File 1

1A
Vocabulary Bank Work
Adjectives describing a job
1. challenging
2. demanding
3. monotonous
4. motivating
5. repetitive
6. rewarding
7. tedious
Nouns that are often confused
8. benefits
9. career
10. post
11. professionn
12. bonus
13. perks
14. salary
15. The money
16. wages
17. employee
18. employer
19. staff
20. qualifications
21. skills
22. training
23. hours
24. timetable
25. deal with
26. do voluntary work
27. get a rise
28. get promoted to
29. get fired
30. get sacked
31. get work experience
32. good prospects np
33. in charge of
34. job security np
35. make (sb) redundant
36. off work
37. on a short-term contract
38. on maternity leave
39. out of work
40. run a business
41. responsible for
42. self-employed
43. the opportunity to
44. work part-time
45. temporary job
46. unpaid work
47. Lexis in context
48. catch up with
49. comfort zone
50. fill (sb) in
51. grit your teeth
52. In a sense
53. know your own mind
54. stick to your guns
1B
Vocabylary bank family
21st century families in the UK
55. extended family
56. father figure
57. great-grandparents
58. great-great-grandparents
59. grow up
60. half-brother
61. half-sister
62. members
63. nuclear family
64. relative
65. single-parent family
66. spread out
67. stepbrother
68. step-parents
69. stepsister
Describing families
70. alike
71. Bring up
72. close family
73. distant relative
74. grow
75. grow up
76. only child
77. relationship
78. relation
79. take after
 Family idioms
80. family get together
81. have a skeleton-in the cupboard
82. on speaking terms
83. run in the family
84. see eye to eye
85. the black sheep of the family
86. wear the trousers
87. your own flesh and blood
88. catch (sb's) eye
89. face problems head on
90. get stuck on
91. go with your gut feeling
92. hurt (sb's) feelings
93. keep (sth) short
94. make sure
95. tell a white lie
Lexis in context
96. adhere to
97. conduct
98. notion
99. omit
100. poor
101. remain
102. require
103. thus
104. transcribe
105. view
Vocabulary language terminology
106. collocation
107. colloquial
108. idiom
109. metaphor
110. register
111. slang
112. synonym
Colloquial English 1
Common expressions and idioms
113. a long way away
114. rack your brains
115. that far back
116. that's a shame
117. the late 1700s
118. time-consuming
119. a bit of a
120. a great deal
121. a while back
122. pretty young
123. germs
124. loss
125. liable to
126. poverty
127. misery
128. No wonder
129. Outlook on
130. rite
131. scold
132. skinny
133. spectre
134. splendid
Vocabulary word building: abstract nouns
135. adulthood
136. belief
137. boredom
138. celebration
139. childhood
140. competition
141. death
142. fear
143. freedom
144. friendship
145. happiness
146. Hatred
147. illness
148. imagination
149. Kindness
150. Membership
151. loss
152. neighbourhood
153. partnership
154. poverty
155. relationship
156. sadness
157. shame
158. wisdom
2B
Vocabulary Bank time
Verbs with time
159. give smb a hard time
160. have the time of your life
161. kill time
162. make up for lost time
163. run out of time
164. save time
165. spare the time
166. take a long time
167. take up all your time
168. take your time
169. waste time
Prepositional phrases with time
170. at the time
171. at times
172. before my time
173. by the time
174. from time to time
175. In four day’s time
176. in time for
177. on time
178. time off
Expressions with time
179. a long time ago
180. a question of time
181. for the time being
182. not much time lest
183. pushed for time
184. short of time
185. the whole time
186. this time next week
187. time on my hands
188. time’s up
189. with time to spare
Lexis in context
190. blizzard
191. catch up with
192. clog
193. cope
194. engrossed
195. frenzy
196. gadget
197. juggle
198. overcome
199. peak

2C Vocabulary Bank get

200. get a shock
201. get hold of
202. get into trouble
203. get out of the way
204. get rid of
205. get the chance
206. get the impression
207. get the joke
208. get to know
209. get your own back on
Idioms with get
210. Get real!
211. Get a life!
212. Not get anywhere
213. Get on smb’s nerves
214. Get your act together
215. Get on like a house on fire
216. Get the wrong end of the stick
217. Get on
218. Get the message
219. Get your own way
Phrasal verbs with get
220. Get together
221. Get around
222. Get away
223. Get back to
224. Get behind
225. Get by
226. Get into
227. Get me down
228. Get on with
229. Get out of
230. Get over
231. Get through to
Lexis in context
232. Create
233. Crowning
234. Dump
235. Get over
236. Post
237. Replace
238. Ridicule
239. Set about
240. Stamp on
241. Take revenge on
242. Turn (sth) into
243. Unwillingly
Colloquial English 2
Common idioms and expressions

244. Backlash against

245. Can’t be bothered
246. For the sake of it
247. Go down
248. Have it in for
249. In my lifetime
250. To some extent
Common phrases
251. A lot more lax
252. All over the place
253. Shut off
254. Tricky
255. Turn up
File 3
3A
Vocabulary Bank Sound and the human voice

256. Bang
257. Buzz
258. Click
259. Crash
260. Creak
261. Crunch
262. Drip
263. Hiss hoot
264. Hum
265. Rattle
266. Roar
267. Screech
268. Slam
269. Slurp
270. Sniff
271. Snore
272. Splash
273. Tap
274. Tick
275. Whistle
The human voice
276. Giggle
277. Groan
278. Mumble
279. Scream
280. Sigh
281. Sob
282. Stammer
283. Whisper
284. Yell
Lexis in context
285. Acknowledge
286. Apply to
287. Childcare
288. Come round
289. Commute
290. Day in day out
291. Nickname
292. Nod
293. Overly
294. Small talk
3B
Vocabulary describing Books
295. Depressing
296. Entertaining
297. Fast-moving
298. Gripping
299. Haunting
300. Heavy-going
301. Implausible
302. Intriguing
303. Moving
304. Thought-provoking
Lexis in context
305. Arguably
306. Awkward
307. Barely
308. Bland
309. Faithful
310. Lowly
311. Neatly
312. Profoundly
313. Quirky
314. Smooth
315. Stoccato
316. Vast
3C
 Vocabulary Bank Money
Nouns for money and payments

317. Budget
318. Charge
319. Deposit
320. Donation
321. Fare
322. Fees
323. Fine
324. Grant
325. Instalment
326. Loan
327. Lump sum
328. Overdraft
329. Savings
330. Will

Money in today’s society

331. Can’t afford
332. Consumer
333. Cost of living
334. Currency
335. Exchange rates
336. In debt
337. Incomes
338. Inflation
339. Interest rates
340. Mortgages
341. Shares
342. Standard of living
343. Stock market
Adjectives related to money
344. Affluent
345. Broke
346. Hard up
347. Loaded
348. Penniless
349. Poor
350. Rich
351. Wealthy
352. Well-off
Idioms related to money
353. Can’t make ends meet
354. Cost a fortune
355. Good value for money
356. In the black
357. In the red
358. Live beyond your means
359. More money than sense
360. Spend money like water
361. Tight-fisted
Lexis in context
362. Behind smb’s back
363. Bite your tongue
364. Come close
365. Go for
366. Make up for
367. Moan about
368. Put a strain on
369. Rely on
370. Sick with envy
371. There’s a lot to be said for
Colloquial English 3
Common phrases idiom and expressions
372. Along with
373. Dropped out of school
374. Focus on
375. Having a roof over one’s head
376. In hindsight
377. Massive amounts
Common phrases
378. Bargains
379. It freaks me out
380. Money-wise
381. Pretty good-going
382. Sticking to them