ləs adjective

5A lucrative ˈluː.krə.tɪv adjective

5A not anywhere near nɒt ˈen.i.weə nɪə phrase

5A not nearly as nɒt ˈnɪə.li əz adverb
5A nowhere near ˈnəʊ.weə nɪə adverb

5A outrageous ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs adjective

5A rare reə adjective

5A rewarding rɪˈwɔːd.ɪŋ adjective

5A slightly ˈslaɪt.li adverb

5A time-consuming ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ adjective

5A unsuitable ʌnˈs(j)uː.tə.b(ə)l adjective

5A weird wɪəd adjective
5B at short notice ət ʃɔːt ˈnəʊ.tɪs phrase

5B catch up on kætʃ ʌp ɒn phrasal verb

5B cheer up tʃɪə ʌp phrasal verb
5B fit in with something fɪt ɪn wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb
5B glitter ˈɡlɪt.ə verb

5B go ahead ˈɡəʊ əˈhed phrase

5B majestic məˈdʒes.tɪk adjective

5B notice ˈnəʊ.tɪs noun

5B pass pɑːs verb

5B pinstriped ˈpɪn.straɪpt adjective

5B prior ˈpraɪ.ə adjective

5B put someone out pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn aʊt phrasal verb

5B rich rɪtʃ adjective

5B tailcoat ˈteɪl.kəʊt noun

5B talk into tɔːk ˈɪn.tə phrasal verb

5C aviary ˈeɪ.vi.ə.ri noun

5C clip klɪp verb

5C dive daɪv verb

5C droppings ˈdrɒp.ɪŋz noun

5C exploit ɪkˈsplɔɪt verb

5C flourish ˈflʌr.ɪʃ verb

5C harm hɑːm verb

5C locate ləʊˈkeɪt verb

5C predator ˈpred.ə.tə noun

5C prey preɪ noun
5C swoop swuːp verb
5C tempt tempt verb

5C unchecked ʌnˈtʃekt adjective

5C unsightly ʌnˈsaɪt.li adjective

5D carbon footprint ˈkɑː.bən ˈfʊt.prɪnt noun

5D clarify ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ verb

5D collapse kəˈlæps verb

5D damaging ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ adjective

5D disturbing dɪˈstɜːb.ɪŋ adjective

5D ethical ˈeθ.ɪk.əl adjective

5D fair enough feə ɪˈnʌf phrase

5D hard hɑːd adjective
5D inevitable ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.b(ə)l adjective

5D justifiable ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ.ə.b(ə)l adjective

5D legal ˈliː.ɡəl adjective

5D moral ˈmɒr.(ə)l adjective

5D packaging ˈpæk.ɪ.dʒɪŋ noun

5D position pəˈzɪʃ.ən noun
5D recycle ˌriːˈsaɪ.k(ə)l verb

5D sustainable səˈsteɪ.nə.b(ə)l adjective

5D wasteful ˈweɪst.fəl adjective

6A advantage ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ noun

 can't stand
6A kɑːnt stænd ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ verb
someone/something
6A code kəʊd noun

6A commuter kəˈmjuː.tə noun

6A entertaining ˌen.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ adjective

6A exchange words ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ wɜːdz phrase

6A highly ˈhaɪ.li adverb

6A interest ˈɪn.trəst noun

6A mystify ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ verb

6A personal ˈpɜː.sən.əl adjective

6A private ˈpraɪ.vət adjective

6A take sides teɪk saɪdz phrase

6A take so much teɪk səʊ mʌtʃ phrase
take someone/something
6A teɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ fə ˈɡrɑːnt.ɪd phrase
for granted

take someone/something
6A teɪk ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈsɪə.ri.ə.sli phrase
seriously
take something at face
6A teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ət feɪs ˈvæl.juː phrase
value
take something out on
6A teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt ən ˈsʌm.wʌn phrase
someone
6A take time to do something teɪk taɪm tə duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
6A uncover ʌnˈkʌv.ə verb

will not take no for an

6A wɪl nɒt teɪk nəʊ fə ən ˈɑːnt.sə phrase
answer
6B absent-minded ˌæb.səntˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective
6B bad-tempered ˌbædˈtemp.əd adjective
6B be sure to do something bɪ ʃɔː tə duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

6B big-headed ˌbɪɡˈhed.ɪd adjective

6B bound baʊnd adjective

6B designer dɪˈzaɪ.nə noun

6B doubt daʊt verb

6B easy-going ˌiː.ziˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ adjective

6B I dare say aɪ deə seɪ phrase

6B laid-back ˌleɪdˈbæk adjective
6B level-headed ˌlev.əlˈhed.ɪd adjective
6B likely ˈlaɪ.kli adjective

6B narrow-minded ˌnær.əʊˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

6B open-minded ˌəʊ.pənˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

6B self-assured ˌself.əˈʃʊəd adjective
6B self-centred ˌselfˈsen.təd adjective
6B self-conscious ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs adjective

6B strong-willed ˌstrɒŋˈwɪld adjective

6C alter ˈɒl.tə verb
6C anonymous əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs adjective

6C bling blɪŋ noun

6C hooded ˈhʊd.ɪd adjective
6C label ˈleɪ.bəl noun
6C logo ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ noun
6C luxury ˈlʌk.ʃər.i noun
6C rate reɪt verb

6C status ˈsteɪ.təs noun

6C superior suːˈpɪə.ri.ə adjective

6C tattoo tætˈuː / təˈtuː noun

6D be pushed for time bɪ pʊʃt fə taɪm phrase
6D be tied up bɪ taɪd ʌp phrasal verb

6D be up against it bɪ ʌp əˈɡentst ˌaɪˈtiː phrase

6D bother ˈbɒð.ə verb

6D disturb dɪˈstɜːb verb

6D have a word hæv ə wɜːd phrase
6D minute ˈmɪn.ɪt noun
7A deserve dɪˈzɜːv verb

7A doubt daʊt verb

7A envy ˈen.vi verb
7A involve ɪnˈvɒlv verb

7A realise ˈrɪə.laɪz verb

7A respect rɪˈspekt verb

7A seem siːm verb
7A suit s(j)uːt verb
7A suspect səˈspekt verb

7A trust trʌst verb

7B apartment block əˈpɑːt.mənt blɒk noun

7B capitalism ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪ.zəm noun

7B capitalist ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪst adjective

7B economical ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪkəl adjective

7B economics ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks noun
7B economist iˈkɒn.ə.mɪst noun
7B economy iˈkɒn.ə.mi noun

7B environmental ɪnˌvaɪə.rənˈmen.təl adjective

7B environmentalist ɪnˌvaɪə.rənˈmen.təl.ɪst noun

7B exhausted ɪɡˈzɔːst.ɪd adjective

7B exhilarated ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪ.tɪd adjective

7B goods ɡʊdz noun

7B industrial ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl adjective
7B industrialist ɪnˈdʌs.tri.ə.lɪst noun

7B industry ˈɪn.də.stri noun

7B invest ɪnˈvest verb

7B investment ɪnˈvest.mənt noun

7B investor ɪnˈves.tə noun

7B manufacture ˌmæn.jʊˈfæk.tʃə verb

7B pedestrian pəˈdes.tri.ən noun

7B politician ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən noun

7B politics ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks noun

7B pollutant pəˈluː.tənt noun

7B polluted pəˈluː.tɪd adjective

7B pollution pəˈluː.ʃən noun

7B producer prəˈdjuː.sə noun

7B product ˈprɒd.ʌkt noun

7B production prəˈdʌk.ʃən noun

7B productive prəˈdʌk.tɪv adjective

7B productivity ˌprɒd.ʌkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti noun

7B property developer ˈprɒp.ə.ti dɪˈvel.ə.pə noun

7B skyscraper ˈskaɪˌskreɪ.pə noun

7B the environment ðiː ɪnˈvaɪə.rən.mənt phrase

7C anti- ˈæn.ti prefix
7C anti-government ˈæn.ti ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt adjective
7C anti-nuclear ˌæn.tiˈnjuː.kli.ə adjective
7C anti-war ˌæn.tiˈwɔː adjective
7C calculate ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt verb
7C colleague ˈkɒl.iːɡ noun
7C er ə exclamation
7C ex- eks- prefix
7C ex-wife ˌeksˈwaɪf noun

7C kind of kaɪnd əv phrase

7C like laɪk adverb

7C mis- mɪs- prefix
7C miscalculate mɪsˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt verb
7C misunderstand ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd verb
7C misuse ˌmɪsˈjuːz verb
7C multi- ˈmʌl.ti- prefix

7C multinational ˌmʌl.tiˈnæʃ.ən.əl adjective

7C non- ˌnɒn- prefix

7C non-smoker ˌnɒnˈsməʊ.kə noun
7C non-stop ˌnɒnˈstɒp adjective
7C over- ˈəʊ.və- prefix
7C overestimate ˌəʊ.vəˈres.tɪ.meɪt verb

7C overqualified ˌəʊ.vəˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd adjective

7C overrated ˌəʊ.vəˈreɪt.ɪd adjective
7C post- pəʊst- prefix
7C post-war ˌpəʊstˈwɔː adjective
7C pre- priː- prefix
7C preview ˈpriː.vjuː noun
7C pre-war ˌpriːˈwɔː adjective
7C pro- prəʊ- prefix
7C re- ˌriː prefix
7C redefine ˌriː.dɪˈfaɪn verb

7C scientifically ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk.li adverb

7C scientifically minded ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk.li ˈmaɪn.dɪd adjective

7C self- self prefix

7C self-defence ˌself.dɪˈfents noun

7C self-discipline ˌselfˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn noun

7C Skype skaɪp verb

7C smoker ˈsməʊ.kə noun

7C sort of sɔːt əv phrase

7C the media ðə ˈmiː.di.ə noun

7C um əm exclamation
7C under- ˈʌn.də prefix

7C under qualified ˌʌn.də ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd adjective

7C underrated ˌʌn.dəˈreɪ.tɪd adjective

7C undervalued ˌʌn.dəˈvæl.juːd adjective

7C vice president ˌvaɪsˈprez.ɪ.dənt noun

7C well wel exclamation

7C you see juː siː phrase

7D answerphone ˈɑːnt.sə.fəʊn noun

7D break up ˈbreɪk.ʌp phrasal verb

7D catch kætʃ verb
7D contract ˈkɒn.trækt noun

7D credit ˈkred.ɪt noun

7D cut someone off kʌt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɒf phrasal verb

7D delay dɪˈleɪ noun
7D die daɪ verb

7D feature ˈfiː.tʃə noun

7D landline ˈlænd.laɪn noun

7D line laɪn noun
7D lose luːz verb
7D network ˈnet.wɜːk noun
7D pay-as-you-go ˌpeɪ.əz.jəˈgəʊ phrase

7D payphone ˈpeɪ.fəʊn noun

7D predictive text prɪˈdɪk.tɪv tekst noun

7D reception rɪˈsep.ʃən noun

7D ringtone ˈrɪŋ.təʊn noun

7D run out rʌn aʊt phrasal verb
7D smart phone ˈsmɑːt.fəʊn noun

7D speak up spiːk ʌp phrasal verb

7D touch screen ˈtʌtʃ.skriːn noun
7D voice mail ˈvɔɪs.meɪ.l noun
8A account əˈkaʊnt noun
8A be in credit bɪ ɪn ˈkred.ɪt phrase
8A buy/get something on credit baɪ/ɡet ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒn ˈkred.ɪt phrase
8A cash kæʃ noun
8A credit rating ˈkred.ɪt ˈreɪ.tɪŋ noun

8A current account ˈkʌr.ənt əˈkaʊnt noun

8A debt det noun
8A interest rate ˈɪn.trəst reɪt noun
8A loan ləʊn noun
8A overdrawn ˌəʊ.vəˈdrɔːn adjective
8A repay rɪˈpeɪ verb
8A savings account ˈseɪ.vɪŋs əˈkaʊnt noun
8A short ʃɔːt adjective
8A well-off ˌwelˈɒf adjective
8B come into something kʌm ˈɪn.tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb
8B come to something kʌm tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

8B credit card ˈkred.ɪt kɑːd noun

8B deposit dɪˈpɒz.ɪt noun

8B go down ɡəʊ daʊn phrasal verb
8B let let verb
8B mortgage ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ noun
8B mystery shopper ˈmɪs.tər.i ˈʃɒp.ə noun
8B pay someone back peɪ ˈsʌm.wʌn bæk phrasal verb
8B pay something off peɪ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒf phrasal verb
8B put something down pʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ daʊn phrasal verb
8B rate reɪt noun

8B rent rent verb

8B rip someone off rɪp ˈsʌm.wʌn ɒf phrasal verb

8B shoot ʃuːt noun
8B shopkeeper ˈʃɒpˌkiː.pə noun
8B take something off teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɒf phrasal verb
8C acceptable əkˈsept.ə.b(ə)l adjective

8C additional əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl adjective

8C appropriate əˈprəʊ.pri.ət adjective

8C certainly ˈsɜː.tən.li adverb

8C chase tʃeɪs verb

8C complicated ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd adjective

8C compulsory kəmˈpʌl.sər.i adjective

8C customary ˈkʌs.tə.mər.i adjective

8C definitely ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li adverb

8C differ ˈdɪf.ə verb

8C difficult ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt adjective

8C dilemma da ɪˈlem.ə noun

8C discover dɪˈskʌv.ə verb

8C especially ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i adverb

8C exact ɪɡˈzækt adjective

8C extra ˈek.strə adjective

8C face feɪs verb

figure someone/something
8C ˈfɪɡ.ə ˈsʌm.wʌn / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt phrasal verb
out
8C find out faɪnd aʊt phrasal verb

8C for example fə ɪɡˈzɑːm.p(ə)l phrase

8C generally ˈdʒen.ər.əl.i adverb

8C insult ɪnˈsʌlt verb
8C just dʒʌst adverb
8C normal ˈnɔː.məl adjective
8C obligatory əˈblɪɡ.ə.tər.i adjective
8C observe əbˈzɜːv verb
8C odd ɒd adjective

8C offend əˈfend verb

8C particularly pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə.li adverb

8C precise prɪˈsaɪs adjective

8C problem ˈprɒb.ləm noun

8C pursue pəˈsjuː verb

8C simple ˈsɪm.p(ə)l adjective

8C simply ˈsɪm.pli adverb

8C straightforward ˌstreɪtˈfɔː.wəd adjective

8C strange streɪndʒ adjective

8C usually ˈjuː.ʒə.li adverb

8C vary ˈveə.ri verb

8C watch wɒtʃ verb
8D audition ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən noun
8D audition ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən verb

8D bouncer ˈbaʊnt.sə noun

8D forget about it fəˈɡet əˈbaʊt ɪt phrase

lose your temper (with
8D luːz jə ˈtem.pə phrase
someone)
8D mean to do something miːn tə duː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ verb
8D nightclub ˈnaɪt.klʌb noun
8D part pɑːt noun

8D play pleɪ verb

8D pressure ˈpreʃ.ə noun

9A Academy Award əˈkæd.ə.mi əˈwɔːd noun

9A be in someone's hands bɪ ɪn ˈsʌm.wʌns hændz phrase

9A broadcast ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst verb

9A cast kɑːst noun
9A ceremony ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni noun

9A collector kəˈlek.tə noun

9A costume ˈkɒs.tjuːm noun

9A director daɪˈrek.tə noun

9A dub dʌb verb

9A fast-forward ˌfɑːstˈfɔː.wəd verb

9A mysteriously mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs.li adverb

9A nominate ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt verb

9A Oscar ˈɒs.kə noun

9A postpone pəʊstˈpəʊn verb

9A rave reɪv adjective

9A release rɪˈliːs verb

9A remake ˌriːˈmeɪk noun
9A review rɪˈvjuː noun
9A sequel ˈsiː.kwəl noun

9A shoot ʃuːt verb

9A soundtrack ˈsaʊnd.træk noun

9A special effects ˈspeʃ.əl ɪˈfekts noun

9A subtitled ˈsʌbˌtaɪ.t(ə)ld adjective

9A subtitles ˈsʌbˌtaɪ.t(ə)lz noun

9A trailer ˈtreɪ.lə noun

9A vanish ˈvæn.ɪʃ verb
9B believable bɪˈliː.və.b(ə)l adjective

9B classic ˈklæs.ɪk adjective

9B extra ˈek.strə noun

9B far-fetched ˌfɑːˈfetʃt adjective
9B gripping ˈgrɪp.ɪŋ adjective
9B hilarious hɪˈleə.ri.əs adjective
9B memorable ˈmem.ər.ə.b(ə)l adjective
9B moving ˈmuː.vɪŋ adjective
9B outstanding ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ adjective
9B predictable prɪˈdɪk.tə.b(ə)l adjective

9B reality TV riˈæl.ɪ.ti ˌtiːˈviː noun

9B scary ˈskeə.ri adjective
9B sentimental ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl adjective

9C be in no state bɪ ɪn nəʊ steɪt phrase

9C case keɪs noun
9C case keɪs noun
9C change tʃeɪndʒ noun
9C change of heart tʃeɪndʒ əv hɑːt phrase

9C examination ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən noun

9C handle ˈhæn.d(ə)l verb
9C handle ˈhæn.d(ə)l noun
9C last lɑːst adjective

9C make sense meɪk sen(t)s phrase

9C sack sæk noun
9C sack sæk verb

9C state steɪt noun

9C state of mind steɪt əv maɪnd noun

9C the last person ðə lɑːst ˈpɜː.sən phrase

9C would you mind wʊd jə maɪnd phrase

9D be all the same to someone bɪ ɔːl ðə seɪm tə ˈsʌm.wʌn phrase

9D either way ˈaɪ.ðə weɪ phrase
9D give something a miss ɡɪv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ə mɪs phrase

9D I'm easy aɪm ˈiː.zi phrase

9D not bothered nɒt ˈbɒð.əd adjective

9D on ɒn adverb

10A battery ˈbæt.ər.i noun

10A boiler ˈbɔɪ.lə noun
10A burglar alarm ˈbɜː.ɡlə əˈlɑːm noun

10A car kɑː noun

10A change tʃeɪndʒ verb

10A check tʃek verb
10A cut kʌt verb
10A decorate ˈdek.ə.reɪt verb

10A DIY ˌdiː.aɪˈwaɪ noun

10A dry clean ˌdraɪˈkliːn verb

10A duvet ˈdjuː.veɪ noun
10A fix fɪks verb
10A flat flæt noun
10A iron ˈaɪ.ən verb
10A key kiː noun
10A leak liːk noun
10A light bulb laɪt bʌlb noun
10A lighting ˈlaɪt.ɪŋ noun
10A lock lɒk noun

10A mend mend verb

10A oil ɔɪl noun

10A plug plʌɡ noun

10A put something up pʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb
10A redecorate ˌriːˈdek.ə.reɪt verb
10A replace rɪˈpleɪs verb
10A respray ˌriːˈspreɪ verb
10A roof ruːf noun
10A room ruːm / rʊm noun

10A service ˈsɜː.vɪs verb

10A shelf ʃelf noun

10A suit s(j)uːt noun

10A tile taɪl noun

10A tyre ˈta.ɪə noun

10A window ˈwɪn.dəʊ noun

10A wood wʊd noun

10A x-ray ˈeks.reɪ verb

10B abusive əˈbjuː.sɪv adjective

10B article ˈɑː.tɪ.k(ə)l noun

10B biased ˈbaɪ.əst adjective

10B disciplined ˈdɪs.ə.plɪnd adjective

10B implication ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən noun

10B it's fair to say ɪts feə tə seɪ phrase

10B objective əbˈdʒek.tɪv adjective

10B positive ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv adjective

10B prejudiced ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪst adjective

10B public transport ˈpʌb.lɪk trænˈspɔːt noun

10B reasonable ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl adjective

10B record ˈre.kɔːd noun

10B resentful rɪˈzent.fəl adjective
show someone in a positive
10B ʃəʊ ˈsʌm.wʌn ɪn ə ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv laɪt phrase
light
10B suspicious səˈspɪʃ.əs adjective

10B threatening ˈθret.(ə.)nɪŋ adjective

10B treatment ˈtriːt.mənt noun

10B unfair ʌnˈfeə adjective

10B unruly ʌnˈruː.li adjective

10C admire ədˈmaɪ.ə verb

10C ailment ˈeɪl.mənt noun

10C annoy əˈnɔɪ verb

10C attention span əˈten.tʃən spæn noun

10C be subject to something bɪ ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

10C breakdown ˈbreɪk.daʊn noun

10C complaint kəmˈpleɪnt noun

10C daydream ˈdeɪ.driːm verb

10C downhearted ˌdaʊnˈhɑː.tɪd adjective

10C drawback ˈdrɔː.bæk noun

10C exaggerate ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt verb

10C excuse ɪkˈskjuːz noun

10C given ˈɡɪv.ən adjective

10C good-humoured ˌɡʊdˈhjuː.məd adjective

10C high-powered ˌhaɪˈpaʊ.əd adjective

10C introspection ˌɪn.trəʊˈspek.ʃən noun

10C optimistic ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk adjective

10C problem-solving ˈprɒb.ləm ˌsɒlv.ɪŋ noun

10C self-obsessed ˌself.əbˈsest adjective

10C tendency ˈten.dən.si noun

10C virtually ˈvɜː.tʃu.əli adverb

10C widespread ˈwaɪd.spred adjective

10C workplace ˈwɜːk.pleɪs noun

10D freelance ˈfriː.lɑːns adverb

10D living ˈlɪv.ɪŋ noun
10D patience ˈpeɪ.ʃəns noun
10D space speɪs noun
10D storage ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ noun

10D thing θɪŋ noun

be in the middle of doing

11A bɪ ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.əl əv ˈduː.ɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something
11A branch brɑːntʃ noun
11A close kləʊz verb
11A colleague ˈkɒl.iːɡ noun

11A get down to something ɡet daʊn tə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrasal verb

11A interview ˈɪn.tə.vjuː verb

11A on the go ɒn ðə ɡəʊ phrase
11A out of work aʊt əv wɜːk phrase
11A presentation ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən noun
11A project ˈprɒdʒ.ekt noun

11A redundant rɪˈdʌn.dənt adjective

11A talk tɔːk noun

11A trainee ˌtreɪˈniː noun

11B approve əˈpruːv verb

11B bankrupt ˈbæŋ.krʌpt adjective

11B business ˈbɪz.nɪs noun
11B business plan ˈbɪz.nɪs plæn noun
11B chain tʃeɪn noun
11B company ˈkʌm.pə.ni noun
11B expand ɪkˈspænd verb
11B export ɪkˈspɔːt verb
11B import ɪmˈpɔːt verb
11B interior designer ɪnˈtɪə.ri.ə dɪˈzaɪ.nə noun
11B loss lɒs noun
11B mention ˈmen.tʃən verb

11B profit ˈprɒf.ɪt noun

11B remind rɪˈmaɪnd verb

11B run rʌn verb
11B set something up set ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb
11B take over ˈteɪk ˈəʊ.və phrasal verb

11B to go out of business tə ɡəʊ aʊt əv ˈbɪz.nɪs phrase

11C accuse əˈkjuːz verb

11C admit ədˈmɪt verb

11C advise ədˈvaɪz verb

11C agree əˈɡriː verb

11C behind someone's back bɪˈhaɪnd ˈsʌm.wʌns bæk phrase

11C blame bleɪm verb

11C claim kleɪm verb

11C deny dɪˈnaɪ verb

11C explain ɪkˈspleɪn verb

11C hang up hæŋ ʌp phrasal verb

11C insist on ɪnˈsɪst ɒn verb

11C invite ɪnˈvaɪt verb

11C offer ˈɒf.ə verb

11C open ˈəʊ.pən adjective

11C paperwork ˈpeɪ.pə.wɜːk noun

11C persuade pəˈsweɪd verb

11C point something out pɔɪnt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt phrasal verb

11C promise ˈprɒm.ɪs verb

11C recommend ˌrek.əˈmend verb

11C refuse rɪˈfjuːz verb

11C suggest səˈdʒest verb
11C threaten ˈθret.ən verb

11C warn wɔːn verb

11D advertising ˈæd.və.taɪ.zɪŋ noun

11D be aimed at something bɪ eɪmd ət ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase

11D billboard ˈbɪl.bɔːd noun

11D brand brænd noun

11D budget ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt noun

11D campaign kæmˈpeɪn noun
11D celebrity sɪˈleb.rə.ti noun
11D design dɪˈzaɪn verb
11D free friː adjective
11D launch lɔːntʃ verb
11D leaflet ˈliː.flət noun
11D publicity pʌbˈlɪs.ɪ.ti noun

11D sample ˈsɑːm.p(ə)l noun

11D slogan ˈsləʊ.ɡən noun

11D stressed out strest aʊt adjective

11D the press ðə pres noun

11D viral marketing ˈvaɪə.rəl ˈmɑːkɪ.tɪŋ noun

11D what's up wɒts ʌp phrase

12A around əˈraʊnd preposition

12A broke brəʊk adjective

12A bug bʌɡ verb

12A chill out tʃɪl aʊt phrasal verb

12A chuck something out tʃʌk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ aʊt phrasal verb

12A crazy ˈkreɪ.zi adjective

12A fancy ˈfænt.si verb

12A guy ɡaɪ noun

12A hang on hæŋ ɒn phrasal verb
12A hassle ˈhæs.əl noun
12A loo luː noun
12A mate meɪt noun
12A mess something up mes ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ʌp phrasal verb
12A pop into pɒp ˈɪn.tə phrasal verb
12A quid kwɪd noun
12A sec sek noun
12A telly ˈtel.i noun

12A trendy ˈtren.di adjective

12B -ish ɪʃ suffix
(somewhere) in the region
12B ɪn ðə ˈriː.dʒən əv phrase
of

12B cause kɔːz noun

12B charitable ˈtʃær.ɪ.tə.b(ə)l adjective

12B dedication ˌded.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən noun

12B determination dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən noun

12B empire ˈem.paɪə noun

12B excess ekˈses noun

12B far fɑː adverb
12B give or take ɡɪv ə teɪk phrase
12B haunted ˈhɔːn.tɪd adjective
12B inherit ɪnˈher.ɪt verb

12B inheritance ɪnˈher.ɪ.tənts noun

12B leave liːv verb
12B minuscule ˈmɪn.ɪ.skjuːl adjective
12B odd ɒd adjective

12B or so ə səʊ phrase

12B philanthropic ˌfɪl.ənˈθrɒp.ɪk adjective
12B portion ˈpɔː.ʃən noun
12B roughly ˈrʌf.li adverb

12B sceptical ˈskep.tɪkəl adjective

12B sheer ʃɪə adjective

12B tiny ˈtaɪ.ni adjective

12B to someone's credit tə ˈsʌm.wʌns ˈkred.ɪt phrase
12B tons of something tʌnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
12B vast vɑːst adjective
12C a piece of cake ə piːs əv keɪk phrase
12C break the ice breɪk ðə aɪs phrase

12C far cry from fɑː kraɪ frəm phrase

give someone food for
12C ɡɪv ˈsʌm.wʌn fuːd fə θɔːt phrase
thought
12C in the middle of nowhere ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.əl əv ˈnəʊ.weə phrase

keep an eye out for

12C kiːp ən aɪ aʊt fə ˈsʌm.θɪŋ phrase
something
12C make someone's day meɪk ˈsʌm.wʌns deɪ phrase
12C out of the blue aʊt əv ðə bluː phrase

12C proof pruːf noun

12C pull someone's leg pʊl ˈsʌm.wʌns leɡ phrase

12C recharge your batteries ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒ jɔː ˈbæt.əriz phrase

12C sleep like a log sliːp laɪk ə lɒɡ phrase
12C spooky ˈspuː.ki adjective

take something with a pinch

12C teɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ wɪð ə pɪntʃ əv sɒlt phrase
of salt
12C vanish ˈvæn.ɪʃ verb
12C werewolf ˈweə.wʊlf noun
RUSSIAN Definition
чуть-чуть, слегка slightly
несколько, немного some, or a small number of
немного a small amount
the feeling that you have when something makes you smile or
развлечение, забава
laugh

ассоциация a feeling or thought that relates to someone or something

двуязычный using or able to speak two languages
миллиард the number 1,000,000,000
деловые круги, деловое companies, financial businesses, banks, etc., considered as a
сообщество group
комбинация a mixture of different people or things

корреспонденция letters from one person to another

доминирующий, основной main or most important

a school where students live in an all-English environment for a
погружение
period of time
the situation that you live or work in, and how it changes how you
среда
feel
руководитель someone who has an important job in a business
первый coming before all others
able to use a language naturally without stopping or making
бегло говорящий
mistakes

to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by

обойтись, перебиться
having just enough of something you need, such as money
осуществлять, вести to perform the action mentioned
a time, often one or two weeks, when someone does not go to
отпуск work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or
relax
the activity of talking and doing things with other people, or the
взаимодействие
way you do this
ограниченный small in amount or number

носитель языка someone who speaks a language as their first language

очевидный easy to understand or see

превзойти численностью to be larger in number than another group:

a small book with your photograph in that you need to enter a
паспорт
country
феномен, явление something that exists or happens, usually something unusual

to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being

научиться чему-либо, нахвататься
taught it
предсказать to say what you think will happen in the future
достигнуть to get to a particular level, situation, etc
достаточно, разумно in a fair way, showing good judgment
запущенный, требующий практики If a skill you had is rusty, it is not now good because you have
или обновления forgotten it
говорить to say something using your voice
an English/French/German, etc speaker: someone who can speak
говорящий (на каком-либо языке)
English/French, etc
словарь words

a group of letters or sounds that mean something, or a single

слово
letter or sound that means something

оценка a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of something

поручение a piece of work or job that you are given to do

быть не включенным в разговор или If someone feels left out, they are unhappy because they have not
событие, чувствовать себя лишним been included in an activity.
непрерывный without a pause or interruption
курс a set of lessons about a particular subject
степень a qualification given for completing a university course
диссертация a very long piece of writing done as part of a course of study
an amount of money that you pay to do something, to use
плата
something, or to get a service:
to complete your education successfully at a university, college,
закончить университет
or, in the US, at school
someone who has studied for and got a degree (=qualification)
выпускник (университета)
from a university
to speak to a group of people about a subject, usually at a
читать лекцию
university
лекция when someone speaks to a group of people about a subject
лектор, преподаватель someone who teaches at a university or college
a number or letter that is written on a piece of work, saying how
оценка, отметка
good the work is
степень магистра a higher university qualification
 If you say that something may well happen, you mean that it is
вполне может
likely to happen
модуль a part of a university or college course
степень доктора философии, an advanced university qualification, or a person who has this
доктор философии qualification
аспирант a student who has one degree
the highest rank of teacher in a British university, or a teacher in
профессор, преподаватель
an American university or college
a written document that explains how much progress is being
отзыв о проделанной работе
made on something you have previously planned
an amount of money given to a person by an organization to pay
стипендия
for their education
a meeting of a group of people with a teacher or expert for
семинар
training, discussion, or study of a subject

an agreement by which a student at a college or university

кредит на образование borrows money from a bank to pay for their education and then
pays the money back after they finish studying and start a job

предмет an area of knowledge studied in school or university

поддержка help
наставник, репетитор,
someone who teaches one person or a very small group of people
преподаватель группы студентов
консультация, практические занятия a class in which a small group of students talks about a subject
с руководителем with their tutor, especially at a British university
a student who is studying for their first university degree
студент
(=qualification)

позволить to say that someone can do something

to say something to someone because you want to know if you can

спросить, попросить
do something
избегать to not do something because you do not want to
тренировать, готовить к экзамену
to give someone lessons, especially in a sport or school subject
или конкурсному испытанию

обдумывать to think carefully about something

продолжать to keep happening or doing something

убедить to persuade someone to do something

творческий, креативный good at thinking of new ideas and making interesting things

решить to choose something after thinking about the possibilities

to change and become better, or to make someone or something
развивать(ся)
become better

to make someone more likely to do something, or make

поощрять
something more likely to happen
закончить (чем-либо), оказаться в
to finally be in a particular place or situation
конце концов (где-либо)
наслаждаться If you enjoy something, you like doing it
 the situation that you live or work in, and how it changes how you
среда
feel

ожидать to think that someone should do a particular thing

закончить, завершить to complete something
гибкий able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

вынуждать to make someone do something that they do not want to do

забыть to not remember something
ненавидеть, терпеть не мочь to dislike someone or something very much
надеяться to want something to happen or be true
a meeting in which someone who works at a school meets a child
собеседование
in order to decide whether to admit the child to the school

to continue doing something without stopping, or to do it

продолжать
repeatedly
to allow someone to do something or to allow someone to have
разрешать, позволять
something
нравиться to enjoy something or think that someone or something is nice
любить to like something very much
заставлять кого-либо делать что-
to force someone to do something
либо
справиться, суметь сделать to do something that you have been trying to do
(used in questions and negatives) to be annoyed or worried by
возражать против чего-либо
something
to feel sad about someone or something that you have stopped
скучать по чему-либо или кому-либо
seeing or having
требоваться, нуждаться if you need to do something, you must do it
платить to give someone money for the work that they do

выполнить, показать результаты to do a job or a piece of work

when someone tries to make someone else do something by

увеличивать давление
arguing, persuading, etc
to decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do
планировать
something

изливать to flow quickly and in large amounts:

предпочитать to like someone or something more than another person or thing

teaching, especially of one person, that is paid for rather than
репетиторство, частное обучение
provided by a school
программа a plan of events or activities with a particular purpose
отказаться to say that you will not do or accept something
to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish
сожалеть
you had not done
помнить to keep something in your mind, or bring it back into your mind

возмущаться, очень не нравиться to feel angry and upset about an unfair situation
следует used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do

сжать, втиснуть to press something firmly

начать to begin doing something

остаться дома to stay in your home

остановиться to finish doing something

напряженный, стрессовый making someone worry a lot

попробовать to attempt to do something

used when you are extremely surprised, confused, or angry about

какого черта, с какой стати
something
If you would rather do something, you would prefer to do that
предпочитать
thing.

a type of dancing where a man and a woman dance together using

бальные танцы
steps and movements to special music, such as the waltz or tango

плотницкое дело making and repairing wooden objects

керамика objects that are made by shaping and heating clay
творческая письменная речь,
the activity of writing fiction and poetry
писательское мастерство
цифровая фотография the activity of taking photographs with a digital camera
a class intended for adults rather than children which happens in
вечерние занятия
the evening
objects made from gold, silver, and valuable stones that you wear
ювелирные украшения
for decoration
how good someone is at doing something compared to other
уровень
people
предложение цены an amount of money that you say you will pay for something
план something that you are going to do
подать to formally offer a particular thing to be considered
копить to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future
такой как, например for example
подходящий acceptable or right for someone or something
веб-дизайн the art or process of designing websites
a set of exercises for the mind and body, based on the Hindu
йога
religion
Зумба (танцевальный фитнес,
physical exercises that you do to music, especially in a class
комбинация танца и аэробики)
агентство, ведомство an international organization or government department
бомбардировать кого-либо чем- to give someone too much information, ask them too many
либо questions, etc
a flat, round piece of food, usually made of meat, that is fried and
бургер
served between pieces of bread
постоянно happening a lot or all the time

If two statements about the same subject or two actions by the

противоречивый
same person are contradictory, they are very different.

режим питания the type of food that someone usually eats

If something happens every now and again, it happens sometimes
время от времени
but not very often:
время от времени, иногда sometimes, but not often
заниматься сельским хозяйством,
возделывать
to grow crops or keep animals as a business
(сельскохозяйственную культуру),
разводить (скот)
часто often
картофель-фри long, thin pieces of potato that have been cooked in hot oil
правительство the group of people who officially control a country
привычка something that you often do, almost without thinking about it
едва, почти не almost not, or only a very small amount
здоровый good for your health
в большинстве случаев most of the time

большинство almost all of a group of people or things

иногда, изредка sometimes but not often
время от времени sometimes but not often
not using chemicals when keeping animals or growing plants for
экологически чистый
food
довольно quite, but not very
редко not often
красное мясо meat from animals and not birds or fish
редко not often
обращать внимание to give attention to something
время a period of time in the past
в плохой физической форме,
not healthy because you do too little exercise
нетренированный
used to form adjectives describing the main thing from which a
основанный на (молоке)
particular substance or object is made
something that you dislike at first, but that you start to like after
приобретенный вкус
you have tried it a few times

стрельба из лука the art or sport of shooting arrows

знающий, осведомленный knowing about something

любить кого-либо/что-либо to like someone or something

to be bored with or annoyed about something that has been
быть сытым по горло чем-либо
happening for a long time
 a way of behaving or a belief which has been established for a long
таможня
time
sad because something was not as good as you expected, or
разочарованный
because something did not happen
возбужденный feeling very happy and interested

экзотический unusual, interesting, and often foreign

знаменитый, известный known by many people

очарованный very interested
a solid or liquid substance like oil that is taken from plants or
жир
animals and used in cooking
бесстрашный not frightened of anything
changed chemically through the action of living substances, such
ферментированный
as yeast or bacteria
a feeling that you feel certain is right, although you have no
инстинктивное чувство
reason to think so
основной момент, главное событие the best or most interesting part of something

a sport in which people race on horses, usually to win money for

скачки
the horses's owners

a feeling or guess that something might be true, when there is no

предчувствие, интуиция
proof:
впечатлять to make someone admire or respect you

жокей someone who rides horses in races

комок a bit of something solid with no particular shape
принять решение to make a decision
кобыла an adult female horse

кочевой Nomadic people move from place to place.

понять, в чем дело; уловить суть to understand exactly why a situation is the way it is

сельский relating to the countryside and not to towns

удовлетворенный pleased because you have got what you wanted

сдвиг, изменение a change in something

потрясенный surprised and upset

уверенный certain

температура how hot or cold something is

сильно испуганный, боящийся very frightened
 following the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in
традиционный
a group of people for a long time

if you are used to something, you have done it or experienced it

привыкший к чему-либо
many times before
ужасно violent and dangerous
someone who works without being paid, especially work that
волонтер
involves helping people

measuring a long distance or longer than usual from one side to

широкий
the other

to bear or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or

выдерживать, противостоять
thing successfully

a sport in which two people fight and try to push each other to the
борьба
ground

познание when you think or use a conscious mental process

заключать, делать вывод to decide something after studying all the information about it
a connection between two or more things, usually where one
корреляция
causes or influences the other
someone who says that they do not approve of someone or
критик
something
критиковать to express disapproval of someone or something
диагноз when a doctor says what is wrong with someone who is ill
the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something
первые впечатления
for the first time
в мгновение ока extremely quickly

моментальный happening immediately

the force that makes people and animals do things without first
инстинкт
thinking
to have or develop an opinion about something or someone,
судить о чем-либо или о ком-либо
usually after thinking carefully
рассудительность the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
to guess the facts about a situation without having enough
сделать поспешные выводы
information
наблюдение when someone watches someone or something carefully
to come from a particular place or person, or to begin during a
возникать, брать начало
particular period
частично not completely

реалистичный accepting the true facts of a situation

the way things or situations really are and not the way you would
действительность
like them to be
to know someone or something because you have seen, heard or
узнать
experienced them before
ответственность something that it is your job or duty to do
ответственный having caused something to happen, especially something bad
to become less strong or powerful, or to make someone or
слабеть, ослабить
something less strong or powerful

слабость a part or quality of something or someone that is not good

убежденный completely certain about something
привередливый only liking particular things and very difficult to please
to have an opinion that deserves to be considered seriously, or
быть правым в чем-то
which other people agree is true

when you like something or someone more than another person

предпочтение
or thing

несладкий, острый, пикантный Savoury food is not sweet

понимать суть того, что кто-то to understand the meaning or most important part of what
говорит someone says or writes
понимать смысл чего-либо to understand, know or realise the reason for something

A strict person makes sure that children or people working for

строгий
them behave well and does not allow them to break any rules.

сладкий with a taste like sugar

хорошее замечание said to show that what someone has just said is true or important

поджог    he crime of intentionally burning something, such as a building

used when you are talking about something that must happen
пока; при условии, что
before something else can happen
to think that something is likely to be true, although you have no
допускать
proof
when someone is offered money or a present so that they will do
взяточничество   
something, usually something dishonest
квартирная кража со взломом when someone gets into a building illegally and steals things

to copy computer programs or information electronically, usually

скачать
from a large computer to a small one

used to emphasize that a particular situation would not change

даже если
what you have just said

превысить to be more than a particular number or amount

мошенничество when someone does something illegal in order to get money

вообразить, представить себе to make an idea or picture of something in your mind

похищение людей с целью

when someone is kidnapped
получения выкупа
мародерство to steal from shops and houses during a war or period of fighting
when someone is attacked in a public place and money, etc stolen
уличный грабеж
from them
убийство the crime of killing someone

при условии, что; в случае, если only if

ограбление the crime of stealing from someone or somewhere

someone whose job involves preventing people going into places

охранник without permission, taking and bringing large amounts of money,
or protecting goods from being stolen

заниматься магазинным
to steal things from a shop
воровством
магазинный вор a person who steals things from a shop
stealing things from a shop
магазинное воровство

контрабанда to take something into or out of a place in an illegal or secret way

the fastest speed that a car is allowed to travel on a particular

ограничение скорости
road

предположить to think that something is probably true

the use of violence for political purposes, for example putting

терроризм
bombs in public places
кража, воровство the action or crime of stealing something
вандализм the crime of damaging things in public places

If someone is acquitted of a crime, a court of law decides that they

оправдать
are not guilty
if the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them
арестовать
about a crime which they might have done
предъявить обвинение to officially say that someone has done a crime
совершить (преступление) to do something bad or illegal
to decide officially in a court of law that someone has done a
осудить; признать виновным
crime
преступление something someone does that is illegal
преступник someone who has done a crime
доказательство; улика, information that is given or things that are shown in a court of
свидетельские показания law to help to prove if someone has done a crime
признать виновным to judge that someone is guilty in a law court
оштрафовать an amount of money that you must pay for breaking a law or rule
someone who controls a court and decides how criminals should
судья
be punished
a group of people in a court of law who decide if someone has
присяжные
done a crime
отправить to make someone go somewhere
приговорить to give punishment to someone who has committed a crime
обратиться в суд, подать иск против
to take legal action against someone
кого-либо
свидетель someone who sees an accident or crime

to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that
принести извинения
has caused them problems or unhappiness

обратиться to ask officially for something

if something is based on facts or ideas, those facts or ideas have
основываться
been used to develop it
to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about
жаловаться
something
судимость; обвинительный
when someone is officially found to be guilty of a particular crime
приговор

выдержать to do something well in a difficult situation

something that stops people doing something because they are

средство устрашения
afraid of what will happen if they do
настоять to say that something must be done
the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, in
пожизненное заключение
the US, until death
назвать кого-либо в честь кого-либо to give someone the same name as someone else
to show that you disagree with something by standing
протестовать
somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
уценивать to make something less

преуспеть to do something good that you have been trying to do

беспокоиться to think about problems or bad things that might happen

the mark made on something by the pattern of curved lines on the

отпечаток пальца
end of someone's finger

безопасность the things that are done to keep someone or something safe
автор, писатель someone who writes a book, article, etc
мелкое насекомое (клоп, букашка,
a small insect
жучок)
требование, иск an official demand for something you think you have a right to

прийти в себя, прийти в сознание to become conscious again after an accident or medical operation

to succeed in doing something bad or wrong without being

сойти с рук кому-либо
punished or criticized
избавиться от to end something unpleasant

взорваться, сработать If a bomb or gun goes off, it explodes or fires.

инсектицид a chemical that is used for killing insects

 an agreement in which you pay a company money and they in the
страховка
future give you money if you have an accident, are hurt, etc

to make someone become unconscious, usually by hitting them

нокаутировать, вырубить кого-либо
on the head

выдумать, сочинить to say or write something that is not true

передавать что-либо to tell someone something that someone else has told you:

бежать to move on your feet at a faster speed than walking:

to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them,
переехать
injuring or killing them
предъявить иск, подать в суд на to take legal action against someone and try to get money from
кого-либо them because they have harmed you:
the areas of Australia where few people live, especially the central
необжитая местность
desert areas
оказаться to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result

to understand something or decide something after thinking very

разобраться
carefully

a new book or other product that has sold a great number of

бестселлер
copies
биография the story of a person's life written by another person
краткое содержание на последней
a short description to advertise a product, especially a book
странице обложки
просматривать to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything
books about romantic relationships or other subjects that interest
женский роман
women
a page in a book that tells you what different parts the book
содержание (страница в книге)
contains:

an electronic book: a book that is published in electronic form, for

электронная книга
example on the Internet or on a disk, and not printed on paper

пролистывать что-либо
to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc
(просматривая)
жанр a type of art or writing with a particular style

to use a computer to illegally get into someone else's computer

взламывать (компьютер)
system and read the information that is kept there

книга в твердом переплете a book that has a thick, stiff cover

журналист, работающий в жанре a news reporter who tries to discover information which is of
"журналистское расследование" public interest but which someone might be keeping hidden

relating to literature, or typical of the type of language that is used

литературный
in literature
a piece of writing or music that has been written, but not
рукопись
published
романист someone who writes novels
книга в мягкой обложке a book that has a soft paper cover

сюжет the things that happen in a story

разворачиваться (о действии в If a book, play, or film is set in a place or period of time, the story
книге) happens there or at that time.

просматривать сайты, бродить по to look at information on the internet by moving from one page to
сети another using electronic links (= connections)

согласно чему-либо, по словам

as said by someone or as shown by something
кого-либо
used when you are disagreeing with someone or saying no to
на самом деле
them
в целом considering everything

так или иначе used when you are returning to an earlier subject

кроме except for

очевидно used to say that you have read or been told something

поскольку because

из-за, вследствие as a result of someone or something

used when you say something that does not relate to what is being
между прочим, кстати
discussed
несмотря на although something happened or is true

из-за чего-либо because of something

даже при том, что although

однако but

несмотря на что-либо although something exists or happens

в конце концов, в заключение finally

вместо (этого) in the place of someone or something else

к счастью when something good happens to you by chance
in the time between two things happening, or while something
тем временем
else is happening

тем не менее, все-таки despite that

тогда как compared with the fact that

верить to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true
 If something costs a particular amount of money, you have to pay
стоить
that in order to buy or do it.
сводить кого-либо с ума, доводить
to make someone feel annoyed or angry
до сумасшествия
до смерти хотеть чего-либо to very much want to have, eat, drink, or do something
навсегда, вечно for all time in the future
честный sincere and not lying or stealing
шутить, разыгрывать to make a joke, or to trick someone with a joke
убивать to cause you a lot of pain or effort
новость new information
кошмар something very bad that happened to you
и неудивительно used to say that you are not surprised about something
вы с ума сошли! to be crazy or very stupid
на седьмом небе to be very pleased about something
испуганный frightened or worried
онемевший от страха extremely scared
онемевший unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc

ужасно голодный very hungry

a unit for measuring weight, equal to 116 kilograms in the UK and
тонна
97 kilograms in the US
весить to measure how heavy someone or something is
something you say to show that you are surprised by what
Вы шутите!
someone has said, or do not believe it is true
(на)много a lot
захватывающий; вызывающий If something is addictive, it makes you want more of it so that you
привыкание become addicted
нежный often showing that you like or love someone
used in questions and negatives before a comparative adjective to
сколько-нибудь
make the sentence stronger
значительно in a way that is large or important enough to have an effect
разрушительный causing a lot of damage
страстно желающий wanting to do or have something very much
восторженный, полный энтузиазма showing enthusiasm
экзотический unusual, interesting, and often foreign
преданный, верный always liking and supporting someone or something

свирепый very strong or violent

безвредный not causing hurt or damage

прибыльный If something is lucrative, it makes a lot of money

совсем не, и близко не not close in distance, time, amount or quality

намного менее a lot less
далеко не так not close in distance, amount, time, or quality

возмутительный shocking or extreme

редкий very unusual

стоящий того making you feel satisfied that you have done something well

слегка, немного a little

отнимающий много времени needing a lot of time

неподходящий not acceptable or right for someone or something

весьма странный very strange
без предупреждения only a short time before something happens

наверстать упущенное to do something that you did not have time to do earlier:
подбодрить(ся) to stop feeling sad, or to make someone feel happier
If one activity or event fits in with another, they exist or happen
согласовать с чем-либо
together in a way that is convenient
блеск to shine with small flashes of light

действовать (на свое усмотрение) to start to do something or to proceed with a plan

величественный very beautiful and big

оповещение, объявление a warning that something will happen

проходить мимо to go past something or someone

describes a usually dark cloth with a pattern of narrow, usually
в тонкую полоску
pale, parallel lines
предшествующий, предваряющий existing or happening before something else

причинять неудобство кому-либо to cause trouble or extra work for someone

богатый containing a lot of something that is important or valuable

an old-fashioned type of man's coat, waist-length at the front and

фрак with the lower half of the back divided into two pieces, now only
worn on very formal occasions

уговорить to persuade someone to do something

птичий вольер a large cage for birds

прикреплять скрепкой или зажимом to fix things together with a clip

бросаться, пикировать to fly down through the air very quickly:

помет solid waste from birds and some small animals

эксплуатировать to use or develop something for your advantage

процветать to grow or develop well

причинять вред to hurt someone or damage something

определить местонахождение to find the exact position of someone or something

хищник an animal that kills and eats other animals

добыча an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal
устремляться вниз to suddenly move very quickly down through the air
to make someone want to have or do something that they should
соблазнять, приманивать
not

беспрепятственный,
If something bad continues unchecked, it is not stopped
неконтролируемый

неприглядный unpleasant to look at

Someone's carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of

углеродный след
carbon dioxide that their activities produce.
разъяснить to make something easier to understand by explaining it

рухнуть to fall down, sometimes breaking into pieces

вредный, разрушительный harmful

тревожный making you feel worried or upset

этичный morally correct and good

вполне справедливо, разумно used to say that you agree, or think that something is acceptable
трудный difficult to do or understand
неизбежный If something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or stop it.
допустимый, заслуживающий
If something is justifiable, there is a good reason for it.
оправдания
законный relating to the law or allowed by law

relating to beliefs about what behaviour is good and what

моральный
behaviour is bad

the paper, box, etc that something is inside so that it can be sold
упаковка
or sent somewhere
позиция the situation that someone is in
переработать, вторично
to use paper, glass, plastic, etc again and not throwing it away
использовать
causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able
устойчивый
to continue for a long time

using too much of something, or using something badly when

расточительный
there is a limited amount of it

преимущество, выгода something good that helps you

терпеть не мочь кого-либо или что-
to hate someone or something
либо
кодекс a set of rules on how to behave or how to do things
житель пригородной зоны,
регулярно совершающий поездки в a person who regularly travels between work and home
город на работу

развлекательный, забавный interesting and helping someone to have an enjoyable time

перекинуться словом If two people exchange words, they talk to each other

чрезвычайно very
интерес something you enjoy doing

If something mystifies someone, they cannot understand or

мистифицировать
explain it because it is confusing or complicated
личный belonging to a particular person
describes someone who does not like to talk about their personal
частный, закрытый
feelings and thoughts

to support one person or group rather than another, in an

стать на чью-либо сторону
argument or war
всему есть предел used to say that there are limits to something
считать само собой разумеющимся, to not show that you are grateful for someone or something, and
принимать как должное forget that you are lucky to have them

относиться к кому-то/чему-то to believe that someone or something is important and that you
серьезно should give attention to them
принять за чистую монету, судить to accept the way that something first appears without thinking
по первому впечатлению about what it really means
to treat someone badly because you are upset or angry, even
выплеснуть гнев на кого-либо
though they have done nothing wrong
не жалеть дерево to spend enough time to do something well or carefully
раскрыть to discover something that had been secret or hidden

не принимать отказа, не мириться с

to not allow someone to refuse what you have offered
отрицательным ответом
рассеянный often forgetting things
злой a bad-tempered person gets angry or annoyed easily
непременно сделать что-либо If you are sure to do something, it is certain that you will do it:
thinking that you are more important or more clever than you
самодовольный
really are
обязан certain or extremely likely to happen

дизайнер someone who draws and plans how something will be made
to not feel certain about something or think that something will
сомневаться
not happen
с легким характером, добродушно-
relaxed and not easily upset or worried
веселый
used when you think that something is probably true or will
осмелюсь сказать
probably happen
непринужденный very relaxed and not seeming worried about anything
уравновешенный calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
вероятный expected
not willing to accept new ideas or opinions different from your
ограниченный
own
непредубежденный, широких willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to
взглядов your own
самоуверенный confident about yourself
эгоцентричный interested only in yourself
too aware of what other people are thinking about you and your
застенчивый
appearance

решительный very determined to do what you want to do

изменить(ся) to change, or to make someone or something change
анонимный not saying or writing a name
побрякушки, дорогие ювелирные describes jewellery which attracts attention because it is big and
украшения expensive
с капюшоном, в капюшоне having or wearing a hood
a piece of paper or material which is fixed to something and gives
этикетка
you information about it
эмблема a special design that a company uses to sell its products
роскошь something that you like having but do not need
дать оценку to judge the quality or ability of someone or something
the position that you have in relation to other people because of
статус
your job or social position
выше better than other things

татуировка a picture on someone's skin that is put on using ink and a needle
испытывать нехватку времени to not have enough time
быть занятым to be very busy and unable to speak to anyone, go anywhere, etc
столкнуться с неразрешимой
to be having or likely to have serious problems or difficulties
проблемой, приходится туго
беспокоить, надоедать to annoy someone by talking to them when they are busy
to stop what someone is doing or make problems for them, often
беспокоить, (по)мешать
by making a noise
переброситься парой слов to talk to someone for a short time
минута a period of time equal to 60 seconds
If you deserve something good or bad, it should happen to you
заслужить
because of the way you have behaved.
to not feel certain about something or think that something will
сомневаться
not happen
завидовать to want something that someone else has
If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a part of
включать в себя
it.
представлять себе to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
to admire someone because they know a lot or have done good
уважать
things, etc
казаться to appear to be
идти, быть к лицу to make someone look more attractive
подозревать to think that something is probably true

доверять to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you

многоквартирный дом a large building that is divided into apartments

a political and economic system in which industry is owned

капитализм
privately for profit and not by the state

relating to a political and economic system in which industry is

капиталистический
owned privately for profit and not by the state
экономичный using little money, fuel, etc
the study of the way in which trade, industry, and money are
экономика (наука)
organized
экономист someone who studies economics
экономика (страны) the system by which a country makes and uses goods and money

экологический relating to the environment

someone who tries to protect the natural environment from being
защитник окружающей среды
damaged
измученный very tired

в приподнятом настроении very excited and happy

товары items which are made to be sold

индустриальный connected with industry
someone who owns or has an important position in a large
промышленник
industrial company
промышленность all the companies involved in a particular type of business
to give money to a bank or business, or to buy something, because
инвестировать
you hope to get a profit
something that you do or have, in order to have more in the
инвестиция
future
someone who puts money in a bank, business, etc in order to
инвестор
make a profit
производить to produce something, usually in large numbers in a factory

пешеход a person who is walking

someone who works in politics, especially a member of the
политик
government
политика ideas and activities relating to how a country or area is governed

загрязняющее вещество a substance that pollutes water, air, etc

загрязненный when water, air, soil, etc is dirty or harmful

загрязнение damage caused to water, air, etc by bad substances or waste

производитель a company, country, or person that makes things or grows food

продукт something that someone makes or grows so that they can sell it

производство when you make or grow something

продуктивный having a good or useful result
производительность,
the rate at which goods are produced
продуктивность

a person whose job involves buying and selling buildings and

застройщик
land, and arranging for new buildings to be built
небоскреб a very tall building

окружающая среда the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live
анти- opposed to or against
антиправительственный opposed to a particular government
opposed to the production and use of nuclear weapons, or to the
антиядерный
production of electricity from nuclear power
антивоенный opposed to a particular war or to all wars
вычислить, рассчитать to discover an amount or number using mathematics:
коллега one of a group of people who work together
э-э… (междометие) something that you say while you are thinking what to say next
экс-, бывший from before
A man's ex-wife is a woman that he was married to but is not now
бывшая жена
married to.
used when you are trying to explain or describe something, but
отчасти, вроде как
you cannot be exact
как будто, так сказать (вводное
used in conversation as a pause or to emphasize an adjective
слово, разг.)
неправильно not or badly
просчитаться, неправильно
to make a mistake when calculating something
посчитать
неправильно понять to not understand someone or something correctly
неправильно использовать to use something in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose:
много- many
involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing
многонациональный
and selling goods in several different countries
не- not or the opposite of
некурящий a person who does not smoke
без остановок without stopping
сверх - too much
переоценка to guess or think that something is bigger or better than it really is

having more knowledge, skill and/or experience than is needed

сверхкомпетентный
(for a particular job)
 If something is overrated, it is considered to be better or more
переоцененный
important than it really is.
пост-, после- after or later than
happening or existing in the period after a war, especially the
послевоенный
First or Second World War
пред- before (a time or an event)
предварительный просмотр a short film that advertises a film or television programme
довоенный happening before a war, especially the Second World War
про- supporting or approving of something
заново again
переопределять to give something a new meaning
in a way that is relating to science, or using the organized
с научной точки зрения
methods of science:

having a particular character, interest or way of thinking about

склонный
things
само- of or by yourself or itself
when you protect yourself from someone who is attacking you by
самозащита
fighting
the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do
самодисциплина
even when you do not want to

to use Skype (= a system that allows you to make telephone calls

общаться по скайпу
using your computer and the Internet) to talk to someone
курильщик someone who smokes cigarettes regularly
вроде, как бы used to describe a situation approximately
television, newspapers, magazines, and radio considered as a
средства массовой информации
group
a written representation of a sound that people make when they
гм (междометие)
are pausing or deciding what to say next
недо- not enough
having less knowledge, skill and/or experience than is needed (for
недостаточно компетентный
a particular job)

thinking that someone or something is not as good as they really

недооцененный
are

If someone or something is undervalued, they are more important

не оцененный по достоинству
or useful than people think they are.

вице-президент the person who is a rank lower than the president of a country

ну, итак something you say before you start speaking

used when you hope someone else will understand what you are
видите
saying or asking
a machine that records your message if you telephone someone
автоответчик
and they do not answer
If someone who is talking on a mobile phone is breaking up, their
прерываться
voice can not fully be heard.
уловить to hear or understand something correctly
контракт a legal agreement between two people or organizations
положительный баланс, остаток на
the amount of money in an account
счете, средства на счете
to stop people from continuing a telephone conversation by
разъединить
breaking the telephone connection
задержка when you have to wait longer than expected
If a mobile phone stops working because battery needs to be
разрядиться
recharged, people sometimes say it has died
особенность, функциональная
an important part of something
возможность
стационарный телефон a telephone that is not a mobile phone
линия the connection between two telephones:
терять to stop having someone or something that you had before
сеть a system or group of connected parts
с предоплатой describes a system in which you pay for a service before you use it

телефон-автомат a public phone that is operated using coins or a card

автозаполнение,система when words are suggested automatically by your mobile phone
предиктивного ввода while you are writing a text message on it
прием сигнала the quality of a radio, television or phone signal

рингтон the sound that a mobile phone makes

кончаться, потратить до конца to use all of something so that there is none left:
смартфон a mobile phone that can be used as a small computer

говорить громче to say something in a louder voice so that people can hear you
сенсорный экран a screen that works when you touch it
голосовая почта an electronic telephone answering system
счет an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there
с положительным сальдо to have money in your bank account
кредит buy something by arranging to pay for it at a later time
наличные деньги money in the form of coins or notes (=paper money)
a calculation of someone's ability to pay back money which they
оценка кредитоспособности
have borrowed
текущий счет a bank account which you can take money out of at any time
долг when you owe money to someone
the per cent of an amount of money which is charged or paid by a
процентная ставка
bank or other financial company
ссуда, заём money that someone borrows
с превышенным кредитом, с If you are overdrawn, you have taken more money out of your
овердрафтом bank account than you had in it
возместить, выплатить to pay back money that you have borrowed
an account in a bank or similar financial organization which earns
сберегательный счет
interest
испытывающий недостаток чего-
not having enough of something
либо
состоятельный having a lot of money
унаследовать to get money from someone who has died
to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added
составить
together
a small plastic card that allows you to buy something and pay for
кредитная карта
it later
a payment that you make immediately when you decide to buy
депозит
something
снизиться to become lower in level
If you let a building or part of a building, you allow someone to
сдать в аренду
live there and they give you money
ипотека money that you borrow to buy a home
someone employed to test the service in shops and businesses by
мнимый покупатель
pretending to be a normal customer
вернуть долг кому-либо to pay someone the money that you owe them
выплатить что-либо (заём, ссуду) to pay all of the money that you owe
внести (взнос, часть оплаты) to pay part of the cost and promise to pay the rest later
тариф, расценки a fixed amount of money given for something

снимать to pay money to live in a building that someone else owns

to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for
ободрать как липку
something
съёмка when someone takes photographs or makes a film
владелец магазина someone who owns or manages a small shop
снять, убрать to remove something
приемлемый good enough

дополнительный extra to what already exists

соответствующий, подходящий right for a particular situation or person

конечно definitely

преследовать, гнаться за кем-либо to run after someone or something in order to catch them

сложный with many different parts and difficult to understand

If something is compulsory, you must do it because a rule or law

обязательный
says you must.

общепринятый normal or expected for a particular person, situation, or society

определенно without any doubt

отличаться to be different

трудный not easy to do or understand

when you have to make a difficult choice between two things you
дилемма
could do
 to find something or get information about something for the first
обнаружить
time

особенно more than other things or people

точный completely correct

дополнительный more, or more than usual

If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal
столкнуться с
with it
вычислить, понять to finally understand something or someone after a lot of thought
to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first
узнать
time

например used to give an example of what you are talking about

обычно, вообще usually or mostly

оскорбить to say or do something rude to someone and upset them
только only
нормальный usual and ordinary
If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule, or
обязательный
because everyone else does it.
наблюдать to watch someone or something carefully
странный strange or unusual

обидеть to make someone upset or angry

особенно especially

точный exact and accurate

проблема a situation that causes difficulties

преследовать to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch them

простой not complicated

просто in a way which is not complicated or difficult to understand

простой easy to do or understand

странный unusual or not expected

обычно in the way that most often happens

варьироваться If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other.
наблюдать to look at something for a period of time
when someone does a short performance to try to get a job as an
прослушивание
actor, singer, etc
 to do a short performance to try to get a job as an actor, singer,
проходить прослушивание
etc
someone whose job is to stand at the door of a bar, party, etc and
вышибала
keep out people who are not wanted
used to say that something that happened was not important or
забудьте об этом
not something to worry about:
выйти из себя (с кем-то) to suddenly become very angry
хотеть сделать что-либо to intend to do something
ночной клуб a place where you can dance and drink at night
роль a person in a film or play

играть to be a character in a film or play

давление difficult situations that make you feel worried or unhappy

премия "Оскар" (награда one of a set of American prizes given each year to the best film,
Американской академии the best male or female actor in any film and to other people
киноискусств) involved in the production of films

быть в чьих-либо руках to be in someone's control or care:

транслировать to send out a programme on television or radio

актерский состав all the actors in a film or play
a formal event that is performed on important social or religious
церемония
occasions

someone who collects objects because they are interesting or

коллекционер
beautiful:

a set of clothes that someone wears to make them look like

костюм
someone or something else, for example in a play
режиссер someone who tells the actors in a film or play what to do
to change the language in a film or television programme into a
дублировать
different language

If you fast-forward a recording, or if it fast-forwards, you make it

ускоренно перематывать вперед
play at very high speed so that you get to the end more quickly
загадочно in a way that is not explained or understood
to officially suggest a person for a job or a position in an
номинировать
organization, or to suggest a person or their work for a prize

one of several prizes given to actors and people who make films
"Оскар"
every year in Hollywood in the US
отложить, перенести to arrange for something to happen at a later time

восторженный admiring; giving praise

выпускать to make a record or film ready for people to buy or see

римейк a film that is the same as one that has been made before
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives an opinion about a
отзыв
new book, film, etc
сиквел, продолжение a film, book, etc that continues the story from an earlier one

снимать to use a camera to record a film or take a photograph:

саундтрек the music used in a film

an unusual type of action in a film, or an entertainment on stage,
спецэффекты
created by using special equipment

If a film or television programme is subtitled, there are words

снабженный субтитрами
shown at the bottom of the picture to explain what is being said

words shown at the bottom of a film or television picture to

субтитры
explain what is being said
short parts of a film or television programme which are shown in
трейлер
order to advertise it
исчезнуть to disappear suddenly
If something is believable, you can believe that it could be true or
правдоподобный
real.
A classic book, film, etc is one that has been popular for a long
классический
time and is very good.
an actor in a film who does not have a main part and usually plays
актер массовки
someone in a crowd
неправдоподобный, надуманный difficult to believe and not likely to be true
If something is gripping, it is so interesting that it holds your
захватывающий
attention completely
веселый, очень смешной extremely funny
If an occasion is memorable, you will remember it for a long time
незабываемый
because it is so good:
трогательный causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy
выдающийся excellent and much better than most
happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual
предсказуемый
or interesting
television programmes about ordinary people who are filmed in
реалити-шоу
real situations
страшный frightening
showing kind feelings such as sympathy, love, etc, especially in a
сентиментальный
silly way
to not be able to do something because you are upset, ill, drunk,
быть не в состоянии
etc
случай a particular situation or example of something
футляр a container for storing or protecting something
мелочь coins, not paper money
If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or feelings
изменение точки зрения
about something.
осмотр when someone looks at something very carefully
справиться to take action to improve a difficult situation
ручка the part of something that you use to hold it or open it
прошлый the most recent

иметь смысл, быть понятным to have a meaning or reason that you can understand
мешок a large, strong bag used to carry or keep things
уволить to tell someone to leave their job
one of the parts that some countries such as the US are divided
штат
into
настроение, душевное состояние how you are feeling at a particular time:

последний человек the least expected or wanted person

вы не против, если something you say when politely asking someone to do something

все равно to not be important to someone which of several things is chosen

путь, способ used when referring to a choice between two possibilities
не участвовать в чем-либо, не
to not do an activity
пойти куда-либо
Я буду согласен с любым вашим
used to say that you will agree with any decision that is made
решением
If you are not bothered about something, it is not important to
все равно
you and does not worry you

в планах happening or planned

an object that provides electricity for things such as radios, toys,

батарея
or cars
бойлер a piece of equipment that provides hot water for a house
something that makes a noise if someone tries to get into a
охранная сигнализация
building illegally
автомобиль a vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a few people
to become different, or to make someone or something become
поменять
different
проверить to look at something to make sure that it is right or safe
to use a knife or other sharp tool to divide something or make a
(вы)резать
hole in something
делать косметический ремонт to put paint or paper on the walls of a room or building
"сделай сам" (о ремонте,
изготовлении, сборке when you do building, decorating, or repairs in your own home
собственноручно)
чистить в химчистке to clean clothes with chemicals, not water
пуховое одеяло a cover filled with feathers or warm material that you sleep under
починить to repair something
квартира a set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one floor
гладить to make clothes flat and smooth using an iron:
a piece of metal that you use for locking doors or for starting
ключ
engines
протечка a hole in something that a liquid or gas comes out of
a glass object containing a wire which produces light from
лампочка
electricity
освещение the light that is used in a room or building
the thing that you use to close a door, window, etc, and that needs
замок
a key to open it
чинить to repair something that is broken or not working correctly
 a thick liquid that comes from under the Earth's surface and that
нефть, масло
is used as a fuel
an object with metal parts, used to connect electrical equipment
штепсельная вилка
to an electricity supply
построить, повесить to build something
to paint the inside of a house or put paper on the inside walls
делать косметический ремонт
when this has been done previously
заменить to get a new thing in place of something older
перекрасить (пульверизатором) to spray new paint on something, usually a car
крыша the surface that covers the top of a building or vehicle
a part of the inside of a building, which is separated from other
комната
parts by walls, floors, and ceilings
обслуживать, проводить
технический осмотр и необходимый to examine and repair a car or machine
ремонт
a flat, horizontal board used to put things on, often fixed to a wall
полка
or inside a cupboard
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the
костюм
same material
one of the flat, square pieces that are used for covering roofs,
плитка
floors, or walls
a thick, round piece of rubber filled with air, that fits around a
шина
wheel

a space in the wall of a building or car that has glass in it, used for
окно
letting light and air inside and for looking through
дерево the hard material that trees are made of
сделать рентген to take a photograph that shows the inside of something

оскорбительный saying rude words to someone

статья a piece of writing in a magazine or newspaper

showing unfair support for or opposition to someone or
предубежденный
something because of your personal opinions
дисциплинированный behaving in a very controlled way

намек, скрытый смысл when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
со всей справедливостью можно
it is true to say
сказать, что
объективный only influenced by facts and not by feelings

положительный feeling happy about your life and your future

not liking a group of people or treating them badly because they
предвзятый
are a different race, sex, religion, etc

a system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at

общественный транспорт
regular times and that the public use

разумный fair and showing good judgment

A person's or company's record is their behaviour or
характеристика, биография
achievements.
обиженный angry and upset about a situation that you think is unfair
показать кого-либо в выгодном
to make someone seem to be a good person
свете
making you feel that something is wrong or that something bad is
подозрительный
happening

telling someone that you will kill or hurt them, or cause problems
угрожающий
for them if they do not do what you want

обращение the way you behave towards someone

несправедливый not treating people in an equal way

непослушный behaving badly and difficult to control

to like or respect someone or something because they are good or

восхищаться
clever

недуг, хворь an illness

раздражать to make someone angry

продолжительность концентрации the length of time that you can keep your thoughts and interest
внимания fixed on something
to have or experience a particular thing, especially something
быть подверженным чему-либо
unpleasant

(нервное) расстройство, срыв a short period of mental illness

жалоба an illness

to have pleasant thoughts about something you would like to

грезить, мечтать
happen
подавленный sad or disappointed

недостаток a problem or disadvantage

преувеличивать to make something seem larger, better or worse than it really is

оправдание a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong

предрасположенный to do something regularly or as a habit

добродушный pleasant and friendly

влиятельный, ответственный very important or responsible

thinking a lot about your own thoughts and feelings, in a way that
самоанализ
is not always good for you
оптимистичный always thinking that good things will happen
решение проблем the process of finding solutions to problems:

зациклившийся на себе only interested in yourself and your own activities

something that someone often does, or something that often

тенденция
happens

фактически almost

широко распространенный affecting or including a lot of places, people, etc

рабочее место the place where you work

working for several different organizations, and paid according to

внештатно
the hours you work
средства к существованию the money that you earn from your job
the quality of being able to stay calm and not get angry, especially
терпение
when something takes a long time
пространство an empty area which is free to be used
the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the
хранение
future

вещь used to refer to an idea, event, or activity

быть занятым чем-либо to be busy

филиал, отделение one of many shops or offices that are part of a company
закрыть If a shop or restaurant, etc closes, people cannot go in it.
коллега someone that you work with
to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and
серьезно взяться за что-либо
effort
проводить собеседование to ask someone questions in an interview
в работе, в движении very busy
без работы to not have a job
презентация a talk giving information about something
проект a carefully planned piece of work that has a particular purpose
not working because your employer has told you there is not
уволенный по сокращению штатов
enough work
when someone speaks to a group of people about a particular
лекция (часто неформальная)
subject

стажер someone who is learning how to do something, especially a job

одобрить to allow something

not able to continue in business because you owe too much

обанкротившийся
money
бизнес the buying and selling of goods or services
бизнес-план a detailed plan describing the future plans of a business
a number of similar shops, restaurants, etc owned by the same
сеть
company
компания an organization which sells things or services
расширять(ся) to get larger, or to make something get larger
экспортировать to send goods to another country in order to sell them there
импортировать to bring something into your country for people to buy
a person who plans the decoration of the inside of a building such
дизайнер по интерьеру
as a house or office
убыток when a company spends more money than it gets
упоминать to speak or write a few words about something or someone
money that you get from selling something for more than it cost
прибыль
you to buy
to make someone remember something, or remember to do
напоминать
something
управлять to organize or control something
основать, открыть to start a company or organization
вступить во владение, принять на
to get control of or responsibility for something
себя руководство
прекратить деятельность,
If a company goes out of business, it fails.
ликвидировать предприятие

обвинить to say that someone has done something bad

признать to agree that you did something bad, or that something bad is true

посоветовать to tell someone they should do something

согласиться to decide something with someone

If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without
за спиной у кого-либо
them knowing, often in an unfair way
возложить вину на кого-либо или
to say that someone or something has done something bad
что-либо
заявить to say that something is true, although you have not proved it
to say that something is not true, or that you have not done
отрицать
something
to make something clear or easy to understand by giving reasons
объяснить
for it
to finish a conversation on the telephone by putting the phone
повесить трубку
down

If you insist on something, you state or demand it forcefully,

настаивать
especially if you do so despite opposition

пригласить to ask someone to come to your house, to a party, etc.

предложить to ask someone if they would like something

открытый, откровенный An open person is honest and does not hide their feelings.
работа с документами, the part of a job that involves writing letters, organizing
канцелярская работа information, etc
to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot
убедить
about it
указать на что-либо to tell someone a fact
 to say that you will certainly do something or that something will
обещать
certainly happen
to say that someone or something is good or suitable for a
рекомендовать
particular purpose
отказаться to say that you will not do or accept something
предложить to say an idea or plan for someone else to consider
to tell someone that you will do something bad to them if they do
угрожать
not do what you want

предупредить to tell someone that something bad may happen in the future

the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or

реклама
services

быть предназначенным для to be intended to influence or affect a particular person or group

рекламный щит a large board used for advertising, especially by the side of a road

бренд a product that is made by a particular company

a plan that shows how much money you have and how you will
бюджет
spend it
кампания a group of activities which are planned to get a result
знаменитость a famous person
разрабатывать, проектировать to draw or plan something before making it
бесплатный costing no money
выпускать на рынок; запускать to start selling a product
листовка a piece of folded paper which has information
advertising or information about someone or something in the
реклама
newspaper, on television, etc
образец a small amount of something that shows you what it is like
a short phrase that is easy to remember and is used to make
слоган
people notice something
напряженный, в постоянном
worried and nervous
стрессе
пресса newspapers and magazines, or the people who write them

a marketing activity in which information about a product

вирусный маркетинг
spreads between people, especially on the internet

В чем дело? Что случилось? used to ask why someone is unhappy or angry
used before a number or amount to mean 'close to, although not
около
exactly'

без гроша to not have any money

доставать кого-либо to annoy someone

расслабиться to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you

выкинуть to throw something away

сумасшедший stupid or strange

испытывать симпатию к кому-либо,
to feel sexually attracted to someone
хотеть
парень a man
подождать to wait for a short time
хлопотное дело a problem
туалет toilet
приятель a friend
испортить to spoil something, or to do something badly
заскочить to go to a particular place
фунт стерлингов a pound (= UK unit of money)
секунда a very short time
телевизор, телик short for television

модный fashionable at the moment

около, где-то added to words to give the meaning of approximately
(где-то) в районе approximately:

a reason for doing something, especially one that involves helping

благое дело
other people

A charitable event, activity, or organization gives money, food, or

благотворительный
help to people who need it.

when you are willing to give a lot of time and energy to something
преданность, самоотверженность
because you believe it is very important

when someone continues trying to do something, although it is

решительность
very difficult

a large group of businesses that is controlled by one person or

империя
company:

избыток more of something than is usual or needed

далеко very much
плюс-минус possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned
обитать (о привидении) describes a place where ghosts often appear
унаследовать to get money or things from someone after they die

наследство money or possessions that someone gives you when they die
оставить to give something to something after you die
крохотный extremely small
с лишним, около used after a number to mean approximately

или около того used after a number or amount to show that it is not exact
филантропический helping poor people, especially by giving them money
часть a part of something
примерно close to a particular number, although not exactly that number

скептичный doubting that something is true or useful

абсолютный, полнейший used to say that a feeling or quality is very strong

крошечный very small

к чести кого-либо If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it:
масса a lot of something
обширный very big
проще простого to be very easy
растопить лед, нарушить to make people who have not met before feel relaxed with each
неловкость other, often by starting a conversation
большая разница по сравнению с,
to be very different from something
как небо и земля
дать кому-либо пищу для
to make someone think seriously about something
размышления
в абсолютной глуши a long way from places where people live

бдительно следить, нет ли

поблизости чего или кого-либо; to watch carefully for someone or something to appear
смотреть в оба
обрадовать, сделать счастливым to make someone very happy
внезапно, как гром среди ясного
If something happens out of the blue, you did not expect it.
нема
a fact or a piece of information that shows something exists or is
доказательство
true
to try to persuade someone to believe something which is not true
дурачить, разыгрывать
as a joke
to have a period of rest and relaxation so that you feel energetic
восстановить силы
again
спать как убитый to sleep very well
зловещий, жуткий strange and frightening

относиться к чему-либо
to not completely believe something that someone tells you
недоверчиво
исчезнуть to disappear suddenly
someone who, in stories, changes into a wolf at the time of the full
оборотень
moon (= when the moon is a complete circle)
Example
speak some ... , but it’s a bit rusty
know a few words of ...
know a little ...
A student was pretending to be Orlando Bloom, to
the obvious amusement of his classmates.

He describes it as English without its cultural

associations.
be bilingual in …
The number of non-native speakers has already
reached two billion.
the international business community

“Globish” is a combination of ‘global’ and ‘English’.

About 75% of the world’s correspondence is
written in English.
English has become the dominant language of
international business.
The government has been building English
immersion schools.
The teenagers live in an all-English environment.
a former IBM executive
My first language is Russian.
be fluent in Russian

While I was travelling around the country, I

picked up enough words and phrases to get by.
can have a conversation in ...

pick up a bit of ... on holiday

The majority of interactions in English now take

place between non-native speakers.
It has a limited vocabulary of about 1500 words.

Non-native speakers outnumber native speakers.

A student was pretending to be Orlando Bloom,
the obvious amusement of his classmates.

Non-native speakers outnumber native speakers.

a passport to employment

This phenomenon has never happened before.

While I was travelling around the country, I

picked up enough words and phrases to get by.
The answer is difficult to predict.
The number of non-native speakers has already
reached two billion.
be reasonably good at ...
speak some ... , but it’s a bit rusty
More people speak English than any other
language.
The number of non-native speakers has already
reached two billion.
It has a limited vocabulary of about 1500 words.

can’t speak a word of ...

continuous assessment

I found the first few assignments a bit scary.

They may well feel left out of the conversation.

continuous assessment
a computer and IT course
I’m doing a degree in computing and IT.
Have you finished your dissertation yet?
I had to take out a huge student loan to cover my
fees and expenses.
to graduate

He’s a graduate of chemistry.

to lecture

a lecture
He’s a lecturer of chemistry.
a mark
Some people get their master’s in one or two years,
but most people take longer.
They may well feel left out of the conversation.
I’m doing a module in computing and IT.
When I’ve finished my degree, I’d like to do a PhD.
He’s a postgraduate of chemistry.
He’s a professor of chemistry.
The progress report you get from tutors is
excellent.
I got a scholarship to cover my fees and expenses.

a seminar

I had to take out a huge student loan to cover my

fees and expenses.

a subject
The online support you get from tutors and other
students is excellent
The online support you get from tutors and other
students is excellent.
There are tutorials you can go to every month.

He’s an undergraduate of chemistry.

I know parents who don’t allow their children to

go out near exam time.

She asked to leave early.

avoid doing something
There are parents who coach their three-year-olds
so they can perform well in their interview.

Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful

school life is becoming?

Most of us continue to believe we can only achieve

success through passing more and more exams.
convince somebody to do something
We should try to develop learning environments
where they are encouraged to be creative.
decide to do something
We should try to develop learning environments
where they are encouraged to be creative.

This just encourages parents to pile on the

pressure.
He ended up being worth millions.
He enjoyed being creative.
We should try to develop learning environments
where they are encouraged to be creative.

They expect them to stay in and study every night.

finish doing something
a flexible study programme

That is what exams force us to do.

forget to
hate doing something
hope to do something
There are parents who coach their three-year-olds
so they can perform well in their interview for the
'right nursery school'.

keep doing something

They refuse to let them play sport, watch TV or
listen to music.
like to do something
love doing something
Why on earth do we make kids do tests in their
second year of primary school?
manage to succeed
don't mind doing something

miss doing something

We have no idea what today’s kids will need to do
in their working lives.
pay someone to do something
There are parents who coach their three-year-olds
so they can perform well in their interview.

This just encourages parents to pile on the

pressure.
plan to do something

I remember spending hours in exam rooms

pouring out facts that I had squeezed into my
brain the night before.

prefer to do something

private tuition to help pass a maths test

a flexible study programme
They refuse to let them play sport, watch TV or
listen to music.
regret doing something
I remember spending hours in exam rooms
pouring out facts that I had squeezed into my
brain the night before.
No wonder kids resent having to do exams.
should do something
I remember spending hours in exam rooms
pouring out facts that I had squeezed into my
brain the night before.
start to do something
They expect them to stay in and study every night.
Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful
school life is becoming?
Have you ever stopped to consider how stressful
school life is becoming?

We should try to develop learning environments

where they are encouraged to be creative.

Why on earth do we make kids do tests in their

second year of primary school?

would rather do something

a ballroom dancing class

a carpentry class
a ceramics class
a creative writing class
a digital photography class
Why does she find the evening classes helpful?

a jewellery making class

level 1

I've put in an offer on a flat.

holiday plans
I've put in an offer on a flat.
I'm saving up.
It needs a lot of work doing to it.' 'Such as?'
suitable for all
a web design class
a yoga class

a Zumba class
government agencies
We are constantly bombarded with contradictory
information.
I used to eat burgers and fries all the time.
We are constantly bombarded with contradictory
information.

We are constantly bombarded with contradictory

information.

My mum's always complaining about my diet.

Every now and again I'd get upset because we
didn't have much money.
Every so often we go to a restaurant.

industrially farmed food

I frequently go to the gym.

I used to eat burgers and fries all the time.
government agencies
eating habits
I hardly ever drink coffee now.
healthy eating
More often than not when we got home from
work, we would just have a sandwich.
Most days we worked 12-hours a day to earn extra
money.
I'll eat vegetables occasionally.
Once in a while Bernie took me to a local café for a
treat.
organically grown food
I think I'm pretty healthy.
We rarely go to bed later than 10 p.m.
One minute milk and red meat are good for us, the
next they’re not!
We seldom watch TV.
How much notice do we really take?
Most of the time Bernie and I were happy.
I used to be so unfit.

The diet is mainly milk-based in summer with a

shift to meat in winter.

I’m told it’s an acquired taste!

All over the country you’ll see people in traditional

dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse
racing.
I’m not aware of any dangers for travellers in my
country.
I grew very fond of the people I met on holiday.
I’m sick of wasting time at airports because of
delays or cancellations.
I’m not used to all the customs yet.
I was quite disappointed in the last place I went to
on holiday.
I always get excited about travelling to new
places.
I’ve always been fascinated by exotic countries.
My country is famous for/about its historical
buildings.
I'm fascinated by other cultures.
lumps of fat
The jockeys riding these horses are fearless
children.
The drink is made from fermented mare’s milk.

We should go with our gut feelings.

The highlight of my stay so far has been the
Naadam festival.
All over the country you’ll see people in traditional
dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse
racing.

I just had a hunch.

I was impressed by the facilities at the last hotel I
stayed in.
The jockeys riding these horses are fearless
children.
lumps of fat
I made my mind up in about 10 seconds.
The drink is made from fermented mare’s milk.

The country is full of wide open spaces and

nomadic people moving from place to place.

Can't put my finger on it, really.

My work mainly takes me to the rural parts of
Mongolia.
I’m usually satisfied with the service I get on
planes.
The diet is mainly milk-based in summer with a
shift to meat in winter.
I’m shocked by how little some people know about
my country.
I’m not sure about the need for so many security
checks at airports.
I’ll never get used to being outside in those
temperatures!
I'm terrified of flying
All over the country you’ll see people in traditional
dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse
racing.

I’m used to staying in these wonderful tents now.

Mongolians have to withstand viciously cold
winters
a volunteer nurse

The country is full of wide open spaces and

nomadic people moving from place to place.

Mongolians have to withstand viciously cold

winters
All over the country you’ll see people in traditional
dress, taking part in wrestling, archery and horse
racing.
Gladwell says rapid cognition happens in lots of
situations.

The report concluded that the drug was safe.

There is no correlation between height and
intelligence or height and judgement.
He partially agrees with what his critics say.
The government was criticised in the press.
He says doctors don't always need a lot of
information when making a diagnosis.
The book is all about first impressions and what
the author calls ‘rapid cognition’.
It’s a book about the kind of thinking that happens
in a blink of an eye.
He argues that years of scientific study can
originate from an instant observation
Trust your instincts.
Students are judged on various pieces of work not
one final exam.
There is no correlation between height and
intelligence or height and judgement.
Your mind takes about two seconds to jump to a
series of conclusions.
He argues that years of scientific study can
originate from an instant observation
He argues that years of scientific study can
originate from an instant observation
He partially agrees with what his critics say.
He is realistic about the theory and recognises
there is a basic weakness.
Listening to music is my escape from reality.
I hadn’t seen Louise for 20 years, but we
recognised each other immediately.
I take full responsibility for the accident.
It’s responsible for saving the lives of thousands of
people.
A number of factors have weakened the economy.

He is realistic about the theory and recognises

there is a basic weakness.
I'm still not convinced.
Were you a fussy eater as a child?
I suppose you’ve got a point there.

Do you think children naturally have a preference

for food that tastes sweet or savoury?

Do you think children naturally have a preference

for food that tastes sweet or savoury?

I see your point.

I can’t really see the point of forcing kids to eat.

Were your parents strict about food and meal

times when you were a child?

Do you think children naturally have a preference

for food that tastes sweet or savoury?

That’s a good point.

The man was arrested on 24 counts of arson.

I’d tell a security guard as long as he/she agreed

not to call the police.
Assuming I didn’t want to see it, I’d say no.

Three men were charged with bribery.

They reported the burglary.

Supposing your friend asked you to download a

film illegally for him/her, would you do it?

I wouldn't do it, even if they paid me.

Imagine you were driving and you were late for

an appointment, would you exceed the speed
limit?

Three men were charged with fraud.

Imagine you saw a ten-year-old boy shoplifting,

would you tell a security guard?

Three men were charged with kidnapping.

Three men were charged with looting.
Three witnesses of the mugging gave evidence in
court today.
Three witnesses of the murder gave evidence in
court today.
Provided there weren’t any police cars around, I'd
answer my phone.
a bank robbery

Imagine you saw a ten-year-old boy shoplifting,

would you tell a security guard?

Imagine you saw a ten-year-old boy shoplifting,

would you tell a security guard?
Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
He was charged with shoplifting.

Three men were charged with smuggling.

Imagine you were driving and you were late for

an appointment, would you exceed the speed
limit?

Suppose a cash machine gave you twice as much

money as you asked for, would you keep it?

commit an act of terrorism

They reported the theft of their car.
I think they got him for vandalism – and he, er,
had to pay a fine.

acquit someone of a crime

arrest someone
charge someone with a crime
commit a crime
convict someone of a crime
commit a crime
A criminal commits a crime.
give evidence
A jury finds someone guilty.
fine someone £500

A judge sends someone to prison.

A jury finds someone guilty.

send someone to prison for 10 years
sentence someone to 10 years in prison
take someone to court
A witness gives evidence.

Reyes apologised to the court for falsifying the

name on the test.

Reyes’s lawyer applied to the court for a retrial.

What was the last thing you read or watched that
was based on a true story?
When was the last time you complained about
something?
They insist on giving life sentences for any third
conviction.

His family have protested against his punishment

and worry about how he’ll cope with his sentence.

For which crimes do you think a prison sentence is

an effective deterrent?
They insist on giving life sentences for any third
conviction.
They insist on giving life sentences for any third
conviction.
Are you named after a relative?
Have you ever protested against something in a
public demonstration?
Have you ever bought something that was reduced
to half price?
They succeeded in persuading the judges to reduce
the sentence to six years.

His family have protested against his punishment

and worry about how he’ll cope with his sentence.

They found loads of fingerprints.

home security
Who’s your favourite author or novelist?
She'd been trying to get rid of all the bugs in her
home for years.
an insurance claim

Do you know anyone who’s been knocked out?

How long did it take this person to come round.

Are any children you know rude to their parents?

If so, do they get away with it?
She'd been trying to get rid of all the bugs in her
home for years.
Has a bomb ever gone off in the capital city of
your country?
The bombs were designed to spread insecticide
over a wide area.
an insurance claim

Do you know anyone who’s been knocked out?

How long did it take this person to come round.

Do you ever make up excuses to avoid doing things

you don’t want to do?
Do you always remember to pass on messages to
other people?
If you saw a man running away from the police,
would you try to stop him?
What would you do if you ran over a cat in your
street?
The man sued the insurance company and won.

He went for a drive in the outback.

Have you ever been to a party that turned out to
be really boring?

Do you find it easy to work out what’s happening

when you watch a film in English?

Which books are best-sellers in your country at the

moment?
He writes biographies.
When you buy a book are you influenced by the
blurb on the back of the book?
Do you enjoy browsing in bookshops or do you
prefer surfing online book stores?
What’s your favourite literary genre: chick lit,
horror, crime etc.?
Do you always read the contents page before you
buy them?

Do you usually buy paperbacks, hardbacks or e-

books?

Do you always flick through magazines before you

buy them?
What’s your favourite literary genre: chick lit,
horror, crime etc.?

computer hacking skills

Do you usually buy paperbacks, hardbacks or e-

books?
Larsson, who was an investigative journalist
himself, tragically died without ever knowing of
his success.
What’s your favourite literary genre: chick lit,
horror, crime etc.?
King was disappointed in the manuscript and
abandoned it.
Who’s your favourite author or novelist?
Do you usually buy paperbacks, hardbacks or e-
books?
What was the last book your read? Where was it
set and what was the plot?
What was the last book your read? Where was it
set and what was the plot?

Do you enjoy browsing in bookshops or do you

prefer surfing online book stores?

According to my dad, it’s the door the ground crew

use.

Actually, I got to Heathrow in plenty of time.

So all in all you weren’t the most popular
passenger on the flight!
Anyway, I suddenly heard sirens from all
directions.
It was the same as a normal Whopper, apart from
one thing.
Apparently I was trying to get in the door that
ground crew use.
I rarely stay up late as I have to get up at 7 a.m.
every day.
It had become possible to watch colour
programmes on black and white TVs because of
some new technology.

By the way, how was your trip to Poland?

The ad fooled thousands of people, despite being
published on April Fool’s Day.
It took absolutely ages to get home last night due
to bad traffic.
Even though I'm fascinated by politics, I could
never be a politician.
I’ve always wanted to go to Canada. However I
can’t possibly afford it.
In spite of feeling tired, I went jogging in the park.

In the end the pilot announced that we had to wait

for another 45 minutes before we could take off.

Sometimes I just have a sandwich instead of

cooking.
Luckily, they let me off with a warning.
Meanwhile everyone else was sitting on the plane
waiting for me!

We all like to think that we couldn’t be fooled by

pranks like these. Nevertheless, be careful.

I love watching motor racing, whereas my friend

prefers watching basketball.

I don't believe it.

cost a fortune

It drives me crazy.
I’m dying for a drink.
It takes forever.
I'm not surprised, to be honest.
You're kidding!
It’s killing me.
Wow, that's fantastic news!
It’s a nightmare.
Well, no wonder you've got a virus.
I’m going out of my mind.
I’m over the moon.
I’m scared stiff.
I'm scared stiff.
I'm speechless.
I don’t usually have lunch, so I’m always starving
when I get home.
It weighs a ton.
It weighs a ton.
You must be joking!
They’re a great deal cheaper to replace.
Owning exotic animals can become addictive.
Dogs are the most faithful and affectionate
animals.
I don’t think London is any more expensive than
Paris these days.
I paid considerably less than this.
Cats are really destructive in the home.
eager to please
Enthusiastic pet owners are boring.
Tarantulas are very weird and exotic pets.
Dogs are the most faithful and affectionate
animals.
Even naturally fierce animals can be trained.

All pets are harmless if they’re trained properly.

Breeding animals can be very lucrative especially
if the animals are very rare.
Goldfish aren’t anywhere near as exotic as koi.
Goldfish are not nearly as exotic as koi.
Dogs are nowhere near as independent as cats.
It’s outrageous to exploit animals for
entertainment.
Breeding animals can be very lucrative especially
if the animals are very rare.
Keeping any pet is time-consuming, but it’s very
rewarding.
They’re slightly bigger than the ones I’ve got.
Keeping any pet is time-consuming, but it’s very
rewarding.
All pets are unsuitable if there are young children
in the home.
Tarantulas are very weird and exotic pets.
Opening arrangements may change at short
notice.
When you can’t come to class do you always catch
up with the work you missed?
Do you often need cheering up?
Do you usually try to fit in with what other people
want to do?
glittering sunlit buildings
Have you ever gone ahead and booked a flight
without checking your holiday dates first?
majestic views
It may be necessary to close the college to the
public without prior notice.
Do you pass by any interesting places on your
way home from class?
The school dress consists of a black tailcoat and
waistcoat and pinstriped trousers
It may be necessary to close the college to the
public without prior notice.
Do you ever feel you are putting people out when
you ask for a favour?
Its rich history spans almost 1000 years.

The school dress consists of a black tailcoat and

waistcoat and pinstriped trousers.

Do you ever get talked into doing things you don’t

want to do?

His day begins with checking the falcons are in

good health and cleaning their aviary.

They have a transmitter clipped to their backs so

that if he loses one of them he can locate it.
They swoop and dive towards their prey.
If left unchecked, these acidic droppings would eat
away at the very fabric of the city.
exploit a fear
The businesses and hotels which flourish in Dubai
employ David to keep the pigeons off their
property
The falcons don’t actually harm the birds they
chase.

They have a transmitter clipped to their backs so

that if he loses one of them he can locate it.
They know and fear this predator.
They swoop and dive towards their prey.
They swoop and dive towards their prey.
He tempts the falcon back to the ground with
pieces of meat.

If left unchecked, these acidic droppings would eat

away at the very fabric of the city.

Each of these birds produces 12 kilograms of dirty

and unsightly droppings a year.

How big is your carbon footprint?

clarifying your position
If we all stopped eating bananas, the economies of
some countries would collapse overnight.

All I’m saying is that meat production is very

damaging to the environment.
I worked out my carbon footprint. It was a bit
disturbing, actually.

If we all stopped eating bananas, the economies of

some countries would collapse overnight. How
moral or ethical would that be?

Fair enough, but I still think a lot of people prefer

to drive.
It's hard to say.
I think an increase in world population is
inevitable.
Is it justifiable to cut down forests to make paper?

It’s legal to drive in the UK if you’re 17 or over.

If we all stopped eating bananas, the economies of

some countries would collapse overnight. How
moral or ethical would that be?

We should avoid buying things with lots of

packaging.
clarifying your position
He recycles some things.

We need a sustainable transport policy.

One argument in favour of being vegetarian is

that farming animals is wasteful.

We often take advantage of other people’s

generosity.
I can't stand …
social codes
Commuters can spend years travelling on the
same train together without exchanging a single
word.

a highly entertaining book

Commuters can spend years travelling on the

same train together without exchanging a single
word.
a highly entertaining book
More people should take an interest in local
politics.

It uncovers the hidden social rules that mystify

foreign visitors.
personal information
In spite of appearing cold and unfriendly the
English are in fact just very private people.

It’s wrong to take sides in family arguments.

take so much

Family members take each other for granted.

Most people I know don’t take life too seriously.

You shouldn’t take what you read on the internet
at face value.
When people are angry about something they
often take it out on others.
Always take the time to check out the facts.
It uncovers the hidden social rules that mystify
foreign visitors.
People who won’t take no for an answer are very
annoying.
He’s pretty absent-minded.
He’s pretty bad-tempered.
Well you’re sure to make a memorable impression
on them.
He’s pretty big-headed.

I’m bound to be a bit nervous when I get there.

a designer label
I doubt if he’ll let her work on reception looking
like that.
Ned says they’re really easy-going.

I dare say I’ll go for something a bit less bright.

He’s pretty laid-back about these things.
He’s pretty level-headed.
He’s likely to have something to say about my
hair.
He’s a bit narrow-minded when it comes to things
like that.
He’s pretty open-minded.
He’s pretty self-assured.
He’s pretty self-centred.
Doesn’t she feel self-conscious?

She’s a bit of a rebel – strong-willed and all that.

The photos were digitally altered.
Before then, making clothes was mainly done by
anonymous dressmakers.
I love a bit of bling, a bit of gold, but some people
go over the top, don’t they?
a hooded jacket
a designer label
His shirt had a luxury logo on it.
a luxury product
The man with the logo was rated more suitable for
the job.
The research concluded that designer labels are
seen as signs of superior status.
The research concluded that designer labels are
seen as signs of superior status.
Are you worried about still having that tattoo
when you’re sixty?
I’m rather pushed for time right now.
I'm afraid I'm a bit tied up just now.

I’m really up against it at the moment.

Sorry to bother you, but have you got a minute.

Sorry to disturb you.

Can I have a word?
Have you got a minute?
I think she deserves to be successful in life.

I doubt whether I’ll be married in five years’ time.

I envy people who can
My course involves quite a lot of studying.
I suspect that I make more mistakes when I speak
than I realise.
I really respect people who can work and study at
the same time.
It seems that none of my friends enjoy reading.
That colour doesn’t suit me.
I suspect that I make more mistakes when I speak
than I realise.

I trust him completely.

This year we’ve built five new apartment blocks.

My family often argues about politics and

capitalism.

My country’s always had a capitalist system.

This car is very economical.

He's a professor of economics.
She was a distinguished economist.
My country’s economy is quite strong at the
moment.
The city airport is now closed due to
environmental protesters
She's an environmentalist.
I’m both exhausted and exhilarated by the
experience.
I’m both exhausted and exhilarated by the
experience.
China is now the biggest producer of
manufactured goods in the world.
I’ve never lived in an industrial city.
She's an industrialist.

The food industry creates so much rubbish.

He’s looking for someone to invest in the business.

I think buying a house is a good investment.

I asked him if he was talking to any other
investors.
China is now the biggest producer of
manufactured goods in the world.
There’s a huge Armani store on the city's main
pedestrian street.
She was a distinguished politician.
My family often argues about politics and
government policies.
Pollutants have a damaging effect on the
environment.
Cities have become more polluted due to increased
car ownership.
There’s far less pollution in my country now than
50 years ago.
China is now the biggest producer of
manufactured goods in the world.
My country imports more products than it
exports.
Meat production is very damaging to the
environment.
a productive worker
Studies show that if a working environment is
pleasant, productivity increases.

He's a property developer working in Shanghai.

My company has been building skyscrapers here
since 1993.
Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the
environment.
anti-government
an anti-government campaigner
an anti-nuclear campaigner
an anti-war campaigner
over-calculate
ex-colleague
We kind of, er, keep in touch through Skype.
ex-vice president
I've never met William's ex-wife.

We kind of keep in touch through Skype.

Well, I’ve only been away from the office for like, a
week.
Of course the internet can also be misused.
I think I've miscalculated how much food we'll
need for the party.
He misunderstood the question completely.
Of course the internet can also be misused.
multinational

multinational media companies

non-scientifically minded
She's a non-smoker.
non-stop flights from Britain to the Caribbean
overrated
It’s almost impossible to overestimate the influence
of the internet on our daily lives.
The problem with employing people who are
overqualified for the job is that they often don't
stay in it for long.
He's an overrated actor.
post-war
post-war Europe
pre-war
We can use the internet to watch a preview of a
new film.
pre-war Europe
a pro-democracy campaigner
rebuild
The internet has redefined our relationship with
the outside world.
non-scientifically minded

In 1979, using the internet was generally beyond

the understanding of the non-scientifically
minded.
self-reliant
He said that he had acted in self-defence.

He has great self-discipline.

We can use the internet to Skype a friend on the

other side of the world.
ex-smoker
You just sort of, like, click on a few icons and that’s
that.
multinational media companies

I generally, um, I get a lot of things online too.

underrated
The problem with employing people who are
under qualified for a job is that they often don't
stay in it for long.

He's an underrated actor.

Originally, the most undervalued function of the

internet was the way it brought people together.

ex-vice president
Well, I’ve only been away from the office for like, a
week.

Well, you see, it’s so easy, isn’t it?

How often do you check your voicemail or

answerphone messages?

Sorry, you're breaking up a bit

I didn't catch all of that.
Do you have a contract for your mobile or do you
pay-as-you-go?
I’m just about to run out of credit.

How often do you get cut off or lose reception?

There’s a bit of a delay on the line.
I think my phone’s about to die.

What’s the most useful feature of your phone?

Do you have a landline or do you just have a
mobile?
Sorry, it's a bad line.
I keep losing you.
Which network are you with?
Do you have a contract for your mobile or do you
pay-as-you-go?
When was the last time you used a payphone?

Do you use predictive text?

How often do you get cut off or lose reception?

Do you ever change the ring tone on your mobile?

run out of credit
Do most people you know have smart phones?

You'll have to speak up a bit.

Do you have a touch screen phone?
How often do you check your voicemail or
answerphone messages?
have a current account
My account is in credit.
They decided to buy the car on credit.
pay cash for something
have a good credit rating

have a current account

get out of debt / get into debt
get a high interest rate
get/repay/take out a loan
My account is overdrawn.
repay a loan
have a savings account
be short of money
be well-off
She came into some money.
The bill came to £35

credit card bill

I've put down a deposit.

House prices have gone down.
Let out your home for film and TV shoots.
She paid off her mortgage.
Be a mystery shopper. All you have to do is write a
report.
I paid my brother back
She paid off her mortgage.
I've put down a deposit.
The usual rate for a session is £8–£12 an hour.

rent out a room

The shopkeeper ripped her off.

Let out your home for film and TV shoots.
The shopkeeper ripped her off.
The shop took 15% off the price.
Ask the local people what is acceptable.

You may want to leave an additional tip if you

think the service was particularly good.
an appropriate amount
You may want to leave an additional tip but it
certainly isn’t obligatory.
It’s unlikely anyone would chase after you.

To make things even more complicated, the rules

for tipping vary greatly from country to country

In other countries a 10–15% service charge is

either very common or compulsory.

In some countries, the customary tip in

restaurants is 10–15%.
You’d definitely get some odd looks if you left a tip.
The rules for tipping differ greatly from country to
country.
To make things even more difficult, the rules vary
greatly from country to country.
You face your first dilemma as soon as you land at
the airport.
You discover the tour guide, the hairdresser and
the toilet attendant are all expecting a tip.

You may want to leave an additional tip if you

think the service was especially good.
Trying to figure out the exact amount is never
straightforward.
You may want to leave an extra tip if you think the
service was particularly good.
You face your first dilemma as soon as you land at
the airport.
You know he’s expecting a tip, but the problem is
trying to figure out how much.
When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip
is never straightforward.
In some countries, for example, Ireland, Brazil,
Poland and Portugal, the customary tip in
restaurants is 10–15%.
Taxi drivers generally expect tips.
In Japan, the waitress might be insulted if you
tipped her.
Just tell the driver to keep the change.
The normal price is not as high as that.
You may want to leave an additional tip but it
certainly isn’t obligatory.
Observe what others do.
You’d definitely get some odd looks if you left a tip.
In Thailand, if you left a tip, the restaurant staff
probably wouldn’t be offended.

You may want to leave an additional tip if you

think the service was particularly good.
a precise amount
You face your first problem as soon as you land at
the airport.
You might be pursued down the street.
When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip
is never simple.
Simply play safe and tip everyone you meet!
When you’re abroad, trying to find out who to tip
is never straightforward.
You’d definitely get some strange looks if you left a
tip.
Who do people usually give tips to in your
country?
The rules for tipping vary greatly from country to
country.
Watch what others do.
Martin forgot to tell Eddy about the audition.
Eddy is auditioning for the part of a policeman.

a nightclub bouncer

Forget about it. You're under a lot of pressure.

Sorry for losing my temper with you.

I didn't mean to upset you.
a nightclub bouncer
Roger played the part of the nightclub bouncer.

Roger played the part of the nightclub bouncer.

Forget about it. You're under a lot of pressure.

The Academy Awards ceremony is held in

Hollywood once a year

They introduced this rule to ensure the awards do

not end up in the hands of private collectors.

Since 1969, the Oscar show has been broadcast

internationally
a strong cast
The Academy Awards ceremony is held in
Hollywood once a year

They introduced this rule to ensure the awards do

not end up in the hands of private collectors.

Which of the films you’ve seen had the best

costumes?
Before 210 only three other women had even been
nominated for best director.
Do you prefer foreign films to be subtitled or
dubbed?

Do you watch the trailers for films on DVDs or do

you fast-forward past them?
In 2000, 55 Oscars mysteriously vanished.
Before 210 only three other women had even been
nominated for best director.

Every actor dreams of being nominated for an

Oscar.
Since the Academy Awards began, they have only
been postponed three times.
Can you think of a film that you didn’t like, but
which got rave reviews?
Can you name a film that has been released this
month?
What was the last remake you saw?
Can you think of a film that you didn’t like, but
which got rave reviews?
What was the last sequel you saw?

Do you know where your favourite film was shot?

Have you ever bought the soundtrack of a film?

amazing special effects

Do you prefer foreign films to be subtitled or

dubbed?

The Chinese film was shown with English subtitles.

Do you watch the trailers for films on DVDs or do
you fast-forward past them?
In 2000, 55 Oscars mysteriously vanished.
It was really believable.

a classic film
Do you know anyone who has worked as an extra
in a film?
It was really far-fetched.
It was really gripping from beginning to end.
It was hilarious from beginning to end.
It was really memorable.
It was really moving.
It was really outstanding.
It was really predictable.
Do you enjoy watching reality TV programmes
like X-Factor?
It was really scary from beginning to end.
It was really sentimental.

He’s in no state to go to work. He’s very ill.

It was a typical case of food poisoning.
Have you seen my camera case?
Have you got change for a pound?
He had a change of heart at the last minute.
The doctor gave him a complete examination and
he was fine.
He can handle most problems on his own.
I broke the handle on the window.
I went to see Landy’s new exhibition last week.

This magazine article doesn’t make any sense.

sacks of crushed metal, plastic and paper
We’ll have to sack him. He’s always being rude to
customers.
Which US state is Hollywood in?
Landy’s description of his state of mind at that
time was very different.
He was the last person I wanted to see. I really
don’t like him.

Would you mind opening the window, please?

It's all the same to me.

I'm not bothered either way.
I’d rather give (that) a miss, if you don’t mind.

I’m easy. Whatever you like.

I’m not bothered either way.

Look, have you got anything on this Sunday?

change a battery
service a boiler
put in a burglar alarm

service a car

change a light bulb/a battery

check the tyres/the oil
cut wood/a key
decorate a flat/a room
Since then my husband has become very good at
DIY!
dry clean a suit/a duvet
dry clean a duvet
fix a leak/ the roof
decorate a flat
iron clothes
cut a key
fix a leak
change a light bulb
put in new lighting
replace a lock

mend clothes
check the oil

change a plug
put up shelves/some tiles
When we moved in we had the house redecorated.
replace a lock/a window
We had to pay a lot to get it resprayed.
fix the roof
decorate a room

service a car/a boiler

put up shelves

dry clean a suit

put up some tiles

check the tyres

replace a window

cut wood
He had to get it x-rayed.

Public transport employees often have to deal with

abusive language from young people.

It’s fair to say many articles written about young

people are extremely biased.
It’s fair to say many articles written about young
people are extremely biased.
Young people with a very disciplined home-life are
less likely to get into trouble.
They resent the implication that all young people
are potential thieves.
It’s fair to say many articles written about young
people are extremely biased.
The media isn’t objective when it reports about the
youth of today.
It’s hard to find anything that shows young people
in a positive light.
Many adults are prejudiced against young people
and don’t give them a chance.

Public transport employees often have to deal with

threatening behaviour from young people.

It’s reasonable to be suspicious when groups of

young people gather together.
Neither of them have a record of unruly
behaviour.
No wonder young people feel resentful when all
they get is bad press.
It's hard to find anything that shows young people
in a positive light.
It's reasonable to be suspicious when groups of
young people gather together.

Public transport employees often have to deal with

threatening behaviour from young people.

I don’t think either of my boys deserve such

treatment.
It’s unfair to blame society’s problems on young
people.
Teachers are often unable to control unruly
behaviour in class.

I admire Judy’s patience

It was found that women had a far greater

tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of
complaints and ailments.
Harry never remembers my birthday. That
annoys me.
Men are more easily bored than women and have
a shorter attention span.
Women are more subject to feeling depressed and
downhearted.

When faced with a major crisis, a woman is more

likely to have a breakdown than a man.

It was found that women had a far greater

tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of
complaints and ailments.
Women are more given to introspection and
daydreaming.
Women are more subject to feeling depressed and
downhearted.
This is quite a drawback for high-powered
working women.
It was found that women had a far greater
tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of
complaints and ailments.

far-fetched excuses
Women are more given to introspection and
daydreaming.
Men tend to be more optimistic and good-
humoured than women.
This is quite a drawback for high-powered
working women.
Women are more given to introspection and
daydreaming.
Men tend to be more optimistic and good-
humoured than women.
Women are better at problem-solving than men.

Women tend to be more self-obsessed than men.

It was found that women had a far greater

tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of
complaints and ailments.
It was found that women had a far greater
tendency to exaggerate virtually all types of
complaints and ailments.
The widespread belief that women talk more than
men is in fact true.
Men’s conversations were more frequently
devoted to business and the workplace.

work freelance
make a living / do for a living
I admire Judy’s patience.
storage space
storage space

One thing that annoys me about you is you never

give me time to read a map.

I’ll be in the middle of a conference at four.

close a branch
close a branch
I’m having lunch with my colleague tomorrow.

get down to work

I’ll be interviewing people for our management
trainee programme then.
be on the go
be out of work
give a presentation
work on a project

make someone redundant

give a talk

I’ll be interviewing people for our management

trainee programme then.

The plan has already been approved by the bank.

go bankrupt
do business with someone
What do you think of my business plan?
run a chain of restaurants
set up a new company
expand the business
export products to another country
import products from another country
I’ve been talking to an interior designer.
make a profit or a loss
Rob mentioned that the profits were up 20% last
month.
make a profit or a loss
I’ve just phoned Rob and reminded him to sort out
the staff wages
run a chain of restaurants
set up a new company
take over a business/company

The company went out of business

I accused him of talking to people behind my back.

He admitted that Café Pronto had contacted him a

few weeks ago.
They’ve advised us to accept the offer immediately.
He agreed to run the shop on his own for the first
year
I accused him of talking to people behind my back.
He blamed me for not letting him hire enough
staff.
Rob claimed that we’d both make £25,000 profit
from the deal.
He denied doing anything wrong.
He explained that he found the work really
exhausting.
I was so angry I refused to discuss it any further
and hung up.

I’ve insisted on seeing all the correspondence

between him and Café Pronto.

He invited me to go round to his place on

Saturday.
Then he told me that Café Pronto has offered to
buy the business!
He promised to be completely honest and open
with me from now on.
They recommended starting the paperwork as
soon as possible.
I persuaded him not to talk to Café Pronto again
without me being there.
I pointed out that we’d already taken on two extra
waitresses to help him.
He promised to be completely honest and open
with me from now on.
They recommended starting the paperwork as
soon as possible.
I was so angry I refused to discuss it any further
and hung up.
He suggested meeting up this weekend.
He threatened to close the shop if I didn’t accept
the offer.
I've warned him not to try and hide anything from
me again.

an advertising campaign

Who is the product aimed at?

We use billboards.
Which famous brands have slogans that you
remember?
an advertising budget
an advertising campaign
What are the disadvantages of using celebrities in
ads?
design a new product
a free sample
launch a new product
Why don’t we give out leaflets?
The wrong celebrity could actually be bad
publicity.
Why don’t we give away free samples?
Which famous brands have slogans that you
remember?
What’s up? You look really stressed out.

The incident has been widely reported in the press.

We use viral marketing.

What’s up? You look really stressed out.

I’ll see you around four.

Can you lend me a few quid? I’m completely broke.

It really bugs me when people talk loudly in
restaurants.
On Friday evenings I usually just chill out in front
of the telly.
That old lamp doesn’t work. Let’s chuck it out.
Cycling at night without lights is a crazy thing to
do.
I really fancy that guy sitting over there. He’s very
good-looking.
I really fancy that guy sitting over there. He’s very
good-looking.
hang on a sec
It’s such a hassle getting there – you have to take
three different buses.
The loo is up the stairs and on your right.
Last night I went to a trendy bar with some mates.
I really messed up that interview.
I’m just going to pop into the newsagent’s.
Can you lend me a few quid? I’m completely broke.
hang on a sec
On Friday evenings I usually just chill out in front
of the telly.

Last night I went to a trendy bar with some mates.

Is sixish OK for you?
It costs somewhere in the region of €50 a day to
rent a car.

They have chosen to give away the vast majority

of their fortune to charitable causes.

They have chosen to give away the vast majority

of their fortune to charitable causes.

It was through sheer dedication and

determination that Gates built his business
empire.
It was through sheer dedication and
determination that Gates built his business
empire.
It was through sheer dedication and
determination that Gates built his business
empire.

The company made profits in excess of $2 million.

His salary is far higher than mine.
The journey will take two months give or take a
day or two.
one of the UK’s most haunted houses
I told my kids they would not inherit one penny

his children's inheritance

Who do the wealthy leave their money to?
a minuscule portion of my wealth
There must have been fifty-odd people at her
party.
The package should arrive within a week or so.
They take a more philanthropic view by helping
those in need.
a minuscule portion of my wealth
It’s roughly twenty miles to the town centre from
here.

Being naturally sceptical about these kinds of

surveys, I always take them with a pinch of salt.

It was through sheer dedication and

determination that Gates built his business
empire.
All he ate was a tiny piece of bread.
To their great credit, Anita’s daughters supported
their mother’s decision.
She’s got tons of work to do this week
A vast amount of money is spent on advertising
things people don’t need.
I thought it was going to be a piece of cake.
We all had dinner together on the first evening to
break the ice.
It was a far cry from my modern London flat.
I have to admit that the experience gave me food
for thought.
a spooky old building in the middle of nowhere

She kept telling us to keep an eye out for

werewolves
It really made her day.
Out of the blue she shouted, “Look, there’s a ghost!”

For the sceptic, no proof is sufficient.

I thought she was pulling my leg.

I just wanted a few days off to recharge my
batteries.
I slept like a log.
a spooky old building in the middle of nowhere

Being naturally sceptical about these kinds of

surveys, I always take them with a pinch of salt,
He suddenly vanished.
She kept telling us to keep an eye out for
werewolves.