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ENGLISH TOPICAL VOCABULARY MINDMAPS

1. FAMILY
2. HUMAN RELATIONS
3. PARTNERSHIP PROBLEMS
4. CHILDREN
5. DAILY ROUTINE
6. FREE TIME
7. HOLIDAY
8. TRAVEL
9. TRAFFIC AND DRIVING
10. TOWN AND SIGHTS
11. JOB
12. MONEY
13. SHOPPING
14. CLOTHES AND FASHION
15. FOOD AND DRINKS

16. COOKING AND EATING

17. HOME
18. HOUSEHOLD
19. SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
20. THE HUMAN BODY
21. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
22. FEELINGS, EMOTIONS, MOODS
23. HUMAN QUALITIES
24. HEALTH AND ILLNESS
25. NATURE
26. CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
27. MEDIA
28. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
29. STATE AND LAW
30. DEATH AND FUNERAL
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1. FAMILY

ADOPTION

MEMBERS

RELATIONSHIPS

PEOPLE
LIFE STAGES

FAMILY
SPECIAL DAYS
FAMILY TREE

HISTORY

FAMILY

immediate family
nuclear family
blended family
childless family
extended family
maternal / paternal family
one-parent family
ancestor
bachelor
close / distant / blood relative
cohabitation
descendant
divorced
engaged
family background
family gathering
family life
family member
family of four
family relations
family tree
fianc / husband-to-be
HUMAN BEINGS

fiance / bride-to-be
from one's father's side
from one's mother's side
generation gap
grown-up
husband
marital status
married
married couple
of / from the first marriage
offspring
single
spinster
the black sheep of the family
widow
widowed
widower
wife
within the family
to adopt
to be divorced from sb
to be one of the family
to be pregnant

to be related to sb
to be relation to sb
to be widowed
to bring up / to raise
to come from a good family
to expect a baby
to get a divorce / to divorce
to get divorced
to get engaged
to get married
to give birth to a child
to grow up
to look after
to marry into a family
to marry sb
to marry sb off
to marry young
to provide for (a wife, children)
to raise a family / to start a family
to remarry
to separate / split-up
to settle down
What relation are you to Jim?

PERSONAL DATA

HUMAN BEINGS

PERSONAL DATA
HEALTH
APPEARANCE

BODY

PEOPLE
PERSONALITY

FEELINGS

HUMAN RELATIONS

FAMILY
SOCIETY

PERSONAL DATA
NAME

AGE

SEX

first name
given name
surname
(AE) last name
middle name
nickname

date of birth male

place of birth female

MARITAL STATUS

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

NATIONALITY

married
single
divorced

CELL PHONE NUMBER

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

E-MAIL ADDRESS
ID

FIND MORE

HERE

ADDRESS

at this address
street number
street
apartment
city / state
zip code

ADOPTION

adoptive family
children's home
STAGES IN LIFE
adolescence
adolescent
adult
adulthood
age group
at the age of (eighteen)
baby
be born
birth

foster care
foster-child

foster-parent
orphan

orphanage
to adopt sb

child / kid (informal)

childhood
death
die
elderly (person)
generation
grow up
grown-up (informal) (n)
marriage

to be orphaned
to lose one's family

middle age
middle-aged (person)
OAP (BrE) (Old Age Pensioner)
pensioner
teenager
toddler
youth
SEE ALSO:

AGE

FAMILY HISTORY
ancestors (pl)
descendants (pl)
family history

family tree
forebears (pl)
genealogist

genealogy
origins (pl)
past

trace back

FAMILY MEMBERS, PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE

acquaintance
adopted
an only child
ancestors / forefathers
aunt
best friend
boyfriend
brother
brother-in-law
children (pl)
close friend
couple
cousin
dad (informal)
daddy (informal)
daughter
daughter-in-law
divorced
ex-husband
ex-wife

PEOPLE

family member
father
father-in-law
fianc
fiance
first-born
foster children
foster parents
girlfriend
grandchildren (pl)
granddad (informal)
granddaughter
grandfather
grandma (informal)
grandmother
grandpa (informal)
grandparents (pl)
grandson
granny (informal)
great-grand(father...)

half brother
half sister
husband
husband-to-be
illegitimate (child)
immediate family
in-laws (pl)
maternal / paternal family
mother
mother-in-law
mum (AmE mom) (informal)
mummy (informal)
nephew
niece
nuclear family
parent / parents (pl)
partner
relative
sibling
sibling rivalry

single-parent family
sister
sister-in-law
son
son-in-law
spouse (formal)
stepbrother
stepchild
stepdaughter
stepfather
stepmother
stepsister
stepson
twins
triplets
quad(ruplet)
uncle
wife
wife-to-be

RELATIONSHIPS
close relation
distant relation
(start/have/end) a relationship (with sb)
be a role model
be expecting (a child)
be married (to sb)
be pregnant
be single
break up (with sb)
circle of friends
SPECIAL DAYS
anniversary
best man
birthday cake
bonfire
Bonfire Night (BrE)
bouquet
bride
bridesmaid
candle
(Christmas / birthday) card
celebrate (a birthday)
(have a) celebration
ceremony
christening

HOLIDAYS

fall out (with sb)

generation gap
get divorced
get engaged
get married (to sb)
get on well (with sb)
go out (with sb)
have a child
have an argument (with sb)
have a disagreement (with sb)

Christmas / Christmas Eve

church
decorate (the Christmas tree)
dress up / dress up as
Easter
enjoy (oneself)
family gathering
festival
funeral
get-together
(bride)groom
Halloween
have a good time
have fun

have a row (with sb)

make up (with sb)
married couple
marry (sb)
relationship
run away (from home)
set an example
split up (with sb)
start a family

honeymoon
light (a candle / sparklers / a bonfire)
look forward to (sth)
maid of honour
National Holiday
New Year's Day
New Year's Eve
(give / get) presents
registry office
sparklers
Thanksgiving (AmE)
wedding
wedding reception
(bride's / bridegroom's) witness

FAMILY TREE
Describe Mike's family tree.
NOTES

2. HUMAN RELATIONS

LOVE

FRIENDSHIP
DATE

SEX

WEDDING

HUMAN
RELATIONS
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS

PROBLEMS

MARRIAGE

FRIENDSHIP
lifelong / lasting friendship
best / good / close / old / mutual friend
my circle of friends
mate (inf) / buddy (inf)
to be friends with sb
to strike up a friendship with sb

to become friends
to make friends with sb
to meet
to have a lot in common
to see sb a lot
to get along with sb

to understand each other's problems

to trust sb
to confide in sb
to get sth off one's chest
to let sb down / disappoint sb

LOVE
declaration / sign of love
flirtation / flirtatious
holiday romance
infatuation
inseparable couple
love (inf) / sweetheart (spoken)
love affair
love at first sight
love for sb
love nest
love triangle
platonic / puppy love
secret admirer
serious / intimate / sexual relationship
the love of ones life
undying / true love
unrequited love
to attract sb
to be crazy / mad / nuts (inf) about sb
to be flattered
to be head over heels in love

to be in love with sb
to be intimate with sb
to be made for each other
to become infatuated with sb
to dream of sb
to express ones love for sb
to eye sb
to fall (madly) in love with sb
to fall out of love
to feign indifference
to flirt with sb
to give attention to sb
to have a crush on sb
to hide one's desire for sb
to long for sth
to show one's feelings
to take an interest in sb
You mean a lot to me.

DATE

(blind) date
dating agency
matchmaker
steady girlfriend
to date sb
to fail
to get to know each other better
to go out on a first date
to go out together

to go out with sb / date sb

to make a good match
to match sb up with sb
to meet sb through a lonely hearts ad
to pick up sb / chat sb up
to see each other
to steal / pinch sbs girlfriend
to take a short break

SEX

(French) kiss
(sexual) intercourse (frml)
first sexual experience
gay
heterosexual
homosexual
lesbian
one-night stand (inf)
passionately
casual sex
premarital sex

safe / unprotected sex

preservation / condom
registered partnership
venereal disease
virgin
to be just (good) friends
to be sexually active
to cuddle
to have safe sex
to have sex / sleep with sb
to have sexual contact

to kiss
to kiss gently
to lose one's virginity
to make love to / with sb
to pass (a disease) on by sexual
contact
to protect against sth
to seduce sb
to sleep around
to sleep together
to use contraception

WEDDING
hen's party (BrE) / bridal shower (AmE)
stag night (BrE) / bachelor party (AmE)
best man
bride
bridegroom / groom
bridesmaid
dowry
marriage vows
newlyweds
proposal
shotgun wedding
the big day
MARRIAGE
(un)happy marriage
loveless marriage
stormy marriage
arranged marriage
to rush into a marriage
to marry sb for love
to be happily married
to make sb happy
to respect each other
respect for sb
MARITAL STATUS
marital status
married
unmarried
single

trousseau
veil train
wedding card
wedding invitation
wedding ceremony
wedding dress / wedding gown
wedding presents / wedding gifts
wedding procession
wedding reception
white wedding
to come to one's wedding
to cut the wedding cake

tolerance towards sb
to have a good relationship
We work well together.
harmonious / equal relationship
married couple
her ex-husband / future husband
his lawful wife
devoted husband
marriage vows
marriage certificate
bachelor
spinster

widow
widower

to exchange wedding rings

to go somewhere on one's honeymoon
to have a church wedding
to have a civil wedding
to make / draw up the guest list
to make a speech
to make ones marriage vows
to perform traditional rituals
to propose a toast
to propose to sb
to send wedding invitations

marriage settlement
marriage of convenience
marital problems
henpecked husband
breadwinner
to wear the trousers / pants (inf)
marriage guidance
counselling
breakdown / breakup of marriage

separated
divorced
SEE ALSO:

FAMILY LIFE

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
authoritative
body language
crucial
deceptive
gesture
posture
receptive
spell-checker
surveillance
text messaging

unspoken
verbal / nonverbal
to be conscious of
to blurt out
to clarify
to convey feelings / ideas
to deceive
to flatter
to gabble / mumble
to give hints

to gossip / to spread rumours

to hold back
to indicate
to interact with
to observe
to perceive
to purse one's lips
to strike up
to stutter
to tilt one's head

infantile / mature
inferior / superior
language barrier
political opposites
poverty
prejudice
privacy
stereotype / stereotyped /
stereotypical
tolerant
value

to be excluded from
to be out of touch
to break taboos
to get on with
to humiliate / humiliation
to impose one's views on somebody
to provoke
to stem from
to stick out
to take for granted

SOCIAL GAPS
age difference
censorship
civil rights
committed
discrimination / segregation
diversity
equality / inequality
freedom of speech
gender / gender gap
generation gap
globalization

3. PARTNERSHIP PROBLEMS

ARGUMENTS
PROBLEMS

PARTNERSHIP
PROBLEMS
INFIDELITY
BREAKUP

PROBLEMS
aggressive
alcoholic / liar
blackmail
domestic violence / to beat sb
egoist
emotional
estrangement
gambler
heartless
henpecked husband
in a fit of temper
intolerable / unbearable
lack of respect / tolerance
obstinate / stubborn
poor soul
possessive / domineering / bossy
pure / absolute / sheer hell
quick-tempered
selfish
tyrant
unhealthy jealousy
vulnerable
womanizer
He is completely under her thumb.
She got tired of him.
to be at fault
to be at the end of one's rope
to be disappointed in sb
to be furious with sb / be mad at sb

to be indifferent / apathetic to sth/sb

to be jealous of sb
to be resigned to sth
to be rude to sb
to become estranged from sb
to complaint / moan about sth
to defend oneself from / against sth / sb
to dictate
to die down / cool (excitement...)
to do sth on purpose
to fade away
to feel small / feel humiliated
to hurt sbs feelings
to make a fuss about little things
to make a scene
to make concessions
to misuse sbs trust / kindness
to order sb around / about
to put sb down / belittle sb
to put up with sth
to reconcile oneself with sth
to reproach / blame sb for sth
to resign oneself to sth
to ruin sb's life
to rule the roost (inf)
to stand humiliation
to suffer from jealousy
to twist sb round ones little finger
to start afresh

INFIDELITY
(un)faithful to sb
adulterer
adultery
extramarital affair
unfaithful man / woman

to break up the family

to cheat on sb
to commit adultery
to forgive sb of / for sth
to play around with sb

to have an affair
to know of his / her infidelity
to let bygones be bygones
to two-time sb (inf)

to call sb names
to fall out with sb
to dress sb down / tell sb off
to shout / scream at sb
to insult sb by sth
to be offended at / by sth
to feel offended
to take offence
to take sth personally

to take sth the wrong way

not speak to each other
to give way
to apologize for sth
to ask / beg for sbs forgiveness
attempts at reconciliation
to make a compromise
to forgive sb for sth
to make up

ARGUMENTS
to drive sb crazy / nuts (inf)
to have enough of sb
to interfere / meddle in sth
to get angry / get cross with sb
to lose one's temper
row / quarrel / fight / clash
to have a row / a quarrel / a fight
to provoke sb into a fight
to fight over / about sth
BREAKUP
breakup / split-up / separation
to break up / split up / separate
to live apart
to leave / desert sb for sb else
deserted wife / husband
to dump sb (inf)
to be dumped
to reproach oneself for sth
qualms / remorse
to regret sth
to end in divorce / to get a divorce

to threaten with a divorce

to file a petition for divorce
reasons / grounds for divorce
divorce settlement
to go one's separate ways
to get over sth / cope with sth / manage sth
to go back together again
to patch up (one's marriage)
to go wrong
to be on the rocks (inf)
to break sb's heart

4. CHILDREN

BABIES

GAMES

UPBRINGING

BEHAVIOUR

CHILDREN
PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

BABIES
to be expecting a baby
to give birth to a baby
unborn baby
test-tube baby
The baby is due in March.
to be born
to be premature / be early
to be overdue / be late
newborn
toddler
baby boy
baby girl
to breast-feed
to bottle-feed
to suck ones thumb
CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR
child / kid (inf)
good
naughty / bad (spoken)
well-behaved
bad-mannered
obedient
disobedient
unmanageable
unify
boisterous
relentless
problem / difficult child

dummy
to change a nappy
cloth nappies
disposable nappies
changing table / mat
to cradle sb in sbs arms
on sb's lap
cradle cot
carrycot
to rock
baby walker
playpen
rattle
pram (BrE) / baby carriage (AmE)
pushchair, buggy (BrE) / stroller (AmE)
to behave oneself / behave well
to ignore sb
to talk back / answer back to sb
to tease each other
childish prank
to make a lot of noise
to get up to
not stick at anything for long
to fool around / mess around
to show off
to be cheeky to sb

to push a pram
highchair
to soil
bib
to howl
to cry
to hush the crying baby
to gurgle / babble
baby talk / babble
to go potty / potty
to toilet-train
to pee (inf)
to poo (inf)
wet / soiled nappy
nursery / crche / kindergarten / nursery school
Kids, what are you getting up to upstairs?
to romp around / romp about
to fight over sth
to use bad language
telling tales / sneaking
telltale / sneak
to tell on sb / sneak on sb
to pester sb
to play (sb) up

CHILDREN'S GAMES
a game of (hide-and-seek...)
blind mans buff
in the playground
soft
squeaky
toy car
teddy (bear)
to chase each other
to play at (soldiers...)
to play tag
to teach sth through play

wooden
toy soldier
to get tired playing
to play hide-and-seek
to play with (a doll...)

UPBRINGING
as a punishment
excessive permissiveness
family background
not be allowed to do sth
physical / corporal punishment
sensible
spoilt / spoiled brat (inf)
stubborn
to be a good boy / girl
to be an example to sb
to be at one's wits' end
to be firm
to be grounded
to be strict / soft with sb

to bring up
to deserve punishment
to disapprove of sth
to forbid sb to do sth
to get a scolding / get told off
to get angry / get cross with sb
to give sb a slap
to ground sb
to have trouble with sb
to hold sb up as an example
to learn one's lesson
to make sb angry
to need a firm hand
to pamper

to praise sb for sth

to punish
to scold sb for sth
to soften sb up
to spank sb
to spoil
to take sb's side
to talk sb out of sth
to talk to a brick wall
to talk to sb seriously
to tame sb
to tell sb off
to warn sb / give sb a warning

PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

adolescent
adolescent behaviour
at puberty
copycat (inf)
drug addiction
emotionally unstable
frictions
gang / group
independent of the family
moody
outsider
oversensitive
peer group
peer pressure
peers
smoking
taking drugs
teenage / adolescent (rebellion, daughter...)
teenagers / youngsters / kids (inf)
the youth / young people (of today)

TV / video game addict

uncommunicative
youth
youth culture
to be a gang member
to be in conflict with one's parents
to become withdrawn
to betray sbs trust
to confide in sb
to experiment with sth
to feel grown-up
to get / fall into bad company
to go through puberty
to go to parties
to hang around
to hang out with sb (inf)
to join a gang
to keep pace with sth / sb
to party (inf)
to retreat into oneself / one's fantasy

5. DAILY ROUTINE

IN THE
MORNING

IN THE
AFTERNOON

TIME FOR BED

DO
GENERAL

DAILY
ROUTINE
CHORES

HAVE

GO

DAILY ROUTINE
babysit
bring up (children)
brush (one's) teeth
(domestic / household) chores
clean
clear up
commute
get dressed
get ready (for bed / school)
get up
lie down
lie in
look after (children)
(make / prepare) meals

provide (for the family)

put on (clothes)
raise (children)
run the home
set off
share the chores (with sb)
stay up late
take (the children to school)
take (the dog for a walk)
take care (of children)
take turns (to do housework)
travel (to school / to work)
vacuum
wake up
walk (to school / to work)

DO
do housework
the cooking
the dusting
the ironing
the shopping
the washing
the washing-up

CHORES

GO
go

to bed (early / late)

to school
to the office
to work
out

HAVE
a meal
breakfast
lunch
tea
dinner
supper
a rest
have / take a nap
have (AmE take) a shower
have (AmE take) a bath
have

IN THE MORNING
to wake (up)
to wake sb up
to be (wide) awake
to oversleep (for work)
to get up early / late
to be an early bird / riser
to sleep in
night owl
to jump out of bed
to crawl out of bed
to drag sb out of bed
to yawn
to stretch
to set the alarm clock for (7:00)
to go off at (7:00)
to do one's morning routine
to do / take exercise
to have / take a quick shower
to have a wash in cold water
to brush / clean one's teeth
toothbrush
toothpaste
to comb / do ones hair
comb
to have a shave

to do one's make-up
to have a look at oneself
in the mirror
to get dressed
to put sth on
to get undressed
to take sth off
to walk the dog
to have sth for breakfast
to skip breakfast
to have a quick breakfast
to do sth in a rush
to take one's time
to be in a hurry / rush
to rush sb
rush
to commute to work
to go to work by car / by bus...
to catch a bus / train...
to miss a bus / train...
to walk to work
to be punctual / a latecomer
to get to work late / in time
to be late / in time (for a place)
a delay of (about 20 minutes)

IN THE AFTERNOON
to leave work
to collect the children (from a place)
to do the shopping
to do the cleaning
to do the cooking
to relax

to spend one's free time

to get one's things ready for the next day
to watch TV
to watch sth on TV
to take a bath
to take a shower

CHORES
TIME FOR BED
insomnia
sleeping pill
sleepy
snoring
till late at night
to be (sound / fast) asleep
to be a light / heavy sleeper
to count sheep
to doze / nod off
to doze off / nod off / drop off
to dream about sth
to fall asleep / go to sleep
to go to bed

to have nightmares
to read
to sleep
to sleep like a log (inf)
to sleep sth off
to sleepwalk
to snore
to spend a sleepless night
to stay awake all night
to stay up / sit up
to stay up late
to take a walk before bed
to talk in one's sleep

6. FREE TIME

EQUIPMENT

SPORTS

GENERAL VOCABULARY

VISITS

HOBBY
HOLIDAYS

FREE TIME
TRAVELLING

ARTS
TOURISM

LEISURE

FREE TIME
collector
handyman
hobby / interest / pastime
lazing about / lazing around
a good company
an evening out
sociable / outgoing
to attend language courses
to be an amateur actor
to be enthusiastic about sth
to be keen on sth
to busy oneself with sth
to chat / gossip with sb on the phone
VISITS
a visit to sb / a call on sb
quick / (un) expected visit
to drop in on sb
to go to see sb to come over
to come for (the weekend)

to enjoy a well-earned rest

to forget about sth
to get out of town
to give sth a whirl (inf) / a go (inf)
to go down to the pub / park
to go in for sth
to go jogging
to go out
to go out for a beer / meal...
to go to the cinema / theatre
to have (some days ...) off
to keep sb company
to pass the time
to be on a (short) visit
to have somebody over
to have a visitor / visitors / company
to offer sth to drink
to return a visit

LEISURE TIME
ask (sb) out / go out (with friends)
entertainment
go (swimming / dancing / to a concert)
have / take up a hobby
have / throw / go to a party
listen (to music / to the radio)
outdoors (adv)

EQUIPMENT YOU NEED

to practise yoga
to relax / take a rest
to slob out / slob around
to socialize / go out
to spend time doing sth
to take a good rest
to take dancing / music lessons
to take ones mind off sth
to take time out (to do sth)
to unwind (inf) / chill (out) (inf)
to walk through the forest
to while away the evening etc.
We played cards to pass the time.
not be in
to take off ones coat / jacket etc.
Make yourself comfortable.
Were expecting company this evening.

pass time / spend time / free time

play (cards / chess / tennis / basketball)
play (the piano / the drums)
play (video / computer / board) games
read (books / magazines / comics)
take up (swimming / bowling / a hobby)
watch (TV / a video)
LEISURE
SEE ALSO: SPORTS

SPORTS

GAMES

SPORTS

DOING A SPORT
PLAY GO DO

PEOPLE
TOURISM

INDOOR

MORE

SPORTS
SUMMER

OUTDOOR

VERBS

PLACES

EXTREME

EQUIPMENT

WINTER

PLAY - GO - DO

PLAY

GAMES

GO

- ING

DO

OTHER

CHESS
FOOTBALL
RUGBY
GOLF
SKIING
DIVING
SAILING
HIKING
AEROBICS
KARATE
MOTORCROSS
GYMNASTICS

TENNIS
SOCCER
POLO
HOCKEY
CYCLING
SURFING
CLIMBING
CANOEING
TAEKWONDO
JUDO
ATHLETICS
BOXING

GAMES SPORTS

GAMES

SPORTS

CHESS
VOLLEYBALL
RUGBY
GOLF
BRIDGE
SKIING
DIVING
SAILING
HIKING

TENNIS
BASKETBALL
POLO
HOCKEY
BILLIARDS
KARATE
JUDO
ATHLETICS
BOXING

JOGGING

AEROBICS

FISHING

MOTORCROSS

ACTION VERBS

VERBS

BEAT
COMPETE
CLAP
CLIMB
DRIVE
FLY
JOG
HIT
JUMP
KICK
RACE
RUN
SCORE

SHOUT
SKATE
SKI
SUPPORT
SURF
THROW
TAKE UP
WATCH
PLAY
DO
WIN
LOSE
DRAW

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

SPORTSMAN
ATHLET
RUNNER
PLAYER

COMPETITOR
CONTESTANT
ARCHER
JUMPER

CROWD

SUPPORTER

SPECTATOR

FAN

REFEREE
UMPIRE
JUDGE
OFFICIALS

TRAINER
COACH
INSTRUCTOR

PLACES

STADIUM / SPORTS CENTRE

PLACE

SPORT

TRACK

ATHLETICS, TRACK-AND-FIELD EVENTS

GYM (NASIUM)

GYMNASTICS

TABLE

TABLE TENNIS, PING PONG

PITCH / FIELD

FOOTBALL, SOCCER, GRASS HOCKEY

COURT

TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL

COURSE

GOLF

SLOPE

SKIING, SKI-JUMPING

POOL

SWIMMING, DIVING

RING

SKATING, FIGURE SKATING

RINK

BOXING, WRESTLING

EQUIPMENT

SPORT

EQUIPMENT

SPORT

EQUIPMENT

ANGLING

ROD, FISHHOOK FOOTBALL

GOAL, BALL

ARCHERY

BOW, ARROW CHESS

BOARD, MEN

BASEBALL BAT

FENCING

SABRE

BOXING

GLOVES

SKIING

SKIS

CRICKET

BAT

SKATING

SKATES

GOLF

CLUB

RUNNING

RUNNING SHOES

HOCKEY

STICK, PUCK

SWIMMING

SWIMSUIT

PING PONG BAT

BASKETBALL BASKET

ROWING

OAR

TENNIS

SQUASH

RACKET

BADMINTON SHUTTLECOCK

RACKET, NET

EXTREME SPORTS

SCUBA DIVING

BALLOONING
SKY DIVING

PARAGLIDING

EXTREME

SPORTS

GLIDING

HANG GLIDING
WHITE-WATER RAFTING
BUNGEE JUMPING

MOUNTAINEERING

INDOOR - OUTDOOR

INDOOR

OUTDOOR

BOXING

ROWING

PING PONG

GOLF

SQUASH

FOOTBALL

BASKETBALL

SKIING

FENCING

GRASS HOCKEY

FIGURE SKATING

SAILING

SUMMER - WINTER

SUMMER SPORTS

WINTER SPORTS

GOLF

SKIING

MARATHON

BANDY

WINDSURFING

BIATHLON

SAILING

TOBOGGANING

FOOTBALL

SNOWBOARDING

CHESS
FENCING

BASKETBALL
BOXING

SPORTS AND SPORTSPEOPLE

(figure / speed) skating
(long / high / triple) jump
archer
archery
athlete
athletics (singular)
baseball
basketball
boxer
boxing
cross-country skiing
discus
diver / diving
downhill skiing
fencer / fencing

football (AmE soccer)

golf
golfer
gymnast
gymnastics
hammer throw(ing)
handball
hockey
hurdle
indoor sports (pl)
javelin
marathon
marathon runner
pole vault
pole vaulter

race
rollerblades (pl)
rollerblading
rollerskating
run
runner
shot put(ting)
shot putter
skateboard
skateboarding
skater
ski jump
ski-jumper
skier / skiing
sledding

sprint
sprinter
sumo wrestling
swimmer
swimming
tennis / table tennis
volleyball
water polo
water sports (pl)
weightlifter
weightlifting
windsurfer
windsurfing
wrestle
wrestling

EVENTS, PEOPLE, PLACES

amateur / professional
bat
champion
championship
coach
competition / contest / tournament
(tennis, squash, badminton) court
doping / drug test
draw
field
game
goal / goalkeeper

gym (gymnasium)
ice skates (pl)
net
Olympic Games
(football / rugby / hockey) pitch
practice (noun) / 37lavor37g (verb)
racket
referee / umpire
(ice / skating) rink
score
ski slope
spectator / supporter / fan

sports equipment
sports facilities (pl)
stadium
(hockey) stick
team sport / individual sport
track
tracksuit
train
turn professional
work out

DOING A SPORT

do

play

go

aerobics
high / long jump
judo
football
bridge
tennis
riding
skiing
swimming

the discus
throw the javelin
the hammer

score

a goal
a point

win

a game
a match

lose

a game
a match

set
break
equal

a record

WHAT WE DO WITH SPORT

to play a sport

when we speak about games in which

one tries to win against another person
or team

to play football, tennis, handball

to do a sport

when we speak about a sport that is not

a team sport (it has a more general
meaning)

to do aerobics, gymnastics,
exercise

when we speak about being interested

or absorbed in sport

She is into jogging.

when we speak about sport activity,

which is not done professionally

Jack goes swimming means that

he is not a professional swimmer.
Its his hobby and he doesnt do it
regularly.

when we speak about sport, which is

done professionally / competitively

Jack swims means that he is a

professional swimmer who takes
part in competitions.

to be into a sport
(informal)

to go V-ing
(to go swimming / skiing)

to V
(to swim, to ski, etc.)

Some sport verbs are never used with play / do / go (to box, to wrestle, etc.).

7. HOLIDAY

ON HOLIDAY

BEACH

TOURISM

HOTEL ACCOMODATION

HOLIDAY
CAMPING

SPORTS

ON HOLIDAY
car hire
holiday abroad
holiday destination
holiday resort
holiday snaps
holidaymaker
romantic holiday
seaside holiday
seaside hotel

the ideal place for a holiday

to be on holiday
to book a package tour
to come back / return from holiday
to enjoy ones holiday
to get out of town
to go camping
to go on holiday
to go on ones own

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
accommodation at the hotel
air-conditioning
at the reception desk
B & B (Bed and Breakfast)
bellboy / bellhop
boarding house / guest house
desk clerk / receptionist
full board / half board
guest
hotel room / bar / lobby...
hotel staff
including breakfast
inn
maid / chambermaid
motel / youth hostel
nonstop / friendly / helpful service
reservation / booking in the name of...
single / double / twin / family room

to go sightseeing
to have a holiday
to have a nice time
to pack / unpack ones things
to rent / hire a car
to spend ones holiday (at the cottage)
to take (a few) days off work
to take a holiday
to take a photo of sth / sb

suite
three-star hotel
wake-up call service
with a bath
to be occupied
to check in / book into a hotel
to check out of a hotel (by 10 oclock)
to fill in the form
to get / leave ones key
to have no vacancy / fully booked / booked up
to pay the bill
to put sb up
to put up at (a hotel) for the night
to reserve / book a room (in advance)
to stay at / in a hotel
to try ones luck elsewhere
in / at / during high / peak season
in the low season / off season

BEACH

sandy / shingle / nude beach

sand
sea
wave
to have a swim
to go for a swim
swimsuit
bikini
beach towel
beach ball

swimming belt
sandcastle
shell
to walk on the beach
beach umbrella
deckchair
to lie / lie around on the beach
to sunbathe
to sunburn
to get tanned / get a tan

to lie in the sun / in the shade

suntan lotion / oil / cream
sunglasses
protection against the sun
sunhat
sunstroke / heatstroke
overheating
to avoid (the) sunshine
to dive
lifeguard
to splash about / around

peg
shelter
caravan
to put up / pitch a tent
to take down a tent
sheet
ground sheet
waterproof

sleeping bag
air mattress
mosquito net
insect repellent

CAMPING

to camp
to pitch camp / make camp
campsite
water supply
toilets
tent
tent pole
rope

TOURISM

8. TRAVEL

BY RAIL

BY AIR

BY SEA

TOURISM

TRANSPORT

TRAVELLING
ON FOOT

BY BIKE

BY RAIL
TRAINS
aisle
carriage
compartment
corner seat
corridor
couchette
dining car / buffet car
engine
engine driver
express / high-speed train
freight / goods train
guard / conductor

luggage rack
luggage van
passenger train
rails
railway
sleeping car / sleeper
stopping train
through train
timetable
train dispatcher
train journey / ride
traveler / passenger

wagon
window seat
to catch / get a train
to change
to derail
to get off a train
to get on / board a train
to go by train
to pull into a station
to pull out of a station
to travel via (a place)

AT THE RAILWAY STATION

(main) railway station
arrival
arrive at / in
bookstall
buffet / refreshment
departure
entrance
information board
left-luggage office
platform
ticket office / booking office

single ticket
return ticket
station hall
timetable
train / rail fare
vending machine
waiting room
way out
to be / arrive on time
to be delayed
Whats the fare?

BY AIR
PLANES AND FLIGHTS
aeroplane / (air)plane / aircraft
passenger plane / airliner
jumbo jet
helicopter
(private) jet
(hot air) balloon
glider
aboard / on board the plane
aisle
business class
cabin
captain
cockpit
economy class

flight attendant
flight crew
hand luggage
landing gear
on the plane
overhead locker
pilot / co-pilot
propeller
row
seat
window / aisle seat
seat belt
to fly a plane
to go by plane

wing
to fly-altitude route
turbulence
to be airsick
to crash
air crash
to book / cancel a flight
domestic / international flight
scheduled flight
charter flight
connecting flight
connection
budget flight
non-stop / direct flight

AT THE AIRPORT
a delay of (2 hours)
air ticket
announcement
arrivals lounge
baggage claim
boarding card
carousel
customs
departure lounge
departures / arrivals
destination
gate number

HAVE A NICE FLIGHT!

immigration
information board
metal detector
passport control
runway
safe / smooth / bumpy landing
security check
take-off
terminal
transit lounge
trolley / cart
visa

X-ray machine
to be slightly / badly / seriously delayed
to catch / miss a plane
to check in / check-in desk
to collect ones luggage
to get off a plane
to get on / board a plane
to land / touch down
to take off
to taxi
to weigh excess luggage

BY SEA
anchor / at anchor
barge
boat (ride / excursion)
berth
bridge
buoy
cabin
calm / rough sea
captain
cargo ship / freighter
castaway
catamaran
coastguard
cruise ship / liner / ocean liner
cruiser
deck
dinghy
disembarkation
dock
ebb
embarkation
engine room
ferry
fishing boat
gangway

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hold
houseboat
hovercraft
lifeboat
lighthouse
mast
motorboat
oil tanker
on board
passenger
passenger ship
pier / jetty quay
port
powerboat
prow / bow
raft
rigging
rudder
sailing boat
sailor
sails
shipwreck
shipyard
steamship

stern
submarine
survivor
tanker
the crew
tide
vessel
voyage / cruise
wave
yacht
to be in port
to be seasick
to be shipwrecked
to board a ship
to come into port
to drop anchor
to embark / to disembark
to get off a ship
to leave port
to moor
to sail
to set sail for (a place)
to sink
to weigh anchor

ON FOOT
exhausting
hike / trek
hiker
hiking / trekking
on foot
rucksack / backpack

strenuous (climb)
to go hiking
to hike (the Rocky mountains)
to hitchhike
to pick up a hitchhiker
to walk

BY BICYCLE
bike / bicycle
bike rack
brake
brake lever
by bike
chain
child seat

crossbar
cycle lane
cycle path
cycling
cyclist / rider
gear lever
handlebars

helmet
inner tube
kickstand
lock
mudguards
pedal
pump

puncture
rear light
reflector
saddle
sprocket wheel
to go for a bike ride
to ride a bike / to cycle

TOURISM
TRIPS
CRUISE
EXCURSION
FLIGHT
STOPOVER

DAY TRIP
EXTENDED STAY
FLYING VISIT
WEEKEND BREAK

TRAVEL

PAPERS

(to change) 48lavor48g48 cheques

(to make a) reservation
tickets (single, return)
(to apply for a) visa
boarding card
travel insurance

TRANSPORTATION
to hitch-hike
to go on foot
to catch a bus / train / plane
to go by bus / train / plane

TYPE OF HOLIDAY
a package holiday
to go camping
to stay in a caravan
to go on a cruise
to go self-catering

ACTIVITIES

TRAVEL

to go sightseeing
to sunbathe
to go hiking
to go surfing
to go on a shopping spree

OCCUPATIONS
(air) steward(ess)
pilot
travel agent
tour guide
(coach) driver
customs officer

9. TRAFFIC AND DRIVING

TRAFFIC

ROADS
DRIVING

PEOPLE
CAR

TRAFFIC
AND

DRIVING
PROBLEMS

MEANS OF
TRANSPORT

ACCIDENTS
GIVING DIRECTIONS

MEANS OF TRANSPORT
aeroplane (AmE airplane) / aircraft
ambulance
bicycle (informal bike)
boat / ship
bulldozer
bus / double-decker (bus)
camper / caravan
car
coach (BrE)
dust cart

ferry
fire engine
hearse
jeep
liner
lorry (AmE truck)
minibus
moped
motorbike / motorcycle
roller

scooter
taxi (AmE cab)
train
tram
trolleybus
(the London) tube (informal)
underground (AmE subway)
van
yacht
SEE ALSO HERE

TRAFFIC
at a speed of 50 kmph
at high / low speed
at the (next) crossroads
blind crossing
breathalyzer (test)
busy / clear road
car park
cats eye
clearly-marked roadway
crash barrier
crossroads
diversion
drunk-driving
fine / wheel clamp
flyover
heavy traffic
main thoroughfare

one-way street
parking meter / (disabled) parking
road safety
roadway
roadwork
roundabout
sharp / double / blind bend
speed trap / speeding
traffic jam
traffic lights / traffic sign
traffic rules / regulations
traffic violation / offence
traffic warden / to control traffic
underpass
warning
zebra crossing
to be fined for (a parking violation)

to be hit by a car
to be stuck in heavy traffic
to break sth
to breathalyze
to commit an offence
to comply with sth
to crawl
to cross against the red
to cross the road
to follow / obey / observe sth
to get caught in rush-hour
to go at top/full speed
to jump the lights
to look out
to run out into the road
to be disqualified from driving
to disqualify sb from driving

DRIVING
along / up / down a road
at / by / on the roadside
driving ground
driving lesson
driving school
in the direction of (Prague)
inside / middle / outside lane
main road / side / back road
on a road
reverse gear
road map
tankful (of petrol)
three-lane road / motorway
to accelerate / speed up
to back / reverse / go backwards
to back / reverse the car into (the garage)
to back / reverse the car out of (the garage)
to back the car up
to be in gear
to blow / beep / sound / honk the horn
to brake (sharply / hard)
to change down
to change gear
to change lanes
SEE ALSO:

to concentrate on driving
to crash the car
to curve / turn
to do (fifty) 51lavor51g5151
to fasten (a seat belt)
to fill up the tank at a petrol station
to gather speed
to get lost
to give (the right of) way
to go round the bend
to go straight
to have the right of way
to hit the brakes
to indicate
to knock smb down
to learn to drive
to lose ones driving licence
to obtain ones driving licence
to overtake (on a bend)
to park
to pass sth
to pay a toll
to pull in / over / out
to put / slam on the brakes

to put the car in gear

to release the clutch slowly
to rev up the engine
to run (a red light)
to run on unleaded petrol
to run out of (petrol)
to signal oncoming car direction
to skid
to somersault
to slow down
to speed
to speed up / accelerate
to start (the engine)
to start (up) sth / get sth started
to stop / pull up
to stop at red lights
to stop in a lay-by
to strap oneself in / buckle up
to swerve
to switch / turn the ignition on
to take the car out of gear
to tow (away)
to turn into / onto
to turn off (the motorway)

TRAVELLING

CAR
EXTERIOR
aerial
bodywork
bonnet
boot
brake light
bumper
door
doorhandle
INTERIOR
accelerator
air conditioning
airbag
anti-lock braking system (ABS)
brake
car radio
central locking system
child seat
clutch

exhaust pipe
fog light
front / rear wheels
headlight
hubcap
indicator
numberplate
petrol cap

rear light
rear window
reflector
reverse light
roof
roofrack
sidelight
side-view / wing mirror

dashboard
front / back seat headrest
fuel gauge
gear lever
heater controls
horn
ignition
ignition key
manual / automatic gearbox

sunroof
trailer
tyre
windscreen
windscreen wiper
wing

odometer
rear-view mirror
rev(olution) rev counter
satellite navigation
seat belt
speedometer
steering wheel
temperature gauge
warning light

CAR ACCIDENTS
careless / reckless driver
collision / crash
fatal road accidents
to cause an accident
to collide (head-on)
to crash into / hit sth

to do some damage
to drive ones car into a ditch
to end up in (a place)
to exceed / break the speed limit
to go like a madman
to have a close shave / a narrow escape

to overturn
to report an accident
to run off the road
to skid / go into a skid
to swerve at the last moment

PROBLEMS WITH A CAR

(spark)plug
antifreeze
bald tyre
breakdown lorry / truck
car service
chassis
defective brakes
engine
flat / charged battery
jack
mechanic
old banger
petrol tank
point
puncture
radiator
silencer
spare parts
spare tyre
leak

to be leaking
to be left stranded
to be slipping
to change / replace
to check for sth
to fit sth
to fix the trouble
to give sb a tow
to have a breakdown
to overhaul
to pull
to recharge the battery
to remove sth / take sth off
to rescue
to top up
to tow (to a place)
tow service
warning triangle
worn-out / used
wrench

DUAL CARRIAGEWAY
RING ROAD
BYPASS
LANE

ROADS
FLYOVER
TRACK
MOTORWAY
MORE

ROADS, STREETS AND THEIR ELEMENTS

alley
avenue
back street
blind alley / dead end
bumps
bus lane
bypass
cross street
crossroads
detour
ditch

exit
express lane
flyover
fork
hard shoulder
high street
junction
kerb
lane
level crossing
motorway

one-way-street
park
pavement
petrol station
pothole
road
roundabout
side street
speed bump
square
street

street light
street sign / road sign
taxi rank
T-junction
traffic island
traffic lights
tunnel
two-lane motorway
underpass
zebra crossing / pedestrian crossing

PEOPLE ON THE STREET, ROAD

bystander
car / bus driver
cyclist
fare-dodger
motorcyclist

passenger
passer-by
pedestrian
road worker / workmen / maintenance worker
street sweeper

ticket inspector
traffic policeman
traffic warden
walker

GIVING DIRECTIONS
bang a right / left
bear left / right
can you tell me how to get to.....?
continue driving for.....minutes
go down to
go straight through ....
keep on going for .... minutes

pass through ....

take a right / left
take a right-hand / left-hand turn
take the first turning on the right / left
turn right / left
veer to the right / left

10. TOWN AND SIGHTS

TOWN AND CITY

STREET

SIGHTS

TOWN

TRAFFIC

TOWN

amusement park
big town / city
small town
botanical garden
built-up area tram
bustling / lively sports centre
capital
community
drain
dull
entertainment (centre)
a wide choice of entertainment
factory
fare
fire station
home town
hospital
housing estate / neighbourhood
in a suburb
indoor swimming pool
industrial / historical town
industrial / shopping / zone
industry
inhabitant
job opportunities

line
migration
mist and pollution
municipal authorities
municipal elections
museum
neighbourhood / district / area
new housing
on the outskirts
overcrowded
pedestrian zone
playground
police station
population
population density
public transport
railway / bus station
refuse / rubbish dump
refuse collection
rising crime
run-down buildings
sanitation
services
sewage disposal plant
sewer

skyscraper
slum
souvenirs / gift shop
square
stop
subway
theatre
tourist information
town / municipal council
town / urban planning
town centre
town 57lavor57g57
town hall
transport
trolley
underground
urban development
urban renewal
urban sprawl
waste
within reach of public
zoological garden / zoo
to be a safe place to live
to be surrounded by noise
to go into town

STREET
alley
busy / quiet / crowded street
cobbled street
curb / kerb
deserted / empty street
high / shopping street

litter bin / dustbin

pavement
pedestrian / passer-by
side / back street
street corner
street crime

street lamp
street musicians
to be full of litter / be littered
to drop litter
to live on the streets
to walk the street (after dark)

SIGHTS
to see the sights / do some sightseeing
to go sightseeing
to show sb the sights
to take sb round the sights
sightseeing tour
sightseeing coach
guided tour
itinerary
to get lost
guide book
to be situated / be located
to (be) spread out
to found / establish
to originate

date of foundation
origin
to date back to (the 13th century)
ancient
medieval
style
late
early
Romanesque
Gothic
Renaissance
Baroque
modern / classic architecture
a fine example of (Gothic) architecture

SIGHTS
to be preserved
to burn down
well-preserved
destroyed
ruins
remains
to consist of sth
to form
to restore / renovate
to convert into sth
to be (partly) restored / rebuilt
to rank among sth
to be rich in sth
monument / memorial
chateau
castle
tower
town gate
town walls
fortification
column
fountain

residence / seat
monastery
convent
church
chapel
tomb
catacombs
cathedral
basilica
chamber
statue
mosque
temple
synagogue
steeple / spire
arch
dome
vault
cornice
pillar
observation tower
outskirts / environs

a place of pilgrimage
to admire
to explore
to be worth seeing
well-known
little-known
to be famous / renowned for sth
significant
notable (feature / example...)
to be notable for sth interesting
fascinating / breathtaking
impressive
magnificent / splendid
the charm of the place
popular tourist attraction
to attract huge numbers of tourists
to pay the entrance fee
free of charge
to wander around
tiredness
to get sick and tired of sth (spoken)
to become overloaded with sth

11. JOB

EMPLOYMENT

TERMS

APPLYING FOR A JOB

JOB

CAREER

PEOPLE
JOBS

LEAVING A JOB
JOB SAFETY

EMPLOYMENT
WORKFORCE / PEOPLE AT WORK

assistant
blue-collar worker
white-collar worker
boss
chief executive

colleague
department head
employee
employer
executive

foreman
freelancer
labourer
line manager
management

manager
personnel
professional
self-employed
senior

staff / team
subordinate
superior
supervisor
worker

DESCRIPTION OF A JOB

(un)demanding
(un)rewarding
(un)skilled
badly-paid
challenging
dead-end job
dull / boring
enjoyable

exhausting
fulfilling
interesting
lucrative
mentally / physically draining
monotonous
motivating
repetitive

responsible
self-employed
skilled work
steady
stressful
well-paid

nine-to-five
odd
on call
part time / part-time
permanent
physical work
piece-work

seasonal
sedentary
shiftwork
summer
temporary

TYPES OF JOBS

casual
freelance
from home
full time / full-time
holiday
intellectual
manual

EMPLOYMENT, TERMS
backlog
benefits
bonus
burned out
busy
contract for mandate
contract for specific work
deadline
demotion
department (personnel department)
drudgery
duties / duty
earnings (pl)
employed
employment
fee
flexible / fixed hours
flexitime
fringe benefits
full-time / part-time job
full-timer
hard work

JOB

WORK

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

headquarters
income
indispensable
leave
line of work
manage
management
maternity cover
maternity leave
off duty
on duty
on-the-job training
overtime
overworked
part-timer
pay / salary / wage
a piece-rate wage
pay cut / reduction in salary
pay rise
payment
perks (perquisites) / fringe benefits
position / post

TRADE

promotion
prospect
raise (noun)
remuneration
retirement (age)
shift
sick leave
staff
strain
teamwork
trade union
training
unemployed
unemployment
unpaid leave
(un)skilled work
vocation
work placement
working environment
working hours / worktime
working terms
workload

OCCUPATION

PROFESSION

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to appoint to a post
to assist
to be familiar with sth
to be in charge (of sth / sb)
to be on call
to be on the dole
to be out of a job / to be unemployed
to be out of work
to be overwhelmed by / with (paperwork)
to be overworked
to be paid a piece-rate wage
to be responsible (for sth / sb)
to be self-employed
to be swamped with sth
to break down
to change a job
to clock in / out
to clock off (informal)
to clock on (informal)
to commute to work
to concentrate (on sth)
to demote
to do / work overtime
to do a job
to do piecework
to do shiftwork
to do sth for a living
to do the donkey work
to downshift / slow down

to earn ones living (as)

to employ / hire
to employ sb / take sb on
to feel / be ready for sth
to fill in (for sb)
to find a job
to fire / sack
to freelance
to gain experience
to get a pay rise / a raise
to get promoted
to get sacked
to give (a three-month) notice
to give (sb) a hand
to give up a job / quit
to go on leave
to go slow
to hand in ones notice
to hand in ones resignation
to have ones own business
to hold a post / position
to introduce sb
to live off (music, interest from
savings...)
to look for work / a job
to make / earn a living
to make a loss
to make a profit
to malinger

to manage sth
to moonlight
to move (an employee) sideways
to pile up
to procrastinate
to promote
to report to sb
to resign
to retire
to run (a company, a firm)
to shirk (a duty)
to slow down
to stand in (for sb)
to take a day off
to take over (from sb)
to take things easy
to train
to work / do overtime
to work double shifts
to work for (sb)
to work freelance
to work from home
to work long hours
to work (morning) shifts
to work on commission
to work oneself to death
to work under sb

APPLYING FOR A JOB

(elementary, intermediate, advanced) level
(in) decisive
(in) experienced
(in) sufficient
a position / post
ability
ambitious / self-driven
applicant / candidate
applicant for sth / job seeker
application form
background
brief / concise
command
communicative
computer literacy
contract of employment
CV (curriculum vitae)
covering letter
detailed
degree
diploma
efficient
exam in sth
experience
fluently
graduate

higher education
Human Resources (HR)
industrious / hardworking
(job) interview (noun)
interviewer
interviewee
job advert(isement)
job application
job centre
knowledge
labour office
personnel
position / post
probation / trial period
qualifications
qualified
recruit(ment)
requirements
references / credentials
school report
selection
skill
starting salary
the basics of sth
vacancy / opening
work experience

working conditions
to apply for a job / to attend an interview
to attach a curriculum vitae / CV
to be called / be invited for an interview
to be short-listed / to shortlist
to become vacant
to consider
to enclose (a CV)
to evaluate / to assess smbs skills
to fail
to fill in / complete a form / a questionnaire
to fill the post
to fix a meeting
to get by in (English)
to go for a job interview
to have a vacancy for
to interview / to conduct an interview
to look for / seek a job
to make a (good) impression on sb
to meet the requirements
to notify
to place / put an ad
to send a job application / a letter of application
to state ones data
to submit ones certificates
to succeed (in)

CAREER
careerist / climber / career ladder
prospects for promotion
removal / suspension
retraining
to be appointed
to be passed over for promotion
to be suspended

to build up ones career

to get on well
to improve ones qualifications
to promote sb
to prove ones ability
to remove / suspend sb from office
to work ones way (up) to ...

JOB SAFETY (EQUIPMENT)

back support
defibrillator
earplugs
fire extinguisher

biohazard
corrosive
dangerous

first-aid kit
goggles
hairnet
hard hat / helmet

electrical hazard
emergency exit
flammable

latex gloves
mask
respirator
safety boots

safety earmuffs
safety glasses
safety vest
toe guard

hazardous
poisonous
radioactive

LEAVING A JOB
a breach (of regulations)
absenteeism
discipline
dismissal
gross
incompetence
involuntarily
jobless / job seeker (BrE)
labour turnover
maternity benefits
misconduct
negligence
notice period
probation
redundancy pay
redundant
sickness benefits / sick leave
unemployment benefits
unreasonable
working regulations
to be / get fired (inf) / sacked (inf) for sth
to be entitled to sth
to be laid off / made redundant
to be made redundant
to be on maternity leave
to be on pension / pensioner

to be on strike / go on strike
to be on the dole (informal)
to be out of work / unemployed
to breach
to call for sth
to comply with sth
to dismiss (at an hours notice)
to draw / face consequences
to give notice
to give up (quit) work
to investigate
to knock off (informal)
to let (sb) go (informal)
to misappropriate
to neglect
to quit / leave a job
to resign
to retire / retirement
to reveal sth
to sack (inf) / throw out (inf) / fire (inf) sb
to strike against / for sth
to take a day off / take time off / take a leave
to take a sabbatical (year)
to take early retirement
to take measures
to terminate ones employment

JOBS
(bus / lorry / taxi / AmE cab) driver
(film) director
(portrait) painter
academic
accountant
actor / actress
artist
au pair
babysitter
barber
barrister (AmE attorney)
beautician
businessman
businesswoman
car mechanic
carpenter
cashier
chef
chemist
civil service / civil servant
computer programmer
conductor
consultant
cook
dentist
doctor
dress maker
driving instructor

economist
electrician
engineer
estate agent
executive
factory worker
farmer
firefighter
flight attendant
hairdresser
housewife
interior decorator
interpreter
journalist
lawyer
lecturer
librarian
manager
miner
musician
nurse
pensioner
pharmacist
photographer
pilot
plumber
police officer
politician

postman
postwoman
psychologist
receptionist
road sweeper
sales representative (sales rep)
scientist
sculptor
secretary
security guard
shop assistant
shopkeeper
social worker
solicitor
stockbroker
surgeon
tailor
teacher
ticket inspector
translator
travel agent
TV presenter
vet (veterinary surgeon / doctor) / vet

DESCRIPTION

12. MONEY

MONEY MATTERS

MONEY
BANKING

BUSINESS

MONEY MATTERS
(small) change
banknote
cash
counterfeit money
dirty money
good / sound investment
idle money
in cash
last penny
money down the drain
money laundering
money on sth
pocket money
spendthrift
thrifty
to be flat broke / be stony broke
to be loaded (inf) / be rolling in it (inf)
to be penniless
to be short of money
to be stinking rich (inf) / be filthy rich (inf)
to bleed sb for every
to borrow to owe
to convert sth into money
to cost a lot of money / a fortune

to cough up (an amount) (inf)

to get by on / manage with (an amount)
to have money to burn
to invest money in sth
to lend sb
to live on (an amount)
to live on sth
to lose money on sth
to make / earn (good) money
to make a fortune / a pile (inf) / a mint (inf)
to pay / foot the bill
to pay off
to pump money into sth
to pump sb for money
to raise money
to run up a huge bill
to save money on sth
to save up money for sth
to scrimp and save
to spend money on sth
to splash out (a wad / an amount) on sth
to squander / blow (inf)
to waste money on sth

EARN

SAVE

SPEND

MAKE

MONEY
WASTE

RAISE

INVEST

LOSE

THE BANK
(bank) account
(insurance) premium
account holder
apply (for a loan)
ATM (automatic teller machine)
bank charge
cash machine
cheque book
credit card holder
current / deposit / savings / joint account
debit card
grant (a loan)
insurance
insured
interest on sth
interest rate
invest (in stock / shares / bonds)
investment portfolio
loan
money transfer
mortgage
overdraft
pay interest

pay off (debt / a loan)

repayment / instalment
savings account
standing order
statement of account / bank statement
stock market investor
stockbroker
withdraw money
withdrawal
to be in the red (inf)
to be overdrawn by (an amount)
to deposit money with a bank
to draw (out) / withdraw money
to go overdrawn
to make a deposit
to make a withdrawal
to open an account with a bank
to pay higher interest
to put money in a bank
to repay / pay off the loan
to take out a loan
to write sb a cheque for (an amount)

BUSINESS. MONEY. MARKET

(bank)note
bank account
black market
budget
business
change
coin
commerce
crash
currency
debt
devaluation (of currency)
domestic / home market
economic (growth / decline)
(growing / declining) economy
exchange of currency
exchange rate
expenditures
finance
foreign / international market
foreign currency
foreign investments
free-market economy
fund

gradually
gross national product (GNP)
healthy / strong economy
income
industry
inflation
interest
interest rate
invest
investment
market
payment
poor / penniless / broke
rate of inflation
raw materials
recession / in recession
save
sharply
slowly
spend
steadily
tax
trade deficit
VAT value added tax

wealthy / rich / well off / prosperous

workforce
to be greedy / mean / stingy
to be in debt
to be mean / stingy
to borrow from
to bribe / a bribe
to counterfeit
to earn / make
to fall / go down / decrease
to fluctuate
to give / donate to charity
to increase by 10 % / from 10 to 20
to inherit
to invest
to lend to
to owe
to pay back / pay off your debt
to rise / go up / increase
to save up / put aside
to spend
to take a bank loan
to waste / throw away / squander

13. SHOPPING

IN A SHOP

GOODS

GOING SHOPPING

SHOPPING

SHOPS AND SERVICES

SALE

COMPLAINTS

IN A SHOP

at the till / cash desk / checkout

buyer
bar code
bar code scanner / reader
bargain
cashier
change
changing / fitting room
checkout clerk
consumer (goods)
counter
customer
goods
guarantee
deposit
hanger
HP (hire purchase)
in the shop window
an invoice
label
opening hours
pinpad
payment
plastic / paper bag

price / price tag

proof of purchase
purse
wallet
receipt
reduction
sale
security tag / sensor tag
self-sevice
seller
shelf
shop assistant
shop window
shoplifter
shopper
shopping bag
shopping basket
shopping list
shopping trolley
stock room
till
to afford sth
to be looking for sth
to be served

to be / stand / wait in a queue

to browse around a shop
to buy / purchase sth
to charge
to come across sth
to do the shopping
to go on a shopping spree
to go shopping
to go window-shopping
to have sth on trial
to include VAT (value added tax)
to invoice
to join the queue
to jump the queue
to keep the receipt/bill
to look around the shop
to pay (in) cash
to pay by cheque
to pay by credit card
to queue (up)
to serve
to shoplift
to wrap sth up
Are you being served?

GOING SHOPPING

bargain
broken
browse
buy in the sale
cash
changing room
checkout
customer
discount
exchange (sth for sth)
fit (verb)

fitting room
free (of charge)
get money back (a refund)
go shopping
have (sth) in stock
look for (sth)
match
out of stock
pay (cash / by credit card / by cheque)
reduced
return (goods to the shop)

sale
shop assistant
shopping list / bag
size (Im a size 12. / Its the right size.)
special offer
suit (verb)
supermarket trolley
till
too (small / tight / loose)
try on (clothes)
work

GOODS

additional / extra charge

assortment
brand
branded goods
cheap / inexpensive
expensive / pricey
free of charge
goods
item

label
make
price tag
priceless / valuable
pricelist
product
stocktaking / inventory-taking
to be out of stock
to choose from sth

to have sth in stock

to order
to sell well
to store
warehouse / store
wide choice / range / selection
worthless / valueless
We dont stock them.

SHOPS AND SERVICES

(car / cycle / shoe...) repair shop
(ice cream / hotdog...) stand
a good size
antiques
available
bakers
bakers
bar
barbers
bookshop
boutique
butchers
by mail order
cafe
car-boot sale
chain store
chemists
china shop
clothes shop
coffee shop
corner shop
counter
delicatessen (informal deli)
delivery

delivery service
department
department store
designer shop
DIY store
dry-cleaners
electrical appliances
estate agents
fishmongers
fitting room
flea market
florists
furniture shop
giftshop
greengrocers
grocers
hairdressers
health food shop / wholefood shop
household goods
in all sizes
ironmongers / hardware store
jewellers
jumble sale
junk shop

launderette
market
newsagents
office supplies
off-licence
opticians
pub
refreshment stall
second-hand shop
shoe shop
shopping centre
snack-bar
stationers
supermarket
sweetshop
tea shop / tearoom
toy shop
travel agents
to deliver the goods
to fit
to get rid of sth
to suit
to try sth on (in a fitting room)

SALE
(clearance) sale
10 pounds off
a good value / a real bargain
at a bargain / reduced price
bargain hunter
cut-price (fruit / toys...)
half-price

on sale
for sale
special offer
the January sales
a discount
to buy sth at a discount
to get a discount on sth

COMPLAINTS
a complaint about the quality of sth
a letter of complaint
a rip off (inf)
claim for compensation
damaged
faulty / missing goods
first-class
guarantee certificate
inferior
overpriced
quality
soiled

to be of bad / poor quality

to be of good / high quality
to be taken in
to complain about sth
to demand a refund
to exchange sth for sth else
to make a complaint
to meet / reject a claim
to overcharge sb / rip sb off
to receive a complaint
to refund

14. CLOTHES AND FASHION

CLOTHING

JEWELLERY

ACCESSORIES

DESCRIBING CLOTHES

CLOTHES

FOOTWEAR

DRESSING

FASHION

CLOTHING
MENS CLOTHING
(hooded) jacket
(sports) jacket
blazer
boxer shorts
briefs
coat
collar
WOMENS CLOTHING
apron
ballgown
blouse
bra (ssiere)
cardigan
corset / basque
dress
dressing gown / bathrobe
evening dress
full

crew-neck
cuff
dinner jacket
jumper / sweater / pullover
knee socks
lined
lining
full-length skirt
high neck
knee-length
knickers / panties / briefs
leggings
lingerie
low neck
mini skirt
nightdress / nightie
oval neckline

CASUAL AND SPORTS WEAR

anorak/windcheater
football jersey
bathing cap
goggles
bikini
jeans
camouflage
leisure suit
cut-offs
leotard
dungarees
one- / two-piece swimsuit
football boots
raincoat-hood

nightwear
polo-neck / turtleneck
pyjamas
shirt
single- / double-breasted suit
sleeve
socks

tailcoat / tails
tie
trousers
underpants
underwear
vest
waistcoat

pads
pleated
sleeveless
slip
stockings
straight
strapless
suspender / garter
tights
top

train
trouser suit
tunic
veil
V-neck
wedding dress
with a slit
wrap-around skirt

short- / long-sleeved
shorts
ski gloves
ski jacket
ski pants
sweatshirt
swimming trunks

tracksuit / trackie (inf)

T-shirt
waterproof
wet suit
winter coat

DESCRIBING CLOTHES
STYLE
(in) formal / semi-formal
casual
comfortable
conventional / traditional
MATERIAL
brocade
chiffon
cloth / fabric
corduroy
cotton
creased

cool / dressy / chic

elegant / smart
extravagant
(un)fashionable / trendy
creaseproof
denim
flannel
fur
lace / lacy
leather

COLOUR
faded
garish
light / bright / dark colours
SIZE
baggy
close-fitting / tight-fitting
flattering to fit
PATTERN
batik
chequered / checked
embroidered
floral / flowery

festive
for my taste
gaudy
good-quality

linen
polyester
ragged
satin
shabby
silk

suede
synthetic
terry
thick / thin
80lavor80g
to crease / crumple

multicoloured / colourful
pastel
shade
loose
skin-tight
stretch

geometric
motif
ornamental
patterned

old-fashioned
original
practical / well-fitting
stylish

single-coloured / plain-coloured
to blend with sth
to clash

tight
to grow out of sth
to let down / to take in
plain
polka-dot
speckled
spotted

to shrink
transparent
tweed
velvet
wool(en)
worn-out

striking
striped / pinstriped
tie-dye
zigzag

to let out
to pull down (a skirt)
to take up

ACCESSORIES
bag / handbag
belt
bow tie
braces
briefcase
buckle

cap
cuff links
glasses
gloves
hairpin
hat

mittens
muffler
scarf
shawl
shoe laces
straw hat

sunglasses
tie / tin pin
top hat
woollen hat
(foldaway) umbrella
to complement (each other)

costume jewellery
decent
earring
fake stone
gaudy / showy

imitation
matching
necklace
pendant
precious stone

ring
tacky
watch
to blend with sth
to match sth / go with sth

JEWELLERY
becoming
bracelet
brooch
chain
clasp
FOOTWEAR
brogues
clogs
court shoes
eyelet
flip-flops
high-heeled shoes / heels / stilettos
ill-fitting / well-fitting
lace
tongue
sole
heel
toe

lace-up / leather shoe

outdoor footwear
patent leather shoes
pumps
running shoes
sandals
shoe polish
slip-ons / moccasins
slippers
tennis shoes / trainers (BrE) / sneakers (AmE)
walking / hiking boots
Wellington boots / gumboots

worn-down / worn-out
to change ones shoes
to fasten / do up
to lace up / do up
to pinch
to polish
to put sth on / slip on sth
to take sth off
to unfasten / undo
to wear down / out
to wear heels
to wear through

DRESSING
button
lace / to lace up
overdressed
underdressed
zip / to zip / to unzip
to be dressed up as...
to change into sth / out of sth
to change sth
to do up
to dress sb in sth
to dress smartly / warmly ...
to tie
to smooth / iron
FASHION
a passing fad / craze
fashion designer
fashion industry
fashion model
fashion photographer
fashion plate (inf)
fashion show
fashion victim
in the latest fashion trend
leading fashion magazine
models
to be fashion-conscious
to be in fashion
to be in vogue / be in (inf)

to dress up
to get changed
to dress / to get dressed
to get undressed / strip
to loosen
to pull down (a skirt)
to put sth on
to roll up
to strip down to (ones swimsuit)
to strip naked / to the waist
to take sth off / strip off sth
to wear / to have on
to undo / to untie

to come back into fashion

to come into fashion / vogue
to conform to fashion
to design
to follow fashion
to go out of fashion / be out (inf)
to prevail
to replace sth with sth
to set the fashion

A SHOE AND A SHIRT

Name the parts of these items.
NOTES

15. FOOD AND DRINKS

FOOD PRODUCTS

FRUITS

FOOD

NUTS

BEVERAGES

COOKING

VEGETABLES

FOOD PRODUCTS
GRAINS
barley
bran
bread
corn
couscous

flour
grain / kernel
grains
millet
oat

rice
rye
semolina
short- / long-grain
to mill

lentil
pea

pulses
soya beans

wheat
wholemeal (flour, bread...)

PULSES
bean
chickpea

to soak

SEEDS
mustard seeds
poppy seeds

pumpkin seeds
seeds

sesame seeds
sunflower seeds

SPICES
a pinch
allspice
aniseed
aroma
black / white pepper

caraway
cardamom
chilli
cinnamon
cloves

crushed
curry
ginger
ground
nutmeg

paprika
saffron
spices
turmeric
vanilla
whole

coriander
fennel
herb
marjoram

mint
oregano
parsley dill
rosemary

sage
tarragon
thyme
to flavor

HERBS
a sprig
basil
bay leaf
chives

MEAT
bacon
beef
boned
breast
chicken
chop
cold cuts
cooked
cured
deer
dressed
duck
fillet

fish
game
goose
ham
hare
joint
lamb
lean
meatball
mince
mutton
offal
pate

pheasant
pork
poultry
quail
red / white meat
rib
roe deer
rump
salami
sausage
sirloin
skin
smoked

steak
thigh
tinned meat
turkey
veal
venison
wing
well done / medium / rare
egg
yolk
egg white
shell

FISH
anchovies
bass
carp
catfish
cleaned
cod

eel
fillet
fish and chips
flounder
haddock
halibut

herring
kipper
mackerel
mussels
oyster
pike

plaice
salmon
sardine
scale
skate
sole

sprat
steak
trout
tuna
whitebait
to catch a fish

SEAFOOD
clam
crab
crayfish
cuttlefish
lobster

mussel
octopus
oyster
prawn / shrimp
scallop

scampi
seafood
squid

MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCE

(un)pasteurized milk
blue / soft / hard cheese
butter milk
cottage / cream cheese
cream
dairy produce

edam
goats cheese
grated
margarine
mozzarella cheddar
parmesan

skimmed / condensed milk

whipped cream
whole / semi-skimmed milk
yoghurt
to grate
to turn / go sour

crust
dough
flour (white / wholemeal)
French / corn / wholemeal bread
loaf
pasta

roll
slice
yeast
to knead
to prove
to sift

doughnut
fruit tart
ice cream
jelly / fruit jelly
lollipop
mousse
muffin
pancake

pastry / puff pastry

pie
scoop
sorbet
sundae
toffee
trifle
to have a sweet tooth

FLOUR
baking powder
bread / brown / granary bread
breadcrumbs
bun
croissant
crumb
CAKES AND DESSERTS
(birthday / wedding) cake
(boiled) sweet
apple pie / apple tart
biscuit
cheese cake / sponge cake
chocolate cake
cone
custard
CONDIMENTS
(balsamic) vinegar
(olive) oil

ketchup
mayonnaise

mustard
soya sauce

spread
to 87lavor

QUANTITIES
bag
bottle
box
can
carton
jar
loaf
packet
tin of
tub of
(3) kilos
(200) grams
(half a) litre
carrier bag

(of flour)
(of juice / milk)
(of chocolates)
(of lemonade / cola)
(of juice / milk)
(of jam / honey)
(of bread)
(of biscuits / crisps / cereal)
(sardines)
(margarine)
(of potatoes)
(of cheese)
(of milk)
shopping bag
A HEAVY SHOPPING

Lola is on her way from the supermarket.

From the scattered groceries on the floor,
guess what she bought.

FRUITS
apple
apricot
avocado
banana / skin
berries
blackberry / blueberry
candied / preserved fruit
cherry
citrus fruit
core
cranberry
date
dried fruit
fig
gooseberry
VEGETABLES
artichoke
aubergine
beansprout
beetroot
broccoli
Brussels sprout
cabbage
carrot
cauliflower
celeriac / celery
chicory

grapefruit
grapes
jam
kiwi fruit
lemon
lime
mango
marmalade
melon / rind, flesh, seed
nectarine
orange
papaya
peach
pear
pineapple
courgette (BrE) / zucchini (AmE)
cucumber
fennel
garlic / clove
gherkin
green bean
green pea / pod
horseradish
kohlrabi
leek
lettuce

marrow
mushroom
olive
onion
pak choi
parsley
parsnip
potato
pumpkin
radish
red / green pepper

plum
prune
pulp
raisin
raspberry
red / black currant
ripe
rotten
segment
stone
stone fruit
strawberry
tangerine
zest
to stone
rhubarb
sauerkraut
shallot
spinach
spring onion
stuffed olive
sweetcorn
tomato
truffle
turnip
to pickle

NUTS
almond
cashew nut
chestnut
coconut
hazelnut

peanut
pistachio brazil nut
roasted
salted
shell

shelled
walnut
whole

HOT DRINKS
black / green / herbal tea
tea bag
ice tea
black / white / ice coffee

filter / instant coffee

decaffeinated coffee
caffeine cream
coffee grounds

espresso
cappuccino
hot chocolate
cocoa

SOFT DRINKS
tap water
bottled water
still / sparkling water
mineral water

soda water
fizzy drink
juice
lemonade

cola
tonic
strawberry milkshake

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
beer (draught / bottled)
bitter
blind drunk
brandy
champagne
drunk
froth
gin
hops

lager
liqueur
liquor
malt
mulled wine
rum
sober
spritzer
stout

tequila whisky
to get drunk on sth
to have a hangover
to quench ones thirst
to sober up
to work up a thirst
vodka
wine (dry / sweet / sparkling)

BEVERAGES

16. COOKING AND EATING

EATING HABITS
KITCHEN UTENSILS

DESCRIBING A DISH

COOKING
WAYS OF COOKING

RESTAURANT

ON THE TABLE

COOKING
COOKING ACTIVITIES

to add
to bake
to barbecue
to boil
to bottle
to brew
to bring to a boil
to brown
to burn / to burn to a cinder
to candy
to carve
to chop sth
to clean
to coat sth in / with sth
to cook
to cool
to crush
to cure
to cut / to cut sth up
to cut sth in half / in two
to cut sth into slices / cubes
to deep fry / to deep-fry
to defrost
to dice / to dice sth up
to dilute / water down
to drain
to dress (a salad)
to dry

to flavor
to freeze
to fry
to garnish
to go off / bad
to go sour
to grate
to grease
to grill
to grind
to heat / to heat up
to knead
to lower the heat
to marinate
to mash
to melt
to mix
to overcook
to peel
to pepper
to pickle
to poach
to pour
to preheat the oven
to preserve
to put sth into an oven
to roast
to roll / to roll out
to salt

to scramble
to season
to serve
to set
to shell
to sieve / sift
to simmer
to slice sth
to smoke
to snip
to soak
to spoil
to sprinkle sth on / over sth
to sprinkle sth with sth
to squeeze
to steam
to stew
to stir
to stir-fry
to stuff
to sweeten / to sugar
to take sth out of a pot
to taste
to thicken
to undercook
to warm up / to heat up
to whisk / beat

DESCRIBING A DISH
(un)healthy
beautifully prepared / served
calorific
fatty
fattening
filling
greasy
healthy

hot / peppery
inedible
lean
medium
mouth-watering
nutritious
over flavored
palate-pleasing

plain
pleasing to the eye
rare
rich / sophisticated
rustic
salt-free
salty
sauce-heavy

spicy
splendid / delicious /
excellent
splendidly plated
substantial
tasteless
tasty
well-done

EATING HABITS
artificial additives
daily diet
diet (balanced / healthy)
fastidious
fats ((un)saturated)
fibre
food (fatty / starchy)
food colouring
food industry
high-fibre diet
junk food (inf)
malnutrition
minerals
nutrition

organic food
poor diet
preservatives
substantial breakfast
trace elements
vegan / meat-eater
vegetarian
vegetarian
vitamins
Western diet
wholemeal
to be on a strict / varied diet
to be overweight / be underweight
to eat like a bird (inf)

to eat like a horse (inf)

to eat modestly
to eat sth at / in one sitting
to eat well / healthily / sensibly
to eliminate sth from the diet
to get fat
to live on (chips and cola)
to overeat
to pig out on sth (inf)
to put on weight
to raid the fridge (inf)
to stuff oneself
to gorge oneself with sth (inf)
to treat oneself to sth

RESTAURANT
PLACES TO EAT OUT
bar / snack bar / milk bar
buffet car
caf / caff (inf)

coffee shop / house / bar

cafeteria
canteen

IN A RESTAURANT
a four-course meal
anorexia
aperitif
atmosphere
barmaid / barman
beverage (formal)
bill
bland
to book a table
to reserve a table / make a reservation (AmE)
bulimia
chef / cook
childrens portion
customer / guest
delicious / superb / excellent / tasty
dessert
dip
disgusting / exquisite
double helping
drink list / wine list
eating disorder
entre / starter / appetizer
food / calorie / fluid intake

fast food restaurant

fish & chip shop
pub / public house

hot
Its my treat. / This is on me.
last order
low calorie food
lunch menu
main dish / main course
menu
mouth-watering
my ideal weight
non-smoking area
nutrition expert
order (sth)
overcooked / undercooked
portion / serving / helping
self-service
service (good / slow / terrible)
service charge
side order
soup
specials
spicy
table service
tip (formal pl gratuities)

(self-service) restaurant
take-away / take-out
tea shop / tea room
too salty
vegetarian dish
waiter / waitress
to be on a diet
to be slimming (down)
to count / burn off calories
to eat out
to have a second helping
to have a weight problem
to leave a tip for the waiter
to lose weight
to make ones order / order
to pay separately / altogether
to seat sb
to serve
to serve generous portions
to slim down to (60 kilos)
to take a seat
to take the order
to taste / smell nice
to try
to watch ones weight

MENU
Starters / Hors-Doeuvres
Fish / Meat dishes

Poultry
Seafood

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Id like (to book) a table for ... people
Could I have a table?
in the corner
by the window
on the terrace
for non-smokers / smokers
Wed like a different chair.

Soups
Extras
What is your speciality (specialty)?
Could I have a(n) .. , please?
Enjoy the meal. / Cheers!
The food is too cold.
The food is too salty.
The meat is tough / underdone.
The vegetables are overdone.

Drinks / Beverages
Desserts
We will pay separately.
It is on me / its my treat.
Lets go Dutch.
Can I pay by credit card?
Theres a mistake in the bill.
The bill is too high.
You gave me too little / much change.

ON THE TABLE
TABLE SETTING
crockery
cutlery
bowl
dinner fork
cup
salad fork
dinner plate
knife
milk jug
teaspoon
mug
soup spoon
plate
straw
saucer
side plate
soup bowl
sugar bowl
teapot

PLACE SETTING
glassware
condiments
beer mat
mustard
coaster
olive oil
tumbler
pepper
water glass
salt
wine glass
soya sauce
spice rack
vinegar
silverware

ashtray
bottle opener
corkscrew
dressing
ice bucket
napkin
placemat
tablecloth
tray

to clear the table

to pour
to set / lay the table
to uncork
to wipe up

17. HOME

PLACES TO LIVE

CHORES

HOME

HOUSE

ROOMS

BREAKDOWNS
BUYING A HOUSE

RENT

PLACES TO LIVE
bedsitter (informal bedsit)
block of flats / condo(minion)
tenement house
bungalow
terraced house

detached house
semi-detached house (duplex)
cottage / country house
houseboat
mansion

farmhouse / ranch / manor

flat / apartment / studio flat
penthouse
skyscraper / tower block
studio (apartment) / bedsit

HOUSE
attic
front / back garden / yard
balcony / terrace
banister
basement
cellar
chimney
conservatory
courtyard

dormer window
drive
floor
garage
gate
gazebo
gutter
lightning conductor
loft

pantry / larder
path
patio
porch
roof
sash window
shed
skylight
stairs / staircase

storeroom
swimming pool
surroundings
tile
upstairs / downstairs
utility room
wall
window / shutter / blinds
window sill

ROOMS
NAMES OF ROOMS

anteroom / antechamber
attic
babys room
bathroom
bedroom
cellar
childrens room
corridor
dining room

entrance hall
guest-room
kitchen
kitchenette
living room
room
study
toilet

antique / run-down
ceiling / floor
central heating
cold / sunny
contemporary / modern
cosy / run-down
cramped / draughty
fitted furniture / unfurnished
fixtures

furniture and fittings

homely / convenient
luxurious / (un)comfortable
spacious / roomy / tiny
to be fitted with sth
to decorate the room with sth
to paint / decorate / wallpaper
The room needs painting.

ENTRANCE
banister
coat rack / coat hook
corridor
door chain
door handle / door knob

door knocker
doorbell / buzzer
doormat
flowerbed / mailbox
front door / back door

hall / hallway / entrance hall

peephole / intercom / speaker
shoe rack
stair / step
staircase / stairway

cushion
decorations / wallpaper
fireplace / mantelpiece
French windows
(a piece of) furniture
home entertainment
(floor / wall) lamp
mini-bar
painting

radiator
rug
sofa (AmE couch)
sofa bed
spotlights
three-piece suite / wall unit
vase
VCR (video cassette recorder)
wall light

carpet / rug
chest of drawers / drawer
clock radio
couch / settee
double bed / single bed
dressing table
duvet cover
duvet / eiderdown

headboard
mattress
pillow
pillowcase
pouf / pouffe
quilt
rug
sheet

LIVING ROOM
armchair
blind / Venetian blind / roller blind
bookcase / bookshelf
candlestick
carpet
central heating
chandelier
coffee table
curtain / net curtain
BEDROOM
(built-in) wardrobe
alarm clock
bed
bed linen
bedside lamp / reading lamp
bedside table / cabinet
bedspread
blanket

KITCHEN
(ceramic) hob
(electric / gas / microvave)
oven
cabinet
(electric) cooker / stove
cupboard
dishcloth
BABYS ROOM
baby backpack / frontpack
baby carriage
baby carrier
baby monitor / intercom
baby seat
booster seat
car seat / safety seat
BATHROOM
bath / bathtub / tub
bath mat
bath towel / hand towel
bathroom scales
bidet
TOILETRIES
(electric) shaver
aftershave
bubble bath
comb / hair brush

dishwasher
draining board
drawer
extractor (fan)
gas burner
hotplate
kitchen towel

kitchen unit
kitchenware
refrigerator / fridge / freezer
running water
shelf
sideboard
sink / tap

changing pad
changing table
chest (of drawers)
cradle
crib
crib bumper / bumper pad
diaper pail
cold / hot tap
drain
facecloth
laundry basket
mirror

conditioner
dental floss
disposable razor
electric razor

food warmer
high chair
mobile
night light
playpen
portable crib
potty

KITCHEN UTENSILS

rattle
stretch suit
stroller
swing
teddy bear / doll
toy chest / stuffed animal
walker

plug / plughole
razor / shaver
shower
sponge
toilet / toilet seat
hairdryer
mouthwash
pumice
razor blade

sorting unit
garbage disposal unit
washing-up liquid
worktop

toilet brush
toilet paper
towel rail
washbasin
washing machine

shampoo
shaving foam
shower gel
soap / (liquid) soap

sponge
toothbrush
toothpaste
tweezers

KITCHEN UTENSILS
(egg) beater
(mixing) bowl
(vegetable) peeler
bottle opener
cake pan
can opener
carving knife
casserole
colander

cookie cutter
cookie sheet
dish
double boiler
frying pan / skillet
garlic press
grater
ice cream scoop
kitchen timer

COOKING

KITCHEN

EQUIPMENT (HOBBIES, CRAFTS, AND GAMES)

sew
knit
crochet
sewing machine
knitting needle
crochet hook
pin
yarn
pin cushion
(spool of) thread
do origami
make pottery
(sewing) needle
origami paper
clay
thimble
potters wheel
safety pin
collect stamps
stamp album
magnifying glass

collect coins
coin catalog
coin collection

photography
camera

astronomy
telescope

LEISURE

SPORTS

build models
model kit
glue
acrylic paint

knife
ladle
lid/cover/top
measuring cup
measuring spoon
paring knife
pie plate
pot
roasting pan

roasting rack
rolling pin
saucepan
spatula
steamer
strainer
whisk
wok
wooden spoon

paint
canvas
easel
oil paint
paint
paintbrush
watercolor

draw
sketch book
(set of) colored pencils
drawing pencil

do embroidery
embroidery

do woodworking
woodworking kit

do needlepoint
needlepoint
pattern

play cards
(deck of) cards
club / diamond
heart / spade

play board games

a dice
backgammon
chess / checkers
Monopoly
Scrabble

go bird-watching
binoculars
field guide

BUYING A HOUSE / A FLAT

contract of purchase
maintenance
mortgage bank
mortgage payment / instalment
mortgage rates
owner / householder
real estate agency
to have a flat of one's own

to move into a flat

to move out of a flat
to pay for sth by (monthly) instalments
to pay off / repay the mortgage
to put down a deposit on (a house)
to renovate
to settle in
to take out a (20 year) mortgage

RENT
accommodation
landlady / landlord
lodger / tenant
lodging

to dismiss a lodger
to pay rent
to raise / lower the rent deposit
to rent a flat

to rent out / let a flat (AmE rent out) / to take in lodgers

to share a flat with sb / flatmate (AmE roommate)
(electricity / gas / telephone / utility) bill
p.m. (per month) / p.w. (per week)

BREAKDOWNS
breakdown
damage caused to sbs property
fitter / plumber
household insurance
The dishwasher has broken down.
The drawer is jammed.
The fridge is out of order.
The gas is leaking.
The handle has come off.
The lights have fused.

HOUSEHOLD

The remote control isn't working.

The roof is leaking.
The sink is blocked.
The tap is dripping.
The toilet wont flush.
The TV picture won't come on.
to flood out
to have sth repaired / fix / mend / repair
to pay sb compensation
to replace a blown fuse

18. HOUSEHOLD

DAILY ROUTINE
CLEANING

HOUSEHOLD
CHORES

APPLIANCES
TOOLS

HOUSEHOLD
cleaning lady / woman
cleaning service
costs / family budget
domestic help
electricity bill / water rate
expenditures / spendings on sth
MESS AND CLEANING
a pile of dirty laundry
a pile of washing-up / the dishes
a speck of dust
a thick layer of dust
broom
brush
bucket
clean / cleanliness
cloth / dishcloth
dirty / filthy / dirty sheets
DIY (do-it-yourself)
dust / duster / dustpan / to dust
hoover (BrE) / vacuum cleaner (AmE)
ironing board
It collects dust.
regular / thorough cleaning
rubbish
soiled
spilt
tea towel
tidy / neat

household chores / housework

pigsty
rent
spick and span (inf)
utilities
to budget
washing powder
The room is a bit of a mess.
The room is a complete mess.
to air the room
to be covered in dust
to change the bed
to clean the windows
to clean up / clear the mess
to clear off the table
to clear the rubbish
to clear the snow
to come off
to disinfect
to do the cleaning / tidy up / clean up
to do the dishes / do the washing-up
to do the ironing iron
to do the laundry
to do the room
to dry (up) the dishes
to get overgrown with weed
to hang the laundry out to dry

to come to about (an amount)

to do for sb
to economize on sth
to keep house for sb
to look after / run the household
to pay bills for sth
to hoover / vacuum the carpet
to kill germs
to leave sth lying about
to leave the house in an awful mess
to make a mess
to make one's bed
to mop (the floor)
to mow the lawn
to paint / decorate / redecorate
to polish sth
to rinse / to rinse one's hands
to rinse sth out
to rub
to spill sth
to sweep / wipe the floor
to take turns
to wash / scrub the floor
to wash the dishes / wash up
to weed / weed
BREAKDOWNS

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
household appliances
to save time and energy
to go without sth
fridge / freezer
dishwasher
(gas / electric) cooker / stove
hotplate
pressure cooker
(microwave) oven
liquidizer / blender

juicer / squeezer
can / bottle opener
cutter
(vegetable) peeler
toaster
kitchen utensils
cooker
cookware
hood / extractor (fan)
to remove the smell of cooking
washing machine
tumble dryer
(steam) iron
under guarantee

HOME SUPPLIES

TOOLS

GARDENING

KITCHEN UTENSILS

CLEANING YOUR HOME

to clean the bathroom
to dust
to mop the floor

to polish the furniture

to sweep the floor
to take out the garbage

to vacuum
to wash the windows
to wax the floor

(dust) mop / (dry) mop

(sponge) mop / (wet) mop
ammonia
broom
brush
bucket / pail
carpet sweeper
cleanser

dust cloth
dustpan
feather duster
floor wax
furniture polish
hand vacuum
paper towels
recycling bin

scrub
sponge
trash can / garbage can
vacuum (cleaner)
vacuum cleaner attachments
vacuum cleaner bag
whisk broom
window cleaner

HOME SUPPLIES
batteries
bug spray / insect spray
cord
duct tape
electrical tape
extension
flashlight

fly swatter
fuses
glue
lightbulbs / bulbs
masking tape
mousetrap
oil

paint
paint pan
paint roller
paint thinner
paintbrush / brush
plunger
roach killer

sandpaper
spray gun
step ladder
tape measure
trash bags
work gloves
yardstick (measuring rod)

TOOLS AND HARDWARE

ax
bolt / nut / washer
chisel
circular saw / power saw
electric drill
(drill) bit
hacksaw

hammer
hand drill
hatchet
level
machine screw
mallet
monkey wrench / pipe wrench

GARDENING TOOLS AND ACTIONS

to mow the lawn
to plant flowers
to plant vegetables
to water the flowers
(garden) hose
(hedge) clippers
fertilizer
gas can
hedge trimmer
hoe
lawnmower

KITCHEN UTENSILS

leaf blower
line trimmer
nozzle
pruning shears
rake
shovel
spade

nail
plane
pliers
power sander
router
saw / handsaw
scraper
to rake leaves
to trim the hedge

screwdriver / Phillips screwdriver

toolbox
vise
wire
wire stripper
wood screw
wrench
to prune the bushes
to weed
sprinkle
trowel
vegetable seeds
watering can
weeder
wheelbarrow
yard waste bag

19. SCHOOL AND EDUCATION

SUBJECTS

STUDYING

SCHOOLS

LANGUAGES
LESSON

EDUCATION

PEOPLE

CLASSROOM

UNIVERSITY

EXAMS

SCHOOLS
(compulsory) schooling
boarding school
canteen
caretaker
classroom
co-educational (informal co-ed)
college
comprehensive school (GB)
computer lab
deputy head
elementary school (US)
extra tuition
grammar school (GB)
gym (gymnasium)
headmaster / headmistress / headteacher
headmaster's office
high school (US)
higher education college (GB) college (US)
independent
infant school
junior (high) school (US)
IT unit / suite
laboratory (informal lab)
language lab
law / medical / business school
library

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

nursery school / kindergarten

office
playground
pre-school education
primary school (GB)
secondary school (AmE high school)
private school
state school (AmE public school)
public school (GB)
school holidays
science lab
single-sex school
mixed school
sports field
staff meeting
staff room
technical school
the Faculty of Law / Education.
the school / academic year
to go to school / attend school (fml)
to leave school
tuition fee / school fee
university
university department
vocational school
(school) year / term

SUBJECTS
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Studies (IT, Information Technology)
extra-curricular activities
foreign languages
Geography
Grammar (Linguistics)
History
Humanities
Languages

Law
Literature
Mathematics (Maths)
Music
Philosophy
Physical Education (PE)
Physics
Religious (and Moral) Education
Sciences
Sociology
subjects (compulsory / optional / electives)
syllabus / curriculum / timetable

CLASSROOM
aisle
blackboard
board pen
board rubber
chalk
classmate
colour pencil
desk
equipment
eraser / rubber
exercise book

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

flip chart
interactive board
language / science lab
locker
overhead projector
pen
pencil
pencil case
pencil sharpener
pupil
ruler

school bag
schoolchildren
sponge
teacher
teacher's desk
teaching aids
textbook / coursebook
whiteboard
workbook

LESSON
a stack of papers to correct / mark / check
behind the class
cheeky
class / lesson
discipline
fair / patient / exacting teacher
hard-working student
history / maths etc. teacher
lazy / inattentive / slow student
mediocre student
revision
strict / lenient teacher
subject matter
swot (inf)
talented / ambitious/
teacher's pet (inf)
to assign / hand in an essay
to be kept in
to be late for class
to be popular with students
to correct
to do well/badly at school
PEOPLE IN A SCHOOL
classmate / schoolmate
(personal) tutor
college student / university student
deputy head(master) (AmE assistant principal)
examiner

to examine
to fall behind / lag
to get / do one's homework
home preparation
to give classwork / homework
to learn
to make/take notes
to mark
to miss (French) class
to pay attention
to play truant / skip classes (inf)
to revise
to scold / praise sb for sth
to get told off
to study
to substitute for / stand in for sb
to talk in class
to teach
truant
undisciplined
unprepared

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
headmaster (AmE principal)
lecturer
pupil / schoolboy / schoolgirl / student
teacher
teaching staff

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

active
creative
ambitious
fair / unfair
attentive
gifted
conscientious
hard-working
co-operative
impatient
STUDYING
absence
attendance
be absent
be at a class / lesson
be excluded / be expelled (from school)
be in class / be present
class
copybook / exercise-book / notebook
coursebook / textbook / workbook
deadline
drop out (from a course / from school)
expulsion
extra lessons
folder
free period (AmE)
get into university
go to school
graduate (from a university)
holidays (AmE vacation)
learn (sth / about sth)
learn by heart
leave school

lazy
motivated
motivating
passive
patient

professional
punctual
sloppy
systematic
talented

lesson (AmE period)

lunch break
marks
memorise
participate
recess (AmE)
register
report
school breaks up on (14 July)
school leaver
school trip
set books
skip classes / play truant
solve a problem
study hard
take a break
take part
term
/
semester (AmE)
the bell goes at (3 o'clock)
timetable (AmE schedule)
truancy

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to apply to a university
to attend a school, classes
to be a graduate of
to be bottom of the class
to be late for school
to be suspended from school
to be top of the class
to cheat in a exam
to continue one's education
to do history / math / anthropology
to do one's homework
to drop out of school
to educate
to fail an exam
to get / win a scholarship
to get an education / receive an education
to get into a university
to be accepted at a university
to go to university / college
to graduate from
to interact
to learn
to leave school
to make progress in
to pass an exam

to pay tuition
to play truant
to resit an exam
to revise for an exam
to skip school
to start / begin school
to study
to take / do / sit a teat
to take a gap year
to take courses in
to take extra lessons
to teach
(do / get / give / set / hand in) homework
(summer / winter / Christmas / Easter) break
to attend school / classes / a course)
to get / obtain (a certificate / a degree / a diploma)
to do ... an exercise / a task / project / homework
to do an activity
to do one's best
to make ... mistakes / notes / a presentation
to make progress

EXAMS AND PERFORMANCE

(exam results) come out
(un) satisfactory / average results
academic type
achievement in sth
A-level (Advanced level)
assessment
brilliant
cheat (in an exam)
cheat sheet/crib
entrance / final exam
exam paper
exam(ination)
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
good / high mark
grade
low mark
mark (AmE grade) (verb)
mark (noun)
mock exam
oral / written exam in sth
school report
school-leaving exam
score
self-taught person
to assess
to be good / bad at sth

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

to cheat
to copy
to cram / swot (inf) (for a test etc)
to do (an exam)
to do (well / badly) in an exam
to evaluate
to examine sb in sth
to excel at / in sth
to fail
to fail / resit an exam
to get an A in sth
to get good marks for (history)
to get straight As
to get the results (of a test / exam)
to give a test
to go on to further education
to have a talent for sth
to make (good / slow) progress
to memorize / learn by heart
to pass an exam
to prepare for
to re-sit (an exam)
to retake (an exam)
to revise (for an exam)
to study (for a test / exam)
to take / do / sit an exam

LANGUAGES
LINGUISTIC TERMS
alphabet
antonym
bilingual
collocation
colloquialism
conjugation
consonant
declension
dialect
ending
expression
feminine
foreign language
gender
grammar
idiom
interpretation
interpreter
jargon

language
letter
lingua franca
linguist
linguistics
listening
loanword / borrowing
masculine
mother tongue
multilingual
native speaker
neuter
object
polyglot
prefix
pronunciation
reading
root
saying

sentence
sign language
slang
speaking
speech
stress
subject
suffix
syllable
synonym
tense
term
terminology
translation
translator
vocabulary / lexis
vowel
word
writing

PUNCTUATION
apostrophe
brackets

colon
comma

dash
exclamation mark

full stop
hyphen

question mark
semicolon

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

to be fluent in
to borrow a word from
to butcher / murder a language
to capitalize
to communicate
to improve a language
to interpret

to make progress
to mispronounce
to polish up a language
to speak with an accent
to stress
to translate
to translate word-by-word / verbatim

PEOPLE LEARN LANGUAGES TO

to break down communication barriers

to get a better career
to communicate
to understand people more
to avoid isolation
to function well in a new culture
to understand other cultures better
to get a better job
to study or work abroad
to develop themselves
to read books and magazines in original languages
to travel freely
to get to know interesting people

PEOPLE LEARN LANGUAGES

to break down communication barriers
to get a better career
to communicate
to understand people more
to avoid isolation
to function well in a new culture
to understand other cultures better
to get a better job
to study or work abroad
to develop themselves
to read books and magazines in original languages
to travel freely
to get to know interesting people

UNIVERSITY STUDY

academic year
admission
applicant
bachelor
Bachelors degree
Masters degree
credit
dean
degree ceremony
dissertation / thesis
doctor
doctorate / PhD
enrolment
exam period
form
graduate
lecturer
master
professor
student enrolments
term / semester

to apply to a university
to be accepted / admitted to sth
to be suspended / be expelled
to drop out
to enrol on / for sth
to expel from school
to get / have a degree in (history)
to go to university / uni (spoken)
to graduate / take one's degree from sth
to lecture / give a lecture on sth
to live in hall
to put oneself down for a course
to refuse admission
to study / read (history) at university
to take / do a course in sth
to win a scholarship
tutor
undergraduate
university degree
vice-chancellor

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

20. THE HUMAN BODY

BODY PARTS

SENSES
FUNCTIONS
ANATOMY

BODY SYSTEMS

HUMAN
BODY

MOVEMENTS

INTERNAL ORGANS

PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY

abdomen / stomach / belly
ankle
arm
armpit / underarm
back
birthmark
bone
breast
breastbone
buttock
calf
cheek / cheekbones
chest
chin / jaw
collar bone
ear / earlobe

elbow
eye / eyebrow
eyelash / eyelid
face
foot
forearm
forehead
freckle
genitals
groin
hair
hand / fist
head
heel
hip
index finger

instep
iris / pupil
joint
knee
leg / lap
limb
lip
little finger
middle finger
mole
moustache
mouth
muscle
nail
nape / scruff
navel

neck
nipple
nose / nostrils
palm / fist
pelvis
penis
pimple / spot
rib
rib cage
ring finger
shin
shoulder
shoulder blade
skeleton
skin
skull

sole
spine
tailbone
temple
tendon
testicle
thigh
thumb
toe / big toe
tongue
tooth
vagina
waist
wart
wrinkle
wrist

INTERNAL ORGANS
appendix
artery / vein
bladder
brain / skull
gall bladder

heart
kidney
large intestine
larynx
liver

lung
ovary
pancreas
pharynx
prostate

rectum
small intestine
spleen
stomach
throat

thyroid gland
tonsil
uterus
vocal cords
windpipe

stool
sweat

tear
urine

vein

BODILY FLUIDS AND EXCRETIONS

artery
bile

blood
saliva

BODY SYSTEMS
cardiovascular
digestive

endocrine
lymphatic

nervous
reproductive

respiratory
urinary

BODILY FUNCTIONS AND MOVEMENTS

HEAD AND EYES
to turn ones head
to nod one's head
to blink one's eye
to shake one's head
to raise / lift ones head / look up
to rub one's eyes
NOSE AND BREATH
to blow one's nose
to gasp for breath
to punch sb on the nose
to sniff
to breathe
to hold one s breath
to sigh
to snore
to choke / suffocate
to pick one's nose
to smell
to wipe one's nose
MOUTH
to burp / belch
to lick one slips
to swallow
to taste
to clench one's teeth
to stick out one's tongue
Your teeth are chattering.
LAUGHTER
to chuckle
to laugh at sb/sth
to smile
to giggle
to roar with laughter
to snigger
ARMS AND HANDS
to bang
to hold hands
to shake hands
to throw
to bang one's fist on sth
to hold sth in ones hand
to shrug one's shoulders
to throw sth away
to bend sth / to bend down to hug / embrace (fml) sb
to slap / smack sb
to tickle
to clap
to pick up / lift sth
to snap one's fingers
to touch
to clench one's fists
to pinch sb
to squeeze sth
to upset/overturn/tip over/ knock over
to cross / fold one's arms to press sth
to stroke
to stoop
to drop sth
to pull sth / to push sth
to sweat
to lean
to fling sth
to punch
to take sb by the hand
to bow down
to fondle
to rub ones hands
to take sb in one's arms

to hit / punch sb
to scratch
to tear sth

FEET AND WALKING

to creep / crawl
to dash
to hobble
to jump

BODILY FUNCTIONS AND MOVEMENTS

to limp
to run
to shuffle / shamble
to shuffle ones feet

to stamp one's feet

to stand on tiptoe / on one's toes
to trip / slip

to trot

SENSES
EYE SIGHT

HEARING

SMELL

TASTE

TOUCH

to be blind
to be colour blind
to be long-sighted /
to be far-sighted
to be short-sighted
to look at
to see
to stare at
to watch smth
to wear classes
to wear contact lenses

to hear
to listen to
to overhear
to be deaf
to wear hearing aid
to use sign language
silent
quiet
noisy
loud
dumb
deaf-and-dumb

aromatic
bad
fetid
foul-smelling
fragrant
odorous
pungent
putrid
rotten
stinking
sweet-scented

bitter
bland
flavorless
juicy
piquant
salty
sour
spicy
sweet
tasteless
tasty

sharp
soft
hard
rough
smooth
wet
dry
prickly
slippery
heavy
light
hairy

INTUITION

HUMAN ANATOMY
Name the parts of the human body.

BETTY IS A BEAUTY. Name the parts of her head and face.

21. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

HEIGHT

FACE

BUILD

APPEARANCE

HAIR

AGE

ATTRACTIVENESS

ATTRACTIVENESS
attractive
beautiful
cute
elegant / lovely

good-looking
gorgeous / stunning
handsome man
plain / homely

pretty / beautiful woman

scruffy
ugly
unattractive

BUILD
appearance
beer belly
big-bellied / pot-bellied
bony
bottom / top-heavy
bow legs / bowed legs
broad shoulders
broad-shouldered
build
corpulent
dumpy
fat
fatty / fatso (inf)
firm thighs / buttocks...
flat belly
flat-chested / small breasted
full-bodied (about woman)
gross (inf)
hairy chest
hefty
height

knock knees
lanky
large / small breasts
lean
long-legged / leggy
looks
medium / average build
muscular / athletic build
narrow / wide hips
obese
obesity
of medium height
of slim / slender build
of small / medium build
of sturdy / muscular build
overweight
pear-shaped build
plain
plump
posture
rosy-cheeked

sagging
shapely body / legs
short
skinny
slender
slight build
slim
slim-hipped
stocky build
stout
sturdy
tall
thin / skinny / bony
tiny
weight
well-built
well-groomed
to have a good figure
to keep / lose ones figure
to watch one's figure

AGE

CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH

adolescence
minor
adolescent
new-born baby
baby
puberty
child
pubescent
childhood
teenager / teen
infancy
the young
infant
toddler
junior
under age
juvenile
young
kid
youngster
little
youth
in (his / her) early twenties

MANHOOD
adult
adulthood
grown-up
manhood
mature
maturity
middle age
middle-aged

OLD AGE
advanced in years
ageing
ancient
elderly
old
senility
senior citizen / senior
the old / the elderly

in (his / her) mid-thirties

in (his / her) late forties

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to be a bit long in the tooth
to be getting on
to be in one's early / mid / late twenties
to be in your prime / to be in the prime of life
to be in your teens
to be over the hill / to be past it
to be ten / twenty years sb's junior
SEE ALSO:

STAGES IN LIFE

to come of age
to get / grow old
to grow up / to mature
to head for retirement
to reach retirement age
to retire / to take early retirement
to show your age

HEIGHT

(have a) paunch
athletic
average height
big

build
chubby
chunky (informal)
fat / thin

fit
have a good figure
medium height
obese

overweight
plump
short / tall
skinny (informal)

slim
stocky
tall
well-built

HAIR

auburn
bald
black
blonde (blond)
bob
brunette
bun
bunches
chignon
crew cut
crop
curly / wavy
dandruff
dark brown

dreadlocks
dyed
fair / dark
fine
French pleat
fringe
frizzy
ginger
greasy
grey
haircut / hairdo
highlights (pl)
lock of hair
lank

loose
medium-length
natural
parting
perm
pigtail
plaited / plaits (pl)
ponytail / pony-tail
receding hair
red
rinse
shaved head
shiny
short / long

shoulder-length
sideburns
spiky
split ends
straight
strand of hair
thick
thin
tinted / dyed hair
to be losing one's hair / going bald
to get ones hair cut / done
to have a haircut
white
wig

FACE

acne
arched / bushy / thick / thin / straight eyebrows
beard / bearded / goatee
big / straight / bulbous / snub nose
hooked / Roman nose
birthmark
bright / hollow / dull / slanted eyes
slanting / deep-set / bulging eyes
bug-eyed
cross-eyed
goggle-eyed / pop-eyed
eyebrows
eyelashes
even / crooked / false teeth
buck teeth
crow's feet / wrinkles
wrinkle / wrinkled
dark / pale / fair / spotty complexion
dimple
freckle / freckled
full / thin / sensual / cracked lips
high / low / receding / wrinkled forehead
high cheekbones
round / hollow / chubby cheeks
clean-shaved

moustache / moustached
walrus moustache
oval
pale
pockmarked
pointed / double chin
pretty
protruding ears
sideburns
spotted
square
stubble
suntan / tan
suntanned / tanned
to wear a brace
wart

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Describe the appearances of the people below.
NOTES

22. FEELINGS, EMOTIONS, MOODS

HAPPY
ANGRY

TO FEEL

UNHAPPY

OPINION

FEELINGS
EMOTIONS

MOODS

TO BE

EMOTIONS

FEELING HAPPY
amused at / by sth
ecstatic about sth
enthusiastic about sth
happy / cheerful

to be / feel happy / glad / pleased

to cheer sb up
to feel fine / good
to feel great happy / satisfied / content

to lift / raise sbs spirits

to make sb's day (inf)
to please sb / make sb happy

to be nervous about sth

to be sad
to be sleepy
to be surly / bad-tempered
to be tired
to be terrified of sth
to feel bad / miserable

to feel blue
to get depressed about sth
to worry about sth/sb
to be unhappy
to be upset
to be worn out / tired out
to be worried / anxious about sth/sb

to be / feel guilty at / about sth

to be horrified at / by sth
to be irritated about / at / with / by sth/sb
to be shocked at / by sth
unconcerned about sth / indifferent to sth
to be upset about / at / by sth
to be upset with sb
to annoy / irritate sb
to be afraid / frightened / scared of sth/sb
to be disappointed in sth/sb
to be in a huff
to feel as if / as though...
to feel embarrased about / at sth

to feel self-conscious about sth

to feel uncomfortable / awkward
to feel uneasy about sth
to get on sb's nerves
to go mad / go berserk (inf)
to hit the roof (inf) / blow one's top (inf)
to hurt
to infuriate sb
to lose one's temper
to make sb angry / make sb mad

FEELING UNHAPPY
bored with sth/sb
depressed / down / low
desperate
exhausted
frustrated with / at sth/sb
hopeless
lonely
FEELING ANGRY
angry about / over sth
angry with / at oneself
angry with / at sb
annoyed about / by sth
annoyed at / with sb for sth
apathetic about sth
confused / puzzled / perplexed
disappointed about / at / with sth
enraged at / by sth/sb
frightened / scared to death
furious at / about sth
furious with sb / oneself for sth

TO FEEL ...
admiration for sb
bitter
bitterness
compassion /or sb
concern for / about sth
concern over / with sth
contempt for sth/sb
curiosity about sth
despise
detest

disgust at sth
disgust with sth
down
envy of smth
excitement at / over sth
fatigue / exhaustion
grief over / at sth
hatred of / for / towards sb
indifference to / towards sth
interest in sth/sb

jealousy of sb
loneliness
love for sb
love of / for sth
respect (noun)
sorry for sb
spite towards sb
sympathy / pity for sb
tiredness
urge for sth

fed up (with sth)

fond of (sb)
frightened
frustrated
gloomy
happy
hostile
insensitive
keen on (sth)
lonely
melancholic
miserable
moody
moved
on top of the world (informal)

over the moon (informal)

overwhelmed
reluctant
restless
scared
sensitive
sentimental
surprised
terrified (of sth)
thrilled (with sth)
tired
touched
weary
worried

TO BE
afraid (of)
amazed
angry (with sb)
anxious
astonished
attracted (to sb)
bewildered
bored
delighted
depressed
disappointed
emotional
enthusiastic (about sth)
excited
exhausted

EMOTIONS
bad mood
conflicting / mixed emotions
emotional
emotionless
good mood
can't stand
to admire
to adore
to arouse (strong) emotions
to calm down

to control ones emotions

to dislike
to display / show one's emotions
to experience (a similar) emotion
to express / hide one's emotions
to fall in love (with)
to give in to sth
to hate
to hide one's emotions
to idolise

to like
to loathe
to look down on (sb)
to look up to (sb)
to lose one's temper
to love
to mind one's own business
to overcome
to respect
to suppress

MOODS
mood swings
to be moody
to affect sbs mood
to be / feel in the mood for sth

to be in a good / bad / foul, etc mood

to be in an optimistic mood
to be in no mood for sth
to get into the mood

to get up on the wrong side of bed

to lighten sb's mood
to put sb in a good / bad, etc mood

ADJECTIVES OF OPINION
Positive Adjectives of opinion
brilliant
interesting
fantastic
marvelous
great
terrific
Negative Adjectives of opinion
awful
dreadful

delicious
favourite
incredible

lovely
nice
wonderful

pretty
good
amazing

horrible

nasty

terrible

SENSITIVE MASKS

What feelings, emotions or moods do each of these masks express?

23. HUMAN QUALITIES

GOOD

BAD

OTHER TRAITS

HUMAN
QUALITIES
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?

GOOD, POSITIVE
adventurous
ambitious
amusing / witty
awesome
beautiful
brave / courageous
broad-minded , open-minded
calm
candid
careful, cautious
charming
cheerful
confident
conscientious / careful
considerate / thoughtful
credulous / gullible / naive
curious / inquisitive
decent
decisive
dependable
determined
down-to-earth
dynamic
easy-going (inf)
enthusiastic
euphoric
fair
faithful, loyal
friendly

generous
gentle
genuine
good-natured
hard-working / diligent
heavenly
helpful
hilarious
honest
humane
humble
independent
intelligent / clever / bright / quick-witted
intriguing
just
kind, sunny
kissable
lenient / soft / tolerant
lively / energetic / animated
logical
marvellous
mature
modest / unpretentious
neat
nice, sweet
noble
obedient
open / straight
outgoing

patient
pleasant
polite
practical / realistic
punctual
quiet / taciturn
reliable / trusty / trustworthy
reserved
respectful
responsible
romantic
scrupulous
self-confident / self-assured
self-conscious
selfless
sensible / reasonable / wise
sincere / frank / truthful
sociable
strong-willed
stunning
stylish
sussed
sympathetic / sensitive
tactful
tolerant
unique
vivacious
warm-hearted / kind-hearted

BAD, NEGATIVE
absent-minded
aggressive
angry
arrogant
bad-tempered
biased
big-headed / conceited
boastful
boring / dull
bossy (informal)
calculating
carefree / careless
chippy
conceited
cowardly / a coward
crazy / mad / barmy (inf)
cruel
dense (inf) / thick (inf)
dishonest
disloyal
disobedient
disrespectful / cheeky
domineering
down-hearted
egocentric
envious
fussy
glamorous
greedy / grasping

guilty
headstrong / pig-headed
hypocritical / two-faced
idle (formal)
illogical
immature
immodest
impartial
impatient
incompetent
inconsiderate / thoughtless
indecisive
insecure
intolerant
irresponsible
irritable / nervous
jealous
jinxed
lazy / idle
loopy
lovesick
mean / stingy
messy
moody
narrow-minded
nasty
pretentious
quirky
rash / hasty / impulsive

rebellious
rude / impolite / ill-mannered / vulgar
ruthless
self-assured
selfish / self-centred
short-tempered / quick-tempered
slow
snobbish / snobby / snooty
spiteful / vicious / malicious
stubborn / obstinate / pig-headed
stuck-up
stupid, not very intelligent / bright...
suspicious
tactless
touchy
two-faced
uncommunicative
unfair
unfriendly
unkind / nasty / cruel
unpleasant
unpredictable
unreasonable
unreliable
unscrupulous
unsociable
vain
vivacious

OTHER TRAITS, NEUTRAL

characteristics (pl)
personality trait
adventurous
busy
casual
clumsy / all thumbs
dependable
down-to-earth
eccentric
egoist (noun)
enigmatic / mysterious
extravagant
extrovert
introverted
fast, quick
fit
forgetful / absent-minded
freak (inf)
funloving
funny
gullible
important
independent
judgemental
laid-back
light-hearted
perfectionist
permissive
relaxed / laid-back (inf)
reserved / withdrawn
shy / timid / self-conscious
spontaneous
strange / freaky / weird (inf)
strict
talkative / chatty / chatterbox (inf)
tidy
touchy / easily offended
trendy
unusual
weirdo (inf)
youthful
sense of humour
to make an impression
temperament
to take after (one's father / mother / grandfather)
to underestimate oneself / put oneself down
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE?
Which human qualities do each of these people represent?

24. HEALTH AND ILLNESS

PEOPLE
PAINS

PROBLEMS

LIFESTYLE

IN HOSPITAL

ILLNESSES

AT THE DOCTORS

HEALTH

DIET

ARTICLES

INJURIES

FIRST AID

TREATMENT

INSTRUMENTS

HEALTH AND HEALTH PROBLEMS

(a bee) sting
(a high) temperature
(critically / seriously / terminally) ill
(do) not feel very well
(have a) cold
(have a) sore throat
(high / low) blood pressure
(physically / mentally) disabled
(take an) overdose
a twisted ankle
accident
ache / pain
addicted (to drugs / alcohol)
addiction
allergic (to cats)
allergy
appendicitis
backache
be disposed / immune to sth
bedridden
blister
broken (arm)
cancer
casualty
cough

damage one's health

diabetic
earache
failing health
fatality
feel (a bit) off-colour (inf)
feel (a bit) under the weather (inf)
feel a bit poorly
feel dizzy
feel drowsy
feel sick
feel terrible
fever
feverish
flu
food poisoning
good / excellent health
headache
health care
health risk / hazard
heart attack
hurt
ill with
illness / malady / ailment / disease / sickness
improve one's health

injure / injured / injury

insomnia
obesity
pain (in the legs / back)
pneumonia
poor / ill health
rash
runny nose
a shopaholic / a workaholic
sneeze
sprained (ankle / wrist)
stomach-ache
stroke
sty / stye
suffer (from illness)
swollen (tonsils / wrist)
the state of health
toothache
twist (one's) ankle
upset stomach
vomit
wound (noun)
wounded

PAINS
(nagging / shooting...) pain
a cure for a disease
ache
minor ailments
My (back / shoulder...) hurts / aches.
painful
painless
severe pain

to be gone
to become ill / fall ill / get ill
to complain of
to cure
to ease / relieve pain
to feel much better
to get rid of sth
to get well

to get worse
to hurt like hell (inf)
to kill pain
to persist
to recover from sth
to treat
unbearable pain

heart / venereal / skin... disease

illness
infectious / contagious disease
insurable illness / disease
malignant / benign
mental disease
psychosomatic illness

serious / chronic illness / disease

symptoms of an illness/ a disease
to contract a disease (frml)
to suffer from an illness / a disease
tumour

ILLNESS AND DISEASE

(kidney) failure
(lung / breast) cancer
(stomach / liver) disorder
acute illness
childhood disease
disease
fatal / deadly illness / disease
DISEASES AND DISORDERS
disease / malady / ailment / illness / sickness
pain / ache
life-threatening conditions

health problems
virus

DISEASE:

acute
chronic
common
infectious / contagious / communicable

DISORDER:

blood
hereditary
mental

heart
non-communicable

congenital
hormonal
nutrition

SPECIFIC DISEASES, DISORDERS, INJURIES

RESPIRATORY TROUBLE AND DISEASES
asthma
bronchitis
cold / chill
cough
fever
flu
headache
hiccup

laryngitis
nosebleed
pharyngitis
pneumonia
rhinitis
runny nose / cold in the head
sore throat
stuffy nose

swollen tonsils
thermometer
tonsillitis
to be hoarse
to be in bed with flu
to catch / get a cold
to catch / get the flu
to cough

to drop
to have a temperature
to rise
to show
to sneeze
to sweat
to take ones temperature

HAIR
dandruff

split ends

hair loss

baldness

EYE
blindness
crossed eyes

cataract
glaucoma

colour-blindness
far-sightedness

conjunctivitis
sty / stye
nearsightedness / shortsightedness

EAR
hearing loss

earache

otitis / infection of the middle ear

STOMACH, INTESTINES, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

appendicitis
cholera
constipation
cramps
diarrhea / diarrhoea
dysentery
food poisoning

gastritis
heartburn
hemorrhoids / haemorrhoids
indigestion / upset stomach
loss of appetite
nausea
stomach ulcer

ulcer
to be sick / vomit
to choke on sth
to feel sick
to overeat
to swallow sth
to throw sth up

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
anaemia
hypertension / high blood pressure
heart attack
stroke

varicose veins
vein thrombosis

NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS

breakdown
epileptic fit
convulsions
headache
depression
mania
dizziness / giddiness / vertigo
meningitis
epilepsy
migraine

multiple sclerosis
neurosis psychosis
paranoia
schizophrenia
sleeplessness / insomnia

ALLERGY AND SKIN DISEASES

acne
blister
allergen
burn
allergic rash
callus
allergic reaction to sth
cold sore
allergic to sth
cut
anaphylactic shock
dermatitis
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(virus) infection
chicken pox
contagious / infectious / catching
diphtheria
epidemic
German measles
hepatitis
ARTICULAR DISEASES
artificial joint
arthritis

eczema
graze / scratch
hay fever
inflammation
irritation
itchy skin / itching

pimple
psoriasis
rash
redness
scar
sunburn

jaundice
malaria
measles
mumps
polio
rabies
salmonelosis
gout

swelling
wart

scarlet fever
spread of a disease
to be vaccinated / inoculated against sth
tuberculosis
typhoid
vaccination / inoculation
whooping cough
rheumatism

GENERAL INFECTIONS
AIDS
anthrax
leprosy
malaria

rabies
smallpox
tetanus
the flu / influenza

tuberculosis
typhoid
yellow fever

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (especially in childhood)

measles
diphtheria
rubella / German measles
polio
MENTAL DISORDERS
depression
insomnia

phobia

schizophrenia

ADDICTIONS
alcohol abuse
drug addiction

drug abuse

drug addict

chicken pox
scarlet fever

addict

addicted

to gamble

gambling

gambler

ONCOLOGY
tumour
cancer
INJURIES
an injury to the head, etc.
blister
bruise
burn
casualty
concussion
cut / scrape
flesh / gaping wound
fracture

graze
head, etc. injury
sciatica
slipped disc
sprain
stab / knife / gunshot wound
sting
wound
wounded / injured

to break
to escape / avoid injury
to heal / to heal a wound
to hurt ones (knee...)
to hurt / injure sb/oneself
to pull / strain a muscle
to sprain / twist
to suffer a serious / minor / internal injury

GRAMMAR CORNER

ARTICLES

ILLNESSES THAT USE

a / an
cold
cough
cut
earache
eye infection
fever
headache
runny nose
sore throat
stomachache

no article
AIDS
cancer
diarrhea
dry skin
insomnia
malaria

the
flu
hiccup
measles

PEOPLE
anesthesiologist
cardiologist / heart specialist
dentist
dietician
doctor
donor
family doctor

midwife
nurse
oncologist
paramedic
patient
pediatrician
pharmacist

psychiatrist
radiologist
receptionist
specialist
surgeon
veterinarian
women's doctor / gynecologist

hospital
operating theatre
reception

surgery
waiting room
ward

PLACES
ambulance
clinic
drugstore / pharmacy / chemist's

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, TESTS, OPERATIONS

blood / urine test
heart surgery
injection
medical history

operation / surgery
organ transplantation
physical examination / check-up
plastic surgery

tonsils / appendix removal

treatment
vaccination
X-ray

gargle
iodine
laxative
medicament
medication / remedy
medicine / drug
ointment
pain-killer / analgesic

pill
powder
sleeping pill
syrup
tablet
tincture
tranquillizer

MEDICINES
antibiotic
antiseptic
capsule
contraceptive
cream
dose (of medicine)
drops
first-aid kit

FIRST AID
accident and emergency department
A&E (BrE Accident and Emergency)
E R (AmE Emergency Room)
after-effects
amputation
an emergency
antiseptic
artificial respiration / the kiss of life
bite / snakebite / frostbite
blood / organ / suitable donor
complications
concussion
dressing / bandage
drowning
electric shock
gauze
internal bleeding
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
neck brace

ointment
operating theatre / emergency room
painkiller
plaster
poisoning
scald
scar
severe / heavy bleeding
sling
splint / splinter
sterile
tourniquet
unconscious
to bandage
to be out of danger
to be rushed to hospital
to be taken by ambulance to hospital
to bleed to death
to bring sb round

to call an ambulance
to carry sb on a stretcher
to clean the wound
to come round
to die of sth
to donate blood
to faint
to fester
to give first aid / first aid kit
to have an accident
to immobilize
to lose a lot of blood
to put in plaster
to resuscitate
to stitch up the cut
to stop the bleeding
to survive
to volunteer
to weep
FIND MORE HERE

MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
adhesive plaster / band-aid
bandage / sling
cane
cast
cotton wool
crutches
elastic bandage
enema

eye / nose dropper

forceps
hot-water bag / bottle
IV (intravenous)
probe
scalpel
splint
sterile gauze

stethoscope
stretcher
surgical gloves
syringe
thermometer
tourniquet
wheelchair

TREATMENT
(medical / dental) check-up
antibiotic
antidepressant
antiseptic
aspirin
blood / urine test
capsule
chemist's
chiropractic
contraceptive
cough medicine
cream
cure / remedy
dose (of medicine)
drops
drug
effective medicine / drug
first-aid kit
gargle
heart surgery
injection
iodine
laxative
massage
medical history
medicament
medication / remedy
medicine / drug
modern / traditional medicine

ointment
operation / surgery
organ transplantation
overdose
painkiller / pain-killer / analgesic
penicillin
pharmacy
physical examination / check-up
pills
plastic surgery
powder
recommended dose
sedative
short-term / long-term effect
side effects
sleeping pill
stimulant
syrup
tablets
therapist
tincture
tonsils / appendix removal
tranquillizer
treatment
treatment of / for (cancer, etc.)
under close medical supervision
vaccination
X-ray
yoga

to apply a cold compress

to be better / to get better
to be examined
to be given treatment
to feel as good as new (infm)
to follow the doctor's advice
to get a prescription
to get over (the operation)
to go to bed
to go to hospital
to go to the doctor
to have a complete rest
to have a scan
to have an injection
to have an operation / X-ray
to have surgery
to have tests
to heal
to infect sb
to keep out of contact with people
to make a (good / fast) recovery
to make an appointment (to see the doctor)
to recover (from)
to spread the germs
to sweat / perspire
to take (one's) blood pressure
to take ones medicine
to treat / to cure / to heal

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
acupuncture / acupuncturist
aromatherapy / aromatherapy
homeopath / homeopathic medicine
AT THE DOCTORS
casualty
chemists / pharmacy
consultant
dentist
doctor
finding
GP (general practitioner)
health clinic
healthcare centre
hospital
nurse
patient
SEE ALSO:

allopathic
aromatherapist
homeopathy

prescription
private medicine
public healthcare
results
specialist
surgeon
surgery
waiting room
ward
to collect one's medicine
to consult a doctor
to examine sb

osteopath / osteopathy
herbal / holistic medicine
homeopathist

faith healer / faith healing

herbalist
reflexologist / reflexology

to do a test
to give an injection
to go to / see / visit a doctor about sth
to have regular checkups
to have / undergo / submit (a medical examination)
to make an appointment with the doctor
to prescribe some medicine
to send sb for an X-ray
to stick out ones tongue
to strip to the waist
to take medical leave
to take / measure sb's pulse / blood pressure

PEOPLE

AT THE DENTIST
brace
canine tooth
cavity
crown bridge
decayed / rotten tooth
false teeth / dentures
filling

gum
gum abscess
incisor
loose tooth
milk / premolar / molar tooth
oral hygiene
plaque

tooth (enamel / nerve / root)

tooth decay
toothache
wisdom tooth
to drill
to extract / pull
to have a tooth out

IN HOSPITAL
(plastic) surgery
anaesthetist
analysis of blood / urine
blood test
cardiology
clinic / clinician
department
dermatology
general / local anaesthetic
gynaecology
hospital care / treatment
hospital stay

inpatient
intensive care unit (ICU)
maternity
oncology
orthopaedics
outpatient
paediatrics
physiotherapy
psychiatry
surgeon
The doctor is (out) on his rounds.
to be admitted to hospital

to be confined to bed
to be discharged / released from hospital
to be in hospital
to have / undergo an operation
to make (an accurate) diagnosis
to operate on (the knee, etc.)
to perform a (routine) operation
under anaesthetic
urology
visiting hours
ward
X-ray
SEE ALSO: PLACES

DISABILITIES
artificial limb / prosthesis
blind
Braille
colour-blind
crutches
deaf
deaf and dumb
disability
guide dog / seeing eye dog

handicap
hearing aid
home care
long-sighted
physically / mentally disabled
short-sighted
sign language
the disabled
visually impaired

wheelchair user
to be confined to a wheelchair
to be hard of hearing
to be hearing-impaired
to be in a wheelchair
to go blind
to look after sb
to need constant care
to sign

LIFESTYLE
(good) physical and mental condition
(high / low in) calories
addict
additives
athletic
ban on smoking in public places
carbohydrates
couch potato
determination
diabetes
environmental factors
excessive coffee / alcohol drinking
fast food
fat / fatty food
fibre
fit
gene
genetic (make-up, defect, etc.)
good / poor health
gym
hangover
health food / healthy food
health problem / health risk / hazard
healthy / unhealthy lifestyle
heredity longevity
high cholesterol level in the blood
innate
junk food
lack of physical exercise

low fat diet / low-fat food

low-calorie food
malnutrition
nicotine
obesity
organic food
overeating
overweight
perseverance
preservatives
prevention
protein
ready meal
regular exercise
risk of developing lung cancer
run-down
sedentary lifestyle / sedentary way of life
shopaholic / workaholic
slob (informal)
state of health
strenuous
stressful
strong-minded
sufficient sleep
takeaways
temptation
TV dinners
work out

LIFESTYLE
to avoid (stress)
to be a fitness fanatic / freak
to be addicted to sth / be hooked on sth (inf)
to be good/bad for one's health
to be out of shape
to be prone to sth
to be under a lot of stress at work
to build up an addiction to sth
to chain-smoke / smoke like a chimney (inf)
to consist of sth
to contribute to good health
to cope with stress
to cut down (on fatty food)
to do (regular) exercise
to drink enough liquid
to follow (a sensible diet)
to gamble with one s health
to get enough sleep
to give up (smoking)

to go jogging
to have a balanced diet
to have a strong will
to keep fit
to learn to relax
to limit sweets / fatty meals
to live to (be) 90
to look fit
to lose weight
to overdo it (inf)
to put on weight
to reduce stress
to ruin / damage ones health
to slow down
to smoke a lot / heavily
to stay fit
to stay in shape
to succumb to sth
to take care of one's (mental) health
to take up (sport / exercise)
SEE ALSO:

SPORT

DIET
diet
high (in carbohydrates)
lose weight
low-calorie diet

low-fat diet
put on weight
rich (in protein)
slimming diet

vegan
vegetarian
weight loss programme
to be / go on a diet

25. NATURE

CLIMATE

PETS

WEATHER

ENVIRONMENT

NATURE

ANIMALS

DISASTERS

PLANTS

GREEN LIVING

GENERAL

WINDY

SUNNY

WEATHER

WEATHER FORECAST

RAINY

SNOWY

CLIMATE

GENERAL IMPRESSION
awful
bad
beautiful
blue
boiling hot (informal)
chilly
clear sky
close

cloudy
cold
drought
dry spell
dull
fine
fog
foggy

(-10) degrees Centigrade / Celsius

arctic / temperate / tropical climate
climate / weather change
global warming
good / bad weather conditions
high / low tempetures
in all weathers
nasty / horrible / lousy (inf) weather settled
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
a 5-day forecast for ...
above / below average temperatures
sunny with cloudy periods
to bucket down
to clear up
to freeze
to melt
to thaw
What's the weather like?
It is freezing (cold)

gorgeous
heat
heatwave
horrible
hot
humid
humidity
lovely
nice / fine / fair / lovely weather
oceanic / continental / insular climate
spell (of hot weather)
thermometer
unpredictable
unsettled / changeable
weatherman
to fall / go down

mist
misty
nice
overcast
scorching
sunny
terrible
warm
to get cold
to get warm
to reach the freezing / melting point
to rise / go up
to set in
to warm up
to watch the weather (forecast)

It is hailing
It is raining cats and dogs
It is raining/drizzling/pouring
It is snowing
It is sweltering
It is thundering
It's (10) degrees above / below zero.
The sun is shining
The wind is blowing
Its clouding over.

SUNNY AND HOT WEATHER

arid (land, etc.)
bright
clear / cloudless sky
drought
dry spell
heatwave
hot / the heat

humid (air / climate / atmosphere)

in the shade
in the sun
scorcher
sultry heat / stifling hot / boiling hot
sunny
sweltering hot

RAINY WEATHER
(fine) mist
(heavy) downpour
(scattered) showers
(thick / dense) fog
be soaked
cloud / cloudy / overcast sky
cold
damp
dew
down / teeming down
drizzle / drizzly
flood / floods
grey / dull

hail / hailstone / hailstones

hailstorm
hazy / misty / foggy
heavy / torrential / pouring rain
light / steady rain
lightning
moisture
pour down
puddle
rainbow
raindrop
rainfall
rainy / wet

WIND AND STORM

(cool/warm...) breeze
(mild/strong...) wind
blow
clap / crack / roll / crash of thunder
clustery

flash of lightning
gale
force
wind
hurricane

warm
The sun is shining.
to blaze down on sth/sb
to glare
to rise / come up
to set / go down
to swelter

shower / showery
soaking wet
storm
thunder
thunderstorm
to be flooded
to be rain-drenched / soaked
to clear up
to get wet through / get drenched through
It looks like rain.
It's drizzling / spitting. (inf)
It's hailing.
It's pouring / bucketing.

still
storm
thunder
to blow (hard)
to strike

to thunder
tornado
typhoon
windy
It's windy.

SNOW AND FROST

avalanche
black ice
blizzard
chilly
cold spell / cold snap
crisp
freeze / freezing
freezing cold
frost
frosty
ground frost
hard / heavy / sharp / severe frost
hoarfrost
ice
icicle

icy (roads...)
icy / frosty (wind...)
icy cold
melt
mild / severe winter
mud
packed (snow)
powdery
sleet
slippery
slush
snowdrifts
snowfall
snowflake
snowstorm / blizzard

WEATHER FORECAST
above zero
below zero
changeable
clear up
degrees (Centigrade = Celsius / Fahrenheit)
(warm / cold) weather
CLIMATE
autumn (AmE fall)
winter
spring
summer

Indian summer
continental climate
harsh (climate)
hot

thaw
to thaw / melt
to be frozen (stiff)
to clear the snow
to freeze to death
to pile up
to shiver / tremble with cold
to snow (heavily)
The lake thawed last month.
The snow is beginning to melt.
It thawed overnight.
It's freezing (hard).
It's sleeting.
It's snowing.

front
meteorology
meteorologist
pressure
spell (of hot weather)
temperature
warm
cold
cool
dry

thermometer
unsettled
weather forecast
weather map
weather report

wet
mild
moderate climate
season

PLANTS
branch
bush
fertiliser
flower
fruit
fungus (pl fungi)
garden

grass
greenhouse
grow plants
leaf (pl leaves)
moss
pesticide
petal

pot plant
prune (verb)
root
seed
soil
sow
stem

thorn
tree
trunk
vegetable
water (the plants) (verb)
weed / weedkiller
wildlife

FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

aster
begonia
bluebell
cactus
carnation
chrysanthemum

crocus
daffodil
dahlia
daisy
forget-me-not
freesia

gardenia
gerbera
hollyhock
hyacinth
iris
lily

lily of the valley

marigold
narcissus
orchid
pansy
poppy

primrose
rose
snapdragon
snowdrop
tulip
violet

TREES
alder
ash
beech

birch
cedar
chestnut tree

cypress
elm
fir

larch
lime
maple

oak
pine
poplar
rowan

stone pine
spruce
willow
yew

grapevine
hawthorn
hazel

heather
hedge
ivy

jasmine
lavender
lilac

oleander
raspberry bush
rosemary

BUSHES / SHRUBS
bramble
broom
currant

dogwood
elderberry
gooseberry bush

OTHER PLANTS
barley
broad bean
buckwheat
camomile / chamomile
clover
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to be in full bloom / blossom
to be in leaf
to come into bloom
to come into leaf
to cultivate
to cut down
to dig over
to fertilise
ANIMALS
animal abuse
animal rights
animal shelter
animal testing / animal research
animal welfare
biota
bird
breed
carnivore
dolphinarium
domestic animal

fern
grass
maize
millet
mistletoe

oats
rape / oilseed rape
rice
rye
sunflower

to fructify / fruit
to graft
to grow
to mow
to pick flowers
to plant
to plow (pough)
to pollinate
endangered species protection
endangered wildlife
extinct / extinction
farm animal
feed on
fish
herbivore
herd
insect
mammal
marine park

thistle
weed
wheat

to propagate
to scarify
to sow
to tend
to transplant
to trim / prune
to water
to weed
natural habitat / nature reserve
nature / wildlife reserve / animal sanctuary
predator
prey
public aquarium
reptile
species
species (singular)
trophy-hunting
vivisection
zoological garden / zoological park / zoo

TYPES OF ANIMALS
arachnids (spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, harvestman)
bipeds (humans, gorillas)
carnivores (lions, tigers, cats, wolves, coyotes, cheetahs)
diurnal animals (squirrels, rabbits)
herbivores (deer, horses, mice, elk, rabbits)
invertebrates (worms, insects)
marsupials (kangaroos, koalas, opossums, wallabies)
SOUNDS OF ANIMALS
Bees buzz, they go buzzzz
Birds chirp and sing, they go tweet tweet
Cats mew, they go meow
Chicks cheep, they go cheep
Cows low, they go moo
Crows caw
Cuckoos cuckoo, they go cuckoo
Dogs bark, growl, they go bow wow / arf / woof
Donkeys bray, they go hee-haw
Doves coo
Ducks quack, they go quack quack
Elephants trumpet
Frogs croak, they go croak
PETS
(cat / dog / fish) food
bark (verb)
bat
bowl
cage
canary

cat flap
claw
coat
collar
fur
goldfish

guinea pig
hamster
house-trained
keep (a pet)
kennel
kitten

monotremes (platypus, echidna)

nocturnal animals (owls, bats, badgers, hamsters, hedgehogs)
omnivores (bears, pigs, dogs, foxes, monkeys)
pinnipeds (seals, walruses, sea lions)
quadrupeds (cows, horses, dogs, cats)
rodents (mouse, squirrels, rats, beavers, guinea pigs)
vertebrates (reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, frogs)
Geese honk
Hens cackle / cluck
Horses neigh / whinney
Hyenas laugh
Lions roar
Mice squeak, they go ee ee
Owls hoot, they go tu-whit / tu-whoo
Pigs grunt, they go oink oink
Roosters crow, they go cock-a-doodle-doo
Sheep and goats bleat, they go baaah
Snakes hiss
Turkeys gobble, they go gobble gobble
Wolves howl
lead
leash
look after
muzzle
paw
pedigree

pet shop
puppy
purr
rabbit
rat
snake

stroke (verb)
turtle
vet (veterinary
surgeon)
wag (a tail)
whine

ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
acid rain
become extinct
burn rubbish
car exhaust fumes
carbon dioxide
deforestation
destroy

die out
eco-friendly
environmentally friendly
holes in the ozone layer
landfill
lead
leak

natural habitat
oil spill
ozone hole
pesticides
polluted
pollution
smog

flood
global warming
greenhouse effect
hail storm
heat wave
hurricane
landslide

natural disaster
snow storm
thunderstorm
tornado
tsunami
volcanic eruption
wildfire

recycle
recycled
recycling
returnable
reusable
reuse (verb)
selective recycling

solar (energy / power)

solar panel
sort rubbish
unleaded petrol
water power
wind power
wind turbine

DISASTERS
(bush / forest) fire
avalanche
blizzard
drought
dust storm
earthquake
famine
GREEN LIVING
alternative (sources of energy)
biodegradable
disposable
energy-saving
organic
organic fertilisers
ozone-friendly

global warming
climate change
the greenhouse effect
the hole In the ozone layer
endangered species
extinction
soil erosion
deforestation
desertification
avalanches
landslides
earthquakes
draughts
tornados
floods
tidal waves
tsunamis

ecosystem
the biosphere
habitat
ecology
eco-biodiversity
the food chain
Signs of damage to the environment

Related to the environment

ENVIRONMENT
Things that are good for the environment

Things that harm the environment

pollution
acid rain
toxic waste
pesticides
fossil fuels
car fumes
carbon emissions
overpopulation
overfishing
intensive farming
invasive species

People who want to protect the environment

environmentalist
environmental activists / groups
the Greens
eco-warrior

environmentally-friendly / eco-friendly methods

renewable sources of energy
organic foods
sustainable methods of farming, fishing, etc.
biodegradable materials
recycling point / centre
bottle banks
solar / wind / water power
wind farm
wind turbine
biofuel

NATURE

CLIMATE

THE UNIVERSE

WEATHER

THE EARTH

LAND
WATER
PLANTS

NATURE
SPACE EXPLORATION

ANIMALS

ENVIRONMENT

THE UNIVERSE

asteroid
astronaut
big bang theory
black dwarf
black hole
celestial body
comet
conjunction
constellation
eclipse
full moon
galaxy
globe
gravitation
interplanetary
interstellar dust
light year

SEE ALSO:

SPACE EXPLORATION

lunar eclipse
lunar orbit
magellanic cloud
magnetic field
matter
meteor
meteor shower
meteorite
moon
nebula
new moon
nova
orbit
outer space
phases of the moon
planet
planetary nebula

THE EARTH

pulsar
quasar
solar eclipse
solar system
star
star cluster
starry
supernova
the Earth
the Milky Way
the moon
the sun
to orbit the earth / the sun
to rotate
to rotate on one's axis
total eclipse
UFO (unidentified flying object)

LAND
LAY OF THE LAND, LANDSCAPE FORMS
beach
gorge
cape
highland
cave
hill
coast
hillock
coastline
island / isle
coral reef
lakeland
crater
lowland
crest / ridge
marsh
desert
mountain
escarpment
mountain ranges
glacier
plain

pool / pond
promontory
range
river basin
rock
sound
strait
stream / brook
summit
valley
volcano

VEGETATION / FLORA
broad-leaved forest
deciduous forest / leafy forest
coniferous forest
jungle
forest / wood

grassland
moor
savanna
steppe
woodland

WATER
WATERS, WATER AREA
brook
canal / channel
delta
estuary / firth
fresh water

groundwater
running water
standing water
surface water
territorial / inland waters

gulf
lagoon
lake
ocean
peninsula

pond
river
sea
stream
waterfall

26. CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

FILMS

THEATRE

MUSIC

BOOKS

ART

CULTURE
LEISURE TIME

FILM AND CINEMA

TYPES OF FILM

action film
adaptation
adventure film
animation
black comedy
blockbuster
B-movie
cartoon / animated film
chick flick

comedy / romantic comedy

costume drama
crime film
documentary
drama
epic
feature film (movie)
film adaptation
historical film

horror film
love story / tearjerker (inf)
musical
newsreel
prequel
remake
road movie
science fiction movie
sequel

silent film
slapstick comedy
spoof
thriller
trailer
war film
western / cowboy film
western film
X-rated film

FILM PEOPLE
(all-star / star-filled) cast
actor / actress
leading / principal actor
film star / a rising star
agent
MAKING A FILM
cast / storyboard
to animate
to cut
to dub
to finance
to go to an audition
to make / shoot a film
on location / in the studio
to star

cameraman
critic
director
extra
film crew
PLOT
dialogue
backstory
ending
protagonist
twist
villain
narrator

CINEMA VOCABULARY
audition
big-budget (low-budget) movie
box-office hit / blockbuster (inf)
cinema / movie theatre
cinema-goer
flop (inf)
multiplex
film / opera buff
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

gaffer (chief electrician)

make-up artist / make-up man
producer
scriptwriter
stuntman / woman
premiere
review
role / part
supporting role
screen
screenplay / script
soundtrack

special effects
sound effects
stunts
subtitles
ticket for (a film)
Whats on at the cinema today?

THEATRE
AT THE THEATRE
act
aisle
applause / standing ovation
audience
auditorium
backstage
balcony
bell
box
box office
cloakroom
complimentary ticket for the theatre
costume

curtain
curtain call
dress circle
(dress) rehearsal
dressing room
in the wings
interval
lobby
orchestra pit
performance / play
playbill
premiere / first night
props (stage prop)

repertoire
scenery / set
seat
spotlight
sold out
stage
the circle
the stalls
theatre programme
theatregoer
wings
rehearsal for / of (Romeo and Juliet)
to rehearse a play

THEATRE STAFF
a stand-in for sb
actor
actress
cast
costume designer
extra
hero
heroine

lead / leading / starring role

major / minor / title role
make-up artist
play
playwright
prompter
stage manager
stagehand

supporting role / part

understudy
usher(ette)

PERFORMANCE
to be on / be shown / be playing
Romeo and Juliet is playing tonight.
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

to put on / perform / stage a play

drama / tragedy

to be cast in the role / part

to cast sb in the male / female lead
to play / act the part of Romeo
to take the part of Romeo
matinee
comedy (of manners)

musical
tragicomedy

MUSIC AND CONCERT

MUSICAL GENRES
ballet
blues
chamber music
classical music
country music
dance

easy listening
electronic
folk
heavy metal
hip hop
instrumental music

jazz
Latin
opera
pantomime
pop
punk

R & B (rhythm and blues)

rap
reggae music
rock
techno

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
accordion
balalaika
bass guitar
bagpipes
banjo
double bass
bassoon
bow
brass instrument
cello
clarinet
cymbals
double bass

drum
drumstick
flute
French horn
grand piano
guitar
acoustic guitar
electric guitar
harp
horn
kettledrum
keyboard
mandolin

mouth organ
oboe
organ
percussion
piano
piccolo
plectrum / pick (inf)
saxophone
string
stringed instrument
synthesizer
tambourine
triangle

trombone
trumpet
tuba
viola
violin
xylophone
the strings / the string section
the brass
the woodwind / wind
the percussion
to beat drums
to play (the piano)
to pluck (the strings)

AT A CONCERT
accompanist
band / group / choir / chorus
conductor / score
drummer
fan

flautist
guitarist
microphone
orchestra
performance

pianist
podium
saxophonist
soloist / vocalist
the audience

to accompany sb (on the piano)

to give a concert
to dance / sing / perform

MUSIC VOCABULARY
(a musical) piece
(a number one / a smash) hit
(the) charts (pl)
album
alto
applause
ballet
band / orchestra
baritone
bass
beat (noun)
box-office hit / blockbuster (inf)
CD (compact disc)
choreography
composer / to compose
concert / concert hall
conductor / to conduct
contemporary (music / dance)
curtain call
dance
evening performance
failure / flop (inf)
farce
female / male voice
first night / premiere

full / empty house

goes down
goes up
group
high / low note
loud / thunderous applause
lyrics (singular)
matinee
mezzo soprano
musical (style)
musician
note
out of tune
outstanding / poor performance
overture
record (noun)
release (a single / an album)
rhythm
singer / to sing
sonata
songwriter
soprano
standing ovation
symphony
tenor

the curtain falls / closes

the curtain rises / opens
The performance was a success.
three-act play
tune / melody
vocal / live / recorded music
to be musical / have an ear for music
to be tone-deaf
to clap / applaud
to form a band / group
to get / win a round of applause
to have a long run
to have stage fright
to hiss / boo
to improvise
to learn / forget one's lines
to listen to music
to play by ear
to play in a convincing way
to play music
to read music
to play (the piano)
to set / put sth to music
to sing / play in tune
to write / compose music

BOOKS AND READING

BOOK
appendix
contents
bibliography
copy
binding
cover
blurb
dedication
book jacket
edition
chapter
epilogue
character
flyleaf
LITERATURE
atlas
author / writer
autobiography / biography
ballad / song / sonnet
bestseller / blockbuster (inf)
chick lit
coursebook / textbook
detective story / whodunit
detective / historical / romantic novel
diary
READING
bookworm
dull / boring book
heavy book
readable
voracious / avid reader
well-read
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

graphics
hardback
illustration
index
introduction
line
literary review

page
paperback
paragraph
passage
plot
preface / foreword
reprint

dictionary / encyclopedia
fables / fairy tales
fiction / non-fiction
handbook / manual / guide book
horror / thriller
literary (criticism / genre / critic)
love story / romance
novel / novelist
play / comedy / tragedy
plot
well-written
to finish the book
to flick / leaf / browse through sth
to get around to the book
to have several books going
to plough through sth

review
setting
spine
subtitle
title
to publish
to translate into (French)

poem / poet
poetry / prose
protagonist
reference book / thesaurus
resolution
review / reviewer
science fiction / fantasy (novel)
sequel
(short) story
trash
to pore over sth
to read sth at / in one sitting
to read sth from cover to cover
to reread sth
to skim / scan through sth
to skip some parts

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
DESCRIBING A BOOK, FILM, PERFORMANCE
accurate to history
appealing
artistic
awkwardly staged
badly cast
boring / dull
chilling with suspense
compelling
controversial
disappointing
disturbing
enjoyable
entertaining

exciting
heart-wrenching
highly praised
impressive
informative
interesting
involving
long applauded
modestly budgeted
moving
readable
realistic
shot on location

The play / book / film is set in ...

The play / book / film tells the story of...
The ploy / book / film is based on a true story / real events
The play / film stars ...
The play / film is directed by ...
The play / film is the sequel / prequel to ...
The plot revolves around ...
I couldnt tear myself away from the book.

spectacular
star-studded
stunning
successful
thought provoking
true to life
unimaginative
unputdownable (book)
(un)satisfactory
well cast
well received
well reviewed
well shot

The plot involves ...

The plot focuses on ...
The plot has an unexpected twist
The story begins with ...
The story unfolds
The story reaches its climax
The story ends with a happy ending

DESCRIBING A BOOK, FILM, PERFORMANCE

The play / book / film is set in ...

The play / book / film tells the story of...
The ploy / book / film is based on a true story / real events
The play / film stars ...
The play / film is directed by ...
The play / film is the sequel / prequel to ...
The plot revolves around ...
The plot involves ...
The plot focuses on ...
The plot has an unexpected twist
The story begins with ...
The story unfolds
The story reaches its climax
The story ends with a happy ending

ART AND HANDICRAFTS

(a) piece of art
(a) work of art
abstract painting
acrylic / oil paints
art collector
art festival
art gallery
art studio
artist
background
brush
camera
canvas
clay
contemporary / modern art
crochet
design

draw (in pen / pencil / charcoal)

easel
exhibit (verb)
exhibition
frame
glass painting
graphics (singular)
handicraft
jewellery making
masterpiece / work of art
modelling
outline
paint
painter
palette
pastels
perspective

WORKS OF ART
ceramics
collage
drawing
embroidery
engraving
landscape

lace-making
macram
mosaic
oil painting
painting
photograph

THE ARTS

portrait
sculpture
seascape
statue
still life
watercolour

photographer
photography
potter's wheel
pottery
sculpt
sculptor
self-portrait
sewing
sketch
take (photographs / photos / pictures)
valuable
visual arts
weaving
woodworking

THE ARTS

CULTURE
LITERARY ARTS
LITERATURE
PROSE
fiction
novels
short stories
biographies

non-fiction
dictionaries
atlases
manuals

DRAMA
play

POETRY
poem

ORAL TEXTS
epic
legend
myth
ballad
folktale

APPLIED ARTS
industrial design
fashion design
decorative art
media art

PERFORMING ARTS

THE ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
FINE ART(S)
Two-dimensional work
illustration
painting and drawing
comics
mosaics
printmaking and imaging
fiber art
calligraphy
photography
Three-dimensional work
sculpture
architecture
ceramics
media art

graphic design
interior design
functional (modern architecture) art

THEATRE
DANCE
CINEMA
BALLET
OPERA
OPERETTA
CONCERT

CONCEPTUAL ART
CONTEMPORARY ART

LEISURE TIME
HOBBY
bike riding
bird watching / birding
board game
bowling
bungee jumping
camping
canoeing
card game
caving
coin collecting
computer game
crossword puzzle
diversion / entertainment

diving
do-it-yourself (DIY)
drawing
embroidery
entertainment
fishing
free time
gambling
gardening
hang gliding
knitting
model building / aeromodelling
mountain biking

mountaineering
nature watching
needlework
outdoors (adv)
painting
paragliding
patchwork
pet-keeping
photography
playing a musical instrument
pottery
pyrography
roller-skating

scuba diving
sculpting
skydiving
snowboard jumping
stamp collecting
street basketball
target shooting
travelling
watching TV
whitewater rafting
woodwork
working out
yachting

DESCRIBING A HOBBY
absorbing
addictive
challenging
creative
dangerous
eccentric
educational
energising

SEE ALSO:

extraordinary
extreme
fascinating
fulfilling
impressive
indoor
inspiring
intellectually rewarding

SPORTS

TOURISM

outdoor
rare
relaxing
revitalizing
satisfying
strange
time-consuming
unusual

ENTERTAINMENT

HOBBY

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to ask (sb) out
to go (swimming / dancing)
to go (to the cinema / to a concert)
to go out (with friends)
to have / take up a hobby
to have / throw / go to a party
to listen (to music / to the radio)
to pass time / to spend time
to play (cards / chess / tennis / basketball)
to play (video / computer / board) games
to play (the piano / the drums)
to read (books / magazines / comics)
to build aeromodels
to collect stamps, coins, shells, antiques
to cook
to dance in a club
to do charity work
to do crossword puzzles
to do the football pools
to do / play a sport
to draw, paint
to fly kites / model aeroplanes
to gamble
to garden
SEE ALSO: SPORTS

TOURISM

to give / throw a party

to go clubbing
to go fishing, hunting
to go for a walk
to go jogging, swimming, canoeing
to go to a disco, party, concert
to go to a gym
to go to the opera, theatre, cinema
to keep a pet
to knit, embroider, sew
to learn languages
to listen to music, the radio
to meet friends
to party
to play chess, cards, bridge
to play computer games
to play paintball
to play tennis, bowls, golf
to potter around the garden
to sing karaoke
to surf the Internet
to take photographs
to take up (a sport / swimming / a hobby)
to watch (TV / a video)

TOURISM
ON HOLIDAYS
adventure
adventurer
backpack
backpacker
beach
bonfire
camp site
coastline
expedition
guide book
holiday break
holidaymaker
holidays
itinerary

landmark
leave
luggage
package holiday
resort
rest
rucksack
safari
seaside
sights
sightseeing
sightseer
souvenir
spa town

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to take a day off
to backpack / to go backpacking
to bask in the sun
to be well in excess of one's luggage allowance
to camp out
to cross the border
to go abroad
to go on an expedition
to go on holiday / to have a holiday
to go to the seaside, lakeside, mountains
to lie on the beach

stay
suitcase
tent
ticket
tour
tourism
tourist
tourist attractions
tourist guide
travel agency
travel agent
traveller
trip
visitor
to pack
to pitch a tent / put up a tent
to see the sights
to set off on a journey
to sightsee / to go sightseeing
to sunbathe
to take photos of
to tour (around / round / in)
to travel light
to travel loaded
to visit

CAMPING

27. MEDIA

THE PRESS

RADIO

THE INTERNET

TELEVISION

MEDIA
MEDIA MANIA

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

(classified) advert(isement) (inf ad)
(comic) strip
(evening / special) edition
(yesterday's / May 2006) issue
advice column
article / (leading) story
banner headline
broadcast
broadsheet
cartoon strip
circulation
classified ad / want ad
column / columnist
comic strip
copy
daily / daily paper
editor
editorial
episode
evening edition / morning edition
front page / back page
glossy (magazine)

headline
in the local / national newspaper
interview
journal
journalist
letter to the editor
local press
lonely hearts
magazine
monthly (magazine)
national press
newsagent('s) / newsstand
newspaper (informal paper)
obituary
paparazzi
periodical
photographer
press cutting
proof-reader
publishing house
quarterly (magazine / periodical)
quiz

report
reporter / journalist
show business (informal showbiz)
subscribe (to)
subscriber
subscription
Sunday newspaper
supplement
tabloid
target audience
the box (informal)
the front page
the gutter press
the press
to be in / make / grab / hit the headlines
to cut / censor
to flick through sth / leaf through sth
to publish sth
to skim / scan
to subscribe to sth
TV and radio guide
weekly (magazine)

TELEVISION
(animated) cartoon
broadcast
cable
cable TV
channel
commentator
commercial
controls
current affairs
digital
documentary
editor
episode
game show
host
interview
interviewer
live broadcast
music programme
newsreader / anchor
observer
on television / on TV

presenter
prime time
quiz
quiz show
reality show
reality TV (show)
remote (control)
report
reporter
satellite dish
satellite TV
screen
serial
series
show business (inf showbiz)
sitcom (situation comedy)
soap (opera)
sports programme
talk show
chat show
talk-show host
television / TV (inf) / telly (inf)

television broadcast
television serial
terrestrial
the news
three-part serial
TV set / telly / the box (inf) / the tube (inf)
TV aerial
TV channel
TV studio
viewer
VJ / veejay / video jockey
weather forecast
to broadcast / transmit / air
to cut / censor
to change the channel
to come LIVE
to host a show
to switch over to (CNN ...)
to tune in
to turn down / turn up
to turn on / off
to watch television / TV

RADIO
announcer
broadcast / radio programme
chat show / phone-in
commercial
frequency
licence fee
long- / medium- / short-wave
news / newsreader
on the radio

presenter
preview
studio
wavelength
to host a talk show
to listen to the radio
to tune in to a radio station
to turn the radio down / up
to turn the radio on / off

MEDIA MANIA
accurate
blunder
close-up
commercials
controversial
coverage
critical
editor
fallible
freelancer
gaffe
glamorous

gossip column
headline
jingles
legitimate
maverick
mistake-prone
newsworthy
overview
respondent
review
reviewer
shot

subliminal
subscription
unbiased
whim
to acknowledge
to capture
to cover
to criticise
to edit edition
to imply
to put smth. in the spotlight
to subscribe

28. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

INVENTIONS

SCIENTISTS

COMMUNICATION

SCIENCE

COMPUTERS

SPACE

TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIVES

INVENTIONS
aerial
appliance
battery
button
cable
cellular memory
charge / charger
connection
digital (watch)

electronic
engine
gadget
get a prize
headphones
headset
labour saving device
lens (singular)
link

manual
mobile phone
motor
plug / socket
strap
technology
test tube
VCR (video cassette recorder)
wireless

SCIENCES AND SCIENTISTS

(make a) discovery
archaeologist
archaeology
area of research
biologist
biology
chemist
chemistry
computer science
conduct (research)
development
discover
discoverer

engineer
engineering
explore
explorer
geneticist
genetics
geologist
geology
invent
invention
inventor
investigate
laboratory (lab)

(carry out / conduct / do / perform an) experiment / test

(chemical / mathematical / scientific) formula
(carry out / do / conduct / undertake) research

linguist
linguistics
mathematician
mathematics
patent (an invention)
physicist
physics
political science
psychologist
psychology
research
research institute
research laboratory
to analyse
to discover
to invent

researcher
scientific
scientific theory
scientist
social sciences
sociologist
sociology
specialisation
specialise (in sth)
statistical data
statistics
study
survey
to explore

COMPUTERS
application
break down
CD-reader / CD-writer
CD-ROM drive
click / (double-)click
computer program
computer programmer
configuration
CPU
cursor
data
data carrier, data traveller
data processing

database
desktop / desktop (computer)
disk / disk drive
DVD drive
file
firewall
floppy disk
freeware
hard disk
hardware
icon
IT (information technology)
key / keyboard

laptop (computer)
main board
memory
menu
microprocessor
monitor
mouse
operating system
out of order
PC (personal computer)
portable
printer
programmer

RAM (Random Access Memory)

ROM (Read-Only Memory)
reset
resolution
scanner
screensaver
settings
setup
software
toolbar
update
virus
wireless (connection)

USEFUL VERBS
to attach
to be out of order
to be playing up (informal)
to browse
to click (on sth) / to double click
to configure
to crash
to customise
to delete
to download (a file / data)
to drag

THE INTERNET

to enter
to go dead (informal)
to insert
to install / to uninstall
to load
to log in / on
to log off / out
to open (a program)
to press
to print
to record

to restart (a computer)
to retrieve data
to run (a program)
to save
to scroll down
to scroll up
to stop working
to store (files / information)
to surf (the Internet)
to update
to zip (unzip)

SPACE

alien
astronaut
capsule
comet
countdown
extraterrestrial
extraterrestrial object
launch
launch pad
lift-off
lunar lander
manned spacecraft
meteor
meteorite
orbit
orbital flight
orbital launch
orbital station
outer space
rocket
satellite
shooting star
space
space probe
space race

space racket
space shuttle
Space Shuttle program
space station
space suit
space tourism
space travel
spacecraft / spaceship
spaceflight
spacesuit
spacewalk
telescope
the universe
voyage
weightlessness
to go into orbit
to launch into orbit
to take the first step on the moon
to walk in space
UFO (unidentified flying object)

UNIVERSE

COMMUNICATION
THE TELEPHONE
THE INTERNET
THE POST OFFICE

TELEPHONING
anonymous call
answering machine
area code
by / over the phone
engaged / busy
hoax / crank call (BrE) / prank call (AmE)
incoming / outgoing calls
local / long distance call
interference
mobile phone
pay phone
phone bill
phone book / telephone directory
phone booth
phone card
reverse charge call / collect call

text message
voicemail
to answer the phone
to be cut off
to be on the phone
to call a doctor / the police / a cab, etc.
to call about sth
to call sb back
to call / phone (up) / ring sb
to dial a number
to dial the wrong number
to get through to sb
to get / receive a call
to give sb a call / give sb a ring
to hang up on sb
to hold on / hold the line

to leave a message
to look up the number
to make a call
to mishear
to mistake sb for someone else
to phone a number
to pick up / lift the receiver
to replace / hang up (the receiver)
to slam down the phone
to speak on the phone
to speak up
to take a message
to take the phone (in the office)
to text / text message
to use sb's phone
The line is engaged / busy.

THE INTERNET
(web) browser
attachment
chatroom
connection
email address
inbox
network
password
service provider
user / netizen
user name

webcast
web page
to attach
to be connected
to be online / offline
to be posted on the website
to browse
to check one's email
to contact sb by email
to download (a file) / to upload
to find sth on the Internet

to have access to the Internet / the Net

to log in / on to sth
to log off / out
to search for sth
to send / receive / save an email
to shop online
to surf the Net
to visit sb's website / chat room

COMPUTERS

POST OFFICE SERVICES

addressee
airmail
by recorded delivery / by registered post
care of (c/o)
enclosure
envelope
for the attention of sb
junk mail
letter
letterbox
package / parcel
postage
postal order
postbox
postcard
postcode
postman / postwoman
return address
scales
sender
special delivery

stamp
surface mail
the contents
writing paper / notepaper
to clear one's letterbox
to collect sth at the post office
to deliver / be notified by post
to drop in the postbox
to enclose sth
to get lost in the post
to hand in at the counter
to open one's post
to post a letter / parcel
to put a stamp on sth
to send sth COD (cash on delivery)
to weigh
FRAGILE.
HANDLE WITH CARE.
THIS SIDE UP.
URGENT.

29. STATE AND LAW

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
COUNTRIES

STATE

STATE AND LAW

SOCIAL GAPS

POLITICS

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
accession
accession agreement
accession process
accession talks
adversary
agreement / pact / convention
alliance / ally
applicant country
application
armed attack / assault
associate member
breakthrough
candidate country
ceasefire
citizenship
citizenship of the Union
civil defense
common / foreign policy
common market

community
conflict
cooperation
counterattack
decision-making
defence
economic growth
emergency
enlargement / expanding
expansion process
global power
implementation
integration
international stability
justice and home affairs
member state
membership
membership application
military alliance

military forces
missile defense
negotiations
neutrality
non-tariff barriers
nuclear weapons
peace
peace talks
peacekeeping role
policy
protection
quota
relations
resolution
resolution of conflicts
reunification
safety
security
security forces

security policy
self-defense
single currency
single market
solidarity
sovereignty
stability
strategic interest
strategic player
tariff
terrorist threat
the European Union (EU)
threat
treaty
truce
unity
violence
weapons of mass destruction
world power

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to apply for membership
to become a member
to call a truce
to come into effect
to defend

to designate
to deter wars
to expand
to fight
to hold talks

to implement
to integrate
to join (military alliance)
to ratify
to reach agreement

to sign
to take steps forward
to undermine
to unify
to work closely together

COUNTRIES
abroad
anarchy
border
boundary
citizen
citizenship
country
dictator
dictatorship
domestic
emigrate
emigration
empire
exile
foreign
foreigner

frontier
home country
homeland
immigration
immigration policy
independence
independent
indigenous
inhabitant
internal
kingdom
local
monarchy
nation
national
national anthem

national flag
nationality
overpopulated
overpopulation
political asylum
population
(densely/heavily/sparsely/thickly) populated
province
refugee
region
regional
republic
royal family
royalty
state
the people

STATE AND LAW

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
to abstain (from voting)
to amend
to appoint
to be in power
to cast a vote/ballot
to come to power
to crown
to dissolve Parliament

SOCIAL GAPS

to elect
to form a government, coalition
to go to the polls
to hold an election
to join a party
to lose an election
to overthrow
to reign

to stand for
to take up office
to veto
to vote for / against
to win a seat
to win an election

POLITICS
act (of parliament)
activist
administration
agitator
ambassador
anarchist
assembly
authority
ballot box
ballot paper
bill (of parliament)
cabinet
cabinet minister
capitalism
capitalist
chamber (of parliament)
chancellor
citizen
citizenship
city council
city hall
civil servant
coalition
communism
communist

Congress
Congressman / Congresswoman (USA)
Conservative (BrE also Tory)
constituency
constitution
constitutional monarchy
consul
consulate
coup d'etat
debate
democracy
democrat
democratic
demonstrate
demonstration (informal demo)
department
deputy prime minister
dictator
dictatorship
diplomacy
diplomat
diplomatic corps
election
election results
electorate

embassy
faction
fascism
Foreign Affairs / Home Affairs
general election
govern
government (AmE administration)
governor
head of state
house
House of Commons (UK)
House of Lords (UK)
House of Representatives (USA)
independence
introduce a law
King
law
left-wing
legislate
legislation
liberal
liberalism
lobby

POLITICS
local election
local government
mandate
Mayor
mayoral election
member of parliament (MP)
minister
Ministry (of Defence / Finance)
monarch
monarchy
MP (BrE Member of Parliament)
nation
nationality
opposition
Parliament
parliamentarian
parliamentary election
party
party member
policy (on sth)
political leader
political party
political system

politician
politics
polling booth
polling station
populist
presidency
President
presidential campaign
presidential election
Prime Minister (PM)
Queen
radical
referendum / plebiscite
reform
Representative (USA)
republic
republican
resign
resignation
right-wing
rule (verb)
seat
secretary (of state)
Senate (US)

session / in session
Shadow Cabinet
sitting
social democracy
socialism
socialist
Speaker (of the Parliament)
state
statesman
statute
suffrage
takeover
term / term of office
the Cabinet
the intelligence service
the Opposition
the secret service
the Speaker
totalitarianism
town councillor
vote
vote of confidence
vote of no confidence
voter / elector

CRIMES

CRIMES

CRIMINALS
MINDMAP

CRIME
INVESTIGATION

AT COURT

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

TOWARDS THINGS AND PROPERTY
arson
arsonist
burglary
burglar
to burgle
pickpocketing pickpocket
poaching
poacher
to poach
riot/fight
rioter
robbery
robber
to rob (a bank)
shoplifting
shoplifter
to shoplift
theft
thief
to steal sth from sb
crime / misdemeanour / felony
TOWARDS PEOPLE
assault
mugging
kidnapping / abduction
hijacking
blackmail
rape
murder
assassination
manslaughter
missing
wanted
to attack sb
to beat sb up

to break into (a shop)

to rob sb of sth
to nick (inf)/pinch sth (inf)

petty / serious / violent crime

stolen (cars, valuables...)

to commit a crime / an offence

mugger
kidnapper / abductor

to assault sb
to mug
to kidnap sb / abduct sb

hijacker
blackmailer
rapist
murderer
assassin

to hijack
to blackmail
to rape
to murder
to assassinate

hostage

to demand a ransom

to threaten
to extort (money) from sb
attempted rape
rape victim
attempted murder
murder weapon

to defend oneself against / from sb

in self-defence

CHEATING AND OTHER DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR

a cheat
con (inf)
rip-off (inf)
to be taken in
bribery
embezzlement
forgery / fake
piracy
smuggling
treason
bootlegging

cheater
crook (inf)
to rip sb off
briber
embezzler
forger
pirate
smuggler
betrayer
to bootleg

to cheat
to con

to cheat sb out of sth

to con sb out of (an amount) (inf)

to swear in public
to bribe
corruption
to embezzle
to forge / fake / counterfeit
to smuggle
to betray
bootleg (recordings, alcohol...)

to accept / take a bribe

counterfeit / fake / false (money, goods...)

under the table

THE CRIMINAL CAUGHT

(main / chief) suspect
accused
criminal
culprit
disguise
extensive
eyewitness
international
interrogation
investigation
nationwide

victim
to arrest sb / nick sb (inf)
to be caught red-handed / in the act
to be taken to a police station
to confuse the police
to escape / get away
to help the police with their inquiries
to hold / keep sb in custody
to interrogate
to investigate
to issue a warrant

to launch a search / manhunt

to leave sb's fingerprints (on sth)
to make up (the whole story, etc.)
to produce an alibi
to prove evidence
to put handcuffs on sb
to search for sb
to search sb for sth
to search sth
to suspect sb of sth
to take a lie detector test

AT COURT
(un)just punishment
barrister
cell
community service
court case
courtroom
death penalty / capital punishment
defendant / the accused
evidence
false accusation
heavy sentence
in the dock
in the witness box
life imprisonment
light / stiff sentence
perjury
prosecutor
suspended sentence
testimony
the defence
the judge
the jury
the prosecution
trial
to appeal against ones conviction
to appeal to the highest courts
to appear in court

to be acquitted / convicted of a charge

to be charged with sth / be accused of sth
to be on trial for sth / be tried for sth
to be sentenced to / get / be given ...
to be under oath
to drop the charges against sb
to examine the evidence
to face an accusation of sth
to find sb guilty / innocent of a crime
to get away with...
to give the verdict
to go free
to hear the case
to hear the witnesses
to increase / reduce a sentence
to order sb to do
to order sb to pay a fine
to pay bail
to plead guilty / confess
to put sb behind bars (inf)
to release sb / set sb free / free sb
to release sb on bail
to rule (in sbs favour)
to sentence sb to (2 years in prison, etc.)
to serve a sentence
to take sb to court
to testify

CRIME AND LAW BREAKERS

COURT TRIAL

CRIMINALS

PUNISHMENT

CRIME

CRIMES

VOCABULARY
POLICE
IDENTIFICATION (ID)

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

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CRIME
arson
assassination
bigamy
blackmail
bribery
burglary
corruption
desertion
drug dealing
embezzlement
forgery
fraud
hijacking
hooliganism
kidnapping

VERB
set fire (to property)
assassinate, murder
marry (while being married)
blackmail
bribe
steal from homes
corrupt
desert
sell, deal
embezzle, steal (from firm)
forge, fake
deceive, racket, defraud
hijack
misbehave, make troubles
kidnap

CRIMINAL
an arsonist
an assassin
a bigamist
a blackmailer
a briber
a burglar
a corrupter
a deserter
a drug dealer
an embezzler
a forger
a fraudster or con man
a hijacker
a hooligan
a kidnapper

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CRIME
mugging
murder
offence
pickpocketing
poaching
rape
racket
robbery
shoplifting
smuggling
espionage, spying
strangling
terrorism
theft
vandalism

VERB
attack and rob
murder, kill
offend, break law
steal (from pockets)
hunt illegally
rape
racket
rob
shoplift
bootleg, smuggle
spy
strangle
terrorize
steal
vandalise, destroy, spoil

CRIMINAL
a mugger
a murderer
an offender
a pickpocket
a poacher
a rapist
a racketeer
a robber
a shoplifter
a smuggler
a spy
a strangler
a terrorist
a thief
a vandal

TYPES OF CRIMINALS

an accomplice
an arsonist
an assailant
an assassin
a bigamist
a blackmailer
a burglar
a criminal
a deserter
an embezzler
a forger

a fraud or con man

a hijacker
a hooligan
a kidnapper
a mugger
a murderer
a perpetrator
a pickpocket
a poacher
a racketeer
a rapist

a robber
a shoplifter
a smuggler
a spy
a strangler
a suspect
a terrorist
a thief
a vandal
a young offender / delinquent
an offender

OTHER CRIMES

abuse of power
accident fraud
assault
baby- or wife-battering
child abuse
conspiracy
counterfeit
criminal attempt
cyber attack / warfare
disorderly conduct
domestic dispute
domestic violence

drag trafficking
drug peddling
drunk driving
embezzlement
felony
hack
homicide (by misadventure, with malice, calculated)
identity theft / ID fraud
larceny (gang larceny)
manslaughter
misdemeanour
noise complaint / swearing in public

perjury
petty theft
piracy
sexual harassment
slander
speeding
street crime
swindling
torture
treason
trespassing

TYPES OF PUNISHMENT

ban
capital punishment
community service
corporal punishment
death penalty / death sentence
discharge
do time (in prison)
electric chair

eviction
fine
gas chamber
house arrest
imprisonment
jail sentence / jail time
lethal injection
license suspension

life (term) imprisonment

life in prison
probation
sentence
solitary confinement
speeding fine
suspended sentence
traffic ticket

When a person is given a verdict of not guilty, he is discharged.

But when the Jury brings a verdict of guilty, then a Judge reads his sentence.
According to the situation the punishment can be also different.
It can be: a fine, community service, jail or prison sentence.
A term of imprisonment can also vary from a life term to several weeks only.
There is a suspended prison sentence too.
It means that a person will go to prison if he commits another crime within a certain period of time.
When the behaviour of a prisoner was good and he didn't cause troubles, he is put on probation he may leave prison before his term is finished.

COURT TRIAL
PEOPLE IN COURT

attorney for defence

attorney for plaintiff
bailiff
barrister
clerk
court
court reporter
defence

defence lawyer
defendant
judge
jury
lawyer
offence
offender
plaintiff

police officer
prosecution
prosecution lawyer
prosecutor
remand home
solicitor
stenographer
suspect

the judge's bench

the jury box
the public gallery

the witness' box

COURT ROOM

attorneys' tables
court reporter's desk
the dock
LEGAL PROCEDURE

caution
convict
court case / trial
cross examination
direct examination
gavel (hammer)
go before the court
guilty
innocent
justice
offence

verdict
to be accused of
/ to acquit
to answer a complaint
to appeal
to be found guilty / not guilty
to be sentenced to
to bring in a verdict of guilty / not guilty
to bring the case to court
to detain a person
to examine a witness / evidence
to file a complaint

to grant parole
to indict somebody for
to issue a warrant of arrest
to issue somebody a summon
to keep in custody
to present evidence
to put on probation
to release somebody on bail
to sue

POLICE WORK

alibi
armed and dangerous
arrest
at large / on the loose
autopsy
back-up
ban
baton / night stick
break in(to)
break the law
captor
car alarm
cell / gaol / jail
charge
chase
commit a crime
convict
coroner

crime scene
cruiser / squad car
custody
detective
DNA
DUI (Driving under the Influence)
DWI (Driving while Intoxicated)
escape / break out
evidence
fingerprints
FREEZE!
gang
get away
handcuffs
hold up
hostage
inspector
intruder

investigate
investigation
legal / illegal
motive
officer
on patrol
perpetrator
poison
pursuit
ransom
speeding ticket
statement
suspect
victim
walkie-talkie
weapon
witness
WANTED

TYPES OF ID AND SECURITY MEASURES

authentic
barcode
birth certificate
compulsory
controversy
counterfeit ID / fraudulent ID
fingerprint

crack down on fake ID

driving / driver's licence
government-issued ID card
photo ID card
ID fraud
illegal / legal
magnetic stripe

medical / health card

passport
permanent residence card
social security card
underground company
voter registration card
PIN (Personal Identification Number)

30. DEATH AND FUNERAL

DEATH
cause of death
coroner
to be close to death
to bleed to death
to burn to death
to commit suicide
to breathe your last breath

to depart this life

to die a hero / a martyr
to die a natural / violent death
to die for sth
to die from cancer / injuries...
to die in an accident
to die in ones sleep

to die of starvation / old age...

to die young / poor
to die / pass away
to do a post-mortem / autopsy on sb
to drown
to freeze to death
to go to meet your maker

FUNERAL
burial
buried
burned / cremated
coffin
condolence
cremation
funeral
funeral oration
funeral procession
grave
gravestone / tombstone
graveyard / cemetery
hearse
obituary
the bereaved
bereavement

the mourners
undertaker
urn
to be a solace to sb
to be in mourning
to bequeath sb a fortune
to bequeath / leave sth to sb
to express sympathy
to go to / attend sb's funeral
to lay a wreath
to make a last will
to mourn sb's death
to mourn / grieve for sb
to seek / find solace
to wear mourning (dress)

30 TOPICS

CONTENTS

1. FAMILY

17. HOME

FAMILY / FAMILY MEMBERS / ADOPTION

2. HUMAN RELATIONS
FRIENDSHIP / LOVE / DATE / SEX / WEDDING / MARRIAGE

3. PARTNERSHIP PROBLEMS
PARTNERSHIP PROBLEMS / ARGUMENTS / INFIDELITY / BREAKUP

4. CHILDREN
BABIES / CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR / CHILDREN'S GAMES
UPBRINGING / PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE

5. DAILY ROUTINE
INTHEMORNING / IN THE AFTERNOON / TIME FOR BED

6. FREE TIME
FREE TIME / VISITS

7. HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY / HOTEL ACCOMMODATION / BEACH / CAMPING

8. TRAVEL
BY RAIL / BY AIR / BY SEA / ON FOOT / BY BICYCLE

9. TRAFFIC AND DRIVING

TRAFFIC / DRIVING / CAR ACCIDENTS / CAR / PROBLEMS

10. TOWN AND SIGHTS

TOWN / STREET / SIGHTS

11. JOB
EMPLOYMENT / APPLYING FOR A JOB / WORK / CAREER / LEAVING A JOB

12. MONEY
MONEY MATTERS / THE BANK

13. SHOPPING
IN A SHOP / GOODS / SHOPS AND SERVICES / SALE / COMPLAINTS

14. CLOTHES AND FASHION

CLOTHING / DESCRIBING CLOTHES / ACCESSORIES / JEWELLERY
FOOTWEAR / DRESSING / FASHION

15. FOOD AND DRINKS

FOOD / FRUITS / VEGETABLES / NUTS / BEVERAGES

16. COOKING AND EATING

COOKING / EATING HABITS / RESTAURANT / ON THE TABLE

PLACES TO LIVE / HOUSE / ROOM / ENTRANCE / LIVING ROOM

BEDROOM / KITCHEN / BATHROOM / BUYING A HOUSE/ A FLAT
RENT / BREAKDOWNS

18. HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD / MESS AND CLEANING / HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

19. SCHOOL AND EDUCATION

SCHOOLS / SUBJECTS / CLASSROOM / LESSON
EXAMS AND PERFORMANCE / UNIVERSITY STUDY

20. THE HUMAN BODY

PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY / BODILY FUNCTIONS AND MOVEMENTS

21. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

ATTRACTIVENESS / BUILD / HAIR / FACE

22. FEELINGS, EMOTIONS, MOODS

FEELING HAPPY / FEELING UNHAPPY / FEELING ANGRY
EMOTIONS / MOODS

23. HUMAN QUALITIES

24. HEALTH AND ILLNESS
HEALTH AND HEALTH PROBLEMS / PAINS / ILLNESS AND DISEASE
INJURIES / FIRST AID / TREATMENT / LIFESTYLE
AT THE DOCTOR / AT THE DENTIST / IN HOSPITAL / DISABILITIES

25. WEATHER
WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE / SUNNY AND HOT WEATHER
RAINY WEATHER / WIND AND STORM / SNOW AND FROST

26. CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

FILM AND CINEMA / THEATRE / MUSIC AND CONCERT
BOOKS AND READING / ART AND HANDICRAFTS

27. MEDIA
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES / TELEVISION / RADIO

28. COMMUNICATION
TELEPHONING / THE INTERNET / POST OFFICE SERVICES

29. CRIME
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS / THE CRIMINAL CAUGHT / AT COURT

30. DEATH AND FUNERAL

DEATH / FUNERAL

WORDBANK
1. FAMILY LIFE
Stages in life
People in your life
Relationships
Family history
Daily routine
Special days

2. PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

Personal information
Marital status
Describing people
Body
Describing personality
Things you wear
Feelings and emotions
Countries
Politics / Economy

3. SHOPS AND SERVICES

Food
Restaurants
Shopping
Advertising
Banking and insurance

4. HOME
Types of housing
Size and condition
Location
In the house / Looking after a house
Renting and buying / selling a home

5. NATURE
Weather / Climate
Plants
Animals / Pets
Environment

6. SCHOOL
Types of schools
People in a school
School building
Going to / leaving / finishing school
Studying at school / School subjects
School year / Examinations

7. WORK
Types of work
At work
Not working, Looking for a job
People at work / Jobs

8. HEALTH
Healthy / unhealthy lifestyle
Food and health, Diet
Health problems
Treatment / Healthcare
Alternative medicine

9. SPORT
Sports and sportspeople
People, places, things, events
Doing a sport

10. FREE TIME AND CULTURE

Art, literature, theatre and film
Press, radio and television
Music and dance / Leisure time

11. TRAVEL
Means of transport
Travelling
At the airport / railway / coach station
At a hotel
Going on holiday

12. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Technology in our lives
Sciences and scientists
Computers
Space

REPETYTORIUM LEKSYKALNE - ANGIELSKI

Anna Treger

Copyright by Wydawnictwo Lingo sp. j., Warszawa 2007

WORD BY WORD
PICTURE DICTIONARY
Steven J. Molinsky Bill Bliss
Illustrated by Richard E. Hill