Vocabulary mind maps

Computer words
USB port webcam cable CPU file
speakers hard drive
hardware

software headphones

screen – flat monitor, screen Computers joystick

saver, desktop, background
keyboard
printer – ink, ink
cartridge, toner laptop
memory stick –
operating system mouse – mouse mat, modem microphone USB stick
click, right-click

virus – anti-virus software

browser

video chat, video conference email – spam,

attachment homepage

The internet
social networks – virtual community, online – website, webpage, virtual,
Facebook, Twitter, Skype web, web address, blog, link, pop-up

search engine – Yahoo,

Google, Bing password, username

provider

call, text messages,

SMS Mobile phones voice messages

turnon/off type upload attach browse call chat

click
text
connect
surf the net
copy
shut down Verbs
delete
search
download
save
insert
print out leave/send
press plug in paste open log on link up a message

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Relatives
grandparents – grandfather/grandad/ best man bridesmaid
grandpa, grandmother/granny/grandma
Wedding, marriage
grandson,
parents – father/dad, mother/mum,
granddaughter
mother-in-law, father-in-law groom bride

aunt, uncle infancy

Family members son, daughter childhood

pet senior citizen adolescence

nephew, niece
Life cycle
wife, husband adult child, children, kid
sibling – brother, sister, (identical)
cousin twins, sister-in-law, brother-in-law adulthood
adolescent, teenager
baby, infant

independence, love nature vs nurture environment experience personality behaviour

dependence/reliance
housework, chores
argument/quarrel,
disagreement Life curfew

memory
personal space, privacy
female
hereditary, genes surname ethnicity nationality male

troublemaker worrying, worried amazing, amazed annoying beauty queen

primary school, secondary
school, university/college boarding tiring, tired charmer
school
surpising, surprised close
reunion School graduation
stubborn Characteristics
clown
student girlfriend, boyfriend perfectionist
confused
best friend/mate spoiled cool
overachiever lazy interesting, interested exciting, excited dull

have a lot in common spend time be admitted/ become friends

graduate hang out with annoy attend break up
(together/with) accepted (into)
go out with come from
get used to keep in touch (with)
have an argument invite
take care (of) invade
Verbs
seek out depend on

get together look alike

get to know end up

make friends (with) lose contact with

get a life get a job get home get along/on with fight fall out with fall in love let someone down

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Sports
score, record trail achievement desert – sandstorm
cave
sign beginner, novice, advanced
ocean
safety, rules, instructions Life’s competition, competitors Places
Adventures
opportunity conditions
mountains,
fair, unfair, cheating danger lake
experience mountain range

bungee jumping
camping – bonfire/campfire,
flashlight, sleeping bag, tent
aerobics gymnastics mountain biking

rock climbing sailing

athletics
Do
motor racing canoeing

basketball Sports and cycling

cricket adventure sports Go
rafting
field/ice hockey paragliding diving
Play
football
Run sky surfing fishing
rugby a race
snowboarding skiing sandboarding
a marathon
swimming
badly carefully clearly correctly
elbow pads angrily easily
shin pads
gear
well fast
rucksack
goggles hard
violently Adverbs
Equipment
map hopefully
harness successfully
lately
life jacket helmet slowly
knee pads loudly
seriously quickly nervously

make a move, a profit, an exception, some break build on

expensive food, fun of, my way to, sure, a noise, plans carry on

dangerous inexperienced do a good job, me a favour, carry /out

my homework, well
challenge
cheap Adjectives nervous sign up
Verbs
climb over
set off
rough
successful come along
run away
scared
line up come upon

keep on hold on go over dream on

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Crime
robber, robbery, gang, criminal, terrorist
wicked

baddie scoundrel

Villains
evildoer

danger
success disaster

nice of professional similar to admirable afraid of amazing worried about scared of

talented bad at

nervous about tired of

lost best

kind of brave
Verbs, nouns and adjectives
special caring

interested in worst

terrible different from

intelligent fantastic

incredible impressed with important hard-working good at generous full of fed up with

volunteer win admire beat up bother break up

compete
think up
correct
take over
encourage
speak Verbs
give up
shout
help
save
hope
rescue
pay participate (in) oppose offer keep up inspire work out

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borrow from

surprised at afraid of

similar to crime against

shocked at deal with

base on duty to

responsible for worried about

nice of effect on

ready for scared of

involved in hundreds of

nervous about bad at

astonished by tired of

kind of depend on
Verb, adjective, noun + preposition
ashamed of dream about

interested in know as

accustomed to laugh at

accused of different from

influence on listen to

work with respect for

interest in fed up with

impressed with marriage to

lack of full of

suffer from reason for

good at prefer to

smile at

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The media
children´s animation
concert drama
documentary comedy fantasy
drama

thriller historical
weather game show
TV programmes Genre
talent show movie horror
suspense
soap opera news mystery
sci-fi
romance
sitcom quiz show
short film reality show

storyline subtitle channel character competition culture celebrities –singer,

programme host/hostess
viewers/audience
DVD, disc
role
relationship
remote control Television
programme entertainment

scenario
plot
human nature episode, season, series script hit contestant producer, judge events

relevant romantic rude accident-prone amateur anti-social boring cheerful

realistic cool
unconventional suspense depressing
prudish successful
problematic dramatic
well-made
square easy-going
positive
Adjectives
polite educational
shy
outgoing entertaining

negative sceptical exaggerated

stimulating sad strict
naive exciting

moody irrelevant interesting intense informative hilarious heart-warming fun, funny

act broadcast a blast a break

watch time
dub a conversation
turn up /down fun
feature a laugh
take place (in) Verbs a test Have
join in
a look
point out a shower
switch/turn over a meal
report a point
switch on/off a nap
star (in) a party

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Social issues
spending cuts – education, health, culture discrimination economy injustice ageing population

violence immigration

dictatorship Social issues special needs

democracy corruption

sexism overpopulation civil, social, sexual rights special needs social matters politics

independence declaration election army enemy democracy

consequences grassroots

constitution Protest and action political movements, systems

independence revolution

laws uprising collective action march demonstration complaints

protest demonstrate go into recession /crisis take action assist demand win reduce increase

try lead

meet stand

gather attend a meeting, a demonstration, a debate

Verb
debate change

argue achieve

discuss elect

reach a point, a conclusion, an agreement disagree agree give up protest defeat govern campaign

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