Roadmap B1+ Vocabulary

freezing adj ˈfriːzɪŋ extremely cold freezing It’s freezing in this It’s freezing in this
house. Can’t I turn house. Can’t I turn
on the heating? on the heating?

could do with v phr kʊd ˈduː wɪð to need or want could do with I could have done I could have done
somethinɡ ˌsʌmθɪŋ something somethinɡ with some help this with some help this
morning. morning.

tiny adj ˈtaɪni extremely small tiny George grew up in George grew up in
a tiny community in a tiny community in
the Midwest. the Midwest.

rough adj rʌf a rough area is a rough We try to avoid the We try to avoid the
place where there is rough part of town. rough part of town.
a lot of violence or
crime

surrounded by adj phr səˈraʊndəd baɪ all around surrounded by The field was The field was
somethinɡ ˌsʌmθɪŋ (someone or somethinɡ surrounded by surrounded by
something) on trees. trees.
every side

move out phr v ˌmuːv ˈaʊt to leave the house move out He moved out, and He moved out, and
where you are living a year later they a year later they
now in order to go were divorced. were divorced.
and live somewhere
else

move away phr v ˌmuːv əˈweɪ to go to live in a move away My best friend My best friend
different area moved away when I moved away when I
was ten. was ten.

landlord n ˈlændlɔːd someone who rents landlord We asked the We asked the
a room, building or landlord for a new landlord for a new
piece of land to fridge. fridge.
someone

put up the rent v phr ˌpʊt ʌp ðə ˈrent to increase the put up the rent The landlords The landlords
money that haven’t put the rent haven’t put the rent
someone pays up for four years. up for four years.
regularly to use a
room, house, etc.
that belongs to
someone else

good condition n phr ˌɡʊd kənˈdɪʃn the good physical good condition The car has been The car has been
state that well maintained and well maintained and
something is in is in good is in good
condition. condition.

lively adj ˈlaɪvli a place or situation lively The hotel is The hotel is
that is lively is situated next to the situated next to the
exciting because a lively bustling port. lively bustling port.
lot of things are
happening

neighbourhood n ˈneɪbəhʊd the area around you neighbourhood Is there a good Is there a good
or around a Chinese restaurant Chinese restaurant
particular place, or in the in the
the people who live neighbourhood? neighbourhood?
there

storage n ˈstɔːrɪdʒ space, etc. for storage They moved to a They moved to a
keeping things in house with lots of house with lots of
storage space. storage space.

knock down phr v ˌnɒk ˈdaʊn to destroy a knock down They want to knock They want to knock
building or part of a the house down the house down
building and rebuild it. and rebuild it.

repair v rɪˈpeə to fix something repair Dad was up the Dad was up the
that is damaged, ladder, repairing the ladder, repairing the
broken, split or not roof. roof.
working properly

put in central v phr ˌpʊt ɪn ˌsentrəl ˈhiːtɪŋ to install a system put in central They recommended They recommended
heating in which water or heating that we change the that we change the
air is heated in one windows and put in windows and put in
place and then sent new central new central
around the rest of heating. heating.
the building through
pipes, etc. to heat it

basement n ˈbeɪsmənt a room or area in a basement We use the We use the

building that is basement as a basement as a
under the level of games room for the games room for the
the ground children. children.

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freezing adj ˈfriːzɪŋ extremely cold freezing It’s freezing in this It’s freezing in this
house. Can’t I turn house. Can’t I turn
on the heating? on the heating?

keep clean and v phr kiːp ˌkliːn ən ˈtaɪdi to make sure a keep clean and tidy Rob’s kitchen is Rob’s kitchen is
tidy place is not dirty always clean and always clean and
and everything is tidy. tidy.
neatly arranged

move in with phr v ˌmuːv ˈɪn wɪð to start living with move in with I’ve moved in with I’ve moved in with
someone ˌsʌmwʌn someone in the someone my cousin until I my cousin until I
same home start my new job. start my new job.

share the cost v phr ˌʃeə ðə ˈkɒst to join with share the cost I shared the cost of I shared the cost of
someone else to running the flat with running the flat with
pay the money that two other students. two other students.
you must regularly
spend in order to
run a home

lively adj ˈlaɪvli a place or situation lively Glasgow has a Glasgow has a
that is lively is lively nightlife. lively nightlife.
exciting because a
lot of things are
happening

rural adj ˈrʊərəl happening in or rural Many rural bus Many rural bus
relating to the routes have been routes have been
countryside, not the cancelled recently. cancelled recently.
city

central adj ˈsentrəl in the middle of an central central central

area

green adj ɡriːn covered with grass, green green green

trees, bushes, etc.

convenient for adj phr kənˈviːnjənt fə used to describe a convenient for convenient for convenient for
place where
something is close
and easy to reach

rough adj rʌf a rough area is a rough rough rough

place where there is
a lot of violence or
crime

tiny adj ˈtaɪni extremely small tiny tiny tiny

nice and bright adj phr ˌnaɪs ən ˈbraɪt pleasant and nice and bright nice and bright nice and bright
attractive, with
plenty of light

huge adj hjuːdʒ extremely large huge huge huge

quite noisy adj phr ˌkwaɪt ˈnɔɪzi a place that is quite quite noisy quite noisy quite noisy
noisy is fairly full of
noise

central adj ˈsentrəl in the middle of an central It’s freezing in this It’s freezing in this
area house. Can’t I turn house. Can’t I turn
on the heating? on the heating?