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Auckland

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the UK/the United Kingdom Canada
Great Britain Ottawa
England British Columbia
London Victoria
Liverpool Vancouver
Manchester Alberta
Sheffield Edmonton
Nottingham Ontario
Birmingham Toronto
Coventry Quebec
Leeds Montreal
Bristol the United States of America
Bath Washington
Newcastle New York
Oxford Boston
Cambridge Atlanta
York Seattle
Scotland Los Angeles
Glasgow Chicago
Edinburgh Alaska
Wales Malaysia
Cardiff South Africa
Northern Ireland Switzerland
Belfast Indonesia
Ireland Jakarta
Dublin Antarctica
Australia East/West/North Africa / /
Canberra
Queensland
Brisbane
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New South Wales landlord
Sydney landlady
South Australia for lease/for rent
Adelaide for sale
Victoria estate agent
Melbourne pay for contract
Western Australia rent
Perth deposit
New Zealand available
South Island lease
North Island utility bills
Wellington cable TV

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telephone rental facilities
surroundings unfurnished
rural areas furnished
suburb/outskirts half-furnished
downtown cupboard
noisy cabinet
blackout wardrobe
flat armchair
accommodation telephone
apartment heater
dormitory (dorm) radiator
student hostel stove
halls of residence fridge
university hall(s) microwave (oven)
shared social area washing machine
wing tumble dryer
annex air-conditioner
youth hostel central air-conditioning
home stay/host family electric fan
bedsit/bedsitting room/studio CD player CD
stereo/stereo system
bedroom desk lamp
a double bedroom pillow
pillow case
a single bedroom bed-linen
a twin room sheet
bunk bed mattress
bathroom blanket
curtain towel
kitchen carpet
sink spoon
tap soap
laundry room kettle
hall/entrance hall
lobby
corridor
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balcony funding
yard/courtyard cash
fountain currency
garden note
basement coin
fire doors account
fence open an account
shared kitchen documentation

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close an account coastal cities
student account inland region
special concession scenery
current account/instant account/ package tour
cash account / brochure
deposit account/savings account schedule
cheque route
cheque book itinerary
cheque guarantee card make a reservation
blank cheque confirm a reservation
signature book a room/table/ticket / /
draw/withdraw
deposit/lodge cancel one's reservation
cash machine/bank machine/ATM first come, first serve
service charge
traveller’s cheque round-trip/round-way ticket
exchange rate one-way ticket
credit card saver ticket
Visa discount
MasterCard VIP/first class
American Express business class
balance economy class
bank statement express train
loan chartered flight
overdraft cable car
interest rate air shuttle bus
installment ferry
PIN number/password tram
sender 4-Wheel-Drive
recipient/beneficiary minibus
Bank Sort Code/Bank Sorting Code/SWIFT coach
express way
money order/payment order flight number
electronic transfer take off
land
check in
4 ETD/Estimated Time of Departure
travel agency
tour ETA/Estimated Time of Arrival
excursion
expedition air host
sightseeing air hostess
cruise ground steward
tourist attraction air steward

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air stewardess resort
pilot Sydney Opera House
destination Stonehenge
runway Great Barrier Reef
flight speed Tower of London
wing design exhibition
wing tunnel cathedral
taxi v. waterfall
terminal souvenir
duty-free shop gift
motel reproduction
camping fraud
inn sunrise
B&B sunset/sundown
caravan hiking
cabin hitch-hike
lodge surfing
tent sky diving/parachuting
cottage canoe trip
bungalow boating/rowing
youth hostel scuba diving
passport snorkelling
visa diving
visa extension diving gear
embassy jogging
consulate bungee jumping
multi-entry visa cliff walks
International Student Card rock-climbing
Youth Travel Card paragliding
passport photo hang-gliding
driving license/licence barbecue
expire(v.) / water-skiing
platform curling
museum visit emu farm
wheelchair observation of cheese production
green arrows
Art Gallery / skiing
Botanical Gardens insurance
castle third-party insurance
rainforest personal accident insurance
aquarium policy
theme park walking/hiking boots
organic farm back-packer
spring life jacket

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mosquito net Japanese
mosquito repellent accent
helmet dialect
jellyfish
suntan lotion/sun cream/sun block
sunburn
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swimming trunks surgeon
sandals physician
bare feet family doctor/GP/General Practitioner
swimming dress/costume
sun glasses dentist
tent see patient/hold surgery
sleeping bag case history
long pants/trousers common disease
jeans epidemic disease
socks physical discomfort
runners/sneakers plague
torch/flashlight chronic
water bottle/flask acute
stopwatch symptom
compass blood pressure
film chest infection
36 exposures 36 cold
negatives cough
dark room facilities fever
mineral water bruise
climate/weather / sore throat
scenery have a stuffed nose
US dollar vomit/throw up
Canadian dollar diarrhea
Australian dollar stomachache
Pound influenza/flu
penny (pl. pence, pennies) pneumonia
Euro bad eyesight
Japanese Yen optical examination
Portuguese headache
Italian teeth decay
Russian allergy
Arabic yellow fever
Mandarin malaria
Cantonese cholera
Spanish anemia
French obesity
German asthma

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hay fever sensible exercising
lose appetite fingers
back pain liver
indigestion kidney
sprain bones
cramps elbow
spasm ankle
twisting
insomnia
sleeping disorder
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internal clock vacant position
hepatitis applicant
virus job interview
bacteria Personnel Officer
immune system full-time job
assessment of patients part-time job
relaxation therapy staff advantages
vaccination Cashier
antibiotics day shift
aspirin shift work
penicillin window dressing
cough syrup serve customers
intake watch shoplifters
dosage keep an eye on stock
diagnosis performance at work
prescription routine work
First-Aid emotion
medication mood
pill name badge
tablet pension
capsule salary
vitamin wage
protein commission
syringe perks
eye drops starting salary
ointment pay rise
injection duration
needle challenging
X-Ray scan X stimulating
thermometer career plan
ward full of adventures
sensible eating sense of achievement
balanced diet sense of satisfaction
vegetarian food analytical ability

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work irregular hours stout
domestic factor tall
occupational factor medium-built
random selection short
Curriculum Vitae small
fat
stocky
7 plump
gender slim
hair colour thin
short hair slender
long hair angular
curly hair loose clothes
wavy hair tight clothes
straight hair shirt
parted in the middle skirt
a pony tail formal dress
pigtail suit and tie
curly black hair hat
brown hair top
blond hair pullover
blond be in red/green/dark / /
fair hair suit /
dyed hair dress
bald high heels
beard flat shoes
moustache be in/ wear tie
clean-shaven casual dress
dimple jeans and T-shirts T
pimple sweater/jumper
wrinkle trousers
freckle pants
scar checked shirt
glasses/spectacles striped shirt
chin long-sleeved/short-sleeved /
lip
thin lips
full lips
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nose orientation meeting
eyebrow commencement ceremony
thick/bushy eyebrows opening ceremony
long eyelashes Registry
crew cut enrollment/registration
jewellery application form

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letter of recommendation flexible study time
register/enroll v. internship
Students Union Office qualification
orientation week ( ) certificate
applicant diploma
Foreign Students Office degree
international student bachelor’s degree
overseas student master’s degree
surroundings postgraduate school
college tour graduate
society/association undergraduate
history of school postgraduate
fee BA/Bachelor of Arts
tuition fee BSc/Bachelor of Science
student loan/debt MA/Master of Arts
budget MSc/Master of Science
scholarship Ph.D./Doctor of Philosophy
fellowship candidate
grant MBA/Master of Business Administration

School of Arts and Sciences


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nursery
kindergarten
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parental teaching semester/term
elementary/primary school module
secondary school score
university credit
college exemption
institute assessment
polytechnic school/college handout
vocational school/college Reading List/Course Reader
technical school
faculty assignment
school/college/division presentation
department project /
major/major strand/subject project outline
programme essay
selective/elective/optional courses paper
required/compulsory courses thesis/dissertation
elementary chapter
intermediate draft
advanced essay plan
course arrangement extensive reading

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extensive writing President
abbreviation Chancellor
bibliography Principal ( )
theoretical background Headmaster
approach Headmistress
deadline
meet/keep the deadline
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miss the deadline Common Room
lecture theatre
ask for extension laboratory
attendance printer
plagiarism photocopier
self-discipline fax machine
lecture laser printer
take notes laptop/notebook /
take headings modem
loose notebook floppy disk
tutorial keyboard
seminar monitor
revision session sound card
literacy training poor sound effects
motivation audio equipment
desire to learn headphones
TA/Teaching Assistant Macintosh
Course Co-ordinator / network
professor access to the Internet
associate professor experimental facilities
assistant professor closed-circuit TV
tutor
lecturer
assistant
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Dean research
Counsellor Research Methods/Research Methodology
Counselling Services
academic counselling analyse data
mature students results
lack of vocabulary conclusion
slang language opinion
personal counselling hypothesis
stress management survey /
time management field research
personal crisis field trip
advisor/ mentor participant

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investigation genetics
questionnaire geology
observation history
case study law
interview linguistics
respondents literature
interviewee mathematics
data datum philosophy
analysis physics
interpretation / psychology
make/draw the conclusion sociology
poll statistics
statistics tourism
statistically valid zoology
quantitative /
qualitative
significant difference
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multiple choice questions catalogue (under titles/authors/subjects)
/ /
library card/admission card
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arts due
science overdue and pay a fine
humanities renew
social science available
accounting out on loan
agriculture Closed Reserve
anthropology in circulation
archaeology out circulation
architecture not for circulation
art and design classification
astronomy category
banking bibliography
biology index
microbiology return in time
biochemistry open/closed shelves /
botany student card
business library card
chemistry be overdue
ecology be due
economics pay fines
education return in time
engineering inter-library service
finance out on loan

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loan period
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newspaper section wildlife
works mammal
reserve books species
information desk bird
call slip reptile
open shelves amphibian
closed shelves antelope
stacks leopard
current issues whale
back issues blue whale
floor/level killer whale
Main Building minke whale
wing/annex building Northern right whale
odd number floor sperm whale
even number floor pigeon
steps/stairs brown bear
lift/elevator panda
basement/cellar polar bear
Touch Screen frog
Return Area toad
core books lizard
students locker dinosaur
Reference Section wild zoo
Audio-Video Center chameleon
Photocopy Room otter
Conference Room/Centre / ocean urchin
reference books red kangaroo
fiction/non-fiction / kangaroo
newspaper joey
journal koala
periodical ostrich
magazine falcon
encyclopedia hawk
literature parrot
atlas penguin
subtitle kaka
pamphlet/brochure crocodile
almanac elephant
multi-media resources dolphin
video jellyfish
cassette shark
zebra

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rhino city expansion
hippo greenhouse effect
squirrel global warming
goat evaporation
bat alternative energy
insects wind power
feather water power
leather solar energy
hide reflectance rate
scale ozone layer
claw ultraviolet radiation
paw infrared radiation
fin pollution index
horn air/water/soil/noise pollution
wing
beak/bill pollutant
leg identification toxic/poisonous
fumes
blood sample public awareness campaign
extinction of animals
flourishment sewage
fur trade drainage /
cage waste disposal
migration pattern fossil fuel
hard-hoofed animals nuclear plant
European settlement nuclear test
contamination
radiation
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ecosystem El Nino
ecology tornado
balance of nature hurricane
preservation avalanche
forestation thunderstorm
food chain tsunami
environmental protection
environmental pollution
environmental issue
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acid rain geology
rainfall distribution geological age
smog crust
carbon dioxide core
emission fossil
petrol rock

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texture aridity
quartz drought
limestone virgin land
marble irrigation
granite surface soil
sounding soil erosion
mine cultivation
mineral plantation
coal deposit pasture
natural gas harvest
crystal pest
rock salt pesticide
copper become resistant
lead fertiliser
zinc grain
mercury corn
aluminium cereal
gem barley
diamond dairy
ruby yoghurt
iceberg curry
active volcano ginger
dormant volcano garlic
extinct volcano aubergine/eggplant
volcanic ash/dust broccoli
lava cauliflower
eruption celery
crater spinach
earthquake cucumber
mushroom
pumpkin
18 lettuce
agricultural tools lentil
husbandry pea
agrology
soil
fertile land
thin land
cattle
cow
hen
hatch an egg
lay an egg
dryness

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