MUST-LEARN WORDS.

UNIT 1A

Think about something (v. phr) - to use your mind to decide about something,
form an opinion, imagine something, etc.
 Think carefully about every spending decision you make.

Smile at someone (v. phr) - to make your mouth curve upwards, in order to be
friendly or because you are happy or amused
 ‘I’m delighted to meet you,’ George said, smiling at the girl.

Believe in something (v. phr) - to be sure that something exists

 Hearing that she was alive was almost enough to make me believe in miracles.

Work on something (v phr) - to spend time working in order to produce or repair

something
 He has spent the last two years working on a book about childcare.

Suffer from something (v. phr) - to have a particular disease or medical condition,
especially for a long time
 The writer suffered from ill health for most of his life.

Concentrate on something (v. phr) - to think very carefully about something that
you are doing
 Be quiet – let me concentrate on my homework.

Belong to someone (v. phr) - if something belongs to someone, they own it

 Who does this scarf belong to?

Deal with something (v. phr) - to succeed in controlling your feelings about an
emotional problem so that it does not affect your life
 For a while I had no idea how to deal with my father’s death.

Rely on something (v. phr) - to trust or depend on something to do what you need
or expect it to do
 Many people now rely on the internet for news.

Stand for something (v. phr) - if a letter or symbol stands for something, it
represents a word or idea, especially as a short form
 ATM stands for automated teller machine.
Appeal to someone (v. phr) - if someone or something appeals to you, they seem
attractive and interesting
 The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.

Believe in someone/something (v. phr) - to think that something is effective or right

 I don’t believe in these diets.

Boast about something (v. phr) - to talk too proudly about your abilities,
achievements or possessions because you want other people to admire you
 She’s always boasting about how good she is at languages.

Depend on someone/something (v. phr) - to need the support, help or existence of

someone or something in order to exist, be healthy, be successful, etc.
 We depend entirely on donations from the public.

Differ from someone/something (v. phr) - to be different from someone or

something in some way
 Modern teaching methods differ greatly from those of 50 years ago.

Discourage someone from doinɡ something (v. phr) - to persuade someone not to
do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad
 She discouraged me from going to work in a different country.

Enquire about something (v. phr) - to ask someone for information about
something
 I’m writing to enquire about the job that was advertised in yesterday’s ‘Times’.

Insist on something (v. phr) - to demand that something should happen

 She insists on having her own bedroom.

Involve someone in something (v. phr) - to ask or allow someone to take part in
something
 Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.

Specialise in something (v. phr) - to limit all or most of your study, business, etc. to
a particular subject or activity
 Simmons specialised in contract law.
Suffer from something (v. phr) - if someone suffers from an unpleasant or difficult
experience, or is in a difficult situation, it happens to them or they experience it
 London employers were suffering from a shortage of school-leavers.

Volunteer for something (v. phr) - to offer to do something without expecting any
reward, often something that other people do not want to do
 I volunteered for clearing-up duties after the event the following day.

EXTRA WORDS FROM STUDENT’S BOOK

Anxiety (n) (B2) - something that causes a feeling of fear and worry:
 Social anxiety

Turn out (v) - to happen in a particular way or to have

a particular result, especially an unexpected one:
 As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.

As though (phrase) (B2) - as if: …DEK

 You look as though you've been running a marathon!

Whisper (v) (B2) - to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that
only the person close to you can hear you:
 What are you two girls whispering about?

Board (v) - to get onto or allow people to get onto a boat, train, or aircraft:
 Will passengers waiting to board please go to the ticket counter?

Frown (v) (C2) - to bring your eyebrows together so that there

are lines on your face above your eyes, often
while turning the corners of your mouth downwards, showing that you
are annoyed, worried, sad, or thinking hard:

 frown at She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

Mutter (v) (B2) - to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often
when you are worried or complaining about something:
 Laurence muttered something about his wife and left.
Desperation (n) (C2) - the feeling that you have when you are in such
a bad situation that you are willing to take risks in order to change it:
 in desperation In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.

Blow someone away (phrase) - to surprise or please someone very much:

 The ending will blow you away.

WORDS FROM DEVELOP YOUR LISTENING SECTION

Exaggeration (n) (C1) - the fact of making something seem larger,

more important, better, or worse than it really is:
 Sal estimates over 60 people were there but I think that's a slight exaggeration.

Exaggerate (v) (C1) - to make something seem larger, more important, better,
or worse than it really is:
 I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life.

Tend to (v) (B2) - to be likely to behave in a particular way or have

a particular characteristic:
 [ + to infinitive ] We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in
this part of the country.

First off (First of all) (idiom) – Before anything else

 First of all, I’d like to ask you a few questions.

Stuck (v) (B2) - unable to move, or set in a particular position, place, or way
of thinking:
 stuck in Seven of us were stuck in the lift for over an hour.

It slipped my mind (idiom) (C2) – I forgot

 I forgot I'd arranged to meet Richard last night - it completely slipped my mind.

Dash (v) (B2) - to go somewhere quickly:

 The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.

Hilarious (adj) (C1) - extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter:

 He didn't like the film at all - I thought it was hilarious.
Crack (someone) up (phr. v), also CRACK UP (C2) - to suddenly laugh a lot, or to
make someone suddenly laugh a lot:
 There's something about that guy's face that just cracks me up.

Snowed under (idiom) - having too much to do:

 I am totally snowed under at school

Relentless (adj) (C2) - continuing in a severe or extreme way:

 relentless criticism/pressure
 relentless heat

Catch you later (idiom) – Goodbye

 "Bye." "Catch you later."

Posh (adj) (B2) - (of places and things) expensive and of high quality:
 He takes her to some really posh restaurants.

Give something a go – Try something

 We've got nothing to lose so let's give it a go.

Decent (adj) - acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable:

 We get good benefits, and the pay is decent.
 It costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag.

Starving (adj) (B2) - very hungry:

 Isn't lunch ready yet? I'm starving.

Ginormous (adj) - extremely large:

 Billie ate his way through a ginormous ice cream sundae.