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Please @8%...somebsdy fir Te ‘employee ofthe year award 2 al forthe post of mariaget should complete the folowing form, 3M is to-ask fora refun 4 Allerployecs wil ‘roe the ‘marketing course. 5 A cred cd lon. YOu tS buy things more treet. we We 2 rit in ptomé eto successful gales. | mr a is RMN vanes : {or the job 281 dent ha oe The eck RE RS e ontine. 221 your property has ont Diense take it to reception where wil be 43AneW von OF 000s sirived yesterday, are 14 The onder vas placed twice due to Unit 8 Collect (¥) to gather things together and keep ox bring them somewhere The woman is collecting thar cups. He collects oid swords and cispays them in fis ving room. ‘customer (a) 3 person (or company) who buys goods or services ‘Marshal Steel's one of our largest customers. vardrail (0) a ral acting as a safety barier ‘at the side ofa road, or ather dangerous The suardral aivides the highway. ‘is mother tld him to hold tightly tothe _guararat along the steep mountain path hhang (s) to put something ina postion so that the top part is fixed or supported! and the iower partis fee to move They are hanging their jackets on @ hook hhatbor (n) 9 port sutrounded by walls or tang The harbor was fl of ships. hnold(¥) to keep, carry or temporarily ‘Support something The woman i holga eofee cup. (Gan you hols this tight for me whe 1 the engine? {ie (on something) (¥) to be positioned on 3 flat horizontal surface The snow les deeply on the farm's fel. | think saw your hat ying onthe bed. ‘monitor (a) 8 video device used to view data or images from a computer ‘The computer monitors cover the wal. ‘My new computer has @ 19 inch fiat soreen mentor ‘overpass (n) 3 rood that crosses over ‘another road ‘The overpass casts a shadow onthe road. ‘The police car waits under the overpass (0 catch speeding cars Passenger (n) someone traveling in @ Vehicle who isnot the diver or crow member The passenger is geting out of theta. The passengers of te boat were unhappy ‘bout the poor foo. revise (¥) to study before an exam: aso, to change something in order to correct, Update, or improve it The students met to revise ther notes before tne eam. Her menager asked her to revise the report before the meeting shine (+) to be very bright o efec ght The sun was shining over the lake. ‘The stars were shining 0 tightly we could walk without tights. ‘skyscraper (n) a bulking that is extremely ‘all ‘The siyscrapers stand near the docks. ‘The bank but a SO-story skyscraper forts head ofces. tent (0) 2 portable fabric sheer used for camping The tert sits on the baa, tower over (¥) to be much taller than something nearby ‘Skyscrapers tower over the harbor. withdraw (v) to take money out ofa bank ‘sccount ‘The woman is withdrawing her money, | Wout tke to withdraw $20 from my savings 1 Choose the correct word. 1 Alo) overpass /treeway sa road that passes over another oad. 2 Amonitor/ skyscraper a very tll buicing arse ah 3 customer / passenger is somebody who travels. 4 harbor /tent isan ares where there ore boats. 4 5 Tonnola /colect means to gather hings together © To rss / withoraw means to study betore a 2.Complet the sentences with the following words, ~ ae | wept eae ee | pe ee Seen hatsay. 2 Ws a dangerous road and should have 2 tim tred and need to see On, The sereen on my sai dry. can’t read the information propery. 5 tmsotal |. oy coleagues, 6 Th sans BShod for eof, but the waiter brought him tea, 7 Thesunwas - $0 We went fora walk, 8 The man was... abagand.an breil ‘9 enjoyed sleeping in when we were on holiday even though it wes cold Unit 9, ‘available (ad) tee to do something for ‘Beople) or be used for some purpose (or objects) id she say when she would be avaiable? ‘Are there any seats avaiable onthe fight? briefease (n) a kind of bag. usually made of leather and carried by business people to hold their documents This is your briefcase, ent? Hefty briefcase onthe tain and hed to go to te lost an found 0 eam ‘custom (a) 2 tradition or habit, usually ‘associated with a country or region Yes, t's an old custom. The custom stil continues In cel areas. ‘depart (v) to leave a cation, usually by ‘some form of ansportation "No he's departing tomorrow, My Might departs at 3 at. $0 | have tobe ot the atrport by 1 Pat detailed (ad) including 2 lt of information Yes, e was very detallod, ‘He gave me a detalled description of the product ‘rive (¥) to operate a motorizes vehicle (Can you drho? earned to drive when Iwas 17 and have never had an accident. forget (») to be unable to remember No, | forgot to ask her. ‘org bring a pen, so can I borrow one ‘rom you? ‘mandy (ad}) convenient, or very useful thought le was very handy. The cell phone ts @ handy too!tor keeping in touch when on the meve. Invite (v) to ask guests to attend a party o: ‘ther function ‘Everyone has been invited. ‘1am going to invte some of my tends to ‘inner tomorow right ‘member (n) 2 person who has joined an ‘organization or group ne, rind (¥) to feel strongly that something is ‘ot acceptable Do you tink they would mind i came along? I don"t mind the neat, but do mind the hui. prefer (¥) to like one thing more than another {preter pop music. Would you prefer to dink tea or coffee with breakfast? prepare (+) to get something ready to be used ‘Cou you help Laura to prepare the documents? The men are preparing dinner inthe kthen. probably (adv) likely tobe true, also used to "express en opinion in 2 more polte manner You shoul probably cal them frst. Hel probably arrive on the next train. rearrange () to make an alteration to a ‘plan or schedule ‘Could you rearrange the venue forme? We can rearrange the meeting for next Tuesday, i tat Is convenient? {(road/o) through (adv) read or say ‘something from beginning to end You read through the notes, dn’ you? He went through the process to show us Pow ‘worked. ‘top (a) an item of clothing worn on the upper body Yes, R's. a new top nich top shoul | wear wit my new ski? understand (9) to know the meaning of ‘something and be able to follow it Yes, but | Coul’t understand them. | understood the announcement. unfortunately (adv) causing someone to Teel regret, or express sadness Or disappointment Unfortunatshy, he cont ola us because e's on holiday then. We ought tickets, bu unfortunately we ‘ig’ win anything. ‘upstairs (n) the floor above where the ‘Speaker curently is Think he's upstairs. The bathroom is upstairs, next to the master beareom, venue (a) the place where an event isto be held Could you rearrange the venue forme? ‘Ine venue fortis year's general meeting had to be changed a the fast minut. 41. Choose the correct word. 2. Ie gota new, black, leather (a) briefcase () venue (©) custom 2 tought 2 outfit toe (@) verve (6) briefease 3 I need to tomorrow's meeting (a) forget (6) arve (©) prepare 10 with my. new 2 report for 176 Word list and Quizzes "don’t like working every 5 What ind of musie do YOU nn? mind (B) preter (©) rearrange 1 enone 0 BAY Som fk, COUKS you get some on your way home? () prepared (@) minded © foes 7 ould we ‘this evening. (A prefer (@) rearrange (©) understand the meal? 'm busy (A) forgot (B) understand (@ ming 9 von te cormpary hasn't done ‘wal this year. 2 Use the ‘words to. complete the puzzle. 5 ne yoy sete e{He clues 1 leave ‘operate a vehicle ‘on a flor above: ‘2k someone toa party thal to be tue useful 4 person belonging to 2 000 Including @ lot of information 2 place where an events held Unit 10 a ‘argument (9) a disagreement that oft TnvoWes people getting angry with each ether Ituned into @ major argument. They haven't been able to sete their argument ‘attend (v) to goto orbe present at 3 function (usually formal) Win ign Goorge attend the meeting? [attended my sists wedding. carelessness (a) not taking care of what you should be doing ‘Aworker's carelessness. ‘Caretessness inthe factory causes ‘accidents efinitety (adv) certainly, surely, having no doubts {defintely plan on staying with the company. I's defintely not an easy test. ‘demanding (adi) for people, frequently ‘sing for attention, usually unreasonably ‘07 for jobs, ver dificult My boss is very demanding. isa demanding ob. disagreement (a) 2 difference of opinion ‘between people (Notas strong es an ‘argument ‘There was 9 disagreement botwoen attendees. There s stil dsagreement about what Caused the dinosaurs to de out. slscount (n) 2 reduction In price would Uke a discount. Can I get dscount I pay by cash? document (a) a place of paper that ‘contains important information Who fled these documents? Pi need those documents on my desk fst thing tomorrow morning. drastically ady) change by 8 large arsount ‘2 sudden and marked diflerence Stubbs wants to drastcally cut back on the sales sta ‘Soles ofthe product dropped drastically following the recall. {ile (¥) to place documents in their correct ‘order in cabinet He nates fling documents. ‘We must finish fling these reports before we ge home. Inexperienced (ad) new to job or activity ‘nat having much knowledge about i The people she works with ae inexperienced. Incxperlenced divers should be accompanied ata times. mileage (1) the amount of gos used by @ ‘vehicle to operate: ‘The gas miloage is ory tom Compact care tend t get very good mileage. pushy (adi) often making other peopie do ‘wat he/she wants ther to do, usualy Unreasonably 50 My new bass is very push | dort He pushy people teing me what 0.40, receipt (x) @ printed record of @ cash ‘transaction, used to prove purchase He needs fo see the revelDt. ‘You! need to provide the receipt in order get a refund. recent (adj) happening n the near past “p escuss a recent argument with employees, The company has Nod sovra! recent resignations. = Se splund (1) money paid back to @ customer for an unsatisfactory product or service The woman can have a refund We promise all our customers wil be satisfied or we'l give you afl refund. ‘satisfied (adj) happy with @ situation, reasonably content Tam not satisfied with i Iwas satisfied with our sales last year, but | think we can do even batter his year. seminar (a) 2 class or lesson where & ‘roup of people discuss a topic Iwas 9 seminar on natural resources. The management seminar willbe held in 100m 202 this afternoon. shipping (0) money paid for delivery of goods ‘Free shipping, ‘Shipping is not included inthe price. situation (a) what trappens or happened to you Twas in the same situation with my dad We will ty to avoid that situation i possible, suggest (¥) to offer your idea on how todo ‘something What does the woman suggest? "suggest we wait unt tomorow before completing this project. turnover (n) the amount of money made by a ‘company; for people, the number of people leaving and replaced by the company Her company has high employee turnover The company makes a turnover of $3 milion. > money you eat retort her | the kind of petson who makes others 36 what = he/she wants (usyh9) ‘5 reduction in prion (eds rinted record of 9 ction (ecirtpe) 2 Find eight words in the puzzle which raatch the definitions in the next column. D [a [o|molenlcalrml>[>lelzlm! z|ml=[2[-2l2I-|-lolelz eimlolol=|alololatzlale lm - 2 class or lesson where a group of people discuss @ tole 8 iference of opinion batwoen people ‘money pad for delvery of goods {the amount of money made by company 2 piece of paper that contains comaary Information to offer an Idee about something happening not lng ago happy witha situation e ‘Complete the sentences with the following words. demanding drastically Imexperionced mileage situation ¥eRy YOUNG 99D There was aig ‘meeting last night 's dangerous in a factory. tm: 'B0!Ng apply for he job 18 foreman. fim ready for -onangas The ‘on Our new cat ft very {E004, 50 we ise lot of gas Being a department managers very. sometimes. ‘cropped the price for a at the union | (wae ‘bankrupt (ad) of companies or individuals, to not have enough money to pay ‘expenses or debts [After yeors of bad Sales, the company was bankeupe. Ris @ bonkrupt organization. ‘boast (v) to proudly talk about one's ‘achievements; to be proud to possess We are also proud to Boast two junior ‘regional champions. He always boasts about his new car closure (a) the act of closing 2 factory, ‘shop or other business: ‘The closure of factories led to rising lenempoyment We wil need t Increase profts to avis branch closures. ‘cordiess (adj) not connected by any cables ‘nas @ cordless telephone handset The cordiess spoakors wark by using aio. technology ‘debt (a) money that is owed to anather person or, often, a bank ar other financiat ‘nstitution He was unable to pay his debs. The company accumulated large debts by Lunwisely expanding. delighted (ad) very hapoy ‘tm delighted tobe able to repor that sales are up. He was delighted with his bitty gi double (¥) t0 become twice as large \We almost doubled the number of The pe © has doub:ea since last ys ‘elderly (people) (aj) of people, old There isa hame fr eldeny people near my rouse Society has 8 responsibility to fake care of the ebdery. expand (y) to increase in size Last year we expanded our fed of operations. The number of nteret users expanded rapialy nthe late tworieth century, ‘Eesture (n) something done t express your feelings, often to express thanks’ Iewoutd bea nice gesture to ge him ‘something for his birth. ‘was a generous gesture to donate your rze to charity. ‘mention (¥) to tell someone a piece of ‘news, often in casual conversation ant mention this o him, Jofn mentioned hat he was thinking of ‘moving to New York. ‘overall (ad) total, complete, related to the ‘whole thing Few Improve your overall fitness. politician (n) 2 government offal, choseh bythe people The polticians will meet to discuss the new tar ws. ‘Our local poltcian wil be visting the hosel this wes. remarkable (adi) amazing, incredible, diferent to normal (generally used to ‘express a positive feeling) Iwas remarkable. tis in remarkable condition ‘renovate (¥) to repair something to 3 ‘condition as good as new ‘twas totaly renovated ust sb months ago. The house realy neds tobe renovated. ‘respond (y) to do something to meet ‘another person's needs or request You wil need to be able to respand to customer needs. 1 the you to respond to tis Inquiry. rmapontie on (a) being pesos ob 1m responsible forthe overall running ofthe section. Whe ts responsible for completing the annua) Sales report” ‘shareholders (n) people that own stocks of ‘shares of a company Each shareholder receles a percentage of {the compary’s prot. There isa shareholders’ meeting next week spacious (ad)) large, wide, having nts of ‘space The kitchen is quite spacious. There isa spacious office wih a view of natn. favorable (adj) not to someone's ‘advantage, bad Seles were affected by unfavorable exchange We were unable to sk, due tountavorable weather conditions. venture capitalist (a) a person that invests In new businesses, expecting io make ‘money in return We approached some venture capitals ‘about support for developing our rotate. Without venture capitalist money, the projet ‘would never have been successt Word list and Quizzes 177 | | 4 Choose the correct word. 2. think it would Be @ Mie? wnat 1D buy James a leaving present. (A). closure (©) gesture (©) venture 2 The ‘of the factory resuted in strikes ® ter (6) debt (©) closure 3 The company =u last year which ‘means mare peopie will be employed. (A) renovated (©) expended (© strugged 4 Lam proud to. a huge increase in profits () boast (8) expand (©) double 5 Agood manager. tothe requests of his or her workers. (a). boasts (@) responds (©) refunds 6 Ineed to the fact there will be some job losses next year. () mention 8 There were afew problems, Sut the feeling was that the meeting () overall (6) delighted (©) remarkable ® Simon ie + for the new project. (A) dopressing : (8) responsile (©) overall 2 Read the definitions and write true or false. 41 Ifa price doubles it goes down by halt 2 Apoltician isa government offical. 3 Venture captatsts are people that invest in ew businesses, 4 Shareholsers usually fecoive the whole of @ ‘company's profs. ‘5 Adebtis money owed to somebody. 6 If company is bankrupt R doesn have enough money to continue 7. To renovate means to improve the way somebody looks. 8. Eldery people are od. If something unfevorable it isn't ‘someone's advantage. 10 Remarkable means amazing. 111 If something i cordless i$ connected by cables 12 1 you re detigntea you are very nape. unit 12 ‘advanced (ad) including recent technology ‘wish nad Bought a more advanced mode. The machines are the most advanced ones available. ‘advise () to tell someone what you think ‘they should do 1 advised her to invest in see He advised me not to buy now. ‘alternative (ad) 8 further choice, or different option Union leaders agreed to discuss an _altemative propose. We need to find an alternative route tothe station. applicant (n) 2 person that sends their information to a company to ty to get a Job there There are atleast tty applicants for each ob, ‘careless (ad) lacking in attention (Also see ‘ossary Unit 0, carelessness) Most workplace accidents are due to careless practices. He was charged with careless ving by the police. ‘demand (v) to make a very clear request Using direct language | demanded to speek tothe menager. ‘fit isnot possible, then! demand to know win. ‘entrée (x) the main course of a meal ina restaurant waited more than thirty minutes for my entrée 0 arrive. Would you tke meat or fish for your entrée? ‘evidence (n) something used to connect 2 ‘person with a crime ‘The judge promised to look into any new levidence as soon as possible. -Etadually (adv) at slow pace, not quickly ‘Black and white television sets were ‘gadualy replaced. eis gradual recovering from his injures. impression (n) how something makes you ‘feel, your intial feeling about it ‘You wil make a good impression atthe conference next mont. limousine (a) 8 long, luxury car, used to ‘ake (usually ic) passengers from one place to another The Presisent’s limousine should be here We can send a tmousine to meet you atthe ‘airport principal (ad) main, most important ‘appears that ur principal rvals are considering our propose. The principal reason is that customers traditional stay at home on that day ‘questionnaire (1) 8 series of written ‘Questions to determine a person's opinions, status or habits Passengers must complete an immigration ‘questionnaire. an task you to help me with this ‘questionnaire? regret (v) to fee bad about something you have done in the past; to wish something hhad been done afferent regret net buying a more advanced camer. 0 you regret leaving your previous job? rivals (2) competitors those trying to ‘achieve the same goal ag an Indl o 1 ‘company seers, a tae eeee as alee catia frie poeta: ae aoe a et ireraice ia on oie hance aasren. (ff Sane oe eed ee evant (A) principal { ae, | a Som 6 onconeen bfetie =n: — ‘early next year. il (@) takeup (©) tokein (6) takoover 7 The new model is more. ur last one. (A) advanced ®) tees (©) careless q 8 The accounts department made some ve MISTRES. (a) caroiess (@) egst i (©) principat 9 The workers aren't interested in the proposal, so the manager is going o ‘seuss some ideas. (®) prior (©) principa (o) alternative 2 Read the definitions and write true or false. ~ 41 Aquestionnaire isan lcterview with somebody. ‘An applicant is a manager, ‘limousine isa ype of ca. Police need evidence to eat criminals, People who do a variety of abs have more than one responsi, Your rivals usually gt along with you. You would normaly eat an entrée atthe end ofa meal Ifyou make a good impression, people like you. 9. I something happens gradvaly ithappens very quiet Unit 43 attentively (adv) paying close attention to ‘what someone is saying The audience listened tthe presentation attentively cautiously (adv) carefully, without taking any risks. -=f0 begin cautiously moving up the south tage. Drive cautiously in bad weather comfortable (adj) pleasant or nice to the a a i ' 1 i a i 1c i i q i i i a i 4 Your new chair looks very comfortable. ust re oth comrade constant (4d) without chaning Our sales have been consistently good in the last three months. He has been consistenty fate since he Started. ‘convenient (adj) sy, suting someone's ‘plans tis more convenient toMy than to ave because ofthe volume of trafic. endurance (0) the abilly to survve extreme ‘conditions or very hard work ‘was one ofthe greatest tests of endurance they had experienced. Marsthon runners ty to develop their endurance ty a combination of traning and tet ‘srueting (adj) hard, taking along time and requiring lot of effort They reached the summit after a grueling, elim. The HawallWonman is 2 gruetng rece. highiy (adv) very 4 the candidates forthe job seem highly incenigent. input (0) contibution Your init has been very helpful invaluable (ad)) of great valve Your help has been invaluable, restore (¥) to repair something to its previous condition he orginal prints have been restored to ‘modern digital stondaras. Painting damage in the fie were restored by expert artists. ‘serious (adj) not to be taken lightly We have serous problems in out Tokyo office. The boord had a serous dlscussion to decide the direction of the company. ‘triumph (n) a great achievement, a ‘wonderful resutt, Their climb tothe summit of Mount Everest was @ viomph of courage and spi. Englang's triumph inthe 1966 Word Cup has never been forgotten by the English. 4 Complete the sentences with the following words. ‘comfortable consistenty convenient grueling ‘highly Invaluable restored serious 4 snot for me to travel tomorrow. | have 8 lot of meetings. aut... ‘motivated. He started work at 6 oaiok tis moming. We cant fave done thot Your help has been Rising prices are problem at the moment ‘The bed ia the hotel ae very Moped an (© endurance 2 The successful takeover wasa | for the company. =. (harshness (8) triumph ‘i (©) comforabie 3. The manager thanked his team for thelr invaluable (A) drabiiy ©) inoue © tal 4 The project is dificult, £0 we'l continue (A) cautiously (®) ey (©) eagerty 5 listened colleague said () attensvely @ to what my ‘tity (© wondetully Unit 14 ‘alumnus (pure aluren) (9) previous student (usually of «univers that has graduated A student alumnl magazine He Is one of ur more famous alumi. anticipate (v) to think about how something wil happen We couldn't have anteipated the demand for ‘ur products. ‘9 unable to confirm the antipated launch dete application (n) 3 formal request, usualy wrlten, for something We are now open for membership applications. The unwersity sccepted applications from ‘over one hundred diferent counties. bulletin (n) 2 newsletter distributed freely, especialy within a company ‘A.community services bulletin. This month's bulletin contains @ lot of interesting articles. ‘campaign (n) carefully planned actions or 8 ‘series of actions leading toa final goat We are expecting to contm a weltkown ‘model forthe campaign short. Te President's campaign t20k him to each ofthe sates, ‘cancelation (n) asking 2 reservation of ‘order tobe stopped The effective date of the cancelation isthe ate the withdrawal notice received by the center We must try to preven the cancelation of contacts. ‘cardiovascular (adj) related wo the heart ‘and blood vessels This new gym features @ range of system before attempting a marathon. complaint (a) a spoken or witten ’ ‘Statement expressing dissatisaction with 28 product The customer sence department deals with all complains We received complaint about imaroper _Berbage disposal ‘comprehensive (adj) compete, without ‘anything missing, very detailed The exercise stulo wil offer 9 Comprehensive program of dance. Te software comes with o comprehensive mania disposal (a) the throwing away of waste products or garbage Improper disposal of waste materals can cause pollution. We received complain about improper garbage disposal fall (v) to not succeed to do something “failed my civng test tree times. feature (¥) to be Included 132 gest fim and features the best Hotwood sctors. This new Muscles Gym features fully stocked workout gym further (adv) additional, more ook forward t cseussing ths eales ‘opportunity with you further, We walked further than ist weak, fa Word list and Quizzes 179 7 We have ew proses psig fon the market this Season, We live inthe center of town, ‘ot the suburbs. 9 ts. to greet your neighbors ‘wen you see them, 2 Read the definitions and write true or false. You keep food warm in efigerator. ‘You ean send 3 package by mal ‘The boardroom is where staf can enioy cheap meats. 4 Ifyou are bored by a presentation, the speaker has your attention 5 Todalver something means to pick up from the Past Office, 6 Ajourmay sa kind of magazine. 7. To'stare means to listen to someone very carefully. Unit 17 available (adj) free to do something (for ‘people or be used for some purpose (for objects} Did she say when she would be avaiable? The special is only available unt 1:30 a celebration (c) special occasion The Kingston camival is an amazing celebration. coach (ad)) standard class of American trains Coach cassis fine We traveled coach class. ‘concer (a) worry His main concer is that they won’ fish on ‘rowed (adi) with too many people or things The buses get very crowded insish hour ‘deposit (a) the act of placing money into 8 ‘bank account (opposite of withdrawl) Depesits can be made between 9 Am. and Sem Te ke to make a depos, please sperate (adj) wanting, of needing to do ‘something very much He's desperate to work overseas. The local people are desperate to leave the region (have) diffcutty (doing something) (expression) find something hard wo do There was noise al nigh long. We had aiteuty in sleeping. ‘disappointing (adj) not as good as expected We nad high noes, but was 2 bit ‘isappointing. hheel (a) the bottom part ofa shoe at the back which raises the foot We have one with the same hook Hicense (a) a document that allows the ‘owner to do something otherwise testricted or controlled by lam You have @ pass the test to get aicense. Could you show me your ding oense? package (a) an item, usually wrapped in “paper orn a bax, to be delivered by mail When did the package ave? There isa package fom hoad office on your ese TOT 7 tate (3) uncommon, or mited in number Tthie i's qute rare Fonda are now very rare in the wi reservation (n) an agseement that a hotel oom, restaurant table, etc s Kept forthe person who orders it Frm sory, but there Iso record of your reservation. right away (adv) immediately, without ‘pause or hesitation Ur you get started right away, it shouldnt be too much of@ problem. ite want get there by sky we't have 12 leave right oway, ‘rum out (¥) to no longer have Weve run out of paper ‘sleeves (n) the arms of a shirt, jacket or ‘other upper body item of clothing The soeves area bit short Is possible 1o get the sleeves aqusted? ‘stadium (a) a large building, with seating around It, where sporting events are held The track rats wil be held atthe stadium Iator tomorrow. The marathon runners fnsh thelr route at the olympic stad. vacanoies (2) empty rooms in @ hotel, ‘guest house or tip etc. Bo you have any vacancies fortnight? We have only afew vacancies let on tomorrow's excursion. withdrawal (a) the act of taking money out ‘of a bank account (oppeste of deposit) ‘ine largest withdrawal that can be made i ‘one day ts $1000. (Can [make withdrawals trom other companies’ ATMS? 3 {ve booked two tickets. ‘to New York. (A) reservation (®) avaiable (©) eoach . ass 4 The car hire company needs to see your oriving mand form of 1D. (a) teense (@) vacancy (reservation 5 Yatike to make a ‘account (A) deposit rom (®) Gepost into (©) deposit around ~ my savings 6 Special weekend rates are ‘on all rooms ~ cal today to reservation. () availabe @) rare (0) vacancies, 7 couldn say at the some hoe because they didnt have any... (®) ‘vacancies (8) calcultions (0) withdrawals 8 There is 3 ‘morning's mai (A) package (8) depost (© reservation 9 She had Jacket. (8) icy (8) concern (©) sesperate 410 Te toner inthe printer has. (rn out ® gone © lost 11 The Jacket almost ts but the. ‘are abit to long. ) heets (@) sleeves (©) concerns «fox you in this finging @ suitable 2 Match the words with the definitions. Immediately Something you ae worred about and think ‘bout a lot lange sporting events are held here not as good as expected ‘aking money out of @ bank account 2 booking agléerent for example, for 2 hotel room, ora plane ticket Unit 18 just (9) change the settings of how ‘something works or appears You can adjust the level of resistance. Itt picture no clear, try to adjust the ‘eri. ambitious (ad)) something done on a large ‘Scale, usualy confidently IRs our most ambitious yet. We nave ambious plans for the European market. apprentice (n) someone who works fore ‘skilled person in order to learn a trade ‘She went from being an apprentice to ead of our design team ‘background (5) information about the past ‘of a person, objector event T woutd tke fo give you some background on fi Gates. We need some more background information ‘eondition (n) fitness ‘Are you trying t improve you ovat” ‘condition? dolighted (adj) very happy We are delighted that he has agreed to speak tous. He was delighted with his thoy ait. feature (v) 0 be included (usually in a ‘movie, show or other production) Ingige Heart, @ new move featuring Ancy hotest new Hollywood talent. imaginative (adj) creative ‘We are sure hor imaginative creations wil push sales beyond tart. tatecom ‘an event ‘The conference was held up for tity ‘minutes to allow Tatecomers fo find their realize (v) to understand something (often ‘suddeniy) | realize that this fs» non working day. The staff realized the amount of time that ‘had gone into the jt. salvage (v) 10 save or recover something, ‘© a ship or building, rom destruction The ship was recently sahaged from Jamestown harbor We ean try ta sahage this dea ‘schedule (¥) to arrange an event on a Timetable There are three plenary discussions ‘Scheduled for Saturday. We should uy to schedule a meeting next week. ‘spectator (0) a person watching an event ‘Spectators should try to get down to the Jamestown marina ear, Ten thousand spectators watched the finals. ‘support (v) to provide help or assistance to others He did alot of igs to support the ‘members of he group, New employees an expect the support of their colleagues. target (a) result to aim for, goat wil push sales beyond target. waterproof (ad) not letting watar trough ‘The waterproof case comes na variety of sires. [My waten Isn't waterproof. (a) @ person that aries late for <7 The fn’ storie ie very 1. Find six words in the puzzle. Match them to their definitions. 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After paying te legal expenses ne was bankrupt. cosupervise (v) two or more people taking responsslity fora project or geparene = nonison and Phil Greene cosuverise criticize (v) to say what you think s wrong ‘wi somes The strategy was cried fe beng too aggrossive. Jon's bass would often loudly enicize him. ‘dependence (n) reiance, needing ‘something n order to survive The company's dependence ana single ‘supplier caused problems. (Our dependence on imported pars is casing us fot of money. Alsconnect(¥) to detach something from its power source, to remove (especially & ‘elephone) from the network The phone company comet dscannec is You should disconnect the pier before switching the power on. document (a) a piece of paper that ‘contains company i He hates fling documents. He realized he had fet @ key document on his desk at home. ‘elevate (¥) to raise toa higher postion ‘Te sculptor intended to elevate the stotue by placing t on a pedestal He was eleated tothe post of ance Director Identity (¥) to find ang name someone or something ‘consultant was hired oisentiy the ‘main weaknesces ‘oun’ identi the men, es ne was 'a mask. Impatient (ad) to be annoyed or frustrated ‘due o an inability to walt ‘often get very impetient i there is heavy tratfi whnen Iam in hurry. {1am impatent to hear the resutof the lection Intercom (a) an electronic device used to ‘communicate with people inside and ‘outside of 8 room ‘Tere san intercom in each room. Call me on the intercom and ie yu in. Internship (n) a period of work where ‘students are given professional supervision Doing an internship is | good way for ‘students to get work experience. Law students usually look fran internship ‘ring ther fina year at cooge. Investigation (n) an organized way to find ‘ut information about how something happened The stockholders want an imestgation to find the money. The investigation wil tke at leat a weok, misheat (6) to fail to hear something ‘correctly * ‘Sony, | tink | mseard you Trnishears the announcement and wont to the wrong gate non-refundable (ad) not possible to receive money back for something plrchased Since the gift was onsale Rwas non refondsbe ‘Allsale tems are non retundabe. ‘overpaid (adi) given too much money "after retured trom the sh, |reakzed | had overpai. {don't aleve that miners are overpate they work very ard. Word list and Quizzes 183

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