Unit 1

Friends

Acquaintance

Be on the same wavelength

Boss

Classmate

Close/old/best friend

Colleague

Enjoy his/her company

Ex-girlfriend

Fall out (about/over sthg)

Father-in-law

Friend of a friend

Get angry

Get on well

Get to know him/her

Have a lot in common

Have an argument/row

Have the same sense of humor

Husband

Keep in touch

Lose touch

Lose your temper

See red

Stepmother

Stranger

Team-mate

Belong to
Fluent in

Good at

Keen on

Read about

Spend money on

Talk about

Interested in

Use (something) for

Worry about

Dependable

Encouraging

Generous

Kind-hearted

Jealous

Mean

Pleasant

Selfish

Sulky

Upbeat

Bring up

Carry on

Get on with

Grow up

Look after

Look up to

Take after

Tell of
 Unit 2

Media

IM (Instant messaging)
Online

Website

Comedy

Docu-drama

Horror film

Romantic film

Thriller

Channel

Commercial

Digital

Documentary

Reality/chat show

Live

Presenter

Producer

Programme

Satellite

Screen

Soap

Television (set)

Viewers

Annoying

Boring

Entertaining

Exciting

Gripping

Incredible

Inspiring
Moving

Nauseating

Nonsense

Unrealistic

Unwatchable

Arts/business section

Current affairs

Gossip

Human interest story

Sports pages

Go on strike/on holiday

Make a discovery/a profit

Come into fashion/into money

Win a race/a competition

Commit a crime/suicide

Develop an idea/a product

Have a duty/plastic surgery

Cause trouble/an accident

Perform a song/a play

Break a record/a promise

 Unit 3

Lifestyle

Apartment

Attic

Balcony

Block of flats

Celling

Cellar
Centre of town

Commercial district

Cottage

(semi-)detached house

Drive

Fireplace

Floor

Gate

Green spaces

Lift

Neighbourhood

Outskirts of town

Residential area

Park

Playground

Stairs

Studio flat

Suburbs

Terraced house

View

Bustling

Clean

Dull

Enormous

Friendly

Lively

Modern

Picturesque
Polluted

Quiet

Tiny

Touristy

Traditional

Ugly

Unspoilt

Unwelcoming

Air conditioning

Bunk bed(s)

Central heating

Computer screen

DVD player

Mobile phone

Sofa bed

Swimming pool

Wall cabinets

Washing machine

Adaptable

Climate

Flooding

Fuel

Household waste

Insulated

Recycling

Self-sufficient

Soundwaves
 Unit 4

Wealth

Earn

Good value for

Have got … to spare

Inherit

Invest in

It’s not worth the

Lend

Make

Not have enough

Run out of

Steal

Use your … wisely

Waste

Break up with

Catch up with

Drop out of

End up

Grow up

Make up

Pick up

Work out

Ambitious

Charming

Confident

Determined

Egotistical

Extravagant

Flexible

Generous

Good with figures

Good with people

Have a sense of humor

Know your strengths and weakness

Mean
Tolerant

Work long hours

Afford

Bargain

Big tickek item

Cash

Cheap

Checkout

Credit card

Debit card

Expensive

Impulse buy

Price comparison websites

Purchase

Receipt

Reduced

Refund

Save

Spend

Shop around

The sales

Coin/not

Fare/fine

Fun/funny

Lend/borrow

Miss/lose

Receipt/bill

Change/cash
Remember/remind

Rob/steal

Say/tell

Travel/trip

Work/job

Unit 5

Free time

Aerobics

A musical instrument

Athletics
Camping

Cards

Climbing

Computer games

Dancing

Drawing

Exercise

Jogging

Karate

Painting

Photography

Sailing

Skiing

Snowboarding

Socializing

Squash

Surfing

Volleyball

Belt

Board

Boots

Brush

Canvas

Costume

Goggles

Helmet

Net

Poles
Racquet

Rope

Saddle

Trainers

Colourful

Depressing

Disturbing

Intriguing

Odd

Sad

Striking

Unusual

Vivid

Adapted from

Amazing spectacle

Applause

Audience

Lighting

Lyrics

Melody

On stage

Puppet score

Sound effect

Steal the show

Tell the story of

Well-rounded

A classic

Atmosphere
Author

Beautifully written

Best-seller

Chapter

Character

Couldn’t put it down

Description

Dialogue

Is set in

Out of print

Page turner

Plot

Take your breath away

Album

Fan

Heart throb

Leading character

Performance

Play the role of

Sequel

Soundtrack

Star as

It’s … grilled/baked/boiled/fried/made with

…/made by +verb+ing/stuffed with…/served
with…/hot/cold.
 Unit 6

Holidays

(river) cruise

Cultural and historical capitals

Barren deserts

Famous landmarks

Go abroad

Go sightseeing

Have fun and relax

Independent travel

Adventure/package/beach/camping/sailing
holiday

Local culture

Safari

Sightseeing tour

Unforgettable journey

Beach

Coastline

Desert

Dramatic

Green

Island

Lush
Mountains

Pebbly

Rocky

Sandy

Scenery

Scenic

Snow-capped

Tropical

Unspoilt

Valley

Waterfall

Bookshop/library

Canal/river

Castle/palace

Hostel/hotel

Museum/art gallery

Lake/fountain

Park/garden

Pub/cafe

Shop/market

Square/roundabout

Get a letter/an email/a distinction/a job/

directions

Get a newspaper/a drink

Get away with something

Get hungry/dark/worse/cold/wet/ill/bored

Get home/to the airport

Get someone to the station/a taxi

Get on/get back/get on (with)

Get married/dressed/lost

Get (the chance) to + infinitive

 Unit 7

Learning

Academic

Formal/continuous assessment

Do a degree/an exam/a course/some research/a

subject/your best/well at something

Fail an exam/a subject

Get good marks/a degree

Go to lectures/to class

Graduate from university

Make a mistake/progress/notes/a decision/a

suggestion

Pass an exam/a subject

Revise notes/ a subject

Seminar

Distance/blended learning

Take an exam/a course/ notes/ a subject

Calm

Clear

Encouraging

Frightening

Inspiring

Interesting

Knowledgeable

Patient

Strict

Understanding
Bookworm

Crash course

Be thrown into something

Steep learning curve

Give someone a hand

Haven’t got a clue

Know something inside out

Learn by heart

Make a wild guess

Pass with flying colours

Piece of cake

Practice makes perfect

Teacher’s pet

Throw someone in at the deep end

Brush up on

Pick (something) up

Get down to (work)

Get through (an exam)

Mess around

Unit 8

Change

Career change

Climate change

Image change

Political change

Change an arrangement/direction/places/the
subject/your mind/your address/your clothes/v
hairstyle/ your name/ your password/ your tune

Against the law

An appeal

Banned

Be arrested

Break the law

Face a fine

Give someone a lift

Illegal

A minor offence

Architecture

Building work

Congestion

Construction

Drilling

Exhaust fumes

Heatwave

Horns honking

Noise

Roads being blocked

Rush hour

Terribly cold

Tower blocks

Traffic jams

Conflict

Cure

Debt(s)

Disease
Fair trade

Global warming

Intensive farming

Mortality rate

Organic farming

Peace

Pollution

Poverty

Recycling

Solar power

Standard of living

War

Wealth

Be promoted/be offered a promotion

Have no real alternative

Quit

Regret something

Take the plunge

Take unpaid leave

Volunteer
 Unit 9

Jobs

Apply for

Do a nine to five job

Employed

Get a pay rise

Get promoted

Job vacancies

Overtime

Perks

References
Self-employed

Send a CV

Work flextime/freelance/overtime

annoyed/-ing

bored/-ing

confused/-ing

depressed/-ing

excited/-ing

exhausted/-ing

frightened/-ing

interested/-ing

motivated/-ing

relaxed/-ing

tired/-ing

Controlling budgets

Creative

Persuading people

Delegating

Explaining things clearly

Fit

Flexible

Formal qualifications

Good communication skills

Making decisions

Methodical

Organising/prioritising

Positive and encouraging

Solving problems
Stamina

Working in a team

Bill/check

Chips/fries

CV/resume

Film/movie

Flat/apartment

Football/soccer

Holiday/vacation

Mobile phone/cell phone

Motorway/freeway

Petrol/gas

Post/mail

Return ticket/round trip

Shopping centre/mall

Toilet/restroom

Underground/subway
 Unit 10

Memories

Commemorate

Homesick

In memory of

Memento

Memorial

Nostalgia

Remember

Remind us of

A difficult start in life

Against the odds

From an early age

Is best known for

Is widely considered to be

One if the greatest … of all times

Call of

Carry on

Come back

Come up with

Get over

Go on

Go through

Find out

Put up with

Split up

Turn into

Turn up

Feel

Hear

Hold

Listen to

Look

Look at

See

Smell

Sound

Taste

Touch

Watch