CAMBRIDGE English __ eee ReeTN Cts and intermediate Vocabulary reference and practice Urea tr CaEnglish Vocabulary in Pre-intermediate Use and intermediate THIRD with answers EDITION Stuart RedmanCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City Cambridge University Press ‘The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK wwercambridge org Information on this title: wwv:cambridge o7g/9780521 149884 © Cambridge University Press 2011 ‘This publication isin copyright, Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press, First published 2011 Produced by Kamae Design, Oxford Printed in Italy by L-E.G.O. $.p.. A eaalegue reco for this publication is availabe fom the British Library ISBN 978-0521-14989-1 Edition with answers and CD-ROM ISBN 978-0521-14988-4 Edition with answers ISBN 978-0521-14990-7 Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediateContents Thanks and acknowledgements 5 On the road 66 Introduction . Notices and warnings 68 Learning Education and study GD Learving vocabulary 8 Mier laseas 7 Keeping a vocabulary notebook 10 oiast alten n | DP Using a dictionary 2 Studying English and taking exams 74 | English language words m University education 76 The world around us Werkcandl tuetress Country, nationality and language 16 Jobs # The physical world ed Talking about your work 80. Weather 20 Making areaseer 82 © Asinals and insexrs pt Working in an office 84 People Running a company 86 © The body and movement ae Business and finance 88 Eemminne fe serirsen 2° | Leisure and entertainment © Describing character om Spore and leisure 90 Feelings a0 Competitive sport 92. Family and friends 32 Books aad fle 4 Growing up ait Music %6 Romance, marriage and divorce 36 Special events 98 Daily life Toure Daily routines 3 ‘ie travel 100 The place where you live 40 GBD Hotes and restaurants 102 GB Around the home A Sightseeing holidays 104 @ Everyday problems “4 | GD Holidays by the sea. 106 Maney ** | communication and technology Health aa Newspapers and television 108 Clothes ey Pkoning and texting 10 Fashion and buying clothes 52 Computers 2 Shopping a Email and the Internet 44 @ Foo 4 |! Soclal tssps BD cooking a Crime 116 ity life 4 Politics 118 Life in the country @2 Conon 120 ‘Transport ee War and violence 122 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermedioteConeepts ED Time Numbers. Distance, dimensions and size Objects, materials, shapes and colour e 2 Y BBS Containers and quantities Cf) fa = 6B: ictional language Apologies, excuses and thanks Requests, permission and suggestions Opinions, agreeing and disagreeing Likes, dislikes, attitudes and preferences Greetings, farewells and special ‘expressions 68886 jord formation Prefixes: changing meaning Suffixes: forming nouns Sulfixes: forming adjectives Nouns and verbs with the same form Compound nouns 29 988 76 888 se building Word partners Fixed phrases 76 ced phrases in conversation Verb or adjective + preposition Prepositional phrases GE) Phrasal verbs 1: form and meaning 176) @ Phrasal verbs 2: grammar and style Key verbs GD Make, do and take: uses and phrases Key verbs: give, keep and miss 124 126 128, 130 132 138 140 142 144 146 148 4150 152 1s4 156 158 160 162 164 166 168 170 Get: uses, phrases and phrasal verbs Go: meanings and expressions GE} The senses Words and grammar Uncountable nouns Verb constructions 1 Verb constructions 2 Adjectives Prepositions: place and movement Adverbs AFR Jew Connecting and linking © Time and sequence Addition and contrast 88 GY} Reason, purpose, result, condition. Style and register Formal and informal English. ‘Completing forms and CVs Writing an essay Formal letters Informal emails and letters 666886 Abbreviations Answer key Phonemic symbols Index English Vocabulary in Use Preintermedlate and intermediate 172 174 176 178 180 182 184 186 188, 190 192 194 196 198 200 202 204 206 208 247 248Thanks and acknowledgements For this third edition, 1 would particularly like to thanke Julie Moore for her detailed and insightful comments on the manuscript while in preparation. At Cambridge University Press, I would like to thank the editorial team under Noirin Burke, and especially Tracy Griffin for her tireless work in editing a long and complex manuscript, Alyson Maskell for her editorial work and support, and Emily Hird for her overall supervision of the project and for earefully steering the book from its early stages through to production. Finally, I would like to thank Andy George and Jeanette Alfoldi in production, Lucy Fox for photo research, and Marcus Fletcher for proofreading. | would also like to thank the teachers and students who participated i the following institutions: focus groups at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge ‘Cambridge Academy of English, Cambridge OISE, Cambridgy ‘Oxford English Centre, Oxford ‘Wipro singed by English Pale. Enlsh Mtl i aliberie pga a nace eaing,wachng ‘ed assessment of Eth orwie a is min ang parts oe CanbnigeUey res an abe EOL Thea of ish ee so create a ple fe Engl re othe Common éuepean Fare of Releece oe Languages (CE. English fle outs wal pose tales fsa tet he anguage toes on be ‘pected to deste teh UT ev olen Gerbera rae tery ete arto, \ bese wait ennengisipnea, ‘The authors and publishers acknowledge the following sources of copyright material and are grateful for the permissions granted. 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Shutterstock; p. 104 (Castle): Margaret Smeaton/Shutterstocks p.104 (Statue): Thinkstock; p. 108: Clara/Shutterstock; p. 118: Yuri Arcurs/Shutterstock; p. 120: CreativeAct = Abstract series/Alamy; p.122: Fotolial; p. 136: Roger Jegg,- Fotodesign-Jegg.de! Shutterstock p.138: Andreas Kindler/Johnér Images/Corbis; p. 148: Toshi Kawano/Getty; p. 150% Tricia de Courcy Ling/Alamy; p.182: Péter Gudella/Shutterstock. L.= left, R = right, T = top, B = bottom, C= centre Ilustrations by: Mark Duffin, Humberto Blanco, Kathy Baxendale, Gillian Martin, Jo Taylor, Kathryn Baker, Andrew Painter and David Whittle. English Vocobulory in Use Preintermediate and intermediate18 Learning vocabulary Using this book ks a good idea to have a routine when you use this book [something you do often and usualy in the same way]. For example: + a weekly routine when you study a new unit for at least [not less than} 30-45 minutes; + a daily routine when you revise that unit [smudy ic again]. You may only need to revise for five or ten minutes each time. Caren 1 How often can you spend at least half an hour or forty-five minutes on a unit? 2. How often can you revise? How much time can you spend when you revise? Where will you do ee o ie Studying a new unit ‘When you are studying a unit for the first time, you need to be active when you are learning, + With a new word or phrase, say it aloud [speak itso you can hear ie} and repeat it ro yourself silently [in your head, not speaking]. If you have the CD-ROM that goes with the book, use it to check the promunciation, + Use a Hightighif@# pen to mark words you think are important or difficult. # Write down new words and phrases in your notebook. (See Unit 2 for ‘more information.) + Always try to write an example sentence for new words. You can choose an example from this book or a dictionary, but an example from your owa life will often help you to remember a word, eI shaved a flat with an Australian girl when Twas in London last year + Do exercises in pencil, then you can rub them out (using a rubber) and do them again later This isa good way to revise vocabulary. oer 1 Which of these things do you do now when you are learning vocabulary? 2 What will you do in the future? Revising a unit When you are revising a unit one or two days late, i is also important to be as active as possible, «+ Test yourself, eg. look at a word and cover the meaning. Can you remember what the meaning is? If you can‘ check the meaning, then come back to the word in five ‘minutes’ rime and test yourself again, + Look at what you wrote in your notebook when you first studied the unit. Is there any new information you want to add, eg. something about the pronunciation, of a ‘common word partner? (See Unit 2.) + Diagrams may help you to organise some of the vocabulary differently, and help you to remember it. English Vocobulary in Uso Pr-iatermedite and intermediateere Write your answve 1. Do you revise vocabulary that you study? If so, how often? .. 2 Will you try to revise more often in the future? IF so, will you use some of the ideas above? ED Expanding* your vocabulary ‘+ When you learn a word, e.g. dirty, think of synonyms (syxt) [words with a similar meaning] of opposites (opp) in your language. Look them up in a bilingual dictionary to find the English words, then look up the English words in an English dictionary to check the meaning. From this, you will find that the opposite of dirty is clear, and you may also find filthy [very dirty] | making something bigger 1.4 Using this method, find opposites for the words in bold. 1. My room is very clean. opp 8B eon | 2 lesa permanent job. opp .. 3 He was kind to all of his animals. 4 Babies have very soft, smooth skin. | OPP orn 5 Where's the entrance? opp 6 Was the bird dead? OPP -ennomnn 7 Did they accept the invitation? opp .. + Building word families (see Units 69-71) will also help to expand your vocabulary. From a noun, verb or adjective, you can often find related words in the dictionary with a similar meaning, So, you can often learn two or three words, and nor just one, e.g. argue v= have an angry discussion; n= argument. 1.5 Usea dictionary to find the related parts of specch for the words in bold. 1 She gave me some advice. verb advise. 2 We mustn't argue. now 3 I will have to revise this unit. 4 Is there a choice? verb -cunmnnn 5 Lwant to expand my vocabulary. OUI on 6 The two boys are very different. now... 7 They need to communicate more. 20101 oon ‘+ Try to tead and listen to English as much as possible. The more you read and li the more you will learn. When you read, try to: ERGHIIGHE or underline interesting new words — Highlight words if they are familiar but you can’t remember the meaning. ‘+ There is a lot of spoken English on the Internet which you can play again and again. Try to make a note of interesting words and look up the meaning. Cr eee pats : rg 1 How many answers did you get right the first time? 2 How many answers did you get right'the second time?. English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediateKeeping a vocabulary notebook What do you do? I write down new English words and ‘This is what some students do. | Phrases in my notebook, and next to each ‘one I write a Spanish translation, | usually write down if a word is a noun, verb, adjective, and so on. cap saucer mg 1 sometimes write a word in phonemics because English pronunciation is very difficule for me. But my notebook is mess [nothing isin a good order; syn untidy I like to draw pictures. | sometimes make a note of new words in my notebook, but 1 often forget [don't remember]. I usually write a translation, and sometimes I write example sentences as well. ve got a notebook. I don’t use it much but when I do, 1 try and lise words by topic, so I put all che animals together, and all the clothes words together, and so on. find ies easier to remember the words this way. ANDREY T note down new words and phrases. Sometimes I translate them into Polish, and sometimes I write an explanation [a description of what something means} in English if i is not difficult. For example: kitten a. very young cat DONATA Tips for your notebook A tip isa piece of advice to help you. Here are some tips for your notebook. ‘+ Put words from one topic in the same place, eg. food in one place, clothes in another, etc. Don’t mix them up [put them together with no order]. You can also have grammar topics, eg, ‘uncountable nouns’, or a page for words that all have a connection, e.g. words and phrases that were all in a story you read in English. Some words and phrases will go in more than one topic. ‘+ Ifyou can't find a topic for a new word or phrase, eg. useful or in particular, put them in a different place in your notebook, e.g. a page for each day or each week, or perhaps one page for every English lesson you have. Write the date clearly at the top, e.g. Monday 14" May. ‘+ When you write down new vocabulary, write a translation if itis necessary [you need its opp unnecessary}, but also write the meaning in English if it is possible, or draw pictures. ‘+ If possible, add synonyms, opposites, other parts of speech, etc. (See Unit 1.) awful adj = terrible (syn dreadful) enjoy v = like something and get pleasure from it_1 = enjoyment adj = enjoyable + Example sentences help you with the grammar of a word, or with word partners (collocations). enjoy living in a big city. (NOT I enjoy to-ive in a big city.) See Units 87-8.) | spent two weeks in Rome. (NOT T passed two weeks in Rome, You spend time in a place.) (See Unit 74.) + Remember, words often have more than one meaning that you need to know, eg. a tip is also money that you give, for example, to a waiter for serving you in a restaurant. Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermedite and intermediateExercises 2.1 Organise the words into the topics below. One word can go in two different topics. Use a dictionary to help you. die branch lay thetable county digv ground flour add up. raw leaf minus butcher thousand frozen zero butterfly 2.2. Explain these words in English, or draw a picture, or if you think an explanation is too difficult and a drawing is not possible, write a translation instead. 6 lay the table 7 add up... @ minus 2.3. What information could you include with these words? The answers are all on the “opposite page. 1 forget opposite. = remember... 2awhl o 3 necessary = z 4 translate sats : 5 tip = ot 6 enjoy = rer 1 Look again at what the students sald on the opposite page. What are the good things that they do? Underline them. 2. Do you do all of these things? : i 13. Is there anything you don't do now, but will do in the future? . 4 At the moment, which person's notebook is most like your notebook? '5 What are the most useful tips on the opposite page for you? English Vocobulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate uUsing a dictionary What dictionaries do | need? [A bilingual dictionary [using two languages] is easy for you to understand, and quick ‘and easy to use. A dictionary in English will give you reading practice in English and many more examples of how words are used. If possible, use both. These are good dictionaries in English for your level, and most of them are available online: Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary Oxford Wordpower Dictionary Longman Active Study Dictionary Macmillan Essential Dictionary Information in dictionaries If you look up a word [find a word in a dictionary) using the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, the information is shown like this: pronunciation using [Uy tells you that fan is haceiie symbols FUR ni nown (oT enjoyment or uncountable (see Unit 86) fee pose 247) Sts a ges you ae eee examples ae in tales put peck fe Dbowh Olea cay oun) yours) O15 no fi having to work a late every night. 2 for funifor the fun — beld italics show common 2 definition explains Fob ie plsctare edna anit sword partners (see Unit 74) Semeune _ eae fun of sbisth to make fixed phrases using the aout someone or something in an aaereerewn bold wtkind way. The other children a school | {sce Units 75-6) tet mae fi of is ar Correct the spelling mistakes. Use a dictionary to check your answers. 1 allways .alays... 6 confortable 2 rely mm Zz 7 accomodation : 3 unfortunatly 8 beautifull... 4 expecially - 9 unbeleivable 5 cloths iat 10 neccesary In the word island ‘'ailond/, the letter ‘s*is silent (not pronounced). Use your dictionary to find the silent letters in these words. 1 knee 2 comb 3 castle 4 salmon Defining words “Defining words’ ate words that dictionaries use when they define [explain] the words in the dictionary. Some of these are quite common. ‘emphasise [give something more attention and importance], e.g. My teacher has always ‘emphasised the importance of writing down new words in a notebook. relating to or connected to/with [having a relationship with someone or something], e.g. musical is connected with / related to music amount [how much there is of something], e.g. £5 million is a large amount of money. official [done by the government or someone in authority], ¢.g. A passport is an official document. ‘behave [do or say things in @ particular way], e.g. People can behave strangely when they're nervous. Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate3.3 3.4 a5) Complete the dictionary definitions using words from the box. conneeted-with emphasise relating to behave official amount 1 industrial /in'dastrial! 1 adjective .commected,. ith... industry 2 sum Sam! noun [C] an... on OF money 3 pretend /pri'tend/ verb (1,T] to z as if something is true when it is not 4 certificate /So'tf1KOU/ note [C] AN uonmnnnnennn document that gives details to show something is true 8 not at all not ot orl! used instead of no” OF "NO £0 wvvsnunnnennnene What YOU are sayings | I'm not at all happy about it 6 legal /izgal adjective ... evens the law Using a dictionary + When you use a dictionary to check the meaning of a word, put a tick (/) next to it. Each time you return to a page with a tick, see [find out] if you remember the word. ‘+ When you meet a new word or phrase in a text, frst try to guess the meaning [try 10 think of the meaning when you don’t know it}. Then, use a dictionary to see if your guess was correct. + Don’t just read the dictionary definition, Example phrases and sentences show you how a word or phrase is used, and they help you to understand the meaning more clearly. + If you look up a word in a bilingual dictionary and get two or three different translations, check these words in an English dictionary to see which translation is the best one for the situation. + Remember that many words have more than one meaning. The first meaning in the dictionary is not always the one you want. You may need to read through the different ‘meanings. Answer the questions, and use an English dictionary to check the answers 1 What does puppy mean? Its. a.ery young. dog... 2 Is the correct spelling organize or organise? uuu 3 What part of speech is extremely? 4 What kind of noun is advice? ara 5 What preposition follows the verb rel)? suri ae 6 Look up friend, and then the words in bold that are often used with it. Can you complete these phrases? She's att nvm fiends Bes MY senrnnnnns fORES YOM friends with people. Match the sentences on the right with the different meanings of post on the left. 1 He's applied for a post overseas 2 Did you send the cheque by post? 3 Ttied the flag to a post. 4 We haven't had any post yee. ost" /pust/ noun 41 [SISTEM [no plural] UK (L/S mail) the system for sending letters, parcels, ete Your fetter is in the post. O1'm sending the documents by post. o2' lu] UK (US mal) letters, parcels, etc that ‘you send or teceive Has the post arrived/come yet? O | formal a job a part-time past Qa teaching ‘Post 4 FHE|[¢]a long, vertical piece of wood or metal ‘ixed into the ground at one end / found the dog tied to.apost een these Englsh Vocabulary in Use Prentermediate and intermediate 13Sig miaay English language words Parts of speech ‘66 have a brown leather chair by the window, and I often sit there in the morning to read the paper.)9 In the sentence above, I is a pronoun; chair, window, morning and paper are all nouns; have, sit and read are verbs; brown and leather are adjectives; often is an adverb; by is a preposition; the is a definite article a is an indefinite article; aid is a conjunetion or link word. Hire are two more examples: SGWe saw an elephant at the zoo yesterday.39 Elephant and zoo are nouns; saw is a verb; at is a prepositions an is an indefinite article; the is a definite article. rt was a cold night, so I walked quickly.99 Was and walked are verbs; cold is an adjective; night is a noun; quickly is an adverb; so isa link word. Grammar When you are learning vocabulary, you need to know certain things about different ‘words; for example, if nouns are countable, eg. books, apples, chairs; or uncountable, €.. information (NOT informations), advice (NOT advices). (See Unit 86.) With verbs, you need to know if they are regular, eg. work, live, ete; or irregular, e.g. golwent, takeitook, You will also need to learn the grammar of phrasal verbs, eg. take ‘something off, wake up. (See Units 79-80.) You also need to learn certain groups of words as phrases, e.g. at the moment, never mind, see you later. (See Units 75-6.) Word building In the word wxcomfortable, un- isa prefix, and -able is a suffix. Other common prefixes include in- and dis-, e.g. incorrect and dislike. Common suffixes include -memt and -ive, eg. improvement and attractive. (See Units 69-71.) Pronunciation Dictionaries show the pronunciation of a word using phonemic symbols, e.g. book /buk!. before lb1'f>:!, cinema !'sinamal. Every word has one or more syllables, e.g. book has one syllable, before has two syllables, cinema has three syllables. Ie'is important to know which syllable to stress, e.g. on before icis the second syllable (be'fore), on cinema itis the first syllable (‘cinema). The vertical mark ' shows where the stressed syllable begin Punctuation Every sentence must begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. Some sentences have a comma, which often shows a pause [when you stop reading or speaking for a short time] in a long sentence. Did you also know that a question must end with a question mark? English Vocabulary in Use Presintermedite and intermediate4d 42 43 44 45 Exercises Put the words into the correct columns. een comma phonemic symbol adverb stress. question mark syllable preposition full stop adjective ree cl fetal Pannen! There is one word missing in each line of the text. Where does the missing word go? ‘What could it be? What part of speech is it? Last year I went to,for my holiday. I spent the first ‘week Seville staying with a couple of friends, and then Ta train to Barcelona, where I spent another ten days. It is beautiful city and I had a marvellous time, I stayed in a very hotel right in the centre, but 1 didn’t mind spending a lot money because it was a wonderful and it was very convenient. My brother was the person who recommended its he goes Spain a lot and he stays anywhere else. I may go back next year if have enough time. 1 Spain (ron). Soovonsunas Answer the questions. What type of verb is break? an, regular. vet. What does a sentence begin With? eo. What do you put at the end of every sentence? What's missing here. What shows you there is a pause in the middle of a long sentence? eocinuunsnee What type of noun is butter? at What type of verb are pick somebody up, and grow up? se What are full stop and comma examples Of? eeceeeneeennn How do dictionaries show the pronunciation of a Word? nvm Is the ‘a’ in phrase pronounced the same as cart, can't or late? oan. Boorvansuns u ‘Mark the stress on each word. How many syllables are there? ‘English 2 opposite syllable decide: education pronunciation Look at these words and answer the questions. cheap dangerous kind lucky 1 What part of speech are these words? adjectives, 2 Can you change the first two words into adverbs? 3 Is the pronunciation of kind like wind (noun) oF find (vetb)?swcurnnnennen 4 What prefix do you need to form the opposite of the last (Wo WOrdS? mown nnn 5 What suffix makes a noun from kind? s English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate isCountry, nationality and language HERREED Who speaks what where? eta Ere ee Australia Australian | English Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Chinas __| Chinese ‘Mandarin (and Cantonese} Egypt Egyptian ‘Arabic France French French Germany c German German Greece Greek Greek, om Israel Israeli Hebrew Traly az “Tealian [Ttalian Japan Japanese Japanese | (Gouth) Korea [Korean (Korean Poland Polish Polish Russia Russian | Russian Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian | Arabic ia Spain Spanish Spanish Switzerland Swiss Swiss-German, French, Italian Thailand [Thai Thai Turkey “Turkish ‘Turkish the UK (United Kingdom)* British English the USA (United States of America) ‘American English “the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) come from Argentina, so I'm Argentinian and my first language is Spanish. The capital is Buenos Aires, which has a population of more than 10 million people. Common mistakes peace mie Ske eee eee i) ean ors France food) Conn HEED Parts of the world ‘The continents in the world are Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Australia [Australia and New Zealand] and Antarctica. ‘We also use these terms for different parts of the world: the Middle East (e.g. United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabial, the Far East (e.g, Thailand, Japan), the Caribbean (e.g. Jamaica, Barbados), Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland). The people ‘When we are talking about people from a particular country, we add ‘s’ to nationalities ending in ‘i’ or “iJan’, but we need the definite article (the) for most others. Brazilians/Russians | are Thaissraclis ‘The British "The French ‘The Swiss / The Japanese paw With both groups we can also use the word ‘people’, e.g, Brazilian people, British people, ete. 16 Englsh Vocabulary in Use Prentermedite and intermediate5.1 5.2 wo io 54 5.5 Exercises Answer the questions. 1 What nationality are people from Poland? Relish 2 What nationality are people from Thailand? 3. What language is spoken in Spain? esu.umun 4 Where do people speak Hebrew? 5 Where do people speak Mandarin? 6 What language is spoken in Brazil? = 7 What language is spoken in Egypt? soon 8 What nationality are people from Germany? 9 Write down three countries whose firs language is English. 10 Write down three languages spoken in Switzerland. nn ‘What parts of the world are these countries in? Write the continent, e.g. Europe, or the area, eg the Far East. 1 Germany EOE ren a theaiy Baie ts 2 Japon SS 5 Jamaica 3 Saudi Arabia... 6 ‘Argentina ‘Underline the main stress in the words in the box, and practise saying them, Use the pronunciation in the index to help you. Brazilian Japan Egyptian Arabic ‘Scandinavia Chinese Portuguese Australia__Saudi Arabia Write the answers. 1 Bangkok is the capital of .Dailand... 4 Moscow is the capital of. 2 Ankara is the capital Of ee +5 Buenos Aires isthe capital of 3 Seoul is the capital of a 6 Athens is the capital of Complete the sentences with the name of the people from the country on the right. 1 Pye worked a lot with 11. FEM on. « FRANCE 2 [know lots of a GERMANY 3 We do a lot of business with. JAPAN 4 Tused to know a lot of ISRAEL 5 Lhave always found very friendly. BRAZIL 8 People offen say that nan n-mnin aT Very reserved, BRITAIN na vey organised SWITZERLAND Bimealoeet nn “on my trip to Moscow. RUSSIA au, then ask a friend ~ if possible, someone from a different country What's Your national? sence What's the capital city and population of your countey? What's your fist language? What other languages do you speak? Which countries have you visited? Which countries would you like to visit? English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermediate 17We The physical world Facts Voronja Cave Did you know ... 9 Two thirds of the surface! of the Earth” is covered in water. © El Ain Litya isthe hottest place in the world, where ‘temperatures of over” 57°C (57 degrees Celsius) have been recorded, «The coldest place on earths probably Vostokin Aarti, ihn reached temperature of minus 69°C 2 The Kiera Yororja Cave rea the Black Se coast in Gora i the deepest coven the wel tis over 2000 metres deep. > The Beljing-Hangzhou Grand Canalis the longest canal inthe worl, [tis 1,794 kilometres long © The highest waterfall in the worlds the Salto Angel Flls in Venezuela, Itis 993 metres high. Beling-Flangshou Grand Canal 1 The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, covering 40% ofthe South American continent. > The Pacific isthe largest ocean in the world, and isnearly twice the sizeof the Atlantic Ocean. * the top or outside part more than 2 the planet we live on ree eee ee Sere tr ee eer ca, or the distance you travel, eg. We covered ten miles in one doy TEED eography Switzerland consists of [is made or formed from] three main geographical regions [areas in ‘ country or the world|: The Swiss Plateau, The Jura, and The Alps. Switzerland is a land of contrasts [bi differences], with completely different landscapes [the appearance of an area ‘of land]. The climate [weather conditions] can also change within a very short distance. For ‘example, Ascona in the south has an almost Mediterranean climate, but the Dufour Peak in Valais has a very cold climate. The distance between the two is just 70 kilometres Seen west south-west ‘south-east south Is Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediot and intermediateExercises 6.1 Look at the map of Switzerland and complete the sentences. 41 Zurich isin. the, 2 The Jura mountains are 3 Geneva is 4 St Gallen is, 5 Basel is 6 Lake Constance is... T Loca 8 nen 6.2. Test your knowledge. Can you complete these sentences without looking at the opposite page? 1 Two thirds of the surface... of the Earth is covered in water. 2 Vostok im Antarctica is the annum 3 El Azizia in Libya is the 4 The Krubera-Vorona eon 5 The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand... 6 Ar 993 metres the Salto Angel Falls is the highest 7 The Amazon is the largest. 8 The Largest eee 9 TRE cen _-we live on is called Earth. is the deepest in the world, is the longest in the world. in the world. 6.3. Complete the sentences. 1 Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the weld... 2 In the autumn, the ground is... on i leaves that have fallen off the trees. 3 You find this animal in the semi-desert -ooon of Australia. 4 Brazil is a country of rrge empty areas inland, and cities near the coast. 5 The Amazon rainforest -- 40% of the South American continent. 6 Mountains and lakes are typical of the ..in Switzerland, 7 Ke was a Geeing sight. The mn ‘was well below zero, 8 Switzerland .. of three main geographical regions. 9 I takes the moon just under 28 days to go round the ..... 10 People say Cape Town in South Africa has a wonderful. of the year, and never too hot or very cold. 11 The. vss from London to Paris is 340 kilometres; that’s less than the from London to Edinburgh. 12. When the temperature fell £0 oeneeennnen 10 oon celsius, all the schools in the town closed. sunny for much leer roe coy questions about your country and your reg the highest and lowest temperatu like the Dee ere acute roe ld you describe the landscape in the region where you live Rees ese ea cer a Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 19We Weather HEY Weather conditions 20 Notice that itis very common to form adjectives by adding -y. the sun is shining wind | windy | the wind is blowing [ snow [i it’s snowing ice icy | rain | wet it’ raining ‘There are common word partners to describe weather conditions: It was very cloudy this morning, but the sun came out after lunch. [appeared] The accident happened! in thick fog. [bad fos] We had some heavy rain at the weekend. [a lot of rain; opp light rain] ‘There was a strong wind when we were on the boat, [alot of wind] ‘The wind has blown all the apples off the tree. It rained in the moming, but the sky was clear by lunchtime. [no clouds) Tes been extremely cold today. [verys also extremely hov/windy] Rain and storms For heavy rain we often use the verb pour, e.g. pour with rain, For short periods of light ‘or heavy rain, we use the noun shower. A storm is heavy rain with strong winds. It poured with rain this aftemoon. Look, it’ really pouring (with rain) now. We had a couple of heavy/light showers this morning. A period of hot weather sometimes ends with a thunderstorm. First it becomes very humid [the air feels veey warm and wet], then you hear thunder and see lightning, and it’s followed by heavy rain. Temperature* ae 40 degrees Celsius 10 degrees below zero um... boiling hoe not very warm cold freering very hor] {also cool) {also chilly} [very cold] * how hot or cold itis eed oe ne cya Rtn eee OR ea ae eae ee) English Vocabulary in Use Pre.intermecite end intermediate7 72 72 74 Exercises ‘Match the words on the left with the words on the right. tasunny [@] 2 with rain 2hewy F b fog 3.astrong F] © sky aackar F] 4 and lightning Spor FJ © day 6 thick =F f rain 7 thunder F] g wind Write short sentences to describe the weather conditions in each picture. True or false? If a sentence is fase, change it to make it true. 1 When it's foggy, you need sunglasses. .False...When. it's. foggy. you 2 It’s nice to sit outside when if’ freeZiN. wevrnon z 3 If you're boiling, you might enjoy a SWIM. ace 4A shower is a type of wind. 5 If it’s chilly, you may want to put on a coat a 6 If it’s humid, the air will be very dry. manne mawtiilberoned = 7 A mild winter means it is colder than usual....... ne os ee tn 8 If i rains, the road will be wet. ‘Complete the sentences. 1 We had really thick .f29. this morning. 2 I don’t mind wet weather if it stays quite mild. I just hate the = 3 We had a heavy this morning, but it only lasted a few minutes. TE WAS cen ennnnnm With Fain when we left the house. 5 Tt-was minus ten... in New York yesterday. It is often below 7 here in winter. TES un -. cold! 6 Te’ getting very humid. We might have a su an lates 7 It was cloudy and grey this morning, but when the sun out it was quite hot. 8 What’ the today? It feels much colder than yesterday. 9 Ie was hot sitting in the sun, but under the beach umbrella it was nice and eer ey Ps ae eke Psy Cn Ce eR LS Rac) S English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediote and intermediate 2| gi Animals and insects HERD Pets and farm animals In the UK, many people keep pets [animals tha live with people]. The most common are dogs and cats, but people also keep birds, e.g, parrots, that are usually in a cage. Children sometimes keep mice (sing mouse) and rabbits. Some people keep more unusual animals a3 pets eg. frogs, snakes and spiders. ee ie u donkey | dia, : ’ snake bull goat Farms in the UK may have sheep, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys, chickens, goats and a bull HEED Wild animals ‘The pictures show a number of wild animals [animals that normally live in natural conditions If you are lucky, you may see these animals in the wild [living free), but you will probably see them in a 200, Some of these animals, for example tigers, are now quite rare [not often seen or found]. Ic is important that we protect [keep safe] these endangered animals. monkey tiger z , elephant leopard v camel } Bear trunk lion EES sec: mosquito butterfly BD sea creatures ‘Many different creatures [living things, e.g animals) live in the sea. — Z : dolphin =e ‘octopus 2 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermediate8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Exercises Put the words into the correct columns. home monkey goat fly bull bee elephant pig mosquito tiger donkey camel ant __ leopard _ butterfly farm animals ean insects | | | Look at the underlined letters in each pair of words. Is the pronunciation the same or different? Use the index to help you. Twhale water diferent. 2 cat camel same... 6 goat giraffe 7 spider wild 3 bear bee -. 8 camel snake 4 leopard mosquito... 7 9 leopard shark 8 Hom tiger nnn 10 monkey frog en ‘Complete the sentences. 1 Cats and dogs are the most common . RES... in the UK, 2 Tee only seen --animals in z00s oF on TV. 3 I don’t like keeping birds in a s they need more space. 4 [hate ants and mosquitos. In fact, | hate all tno 5 I's hard to see tigers in the wild because they are now. 6 Some animals are disappearing, 80 We MUSt o... them. Start each sentence with a suitable creature from the opposite page. 1 Sharks. can swim very long distances. = es are very clever and are similar to humans. can travel through the desert for long distances without water. ..can be 25 metres in length, can eat leaves from tall trees when they are standing on the ground, .. sometimes change their skin several times a year can pick things up with their trunk, --are kept as pets, usually in cages, and some can even talk! eNansen Pa Rte ea er ee eee ee anes English Vocabulary in Use Pre.intermediate and intermediatez The body and movement Parts of the body ‘The outer part of the body is covered in skin. Too much sun is bad for your skin. forehead — eB check lps neck cot Ss waist : bottom nce | oh) i Movements with your mouth, face and head People breathe through their nose or mouth. You breathe in and out about 12-15 times a rminute. People smile when they're happy, and sometimes smile at people to be polite. People laugh at things which are funny. People sometimes ory if they're very unhappy, or receive bad news. People in some countries nod their head [move ic up and down] to mean ‘yes’, and shake their head [move i from side to sie] for ‘no’ People often yawn when they're tied, and sometimes when they're bored. Lf Common expressions ii shake hands comb your blow your ‘with someone hair nose fold your ‘wave to arms somebody 4 Englsh Yocobuary n Use Preintermesete and intermediateExercises 9.1 Find ten more words for parts of the body, either across or down. @H]ulK[cjale O[N[HINTHIN[T] tee 7 ‘ wl clH/e[E[K[o omen ped so Hl H[t[Plels|tf[co sehen o8 E{a[N|K[T[E[H on E[c[Blolwlelt TL 7 tlie ls|Kf1[N 9.2. Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 shake your hair 2 wave b your nose 3 comb [] € to somebody 4fold EF] d your head 8 blow F © hands 6 nod F your arms 9.3 Label the picture. 1 forehead, 9.4 What do these actions often mean? (There may be several possible answers.) 1 People often smile when. they're. hapey.. 2 They often breathe quickly after a 3 They laugh 23 | 4 They may wave to somebody | 5 They blow their nose 6 They shake their head 7 7 And nod their head .. 8 They cry..... _ 9 They yawn... -_ = Engl Vocabulary in Use Prentermediate ond intermediate 25Describing character WEED What are you like? Describe your character’ Puta circle round the number that describes you, For example, in the first line 1 = very positive, 3 = not very positive or negative, 5 = very negative. [think ('m very positive? 123 4 5 Pmaquitea negative person Pm usually reliable! 1203) 4 5 Pmquite unreliable rm quite confident’ 1203 4 5 Pmquite shy’. Pm hard-working’ 1203 4 5 Pmauite tary. Thavea good sense of humour’. 2 3-4-5 Frmusually quite serious’. Pmusually quite patie”. = 1 23S Pmqui ‘what you are like as a person & 2s that good ings wil happen tad cetera can be trusted to do what people expect you to do ee ane * feeling sure about yourself and your abilities Bene | BL $ not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people eres * putting a lot of effort into your work and spending a lot of time on ie easily ‘the ability to laugh and understand when something is funny "a serious person is quiet and doesn’t laugh very much able to stay calm and not get angry, especially when things take a lot of time HEED opposites generous [happy to give more money or help than is usual} mean | onest [an honese person tll che truth] dishonest nl clever, intelligent [able co learn and understand things quickly] | stupid alm [rlaxed and not woried or frigheened] nervous, anxious | oes We use kind to describe someone w oa The opposit ot and nice, friendly or pleasant for See een are unkind, unfriendly ard unpleasant. HES) «Describing a friend The firs ching I would say about my best friend is that she's very sensible! Pve never known Irma to do anything silly’, and I know can always trust’ her. She's also very ‘reative’; she makes things, and she's a very talented® artist. I wish® I had her talent, 29 * practical; doesn’ do stupid things Shas natural ability not sensible, a bit stupid ST would like to have her be sure thar she is honest talent but I haven't got it. * good at thinking of new ideas and using her imagination 28 Engich Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediateExercises 11-1 Find five pairs of opposites and put them into the correct columns, ‘ice mean sensible lazy calm generous unpleasant hard-working silly _ nervous 11.2. Write the opposites using the correct prefix. 1 ainkind 3 nupleasant 5 honest 2 softiendly 4 patient 6 sewureliable 11.3. Deseribe the person in the sentences, in one word. 1 My brother is in the office from 8 am to 6 pm every day. hardzrking.. 2 He has never bought me a drink in tem Yeats. enmva 3 She often promises to do things but sometimes she forgets. 4 My teacher explains things again and never gets angry. a 5 Agnetta finds it difficult to meet people and talk t0 Strangers. eonon 6 7 8 9 Brett is practical and doesn’t do anything stupid. ae Our teacher is nice, but he’s quiet and he doesn’t laugh a lot. Anya is very relaxed and doesn’t seem to worry about things. een My boss is really good at using his imagination to think of new ideas. as 10 Jessica can play several musical instruments. 11.4. Complete the sentences. 1 My sister can’t wait for anything; she’s so mPa. DL get VeEY one before exams; I need to try and relax a bit more. 31 -» could paint as well as your brother; he's so creative. 4 Beata hasn't done a thing since she’s been here. Honestly, she's so 5 Lalways have a laugh with my cousin — he’s gor a great Sense Of som. 6 7 8 9 My younger sister is able to understand new ideas so quickly; she’s very If Sarah says she'll do it, then she'll d0 it. Tvwonn her completly. He'd like to be relaxed and confident, but its just not part of his... He failed his exams, but he isn’t... - He just didn’t do any worl 10 Paola helped me bake some cakes last weeks she’s very Over to you implete the quiz on the opposite page for yourself. From all the words on the op ‘ne would you most like to be, and which isthe one you would hate to be? If eee ene English Vocabulary in Use Printermediate and intermediate 29(4 Feelings How do you feel? eo We use emotion and feeling(s) for something whieh someone feels strong art ata ee nce Sic mee) Rare den fee Well, obviously I'm very proud! of my son's suecess, but I'm a bit disappointed” that the local paper hasn't shown more interest in the story. ‘The politicians seem confused® about what to do, so Pm not hopeful that things will improve. 5 potable to think clearly or understand something "feeling good because you (or someone you “feeling positive about a fare situation tow kasd somthing vel ? unhappy because someone or something sant angod a you hope, obese | tating dd noe bnppen 1 think Tom ended the relationship because his girlfriend was getting, jealous', but now he's quite upset’. We were curious’ to see what all the noise was about, but I felt anxious® when I saw how angry the men were, and really scared” when they started coming towards us. unhappy and angry because someone you love seems too interested in another person unhappy because something unpleasant thas happened | ‘Swanting to know or learn | Tewsonchng (UEP S worried ong TTy PE ” afraid; sy frightened a Ecce adjective E disappointed disappointment confused | confusion | i | amcious amicty al | The effect of the weather on our feelings Why do people say they feel more cheerful [happy] when the sun shines, and miserable [unhappy] when its raining? Why do some people suffer from SAD {seasonal affective disorder}, which makes them feel depressed [unhappy, often for a long time, and without hope for the future] during long dark winters? Can the weather really affect our mood [the way | wwe fee ata particular time), o€ sit justin our imaginations? * wanting to be busy and doing alot of chings * feelings of worry caused by difficult 2 being angry situations such a problems at work ooking after someone, especially someone young or old good at thinking of new ideas or using 30 English ocobuory in Use reintrmedlate and intermediate ON" AMINANONExercises 12:1 Cover the opposite page. Complete the tables. angry jealous disappointed curiosity confused [ anxious pride | emotion | 12.2 Find the best sentence ending on the right for each of the sentence beginnings on the left. he heard his aunt had died. 2 He was very jealous when [-] _b his father appeared on TV with the Prime Minister. 3 He was very scared when [F] ‘his 14-year-old daughter didn’t get home until 2 am. 1 He was very anxious when 4 He was very proud when E]_— dhe saw the man coming towards him with a knife, 5 He was very upset when = [] —€ he wasill. 6 He was very miserable when [7] his best friend went out with the girl he really liked, 12.3. Match the words and faces. anxious... scared 12.4 Complete the sentences. 1 My aunt had t0 £86. for her elderly mother for years 2 I can’t tell whether Benita is happy or not; she never shows het .s..mrnsns 3 Pm much more semen in the mornings. By the afternoon I feel tired. 4 Weather bas a big mene on the way I feel. 5 He's been under alot of vom fecently because of the amount of work he has to do. 6 Brendan's cheerful one minute and miserable the mext fis neem Changes all the time. 7 Ie’s been a depressing month, but Pm nn-ncronsnnne things will get better next month, 8 I don’t like walking home in the dark. [ get VeEy neon eee eo ees eae Det ee eee ee ee tae Eta a a ae Pee cect English Vocabulary in Use Predntermediate and intermediate 31 2Family and friends Relatives” CMy father died when I was nine, and so my mother was a widow! with four young children. She remarried five years lates so now Ihave a stepfather. As he is not my real father, I eal him by his first name, which is Dieter. "ve got an elder? brother called Thomas and two younger sisters, Anya and Claudia, ‘who are twins. We're a close family! My mother is an only child’, but I've got two uncles on my: father’s side. One is married with two children, and the other is married with three children, so altogether I have five cousins. 1 get on well with® Uncle Rolf, and he always tells me I'm his favourite nephew. Of his nieces, I think he likes Anya best. Recently my brother Thomas got married. His wife's name is Sabine, 30 I now have a sister-in-law” as well.99 * members of you Fans relaos 4 aly who ite exch ther and ay ose aot | "wom whose usband has ci fenton Gian eae Polder “have a good relationship with | *owo children born to one mother at the same time 7 (also mother/brother/son-indaw, et:) Father | Mother Dieter Unde Rolf i Sabine — Thomas Me Anya Claudia eee Mara ay Poe oe eke ane cen re en HD Frienas SCMy best friend is Florian, an old school friend’. We got to | know each other® when we were in the same class at school i We've been mates? ever since, and our friendship is very | imporcant to both of us. He spends a lot of time with my family, and his eurrent® gielfriend is actually one of Thomas's exgitlfriends. But we all get on really well. 99 ' someone you have knoven fora long time fram shar time until now 2 met and became friends S the one he has now ¥ fiends nfl Florian 8 relationship it 32 English Vocabuiary in Use Presinermedite and intermediate13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Exercises Look at the family tree, then complete the sentences below. Simon —~ Cath Bian Meg (now eile Emily (11) Tom (16) Leyla (14) Henry (10) 1 Simon died two years ago, so Cath is a Widow, 2 Leyla is Cath’s.. =i 3 Tom is Cath’s = 4 Cath is Meg's... 5 Simon was Brian's 8 Toms Leyla’s 7 Emily is Leyla’s 8 Emily ig aM ooo brother, con child, Which words are being defined? 1 Your current... boyfriend is the one that you have now. /-means get married again. are all the members of your family. friend is the one you like more than any other. friend is someone you have known for a long time. 6 -.are two children born to one mother at the same time. v is an informal word for a friend. S ataaes ...is the noun when two people are friends. 9 YOUE nnn is the man who is married to your mother but is not yout father. ‘Complete the text. C1 was still going out with James when I met my husband, Ben. We ' gett, know... each other because we went to the same gym twice a week. We went out with each other for about 18 months, and we got 2. three Years aB0, $03. we've been a couple for almost five years. We've continued to go to the gym ever 4 vecnnen WE BOE married, and I still quite often ‘see James when we're there. It’s nice if you can still a with an ®. -aw-wuneboyfriend or -girlfriend.39 ern ee ee ee ee ee eee 1 Are you an only chil? f not do you have elder brothers or sisters? 2. Do you get on well wth other members of your family? 3 Are you a clos family? i : ‘4 Who was the lst person in your family to get marie? Whe 5 Who’ your best end... 6 How long have you known himfher? a : 7. How did you get to know each othe? a i English Vocabulary in Use Preiatermediate and intermectate 3ie Growing up PRED ces and stages in the UK ae ee se (ESHER HEE OTE OT Up to 12 months 12. months — 3 years old 3-12 years old a child: this period is your childhood 13-18 approximately __| a teenager: during this period you are in your teens apts an adult eaaeeetatl 40+ approximately ‘people are middle-aged [in che middle of her lives} | 60 oF 65 ralrement [hea one aon aise ue resell 80+ ‘Told age (we usually describe people as elderly) HED Approximate ages B | Pm in my early twenties. [21-23] Ca aM alco My parents are in their mid-ffties. [54-6] My grandmother is in her late seventies. [77-79] My grandfather is nearly/almost eighty. {he's probably 79] | ‘My English teacher's approximately/roughly thirty. [about 30/ more or less 30] Past and present €My grandmother's name was Mary. She's dead! now. She died about ten years ago when I was in my teens, bur I remember her well. She was brought up? on a farm in Wales, and her parents were very strict: a3 a teenager, they didn’t allow" her to listen to the radio or go to parties in the village In the end‘, she decided to leave home and get a job in Cardiff. [At first’ it wasn’t easy, but she managed’ to find work, and she also met the man who became her husband: my grandfather. My mother was born four years later. She had a very different childhood. She grew up in the city, she was allowed to 0 to, parties, and when she was in her teens, her parents let” her stay out late’. My mum is the same with me.99 * not livings opp alive 5 ache beginning | Hooked after until you are an adult was able (but it was dificult) | 2 gos pein 2 alowed “finally, after alot of time or thought "not go home wail late RI nie nn irae i DC acres eae 34 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and itermediote14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Exercises ‘Complete the sentences. 1 Isabella is only six months old ~ she’s still .«.baby.. 2 Chan-Hee was 22 a few months ago, so he's in his . salt ca 3 Susan is 35, so she’s in her. 4 Leyla will be 13 this year, so she'll soon be a 4 5 Ron is 53 and his wife is 47, so they're both ... sy 6 Joan is 80 this year, $0 she iS qUite mene 7 Michael was a bus driver for 40 years but he’s NOW severance 8 Ravi is 18 this year, so legally he becomes 9 The boys are 14 and 16, so they're both in their sean 10 Holly is just over a year old and she’s starting to walk, so she’s a... ese NOW, Are the sentences true or false about Mary’ life on the opposite page? If a sentence is false, change it to make it true. 1 Mary was brought up in the city, False. Mary was. brought WP.00, 6 8M cnn 2 She grew up in Wales, 3 Her parents let her do what she wanted. — 4 She wasn't allowed to listen to the radio. 5 Life was easy when she went to Cardi 6 She couldn't get a job in Cardiff Rewrite the sentences without using the underlined words and phrases. Keep a similar meaning, 1 My parents are dead now. ‘My parents aren. alive. 2 It was hard but finally I did it. Te was hard BUY eee 3 She’s approximately my age. Sheva Ses 4 They're almost thirty now. The y'2€ seonnn Eat 5 Lhad to do what my parents wanted. My parents Were on 6 My parents let me stay up and watch TV. Twas Sea 7 My mum looked after me in Scotland. TW a8 one a 8 I was able to pass my exams butit wasn'teasy. I 7 2 9 I didn’t go home until late. Leraseeceereencerroe— 10 Lwas allowed to wear what I liked. My parents a 11 Twas happy asa child. Thad a happy a 12 My grandparents don’t work any more. My grandparents ar€ cin lea rood eae ee ite their ans 1. Where were you brought up? a 2 What do you particularly remember about your childhood? Engish Vocebulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 35Romance, marriage and divorce Romance 661 had my first date! when I was 16, and it was terrible, [took a girl to the cinema but she dida’t lke the film and looked bored all evenings it was a bad Sart, Then, when I was 17,1 went out with” a gitl for three months, but we Broke up when she met a boy who was two years older than me, and had a az My frst serious relationship was when I went to university. I got to know’ ‘Melanie because we were on the same course, At first we were just friends, then wwe started going out with each other, and after afew months we realised we were Jn love, We got engaged! a couple of’ years after we left university and then ...29 "a planned romanvie meeting S became fiends with 2hadl a romantie relationship with formally agreed to marey 5 te lationship ended " pwo, perhaps three ‘important romantic relationship HEED arrose 66. ., we got married! the following year. We didn’t want a big ‘ceremony’, | so we had the wedding® in the local church near Melanie's home with just l family and a few friends, Afterwards we had the reception’ in a small hosel nearby; and then went on our honeymoon’ to Greece.>9 | + the time when you are martied he eeremony when people get married ! * became husband and wife the wedding party an important public event 5 q holiday just after petting martied eee Waco Retin he ea ROO en me ee a Udi ing married to Darren next year. (NOT She's getting married wath Darren next year) Children ‘Gjust over three years later Melanie got pregnant, and ‘our frst child, Cal, was born just two days after our fourth | wedding anniversary". We had a big celebration’. °2 i 1 4 day that is exactly one or more years after an important event 24 sime when you do something you enjoy because itis a special day ou ae rm | ee can ey pny [rorone © when a marsiage Divorce* officially ends 6CThings started ro go wrong! when I gor a job as manager of a become a problem sportswear company Iwas working six days a week and [had to doa = without other peor Tec of travelling, Tt was diffcul for Melanie as well. She was working stop doing during the week, then at weekends she was often alone /on her own” “stop living with me swith two young children. I feleL couldn give up? my job, and in the end § che marriage ofcally ‘Melanie decided to leave me’, The following year we got divorced’ 99 ended 36 Engh Vocabulary in Use Preimermediate and intermediate15.1 15.2 15. 4 Exercises Put the events in a logical order. ‘I went out with Simon, ‘We got married, 1 got pregnant three months later. We got engaged. I got to know Simon. ur son was born just after our first anniversary. ‘We went on our honeymoon. I met Simon at a party. We had a big reception. OBO0000000 Which words are being defined? 1 The big party you have after the wedding. .recention. 2 A romantic meeting you plan before it happens. .. 3 The period of time when you are married. 4 How you describe a woman who is going to have a baby. ~. 5 The day that is exactly one year, or a number of years, after an important event. 6 The name given to the woman and man on their wedding day. ou enon NL _ something up Complete the dialogues. 1A: When did they get engaged... 2 B: Last week. They plan to get married in a. sencunn OF YOOES. \: Where dil they meet? Be Think he g0t a And now they're married? Yes, the . was last week. 3 A: Is it going to be a big wedding? B: No, they're having a small... in the village church. Az And what about the reception? B: They're having a reception but no. 4 A: So, its all over B: Yes. Lily ----s-uu him and moved out last month. Oh dear, Have they had problems for a long time? Be [think ital started £0 §0 suo0eenm-nee When they moved to Woodbridge. As And what about Oliver? Is he alone now? Yes, completely 0 .sososssnunnnn « He doesn’t want any new relationships yet. ‘A: But the marriage is definitely over? B: Yes, I'm afraid they're getting... 2 her at university. « They're going straight back to work. (ela oe ol the questions f if possible, ask Pee (When, and who with?) ious relationship? (Who was it with? Did y et ea English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 37Re Daily routines SEED 3 SCDuring the week I usually wake up' about 7.30 am, If Idon't, my mum wakes me up. | ct up" afew minus later. Ince evenings goto bed about 10.30 pm, and wstaly goto sleep’ straight away*. If [ have a late night’ I try to have a sleep® in the afternoon when 1 ‘get home from college.29 2 seop sleeping * ionmedianely 2 get out of bed 5 goo bed very late; opp have an early night 5 scare slepings sy fll asleep © a short period of sleeping, eg half an hour HEED 0d 661 have coffee and cereal for breakfast, then have a light lunch', maybe a sandwich and an apple, and a snack? in the afternoon, We have our main meal in the evening, If Mum's late home from work, she doesn't bother’ to cook; we just get a takeaway! instead. One of us has to feed’ the cat as well. 99 1 "have a small meal 4 a meal you buy in a restaurant \ 2 Pamalamoun of ood you eat erween meals huteat at home 3 doesn’t do something because there is no 5 give food 1 toon or besser oo mosh werk RD Bathroom routines 661 usually have a shower when I get home from. college because my sister, Rosie, and my brother, ‘Marcus, spend so much time in the bathroom in the morning. I only have time to have a wash, | ‘lean my tecth (sy brush my teeth) and put on a bit of make-up, In the winter I sometimes have a ‘bath instead of! a shower. [like to lie in the bath and listen to music.99 Marcus having Rosie putting “in place of (a shower) a shave ‘on make-up Housework* Fortunately! we've got a cleaner” who does a lot of the housework, and that 7% includes doing my washing". Buc I still have to make my bed and do some of i my ironing, and I sometimes do the shopping with Mum.29 % * de work of keeping a home clean and tidy 2a person who cleans 2 | "happening because of good luck; ye lckily __* washing my clothes \ | oe When we do the shopping we buy food st the supermarket; when we go : Pca aetna eit ano ironing Spare time* Cn weekdays I usually stay in' and watch TV in the evening. At the weekend I go our ‘quite a lot with my friends, either to the cinema or just to a café, and I eat out” once a ‘week. Sometimes friends come round? and we chat" about clothes, music and college.29 “time when you are not working > visit me in my home * tay at home “have an informal conversation eat in a restaurant; opp eatin 38 Engl Vocabulary in Use Prosintermediote and intermediate16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Exercises Find seven more expressions with have + [noun] and do + [noun] from the opposite page. have have have a do don tas do Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 gecup [i a the dog zal f b my teeth, 3 make [ ¢ make-up 4 puton g q el 5 20 e the 6 clean F to shee P Tied F g early B once [] h asleep (One word is missing in each sentence. What is it and where does it go? Does it cost much to have a cleaner to“the housework? ‘My mother usually me up around 7:30, then I get up about 7:45. If have a in the afternoon, I usually eat fruit instead of chocolate. I always go on Friday and Saturday, often to the cinema or a club. Sometimes friends round to the flat and we play computer games. Teat at the weekend, usually in a local Italian or French restaurant. I don’t with a full meal at lunchtime; I usually just have a light lunch, like a salad. T often have for breakfast — usually cornflakes or something like that. 1 don’t like doing housework; I have a husband who does most of it. 10 When I get emails, I try to reply to them straight. wearvanrena ‘Complete the dialogue with a word or phrasal verb from the opposite page in each gap. A: Don’t BOE nnn 0 COOK dinner tonight. Why now A We could go out 2 _of eating here. B: Yeah. Where? ‘A: Well, Pd like to try that new Korean restaurant. B: That's miles away. No, I think I'd rather 9 nn and have an 4, ath night, A; But it’s Friday. B: Yes, I know, but I'm tired. Why don't we ask Ryan and Charlotte £0 Sec > You don’t have to cook, we can order a swnsnnan » And we ean have a nice 7, round the dining table; much better than a noisy restaurant. Ceo ean Lu eee cnn different. Complete the table similar different English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediote and intermediate 39The place where you live Location* 6CWWe live on the outskirts of town!, and it’s a very nice location. We used to live in the centre, but we moved? to our present flat when we had children because there’s more space’ for them to play and it has nice views'.99 + the place and position of something an area thats empty or not used 3 om the edge of town 4 che things you can se from a place 2 changed the place where we lve Our flat 6CTThis is where we live. We rent! 1 flat on the second floor. There's 2 family in the flat downstairs’, and. a young French couple upstairs, €on the top floor. kes a modern block of flats*, and it’s quite good, although the lift is small, and there's no air conditioning’? " pay money every week/month to use Fe acause it isnt ours con a lower level of a building 3 4 builng with number of fats init the machine that takes people up oF down a floor 5 4 system that keeps the air cool 2 era ese nes aT uti Sera nee car) A house in the country 6My parents own! a cottage’, It’s a charming® house and has lots of character*, but like many old buildings, i's quite dark (opp light), quite dffieult to heat’, and it doesn’t have central heating’? + they boughe ie 2 a smal house, thar is old and attractive, and usually found in the country 3 pleasant and aractive 4 ic is interesting and unusual 5 make warm or hoe 4 system ehat heats a whole house English Vocobulory in Use Preintermediate and intermediate17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 175 Exercises Are the sentences about the people on the opposite page true or false? Ifthe sentence is false, change it to make it tue. 1 They live in a house. .Falee.,.They. love, in. fiat 2 They used to live on the outskirts of town... 3 They own their flat. 4 They've got nice views from their flat... 5 They live on the first floor. o 6 There’ a lift in the building. conn x 7 A French couple live downstairs. 8 They own a cottage. 9 The cottage has lots of character. 10 The cottage is quite cold. Are these generally positive or negative features of a home? ViEWS .POFHMC ee at conditioning ve Character ern atk eneeeennenneen Charming, no central Beating eens Label the pictures. 1 ableck of late 2 i ee sea = Complete the sentences. 1 Our flat doesn’t have air .cenditioning DDN IVE ernnnnne the second floor, and MY COUSIN TIVES oe ecnnnnen , on the first floor, 3 My old flat was very small, but this one has much MOte su. 4 The flats in a great -eeo--sssunmum t iPS near the centre of town but opposite a park and very quiet. 5 We live on the ow of town, but its only a twenty-minute walk to the centre. 6 The flat is on the third floor, but we can sit outside on the 7 Its a very big house, so it costs a lot of money to. i 8 I'm on the second ye if 'm feeling lazy. 9 I live in Paris. I used to live in Marseilles, but I .... “ roo tO Paris when I left university. 10 I love my apartment. It has big windows, so it’s nice and veo in the winter. vauoun« Lusually use the stairs, but take the ... - inside. Ere ae nan Pees Ecorse If Rae ame mn oe acne English Vocabulary in Use Pre-ntermediate and intermediateAround the home Different homes C6When we first got married, we lived in a one-bedroom flat with a small kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. When our fist child was born, she had to share our bedzoom [use something atthe sme time as someone else]. Now we live ina four-bedroom house. Our bedroom has an en suite bathroom [2 bathroom connected to the bedroom], our two teenage children have their own rooms [they do nor have to share}, we have a spare room for guests, and another bathroom, Downstairs, there's a living room, a dining room and a study [a room where people can work]. We've also got a lovely big kitchen with a fridge! freezer, a cooker with two ovens and a dishwasher [a machine for washing dishes}. Next to it, there's a small utility room ‘where we keep the washing machine.?9 er a erty aera Cry nee te Choices* + wien you deve rween eo oF more posites What do you prefer? Some people ike big soft sofas! some people like firm with lots of cushions’, (opp soft) armehairs. a et il cts i extn? Ba Aduvet, ora sheet! and a blanket*? One pillow’, or two? Do you ikea wooden floor? with a rug’ English Vocabulary in Use Presintarmediot and intermediate18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Exercises You are in the kitchen. Where would you put these things? 1 milk? .in. the. fridge... 2 food that you want to heat very qUicklY? sna 3 meat that you are going to cook? 4 dirty clothes? 5 dirty saucepans? rv 6 clean cups and saucers i... 7 frozen food that you want to keep for several WeekS? sa... ‘What are these things, and which room(s) do you usually find them in? sirdet fridge. in. the. kitchen, snik nacitusr shiconus ktelet bashniswa eparte lipowl 9 shiwang chameni 10 kocero 11 chmariar 12 keits ev oMeene Complete the sentences. 1 P'm happy with curtains or svc} [really don't mind. 2 We used to have a floor, but it was a bit noisy so we put down a carpet. 3 When I got my new bedroom, my mum gave Me & ven of curtains or blinds. 4 My mum works at home, so she spends all day in the —-----0n the computer. 5 Asa child | had to a room with my sister, but now I’ve got my --ooen bedroom. 6 We often have guests to stay, but fortunately we've got a noses FOOM. 7 ‘Dad, there's no water coming Out OF the wrwmr--rnrwnn in the kitchen sink.” & Some people like a sheet and 5 but I prefer a. 9 There's a family bathroom, but I've got MY OWN ese-w-nennnen SHOWET FOOM NeXt £0. the bedroom, 10 Our kitchen is small but we have a .. _. room for the washing machine, Seon 1 What have you got on your kitchen floor?..... 2 What have you got on the bathroom floor? 3 What have you got on the floor in the living room? .. 4 Have you got curtains or blinds in your bedroom? 5 Have you got a duvet or sheets and blankets on your bed? oan cs ree toe See ce Pees a ect English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediateEveryday problems There's something wrong with .. ‘We use these expressions when there is a problem with machines and other things we use. ‘There's something wrong with the TV. [there isa problem wich it] ‘The light isn’t working. [isn’t functioning; ther is no light) “The washing machine isn't working properly. [is functioning, but not very well ‘The coffee machine is out of order. [not in wse, broken] ers Je normally use out of order for a machine or system that is in a pubiie bulging a eee cr ey HED Problems at home CCI was making myself a cup of coffee yesterday. | dropped’ the first cup on the floor and | Thad to lear it up*, I then made myself another cup, slipped? on the wet floor, and spilt* | coffee all over’ my Tshirt. I tried to remove! it with special washing powder, bu | hopeless”. I'll have to buy a new Tshirt.29 6 gecie of 7 very bad and impossible to improve } CThis morning I decided to have some toast. I burnt’ the first two pieces, then I wered we'd run out of bread, so I went to work without any breakfast. 1 as \ |! I 2 | * cooked something for too long » ehere was no more of something | Out and about 661 was in a bad mood! because I hadn’t had any breakfast, but I things got worse” when I missed my bus and had to walk. It was raining, so I started running. [fell over! and hit* my knee on the | ground, And when I got to work, I realised that P'd torn’ my jacket, and P'd left some important notes at home.29 "esting unhappy | 2 jectme more dul and unpleasant I 3 fall co the ground + souch something quickly usually causing injury 5 (ee pictues tea, pas tense fore, past participle tora) (ee Mar a ee ghar atnna : (om oreie a) 44 English Vocobulery in Use Presintermediate ond itermedite19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 Exercises Complete the verb forms with the correct past tense and past participle. 1 break Fb. 1 broken, 2 spill... 3 bum /, 4 fall over /. 5 run out/ 6 tear/ 7 hit/.. Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the correct ending on the right, 1 [dropped the radio a on the desk. 2 Pve run out [__b because the saucepan handle was so hot. 3 Heft [J calloverthe carpet. 4 Tore my shirt Qa and now it isn’t working. 5 I spilt coffee go the money. 6 Thit my hand o f the money at home. 7 T burnt myself og g and I don’t think I can repair it. 8 I forgot o h of coffee. ‘Complete the stories using words from the box, in the correct form. spi slip remove fall worse over mood hopeless hit clear Sophie ‘spilt... tomato sauce all 2 the kitchen floor, and her new dress, [tried t0 § se Up the mess on the floor, while Sophie did her best 10 Ssonsonenomnnnnons the marks on her dress. Pm afraid it Was Secu though, and she was in a really bad 6. ----onem after that, The two boys were running downstairs. First Sebastian 7... ow 0M the bottom step and 5. his knee as he landed on the floor, then NicO ?s.r over and landed on top of Sebastian. It g0t " ornmnnnna When Rose fell over trying to help them stand up! Write a different reply to each question using expressions from the opposite page. 1 Pm cold. What's wrong with the central heating? .|t. isn. bain : a 2 How did you break that glass? 3 How did you hit your arm? 4 Why can’t we watch that progeamme? eennnnnnnnn 5 Where's your homework? 6 [can’t hear the radio very clearly. What's wrong with if? Baia 7 Why can't we use the lift? Cree Pepe et ar Re Pe Pa err Bier areata pen ora een An Com Trea nS cee TR fev ee English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediate 4546 Money Notes and coins In the UK the currency [type of money used] is sterling [pounds)s in America it isthe dollar; in much of Europe it’s the euro. Notes: ‘Coins (in the UK) cg. ten pounds, twenty curos e.g. fifty pence (usually spoken as fifty p), a ten-pound note, a twenty-curo note a pound, a fifty-pence piece, but a one-pound coin Managing your money 661rve had a bank account for a few years now, and I make sure my account is always in eredit!. I go to the eashpoint once a week, so T always have some cash? with me, and I check* my account online once a week to see how much money I've got.99 " having money in the account 2 money in the form of notes and coins Took at the details of it cashpoint Money problems C6When I went to university, I had to get a bank loan! to pay my fees. That meant I had to be careful and make sure I didn’t waste money’, but by the time | finished my degree Towed" a lot. One good thing is that I don't have to pay it back until get a job and fm earning’ a reasonable amount of money. At the moment I'm saving up’ for a new laptop; the one I have is very slow and keeps going wrong, Pd love to have a car as well, but I cant afford! it.99 "money you borrow from a bank S receiving money for the work I do > money you pay to use something, quite a log; $1 million is a large amount or for a service, e.g. a lawyer's fee 7 keeping money to buy something in the future 5 use it badly don’t have enough money to buy one “had to pay back a lor of money to the bank Accommodation* 6CqThis year I'm renting a flat with three friends of mine. We had to pay one month's rent a a deposit! bu it a nice place, quite good value for money”, and the lanord isnt charging’ us to use his garage.9 * places where you live or stay » money you pay for something you are going to use, which is then returned to you when you have finished using it 2 good for the amount of money you pay 8 asking someone ro pay an amount of money ees We use rent when we pay to use something fora long period of time, .9. rent a flat. The noun rent Pernt Reis) ae ed ee en) ee Net aera nee er Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermediate20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 Exercises Answer the questions as quickly as possible. Is sterling a currency? Is a five-pound note worth less than a fifty-pence piece? If you rent something, do you own it? If you waste money, do you use it well? Can you get money from a cashpoint? If you are in credit, do you have money in your account? Do you pay back a bank loan? Is the currency in the United States of America called the euro? Do you normally get back a deposit? If you ‘can afford’ something, do you have enough money for it? Seoovsmsuns Which words are being defined? 1 A flat, usually round piece of metal used as money. sin, 2 Money you borrow from a bank... 3 Money you pay to someone for a professional service, eg. a school. 4 Money in the form of notes oF cOiNS. B: Puta bandage® round it. A: Tve gota terrible cough. B, Go wo the chemist and get some cough medicine. (something you tke to treat an illness] | AcrPve got a headache, B: Take some tablets®for the pain (also pills) ‘A: L feel sick? B: Go tothe bathroom quickly! EEEEEED Describing pain ‘We can use different words to describe pain. An ache describes pain that is not always strong, but often continues. Its used with certain parts of the body. Tve got a headache. Simone’s got stomach ache. ‘My dad suffers from [often has the pain of] backache. For other parts of the body we often use pain. Tye got a pain in my shoulderffoot. Ache can also be a verb to describe pain that continues for some time. By the end of the day my feet were aching. For stronger or more sudden pain, we usually use the verb hurt. My throat hurts when I speak. Thit my leg on the table and it really hurts / it’s very painful Serious illnesses For serious [bad] illnesses, you will probably go into hospital. A person who stays in hospital is called a patient. Many patients need an operation [when special doctors, called surgeons, cut inco the body for medical reasonss also called surgery. Lung cancer can be caused by smoking. Heart attacks can happen very suddenly: Hepatitis is a disease affecting the liver. ar . oa ses ar acareeunn eae Pee ee sal sea se etna oe eer ea ne tT Ll Seen aay ESI eye 48 English Vocobulry in Use Printermediow end intermedkate214 21.2 213 21.4 Exercises Look at the underlined letters in each pair of words. Is the pronunciation the same or different? Use the index to help you. Tache pain $4 8 liver disease a sennenmnnnne 2 cold stomach different. 6 stomach operation atin 3 cough haath nnn 7 chemist ache $40 orate 8 patient bandage .. Complete the sentences with a or nothing (-). 1 She's gor =. hepatitis. 6 Tre got. 2 Te got... cough. 7 Leona’s got 3 Pm getting... sore throat. 8 My uncle had ...... heart attack. 4 Ben’s got ...... headache. 9 She's gor....... cancer, 5 Luis’ got on. temperature. 10 Pe got sownm pain in my foot. Complete the dialogues. + Does your finger hurt? Yes, it’s very Pail 1: What's wrong with Musa? He feels onnennnenn +I think it’s something he ate. Did you hit your foot? Yes, and it really ann : My hand's bleeding quite badly. : Well, puta. round it. Your fingers nn ci } I know. Icut it using that knife. + Does Tanya still nn from bad headaches? Yes, she gets them all the time. What’ the matter? 1 My back .onnnm-nnennnn from sitting at that computer all day. understand Laura has had quite & snsno0nnnnnnm illness. Yeah, She was in hospital for over a week. Find five more pairs of words. Why are they pairs? fang heart surgeon tabletspills attack liver operation eaneer hepatitis sore medicine throat ung. and. cancer. =. because, ou. can, get ing. cance. ee ee ee ee ee Tene a ence How often do you get ra rea erage ty ea ee en ea ea eed Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 49HEEB Verbs and phrases used with clothes Das 50 Clothes Smart, stylish and casual {think the woman looks stylish. [wearing nice clothes and looking attractive; also well-dressed] ‘The man is smartly dressed. [clean and tidy and suitable for formal situations} “The boy's clothes are more casual. [comfortable and suitable for informal situations] rucksack Tshirt jumper/sweater| collar jacket Zip’ button suit trainers Thave to wear a suit and tie to work, but usually take off my tie before lunchtime. [remove i; opp pat something on] [As soon as I get up, [have a shower nd get dressed [put on my clothes) dlon't eat breakiast. ‘When I get home f twat fs en I get home from work, I usually - erage isc bail OF ieas: | think I look good in black because dark Re ee sentra colours suit me. [Took good in dark coo ‘opp bright colours) 1 prefer jackets with a zips it’s easier to undo a zip [open a zip, | ee Mar 2 etc ene eta buttons, ete.| and it's also much quicker to do it up. = English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediExercises 22.1 Put the words into the correct columns. ‘boots earrings button top ing necklace zip pocket cap sleeve Rememunt) 22.2 22.3 Complete the sentences. 1 Why don’t you take off -- your coat? 2 Anna looks really nice anon purple 3. He was very smartly- --vnmaun this morning. He had his best suit on. 4 It took me ages to put ~ conn these Boots, 5 You should wear bright colours more often; they 6 Hiroko couldn't dO smn. the zip on her jacket. 7 Ichanged . 2 pair of jeans as soon as I got home. 8 I took my tie off and... vww the top button of my shirt 9 My brother takes his books to school in a... ~—-» He says it’s easier to carry them on his back, 10 Thad a quick shower, 20 ono you. ---y then joined the others for breakfast. 22.4 Reuse you often wear T-shirts or trainers? English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate ————_——BEA casnion and buying clothes Fashion reece TTT FRSMROM iyinich are your © | vsvally shop! with a friend. © J chvays try on clothes? before | buy them. © | sometimes buy clothes that don’t suit me®, just becouse they're fashionable’. © Hl buy trousers or o ski, | Buy 0 shirt or top to go with? ‘tat the same time. © My wardrobe’ is full of clothes that | buy and hardly ever wear. © [like to buy designer labels’, even though they're more expensive. ike wosring foshionable clothes, but the price has 1 be reasonable” © never buy clothes just becouse they’re in fashion’. © like 1o dress in! clothes that are cosual but sil look ‘quite fashionable. © I'm always happy with what Ive got on! ero Geen eee ae g matches hicr coat. Catherin Gener titer Pee ee nS (EEEEEED in a clothes shop 52 'A shop assistant [a person who works ina shop] is serving different ‘customers [helping them to buy things} stor assistant: Can [help you? customer 1: No, I'm being served, thanks. [another shop assistant is already helping me] stor assistant: Do you need any help? ‘cusoMER 2: Yes, P've just tried on this jacket in a size 12, and it didn’t realy fit mes it's a bit tight. [too small around the bodys opp loosefbig] Have you got it in a bigger size? suior ASSISTANT: We have got a size 14, but not in pink, I'm afraid, CUSTOMER 2: Oh, that’s a shame. [that is disappointing: sy that’ a pity] OK. Pl leave it, thanks. [T have decided not to buy ity opp FU take it/thern) sor assistants OK. I'm sorry about that, ... Can I help you? CustomER 3: Yes, Fm looking for a skirt and this looks nice. [want to find a skiet] Can T try it on? stor ASSISTANT: Yes, of course. The changing rooms are down there, [the place where you can try on clothes] English Vecabulary in Use Presotermediate and intermediate "buy things in shops 2 put clothes on in a shop 0 ce what they are like 5 ook good on me 4 popular at that particular 5 look good together 4 lange cupboard for Ieeping clothes in 7 clothes made by famous designers, eg, Versace, Doles 8¢ Gabbana * not expensive ® fashionable * wear a particular type, syle or colour of clothes om searing Pea23.1 23.2 23 23.4 23.5 CACTUISES Are these pairs similar in meaning or different in meaning? 1 in fashion and fashionable 2 wardrobe and changing room eet 3 Fl take it and Til leave it 4 match something and go with something 5 tight and loose. = 6 fit someone and suit someone 7 that’s a shame and that’s a pity Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given. Keep a similar meaning. 1 Loften shop with my mother 1 often go shopping. With. my. MOREE nso . 2 These watches are fashionable. These watches are if... 3 Your top matches your skirt. Your top goes... S 4 Like what P'm wearing. Vlike what P've 5 Those trousers suit you. Those trousers look 6 Are they the right size? Do they... 7 Td like ic to be quite loose. don’t want it t0 be too 8 She always wears black. She ALWAYS nner Which words are being defined? 1 be the right size fit... anaes 2 not cheap, but not expensive on. 3 a large cupboard for keeping clothes in... 4 popular with people at a particular time yu. 5 the place where you try on clothes in a shop = 6 Armani and Calvin Klein are examples ofthis vernon 7-a person who Works if SHOP ewnnrennn 8 look after customers and help them to buy things wenn Complete the dialogues. stor assistant: Can I help you? customer ts Pm ‘looking for. 2 -a top. This one’s quite nice. I think I'l iton. SHoP assistant: Of course. The SHOP ASSISTANT: Do you need any help? .- room is just over there, ‘customer 2: No, I'm being 4. thanks. SHOP ASSISTANT: How was the toy CUSTOMER 1: bit afraid it didn’t *_. very well. It was a bit www Under the arms, SHOP ASSISTANT: Oh, thats a7 wn Would you tke a bigger sz? CcustoMter 1: No, I don’ think so, In actual fact, it wasnt just the don’t think it... -me, actually. I think ie really for a younger person. Fl, it, thanks. Over to You pees ck cae Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 53VZ.3 Shopping AED» 2 supermarket * cause us to do or be something, eg I don’t like rains it makes me depressed. 2 just madefcooked 5 the place where you go into a building “a line of people who ate waiting for something | 5 an iter isa single thing If you are likely to do something, you will probably do it. 7 cheaper prices than normal HERD Shopping centres and street markets \ ee ee i aReONaaLainnsanaesaRAl ‘Some people like modern shopping centres! because everything is under one roof” and it is convenient”. |jusmcerreer ‘Other people prefer going to street markets because they like the atmosphere’ you get from the different stalls, Food and clothes are also usually cheaper in. street markets, Sometimes you can ty toagreealower price for something you buy in street market; we call thishaggling, Ofcoarse, ifyou dont ike what you buy ina street market, you cat normally take it back and geta refund stall "Iarge covered shopping areas “exchange i fr another one 2 fn one place money that is paid back to you when you recur something 3 practical and easy to use 7 the feeling ina place o station 4 different things ofthe same type 54 Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediae end intermediate24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Exercises ‘True or false? If a sentence is false, change it to make it true. 1 If you have a lot of things to buy, you need a basket, False. (ok. ef. things. to, buy, you. need. «trl, 2 Supermarkets arrange things to make us spend more money. 3 The checkout is where you pay for things. 4 Expensive items are on the top shelves. 5 IF something is fresh, it has just been made. 6 There are often lovely smells near the entrance. 7 Sweets are often near the checkout. 8 It's always a good idea to buy things on special offer, ‘Mark the main stress on these words. Use the index to help you. ‘atmosphere convenient checkout entrance arefund replace item Are these statements true of shopping centres, street markets, or both? 1 They are usually quite modem. _shepeing. centres. 2 Everything is under one £006. vem 3 You buy things from seals. 4 You can haggle... 5 You can normally get refunds. i la ic 6 They can be very convenient. Complete the sentences. 1 I took the shoes back to the shop, but they wouldn't give me a .tef 2 Woonwonnnnnnnnen me angry when shops refuse to give you a refund or aes things. 2 Toften buy bananas but forget to eat them, and then I have to 4 When I got to the checkour, there was a long ~omunw Of people waiting. 5 There’s a special ...on melons ~ buy one, get one free! 6 The vegetables are near the... where we came in. 7 Like that supermarket because they have a wide 8 In my local street market, there's just a really nice. everyone is friendly and there’s lots of colour. 9 Lam more... to buy something if it’s a special offer, because it seems cheaper. ~ them away. --of meat and cheese. vont very busy, but Ce een Heer renee sree think A re A ‘ é ree z English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate “35Food pineapple bunch of grapes MD it siabery peach a ~@ lemon coconut ‘melon @ = wi we b7 & garlic | aS soe A salad is usually a mixture of uncooked ingredients. In Britain it mainly has lettuce, as | ‘well as tomato, cucumber, onion, and other things. We often put salad dressing (usually | cil and vinegar, or perhaps oil and lemon) on salad. \| _ \ ima, feacumber anal | HERD veat. fish and seafood ‘chicken/hen | ‘Animal: cow calf [young cow] lamb [young sheep] pig Meat: beef __veal lamb pork chicken [A person who does not eat meat is a vegetarian. ‘crab 56 Engish Vocabulary in Use Predntermedite and intermediate25.1 25.2 25.4 25.5 25.6 Exercises Write down one vegetable and fruit beginning with these letters. vegetable fruit Tthelewerp PAE... Bthe letter @— eeennnnn so 3 the letter m a 4 the letter s S theletter 0 ween Find a word from each box where the underlined letters are pronounced the same. carrot t onion! tomato, melon 1 lettuce prawn pork chicken aubergine salmon lamb mushroom Which is the odd one out in each group, and why? 1 pork veal beef smo. i. fish, the, others. are, ment. 2 lettuce cabbage toMAtO—CUCUMB EE eer nnn 3 pork lamb» beef crab deltaic 4 peach anion pepper courgette fae bth S.crab broccoli mussels prawn pase seed, ee, G carrots chicken beans_—_aubergine Do you usually eat the skin (the outside) of these fruits? (Answer Yes, Sometimes or No.) pineapple... se PEACHES enn melon sea pearson grapes Itt emon eeennn Answer the questions. 1. What do we call the meat from a cow, lamb, calf, and a pig? BE connnoney 2 What’ the main ingredient in a green salad? oso 3. What are the two most common things we putin salad deeSSiNg? occcenoneree and 4 What do we usually call someone who doesn’t eat meat? 5 What do we call a number of grapes that grow together? A visas OF grapes. isfare more common than. on fare more expensive than 3. A mixed salad usually has. 4 We don't often grow 5 We dor't often eat _- isfare my favourite Engish Vecebulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate 37ED Ha 58 Cooking ee frying pan Ways of cooking food You boil potatoes or rice in a saucepan. ‘You can fry sausages in a frying pan. ‘You grill toast or meat under a grill. You roast meat [using oil] in the oven. You also bake cakes [without oil] in the oven. ‘You barbecue meat and fish on a barbecue. Food which is not cooked is raw. saucepan oven Preparing and cooking food Peel the potatoes [remove the skin] and boil them. While they're boiling, chop an onion. [cut i into small pieces} Fry the onion before adding some chopped tomatoes. [puting them together with the onions} ‘Then sti it all for a few minutes. [move it around in a saucepan using a spoon] What does it taste like? Chefs [people who cook food in a restaurant as a job] always taste the food [put a small amount in their mouth to see what it is like] while they are cooking. I don't like the taste of too much garlic. | tried the soup and it tasted a bit strange. Michel's food is very tasty. [has a good taste] Indian food is a bit too spicy for me. [with a strong hot flavour] You get ice cream in different flavours. [the type of taste that food or drink has, eg. vanilla, coffe, strawberry ete] Lena said her pasta was horrible [terible, unpleasant}, but I thought it was delicious [fantastic, with a wonderful taste} eo ord Are you a good cook? 661m a bit nervous when I cook, so I always follow a recipe [the cooking instructions fora panicular dish, eg lasagne], and make sure Thave all the right ingredients the different food you need to make «particular meal] before I stat. However, am quite good at making pies, especially apple pie.29 (Pie is pronounced /pat! like “my’.) ee Maro ui: eo cn een eee ee ker) Pea ew TT Recut Te Ac Se a: aNd ea Engish Vocabulary in Use Predntermediote and intermediateExercises 26.1 Write down five more ways of cooking food. 26.2 How do you pronounce the underlined letters? Use the index to help you. chef Isit like shoe or chief? shoe ‘oven Ist like love of lanely? raw _ Is it like now or door? pic Is it like pea or lig? sour Isit like more or hour? saucepan Is it like four or flower? 26.3. Cross out the wrong word in each sentence. Write the correct word at the end. 1 The paella was very tasteful, 2488 cucu 2 My brother is a very good cooker, a -un 3 Don't forget to heat up the fry pan before you add the aubergine... 4 This chocolate is very sour 5 I'matraid my mother has never been very good in cooking. 6 You can buy this ice cream in five different tastes... 26.4 Which words are being defined? 1 The flavour that something has in your mouth when you eat it. taste, 2 A person who cooks food as their jOD. —esunnnmam 3 Having a good taste. ........ 4 The large piece of equipment in the kitchen for cooking food. 5 The word to describe the taste of le Mons. nnn 6 Not cooked... a on 7 Having a fantastic ta8te. on _- The opposite is... 26.5 Explain what the person did, using the correct word. 1 I got the list of food and cooking instructions. You g0t the 8886 eeeeen 2 I bought all the food I needed for the dish. You bought all the... 7 3 First I removed the skin of the potatoes. YOU nnn the POtatOES. 4 L cooked the potatoes in water, You. the potatoes. 5 Then I cut the onions into small pieces. You .... the onions. 6 I cooked the onions in a frying pan. YOU monn the onions. 7 I put the potatoes together with the onion. YOU sven the potatoes to the onion. 8 I put in some milk and moved it round in the pan, You put in milk and... it. 9 Then I put a little in my mouth to see what it was like. You 26.6 Stain Dore esc CON d Cec Ree earears Engish Vocabulary in Use Pesitermediate and intermedte 59VAM City life HD The rush hour? $For me, the rush hout isthe worst time of day. Everywhere is busy, and everyone seems to be im a hurry'. I usually drive to work, but sometimes I get stuek? in trafic ams’, and when 1 get to work I find there's nowhere to park* because the car park’ is already full. But if I get the bus, it rakes me longer, and that makes the journey very stressful, When I get home in the evenings 1 often feel exhausted” — more from the travelling than from my work.29 * he time when people travel t and from work + want ro go somewhere /do something quickly B 2wue nab o move oro anywhere aaa 3 tong lines of cars tha are not moving eon it $a place ro vet car : See act 5 place ro leave a car S causing a lot of worry 7 ery tired eee a parking space. (NOT | couldn't find The nightlife" SCOne of the advantages of! living in the city is the nightlife. ‘The town centre is always lively” inthe evening, and there is a wide variety of? bars, clubs and Testaurants to go to. If you are ‘more interested in culture and cultural activities, you can go to the cinema, the theatre, concerts, art galleries, etc.99 ® places to visit in the evening for social reasons. " the positive things about a situations ‘opp disadvantages * full of activity 5 many different things Advantages and disadvantages Cities always seem crowded’, and they can be dirty (opp clean) and dangerous (opp safe} places to live, Pollution? is worse in big cities, and so is the crime rate. [only walk home at night* if 'm with a friend. When I'm on my own, I get a taxi. Life in cities is also more expensive. Flats cost a lot, and I think you get better value for ‘money’ in a smaller town ot village. On the positive side, you get® a real mix’ of people and nationalities in a big city; that makes life more interesting, I also enjoy the fact that there's always something going on* ina big city, so life is never dull?,29 “fll of people; opp quiet ® you find / there exists 2 dirty air and water ” different types » the number of crimes that happen “happening, +n the period when ic is dark borings opp exciting “If something is good value for money, you are happy with what you receive for the amount of money you pay. 60 Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate27.1 27.2 a3 27.4 27.5 Exercises Match the words on the left with the words on the right. town 2 for money 2waife F] bb hour 3 night 5] ¢ rate 4value F] 6 centre Sciime FJ € space 6 rush F] F jam ja 9 life 8 parking F] h park Write the opposite. TItssafe. Us dangerous. = as 2 Inwas crowded. - a 3 It's very clean. a 5 There are advantages. ae 6 There’s a place t0 park. onerenn ‘Complete the dialogues with one word in each gap. 1A: Is there plenty to do in the evening? Yes, the .1ghHFE. uno is great. : And are there lots of. cv activities in the town? Yes. There's a cinema, theatre, concerts, and so on. Is it good for shopping? Yes, there's @ nn cnsne OF Shops. ‘Are you worried about walking home late in the evening? Yes, it can be dangerous at... Is the traffic bad? Yes, L often get Is your flat expensive? B: Well, its not cheap but I think its quite good ~in traffic jams. for money. Rewrite the sentences without the underlined words. Keep the meaning the same. 1 There were different types of people there. 2 Iwas very tired. 3 Iwas very nervous and worried. 4 The place is always full of activity. 5 The airis diny. 6 They wane ro do everything very quickly. 7 There was nowhere to leave the car 8 There isn’t much happening here. 9 Poverty doesn't exist here. fo Tam ed ponent Tense a nae Roan Meee ee There was a good .tix Twas Lwas very. The place is always very There’s a lot of They want to do everything in a... There was nowhere t0 ‘There isn’t much... . of people there, eee Sea nN English Vocobulry in Use Preinermediate ond inermediate 6Life in the country Surrounded by nature 661 grew up in the countryside where I was surrounded by! nature. As children, we used to play on the banks? of the river and in the ‘woods’. In the summer we picked’ apples and blackberries; in the autumn we often picked mushrooms. The seasons’ were all different, and | loved the scenery’, the open spaces’, and the fresh ait’. 1 still do.99 * nature was everywhere around me spring, summer, auruma, winter | 2 the side of the river § che natural beauty you see around you 5 groups of tees ” empty areas of land “rook them feom the refplant ——® naruraly clean aie (ere say 2a (eh eae mets omniecrerers) HERR Working in the country 66My uncle owns! a farm. He keeps* a few animals, but mostly he grows crops like rice, wheat and potatoes. Farming is a hard life: my uncle is usually up! at five in the morning, and sometimes his work isn’t finished until sunset*.99 ‘has (something that legally belongs to him) notin bed 2 owns and looks after them “ when the sun goes down in the evening bill race The disadvantages of country life The worst thing about living in a village! is that there isn't much to do in the evening, apart from going to the village pub. The nearest town is eight miles away’, and public ‘transport’ is hopeless’. And, of course, you don't get* many shops in a village.99 "a place smaller than a town 4 terrible a distance from a place 5 there aren't you don't find > fuses and trains for people to use 62 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediote28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 Exercises ‘These things all grow, but what are they? Put the letters in the right order. 1 seret trees. S mpsal 2 sags ne 6 tors. a 3 velase 7 chesranb a 4 odows < 8 rosep Complete the dialogues. 1A: Ie must be beautiful when the sun goes down over the valley. B: It is. The sunsets. are lovely here. 2 A: Have you ever lived in a town? No, T've always lived in the 3 A: Is Dad.. rv YOR Be He must be. He’s nor in bed 4 A: Is it your dad’s farm? B: No, he doesn’t 5 A: Do you enjoy the summer? B:_ Yes, but spring is my favourite ..s..sununnennn 6 A: Did it raina lot last night? B: Yes, When I went outside this morning, the it. He’s just the farm manager enone WAS VERY Wet TAs DO they werenereneennnnnn Many animals? Br Yes, they've got sheep, cows and goats. Look at the picture in section B again, then cover it and complete the text. We walked alongside the 12%... uu 5 OPENEM the Zacsuucenennnnnnenny and said ‘hello’ to the man on the Sorgen « We then followed the 4 ee across the * and down into the 6. umn » We stopped and had a picnic by the river. After tha, we walked up AhrOURh the Mov nonenen and then finally back t0 the '.onmsnssnmnunnn y Where we stopped and bought some eggs. Cover the left-hand page. Complete the advantages and disadvantages of living in the country. ‘Some of the best things about living in the country are: + the beatiful 18608 + the open?.. = + the fresh 3. + being able to 20° cour and 4 one Fruit the fact YOU ate Scere ennnnnnnn DY Mature, Some of the Son vw things about living in the country are that: + you ete catkits many shops _ transport is ® s to do in the evening, and the nearest town might be a Pr Moree tae ;ntages of living in the countryside? Do advantages and disadvantages? If p Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 63Transport Vehicles Vehicle is the general word for all types of road transport. bicycle | ~ == ; lorry (also =e called truck) _ motorbike Travelling around Pcs cin [east ite bus/coach driver | train driver pilot eyelist (6) bus fare train fare airfare fare get /catch/ — | get/catch/ | fly gettake go by bike / cycle go by goby Tide a bike get on/off get oof get onfoff get in / out (of) | get onvoff bus stop /bus | platform / train | airport taxi rank station station journey journey flight 1 go to work by bus. Irs only three stops. We got the train to Cardiff, but the journey was terrible. When the bus fares went up last month, my dad started cycling to work, I got out of the taxi and almost walked away without paying the fare. If there are more flights, airfares should be cheaper. We were going to get the train to Paris, but in the end we decided to fy. Common mistakes rs Poa al Are you happy with public transport?" * buses and trains for people 2 the distance from a place 3 geand in a line Where I live buses are not very convenient'; the nearest bus stop is half a mile away, And when I do get the bus, I often have to wait in a queue" for about twenty minutes, and then three come along at the same time! + saying they are unhappy / not satisfied with S very near you can rust them People are always complaining about’ the bus service, but where [live it's good. I've gor a bus stop round the comer’ and buses run every ten minutes for most of the day, and they're usually reliable®, I get the train to work. Trains are expensive —a retum’” to Oxford is twenty pounds - but I've got 1a season ticket’, and that makes it cheaper. My only real complaint is that if I miss? my train, 1” have to wait half an hour for the next one. “a ticket for a journey to a place and back Sa ticket you ean use many times within a petiod of time without paying each time don’t catch (a train or bus) English Vocabulary in Use Presintermedite and intermecite29:1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Exercises Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences. 1. We were late, so we had to @@9)/ catch a taxi. 2 You mustn't ride / drive a motorbike without a helmet in the UK. 3 She told him to get in / get on the car and fasten his seat belt. 4 The journey / travel to the airport takes half an hour. 5 Trains to the airport travel / runt every half hour. 6 The pilot didn’t want to drive / fly the plane in such bad weather. 7 They left a bit late and lost / missed the bus. 8 I see that train fares / tickets are going up again. 9 You mustn’t speak to the bus pilot / driver when he is driving, 10 We must get off / out the bus at the next statior:/ stop. ‘Test your knowledge. Can you label the vehicles without looking at the opposite page? 1 hus. Z Z 2 ola Complete the sentences. 1 L wasn’t happy with the service, so T made a complaint : 2. The flight was fine but we had a terrible -veeennne from the airport to our hotel. 3. Where I live, the public transport is not very because the nearest bus stop is two kilometres nono y and there are no trains at all 4 The train station is just round the from where I live. 5 Buses are not very... Sometimes they come every five minutes, but other times you have to wait for forty minutes. 6 When I got to the bus stop there was a long of people. 7 Train fares are crazy: a wenn tO Glasgow costs more than two singles. 8 People are always... about the buses, bur I don’t think they're that bad. 9 Luse the trains every day for work, 30 PVE g0t & snunnnnnnnonn ticket 10 Your train is going to depart from ... six at 10:25. CoV Ta vot rnswer the questions about transport in your county. If possi eens ats Retr te eee ed ee Rua aCe occa a ed How often do you take a taxi? WI enc f 2 Ey 4 Do you have a season ticket for the bus or train? Does it save you much money? 5 ara) ir TO ers Englsh Vocabulory in Use Pre-ntermediate ond intermediate 65On the road A pedestrian crossing (road) junetion a bend in the road (this road bends | scaffc lights ro the right) \1 oad signs no overtaking speed limit [you cant pass ‘nother car] | HEED Finding your way 6Cyesterday, I got lost! on my way to” the airport. I decided to use side roads and go. via’ the village of Pensford, but I took the wrong turning* just before I got there, and Tended up’ in a supermarket car park. Fortunately I was able to ask someone the way*, and a very kind woman directed” me to the A38, where I could then follow signs for the airport.99 | 4 dida’e know where [was | 2 while I was going to (the airport) 3 go through somewhere to get to a destination | “comer where one road meets another S found myself in a place I didn’t expect to be in \| ask how to get to a place 7rold me how to get to a place | aS An accident 661 saw an accident this morning on the main road! into town, A pedestrian’ ~a young boy ~ | stepped off the pavement’ and into the road just as a car was approaching’. The driver braked, but the car swerved® and crashed into a parked | car” on the opposite side of the road. Fortunately the driver wasn’t injured but both cars were quite badly damaged.9? | “important oad | 2 person walking 5 the place where pedestrians walk * coming closer 5 put his foot on the brake co stop the ear Eero te cn knee nen changed direction suddenly and hurt them, The related nouns are damage snd injury, ¢ ‘without control ont ee a car next to the pavement, not moving EER Ms 66 English Vocabulory in Use Preintermediote ond intermediate30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5, Exercises Which words are being defined? 1 part of a road that is separated from other parts by a line 2 people who are walking... 3 the place where people usually walk 4 the place where people can cross the road 5 the place where two roads meet 6 the thing you pur your foot on to stop a car ane. 7 a message or symbol beside the road that gives information nn ae be ‘Complete the information for these road signs. re ee limit 2 there is only one 4 no 5 end of Tea ie in the road 6 low. Rowrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given, Keep a similar meaning, 1 Lasked him how to get to the bank. 2 I didn’t know where I was in the town centre. 3 You can ask someone to tell you how to get here. 4 I went through Ledbury to get to Malvern. 5 [was going to the station. 6 We arrived unexpectedly by the river 7 I turned left instead of right. Complete the text. Iwas on the main. Iwas ®.. Tasked him the .4¥. to the bank. Igor... --in the town centre. You can ask SOMEONE £0 rennnvvnne YOU. T went t0 Malverne Ledbury. as On my nnn 0 the station, We cnnnn up by the Fiver, Took the wrong 7 road into town today and [saw an 2 snus a roundabout when the guy behind tried to @.... = me and the driver in front of me. He was driving too fast— over the Sw ze limit ~ and he lost control of the car. He had to gther side of the road, and in the end he”. , but to my surprise, the man got out of the car with no ®. atall, ole vol hore cet Pee eee oneal Pe CUR aC eee ae a 0 avoid a car on.the into a tree. The car was badly Pra English Vocabulory in Use Presintormediate and intermediate 67Notices and warnings ‘ona machine that is in che window of « hotel; outside a theatres HED 0 i other side wait in a Tine on the other side of this notice, eg. ina bank or post office a e ; the grass pert do not walk on the grass ‘be quiet, an exam is happening now HED Don't do this! ‘you cannot leave your ear here you cannot go in here fon a hotel doors don't put a bag down do not give food leave me 10 sleep, and walk away to the animals ED Warnings ‘Take care you don't hit Be careful. There’sa step. be careful, chis parcel your head on a low door will break easily something that tells you that something bad may happen 68 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediateExercises 31.1 Complete these notices and warnings. More than one answer may be possible. 1 NO, PARKING, a 7 PLEASE QUEUE, shinee eiercllel 2 MIND THE oben 8 MIND YOUR B-ADMISSION eee 9 PLEASE DO NOT 4 OUT OF wae 10 KEEP OFF 5 NO : 11 KEEP sec Se ee 6 DO NOT ven 12 SILENCE EXAMINATION .... 31.2 Where could you see these notices or warnings? Please queue other side a 1 2.2. doe... ie ling, 6 E ’ ow of vA Bee Een 5 f _ Please do not ‘feed the animals 31.3. What notice could you see in each of these places? oon the underground Keep, right in a waiting area in a busy airport on the door of a hotel room at 9 am i“ in front of garage doors above the window of a train zt on a door going into a low room outside a museum or art gallery outside a room where students are doing an exam eee ne 7 31.4 Write down five more notices from the opposite page that you could see in a school or college. Mord your head. mies aausiamdannen _ 15 aren hg toe Se See inocu enero ECan ROR icurcesa esha a Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 6Classroom language Equipment and uses GD player —~ = ss 9 — ruler sS TP yA pencil sharpener a highlighter pen You usea rubber to rub something out, eg. writing. You use a pencil sharpener to sharpen pencils. You use a ruler to measure something, ‘You use a highlighter pen to highlight a word. HEED Classroom activities ‘Teachers or students do these things in the classroom, Took up a word in a dictionary [find the meaning of a word] borrow someone's dictionary or rubber [use it and then zerurn i] plug in the CD player [pur the plug in the electric socket] Torr up the volume on the CD player [increase the volume; make flours opp sm 2) dows] Correct students’ English (give the correct English if students make mistakes] Te nei od eek from someone, you get it from them er tag eee ra eee “Teachers may ask students to do these things in the classroom. rd like you to work with a partner, [someone else i.e. another stent] Henrique, could you swap places with Lorena? [change sats /sitin each others seats] Kim, could you share your book with Petra? [use it together athe same time] Repeat this sentence after me. [say it again] HEE) Ouestions about vocabulary Tt means ‘very small’ Q What does tiny mean? A: Q: How do you pronounce weight? ‘Az Te’s pronounced /wert, like wait. Q How do you spell bicycle? Ar BECY-CLE. How do you use the word wou? ‘Az We use it to show that we think something is fantastic or surprising, e.g. Wow, look at that cat Could you explain the difference If you lend something to someone, they Detween lend and give? have to give it back. If you give something to them, they can keep it. ze (com ‘mean ‘meaning spelling pronounce pronunciation explain ‘explanation repeat | repetition use [use 70 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermedite IExercises 32.1 Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 explain [¥] a places 2 look up [J b a mistake 3 sharpen F] © aword 4 swap [] with a partner 5 plugin [7] © a dictionary 6 work =F f the CD player 7 borrow g the meaning 8 correct F] ha pencil 32.2 Answer the questions. 1 What do you put in a CD player? iD eccte tce 2 What do you use a dictionary for? = 3 What do you put in a socket? : 4 What do you use a rubber for? mi 5 Why do you share a book? = 6 What do you use a highlighter pen $01? eevee ek 7 What do you use a pencil sharpener for? space 8 What do you use a ruler for? _ 32.3. Here are some answers about swap. Weite the questions. 1A: What. does. ‘snap! mean’, anes Ie means to change something for something else. Br Like shop or stop. P. EV ind a Saeed Br You could say: I can't see the board from here. Could you swap places with me? 32.4 Read the sentences on the left, then write a suitable request on the tight. 1 You want to look up a word. ‘Could | borrow. your dictionary?. 2 You can’t hear the CD player. Could you earner rere 3 You need to borrow a dictionary. Could YOU sone ee 4 You didn’t hear what the teacher said. Could YOU smmnnnn aia) 5 You want to know the difference between Could you... poi ee lend and borrow. — as wi 6 You need to use someone’s ruler. Could 1 - “ 7 You want to sit in someone else’s seat. Could We neem 25 ere Think about your last lesson (in English or any other subject) Did you do any of these th highlighter eae i eat: Coren Mit Penn Scans serie) English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 1School education The school system “This is the system for state education in most parts of England and Wales. State schools are free and operated by the country, Parents pay to send their children to private schools, [Almost all children attend (gots fll nursery school for up to 15 hours a week. Everyone starts primary school. 3 5 [11 | Popils seadens schoo 80 C0 secondary school. | | 16 | Pupils take/do GCSE exams, in up t0 fen. subjects. Then they can leave school and get a job, of go to a college for vocational [jb] taining, eg. hotel management or travel fand tourism courses, or they can stay at school for two more years. 18 | Pupils cake ‘A level exams in three or four subjects, and then they can leave school | ‘and get a job or go on to universiy [continue their education at university}, OF go f0 & |__| college for further educationfrsining, reaching oF business studies ED he school timetable “The school day is divided into about 5-7 lessons, and over the course of a week, most pupils do/study about ten subjects, including English, maths, history science, ete. Theres Usually a one-hour hunch break [peviod of est berween work], and a break in the morning and afternoon as well. s maths. “The school year is usually divided into chree terms [periods of study], with each term being | about 13 weeks, although some schools are now having shorter terms and more frequent holidays, At the end of the school year, pupils usually take/do exams before they break tup [end clases forthe term). After the summer holidays, they go back [rea] forthe neve school year School rules* tn the past schools generally had more rules, and if you broke the rules’, you were | punished. At my school, for example, pupils sometimes had to stay behind” and write an essay. | used £0 get into trouble’ for wearing lipstick. Tremember we had to call the male teachers ‘sr’ and female teachers ‘miss’, and we had to wear a horrible uniform’. Nowadays, the atmosphere’ is more relaxed": older pupils semoften dress” the way they want ~ as long as they're reasonably smart® ~ and the ‘teachers are not as strict”.99 = instructions telling you what you must or must not do * did something wrong, ® comfortable and informal 2 stay in a place when others leave 7 wear clothes 3 do something wrong and be punished 5 well dressed and not too casual * special clothes ° A strict teacher punishes pupils 5 the feeling in a place or situation who do something wrong. lipstick 2 Englsh Vocobuloy in Use Prentermediate and intermediateExercises 33.1. Match the words on the left with the words on the right, 1 1 8 the rules 2leave F ba uniform suk F € into trouble 4wear EF] 4 at school study F] € 10 school ésay £ school tet 9 anexam 8 break h a subject 33.2 Complete the sentences about state schools in England. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ‘When they're three, children can go ro .esery._..... school At the age of five they $0 £0 .nr.unnnmnnnn SCHOO, At the age of eleven they $0 0 -----oe--nuu- choo When they're sixteen they sennonoonrnnnne eXams, and afterwards they ean. si school if they want. Many pupils. nn at school for another two years and do ‘A’ levels. Nowadays, a lot of pupils nnn to university after they leave school. 33.3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Sometimes both are correct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 We take / do exams in the summer. Both are. correct. The school timetable / schedule is more or less the same every day. ‘The day is divided into / out of seven lessons. ‘The pupils do / study about ten subjects. ‘There is usually a rest / break three times a day. Schools often break out / break up after they finish exams. After pupils leave school, many of them take / get a job. Pupils can wear / dress the way they want. 33.4 Complete the sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 6 33. There were three ams in the school year. Thad to a uniform. Thad t0 eal the nsonnnnnnnnn teachers ‘sit? and von teachers ‘miss’ Loceasionally got into at school for doing things I shouldn’t do. ‘The teachers at my school were strict, and they pupils who broke the rules. My school had a really nice, relaxed wn mrrnrann Cerone eer cet Senate Rote ences Peet ot te Pee een cee are eer erecnca eee et dene English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermedhate and intermediate BHZ ow are they getting on?" 74 Studying English and taking exams ‘This is what Katya, an English teacher, thinks about some of her students. ayumi has a wide vocabulary [knows a lot of words] and speaks very accurately [without mistakes}, but she needs to practise her speaking more in order to become more fluent [able to speak naturally without stopping].29 6CCesar is quite fluent, but his accent [the way he pronounces words] is not very good. In particular, he has problems with certain consonants, [leters ofthe alphabet (a-2), which are not the vowels a i, 0, uP? CEmre has no problem making himself understood [saying things in @ way people understand], but he needs to increase his vocabulary [make it bigger], because at the moment it’s quite basic [elementary; sy simple].99 6COlga is always willing to [happy and ready to] experiment with language [try something new ‘to see what itis like]. For that reason she sometimes gets things wrong [makes mistakes}, but she learns from her mistakes and she’s making a lot of progress.?9 66 Andreas is a fantastic language learner. He picks things up [learns things without trying] very quickly, and he has a good ear for language [is good at hearing, repeating and understanding sounds and words).99 What progress are they making? eek PReee eet eeem Tomer eer coe ee Sa Ss I need to speak English well. (NOT ! need to speak English g ent ene Ea mans Weeree eat net See Ca CMy students are taking the Cambridge First Certificate exam in June, and for some of them it will be haed work!. I think Cesar might fail, but he’s doing his best’, so with a bit tf luck he might pass. I expect most of che others to pass. Andreas isa strong candidate’, fand I'm sure he'll get a good grade (syxt mark}. T think Ayumi and Olga will also do wel. ‘At the moment I'm trying to get through* the coursebook so that we can do some revision T think the most imporcant thing is to do some exam preparation®. Today I want the students to do/write an essay’. Most of them still find it difficult ro write accurately, so I need to work con that with them.29 "work that requires a lot of effort 5 revise forthe exam 2 making as much effort ashe can; sym trying his best geting ready forthe exam someone who is taking an exam 74 short piece of writing about a particular subject “finish English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediate TT,34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 Exercises Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Sometimes both are correct. 1 We made /@@something wrong in the first question. 2 Thad to do /write an essay. 3 My sister picks up / out languages very quickly. 4 Lwill have to revise for /revise my exam next week, 5 The students always do / make their best. 6 Tomas wants to do / take the exam in June. 7 Karin failed / ost the exam, but she can retake it next year. ‘Complete the sentences. The first letter has been given to help you. 1 There are twenty-six letters in the alshabet. 2 Asis the highest g. ven YOU CAN BE. 3 There are over 100 c.... as ... taking the exam. 4 We had to write an e for homework in not more than 200 words. 5 I need t0 w. on my grammar; it’s not very good. 6 I need to i. -~rmnwnnnene MY VOCabulary; it’s still very b.. - 7 Aand E are v. _ 3 B, C and D are c..... _ . 8 Studying for my exam is heer nnnes Wovtnrenennenrennsy but it will be worth the effort 9 Our teacher Was alWAYS Worwoneennnnen tO help us with our exam preparation. Rewrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given. Keep a similar meaning, 1 Can you retake the exam? Can you do .the..xam..gain..2 2 They will need to revise for the exam. ‘They will need t0 do s0mM€ worsen 3 Twill work as hard as I can. Iwill do 4 We need to prepare for the exam. We need to do some... : 5 Imake mistakes. I get. 6 Ican listen and repeat things accurately. I have a good. . ‘Complete the dialogues. Do you think Hiroko will do well? Yes, I'm sure she'll 2888. eosnnune the exam, Isher pronunciation good? No, she has quite a SOME one : Can she speak naturally without stopping? Yes, she's qUite nnn nd does she make many mistakes? Be No, she's qUite evnnnnnsnn When she speaks, 5 A: Does he know a lot of English? B: No, but he can make himself Will you finish the book? Bi Yeah, we should get a TA: Did Amy dO wenn in her exam? Bs Yes, she gor 80%. Pes eee Creer rach English Vocabulary in Use Presitermediate and intermediate 15University education Subjects You can do/study these subjects at university but not always at school. ‘medicine (co become a doctor) law (to become a lawyer) engineering (to become an engineer} architecture (to become an architect) economies (to become an economist) psychology (co become a psychologist) business studies (to become a businessman/woman and go into business) Studying at university Some students go to university because they enjoy studying, others just want a qualification’. First, however, you have to get good grades in your final school exams to get a place at many universities. You can then study for / do a degree”. If you complete the course successfully, you get your degree’ and receive a certificate’. In the UK, most degree courses last’ three years, although some take longer, e.g, medicine or law. Tve gor a degree ‘Teachers at university are usually called lecturers, and most of the teaching is done through lectures®, The most senior lecturers have the title Professor. Students doing arts subjects, eg. English or history, will spend time working in the library and writing essays”. Students doing science degrees, e.g. physics or chemistry, will probably spend a lot of their time working in a laboratory (infin! lab). ae “i == it — library laboratory (lab) 1 something th: yu get when you are coches TE 2 do a course at university at ay me (aso the word for) university qualication [PC ctineation | qualify | qualified | a document that shows you have completed 1 course successfully 5 continue for che lecturer talks and the students listen ” short pieces of writing on a particular subject succeed (in sth | (unsuccessful J in doing sth) Postgraduate degrees ‘When students are doing their first degree, they are called undergraduates, When they complete their degree, they are graduates. Some gradiates go on to do [do something in the future] a Master’, e.g. in the UK an MA (Master of Arts) or MSc (Master of Science). These are called postgraduate degrees. The longest one is a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) where students do research {make a detailed study of one particular subject] for at least three years. Englsh Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermedite and intermediate35.1 35.3 35.4 35.5 Exercises Complete the sentences, 1 To become a psychologist you need to study paychology, 2 To become an engineer you need to study 3 To become a doctor you need to study 4 To become an economist you need to study § To become a lawyer you need to study . 6 To become an architect you need to study Put the sentences in the correct order. Idid a degree course, 1 passed with good grades. I gota Master’, 1 did a postgraduate course. [did my final exams at school. T became an undergraduate. 1 gor a place at university. T got a degree in business studies, Qo Oo oO Oo QO eh O Ae the sentences about English universities true or false? Ifa sentence i false, correct it } {he teachers are all called professors. False. Most. teachers. re. called. lecturers 2 Anyone can go to university if they Want 0. enn 3 Some students go to university just to get a qualification, 4 Most university degree courses in the UK last two years, 5 Students go to lectures at university. 6 If you are unsuccessful, you get a degree. 7 Students studying for their first degree are called graduates. 8 Science students have 10 write lot of, essays. 9 APND isa postgraduate degree, 10 If you study arts subjects, you wor Complete the text. Stephen got very good !.grades...... in his final school exams, and he went to university and got a? in economics. He then ®...... to do an MSc. FRE cOUISE anne Yeas aid atthe end of fy he had an offer to go a. business with a friend. After two years though, he decided to go back to Univesity £0 do wns fOF a PRD. He knows it will be three years werk withoot much money, but he loves studying, and never went to university just for a7. ‘that would get him a good job earning a lot of money. ener cern D Enpish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediate 7Working with your hands : B19 > 4 ‘ 1 builder carpenter plumber electrician mechanic [builds 0° [makes things installs and Finstalls and repairs [repair ears repairs homes] using wood] repairs water electrical things,eg. when there is a pipes, et] lighes} problem] Pet hee nas Pe eed tr ie ae With small pieces of equipment we can also use mend; with clothes we often use menc Ce NC ge are a aon , job aia architect designs buildings Lawyer| represents people with legal problems | engineer plans the building of roads, bridges, machines, et. accountant controls the financial situation of people and companies university lecturer | teaches in a university, eg gives lectures | * jobs that need a lot of taining andior education The medical profession ‘These people treat people or animals. [give medicine or medical help] GPs [general practitioners: doctors who don’t work in a hospital], dentists [people who look after your teeth] and vets [animal doctors] all work in a place called a surgery. In hospital there are nurses who look after people, and surgeons who operate on people [open the body to remove or repair a part that is damaged]. The armed forces and the emergency services ‘My son joined the army when he was 18, [became a member of] soldier sailor pilot police officer fireman/ {inthe army) {inthe navy) _ {in the airforce) (in the police force) firefighter (in the fire brigade) 78 English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediat and intermediate36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 Exercises Match the job on the left with something the person uses on the right. 1 lecturer a agun 2 plumber F] b wood 3 accountant F] © books 4 builder =F] 4 pipes S soldier = F] © bricks 6 carpenter FJ] F numbers Write down one job from the opposite page that would be dificult for the person in 1-6, and three jobs that would be difficult for the person in 7-9. 1 Someone who didn’t go to university. 2 Someone who is always sick on a boat. 3 Someone who is not interested in cars. 4 Someone who is afraid of dogs. 5 Someone who is afraid of heights and high places. 6 Someone who is terrible at numbers and maths. 7 Someone who isn’t good at working with their hands. 8 Someone who cannot see very well. AS 9 Someone who will not work in the evening or at weekends. Test your knowledge. Can you write down what these people do without looking at the ‘opposite page? 1 A university lecturer .teaches, university. students DAVE cnn a 3 An architect 4 An electrician 5 A lawyer 6 A surgeon 7 A mechanic... 8 A dentist... 9 An engineer... Complete the dialogues. She's a police officer Really?..When did. she. join.the. police, force? a Hes a He's a fighter pilot. She's a soldier. Hea firefighter Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermedite 9WW Talking about your work What do you do? People can ask what job you do in different ways; you can answer in different ways. Ao What do you do? ) —. A: What’ yourjob?] (A: What do you do for a tinge B: I'm a doctor! B: I work in sales / B: I work for Union Bank / hairdresser, etc. marketing / a bank, etc. Fiat / Sony, ete. HEED What does that involve?* James and Emma are business consultants [pcople who help others ina particular area]. Their ‘work involves advising people who want to set up [start] a business, especially in health and fitness. James deals with the marketing [does the work in marketing; sy handle], while Emma is responsible for [in control of; sym in charge of] products [things that people makeiproduce] such as towels, equipment, beauty products, etc. (ere Mara} omens BUR: Cosine) Rana NOR ones Amy is a manager in a veterinary surgery. She runs [organises or controls] the day-to-day happening every day] business of the surgery and is in charge of a small team: three receptionists, fan accounts manager and a secretary. Her work involves a lot of admin [short for administration] ‘such as buying food, medicine and equipment; she also handles any complaints that customers make [when customers complain /say that something is wrong of is not satisfactory]. * What do you have to do exactly? Pay Most workers are paid [receive money] every months this is called a salary. Your income is the total amount of money you receive in a year. This might be money from one jobs it might be money from two jobs. We can express this in different ways: ‘My income is about £25,000. OR I earn/make about £25,000 a year [every year]. Some of that income you can keep, but some goes to the governments in the UK this is called income tax, e.g. [lose 20% of may income in income tax. erro per ae en rn erent ere HED Conditions" Most people work fixed hours [always the same], e.g. 9am to 5.30 pm. We often call this a nine- to-five job, Other people have to do/work overtime [work extra hours]. Some people get paid for overtime; others don’t. Some people have good working conditions, e.g. nice offices, paid holidays, extra time off [not at work] for a new mother and father when a baby is born, etc. There is also a minimum wage [an amount of money workers receive, and employers canmot pay less than this} * the situation in which people work or live 80 English Vocabulry in Use Presintermediate and intermediate37.1 37.2 373 37.4 37.5 Exercises ‘Tick (7) the words which are directly connected with money. giv tear do hanlne 6 wage salary, income consult ‘product: Match the words on the left with the words on the right. Vsetup fb) a clients 2 in charge (7) b acompany 3 deal o © overtime 4 eam ay with complaints 5 do fe © of a small department 6 advise ga f money Rewrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given. Keep a similar meaning. 1 What do you do? 2 T'ma marketing assistant. 3 I'm employed by the government, 4 Learn £22,000 a year from my two jobs. 5 What do you have to do exactly? 6 I'm responsible for the reception area, 7 What's your job? 8 Thave to read government reports. 9 L advise clients, 10 T complained about the service, What's wear oh Tk ee Lwork My What does your job... Tim incase What do you do for... My job involves. s Igive Tmade .. Complete the texts, Put one word in each gap. Alexander Carpenter works 1... 2 vevnnmennnnsns the north-west region sales people. His jok with his team on a day-to-§ Alexander has to do alot of ‘money by doing ths, and his workin the company gave him extra time #... Kelly Bradbury is a financial adviser for a she B people who want to buy a flat or a house. Ar the moment Kelly spends a Tot of her time Hn With Young people who are trying to buy a property for the first time, wiich is not easy. She works "ne hours = 9 am to $ p—and she doesn’t have to ".. Ceeran eae DEN ea at Sea cer) Cae tt ewer oven @ lot of travelling within ua basis. Ie3 not a nine-to-* 1g ~ he makes £60,000 " ee eae ee sales, and he’s a regional manager. He and he’s Fortunately he can &. ~ are quite good. After income vee 0 be with her after the birth. = overtime. icone ? (€-. 10% or 20% of what they earn) eaters Enplsh Vocabulry in Use Preintermediate and intermedate for a small team of five other the region, and he’s in contact, job: nnn LOE MOTE ~~ year. Recently his wife had a baby, but bank. She specialises in mortgages, which means thatMaking a career Getting a job* ‘S6When I left school, I applied for! jobs in different companies, and finally, after sending out Jots of CVs? and having some interviews’, a small company employed me’. I didn’t earn a lot, but the company gave me some training’, which was good.99 © finding a job ' wrote a letter of application for 2.4 document which describes your education and the jobs you have done a meeting where someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job 4 gave me a job S help and advice to learn how to do a job or activity fore Me Mar aay een Se ee BED Promotion SC] worked hard and soon I was promoted [given a better job with more responsibility]. They also ave me a good pay rise [more money}. It was really good experience [knowledge you get from doing something such as a job), and when my boss left the company a few years later, they gave me an important promotion [a move to 2 higher job in the company].29 Resignation” 6CBy my mid-twenties, I was getting a bit bored, and decided 1 wanted to work abroad [in another country]. So, I quit my job [told the company I was leavings sy resign] and started looking for jobs in the UK. After a couple of months I got a job in London. Ac frst I liked it, but ...29 * when you say offically you are leaving a job BED Unemployment” 6Cafter six months, I got fed up with the job — and I think I was enjoying myself too much to work very hard. Finally, the company sacked me [told me to eave the company; sy gave me the sack], and after that I was unemployed [without 2 job; syn out of work] for two months. Finally | got a part-time job [working only part of the day or week; opp fullsime job] in the kitchen of a restaurant.99 ie hen eee et Oe te) ng course [2 period of ee SUN ar have a job. 3 * when people do not have a job HH Success and retirement* 661 loved the restaurant. I learned how to cook, and two years later I became manager. Three years after that I opened ‘my own restaurant [belonging to me it was my restaurant]. It ‘was very successful {it did well and made money], and twenty years later, I owned five restaurants, and I was the owner of two hotels. [believe anyone can succeed [be successfull if they work hard enough — and have a little bit of luck. Last year, aged fifty, I retired and went back to Italy.99 * the time when people stop work, often at 60 or 65 Claudio 82 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediateExercises 38.1 Match the answers on the right with the questions on the lef. 1 Why did they sack him? a Because he was 65. 2 Why did they promote him? b Because he needed more training. 3 Why did he apply for the job? € Because he was late for work every day. 4 Why did he retire? Because he was out of work 5 Why did he quit his job? € Because he was the best person in the department. 6 Why did he go on the course? £ Because he didn’t like his boss. oo0000! 38.2 Complete the table. employ Garemploynent promote retire | resign 38.3 Complete the sentences. 1 Lacy is hoping £0 .9tt..--rennne a job in a travel agency when she leaves school. 2 T decided 10 Wotk v.nonmnsnmnn-n t0 see what life was like in another country. 3 Ldon’e want a full-time job. Pd prefer t0 WOtK onsen 4 She nnnnsnnnnsen het job when her boss refused t0 give her a pay .. 5 [didn’t earn much money in the job, but it was still go0d nn company sent me on several training sense « 6 After they sacked me, I was out of 2... for six months. TIPS 10 €88Y £0 owen in business; you need ability and luck. 8 T think you should definitely... for that job. 9 Brete was terrible as a tour guides that’s why they gave him the o-oo 10 I've worked for other people most of my life, but I'd really like to run my aa company. WL sed £0 wnonnnnnnnm a Company but it wasn'ta . 12 If she’s interested in that job, she'll have to write a letter of because the 5 T lost a lot of money. 38.4 ree a De Lech eee ee COM eee ent eee ee See Ree eee td Would you like to go on more training courses in the future? cea English Vocabulary n Use Prentermesite and intermediateWorking in an office Office equipment Office work Josh works fora company which produces! furniture. He doesn’t work inthe Factory shore the furniture is produced, but in the offices across the road. His job involves quite alot of paperwork’. He types" letters ro different companies, sends out invoices* to customers and sends emails. He alo has to arrange® visits 0 other companies, make appointments for his boss, and Ha ae he shows visitors round the factory. Occasionally he has to attend® meetings with fhe boss, but one of Josh's most important tasks isto organise” the office party every year 5 makes plan and prepare 2 includes doing > arrange atime when you meet someone 3 work that uses paper, € reports, forms 8 0 tos fink 4 writes using a keyboard * plan and arrange 5 documents showing how much the customer has f0 pay Woo arrange ‘arrangement | ‘organise | organisation Office problems Josh is having a bad day today. The photocopier has broken down’ the computes 9% working and the printer has ran out of” paper. On top of that, vo of his colleagues’ are Ibsent* just when there is loads of work to do. | sopped working 4 not in the offices sy off has no more Slots of inf 5 people you work with English Vocoblary in Use Prointermedite ond intermediate Ce39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 Exercises Finish the noun in each sentence. 1 Tve just got myself a new key BOA cc 2 I threw all that stuff in the rubbish 3 He put most of the stuff in the filing... 4 Tes a very boring job and I spend most of my time doing sever paper 5 I told him to put the details on the notice.. Which words are being defined? 1 The place where you throw away paper you don’t want, BM. 2 People you work with, 3 Something you put on a wall which tell you the date. 4 A book where you write down appointments and things you have to do. 5 A piece of paper which shows a customer what they have bought and what they must pay. 6 An clectronic device that helps you to add up numbers and do maths. ssnsnsnn 7 An informal word meaning ‘lots’. paterson ‘Complete the dialogues. 1A: What does the company do? Bi It produces... electronic equipment. BAS TVC venuennnennn to see the bank manager on Friday, but I think I’m going to be away. B: OK. Do you want me to make another en+ennenwnnne FOF YOu? ‘A: Yes, please. That would be great. Next Thursday or Friday, if possible. 3 A: Why can’t we use the printer? B: Its... vom OF ink, 4 As Do you have t0 eon meetings? Br Yes, sometimes, if my boss is away and he can’t go. 5 A: We've got some visitors coming tomorrow. B: Right, Would you like me to HEM once the Factory? 6 A: What does your work Br Basically, have £0 o----ose-nnew people's travel arrangements and hotel accommodation. Rewrite the sentences using the words in capitals. Keep a similar meaning. 1 My boss isn’t here today. OFF My boss it. today... 2 The phorocopier is broken. work The photocopie® ven 3 We're very busy today. Loaps 4 Thave to go toa meeting. ATTEND 5 We don’t have any more paper. RUN OUT 6 Why isn't he here this morning? anseNT Why oer Tae ae eae ee ear " Peace Toren eet senor v erie aa cesta Engish Vocabulary in Use Freintermediate and intermediate 85‘A successful business 86 Running a company This is the story of a company that has achieved a great deal (a lor] in a short period of time. i ote eee en was set up" in uo ee eee a : Peon nlur tos Cr eae mc ee quality’. the Dennam family sa ieee eeu cb fee Peay ie eet Ea 1 place where bread and cakes are made or sold 2 how, at the moment (NOT aeteatly) 5 started (used about a company or organisation) 414 plan of what you hope to achieve S diferent types Show good or bad something is 7 when more people want o buy something A view of a company ‘Morgan & Stenson area firm of accountants. They swore formerly? Stenson & Son, but were taken ver! by JS Morgan five years ago. James Morgan ook up the positon’ of senior pariner, and the Company changed its name to Morgan & Stenson The headquarters’ of the firm are in Neweastle, but they have five other branches in diffrent parts of the north-east of England 1 people who control a person or company’s money 2m the past but nor now 3}$ Morgan got contral of Stenson & Son * Searted in the job 5 the place where the main office is S offices that are part of the company rte eae one een eer banat Soe ec We take up a job or acti a rere. eeu! meee ccs eee rue air beer pets ue a * people with skillAnowledge in something ° organised and controlled every day 4 gaken {ro shops) 2 company or business become bigger James Morgan is a former owner of a football club, ‘with many contacts” inthe football world, so many of hs ellents are footballers ‘Last year the company’ attracted a lot of when it became the first firm of accountants 10 Indvertise on local TV and radio. At the time, James ‘Morgan said it was his ambition” to change the mage!" that people have of accountants 1 attention? people you know ® people who pay someone for a service ® caused people to notice it "0 something someone wants to achieve 1 the way thar people think of them Wcucancrene eee Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preintrmediate and intermediate C$Exercises ‘Tick (V) the words which refer to people. headquarters employee “ branches expert bakery accountant. quality client contacts variety Replace the underlined word(s) with a word or phrase that has a similar meaning. 1 The food is delivered every day. 4a 2 There is a real need for food of this quality. avi 3 Our plan is to open another branch. 4 The company is doing well. 5 We have 25 workers. Ba 6 I started the business ten years ago. 7 Their main offices are in Sheffield. 8 He's hoping for a position in the company. =... ete 9 The firm is getting bigger... : 10 The company made a lot of money last year, un Choose the best word to complete the sentences. 1 They're experts@il/ on farming. 2 When did you set up / take up tennis? 3 Her law firm has many famous clients / customers. 4 She's actually my ex- / former wife; we got divorced last year. 5 When did they set up / take up the company? 6 The shop assistant was serving a cliewt / customer. 7 Marcel used to work here, but he’s currently / actually working abroad. 8 Are they planning to take up / take over the company? 9 George Bush is a former /an ex- president of America Rewrite the sentences using the words in capitals. Keep a similar meaning. 1 He makes different cakes. VARIETY He makes, variety of cakes. 2 They were very successful. ACHIEVE They 3 Iknow a lot of people in banking. CONTACTS. Taw 4 They used to be called BMG. roRMERLY They nn 5 Tve always wanted to fly a plane. aMBmion Try = 2 : 6 She has a great knowledge of finance. EXPERT She... EG 7 People noticed the adverts. AFTRACT “The adverts. Complete the text. | pe motorbike courier service (DCS) in 1979. If you wanted to seni! documents across London, Danielle promised to -delier...._- them in less ‘than one hour. [t was only a small 2 coves but DCS*, immediate succes, 30 Danielle setup another of the company in | ‘Manchester, which Was “1.0m .-. by her brother, Darren. The business soon | £ _.. rapidly, and it is now Danielle’ 7 tw have a branch of her courier service in very major city in England English Vecabuary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediate a7Business and finance Rise and fall “These verbs describe trends [movement] in sales [how much you sll, prices ee When sales or prices rise / go up / increase, they can do itn diferent ways: ‘They can rise slighty. [ bit) SP “They can rise gradually [owl overlong prial] ———— “They can rise sharply. [quickly and by a large amoune] 4 ‘The opposite can also happen. Prices or sales can fall / go down / decrease slightly, sradually ot sharply If prices don't rise or fall they stay the same, —p>- ‘We use certain prepositions to say by how much something rises or falls. ‘The price has risen by 10 pence. Sales fell from 8,000 units to 6,500 units. Rise/increase and fall/decrease can also be used a3 nouns, with certain prepositions. ‘There's been a gradual rise in prices. We've seen a slight increase in profit. ‘These’ been a sharp fall in sales Profits were £5 million, which is a decrease of 10%. ee Ps a eis y made a profit of €2 milion but this year t Financial language ‘With the economy" now improving, ‘banks are reporting positive signs’ that the number of loans’ is increasing: Figures! published yesterday show that trade” between the two countries has now risen forthe fifth With inflation®expecton to ris, there ere year in acon? growing fears that interest rates® could ‘Goup by as much as 2% next year ‘Although the value!” of te pound fll sightyageinst the dollar yesterday, the news that sales rose in the last quarter! has raised hopes that we may be c “che system by which a country’s trade, industry an amount shown in numbers, e.g, S00 and money are organised > buying and selling between counties 2 something which shows something is happening one after another with no break 5 mney that you borrow "the money thar something canbe sol for 4 the ate at which prices increase © in business) a period of three months S increasing worries 'S jnceased: you can also raise prices 6 (sce language help below) «atime when che exonomy is nor sucessful “ this is spoken as two per cont eee eter oT Preeeene arte Renee cern aL ar meet etsy English Vocabulary in Use Presitermedite and intermedite411 M12 413 41.4 41.5 Exercises Choose the correct word to complete the sentences, 1 We made a profit @PY for six million euros. 2 Sales rose to / by 10% last year. 3 The value of the shares fell from J for 240 pence to 225 pence. 4 There was a fall of / from 5% in the value of the shares. 5 There has been a gradual rise with / in profits. 6 The company made a loss two years on / in a row. 7 What's the current value of / in the euro? Which words or phrases are being defined? 1 The amount of money that something can be sold for. .valie,. 2 Money you borrow from a bank for your business, 3 Whar the bank charges you when you borrow money. 4 The rate at which prices increase, nen 5 The money that a company receives for its goods after paying all the costs. 6 Buying and selling goods and services between countries. 7 A movement in sales, prices, etc. over a period of time. Complete the two short texts, then answer each of the two questions. THF you get a bak nmmnnnns Of €500 for one year and the bank vee YOU 20% onnnnnnninnn y HOW Much Will YOU NAVE £0 oven to the bank at the end of the year? . 2 Ifyou take out a similar amount from another bank, and the interest is 15 -vnemnnnnns OW MUCH Will YOU ~~» at the end of the year? Look at the graph and complete the text. The ‘gragh._.. shows sales a for the last three and a half years. Three years ago sales : --oo Slightly and reached by the end of the year. The company 4 narsnnimnvnen & profit of almost £500,000 and decided to . -ww the price from £8.95 to £10.25. It had an immediate effect: there wasa$ Potala bie tin sales over the year, Ie was bad news, and the company made a ®........ And in the next year sales Es of this yeas, they have '. time in many years, 100,000 ani the same, However, in the first two 2 for the first Crea rt Ifyou bor o is the inflation rate at the moment ea ae ea Tae eee a 2 By 5 ion ae ee Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediateZY Sport and leisure REED s0.°s aon stick Uae 1 | soalkceper | | athletes athlete run, jump, throw ete. | track (ina stadium) motor racing | racing driver | driverace reack | [swimming | swimmer swinvtace pool = boxing boxer bowfight boxing ring skiing skier ski ski slopes | football footballer play pitch (in a stadium) | | ice hockey ice hockey player | play ice hockey rink olf solfer play olf course | basketball | basketball player | play basketball court, | sling sailor sail onthe sea ora lake | i Pane i reve ere / Ones ey aa HRB Leisure activities 6525 camping rock climbing jogging yoga going to the gym ‘We often go camping in the summer, and we usually do a bit of rock climbing as well My best friend does a lot of yoga. She works out in the gym two or three times a week as wel My brother enjoys jogging, and it keeps him fit. [helps his body to stay in good condition) ‘My mum does a bit of jogging as well ~ just for fun. [because she enjoys it; sy for pleasure] Tm afraid I don’t do any exercise at all ® activites in your free time 90 English Vocabulary in Use Prosinermeliate and intermedhte42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 Exercises Pur the words into the correct columns, swimming golfer. court track jump pitch net motor racing stick basketball athlete box skis race goalkeeper racing driver sail rink skiing _ swimming costume fone ra Kz | equipment shitting ‘Complete the sentences with the correct verb. 1 We PAY... .---n football in the winter at my school. 2 DO YOU much exercise? $ Tent basketball in the summer and winter. 4 We always vnsmumnnunene+ in the winter, as long as there is enough snow. 5 Deneeornnnnnenn @ bit OF yoga when I was younger 6 We used 10 nucunnnnsnsnnnan €Mping in the mountains. 71 a lot of swimming in the summer. 8 IF you want 10 —nmennnnnn fits YOU need to run three or four miles every other day. 9 Tused £0 nrnnennenennnns if the gym, but I'm getting a bit old for that now. What is the sport and who is the person? we UCB 3 eae a oa reggae 1 esobasi var a, a Complete the last word in each sentence. 1 Do you know the size of a boxing, 1%... 2 Tused t0 play i0€ ecrnnnmennms + 3 We played golf in Scotland, where they have some fantastic golf 4 My dad plays golf. He's not a serious golfers he just plays for... 5 If the girls go swimming, they must remember to take their swimming... 6 We watch a lot of mOtOF sss-cnvennunann 7 Llove swimming, and it helps t0 keep me... 8 My sister enjoys £0CK essen 9 You can’t go camping unless you have a 10 Running is good exercise, so four or five times a week 1 $0 sooo rey ee nes ent eae What sport or leisure activities do you do? Why do you do it/them? English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate aCompetitive sport Winning and losing In football, you can talk about the score [the number of goals a team has} like this: Spain played Poland and they won the game. = Poland lost the game. Spain won 2-0 (spoken as to mil) Poland lost 2-0. Spain beat Poland (2-0). (NOT Spain woe Poland.) = Poland lost (2-0) to Spain. Spain defeated Poland (2-0). = Poland were defeated (2-0) by Spain. Spain and Italy drew 1-1 (spoken as one all) OR It was a 1-1 draw between Spain and Italy. Language help tetcpe ene Sees ime wes 1-0, (NOT The reselt at half-time v HERD competitions A competition is an organised event in which people try to win something by being the best, the fastest, etc, Individuals, such as tennis players Serena Williams or Rafael Nadal, and teams such as Manchester United, take part in [join with others in] different types of competition. Tennis players and golfers enter tournaments such as the French Opens football and ice hockey teams play in league competitions, where they play against different teams. Many teams also play in cup competitions (similar to tournaments}, e.. the FA Cup or the World Cup, which ends with two teams playing against each other in a final. The winners (opp the losers) are the champions, e.g. Spain became World Cup champions in 2010, and Iker Casillas received the cup as captain of the winning team. Reporting sports events In one of the most incredible races of cll imo, Jamaican Usain Bolt ran a time of 9.69 seconds to win the Olympic 100 metres final, ond break his own world record! it was an outstanding race, and Bolt wos celebrating his vietory” fifteen metres before he reached the fishing line. “run faster than anyone in the world before 2 when you win a gamelraces opp defeat Kim Clijsters won the women’s US ‘Open last night for the second time. She first won the championship’ in 2005, but gave up* tennis in 2007 to ‘There was a superb race for the Canadian Grand have a baby. She returned in 2009, and Prix. The winner’, Lewis Hamilton, passed Mark is the first mother to win a grand slam Webber with 20 laps of the race remaining and for 29 years. ‘won by tivo seconds. He now Teads® the drivers, championship with 109 points, * an important competition to decide who is, the best S the person who wins + stopped playing Sis in front of others during a competition, eg, At half-time, Milan are leading 1-0. wage help Supe, incredible and outstanding meme Pee en PON neon ey acres 2 Engish Vocabulary in Use Pre:ntermediate and intermediate43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 Exercises Complete the verb forms with the correct past tense and past participle, Vo win / 8 ANE, AAW enn 2 OSE L nn fete 5 break / ak fasts 3 beat / Pic 6 lige Up fecal nnn ST Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Sometimes both are correct. 1 Ie was a fantastic GORY defeat for the team, 2 Lionel Messi was outstanding / incredible for Barcelona. 3 At half-time in the game, the score / result is 1-0 t0 Arsenal. 4 The French Open isa famous tennis cup / tournament. 5 Croatia beat / defeated Germany 3-2. 6 We won / beat the other team 4-1. 7 The UEFA Cup is a great competition / league. ‘Complete the sentences. 1 It was a good game but unfortunately we 6st. 3 2 The ~~ at half-time was 2-1, but the final ssi aoe Was a draw. 3 Holland... England 2-1, so they are in the semi-final. 4 Brazil vow 11 with Argentina last night, 5 Venus Williams has won the Wimbledon ssn at least five times, 6 Carolina Kluft broke the heptathlon world... again last night. 7 There are 20 teams in the , and each team plays the other reams ewice. 8 Bradley Wiggins part in the Tour de France last yeat and finished fourth. 9 I think Roger Federer is going to win. He's . $-2 in the final set. 10 Argentina are playing ..moonmmnnnn Brazil next week. Complete the crossword. What is the vertical word in grey? 1 competition in which people run, drive, ete. the opposite of sin a group of people who play together synonym for outstanding stop doing a regular activity the leader of a team someone who wins something ‘when you win a competition the last part of a competition the opposite of winner 2 type of sports competition RIATEIE Corer erat ee eee ree eee Peart roe eur eae ete eee hed an inlvidual or team in a final, at the game or on television? Engish Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermedite and intermediate 394 Books and films Books 66} used to hate literature! at school, but now I read a lot. I started off with fictio Tread hundreds of novels’, mostly thrillers‘ and science fiction’, My favourite author® is John le Carré Recently, 've started reading quite a lot of biographies”, and even some poetry’. Two of my favourite poets are Antonio Machado and Federico Garcia Lorca. They both wrote poems in the carly 20" century.99 | serious and important writing, 5 stories about the future 2 gris about imaginary people and events someone who writes books * fiction books Pana of a person’s life, written by another person exciting stories, often abour crime pieces of ereative writing in short lines Films How do you decide which films you are going to see? Ifa film gers good reviews [opinions in a newspaper or magazine}, then Toften go and see it. fies a horror film (2 film that makes people frightened, e.. Dracula], 1 usually go and see it. Tove horror films. If here's a big star [a famous actor] in it, then T am more likely to see it. I don’t normally go and see films if I don’t recognise the names of the actors [the people who are in fils) For me, the film director [the person who sells the actors what to do, eg. Spielberg) is the most important thing. [always go and sce the latest film [the newest, most recent] by directors 1 really like such as Pedro Almodévar. I'm nor interested in films that are serious or complicated [difficult to understand; I only go to the cinema for entertainment [things you see or do to enjoy yourself) a = Se like comedies [films that are funny] and especially romantic comedies [comedies that have 2 love story]. I'll go. and see anything thar Ashton Kutcher is in! look to see what's on [winat films are being shown at che cinema], and go to anything that I fancy seeing [want so ses inf a i) ‘entertainment | entertainer_—_| entertain review reviewer review acting actor directing director Englth Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediate44.2 44.3 44.5 Exercises Find twelve more words, across or down, connected L]t TIE] RIAlTlulR|E Mel Sst plels{alult|Hjo[R[t ane a c|Tlo[R[N[R[G/p[R cf] {1 [clt[ 1 fo[Ne meen wlalP{ulR[Fic[slFly 2 7 eE[njolvie[t[e [rir {1 arrest = Ploje[t|R{y[Elal tle clo|m]e|p|y|R[R/M[w Cross out one wrong word in each sentence. Write the correct word at the end. 1 Many poems are around 300 pages. EYEL8 on 2 Cinema grew in popularity in the frst half of the 20" year. 7 3 enjoy science fiction because I like stories about the past. 4 What's happening at the cinema? o-oo '5 We went to sce the film because there was a good article in the newspaper. eocvruornnen 6 Tve been reading a new autobiography of Alired Hitchcock by Donald Spoto. z 7 Comedies should make people frightened. onncnnenenm ‘Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word on the right. 1 William Wordsworth isa very famous pe. ug POETRY 2 T thought the film was good... ENTERTAIN 3 Johnay Depp is one of my favourite. —* ACT 4 My daughter wrote a lovely “== for her school magazine. POETRY 5 Tthought the omen i the film was a bit unnatural. act 6 I like him very much; he's a great... ENTERTAIN 7 I didn’t agree with what the ... said. REVIEW 8 Who's your favourite. DIRECT Complete the dialogue. As What's Wc at the cinema? Bi Er, there's the 2. sen film by Fernando Meireles. It only came out yesterday. At Oh, the guy Who 3 nononnennnenm Clty of God. He's a very 200d te ennnenrnnennnny Dut I don't understand some of his films — they're a bie‘ -vwww for me. Anything else * De or B: Well, a couple of romantic ” . which may be fun, And they're showing ‘The Kite Runner again As Oh, what's that? B: Iesa film based on the ®.. DO YOU onnnnnnnee Seeing that? A; Yeah, why not. by Khaled Hosseini. Irs a very good book. erry eae ee ii 1 Do you read navels or poetry? If so, what d Pa et een ou like? Who are your favourite authors? z hich films to go and se ee et Cee ae Tana) Peace English Vocabulary in Use Preintermesate end intermedite 6EES 96 Music Musical taste" People’s taste in music is different. [like pop music, my brother likes folle music [music written and played ina traditional style], and my dad prefers classical music. ‘My brother and [like going to concerts to see groups perform [play] live [infront ofa large troup a peopl, called an audiences pronounced o rhyme wih fve]- My dad jst fistens to music ft home; he iste interested in ive performances. When I listen to music I am mostly interested in the tune [the musical notes), but my brother is more interested in the Iyrics [the words ofa sons the type of music that you like Musical instruments and musicians pmo (uate ui (guitars) saxophone (saxophonist) keyboard (keyboard player) Y ass guitar (bass guitarist) flute eee (flautist) violin (violinist) (rrumpeter) People in music ‘A composer is someone who writes music, usually classical music. ‘A songwriter is someone who writes songs, e.g. Paul McCartney, Sting, Chris Martin ‘S conductor is someone who stands in front of an orchestra [large group of musicians who play different insituments} and conducts [leads] them. ‘an opera singer is someone who sings opera. [a play in which the words ae sung] ‘A ballet dancer is someone who dances in a ballet. ‘A solo artist is someone who sings or plays music but is not part of a group, e.g. Beyoncé, Jay-Z, ete. Famous groups/bands are Coldplay, U2, et. Making an album “When groups record an album [put eight or ren songs onto one CD] or a single [one song on 4 CD}, they do ic in a recording studio. Then, when the album comes out [isin the shops for people to buy], itis usually advertised in the media [there are adverts on TV, in newspapets, ce}, As well as buying CDs, many people also download their favourite tracks [individual Song from an album] or albums from the Internet, Engh Vocobulry in Use Preintermediore and intermecite45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 Exercises Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 1 classical a studio 2 solo oa b singer 3 recording [] © music 4 musical =F] d dancer Sopera — [] artist, 6 ball =O) f instrument ‘Complete the sentences. 1 There was a very big audience... for their last concert ~ nearly 10,000 people, 2 [think their new... uns i§ a great song. 3 The new se hhas songs written by other people. Ie eesnuees OU NeXt Week. 4 I've listened to a lot of their music but I've never seen them perform 5 Their new album was... ina studio near my home. 6 The band has a new album out and i’ being neon nenn 0 TV. Find five more pairs of words. Why are they pairs? flue baller audience album dancing orchestra concert conductor flautist composer classical music _ recording studio A faust. ig. «. person who. plays... fl Can you complete this music quiz with words from the opposite page? 1 Chris Martin is the main singer and songwriter... for his group Coldplay. 2 The Berlin Philharmonic is an. vow» Herbert von Karajan was the vere fFOM 1955 10 1989. 3 Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti were both great o1mnuemnnsnn 4 Waterloo was. Abba’s first Number 1 hie... f 5 Sergeant Pepper is the most faMOUS nem by The Beatles 6 Erie Clapton is a great £00k enema 7 Yo Yo Ma is a great classical... 8 Rachmaninoff is a famous 9 Paccini composed oe 10 Who was the very famous “such a8 La Bohime. mone artist who sang Thriller? ennennenn aren ere Nene ee Cnc 44 When was the last time you heard or saw a group or orches Ree ee nea ce 6 Do you play @ musical instrument? What do you play English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 9746 98 Special events A fireworks display The Sydney fireworks! display? is held? every yeas, and more than one million people gather" at Sydney harbour’ ‘on New Year's Eve to celebrate! the new year. [All age groups are involved’ in the event. At 9 pm there is ‘Family fireworks’ for families with younger children. ‘After that a large number of boats parade® around the harbour. Finally, at midnight, there is a spectacular” fireworks display for almost fifteen minutes in which more than 4,000 kilograms of fireworks light up the night sky. “ace picture} 2 show for people to watch > organised 4 come togsther S area of water where ships are kept and are safe from the sea do something enjoyable on a special day 7 included (in an event o¢ activity) ® move around as part ofa group, often to celebrate something (parade is also a noun) * ooking extremely good or exciting An arts festival The Edinburgh Festival! is an annual? event, and is the largest arts festival in the world. It ‘consists of at least six different festivals which take place’ in the city and last® for almost six weeks during August and carly September. The most populac® festival is The Fringe, which has up to” 500 daily performances in dance, music, drama and comedy in 180 places across the city * 4 number of special events often continuing for several days contine happening once a year “liked by many people Sis made of the maximum (is 500) happen The Chinese Spring Festival “The Spring Festival (or Chinese New Year) is the biggest traditional festival in China, Ir has been celebrated for about 4,000 years, and talces place every year at some point between 21 January and 20 February. On the day before the festival starts, people from all over! China recur to their family homes and gather for a big meal. The next day, many people dress up”, and children receive money from their parents in red envelopes to bring them luck. Another popular custom is to put tworline poems on the gates outside each home. * everywhere fin China) 2 wear special clothes err ‘custom i something that people usually do. A tradition isa very old custom that has continued for a long time. The adjectives are traditional and customary. ea a eae as Se aS Tee eee ARs Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preitermediate ond intermediate46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 Exercises Complete the definitions. 1A display is a show for people to .5ateh. 2 If you are involved in an activity, you are 3 IF you can have up to 25 people, 25 people isthe 4 If an event is spectacular, it looks very gOOd OF meveeeennnnnnnnn 5 A harbour is a place where... nae ae Kept 6 If people parade round the streets, they. so i ite _-round the streets in a group. Rewrite the sentences using the word in capitals. Keep a similar meaning. 1 The festival happens in the summer. TAKE The estbva takes. place .in the. summer, 2 The children wear special clothes. DRESS ste. 3 People come from everywhere in Japan. ALL even : cai 4 They hold the event every year. HELD 5 Do you do anything special for your birthday? CELEBRATE - sume 6 The festival happens every year. ANNUAL, 4 room for two people with ewo beds > use ofthe Internet STV with many channels from different countries 44 system that keeps the air cool a small fridge 5 room for one person ©. box to keep money and valuable items in Staying in a hotel Rooms are often available’ during the week, but many hotels are fully booked? at weekends or during the holidays, so you may need to book a room’ in advance’. When you atrive, you check in at reception’; at the end of your stay’, you check out’ * you ean find one 5 say you have arrived and get your room key I the rooms are taken ® the period of rime you spend in a place 8 arcangelplan to have a room; sy reserve “pay your bill and leave the hotel “before you go Going to a restaurant Ie often a good idea to book a table / make a reservation if you go to a restaurant at the weekend. Many restaurants offer three-course meals which include [have as pare of the meal] a starter (e.g. soup), main course (e.g. meat or fish) and dessert (e.g. fruit with ice eream). Prices sometimes include 10% service as well [amount of money you pay for being served by the waiter}. If service isn't included, i's normal co leave a tip [extra money you give to the waiterwaitress). Ordering a meal warren: Are you ready to order? [Have you decided what co eat2] customer: Yes, [ think so. Pd like to start with the spicy prawns, and chen I'l have the filet steak, with French fries and a mixed salad [ietuce with other vegetables] warmer: How would you like your steak? (Rare, medium or well-done?) customer: Medium, please. And I'd like some mineral water as well. ‘WAITER: Still or sparkling? ‘customer: Es, sparkling.48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 Exercises Put the words into the correct columns. Write titles for the other two groups. sparkling main course medium — dessert still Match the words on the left with the words on the right. Tservice [J] a room 2 room Lb access 3double =F] ¢ meal 4 three-course [] conditioning 5 main Ge service Gintenet Cl f71V 7 air 9 included 8 satellite = FE] course Complete the sentences. 1 Have you booked a teem. 2 2 Could you first check in at nnn 3 Do you want a single or a. 4 Does the price include = ? Sie ~-the soup, and then the fish for my main course. 6 The hotel .... wwe included internet access, 24-hour reception and a restaurant. 7 Service wasn’t included, 80 I left 2 10% ssn nm « 8 The hotel is in the vm OF the town, close to all the main attractions. 9 Would you like a... rene Salad With YOUT MAIN erenrnnnaennan 10 At the end of your .. sees at @ hotel, you normally have 10... out by midday. Revwrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given, Keep a similar meaning. 1 Lwas able to use the Internet. Thad internet ace... 2 Did you book a table? Did you make a | 3 The hotel was fully booked. ‘There were no rooms... 4 You don’t pay extra for service. Service is 5 Did you book it before you went? Did you book ie in 2 6 Is there somewhere to leave the car? Do YOU have ern 7 Have you decided what you want to eat? Are you ready Coren Ree een cra aes er ce restaurant ete nee: Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermediate 103Zi) Sightseeing holidays Things to see market fountain cathedral temple eae Tourist activities We went sightst 0 sightseeing [visi famous pla sighs] [ike o se the sights when I visita place. + doa bit of /a lot of sightseeing | didn’t do a lot of sightseeing in Warsaw. «have a look round [visita place casually, often on | We had a look round the shops. foot] want to have a look round the museum, «+ explore [go round a new place to see what is there|_| We explored the flower market, | ‘© go out [leave home / your hotel wo go toa social | On holiday we went out every night. event, eg, restaurant or theatre} + get lost [lose one’s way] 1 got lost chree times in London. * have a greavinicelterrible time They had a lovely time in Venice. ‘+ buy souvenirs [something you buy or keep to | We bought some dolls as souvenirs. remember a place or holiday] Describing places ‘The word place ean describe a building, an area, a town, or country, eg. Bruges is a lovely place [town] and we found a really nice place {horel] to stay. Che guidebooks [books with information about places] say the Alhambra in Granada is ‘magnificent [very good or very beautifull, but it's always packed [very crowded] with tourists in the summer.99 Ssi0 Taglo a lively place [full of life and activity], and there's plenty [2 lor] co do in the evening. 29 6C5¢ Perersburg has lors of historic monuments [important places built a long rime ago] but the Hermitage Museumn was the main attraction for me [something that makes people come to.a place of want to do a particular thing).99 CIE you go to Poland, it’s definitely worth visiting Krakow.) rn eee ica et Et aig es toa Englsh Vocobulay in Use Preintermediote and intermediateExercises 49.1 Tick (¥) the words which refer to religious places. castle church ¥ temple statue market cathedral fountain mosque palace 49.2 Complete the email. Hieveryone, ve boon in Pars for avera week now ard having a ret i... | quit a tof | ni he rst fe days ~the Ell Tower, Notre-Dame, and al the usual oust vm, Mostpaces are absolutely... ith tourists atthe moment, so yesterday | decided to... ‘one or two shopping 388.190 nnn ‘way bac the hot, butte’ mater because | isovere areal fascinating sve! sling just about everything fom apples to antiques, {ale in the hotel the frst night but! usualy. ‘can get a set meal for €20. | hope youre al wel i rte again ina few days, Allthe best, John ony -nnfOr dinner =the restaurants ere great and | 49.3 Complete the dialogues, but without using a word from the question, 1A: Te’sa fabulous city isn’t it? «Yes, ifs a wonderful .2ace. : It was very crowded, wasn’t it? Yes, it was absolutely on cnneon «IPs lively in the evening, isnt it? YES, thet mene Did you enjoy yourselves? Yes, we had a. Kyoto is a good place to go to, isn’t it? Yes, Kyoto is definitely You know a lot about this scale don’t you? Yes, I bought a... Ar Se Petersburg has gor many famous old places to see, has it? : Yes, lots of histoFie nnn ‘The Taj Mahal was impressive and so beautiful, Yes, it was Did you explore the town centre? Yes, we had a. ani PREP EP EE EEE Rial Over to you Think about your ¢ OR ae er i See Une ES ae ke ee ane? Reese ae mea a an acre rea ees Beene Mesa as are the main attractions for tourists to your country? Do you think they are worth seeing: English Vocabulary in Use Preitermediate ond intermediate 105Holidays by the sea The beach ‘Many people spend their holiday atthe coast [the land close othe sea}, where there are 2 lot of aay eee [towns by the sea for tourists] and they can go to the beach every day. Generally people prefer beaches that are sandy [with lots of sand), whese you can go fora stroll [a cast roth] along the shore [the place where the ea meets the Tan inthe sunshine [when its sunny]. On {he beach, you also sometimes get a breeze [a nice gentle wind] that blows off the sea- Beach activities windsurfing diving playing volleyball sunbathing Volleyball isa popular beach game and some people enjoy water sports such as surfing, srindeurfing oF diving. Ifthe sea is calm', you can go for a swim, but a lor of people Just want tole on the beach and sunbathe and get a nice (sum}tan. Howeves there are vow worries about the dangers of sunbathing, People who lie in the sun without any protection’ can get sunburn’, and worse stil, they are at risk of geting skin cancer Porte now recommend’ that people do not sit in the sun without using sunscreen’. It may be safer just to sit in the shade. 1 without waves [does not move very much}; opp rough “say what someone should do 2 when the skin becomes brown 7 ream that gives protection from the suns sys 5 something to keep someone safe sunblock, sun cream 4 \yhen the skin becomes red and very sore 8 an area where there is no light from the sun, Sif you are at tisk of something, there is a danger that $0 darker and less hot something bad may happen fo you ere pi ane ere ern ny haa urd ua ers Tera PT ter ete a ae eal Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediate50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 Exercises Write down four more words beginning with stun. sun shine. SUM esanee SUM SUR, sun... Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 san @ shade 2wind [] db sca 3 seaside © surfing. 4sitinthe FE] d tan Ssandy [] — e resort rough EJ] — f beach Cover the opposite page. What are these people doing? 1 Paying, oe Bas gal flee Bool volleyball i ais : Lt soiainiatak Cross out the wrong answer. 1 The beach was a lovely beam ¢ sandy d dirty 2 Wewent fora a drive b shop © drink stroll 3 The sea was a sandy b calm © rough d cold 4 Lenjoy a surfing D diving € getting sunburn d windsurfing 5 We walked a along the beach _b by the shore ¢ on the waves d on the sand 6 The beach was a near the cliffs b by the breeze ¢ by the rocks very sandy Complete the sentences. 1 Love sunbathing, so I can get a nice santa 2 DoCtOrs um -~vee that you stay out of the sun completely in the middle of the day. 3 We used to sunbathe for hours, bur then we didn’t know we Were a soocsssnennn OF getting skin cancer, 4 Talways take a beach umbrella t0 give Me -o-nmeerw from the sun when itis very hot. 5 In the city it feels like there's no air, but you often get @ MICE osunsnnenen-- BY the Sea. 6 Tove going for aro nnnnsm along the beach, especially in the evening when ics quiet. 7 I don’t like sitting in the sun; I prefer t0 Sit i the ansnarsnnnnnn 8 We decided to... ow Swim before lunch. Se ee Pee eee ene ee arate ae eee aPC esd English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 107108 Newspapers and television Newspapers Most papers [newspapers] are daily, which means that they come out [appear in shops; syr are published] every day, Some are national [for the whole country}, others are regional [for a part of che country]. Some newspapers are published online; these are called e-papers. You can also ‘get mobile editions [you read a newspaper on your phone]. ‘Magazines are usually weekly or monthly. Contents of* newspapers Reports [pieces of writing about news items, written by reporters/journalss, eg. a report in The Ties onfabout a crime] “Articles [pieces of writing about an important subject, eg. an article on/about drugs] Headlines [sles written in large letters above reporsfarices, 4 GOVERNMENT Losts VOTE] Reviews [pices of writing giving an opinion, eg. a review of a new book] “Advertisements or adverts [words and pictures about a product, o make people buy iy ea advert for shampoo] "information in Television If you broadcast something, you send ic out on TY, radio or the Internet. There are now ‘many broadcasting companies and many programmes. People watch: «the news [information about world events] 1s the weather forecast [a description of whar the weather will be like in the next few days] © documentaries [programmes that give facts about ral situations and real people] chat shows [programmes where famous people are asked! questions abour themselves] © a series a number of programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same subject] © soap operas [a regular series of programmes, often two or three times a week, about a group of characters who live im the same areal «+ reality TV shows [programmes which follow ordinacy people or eslebrities [famous people] through a number of situations or challenges. Wel-known [asnous] examples inclade: Pop Idol The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing] ere terre ualeririmree mew Mieere Media reporting* ‘Many newspapers also have online forums where people ‘can leave messages and discuss topics. News is also reported online through podeasts [a radio programme that you download from the Internet and play on your computer or MP3 player], e.g. Have you heard the atest business podcast on the CNN website? ‘When we refer to something that someone has said or written, we do it in these ways: It said in The Times that the plane crashed in the sea. According to the news on TV last night, the plane crashed in the sea. “reporting in newspapers, on TV or the Internet [eee ar, od / According Terie ss English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediote51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 Exercises Tick (¥} the words which describe a type of TV programme. thenews ¥ documentary headline soap opera chat show review article series Complete the dialogues. Have you heard of ‘Radio Five Live’? Yes, i’sa very popular station... I the magazine published every day? Noy it sonnrenrnns MOREY. Is ita national paper? No, its a paper for the south-west. 4 A: Can we watch the news now? Yes, its on vo-w Four 5 A: Are they mostly famous people? Br Yes, they're all oe ‘Complete the crossword. What is the vertical word in grey? 7a famous person ic fe ele [BJ [i |r fy 2 a number of programmes with the same F characters 3 a piece of writing about a news item 4 programmes several times a week about the same people 5 happening every day a 6 a factual programme about real people and situations, 7 relating to the whole country 8 a programme that interviews famous people 9 a piece of writing about an important subject Complete the sentences. 1 Did you read thar arti. in the paper yesterday about space? 2. The manager was interviewed for the paper by one of their well-known 3 Do you understand this... vou 2 200 WOMEN GIVEN WRONG DIAGNOSIS 4 Rock FM is the name of a £8di0 nn ensencone «| 5 Te vveo-oronnnne im the paper that the interest rate is likely to go up soon. 6 Tread a... of his latest film. It doesn’t sound very good. 7 You often see the paper which promise that you can learn a language in ten hours with this method. Ir isn’ true. ai to the weather .. 9 Tmever Wate ncn nnn OPCEOS, 10 I love The X Factor; in fact, I love all .. last night, it’s going to rain today. TV shows! Cee iestions. If possible, compare your answers with someone ele 1 How ae MMe neon ty a come programme do you watch: English Vocabulary in Use Printermediate ond intermediatePhoning and texting Starting a phone conversation ‘The call on the left is between two friends: Joe and Rosie. When British people answer the phone at home, they usually just say hello’. The call on the right is a more formal business cal. jot: Hello? ecrrnonsst: Good morning. Chalfont Electronics. ost: Is that Joo? TAUL SHAKY: Ob, could I speak to Jane Gordon, please? jor: Yeah. RECEPTIONIST: Yes. Who's calling, please? ROSE: Hi, Ils Rosie PAUL SHAKF: My name is Paul Sharp from Bexel Plastics RoCHFTIONST: Right, Mr Sharp. 'm putting you through [Fm " connecting you) --(BaUse) Pelee Mtoe od JANE GORDON: Hello? en sens PAUL SHARE: Mrs Gordon? Brest JANE GORDON: Speaking, [Yes, this is Mrs Gonton.] Pecos ea roblems on the phone [tried to ring you this morning [phove you] but T think you svere on the phone to your mother [using the phone. { gave her a ring this morning [phoned her], but I couldn't get through {make contact / speak to hers the line was engaged [being used, someone was on the phone T think 1 dialled [imade a phone call 0 a particular number] the wrong number (c.g. 451 and not 351) this morning ~ I got a very angry person on the phone! left a message (eg. Please ting me} on Dan's answerphone as he was out [not there; sy nota, bar he never phoned me back [rerumed my phone call, so I don’t know if he gor my message. Phone numbers What’ your home phone number? (also landline) Q Whar’ your mobile number? 07723 259369 Q Whats the emergency number for the police, ire or ambulance? 999 Q What's the dialling code for the UK when you are phoning from Hungary? A: 0044 Mobile phones and texting Many people use their mobile mostly/mainly [most of the time] for texting [sending shore writen messages from one phone to another]. Do you text your friends and family all the time? “These are common text abbreviations [lees which represent words] ASAP = as soon as possible CULSR = see you later BF = boyfriend (GE = girlfriend) IMO = in my opinion [:his is what I think] Ba = before OIC = Oh, [see [I understand] 2DAY = today BAN = bye for now [goodbye for now] 2MORO 1 your information Y = why ou PLS = please THX = thanks X= kiss LOL = laughing out loud English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and itermediteExercises Answer the questions, 1 What are two more ways of saying I called him? BIE an Sa fe : ‘a elie 2 You phoned Tom but weren't able to speak to him. What are three possible reasons for this? 3 You can ring a phone number. What are three other numbers you can ring? number. sone MUMDEE nen MUMDEE ‘Complete the phone conversations. : Hello? Good morning, Could I speak. t0....... Colin James? WANT on aac, > please? eee ~~ Patil Matthews. = One moment, please, PM 4 cunmnnee YOU through. : Hello? new Mr James? : Good morning. Boulding Limited. Can Ihelp you? Yes, 'm trying to contact Simon Fallow. He left a”. = Tse. Well I'm afraid Mr Fallows” it : Hello. He, one Cals? : Yeah, speaking, i) Hi Carlos. 2 Serena, : Oh hello, I was expecting you to ring last night. i: Udid, but I couldn't get"... the line was ‘ Oh yes, I'm sorry about that. Iwas "5... nw the phone to my brother for about an hour ‘What do these text abbreviations mean? Cela col (od ate aa eee ens Te ress Ay ee How often do you text people? MeCN) Pe ee ame me eee ast English Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate mwComputers webcam. WARES tre computer primer | microphone. 2A 1-o t ROM, ERD sing a computer [After you have switched on [tumed on] your computer, you may need to log in/on (opp log out/off) with your username and enter your password [puta special word into the computer that only you know]. If you then double-click on an icon [a small picture on the f screen], You can open an application email, Internet browser, et. |. Computers can store [keep] large amounts of information, but when you're working it is important to back up the files you are working on [make an extra copy of the files syr: make a backup}, so you don’t lose the files if something goes wrong. open anew openan — savethe print document existing data in this document document To create [make or tar] a new document, select New from the File menu, ‘You can copy and paste information from one file into another, If you save the document, you can print it out later (OR you can get a hard copy / a printout later) It is also important to save the document in case the computer exashes [suddenly stops working). Press the Escape key to exit [stop using an application). FAQs" about computers + Do you have a PC or a laptop? PC is short for personal computers 2 laptop is a small computer that you can carry around, | ‘+ What hard drive do you have? the part inside the computer thar stores large amounts of information (also hard disk) | + What operating system are you using? | computer software, e.g. Windows or Mac \ $, that controls how the computer works ‘> Have you installed any new software? _| put new programs onto your computer IF ‘What software applications are you ‘What software applications are you using? | running? = Do you have anti-virus software? ‘| A virus is a program put on a computer to destroy or steal the information on it. Anti- virus software is a program to stop a virus entering your computer. “frequently asked questions 12 Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermedlote and intermediteTE Exercises 53.1 Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1c [a system 2memory F] bon 3 operating [-] © key 4 hard oO d software 5 log o © ROM 6 anti-virns F mat Tmowe 9 copy Bescape =F] hh stick 53.2 Complete these words. 1 soft Mate. 3 heya 5 U9€E semen 2 lap 4 space... 6 pass, 53.3 Test your knowledge. Can you remember what these icons mean without looking a the opposite page? 53.4 Complete the definitions. 1 Computer software that controls how different parts work together is the berating. system 2 The part inside the computer that stores large amounts of information is the Eid 3 A program secretly put on a computer to destroy the information on it isa. 4 A small computer that you can carry round With You i8 8 seu 5 The special word you type into your computer that only you know is your. 53.5 Complete the dialogues. 1A: What do I do when I finish? % You can press the escape key t0 ait... 2. A: How often do you... aie oon the hard disk? B: Yes, but I always make a ae 4 At Did YOU vwnsnmnnnuennm the Software yourself? B: No, I don’t understand anything about computers. My wife did it for me. 8 AS HOW dO Teen nnnnennn a new document? Be Just select NEW from the File senses 6 A: There was a warning on the news this morning about a new computer se... Br Well, I should be OK. P'v¢ £0 vnuennnnnen- SOFWARE, 53.6 English Voccbulary n Use Presintermediate and intermediate 113Email and the Internet A ‘Think about the way you use email. | *+ How often do you check your email? [look to sce if you have any messages] * How many emails do you send a week? Are they all essential? [important /nccessary] | + How many emails do you get every week? Do you read them immediately? [without waiting] i *+ How quickly do you reply to [answer] the emails you receive? | + Do you delete emails regularly? [remove them feom your computer often] + Do you get much spam? [emails that you do not want, usually adverts; also called junk mail] | * Have you got anti-virus software? [a program that stops a virus entering your computer] ‘+ How often do you send or receive attachments? rene eee or GEIL ‘Getting started on the internet i| ‘To go on the Internet, you need an ISP (Internet service provider) that will connect [join | or link] your computer to the Internet and give you access to [the ability o use] email and other services. When you go online [use the Intemer}, you can then send and receive emails, | ‘or you can browse the Internet [look at websites you do this using a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, Many websites also have links: if you lick on a link, it will take you to a different website, or move you from one part of the website to another, HEY) Using the internet ‘Many people now have intemet access and internet use is changing all the time. These are common | i ‘© Students search the Internet [look for information om the Internet also doa terme search] to help | if ith thei studies. + People download [copy onc ther computer 9p upload] information, pictuees, musi, video clips | [small pats of videorecording), et. : * People buy books, lothes and food online, book Sa their holidays onlin, take ous insurance online, {I ere, People go to.a website, selec the item [product ea book] they want and click add | to baskev/bag. When they have fished shopping they go to checkout and pay for their items, usually with a crdic card. * Some people have a personal website to provide news about a particular subject, or | just write about events in their life. These are called blogs, and people who write them ate bloggers. : *+ Some people just lke to spend hours surfing the web. looking at different webs] *+ Some people spend a fot of time on social networking site [lacs on the Internet where you can havea discussion with other peopl, cg. Facebook, Titer, et] On these sites People post comments [eave messages} to ther frends + Some people doa lot of instant messaging. [end and receive messages in real ime) Se en en 4 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermedite eS54.1 54.2 54.3 Exercises ‘Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 g0 Ba theweb 2 do Ob online 3 surf Oc emails 4 delete =F) donallink S download [] — an Internet search 6 click OF music Answer the questions. 1 What can you do when you go online? Send. emails. and..se. HME IMME ou oesece enn 2 What does ISP stand £08? ernneinnin 3 3 What does an ISP give yOu? von. 4 What are Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox? . 5 What do bloggers write about. ae G Whats opiarad Sin bebe cl il 7 How do you say this: ihcom? 8 What do people do on social networking sites? Complete the dialogues. The first letter of each answer has been given to help you. 1A: A friend of mine has got his own bl29.oc.coo-cnmnnnn« Oh yeah. What does he write about? Do you always reply to emails ion ? Yes. I think ies rude if you don't reply as soon as you receive an email. Don’t you do that? No. I don't reply at once unless it’ really €..... : How can | view information about the computers they sell? Be JUSt Co evennnnmnnnnne OM that Ineeennnnnsinmnneey aNd it will take you to the website which has the details 4 A: Do you have internet A.-crsrsnsmnm at Your school? B: We do in school hours, but not before or after school. 5 A: Tsent you an email earlier With af conn Did you get it? Be Ob, Pim afraid T havent G.-0-eeoomnen My email today yet. Pl do it now, 6 A: Do you d..... vnee much stuff from the Internet? B: Well, music naturally, and I also d. revennn 8 FEW VEO Cosa 7A: Lkeep getting viruses on my computer, B: Ah, you will need to get some a. veer? Venter SOFEWATE, 8 A: Do you delete emails B: Yes, every day, [have to, because I receive so many, and most of them aren't important. Cre Pee et ere i o ideo clips on the Internet? What video clips atch? al networking sites or instant messaging? Whie Cnt a er English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate usCrime WORD oiFerent crimes ‘A crime is an activity that is wrong and not allowed by law. A person who commits a crime is a criminal. | theft [stealing something, eg. a car) thief steal/take (something) ' robbery [stealing from a person or place, eg. a bank] robber rob (somcone, a place) fi | burglary [getting into a building, usually someone's home, | burglar | steal something i and stealing something] burgle (a place) | murder [kiling someone] ‘murderer | murder Someone's stolen/taken my handbag. ‘There's been another burglary in the area. I don’t know who robbed me. Did you hear about the bank robbery yesterday? | ‘Our flat was burgled, but they only took money. Do they know who murdered the boy? HERES eporting crimes in the media | ih ‘Two women robbed a jevelle’s shop in West Londons ener she building using fore, | i ‘early this morning. They broke in! around 7 o'clock and booke a window | 1 stole jewellery worth? over £10,000. 2 with a value of | ‘The two men attacked’ Mr Crawford while he was ‘ | Oe ae vet iced vile what hin ton hit him in the face several timas, then took his it he Place ro avoid dangers" ‘money and eseaped* through Bushy Park. setae: SESE REREEETEE Aly. police officers who try to find information wo solve in connection with the morder of shop «tr you, ‘ou arest someone, you take them to the police assistant Tracey Mies. Me er re le oy comma “That person is then under arrest. I Punishment* If you commit a crime and the police catch you [find you and artes you), you will be punished. For minor offences [erimes that are not very important; opp serous), the punishment may only be a fine [money you have fo pay}, but for serious crimes, you will have to go to court. If you are found auilty [the judge, o a jury of 12 people, decides you commited the crime; opp innocent), you may be sent to prison (sy jail © what a person must suffer if they do something wrong 16 English Vocabulary in Use Preincermediate and intermediate55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 Exercises ‘Test your knowledge. Can you complete this table without looking at the opposite page? Find five more pairs of words that have a similar meaning. atch theft crime jail prison arrest get away steal offence hit escape attack ‘Complete the dialogues. 1A: Is it being decided by a judge? 6 A: Will she go to prison? B: No, there will be a ary. B: No, she just has to pay a 2A: Have the police caught the mai aaa Be Yes, he's unde oem : 7 A: Have you ever broken the law? 3A: Is she guilty? B:_ Yes, but I've never committed a serious B: No, the jury found her ae esis tee 4 A: He killed his wife? 8 A: How do you think he will be Br Yes, he's under arrest £0¢ sm riche 5 A: Was it a serious crime? B: Well, it wasn'ta very serious crime, so. Br No, just a minor. alae itll probably be a fine. Complete the news report. Two men are ‘under. . arrest for 2... warehouse* in Bristol. The ‘two men 4 —-~ into the warehouse Tate yesterday evening, 4... —— the guard and tied him up, then a collection of expensive designer outfits °..... ‘over £8000. A passer-by sw ightsonin the warehouse and rang the police but the two men through a back door and then drove off with Seciien Gotha However, one of the men was later caught and ®...., at his home, and °. _...caught the second man just hours later hiding, ata friend’s house. Both men have now been charged with !_ and will appear before a judge in"... -u.0n Monday. If they are found the two men will go to ™..... -~memnm for a number of years. The guai ho was attacked has now been released from hospital clothes from a * A warehouse isa large building for storing goods that are going to be sold. Engish Vocobulory in Use Presintermediate and intermediate u7Politics Elections in the UK ‘When you vote for someone, you choose them by putting a cross (X) 0” an official piece of paper (called a secret ballot because no one knows who you vote for}, or by putting up your hand. In the UK, a general eleetion is when the | "These elections arc held? at least every five yea | from one political party. That person then becomes 1 ost MPs - there axe 650 at the moment = that area, and the political party with the mo ‘people elect? the next government”. Each constituency’ elects one person ‘he MP (Member of Parliament) for Pang next government, The leader’ of the partyin power? isthe prime minister 1 choose by voting 2 the group of people who control the country 5 organised an area where people vore { 5 the person in control in conteol (of the country) Political policies People usually vote for a political party party has agreed on oJ provide! free nursery education for all children of provide more care? and support? {or elderly* people | o reduce® unemployment J ceeate a fair® tax” system | i! Above all’, we will treat? people as equal’, 1 give something to those who need it (also provide Someone with something) \\I 2 jooking after people, especially old people | 5 help (sometimes in the form of money) Sold | 5 make less; s7 cut erro beleveinsin | bel reduce red ideas are good or right), and these ideas become pol polities power because they believe in the party’ ideas [think the {sets of plans and ideas chat a political 6 dealing with everyone inthe same W:); OFD wunfair 7 money people must pay the government § most importantly 9 behave or deal with someone in @ particular way 10 having the same importance; ade equally Englsh Vocabulary in Use resntermediot and intermediteExercises ‘Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word om the right. 1 Have they set the date for the Hi cna? ELECT 2 Employment is an important omen i89Ue, POLITICS 3 My political. are important to me. BELIEVE 4 The president is a ¥eEY evnensennnnns MAM, POWER 5 hope there will be a. roof MY FAX. REDUCE 6 Do you believe what nn say? Poumics Complete the crossword. What is the vertical word in grey? 1. Most importantly ‘AB TOlv[EqATe Ie 2 Person in control of a political party 3 Another word for ‘old? 4 A synonym for “reduce? 5 Money people must pay to the government 6 A set of plans and ideas that a group agree on 7 Help, often in the form of money 8 Not fair Rewrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given. Keep a similar meaning. 1 They are in control of the country. ‘They are in .aner. 2 They elected her. They voted nnnnnnenmnn 3 Elections take place every five years. Elections are E 4 They will give hospitals more money. They will provide 5 No one knows who you vote for Wes. a secre . 6 Irs. fair system for everyone. ‘The system treats... 7 Our policy isto look after old people. Our policy is to provide ‘Complete the text. In Canada, ‘lectins... work in a similar way to the UK, Canada is divided into 308 political 2... -ony but they are called ‘ridings in Canada, and altogether there are 19 regio 1__—_—_—— partie in the country. 4 vn are held every five years and people . for just one person in each riding to become their member of The” nu that wins the most ridings is then asked by the Governor-General to form the next vvemvenenee yd the leader of that party becomes ovens minister oa roe enero ble, ask someone else the same ques ie eee) ert ee B on the opposite page: What do you think of them? If you v Die oe tek aisues tern Englch Yocabulry in Use Presitermediate and intermediate 419Climate change GRD 1h problem (esicialel Many greenhouse gases, e.g. carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, exist! naturally and ‘are needed to create’ the greenhouse effect that keeps the Earth warm enough to ‘support? human life. However, the use of fossil fuels, e.9. oil, natural gas and coal, has produced excessive* amounts of greenhouse gases, and the result’ is global warming: vin increase in the average temperature on Earth. Of the 20 warmest years on record, 19 have occurred’ since 1980. ‘The effects® of climate change can already be seen in our everyday lives. Summers are getting hotter and winters are getting wetter, so drought” ‘and floods"? are becoming more common. With it, animal and plant life is suffering** - some species will disappear altogether ~ and certain illnesses, e.g. hay fever, asthma and skin cancer, are becoming more common, | To stop global warming from destroying”? our \ environment’, we need to act now. * are real or present 8 4g change or result that is caused by something 2 make something happen or exist a long time without rain when people do not have ® help human fe) o continue enough water 10 when water covers an area that is usually dry ‘often from too much rain 41 experiencing something which is unpleasant "2 damaging something so badly chat it does not exist or cannot be used 5 the ais land and water around us 4 more than you want or ned 5 something that happens because of something else that has happened © If information is on record, it has been written H ° ay => * the answer to a problem + working well and not wasting energy ¥ don't waste 5 pu a new tee in the ground 2 gas and electricity 5 use it badly 120 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediateExercises 57.1 How do you pronounce the underlined letters? Use the index to help you. 1 global Isit like go or got? go 4 drought Isit like no or naw? 2 flood —Isit like foot or fun? 5 suffer [sit like son or soon? 3 fuel Isit like food or few? 6 climate Is it ike educate or comfortable? 57.2. Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 the greenhouse a warming 2 global Oo bb change 3 fossil Oo effect 4 greenhouse = d fuels 5 climate Oo € gases 57.3 How can we help with global warming? Cover the opposite page and complete the text. * Don't | Brew away... paper, glass and plastics it. + Don't * water: tum off the 4... -~ When you brush your teeth. pee energy by 6. _. off lights when you leave a room. +7 sven tees in order t0 ®.. the amount of carbon dioxide. oe action now, before it’s too late. 57.4 Complete the explanations. 1 We don't have to create greenhouse gases; they .2 8.0mm naturally, 2 Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere... ---- the greenhouse effect. 3 Global warming is the ... ven OF aN increase in the amount of greenhouse gases. 4 Two. nmownew Of climate change have been hotter summers and wetter winters. 5A. is often the result of too much rain when the rivers are fall. BA is.a long period without rain, and they are more frequently now. 7 The . is the air, land and water around us. 8 Ifyou .» something, it is so badly damaged, it cannot be used again, 9. If something is... sit works well and doesn’t waste energy. 10 nrennrnne is the power that comes from gas, electricity, etc. 57.5 Complete the tables. Use a dictionary to help you. un eo fe recycling reduce support suffer eee ce Sere Pee ee ee at ea ented a Aaa ie aes English Vocabulary in Use Preintermecite and intermediateWar and violence HERZ The job of the army “These men are soldiers, and they are carrying guns'. They are members of an army, and part of the responsibility of an army is to defend their country from attack” and to protect the people’. Sometimes this means they have to fight the enemy*. A long, period of fighting is called a war, e.g the First ‘World War, 1914-1918, and during a war there will be a number of battles’, "have guns with them 2 sop others who use violence against their country > keep them safe 4 the people they are fighting against 5 fights beeween two armies erro ee eee HEED Reporting in war i SSS aes ‘Ten people were killed and many more were injured when a bomb exploded (Gee picture) in the heart of* the city: The attack happened just before midday, and destroyed! several buildings. The army are ‘now searching’ the area where the attack took place’, Most of the attackers escaped’, bbut the army believe they may still be hriding® in other parts of the city. During the attack, one soldier was shot” and later died. It also appears that another soldier is missing’. The number of deaths? is expected to rise. 0 A eee, * the centre of & Sraying in a place where you cannot be seen 0° 2 damaged them so badly that they dont exist now; found NOT completely damaged 7 injured by a gun > tying to find someone or something, * Ieisn’t known where someone of something is 4 happened ® people who are dead / have died 5 lefe the place without being caught; sym get away oe ee cane en et eee ih I22 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermedate58.1 58.2 58.3 Exercises Are these words ouns, verbs, or nouns and verbs? protect verb SHOOT ene 2 search nn, and, verb war il die ac defend " attack escape death secon hide ‘Complete the sentences with the correct verb. 1 The soldiers have been fighH9.....u for days, and so far three have been injured. 2 The woman Wa8 sone with a small handgun, but wasn't seriously injured. 3 One of the soldiers managed to under the house where no one could find him, 4 There are 20 soldiers surrounding the house, so the men inside C&NNOt woswosno-nn 5 The BOMB een inside the café. Nobody was “but several people were injured. 6 Tunderstand the army are smn houses in an effort to find the gunman, 7 The bomb completely the time. 8 My men had £0 sswsnnnuemnnnnn the village from outside attacks. 9 Were the police nm guns when they saw the men? the building, but fortunately no one was inside at Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Sometimes both are correct. 1 One man was found but the other is still lost /Gaissing 2 The battle f war lasted for two hours. 3 The attack happened in the heart / centre of the city. 4 One of the buildings was completely damaged / destroyed. 5 Three of the men are died / dead. 6 One woman escaped | got away. 7 The boy was badly injured and later died killed. 8 Some of the policemen are not allowed to hold / carry guns. 9 They don’t know who shoot / shot the man. Complete the text. The ! Bit. happened early this morning. The ou were out on patrol when they saw the * wn about half a mile away. “Moments later a exploded quite close to them, and was followed by @ nur gun bat le which lasted two hours. Two soldiers were ®. and several w were: injured. An 7. captain said that they have now taken control of the area where the attack ®. Use a dictionary to develop these word families, and write example sentences for the new words. protect | protection The army gave the failies protection destroy 7 explode defend English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediote 123: : 124 ‘We got to the meeting in time. (before the meeting started] My brother is always on time. [not ealy or late} It time (for us) to go. [used to say that something should happen now] Do you have time for a cup of coffee? [have enough time to do something] Call me the next time you’re in London, [on the next occasion] ‘The weather was wonderful the last time we were there. [on the last occasion] Sophie and I arrived at the same time, 9 o'clock exactly. Time prepositions often confused Til be here until 4.30. [I won't leave before 4.30] Till be there by 8.15. [not later than 8.15] I've worked here for six months, (for + a period of time, eg, a week, ten days, ‘ovo years) I've worked here since May. (sirce + a point in time in the past, e.g. last Friday, March, 2001) L worked on a farm during the summer. (this tells you ‘when’) worked on a farm for a month, (this tells you ‘how long’) (NOT dering a month) Pm going back to Brazil in ten days” time, [ten days from now] (NOT after ten days) Approximate periods of time - past, present and future Past T've known Lucia for ages. [for a long time, eg, many years] haven't been to the dentist recently/lately. [ein the last few months] I saw Tom recently. et. few weeks ago /not long ago] used to go skiing, but that was a long time ago. [e-g. 5-10 years agos sy ages ago] My sister went to the 200 the other day. fe. a few days ago, perhaps a week] Present I don’e see my brother much these days. [a period including the past and nows sj nowadays) Future This dictionary’s fine for the time being. [for now / the near future ~ but not for @fong time] Tm sure I'll go to America one day. [in the future but I don’t know when] Counting time There are 60 seconds in a minute; 60 minutes in an hour; 24 hours in a days 7 days in a weeks 2 weeks in a fortnight; 52 weeks ina year; 10 years in a decade; 100 years in a century. Take and last ‘We use take to say how long we need to do something. It takes me half an hour to get to school. We can walk, but it'll take (us) a long time. : We use last to talk about how long something continues, from the beginning to the end. ‘The course lasts for ten weeks. How long does the film last? ‘The battery in my camera didn’t last long. [continue for long time] English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate—_——~ek es Exercises 8.1 Complete the sentences. 1 T'll see you the next... -vmaan time I come to London. 2 The shop closes at 5.30, If we don’t hurry, we'll never get there savmnsnen CHIME, 3 Lalways get to meetings... ---w time; I hate it when people are late. 4 Tim afraid I won't ...—v---u-. time to see you this weele. 5 T'll have to go soon. It’s time... me to pick up the children from school. 6 Marcel and I got to the station at the osennn time, 2 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences, 1 Tll see you @/ after ten days’ time. 2 The teacher told us to finish our homework by / until Monday. 3 We can’t leave by / until the others get back. 4 Tve been in the army for / since I was eighteen. 5 They've worked here for / since / during six months, 5 I visit my uncle every week for / since / during the winter. 7 Lwas at university for | since / during three years, 8 She's going back to France in / after three months time. 9 Thaven't seen them for f since last Thursday. 15 Replace the underlined words with more ‘approximate’ time expressions, 1 Thad my hair cut two weeks ago. recentiy. 2 Iwent to Egypt with my parents bue that was ten years ago. ...... eat 3 Twent to the library three days a0. econ, 5 4 Thaven’t been to the cinema for the last three weeks. be § Thaven't been to a concert for three or four years. se 5 This computer will be fine for the next year... {st your general knowledge. Can you complete these sentences withthe correct number or period of time? 1 Michael Jackson died in 2002... 2 The Olympic Games usually last about & o-suceuurneee 3 Picasso was born in the..... th century, and died in the vnonanth eentury, 4 President Kennedy died in. Thats O¥€€ rsnnnnennnnnom YEAS ABO, 5 Intakes approximately... hours to fly from London to New York, 5 The best athletes can run 100 metres in less than seconds. 7 The -nsnnnss-nvw Was the decade in which the USA and USSR wane trying to be the firse ‘country to put a man on the moon, orn Ue ee Me eee 1 Ive been in my present schoolfuniversityiob FoF a... 2 sas BABES Me nn = 10 get to schoolfuniversityfwork. 3 A typical school/college/working day for me lasts... 4 Ive been studying English since te 5 I haven't actually spoken English since 6 Isaw... : 7 Nowadays I don't. ae 8 One day | hope English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 125i 3 126 Numbers Cardinal numbers 379 = three hundred and seventy-nine two thousand, cight hundred and sixty, 5,084 = five thousand and eighty-four four hundred and seventy thousand 2,000,000 = two million 3,000,000,000 = three billion eee Cee cs rene gee ea Dates With dates, we write them and say them in a different way. We can write 4 June or June 4", but say the fourth of June oor June the fourth. ‘We can write 21 May or May 21%, but say the twenty-first of May or May the twenty-first. 1997 = nineteen ninety-seven; 2010 = two thousand and ten or twenty ten Lefer May 21. ee ean he fourth i ri Peernn cas To) Fractions and decimals 1% = one and a quarter 1.25 = one point two five 14 = one and a half 1.5 = one point five ‘1942 one and three quarters. 1.75 = one point seven five Percentages 26% is spoken as twenty-six per cent. More than 50% of something is the majority of i, less than 50% of something is the minority: “The vast majority of the students (e.g. 95%) agreed with the new plan, only a small minority (e.g. 5%) were unhappy. Calculations “There are four basic processes. Notice how they are said when we are working out [trying to calculate} the answer. + = addition e.g. 6 +4 = 10 (six plus/and four equals/is ten) subtraction _¢.g, 6-4 = 2 (six minus four is two) multiplication e.g. 6 x 4 = 24 (six multiplied by / times four is twenty-four) + = division eg, 8 +2=4 (eight divided by two is four) Some people are not very good at adding up numbers [putting numbers together to reach a total], and often get stuck {have a problem] if they have to work out something quite difficult. The easiest way is to use a calculator [a small electronic machine for working out numbers}. Saying ‘0° “0” can be spoken in different ways in different situations: telephone number: 603449 = six oh three, double four nine OR six zero three, double four nine mathematics: 0.7 = nought point seven; 6.02 = six point oh two OR six point nought two temperature: ~10 degrees = ten degrees below zero OR minus ten degrees English Vocebulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediateExercises 60.1. How do you say these numbers in English? Write the answers in words, then practise saying, 1 462 our. ravdtred. and. sixty-tn. pl 40.25 5 1,250,000 6 10.04 747% 8 10 September = 9 940338 (phone number). 10 -5 Celsius 11 in 1996 . 12 2012 a, 60.2 Correet the mistakes. 1 Two thousand and five hundred, Tixe. thousand, five, andr 2. After the game, I heard that the crowd was over twenty thousands. 3 We arrived on the seven June. orn oa 4 There were two hundred twenty altogether. .sss.omnsnnnnnn 5 My birthday is the thirty-one August. 6 My phone number is seven twenty-three, six MOURNE Ne. nnn 60.3 Complete the sentences. 1 Bight waltinlie........ by seven is fifty-six. 2 The -nosnnninnnnnn WeRe in favour Of the new airport; about 80%, I think. 3A small ono sssneconmen did not support the idea, but it was only 5%. 4 I'm not very good at arithmetic. [always have to use a 5 When I tried t0 add —-nsennnnonnm all the numbers, I couldn't itour. 6 Ican do simple calculations, but I get on. if the numbers are very big. 50.4 Can you work out the answers? If you find it difficult, use paper or a calculator. 1 23 and 36 is fiftysnine.—. 2.24 times 318 ee rnnnnnennnen 3 80 minus 20 is... 4 65 divided by 13 is. 5 Add 10 and 6, multiply by 3, then subtract 15 and divide by 11. What number is left? 6 Divide 33 by 11, mukiply by 7, add 10, and subtract 16. What number is left? oon Zs When were you Born? nnn How tall are you? What’ the number ofthe ator Rouse where you Ie? When's your birthday? eee Whats the approximate population of your town? What's your body temperature? —suremmnnmn English Vocabulary in Use resntermediate and intermediate 17Distance, dimensions and size Distance: how far .. British people buy most things in metres, centimetres and millimettes, but they still often talk about distance using the old system of miles [1 mile = about 1.6 kilometres], yards [1 yard = almost 1 metre, feet [1 foot = 30 centimetres], and inches [1 inch = 2.5 centimetres]. Ree Mar, ca} Remains we nearest one is half a mile. [the one at the shortest stance from here] ‘How far’s the post offi Hee juetround About a hundred yards up/down oe the road. [further along the road) ‘About a mile away. [2 mile from here] ‘At least [not les than] 2 couple of miles. [rwo, perhaps three] ‘Yes, it’s (quite) a long way, (ore Te Mago tere emer peter ciee tact nn ee ee ‘We can ask abou the dimensions like this: What's the length of the garage? OR How long is the garage? _ It’s five metres (long). “What's the width of the path? OR How wide is the path? It’s a metre (wide). What's the height of the wall? OR How high is the wall? I's two metres (high). What's the depth of the pool? OR How deep is the pool? Ie three metres (deep). Size: how big or small ... We use a range of adjectives to describe the size of something. It was a very thick book — over 500 pages. (opp a thin book) Their living room is huge. [very big; sy enormous; opp a tiny room) We canght a giant crab. [very large or bigger than other similar things] It was a very narrow road for a bus. (opp a wide road) 128 English Yocabulary in Use Preintermedite and intermediateExercises 51.1 Disagree with the speaker in cach dialogue, Ie only a thin book, isn’ it? No, .it. quit. thik. ‘The water's deep in the middle, isn’ it? No, _ Is the road very wide at that point? : NG —s James is quite short, isn't he? 2 NO They only live in a ‘mall place, don’t they? 51.2. Complete the questions (in two ways) about the lake, the mountain, the woman and the football pitch. V HOW B88 nen i the lake? 5 How cs f8 She? 2 What's... the lake? 6 Whar’ her .. 2 3 How... is the mountain? 7 How is the pitch? 4 Whats vow the mountain? 8 What's the pitch? Coeur Meee How far is it to the nearest shop? How frist toa bank? Isit very for to the nearest BUS S09? nnn Isit very far to post office? = Isit long way tothe nearest swimming pool? Is it long way tothe next big tow. tow far isthe nearest train station? Is it fr tothe centre of town? Engich Vocobulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 129Objects, materials, shapes and colour HERBIZD -Odjects' and materials* | things you can see or touch? what something is made of or from Tabell | metal used in hotel eoepe Zachair | wood an antique [an objec thats old and often rare or beausl] Saha fur made from a real animal 4 abone rubber a toy for dogs Saflag | clothe. cotton | the Italian national fag 6 ashirt cotton: it has red stripes Tarp _| sik beautifully soft and stylish 8 asofa | leather “stylish [fashionable and aeaetve] | 9 aladder | metal light and easy to carry 10 a tissue | paper 2 soft piece of paper that you use for cleaning your nose 11 a bucket | plastic used to clean floors | oe Rey Bored HERD Shapes and colours oar @t?9 agrey square apinkstar —anavy bluecircle a green semi-circle a purple heart ©@ s™ around ball a square box shoes with pointed toes reed enter e reer express this idea ea) 130 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermeciate and intermediateExercises 2.1 Put the words into the correct columns. ‘bell circle pink silk flag grey cotton purple plastic bucket fur ladder square navy blue Gees materials .2 Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 aplastic a scarf 2asilk b hat 3 arubber ¢ belt 4a for d toy 5 a cotton e tyre (on the wheel of a car} Saleather F] f Tshire 3 Label the objects, and their shape or colour. ee oO 1 A. gre, FR... 5 Which object is being described? 1 fs gota point at one end and thar’s the end you write with, .a.perl. 2 Its shellfish. Ie is usually grey, but it goes pink when you cook it. 3 Tecan be metal or plastic and you often put water in it to wash floors. 4 Icis usually made of wood or metal, and you climb up it. ssn. 5 At certain times of the month it’s round; at others, it's closer to a semi-circle. 6 An adult human body has 206 of these. ....... Over to you Recaro eeu DN ee aon h 2 What clothes do you have that are pink. purple or navy blue? 3 Do you wear anything that has stripes? If so, what? 4 Do you have any clothes that are made 5Containers and quantities WEEZD Containers and contents* abom: o ajar of jam | abag of shopping apple juice pebe ateeaaae CBE a packet of erisps a can of cola ae of biscuits a box of chocolates a bar of chocolate atin of fruit carton rg Pars ‘orange juice Meni etee a 4 can has something hpaste’ aube oftootmpaste a vase of flowers | +h ings inside something HEED uantities three slices of beef Just a drop of milk [a very small amoune] and no sugar in my coffee, please. | I've cut three slices of beef; that should be enough for the sandwiches. (Or three pieces of beef) Ttook my boss a bunch of flowers when I visited her in hospital. | need a sheet of paper. (Or a piece/bit of paper) Carl bought two pairs of trousers and a pair of shoes Z yesterday. : bought a couple of books. [owo, perhaps thrce] two sheets ‘We saw several churches on our way here. [some but of paper not alot eg. between three and eight] Thought half a dozen eggs at the supermarket. [six] | “There are a dozen students in the class. [twelve] Could I have a spoonful of sugar in my tea? We've got plenty of rime. [alo of i “The company is now making the toys in large ‘quantities. 2 spoontel . of sugar bunch the amount or number of something — voces ihe Peed as 132 Engish Vocabulary in Use Presimermediate ond intermedioweExercises How do you pronounce the underlined letters? Use the index to help you. Vtin sit like fine or wind? wind, 5 couple Ist like pool or cup? 2 pair Is it like car or care? 6 dozen sit like run or rab? 3 vase Ist like far or face? 7 quantity Is it like ran or want? 4 tube Is it like noon or new? Complete the phrases below. cout a & 4 1 a bottle. of water 6a of water 2a of spaghetti 7 ai SO ae RTE 3a one Of fruit Ba of soap of coffee disee of apples of milk Correct the mistake with the container, 1 a packet of chocolate bar 2 a vase of jam 3 a tube of cigarettes. 4 atin of cola. 5 acan of milk 6 a carton of toothpaste 7 ajar of flowers 8 a jug of biscuits Complete the sentences with one word. 1 Inced two pais. 2 Leave her a 3 Lcut about six Z 4 Could you get half a of socks inside these shoes. of flowers from my garden, of bread and put them on a plate. more chairs? 5 The teacher told us to take out a blank ..., sen OF paper. 6 Tike to puta 2 of cream in my coffee, 7 There's no need to hurry — We've Ot am of time, BD MeC a sosnnennn OF friends ~ Adri and Danielle - on the way to the station. 9 She opened her bag on the table, turned it upside down, and all the .. fell out, 10 Tennis is quite popular in our office. I know people who play. Cross out the wrong answer. 1 Could you get a carton of milk / juice / eoffée? 2 Lbought a bunch of grapes / bananas / apples. 3 There were a couple of /a pair of / several people waiting at the bus stop. 4 Would you like a slice of cake / bread / biscuit? 5 Irs nice with a spoonful of siegar / jam / crisps 6 [bought two pairs of socks / shirts / jeans. 7 Have you got a piece / bunch / sheet of paper | could borrow? English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediate 133Apologies, excuses and thanks Apologies with common replies We can apologise [say sorry] in different ways in different situations. ‘AP (terribly/really) sorry ~ I've forgotten your book.) Terribly/really makes you sound “more sorry’. | B: Never mind. That's OK. “Ail beg your pardon —T didn’t see you there.) 1 beg your pardon is a more formal apology, often used if you walk into someone. 7 ‘That’ all right. (also That's OK.) ‘Ar('m) sorry to disturb you. ) We use this phrase when we interrupt / speak to someone who is busy working Bs Don’t worry. Come on in. I can finish tis later ‘Ac(P'm) sorry o Keep you waiting -I wont be long. ) We use this phrase when someone is waiting for us. I won't be long = I will be with you very soon. ) “ArExcuse me, Iwor't be a minute, ) We use this phrase when we have to leave a room or go somewhere. | “ArT must apologise forthe noise lastnight. ) This is a more formal apology, and itis often | ‘used in business leer. 1B: That’ allright, I understand. B: Don't worry. eee Mata ener Cees | | ED uses “We often give an explanation or excuse after an apology. An excuse is a reason for the i apology, which may or may not be true. These ae excuses students might give for being I late for class. I Pm sorry I'm late for class... w There was a delay / hold-up on the underground. [when a train, plane, ete; Feaves or arrives later shan you expect] _T was held up in traffic. [hold up cause a delay and make someone late — is often used in the passive] — My train was cancelled [the tain company decided not to run the train}, and T had ro wait half an hour for the next one. = Loverslept. (slept longer than I planned or wanted to] BRS Thanks and replies ‘These are some common ways of thanking people, with typical replies. Az Thanks (very much). ‘ve brought your books. B: Not at all. (also That's OK.) B: Oh, cheers (ifn) A:No problem, (infra!) ATI post those letters for you. B: Oh, thank you. That’ very kind of you. [This is polite and slightly more formal] 134 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and ineermedioteExercises 84.1 Find three more pais of phrases that have a similar ‘meaning. “ ‘Ym terribly sorry don’t worry never mind Twas held up cheers Ibeg yout pardon there was a delay Shanks. very much, / cheers 54.2 Complete the dialogues with one word. Contractions (eg. Pm) count as one word, TAs Pm ferry sony. B: Thar’ OK, 2 A: Thanks very much, ere at all, 3 A: Sony to... ~» you waiting. I won't be... B: That's all i 4A: I'm sorry the next one. ‘That's OK. No... in ave your parents a lift to the station, : Oh, thanks. That's VETY ~~» late. The 7:30 train was vo 80 Thad to wait for —--» of you, 6 A: I muse for missing the meeting yesterday aftemoon. B ows mind, I'l ask Janice to tell you what happened TAT ~~ Your pardon. I thought the room was empty. Br That's OK. ‘What could you say in these situations? If itis an apology, give an ‘explanation. 1 You walk into someone by accident and he/she almost falls over. Lm. terribly. sory. OR. | beg. your. parden, | id's, see. you... fiends in town at 9 am but you are twenty minutes lac 3 Your car has broken down, Youe pushing io tha eae ofthe road and'a man offerte help 4 You need to speak to your boss bat shes working. What do 5 You have to leave a meeting to take an important Phone call. What do you say to the othen’ § You are on the phone but a customer is waiting to talk co Cage ear eee you are late? If so, Ramu eee DERE English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate IsRequests, permission and suggestions HERD Requests and replies ‘A: Could you pass the salt? B: Sure. / No problem. ‘A:Could you possibly help me? LB Yes, ofcourse) “A: Dima, Iowonder if you could help me? Bisa.) ‘Ael was wondering if you could lend 1B: No, Pm afraid I ean". ze some money until romorsow. [Pim sory but I can erro As the requests become bigger itis normal to use longer phra HED Asking permission and replies ‘A:Could I possibly have a look at your magazine? B: Yes, help yourself. ‘A: May/Could I open the window? B: Sure, go ahead. ‘A:Do you mind if watch TV? _ZBINo, go ahead. ) erro hen ne afer go abcd help yours noes 1 aré giving someone permission to do the thing Why don't we go and see a film? Suggestions and replies . We could ty that new restaurant. How about going to a club? ‘What shall we do tonight? Tdon't mind. You choose. Lets go to the café in the square. ‘Do you fancy listening to some music? [do you wane to; nfm] We can reply with different answers, from positive to negative, Yeah, (that’s a) great idea, Yes, if youlike. No, I'don't fancy that. That sounds good. Yeah, [don't mind, Mm, I'd rather do something else, [Iwould prefer to do something ese} English Vocobulary in Use Pre-ntermediate and intermediate65.1 Exercises Correct six more mistakes in the dialogue. A: Do you like to go out this evening? Would. B: Pm afraid but I haven’t gor any money. A: That's OK, I'l pay. How about go to see a film? B: No, I think I'd rather to stay in. I have to do some homework. A: Why you don’t do your homework this afternoon? B: P'm busy this afternoon. A: Well, we could to go tomorrow. B: Yeah, it’s a great idea, Match 1-6 with af, 1 Could you close the door? 2a suggestion 2 May I close the window? ga b a negative reply 3 We could go to the cinema, o © a request 4 Yeah, great idea. o @ asking for permission 5 I wonder if you could close the door? [] € a positive reply 6 I don't fancy that, a F a polite request Complete the dialogues with one word. Contractions (eg. don't) count as one word. 1A: What ol. you like to do this weekend? Br 1don°t eonenrnnnnmne « YOU decide, 2 A: Could you ‘open that window? I's very hot in here, B: Yes, of ste 3 A: Twas... if you could give me a lift to Luke’ this evening, Be SUT, 90 nse 4 A: What do YOU vnoun doing this evening? Be Tonto vovwe « Any ideas? A: Why ~vvens WE BO 0 the cinema? We haven't been for ages. B: Yeah, thar’s a great. : 5 A: Do you if Tuse your phone? Br NO, $0 vennnnrnrnennn 6 A: OK. Where... wwe go on Saturday? B: How going to the beach if the weather's nice? A: Yeah. Or we tay that new sports centre just outside town. B; Mmm. I think Pd... £0 t0 the beach. A: Yes, OK, if you : Reply to the questions. Try to give a 1 Could I borrow your pen for a minute? .Yes,.s4te, 2 Could you possibly post a letter for me? = 3 Iwas wondering if you've got a suitcase you could lend me? 4 Do you mind if I take this chair? ee 5 T've got some tickets for a concert. Do you fancy going? 6 How abour going to a football match at the weekend? 7 Why don’t we meet this afternoon and practise our English? erent answer each time, English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 137Opinions, agreeing and disagreeing ‘Asking someone for their opinion ‘What do you think of his new book / Tom's girlfriend? [asking about a specific thing or person), ‘What do you think about global warming / cosmetic surgery? [asking about a general topic} How do you feel about working with the others? Introducing your own opinion Personally, I think Helena was probably right. Personally, I feel chat we should increase the price In my opinion [I think], we need to change the direction of the company. My view/feeling is [my opinion is] that we need to wait a bit longer. ee MUN ar aS Personally, | don't think it's 2 eWeek icon Peter creer rece a eka ein Oe aerate enn ee nner ny Giving the opinion of others “The newspaper says that his death was not an accident, (NOT Jes-weitten in the newspaper) [According to the paper [the paper says), the government didn't know about it. Agreeing and disagreeing (with someone) 1 totally agree (with you). [agree completely, 100%] L partly agree (with you). [agree but not completely) Lageee (with you) to a certain extent. [partly agree] (eo Mar asd Pete ke ‘you agree? (NOT Are-you agree?) In British English, it is common to agree with someone before giving a different opinion, ‘Thats true, but I think ... I see what you mean, [I understand what you are saying] but... TL ageee to some extent, but ... | think that’ a good point [idea or opinion], but... [take your point [I understand and partly agree with your opinion), but GERD Giving 2 strong opinion (feet very strongly about military 138 service. think everyone should do it, T think you're absolutely right/ wrong. [100% cosrectiwrong) I don't agree at all. [completely disagree] I disagree completely. [100% don’: agree] English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediateExercises 65.1 Complete the questions in different ways to ask people theie opinion, 1 Whar do you think ,about. sending people to Mars? these shoes? Do you like them? having more responsibility? ae a 66.2 Complete the dialogues, 1 At Did you think he was right in what he said? Not completely, but 1 PACH nnnw agreed with him. What did you think... ve the film? Well, oosnsonnnnnenn 1 didnt like it ¢ Do you agree with her? Yes, toa certain... She feels Very onan ~~ about protecting the environment, Yes, know, and I think she’s absolutely BA: uw » I think all politicians tell lies, Be Sony, DUET nnn COMPIEEIY. 6 A: We can’t send everyone to university, Br Yes, that’s » but we should give everyone a chance to go. 7A: My... js that we should make all chocolate and sweets more expensive, and then people couldn't afford to eat so many things that are bad for they Br That’ a g00d osu » but it seems unfair on people who don't eat too many sweet things, see what you... Well, in my... about spending more money, but can we afford it? we have no choice. Kenrit the sentences using the words in capitals. Keep a similar meaning, TTthink you're right. AGREE |. agree. with, you, 2 Ithink the club needs new players. orivion 3 Icompletely disagree with you. AT ALL _ - 4 The newspaper says the fire was started on purpose. ACCORDING 5 Ipartly agree with her. EXTENT ana 6 Tsee what you mean, but ’m not sure T agree. TOIT Ce ara statement CL ieee ee ne wers with 1 Hhink most women are happy to stay at home and be a mother and housewife. 2 Personally I don't think the government shout id give so much money ta people who don't work. 3 My feeling is that we Should give more money to poor countries in other parts of the world, 4 I think we should make it more expensive t '0 drive a car in order to reduce the number of cars. English Yocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate 139Likes, dislikes, attitudes and preferences Likes and dislikes Hove rock music. 'm really into dance music. like it very much infnt] like a lot of pop music. So do I. / Me too. So am I. / Me too. So do L./ Me too. Really? I don't. Really? I'm not. Do you? I hate it. | quite like salsa and samba. don’t mind jazz. fits OK] So do I. / Me too. Yeah, it's OK. ‘Oh, Pm not very keen, ‘Oh, fcan’t stand it, | ’m not very keen on folk music. Neither am I. / Me neither. Neither can I. / Me neither. Really? [love it. | Really? I quite like it. can't stand classical music. [dislike it very much; infil] Thate opera. So do I. | Me too. | { Pree caer Attitudes and interests My attitude to a lot of things has changed over the years. how you think or fel about someting] | used to like chips. [Liked chips in the past bur not now] i used to play computer games, but now they don’t interest me. [I don't find them interesting] Tm very interested in modern architecture, but I used to think it was awful. Lused to go swimming a lot, but now I don’t go at all. [ar alf makes a negative stronget] ‘Mark and [used to have the same interests [things we enjoy doing], but now it seems we have nothing in common. [have no interests that ae similar; opp have a lt in common] Lake te MUNA, ihr Ronnies Seer i) in seeing that hy Ictakes time to get used to [become familiar with] living in a different country. 1 I didn’t like my new glasses at first, but now P've got cused to them. found the winters very cold at fist, but you get used to i. \ 'A: Which do you prefer in general, ny tea ot coffee? [like more] ‘A: Tonight, we can go to the cinema or the theatre. Which would you prefer? Which do you, or would you, prefer? Bs Well, I prefer coffee to tea in the morning, but in the afternoon I usually drink tea. think Pd prefer to go to the cinema, (sym Td rather} 140 English Vocabulary in Use Prentermediote ond intermediate67.1 67.2 67.3 Exercises Correct the mistakes in B’s replies. 1A: Lean drive, 5 A: I don’t like shopping, re Br Me 100. ssn 2A; Love modern art, 8 A: Do you like football? Y¥eS, 80 1 dO. oun o B 5 Yes, but I prefer rugby than football. 3 A: Do you like chocolate? Sat Yes, Hike very MUCH. sono 7 A: Do you like this? 4 A: Do you like it in England? B: No, I'm not interest in music. B: Yes, I’'m getting used to live here. ci ‘Complete each sentence with one word. 1 My sister loves Robbie Williams, but I can't .stand. him. 2 The two boys have nothing in . uu 3 they're completely different. 3 The others enjoyed the film, but I didn’t like it at... , 4 Llove the cinema, but this particular film doesn’t... me. 5 Carole is really. modern art at the moment. Personally, I hate it. 8 Vsewnmnnnnnnsne€0 love cheese, but I never eat it now. 7 A: Would you like to go out? B:T'd .... ~~ stay here, actually. Is that OK with you? 8 I didn’t like raw fish at first, but I'm... used to it now. Agree with the statements using so or neither and the correct verb, Then agree using Me too or Me neither, 1 [love this ice cream. 2 [like strawberries. 3 I don’t like cold tea. a 4 Ican't work with music on, ae 5 I'm single, 7 7 : 6 I'm not married, - _ ee peas 7 I've got a cat. Rewrite the sentences using the word in capitals. Keep a similar meaning. 1 He likes salsa. NTO. ..He's. into. sals¢ 2 Ihate these new shoes. STAND 3 She'd prefer to go home. RATHER own 4 Idon’t like James Bond films very much. KEEN... i 5 think the new building is alright. inp 6 Iwent riding a lot in the past, but not now. USE see 7 We have a lot of the same interests. COMMON 8 I'm becoming familiar with this new computer. USED... 9 Idon’t feel the same way about work now, ATTITUDE [really tke | don't mind Jean't stand : nisi English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediate 41142, Greetings, farewells and special expressio Greetings* ‘When we are introduced to a stranger [told the name of someone we have never met} ina formal situation, we usually shake hands and say hello, or perhaps hello, nice to meet you. In an informal situation, we usually just say hello or hi. ‘When we greet friends, there are no real rules in Britain. Men may kiss female friends [girstwvomen] on one cheek [side of the face], on both cheeks, or not at all. Women may kiss male friends and female friends once, twice, or not at all, We usually say things like this: A: Hello. How are you? _B: Fine, thanks. How about you? ‘A: Hi. How's it going? / How are things? (infml) B: Not (so) bad, thanks. And you? * saying hello Farewells* ‘To someone we have just met for the first time we can say Goodbye. Nice to meet you. With friends we can say bye, cheers (infntl), take care (infinl), or see you (soonvlater! tomorrow, etc:). ‘When we say goodbye to a school or work friend on Friday afternoon we usually say: A: Have a nice weekend. B: Yeah, same to you. (NOT same for you) * saying goodbye Expressions for special situations Sue found my wallet and my credit cards. Thear you passed your ‘exam, Congratulations. Je} Lee TA} Pace tn ht het means en a oe Peston et een English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate68.1 68.2 LLL Exercises Find five more phrases, geod take excuse bless thank me goodness feck you not care ‘had Complete the dialogues, 1A: How are you? Fine. How abet you? 2 7 Es + And you? : Have a nice weekend Yeah you, Nobody was hurt in the accident, Of Si fOr that. Yeah, .. care, ve just passed my exam, 2A B: 3A: B 4a: B: 5 A: Pl see you tomorrow. B BA: B A. 7 A: I'm fine, thanks, Bi Good. And... ene Sata? ‘What could you say in these situations? 2 atiend says, “Have a good weekend’. What do you reply? Yeah, sam = 2 You met a new business client forthe first anc fifteen minutes ago, and now you are leaving. What do you say? St 5 You are on a crowded bus. is your stop and You want to get off. What do you say to other Bere eu MONE Past them? ne ame 4 A friend tells you they have 7 Someone sneezes next to you. What do you say? Complete the sentences, 2 Whi YOu meet somicone forthe firs time in a formal uation... what do you say? 2 When you are... ‘0 Someone in a formal situation, do you normally ad gay when yout Se ie ‘When you say goodbye to fiends, do you what are they? 143Prefixes: changing meaning PED With adjectives Prefixes, eg. un-, dis, im-, can be added to some adjectives to the opposite meaning, happy “unhappy honest [tells the eruth} | dishonest possible impossible correct [right 7] incorrect regular irregular legal [allowed by law] | illegal i Dan used all the milk but said he didn't; he’s very dishonest. | Tot eight answers right, hut two were incorrect. Is illegal in the UK to ride a motorbike without a helmet. Of the prefixes above, un- is the most common, and appears in a number of adjectives, This chair is incredibly uncomfortable, ‘Tt was unnecessary for them to wait for us, ‘Xerxes ~ that’s a very unusual name. (different, not common or ordinary} | I won the game; it was completely unexpected. [I didn’t think I was going to win} Marsha’s hat is unbelievable. [surprising because it is either very good or very bad] | We tried to open the door, but we were unable to get in. [could not] | need to do more exercise; I'm very unfit. [not healthy and not in good condition} | Caerick played well, and I thought he was unlucky to lose. ‘They're unlikely to get here before midday. [They probably won't get here hefore midday:] | The test was unfair because some of the students had more time to do it than others. Uf something is unfair, it does not teat people equally.] Tee er a es) | With verbs With some verbs, these prefixes can have particular meanings. FTE dis- isagree with the others. [don't agree/ have the same opinion} [che opposite of something] | The plane appeared in the sky, then it disappeared behind a cloud. un: | couldn't unlock the door this morning. [open the door using a keps | [rhe opposite of an action} | opp lock] ‘We had to get undressed in the cold. [take off our clothes; opp get dressed] | Lunpacked the bags. [took everything out ofthe bags: opp pack] over: [t00 mach] The bank overcharged me. [asked me to pay 100 much money] mis- I misunderstood what he said; 'm afraid my English isn't very [do something incorrectly} | good. I misheard her. I thought she said Rita, not Brita. re- [again] The teacher has asked me to rewrite my essay. 144 English Vocabulary in Use Presntermediote and intermediateExercises 69.1 Write the opposite. 1 nattthappy 7 cnmsnnn gree 2 cnmmable 8 umnneCeS8ary 2B cen OFFECE 9 connate gular 4 ounenttsual 10 on chonest 5 possible n fair 6 unnucomfortable 12 lucky 89.2 Which sentence on the right logically follows each sentence on the left? 1 She arrived home. 2 Her essay was terrible, 3 She decided to go 10 bed. 4 He called her name. 5 She's not here now. 6 He thought he was right. 7 She got to the hotel. 8 After I paid, [looked at the price. a She unpacked her suitcase. bb She unlocked the front door © She has disappeared, 4 She had overcharged me, € She had to rewrite it. F She misheard it. 9 She disagreed, h She got undressed. ooo00oo0o08 89.3 Complete the dialogues so that B agrees with A using different words. You only need one word for each gap, 1A: Mireille is a strange name, B: Yes, very unusual 2 A: Tes against the lavy, isn't ir? Be OM Ye, i8 enn 3 A: You mean he took off all his clothes! Br Yes, he gor completely 4 A: He probably won't get back in time for the meeting, B: Tagtee. It’s very 5 A: A lot of the answers were wrong. B: Yes, I’m afraid they were nearly all 6 A: He doesn't look in very good condition; B: I know. He looks terribly .... - Nobody thought this would happen. ‘Yes, it was completely .., ‘They never tell the truth, Lknow. They're both ... His business always seems Tknow. He’s very 10 A: Ann always B: Yes, it’s very he’s a bit overweight. to lose money, and it’s not his fault. ssives more attention to Sarah than she does to Lucas. = nu OM poor Lucas. ‘These words all appear in other units ofthe book. Do you know how to form the opposites? pleasant _urpleasant. fashionable ee kind = ck Ses reliable “s patient (adj) = friendly et suitable = : tidy Tike (¥) : abil a coup at sociable Engish Vocabulary in Use Predntermediate and intermediate 145Suffixes: forming nouns (MED Ver + noun suffix Js; they often tell you if a word is a noun, a verb, an Suffixes are used at the ends of words adjective or an adverb, Two suffixes which form nouns from verbs are -ion and -ment, invent [produce or design something completely new] | invention | discuss [talk about something seriously] discussion | | ‘translate [change from one language to another] translation relax {rest, and feel calm and comfortable] | relaxation ) improve [et better] improvement govern [control the affairs of a city or country] government | | Franage [director control a business} cateageueat | develop [ow o change and become mone advance]_| development | “The management has to change. need money for more development. We need an improvement in the weather, His latest invention is a new board game. Relaxation will help you to sleep better. We had a discussion about politics. RIED Adjective + noun suffix ‘The suffixes -ness and -ity often form nouns from adjectives. | weak (opp strong) ‘weakmess | i happy happiness | il fsck, not well illness fit [in good condition, usualy because of exercise] fitness stupid [opp intelligent, clever) stupidity popular [liked by a lot of people popularity |, similar [almost the same; opp different] similarity | | able _ ability (opp inability) | Fortunately it wasn’t a serious illness. ‘There is a similarity between them. Her happiness is all that matters to me. \ ‘What is his main weakness as a manager? i Snowboarding is growing in popularity. T'm frustrated by my inability to use computers. HR «cr. -orand -ist describe people and jobs. ‘These suffixes can be added to nouns or verbs. They often 1| ballet dancer ‘company director artist, e.g. Picasso. | pop singer translator economist | | professional footballer film actor | scientist erro eee eeeeraers € the position of the main stress, €9. 146 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediateExercises ‘Complete the tables and mark the stress on each word. (Stress is marked on the pronunciation of a word in a dictionary.) The last two in each column are not on the opposite page, but do you know or can you guess the noun formed from them? Pcs ra stupid improve happy invent similar relax popular = | hesitate sad arrange active Write down the names of the people who do these things as a job. 1 sing opera music .opern. singers. 2 act im IMS nnn 3 important managers in a company 4 change words from one language into anothet ..c.nononmnnnnnnan 5 play football -ne-ernnnennnnr 6 dance in ballets ns 7 7 paint pictures a 8 work in science - Complete the text using words from the box with the correct suffix and spelling. ‘One word also needs a prefix. weak improve govern economics able manage __ discuss Cin his speech last night, the prime minister said that the present ‘weak of the economy was caused by the bad * rer OF the 1ASE Pnuennnennnnenne a thet nsennnnsnnsen€0 give the right kind of help for industry. He said he was now involved in detailed *... with ministers, bankers and §,.cnnmnen about a range of different financial measures, and he hoped the people would be able to ¢6 4 ig ?nsssnunmnmmeeen i the economy by the end of the year. 99 Complete the dialogues. He hasn't been well at all, has he? No, it’s quite a serious .WME enn Are they almost the same? : Yes, the. www i amazing, : Has anyone made anything like this before? : No, it's a brand-new. : Is her new novel going to be published in other languages? 2 Yes, someone is working 01 ann ~~ fight now. : Does your daughter enjoy drawing too? Yes, she’s a very g00d anno -_ + Jung gets tired after he’s been playing for about ten minutes. ;: Tknow. If he wants to be in the team, he'll have to improve Bis enone 7 A: Do you think the organisation can still grow? Br Yes, I think there is an opportunity for further .-ncmssnnnr-nne Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate lar148 Suffixes: forming adjectives ‘Common suffixes that form adjectives include: -able (comfortable), -al (musical), -y (cloudy), -ous (famous) and -ive (attractive). -al [Adjectives ending -al are usually formed from nouns, and often mean ‘relating to the hour", eg. a musical instrument (from music) a politcal issue (rom politics), an electrical fault (related to electricity), a personal opinion (the opinion of one person). Shichi-Co-San (meaning 7, 5, 3) iS an annual ceremony in Japan for three- and sever-yearold girls, and three- ‘and five-year-old boys. It is on November 15, but it js not a national! holiday, so people often have it on the nearest weekend. Seven, five and three are seen as important years in the growth of a child, and the ‘numbers also have cultural significance’ because odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ete) are lucky in Japan, This is one of the special days when the older boys and girls are allowed to wear traditional’ clothes: a kimono for girls land hakama trousers for boys. Now it is quite normal’ for children to wear western-style clothes at this ceremony. The children visit a shrine and are then given special sweets called Chitose-Ame by their parents. 1 a holiday for the whole country > ja style that has continued for many years 2 they are important in Japanese culture usual -able [abl/ This suffix forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, and the prefix un- often forms the opposit an enjoyable party [something that you enjoyed] ‘a comfortable chair {opp uncomfortable) a suitable word or phrase [right/correct for a particular situation; opp unsuitable] 4 reliable services reliable information [able to be trusted or believeds opp unreliable] fashionable clothes [popular now with many people; opp unfashionable] 2 reasonable decision or price [fairs nor a bad decision or price; opp unreasonable] 4 sociable person [enjoys being with peoples opp unsociable] Sometimes the opposite form is the more common adjective: ‘an unforgettable experience [something that cannot be forgotten] ‘an unbelievable story [something that is very surprising and very difficult ro believe] -ful and -less The suffix ful often means “full of or ‘having the quality of the noun’, eg, a colourful room has a lot of colour in its a helpful person gives a lot of help; a peaceful place is ealm and quiet. ‘The opposite meaning is sometimes formed by adding the suffix -ess to the noun. ‘a.useful machine [having a lot of uses; opp a useless machine] 4 painful injection [giving pain and being unpleasant; opp 2 painless injection] ‘a careful driver [drives with care and attentions opp a careless driver] English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediatemA nN Ns Na | Exercises Correct the spelling mistakes. Be careful: one word is correct. i 1 enjoiable enjoyable 4 peacefull 7 7 unforgetable 2 carful 5 confortable umn 8 reasonable 3 relyable —— @ anual... 9 unbeleivable Match the words on the left with the words on the right, 1 a national 2 injection 2 a useful Cb mistake 3a painful Oc price 4 fashionable E] d holiday 5 acarcless Oe man 6 anelectrical [J] f bit of advice Tan unsociable FJ g clothes Bareasonable h faule ‘Write an adjective formed from these nouns or verbs. 11-15 are not on the opposite page, but you can find them in the index if you don't know them. 1 tradition traditional, 6 fame nin 11 wind 2 ALTACE 7 electricity = 12 danger 3 person —— 8 politics 13 create 3 4 cloud 9 enjoy pis 14 emotion | 5 colour. 10 nation 15 fog | Tick (7) the words which form opposites with the suffix -less. wonderful No (wonderiess) useful beautiful careful painful peaceful Complete the sentences, 1 You must be very careful when you drive in wet weather. 2 She told us an story about a dog that could speak. 3 The tourist information office was very sand told us everything we needed to know. 4: The festival is an ~~ event, held on the first Monday in September, 5 It was very when I hit my leg against the comer of that table. 6 This bag is ~-4 iS too small for me to put anything in it. 7 We've never had any problems with our TV in ten years; it's been very 8 Most people agreed with it, so I think it was a ve decision, 9 This is just my ‘opinion; others may not agree. 10 Travelling round China and the Far East was an 11 Children perform hundreds of years. 12 Do you think this dress is experience. ~~» dances at the ceremony, as they have done for + for a wedding? Choose three adjectives from the opposite page which could describe these people or things. 1 avilla » famous Peaceful Englsh Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediote and intermediate 149Nouns and verbs with the same form GHEE Nouns and verbs 150 ‘Many words in English function as a noun and a verb with the same form, and often a similar meaning. When you use these words as nouns, you often need to know which verbs to use with them, She kissed me. He said ‘HP and smiled at me. I dreamt about Ethan. She gave me a kiss. He said Hi? with a big smile, I had a dream about Ethan. Be I queued for the bus. 1 He washed the car I waited/stood in a queue for I braked. He gave the car a wash, the bus. I put on the brakes. Pll ring them / give them a ring, [phone someone] We often chat / have a chat. [have a friendly conversation; inf] If you don’t know, guess / have a guess. [give an answer without knowing the facts] Have you replied to his email yet? Have you sent him a reply yet? Te may help to diet / go on a diet. eat less in order to lose weight] Can doctors cure this? / Have doctors found a cure for this? OR Ts there a cure for this? [make someone with an illness healthy again] A rescue attempt C1 regret! going co Three Cliffs Bay. I promised? my mother not to go there, but I'm not very good at keeping promises. I was swimming near the rocks with friends and I dived off one of the rocks. I thought it was a good dive, but I hit another rock as I entered the water. I hit my head and couldn't move. One of my == sneer friends attempted® to rescue* me, but couldn't reach ae ee E ‘me; someone else made an attempt ro swim out to _ me. In the end, two of the boys pulled me to safety. _ Thad to go to hospital, but I was lucky: there were several unsuccessful rescue attempts that summer. 29 1 y 4 sing feel sadness for something you did in the past (or earet) 2 y 4 inf say that you will certainly do something 3.v + inf try to do something “vy + obj make someone safe when they have been in a dangerous situation; sy save English Vocabulary in Use Presintermeciate and intermediateExercises Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1 They attempted saving /(fo sav)the boy. 2 Lregret leave / leaving home. 3 We had to waie i / on a queue. 4 Pd like to go for/ on a diet. 5 She promised helping / to help me. 6 He gave her a big kiss /a big kiss for her. 7 1 dreamt about | for you. 8 If you don't know the answer, do / have a guess. Replace the underlined words with a verb that keeps a similar meaning in the sentences. ‘Make any other changes that are necessary. 1 Can you phone him? Can. yo.ring. Win? 2 We talked for a bit. 3 The policeman saved her from the burning cat : 4 I tried to help James with his homework . 5 Have you answered the letter? pas 6 Tam sorry that [left home. : 7 Isai that | would definitely go to the party. = 8 They told us to svait in a queue if we wanted tickets. Rewrite the sentences using the underlined verbs as nouns, 1 P'll ring him this evening. give. en. ring. this exendng, 2 T'll diet if necessary. vil aoa 3 Did you know, or did you guess? Did you know, or did you... 4 He always smiles at me when Ise him. He always greets me soso. 5 I dreamt about my mother. De = 6 We can’t cure this disease, We = 7 I braked but it was too late I - e 8 She washed the kitchen windows. Shout tol, as 9 They attempted to help her. They ne _ 10 We sar down and chatted. We sat down and... Sometimes the same word can be a verb and noun but with a different meaning. Read the pairs of sentences. Do the verb and noun have a similar meaning, or are they different in meaning? Note: these words are not on the opposite page. 1a We had a long wait for the bus. Sinilar b We waited a long time for the bus. 2a There's a book on the table. b Thad to book a table, 3a [took a break at work. b Tbroke my arm at work. 4-4 How much did the holiday cost? b What was the cost of the holiday? 5a dropped the mill, b Thad a drop of milk. 6 a Someone behind me screame b Theard a loud scream. English Vocabulary in Use Predntermediate and intermediateCompound nouns UY Formation cher (or three) to create a new idea. We form compound nouns by putting two words toget ‘Compound nouns are very common in English, Tce hockey is a game of hockey played on ice. | Public transport is transport that can be used by the publi ‘A campsite isa site for camping, [a place used for a special purpose] | ‘A babysitter is someone who looks after young children when their parents go out. 1 Income tax is money you pay to the government out of your income. {the total amount of money you reeive every yeat from your work and other places] ‘Your mother tongue is the first language you learn as a child. 1 ‘A travel agent is someone whose job is to make travel arrangements for you. | ‘A film-maker is someone who makes films for the cinema or television. \ | ‘A full stop is a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence, \ ‘A haircut is the act of cutting someone's hair, e.g. That boy needs a haircut. hairdresser \| \ icy li {" D] (dise jockey) | sunglasses earrings ( i crossroads traffic lights }, | |) NEED. one word or two? | Some compound nouns are written as one word, €g. wheelchairs a few are written with { a hyphen, eg T-shirt; many are written as two words, eg. credit card, bus stop. Use | dictionary to check if necessary. itl Pronunciation H| The main stress is usually on the first part, eg. ‘haircut or ‘income tax, but sometimes it at aes he second par, e.g. public ‘transport, fll 'stop. Use a dictionary to check if necessary I) TERRE forming new compounds One part of a compound often forms the basis for a number of compound nouns. airport e.g. Heathrow bus driver ID card (identity card) airline eg. Lufthansa, KLM bus stop credit card aircraft e.g, Airbus A380 bus station birthday card 152 Engith Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediate3.2 Complete the sentences, 1 I g0t some money from the .cashpeint, 2 Tbooked our holiday through a... 3 We stayed on a very nice mow bur unfortunately our rent wasn'e realy big enough. 4 He can't walk at all nov, so he has £0 use a. £0 move around, 5 Isent her a ~vsv-vss But she never received ity + Weg and Mark wanted to go out, but they couldve fea 7 When Pm driving I always wear 8 Most people have to pay you pay. 9 T washed my hair, then discovered that the it must have got lost in the post. for the children, iF es very bright and sunny, a on their salary; the more you earn, the more “rnonne Wasn't working, 3 Which words are being defined? 2 substance that you use to clean your reeth, tuttpaste 2 A piece of furniture for keeping clothes in, 2 Someone who plays music on the radio or a diosos Freed with your name, photograph and information to Prove who you are, 5 The first language you learn as a child : 5 A game played on ice using sticks, - 7 A punctuation mark at che end of a sentence, s 8 Acard you use to pay for things, 14 Make new compounds using one part ofthe compounds below. Answers for 1-6 are on the opposite page, answers for 7-12 are in on ther parts of the book. V airport airing 7 living room ti 2 fall stop atten, 8 brotherin-law 3 hairdresser 9 sunglasses a 4 credit card toes 10 traffic lights 5 toothpaste 1 wheelchair : 5 bus driver : 12 film-maker Enalsh Vocabulary in Use Preimtermediote ond intermediate 153Word partners HEENBED: What do we mean by word partners? | If you want to use a word naturally, you often need to know other words that are commonly used with it. These are called word partners or collocations, and they can be different from language to language. For example: I spent time in Paris. (NOT I passed time in Paris.) I missed the bus. (NOT I Jost the bus.) We have children, (NOT We get childeen.) Imade a mistake. (NOT I did a mistake.) It was a serious injury. (also a serious illness) Tes quite likely that we'll stay here. [well probably stay here] Ie depends on my parents. (NOT It depends of my parents. See Unit 77.) ree eos lene aman a ere a Ae) Verbs and nouns ‘There are many verbs and nouns that are often used together. Pavel told me a joke but I can't remember it. [told me a funny story] need to lose weight. [hecome less heavy; 0p put on weight] “The doctor told my father that he should go on a diet. [eat less in order to lose weigh] It’s very difficult to predict the future. say what will happen in the future] ‘We won the game 2-1, and my brother scored the first goal". ‘My neighbour's alarm went off in the middle of the night. ‘They fell in love and got married. Now Emily is expecting a baby’. Adjectives and nouns Many adjectives and nouns are often used together. These are all examples where the ‘meaning is ‘big’ or ‘a lot’, but where we usually use a particular adjective. “We've got a large number of students/tourists this year. (opp a limited/small number) Iwill need a large amount of money. “There's a wide choice of food available. (opp a limited/narrow choice) Claude has a wide vocabulary in English. (opp a limited vocabulary) Irs only a toy gun but it makes a very loud noise. Her family is of great importance to her. ‘We went to a party last night and it was great fun. [very enjoyable; we enjoyed ita lo] ‘There was heavy traffic on the motorway going out of town. (opp light traffic) Adverbs and adjectives ‘The adverbs in the first three sentences mean very, the adverbs in the last sentence mean fullylcompletely. In cach case, the adverbs and adjectives are common word partners. Pm terribly sorry I'm late. She's well aware of the problem. [She knows all about the problem.] Ie vitally important that we get the right person for the job. Loma is fast asleep, but the other two are still wide awake. English Vocabulary in Use Pre-ntermediate and intermediaters Exercises 74.1 Correct the mistakes, 1 Why does she do so many mistakes? make 2 My sister got a baby last month, 3 Tm sorcy I'm late; I lost the bus. § iets was an accident and Tommy has a grave head injury. § Idon’e know if I can come ~ it depends of the Weathet, ann § Me passed three days in Amsterdam... 7 { wouldn' like to try and say the future. & My sister is waiting for a baby next month 9 Axel said me a very funny joke. 10 She gave us a big amount of money: T42 Complete the text: My mum went to see the doctor, and he told her to goona \digt Tahini spe pith ode wo 4 cig but she’ not happy about giving up chocolate. Anyway, told her its important that she keeps to the an emp moe oni a quite ST char she'll end up with a more &. ~~~» illness. Fortunately [think she's mee, vue aware of that, 143. Replace big or little with a more suitable adjective, 1 You won't need a big amount of Money. large, 2 Why are they making such a big nove? 3} f¥e gor quite a big vocabulary in French, Fates only a litle choice of things we can buy, € Me had a very big number of tourists this year § I think the event had big importance for her 7 Lola only has alittle vocabulary in English, 4-4 Complete the sentences and dialogues. 1 A: Why were they late? B: They got stuck in Meay.. traffic, 2 When T went into her bedroom, she was © -vnnnman aSl€€D, 2 A: Did you enjoy last night? "Bs Yes, it was ee fun, ‘ {met Sasha in town, She told me she’s a baby in June, Isn't thar fantastic news? 5 A: We won 1-0, B: Who ..... vom the goal? F Aongremewonnn~ me a joke, but Pm afraid I dide' understand it, 7 A: Are the boys asleep? Be No, they're still aos aWalee, 8 My neighbour's burglar alarm ~-~wat 2 o'clock this morning and woke ‘me up. 9 A: Why is she ste ying in Paris? B: She ... 10 r'm ~~~ ilove with a French guy, ~ sorry, but 've lost your boo! ~T'll buy you a new one. Co ees De ee eed eae Sarees IssFixed phrases WED v2t are fixed phrases? There are many groups of words which you need to learn as complete phrases, because they often have a meaning which is different from the words on their own. Many of these are called idioms. ‘They arrived out of the blue. [I didn’t know they were coming; it was unexpected] Does the name Merchant ring a bell? [sound familiar] You'll have to make up your mind soon. [make a decision] Some fixed phrases are easier to understand, but the same idea may be expressed in a different way in your language. I think we'll have to get rid of some of this furniture. | [remove it, esl i, throw it away, give it away, ec] | I'm afraid I can’t talk to you now; P'm (just) about to | leave. [1am going to leave very soon] I don’t know what Martin said, but Natalie burst into tears, [suddenly started crying] She was very upset. Everyone was there apart from Yasmine. [not including Yasmin sy except for} | RED inc phrases He's leaving in four days" time. [four days from now; also in three weeks'ix monthsewo years’ time, ec] I got here the week before last. [during the week/month, et. before the previous one] The course is fine 50 far. [up until now] | rang out local doctor and fortunately she was able to come at once, [now, immediately: sys right away / straight away] | He's so busy at work; he comes home late night after night. [every night; also day after day, ct] Pairs of words | A number of fixed phrases consist of two words, usually joined by and, and sometimes or. | I go to the theatre now and again. [occasionallys sys now and then] | | ‘Andy had one or two [a few] suggestions. I've got a house in the country, and I like to go there whenever possible for a bit of peace and | quiet. [2 calm situation without noise] ve been up and down the street, but | can’t find their house. [first in one direction, then the other] I’ve been to Paris once or twice. [a few times} T'll finish this report sooner or later. [I don’t know when, but Ill finish it. HEEEEED |troducing advice, opinions, ete | Many fixed phrases are used to introduce advice, an opinion, an example, etc. 1 If were you [in your situation}, I'd accept the job they offered you. | Tn general (usually, or in mos situations; sy on the whole] the summers are quite warm in this part of the country. | ‘There were lots of questions. For instance [for example}, how much will it cost? I'm sure you'll have a great holiday. By the way, what time does the train leave? (used to introduce a new subject to the conversation) To be honest, I didn’t like her boyfriend very much. (used to say what you really think) 156 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermedite and intermediteExercises 1 Using all the words in the square, find eight more phrases. ON DAY SOONER AND RIGHT so. AND NOW TWO LATER UP OR ‘OFF PEACE AFTER FAR AND ONE “AWAY, AGAIN AND DAY QUIET OR DOWN on.and, OFF... ps ~— oe ane os 2. Complete the sentences with one word, then underline the full fixed phrase in each sentence. 1 She's been working on that essay night after iat... 2. T'm arranging everything for next week. By the nus y 8 your sister coming this evening? 3 My parents always turn up at my flat out of the -n-.-0- eS 44 Some people enjoyed the book, but t0 be snce-n-:nsmnnn » L thought it was boring. 5 I'd like to get. ‘of these CDs because I don’ listen to them any more. 6 In oy people are much happier when they have jobs that they enjoy. 7 I don’t know what to do at the moment but Tl have to make up my... ae soon. 8 It's flexible ticket, For . _---y you can use it during the week or at weekends. 9 Can I ring you later? Pm jst s...--snmmmenn t0 have lunch, 101 you, I'd get a new dictionary. 3. Complete the fixed phrase in each dialogue, 1A: Do you go there much? 7 A: Have you been there often? Bs Now 074. 898. B: Once ary : Have you had any ideas? 8 A: Do you need me there now? Yeah. One pais B: Yes. Could you come at 2 Was she very upset? 9 A: When are you going back? 2 Yes. She Burst annnnnnene Br In two weeks? You arrived ten days ago? 10 A: How's the course? Yeah, the week mun» Br Tt 5 good 90 Should I accept the job? 11 A: [spoke to Chris Myler. Do you know him? Yes, would if H B; No, the name doesn’t ring a Will they get here? 12 A: Have you done all the housework? Yeah SOOMEE esnnnnn B: Yes, apart vevenes the washing, 5.4. Here are more idioms. Can you underline one in each sentence, and guess what it means? 1 Pve been in the job a few days, but already feel athome. feel. comfertable. and. relaxed. 2 Pve just bought these shoes and they cost a fortune. 3 Could you keep an eye on my bag for me? 4 The answer's on the tip of my tongue, ar English Vocabulory in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 1s7Fixed phrases in conversation Common responses {A lange number of fixed phrases are used as common responses in everyday conversation. A: What time did he get here? Bx Fve no idea. {F don't know] ‘A: Are you going tonight? By That depends. [used to say you are not sure because ‘other things affect your answers also It depends] ‘A: Shall we go out tonight? B: Yeah, why not. [OK] ‘A: Did you like the film? B: Not really. [used to say no but not strongly] ‘A: I'm going to Sweden next week, B; Really. What for? [why?] ‘A: Can I borrow your car? B: No way. [that's impossible; ils syn no chanes] ‘Az They’re coming tonight, aren't they? _B: I suppose so. [used to say yes but not strongly] ‘A: Jason has grown a beard. BI know. I couldn't believe my eyes! [I was very surprised when I saw it] A: We have to work tonight. B: You must be joking. A: Eli got top marks, B:I don't believe it! [used to express great surprise] roe ; ete en ee Pane cce) In conversation Notice how fixed phrases can form an important part of an everyday conversation. ‘A: Thad to haye a word with Jiri and Milan today. [speak o them without others listening] B: Oh yeah? Are they causing trouble again? : Well, you know, [used to fll a pause in conversation] they just keep talking to each other, and they | | don’t pay attention [listen] ~ that sort of thing. B: Why don’t you make them sic in different places? tried that, but they still talked to each other. 3; Well, in that case [because of the situation H described], you'll have to move one of them. ‘A: Maybe, but I'd feel bad about that [be unhappy albour). They're quite nice boys, you know, they just can't help it. (can contol some actions or behaviour] B: Sure ... but you can't let that kind of thing continue. A: No, you're right. But I've given them a final warning today, so let’s wait and see what ili happens. [wait to discover what will happen) \I B: OK. But what if they don’t improve? [what will you do if they don’ Wy A: I think it'll be OK. B: Well, if you change your mind [change your decision}, come and sce me again, and Pll arrange for one of them to be moved to another class. prove] eo Ree enn eee meer t ns pee Sree eee 158 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate76.4 76.1 76.2 76.3 | Exercises Pur the responses in the most suitable column below, poway not really suppose so why not you're kiddi 1B that depends I don't believe ie fos ena Not sure or either ‘Choose the correct word, Sometimes both are correct, 1 Ineed to have a@gordY speak with Catalina, 3 I don’t know what they plan to do; we'll have to wait and see / watch, 3 He usually wears jeans, trainers, and that sort / kad of thing. § itl childeen shout and scream all the time; they can't help / leave it Complete che dialogues with a suitable fixed phrase. 1 A: Did you hear that Daniels getting married? Br Yeah, Ident. beliene, ia! 2 A: Sofia doesn’t listen, B: No. She never... = 3 A: Did you speak to Nathalie? Be YES, Tenn 3 a 4 & Dad wasn’ happy about forgetting my birthday, BENG, De £0 ements nn, 5 A: Do you know what time hell be here> B: No, I'm afraid Pve ssa re you still planning to sell the flat? B: No, I've. : 6 ~~~. Tm going to keep ie now. ‘Where could you add the phrases in the box to the dialogues below? youknow — Tcouldn’t believe my eyes Kind of that sort of thing you must be joking why not in that case 1A: What did you say to him? Bs Wellit was quite difficult. yax knew What colour was it? Blue. 3 A: He's not coming this evening, so Bs Well, Pil phone him and ask him. 4A: Jerry says we'll have That's ten miles? Do you want to get a takeaway? B: Yeah, 6 A: What do they sell? Bs Oh, burgers, pizzas, .. 7 A: Did you see Chloe wearing those high-heeled shoes? B: Yes, 2A: you won't be able to ask him, to walk all the way to the campsite, English Vocobulary in Use Precintermediate and intermedlate 159Verb or adjective + preposition (ERD Vcr = preposition Pay special attention to prepositions that are different in your language. | Paul doesn’t like the manager's decision and I agree with him. [have the same opinion as} Don’t worry about your exam, [be nervous about] His teachers were satisfied with his progress. [pleased with] ‘Many people spend a lot of money on clothes. Tim thinking of going to China. {i's my plan to go} (used in the continuous form) This land belongs to the company. [it isthe company’s land) | translated the letter into French. [changed from one language into another] \ She complained to the manager about the food. [said she wasn’t happy/satisied with] | T can't concentrate on [think about] my work when the radio is playing. We can rely on this photocopier. [trust its it will not go wrong] \ I may go but it depends on the weather, [used to sty you are nor sure about: something] errs Pee RCD i sets iene een ec eee re eer | pee a one (NOT it depend: fea Prepositions that change the meaning | | She shouted to me. [spoke in a loud He shouted at me. [spoke in a loud voice ‘ voice to be heard] because he was angry} iy 1h] ——.0 | * 3 a He threw the ball to me, [for me to eateh it] He threw the ball at me. [in order to hit me] Adjective + preposition ve never been very good at maths. {opp bad at) i She's afraid of flying. [frightened of] ‘The neighbours are fond of the children. [like] ! She's similar to her sister [the same as her in some ways}, but very different from her brother | He's very interested in photography. I think she’ aware of the problem. [knows about} I'm tired of people telling me what to do. [bored or a bit angry about] Katya is mad about Brad Pit. [ikes him very much infil] We're short of coffee at the moment. [we don't have much] ‘There’s something wrong with this TV. [the TV is not working correctly] 160 English Vocabulry in Uze Preintermediote and intermediatees Exercises 77-1. Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the best endings on the right, 1 He's tired me, but it missed. 2 She wasn't aware 1b tothe manager. mmc tispento, (1 ¢ ‘of Wekiiy at weskenda’ 4 She complained [1] his friend on the other side of the lake, 5 He shouted at 1) e ine, butt dropped it, 6 He shouted to 1 & with them B Hetthorw theibook ae: 23[7] 20g. nsito nee RE CERIS ‘garden 8 Idon't agree 1h ofher mistakes. 17.2 Complete the questions with the correct reposition, then write an answer for each one. 1 A: What is she worried .atout, =o B: Her. evans... 2 A: What subjects is she good... a2 fe 3A: Who does this belong Se? Biss i 4 A: What does he spend all his money eee? B 5 A: What are you afraid. Bi & A: What kind of films are you interested nee B: 7 A: What does the decision depend - B: § A: Tknow he’s angry, but who's he shouting 2 a : 9 A: Who can we rely . ae Bae 10 A: What language isthe book being translated wa 3 B: 7.3. Complete the dialogues. 1 A: Are you going to the exhibition? 6 A: Did you like the course? Br Yes, I'm very interested. in art, B: No, I wasn't very satisfied .... 2 A: Is she -»f0 her sister? P 7A: What's the matter? B: No, they're completely different, Br Tean't i ~~ On this with the TV on, 3A: What did she .sereconn about? 8 A: Ie a big problem, By She wasn't happy with the food. Br Yes, but We'P€ nen une OF that, 4 A: Angel is very good-looking, 9 A: Were a bit... of mille Bs That’ why Pm... about him! B: OK. Ill buy some when I go out, $A What's ..ncmnnnnenm With the radio? 10 A: Do Max’s children have jobs? Br No, they still. : Tdon't know, but it not working. ~~ on their parents. 4 Do you know which you don't know, use the index to help you adjective is usually followed by a special keen ..... ny succeed ... suffer get married reposition, 3 apply .. apologise nplete the sentences about yourse 1 I'm not very good 2 Ive always been interested 3 Fm not very fond 4 spend most of my money 5 For my next holiday, 'm thinking. English Vocabulary in Use Predntermediate and intermediatePrepositional phrases (GD. &. 07 0 in + noun rook his pen by mistake. [I choughe it was my peal “Theve shoes are made by hand, [ot using a machine} | T met them by chance. ft wasnt planneds it was lek] He broke the plate by accident. [he did ‘He broke the plate on purpose. |! ‘not want or plan to do it] [he wanted to do it; it was his intention] My boss is on the phone at the moment. [using the phone] | ‘The workers are on strike. [they refuse to work because of a problem over pay, hours, et] The books were on display in the window. [in the window for people to look at] Part of the building was on fire. [burning] ‘Most of the passengers are now on board. [on the tain, boar, plane, et] | ‘Why are they always in a hurry? [needing to do something or go somewhere very quickly] uy Texplained everything in detail. {including all the important information) ‘| | She won't make that mistake again in future. ‘The poor little girl was in tears. [crying] I ; HEED Prrases easily confused Sometimes two prepositions can be used with the same noun, but the meaning is different. | Lessons begin at 8.30 and the students are usually here on time. [ae 8.30] i) If we hurry, well be there in time, [before the time we need to be there] i “We were tired of waiting, so in the end we went home. [fnaly, after a lot of time o* thought] \I \ ‘At the end of the book they get married. [in the last part] | “To be successful in business it’s important to get on well with people. [working as businesspeople] | They're both in Germany on business. [they are therefor work, not a holiday] hl {Tm afraid this book's a bit out-of-date. [old and not useful, or not correct ints information} | Ltry to keep up-to-date with all the changes. [knowing all the most recent ideas and information} T'llsce you in a moment. [not now, but very soons sym ina minute) T can’t speak to you at the moment, [nows sy Fight now] 162 Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presintermetite ond intermediatees Exercises 78.1 Put the nouns into the ‘correct columns. display detail mistake tears strike 78.2 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences, 1 Tm afraid I deleted your email on / in /@)accident. 2 Did she hit him ov / by /in purpose? 3 Tjust saw them with /by /on chance. ¢ Most of these files are out-of /outfrom / out for dace, 8 My wife is away in / on / by business at the moment § I'm afraid I'm busy on /in /at the moment, 2 Te got t0 805 I'm in Jom /at a hurry. 8 Iwon't go there again om / in /at future, 78.3 Complete the missing noun in these Prepositional phrases, 1 Isaw smoke coming out of the window, and I realised the house was on fie, a 5 Nobody is at the factory. The workers are all on 3 lise chocolates are expensive because they ave all wogic by. jim ust going to the shop buc Ill be back in ae 5 5 I'm sure she broke that vase on... w-§ she never liked it. § Git sorry I can’t stop to talk now~Tmin a 7 She never thanked me for the present, so Lwou't buy her another one if ews & You can’ trust things you read on the Intemety aloe of dhe, information there is out-of. 9 Ttold them everything they wanted to know: I explained it all in 10 Twent to the exhibition, and some of Katya’s paintings were on 11 The manager can't speak to you at the... 12 Iewas a terrible journey but we got there in the B4 Replace the underlined words) with a Prepositional phrase, 1 The meeting was planned 2 Did you get to the cinema 3 Most of the factory is burning. 4 Thad great difficulty finding the camera I waned, 5 He ges killed in the lst scene of the fl, 6 I'mafraid I'm very busy right now. 7 I saw her yesterday hut int pl § ag. ititing an email, but Pl be with you very soon 8 Most of these books are old and the information i 10 Texplained the system with ll the important informe a Englsh ocabulry in Use Preirteredite and intermediate 163164 Phrasal verbs 1: form and meaning Formation 1 phrasal verb is a verb + adverb or preposition, and sometimes a verb + adverb and preposition, He fell over [fll ro the grounel] and hurt his knee. Til try to find out llearn/discover] the quickest way to get there. He didn't like his coat, so he gave it away. [gave it to someone for no money] If you don’t understand the meaning, 1ook it up. [find the meaning in a bookidieionaey] Who's going to sort out the problem? [deal with ir sucessfully; solve i] Hie doesn't get on with [have a good relationship with) his parents. (verb + adv. + prep.) Meaning “The adverb or preposition does not always change the meaning of the verb, and is not always used. Tdide't wake (up) until 7 o'clock, She's saving (up) for a new computer. ‘Hurry (up) ot we'll be late. T went to lie (down) on the bed. Sometimes an adverb adds a particular meaning to the verb. For example, back can mean return. Thought this jacket yesterday, but I'm going to take it back to the shops is too small. You ean look at the books, but remember to put them back on the shelf ‘They liked Greece so much they want to go back next year Often, the adverb or preposition changes the meaning of the verb: give up doesn’t mean the same as give, and carry o7 doesn’t mean the same as carry. ‘My wife has decided ro give up [stop] smoking. ‘We'll take a short break and then carry on [continve] with the meeting. “The shops are going to put up [increase] the price of bread. ‘When the hotel gets busy, we have to take on [employ] more staff, Multiple meanings Many phrasal verbs have more than one meaning. goaway Twas busy, so I told him to go away. [leave] We try to go away in August. [go on holiday] ick something / someone up I picked up most of the rubbish. [lifted it fom the floor] [Pin going to pick Jane up at the station [ellect someone, usally in a eat] Put something on Could you put the light on? [make a piece of equipment work by pressing a switchs sy switch sth on] T put on my best suit. [put clothes on your body] Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediateExercises } Lean see, Could you put the light 2 Ithe doesn’t want ie, 3 Have they sorted it ES 4 Itwas broken, so I had to take it § I went to the airport to pick her 6 What time did you wake 7 Iget married next year I need 8 Could you switch the TV hhe can give it uu 9 to start saving. | We never discovered what it means, 2 Pd like to return next year 3 We collected Kelly from the station, ¢ Nell have to increase the price this year § Pve decided to stop eating chocolare 6 Is Hana going to continue with her English course? 7 Itold them to leave, — I ip with my parents, employ ten nev drivers next year (ook a the dictionary entry for go off and match the meanings with the sentences below, 2 When the light goes off, the machine has finished. ..3, 6 My alarm clock went off early this morning © Ithink chis meat has gone off, Cpe bomb went off without any warning © Faye went off early; she had to meet a fread ‘Complete the dialogues. 1 A: Can you afford that bike? Br No, Pll have to .save..up. 2 As Is there still a proble B: Don’t worry. Pil 3 A: Can we look at some books? Bs Yes, bur 4 A: Did you feel unwell? B: Yes, Thad to 5 A: What's the matter? Bote tem nnn afterwards, vou OM the bed, ~-and cut my knee, 6 A: I don’t know what this means, Bs Well, nana aif in a dictionary. 7 A: Does he look smart? B: Yes. He's v~ his suit BA, on nonume OF We'll Be late B: OK, P'm coming English Vocabulary in Use Preposition to complete the sentence, ain cour sour “baway cup ou over cup aover bon — eback up bdown cover at bup efor ae aout bon cup adown bon cin keeps a similar meaning, 90 Off 4 TEREto leave a place and go Somewhere else Shes gone off to the pub with Tony. 2 (0D) UK informal If food goes oft is not good to eat an lymore because itis to old. 3B Ifa light or machine goes oft it stops working. The heat ing goes Off at 10-0’clock. Ifa bomb or gun goes off, it explodes or fires, 5 If something that makes a Fat 8088 off it suddenly starts making a noise His car alarm goes off every time it rains Presntermediave and intermediate 165166 Phrasal verbs 2: grammar and style Phrasal verbs with no object Some phrasal verbs don’t have an object. We cannot put other words between the parts of the verb. ‘When does your train get in? [arsive] Hold on [wait 2 moment) I just need to get my coat. The car broke down on my way to work. [stopped working] Pi cal for them at 8 o'clock. [go to collect thet] We set off [started the journey] about 7.30. Phrasal verbs with an object Many phrasal verbs need an object. We can usually put the object indifferent positions. Put on your shoes, ‘Turn on the TV, Take off your coat. Pat your shoes on, Turn the TV on. Take your coat off. ‘These are separable phrasal verbs, but ifthe object is a long phrase, it usually goes at the end, eg, I tumed off the lights in the living. room. Ifthe object is a pronoun, it must go in the middle, e.g. Turn it off. “There are some phrasal verbs where the object must come after the phrasal verb. I will look after the children for you. [take care of them) How did the two men break into the shop? [enter the shop using force, «-, breaking a window] Common mistakes Reet anc ac In dictionaries Dictionaries usually show the grammar of a phrasal verb like this: No object hang around (also UK hang about) to spend ‘time somewhere, usualy without doing very ‘much: Theres nowhere fr teenagers to g0, 80 they just hang around on street corners. Separable hand sth out to give something to all the ‘people in a group: A gir was handing out leaflets at the station. Not separable (the object must come after the phrasal verb) get over sth to begin to feel better after being ‘unhappy or il: ¢ cook her months to get over the shock of Richard leaving. Style Phrasal verbs are commonly used in spoken’ and written English. Many phrasal verbs are quite informal, and sometimes there isa single word with the same meaning as.a phrasal AXcb, which sounds more formal. We use this word instead of the phrasal verb in more formal situations. eave sb/sth out [not include sbsth; ym omit], eg. He made a list of people but left me out. snake sth up [erete sth from your imagination; sy invent} e.g. We had to make up a story. pt sth off [pu sth ack toa later date; sy postpone), eg. They put the game of tll Friday. Barn sth/sb down [refuse an offer or request; sy reject], e.g. 1 offered her a job but she turned it down, Engish Vocabulary in Use Presntermediae ond intermediate LoTn Exercises 80.1 Comect any mistakes with word order in the Sentences. Be careful: some are correct. J She asked me to hand outthem. hand. them out 2 Tve gor some boots but I'll put on them lates, 3 Could you turn the light on? 4 My boots were tight and I couldn't take off them, 5 We set off very early this morning, 8 Why did they turn down ie? 7 The boys were hanging the station around, 80.2 Replace the underlined word with a } Could you wait a minute, please? held.on. 2 ASso many people are ill, ve had to postpone the meeting tll next week, 3 The teacher told us to invent a story to go with the picture in our books, : 4 They omited a number of the names from my lise, 8 {don't know why he reiscted my offer of help. oo, i 6 The train should artive by ten o'clock. Phrasal verb that makes the sentence more informal, ‘Complete the phrasal verbs, 1 Tm not stopping, so I won't take .off... 3 Ne didn’t chink Mike was good enough, so we lek hen 3 He told me he was 25, but I don’t believe him. I chi 4 Well get there by seven if we set... 5 Tlcall you a bit later I should 6 They offered him the job but he turned it vse MY COR, be at your house by 7 o'clock. Complete these sentences in a suitable way, 1 Tt was cold so I put on .my. gloves coab/scart, 2 Monica is still getting over 3 Pm not very good at making up 4 She asked me to turn on... 5 Two men tried to break into. 6 She's going out, so I said Pd look after Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presintermedate and intermediate 167Make, do and take: uses and phrases ams Things we make, do and take eee Mara od eta amen ans Oe r ik ieee el eae ve made a mistake, Tm afraid I haven't done my homework. | She took a photo of me this morning. Thaven'c done the housework yet. ‘They made a big effort to finish the work. The children are making too much noise. Sometimes two different verbs ate possible. | Pm just going to take/have a shower. Tm doing/taking a computer course next month. ‘Take/Have a look at these pictures. I don’t do/take much exercise. | | ‘We must make/take a decision, MD 212 ‘Make can mean ‘to cause something to happen or cause a particular state’. Tlike Boris ~ he makes me laugh. It made them angcy when Karen refused to help with the washing-up. | ‘Make can also mean ‘to force someone to do something” ‘My parents made me do my homework when T was a child. | ‘The police made us wait outside the main gates. If you make friends with someone, you get to know them and like them. made friends with a couple of guys from Canada when I was on holiday. ! If you make up your mind, you decide something. | He's made up his mind to leave work at the end of next month. HS We use do to describe a general action when we don’t know what it is, or there’s no noun, ‘What shall we do this afternoon? Don’t just stand there, do something. fi If you do your hair/make-up, you make it look nice. i Pll just do my hair, then we can go out. i If you do your best, you try as hard as possible. i T'm not a good student, but I always do my best. BED 1% | ‘Take can mean to: «+ remove something from a placelperson, eg, [took the key out of my pocket. ‘© remove something without permission, ¢.g. Someone has taken my pen. + accept something, eg, Did he take the job they offered him? Do they take credit cards there? «write something down, e.g. I took notes during the lesson, ‘The man took my name and address. ‘© wear a particular size in clothes, eg [take size 43 shoes. If you take it/things easy, you relax and don’t do very much. Til take things easy today. If you take a break, you stop work and rest for a short period. Let’ take a ten-minute break. 168 Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate813 Ts Exercises 81-1 Choose the correct verbs). Sometimes both are correct, 1 Did he do (@maR@many mistakes? 5 Could you take / have a look at this etter? 2 I couldn't do /make the homework. § How many photos did they make / rakes 3 We must rake / make a decision soon, 7 Idon't often make /do the housework, * Twant to do/ make a course in English. & They dtd made alot of noise at the party. 81.2 ‘What are the people doing in the pictures? RiPlace the undesined word o phrase with a phease including the verb in capitals, Keep a similar meaning, 1 Telean the flat at the weekend. po. J..d9..the. houseniork, at, the, sncekend.,. 2 They forced. us 10 g0. MaKe : eee 3T'm is hard as 2. DO. tes - aassg 4 OK, let’s ror id relax for a bit. TAKE 5 He is definitely trying. maxr isiioe 8 When ate they going to decide? MaKe i 7 Tim going to relax and do nothing this weekend, take Complete the sentences, J Sotmeome fren IY Coat. It was here a minute ago and now it's gone, 2 Tcan’t go to the next lesson. Could you notes for me? Bg ends with Yuki when wo wore ia te same class last year 4Tve nothing today, § Ui they offered him a job with more money, why didn’t he oc. 5 Pil You take as oo Si geimy eteaye T think there are lots of mis 2 When he shouted out the wrong answer, it. 8 What size do YOU emeremense.? 9 T'm putting on weight because I don’t... ie? takes in i. ~~» him look stupid, ~rvsnnnnns €NOUGH exercise, 10 I've... “ewer uP my mind, Pm going 0 g0 to Thailand for my holiday. ore ae Cee en aE aT St Careers ce nS ca at ey English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote ond intermediate 169Key verbs: give, keep and miss (GD ive ‘We can use give when someone or something causes a certain effect. ‘All that noise has given me a headache. | ‘The walk this morning gave me an appetite. [made me hungry] Listening to Wai Sin has given me an idea. We often use give with different nouns to express an action, He gave me some advice. [advised me] Marie gave us a shock when she shouted like that. [shocked us] Thad to give a speech at the wedding. [talk formally to a group of people; also give a lecture] PI give her a ring. [ring/phone hel Thad lots of work co do, but fortunately Ollie gave me a hand. [helped me] She gave me a hug, He gave the ear a push, MED «

tell someone that something bad may happen, to stop it happening warn + obj + (that) 4 cell someone something so that they don’t forget it remind + obj + (that) .. 5 understand something (that) you didn'e understand before realise + (that) .. 6 say (that) you will cerainly do something promise + (obj) + (that). 7 tell someone about a possible idea or plan suggest + (that)... 8 say something, often briefly or quickly ‘mention + (that) ere ST oleae) i a eis Penees Other verbs Here are some more verbs which are used with the same constructions. Verb + (that) ...: say hope, notice, recommend and expect. 1 said that I was busy. (NOT I said him that I was busy.) Thope (that) you'll come and see us soon. ‘When [ left, I noticed that the door was open. [could see] recommended that we all go together, so no one gets lost. [expect (that) he'll ring us later. [think or believe that something will happet] ‘Verb + object + (that) ..: tll, show and convince. | told them (that) they could leave early. He tried to convince me that I needed some new clothes. [make me believe] Verb + object +0 infinitive: ask, tell, want, allow, expect, remind, help and encourage. Tracey asked me to look after her cat: They told us to wait outside. ‘They want us to stay at school. expected them to be here by now. Thad to remind him to buy the food. [tll somebody so that they do not forget] She helped me to write the report. (You can also say: She helped me write the report) My parents encouraged me to read. [gave me support and confidence to make ie posible] Engish Vocobulary in Use Pre-intermediate and intermediate88.1 88.2 88.3 Ss Exercises Correct the mistakes. She encouraged me going. She. encouraged. me. to. 90. 2 He told it’s impossible. “titan 3 Lasked that Talia stay with me. ee 4 She suggested us to go to an Italian restaurant. § T warned them not £0iNg. aceon. 6 He helped me buying my suit, 7 She allowed Us 0. viene 8 He said me the film was terrible. 9 She advised me buy a dictionary, 10 I recommended to stay there. tear 11 He reminded me go to the bank... 12 [want that he leaves, - Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form. realise warm expect remind convince ‘encourage help persuade mention recommend notice hope 1 She couldn’t breathe easily, so I realised... that something was wrong. 2 When we went in, I____. that people were looking at us. Mastin knew the area was dangerous but he didn't... me not to go there, 4 I didn’t want the job but my mother ‘me to take it. It was a mistake, § ean sure about the plan, but my boss wo me that would work, F My incl — mnie that We try the new Chinese renee 7 When I spoke to Jodie, I “vv that we Were busy tonight. o2 Ouriteachet hea always cos 2 Say ey reine oot English outside of class. i oeranttey Aidan <3 wee thar it waa Margate birthday; I'd forgotten, 10 Isaid would ~~vwaw TaN to put up the shelves, Ig pep walditheyd com sq TS ae cyl ba here soon, 12 Tan thar I pass my exams, Complete the sentences in a suitable way. y {He was given some money and I recommended tha. he. pub i in. bre. ban... 2 Some of them were getting hungry so T suggested i 3 She said chere were strange noises outside her flat, so Ladviced 4 When I saw her face, [noticed oesoe noon. & When I was young, my parents sometimes allowed 6 As soon as I put on the coat, I realised .- =a 7 It was only a few minutes to the beach, but l still coulda persuade 8 Her train was delayed, so I expect ... 8 The water can make you ill and I warned. sas, 10 I borrowed his laptop yesterday but promised him that 7 Tarte Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preirermedate and intermediowe 183Adjectives | Extreme adjectives ‘There are many ‘extreme’ adjective ‘small, or very surprising, et ‘We were lucky — the weather was marvellous. [very goods Don’t go and see that film 1 was delighted she passed her exam. [very pleased eva nice modern flat but its absolutely tiny. [very small Lwasn’t very hungry, ‘You should watch that progtat eryone was really exhausted by the end of the day [very sired) Bungee jumping is the most terrifying thing '¥e Computers are an essential part of modern life, ‘The food was delicious. [very goods bu usually only for food} tes we use to say that something is very good, or very syns terrific, wonderful, amazing} vies awful. [very bads syn dreadful] bt they gave us a huge mea. [very bigs sy enormous] seine; youll find it absolurely fascinating, [very ineresting] ever done. [very frightening] freryimporant and necessary] ro eee weer art penne er ca really We use very or really eae eer vi Pen) Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed .s can have an “ing or -ed the -ed ending describes th ending. The -ing ending describes & A large geoup of adjectives 1 effect on someone of this person, person, thing or situations thing or situation, | don’r know if other people were bored, but “The weather is so depressing at the moments T thought it was a very boring lesson. it’s making everyone feel depressed. Coan 2d ers Sa e TURI “These adjectives cam al end in -ing of -ed, depending on the meaning, Te was really tiring going up that hill aking you fel tired] Twas amazed she could climb that wall. [very surprised] My exam resuls were very disappointing. [not as good a1 expected] She was annoyed that I forgot to tell her. [angry] T kept calling her Emma, so [was embarrassed when Ben told me hher name was Angela. [fsing a bit stupid because of someting you have said or done] The map he gave us was very confusing, [life wo understand] Mie were shocked by the violence in the film. [very surprised in an unpleasant way] EnglthVocoblaryn Use reinermediote and intermediot=I _] Exercises 89.1 Put the words into the correct column, bad dreadfel important small exhausted terrified tired essential frightened tiny cee 89.2 Change the adjectives where 200 Dear Sanay revi 2nd Beople tll us it's very important to take a map, butt sounds very interesting, so 1'm looking forward to it, ilwrite again in a couple of days and tll you all about it love Benita 89.3 Complete the dialogues so that B aerees with A, using a suitable adjective from the opposite page. 1A: Twas very interested in her talk, 4 A: Did you have a nice holiday? Yes, it was Aascinating Be Yes, absolutely... 2 A: Wete you very irightened> 5 A: Lexpoct you were very pleased with Be Yes, it was absolutely. ae your score. ‘3 As It was surprising to sec the children Br Yes, [was absolutely ss - behave so badly. & A: Texpect you were a bit angry when they B: Tknow. We were arrived an hour late? Be Yes, TW VEY oes 88.4 Write an adjective to describe how the People felt in these situations. } They walked ten miles, then spent the afternoon cutting down trees. exhausted, oa 2 From the description inthe travel brochure, they expected a beautiful big villa by the sea. In jatua fact it was quite small, not very nice, and milee hong ae beach. neuen 3 Lartived in jeans, but everyone else was wearing very formal clothes, 4 One person told them the stret was on the left aneches at them to tum right, and a third Bir Pond they had to go back to the station, = 5 My brother has a lat and is usually ina terrible mesg he's very untidy. Bue yesterday when United him, the place was incredibly tidy. In face, everything looked new... 6 I got my results yesterday and | Passed every exam with a grade A. netsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermedlate and intermediate lesPrepositions: place and movement om At, on and in Ata point or place, e.g. I met her at the ‘bus stop. He’s at work at the moment. On a surface, eg. The book’s on the desk. ‘They sat on the floor. I put the picture on the wall In an area, space, of inside something, e.g, He's in the kitchen. She lives in ‘Warsaw/Poland. The knife’s in the top drawer GREED Where exactly? I know they live in Danvers Street, and I think they're at number twenty-three. (oe Maro Pete Oona eo See eee mR Per) eee T'm sure chere’s a chemist on the left before the bank. [firs there is a chemist, and then a bank; opp after] Their house is beyond the farm [on the other | 1 saw your bike in the back garden side of the farm], by [near] the old church, { against the wall. [touching the wal] ‘Your photographs are in the spare “They've just bought a house right [exactly] beside/by [next to] the river. room beneath/underneath a pile cof newspapers. [under] Their office is above the shop (opp below). You can just see the top of the building among the trees. [somewhere in the middle of the rees] | Vee ‘The mouse ran out of the back door if (opp into}, towards the gate, then disappeared down a hole. —Ss Nl | “We came over the bridge (opp under), then | through the tunnel and round the lake. ‘The woman came after us [followed in order tocatch us}, but we managed to climb into the back of my dad's van. Fortunately she went past the van and didn’t see us. 186 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediateLr Exercises 80:1 Complete the sentences, 1 I put the milk .in, wm the fridge. B Isat. the bed and wrote the 2 They live .... the next road, letter, 3 They live .., 34 Lawrence Street, 9 I left my books ...... s-runn SCHOOL, 4 Your clothes are 10 There was snow. - the ground 5 I met her rei when I arrived, 6 She works ... --» Moscow, 11 The key is... My jacket pocket. 7 The dictionary is vom my desk, 12 Mausha’s ~e~- Work this morning, 80.2 Put the prepositions in the box under the correce pictu among into up _ underneath 50.3 Complete the dialogues so that B says the opposite to A, 1 At Did you go up the hill? Br No, down. the, bil. + Did you climb over the fence? Ny WE WERE anna ae + Did you see her get into the car? # Does she live in the flat above you? No, she’s in the flar coe oe * Did you say the bed was in the middle of he room? BNO a a he all, UO ere Se Se 187Adverbs REED Acverds of frequency: how often always often quite often sometimes occasionally hardly ever never frequently rarely seldom (fm) ‘She hardly ever plays tennis now. Tam often late. T occasionally go to the theatre. He rarely works at weekends. “We see them quite frequently. Thave never been to America. HERD Adverbs of degree: how much | was a bit tired, (infin!) ‘The flac was a little (bit) small. She was slightly nervous. ' Peele ! Mente ent i expe Pea not be used with adjectives before a noun li Sere ra Ma {| ‘The next four adverbs all mean ‘more than a bit but less than very’ The hotel was quite busy. ‘We had quite a nice room. (NOT #qite-siee room) ‘The food was fairly boring. It was a fairly wet day. Iwas rather annoyed T missed the film. It was a rather good party. OR rather a good party. ‘The weather was pretty good. (ifinl) We had a pretty difficult journey. | ‘The restaurant was completely/totally empty. I totally/completely agree with you. i | ) ‘We had an extremely interesting trip. [very interesting] 4 Ie an incredibly good book. “These adverbs describe the way in which someone does something, oF the way that something happens. Adverbs of manner | 4 ina way that others couldn't know about 3 very quickly because of something important 2 quickly “fora short time 188 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 —{_{_:zx—={£______—_——___ Exercises Form sentences from the words. 1 get occasionally 1 carly up \.occasionaliy. getup. cary... 2 me ever phones she hardly one Shave leg my broken never I 4 frequently them at visit weekends 5 brother “often me Sunday calls quite on my S summer saw I him rarely the during 7 office always in she the is eight before Replace the underlined adverb with a different adverb that has a similar ‘meaning. 1 The film was pretty 00d. HH. occecon 2 She hardly ever goes to conferences NOW. 3 The shops were quite busy... 4 They are two sisters, bur they look totaly different. 5 I thought the film was a bit disappointing, didn’t you? 6 Pim afraid I'm extremely busy next week. L 7 We often ask them to turn theit music down. Put the two ideas into one sentence by using a suitable adverb. J {walked up the path, I didn’t make a noise. .Lialked. up, the. path. viele 2 I must speak to her. It’s important. ....... sen inn 3 [asked him to move his car. I did it in a and correct way, 4 Ispoke to her. Imade sure the others didn’t know. 5 He ran out of the room. It was very quick and unexpected, 6 I spoke to her this morning, It was only for a few minutes, Change the underlined adverbs in 14 t0 make them more positive. Change the underlined adverbs in 5-7 to make them less negative. 1 The play was quite interesting, 88.0 2 I thought chey were very g00d. nou 3 He's been getting quite good marks in his exams, 7 4 Ie. pretty nice house. : 5 John said the flat was very small. on ace. 6 They said it was fairly boring, 7 His clothes were very dirty. Ce ee 1 I clean my teeth after breakfast. 2 I buy clothes don' ike 3 ose things 4 orget things 5 I remember my dreams 5 I speak to strangers on buses and tains. 7 | ive money to people inthe stetifthey ask me Now think about ech of your answers othe sentences above. Do you think they na a) fairly typical? ) slightly unusual? ¢) quite unusual? If possible, compare your answers with someone else English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediate 1894 190 Time and sequence When / As soon as “The meaning of these two time expressions is almost the same, but as soon as suggests something more immediate or important. Til phone my uncle when / as soon as I get home. [As soon as / When you've finished this exercise, you can go home. (ora a ce tne) cae Two things happening at the same time Carla got ready while I cooked the dinner, (two long actions] ‘The accident happened while I was on my way to work. [a longer action ‘on my way to work’ and 2 short action ‘the accident’; we can also use when ot as here. ] saw him (just) as I came out of the office. [two short actions happening atthe same times we ‘can also use when here] One thing after another ‘We met the others in the café, and then / after that / afterwards we went to the match. Talked to Joe, and afterwards [at a lacer time but usvally the same day] I came home. was in Caracas for three months, and then / after that I went 10 Colombia. After my visit vo New York, I decided to have a rest. ‘We had something to eat before going out. felee Mat, cas} ter Ree ee on ae A sequence* of actions We had a really nice holiday. Fest of all / First we spent a few days in St Moritz. After that / Then we drove down the coast and stayed in Portofino for a week. Finally, we went back to Switzerland to stay with my uncle. (Finally is used here to introduce the last thing in a list.) * one action after another, and so on At first ... eventually “To begin with, the two girls gor on very well when they shated the flat. But after a while [a period of time}, they started arguing about various things, and eventually [fnally, after a long time or a lot of problems] Beth walked out and found a new place. ‘Atfirst I enjoyed the classes, but after a while it got a bit boring, and in the end [finally alter a period of time or thoughe} I left. A list of reasons ‘We can use firstly / for one thing / for a start to introduce a first reason for something, and then secondly/besides/anyway to add a further reason. ‘A: Whae’s wrong with her new dress? B: Firstly, its a horrible colour, and secondly, I don’t think it suits her ‘A: Why can't we go out tonight? B: Well, for one thing / for a start, P've got a lot of work ~ and besides/anyway, I can’t afford it. English Vocabulary in Use Prosntermediate and intermediateExercises 82.1. Find five more pairs of words/phrases that are similar in meaning. then for one thing when besides finally at first fora ware inthe end _afterthat to hegin with as soon as anyway then J after hab 922 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences, Sometimes both are correct. 1 Trang my mum eben Tiohild | was waiting for my train, 2 T'll give them your message as soon as I get / will ger there. 3 Maria cleaned the kitchen as / while I did the bathroom. 4 Before leave / leaving they went to an exhibition in a little gallery 5 We can have lunch when / as soon as we've finished this. 6 The phone rang while /just as I was shutting the front door. 7, We spent the morning in the park and after that / afterwards we went home for lunch, 8 The letter arrived while / just as we were having lunch. 9 I met the others when / as I was on my way to the station. 10 After to clean / cleaning my room, I was exhausted, 92.3 Complete the dialogues. 1 A: Why do you want to stay in this evening, when we could go to Karls party? Be Wall, .for.one. thing... V'd like to watch a programme on TV, and don’t think it'll be a very good party. 2 A: What did you do in Portugal? B: Wall, we flew to Lisbon and spent a few days there... we took the train down to Lagos and spent a week on the Algarve with a couple we met in London. And ‘We went to Faro and flew back from there. Did Matt enjoy his time in India? Wall, .. { think he found it difficult because the food and weather are so different. But after a... he got used to it, and didn’t want to come home. 4 A: Why can’t the company pay for me to go to the conference? B: Well, .. the boss doesn’t seem to think it’s very important, and we're too busy at the moment to give anyone time off work. 5 A: Did the new company do well? B: Yeah, ~~ it did very well. Bue then the manager left, and after a they started losing money. .. us they had to close down. 2 ail 4 Complete the sentences in a suitable way, 1 We had a game of table tennis and afterwards .Wwe. went. fora. dink, 2 I'll give you the answers to this exercise when 3 T'lltext you as soon as ~ 4 Imust remember to lock the back door before 5 He thinks he dropped the letter as 7 2 6 I worked with a partner in class. I looked up half of the words while 7 We were in a traffic jam for hours but eventually 8 If we phone his home, he probably won't be there. Anyway, English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediateAddition and contrast WER 4s well (25), what's more, in addition (to), besides We often link ideas using and, e.g. The food's nice and very good value. There are other words and phrases we also use to add more information. Sometimes we still include and or also. “The restaurant has excellent foods i's also very good value, You always get a good view, and the seats are comfortable as well. (sy too} ‘As well as getting cheaper tickets, I also got the opportunity to buy them in advance. ‘The clothes are nice, aid what's more, the shop is open every day of the week. ‘The scheme gives young people experience. In addition, companies can afford to employ them. In addition to the new food department, they're also planning to open a café. | Besides being a mum with four children, she’s also a successful designer. BRED Although, despite, in spite of We use these link words when there are two ideas in a sentence, and the second is surprising or not expected. They can be used at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. | ‘Although / Even though the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm. 1 We found the place quite easily, although / even though we didn’t know where it was. ‘They went for a walk despite the fact that it was raining. Despite having no money, he still seemed very happy. | They got there on time in spite of the delay. In spite of all the problems, we still enjoyed the trip. ra Pe Ne eae eee eee ee | eee pean However, yet, though } ‘We can use however and yet when the second part of an idea is surprising after the first part. However is often used to link ideas in two separate sentences. Though can be used in a similar way in spoken English, but usually comes at the end of the sentence. Notice | the use of commas (,) here, and the different positions of however. I don’t agree with a lot of his methods. However, he is a very good teacher. ‘We didn’t particularly like the house. The garden, however, was wonderful. Ie was warm and sunny when we were there. Most of the time, however, it’s quite cold. ‘We went in the autumn, yet it was still quite warm. I didn’t like the film much. 'm glad I went to see it, though. ‘They told us the shop was next to the station. We never found it, though. PRMD Write and whereas ‘We can use while and whereas to compare two different facts or situations, Alex is very quick to understand, whereas/while the others are quite slow. I get £20 an hous, while Josh only gets £12. “The speed limit on this road is SOkph, whereas it's 130kph on the motorway. was very keen on the film, whereas Ali didn't like it at all. 192 English Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediateExercises 93.1. Put the words into the correct column, fwaddition although in spite of as well however also _ what's more despite words that add more information Meee Ee a 93.2 mplete the s¢ 1 GlthougD)/ in spite of we lefe late, 2 She¥ going on holiday with friends rentences. Sometimes both are correct, we still gor there in time, his time in the library, bie /wherene te others are always playing football, 8 Tewas afamasc evening, although /despitcthe regen food. 93.3 She went to school today in spite of she was never happy in the job, She always worked hard in class although. she is very experienced, She has the ability to do the job, Hoveses \ the help T gave her She didn’t pass the exam whereas she didn't feel very well, She worked there for ten years, What's more, most of her classmates we 4. shel today. although she. didu' Feed. very wel... ere lazy, She, $3.4 Complete the sentences. ) Pople say the hotel is very good, It's als... - 2 ~~ quite cheap, ies nor the has dit ft that they were busy they MS ~~» helped us, 3 les not the best dictionary you can BOY, nem envennny 8 Better than nothing, 4 She managed to get there, she didn’t have a map like the others. 5 hes 5 “he younger Satya they've also had very strong & She's the youngest in the group, 7 Think you can do it. Ie won't 8 Twas right at the bac hear everything, winds, and she’s better than most of them ... be easy, ‘ at the concert, vernon eOUIK, saying, although 7 My uncle is neatly 70, but he sf’ 193Reason, purpose, result, condition ENED Reason I went home early because I was feeling tired. ‘Asi/Since I was feeling tired, T went home early. (We don’t usually start a sentence with because.) Twas feeling tired, so I went home early. (This is very common in spoken English.) ‘The reason I went home early was that I was feeling tired. “We can also use because of with a different construction, Compare: “They go there because the weather is wonderful. (because + noun + verb) “They go there because of the wonderful weather. (because of + (adjective) + noun) Due to means the same as because of, and is often used to explain the reason for | a problem. | ‘The plane was late due to bad weather. (Due to is often used after the verb be.) Fore otic a nen aOR ees ee a] i ee | [A purpose is an intention or reason for doing something. ‘The purpose of the meeting is to plan next year’s timetable. [the reason forthe meeting] We often introduce a purpose using so (that) or (in order] to: | bought this book so (that) I could improve my English. ‘They went home early (in order) to watch the match on television. We moved house so (that) we could send our children to this school. | ‘She went into town (in order) to do some shopping. Result | “These link words/phrases are used when one thing happens because another thing has happened. Therefore and as a result are more formal than so, and less common in spoken English. L left my ticket at home, so I had to buy another one. | “They've got more money, and therefore they can afford to buy the best football players. 7 1 forgot to send the email. As a result, no one knew about the meeting. Conditions We sometimes use whether [if] when we are not sure about something, I didn’t buy it because I wasn't sure whether you'd like it. \ I spoke to the others, but I don’t know whether they're coming. | ‘We'll be late unless we leave now. [if we don't leave now] | Unless the weather improves if the weather doesn't improve], we won't be able to go. | Thave t0 go now, otherwise [because if don'] Pll miss the last bus. You'll have to turn up the music, otherwise [because if you don't] they won't be able to hear it. You can borrow it as long as you bring it back by Thursday. [but you must bring it back] You can wear what you like as long as you look quite smart. [but you ruust look quite sme] Pm taking my umbrella in case it rains. ['m doing A because B might happen later] ‘Take some money in ase you need to get a taxi. 194 English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediateExercises 94-1 Rewrite the sentences using because of: Make any snecessary changes. 1 Leouldn’t play because my arm was broken, .L.saulda. Play. because, of, my, broken arm. 3 Teresa got the job because her exam results were g00d. en 3 The weather was terrible, so we couldn't eat outside. 4 As she had a cold, she didn’t go to school ....... 5 The light was bad, so the referee stopped the game. 8 The traffic was terrible; I was late... = 7 He’ only 17, and therefore he can’t vote... 94.2 Complete the sentences. 1 Tmust write that letter now, .otnerniat.u... Pll forget to do it 3 Il take some sandwiches with me wn—. 1 ger hungry. 2 We sgrecd to buy my daughter a dog. she tas it for a walk every day. 4 Left eaty —mveen-nvnne- miss the rush-hour traffic. § My sitltiend didn’ fel very well, ume, We left the party quite early. 8 wennvessnnnonn there's a problem, I won't disturb you. 7 You can borrow my dictionary . you bring it back on Monday. § row better tidy your room, your mother will be angry. 8 Than Luiza an invitation, but I don't kn09 women she’ coming. 10 The... 1 didn’t ring you was that I'd lost your phone number 54.3 Complete the memo, To: Al/stat From: Danie Myers Date: 09 August ‘Subject: Temporary roachorks From next Mond th coun are ccsing bot approach oad tothe factory. The |... purvoe 7 Of this, believe, i o install new 928 Pipe. 2am hi wl rate ‘ong detays, could | lease ask staff to leave home a few minutes early in the MOTI nnn ONERVONA Qe [3€ on time. Te eaawrks also mean tat you won't beable to park on he stot an Semcon MAY 8 & God ide to eave your cas athome itis absolutely impossible for you to use pubic transport JEON BET hd nnn he road WOH wl conte or he whole Week, butt you ‘now as soon as possible, and | apologise forthe inconvenience, Daniel Myers Office manager ee ay S true for you "want to improve my English because | don't know whether my English ie | often need to write words down in my notebook, otherwise | {don't get many opportunities to practise my English, therefore Speaking English may be important in OFd€r t0 en. Engish Vocabulary in Use Preitermediate and intermeciote 195196 Formal and informal English Formal English Formal English is more common in writing, but you will also hear examples in more formal spoken English, e.g, announcements, speeches, television news, or discussions Wet Be poate Informal English Informal language is more common in spoken English, and also in. most emails or letters to friends. The words and phrases in bold in these dialogues are all informal ‘A: Who's Callum? A: Whar are you up to this evening? B: A mate [a friend] of mine. [Whar are you doing?l A: Really? B: Nothing much. Why? Bs Yeah, I sce him quite a bit [often]; hes.a__Az Well, would you like to see the new Coen nice bloke [man]. Brothers film? I've heard its great. [very goods sy terrific] Az Toby, Pm afraid T can’t make it [eome] Br Really? My brother saw it and said it was this evening. alload of rubbish [terrible] B: Oh, that’s a shame. A: Yeah, I'm sorry, but the thing is [the problem is, Ella's not well, so I'll have to look after the kids [children] B: OK, don't worry. There will till be twelve ‘0r 0 [about twelve} at the meeting, and Till ring you later and let you know ‘what happens. ‘Az Cheers [thanks]. That would be great. ‘Az [bet [I'm sure] you're hungry. Br Yes, 'm dying for something to cat. (UW ae [vane cat someting ver me oe nt ere ‘Az Well, [think you'll fnd some stuff in. ASS Sarath ieie exept Sor the fridge. Teta Cn Peer nat aT nee at nn Senta uactacn) fers citar ec Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediateExercises 95.1 Pat the words into the correct column on the right, depart mate cheers commence regarding terrific depart Purchase bloke Proceed to kids 95.2 Now writea synonym for each of the words in 95.1. depare leave mate cheers commence segarding terrific purchase bloke Proceed to kids 95.3 Replace the underlined words and Phrases with more informal words or phrases. 1 Em sure your parents are pleased? |. bet. ge 2 fa love to come, but the problem is, my mother wants us t0 go and sce hess ofa 2 Aiiatched that new series on TV last night. It was absolutely terrible, ~ § Nhat are you doing this weekend? on. § Lreally want something to drink, § None of them can come on Monday. 7 Jamie is a friend of mine, 8 We go there often. 8 You can leave all those boo! 10 We should be abl s #8 on the desk, Ie to get approximately 40 on the coach, 95.4 Rewrite the underlined parts of this leter in more Suitable formal English. Dear Mr Collins 1 regarding. peas \We are writing about" your application to the council igs = {for a disabled parking space outside your home, We're at ele ‘Softy to say” that we are unable to allow this request as 4. Parking Is the sole responsibiliy ofthe Highways Agency, ee We suggest that if you n contact them on 01727 717 317. help*, you should 1 T thought the film was a drag. 3 Isa scary film, 2 Smoking isn’t permitred, 4 This watch cost fifty quid. Enalsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermedate and intermediate 197(Dyes of form HEED Language of forms | 198 Completing forms and CVs + a registration form where you enter your name on an official list, eg. ata school or college (also called an enrolment form when you are applying to do a course of study) * anentry form if you wane to enter for an exam, e.g. Cambridge First Certificate * a landing card for people from some countries when they enter the UK '* a visa application form when you make an official request to enter or leave some countries When you fill in [complete] a form, you will sce that they often have more formal expressions. In spoken English, ideas may be expressed differently. feed date of birth place of birth country of marital status date of arrival date of departure signed Brad = When were you born? Where were you born? Where do you come from? = Are you single or married? = When did you arrive? = When are you leaving? OR When did you leave? = Write your signature [the special way you have of writing your own name] Curriculum vitae If you apply for a job, you need to send a letter and a CV (eu American English), which should give: lum vitae or résumé * personal details [information about you such as your name, address, email address, ec.) * dezails abou your education and qualifications, c.g. university degree, teaching certificate, ete. your work experience [the jobs you have done] ‘your interests [what you enjoy doing] skills [abilities you have learned and practised, eg ability o speak a foreign language] career aims [what you wane to do in your future working life] names of people who will give you a reference [a leter written by someone who knows you which says if you are suitable for a particular job] If you apply to university, they require (need; fm!] a personal statement in which you must explain why you want t0 go to this university; why you want to follow this particular ‘courses details of your educational background; your skills; your interests. Tips for writing a CV or personal statement A tip is a useful piece of advice. Here are some tips for writing a CV or personal statement. ‘+ ACV should be no longer than two pages; a personal statement no more than 45 lines of text. ‘Type your CV or personal statement (handwriting is not suitable). Keep it simple. Don’t make it complicated. [dtficul to understand] Check there are no mistakes. Make sure the information you give is relevant [connected to and useful for the particular job]. For example, if you are going to be working on your own [without others}, don’t say that you are good at working in a team [with a group of people]. English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 — Exercises ‘What forms do you have to complete in these situations? 1 You are just arriving in Britain and you come from a country outside the European Union. .A.landing card. 2 You are applying to do an English course at a school in Britain. 3 You are going to do a Cambridge exam. E 4 You want to travel to the United States this summen calal ‘Write these sentences in more informal English. 1 What was your date of arrival? When. did. you. arrvedgee. here? 2 What's your date of birth? aes 3 What's your country of origin? 4 What's your marital status? 5 What's your date of departure? Match the words on the left with the information on the right. 1 personal details @ I would like to become a radio producer. 2 education {Jb Trainee at Northern Radio Station, fan-June 2007 3 qualifications oO ¢ Leona Phillips, 18 Mansion Road, Beckington BE2 3RJ 4 work experience (] I direct plays for a theatre group, and help with a children’s charity 5 career aims gO € letter from Mr J. Tobin. BA, MA (University tutor) Oo Oo 6 interests f BA Honours degree in Media Studies 7 references 49 Kent University 2007-2010, Ainslie Grammar School 1999 2006 Answer comect or incorrect. 1 Te OK to make one or two mistakes in my CV, incomrect 2 Uneed t0 type My CV. enn 3 It’s OK if my CV is three pages long, 4 My CV should be complicated. wou § For an admin job, itis relevant to say I have computer skills. 6 Ican put down a driving licence as one of my skills. wo 7 Tcan pur down travelling abroad as a career aim, Replace the underined words with a word or phrase chat has a similar meaning. 1 Do Thave to complete this form? ULI. 2 Monica gave me a useful piece of advice about shopping in America, at 3 I shall be alone most of the rime. i 4 They sent the form back to me because I didn’t write my signature at the Oto. ene 5 Please contact us if you need any more help. earls 6 I think I'm good at working as part of a ‘group of people... till Over +0 4ou the questions ossible, ask someone else the same question: oa Sa SU On Ce eee ete ey ee SC Eee a Tn nee nee 3 Ona CV, what would you put as your interests, your skills, and your career aims: Engish Vocabulary in Use Previntermediate and intermediate 199Writing an essay PREY Whe basis of a discursive essay" Ina discursive essay you have to express your own ideas and point of view [opinion]. Icis also important to show that you understand both sides of an argument [reasons for something and reasons against something]. This means you need to understand and use different link words and phrases such as in addition, however, etc. (See Unit 93.) an essay that discusses a subject Expressing a point of view aU Vauas Some people believe [Some people wan ate Ae ra es think] that no one should be sent to RPARDERRCSIISC [Tay ed prison under the age of 18. that CEU E AETHER ‘There is an argument [a reason to ne eerste think] that everyone should havea EIS Peasy university education. Soe [B Giving both sides of an argument (One of the advantages of being an only child is that you have more attention from your parents. However, it can be lonely without the company of brothers and sisters. ‘On the one hand, computers can do so many things faster than human beings. On the ‘other (hand), some people are becoming dependent on them, which is not a good thing. ‘We often make comparisons between groups of people, or between the past and the present. ‘Compared with/to my grandparents, I have had much more opportunity to travel abroad. In the past people didn’t have computers, but nowadays there is one in almost every home. “Most parts of the developed world have become richer in the last thirty yeats. In contrast, many countries in Africa have become much poorer. I |) ERED comparing and contrasting* \ + saying how ewo things ae similar and how they ae diferent |] Making generalisations Sometimes a simple statement is not accurate, e.g. Young people prefer to watch ‘American filmns. This is not true for all young people, so we use certain words and phrases ‘to show that we are making a generalisation [saying that something is true most of the time or in most situations}. In general, Japanese society is more focused on groups than individuals. (syn on the whole) Teenagers tend to have [usually have] more freedom than in the past. | i. Cause and effect* Poor dict and lack of exercise are the main causes of obesity. [reasons for being very fat] Obesity is often the result of a bad diet and not enough exercise. People don’s cat the right food or get enough exercise, and consequently [because ofthis; somas a result] they put on weight. Poor diet can cause obesity, and this can have a bad effect on people's health. j * how something happens, and then makes something else happen roo. Don't confuse the verb affect and the noun effect Rana ue aya Pollution can have an effect on 200 Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediateSDF Exercises 87-1 Match the definitions on the left with the e 1 expressing a point of view 2 making a comparison oO 3 describing the result of something Fj 4 showing both sides of an argument] 5 making a generalisation o :xamples on the right. # Canada has a smaller population than the USA, b People tend to retire at a later age, © Some people believe we should never go to war Animals die because we're cutting down the forest. © Television can make children lazy. However, there are many programmes with real educational value, 87.2 One word is missing in each sentence, What s it, 1 Ie seemiine that there is a problem, to F Duc of the advantages studying law is that ie should lead to a 00d career, 3 Iris important to give sides of the argument. ¢ Jeo much time spent in front ofa television can have a bad effect children, 8 Treble lke to have freedom of choice. On the other too mact choice can be a bad thing, 6 Time tends go faster as you get olden and where should it go? 97.3 1 There is not enough food, and uteriiby on the other band people are dying, 2 Advertising is so powerful that it canses affects people to buy things they don’t want, addition 1 However, ican help them make the tight chores when they buy things, 4 ieseneral 1 On the whole people have more access to educanon than fifty years ago, 4 Supermarkets are very convenient hecause you ean buy almece everything you want. On the other side / hand, they are out of business, 97.4 Rewrite the sentences following the instructio ms in (brackets), 1 Reople who drink and drive should go to prison. (Show thet this isa personal opinion.) Lbelieve that. pecple, who rink, and. drive, sMould.00 to, prise, ‘ 2 People are conservative. (Make this statement a generalisation ) English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 201Formal letters A formal letter 202 10 Baléwyn Gardens Ealing London W5 8PR 8 August Dear Sir or Madam! 1am writing? in response to? your advertisement about job opportunities for graduates*.| have just completed a degree in Economics at Durham University,and I would be grateful if you could? send me further details* of the graduate training schemes you mention. am available’ for interview at any time. Hook forward to hearing from you* ‘Yours faithfully” Nicole Drew * Nicole Drew 1 use this beginning if you don’t know the person's name 2 Thisis a common way to start a letter, people with a university degree Fis slightly more politeformal than Please could you ... 6 information about something (plural noun) * free ‘This sentence is often used to close a liter when you expect a reply. 9 Use this ending if you don’t know the name ofthe person you are writing to. If you know the ame, end the letter with Yours sincerely, or Kind regards. «Wing your name ike thin a parcular way i 2 sgnature eis normal atthe end of a formal Tring Yeon your name fist [welt your signature), and then print it, g. Nicole Drew. Useful words and phrases Thank you for your letter regarding [about] the damage to your vehicle. Tragret to inform you [lam sory to sy] that your application [official request for something] has not been successful. Tam pleased to inform you that your application has been successful [Lam bappy os] am writing to enquire about English courses at your school. [ask about] Fae Mil need to confirm the booking in writing, [write co say thatthe booking i exain] We swould like to thank you for offering your support. [say thank you for offering your help] We would like to apologise for [say sorry fr] the delay [when something arsves later than expected), OR Please accept our apologies for the delay. Tiprctose a cheque for £100, [ am sending a cheque for £100 in the same envelope as this leet] English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate ond itermediote98.3 8.4 Complete the letter, Exercises 98.1 Correct seven more mistakes in the letter, Dear sit Sir or Madame I wnte with response to your advert ‘isement for trainees cong warday’s newspaper, and I would be greatful if you ‘could send me further detail, Took forward to hear from you. Kind regards, Michael Ridley Michael Ridley 98.2 Finish the sentences. 2 Het don't know the person you are writing 0, you start Rear. Sor, Madam, 2 Ifyou would like more information, you ask for hehe: 3 common way of closing a letter is I look forssand 4 If you don’t know the person you are writing } You can end YOUPS noun & Another way of ending a letter is Kind. 7 Atthe end of the letter you also write your Rewrite the phrases and sentences Keep a similar meaning. 1 Thanks for the letter about the fre. Thank you for your letter 2 Pm sorry to tell you .. I Es 3 I'm happy to tell you Lam sat AE YOU wns I would like to... Please accept... aa T would Be ence Could you i in more formal English, starting with the words given, regarding. the fe, 4 Are you free on Wednesday? 5 I want to ask about the dates of the course, & We want to say sorry for the delay, 7 Please send me the details, 8 Could you say that’s definite in a letter? 9 I'm sending a copy of my CV. and it had to close down for almost 2 lems, and coming so soon after the busy Christmas period, we 5... »to inform you that there are © of up to four weeks on most orders speed up deliveries, but in the me ~~~ for the obvious inconvenience this has caused, James Porter ‘ James Porter Customer services manager Englsh Vocabulary in Use reintrmedite and intermediate 203204 Informal emails and letters An email 1 We can begin an informal email or leter with Fi Beth, Hello Beth, or Dear Beth. 2 a funny person 5 planning or intending 0 + make contact, eg by phone, email ot text 5 wane (to see) iim! § say hello to Conrad from mes also send ‘my regards to Conrad, With family members and very close friends we also say give/send my love 0 7 again, a before (here itis used t0 say thank you one more time) ® We can end an informal emailfetter co 2 close friend or family member with Love or Lots of love, We also often use Best wishes or All the best when we end a letter or ema to a friend. A letter B Daniel Street Bath BAI 2PH4 Dear Rob Hi’ Beth Just a quick message to thank you for dinner last right, Absolutely delicious, as always, and | really ‘enjoyed meeting your fend Alice. She's a laugh®, isn't she? I'm hoping to® get tickets for the film festival next ‘week, 80 I'l be in touch’ to see if there's anything you fancy* seeing. Give my regards to® Conrad when he gets back from Poland, and once again’, thanks for last night Love’ Sophie T know i#'3 ages! since” T last got in touch, but T wanted to let you know’ that Tim hoping to spend a few days 1 Birmingham in too aneks' time! ~ actually? just before your birthday. T thought we. could get togetter® and go out for a meal. And if it’s OK with you, perhaps Mark could join us" as well Anpon?, it would be great to sex you. TF you haven't got my mobile number, is OTTS2 ees oe ees : exact information, as in the letter (syn PCR een cee Peer) ich is surprising or different f eee ac Prentry ‘Actually do! (Nome nes scan a long time 5 (see Language help) 2 from a time in the past until now 3 eell you 7 come with us * two weeks from now Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediate © meet for a social reason § used to change the subject or end a conversation/lterExercises 98:1. Find five more phrases using words from the box, int again you time wishes know. 99.2. Write these phrases is the same words. 1 Hello Julie Ha von Julie 2 Hello Mark tn Marke 3 Give my love to Patricia Ti rsa Patricia 4 Love, Trudie ‘niet y Teudie 5 Best wishes, Sam a coon y Sam 99.3 Rewrite the sentences using the word in capitals. Keep a similar meaning. 3 Do you want to come with us? jonny Do you want to .jin.usi.. 2 Do you want to go? FANCY Do you... : : 3 I'll write soon, Tac —— i ee a 4 Ie looks new, but actually it isn’t, eacr Te lookS neW, DUE nn 5 Piltell you as soon as possible, py rm See § I'm going three weeks from now. iN Tm going .. on : 7 Jamie is very funny. 1aUGH Jamie is. pase 8 Ler’s meet for lunch, er Lets... ia . 9 Thaven't written for ages, since Tes. 99.4 Complete the email with words from the box. fowch join fact together _ hoping in let since Sve ages actually anyway, i Non GG Ren @ Read Foverd XK Coe Gam Be oe eh @ Deletes > Dear Gilberto j aes Otte: ‘haven't been in... touch PFA, = I'M Sorry about that. In ® -vvaa TV been really busy vast wrote because Ive got a new job in TV—6.,.. we won the BBC. I'm doing research for various documentary programmes and li ® mes 10 QO 10 Bra nn 88 MOMS! me.I $0, obviously get in touch, would be great it we could get 8, and maybe Flipe could i; & vommennn US HE'S free, | * + hte 2gain soon. | hope things are going well wth you, and * me know when the baby arrives. And, of course, Pennine MY 1 fo Toros, | All the best, Entlsh Vocabulary Use Presntermediate and intermediate 205206 Abbreviations Letters or words? ‘Most abbreviations are spoken as individual letters. EU European Union UN United Nations PM Prime Minister MP Member of Parliament rsh Broadcasting Corporation ID __ identification, e.g. Do you have an ID card? PC personal computer CV curriculum vitae [a history of your job experience] ISP Internet Service Provider Occasionally abbreviations are spoken as words, e.g. AIDS /eidz/ and PIN pun’ [personal identiication number, especially used witha bankleredi card] en eae Pe resent ced Canteens Written forms only Some abbreviations are written forms only, but pronounced as full words. Mr Scott [mister Scott] St Mark’s Church [Saint Mark's Church] Mes Bryant [misses Bryant] Dean St [Dean Street] Dr Chapman [doctor Chapman] Abbreviations as part of the language Some abbreviations (from Latin} are used as part of the language. | abbreviation | pronunciation Gena et cetera exempli gratia id est ‘et 'setaray and soon for example that’s to say / in other words Shortened words ‘Some common English words can be shortened, especially in spoken English, In some cases, the shorter form is more common and the full form sounds quite formal, eg. refrigerator, influenza, gymnasium and veterinary surgeon. phone (telephone) fridge (refrigerator) maths (mathematics) exam (examination) board (blackboard) plane (aeroplane) ‘case (suitcase) photo (photograph) ad/advert (advertisement) flu (influenza) [illness like a cold but more serious} gym (gymnasium) lab (laboratory) [special room where scientists work] bike (bicycle) ssales rep [sales representative; sy salesperson] ‘TVftelly (television) vet (veterinary surgeon) Paper (newspaper) Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediate100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 Exercises Are these sentences correct or incorrect? If a sentence is incorrect, change it to make it correct. 1 ISP stands for Internet Service Player. Incorrect. It's Internet Service. Provider, 2. BBC stands for British Broadcasting Company. mani 3 MP stands for Minister of Parliament. 4 PC stands for personal compute, wu. sess 5 UN stands for Unified Nations... im a _ Z 6 ID stands for identification. : a 7 CV stands for curricular vitae. ‘What abbreviations in written English are often used for these words or phrases? 1 Mier Me. 5 in other WOES ne 2 forexample 6 Saint 7 3 and so on 7 7 Doctor 4 Street 7 making it more informal by using lake. maths short forms where ly ha maths examina tis afercon av ten hal fo possible. ‘ke his iow fo the repo chm, ao fe proba be a bit tate howe Yau.c@1 watch tBevison whi youte wating fe him, and peace tep yourself 40 anything in the retrigerater. IF there's a probim — for ear Doct. eroun rings aout He infenca vaccination, my ‘errors. number is next to He sotaerhs on the éving room tabe T chow be home myself by about five am (Oly's ram) Complete the sentences with suitable words, shortened words or abbreviations. 1 Te was a warm day, so I put the milk and butter in the ftidGE o-oo. 2 He didn’t want to walk, so he went 0M his sss. 3 If you go to Mediterranean islands, Sardinia or Corsica, it's a good idea to hire a car, 4 If you want to apply for the job, you'll need to send your with a letter of application, 5 The dog was sick, so we had to take her £0 the ss... 6 In that shop on the corner you can get books, pens, writing papery eu. 7 Trook my large bag with me on the plane, but I didn’t have a 8 When I sold my CDs, I put an ~ in the paper and had three replies the same day. 9 If you use the cashpoint, remember you'll need your nse Bet, 10 What does MP - for? 11 We did some experiments in the chemistry... ~ 12 My unele is a sales ss Here are some more abbreviations. What does cach one stand for, and where will you see them? PTO . RSVP 7 asap... 3 IMO. DOB English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediate 20711 12 13 14 16 1.6 24 22 pss) 24 3.1 32 a2 208 Answer key Unit 1 Your own answers Your own answers Your own answers 2 temporary 3 crueVlunkind 4 rough 5 exithway out 6 alive 7 refuse 2. argument 4 choose 6 difference; differ 3 revision 5 expansion 7 communication; communicative Your own answers Unit 2 ror) Pare Erssey diet, lay the table, flour, raw, butcher, frozen, ¢. frozen peas Possible answers: 2 translation 3 a person who sells meat 4 branch, dig, ground, leaf, butterfly, frozen, e.g, the ground is frozen count, add up, minus, thousand, zero 5 translation 6 put plates, knives, forks, etc, on a table before a meal 7 translation is probably the easiest way 8 six minus four is ewo (6-4 = 2) 2 (synonym) A synonym for avef is dreadful. 3 (opposite) The opposite of necessary is unnecessary. “4 Gvord partner and part of speech) You translate something into another language; the noun is translation. 5 (meanings) Tip has two meanings: a piece of advice, and money you give a waiter for serving you. 6 igrammar and part of speech) Enjoy is followed by an ~ing forms the noun is enjoyment, the adjective is enjoyable. Your own answers Unit 3 2 really 5 clothes 8 beautiful 3 unfortunately 6 comfortable 8 unbelievable 4 especially 7 accommodation 10 necessary 1 knee (k) 2 comb (b) 3 castle (t) 4 salmon (I) § receipt (p) 2 amount 3 behave 4 official 5 emphasise 6 relating to English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermedioteo—_v»v— 3.4 2 The ‘2’ spelling is usual in American English, but both are possible in British English, 3 an adverb 4 uncountable Son 5 She's an old friends he's my best friend; you make friends with people. You may also have found these common word partners (a close friend, a friend of mine} 3.5 1 definition 3 2 definition 1 3 definition 4 4 definition 2 Unit 4 41 PES tenn Pte noun, adjective, ‘comma, question phonemic symbol, adverb, preposition mark, full stop stress, syllable 4.2 2 in Seville (preposition) 7 wonderful hotel/place (noun) 3 tookigot a train (verb) 8 to Spain (preposition) 4 a beautiful city (indefinite article) 9 never stays (adverb) 5 expensive hotel (adjective) 10 if have (pronoun) 6 of money (preposition) 4.3 2 acapital letter 7 phrasal verbs 3 a full stop 8 punctuation 4 a question mark 8 with (phonemic) symbols 5 acomma 10 late 6 uncountable noun 4.4 ‘English2 ——in'formal3 —_‘opposite3_—_ ‘syllable 3 de'cide 2 ‘adjective 3 edu'eation 4 pronunei'ation 5 4.5 2 cheaply; dangerously 3 find 4 un- 5 -ness Unit 5 7 Arabic 8 German 9 Englandithe UK, the USA, Australia 10 (Swiss) German, French, Italian 5.2 2 Asia/ the Far East 5 the Caribbean 3 the Middle East 6 South America 4 Europe 5.3 Chinesss Japan; Portuguese; Egyptian; Australias Arabic; Saudi Arabia; Scandinavia 4 2 Turkey 3 South Korea 4 Russia 5 Argentina 6 Greece 5.5 2 Germans 5 Brazilians 7 The Swiss 3 the Japanese 6 the British 8 Russians 4 Israelis, 5.6 Possible answers: 1 I'm French, 2 The capital of France is Paris. I think the population of France is about 60 million. 3 French, 4 Ican speak Italian and English. 5 Lhave visited Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. 6 I don’t know the Far East, so 1 would like to visit China and Japan English Vocabulary in Use Preitermediate and intermediate 209Unit 6 6.1 2 inthe west 4 inthe north-east 6 in the north-east 3 in the south-west 5 inthe north-west. 7 in the south 6.2. 2 coldest place on Earth / in the world 6 waterfall 3 hottest place on Earth / in the world 7 rainforest in the world 4 Cave 8 ocean 5 Canal 9 planet 6.3 2 covered 8 consists 3 regions 9 Earth 4 contrasts 10 climate 5 covers 11 disances distance 6 landscape 12 minus; degrees 7 temperature 6.4 Possible answers: 1 In England, 30°C is about the highest; minus 5 degrees is about the lowest during the day. 2 [like the fact it isn’t too hot or too cold, but I would like more sun and less rain, 3 It flatter in the east, and there are more hills in the west. There is also an area in the north of England with some large lakes. There are more mountains in Scotland, 4 We have a number of long canals, and lots of caves. We don’t have any famous waterfalls. 5 Ie’s very hilly, with several large rivers nearby. 6 I live in a medium-sized town which is ten miles from Bristol Unit 7 7.1 2f 3g 4¢ 5a 6b 7d 7.2. 2lessnowing. 3 Iscloudy. 4 Irs raining. 5 Ie’sicy, 6 Irs sunny. 7.3. 2 False, It’s not nice to sit outside when it’s freezing, / It’s nice to sit outside when it’s warm, 3 True 4 False, A shower isa short period of rain, 5 True 6 False. If ic humid, the air will feel warm and wet. 7 False. A mild winter means itis warmer than usual. 8 True 7.4 2oold 5 degrees; zero; extremely 8 temperature 3 shower 6 thunderstorm 9 cool 4 pouring, 7 came 7.5 Possible answwers for England: We sometimes get humid weather in the summer. We occasionally get thick fog in the ‘winter, especially in the morning. We sometimes get storms in winter. Thunderstorms sometimes occur in the summer at the end of a period of hot weather. Temperatures below zero are not common during the day, but do occur at night in the winter, We sometimes get strong winds in the autumn and winter, and showers ean be frequent at any time of the year, but especially in the spring, Unit 8 8.1 Mees eueones | fly, bee, mosquito, ant, butterfly horse, goat, bull, pig, donkey | monkey, elephant, tiger, camel, leopard 210 English Vocobulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate8.2 8.3 8.4 85 9.1 9.2 9.3 94 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 3 different 6 different 9 different ferent 7 same 10 differene 5 same 8 different 2 wild 3 cage 4 insects 5 rare 6 protect 2 Monkeys 4 Whales 6 Snakes 8 Parrots 3 Camels 5 Giraffes 7 Elephants Possible answers: 1 Yes. I've got a dog called Max. 2.No. 4 I'm not frightened of animals, but I don't like it when birds {get inside the house and fly around the rooms; it's scary! Unit 9 DOWN: heel, knee, chest, ankle, chin ACROSS: cheek, hip, elbow, lip(s), skin 2c 3a 4f 5b 6d 2 lips 3chin 4 shoulder S waist 6 check 7neck B chest Possible answers: 2 running 3 when someone says something funny 4 when they see someone they know or say goodbye to someone 5 when they have a cold Unit 10 Z looking 3 hair 4 shoulders 5 smart 6 height 7 dark when they mean ‘no* when they mean ‘yes? when they're sad when they're tired eave Your height is how tall you are, Your weight is how much you weigh, Roughly and approximately are similar in meaning, Medium and average are similar in meaning, Broad and narrow are opposite in meaning. Wavy and curly are similar in meaning, and describe haie. 2 gorgeous 5 preny 8 roughly/approximately 3 attractivefhandsome 6 overweight 9 tallish 4 athletic 7 ordinary Possible answers from a man: 1 Pm about one metre 78, 2 It's dark brown and quite wavy. 3 My girlfriend is about one metre 68. She's very attractive in my opinion, and she’s got short blonde hais, which is straight. I don’t know how much she weighs I wouldce ask her that. English Vocabulory in Use Pre-ntermediate and intermediate 21Unit 11 unpleasant nice generous ‘mean sensible silly hard-working lay i [calm nervous 11.2 2 unfriendly 3-unpleasant 4impatient S dishonest 6 unreliable 11.3. 2 mean 5 shy 8 calm 3 unreliable 6 sensible 9 creative 4 patient 7 serious 10 talented 11.4 2 nervous 5 humour 8 character 3 wish 6 cleverfntelligent 9 stupid 4 lazy 7 trust 10 kind 11.5. Possible answers: I think I am quite positive (2), very reliable (1), not very confident (3), « bit lazy (4), have quite a good sense of humour (2) and am quite impatient (5) T would like 0 be ereative and more patient; I would hate to be mean. Unit 12 12.1 Nouns: jealousy, confusion, disappointment, anxiety ‘Adjectives: proud, curious, emotional 12.2 2f 3d 4b Sa Ge 12.3. scared 6 12.4. 2 feclingslemotions 3 energetic 44 effect 5 stress 12.5. Possible answers: cheerful 5 upset 3. confused 2. depressed 4 6 mood 7 hopeful 8 frightened/scared 1 P'm not sure that colour does, but the weather certainly affects me. T feel more positive when the sun is shining, and rain makes me depressed. 2 I think I suffer from stress sometimes at work, or if have too many things on my mind. 3 don’t think my mood changes much from day to day- ‘4 [feel more energetic in the evening. Unit 13 13.1. 2 niece 5 brotherintaw 8 only 3 nephew 6 elder 4 sister-in-law 7 cousin 13.2 2 Remarry 6 Twins 3 RelativesRelations 7 Mate 4 best 8 Friendship 5 old 9 stepfather 212 EnglchVocobulary in Use Presntermediote ond intermedione 013.3 2 married 3 altogether 4 since 5 get on (well) Bex 13.4 Possible answers for Laura, aged 20: 1 Thave an elder sister called Rosie. 2 Yes, very well. 3 Nos not especially close, but we all get on well, 4 My cousin Daniel; he got married last year 5 Anita. 6 P've known her for nine years, 7 We started secondary school at the same time. Unit 14 14.1 2 early twenties 5 middle-aged 8 an adult 3 mid-thirties| 6 elderly 9 teens 4 teenager 7 retired 10 toddler 14.2 2 True 5 False. At first life wasn’t easy. 3 False. Her parents were very strict, 6 False. She managed to get a job in Cardiff, 4 True 14.3 2 inthe end I did it 8 managed to pass my exams 3 roughly/about my age 9 stayed out late 4 nearly thirty now 10 let me wear what I liked 5 strict 1 childhood 6 allowed to stay up and watch TV 12 retired 7 brought up in Scotland 14.4 Possible answers: ) it2s brought up in a town called Dartmouth, 2 It’s on the coast and I remember 3 My mum was quite strict, but n they thought ie was dangerous, 4 Up to the age of 17, I had to be home on the last bus, to drive, I stayed ‘out later than that, Unit 15 15.1 Lwent out with Simon. We got married, 1 gor pregnant three months later We got engaged, 1 got to know Simon, Wey fon was born just after our fst anniversary. ‘We went on our honeymoon, I met Simon at a party. We hada big reception, 15.2 2 date 3 marriage which was about 11:15. When I learnt ANVeKeeuw 4 pregnant 6 brides (bride)groom S anniversary 7 give 15.3 1 couple 2 to know; wedding 3 ceremony; honeymoon 4 lefts wrong; his own; divorced /a divorce Enalsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermedicte 21315.4 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Wd 17.2 173 174 VHS 214 Possible answers: 1 Twas 14 of 15 and I went to a party with a girl called Yvonne. 3 Yee it was at university when [was about 20, Her name was Liz and we were together for almost three years. 43 The last wedding I went to was my cousin's, who got married to a man Thad never met- 4 [went to a friend's 30® birthday party. Unit 16 Possible answers: aacittate night /an early night /a sleep /a wash /a shower /a ath a snack / alight lanch do the washing / the ironing / the housework / the shopping 2h 3e 4¢ 5f 6b 7a Bd 2 usually wakes me up 7 don't bother with a full meal 3 have a snack in the afternoon _8 have cereal for breakfast 4 go out on Friday 9 housework; fortunately/Iuckily I have husband 5 friends come round 10 [ty to reply to them straight away 6 eat out at the weekend 2 instead 4 early 6 takeaway 3 stay in 5 come round 7 chat Possible answers: Similar 1 Tusually have a light lunch, 2 Thave my main meal in the evening. 3 I sometimes have a bath instead of a shower in the winter Different 1 Tusually wake up before 7.00 am. 2 Lhave a shower in the morning, 3 Ido my own washing because I don’t have a cleaner. Unit 17 2 False. They used to live inthe centre of town. 7 False. A French couple live upstairs. 3 False. They rent their flat. 8 False. The parents own a cottage. 4 True 9 True 5 False. They live on the second floor. 10 True 6 True Positive: air conditioning, character, charming Negative: dark, no central heating, 2alife 3 abalcony 4 acottage 5 front door 6 steps 2 on; downstairs 5 outskirts 8 floor life 3 space 6 balcony 9 moved 4 location 7 heat 10 light Possible answers: live in a house, which I own, and it’s near the centre of town. I've lived here for seven years now. Lused to live in a house in London, but I moved because I didn't need fo be in London for my job. T've got central heating where I live, but haven't got air conditioning or a balcony. Englsh Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 2) Unit 18 2 in the microwave 4 in the washing machine 6 ina cupboard 3 in the oven 5 in the dishwasher (or sink) 7 in the freezer 2 sink, in the kitchen 3 curtains, in the living zoom or the bedroom 4 cushions, in the living room 5 kettle, in the kitchen 6 washbasin, in the bathroom 7 carpet, in the living room or the bedrooms 8 pillow, in the bedroom $ washing machine, in the utility room or the kitchen 10 cooker, in the kitchen 1 armchair, in the living room 12 tiles, in any room, though more likely in the kitchen or bathroom 2 wooden 5 share; own 8 blanket; duvet 3 choice 6 spare 9 en suite 4 study 7 apis) 10 utility Possible answers: ‘files 2 tiles 9 carpet and a couple of rugs 4 curtains § a duvet Possible answers: like big sofas with lots of cushions, Iprefer a wooden floor with rugs, I have no preference — ie depends on the blinds and the curtains Iprefer a duvet. Tmust have two pillows. I can’t stand only one pillow. Unit 19 2 spillspil/spile 5 run out/ran outrun out 3 burn/burne/burne 6 tearhoreltora 4 fall overffell over/fallen over 7 hithhichie 2h 3f 4g Se Ga 7b Be 2 over 5 hopeless 8 hit 3 clear 6 mood 9 fell 4 remove 7 slipped (fell over is also possible) 10 worse Possible answers: 2 I dropped it on the floor 3 [fell over. /1I slipped and fell over 4 There's something wrong with the TV. 5 I forgot it./I left it at home, 6 Ir isn’t working properly, 7 Its out of order. Possible answers: Idon’t spill things very often, "always leave my glasses Iying around and then T can‘ find them when Teed them. English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 21s ee20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 214 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 221 m2. wae 216 Unit 20 2No 3No 4No 5Yes 6Yes 7Yes BNo 9Yes 10 Yes 2Zabankloan 3fec(s) 4cash Sent Geashpoint 7 currency 2 She wasted the money. 5 He charged us £25. 3 Lean afford to go. 6 L owea lot of money. 4 Wecould hire a car. 7 [always check my account carefully 2 account 3 amount 4 eam 5 owe 6 pay (them) back 7 accommodation Possible answers: 1 Yes, P've had an account for about fifteen years. 2 Idon’t check my account very often, (see next answer) 3 I get money from a cashpoint about once a week, and I always ask for a receipt so that T now how much is in my account. 4 Thad a bank loan to buy my first ear ~ thar’ al 55 Yes, I'm saving up for a holiday. 66 Yes, I sent a flat with a friend. We had to pay a deposit of one month's rent. Unit 21 3 different 4 different 5 same 6 different 7 same 8 different 3a 4a 5a 6- 7- 8a 9- Wa 2 sick 5 bleeding 8 serious 3 hurts 6 suffer 4 bandage 7 aches people have heart attacks surgeons perform operations tablets/pills are common forms of medicine hepatitis affects the liver people have sore throats Possible answers: 1 Ttake tablets such as aspirin, 2 Thardly ever get a cough or sore throat. 3 No, [ haven't been a patient. 4 Thad to go into hospital for a minor operation, but I didn’t have to stay overnight. 5 We have various tablets for pain, eg. paracetamol or Ibuprofen. We usually have ciferent medicines for colds and flu, or for stomach problems. Unit 22 enn) ee een) boots, top, jumper, scarf, | earrings, ring, bracelet, button, zip, pocket, sleeve, cap, tights necklace collar 2 The frst woman is wearing a necklace; the second isn’t. 3 The first woman has four pockets on her jacket; the second has two. 4 The first woman has two buttons on her jacket sleeve; the second has one. 5 The second woman is wearing eacrings; the First isn’t. 6 The second woman is wearing a bracelet; the first isn’t. 2 in 5 suit 8 undid 3 dressed 6 up 9 rucksack 4 on 7 into 10 dressed English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate_—_- SS 22.4 Possible answers for an English woman: 1 Talways wear earrings, and I sometimes wear a ring and a necklace. I don’t wear a bracelet very oft 2 I think dark colours suit me best. 3 I prefer to wear casual clothes, but I have to wear smart clothes for work, 4 Thope I look quite stylish, but I'm not sure I do, 5 I never wear a cap, but I sometimes ‘wear a hat, 6 often wear Tshirts, but I never wear trainers, Possible answers for an English boy: 1 Thardly ever wear a suit. 2 I don't like wearing ties ~ but I have to wear one for school. 3 Talmost always undo the top button on my shirt ~ unless I'm cold 4 Lalways change into jeans after school. 5 Idon’t wear a cap or a hat. 6 Twear T-shirts a lot, and I always wear trainers, Unit 23 23.1 2 differene 3 different 4 similar 5 different 6 different 7 similar 23.2. 2 fashion 5 good on you 8 dresses 3 with your skirt 6 fit 4 goton 7 tight 23.3. 2 reasonable 5 changing room 8 serve 3 wardrobe 6 designer labels / designers 4 fashionable / in fashion 7 shop assistant 23.4 2 uy 8 fic 8 size 3 changing 6 tight 9 suited/suits 4 served 7 shamelpity 10 leave 23.5 Possible answers for a young man: occasionally shop with a friend but usually on my own, Talways try on shoes and trousers before I buy them, but not shirts, | sometimes buy clothes that don’e suit me, but that’ just a mistake. I never buy clothes just because they're fashionable. 1 buy trousers, I don’t usually buy a shit to go with it. Bur if I buy a jacket, might buy a shirt to go with it. My wardrobe does have quite a few things that I hardly ever wear { don't buy designer labels unless hey’ reduced in the sales; the price has to be reasonable {like casual clothes. I don't really care whether they're fashionable, 1m not always happy with what I've got on, but if Pm honest, I don’t think about it much, Unit 24 24.1 2 True 3 True 4 False. Expensive items are on the middie shelves. 5 True 7 6 True 7 True 8 False Sometimes you buy more than you need and throw some of it away. 24.2 con'venient ‘checkout “entrance a ‘refund, re'place ‘item English Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate 27 i24.3 24.4 24.5 25.1 25.2 i 25.3 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.3 218 2 shopping centres 5 shopping centres 3 street markets 6 both, but probably more true of shopping centres, 4 street markers 2 makes; replace 5 offer 8 atmosphere 3 throw 6 entrance 9 likely 4 queue 7 range Possible answers: 1 Igo toa supermarket once a week. I don't like shopping there, but it is convenient. 2 Thardly ever go to shopping centres. I don't like them very much. 3 Igo toa small food market once a week. I realy like it because you get to know the people ‘who have the stalls and they often sell things which are a bie different. 41 don’t often haggle for things; 'm not very good at it 5 Ttake things back to shops if there is something wrong with them, and usually I get a refund. Unit 25 1 vegetable: pea(s) fruits peach, pear, pineapple 2 vegetable: garlic fruit: grapes ; mushtoom fruit: melon spinach fruits strawberry 5 vegetable: onion fruit: olive letruce/chicken, aubergine/tomata, onion/myshroom, prawnipork, salmon/lamb 2 cabbage, the others are all used in salad 3 crab, the others are all meat 4 peach, the others are all vegetables 5 broccoli, the others are all types of seafood. 6 chicken, the others are all vegetables ‘These are the most likely answers: melon: NO grapes: YES peaches: YES or SOMETIMES pears: YES or SOMETIMES Iemon: NO 1 lambs veal; pork 4 a vegetarian 2 lettuce 5 bunch 3 ol and vinegar (oil and lemon is also possible) Possible answers for the UK: 1 Strawberries and pears are more common than pineapple. 2 Lamb and beef are more expensive than pork or chicken. 3 lettuce, tomato and cucumber; sometimes onion and red pepper as well '4 aubergine, red pepper, pineapple, melons, grapes or peaches 5 veal 6 Peaches are my favourite fruit. / Lamb is my favourite meat. Unit 26 fi, grill, roast, bake, barbecue raw — door; sour ~ hour; oven — love; pie ~ lies saucepan — four 2 eeeker cook 5 goodin good at 3 feypan frying pan 6 festes flavours 44 soue bitter English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate ond intermediote2 26.4 2 chef 5 sour 3 tasty 6 raw 4 cooker 7 delicious; horrible/terrible/unpleasant 26.5 2 ingredients 5 chopped 8 stirred 3 peeled 6 fried 9 tasted 4 boiled 7 added 26.6 Possible answers for a British person: 1 We cata lot of roast beet, baked potatoes and barbecued chicken in the UK. We sometimes Tipltied tice but we don’ usually eat raw fish unless we go to-a Japanese mare 2 hike bitter chocolate like spy food, and Llke the taste of gale Ident Hee chocolate flavoured ice cream very much — I prefer vanilla. 3 The weather isn’t good enough in the UK to cook outside on a barbecue very often. 4 Tm nor a great cook but I'm quite good at making desserts, Unit 27 27.1 2f 3g 4a 5c 6b 7h Be 27.2 2 Iewas quiet. 5 There are disadvantages. 3 Tes very dirty, 6 There’s nowhere to park. 4 Iewas very dul/boring, 27.3 2eultural 2 variety 4 night 5 stuck 6 value 274 2 exhausted 5 pollution 8 going on 3 stressed 6 hurry 9 get poverty 4 lively 7 park 27.5 Possible answers for a town in the south of England: 3 a Gite bad from 8.00 to 9.00 in the morning, and then again from 4.30 to 6.00 pm. 2 Its vety good for a medium-sized town: lots of restaurants and bars few nightclubs, two or three cinemas, two or three theatres, several concert halls, ete, 5 Bes its. As well as cinema, theatre and concerts, we have a number of festivals: a literature festival, a jze festival, a food festival, and lots of cultural talks andl oer you can go to. 4 There is pollution in the town centre because it's between two bills 5 The crime rare isn't bad because i is quite a rich town, and I fel safe at night. & Fixing in my town has lots of advantages. There ae lots of things to dy, lite 0 to the cinema, theatre, ete. There are plenty of shops too, and a train station, Bur some af fe, disadvantages are that there are too many cars and traffic jams and this means there ie pollution too, Unit 28 28.1 2 grass 3 leaves 4 woods 5 plants Groots 7 branches 8 crops 28.2 2 countryside (also country) 4 own 6 groundigrass 3 up 5 season 7 keep 28.3 2 gate 3 tractor 4 footpath 5 field 6 valley 7 woods 8 farmhouse 28.4 2 spaces 5 surrounded . 8 public 11 away 3 air 6 worst 9 hopeless 4 pick 7 get 10 much 28.5 Possible answers: agree with most of the ideas in the text. I also think that lif in the country is probably less stressful chan in a big city, and probably healthier too. One of cha disadvantages of living in the country is that you become totally dependent on having a car. English Vocabulary in Use Predntermediate and intermediate 219 ll29.1 29.2 23.3 29.4 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 31.1 220 Unit 29 2 ride 5 run 8 3 get in 6 fly 9 4 journey 7 missed 10 2 van 4 lorry {also truck) 6 3 motorbike 5 coach 2 journey 5 reliable 8 3 convenient; away 6 queue 9 4 comer 7 recarn 10 Possible answers: 1 Generally yes. fares driver offs stop bicycle/bike complaining, season placform 2 Prices vary a great deal in England. Sometimes a return is twice the price of a single, but sometimes it is not much more than a single. 3 Where js very convenient for the train station if I need to travel out of town, 14 No, [haven't got a season ticket, but they can often save you a lot of money. 5 [don’t take taxis very often; only if I need to get home late at night. 6 T usually side my bike once a week. Unit 30 2 pedestrians 4 pedestrian crossing 6 brake 3 pavement 5 (road) junction 7 road sign 2 lane 5 motorway 8 (road) junction 3 traffic light(s) 6 bridge 4 overtaking 7 bend 2 lose 4 via 6 ended 3 direct 5 way 7 taming 2 accident 5 speed 8 damaged 3 approaching 6 swerve 9 injuries 4 overtake 7 crashed Possible answers for England: 1 Yes, its 70 mph. (about 115 kph} 2 There are usually three lanes. 3 Yes, they do, 4 Not very often, but it sometimes happens if the road is very narrow. Unit 31 2 Mind the step 3 Admission free 4 Out of order 5 No vacancies/entry/exit 6 Do not lean out of the window / leave bags unattended 7 Please queue other side 8 Mind your head 9 Please do not 10 Keep off the grass 11 Keep rightleft 12 Silence examination in progress Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediote surb / Please do not feed the animalsTl — 31.2 2 Oma vendin, 3 Ina zoo 4 Ina hotel window 5 Ata theatre 6 Ina bank or post office 7 Ona parcel 'g machine fa machine selling drinks and snacks) 31.3. 2 Domnotleave bags unattended ‘Mind your head 3 Please do not disturb, 7 Admission free 4 No parking 8 SILENCE — examination in progress 5 Do not lean out of the low 31.4 No exit, Silence — examination in Progress, out of order, keep right, 51.5 Possible signs in English you might see are: English spoken here Entrance [you 80 in here] mind the step, no entry 321 2¢ 3h 40 Sf 6d 7e gh $2.2 2 t0 look up the meaning of words 3 aplug 4 to rub something out Beau you haven't gor one or someone else hast gor one) 6 to highlight something 7 to sharpen a pencil 8 tomeasure something, or pethaps to underline something. 32.3. 2 How do you pronounce ‘swap"? 4 How do you use the word ‘swap’ in a sentence? 3 How do you spell ‘swap’? $24 2 Could you turn up the CD player? 3 Could you lend me a dictionary? 4 Could you repeat that, please? 8 Gull vow explain the ditference between lend and borrow? 6 Could I borrow your ruler? 7 Could we swap places? 32.5 Your own answers Unit 33 33.1 2f 3, 4b sh 6d Te Ba 43.2 2 primary 3 secondary 4 take; leave 5 stay 6 go (on) $3.3. 2 timetable 3 into 4 both are corect 5 break 6 break up 7 get 8 dress (you can wear what you want = you ean dress the way you want) $3.4 2 wear 3 male;female 4 trouble § Punished 6 atmosphere 33.5 Your own answers Unit 34 $4.1 2 both are correct. 3 up 4 revise for 5 do 6 both arecorrect 7 failed ‘nels Yeccbulary in Use Preintrmedite and intermediate 22134.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 22 2 grade 5 work 8 hard work 3 candidates 6 increase; basic 9 willing 4 essay 7 vowels; consonants 2 revision 3 my best. 4 exam preparation 5 things wrong 6 ear for language 2 accent 4 accurate 6 through 3 fluent 5 understood 7 well Your own answers Unit 35 2 engineering 3 medicine 4 economics § law 6 architecture I did a degree course. I passed with good grades. I got a Master’. I did a postgraduate course. I did my final exams at school. T became an undergraduate. I gor a place at university. I got a degree in business studies. Bi bahar itn 2 False. You have to get good grades in your school exams. 3 True 4 False. Most degree courses last three years. 5 True 6 False. If you are successful, you get a degree. 7 False. Students studying for their first degree are called undergraduates. 8 False, Science students do not write a lot of essays. (They spend their time in laboratories.) Arts students have to write a lor of essays. 9 True 410 False. If you study arts subjects you work in a library. /If you study science subjects you work in a laboratory. 2 degree 3 wenton 4 lasted 5 into. 6 research 7 qualification Your own answers Unit 36 2d 3f 4¢ 5a 6b 2 sailor 6 accountant 3 mechanic 7 plumbes, carpenter, electrician, builder, mechanic and surgeon 4 vet 8 doctor, surgeon, dentist, vet, pilot, electrician 5 pilot or builder 9. police office, soldier, sailor, firefighter, pilot, doctos, vet 2 A ver treats animals. 3 An architect designs buildings. 4 An electrician installs and repairs electrical things. 5 A lawyer represents people with legal problems. 6 A surgeon operates on people, 7A mechanic repairs cars. 8 A dentist looks after people’ teeth. 9. An engineer plans the building of roads, bridges, et. 2 Really? When did he join the navy? 3 Really? When did he join the air force? 4 Really? When did she join the army? 5. Really? When did he join the fire brigade? Engish Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate36.5 37.1 372 ate 37.4 37.5 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 39.1 39.2 a —--- Possible answers: ‘My father is an accountant. {have an uncle who is a doctor, and another who is retired. (He is 63 and no longer works.) The man next door is a police officer and his wife isa teacher, Thave another neighbour who is a journalist. euvea friend in the army, another friend whois training to be a doctor, and a third friend who is an electrician. Unit 37 Words which are connected with money: earn, wages, salary, income 2e 3d 4f 5c 6a 2 Twork in marketing. 7 What do you do for a living? 3 I work for the government. 8 My job involves reading government reports, 4 My income is £22,004 9 Igive advice to clients, 5 What does your job involve? 10 I made a complaint about the service. 6 I'm in charge of the reception area, 2 muns//isin charge of 7 overtime 12 off 3 responsible 8 cam/make 13 advises 4 involves 9 conditions 14 dealing 5 day 10 tax 15 fixed 6 five Ma 16 dofwork Your own answers Unit 38 2e 3d 4a 5f 6b employ (unjemployment (unjemployed promote promotion retire retirement retired resign resignation succeed success successful own owner 2 abroad 6 work 10 own, 3 part time 7 succeed 11 own; success 4 quit; rise 8 apply 12 application 5 experience; courses. 9 sack Possible answers: 1 Yes, Iwas promoted to hotel manager last year: 2 Lget a pay rise, but not always a good one. 3 Yes, I went on a computer course last year, § [Mould like to do a course on financial planning ro help me with my current job. 5 Thave never been given the sack, but I resigned from my last job when Tne given the ‘pportunity to work for my present employer Unit 39 2 rubbish bin 3 filing cabinet 4 paperwork § noticeboard 2 colleagues 3 calendar 4 diary 5 invoice 6 calculator 7 loads Englsh Vocobulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 22339.3 39.4 39.5 40.1 40.2 40.4 40.5 411 41.2 41.3 414 415 42.1 224 2 arranged; appointment 4 attend / goto _6 involves organiselarrange 3 rum out 5 show (them) round 2 The photocopier isn’t working. 5 We've run out of paper. 3 We've got loads of work today. G Why is he absent this morning? 4 Thave to attend a meeting, Possible ansiwer: In my job as a dentist, I have to do quite a lot of paperwork, I send a few emails, | attend a few meetings, and [never use a photocopier. I don’t show people round, I don't have to ‘organise events or type letters, and I don't send out invoices. The only things I repair are people’s teeth, Unit 40 ‘Words which refer to people: expert, accountant, client, contacts 2 demand 5 employees 8 job 3 aim 6 sec up 9 expanding 4 firm/business 7 headquarters 10a great deal 2 take up 5 set up 8 take over 3 clients 6 customer 9a former hex 7 currently 2 They achieved a lot /a great deal 3 Thave a lot of contacts in banking. 4 They were formerly (called) BMG. 5 Irs always been my ambition to fly a plane, 6 She's an expert in finance. 7 The adverts attracted (a lot of} attention, 2 firm/businesvcompany 4 branch 6 expanded 3 achieved/had 5 run 7 ambition/aim Unit 41 2by 3 from 40f Sin Gin 7 of 2 aloan 3 interest 4 inflation 5 profit 6 trade 7 trend 1 Toans chargess interest; pay back. ANSWER €600 2 rate; % {per cent); pay back. ANSWER €575, 2 figures 6 sharp 10 quarters 3 increased / went up {rose 7_fallfdecrease 11 risen / gone up 4 made 8 loss 12 sharply 5 raiselincrease 9 stayed Possible answers: 1 About 2% 2 7-8% 3 Badly 4 2008-9 5 One British pound is 1.6 US dollars. Unit 42 ad eran et swimming, golfer athlete, | court, track, | jump, box, race, | net, stick, skis, motor racing, | goalkeeper, piteh, rink sail swimming, basketball, racing driver costume skiing Engish Vocabulary in Use Presntermediote and intermediate2 42.2 2do 3 ply 4 ski 5 did 650 7d0 8 keep 9 work out 42.3. 2 swimming/swimmer 3 boxing/boxer 4 sailingysailor § athletics/athlete 42.4 2 hockey 5 costumes 8 climbing. 3 courses 6 racing 9 tent 4 fun/pleasure 7 fit 10 jogging 42.5 Possible answers: 1 In the winter I play foorball, and in the summer I play tennis and g0 swimming. Irs not serious; I just do it for fun, 2 T watch alot of sport on the TY: football, tennis, ice hockey, motor racing. In fact, Pl watch almost any sport if I have nothing else to do, Unit 43 43.12 lose /Iost / have lost 3 beat / beat / have beaten 4 draw / drew / have drawn 5 break / broke / have broken, 6 give up /gave up / have given up 43.2. 2 both are correct 4 tournament 6 bea 3 score 5 both are correct 7 competition 43.3. 2 score; result (score is also possible) 7 league 3 beatidefcated 8 took 4 drew 9 leading 5 championship/tournament 10 againse 6 record 43.4 R[ATCTE LJO|S|E PrLETAIM| S/U/PIETRIB [G]i[vJeyure = CIA| PUTA TIN) T[N|NTE[R] Wi [cirjojrty FITIN/ATL BORG [PIOTUTR IN| A [Mle [NTT 43.5 Possible answers: 21g taken Part in lots of competitions: football, cricket, rugby, swimming and athletics, 2 T won a cup competition at secondary school in football 3 Twas captain of the rugby team at secondary school 4 [same fist in a backstroke (swimming) race when I was at primary school, and at secondary {chool I won the 100 and 200 metres (athletics) on several cvcaviore 5 [ike watched lots of finals on TV the FA Cup, the World Cup, the UEEA Cup, Wimbledon, fhe French Open, the Olympics, and so on, Lalso went 0 Twickeahan va see the rugby team T support in an important final of a cup competition, Unfortunately we lost. English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediate 225 le44.1 44.4 44.5 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 46.1 46.2 226 Unit 44 across: literature, author, actor, fiction, novel, poetry, comedy down: poem, thriller, sta, film, review 2 year century 5 article review 3. past future 6 autobiography biography 4 happening on 7 frighterted laugh; or eomedies horror films 2 entertainment 5 acting, 8 director 3 actors 6 entertainer 4 poem 7 reviewer 2 latest 4 (film) director Gon 8 novel 3 directed 5 complicated 7 comedies 9 fancy Possible answers: 1 Tdon'e read poetry but I read lots of novels. [enjoy thrillers and I like the English writer William Boyd. 2. Yes, I go to the cinema quite a lor. There are certain directors whose films I always see, but usually I go and see films that have had good reviews, or films that friends recommend, 3 Tread reviews in the Sunday paper. “4 My favourite films are Godfather 1 and 2, and part of the reason I like them is that they have three of my favourite actors: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. Unit 45 2e 3a 4f 5b 6d 2 single 3 album; comes 4 live 5 recorded 6 advertised Suggested answers: Ballet is a form of dancing thar tells a story to music. ‘Audiences listen to concerts. Albums are made in a recording studio. The conductor stands in front of an orchestra. A composer is someone who writes classical 2 orchestras conductor 5 album 8 composer 3 opera singers (tenors) 6 guitarist 9 operas 4 single 7 cellist 410 solo; Michael Jackson 1 like rock music, pop and R&B, My taste in music is very different from my parents ~ they hhate rock music! 2. My favourite artist is Beyonce. I really like her song, Single Ladies. 3 I bought Alicia Keys’ latest album earlier this year. 44 The last rime I saw someone perform live was last year. 5 I'm interested in both the tune and the lyries. 6 I play che guitar, but very badly! Unit 46 2 included 3 maximum 4 exciting 5 ships/boats 6 movelwalk. 2 The children dress up. 3 People come from all over Japan. 4 The event is held every year 5 Do you celebrate your birthday? OR Do you do anything (special) to celebrate your birthday? 6 The festival is an annual event. EnglshVocobuary in Use Presntermedite and intermediate46.3 46.4 47.1 47.2 47.3 474 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 49.1 49.2 a! 2 festival 3 lasts 4 cakes Your own answers Unit 47 2 excess baggage 3 check-in desk 4 hand luggage 5 terminal building 5 celebrates 8 gather 6 consists 9 Firework 7 spectacular 6 duty free 10 cabin crew 7 flight number 8 overhead locker 9 boarding card 11 baggage reclaim 12 passport control 2 passengers 5 destination 8 hand luggage 3 luggagelsuitcases 6 check your passport 9 runway 4 boarding card 7 gate 2 announcement 5 take off 8 landed 3 delay 6 fasten 9 terminal 4 boarded 7 crew 10 flight Possible answers: 1 The worst part of the fight for me is the take-off, and the best part isthe landing because Fm just pleased when it’s over. | don’t like flying much, 2 There are often delays in the winter when the weather is bad. 3 Toften think about the place I'm going to or the place I've just been to. Other than that, I read a book or watch a film. Occasionally I talk to the person sitting next to me. 4 Tity to get through customs quickly, so I can go home or start to enjoy my holiday! 5 Tnever have anything to declare because I rarely buy things when I travel, Unit 48 | facilities | water fe ees rare, bar, room | starter, main | still, sparkling well-done service, safe course, dessert 2e 3a 4¢ Sh 6b 7d Bt 2 reception 5 have 8 hearticentre 3 doubleftwin 6 facilities 9 mixed; course 4 service 7 tip 10 stay; check 2 reservation 4 included (in the price) 6 parking 3 available 5 advance 7 t order Possible answers: If T go 10 a hotel in my own country, I usually drive, so parking is very important, also like to have satellite TV. A restaurant is only important if there are no other good restaurants in the area, A mini-bar and ait conditioning are great if it’s in the summer and ie is quite hot. Tusually carry my money and credit cards with me, so I don’t need a safe, never use room service or need internet access, so they're not important a al Unit 49 Religious places are: temple, cathedral, mosque 2 sightseeing 4 packed 6 lose 8 g0 out 3 attractions/sights 5 explore/visit 7 market Englsh Vocabulary in Use Prodntermediate and intermediate 227 a49.3 49.4 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 511 512 51.3 514 51.5 52.1 228 2 packed 4 greatllovely time 6 guidebook ‘8 magnificent 3 plenty to do 5 worth seeing/visiing 7 monuments 8 look round Your own answers Unit 50 Any four of these: sunbathe, suntan, sunburn, sunscreen, sunblock, sun cream 2c 3e 4a Sf 6b 2 sunbathing 3 surfing 4 diving 5 windsurfing 2b 3a 4c Se 6b 2 recommend 4 protection/shade 6 stroll/walk 8 go for /have 3 risk 5 breeze 7 shade Possible answers: 1 Igo to seaside resorts in the south-west of England, and sometimes the south of France, or the coast of Spain near Barcelona. I usually go once or twice a year. 2-1 go for a swims that’s all, 3 No, I don’t like sunbathing, It’s boring and I get sunburn easily. 4 No, I don’t get a suntan easily and I have had sunburn in the past. I might use sunscreen on ay face. I usually wear a T-shirt or sit in the shade if its very hot. 5 [like to go for a drink and then have a meal. Unit 51 ‘Types of TV programme: documentary, soap opera, chat show, series 2 comes out /is published 4 Channel 3 regional 5 celebrities / well-known CELE [BIRT [TY FS[E(R|T|E|s E[PJOjR|T S[O[ATP[O|PTETRIA] ALT LLY OE[UIMIE|N|T[ATR[Y] PNJATT [1 O[NATL (CTHTA|T|S|HO]W) AIR TLTICI1 IE 2 reportersfjournalists 5 saysisaid 8 According; forecast 3 headline 6 review 9 soap 4 station 7 advertvadvertisements 10 reality, Possible answers: 1 [think there are about ten national newspapers in England. 2. Atleast three only come out on Sunday: The Observer, The People and The News of the World. 3 I read the front-page stories, the sports pages, the reviews, and anything that looks interesting. 4 L watch the news and the weather forecast every day. Programmes I enjoy are documentaries and some drama series. I never watch soap operas. Unit 52 1 L gave him a ring; Trang him 2 Possible answers: the line was engaged, you rang the wrong number, Tom was out / wasn’t in 43 Any three of these: a mobile number, an emergency number, the wrong number, a home phone / landline number Engh Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediotepe. 523 52.4 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 55.1 2 calling 7 message 12 Its 3 My name is 8 answerphone 13 through 9 out/ nor in 14 engaged 10 phone/ring/call (you) back 18 on 11 Is that 2 kiss 5 bye for now 8 for your information 11. boyfriend 3 see you later 6 in my opinion 9 laughing out loud 12 you 4 oh, Isce 7 assoon as possible 10. thanks Your own answers Unit 53 2h 3a 4g 5h 6d 7F Bc 2 laptop 3 keyboard 4 spacebar username 6 password 2copy 3 cut 4 save 5 paste 6 print 7 open an existing document 2 hard driveldisk 9 virus 4 laptop 5 password 2 back up 3 stored; ackuplcopy 4 install createopen; menu 6 virus; anti-virus Possible answer: Ihave a PC and I use the operating sytem Windows Vista on it. My computer has a SO0GB bard drive so I can store lots of data, particularly photos, I've recently installed sofware thn Will help me make my family tree. Ihave anti-virus software 100, which is very important Tin currently running Microsoft Word. Unit 54 2e 3a 4c 5f 6d 2 Internet Service Provider 6 Emails that you do not want, usually advertisements 3 Access to email and other services 7 Zac at hotmail dot com 4 Browsers 8 They discuss things and share information about 5 A particular subject or their everyday lives themselves, 2 immediately; essential § attachment; checked 8 regularly 3 click link 6 download; downloads clips 4 access 7 antivirus Possible answers: } Tuse the Internet a lot for my work. I use the BBC website a lot, and I read newspapers online. 2 Idon't have a blog, but I occasionally read other people's. 3 I don’t download much stuff from the Inteenet, FL Jats video clips on Youtube: sporting events, comedy clips, ete Talso watch TV on the Internet. 5 I don’t use social networking sites at all, Unit 55 crime criminal commit a crime ‘murder murderer murder theft thief stealitake robbery robber rob burglary | burglar burgle English Yocabuary in Use reintermediat and intermediate 229 es55.2 55.3 55.4 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 230 thefeisteal; crime/offences jail/prison; get awayfescape; hit/attack 2 arrest 3 innocent 4 murder § offence 6 fine 7 crime 8 punished 2 stealing 6 worth 10 robbery 3 broke 7 escape I get away 11 court 4 attackedhit 8 arrested 12 guilty 5 stole 9 detectives /the police 13 prisonjail Unit 56 2 political 3 beliefs 4 powerful 5 reduction 6 pol (ABO TEAT IL L|E[ATD[ EIR] E]L[D/E]RIL|Y| ‘ClulT) r/ alx| Plo tcly S[u) Pl Pol R/T ‘ULNTF/Al TIR| 2 They voted for her 3 Elections are held every five years. 4 They will provide hospitals with more money. OR They will provide more money for hospitals. 5 Tes. secret ballot. 6 The system treats everyone equally / fairly / the same way. 7 Our policy is to provide care for old people / the elderly. 2 constituencies 5 vote 8 government 3 political 6 parliament 9 prime 4 Elections 7 party Your own answers Your own answers Unit 57 2fun 3few 4now Sson Gcomfortable 2a 3d 4e 5b 2 recycle 5 Save 8 reduce 3 waste 6 switching/turning 9 Take 4 tap 7 Plant 2 create 7 environment 3 result 8 destroy 4 effects 9 efficient 5 flood 410 Energy 6 drought; occurring/happening Englth Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermediate57.6 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 recycle reeyeling solve solution waste waste reduce reduction destroy destruction support support [exist existence suffer suffering Possible answers: 1 You can certainly see changes in the weather, more wet weather, et. 2 We have to put our household rubbish in different containers every week so that more things are recycled, eg. one container for newspapers; one for bottles, tins and plastic: one for garden rubbish, ete. 3 Yes, T waste energy. [leave lights on and taps running; but I only use the car for essential journeys. 4 Tcould tur off taps and fights, drive a smaller car and do things to the house to make it ‘more energy-efficient. Climate change worries me when I think about it climate. The weather seems more extreme: more hot Unit 58 die is a verb war is a noun attack is a noun and verb defend is a verb death is a noun escape is a noun and verb shoot is a verb hide is a verb 2 shot 5 exploded; killed 8 defend (protect is also possible) 3 hide 6 searching 9 carrying 4 escape / get away 7 destroyed 2 battle 5 dead 8 carry 3 both are correct 6 both are correct 9 shot 4 destroyed 7 died 2 soldiers (army is possible) 6 killed 3 enemy 7 army 4 bomb 8 took place 5 violent destruction, eg, The bomb caused a huge amount of destruction, explosion, ¢.g. The explosion happened outside the main ‘gates. defence, e.g, The army are responsible for the defence of the nation. Unit 59 2in 30n 4have Sfor 6same Zby Suntil Asince Sfor Gduring 7for Bin 9 since 2 a long time ago /ages ago 4 recentlyately 6 for the time being 3 the other day. 5 for ages 2 fortnight 4 1963; 40 610 3 19;20 57 7 1960s 23159.5 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 61.1 61.2 61.3 232 Possible answers (from a Spanish man): 1 T've been in my present job for a year. 2-Ietakes me half an hour to get to work, 3 A typical working day for me lasts about seven hours. I work from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm, then have a long lunch break (siesta) and work again from 5 pm to 8 pm. 4 T've been studying English since 2003, but I stopped for three years during 2006-9. 5 [haven't spoken English since 11 o'clock this morning. 66 I saw my cousin Rafa the other day. 7 Nowadays I don’t go to the gym as much as I used to, 8 One day I hope to be a very successful architect. Unit 60 2 two and a half 3 two thousand, three hundred and forty-five 4 nought point two five 5 one million, two hundred and fifty thousand 6 ten point nought/oh four 7 forty-seven per cent 8 the tenth of September (OR September the tenth) nine four ohizero, double three eight 10 minus five degrees Celsius (OR five degrees below zero) 11 in nineteen ninety-six 12 twenty twelve (OR two thousand and twelve} 2 twenty thousand 5 the thirty-first of August / August the thirty-first 3 the seventh of June / June the seventh 6 seven two three, six ob/zero nine 4 two hundred and twenty 2 majority 3 minority 4 calculator § up; work 6 stuck 2 seventy-two 3 sixty 4 five 5 three 6 fifteen Possible answers: 1 Nineteen eighty eight 4 June the sixth 2 One metre eighty 5 About eighty thousand 3. My building is number twenty-one, 6 [think it’s about thirty-seven degrees. and I live in flat three. Unit 61 2 it’s (quite) shallow. 5 it’s huge/enormous. 3 it’s (quite) narrow. 6 it’s tiny. 4 he’s (quite) call. 2 What's the depth of the lake? 6 What's her height? 3, How high is the mountain? 7 How long/wide is the pitch? 4 What's the height of the mountain? 8 What's the length/width of the pitch? 5 How call is she? Possible answers: 1 Ies just round the corner. 5. No, it isnt far 2 I's about a mile away. 6 Yes, (it's) quite a long way ~ about twenty miles, 3 Irs juse down the road. 7 About fifteen minutes’ walk. 4 No, not far. 8 About ten minutes’ walk, English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermedioteUnit 62 62.1 Eres (ens bell, lag, bucket, ladder 622 2a 3¢ 4b Sf be a circle, square silk, cotton, k, grey, purple, plastic, fur navy blue 62.3 2 apink flag 4-a purple shire 6 anavy blue hat 3 around mirror 5 a square table 62.4 2aprawn 3 abucket 4 aladder § themoon 6 hones 62.5 Possible answers: 1 No. I don’ think they look nice. 2 T have a pink top, a purple skirt, a navy blue jumper and navy blue jeans 3 Pve got a Tshirt with different-coloured stripes and a skirt with 4 Te got nothing made from fur, but [ have gor two silk dresses, § I've got several pairs of leather shoes and some leather bags. Unit 63 63.1 2care 3far 4new Soup 6run 7 want 63.2 2apacket of spagheti 6 a jug of water 3 a bowl of fruit 7 a box of matches 4 a jar of coffee 8 a har of soap 5 a carton of milk 9 a bag of apples, 63.3. 2 ajar of jam 6 a tube of toothpaste 3 a packet of cigarettes 7 a vase of flowers 4 acan of cola 8 a packet of biscuits 5 a carton of milk (or a bottle of milk) 63.4 2 bunch 5 sheet/picce/bit 8 couple 3 slices/piccesbits 6 drop/spoonful 9 contents 4 dozen 7 plenty/loss 10 several 63.5 2 apples 3 apairof 4 biscuit 5 crisps 6 shirts 7 bunch Unit 64 64.1. P’m terribly sorry /T beg your pardon Twas held up / there was a delay don’t worry / never mind 64.2 2 Not 4 I'm; cancelled problem 6 apologise; Never 3. keep; long; right 5 kind 7 beg 64.3 Possible answers: 2 I'm sorry I'm late but I overslepr. 3 Oh, thank you very much. That's very kind of you. 4 I'm sorry to disturb you. 5 Excuse me, I have to take an important phione call, 6 I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I won't be long. 7 T'm sorry I'm late but I got held up / delayed in traffic. 8 I must apologise for not sending the information we promised you. Unfortunately... English Vocabulary in Use Predntermediate and intermediate a blue and black stripes, 23364.4 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 67.1 67.2 67.3 234 1 I'm sometimes late for lass. I have to apologise to my teacher and say why I'm late. Ususally ies because I miss the bus. 2 T apologised co my friend as I spilt water on one of her books. [aid that Iwas sorry and offered to buy her a new one. I didnt give an excuse Unit 65 : Bo you like to go out this evening? Would I'm afraid but I haven't got any money. : That's OK. I'll pay. How about go to see a film? going Noy I think I'd rather to stay in, I have to do some homework, Why yotrdon's do your homework this afternoon? don't you Pm busy this afternoon. 2 Well, we could & go tomorrow. Yeah, ies a great idea. that’s 2d 3a 4c Sf 6b PREP EP EE 1 mind 3 wondering; problem 5 minds ahead mind; don’t; idea 6 shall; abouts could rather; like Possible answers: 2 Yes, of course. 3 No, I'm afraid I havent. 4 No, help yourself / go ahead. 5 Yeah, (that’s a) great idea. 6 No, I don’t fancy that. OR Yes, if you like. / Yeah, I don’t mind, 7 Pd rather go out somewhere. OR Yes, if you like. Unit 66 2 What do you think of 3 How do you feel about 2 of; personally 4 strongly; right 6 true 8 mean; opinion 3 extent 5 Personally; disagree 7 view/feelings pointlidea 2 In my opinion the club needs new players 3 I don't agree with you at all 4 According to the newspaper, the fire was started on purpose. 5 Lagree with her to some extent. 6 Leake your point /I think that’s a good point, but I'm not sure I agree. Possible answers: 1 I completely disagree. Lots of women want to have a career and children. 2 Yes, Lagree to a certain extent, but most people want to work. Ie not their fault chey haven't got a job. 3 Yes, thar’s true, but you have to remember there are lots of poor people in ovr country. 4 Yes, [take your point, but what about people who need cars for their work but don’t have a lot of money? Unit 67 2 sodol 4 toliving 6 prefer rugby to football 3 Llike it very much 5 Me neither. /Neither dol. 7 not interested in music 2common 3all interest Sinto Gused 7 rather 8 getting 2 Sodol. Me too. 4 Neither can Me neither 6 Neither am 1, Me neither 3 Neither dol. Me neither 5 Soam. Me too, 7 Sohavel. Me too. English Vocabulary in Use Presintermediote and intermediate67.4 2 Ican't stand these new shoes, 3 She'd rather go home. 4 Tm not very keen on James Bond films. 5 I don’t mind the new building, 6 Lused to go riding a lot. 7 We have a lot (of things) in common, 8 I'm getting used to this new computer 8 Tdon’t have the same attitude to work now. OR My attitude to work has changed, 67.5 Possible answers: really like Italian food. | prefer classical music to pop music, I don’t mind getting up early, Opera doesn’t interest me, Tan’ stand waiting for buses or trains. I used to have a beard, be not any more. Unit 68 68.1 take care; excuse me; bless you; thank goodness; not bad 68.2 2 going; bad 4 thank goodness 6 Congratulations 3 same to 5 take 7 how about 68.3 2 Goodbye. Nice to meet you. 5 Good luck 3 Excuse me. (Could I just get past?) 6 Cheers 4 Congratulations 7 Bless you 58.4 2 introduced; shake 3 greet 4 checks cheeks § care 68.5 Your own answers Unit 69 69.1 2 unable 6 uncomfortable 10 dishonest 3 incorrect 7 disagree 11 unfair 4 unusual 8 unnecessary 12 unlucky 5 impossible 9 irregular 69.2 2e 3h 4f Sc 6g 7a Bd 69.3 2 illegal 5 incorrect 8 dishonest 3 undressed 6 unfir 9 unlucky 4 unlikely 7 unexpected 10 unfair 69.4 unkinds impatiens, unsuitable; dislikes undo: unfashionable, unreliable; unfriendly; untidy; inability; unsociable Unit 70 70.1 Ere io discuss dis‘cussion stu'pidity im'prove im'provement “happiness in'vent in'vention simitlarity re'lax relax'ation Popu'larity “hesitate hesitation ‘sadness ar'range ar'rangement ac'tivity 70.2 2 actors 4 translators 6 ballet dancers 8 scientists 3 directors 5 footballers 7 artists 70.3 2 management 4 inability 6 economists 3 government 5 discussions 7 improvement Enefsh Vocabulary in Use Preinwermediote and intermediote 23570.4 14 n2 na na ns T.6 721 72.2 72.3 724 73.1 732 236 2 similarity 4 translation 6 fitness 3 invention 5 artist 7 development Unit 71 2 careful 5 comfortable 8 comrect 3 reliable 6 annual 9 unbelievable 4 peaceful 7 unforgettable 2f 3a 4g 5b Gh 7e Be 2 attractive 7 electrical 42. dangerous 3 personal 8 political 13 creative 4 cloudy 9 enjoyable 14 emotional 5 colourful (0 national 15 foggy 6 famous 1 windy “Words with an opposite with the suffix -less: useful/useless; carefullcarelesss painful/painless 2 unbelievable 6 useless 10 unforgettable 3 helpful 7 reliable 11 traditional 4 annual 8 reasonable 12. suitable 5 painful 9 personal Possible answers: 2 jacket: (uncomfortable, (un)fashionable, useful, atractive, (unjsuitable 3 an event: annual, enjoyable, traditional, political, cultural, famous 4 a person you know: (un)reliable, sociable, helpful, attractive, famous, normal, 5 an opinion: political, personal, (un)reasonable 6 a room: (unjcomfortable, peaceful, colourful, atractive Unit 72 2 leaving 3 in 4 on S tohelp 6 herabigkiss 7 about 8 have 2 We chatted for a bit. 6 I regret leaving home. 3 The policeman rescued her 7 [promised to go to the party. 4 L attempted to help ... 8 They told us to stand in a queue ... 5 Have you replied to the leter? 2 go ona diet if necessary 7 put on the brakes but it was too late 3 have a guess 8 gave the kitchen windows a wash 4 with a smile 9 They made an attempt to help her 5 had a dream about my mother 10 had a chat 6 haven't found a cure for this disease 2 different 3 different 4 similar 5 different 6 similar Unit 73 Roads: public transport, traffic lights, crossroads, bus stop, bus station Money: income tax, cashpoint, credit card Hair: haircut, hairdresser, hairdryer Jobs: hairdresser, travel agent, film-maker, Df, bus driver, (babysitter) Things we wear: earrings, Tshirt, sunglasses Air travel: airport, airline, aircraft 2 travel agent 5 birthday card 8 income tax 3 campsite 6 babysitter 9 hairdryer 4 wheelchair 7 sunglasses Engh Vocobuory in Use Presetermedite and intermediate73.3 73.4 741 74.2 74.3 744 74.5 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 76.1 76.2 76.3 2 chest of drawers 3 DJ (disc jockey) Possible answers: 2 bus stop 3 hairdryer 4 birthday card, ID card 5 toothbrush 6 bus station 7 dining room Unit 74 2 hada baby 3 missed the bus 4 a serious head injury 5 it depends on the weather 6 spent three days 4 IDfidentity card 5 mother tongue 6 ice hockey 7 full stop 8 credit card 8 sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law 9 suntan, sunshine, sunblock, sunburn, sunscreen 10 traffic jam 11 armehair 12 film director 7 predict the furure 8 expecting a baby 9 told me a very funny joke 10 a large amount of money 2 lose 3 vitally 4 purson 5 likely 6 serious 7 well 2loud 3 wide 4 limited 5 large 6 great 7 limited 2 fast 8 scored 8 went off 3 great 6 told 9 fell 4 expecting 7 wide 10 terribly Your own answers Unit 75 sooner or later; one or twos peace and quiet; day after day; now and again; up and downs so far; right away 2 By the way 3 out of the blue 4 to be honest 2 One or two 3 burst into tears 4 the week before last 5 if | were you 5 get rid of 8 For instance 6 Ingeneral 9 I'm just about to 7 makeup mymind 10 fLwere you 6 sooner or later 10 so far 7 Onee or twice 11 sing a bell 8 atonce 12 apart from 9 In two weeks’ time 2 cost a fortune = cost a lot of money 3 keep an eye on = watch (and make sure something is safe} 4 on the tip of my rongu 5 a night on the town 6 could do with = need Unit 76 suppose so. no way; not reall know it but I can’t remember it at the moment a night out 1 don't believe it 2 see 3 both are correct 2 pays attention 3 had a word with her 4 help 6 pay 5 What 7 both are correct 4 felt bad about thavit 6 changed my mind 5 no idea Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediate 23776.4 TW TTD 773 714 15 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 791 79.2 79.3 79.4 80.1 80.2 238 2 Kind of blue 5 Yeah. Why not? 3 Well, in that case 6 Oh, burgers, pizzas, that sort of thing. 4 You must be joking. That's ten miles! 7 Yes. I couldn't believe my eyes. Unit 77 2h 3e 4b 5g 6d 7a BF 2 at; e.g, maths and history 7 on; eg, my parents, the time 3 to; eg, me, Carl 8 at; eg. the children, I don't know 4 ons e.g, clothes, himself 9 on; e.g. all of them, none of them 5 of eg, heights, nothing 10 into; eg, German 6 in; eg. thrillers, serious films 2 similar 5 wrong 8 aware 3 complain 6 with 9 short 4 mad 7 concentrate 10 depend keen ons suffer froms succeed in; get married to; apply for; apologise for Possible answers: 1 at languages 4 on food, clothes, rent and my car 2 in sport 5 of going to Turkey 3 of fying, Unit 78 derail, furure, | band, accident, tears mistake 2 on purpose 4 out-of-date 6 atthe moment 8 in future 3 by chance 5 on business in a hurry 2 strike 6 hurry 10 display 3 hand 7 future 11 moment; phone 4 minutelmoment 8 date 12 end 5 purpose 9 detail 2intime 4 intheend 6 atthe moment ina minutefmoment 10 in detail Bonfire 5 attheend 7 by chance 9 ourofdate Unit 79 Qaway Jout 4 back Sup Gup 7up 8 on 2 go back 5 give up 8 get on (well 3 picked up 6 carry on 9 take on 4 put up 7 go away b meaning 3 ¢ meaning 2d meaning 4 meaning 1 2 sort (it) out 4 lie down 6 ook (it) up 8 Hurry up 3 pur them back 5 fell over 7 putting on / put on Unit 80 2 put chem on 4 take them off 6 turn it down 3 correct, 5 correct 7 hanging around the station 2 put off 3 makeup 4 leftout 5 turned down 6 get in English Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediateEES 80.3 80.4 80.5 f 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 1 ALSO: He's putting his jacket on, 2 She's turning the light on. / She's turning on the light. 3 The car has broken down, 4 He's breaking into a shop. 5 They're hanging around (a street corner), 6 The teacher is handing out books. / The teacher is handing books out. Zout 3up 4off § for 6 down Possible answers: 2 acoldiflu 4 the light/TV 3 storieslexcuses 5 the shop/flat Unit 81 2do 4 do 3 both are correct 5 both are correct 2 She's having/taking a shower. 3 She's taking itithings easy. 4 She's taking something out of her pocket. 2 made us go 4 take a break 3 doing my best 5 making an effort 2 take 5 take 3 made 6 look 4 done 7 made Your own answers Unit 82 sive: a speech; someone a hug; someone a hand 6 her children/dog 8 made 5 They're making a noise. 6 She’s doing her hair. 6 make up their minds 7 take thingslit easy 8 take 9. do (take is also possible) 10 made miss: an opportunity; a person; what someone says keep: in touch; on doing something; a secret 2dry 3 laughing 4 fic 5 forgetting 2 gave her a ring 3 gave her a big hug, 4 keep in touch 5 give youa hand 2 miss all the fun 5 miss the rush hour 3 keep it up 6 keeps getting headaches 4 gave me a push 7 gave me the idea Unit 83 2 buy/obtain 3 fetch 4 arrive § became 2 getting hungry 3 getting hot 4 getting dark 5 getting lace 2 get together and have a meal. 3 get to know people in this country? 4 get in couch with the travel company. 5 get rid of these old magazines, 2 need to get it cue. 3 need to get it finished. Engish Vocabulary in Use Presintermediate and intermediate 6 quiet 7 thinking 8 waking 6 missed his opportunity 7 given me an appetite 8 miss my dog 9 keep a secret 6 obtainfind 7 answer 8 received 6 getting worse 6 get in before 10 o'clock, 7 get out, @ get to sleep for hours last night, 4 need to get it fixed/tepaired. 5 need to get them back. 23983.5 84.1 84.2 84.4 85.1 B5.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 240 Your own answers Unit 84 2 (out) for a picnic 6 swimming 3 (out) for a drink/meal 7 (out) for a walk 4 sightseeing 8 clubbing 5 (out) for a drive ‘9 (our) for a meal / for a picnic / for a drink 2 are you? 5 happening 8 take me 3 fetch 6 disappeared 9 chose 4 continue 7 return 2 going blind 4 went mad 6 go and get 8 went out 3 going (very) well 5 going bald 7 goaway Your own answers Unit 85 hearings taste; smell; ouch 2 listening to; heard 5 look ar 8 touch 3 hear 6 watched 9 look; see 4 seen 7 feel 10 seems 2 felt like silk scemfappear very nice 6 3 looked like a church 7 feelsflooks damp 44 sounded like an alarm — 8 seemed/appeared/looked calm and relaxed 5 taste likelof coconut 2 sounds asiifthough 5 rastes as if 3 feclas though 6 looks as ifthough 4 sounds as if 7 seemediappeared as ifthough (also looked as iffthough) Your own answers Unit 86 2 enews news / some news / a bit of news 3 advices advice Aare is 5 homeworks homework 6 fursitures-were furniture was 7 experiences experience these-equipments this equipment 8 knowledges knowledge 2 a useful piece/bit of equipment. 3 a good piecelbit of advice, 4 another piecelbit of toast? 5 a bit of progress. {piece is not possible here) 6 a bit of rubbish on the floor. (piece is not possible here) 7 a bit of pocket money. (piece is not possible here) 8 a itfpiece of news this morning. 2 experience 3 room/space 4 advice 5 furniture 6 progeess 2 experiences 4 rubbish 6 behaviour 8 knowledge 3 chance 5 scenery 7 experience transport U luggage U suitcase C pasta U_— traffic U accident C Englth Vecabulary in Use Predntermecite and intermediate87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 88.1 88.2 88.3 Unit 87 2 tohelp 5 on 8 to speak 3 staying 6 to get 9 him for help 12 travelling 4 going 7 working 10 for 2 thinking 5 blamed 8 considered 3 imagine 6 hoping; intended/planned 9 insisted; hates 4 avoid 7 enjoyediked 10 demanded fancy + -ing decide + infinitive or decide + (that) pretend + infinitive or pretend + (that) accuse + (obj) + of Possible answers: {like reading, I dislike sport. I don't mind doing homework. I'm thinking of going to the mountains this weekend ro ski I can’t imagine living without my two dogs. Lope to go £0 university next year intend to buy myself a motorbike when I go to university, Unit 88 2 He told me it’s /it was impossible. 3 Lasked Talia to stay with me. 4 She suggested thar we go to an Italian restaurant. OR She suggested going to 5 [warmed them not to go. 6 He helped me to buy my suit. 7 She allowed us to go. 8 He said the film was terrible. OR He told me 9 She advised me to buy a dictionary. 10 I recommended that they stay there. OR I reccomend staying there. 11 He reminded me to go to the bank. 12. 1 want him to leave. 2 noticed 5 convinced 8 encouraged 11 expect, 3 warn 6 recommended 9 reminded 12 hope 4 persuaded 7 mentioned 10 help Possible answers: 2 (that) we have something to eat. 3 her to ring the police, 4 (chat) something was wrong / she looked ill/ she was smiling, ete. 8 me to stay up late / watch TY, etc. 6 (that) it wasn’t mine. 7 them to go. 8 (that) she'll be late 9 them not to drink it. 10 I would look after it/ bring it back tomorrow, etc, Your oton answers Unit 89 Cenc dreadful, essential, tiny, tired, frightened exhausted, terrified Engish Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermeote 24189.2 89.3 89.4 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 914 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 242 very pleased (really/absolutely) delighted ‘very big (ccally/absolutely) hugefenormous food is very nice (really/absolutely} delicious last three days have been very-siee (really/absolutely) wonderful/marvellousiterrific -very-important (absolutely/really) essential ‘very interesting (absolutely/really) fascinating 2 terrifying 4 amazinglterrificwonderful/marvellous 6 annoyed 3 shocked 5 delighted 2 disappointed/annoyed 3 embarrassed 4 confused 5 amazed/surprised 6 delighted Unit 90 2in Bar 4on Sat Gin Jon Bon 9at 100n Min I2at 2among 3 into 4 beside § outof 6 towards 7 up 8 underneath 2 under the fence 4 after the bridge 6 (right) against 3 get out of the car 5 below/beneath me Possible anstwers: 1 No, because it will be noisy at night due to the ambulances. 2 No, because of the smell and the noise. 3 No, because it’s dangerous. 4 No. [like one or two things on the wall, but not lots of things because it looks untidy. 5 No. I prefer the aisle seat because I can move around easily without disturbing anyone else, 6 Well, that sounds nice, but it really depends who the people are. Unit 91 She hardly ever phones me. 3 Thave never broken my leg. 4 frequently vsie them at weekends. OR I visit them frequently at weekends. 5 My brother quite often calls me on Sunday. 6 [rarely saw him during the summer. 7 She is always in the office before eight. 2 rarely/seldom 4 complete 6 incredibly 3 fairly/prettyfrather ——_§ litle / slightly 7 frequently 2 I must speak to her urgently. 5 He suddenly ran out of the room. 3 Lasked him politely to move his car. 6 Lspoke to her briefly this morning. 4 I spoke to her secretly. 2 extremely/incredibly 4 very 6 a bit /a litle / slightly 3 very 5 quiteffairlypretry/rather —7__quite/fairly/pretty/rather Possible answers: 2 [ sometimes buy clothes I don’t like. I buy them because they are fashionable. I think that’s fairly typical 3 Thardly ever lose things; I'm very careful. I think ehae’s slightly unusual 4 Loften forget things ~ my glasses, people's names, etc. I expect that’s fairly typical. 5 For some reason, I hardly ever remember my dreams. I think that’s quite unusual, 6 J often speak to strangers on buses and trains. That's probably quite unusual. 7 sometimes give money to people in the stret; it depends how I feel. Thats fairly typical, I think Englsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermedite and intermediateUnit 92 92.1 for one thing / for a start when / as soon as besides/anyway finally / in the end at first / to begia with 92.2 2 get 5 both are correct 8 while 3 while 6 just as 9 both are correct 4 leaving 7 both are correct 10 cleaning 92.3 1 besides/anyway/secondly 2 first of all; Then / After that; finally 3 at first / to begin with; while 4 firstly / for a start / for one thing; secondly/besides/anyway 5 at first / 0 begin with; while; Eventually /In the end 92.4 Possible answers: 2 you finish / you've finished 6 he/she looked up the other half 23 | get thece/home 7 we got there 4 leaving & is not important / we can phone him later 5 he opened the door / he gor out of the car Unit 93 93.1 ERSTE in addition, as well, also, what's more __| although, in spite of, however, despite 93.2 2 however 5 However 8 despite 3 both are correct 6 both are correct 4 even though 7 both are correct 93.3 She always worked hard in class, whereas most of her classmates were lary. She has the ability to do the job. What's more, she is very experienced, ‘She didn’t pass the exam in spite of the help | gave her. She worked there for ten years. However, she was never happy in the job. 93.4 2 In spite of / Despite; still 6 as well /too 3 However 7 though 4 although /even though 8 yet; still 5 In addition to / As well as / Besides 93.5 Possible answers: 2 1 get up much later 5 I think I'l pass 3 the bad weather 6 she spoke very quickly 4 its cheaper (with a season ticket) 7 goes jogging / plays tennis / works, etc Unit 94 94.1 2 Teresa got the job because of her good exam results. 3 We couldn't eat outside because of the terrible weather. 4 She didn’t go to school because of her cold. 5 The referee stopped the game because of the bad light. 6 I was late because of the terrible traffic. 7 He can’t vote because of his age. 94.2 2 incase 5 Asa result / Therefore 8 otherwise 3 as long as 6 Unless 9 whetherfif 4 iin order to / so that I would 7 aslong as 10 reason Engish Vocabulary in Use Preintermediote and intermediate 294.3 94.4 95.1 m2: 95.3 95.4 95.5 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 971 97.2 97.3 97.4 244 2 AsSince 3 sothat 4 asarresult/therefore 5 unless 6 whether Possible answers: I want to improve my English because I need good English for my job. I don't know whether my English is good enough. 1 often need to write words down in my notebook, otherwise I forget thert. I don’t get many opportunities to practise my English, therefore my speaking is not very good. Speaking English may be important in order to get a better job in the future. Unit 95 formal ica depart, regarding, purchase, proceed | cheers, mate, terrific, bloke, kids t0, commence depart leave ‘mate friend cheers thanks | commence _| start regarding | about terrific fantastic (marvelous, wonderful, ete) purchase | buy bloke ‘man proceed to _| go to kids children 2 thing 5 Tmdying for 8 quite a bit 3 a load of rubbish 6 make it 9 that seulf 4 upto 7 mate 10 40 or so 2 We regret to inform you 3 grant 4 require further assistance 1a drag informal = boring; it can also mean unpleasant, e.g. Housework is a drag. 2 permit formal = allow rightening pounds (£) Unit 96 2. a registration form or an enrolment form 3 an entry form 4 a visa application form 2 When were you born? 4 Are you single or matried? 3 Where do you come from? 5 When are you leaving? 2g 3f 4b 5a 6d 7e 2 correct 3 incorrect 4 incorrect § correct 6 correct 7 incorrect 2 tip 3 onmyown 4 signit 5 require 6 team Your own answers Unit 97 2a 3d 4e 5b 2 advantages of studying 4 effect on children 6 tends to go 3 give both sides 5 On the other hand, too 2 causes; However 3 both are correct 4 hand 5 both are correct 2 Inaddition 3 However 4 Consequently 5 argument 6 effect, English Vocabulary in Use Predntermedite ond intermediate97.5 2 People tend to be conservative. OR In general / On the whole people are conservative 3 There is an argument that cars should not be allowed in town centres, OR Some people believe that cars should not be allowed in town centres. 4 In the past children played on their bikes, but nowadays they spend most of their time in front of a computer 5 Many people work longer and longer hours, and consequently /as a result they don’t have time for hobbies. Unit 98 98.1 Dear Sir or Madam Jam writing in response to your advertisement for trainees in yesterday's newspaper, and I would be grateful if you could send me further details. I look forward to hearing from you. ‘Yours faithfully 98.2 2 details 4 faithfully 6 regards 3 to hearing from you 5 sincerely 7 signature 98.3 2 Iregret to inform you 3 am pleased to inform you ... 4 Are you available on Wednesday? 5 I would like to enquire about the dates of the course. 6 Please accept our apologies for the delay. 7 1 would be grateful if you could send me the details. 8 Could you confirm that in writing? 9 Lenclose a copy of my CY. 98.4 2 writing 4 regarding/about 6 delays 8 sincerely 3 responselreply 5 regret 7 apologise Unit 99 99.1 ina week's time; once again; let you know; best wishes; give my regards to 99.2 2 Dear Mark 4 Lots of love, Trudie 3 Send/Give my regards/love to Patricia 5 All the best, Sam 99.3 2 Do you fancy going? 6 I'm going in three weeks’ time. 3 I'll be/get in touch soon. 7 Jamie is a laugh. 4 Tt looks new, but in fact it isn’. 8 Let's get together for lunch, 5 I'll let you know as soon as possible. 9 It’s ages since I wrote. 99.4 2 ages 6 hoping 10 Anyway 3 fact 7 in MW let 4 since 8 together 12 give 5 actually 9 join Unit 100 100.1 2 British Broadcasting Corporation 4 correct 6 correct 3 Member of Parliament 5 United Nations 7 curriculum vitae 100.2 2eg. 3et. 45 Sie 6S 7 Dr 100.3 Luke Olly had a maths exam this afternoon and then had to take his bike to the repair shop, so he'll probably be a bit late home. You can watch TV/elly while you're waiting for him, and please help yourself to anything in the fridge. If there's a problem, eg. if Dr Brown rings about the flu vaccination, my phone number is next to the photos on the dining room table. I should be home myself by about five. Pam (Olly’s mum) English Vocabulory in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 245 2 Du100.4 100.5 246 2 bike 5 vet 8 adiadvert 11 ab 3eg /forexample 6 etc. /andsoon 9 PIN 12 rep aw 7 case 10 stand PTO = Please turn over (you see it at the bottom of a page) RSVP = Répondez s'il vous plait, which is French for ‘please reply” (you see it on letters of invitation, which means they want a reply to the invitation) asap = as soon as possible (in emails and text messages) ; IMO = in my opinion (also in emails and text messages) DOB = date of birth (on forms) PS = postscript. Iris used at the end of a letter (after you have signed your name) to add ‘extra information, or something you have forgotten to say in the leer, English Vocoulary in Use Preintermedite and inermedite |Phonemic symbols Vowel sounds Consonant sounds Symbol Examples Symbol Examples fil sleep me ipl pur fit happy recipe Ibi book A pin dinner tt take fol foot could pull id dog fol casual iki car kick fu do shoe through igi go guarantee tef red head said Ast catch church: Jal arrive father colour ids! age lounge Jal tum bird work ity for cough photograph fou sort thought walk Wt loye vehicle fl cat black ‘ thick path 1 dal sun enough wonder 10h this mother fof got watch sock isi since rice Jax! part heart laugh tal z00. surprise Ww shop sugar machine few name late aim 3h pleasure usual vision 1 fail my idea time thy hear hotel fou boy noise dm make | feat pair where bear inf name now know ; hal hear cheers ty bring faut go home show wv look while favs out cow at road foal pure fewer it young iw! wear " This shows that the next syllable is the one with the stress. « This is used when some longer words have a second stress, less strong than on the main stressed syllable, Engish Yocobulory in Use Preintermediate and intermediate 247numbers not page numbers. ‘The pronunciation provided is for standard British English abit(slighty] ob 91 alter [follow sbsth] ‘acfto 90 anyway [returning roan eavier agreatdeal 9 greit dil 40 after [timelevent] ‘a:ita 92 subject] ‘eniwes 99) ¢ alaugh > la:t 99 alia det 92 ‘apart from s'po:t from 75 a litde (bie) "ital 91 ‘attawodz 92 apartment >/pa:tmant 17 load of rubbish 9 loud ov against [compete] 43. apologise for sth _a*poladsaue for "rabyl 95 against [touching] 2/gcnst ‘samdin 64, 98 along time ago > Ing taum 30) apology apolodsi 64 { 290 59 ages. ‘eiyiz 99 appear [become paper 9'peipe 100 ages ago a'ea0 $9 Visible] >pi9. 69 a piece of sth 9 pss ov agree have che same appear [seem] s'pi9 85 "samOin 86 ‘pinion] a'r: 66, 77, appearance >/piarans 10 arcuim anita 29 agree [say yes] 87 application {compater) 2 week/monthiyear let.) aim cm 40 sepitkeyfan 53 ' [every] owitk mand jio 37 airconditioning > application (job) _cepli'ker/on abbreviation o,brzv'xjon Kon'difonup 17 38, 98 32 airforce co fos 36 apply for sth pla fo samun ability s*ilati_ 70 aircraft ‘eokrusft_ 47,73 38 able ‘eibol 70 airtine ‘ealain 73 appointment >)pointmont 38 : above shay 90 ‘airport ‘cops _73 ach aiproots 30 above all s'bav atl 56 alarm lazm 74 approximately a/proksimti abroad rod 38 album “selbam 45 10, 14 absent ‘xbsont 39 alive oly 14 Arabic ‘wrobik absolutely ebsatu:tl 89 allover [everywhere] >: architect ‘atkitekt 35,36 accent wksont 34 "cova 19,46 architecture “akitekifa 38 ' accept ok’sept i allthe best Sloabest_ 99 Argentina cxdon'izna 5 access (0 sth} wkses 48,54 allow aay 14 Argentinian accident’ ‘eksidant 30 almost 'ssimaust 14 argue 'eigiut accommodation alone a'loon 15 anganent [angry discussion] aikoma'deifan 20 aloud aod “o:gjamant 1 7 according to o'koudin tu alphabet ‘elfabet 34 argument [reason to think] f accountant s/kapntant also ‘shou 93 “oigjomont 97) accurately} “kjarat 34 although armchair “oxmtfea 18 ache ny ck 21 akogether B army ‘o:mi 36, 58 achieve ">t: amazed o'meizd $9 arrange o'remd3 39 achievement > amazing [very goo] arrangement >'remndsmant 39 4 act (do sth] kt 57 simeizin 89 arrest 'rost 55 act [peciomm] eke 4 amazing [very artival “'rawval 96 acting ‘wkin 44 surprising] !mevziy 89 article “Gitikol_ $1 actor ‘wkta 44,70 ambition em'bijan 40 anise ‘oxtist 70 actually ‘xktfucii 99 ‘American s'merikan 5 ars atts 35 adadvert sd ‘exvaxt 100 among oman 90 as because) az 94 ' add 2d 26 amount “s'mabnt 3,20 as [when] 22 92 add sth up 2d satin ap 60 and soon end sav nn 100 asaresuk a@zorvzat 94,97 add ro basketbag wd tu:‘bo:ski) anger ‘ena 12 asifthough 7 1100085 eg 54 angely“engrli 91 slong as wzlon az 94 addition o'difon_ 60 ankle ‘wok! assoon as wesuinsez 92 i adjective ‘wigkuv 4 anniversary genrvasoi 1S aswell(as) wz wel 93 admin ‘edmin 37 announcement a'navntsmont Sa. ‘eis 5 admission 2x!'mifan 31 47 ask eb for sh _orsk ‘sambod fo: adult ‘adalt 14 annoyed olnoid 89 sami 87 advantage ad'varntids 27 annoying “3'n911) 89 ask sh the way. oisk sambout do adverb ‘edvsth 4 annual ‘enjual 46,71 wer 30 ft advert ‘edvstt_ 45,51, 100 answerphone ‘axosofoun $2 assistance _a'sistons 95 advertisement av ant ent 8 at{place] mt 90 St antique nm sn‘tik 62 a[@] a 54 advice ad'vars 86 anti-virus software ‘enti'Vaurosatall et oil 66 advise advair 37,88 "softwea 53, 54 atfirst et fast 14,92 H afford >3ud 20 anxiety en/zaisti 12 ahome wt houm 19 afraid (of) trex 77 anxious ‘egkfos 12 atleast ai list 1,61 Africa ‘irik 5 anyway [mare acnight etna 37 importantly] ‘eniwer 92 atonce et wans 75 248 English Vocobulory in Use Preintermediate and intermediate |attheend wtdiend 78 atthe moment set 09 'moumont 78 atthe same time set doserm tam $9 athlete ‘eOlist 42 athletic x0'letik 10 athletics eO'letiks 42 atmosphere ‘wimasfia 24, 33, areachment a'tetfmont 54 atack on oltek 58 attack v siek 55 arrempt nv attempt 72, 87 attend a'tend 33,39 attendance tendins 39 attitude ‘etujurd 67 aftract attention >'tnekt sitenfon 40 amtaction trak/on 49 attractive Jtrektiv 10 aubergine ‘subosisn 25 audience ‘o:cions 45 Australia ps'treii 5 Australian ps'treilion 5 author '3:09 44 available a'veilabol 48, 98 average [typical] ‘evarids 10 avoid 9'va1d_ 87 aware of 3'vear ov 77 away [distance] over 28, 29, Gi awful ‘sifal 89 habysitee ‘heibisito back up sth beck ap 'samOin 53 backache ‘bekerk 21 backpack "heekpick 22 backup ‘bekap $3 bag beg 63 baggage reclaim “baegils n'klem 47 bakery ‘hetkori 40 balcony ‘beckon 17 bald boxld 84 ballet (dancer) ‘baler 45 ballot ‘belt 36 hhandage 'txendids 21 bank (ofa river) beegk 28 bank account beenk a'kaont 20 bank loan heenk loon 20 bar (of chocolate) ba: 63 barbecue n,v'bu:bikjus 26 basic ‘beistk 34 basket “barskit 24 bass guitar bers gite: 45 bass guitarist” beis g'tarrist 45 bath ba: 16 batde ‘beta 58 BBC bibis'si 100 be (ust) about to bit abact tus ig bedelayed bi:d'lend 64 be dying for sth bis ‘datin fo ‘sambiq 95 beheld up bi:held ap 64 bein touch isn tat 99 he into sth [lke sch} bis into ‘saméuy 67 beach bi beans bis bear bea 8 beat bist 43 beauty ‘bju:ti 10 because kez 94 because of bi'koz ov 94 be before [place] br'for 90 before [time] br'fs: 92 behave bihei 3 behaviour brheivia 86 belief b'list 56 believe [chink viv 97 believein br'liw in $6 bell bol 62 belong to blog tu: 77 below by'lov 90 bend nv bend 30 beneath by'ni:d 99) beside [next to} br'sard 90 besides [giving another reason] Du'sude 92 besides [in addition] bi'sandz 93 bestfriend best frend 13 hest wishes best wifiz 99) beyond bijnnd 99 bieyele ‘baistkal 29 bike bak 29, 100 billion "bilion "60 n bin 39,86 biography “huv'ogrofi 44 birth "bs0 14 birthday card "ba:Oder kasd 73 {a} bitof sth bit ov 'saméin 86 biter 'bita 2 blame sb for sch _bleim 'samboxly fy ‘sama 87 Blanket ‘blenkit 18 bleed 21 bless you bles jus 68 lind” biaind 84 blinds bland 18 block of fats _biok ov flets 17 blog biog 54 blogger ‘blogs s4 bloke blovk 95 blonde biond 10 blow v blo 7 blow your nose blow js:nooz 9 board ny bord 47 board [blackboard] noid 100 hoarding card "bs:din koxd 47 boil bail 26 boiling. “bailin bomb” bom 58 bone boon 62. book y buk 48 boring ‘boing 89 borrow ‘bnray 32 both sides of an argument bao) suc ov wen ‘axgjomant 97 boom ‘bntam 9 bowl bool 63 box boks 63 boxing “hoksin 42 braceler ‘byeisiot 22 brake my breik 30,72 branch (of a company) bra:nts 40 branch (ofa toe) bro:iy 28 Brazil bro'zil 5 Brazilian beo'zilion break {rest] mn breik 33, break a record breik 9 irekord 6 break down breik dion 39, 80 break in(to seh) breik in 535, 80 ‘break the roles Inrerk do rusk 33 break up lend a relationship] breik ap 15 break up lend of teem} bret ap 3 breast brest 9 breathe (in/out) bei: 9 breve brick bru bride braid 15 (bridelgroom grusm 15 bridge’ beids 30 briefly ri bright brat bring sb luck brig ‘samndi Ik 46 bring sb up brin ‘sambodi ap 14 broad brad 10 broadcast ‘bro:dka:st 51 broccoli 25 broken down ‘bravkon daun 39 Drowse brave $4 browser ‘brava $4 brush your teeth bri jo tie 16 bucker ‘bakit 62, build bild 36 builder “bilda) 36 + bull bot 8 bunch banty 25, 63 burglar ‘baila 55 burglary "batglori $5 burn v ban 19 Durst into wars basst ‘into tisz 75 bus bas 29 Dus driver “bas ‘draws 73 bus station bas'stetfon 73 bus stop bas stop 29, 73 business studies ‘brznis 'stxdiz 35 businessman/woman "buzmismen? woman 35 butterfly bataflat 8 button ‘baton 22 by [how much] bar 41 by [near] bar 90 by [next to] bar 90 by [nor later than] ar $9 bother "bod9 16 by accident bar ‘wksidont 78 bottle botst 63 Engsh Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate ond intermediate 249 aby chance bar fers 78 by hand. bar hiend 78 by miseake bat m'sterk _78 by the way bar do met 75 cabbage “kebids 25 cabin crew kchin kru: 47 age Kenly 8 ‘aleulate “kelkjatet 60 calculation klkjs'leyfan 60 faleulator,‘iatkjalents 39, 60 falendar ‘kelinds 39 calf Kost 25 call [describe sb] ko: 33, call phone} kosl 52 fall for sb kovl far Sambal 80 calm (person) kam 11 calm (sea) kosm SO fame ‘kiemal 8 ‘camping ksempig 42 campsite ‘kempsart 73 ‘ean fofeok) ken 63, cean'thelp it kaznt help 76 can'tstand kant stend 67 anal ko'nal 6 cancel "ksensol 64 cancer 'kieaso 21 feandidate “kiendidat 34 cap. kep 32 capital [iy] “kepital ‘eapital lewer "kepital let 4 ‘captain ‘keptin 43 fat park k 27 cardinal number ‘ka:dinol ‘nama 60 care Keo 56 Career aim Kavriareim 96 careful ‘keoial 7 careless ‘Kealos 71 Caribbean keenbiron 5 caring. "kearn 12 carpenter ‘koxpinia 36 carpet ‘kocpit 18 carrot ‘keefat_ 25 cary guns ‘kied ganz 58 carey on (with sh keri on 79) carton ‘ka:tan 63 cease Kors 100 ash ke 20 ‘cashpoine ‘kaxfpoint 20,73 cease "Kassal 49 casual ‘Kiegjusl 22 catch (a bustrain} keet{ 29 catch (a criminal) ket 55 cathedral ko'Gicdral 49 cease kaw 97 cave ke 6 CD player sais 'plero 32 cedebrate ‘selbret 15,46 celebration sclsreifon 15 felebrity solebrati 51 cellist "fest 45 cello ‘tfeloo 45 central beating, ‘sentra hitin 7 century. ‘sentfori 44, 59 cereal ‘torial 16 ‘ceremony 'serimani 1S certifcate so'uvikot 3,35 champion ‘tfeempion 43. championship ‘Jsempisnyip 8 chance [opportunity] tfazns 86 chance possibilty that sth will appeal tons 86 change into sth tfeinds 'inta ‘samp 22 change your mind (fends ‘maind 76 changing room. ‘Jeindsip usm 2 channel [FV] *sienal 51 character [good qualities] "kerskts 17 character [personality] ‘kexokto Wt charge ¥ {fords 20,41 charming ‘YJosmig 17 chat omy ijt 16, 72 chat show {fee fou” $1 check examine] “{fek 20,47 check out Ufek aut 48 ‘checkout fooline shopping) ‘Jekaut 54 checkout [supermarket] "ekaot 24 check your email tfek jor vel 54 checkin (desk). ifekin 47 check isk 9, 68 cheerful ‘tftofat 12 cheers a toast} tJioz 68 cheers [goodbye] fioz 68 cheers [thanks] {fiaz. 64, 95 chef fel 26 chest “fest 9 chest of drawers fest ov dro B childhood tfasldhud 14 cally" 7 yin 9 ‘Jana 5 Chinese far choice tf015 18 chop ‘op 26. sircle ‘surkol 62 classical music "Klestkol 5 cleaner ‘kino 16 clear (ky) kita. 7 clear sth up kilo 'saméin ap 19 lever ‘klev> 11 click on (a link) klnkon $4 client “Karan 40 cliff Kat 50 climate ‘klaumat 6 climate change 'klaumottfeinds 7 close family klous mali 13. clothes lod, 23 loud klaod 7 et erat 250 Engith Vocabulary in Use Preintermedite and intermediate coach kautf 29 coast Kausi 50 fcaconut ‘kavkanat 25 fon Kain 20 cold Kaold 7 collar ‘kolo 22 colleague ‘koi 39 colourful ‘kaloial 71 fcomb your hair koom jaz hea 9 ‘come out [be available] "kam ant 45,51 come out sun] kam aut 7 ‘come round [ise] Kan raond 16 ‘comedy ‘komadi 44 comfortable ‘kamftabol 71 comma ‘koma 4 fommence Ko'mens 95 ‘commit a crime ko'mit 9 Kram 35 compace kom'pes 97 ‘compared witht Kom'pesd wid 97 comparison Kom'peeison 97 ‘competition ,kompo'tifan_ 43 complain kamn’plein 29,37, 77 complaint Kom'pleint 29,37 completely kom'piklt 9 complicated “komplikeitid 44,96 composer kem'pouzs 45 concentrate ‘konsontrelt__77 conditions kon'di/aaz_ 37 conductor Kantdakia. 45 confident ‘konfidant 11 confirm Kon'faxm 98 confused kon'fjurzd 12, 89 confusing Kon'Tjuczi 89 ‘confusion kon'fjusgan 12 congratulations Kon.gratfulerfanz 68 conjunetion kon dgankjon 4 fconnect kolneki 54 connected to/with Ka’nektd tui! wid 3 ceonsequendly ‘kontsikwanth 37 ‘consider Kon'sida 87 consist of kan'sst ov 646 consonant ‘konsonont 34 constituency Konstitjusnsi 56 consultant kon'saltant 37 contacts 'kontcekts 40 container kan'teing 63 feontents ‘knntents 51, 63 continent “kontinant § contrast nkoatrasst 6 ‘contrast v ‘knn'tra:st 97 convenient kon'visnignt 24,29 convince Kan'vias 88 cook nm Kuk 26 cooker ‘koko 18, 26 ool kul 7 copy ‘kopi 53 conect adj. ko'rekt_ 69 correct v koiekt 32 forage “kntids 17 cotton olan. 62 ough kor 21Could I speak 10 2 tur 52, could not believe my eyes kod not br'lizv mat aiz 76 Gon you (possibly) ..2 kod Jur 65) councable (noun) kauntabol 4 country of origin 'kantri by ‘oridsin 96 countryside “kantrisaid 28 couple [several] kapol 15, 61, o ucla spk course [sport] course (of a meal) court (of law) > court [sport] Ko:t cousin "kazan 13, cover v kava 6 | crab. kre 25 crash {computer] kre! $3 crash into sth rep into 'samdin 30 create kr'eit $3,57 creative Krieitiv "11, 12 | creature ‘krisifa 8 credit card ‘Kredit ko:d 73 crime Kram $5 crime rate kraim ret_27 criminal 'kriminal $5 crop kop 28 crossroads ‘krnsroud 73 crowded ‘kravilid 27 ey krar 9) ccucumber ‘kjuskambo 25 cultural ‘kaltfarsl_ 27, 74 | culture ‘kaltf> 27 cup [sport] Kap 3 cupboard ‘kabod 18. cure ny kjos 72. curiosity kjuariosati 12 | curious ‘Kjvarios 12 | curly 'kotli 10 currency 'karonsi 20 current 'karont 13 | currently ‘karoatli 40 cushion” “kujon 18 | ‘custom 'kastom 46 customary "kastomari_ 46 customs. 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69 judge “dsads 55 52 increase mn ‘inkris 34, 41 ing sag 63 leave shisth out zy ‘sambodit increase v an'kriis 41 jumper “dgampa 22 ‘samoun aot 80 incredible un'krecibal 43, Junction “‘dsankfon 30. leave sth somewhere incredibly sn’kredibli_ 91 junk mail dank meil 54 lisy‘sambi 'samwea 19 indefinite article 19‘definat jury ‘d30ari $5 leaves (oma tree) liv 28 ‘a:tikal 4 justas dgast ae 92 lecturer “iektfars 35, 36 individual indi'vidguol 43 keen on kin on 67 legal ‘tiga! “69 inflation un'fleyfon 41 keep [look after] kisp 28 lemon. ‘lemon’ 25 ingredients in'grisdion's 26 keep [stay ma placelcondition) lend "len 32 injure 'indso 30 Kip $2 Jeagth —lon0 61 injury ‘indari 30 keep (on) doi leopard ‘lepad 8 innocent ‘inasani 55 isp ‘dusty Samo 82 ler allow} et 14 insect ‘unsekt 8 keep a promise “kisp'proms let you know let ju: nou 99 inside lane insardlein 30 R leruce 'letis 25 insist on doing sth _in'sst on keep a secret kitp a'sikrot 82 library ‘aibroci 35 "dusig “samdin | 87 keep in touch kisp in taty 82 fiedown latdaun 79 install 1’sto:l | 36, 53, keep off sth kisp ofsam@in 31 lift mht 17 instant messaging keep rightfefe isp raleft 31 light Inot dark] lant 17 ‘instont ‘mesidsin 54 keep sb fit kisp’'sambodi fit “42 fight (not much) lait 7,74 instead insted “16 light lunch laat lant 16 English Vocabulary in Use Presinermediate and intermediate 255 ies lightning ‘astm 7 Hike [similar to] lank 85 key "latkli 24 lied numbesfemounvchoce "mtd mambo aunt fas 74 limited vocabulary Timi voor 74 link compares) nk 34 Unk word ink wand 4 ton “aon 8 le te 9 itn [pay aention] leaner 44 fee ag) la aS Wey last 27,49 Iver ‘ino. 21 Tanof ah laatz or sanbiy 39 team oun 41 Keaton brkesfon 17 toy Ink leginfon logon 3 log ol ng oft 53 bee my WE 88 look afesb lok atts “Sunbo 80 looks op ik ‘eantip ap 3, 378 Woowe nts 23 tory be 29 toe fa game) luz 43 lose weight luzz weit 74 best tia boeing Kew note lod nce 74 ioe ly 67 Love resin) lav 99 wacky ako Te Weeage ‘lnds 47 Iangsncer Tan keno 21 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'mainos 60 miserable 'mizorsival 12 English Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediate ooo amishear mus'hi 68. miss [avoid] mis 82 miss [aor heae| mis 82 sb_ mus Sambo 82 miss a chancefopportanity mis a tfa:ns/ opt miss the busfrain (ee) mis da has/trein 19, 29, 74 sissing ‘msi $8 inderstanl usanda’stend ° mix a miks 27 mix sth up nuks ‘sambup ap 2. ni 82, mobile edition “maubal ifa0 St mobile number "maobsall mambo $2 monkey 'manki 8 monthly ‘mantOli$1 mood mud 12 mosque mosk 49 mosquito mo'skistoo 8 mostly 'moustli 52 mother tongue ‘mad9tan 73 mother/beothersor in-law "imndaPbvadavean in lot 13, motorbike 'movtabaik 29 ‘mouse (animal) aos. 8 mouse (computer) maus 53 mouse mat mays met 53 move muy 17 MP ein'iz 36, 100 Mr ‘musta 100 Mrs ‘misiz_ 100 moliplication mslupl’keafon ‘60. multiplied by 60. ‘maltiplard bat murder nv maida $5 murderer ‘madara $5. mushroom ‘majrurm 25 ‘musical ‘mjuzzikol 71 mussels 'masalz. 25 my viewteeling i mat yu Tig 66 narrow nero) 10,61 national ‘nefonal 51, 62,74 navy army] ‘neivi 36 navy blue’ ‘nevi blu: 62 nearest ‘niorist 61 nearly ‘niall 14 neck nck 9 necklace 'nekos 22 negative ‘negotiv “11 neither dofamican I ‘nado dus? ‘emmfkaen at 67 nephew ‘nefuz 13 nervous ‘naives 1 net -net 42. never mind ‘nevomaind 64 news juz 86 next time nekst nice nas 11 rice ro meet you nals jus 68 niece nis 13 night after night nat ‘o:fta nait m 59‘nanlait 27 a five adj nam tur far no entry nop enti 31 ro exit nau 'eksit 31 no parking nav 'patkig 31 no problera nou ‘problam 64, 65 ‘po vacancies nao ‘verkantsiz 31 no wayichance nao weit fans 76 rod your head nod ja: hed 9 normal 'noimal Ti north 9:0 6 north-east noi ‘ist 6 north-west nas8 west 6 not atall not et a1 64 not (so) bad nt baed_ 68 rot realy not 'iali 76 ‘rote [money] nout 20 nothing ro declare ‘nadig tu: di'klea 47 notice n ‘nsutis. 31 notice v 'nsutis 88 noticeboard 'navtishard 39) nought ns:t_ 60 noun navn 4 novel ‘npval 44 now and again nau end agen 78 now and then nay end dea 75 nowadays ‘nauaderz 59, 97 nowhere to pare ‘nauweo tu: po:k 27 nurse n2:s 36 nursery school ‘na:sori skusl 33 obesity abitsoti 97 object n ‘obdstkt 62 occasionally kersonali 91 ocean ‘s0fan 6 ‘octopus ‘oktopas § of course pv kos 65. ‘off [absent] of 37,39 offence >'Tens 58 offer ‘ofa. 87 official o'irfal 3 ‘oh [0] 9960 oil fuel] ou! 57 cil fon food] oul 25 old fiend auld frend 13 olives 'olivz 25 omit omit 80 ‘on [place] on 90 ‘on and off on end of 75 fon board on bard 78 fon business nn ‘bizais 78 con display on di'spler 78 onearth ona 6 on fire pn fain 78 ‘on my/our own on maser aon 15,96 fon purpose on 'pa:pos_78 fon record on ‘teks: $7 fon strike on stratk 78 ‘on the frst/second (et, floor pad farst#'sekand fla: 17 fon the Internet on Di‘intanet 54 fon the one hand pn da wan haend 97 fon the other hand on di‘adg hand 97 fon the outskirts ‘on di'autska:ts 17 fon the phone on 03 f>00 52,78 onthe way onda wer 30 ‘on the whole on da haul 75,97 fontime pn tam 5978 once wans 68 fonce a week/month jet) wansa witk/nan® 16 fonce again wans a'gen 99 fonae or twice Wansa:twals 75 fone day wan det 59° tone ofthe advantages of wan ov Oiad'varntidsiz ov 97 onion 'anjan 25 only child ‘sunitfauld 13 open space ‘supan spers 28 ‘opera jsinger)‘ppora 45 ‘operate on sb _‘pporeit on ‘sambndli 36 ‘operating system ‘nporeitin ‘stom $3, operation japov'eifon 21 opposite “pazit 1 orso a:so0 9S orchester ordinary ‘onzanisation ww organise otherwise 'adawarz 94 ‘out [not there} aut 52 ourof aot ny 90 fut of order aut oy oda 19,31 out of the blue aut py da blu: 75 ‘out of work aut ov work 38 outofdate aotov'dert 78 outside ne “atsaid len 30 outstanding aot'stendin 43 oven 'avan “18, 26 lover [more than] 209 6 cover [movement] ‘3079 90 overcharge cuva'ifards 69 owthead locker "0vahed "lak a7 oversleep overtake overweight owe au .20 own adj oun 18, 38 own © un 17,28, 38 fowner ‘3009 38) pack pack 69 Packed pekt 49 packet ‘pavkit 63 pain pen 21 painful 'peinfol 21, 71 painless ‘pemnlos 71 pair peo 63 palace 'pelis 49 gove'slizp 64 povsitcik 30 ‘suvotam 37 suvatwent 10 Engish Vocabulary in Use Printermedhate ond intermediate Paper [newspaper] Paperwork ‘peipows:k 39 parade pa'reid 46 parcel 31 parked car pa:kt ka: 30 parrot ‘perst 8 part of speech part ov spistf 3 pardy ‘paxil 66 Partner ‘posta 32 aretime jpo:ttaim 38 pass an exam poss en ig'zem passenger 'psesondgo 47 password ‘pu:swatd 53 paste pest 53 patient adj ‘petfant 11 avent_n ‘peifont 21 pause pore pavement 'pevmant 30 pay my per 37 pay attention pet a'tenfan 76 pay back per back 41 payrrise per raz 38 PC spits 53, 100, peace and quiet "pics send ‘kwarot 75 peaceful pissfol 71 peach pitt) 25 pear peo 25 Peas pizz 25 Pedestrian poidestrian 30 pedestrian crossing poldestrian kensig 30 peel isl 26 pencil sh “pensal aspona 32 percent pasent 41, 60 percentage pa'sentids 41 Perform po'fam 45 performance po'foimons 45 permanent ‘parmanant 1 permission po'mifan 65 ppessonal (opinion) ‘paisonal 71 personal details ‘pasonal‘dsterlz 96 personal statement pparsanal'sterimont "96 personally ‘po:sanali 66 Persuade po'swerd $8 pet pet 8 Phone foun 100 phone sb hack foun 'sambox beck 52 phonemic symbol f'niomik‘simbal 3,4 photo 'fovtoa 100 Photocopier foutaukopia 39 phrasal verb ‘freizal vat 4 Phrase fre 3,4 lanist 'picoaist” 45 iano pi'eay 45 pick pik 28 pick sb up [collec sb] pik ‘samboxti ap 79 pick sth up learn] pik ‘sam@an ap 4 picke sth up [life sth from the floor] pik 'sam@ig ap) 79 287 5pie par 26 Piece pis 63, 86 pil pil 21 pillow 'pilso 18 pilor ‘plat 36 Pineapple ‘painsepol pink pink 62 pipe pain 36 pitch ptf 42 place [town/building) ples 49 phn plea 36 plane plein 100 planet ‘plenit 6 plant n plaznt 28 plane ¥_pluzn plastic ‘plestik 62 platform ‘plat play fa game) plet play against sb pe "Sambodi 43 pleasant ‘plezant 11 Please accepe our apologies for... plzz ak'sept usr sipoladsiz fo: 98 Please could you ..? 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'polasi 56 Polish ‘poullf 5 polite palant 65 politely po'laitli 91 political po'liikal 56 political parypo'iikal ‘past 36 polleion pa'lusfan 27 op music pop 'mjuizik 45 Popular ‘popjala 46, 70 Popularity popjatkeroti 70 population ‘jpopja'ietfon 5 ork nok "25 Portuguese pniive por posta ferent meanings} past 3 post message] paost_ 54 Powgraduate post gredsuat 5 postpone, poust'poan 80 pour (with eain} pot 7 powerful 'pavofal Prawns proine 25 56 predic (the fora) pr'dikt 74 Pregnancy ‘pregnansi 15 Pregnant. ‘pregnant 15 Preparation ,prepar‘eifon 34 reposition prepo'afon 4 rety fartactive)'priti 10 prety [rather] ‘pri 91 pride praid 12 Primary school 'praimar sk prime minister pram ‘munista 56 print print $3, rine sth our print ‘samOun aot 53 printer ‘prints $3 prison ‘prizan 55 private ‘pramvat 33 proceed pro'sid 95 produce ¥ pratdjuss. 37,39 prodoct ‘proakt 37 production prodakfon 39 profession pro'fefan 36 profit ‘profit 41 progress) ‘prsvgres 86 promise nv "promis 72 Promise (+ obi) that ‘promis det 88 promise ro do sth promis tur du "samOin 87 promote pro'maut 38° promotion pro'mavfon 38 pronoun praunaon 4 pronounce pro!nauns 32 pronunciation pra,nansi'etfon 32 properly prnpali 19 protect proviekt 8, 58 protestion prstickjan $0 proud pravd 12 provide provvaid $6 psychologist savknlndsist 35 psvebology sarkolsdsi 35 public transport ‘pablik‘renspnet 28, 29, 73 publish publi St punctuation papktfueifon 4 punish ‘pamf 33, 55 Punishment 'panifmont 55 pupil ‘pjuspal 33, purchase ‘paxtfos 95) purple 'paipal 62 Purpose psipos 94 push po 82 put on make-up pot on ‘metksp 16 put on the brakes potion dabreiks 73 put on weight put on weit 74 put sb through "pot 'sambndi Oru: 52 pat sh back ot sano bak put sth off pot ‘sami of 80 put sth on [make equipment work] pot 'sambig on 79 258 English Vocabulary in Use Presntermediate and intermediate put sth up [raise] post ‘samy 079 ppt sth on [put clothes on your body] put 'samdig on 22,79, 80 cvalification _kwolifkerfon 35,98 qualified ‘kwnlifaid 35 ually ‘kwolifat 35 duality ‘kwolati 40 fquanticy kwontati 63 quarter [one quarter} "ko ‘quarter [thee months) ‘kw 41 ‘question mark “kwestfon mark * fquene nkjv 24,29, 72 queue y kjur 31,72 quiet ‘kwaist 27 quietly "kwarotli 91 uit kon 38 quite wait 91 Site a bir kwaat obit 95 suite along way kort 9 ing wer 61 ite Likely vast “uli 74 ‘wite often kat ‘ofan 91 rbbie rebit 8 me nels 43 mace v rei 42 racing driver ‘rots 'drava 42 rainforest ‘vein,forist. 6 raise rez 4 range reinds 24 rare [meae] res 48 fare fonastall re9 8 rarely ‘reali 91 rather real realise reality TV show ritzlati aly very] 2 6 foo 1 ia 89 really? [to express surprise] 7 reason 34 reasonable i:zanobal_ 23,71 recently ‘sisonili $9 reception [ina hotel) sepon 8 reception [wedding party] n'sepfan 15. recession ev'sefon 41 recipe ‘resipi 26 recommend (+g) eka'mend 7 recommend + shat rekamend det 50, 88 record nn rekoed 43 record ¥ ikoud 45 recording studio ikocdig 'stjusdion 45 red pepper rad pepo 25 reduce m'djuss 56, $7 reduction F'dakian 56 reference ‘releons 96 refund nm ritand 24regarding n'goxdin 95,98 regional registration form redst'streifan foom 96 regres 1, crgiet 72,98 regular (verb) ‘regjala regularly regjolalt $4 reject v rVagekt 80 relating to e'leitig tus 3 relations Teifanz 13, relationship rv'lesjanfip 15 relatives relat 13 relax rileks 70 relaxation itlek'setfon 70 relaxed riliskst 33 relevant 'elovant 96 reliable rlaisbal _11,29, 71 relyon n'laton 77 remarry remind repair repeat repetition replace" H'piek reply oy report 1'po! reponer_ni'po:ta $1 represent repni'zent 36 request n rvkwest 65 require rikwaia 95,96 rescue a, ski research m1 result feonsequence] _r'zalt 37,97 result [ipa competition) _nzalt retake sh iterk sambin 34 retire rtnio. 38 retired “ratad 14 recirement_riiaiomant M4, 38 revise vate 1,34 revision vison" 34 rewrite ait 69 fide fa bike) ra 29 Fight exactly] rat” 90, Fighe away ra siver 75 fing. vrip 52,72 fing fewellery] uy 22 finga bell Figatel 73 cag 42 my raz 41 road sign rudsin 30 roast ust 26 rob rob 85 robber ‘robo. $8 robbery ‘robot 55 rock rok 50 rock limbing cok’lasmn 42 romantic comedy rov'meentik ‘komad 44 room [space] rum 86 room service rusm'sav1s 48 roots 28 rough jsea) raf 50 roughly ‘ralli 10,14 round movement] "rand 90 round [shape] round 62 round the corner aunkl 09 kin 29,61 routine visa 1 rub sth out rab samfig aut 1,32 rubber ‘rab 1, 32,62 rubbish 'rabif $6 rucksack 'rakseek 22 rg rag 18 ruler ‘ruslo 32 sun [manage] can 37,40 run [use applications) ran 53 run out of sth eAn aut Ov ‘samdny 19,39 sunway "eanwer 47 rush hour r9)auo 27 Russia ‘nals $ Russian ‘tafon_ 5 sick nysek 38 sale seit 27 sail sell 42 sailing ‘soli 42 sailor. ‘seila 36,42 sald ‘selod 26 salad dressing ‘Sulod ‘desig 25 salary 'selori 37 sales rep seilz rep 100 salmon’ ‘seman 25 same to you seum tu: jus 68 sand send 50 sandy ‘send! 50 satisfed with ‘setistud wid) 77 Saucepan ‘Sosspan 26 Saud Arabia sili preibia 5 Saud) Arabian 5 save [keep] seiv 53,57 save [rescue] sev 72 save [up) serv 20,79 saxophone 'soksafoun 45 saxophonist swk'sofonust 45 say [give information in writing) Ser 51,66 say + that’ se1det 88 Scandinavia skiendi'aenvia 5 scared skead. 12 searf skatt 22 scenery ‘simnari 28, 86 science ‘saions 35 science ficton 'suians ‘ikjon 4 scientist's 70 score a goal sk>it 9 go0l_74 search nv sort 54, 58 seaside resort ‘sitsad zt $0 season (in the year) ‘sizzan 28. season ticket sizzan kit 29 seat be sist belt 47 second (time) 'sekond $9. secondary school "sekandari skusl 33 secondly ‘sokondli 92 sooret 'sikrat $6 see find out] sis 3 see [use your eyes] sis 85 see the sights Siro saits 49 semicircle ‘semi suzkal 62 send my regards/love to send mat r'gaidz/lav tu: 99 sense of humour sens ov ‘hjurma 11 sensible ‘'sentsibal 11 series ‘stritz SL serious [bad] ‘sisciss 21,74 serious [important] 'siorigs 15 serious quiet] 'siorios 11 serve vo sav 23 service ‘sais 48 Setoff setof 80 setsth up set'samOun ap 37,40 several 'sevaral 63 shade fed 50 shake hands ferk hiendc 9, 68 shake your head Jerk joched 9 Shall we 2 fel wit 65 share fea 18, 32 sharke “fork 8 sharpily} Jory 41 sharpen ‘Jo:pon 32 shave Jory 16 sheet ofa bed] sheet [of paper} shelf fell 24 shine foun 7 shocked Jokt_ 89 shocking oki 89 shoot just 58 shop v. 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3 still [continuing] sal 93 swerve swe 30 sill [of water] stil 48 ‘swimmer ‘Swima 42 7 stir st: 26 ‘Swimming costume something wrone with stomach ache 'stamk etk 21 “swimig‘kestjuim 42 "sambun £09 wid. 77 Store st $3 Swiss suis $ songwriters storm storm 7 switch sth off swat 'samtap of | sooner of later Straight sex 10 7 75 5 straight away sore throat S92 rout stranger's sorry wo disturb you Srswherey i'stoab juz Sreect market switch sth on swrt{ sami on "9 Switzerland. ‘swtsolond § syllable ‘silat 4 south-west S00 West 6 stuff stat fakea break teikabrek 81 seress [emphasis] sires 4 Spnonym ‘sinanim_ 1 stress [worry] stres 12 syscem ‘sistam 33 sort of sot ov 7 stressed. strest tablet ‘ceblot 21 sort sth out so:t'Samiip aut 79 stressful ‘stresful 27 take [accept sth] “teik 81 sound. saund 85 serie strikt 14,33 take jremove sth} teik 81 sour ‘sau 26 stripe sirayp 62 take [tel] teik $5, 81 south Saud 6 stroll straul 50 take [write down] tetk 81 South Korea saud kos Strang wind) stron 7 take (size 12) teik 81 south-east sa00 list 6 study nm stadi 18, take time) teik 59 souvenie survaa'to 49 stupid 'stjuspid 11, 70 take a course teika ks 81 space speis 17 stupidity stjurprdati_ 70 take/make a decision spacebar 'spersba: 53 stylish ‘stalif 22, 62 teikimesk adi'sisan 8 subject ‘Sabdgiki "33 takealook teikslok 81 260 English Yocabulary in Use Predotermediote ond intermediatetakea photo. teik 9"foutou 81 takenave a shower teikihey a "fava 81 take action te1iswekfon $7 take/do an exam terkidus en ig'zem 34 takecare teikke 68 takoldo exercise teikfdus ‘eksasauz 81 take over sth terk ‘suva 40 take part teik part 43 take place teik ples 46 take sb on teik 'sambodi on 79 take sth hack teik 'samdin bake 7” take sth off terk 'sambuy of 22, 80 take sth up. teik'samOip ap 40 take things easy teik Oinz ut ‘nzi 81 takeaway ‘teikower 16 take-off ‘teikot 47 talent. ‘telont 1 talented 'twlantid 11 tall personltree/building ‘samo tap txp 18,57 taste favour) 1, v 26,85 taste [what you like] ters 45 tasty 'tersti_ 26 ax teks $6 taxirank ‘eksi negk 29 teaching. ‘istfip 38 team tim 43,96 tear v tea 19 teenager teens ttn tell + obj that teldat 88 tell sb.a joke tcl 'sambodi a souk. 74 telly ‘tel! 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