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Production photos) Pascal Molliere p66 sages soured ty: Suzanne Williams[Pictureresearch co.uk. ‘Theauthors and publishers would ef thank teachers nd stents fn the alowing cools wha hoped with te development fthisbook: international ‘House, Business English Centre. Madrid, Spain; Shamrock Schoo! of English, Getxo,Biakai, Spang English Language Institute, Macarena, Seville, Spain: English Centre, Valeneia, Spain: ti School Of English, London, UK: Bell International, London, UK; Mark Appleton, Marke Loyd and the students at International House, Bath, UK: Malgorzata Salomadey. Dorota Brach, Anna Wauk, and lz Algermissen in Poland ‘They would bo ike to thank: Rachel Godfrey, Carol Tabor. Michael Terry. and Scott Thornbury for thei valuable comments on early drafts ofthe text the actors Nigel Greaves and Joanna ll and The Soundhouse Ld forthe listening material: Suzanne Williams for picture research, ‘he authors woud ke to acnowiedge ther wef the following dictionaries Oxford Advanced! 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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced learners.Contents Introduction Starter: vocabulary at advanced level Abbreviations Expanding your vocabulary aukwne Ican talk about meaning and style Tan use familiar words in a new way can use compounds Ican use a range of collocations can use a dictionary productively ean build word families Review The body 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I can describe the human body I can talk about body language can describe physical movement Tecan describe sounds Ian describe sight Lean describe touch, smell, and taste [can describe illness and injuries Review You and other people 14 15 16 17 18 19 can discuss aspects of character Ican talk about feelings Tcan talk about relationships Ican talk about people I admire and loathe Ican talk about behaviour [can talk about manners Review 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 45 48 50 52 54 56 58 Leisure and lifestyle 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Tecan talk about food Tcan talk about holidays Ican talk about plays and films I can talk about competitive sport I can talk about gardens and nature Tecan talk about shopping habits Ican talk about socializing Review A changing world 27 28 29 30 31 32 Tcan talk about change Ican talk about energy conservation I can discuss wildlife under threat I can describe medical advances I can talk about communication technology Ican talk about migration Review Institutions 33 34 35 Lean disc health services can talk about local government Ican talk about crime and the police I can discuss prisons {can talk about the armed forces Review CONTENTS 61 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 105 3