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Culture of Carey, Mariah an American singer,

composer, songwriter who is
Iron Man a fictional superhero and Tony
Stark’s alter ego, who appears in
EnglishSpeaking wellknown for her extraordinary numerous comic books published by
Countries voice of a five-octave range
Central Park a park in New York City
Marvel Comics and many film
adaptations
Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Atkins) a located in the centre of Manhattan Jackson, Michael an American musician,
contemporary British pop singer Coober Peddy a town in South dancer, composer, singer, songwriter
Aguilera, Christina an American pop Australia which is often called the and entertainer who is often called the
singer and songwriter ‘opal capital of the world’; it is because ‘King of Pop’
Amazon an American dot-com of the mines where the most precious Jessie J a contemporary British pop singer
established in Seattle in 1994 and expensive opals are found Johnson, Katherine an AfricanAmerican
focusing on e-commerce; It owns Cyrus, Miley an American actress, singer mathematician, also known as ‘human
the biggest on-line shop in the and songwriter computer’; Her work contributed
world. greatly to the development of NASA’s
Darwin, Charles a British naturalist,
American civil rights movement a biologist and geologist; he is Space Shuttle Programme.
social movement popular in the wellknown for his book The Origin of Knightley, Keira a British actress who
USA in the 50’s and 60’s of the 20th Species and the scientific theory of was nominated for an Oscar for her
century; It aimed at abolishing racial evolution by natural selection role in the film Pride and
segregation in the US using peaceful Prejudice
DiCaprio, Leonardo an American actor; he
methods.
won an Oscar in 2016 Lake District Cumbria a region in the
Bath a town in England famous for its county of Cumbria in England; The
Edinburgh the capital of Scotland
numerous monuments, which Lake District National Park is located in
Edinburgh Castle a castle in
include the Roman Baths its central part.
Edinburgh; it is one of the oldest
Batman a fictional superhero appearing Lake Windermere a lake in the Lake
fortresses in Great Britain the FA Cup
in a series of comic books and many District National Park
(The Football Association Challenge Cup)
film adaptations Leibovitz, Annie an American
a football competition which takes place
the BBC (The British Broadcasting portrait photographer who has
in England every year; it is the oldest
Corporation) the main British public received many prestigious
national football competition in the
radio and television broadcaster Bezos, photography awards
world
Jeff the founder, Chief
Glastonbury Festival one of the biggest Lewis, Leona a British singer, songwriter
Executive Officer and president of and composer who was the winner of the
festivals of performing arts and music
Amazon.com in the world; it is organised near the third series of The X Factor the London
Bond, James a fictional agent village of Pilton in Somerset, England Dungeon an interactive museum in
working for the British Secret Grandin, Temple an American London where infamous historical events
Service who appears in many psychologist and professor of animal from the British history are recreated with
novels by Ian Fleming as well as a science at Colorado State University; the help of actors and special effects
series of films starring various she is one of the first autistic people the London Eye an observation wheel
actors, most recently Daniel Craig who has a successful professional located by the River Thames from
Branson, Richard a British businessman career and is able to share insights which it is possible to see the
and founder of Virgin from her autistic experience; she is panoramic view of London; It was
Group known as a speaker on animal welfare opened in 1999.
the Brit School (The BRIT School for and autism Madame Tussauds a museum of wax
Performing Arts and Technology) a Harry Potter a series of very popular figures in London
British secondary school which fantasy novels about the adventures of Manhattan the smallest and the most
provides education and training for a young wizard, Harry Potter, written populated district of New York City
young people interested in a career by J. K. located on the island of Manhattan; the
in the arts, entertainment and Rowling name of a county in the state of New
communications industries Hidden Figures an American film from York Massachusetts Institute of
Cambridge University the second 2016 directed by Theodore Melfi Technology (MIT) a private polytechnic
oldest university in Great Britain, Hubble, Edwin an American astronomer university founded in the USA in 1861; It
the first being Oxford University Hulk a fictional superhero and Bruce is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Camden Market a famous market Banner’s alter ego, who appears in Muamba, Fabrice a retired English
located in one of London’s districts numerous comic books published by football player who moved to England
Captain America a fictional character Marvel Comics and many film at the age of 11 from the
who appeared in numerous comic adaptations Democratic Republic of the Congo
books published by Marvel Comics Humans a science fiction TV series The Musketeers a British TV series – an
and many film adaptations produced in the USA and the UK adaptation of the novel The
Three Musketeers by Alexander

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Dumas Science Museum a museum in London The X Factor a reality TV programme

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Scotland a country located to the north of whose aim is to find singing
Administration) an agency of the US England; It is part of the United talents
Federal Government, which is Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern The X-Files a very popular American TV
responsible for the space exploration Ireland. series including elements of horror,
programme Scottish coming from Scotland thriller, drama, mystery and
National Museum of Scotland a Segregation legally approved racial supernatural
museum located in Edinburgh; It separation of people into ‘colored’ and The X-Men a group of fictional
houses the collections of Scottish ‘white’ in the USA until the middle 60’s superheroes who appear in comic
antiquities, culture and history as Shakespeare, William an English books published by Marvel Comics and
well as science and technology, playwright, poet and actor; he wrote in film adaptations by Marvel
natural history and world cultures. plays, such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Studios
National Portrait Gallery an art museum Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer
in London Night’s Dream
Newton, Isaac an English physicist, Shakespeare’s Globe a theatre in
mathematician, astronomer, London; It is a contemporary
philosopher, historian and theologian reconstruction of the Globe
Obama, Barack an American politician; he Theatre from Queen Elizabeth I
was the 44th president of the USA and Shakespeare’s time.
(2009-2017) Somerset a county in South West England
Obama, Michelle First Lady of the USA Sparrow, Jack the main character of a
(2009-2017); She is a lawyer and series of adventure films, Pirates
married to Barack Obama, ex- of the Caribbean, who is played by
president of the USA. Johnny Depp
Oliphant, Sarah a backdrop painter who Spiderman a fictional superhero and
creates scenic backdrops for top Peter Parker’s alter ego, who appears
photographers, film producers and in comic books published by Marvel
fashion designers Comics and in many film adaptations
the Oscars the Academy Awards which Star Wars a famous series of science
are given by the Academy for Motion fiction films
Picture Arts and Sciences every year to Superman a fictional superhero and
recognise achievements in the film Clark Kent’s alter ego, who appears in
industry comic books and film adaptations
the Oscars ceremony an event organised Tate Modern a British national
by the Academy for Motion Picture gallery of international
Arts and Sciences every year; During contemporary art in London
the ceremony, Oscars are given to the Thriller Michael Jackson’s 6th solo album,
winners in 24 film categories. which is the bestselling album in
Oxford Street the main shopping street in history
London Turing, Alan a British mathematician,
Phelps, Michael an American swimmer, 23 cryptoanalyst; he is considered to be the
times Olympic champion, 26 times father of theorethical computer science
world champion and artificial intelligence Twitter a social
Pirates of the Caribbean a series of networking site the UK the United
American adventure films Kingdom of
Queen Elizabeth II the head of the British Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Royal Family, who has been the Queen War Horse a war film directed by
of the United Kingdom since 1953 Steven Spielberg which was
the Roman Baths a site located in Bath; it produced in the USA and the UK
includes buildings which Watson, Emma a British actress and
were used for public bathing in the model who first appeared in the Harry
Roman times Potter film series
Rowling, J.K. a British writer and author of Welsh coming from Wales
the Harry Potter series of novels Wonder Woman an American
the Royal Family Queen Elizabeth II and action film inspired by a series of
members of her close family comic books about a female
Sally Lunn bun a type of sweet cake; it is superhero
the specialty of the town of Bath

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That sounds fantastic!
people
I’d love to (go).

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I suppose it’ll work. If you have any information, please contact/call/leave a

message for Alison on (0961224466).

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(0961224466).
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That’s fine with me.
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I think so too. seen it, please …

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Informal phrases
Drop me a line sometime.
I’m really sorry (that) ...
I hope to hear from you soon.
Sorry to bother you.
Give me a call later.
Sorry I haven’t written for so long./Sorry for not writing for
Let me know if you can make it or not.
so long.
I was glad to hear about … Let me
I’m writing to tell you how sorry I am to ... (about) … It will
never happen again. know as soon as possible.
Formal phrases

I apologise for … I lost (my bag/passport/coat/dog).

Please accept my apology for … Describing features

It is/was …
Size huge/tiny/35cm x 25cm
Closing formulas: emails and letters
Informal phrases Shape round/rectangular/square/narrow

Best wishes, Colour white/red and brown/light/dark green

Bye for now/See you! Material made of leather/plastic/linen

Love,/Take care!/All the best, Age n ew/young/old/six years old/modern/ancient It has/had

(two handles/a leather strap/a blue cover two
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Yours sincerely, Reasons for search

I keep (all my files there).

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It is of great value./It’s a really precious thing.

I can’t live without it.

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I believe/think/feel (that) …
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I really believe (that) …
I disagree that/with …/ I don’t agree that/with …
In my opinion/view, …/To my mind, …
I am totally against …
The way I see it, …
I see what you mean but …
It seems/appears to me (that) …
I see your point but …
My opinion is that … As far as
I’m afraid I can’t agree with …
I am concerned, …
I’m not convinced about …

I don’t think it’s the best solution. Expressing preferences

I really enjoy/like/love … because …

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Encouraging participation 2
I find … boring/dull. I don’t like/I can’t
Come on, don’t be afraid/it’s not difficult/it’s easy!
stand/I really hate … It’s not really my
Why don’t you come and meet some interesting people/ see
some great things? thing.

Come and tell us what you think.

Come and have fun!

Giving advice
You should/ought to …
Don’t miss it!
You’d better …

Ending emails and letters If I were you, I would … It might be a

Informal phrases good idea (for you) to … Why don’t you

It was good to hear from you. …?

Email me soon. Have you thought of/about …?

I’d better get going./I must be going now./Got to go now.

Looking forward to your news/to hearing from you again.

I’d like to invite you to …
Say hello to …
I’d like you to come …
Give my love/my regards to (everyone at home).
Would you come to …? If you want, you can bring a
Have a nice (trip). friend.

See you (soon/in the summer). I’m writing to invite you to (Madrid/my party).

Write soon. I’m having (a party).

Keep in touch! I hope you’ll be able to join us/to make it.

Formal phrases You are welcome to … Join

I look forward to hearing from you/your reply. us today!

I hope to hear from you soon. Come and meet me …

Why don’t you come …? I’m sorry, but I can’t join you.

I’m not really into … I’ve got some

Making requests and enquiries doubts about it.
Informal phrases
I don’t see how it could work.
Can you …, please?/Could you …?
Actually, I would prefer not to.
Do you think you could …?

Let me know if you can (come). Starting emails and letters

Could you tell me …? Informal phrases

Formal phrases It was good to hear from you.

Would it be possible for you to …? I hope you’re doing well/you’re fine/you’re OK.

I’d be grateful if you could …

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I wonder if I could ask you to/for …

I’m writing to ask for your help/advice … How are things with you?

I’m writing to enquire about … I’m writing to tell you … Thanks for

your letter.
Making suggestions
I think I/you/we should (go to) … Perhaps I wonder if you remember/have heard … I

I/you/we could (go to) … wanted to/must tell you about …

What do you think about (going to) …? I just wanted to ask/remind/thank you …

What/How about (going to) …? Just a quick email to tell you … Neutral
phrases
How do you feel about …?

Would you like me to …? I am writing to thank you for …

Why don’t we (go) …?

Telling a story
Let’s (go to) … Shall we (go
It all happened some time ago.
to) …?
It was three years ago.
Do you fancy (going to) … ?
While I (was playing), …

First,
Opening formulas: emails and letters
Informal phrases Then,

Dear Margaret, Finally,

Hi Anne, Suddenly,

Neutral phrases Unfortunately,

Dear Mr and Mrs Edwards, Fortunately,

Dear Ms Brennon, It was the best/worst time ever.

We had a great/awful time when we were …

Refusing suggestions
It doesn’t sound very good.

I don’t think I fancy it.

Thanking
Informal phrases

Thank you so much.

It was so/really/very kind of you to …

Neutral phrases

I really appreciate your help.

Thank you for sending it back to me.

I am really grateful for your help. Thank you

for doing me a favour.

It’s very kind of you.