WEEK 1

IMPUNITY – without being punished, you do sth and get away with it
PLUNDER – to rob
ENTITLED – to give rights to someone
ANGUISH – big pain, very strong pain
SENTIENT -/adj/ - someone who is able to express feelings and emotions
SCOUNDREL – bitanga
REDEMPTION – pokajanje, iskupljenje

Present Perfect – to connect past with present, to show it is relevant now, to emphasize
consequences
EMOTIONAL GENDER – for animals that should be referred with IT but we use he/she because
it is our pet, also for ships
/inanimate nouns/ -refers to things that are not alive, we can also use emotional gender with
it, usually SHE like for ships

ONE WORD EXERCISE

CHAMPION
1. He has _______ constitutional reform for many years. ----- to support, to advocate
2. She has long been a _______ of free speech.
3. She's the women's 1500 m _______. ---- be the best

VOICE
1. ‘’I don't know what you mean," said Fran in a quavering _____. --- uncertain, afraid
/podrhtava glas/
2. She lowered her _____ to a whisper.
3. You'll have to raise ___ if you want to be heard in here.
4. I have a cold and I think I am losing my _____.
5. He is at that age when his _______ is breaking.
6. She's done a lot of work with _____-activated computer.
7. The choir seems to be in good _______ today! --- sing like one
ANGUISH
1. A sense of _____was deeply embedded in my conscience.
2. I’ve been gnawed by ______ about not replying to her letter yet.
3. I admit I felt a twinge of _____ as we left.
4. We’ve both suffered agonies of _____ over what happened.
5. He’s suffering from overpowering feeling of ______.

HAVES and HAVE-NOTS- the rich and the poor

IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE – you have to have something in yourself in order to recognize
that thing in others. /
MIDDLEBROW – mediocre, average value /prosecan, osrednji/
or something accessible to everyone, people can understand it, people can perceive this art, it’s
not negative meaning it just mean it has value but the one people can understand
ANOMALOUS – deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.

ONE WORD EXERCISE

Of course ___THE____ triumph of “Parasite” goes ___BEYOND___ those precedents, but in

other ways it’s an almost ideal Oscar __NOMENEE/WINNER/FILM/MOVIE__. Admired by critics
and adored by __AUDIENCE___. A box office ___WINNER/HIT___ all over the world. A
wonderfully entertaining movie that tackles serious issues. It was fitting that Bong accepted his
directing Oscar from Spike Lee and quoted Martin Scorsese in his __WINNING/ACCEPTANCE_
speech /GOVOR ZAHVALNICE/, because, like them, he embodied the ideal of the filmmaker as
popular artist, with equal emphasis on __ALL___ of those words.
UNPRESIDENTED –never done or known before

WORD FORMATION
1. He was an hour late, but he _REDEEM /verb/_ (redemption-noun) himself in her eyes by
giving her a huge bunch of flowers.
2. They found a _COMMONANALITY /noun/_ in discussing their experiences. (common-
adjective) -----the state of sharing features or attributes.
3. They spoke in ___ANGUISHED__ voices. (anguish)
4. The tension in the room was __PALPABLE /adjective/__ during the exam. (palpate-verb) --- so
intense as to seem almost tangible.
5. ‘The _CONQUEST_ was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army
made up of Normans, Bretons, Flemish, and men from other French provinces, all led by the
Duke of Normandy later styled William the _CONQUERER___.’ (conquer - verb)
6. Experts see a major _RETRENCHMENT /noun/_ coming from consumers. (retrench-verb)
RETRENCH – to cut, to reduce

COMPOUND WORDS
a) A girl with fair hair answered the door. FAIR-HAIRED GIRL
b) When we set out on this project, you knew the risks. AT THE OUTSET of the project /na
pocetku/
c) Jack loses his temper after just a short time. SHORT-TEMPERED
d) I am not sure which point of view you are taking on this problem. VIEWPOINT
e) You have to serve yourself in this restaurant. SELF-SERVICED RESTAURANT
f) We have certainly had some trouble from our neighbours. TROUBLESOME
g) The people upstairs have a child who is five years old. FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD
h) I stood on the step outside the door at the back of the house. BACK DOORSTEP
i) The sight of the waterfall took my breath away. BREATHTAKING

WEEK 2
AD HOCK – at that moment, when we need it
AUSTERE – plain, if a building is austere it’s usually grey, concrete, communist old building
A VERITABLE MALE SANCTUARY – women were not allowed, meant only for males
SANCTUARY- a safe place
MILLINERS – produce hats
SEAMSTRESSES – female dressmakers
EMANCIPATION – getting free from
ICONOCLASTIC - criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.
CONSTITUTION- ustav
A CONSTITUTIONALIST SUFFRAGIST - advocated peaceful and lawful fight for women’s rights
IMMINENT – happen very soon
SHED-SHED-SHED a stereotype
DILIGENTLY – carefully
REPOSTE – response
ZEALOUSLY – with great enthusiasm
GENERATIONAL BLIP = GAP
FLY POSTING – putting flyers on walls
No-Conscription Fellowship – regrutovanje vojnika, protiv toga su cim je no
LIGUE OF NATIONS – prethodnih UNa

FILL IN WITH ONE WORD

Individual women’s testimonies _MADE__ me realise how activists can encompass a range of
causes in their lives. During the 1920s, the socialist feminist Dora Russell had been part of the
campaign for birth __CONTROL__ and had spoken at international sex reform conferences. She
went __ON___ to be an early advocate of progressive child-centred approaches to education.
Born in 1894, Dora was also initially wary of women’s liberation but _DESPITE_ holding differing
views we ended up becoming friendly and I once spoke with her and Fenner Brockway _AT_ a
wonderful meeting for Gay Liberation.
Fifty years ago, I __MIGHT/COULD__ not have envisaged that when I, too, was approaching my
late 70s I would be going to a meeting to commemorate that first Ruskin women’s liberation
conference, as part of __THE__ International Women’s festival. This has been organised
__THANKS___ to Exeter College, in Walton Street, the former site of Ruskin. The conference
____AIMS/HELPED__ to bring older and younger women together and handing on memories is
the purpose – in the hope that remembering can strengthen creativity for present
__MOMENT/TIMES/SITUATION___.

ABANDONED – leave
SCRUTINISED – carefully watched
DISMISSED – give a sack
BENEFICIAL –be good for you
INVESTIGATED – looked into by
COMMENSURATE – level with my abilities
COM- prefix meaning together
DISCREPANCY – difference between sum of money and sum of ...
RUDIMENTARY – basic knowledge
INOPPORTUNE – inconvenient, untimely, illtime
LUCRATIVE - profitable

WEEK 3
WORD FORMATION
1. Two rivers burst their banks, making the town flood _UNPRECEDENTED_. (precedent)
2. These were __DISTRESSINGLY_ brief meetings, like supervised visits to a relative in prison.
(distress)
3. He was an hour late, but he __REDEEMED__ himself in her eyes by giving her a huge bunch of
flowers. (redemption)
4. She sang ____DELIGTFULLY____, and it was a treat to listen to her. (delight)
5. She has spent her life in a search for scientific ___VERITY___. (veritable)
6. These calculations are based on the ____ASSUMPTION____ that prices will continue to rise.
(assume)

COMPREHEND
1. Is this list COMPREHENSIVE or are there some names missing? = COMPLETE /sveobuhvatno/
2. Her writing is barely COMPREHENSIBLE to me. = UNDERSTANDABLE /razumljivo/
opposite: INCOMPREHENSIVE – INCOMPREHENSIBLE
nouns: COMPREHENSIVENESS – COMPREHENSIBILITY/COMPREHENSION

Replace the underlined words/phrases.

1. She thought that her money gave her the right to ignore the law with impunity. = exemption
2. ‘We go into the natural world, and we plunder it for its resources.’ = village/deplete
(resources)
3. These times are very difficult for sentient people. = conscious
4. He steeled himself to tell her the truth about her biological parents. =forced/prepared
5. Students had to parse the sentences in the first task of the test. =separate/analyse
6. One of the main priorities of the new government is to reduce the gap between the haves
and have-nots. = the rich and the poor
ONE WORD FITS ALL
STEEL
1.a. Guitar strings nowadays are made from _______ or nylon.
1.b. She ________ herself to face her accusers.
1.c. They have an annual production of about two million tons of ______.
ASSUMED
2.a. I ________ (that) you knew each other because you went to the same school.
2.b. Moving to a different town, he ________ a false name.
2.c. The new president ________ office at midnight tonight.

Complete the sentences with the following words: voiceless, riposte, imminent, teel, impunity,
elevate
1. The company has become one of the region's most influential ___STEEL__ giants.
2. He thought that he was above the law and that his crimes will go with __IMPUNITY__.
3. She made a witty ___RIPOSTE____.
4. He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was ___IMMINENT___.
5. They want to ___ELEVATE___ the status of teachers.
6. He spent his life fighting for the rights of the ___VOICELESS____ and the underprivileged.

1. comprehensible: vague → palpable: intangible

opposite
2. delight: joy → eminent: renowned
synonyms
3. frustrate: annoy → immanent: inborn
synonyms

COMPLETE WITH ADJ

1. The number of years an electrician will spend training depends on what country ___HEAT__
is from.
2. Every nurse should take care of __THEIR_ own uniform and cover the expense
_THEMSELVES__.
3. In ___HIS___ closing remarks, the chairman thanked everyone who had helped.
4. The surgeon did everything in ___HIS___ power to save him.
5. Our teacher expressed ___HER___ opinion and openly criticised the new organisation.

COMMENDABLE = sth that should be appreciated

unconscious beliefs
BIASES =inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way
considered to be unfair.
ROBUST understanding = basic understanding
PERPETUATE = provoke
ASSUME a posture – zauzmi stav
INCONSEQUENTIAL – sth that is not important
RELEGATED = shell to lower position
LEND CREDENCE = belief, intrust, /verovanje/

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
a) I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances. no
Under no ______circumstances am I _______ to be disturbed. – we have negative meaning, to
emphasise that is why we have inversion
b) I didn't expect to see Tim there, of all people! last
Tim was _____the last person I expected____ to see there!
c) This is none of your business! doesn't
This ______doesn’t concern you________, I'm afraid.
d) I really should be going now. time
It's ____about time we ___ go now. /sa high pomeramo vremena – were)
e) Foolishly, I paid all the money before collecting the goods. which
I paid all the money before collecting the goods ___which was a foolish thing____ to do.
f) Robert had no idea of his next move. do
Robert had no idea ____what to do____ next.
g) It was only when I checked that I noticed the tyre was flat. notice
Only when I checked ____did I notice_____ a flat tyre.
h) This problem cannot be solved instantly. no
There ___is no way to solve/is no instant solution for_____ this problem.
i) My friends persuaded me to go to the party in fancy dress. talked
My friends _____talked me into going____ to the party in fancy dress.
j) The garden party won't take place if the weather stays bad. picks
Unless ____the weather picks up ____ the garden party won't take place.

WEEK 4
Cranium – latin word used for brain
TO TAKE THE PROVERBIAL PLUNGE – to make a decision to do something, especially after
thinking about it for a long time
left brain – creative
right brain – logical

FIND MISTAKES
1.
Emotional Intelligence is a very important concept that HAS COME (PP it is still relevant) came
back to the fore in the last decades and HAS BEEN was the subject of serious discussions and
studies by many experts. The importance of general intelligence is neither underestimated nor
changed, and this HAS BEEN proved through many surveys and studies.
PROVED – WITH TENSES
PROVEN – WITH PASSIVES
Task: find errors and correct them
Errors: Tenses, VOICE
2.
On the other hand, however, we must also give emotional intelligence the place it is deserving
DESERVES. The cultivation of emotional intelligence can contribute to and provide many
positive benefits to people’s lives in accordance with studies, surveys, and with what has been
already mentioned. When it comes to the happiness and success in life, emotional intelligence
(EQ) matters just as much as intellectual ability (IQ) [60]. Furthermore, it should BE NOTED note
that despite the various discussions about emotional intelligence, studies have shown that
emotional abilities that make up emotional intelligence are very important for the personal and
social functioning of humans [83]. A core network of brain regions such as the amygdala and
ventromedial prefrontal cortex are the key to a range of emotional abilities and plays a crucial
role for human lesions [155]. Specific Emotional Intelligence components (Understanding
Emotions and Managing Emotions) are directly related with the structural microarchitecture of
major axial pathways [156].
Task: find errors and correct them
Errors: tense, possessive form, articles, aspect, preposition
3.
With emotional intelligence you acknowledge, accept, and control your emotions and
emotional reactions as well as that THOSE of other people. You learn about you YOURSELF and
move on to the understanding of other people’s self SELVES. You learn to coexist better, which
is very important since we are not alone in this world and because when we want to advance
ourselves, and society as a whole, there must be the cooperation and harmony. With emotional
intelligence, you learn insisting TO INSIST, controlling TO CONTOL your impulses, surviving TO
SURVIVE despite adversities and difficulties, to hope for and to have empathy.
Task: find errors and correct them
Errors: pronouns, articles, verb forms

EXPOSITORY /ɪksˈpɒzɪtri/– describing or explaining something

COMPREHEND – to understand something completely, adj. comprehensible/ comprehensive, n.
comprehensibility, comprehension
CALL TO OUR ATTENTION
If we use language we use the if we don’t use language then no – The Korean language/ Korean

Circle the correct

1. It's written in clear, comprehensive/comprehensible English.
2. Her writing is barely comprehensive/comprehensible to me.
3. Is this list comprehensive/comprehensible or are there some names missing?
4. It is a common misconception that car hire insurance is comprehensive/ comprehensible.
5. He has no comprehensibility/comprehension of the size of the problem.
6. Grammatical correctness aids comprehensibility/comprehension.

FILL IN
The spread of __MISINFORMATION__ (inform) – in the form of unsubstantiated rumour and
_INTENTIONAL__ (intent) deceitful propaganda – is nothing new. Even in __ANTIQUETY__
(antique), Antony and Cleopatra were cast as villains through fake news shared by Octavian.
However, the global proliferation of social media, the 24-hour news cycle and consumers’
___RAVENOUS__ (raven- go wild/mad) desire for news – immediately and in bite-size chunks –
means that today, misinformation is more abundant and ___ACCESSIBLE__ (access) than ever.
Fake news has been particularly associated with high-profile events like the 2016 Brexit
referendum, the 2016 US ___PRESIDENTAL__ (preside) election, and the pandemic. It has
shaken trust in institutions, governments and even the COVID vaccine.
But our new study shows fake news doesn’t affect everyone equally. People with __GREATER__
(great) emotional intelligence are better at ___SPOTTING__ (spot) it.

ONLY ONE WORD

Emotional intelligence is the ___ABILITY____ to recognise and manage ___BOTH____ your
emotions and the emotions of others.
According to Psychology Today, it can generally __BE____ broken down into three skills:
emotional awareness; the ability to harness emotions and apply them ___TO__ tasks like
thinking and problem solving; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes regulating
your own emotions and cheering __UP__ or calming ___DOWN___ other people.”
But is emotional intelligence a quality some people just have and others ___DON’T___? Or is it
something we can learn?
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is not like your IQ - the ___LATTER___ is fixed but the former is
malleable. And in fact, it’s often people with distinctly average IQs that have the highest Eqs.
Being emotionally intelligent is important for forming good relationships, ____BE___ that in the
workplace or your social life. It’s often the difference between acting in an acceptable manner
and doing or saying something unreasonable.
So how can you tell __IF___ you’re emotionally intelligent? There are certain signs for which to
look ____FOR____.

UNSUBSTANTIATED - not supported or proven by evidence.

PROLIFERATION- to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring. 2 : to
increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply.
TO HARNESS – to suppress
MALLEABLE - having a capacity for adaptive change.