The people in your life

your language Position your language

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acquaintance at the back (of the room)
aunt at the front (of …)
best friend behind (the girl)
boss in front (of the girl)
(brother)-in-law in the middle (of …)
colleague on the left (of …)
cousin on the right (of …)
ex-(boyfriend) to the left (of …)
flatmate to the right (of …)
neighbour
nephew
niece
parents Misunderstandings your language
step-(father) I don’t understand

uncle I meant …

widow I thought you said …

widower Oh, I see!

Pardon?

Sorry, I misunderstood

Greetings your language
bow People and places your language
hug (each other) age

kiss (each other on the cheeks) continent

country

kiss (each other on the lips) environment

put your hand on the other person’s shoulder ethnic background

gender

shake hands (with each other) nationality

region

wave (to each other) religion

tradition

tourist attraction

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Time expressions your language Hospitality phrases your language
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a bit later Don’t worry about …
a couple of years ago Help yourself to …
after I’ll (take your coat) if you like
at first Do you need anything?
before Is everything all right?
during the first week Just leave your bag (on the sofa)
finally
first time Shall I …?
for a moment Why don’t you …?
for a while Would you like me to …?
in the end
in the evening
next time
the second week Types of film your language
then action film

when I returned comedy

drama

fantasy film
musical
School words your language romance
assembly science fiction
canteen
playground

Politics your language
capital
Achievement words your language conservative
achieve democracy
achievement election
fail head of state
give up national
keep doing (something) political
manage to the president
pass represent
succeed republic
success socialist
successful United Nations

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Permission words your language Behaviour your language
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allow bully
forbid friendly
permit helpful
prohibit kind
naughty
noisy
nosy
War words your language polite
army rough
battle rude
confess swear
enemy well-behaved
evil
protect
rebel (vb)
rebel (n)
Character your language
active
aggressive
Extreme adjectives your language ambitious
amazing artistic
awful confident
brilliant generous
dreadful imaginative
enormous kind
exhausted lively
fantastic nervous
furious serious
terrible shy
terrified unfriendly
wonderful well-known
well-mannered

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Looks your language Reporting verbs your language
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(bushy) eyebrows agree (to)
clean-shaven advise (somebody to)
curly (hair) invite (somebody to)
fashion-conscious offer (to)
fringe refuse (to)
ginger (hair) promise (to)
good-looking warn (somebody to)
high forehead
loose-fitting
moustache
old-fashioned Weather your language
round face blowing

shoulder-length (hair) boiling

straight (hair) cloud

wavy (hair) floods

well-dressed freezing

gales

heat wave
lightning
Age your language mild
around forty pouring
in her teens shining
in his late twenties showers
in his mid thirties snowing
in his seventies soaking
stormy
Phone expressions your language windy
break down
call by Direction of movement your language
cut (me) off along
get away from backwards
(I can’t) get through downhill
hand (somebody) over to somebody downwards
forwards
hang on inside
hang up outside
Hello, can you put me through to … towards you
uphill
ring (me) back upwards

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Packaging your language Health your language
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bag emergency
bottle first aid kit
box injection
can insect repellent
carton local foods
jar medical insurance
lid mosquito net
packet pill
pot sun block
tin tap water
tub vaccination (certificates)
tube

Shopping your language
available
bargain Travel problems your language
deliver get lost
replace get stopped for speeding
sale get stuck
upgrade (have a) flat tyre
voucher (have a) breakdown
(have an) accident
Accommodation lose your wallet
  adjectives your language
lose your way
comfortable
lose your ticket
delicious
miss your plane
delightful
miss your stop
efficient
miss your turning
elegant
run out of petrol
friendly
run out of money
magnificent

secluded

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