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Her parents were enthusiastic about her
143 enthusiastic adj ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk enthusiastisch enthousiaste entusiasta decision to go to college.
Students and teachers need to solve this
143 solve v sɒlv lösen résoudre risolvere problem by working together.
I wrote my personal profile on Facebook.
143 profile n ˈprəʊfaɪl Profil profile profilo
Unit 10
99 bicycle n ˈbaɪsɪkəl Fahrrad vélo bicicletta, bici Did you come by bicycle?
99 bus n bʌs Bus bus bus, autobus I usually catch a bus to college.
99 car n kɑː Auto voiture auto(mobile), macchina We decided to travel by car.
The coach for Newcastle leaves in 20
99 coach n kəʊtʃ Reisebus autocar pullman minutes.
99 ferry n ˈferi Fähre Ferry/bac traghetto We crossed the river by ferry.
99 lorry n ˈlɒri LKW camion autocarro The lorry was carrying bricks.
He delivered the takeaway pizzas by
99 moped n ˈməʊped Moped mobylette ciclomotore, motorino moped.
99 motorbike n ˈməʊtəbaɪk Motorrad moto motociclo, motocicletta My son is saving up for a motorbike.
Our plane landed in Chicago just after six.
99 plane n pleɪn Flugzeug avion aeroplano
99 taxi n ˈtæksi Taxi taxi taxi, tassì We took a taxi to the station.
I caught the nine o'clock train to Boston.
99 train n treɪn Zug train treno
99 van n væn Transporter fourgon furgone Jack bought a white van.
I'm going to catch the 8:40 a.m. train on
99 catch v kætʃ kriegen prendre prendere Wednesday.
99 commuter n kəˈmjuːtə Pendler navetteur/banlieusard pendolare The train was packed with commuters.
99 get into phr v ɡet ˈɪntə einsteigen monter salire (in auto) She got into the car and drove away.
99 get off phr v ɡet ˈɒf aussteigen descendre scendere We get off at the next stop.
99 get on phr v ɡet ˈɒn einsteigen embarquer salire I get on the bus two stops after my boss.
99 get out of phr v ɡet ˈaʊt əv aussteigen débarquer scendere, uscire We got out of the taxi at the station.
99 go by phr v ɡəʊ ˈbaɪ fahren mit Voyager en … andare con Let's go by taxi.

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How long does your journey to school
99 journey n ˈdʒɜːni Fahrt, Reise voyage viaggio take?
We've missed the 10 o'clock train – we'll
99 miss v mɪs verpassen rater perdere have to get the next one.
The boat sank, but all the passengers and
99 passenger n ˈpæsəndʒə Fahrgast, Passagier passager/passagère passeggero crew were rescued.
Two pedestrians were injured when the
99 pedestrian n pəˈdestriən Fußgänger piéton(-ne) pedone car ran off the road.
99 ride v raɪd fahren faire du cheval andare in bici I learnt to ride a bike when I was five.
You can take the train as far as Salisbury
and then you need to catch a bus.
99 take v teɪk nehmen prendre prendere
99 traveller n ˈtrævələ Reisender voyageur viaggiatore She is an experienced traveller.
The voyage from England to India used to
99 voyage n ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ Reise voyage viaggio take six months.
One of her travelling companions became
100 companion n kəmˈpænjən Reisegefährte compagnon de voyage compagno (di viaggio) ill.
100 snore v snɔː schnarchen ronfler russare Stop snoring!
100 annoy v əˈnɔɪ ärgern agacer dare fastidio, seccare Stop annoying your father.
She's always coming up with crazy ideas.
100 crazy adj ˈkreɪzi verrückt fou/étranger pazzo, matto
We stayed in a small hotel in the centre of
100 hotel n həʊˈtel Hotel hôtel albergo, hotel Paris.
You can find all the latest information on
100 internet n ˈɪntənet Internet internet internet the internet.
All our friends and neighbours are coming
100 neighbour n ˈneɪbə Nachbar voisin vicino to the party.
100 offend v əˈfend verärgern offenser offendere I hope I haven't offended you.
100 rent v rent mieten louer affittare We rent the flat from my uncle.
In the afternoon, we all did some
100 sightseeing n ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ Besichtigung tourisme fare un giro turistico sightseeing.
100 sunbathe v ˈsʌnbeɪð sonnenbaden bain de soleil prendere il sole This beach is a good place to sunbathe.

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Bicycles are the best form of transport in
100 transport n ˈtrænspɔːt Verkehrsmittel moyen de transport trasporto the city centre.
Just by chance, I met her in the
100 chance n tʃɑːns Zufall chance caso, occasione newsagent's.
101 airport n ˈeəpɔːt Flughafen aéroport aeroporto The plane landed at Sydney airport.
He booked a table at the restaurant for
101 book v bʊk bestellen, buchen réserver libro eight o'clock.
101 flight n flaɪt Flug voyage en avion/vol volo It was a very short flight.
101 postcard n ˈpəʊstkɑːd Postkarte carte postale cartolina postale Mary sent us a postcard from Spain.
You'll never guess who I bumped into at
101 bump into phr v ˈbʌmp ɪntə stoßen auf rencontrer par hasard sbattere, imbattersi the supermarket!
She gave a deep bow at the end of the
102 bow n baʊ Verbeugung saluer/faire la révérence inchino performance.
102 gift n ɡɪft Geschenk cadeau regalo Did you give your mother a gift?
The principal gave me a friendly
102 handshake n ˈhændʃeɪk Handschlag poignée de mains stretta di mano handshake.
102 kiss n kɪs Kuss baiser bacio Come here and give me a kiss!
Jack gave her a friendly wave as the train
102 wave n weɪv Winken faire un signe de la main gesto, cenno (di saluto) left the station.
The musicians stood up and bowed to the
102 bow v baʊ verbeugen saluer/faire la révérence inchinarsi audience.
102 kiss v kɪs küssen donner un baiser/embrasser bacio She kissed the children goodnight.
102 shake hands v ˌʃeɪk ˈhændz Hände schütteln serrer la main de quelqu'un stringere la mano The two men shook hands.
The children waved at the Queen as her
102 wave v weɪv winken faire un signe de la main salutare (con la mano) car passed.
My mother gave me a necklace for my
102 give v ɡɪv geben Faire cadeau dare birthday.
Tickets will be available to the public next
102 available adj əˈveɪləbəl verfügbar disponible disponibile week.
102 clock n klɒk Uhr horloge orologio You could hear the clock ticking.
There was a vase of yellow flowers by the
102 flower n ˈflaʊə Blume fleur fiore window.

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Gift-giving is quite formal in some
102 formal adj ˈfɔːməl formell Formel/officiel formale countries.
They often throw informal parties for their
102 informal adj ɪnˈfɔːməl zwanglos informel informale friends.
102 leather n ˈleðə Leder cuir cuoio, pelle She bought herself a black leather bag.
I asked Steve to help me, but he refused.
102 refuse v rɪˈfjuːz sich weigern refuser rifiutare
The statue was a tiny figure made of solid
102 silver n ˈsɪlvə Silber argent argento silver.
She's so superstitious she stays at home
102 superstitious adj ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs abergläubisch superstitieux superstizioso every Friday the 13th.
102 unlucky adj ʌnˈlʌki unglücklich malchanceux sfortunato He was unlucky not to score a goal.
Puttnam is one of the UK's most famous
104 director n dəˈrektə, daɪ- Regisseur directeur direttore, regista directors.
104 follow v ˈfɒləʊ folgen suivre seguire I followed her into the house.
104 role n rəʊl Rolle rôle ruolo He played the lead role in the play.
We hired a car and drove around to see
104 scenery n ˈsiːnəri Szenerie paysage scenario the spectacular scenery in the Alps.
104 set v set spielen scène ambientato The film is set in the 60s.
104 trip n trɪp Ausflug voyage gita, escursione Dad's promised us a trip to Disneyland.
104 continent n ˈkɒntənənt Erdteil continent continente Asia is the largest continent in the world.
104 amazed adj əˈmeɪzd erstaunt surpris stupefatto, sbalordito I'm amazed that she invited you.
104 amazing adj əˈmeɪzɪŋ erstaunlich étonnant/surprenant straordinario, eccezionale Their apartment is amazing.
She gets annoyed with me for being
104 annoyed adj əˈnɔɪd verärgert Contrarié(e) seccato, arrabbiato untidy.
104 annoying adj əˈnɔɪ-ɪŋ irritierend contrariant irritante, fastidioso She has an annoying laugh.
104 bored adj bɔːd gelangweilt Qui s'ennuie annoiato She soon got bored with the game.
The programme was so boring she fell
104 boring adj ˈbɔːrɪŋ langweilig ennuyeux noioso asleep.
She felt very depressed after losing her
104 depressed adj dɪˈprest deprimiert déprimé depresso job.
104 depressing adj dɪˈpresɪŋ deprimierend déprimant deprimente This book is very depressing.

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Julie was disappointed that her friends
104 disappointed adj ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntəd enttäuscht Déçu(e) deluso, rattristato couldn't come.
104 disappointing adj ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ enttäuschend Décevant deludente It was disappointing to lose the match.
Emma was so excited about the concert
104 excited adj ɪkˈsaɪtəd aufgeregt Excité(e) eccitato, emozionato that she couldn't sleep.
104 exciting adj ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ aufregend passionnant(e) eccitante, emozionante It was a pretty exciting game.
Liz has always been frightened of spiders.
104 frightened adj ˈfraɪtnd Angst haben Effrayé(e) spaventato
104 frightening adj ˈfraɪtn-ɪŋ Angst erregend effrayant terrificante, spaventoso It's a very frightening film.
104 inspired adj ɪnˈspaɪəd inspiriert Inspiré(e) ispirato, entusiasmante It's an inspired piece of artwork.
104 inspiring adj ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ inspirierend inspirant motivante She was an inspiring teacher.
Jo has been interested in animals all her
104 interested adj ˈɪntrəstəd interessiert Intéressé(e) interessato life.
A good teacher can make any subject
104 interesting adj ˈɪntrəstɪŋ interessant intéressant interessante interesting.
I'm surprised you haven't been there
104 surprised adj səˈpraɪzd überrascht Surpris(e) sorpreso before.
104 surprising adj səˈpraɪzɪŋ überraschend Surprenant sorprendente This is a very surprising result.
By the end of the day, I felt so tired that I
104 tired adj taɪəd müde Fatigué(e) stanco had to lie down.
104 tiring adj ˈtaɪərɪŋ ermüdend épuisant/fatiguant stancante Teaching is a very tiring job.
eine Hauptrolle spielen, in einer She stars in the next film.
105 star v stɑː Hauptrolle zeigen Star/vedette avere il ruolo di protagonista
105 break down phr v ˌbreɪk ˈdaʊn kaputt gehen Tomber en panne guastare My car broke down on the way to work.
105 check in phr v ˌtʃek ˈɪn einchecken s'enregistrer fare il check in Check in two hours before your flight.
She's had a lot of personal problems
106 problem n ˈprɒbləm Problem problème problema recently.
We had to cancel the picnic because of
106 cancel v ˈkænsəl absagen annuler cancellare, annullare the bad weather.
106 deal n diːl Vereinbarung Affaire/marché accordo, affare I got a great last minute deal on the flight.
We were driving to the airport when the
106 engine n ˈendʒən Motor moteur motore car's engine stopped.

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Our flight landed at Heathrow airport at
106 land v lænd landen atterrir atterrare 9:30.
106 last-minute adj ˌlɑːst ˈmɪnət in letzter Minute De dernière-minute last-minute, ultimo minuto His last-minute goal saved the match.
106 runway n ˈrʌnweɪ Start-/Landebahn Piste d'atterrissage pista (di atterraggio) The plane landed on the runway.
106 wheel n wiːl Rad Roue/pneu ruota A tricycle has three wheels.
The two men exchanged greetings and
132 greeting n ˈɡriːtɪŋ Begrüßung salutation saluti sat down.
People in this part of the world stand
132 stand v stænd stehen être debout stare (in piedi) really close together.
se sentir dans l'inconfort/mal à I'm always so uncomfortable on long
132 uncomfortable adj ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl, -ˈkʌmfət- unbehaglich l'aise scomodo plane journeys.
132 weak adj wiːk schwach faible debole At the end of the race he felt weak.
Unit 10 Writing Bank
They are planning a grand party for their
144 grand adj ɡrænd groß grand grandioso, magnifico clients.
The heat of the fire will soon make the
144 heat n hiːt Hitze chaleur calore room warmer.
Paula looked miserable yesterday.
144 miserable adj ˈmɪzərəbəl elend misérable infelice, triste
The queen lives at Buckingham Palace.
144 palace n ˈpæləs Palast palais palazzo
The children played on the sand.
144 sand n sænd Sand sable sabbia
I showed them around our new house.
144 show around phr v ˌʃəʊ əˈraʊnd herumführen Faire visiter fare un giro
It looks like there's going to be a storm.
144 storm n stɔːm Unwetter tempête tempesta, temporale
You look absolutely stunning.
144 stunning adj ˈstʌnɪŋ überwältigend splendide favoloso, stupendo
In the summer we start work at sunrise
144 sunrise n ˈsʌnraɪz Sonnenaufgang Lever du soleil alba and finish at sunset.

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