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Examplesentence

foe

/f/

WhichofthesecountriesareBritain'sfriendsandwhicharetheirfoes?

siblings

/sblz/

Mostyoungsmokersareinfluencedbytheirfriends'andoldersiblings'smokinghabits.

rivalry

/rav lri/

Thereisafriendlyrivalrybetweenthetwoteams.

acquaintance

/kwent ns/

Hehasawidecircleofacquaintances.

extendedfamily

/kstendd fm li/

Therearelotsofadvantagestolivinginanextendedfamily.

nuclearfamily

/njukli fm li/

Mostpeopleinthecountylivedinnuclearfamilies.

stepfamily

/step fm li/

Becauseofdivorces,stepfamiliesarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.

adoptivefamily

/dptv fm li/

Thechildwasthrivingwithhisadoptivefamily.

takeafter

/tek ft/

Jennytakesafterherdad.

wind(you)up

/wand p/

Don'ttakeanynoticeofher,she'sonlytryingtowindyouup.

cheeringup

/tr p/

Lizlookedabitdowninthemouth,soIknewsheneededcheeringup.

turnto

/tn t, t/

Hestillturnstousforadvice.

fare

/fe/

What'sthebusfareintotown?

hitandrun

/htnrn/

Hisfriendwaskilledinahitandrunaccident.

urban

/bn/

Nearlyhalfthepopulationliveinurbanareas.

engage

/ned/

Thetoydidn'tengageherattentionforlong.

tookto

/tk t, t/

Shetooktoswimminglikeaducktowater.

barrier

/bri/

Moneycansometimesbeasocialbarrierbetweenthehavesandthehavenots.

norms

/nmz/

InBritainitisasocialnormfortwopeopletoshakehandswhenbeingintroducedtoeachother.

stepin

/step n/

Thepolicesteppedinandstoppedthefight.

mug

/m/

Hewasmuggedoutsidethebank.

posted

/pstd/

Manycompaniespostedadvertsinthenewspaperspublicisingtheevent.

headquarters

/hedkwtz, hedkwtz/

TheFBIheadquartersislocatedinWashingtonD.C.

global

/lb l/

Theglobaleconomyisrecoveringfasterthanexpected.

carriesout

/kriz at/

Theteamcarriedouttheplansuccessfully.

deed

/did/

Ibelievethatonegooddeeddeservesanother,andwashappytolendhimmycar.

evolved

/vlvd/

Manypeopledon'tbelievethatmanevolvedfromapes.

objective

/bdektv/

Ourmainobjectiveistoraisemoney.

breakdown

/brek dan/

Shewantstobreakdownsomeofthebarriersagainstpromotionofwomen.

socalled

/skld/

Thesocalledexpertswerenohelp.

random

/rndm/

Theopinionpollwasbasedonarandomselectionofpeople.

commitment

/kmtmnt/

Marriageisalifelongcommitmentbetweenmanandwife.

is(really)upto

/z p t, t/

Doyouknowwhathe'sreallyupto?

diverse

/davs/

Londonishometopeoplefrommanydiversecultures.

signedup

/sand p/

Ididn'tsignuptoallthishardworkwhenIagreedtohelpyou!

unsolicited

/nslstd/

Joanwasannoyedattheamountofunsolicitedmailshewasreceiving.

bewilderment

/bwldmnt/

Hecouldn'tbelievethesightbeforehim,andgapedinbewilderment.

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struck

/strk/

Hewasstruckbythewayshehandledherselfintheemergency.

smoothly

/smuli/

Hedroveverysmoothlyroundthecircuit.

gooddeeders

/d didz/

Heisalwayshelpingpeopleinneedandhasbeenvotedgooddeederoftheyear.

naughty

/nti/

Billyisanextremelynaughtychild.

confesses

/knfesz/

Theburglarconfessedtostealingthejewellery.

missingout

/ms at/

Janetcouldn'tcometothepartyshe'smissingoutonallthefun.

launch

/lnt/

Wehavelaunchedacampaigntoraise50,000.

impact

/mpkt/

Theenvironmentalimpactofcaruseisprovingverybadfortheplanet.

slogan

/sln/

Thecompanyneededacatchysloganfortheirnewbreakfastcereal.

effective

/fektv/

Whatisaneffectivewaytoteachreading?

combating

/kmbt/

Combatingstreetcrimeisanuphillbattle.

reluctant

/rlktnt/

Forsomereason,hewasreluctanttoacceptherofferofhelp.

unwilling

/nwl/

He'sunwillingtoadmithewaswrong.

vague

/ve/

She'sbeenabitvagueaboutherplansforthesummer.

concrete

/kkrit/

Let'stryandcomeupwithsomeconcreteideastoimprovesales!

individual

/ndvdul/

Eachindividualdrawingisslightlydifferent.

bewildered

/bwldd/

Thechildrenlookedbewilderedandscared.

embarrassed

/mbrst/

Ifeltembarrassedabouthowuntidythehousewas.

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goton(really)wellwith

/t n wel w, w/

Shegotonreallywellwithherclassmates.

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fittedin

/ftd n/

Thenewguyhasfittedinwellwiththerestofthesalesteam.

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support

/spt/

Manypeoplehavegivenussupportinourcampaign.

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wentoutwith

/went at w, w/

SuziewentoutwithLukeforaboutsixmonths.

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brokeupwith

/brk p w, w/

Shebrokeupwithhimbecausehewassuchaliar.

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felloutwith

/fel at w, w/

Thechildrenhadanargumentandfelloutwitheachother.

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washingup

/wp/

Afterthemeal,theyarguedaboutwhoshoulddothewashingup.

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madeup

/med p/

Theymadeupaftertherowoverwhosemoneyitwas.

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persuade

/pswed/

Johnwastryingtopersuademetostay.

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socialnetworkingsites

/s l netwk sats/

Thechildrenaren'tallowedtoaccesssocialnetworkingsites.

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virtual

/vtul/

Hebecameavirtualprisonerinhisownhome.

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phenomenon

/fnmnn/

Thephenomenonoflaughterisunknowninanimals.

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significant

/snfknt/

Thegovernmentmadesignificantchangesintheexamsystem.

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tapsinto

/tps nt, nt/

Youshouldtapintoyourfullpotentialifyouwanttorealiseyourdreams.

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insecurities

/nskjrtiz/

Youmusttryandovercomeyourinsecurities.

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valid

/vld/

Thetravellersallhavevalidpassports.

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inasense

/n sens/

Inasensewewereallresponsiblefortheaccidentbecausenoonewaspayingattention.
Hisremarkswereratherpointless,Ithought.

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pointless

/pntls/

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Practicetask

hesitate

/heztet/

Shehesitatedbeforeanswering.

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Practicetask

supportive

/sptv/

MarkandSallyareverysupportiveofourattempttowincompensation.

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correspondent

/krspndnt/

Here'soursportscorrespondent.

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recipefordisaster

/respi f dzst/

Givingweaponstothepolicewasarecipefordisaster.

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ceremony

/sermni/

HelenMirrenwonanOscarattheawardceremony.

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premiere

/premie/

Allthestarsappearedontheredcarpetatthefilmpremiere.

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issue

/u, sju/

Thisisaveryimportantpoliticalissue.

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clash

/kl/

Tensoldierswerewoundedinaclashwiththerebels.

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research

/rst/

Thelatestmedicalresearchoncancershowsgreatpromiseforsufferers.

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limelight

/lamlat/

Tedlovesbeinginthelimelight.

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Grammar3

conflict

/knflkt/

Theconflictbetweenthetwocountrieslastedtwoyears.

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Grammar3

psychologist

/sakldst/

Hevisitsapsychologisteveryweekforaonehoursession.

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Grammar3

major

/med/

Trafficisamajorprobleminthecity.

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Grammar3

benefit

/benft/

Whatarethebenefitsofcontactlenses?

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Grammar3

handle

/hndl/

Computerscanhandlehugeamountsofdata.

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Grammar3

row

/ra/

Tomandhiswifehadahugerowaboutwhotoinvitetotheirparty.

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Grammar3

degenerates

/ddenrets/

Theconditionofthehousingestatehaddegenerated.

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Grammar3

stormingoff

/stm f/

Shestormedoffdownthestreet,leavinghimstandingthere.

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Grammar3

crisis

/krass/

Thecountrynowfacesaneconomiccrisis.

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Grammar3

putthingsintoperspective

/pt z nt pspektv/

WatchingthehorrorofthedisasteronTVputmyownworriesintoperspective.

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Grammar3

compromise

/kmprmaz/

Talkswillcontinueuntilacompromiseisreached.

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Grammar3

affection

/fek n/

Barryfeltagreataffectionforher.

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Grammar3

criticism

/krtsz m/

Idon'tthinkhiscriticismsoftheprojectarejustified.

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Grammar3

contempt

/kntempt/

Stuarttreatedhiswifewithuttercontempt.

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Grammar3

constructively

/knstrktvli/

Asateacheryouhavetolookcriticallyandconstructivelyatastudent'swork.

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Grammar4

inevitable

/nevtb l/

Deathisinevitable.

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Vocabulary1

considerate

/knsd rt/

Hewasalwayskindandconsiderate.

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Vocabulary1

streak

/strik/

Janehasaruthlessstreakinherpersonality.

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Vocabulary1

diplomatic

/dplmtk/

ItoldherIlikedherdress,butreallyIwasjustbeingdiplomatic.

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Vocabulary1

fiercely

/fsli/

Hefoughtbackfiercelyagainsttheinjustice.

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Vocabulary1

loyal

/ll/

Tedwasalwaysloyaltohisfriends.

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Vocabulary1

brutally

/brutl-i/

Hewasbrutallymurdered.

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Vocabulary1

loseyourtemper

/luz j temp/

Jackloseshistemperfartooeasily.

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Vocabulary1

spontaneous

/spntenis/

Theaudienceburstintospontaneousapplause.

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Vocabulary1

levelheaded

/lev lhedd/

Sarahisaverylevelheadedperson.

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Vocabulary1

vivid

/vvd/

MeggaveavividdescriptionofherchildhoodinCornwall.

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Vocabulary1

razorsharp

/rezp/

Jimmyhasarazorsharpsenseofhumour.

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Vocabulary1

tendency

/tendnsi/

Hehasatendencytotalktoomuch.

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Vocabulary1

snapdecisions

/snp ds nz/

Jasontendstomakesnapdecisionsratherthanthinkingthroughtheproblem.

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Vocabulary3

morally

/mrli/

Slaveryismorallywrong.

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Writing3

pressure

/pre/

Herfamilyareputtingpressureonhertostayathome.

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livid

/lvd/

Theirparentswerelividwhentheydiscoveredthecouplehadeloped.

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stripe

/strap/

Zacwaswearingashirtwithblueandwhitestripes.
Ted'salwaysverypunctual.

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punctual

/pktul/

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value

/vlju/

Ialwaysvalueyouradvice.

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havenohesitationin

/hv n hezte n n/

HewasabrilliantsalesmanandIhadnohesitationinpromotinghim..

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recommending

/rekmend/

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distinctly

/dstktli/

Idistinctlyrememberhiswords.

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waterproof

/wtpruf/

Iboughtthechildrensomewaterproofboots.

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Title

sensational

/sense nl/

HowardCartermadeasensationaldiscoverywhenhefoundthetombofTutankhamen.

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takeaway

/tekwe/

Wedecidedtohaveatakeawaymealfordinner.

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nanofood

/nn fud/

Iwon'tbebuyinganynanofoodunlessIknowitissafetoeat.

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bland

/blnd/

Thatwomanissoblandsheirritatesme.
Shelikedtofeelthesmoothtextureofsilkonherskin.

ThedecoratorwassuperbandI'vebeenrecommendinghimtoallmyfriends..

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texture

/tekst/

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familyrun

/fm li rn/

It'sasmallfamilyrunbusiness.

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established

/stblt/

They'reawellestablishedcompany,withbranchesinmostcitiesinBritain.

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trendy

/trendi/

There'sanew,trendybarjustopenedintown.

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affected

/fektd/

Shewasdeeplyaffectedbythenewsofhisdeath.
Theatmosphereathomewastense.

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Listening1

atmosphere

/tmsf/

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Listening1

dcor

/dek/

Ididn'tlikethedcorintherestaurant.

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Listening1

expense

/kspens/

Allhismoneywentonmedicalexpenses.

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Listening2

themed

/imd/

ItwasathemedrestaurantbasedonAliceinWonderland.

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Listening3

location

/lke n/

Drawamapshowingthepreciselocationoftheaccident.

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Listening3

worth

/w/

Ourhouseisworth350,000.

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Listening4

ingredients

/nridints/

Mumwentouttobuyalltheingredientstobakeabirthdaycake.

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Vocabulary2

build(thebusiness)up

/bld p/

Johnworkedhardbuildingthebusinessup.

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Vocabulary2

thoughtup

/t p/

Whoeverthoughtupthisideaneedstobefired!

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Vocabulary2

council

/kans l/

Thelocalcouncildecidedtoclosedownthenightclub.

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Vocabulary2

pileup

/pal p/

Debtsfromthebusinesswerepilingupquickly.

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Vocabulary2

conjureup

/kndr p/

Smellscanoftenconjureupmemories.

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Vocabulary2

eatup

/it p/

Eatup,there'sagoodgirl.

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Vocabulary2

speakup

/spik p/

Couldyouspeakup,please?

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Vocabulary2

makeup

/mek p/

Ronmadeupanexcuse.

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Vocabulary2

fromscratch

/frm skrt/

Theybuiltupthebusinessfromscratch.

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Vocabulary3

addup

/d p/

Addyourscoresupandseewho'swon.

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Vocabulary3

dreamup

/drim p/

WhodreamsuptheseTVcommercials?

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Vocabulary3

saveup

/sev p/

MumandDadsavedupforthreeyearstogoonaroundtheworldtrip.
Fredheatedupthesoup.

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Vocabulary3

heatup

/hit p/

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Vocabulary3

hangup

/h p/

Shesaidgoodnightandhungup.

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thrilling

/rl/

Itwasathrillinggameoffootball.

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edge

/ed/

Billysatontheedgeofthebed.

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intimate

/ntmt/

Theybecameintimatefriends.

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supper

/sp/

WehadsupperinanItalianrestaurant.

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anticipated

/ntspetd/

Theyanticipatedalargecrowdofpeopleatthegame.

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charming

/tm/

HerbrotherisoneofthemostcharmingpeopleIhavemet.

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salmon

/smn/

Sheorderedsalmonwithwildgarlic.

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plump

/plmp/

MumboughtalovelyplumpturkeyforChristmasdinner.
Mattheworderedchargrilledsteakandchips.

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chargrilled

/trld/

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portion

/p n/

There'snotenoughfoodforeveryonewe'llhavetomakealltheportionssmaller.

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appeal

/pil/

Yourfoodstillhasacertainappeal,despitebeingburnt.

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memorabilia

/mem rbli/

Myson'sroomisfullofsoccermemorabilia.

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merchandise

/mtndaz, -das/

Allthemerchandiseondisplaywashalfprice.

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queuing

/kju/

Peoplewerequeuingovernightwaitingforthesalestostart.

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review

/rvju/

Afterreadingthefoodcritic'sreviewoftherestaurant,wedecidednottogo.

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efficiency

/f nsi/

Theefficiencyoftheservicewasexcellent.

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feature

/fit/

Animportantfeatureofhispaintingsistheircolours.

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memorable

/mem rb l/

Allinallitwasaverymemorableday.

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risotto

/rzt/

Stevemaderisottofordinner.

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threecoursedinner

/ri ks dn/

EverySunday,thefamilyhaveathreecoursedinner.

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prototype

/prttap/

HetriedtobuytheprototypeoftheAppleiPod.

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chewed

/tud/

Thatchildischewingbubblegum!

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strip

/strp/

Tearthepaperintooneinchstrips.

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roast

/rst/

LiamorderedroastbeefandYorkshirePudding.

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blueberrypie

/blub ri pa/

Fordessertshehadblueberrypie.

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farfetched

/f fett/

Herstorywasprettyfarfetched.

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laboratory

/lbrtri/

Margaretworksinaresearchlaboratory.

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programmable

/prrmb l/

Thecompanyarehopingtoproduceprogrammablenanofood.

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consumer

/knsjum/

Consumersareenjoyinglowerairfares.

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zap

/zp/

Izappedthefoodinthemicrowavetoheatitup.

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transmitter

/trnzmt/

Thelocaltransmitterhasbrokendown,andwecan'tgetapicture.
Thisswitchactivatesthealarm.

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activate

/ktvet/

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nanocapsule

/nn kpsjul/

Thesesockscontainnanocapsulesthatpreventthemretainingthesmellofyourfeet.

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containing

/knten/

Shefoundaboxcontainingallhermother'sjewellery.

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greenhued

/rin hjud/

Ontherocksatagreenhuedlizard.

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blackcurrantflavoured

/blkkrnt flevd/

Carlboughtatubeofblackcurrantflavouredsweets.

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omega3

/m ri/

Thenutritionistrecommendedthatshetake500mgofOmega3fishoileveryday.

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dissolve

/dzlv/

Stirthemixtureuntilthesugardissolves.

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precision

/prs n/

Someanimalscanfindtheirwayinthedarkwithgreatprecision.

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substance

/sbstns/

Thebagwascoveredwithastickysubstance.

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molecular

/mlekjl/

Itisdifficulttodiscoverthemolecularstructureofsomematerials.

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atomic

/tmk/

Alargenumberofatomicparticleshavebeendiscoveredoverthepast100years.

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exploits

/ksplts/

Hergrandchildrenexploitedhergenerosityshamelessly.

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startling

/sttl/

Herstartlingbeautyleftmebreathless.

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targeted

/ttd/

Weneedbettertargetedsalescampaignsifanyoneistogetabonus.

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manufacturer

/mnjfkt r/

Foodmanufacturershavepromisedtouselesspackagingontheirproducts.

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encapsulation

/nkpsjle n/

Willthepublicliketheideaofencapsulationofflavoursinnanofood?

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shelflife

/elf laf/

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engineer

/endn/

Hisenemiesengineeredhisdownfall.

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sensation

/sense n/

Shehadatinglingsensationinherhands.
Itrytoavoidbuyingfatbasedfoods.

Somefoodshaveaveryshortshelflife.

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fatbased

/ft best/

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spread

/spred/

Alantookthecheesespreadoutofthefridge.

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reduction

/rdk n/

There'sbeenareductioninthenumberofstudentschoosingscience.

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processed

/prsest/

Heonlyeverbuysprocessedpeas.

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content

/kntent/

Thestyleofthewebsiteisgood,butI'mnotreallyinterestedinitscontent.

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technique

/teknik/

Brian'sguitarplayingtechniquesaresuperb.

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sophisticated

/sfstketd/

Thisnewradioisaverysophisticatedmodel.

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tailored

/teld/

Healwayshashissuitstailoredtofithimexactly.

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flavour

/flev/

Whichflavouroficecreamdoyouwantchocolateorvanilla?

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cater

/ket/

Shecateredtohiseveryneed.

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ultimately

/ltmtli/

Theireffortsultimatelyresultedinhisreleasefromprison.

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TheHolyGrail

/ hli rel/

TheHolyGrailissaidtopossessmiraculouspowers,andhasneverbeenfound.

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trimming

/trm/

AtChristmaswehadaturkeydinnerwithallthetrimmings.

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protein

/prtin/

Mostfoodscontainatleastsomeprotein.

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altering

/ltr/

She'slostweightandisalteringsomeofherclothessotheyfit.

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nutrient

/njutrint/

Plantsabsorbnutrientsfromthesoil.

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hazelnut

/hez lnt/

Mysonhasahazelnutallergy.

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nutritional

/njutr nl/

Hetakesalotofnutritionalhealthsupplements.

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lactose

/lkts/

Helenboughtsomelactosefreevanillaicecream.

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filtered

/fltd/

Alldrinkingwatermustbefiltered.

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lactoseintolerant

/lkts ntlrnt/

Peoplebecomelactoseintolerantastheygrowolder.

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application

/plke n/

It'sverypretty,butdoesithaveanypracticalapplication?

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beetroot

/bitrut/

Beetrootisoneofmyfavouritevegetables.

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behaviour

/bhevj/

I'mnotverypleasedwithyourbehaviour.

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associated

/sietd, ssi-/

Hernameisalwaysassociatedwithhighfashion.

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backtofront

/bk t frnt/

HeputhisTshirtonbacktofront.

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innovation

/nve n/

Theintroductionofflexitimewasawelcomeinnovation.

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offshoot

/f ut/

TheTVserieswasanoffshootofahighlysuccessfulmovie.
Thefirespreadbecausethesmokesensorsweren'tworking.

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sensor

/sens/

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allergen

/ld n/

TheDepartmentprovidesallergeninformationfornonpackagedfoods.

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dafter

/dft/

Believeitornot,he'shaddafterideas.
Areyourqualificationsrelevanttothejob?

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relevant

/relv nt/

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corporation

/kpre n/

Sheworksforamajorengineeringcorporation.

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Grammar2

essential

/sen l/

Abalanceddietisessentialforgoodhealth.

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Grammar2

component

/kmpnnt/

Thefactorysuppliescomponentstothecarindustry.

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Grammar2

balanced

/blnst/

Itrytoeatabalanceddiet.

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Grammar2

medicinal

/mds nl/

Someplantshavemedicinalproperties.

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Grammar2

virtue

/vtu/

Peoplesometimesdoubtthemedicinalvirtuesofcertaintypesoffood.

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Grammar2

thejuryisstillouton

/ dri z stl at n/

ThejuryisstilloutonwhetherhewillbeallowedtoplayfortheteamonSaturday.

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Grammar2

prevent

/prvent/

Hispromptactionpreventedaseriousaccident.

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Grammar2

toothdecay

/tu dke/

Everyoneshouldbrushtheirteethtohelppreventtoothdecay.

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Grammar2

husk

/hsk/

Husksofcocoabeansareusedasagellingagentinjamsandotherfoods.

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Grammar2

discarded

/dskdd/

Theydiscardedtheemptybottlesatthebottlebank.

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Grammar2

plaque

/plk/

Theplaqueread:SamuelJohnsonwasbornhere.

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Grammar2

dental

/dentl/

Thedentistlooksafteryourdentalcare.

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Grammar2

forego

/f/

Wedecidedtoforegoasecondhelpingofpudding.

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Grammar2

temptation

/tempte n/

Ihadtoresistthetemptationtoslaphim.

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Grammar2

lifeexpectancy

/laf kspektnsi/

Scientistspredictthatlifeexpectancyforchildrenborntodaywillbeover100years.

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Grammar2

inmoderation

/n mdre n/

Ibelieveineatinganddrinkinginmoderation.

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Grammar2

cloggingup

/kl p/

Fattydietsleadtothecloggingupofarteries.

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Grammar2

artery

/tri/

Theheartpumpsbloodoutthroughonemainartery.

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Vocabulary1

refined

/rfand/

Ibuywholegrainbread,freshvegetablesandfruitandavoidallrefinedfood.

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Vocabulary1

stodgy

/stdi/

Jackwaseatingastodgypudding.

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Vocabulary1

tender

/tend/

Sheslowcookedthebeefuntilitwastender.

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Vocabulary1

bitter

/bt/

Thedrinkleftabittertasteinmymouth.

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Vocabulary1

acidic

/sdk/

Orangesandlemonsareacidicfoods.

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Vocabulary1

spicy

/spasi/

Mysonlovesspicyfood.

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Vocabulary1

smooth

/smu/

Shewasbusypreparingsomesmoothhomemadebabyfood.

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Vocabulary1

appetising

/ptaz/

Themealsmeltveryappetising.

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Vocabulary1

lumpy

/lmpi/

Mychildhasprogressedfromsmoothpureestolumpysolidfood.

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Vocabulary1

off

/f/

Themeatwasoff,sowehadcheeseontoastinstead.

24

Vocabulary1

pungent

/pndnt/

Thepungentsmellofgarlicpervadedthekitchen.

25

chunky

/tki/

Thisfoodistoochunkyforthebabytoeat.
Thechefhasaveryrefinedpalate.

25

palate

/plt/

25

CAEcloseup

airborne

/ebn/

Manypeoplediedafterbreathinginairborneparticlesfromthefactory.

25

CAEcloseup

perceived

/psivd/

Obamaisperceivedbymanypeopleasthecountry'slasthopeofintroducinguniversalhealthbenefits.

25

CAEcloseup

blandness

/blndns/

Theblandnessofthefoodwascomplete.

25

CAEcloseup

attributed

/trbjtd/

Sheattributedherillnesstothecoldweather.

25

CAEcloseup

aircraft

/ekrft/

Theaircrafthadafewemptyseats.

25

CAEcloseup

takeoff

/tekf/

Ontakeoffwehadtofastenoursafetybelts.

25

CAEcloseup

tastebud

/test bd/

Aswegetolder,wetendtoloseourtastebuds.

25

CAEcloseup

altitude

/lttjud/

Breathingbecomesmoredifficultathighaltitudes.

25

CAEcloseup

supply

/spla/

We'veboughtaweek'ssupplyoffreshmeat.

25

CAEcloseup

oxygen

/ksd n/

Inonebreath,theadultwhalecantakeinenoughoxygentolastforaboutanhour.

25

CAEcloseup

mild

/mald/

Thepatienthasamildincreaseintemperature.

25

CAEcloseup

decrease

/dikris/

Therewasadecreaseinsaleslastmonth.

25

CAEcloseup

sour

/sa/

Thatappletastedextremelysour.

25

CAEcloseup

factor

/fkt/

Vaccinationisanimportantfactorinimprovingthenation'shealth.

25

CAEcloseup

paramount

/prmant/

Safetyisparamountintheaircraftindustry.

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CAEcloseup

mass

/ms/

Thecitywashitbyamassoutbreakofflu.

25

CAEcloseup

foodpoisoning

/fud pz n/

Rachelhascalledintosaythatshe'sinbedwithfoodpoisoning.

25

CAEcloseup

disastrous

/dzstrs/

Wehadadisastrousweek'sholidayinItaly.

25

CAEcloseup

consequence

/knskwns/

Thehealthconsequencesofobesitydonotappeartostoppeoplefromovereating.

25

CAEcloseup

source

/ss/

Themainsourceofcalciumisdiaryproducts.

25

CAEcloseup

accordingly

/kdli/

Ifyouworkextrahours,youwillbepaidaccordingly.

25

CAEcloseup

palatable

/pltb l/

Thisisaverypalatablewine.

25

CAEcloseup

spice

/spas/

Themealcontainedanumberofstrongspices.

25

CAEcloseup

percentage

/psentd/

Whatpercentageoftheworkersarewomen?

25

CAEcloseup

dessert

/dzt/

Wehadicecreamfordessert.

26

setup

/set p/

Sheleftthecompanytosetupherownbusiness.

26

fairly

/feli/

She'safairlypopulargirl.

26

expanded

/kspndd/

Thecompanyhasexpandedsincehetookoverasadirector.

26

regular

/rejl/

Jock'saregular,andcomesineverydayforhislunch.

26

conference

/knf rns/

Shewasinvitedtoattendaninternationalconferenceontheenvironment.

26

calculating

/klkjlet/

Healwayscalculatesthebillbeforepayingit.

26

genetic

/dnetk/

Hisareaofexpertiseisgeneticresearch.

26

aversion

/v n/

Shehasastrongaversiontocats.

26

variation

/verie n/

Therecanbehugevariationsinpricefromstoretostoreforthesameitem.

26

governed

/vnd/

Shewantstobeacreativechefandnotbegovernedbystrictrecipes.

26

gene

/din/

ThearticlestatedthatthegenesinGMfoodaresynthetic.

26

pudding

/pd/

Wehadchocolatepuddingfordessert.

26

reaction

/rik n/

Whatwashisreactiontothequestion?
WealwayshavebeefstewonMonday.

26

stew

/stju/

26

fondness

/fndns/

Hisfondnessforhiseldestdaughterwasevident.

26

offputting

/fpt/

Ifoundthestyleofthebookveryoffputting.

27

competitive

/kmpettv/

Boysaremorecompetitivethangirls.

27

achievement

/tivmnt/

Puttingamanonthemoonwasoneofourgreatestachievements.

27

risestoachallenge

/razz t tlnd/

Ishecapableofrisingtothechallenge?

27

setyourselfagoal

/set jself l/

Whydon'tyousetyourselfagoaltosavethatamountinsixmonths?

Unit03

27

spectator

/spektet/

Thespectatorscheeredontheirteam.

27

activeparticipant

/ktv ptspnt/

Hewasanactiveparticipantinallthegames.

28

keepingfit

/kip ft/

KeepingfitisoneofthosethingsthatIfinddifficulttofitintoabusylife.

28

partly

/ptli/

TheymovedtoFrance,partlytobenearertheirdaughter.

28

sociable

/sb l/

He'sextremelysociable,andwilltalktoanyone.

28

keenon

/kin n/

Liamisverykeenonskiing.

28

giveup

/v p/

Whyhaveyougivenupgoingtothegym?

28

attitude

/ttjud/

Manypeoplehavenegativeattitudestowardsoldage.

28

fitnessindustry

/ftns ndstri/

He'sapersonaltrainerinthefitnessindustry.

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craze

/krez/

HulahoopingisoneofthelatestfitnesscrazestohitNewYork.

28

purpose

/pps/

WhatisthepurposeofyourvisittoEngland?

28

effort

/eft/

Sheputsalotofeffortintoherwork.

28

prop

/prp/

Thestagemanagermakessureallthepropsareintherightplacesbeforetheplaybegins.

28

ladder

/ld/

Womenhavehadtofighttoclimbthecareerladder.

28

drinkingstraw

/drk str/

Sheputadrinkingstrawineachglassoffruitjuice.

28

extraordinary

/kstrd n ri/

It'sextraordinarythathedidn'ttellyou!

28

advanced

/dvnst/

ShaniisanadvancedparticipantinPilates.

28

chaostraining

/kes tren/

AfteronesessionIdecidedthatchaostrainingwasn'tforme.

28

musclegroup

/ms l rup/

Atthegymhewasadvisedonhowtoexerciseeachmusclegroup.

28

motivated

/mtvetd/

Mostclimbersaremotivatedbyadesiretoreachthesummit.

29

thrive

/rav/

Acactusisaplantthatisabletothriveindryconditions.

29

inbuilt

/nblt/

Shewasdrivenbyaninbuiltdesiretopassallherexams.

29

desire

/dza/

PresidentObama'sdesireforpeaceearnedhimtheNobelPeacePrize.

29

instinct

/nstkt/

Instincttoldmesomethingwaswrong.

29

spirit

/sprt/

I'm85,butIstillfeelyounginspirit.

29

competing

/kmpit/

Shetrainedhardbecausesheknewshewouldbecompetingagainstthebest.

29

intense

/ntens/

Studentsareunderintensepressuretosucceed.

29

stiff

/stf/

Morrisonfacesstiffcompetitioninthe200metressprint.

29

cameupagainst

/kem p enst/

I'venevercomeupagainstsuchstiffcompetition.

29

aslimmargin

/ slm mdn/

Byaslimmargin,hewasvotedclasspresident.

29

rower

/r/

TheUKrowerscrossedthelinetowinyetanothergoldmedal.

29

row

/r/

Theyrowedacrossthelake.

29

epic

/epk/

EllenMacarthur'sepicjourneyroundtheworldstartedfromPlymouth.

29

odd

/d/

Jake'sanoddguy.

29

laidback

/ledbk/

Hehasaverylaidbackapproachtolife.

29

challenge

/tlnd/

Ienjoythechallengeofanewjob.

29

copewith

/kp w, w/

Howonearthdoesshecopewitheightchildren?

29

were(certainly)upagainst

/wr p enst/

Theywerecertainlyupagainstthebestteamintheleague.

29

physically

/fzkli/

Tryrunningtohelpyoukeepphysicallyfit.

29

horrendous

/hrends/

Itwasahorrendoussight.

29

exhausted

/zstd/

Iwasstillexhaustedfromtherace.

29

neartorture

/n tt/

Ihadsomanyblisters,itwasneartorturetokeeponrowing.

29

considerable

/knsd rb l/

Heleftheraconsiderableamountofmoney.

30

Grammar3

session

/se n/

Weruntrainingsessionsfordisabledathletes.

30

Grammar3

unpredictable

/nprdktb l/

Weranintosomeunpredictableweather.

30

Listening2

element

/elmnt/

There'sanelementofriskineverysport.

32

unsung

/ns/

Theyweretheunsungheroesoftherevolution.

32

immaculate

/mkjlt/

Herhairwasimmaculate.

32

court

/kt/

Ibeatheratsquashbutshethrashedmeonthetenniscourt.

32

orderly

/dli/

Shealwayshasaneat,orderlydesk.

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welldeserved

/weldzvd/

Mum'shavingawelldeservedrest.

32

credit

/kredt/

Shegavehimcreditfordoingagoodjob.

32

behindthescenes

/bhand sinz/

Nooneknewwhatwentonbehindthescenes.

32

magnificent

/mnfs nt/

Hegaveamagnificentperformance.

32

falcon

/flkn/

Thefalconswoopedandseizeditspreyinitsclaws.

32

divebomb

/davbm/

Thebirdwastrainedtodivebombanypigeonitsaw.

32

pigeon

/pdn/

Fredusedtoracehomingpigeons.

32

distracting

/dstrkt/

Ifoundhispresenceverydistracting.

32

messup

/mes p/

Wimbledonusesfalconstofrightenawaythepigeonswhichmessupthecourts.

32

disease

/dziz/

Hewassufferingfromheartdisease.

32

scaringoff

/sker f/

Thedogwasexcellentatscaringoffburglars.

32

resounding

/rzand/

Leona'snewrecordwasaresoundingsuccess.

32

dropped

/drpt/

Thenumberofapplicantsapplyingforthecoursehasdropped.

32

poison

/pz n/

Arsenicisadeadlypoison.

32

trained

/trend/

Theirdogwastrainedatobedienceclasses.

32

lawn

/ln/

Dadwentouttomowthelawn.

32

soil

/sl/

Thesoilhereisverypoor.

32

maintained

/mentend/

ThegroundsmenmaintainedthecourtsverywellatWimbledon.

32

upkeep

/pkip/

Themoneywenttowardstheupkeepofthechurch.

32

surface

/sfs/

Thesurfaceofthevasefeltsmooth.

32

formula

/fmjl/

There'snomagicformulaforsuccess.

32

mimic

/mmk/

Someoftheboysweremimickingtheteacher.

32

footfall

/ftfl/

IthoughtIheardafootfallbehindme.

32

blade

/bled/

Hecuthisfingeronthebladeofhissaw.
Shehittheballskywards.

32

skywards

/skawdz/

32

33

ensuring

/nr/

Hecheckedallthedoors,ensuringtheywerelocked.

32

33

minimumoffuss

/mnmm v fs/

Theauthoragreedtovisittheschoolbutinsistedontheminimumoffuss.

32

33

series

/sriz/

WehavetodoaseriesofexercisesinourPEclass.

32

33

refine

/rfan/

Thesugarisrefinedandthenshippedabroad.

32

33

temperament

/temp rmnt/

Hehasn'tgottherighttemperamenttoworkwithchildren.

32

33

vital

/vatl/

Hisevidencewasvitaltothedefencecase.

32

33

skilful

/sklf l/

Hewasaskilfulphotographer,butverytemperamental.

32

33

banging

/b/

Hetrippedandendedupbanginghisheadintothewall.

32

33

netpost

/net pst/

Thetennisplayerslammedhisfirstserveintothenetpost.

32

33

carriedon

/krid n/

Thecricketerscarriedonplayinguntilbadlightstoppedplay.

32

33

steward

/stjud/

Heistrainingtobeastewardonanationalairline.

32

33

strict

/strkt/

Ourteacherisverystrictandwillnotallowtalkinginclass.

32

33

fairly

/feli/

Samhasalwaystreatedhisemployeesfairly.

32

33

turnstile

/tnstal/

Ishowedmyticketandpassedthroughtheturnstile.

32

33

slope

/slp/

Ourhouseisbuiltonaslope.

32

33

sole

/sl/

Hewasthesolesurvivorofthecrash.

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provider

/prvad/

32

33

reputation

/repjte n/

Theneighbourhoodusedtohaveaverybadreputation.

32

33

exceptional

/ksep nl/

Stellawasanexceptionalstudent.

32

33

variety

/vrati/

Thecollegeoffersseveralvarietiesoflanguagecourse.

32

33

supplies

/splaz/

Heverykindlysuppliedmewithapentofillintheform.

IdecidedtochangemyInternetserviceprovider.

32

33

fortnight

/ftnat/

Themeetingstakeplaceonceafortnight.

32

33

consumption

/knsmp n/

Wearemorethanawareoftheneedtoreducepetrolconsumption.
Shewasaveryfaststrawberrypicker,andquicklyfilledherbasket.

32

33

picker

/pk/

32

33

adapt

/dpt/

Childrenmayfindithardtoadapttoanewschool.

32

33

surrogatemother

/sret m, -t/

Clareactedasasurrogatemotherforhersister.

32

33

assigns

/sanz/

Theteacherhadassignedeachofthemaparticulartask.

32

33

locker

/lk/

Hechangedintohisfootballkitandlefthisclothesinthelocker.

32

33

laundry

/lndri/

Henryputthelaundryinthewashingmachine.

32

33

tends

/tendz/

Shetendstohiseveryneed.

32

33

demand

/dmnd/

There'sagreatdemandfornewhousing.

32

33

bagful

/bfl/

Mysonarrivedhomewithabagfulofdirtylaundry.

32

33

quirky

/kwki/

Mikehasaquirkysenseofhumour.

32

33

rip

/rp/

Herclotheshadallbeenripped.

34

Vocabulary1

idol

/adl/

Overnighthebecameapopidol.

34

Vocabulary1

standard

/stndd/

Wemustimprovestandardsoffoodhygiene.

34

Vocabulary2

battled

/btld/

Theybattledagainsttheelements.

34

Vocabulary2

exhaustion

/zst n/

Hecollapsedwithexhaustion.

34

Vocabulary2

dizziness

/dzins/

Jeanwasovercomebydizziness.

34

Vocabulary2

nausea

/nzi, -si/

Shewasfilledwithnauseaatthethoughtofkillingaturkey.

34

Vocabulary2

sunstroke

/snstrk/

Shewassufferingfromaseverecaseofsunstroke.

34

Vocabulary2

expectations

/ekspekte nz/

Theholidaydidn'tliveuptoourexpectations.

34

Vocabulary2

determined

/dtmnd/

Hewasdeterminedtofindoutwhathadgonewrong.

34

Vocabulary2

averaging

/v rd/

Thehikerswereaveragingabouttwentymilesaday.

34

Vocabulary2

outstanding

/atstnd/

Theoperasingergaveanoutstandingperformance.

34

Vocabulary2

schedule

/edjul, ske-/

Theprojectlookslikefinishingonschedule.

34

Vocabulary2

status

/stets/

IfImarryanAmerican,willmystatusasanBritishcitizenbeaffected?

34

Vocabulary2

minor

/man/

Wemadeafewminorchangestotheplan.

34

Vocabulary2

rolemodel

/rl mdl/

Itrytobeapositiverolemodelformykids.

34

Vocabulary2

elite

/elit/

Theywereahighlytrained,elitegroupofsoldiers.

35

Grammar3

coach

/kt/

Philwasabrilliantcoach,andtooktheteamintothePremierLeague.

35

Grammar3

reckon

/rekn/

We'vedoneallwecan,Ireckon.

35

Grammar3

recovered

/rkvd/

Jed'sinhospital,recoveringfromhisoperation.

36

stickto

/stk t, t/

Wedecidedtosticktoouroriginalplan.

36

barefoot

/beft/

Thechildrenranbarefootinthesand.

36

sole

/sl/

Hiswellingtonbootshadrubbersoles.

36

wobbly

/wbli/

Shespilthercoffeebecauseshewassittingonawobblychair.

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rival

/rav l/

36

tookup

/tk p/

Lucytookupsquashaboutsixmonthsago.

36

racehorse

/reshs/

Thatracehorseissuperboverthefences.

37

Introduction

myth

/m/

I'mreadingabookaboutGreekmythsandlegends.

37

Introduction

memory

/mem ri/

Shehasaverygoodmemory.

Thetwoteamshadalwaysbeenrivals.

Unit04

37

fairystory

/feri stri/

Ireadafairystorytomydaughtereverynight.

37

fable

/feb l/

HisfavouritebookisAesop'sFables.

37

fib

/fb/

Youshouldn'ttellfibs.

37

legend

/led nd/

MostchildrenarefamiliarwiththelegendofKingArthur.

37

appealing

/pil/

Whichofthesebooksdoyoufindmostappealing?

37

trashy

/tri/

Forsomelightreadingontheplanehepickedupatrashynovel.

37

nonfiction

/nn fk n/

Sheneverreadsnonfictionbooks,asshefindreallifedepressingasitis.

37

professional

/prfe nl/

You'llneedprofessionallegaladvice.

37

journal

/dnl/

Hewaswritinganarticleforascientificjournal.

38

intended

/ntendd/

Thelanguagewillvaryaccordingtotheintendedaudience.

38

promote

/prmt/

HeattendedameetingtopromotetradebetweenTaiwanandtheUK.

38

potential

/pten l/

Thesalesmenwereeagertoimpresspotentialcustomers.

38

cameabout

/kem bat/

ThefirstBandAidconcertcameaboutbecauseofBobGeldofandMidgeUre.

38

founder

/fand/

MichaelMarksandThomasSpencerwerethefoundersofMarksandSpencer.

38

reducing

/rdjus/

Thecompanywerereducingthenumberofstaff.

38

antisocial

/nts l/

Thepolicearecrackingdownonantisocialbehaviour.

38

appreciated

/priietd/

Theyverymuchappreciatedtheworkshehaddoneontheirbehalf.

38

literature

/lt rt/

Itwasn'tamajorworkofliteraturebutitwasabestseller.

38

hooked

/hkt/

Mysongothookedonbooksafterourvisittothelibrary.

38

vast

/vst/

Vastareasofrainforestwerecutdownandusedforlogging.

38

majority

/mdrti/

Moneyisaproblemforthemajorityofstudents.

38

hurdle

/hdl/

Findingenoughmoneyfortheprojectwasthefirsthurdle.

38

classics

/klsks/

Readingtheclassicscanimproveyourlearningexperiences.

38

followsuit

/fl sut, sjut/

Ifapublisherbringsoutanewreadingscheme,theircompetitorsusuallyfollowsuit.

38

selfhelp

/selfhelp/

Theauthorgaveatalkaboutselfhelpandwheretogoforadvice.

38

aid

/ed/

Exercisecanaidrelaxation.

38

accessibility

/ksesblti/

Toaidaccessibilitytocomputers,thesearenowavailableinlibraries.

38

illustration

/lstre n/

ShelovedtheillustrationsintheDrSeussbooks.

38

cartooning

/ktun/

Hercartooningtechniqueswereterrific.

38

comicstrip

/kmk strp/

Thecomicstripstyleofbookappealedtomysonbutnotmydaughter.

38

modernised

/mdnazd/

Shedecidedtomodernisethekitchen.

38

response

/rspns/

Iknockedonthedoorbuttherewasnoresponse.

38

generation

/denre n/

ThreegenerationsoftheLambefamilyhavelivedhere.

38

fiction

/fk n/

Shewriteschildren'sfiction.

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reject

/rdekt/

Yourapplicationhasbeenrejected.

39

struggle

/str l/

Parentsstruggletobringupchildrenonalowincome.

39

secure

/skj/

Anattemptwasmadetosecurethereleaseofthehostages.

39

frustrated

/frstretd/

Igetreallyfrustratedwithmycomputersometimes.

39

sentoff

/sent f/

Theauthorsentoffthemanuscripttoherpublisher.

39

manuscript

/mnjskrpt/

TheBookofKellsisIreland'smostpreciousmedievalmanuscript.

39

featuring

/fitr/

Wewenttosee'TheCurseoftheWereRabbit'featuringWallaceandGromit.
Hewenttothepolice,claimingtheaccidentwasnothisfault.

39

claiming

/klem/

39

frustration

/frstre n/

Everyjobhasitsfrustrations.

39

original

/rdn l, -d nl/

Thehousestillhasitsoriginalstonefloor.

39

masterpiece

/mstpis/

LeonardodaVinci'smasterpiecetheMonaLisanowhangsintheLouvreinParis.

39

publishable

/pblb l/

Hismanuscriptwasreturnedwithalettersayingitwasnotpublishable.

39

retyping

/ritap/

Heaskedhissecretarytoretypetheletterbecauseitwasfullofspellingmistakes.

39

slight

/slat/

There'sbeenaslightimprovementinhishealth.

39

alteration

/ltre n/

Ihavejustmadeacoupleofminoralterationstothedrawings.

39

staggering

/st r/

Shespentastaggering2000onanewdress.

39

spot

/spt/

Apilotspottedthewreckage.

39

rippedoff

/rpt f/

Thefilmrippedoff'GonewiththeWind'.

39

proximity

/prksmti/

Wechosethishousebecauseofitsproximitytotheschool.

39

infant

/nfnt/

Themotherwasveryconcernedaboutherinfant'sweight.

39

tongue

/t/

Shecouldstilltastethechocolateonhertongue.

39

infancy

/nfnsi/

Theirsondiedininfancy.

39

blacksmith

/blksm/

Hewasablacksmith,andshoedallthehorses.

39

marshcountry

/m kntri/

Thegovernmentareplanningtobuildanairportonthemarshcountryaroundthecity.

39

churchyard

/ttjd/

Theweddingguestscongregatedinthechurchyard.

39

marshes

/mz/

WedecidedtovisitRainhamMarshesinEssex.

39

rushing

/r/

Hewentrushingofftocatchthebus.

39

grave

/rev/

Wevisitedmygrandfather'sgrave.

39

throat

/rt/

Ihaveasorethroat.

39

fearful

/ff l/

Peoplearefearfulofrisingcrime.

39

comparison

/kmprs n/

HewentontheInternettomakeacomparisonofprices.

38

version

/v n/

Isawtheoriginalversionofthefilm.
Thepaintingwasafake.

39

fake

/fek/

39

bothered

/bd/

Shedidn'tbothertoturndowntheradioeventhoughsheknewIwastryingtosleep.

39

turneddown

/tnd dan/

Sheturneddownhisofferofmarriage.

39

orphaned

/f nd/

AfterHurricaneKatrina,manychildrenwereleftorphaned.

40

deathly

/deli/

Hisfacewasadeathlywhite.

40

wentoff

/went f/

Ileaptoutofbedwhenthealarmwentoff.

40

cellar

/sel/

Theyturnedthecellarintoaplayroomforthechildren.

40

CAEcloseup

recreated

/rikrietd/

TheTitanicvoyageistoberecreatedonacruiseliner100yearsafteritsank.

40

CAEcloseup

dressup

/dres p/

Iwenttothepartydressedupasagorilla.

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CAEcloseup

costume

/kstjm/

TheyhadtogotothepartydressedinVictoriancostumes.

40

CAEcloseup

ride

/rad/

Wewentforarideinhisnewcar.

40

CAEcloseup

highspeed

/haspid/

ThehighspeedBullettrainsslashedjourneytimesacrosstheregion.

41

CAEcloseup

fairgroundride

/ferand rad/

Shewantedtogoonthefairgroundride.

41

CAEcloseup

outing

/at/

We'regoingonafamilyouting.

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CAEcloseup

themepark

/im pk/

WehadadayoutatFlamingolandthemepark.

41

CAEcloseup

beputoff

/bi pt f/

Don'tbeputoffbyhisgruffattitudehe'sgotaheartofgold!

41

CAEcloseup

unjustified

/ndstfad/

Ourfearswereunjustified.

41

CAEcloseup

evidence

/evd ns/

Youmustbeabletoprovideevidenceofyourability.

41

CAEcloseup

satisfied

/stsfad/

I'mnotreallysatisfiedwiththewayhecutmyhair.

41

CAEcloseup

beneficial

/benf l/

Theagreementwillbebeneficialtobothgroups.

41

CAEcloseup

generating

/denret/

He'salwaystryingtothinkupdifferentwaysofgeneratingmoney.

41

CAEcloseup

disapprove

/dspruv/

Herparentsstronglydisapproveofherlifestyle.

41

CAEcloseup

overly

/vli/

IthinkKaneisbeingoverlyoptimistic.

41

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mademefeelnostalgic

/med mi fil nstldk/

EverytimeIhearthatsongitmakesmefeelalittlenostalgic.

41

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haunted

/hntd/

Thelocalscallitthehauntedhouse,butIdon'tbelieveinsuchrubbish.
WhenIheardhervoice,memoriescamefloodingback.

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memoriescamefloodingback

/mem riz kem fld bk/

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oneofmyearliestmemories

/wn v ma list mem riz/

OneofmyearliestmemoriesismyDadreadingtomeinbed.

41

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lookingback

/lk bk/

Lookingback,IregretnotemigratingtoAustralia.

41

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influence

/nfluns/

TheQueenhasnopoliticalinfluence.

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itallcomesback

/t l kmz bk/

AssoonasIsetfootintheclassroomitallcamebacktome.
Thatsongevokesstrongmemoriesofmyyouth.

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evokesstrongmemories

/vks str mem riz/

41

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wegobackalongway

/wi bk l we/

He'smybestpalwegobackalongway.

41

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vividlyremember

/vvdli rmemb/

IvividlyremembermyfirstvisittoHongKong.
Ivaguelyrememberherbutcouldn'tgiveyouanaccuratedescription.

41

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vaguelyremember

/veli rmemb/

41

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mymind'sgoneblank

/ma mandz n blk/

I'dmetherbeforebutmymindwentblankandIcouldn'trememberhername.

42

fancydress

/fnsi dres/

WewereinvitedtohispartybutIdon'twanttogo,asyouhavetowearfancydress..

42

range

/rend/

Thecentreprovidesarangeofservicesfortheelderly.

42

grab

/rb/

Hegrabbedmybagandran.

43

urbanmyth

/bn m/

Lightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplace'isanurbanmyth.

43

conspiracytheory

/knsprsi ri/

ThedeathofPrincessDianaspawnedlotsofconspiracytheories.

43

harmful

/hmf l/

Mostpeopleareawareoftheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.

43

illegal

/li l/

It'sillegaltoparkhere.

43

drain

/dren/

Wehadtocalltheplumbertocleartheblockeddrain.

43

exaggerated

/zdretd/

Hehasanexaggeratedsenseofhisownimportance.

43

reassured

/rid/

Thesurgeonreassuredmethattheoperationhadgonewithoutahitch.

43

moonlanding

/mun lnd/

TheystayeduptowatchthemoonlandingonTV.

43

proof

/pruf/

Thereisnoproofoftheexistenceoflifeonotherplanets.

43

faked

/fekt/

Thewholestoryhadbeenfaked.

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commercially

/km li/

Thebusinesswasn'tcommerciallyviable.

43

visual

/vul/

Themoviehasastrongvisualimpact.

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fullygrown

/flirn/

Thatpuppywillbeahugedogwhenhe'sfullygrown.

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Vocabulary2

suitable

/sutb l, sju-/

Wearehopingtofindasuitableschool.

44

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impressive

/mpresv/

Theviewfromthehotelbalconywasveryimpressive.

44

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recommendation

/rekmende n/

Thecommitteemadedetailedrecommendationstotheschool.

44

Vocabulary4

troubling

/trbl/

Thecouplewentthroughsometroublingtimesbutmanagedtopullthrough.

44

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upsetting

/pset/

Hisbehaviourwasupsettingthewholefamily.

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Vocabulary4

sorrow

/sr/

Thedeathoftheirsonwasatimeofgreatsorrow.

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Vocabulary4

actionpacked

/k npkt/

Theactionpackedfilmhadusontheedgeofourseats.

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Vocabulary4

praised

/prezd/

Kenwaspraisedforhisbraveactionintheemergency.

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Vocabulary4

idyllic

/dlk/

Itwasanidyllicsettingforacountrycottage.

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Vocabulary4

stunning

/stn/

Youlookstunninginthatdress.

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colossal

/kls l/

They'verunupcolossaldebts.

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distressing

/dstres/

Shehadadistressingdream.

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dazzling

/dz l/

Theactressgaveadazzlingperformance.

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fatuous

/ftus/

Oneoftheboysmadeafatuousremark.

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unbearable

/nberb l/

Thepainwasunbearable.

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tremendous

/trmends/

Ihavetremendousrespectforher.

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excruciating

/kskruiet/

Thepaininmykneewasexcruciating.

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astonishing

/stn/

Inlightofallthefacts,itwasanastonishingdecision.

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agonising

/naz/

Thepainwasagonising.

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laughable

/lfb l/

Heclaimstobetheworld'smostsuccessfulcomedian,butIthinkthat'sjustlaughable.

44

Vocabulary4

traumatic

/trmtk/

Beingmuggedwasatraumaticexperience.

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Vocabulary4

ludicrous

/ludkrs/

Itwassuchaludicroussuggestion,Itotallyignoredit.

44

Vocabulary4

astounding

/stand/

Theplaywasanastoundingsuccess.

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Vocabulary4

preposterous

/prpst rs/

That'sapreposteroussuggestion!

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Vocabulary4

massive

/msv/

TheEnglishMastiffisalarge,massive,powerfuldog.

44

Vocabulary4

disturbing

/dstb/

Thepolicewereworriedbyarecentdisturbingincreaseincrime.

44

Grammar2

fad

/fd/

OneofthelatestfashionfadsthisyearisUggboots.

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Grammar2

you'vebeenhad

/juv bin hd/

Howmuchdidyoupayforthis?You'vebeenhad!

44

Grammar2

fallenfor

/fln f, f/

Don'ttellmeyoufellforthatoldtrick!

44

Grammar2

credibility

/kredblti/

Thescandalhasdamagedthegovernment'scredibility.

45

Grammar4

plot

/plt/

Whatistheplotofthisstory?

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Speaking1

neutral

/njutrl/

SwitzerlandremainedneutralduringWorldWarII.

46

dramatisation

/drmtaze n/

ThedramatisationofLordoftheRingstrilogywasahugesuccess.

46

gossiping

/sp/

Itsnotjustthegirlsintheofficewhoareforevergossiping!

46

properly

/prpli/

Ican'tseeproperlywithoutmyglasses.

46

nostalgia

/nstld/

Hefeltabriefnostalgiaforhislifeonthefarm.

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pleading

/plid/

Ipleadedwithhernottogo.

46

irritating

/rtet/

Shehasanirritatinghabitoffinishingoffyoursentencesforyou.

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sentience

/sen ns/

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ponyclub

/pni klb/

ShehasherownponyandhasjoinedthePonyClub.

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snifferdog

/snf d/

Policewereusingsnifferdogstotrackdowntheescapedconvict.

47

customsofficer

/kstmz fs/

Attheairport,thecustomsofficeraskedmeifIhadanythingtodeclare.

47

presence

/prez ns/

Thedocumentshouldbesignedinthepresenceofawitness.

47

naturaldisaster

/nt rl dzst/

Hurricanesandearthquakesarenaturaldisasters.

48

redridinghood

/red rad hd/

LittleRedRidingHood'ismydaughter'sfavouritebook.

48

shabby

/bi/

Theoldmanwaswearingashabbyoldcoat.

Hestronglybelievesinthesentienceofanimals.

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unlikely

/nlakli/

It'sveryunlikelythatthey'llwin.

48

escaperoute

/skep rut/

Duringfirepractice,eachdepartmentwastoldwhichescaperoutetotake.

48

ghetto

/et/

Criticscomplainedthatexpandingthemodeltownwouldcreateurbanghettos.

48

neighbourhood

/nebhd/

Hegrewupinatoughneighbourhood.

48

crackle

/krk l/

Canyoupleasestopcracklingthatpaper?I'mtryingtolistentotheTV!

48

barely

/beli/

Theyhadbarelyenoughmoneytoliveon.

48

backdrop

/bkdrp/

Thefilmwasaboutalovestorysetagainstthebackdropofwar.

48

decay

/dke/

Urbandecaybecomesmoreevidentinourcitiesasmorepeoplemovetothesuburbs.

48

jolting

/dlt/

Pete'scarwasjoltingdowntheroad.

48

takehisbreathaway

/tek hz bre we/

Whenhefirstsawher,shetookhisbreathaway.
Theswimmeremergedfromthewater.

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emerges

/mdz/

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beams

/bimz/

Whenshegavehimhispresenthebeamedwithdelight.

48

eternally

/tn l-i/

Shegavememystartinlife,forwhichIwillbeeternallygrateful.
Shegoesdowntothestablestwiceaweekforridinglessons.

48

stable

/steb l/

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fatherfigure

/f f/

MyfatherdiedwhenIwasababy,andmygrandfatherhasalwaysbeenmyfatherfigure.

48

contributor

/kntrbjt/

Thecompanyisabigcontributortoourcharity.

48

burnt

/bnt/

InevergiveinterviewsnowI'vebeenburntbythemediatoomanytimes.

48

gaintheirtrust

/en e trst/

Howdoyougainsomeone'strustafteryou'velostit?

48

documenting

/dkjment/

Thepoliticians'expenseswerewelldocumentedbythenewspapers.

48

unique

/junik/

Everyhousewebuildisunique.

48

drifted

/drftd/

Thepatientdriftedinandoutofacoma.

48

structure

/strkt/

Hiswifemanagedtoputsomestructureandorderinhislife.
YoucanalwayscountonDouginacrisis.

48

counton

/kant n/

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let(me)down

/let dan/

Itrusthimcompletelyandknowhe'llneverletmedown.

48

rehabilitate

/rihbltet/

Specialhelpisneededtorehabilitateamputees.

48

male

/mel/

Themalelioncontrolstheprideanddefendstheirterritory.

49

grant

/rnt/

Theyappliedforagovernmentgrantforloftinsulation.

49

aggressively

/resvli/

Thefootballcoachtoldhimhehadtoattackmoreaggressively.

49

survival

/svav l/

Theoperationwillincreasehischancesofsurvival.

49

documentary

/dkjment ri/

Theyaremakingadocumentaryaboutvolcanoes.

49

employment

/mplmnt/

Areyouinfulltimeemployment?

49

loose

/lus/

Inaloosesense,weagreedwhowouldpayforwhat.

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cooperative

/kp rtv/

49

auction

/k n/

Heboughtthepaintingatanauction.

49

wealthy

/weli/

Shecomesfromanextremelywealthyfamilyandwantsfornothing.

Ialwaysfoundhimmostcooperative.

49

fallenaway

/fln we/

Theplasterhadfallenawayfromtheceiling.

49

enhances

/nhnsz/

Exerciseenhancesyourchancesofkeepingyourgoodhealth.

49

brokenhome

/brk n hm/

Hecomesfromabrokenhome.

49

ignored

/nd/

Hiswarningwasignored,andthedisasterhappenedanyway.

49

intheirstead

/n e sted/

Thenightmaresdisappeared,andintheirsteadcamedreamsofchildhood.

49

improvement

/mpruvmnt/

Therewasasteadyimprovementinefficiency.

49

packhorse

/pkhs/

Thepackhorsewassurefooted,andpickeditswayneatlyoverthedifficultterrain.

49

inaposse

/n psi/

Theridersgallopedacrossthefieldsinaposse.

49

combination

/kmbne n/

Doctorsnowtreatthisdiseasewithacombinationofdrugs.

49

ain't

/ent/

Thisain'tmine,'hesaid,handingitback.

49

muddy

/mdi/

Hepulledoffhismuddyboots.

49

pen

/pen/

Hebuiltasquarepenforthehorses.

49

patch

/pt/

Thedonkeywastiedtoapostonapatchofwasteland.

49

wasteland

/westlnd/

Thecouncilvotedtoturntheurbanwastelandintoparks.

49

groomed

/rumd/

Theyoungridersweregiveninstructionsonhowtogroomahorse.

49

rundown

/rndan/

Theoldmanlivedinanoldrundownshack.

49

suburban

/sbbn/

Thefamilylivedinaquietsuburbanstreet.

49

faade

/fsd/

Mywifedidn'tlikethefaadeofthehouse.

49

converted

/knvtd/

Weconvertedtheguesthouseintoastable.

49

ramshackle

/rmk l/

Thebuilderspulleddowntheramshackleoldfarmhouse.

49

financially

/fnn l-i, fa-/

Hewassuccessfulandfinanciallysecure.

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metaphorical

/metfrk l/

Herpoetryisrathermetaphoricalinitsuseoflanguage.

50

Vocabulary1

burstwithpride

/bst w prad/

Herparentsalmostburstwithpridewhenshewashandedhergoldmedal.

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Vocabulary1

illustrate

/lstret/

Achartmighthelptoillustratethispoint.

50

Vocabulary1

contrast

/kntrst/

Thecontrastbetweentherichandthepoorwasevident.

50

Vocabulary2

scenery

/sinri/

She'swonawardsforhersceneryintheirlasttwotheatreproductions.

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Vocabulary2

opposing

/pz/

Thetwoopposinggroupswereeachgiventhesameamountofairtime.

50

Vocabulary2

emotionally

/m nli/

Myfatherwasanemotionallycoldman.

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Vocabulary2

limited

/lmtd/

Myknowledgeofthebusinessislimited.

50

Vocabulary2

stretched

/stretd/

Ourbudgetisabitstretchedatthemomentwecan'taffordit.

50

Vocabulary2

separate

/sepret/

Theclasswasseparatedintofourgroups.

50

Vocabulary2

destroy

/dstr/

Thebuildingwascompletelydestroyedbyfire.

50

Vocabulary4

restonone'sshoulders

/rest n wnz ldz/

AhugeweightofresponsibilityrestsonthePresident'sshoulders.

50

Vocabulary4

ridingonthis

/rad n s/

We'vegotalotridingonthisit'smakeorbreaktime!
Shewasdeterminedtokeephismemoryalive.

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Vocabulary4

keepsomethingalive

/kip sm lav/

50

Vocabulary4

catchone'seye

/kt wnz a/

ThisdresscaughtmyeyeandIjustcouldn'tresistit.

50

Vocabulary4

welfare

/welfe/

We'reonlyconcernedwithyourwelfare.

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Grammar5

bloodpressure

/bld pre/

Olderpeopleoftenhavehighbloodpressure.

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stressful

/stresf l/

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Grammar5

implication

/mplke n/

Theimplicationsofthisdecisionwillreverberatethroughouttheland.

51

Grammar5

stockbroker

/stkbrk/

Hisstockbrokerboughtsomesharesinthecompany.

51

Grammar5

putunderpressure

/pt nd pre/

Thesalesteamwereputunderpressuretosellmore,more,more!

51

Grammar5

stressinduced

/stres ndjust/

Simonwasoffworkwithastressinducedillness.

Heleftthecompanybecausehisjobwastoostressful.

51

Grammar5

drug

/dr/

Thedoctorprescribeddrugsforhisillness.

51

Grammar5

oddly

/dli/

Roger'sbeenbehavingveryoddly.

51

Grammar5

observation

/bzve n/

Theresearchermadecarefulobservationsoftheanimal'sbehaviour.

51

Grammar5

indicate

/ndket/

Researchindicatesthatwomenlivelongerthanmen.

51

Grammar5

nonjudgemental

/nn ddmentl/

Sallyhasaverynonjudgementalattitudetolife.

51

Grammar5

perception

/psep n/

Children'sperceptionsoftheworldaredifferentfromthoseofadults.
Threatsweremadeagainsthislife.

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Grammar5

threat

/ret/

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Grammar5

restraint

/rstrent/

Thepoliceshowedgreatrestraint.

51

Grammar5

soaring

/sr/

Thehotairballoonwentsoaringintotheair.

51

Grammar5

derive

/drav/

It'simportantthatIderivesomepleasurefrommywork.

51

Grammar5

roughly

/rfli/

Roughly100peopleattendedthemeeting.

51

Grammar5

invested

/nvestd/

I'veinvestedalotoftimeandeffortintothisproject.

51

Speaking3

affectionate

/fek nt/

Mygranddaughterisaveryaffectionatechild.

51

Speaking3

delighted

/dlatd/

Yokowillbedelightedtoseeyou.

51

Speaking3

downhearted

/danhtd/

Shefeltextremelydownheartedwhenshefailedtogetthejob.

51

Speaking3

devastated

/devstetd/

Whensheleft,hewasdevastated.
Shewasdeeplytouchedbyhiskindness.

51

Speaking3

touched

/ttt/

52

Writing1

contribution

/kntrbju n/

Einstein'senormouscontributiontosciencehasalwaysbeenacknowledged.

52

Writing1

domestic

/dmestk/

Catsanddogsaredomesticanimals.

52

Writing4

cute

/kjut/

Theyhavejustboughtacutelittlepuppy.

53

Listening3

detect

/dtekt/

Pauldetectedanoteofdisappointmentinhismother'svoice.

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Listening3

educationally

/edjke nli/

Thecompanyonlysoldeducationallyrelatedmaterials.

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Listening3

insect

/nsekt/

Ibrushedawaytheinsectcrawlingupmyleg.

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Listening3

bacteria

/bktri/

Bacteriahelpourbodiesdigestfood.

53

Listening3

unfair

/nfe/

Theotherteamhadanunfairadvantage.

53

Listening3

rewarding

/rwd/

Nursingisaveryrewardingjob.

53

Listening3

unreasonable

/nriz nb l/

DoyouthinkI'mbeingunreasonable?

53

Vocabulary1

checkingout

/tek at/

We'recheckingoutthenewshoppingmall.

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Vocabulary1

getout

/et at/

Theembassyadvisedtouriststogetoutofthecountry.

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Vocabulary1

zone

/zn/

Thereporterwasadvisedtogetoutofthetroublezone.

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Vocabulary1

ruledout

/ruld at/

Thepoliceruledhimoutasapossiblesuspect.

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Vocabulary1

option

/p n/

It'stheonlyoptionwehaveleft.

53

Vocabulary1

cutsout

/kts at/

Buyadishwasheritcutsoutwashingthedishesbyhand!

53

Vocabulary1

getmoreoutof

/et mr at v/

Doyouwanttogetmoreoutoflife?

53

Vocabulary2

highclass

/hakls/

Hetookmeforamealinahighclassrestaurant.

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Vocabulary2

posh

/p/

Westayedinaposhhotelforhalftheusualprice.

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Vocabulary2

tryout

/tra at/

Iwanttotryoutmynewcamera.

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Vocabulary2

organic

/nk/

Sheonlyevereatsorganicfood.

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Vocabulary2

phase(it)out

/fez at/

Thenewsubjectdidn'tproveverypopular,sowedecidedtophaseitout.

53

Vocabulary2

digout

/d at/

Idugheroutofthesnowwithmyhands.
Thepoliticiansareoutcampaigningonbehalfoftheirparties.

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campaigning

/kmpen/

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Vocabulary2

tunafishnet

/tjun f net/

Thedolphinswerecaughtupinatunafishnet.

54

grasssnake

/rs snek/

Grasssnakesarenotpoisonous.

54

appalling

/pl/

Thechildrenwerelivinginappallingconditions.

54

honeybee

/hnibi/

Oneofthemostfamiliarinsectsintheworldisthehoneybee.

54

distinguish

/dstw/

Heisoldenoughtodistinguishbetweenfictionandreality.

54

explosive

/ksplsv/

Dynamiteisatypeofexplosive.

54

wound

/wund/

Thesoldierdiedfromhiswounds.

54

absorbs

/bsbz, bzbz/

Plantsabsorboxygen.

54

moisture

/mst/

Drinkinglotsofwaterhelpsretainyourskin'snaturalmoisture.

54

healingagent

/hil ed nt/

Honeyisaneffectivehealingagentforbedsores.

54

bumblebee

/bmb lbi/

Bumblebeespollinateflowersastheysearchforfood.

54

estimate

/estmet/

Weestimatethat75%ofourcustomersareteenagers.

54

interval

/ntv l/

Therewasashortintervalbetweenarrivalanddeparture.

54

intandem

/n tndm/

Theyrodeintandem.

54

rhythm

/r m/

DrumsarebasictoAfricanrhythm.

54

nectar

/nekt/

Dodifferentkindsofflowerhavedifferentamountsofnectar?

54

buzz

/bz/

Thebuzzofmosquitoescouldbeheardoutsidethewindow.

54

wing

/w/

Apigeonmakesalotofnoiseflappingitswingswhenittakesoff.

54

stroke

/strk/

Hehadastrokelastyear.

54

hatched

/htt/

Thenewlyhatchedqueenbeesfighttothedeath.

54

unhatched

/nhtt/

Thenewlyhatchedqueenbeedestroysanyunhatchedqueens.

54

hive

/hav/

Therewasabeehiveinthegarden.

54

alert

/lt/

Assoonaswesuspecteditwasabomb,wealertedthepolice.

54

waggle

/w l/

Beesreturntothehiveanddoawaggledance.

54

distant

/dstnt/

Wecouldhearthesoundofdistantlaughter.

55

lettuce

/lets/

Myhusbanddoesn'tlikelettuce.

55

inland

/nlnd/

Thetownwasabout30milesinland.

55

hurricane

/hrkn/

HurricaneMitchkilledover11,000peopleinCentralAmerica.

abandoned

/bndnd/

Thenumberofabandonedanimalsisrising.

applicant

/plknt/

Theapplicantshavebeeninvitedforinterview.

critical

/krtk l/

It'scriticalthatwewinournextgame.

56

zoology

/zuldi/

Mysonistakingadegreeinzoology.

56

display

/dsple/

Thepanelagreedthatthesecondapplicantdisplayedalotofingenuity.

56

handiwork

/hndiwk/

Shesworeitwasallherownhandiwork.

56

leap

/lip/

Thehorsegaveahugeleapforwardandclearedthehurdle.

56

termite

/tmat/

Thewoodenhousewasinfestedbytermites.

55

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CAEcloseup

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nest

/nest/

Therewerethreeeggsinthebird'snest.

56

captivity

/kptvti/

Manyanimalswon'tbreedincaptivity.

56

ingenuity

/ndnjuti/

Hisingenuityisabywordthroughoutthecompany.

56

wielding

/wld/

Hewaswieldinghisdrumsticksmanicallythroughouthisdrumsolo.

56

enclosure

/nkl/

Therewasapanicwhentheleopardescapedfromhisenclosure.

56

stacking

/stk/

Davewasstackingtheboxesontopofeachother.

56

tool

/tul/

Dadkeepshisgardeningtoolsintheshed.

56

breakthrough

/brekru/

Policehavemadeabreakthroughintheirhuntforthekillers.

56

stonechip

/stn tp/

Astonechiphadscratchedthepaintoffthecardoor.

56

striking

/strak/

Thechimpwasstrikingonecobbleagainstanothertoproduceflakesofstone.

56

cobble

/kb l/

Thetown'soldstreetswerepavedwithcobbles.

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string

/str/

Tom'spackagewastiedupwithstring.

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securing

/skjr/

Hewentroundsecuringallthewindowsbeforeleavingthehouse.

56

lid

/ld/

Putthelidonthepan.

56

haveashotat

/hv t t, t/

TheymustwintheirnextgametohaveashotatwinningtheCup.

56

hurling

/hl/

Childrenasyoungassixwerehurlingstonesatthepassingcars.

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concrete

/kkrit/

Therewasaconcretefloorinthegarage.

56

fragment

/frmnt/

Whenthewindowshattered,therewerefragmentsofglasseverywhere.

56

hammerstone

/hm stn/

Thechimppicksupthehammerstoneandusesittocrackthenut.

56

blanket

/blkt/

Thehillswerecoveredwithablanketofsnow.

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underprivileged

/ndprvldd/

Thecharitysupportsunderprivilegedchildren'shomes.

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fascinating

/fsnet/

Ifindastronomyafascinatingsubject.

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manufacture

/mnjfkt/

Thecompanyisinvolvedinthemanufactureofhightechnologyequipment.

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patronising

/ptrnaz/

Idislikedhispatronisingattitude.

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determination

/dtmne n/

Iadmirehisdeterminationtoworkhiswaythroughlawschool.

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integral

/ntrl/

Trainingisanintegralpartofanyteam'spreparation.

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influential

/nfluen l/

Hehassomeveryinfluentialfriends.

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creativity

/krietvti/

Thecommissionrequiredalotofartisticcreativity.

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enthralled

/nrld/

Oneactresswowedtheenthralledaudiencewithherperformance.

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privileged

/prvldd/

Studentsfromprivilegedbackgroundsusuallyattendprivateschools.

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backbone

/bkbn/

Agoodmanageristhebackboneoftheteam.

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backcloth

/bk-kl/

Thecompanysuppliedstagebackcloths.

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outrageous

/atreds/

Theparentswereshockedattheoutrageouscostofschooluniform.

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fleeing

/fli/

Peoplewerefleeingfromtheburningbuilding.

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flailing

/flel/

Thedrowningmanwasflailinghisarmsaround.

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flapping

/flp/

Alltheswanswereflappingtheirwingsmadly.

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mate

/met/

Hismatesallcongratulatedhimonwinning.

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collusive

/klusv/

Thecompanieswereaccusedofcollusiveactioninpricingtheitemstheysold.

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conclusive

/knklusv/

Thereisnoconclusiveevidenceconnectinghimwiththecrime.

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conniving

/knav/

Theywereaccusedofconnivingtogethertocheattheoldmanofhisfortune.

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plainsailing

/plen sel/

We'vehadafewmishaps,butitshouldbeplainsailingfromnowon.

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gruelling

/rul/

Itwasagruellingjourneyintotheheartofthejungle.

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stone

/stn/

Mydadweighedexactly12stoneforyears.

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knockedoff

/nkt f/

Jamiewasknockedoffhisbike.

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pushing(himself)tothelimit

/p t lmt/

Alltheathletesarepushingthemselvestothelimit.

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prying

/pra-/

Thepoliticianignorethepryingjournalists'questions.

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cutdownon

/kt dan n/

ThedoctortoldmetocutdownontheamountoffoodIeat.

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inspiration

/nspre n/

MonetwasanartistwhodrewinspirationfromTurner'swork.

59

blockbuster

/blkbst/

WewenttothecinematoseethelatestHollywoodblockbuster.

59

clipculture

/klp klt/

Theclipcultureofvideosharingischangingalmostdaily.

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nomination

/nmne n/

NoonewassurprisedwhenthefilmwasincludedintheOscarnominations.

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amateur

/mt/

Itlookedasifthebuildinghadbeendecoratedbyabunchofamateurs.

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theredcarpet

/ red kpt/

AlltheactresseslookedfabulousastheycrossedtheredcarpetintotheKodakTheatre.

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videosharing

/vdi er/

Herparentswouldn'tallowhertoaccessvideosharingsites.

60

CAEcloseup

inparallel

/n prlel/

Thetwocompetitionsruninparallelwitheachother.

60

CAEcloseup

exponential

/ekspnen l/

Hiscompanyhasenjoyedexponentialgrowthoverthelastfiveyears.

Unit06

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CAEcloseup

growth

/r/

WhyhasChinaexperiencedrapidgrowth?

60

CAEcloseup

galloped

/lpt/

Herhorsegallopedacrossthebeach.

60

CAEcloseup

raging

/red/

Hisragingobsessiontobewithherallthetimedrovehermad.

60

CAEcloseup

obsession

/bse n/

Hehaslotsofobsessions,buthismodelrailwayistheworstone!

60

CAEcloseup

dedicated

/dedketd/

Sheisextremelydedicatedtoherwork.

60

CAEcloseup

hijacked

/hadkt/

John'struckwashijackedontheroadthroughthemountains.

60

CAEcloseup

clickonto

/klk nt, nt/

Marvinclickedontohisemailinbox.

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CAEcloseup

browser

/braz/

SafariisApple'swebbrowser.

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CAEcloseup

lure

/l, lj/

ThelureofhalfpriceTVswaswhatbroughtpeopleintotheshop.

60

CAEcloseup

slick

/slk/

Hewasaveryslicksalesman,andIdidn'tbelieveawordhesaid.

60

CAEcloseup

rickety

/rkti/

Theoldmansatinaricketyoldchair.

60

CAEcloseup

unmediated

/nmidietd/

Hepreferredfacetoface,unmediatedcommunication.

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CAEcloseup

exceeds

/ksidz/

Theirsuccessexceededallexpectations.

60

CAEcloseup

mainstream

/menstrim/

Howdoesmainstreamartcommunicatewiththemasses?

60

CAEcloseup

contemporary

/kntemp rri, -p ri/

Wewenttoseeanexhibitionofcontemporaryart.

60

CAEcloseup

aesthetic

/isetk, es-/

Hisbuildingsarestriking,buttheydon'thaveaverywelcomingaesthetic.

60

CAEcloseup

deadpan

/dedpn/

Somepeoplethinkthatdeadpancomedyisthefunniestform.

60

CAEcloseup

surveillance

/svelns/

Policehavethemanundersurveillance.

60

CAEcloseup

revolution

/revlu n/

ArevolutioninscientificthinkingoccurredduringtheRenaissanceperiod.

60

CAEcloseup

confessional

/knfe nl/

Theywerearguingabouttheconfessionalaspectofpsychology.

60

CAEcloseup

aspect

/spekt/

What'sthemostinterestingaspectofyourwork?

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CAEcloseup

popularity

/ppjlrti/

ThepopularityoftheInternethasgrowndramatically.

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CAEcloseup

inflamed

/nflemd/

Hispatienceinflamedherangerallthemore.

60

CAEcloseup

grassroots

/rsruts/

Politiciansneedsupportatthegrassroots.

60

CAEcloseup

mischievously

/mstvsli/

Shewinkedatmemischievously.

60

CAEcloseup

blurring

/blr/

Theblurringoftherealandthefictionaliswhatmakesthebookinteresting.

60

CAEcloseup

turnout

/tn at/

Joannawishedthingshadturnedoutdifferently.

60

CAEcloseup

ingenious

/ndinis/

Theycameupwithaningeniousplan.

60

CAEcloseup

footage

/ftd/

Georgeshowedsomeoldfootageofthewar.

60

CAEcloseup

practitioner

/prkt n/

She'sapractitionerofhomeotherapyatthelocalsurgery.

60

CAEcloseup

bypass

/baps/

Theroadbypassesthetown.

60

CAEcloseup

persistent

/psst nt/

Howdoyoutreatapersistentcough?

60

CAEcloseup

unjudging

/ndd/

Shefoundsolaceinhisunjudgingarms.

60

CAEcloseup

uncomprehending

/nkmprhend/

Heknewshedidn'tunderstandfromtheuncomprehendinglookonherface.

60

CAEcloseup

gaze

/ez/

Judithtriedtoavoidhisgaze.

60

CAEcloseup

unedited

/nedtd/

Thepublisherreturnedhisuneditedmanuscript.

60

CAEcloseup

deepfocus

/dip fks/

Thisscenewasshotindeepfocus.

60

CAEcloseup

coerced

/kst/

Shewascoercedintohelpinghim.

60

CAEcloseup

digitally

/ddtl-i/

Allthecelebrities'photographshadbeendigitallyenhanced.

60

CAEcloseup

gem

/dem/

It'sagemofafilmonlytenminuteslong,butwonderful!

60

CAEcloseup

carpentered

/kpntd/

Thestoryhadbeencarefullycarpenteredintoanepictale.

60

CAEcloseup

gripping

/rp/

ItwassuchagrippingstoryIcouldn'tputthebookdown.

60

CAEcloseup

raw

/r/

Iaddedsomerawoniontothesalad.

60

CAEcloseup

riveting

/rvt/

Itwasarivetingmovie,andIsatgluedtomyseat.

61

CAEcloseup

eerie

/ri/

Therewasaneeriesoundoutsidemybedroomwindow.

61

CAEcloseup

disquieting

/dskwat/

Ifoundhisattitudedisquieting.

61

CAEcloseup

genre

/nr/

TheBookClubdiscussedliterarygenresandthequalityofthenovel.

61

CAEcloseup

bizarre

/bz/

Youlookreallybizarreinthatoutfit!

61

CAEcloseup

captured

/kptd/

Thephotographhadcapturedthelaughterinhiseyes.

61

CAEcloseup

sublime

/sblam/

Thefoodwasabsolutelysublime.

61

CAEcloseup

clip

/klp/

Hewasbrowsingthroughsomemovietrailersandvideoclips.

61

CAEcloseup

trapdoor

/trp d/

Suddenlythetrapdooropenedbeneathhim.

61

CAEcloseup

slapstick

/slpstk/

Helovesslapstickcomedy,andisbuildingupacollectionofsilentmovies.

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CAEcloseup

utterly

/tli/

That'sutterlyridiculous!

61

CAEcloseup

ratings

/retz/

NCISstilltopstheTVratingswithmorethan20millionviewers.

61

CAEcloseup

boileddownto

/bld dan t, t/

Theargumentallboileddowntowhowasgoingtodothewashingup!

61

CAEcloseup

essence

/es ns/

Theessenceofhisargumentissimple.

61

CAEcloseup

unrestricted

/nrstrktd/

Ourhotelroomgaveusanunrestrictedviewoftheocean.

61

CAEcloseup

convention

/knven n/

Wewerecarefultoobservethesocialconventionsofthecountry.

61

CAEcloseup

attempt

/tempt/

Allattemptstoresolvetheproblemhavefailed.

61

CAEcloseup

supplement

/splment/

IsupplementmyincomebyteachingItalianatweekends.

61

CAEcloseup

addictive

/dktv/

Cocaineisahighlyaddictivedrug.

61

CAEcloseup

resist

/rzst/

Ijustcan'tresistchocolate.

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CAEcloseup

unaware

/nwe/

Sheseemedcompletelyunawareofwhatwashappening.

61

CAEcloseup

replicate

/replket/

Scientistshavetriedtoreplicatetheexperiment.

61

CAEcloseup

address

/dres/

There'saletterhereaddressedtoyou.

62

Vocabulary1

extra

/ekstr/

Heshotthefilmusingthousandsofextrasinthecrowdscenes.

62

Vocabulary1

leadrole

/lid rl/

ThatactorisplayinghisfirstleadroleinaHollywoodmovie.

62

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setting

/set/

Thesettingofthestorywasamagicalforest.

62

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script

/skrpt/

Oneactorwasstudyinghisscript.

62

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set

/set/

Afamousdesignerhadcreatedthesetforthefilm.

62

Vocabulary1

direct

/drekt, da-/

Spielberghasdirectedmanysuccessfulfilms.

62

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soundeffect

/sand fekt/

Thesoundeffectsforthefilmweretrulyamazing.

62

Vocabulary1

soundtrack

/sandtrk/

ThesoundtrackwonaGrammyAwardforalbumoftheyear.

62

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experimental

/kspermentl/

TheTVshow'Supernatural'hassomeofmyfavouriteexperimentalTVepisodes.

62

Vocabulary1

shot

/t/

Thephotographerusedalonglenstogetthatshot.

62

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take

/tek/

Wehadtodosixtakesforthisparticularscene.

62

Vocabulary4

entry

/entri/

Areyougoingtosendinanentryforthecompetition?

62

Vocabulary4

archive

/kav/

Acopyofthefilmwentintothearchives.

62

Vocabulary4

decent

/dis nt/

Johngetsquiteadecentsalary.
TheRiverElbeflowsthroughtheCzechRepublic.

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Vocabulary4

flow

/fl/

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Vocabulary4

interruption

/ntrp n/

Thankfully,therewerefewinterruptionsatthemeeting.

62

Vocabulary4

vary

/veri/

Pricesvaryfrom15to25.

62

Vocabulary4

angle

/ l/

Iapproachedthebuildingatanangleof45degrees.

62

Vocabulary4

uploading

/pld/

Dariusuploadedhisphotostothewebsite.

62

Vocabulary7

overall

/vrl/

Theoverallcostofthetripis500.

62

Grammar1

therefore

/ef/

Iworkhardallweek,thereforeIneverworkattheweekends.

62

Grammar2

nevertheless

/nevles/

Hewasn'tfeelingtoowell,buthewenttothepartynevertheless.

62

Grammar2

understudy

/ndstdi/

Thereviewssaidtheunderstudywasbetterthanthestaroftheshow.

62

Grammar2

whereas

/werz/

Shelikestogoabroadforholidays,whereasIliketostayhome.

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Grammar2

thus

/s/

Heistheeldestson,andthusheirtothethrone.
Itwashandmade,andhenceveryexpensive.

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Grammar2

hence

/hens/

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Grammar5

nonetheless

/nnles/

AlthoughIwassuspiciousofhismotives,Inonethelessacceptedhisinvitation.

63

Grammar5

declining

/dklan/

Thebirthratehasbeensteadilydecliningoverthelast20years.

63

Grammar5

nation

/ne n/

Theworld'sleadingindustrialnationsmettodiscussglobalwarming.

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Grammar5

couchpotato

/kat ptet/

Mybrotherisacouchpotato,andwatcheswhatevercomesonTV.

64

Speaking3

deliberately

/dlb rtli/

Thefirewasstarteddeliberately.

64

Listening1

stuntperformer

/stnt pfm/

Forthefilm,thestuntperformerhadtodiveoffthetopofabuilding.

64

Listening1

ancillary

/nslri/

Theyhadtolosesomeworkers,andthiswouldincludenursesandancillarystaff.

64

Listening1

censor

/sens/

Thefilmwassosadisticitwasdeniedaratingbythefilmcensors.

64

Listening2

foresee

/fsi/

Noonecouldhaveforeseensuchadisaster.

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Listening4

highlight

/halat/

Wewatchedthehighlightsoftoday'scricketonTV.

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Listening4

censorship

/sensp/

Somecountrieshavealreadyintroducedinternetcensorship.

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Listening4

violence

/valns/

There'stoomuchviolenceonTVthesedays.

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Listening4

committee

/kmti/

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Listening4

financed

/fannst, fnnst/

ThecompanyfinancedhistriptoAustralia.

65

Listening4

voted

/vtd/

Hewasvotedthemostpopularstudentintheschool.

TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeisbasedinSwitzerland.

65

Vocabulary2

outgrow

/atr/

Kara'salreadyoutgrownhershoes.

65

Vocabulary2

disgraceful

/dsresf l/

Yourbehaviourhasbeendisgraceful!

65

Vocabulary3

innovative

/nvtv/

Thedesignerwasfullofnew,innovativeideas.

65

Vocabulary3

dynamic

/danmk/

I'veseenhiminaction,andhereallyisadynamicbusinessman.

65

Vocabulary3

resistible

/rzstb l/

Shefoundhimeasilyresistible.

65

Vocabulary3

screenwriting

/skrinrat/

HewentonascreenwritingcourseinLondon.

65

Vocabulary3

computeranimation

/kmpjutr nme n/

ThefilmStarWarsused3Dcomputeranimation.

65

Vocabulary3

philosophy

/flsfi/

She'sstudyingphilosophyatuniversity.

65

Vocabulary3

curriculum

/krkjlm/

IsSpanishonyourschool'scurriculum?

65

Vocabulary3

plus

/pls/

Twoplustwoequalsfour.

65

Vocabulary3

valuable

/vljub l, -jb l/

Shehassomeextremelyvaluablejewellery.

65

Vocabulary3

coastal

/kstl/

TheylivedinacoastaltowninthesouthofEngland.

65

Vocabulary3

inventory

/nvntri/

Wetookaninventoryofthemuseum.

65

Vocabulary3

paralleled

/prleld/

Hisperformanceshaveneverbeenparalleledbyanyotheractor.

65

Vocabulary3

subscribed

/sbskrabd/

Ticketsfortheeventhavebeenoversubscribed,andyoucan'tgetoneforanyamountofmoney.

66

current

/krnt/

Idon'tthinkI'vemethercurrentboyfriend.

66

command

/kmnd/

ShootwhenIgivethecommand.

66

bomb

/bm/

HerlatestfilmreallybombedIhatedit!

66

tentatively

/tenttvli/

Heaskedhertentativelyifhecouldseeheragain.

66

underdog

/ndd/

Hewasclearlytheunderdoginthecontest.

66

crucial

/kru l/

Moneyiscrucialtotheaidprogramme.

66

authenticity

/entsti, - n-/

Expertsdoubtedtheauthenticityofthemanuscript.

66

cast

/kst/

Thecastoftheplayweregivenastandingovation.

67

Writing1

surroundings

/srandz/

Isoongotusedtomynewsurroundings.

67

Writing1

facility

/fslti/

Allroomshaveprivatefacilities.

67

Writing4

towhatextent

/t wt kstent/

Towhatextentwasheresponsiblefortheaccident?

67

Writing5

broadly

/brdli/

Wereachedbroadlysimilarconclusions.

68

critic

/krtk/

Thefilmfailedtoimpressthecritics.

68

superb

/sjupb, su-/

Graceisasuperbcook.

68

contest

/kntest/

MysonqualifiedfortheIronmanHawaiicontest,buthedidn'twin.

68

mobbed

/mbd/

Popsingersaresometimesmobbedbytheiradmirers.

68

downside

/dansad/

Thedownsideoftheplanisthecost.

68

illusion

/lu n/

Themirrorscreateanillusionofspace.

68

restriction

/rstrk n/

Thegovernmentintroducednewrestrictionsonthesaleofguns.

68

convenient

/knvinint/

Would10:30beaconvenienttimetomeet?

68

envy

/envi/

Shehasalifestylemostpeoplewouldenvy.

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telepathy

/tlepi/

Thetwinsseemedabletocommunicatebytelepathy.

69

brainbox

/'brenbks/

Dadisthebrainboxinthefamily.
ThepersonalcomputerwasthebrainchildofSteveJobs.

69

brainchild

/brentald/

69

braindrain

/bren dren/

Lotsofskilledpeoplewereleavingthecountry,andthegovernmentwereworriedbythebraindrain.

69

brainteaser

/bren tiz/

Thecompetitionalwaysendedwithabrainteaser.

69

brainwash

/brenw/

Peoplearebrainwashedintobelievingthatbeingfatissomekindofcrime.

69

brainwave

/brenwev/

IwasstrugglingwiththeproblemwhensuddenlyIhadabrainwave!

69

knowledge

/nld/

Youdon'tneedtohaveanyspecialknowledgetodothisjob.

69

nativeintelligence

/netv nteld ns/

Thespy'snativeintelligencehelpedhimgetoutofsometrickysituations.

69

academicintelligence

/kdemk nteld ns/

Noonedoubtshisacademicintelligence,buthehasnopracticalskillsforthejob.

70

device

/dvas/

Cellphoneswerebannedfromthegym,asthesesmalldevicesalsotakephotos.

70

construct

/knstrkt/

TheEmpireStateBuildingwasconstructedin1931.

70

emotion

/m n/

Shetrembledwithemotion.

70

electronically

/elktrnkli/

Thecomputerprocessesthedateelectronically.

70

reliable

/rlab l/

Rickishardworkingandveryreliable.

70

input

/npt/

Teacherscontributedmostoftheinputintothesurvey.

70

irritation

/rte n/

Ifindthechildren'sconstantbickeringanirritation.

70

gratitude

/rttjud/

Tearsofgratitudefilledhereyes.

70

astonishment

/stnmnt/

Weallstaredinastonishment.

70

automate

/tmet/

Thecompanycouldnotaffordtoautomatetheproductionprocess.

70

complex

/kmpleks/

Thecityhasacomplexsystemofhighways.

70

priority

/prarti/

Thegovernment'stoppriorityiseducation.

71

Grammar2

rhyme

/ram/

Childrenlovelisteningtonurseryrhymes.

71

Grammar2

memorising

/memraz/

Thebestmanwastryingtomemorisehisspeechforthewedding.

71

Grammar2

chunk

/tk/

Hebrokeoffachunkofcheese.

71

Grammar2

presentation

/prez nte n/

Davidgaveapresentationtoallthecompany'sseniormanagers.

71

Vocabulary1

gobackover

/ bk v/

Hedecidedtogobackoverhisnotesincasehehadmissedsomething.

71

Vocabulary1

get(you)outof

/et at v, v/

Howdoyouexpectmetogetyououtofthismess?

71

Vocabulary1

tricky

/trki/

Itwasatrickydecision.

71

Vocabulary2

getdownto

/et dan t, t/

Isn'tittimeyougotdowntosomework?

71

Vocabulary2

getbehindwith

/et bhand w, w/

He'dgotbehindwithhiswork,andhadtostaylatetofinishit.

71

Vocabulary2

getaheadwith

/et hed w, w/

I'lltryandgetaheadwiththechoresandmeetyouforlunch.

71

Vocabulary2

getbackinto

/et bk nt, nt/

She'sbeenonmaternityleaveandistryingtogetbackintotheswingofthings.

71

Vocabulary2

getroundto

/et rand t, t/

I'llgetroundtoitsoonerorlater.

71

Vocabulary2

sortout

/st at/

Imustsortoutmydesk.

71

Vocabulary2

file

/fal/

Theschoolkeepsfilesonallstudents.

71

Vocabulary2

getthroughto

/et ru t, t/

Howdoyougetthroughtosomeonewhowon'tlisten?

72

Vocabulary3

goalongwith

/ l w, w/

I'mhappytogoalongwithyoursuggestion.

72

Vocabulary3

gothroughwith

/ ru w, w/

Shecouldn'tgothroughwiththewedding.

72

Vocabulary3

goonabout

/ n bat/

Idowishshewouldn'tgoonabouthimalldaylong!

72

Vocabulary3

gooffwith

/ f w, w/

She'sgoneoffwithmypen.

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Vocabulary3

forgetful

/fetf l/

72

Vocabulary3

deliberate

/dlb rt/

Shefeltithadbeenadeliberateattempttoembarrassherinfrontoftheclass.

72

Vocabulary3

goinfor

/ n f, f/

I'venevergoneinforgambling.

72

Vocabulary3

crossword

/krswd/

Dadalwaysdoesthecrosswordinthenewspaper.

72

Vocabulary3

puzzle

/pz l/

Iboughtmysonajigsawpuzzleforhisbirthday.

73

lecture

/lekt/

HegaveaseriesoflecturesonFrenchliterature.

73

technical

/teknk l/

Iencounteredatechnicalproblemwhenaccessingthewebsite.

74

potential

/pten l/

Thereisstillconsiderablepotentialfordevelopment.

74

gleaned

/lind/

Thetechniqueshavebeengleanedfrommanysources.

74

tapped

/tpt/

Chinahasonlytappedafractionofitsnaturalresources.

74

tangible

/tndb l/

Therewasnotangibleproofofhisguilt.

74

genius

/dinis/

Michelangelo'ssculptureofDavidisaworkofpuregenius.

74

course

/ks/

Bryony'stakingacourseinphotographythisterm.

74

relaxation

/rilkse n/

Iswimforrelaxation.

74

throughout

/ruat/

Thepolicesearchedthroughoutthehouselookingforclues.

74

refund

/rifnd/

Ifyou'renotcompletelysatisfied,we'llgiveyouarefund.

74

relies

/rlaz/

Hecannotbereliedupontotellthetruth.

74

hangingoutwith

/h at w, w/

Gregishangingoutwithhisfriendsdownatthecaf.

74

serial

/sril/

Thedetectivesrealisedthattherewasaserialkillerontheloose.

Grandpa'sgettingabitforgetful.

74

pursuing

/psju/

Policewerepursuinghimthroughthewoods.

74

fatfree

/ftfri/

Thebookwasfulloffatfreerecipes.

74

strengthen

/stre n, stren n/

What'sthebestwaytostrengthenyourarms?

74

mental

/mentl/

Stressaffectsphysicalandmentalhealth.

74

cuddling

/kdl/

Shewassatonthesofa,cuddlingthebaby.

74

degree

/dri/

Hehasauniversitydegreebutnocommonsense!

74

expert

/ekspt/

GrahamisanexpertonancientEgyptianart.

74

cognitive

/kntv/

Thechild'scognitiveskillswereexcellent.

74

capacity

/kpsti/

Thefueltankhasacapacityof50litres.

74

genetically

/dnetkli/

Heclaimstobegeneticallydisposedtobeingoverweight.

74

decline

/dklan/

Exercisingcanreducethedeclineinmentalabilities.

74

function

/fk n/

Lightingperformsseveralfunctionsinthehome.

74

genetics

/dnetks/

Mydaughterisstudyinggeneticsatuniversity.

75

persuasion

/pswe n/

Afteralittlegentlepersuasion,Debbieagreedtocome.

75

bombarded

/bmbdd/

Aftertheirappealforinformation,thepolicewerebombardedwithtelephonecalls.

75

billboards

/blbdz/

Thebillboardread:'Buckleup,baby,it'sthelaw!'

75

surround

/srand/

Thelakewassurroundedbytrees.

75

buyinto

/ba nt, nt/

Idon'tbuyintothisideathatwomenmusthaveperfectbodies.

75

association

/ssie n, si-/

Doyouthinkthere'sanyassociationbetweenhisfamilylifeandhislifeofcrime?

75

subliminal

/sblmn l/

SubliminaladvertisinghasbeenbannedintheUK.

75

subtle

/stl/

Whenheenteredtheroomtherewasasubtlechangeintheatmosphere.

75

unconscious

/nkns/

Shewasfoundalivebutunconscious.

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persuasive

/pswesv/

Hecanbeverypersuasivewhenhewantstobe.

75

noticeable

/ntsb l/

There'sbeenanoticeableimprovementinyourwork.

75

susceptible

/sseptb l/

I'vealwaysbeenverysusceptibletocolds.

76

onthebrain

/n bren/

I'vehadthissongonmybrainallday,andIcan'tstopsingingit!

76

finances

/fannsz, fnnsz/

Hisfinanceswereindirestraits.

76

thebrainsbehind

/ brenz bhand/

Stevewasthebrainsbehindtheproject.

76

beatingmybrainsout

/bit ma brenz at/

I'vebeenbeatingmybrainsouttryingtothinkofasolution.

76

getmybrainingear

/et ma bren n /

Fortunately,Igotmybrainingearbeforethemeeting.

76

pickyourbrains

/pk j brenz/

IaskedhimifIcouldpickhisbrains.

76

rackingmybrains

/rk ma brenz/

I'vebeenrackingmybrainstryingtothinkofhername.

76

insoluble

/nsljb l/

Shewasfacedwithaninsolubleproblem.

76

thinkforyourself

/k f jself/

Whydon'tyouthinkforyourselfinsteadofdoingeverythinghesays?

76

can'thearmyselfthink

/knt h maself k/

Pleasestopthisnoise!Ican'thearmyselfthink!

76

haveanotherthink

/hv n k/

Whydon'tyouhaveanotherthinkaboutitovertheweekend?

76

dontthinktwiceaboutit

/dnt k twas bat t/

Don'tthinktwiceaboutitifyoulikeit,buyit!

76

thinkonyourfeet

/k n j fit/

She'sagoodworker,andverygoodatthinkingonherfeet.

76

thinktheworldofsomeone

/k wld v smwn/

Harrythinkstheworldofhiswife.

76

wander

/wnd/

Ilostconcentrationandmymindwanderedontootherthings.

76

rehearsing

/rhs/

Thecastwererehearsingtheirlines.

76

section

/sek n/

Somesectionsofthemotorwayareverybusy.

76

vitally

/vatl-i/

Thisworkisvitallyimportant.

76

predict

/prdkt/

Organisersarepredictingacloserace.

76

frontman

/frnt mn/

Thesingeractedasfrontmanfortheband.

77

inviewof

/n vju v/

Iaskedhimtoleaveinviewofhisattitudetowardsthejuniorstaff.

77

intheeventof

/n i vent v/

Intheeventoffire,pleasewalkcalmlytothenearestexit.

77

conscious

/kns/

Peopleareincreasinglyconsciousoftheneedtoexercise.

77

genuine

/denjun/

SheboughthimagenuineRolexwatch.

77

withtheaimof

/w i em v/

Iwenttoseeherwiththeaimofapologisingformybehaviour.

77

assumingthat

/sjum t, t/

Thedresswastootight,andItookitbackassumingthatI'dgetarefund.

77

transmit

/trnzmt/

Thevirusistransmittedthroughsexualcontact.

77

rate

/ret/

Thesuccessrateforthistypeofoperationisveryhightrustme,I'madoctor!

77

bycontrast

/ba kntrst/

Whatdoyouhopetoprovebycontrastingtheoldersisterwiththeyounger?

77

communicate

/kmjunket/

Wecommunicatebyemail.

77

telepathically

/telpkli/

Thetwinsappearedtobecommunicatingwitheachothertelepathically.

77

conducted

/kndktd/

Thepoliceconductedapolygraphtestontheaccused.

77

asaconsequence

/z knskw ns/

Asaconsequenceofclimatechange,theicecapsaremelting.

77

attach

/tt/

Pleaseattachaphotographtoyourapplication.

77

significance

/snfk ns/

Whatisthesignificanceofthisnewevidence?

77

weird

/wd/

Ihadareallyweirddream.

77

coincidence

/knsd ns/

Itwaspurecoincidencethatwewereonthesametrain.

77

aslongas

/z l z/

Idon'tmindyourstaying,aslongasyoucleanupafteryourself.

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makenoallowancefor

/mek n lans f, f/

Thepolicebelievedher,andmadenoallowanceforthatfactthatshemightbeprotectingherbrother.

77

keyissue

/ki u, sju/

Consumerprotectionisakeyissueforonlinebanking.

77

fundamental

/fndmentl/

Itisafundamentaltruththatallmenarebornequal.

77

flaw

/fl/

TherewasaflawinthatglassvaseIboughtlastweek.

77

hypnotised

/hpntazd/

It'sasifhe'sbeenhypnotisedbythewayshelooks!

77

ridiculous

/rdkjls/

That'saridiculousidea!

77

sceptical

/skeptk l/

I'mhighlyscepticalaboutwhatIreadinthenewspapers.

78

soasto

/s z t/

I'mworkingovertheweekendsoastohaveafewdaysoffnextweek.

78

workout

/wkat/

Colingoesforadailyworkoutinthegym.

78

commute

/kmjut/

Mymorningcommutetakes45minutes.

78

stimulate

/stmjlet/

Thesemeasuresaredesignedtostimulatetheeconomy.

78

cue

/kju/

Halusedcuesinotherpeople'sbehaviourtotellwhethertheywerelying.

78

nondominant

/nn dmnnt/

Ifyou'rerighthanded,therightsideofyourbrainisnondominant.

78

neural

/njrl/

Thismindmaplookslikeasetofneuralpathways.

78

pathway

/pwe/

Hefelloverthecliffwhileoutwalkingononeofthecoastalpathways.

78

mirrorwriting

/mr rat/

LeonardodaVinciusedtheexerciseofmirrorwritingtokeephisbrainworkingefficiently.

78

hippocampus

/hpkmps/

Thesurgeonsfoundatumournearhishippocampus.

78

shorttermmemory

/ttm mem ri/

Dad'sshorttermmemoryispoor,buthecanrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.

78

track

/trk/

Thetrainleftthetrackandcrashedintooneofthestationplatforms.

78

continuously

/kntnjusli/

Ifhecansingcontinuouslyforsixteenhours,he'llbreaktherecord!

78

berry

/beri/

Someoftheshrubsinmygardenhaveredororangeberriesontheminthewinter.

78

seed

/sid/

Iplantedsomeseedsherelastspring,butnoneofthemgrew.

78

fattyacid

/fti sd/

Thisfoodcontainsessentialfattyacidsthataregoodforyou.

79

Introduction

icon

/akn/

Tosendafax,clickonthetelephoneicon.

79

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stormchaser

/stm tes/

StormchasershavereportedahugetornadointhesoutheastofKansas.

79

extreme

/kstrim/

Thesportofextremeironinginvolvesdoingyourironinginstrangeplaceslikeunderwaterorhalfwayupacliff.

79

manmade

/mnmed/

Ican'tstandshirtsmadefrommanmadefibresIonlylikecottonones.

80

heyday

/hede/

ThisisaphotoofGretaGarboinherheyday.

80

era

/r/

Thepostwarerawasatimewhenwomenfoundgreateropportunitiesforworkthanbeforethewar.

80

vibrant

/vabrnt/

Shewassuchavibrantpersonalityit'ssuchashameshe'sdied.

80

commercial

/km l/

Thefilmwasacommercialsuccess,butthecriticsdidn'tlikeit.

80

hub

/hb/

Thelocalschoolwasthehubofthecommunity.

80

carving

/kv/

TomandJanicebroughthomesomebeautifulcarvingsfromtheSouthPacific.

80

sophistication

/sfstke n/

Rob'ssolutiontotheproblemdoesn'thavethesophisticationthatTed'shas.

80

lured

/ljd/

Shopperswereluredintothestorewithpromisesofdesignerclothingatbargainprices.

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80

wealth

/wel/

Sheenjoyedsharingherwealthwithherfriends.

80

relevance

/relvns/

Dylan'slyricsstillhaveagreatdealofrelevancetoday.

80

symbol

/smb l/

Thissymbolshowsthattheproductisfireresistant.

80

religious

/rlds/

Wedon'tsharethesamereligiousbeliefs.

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unrivalled

/nrav ld/

80

nestled

/nes ld/

TheirfarmisnestledinthehillsjustsouthofMonmouth.

80

glittering

/lt r/

Thefireworkslitupthenightskylikeglitteringjewels.

80

empire

/empa/

TheRomanEmpirewasresponsiblefortheintroductionofmanycivilisedtouchestoancientBritain.

80

preserved

/przvd/

Thebodyhasbeenpreservedbythepeatthatitwasburiedin.

MrGooihasanunrivalledcollectionofChineseart.

80

carved

/kvd/

Ornatepanelswerecarvedfromwoodandhungabovethedoorways.

80

acclaimed

/klemd/

Theband'shighlyacclaimeddebutalbumwasfollowedbyanotherthatwasn'tsosuccessful.

80

engineering

/endnr/

There'saprogrammeontonightcalled'MarvelsofEngineering'.

80

ornamental

/nmentl/

Theplantsinhisgardenaremeanttobeornamentalratherthanfunctional.

80

fortress

/ftrs/

Burnleyturnedtheirhomegroundintoafortresswheretheycouldn'tbebeaten.

80

settlement

/setlmnt/

Theprofessordiscoveredasettlementthathadbeenforgottenaboutlongago.
Wefollowedthetraderoutesacrossthedesert.

80

traderoute

/tred rut/

80

funding

/fnd/

Governmentfundingforuniversitieshasfalleninrecentyears.

80

monumental

/mnjmentl/

GettingthisfinishedbyMondaymorningisgoingtobeamonumentaltask.

80

temple

/temp l/

AnewSikhtemplehasbeenbuiltinthecentreofthecity.

80

tomb

/tum/

Manyofthetombshadelaboratestonecarvingsofangelsorsaints.

80

housed

/hazd/

Originally,thisbuildingonlyhousedonefamily.

80

gracious

/res/

Smithactedasagracioushostforthecompany'sguests.

80

spectacular

/spektkjl/

WesuddenlycameuponaspectacularviewoftheGrandCanyon.

80

mausoleum

/mslim/

Thefamilymausoleumstillstands,butit'sbecomeovergrownwithweedsandgrasses.

80

conquered

/kkd/

ThecountrywaslastconqueredbytheGreeks,in1356.

80

region

/rid n/

ThenorthwesternregionofRussianowbordersonanumberofindependentcountries.

80

nobility

/nblti, n-/

Heclaimstohaveconnectiontothenobility,buthe'sreallyjustanordinaryblokelikeanybodyelse.

80

agricultural

/rklt rl/

Someagriculturallandisbeingturnedintolandforhousing.

80

remote

/rmt/

Shenowlivesinaremotevillagemilesfromanywhere.

80

site

/sat/

Thesiteofthebattleismarkedbyalargestonewiththenamesofalltheregimentsonit.

80

enchanted

/ntntd/

Wewereenchantedbythebeautifulviewsfromourhotelbalcony.

80

elevated

/elvetd/

ThehouseoccupiesanelevatedpositionabovethebayofNaples.

80

isolated

/asletd/

ThemoneywasfoundatanisolatedfarminBedfordshire.

81

defence

/dfens/

TheUnitedNationssupportsthedefenceofhumanrights.

81

invading

/nved/

Theinvadingforcewasrepelledbyfiercegunfirefromwithinthecity.
ManyfineexamplesoftribalartcanbeseeninthegalleriesofDarwin.

81

tribe

/trab/

81

construction

/knstrk n/

Theconstructionofanewairportwillgiverisetofierceoppositionfromlocalresidents.

81

grassland

/rslnd/

Sheeparegrazedonthehighgrasslandinthenortheastofthecountry.

81

grandeur

/rnd/

HewasimpressedbythegrandeuroftheSwissmountains.

81

perseverance

/psvrns/

Iadmireherperseverance.

81

laboriously

/lbrisli/

Thisjackethasbeenlaboriouslysewnbyhand.

81

transported

/trnsptd/

Allherbelongingsweretransportedbyairtohernewhome.

81

civilisation

/sv l-aze n/

It'snicetogetbacktocivilisationafterallthoseweeksinthejungle!

81

ally

/la/

TheUSanditsEuropeanalliesfoughttogetherinthetwoWorldWars.

81

underground

/ndrand/

Undergroundstreamsbringvaluablemineralstothesurface.

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well

/wel/

81

sacrifice

/skrfas/

Herparentsmadealotofsacrificestogiveheragoodeducation.

81

sculpture

/sklpt/

Abronzesculptureofahorsestandsinthemainsquare.

81

plumed

/plumd/

Heworeaplumedheaddress,andappearedtobeachief.

81

serpent

/sp nt/

ShetoldthestoryoftheserpentandAdamandEveintheGardenofEden.

81

throne

/rn/

ThisthronehasbeenusedbygenerationsofBritishkingsandqueens.
Mywatchcontainsseventeenjewels.

Wedrewwaterfromthewelltogivetheanimalsadrink.

81

jewel

/dul/

81

passion

/p n/

Hiseyeswereburningwithpassion.

81

marvel

/mv l/

Richardmadeaprogrammeaboutthemarvelsofmodernscience.

81

marble

/mb l/

Theydecidedtohavemarbleworktopsintheirnewkitchen.

81

laidout

/led at/

Thesegardenshavebeenlaidoutbyanexpert.

81

material

/mtril/

Sheworeadressmadeoflightcottonmaterial.

81

exterior

/kstri/

Ontheexteriorsheisveryshy,butshe'sactuallyquiteoutgoingandfriendly.

81

decoration

/dekre n/

Christmasdecorationsarenowonsaleatthegardencentre.

81

equal

/ikwl/

Fourplusfourequalseight.

81

devotion

/dv n/

Theirdevotiontoeachothergrewstrongerovertheyears.

81

landmark

/lndmk/

Thatflightwasalandmarkinthehistoryofaviation.

81

overlooking

/vlk/

Theychoseahouseoverlookingtheharbour.

81

bay

/be/

Yourroomhaswonderfulviewsacrossthebay.

81

outer

/at/

Removethetoughouterleavesbeforecooking.

81

layer

/le/

Alayerofdustcoveredallthefurniture.

81

soapstone

/spstn/

Thefigureswerecarvedfromsoapstone.

81

resistant

/rzstnt/

Awaterresistantwatchisanessentialitemforadiver.

81

railway

/relwe/

ThemainEastCoastrailwaylinerunsneartheirhouse.

81

breathtaking

/bretek/

Wegotabreathtakingviewofthecityfromthehelicopter.

81

panoramic

/pnrmk/

YoucangetapanoramicviewofHongKongfromupthere.

81

elevator

/elvet/

Thiselevatorgoesstraighttotheroofwithoutstopping.

81

whisk(visitors)up

/wsk p/

Asmallrailwaywhisksvisitorsfromsealeveluptothesummitofthemountain.

81

concept

/knsept/

Theconceptoffreedomforallisdeartohisheart.

81

amphitheatre

/mft/

TheColosseumisahugeamphitheatreinthemiddleofRome.

81

viewing

/vju/

Viewingoftheexhibitsisonlyallowedbetweennoonand3p.m.

81

senator

/sent/

SenatorDolevotedagainsttheproposition.

81

emperor

/emp r/

Ancientemperorsoncewalkedthestreetsofthisbeautifulcity.

81

aristocrat

/rstkrt/

HerfatherisawealthyaristocratwholivesinthesouthofFrance.

81

arena

/rin/

They'rebuildinganewsportsarenaforthe2012OlympicGames.

81

underneath

/ndni/

Romancoinswerefoundunderneaththefoundationsofthebuilding.

81

ruins

/runz/

Manyofthebuildingsarenowinruinssincethewar.

81

hosted

/hstd/

Myfirmishostingthisyear'sawardsceremony.

82

Vocabulary1

defend

/dfend/

Thetourguideshowedusacastlebuilttodefendtheislandagainstinvaders.

82

Vocabulary1

clue

/klu/

Thepolicearestillsearchingforclues.

82

Vocabulary1

sailor

/sel/

ThebarsroundherearefullofsailorsonaSaturdaynight.

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Vocabulary3

architectural

/ktekt rl/

Thebuildingdoesn'thaveanyspecialarchitecturalmerit.

82

Vocabulary3

luxurious

/lzjris, lris/

It'saluxurioushotel,andthepricereflectsthestandard!

82

Vocabulary3

tranquil

/trkwl/

Killinisatranquillittletown,exceptinthetouristseason.

83

Grammar2

plain

/plen/

Theplainsstretchedasfarastheeyecouldsee.

83

Grammar2

astronomer

/strnm/

PatrickMooreiscertainlyBritain'smostfamousmoderndayastronomer.

83

Grammar2

comet

/kmt/

Halley'scometisnotduetobeseenagaininourskiesforsomeyears.

83

Grammar2

centrepiece

/sentpis/

Thispaintingwillbethecentrepieceoftheexhibition.

83

Grammar2

fertility

/ftlti/

Thefertilityofthesoilisimprovedbylettingitlieunusedforayearortwo.

83

Grammar2

ritual

/rtul/

Hehasseveralstrangelittleritualsthathehastogothrougheverymorning.

83

Grammar2

miracle

/mrk l/

Ifwesucceednow,it'llbeamiracle!

83

Grammar2

cure

/kj/

AcureforAIDSispossiblynearernowthanithaseverbeen.

83

Grammar2

commonlyheld

/kmnli held/

It'sacommonlyheldbeliefthatallScotsmenlovewhisky,butitisn'ttrue.

83

Grammar2

worship

/wp/

Eveningworshipstartsat7.30p.m.

83

Grammar2

provable

/pruvb l/

It'sagoodtheory,butit'snoteasilyprovable.

84

CAEcloseup

aerosol

/ersl/

Aerosolsnolongercontainsomeoftheharmfulchemicalsthattheyusedto.

84

CAEcloseup

dependent

/dpendnt/

Thelocaleconomyisdependentontourism.

84

CAEcloseup

reading

/rid/

Ienjoyreadinginbed.

85

Grammar2

heatrash

/hit r/

Jimmygotaheatrashwhenheplayedoutinthesunyesterday.

85

Grammar3

commit

/kmt/

Thegangthatcommittedthecrimeweresentencedtolongjailterms.

85

Grammar3

pale

/pel/

Janlookedtiredandpale.

85

Vocabulary1

sweating

/swet/

Afterrunningupthehill,Iwassweatingprofusely.

85

Vocabulary1

shivering

/vr/

ItwassocoldthatIcouldn'tstopshivering.

85

Vocabulary1

goosebumps

/usbmps/

Thatcolddraughtisgivingmegoosebumps.

85

Vocabulary1

sunburn

/snbn/

Avoidsunburnbyusingagood,highfactorsuncream.

85

Vocabulary1

exposure

/ksp/

Toomuchexposuretothesuncancauseskincancer.

85

Vocabulary1

dehydration

/dihadre n/

Theclimbersweresufferingfromdehydrationbecausetheyhadn'ttakenenoughwaterwiththem.
Thepatientissufferingfromdepression.

85

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depression

/dpre n/

85

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lethargy

/ledi/

Iwasovercomebyafeelingoflethargy,andjustsatinmychairforhours.

85

Vocabulary4

asrightasrain

/z rat z ren/

Takethesepillsforaweek,andyou'llbeasrightasrain.

85

Vocabulary4

weatherastorm

/wer stm/

Wehopetoweatherthestormandgetbackintoprofitnextyear.

85

Vocabulary4

feelundertheweather

/fil nd we/

Mum'sfeelingabitundertheweathertoday.

85

Vocabulary4

fedup

/fed p/

I'mfedupwithhavingtoworkallthetimeandnotgettingaholiday.

85

Vocabulary4

hastheirheadintheclouds

/hz e hed n kladz/

Shehasherheadinthecloudsmostofthetime,andhasnoideawhat'sreallyhappening.

85

Vocabulary4

blowhotandcold

/bl ht n kld/

He'sbeenblowinghotandcoldontheideaforawhilenowIdon'tthinkhe'smadehismindupyet.

85

Vocabulary4

getyoursecondwind

/et j seknd wnd/

Let'sstopforawhile,andthenstartwalkingagainwhenwe'vegotoursecondwind.

85

Vocabulary4

dosomethingintheheatofthemoment

/du sm n hit v mmnt/

IsaidthingsthatIshouldn'thave,intheheatofthemoment.

86

CAEcloseup

gripped

/rpt/

Hegrippedmyarmandleanedonmeforsupport.

86

CAEcloseup

entrapped

/ntrpt/

Thecriminalswereentrappedbythepoliceintobeingfilmedcommittingthecrime.

86

CAEcloseup

edge

/ed/

Billysatontheedgeofthebed.

86

CAEcloseup

tornado

/tned/

ThisistornadoseasoninthispartoftheUSA.

86

CAEcloseup

via

/va, vi/

IwantatickettoKing'sCrossviaLeeds,please.

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CAEcloseup

satellitelink

/stlat lk/

86

CAEcloseup

track

/trk/

ThewhalesweretrackedacrosstheAtlantic.

86

CAEcloseup

radar

/red/

Twostrangeobjectsappearedontheship'sradar.

86

CAEcloseup

storagebarn

/strd bn/

Putthemachineryinthestoragebarnfornow.

86

CAEcloseup

concealed

/knsild/

Hismicrophonewasconcealedinthebaghewascarrying.

86

CAEcloseup

shielded

/ildd/

Shehopesthatherchildrenwillbeshieldedfromharmforaslongaspossible.

86

CAEcloseup

sheltered

/eltd/

Thefarmhouseisshelteredbyasmallgroupoftrees.

86

CAEcloseup

harboured

/hbd/

He'sharbouredagrudgeagainstmeeversincewewereatschool.

86

CAEcloseup

blurry

/blri/

It'saveryblurryphotographIcan'tmakeoutwho'sinit.

86

CAEcloseup

hazy

/hezi/

Onehazysummermorning,Idecidedtotakeanearlywalkacrossthefields.

86

CAEcloseup

obscure

/bskj/

Jarrettdidn'tliketheplan,forsomeobscurereason.

86

CAEcloseup

dull

/dl/

It'sprettydullheretodaythecloudshavebeenoverheadallday.

86

CAEcloseup

scraping

/skrep/

Icouldhearthesoundofsomeonescrapingontheothersideofthewall.

86

CAEcloseup

squealing

/skwil/

ThepigsstartedsquealingassoonasIappearedwiththeirfeed.

86

CAEcloseup

piercing

/ps/

Apiercingscreambrokethestillnessofthenight.

86

CAEcloseup

roaring

/rr/

RoaringfloodwaterspoureddownthestreetsofthesmallItaliantown.

86

CAEcloseup

gathered

/d/

I'vegatheredalltheinformationIhaveonDad'sfamily.

86

CAEcloseup

tugged

/td/

Shetuggedonhissleevetogethisattention.

86

CAEcloseup

towed

/td/

Thetugstowedthedamagedshipintoasafeharbour.

86

CAEcloseup

sucked

/skt/

Suckthesetablets,don'tchewthem.

87

historical

/hstrk l/

Thebookisamixtureofhistoricalfactsandfiction.

87

urge

/d/

HerfriendsurgedhertogotoFrance.

87

appeal

/pil/

ThePresidenthasappealedforcalm.

88

inhabitant

/nhbtnt/

Mostoftheinhabitantsdon'twantthenewroadtobebuilt.

88

wipedout

/wapt at/

Thebluewhalewasalmostwipedoutafewyearsago.

88

restored

/rstd/

HenryboughtanoldhouseinFranceandthenrestoredittoitsformerglory.

Thesatellitelinkisdown,andwecan'ttalktoourcolleaguesinSouthAmericajustnow.

88

exclusive

/ksklusv/

ThisprogrammehassecuredanexclusiveinterviewwithNelsonMandela.

88

encounter

/nkant/

Thegovernmentencounteredresistancetoitsplans.

88

theNorthernLights

/ n n lats/

I'veneverseentheNorthernLights,butIhearit'sabeautifulsight.

88

strapon

/strp n/

Natstrappedonhisparachuteandpreparedtojumpoutoftheplane.

88

expedition

/ekspd n/

They'replanninganexpeditiontotheNorthPolenextyear.

88

circumnavigating

/skmnvet/

HeisfamousforcircumnavigatingtheEarthinasmallboat.
Theicesheetisconsiderablysmallernowthanitwastenyearsago.

88

icesheet

/as it/

88

justice

/dsts/

Manypeoplehavelostfaithinthecriminaljusticesystem.

88

immigrant

/mrnt/

HisgrandfatherwasoneofthefirstPolishimmigrantstocomeandlivehere.

88

harbour

/hb/

TheysailedintoPortsmouthHarbour.

88

pedestal

/pedst l/

PeoplewereaskedtosuggestworksthatcouldbeplacedontheemptypedestalinTrafalgarSquare.

88

liquid

/lkwd/

Addalittlemoreliquidtothesauce.

88

shake

/ek/

Hishandswereshakingwiththecold.

88

occur

/k/

Majorearthquakeslikethisoccurveryrarely.

88

lump

/lmp/

Alumpofmudhadstucktohisshoe.

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sore

/s/

I'vegotasorethroatandaheadache.

88

suffer

/sf/

She'ssufferingalotofpain.

89

Introduction

witness

/wtns/

Policehaveappealedforwitnessestotheaccident.

89

Introduction

pettycrime

/peti kram/

Therateofpettycrimehasdecreasedoverthelastsixmonths.

89

judge

/dd/

Manypeoplethoughtthatthesentenceimposedbythejudgewastooshort.

89

trafficwarden

/trfk wdn/

Atrafficwardengavemeaticketforparkingonayellowline.

89

legalsecretary

/li l sekrt ri/

LiseworkedasalegalsecretaryinNewYorkforsomeyears.

89

lawyer

/lj/

I'mnotgoingtoansweranymorequestionsIwantalawyer.

89

CCTVcontrolofficer

/si si ti vi kntrl fs/

CCTVcontrolofficersidentifiedthemainleadersofthedemonstration.

89

crimewave

/kram wev/

What'sthereasonforthelatestcrimewaveinMiami?

89

offence

/fens/

Possessionofstolengoodsisacriminaloffence.

89

offender

/fend/

FelthamBorstalisaninstitutionforyoungoffenders.

89

docommunityservice

/du kmjunti svs/

Hewassentenceto13weeks'communityserviceforhispartintheburglary.

Unit09

89

faceacustodialsentence

/fes kstdil sent ns/

Ifyoucommitthiscrimeagain,youwillfaceacustodialsentence.

89

punishment

/pnmnt/

Tougherpunishmentsforsexoffendersarebeingcalledfor.

90

closedcircuittelevisioncameras(CCTV)

/klzd skt telv n km rz/

Thethieveswererecordedonclosedcircuittelevisionastheybrokeintothefactory.

90

identitycard

/adentti kd/

ThegovernmentwantstointroduceanidentitycardsystemintheUK.

90

identitytheft

/adentti eft/

Johnwasthevictimofidentitytheftlastyear.

90

computerhacking

/kmpjut hk/

Computerhackingisviewedasaveryseriouscrimebymanybusinessesandgovernments.

90

fingerprint

/fprnt/

Thisofficerwilltakeyourfingerprintsforourrecords.

90

trackingtechnology

/trk teknldi/

Trackingtechnologyhashelpedtoavoidtheexportofmanyexpensivestolencars.

90

taggingcriminals

/t krmn lz/

Taggingcriminalshelpstokeeptrackofwheretheyareandwhattheyaredoing.

90

personalsecurity

/ps nl skjrti/

Thepersonalsecurityofourstaffisoneofourprimeconcerns.

90

crimeprevention

/kram prven n/

Thelocalcrimepreventionofficerwillpayyouavisit.

90

gothrough

/ ru/

She'sjustgonethroughimmigration,andwillbearrivinginthebaggageclaimareasoon.

90

immigration

/mre n/

HewasstoppedinImmigrationandaskedtopresenthispassport.

90

beinchargeof

/bi n td v, v/

Jackwasinchargeof200menwhenhewasinthearmy.

90

vehicle

/vik l/

ThreevehicleswereinvolvedinanaccidentontheM45.

90

medicalcare

/medk l ke/

Medicalcareinthiscountryissecondtonone.

90

bankaccount

/bk kant/

Ineedtogetsomemoneyoutofmybankaccountbeforewegoshopping.

90

brokenthelaw

/brk n l/

Whyhaveyoustoppedme?Ihaven'tbrokenthelaw!

90

public

/pblk/

Publicopinionisinfavourofthewar.

91

constantly

/knstntli/

TheEnglishlanguageisconstantlychanging.

91

network

/netwk/

There'stalkofbuildingahighspeedEuropeanrailnetwork.

91

workplace

/wkples/

Theproblemofbullyingintheworkplacewon'tgoaway.

91

monitored

/mntd/

We'llmonitoryourprogressoverthenextfewweeks.

91

canteen

/kntin/

Mealsinthestaffcanteenaresubsidisedbythecompany.

91

honesty

/nsti/

Weneverdoubtedhishonesty.

91

consumed

/knsjumd/

Thisfireconsumes2kWofenergyeveryhour.

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revealed

/rvild/

91

observing

/bzv/

Hewasjuststandingthereobservingwhatwasgoingon.

91

effect

/fekt/

Whateffecthastherecessionhadonyourbusiness?

91

crackdownon

/krk dan n/

Policearecrackingdownonmotoristswhodrinkanddrive.

91

lawenforcement

/l nfsmnt/

SeveralUSTVserieshavebeenmadeonthethemeoflawenforcement.

Whenthestatuewasrevealed,mostpeopledidn'tlikeit.

92

tells(theoffender)off

/telz f/

Ifthejudgejusttellshimoffinsteadofsendinghimtojail,he'lldoitagain.

92

litter

/lt/

Anyonecaughtdroppinglitterisfined.

92

gotawaywith

/t we w, w/

Ican'tbelieveyougotawaywiththat!

92

breakinginto

/brek nt, nt/

Thesuspectwascaughtbreakingintothehouseofanelderlylady.

92

tippedoff

/tpt f/

Someonetippedoffthepoliceaboutwhenthebankrobberywasgoingtotakeplace.

92

thief

/if/

Thievesbrokeinandstolesomevaluablejewellery.

92

armed

/md/

Armedguardhavebeenpositionedateveryexit.

92

heldup

/held p/

Thievesheldupthearmouredcarandtriedtostealthemoney.

92

beatenup

/bitn p/

Kenwasbeatenupandrobbedonhiswayhomelastnight.
Thejudgelethimoffbecauseofhispreviousgoodbehaviour.

92

let(him)off

/let f/

92

walkedoff

/wkt f/

Hewalkedoffwithoutevensayinggoodbye.

92

mixedupin

/mkst p n/

Paula'ssongotmixedupinaschemetotrickpeopleoutoftheirsavings.

92

government

/vmnt, vn-/

TheGovernmentisnotdoingenoughtocreatenewjobs.

92

getaway

/et we/

Policecaughtthegetawaydriverbutnottheactualbankrobbers.

92

breakin

/brekn/

Therewasabreakinatthecollegelastnight.

92

holdup

/hld p/

Therewasaholdupatthelocalbranchofmybank.

92

tipoff

/tpf/

Policereceivedatipoffthatthetheftwasgoingtotakeplacetoday.

92

crackdown

/krk dan/

Thislatestpolicecrackdownondrugsellershasproducedexcellentresults.

93

entirely

/ntali/

Wewanttoexperienceanentirelydifferentwayoflife.

94

CAEcloseup

policing

/plis/

PolicinghascomealongwaysinceIjoinedtheforce30yearsago.

94

CAEcloseup

entitled

/ntatld/

Thiscouponentitlesyoutoafreecarwash.

94

CAEcloseup

dismayed

/dsmed/

IwasdismayedwhenIgottotheshopandtheyhadnopapersleft.

94

CAEcloseup

arrested

/restd/

Lenhasbeenarrestedfordrinkdriving.

94

CAEcloseup

unwrapped

/nrpt/

Maryunwrappedherpresentswithagrowingfeelingofexcitement.

94

CAEcloseup

handcuffed

/hndkft/

SergeantJoneshandcuffedthetwoprisonersandtookthemtothepolicestation.

94

CAEcloseup

fined

/fand/

Themanwasfined200fordrivingwithoutduecareandattention.

94

CAEcloseup

icelollystick

/as lli stk/

Ifinishedoffthelastmouthfulandputmyicelollystickinthebin.

94

CAEcloseup

councilwarden

/kans l wdn/

Acouncilwardenfinedher35fordroppinglitter.

94

CAEcloseup

conscientious

/kniens/

Peterwillmakeaveryconscientiousandsuccessfulteacher.

94

CAEcloseup

absentminded

/bs ntmandd/

HeansweredinsuchanabsentmindedwaythatIknewhewasn'tpayingattention.

94

CAEcloseup

issued

/ud, sjud/

Ginawasissuedwithafixedpenaltynoticeforparkingondoubleyellowlines.

94

CAEcloseup

licence

/las ns/

Howmuchisatelevisionlicencethesedays?

94

CAEcloseup

states

/stets/

Thisformstatesthatyoumustpaythefinewithin14days.

94

CAEcloseup

harshness

/hns/

Severalpeoplecomplainedattheharshnessoftheirpunishments.

94

CAEcloseup

onpurpose

/n pps/

Ididn'tbumpintoheronpurposeIwasn'tlookingwhereIwasgoing.

94

CAEcloseup

runaway

/rnwe/

Thefilmwasarunawaysuccess.

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CAEcloseup

jury

/dri/

Willthemembersofthejurypleasestand.

94

CAEcloseup

trial

/tral/

Ben'sbrotherwasonceawitnessinamurdertrial.
Herunsoneoftheworld'slargesttobaccocompanies.

94

CAEcloseup

tobaccocompany

/tbk kmpni/

94

CAEcloseup

atstake

/t stek/

There'salotofmoneyatstakeinthisweek'sLotterydraw.

94

CAEcloseup

swerves

/swvz/

Thecarswervedtoavoidapedestrianandhitatree.

94

CAEcloseup

offcourse

/f ks/

Theplanewasblownoffcoursebyhighwinds.

94

CAEcloseup

convinced

/knvnst/

I'mconvincedthathe'stellingthetruth.

94

CAEcloseup

demeanour

/dmin/

Severalguestshavemadecommentsabouthercheerfuldemeanour.

94

CAEcloseup

manipulated

/mnpjletd/

IfeltasifIwasbeingmanipulatedintodoingwhatshewanted.

94

CAEcloseup

mildly

/maldli/

Sheseemedmildlyamused.

94

CAEcloseup

redeemed

/rdimd/

AfterhisfailureatLord's,thecaptainredeemedhimselfwithagreatperformanceatHeadingley.

94

CAEcloseup

insight

/nsat/

ThearticlegivesusaninsightintoChineseculture.

94

CAEcloseup

legal

/li l/

It'sperfectlylegaltochargeafee.

94

CAEcloseup

courtroom

/ktrum/

Youmuststandupwhenthejudgeentersthecourtroom.

94

CAEcloseup

repetition

/rept n/

Wedon'twantarepetitionofthisdisaster.

94

CAEcloseup

thrust

/rst/

Whatwasthemainthrustofhisargument?

94

CAEcloseup

rails

/relz/

Thebookrailsagainsttheevilsofthedrugtrade.

94

CAEcloseup

evil

/iv l/

Hisarticletalksabouttheevilsofracism.

94

CAEcloseup

harm

/hm/

Wemustprotectourchildrenfromharm.

94

CAEcloseup

dull

/dl/

Thatwasaprettydullparty!

94

CAEcloseup

fastpaced

/fst pest/

It'safastpacednovelaboutaLosAngelesdetective.

95

CAEcloseup

kidnapping

/kdnp/

KidnappingisafederaloffenceintheUSA.

95

CAEcloseup

insightful

/nsatf l/

HewroteaninsightfulpieceonthePresidentialelection.

95

CAEcloseup

patrolling

/ptrl/

Yourjobinvolvespatrollingthegroundstomakesurethatnointrudershavegotin.

95

CAEcloseup

shiftsystem

/ft sst m/

Weworkashiftsystemthatmeansyoustartat6a.m.oneweekand2p.m.thenext.

95

CAEcloseup

authorise

/raz/

CousinshaswrittenanauthorisedbiographyofthePrince.

95

CAEcloseup

theft

/eft/

Cartheftisontheincreaseinthisarea.

95

CAEcloseup

premises

/premsz/

Burglarsbrokeintothepremisesat3inthemorning.

95

CAEcloseup

intrusion

/ntru n/

Thesequestionsareanunwelcomeintrusionintomyprivatelife.

95

CAEcloseup

investigate

/nvestet/

Thecauseofthefireisbeinginvestigated.

95

CAEcloseup

disturbance

/dstb ns/

Policewerecalledtoadisturbanceoutsideabar.

95

CAEcloseup

emergency

/md nsi/

Comequicklyit'sanemergency!

95

CAEcloseup

unauthorised

/nrazd/

Shetooklegalactiontopreventthepublicationofanunauthorisedbiography.

95

CAEcloseup

apprehend

/prhend/

Officersapprehendedthegangastheyattemptedtoleavethebuilding.

95

CAEcloseup

evict

/vkt/

Theneighbourswereevictedfornotpayingtheirrent.

95

CAEcloseup

force

/fs/

Youarenotallowedtouseforcetoenterthesuspect'shome.

95

CAEcloseup

candidate

/knddt/

She'salikelycandidateforthejob.

95

CAEcloseup

trustworthy

/trstwi/

David'salwaysbeenatrustworthyemployee.

95

CAEcloseup

disregarding

/dsrd/

Disregardingwhathesaidabouthispastlife,he'saverypleasantperson.

95

CAEcloseup

protocol

/prtkl/

What'stheprotocolfordrawingupthistypeofgovernmentcontract?

95

CAEcloseup

endangers

/ndendz/

Drivingwhiledrunkendangersotherroadusers.

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CAEcloseup

diligent

/dld nt/

Adiligentstudentwillusuallysucceed.

95

CAEcloseup

assess

/ses/

We'recarryingoutastudytoassesstheimpactofcrimeonpeople'slives.

95

CAEcloseup

recall

/rkl/

Jackhasperfectrecalloftheeventsofthatnight.

95

CAEcloseup

intangible

/ntndb l/

Thebenefitsareintangibleratherthanfinancial.

95

CAEcloseup

trait

/tre, tret/

Beingdishonestisoneofhisworsttraits.

95

CAEcloseup

impeccable

/mpekb l/

Thestaffatthishotelhaveimpeccablemanners.

95

CAEcloseup

intruder

/ntrud/

Hewaswokenbyanintruderat2inthemorning.

95

CAEcloseup

circumstance

/skmstns, -stns/

Undernormalcircumstancesshewouldneverhaveleftherchildwithastranger.

96

Vocabulary1

juror

/dr/

Oneofthejurorsfellillandhadtobeexcused.

96

Vocabulary1

vandalism

/vnd l-z m/

Thetowncentrehasbeenthetargetofrepeatedvandalism.

96

Vocabulary1

speeding

/spid/

Laurawasfined200forspeeding.

96

Vocabulary1

hardenedcriminal

/hdnd krmn l/

Thiswingoftheprisonhousesthehardenedcriminals.

96

Vocabulary1

allowingachildtoplaytruant

/la tald t ple trunt/

Shewasfinedforallowingherchildrentoplaytruantrepeatedly.

96

Vocabulary1

suspect

/sspekt/

Policehaveasuspectinmindforthemurder.

96

Vocabulary3

beaccusedof

/bi kjuzd v, v/

Theywereaccusedofattemptingtostealmoneyfromthebusiness.

96

Vocabulary3

bechargedwith

/bi tdd w, w/

Mikewaschargedwithonlinefraud.

96

Vocabulary3

beconvictedof

/bi knvktd v, v/

Paulwasconvictedoftheftandsenttoprisonforsixmonths.

96

Vocabulary3

admitto

/dmt t, t/

Hislawyeradvisedhimnottoadmittoanything.

96

Vocabulary3

goonprobation

/ n prbe n/

Keithwasputonprobationfortwoyearsandfined300.

96

Vocabulary3

paya(heavy)fine

/pe fan/

Anyoneconvictedofbreakingthisrulewillhavetopayaheavyfine.

96

Vocabulary3

plead(not)guilty

/plid lti/

Kateplednotguiltytothecrimesshewasaccusedof.

96

Vocabulary3

befound(not)guilty

/bi fand lti/

Alanwasfoundnotguiltybythejury.

96

Vocabulary3

getacriminalrecord

/et krmn l rekd/

Becausehewasconvictedoftheassault,Simonhasnowgotacriminalrecord.

96

Vocabulary3

besentencedto

/bi sent nst t, t/

Thethiefwassentencedtothreemonthsinjail.

96

Vocabulary3

bereleasedfrom

/bi rlist frm, frm/

Donwasreleasedafterspendingfourweeksinjail.

96

Vocabulary3

beacquittedof

/bi kwtd v, v/

Allthreewereacquittedofthecharges.

96

Vocabulary3

betakenintocustody

/bi tek n nt kstdi/

Bothdriversweretakenintocustodyaftertheaccident.

96

Vocabulary3

becautioned

/bi k nd/

Youwillbecautionedandthenreleased.

96

Vocabulary3

actasadeterrent

/kt z dternt/

Thesesentencesactasadeterrenttootherstocommitthesameoffence.

96

Vocabulary3

getafairtrial

/et fe tral/

Hedoesn'tthinkshe'llgetafairtrialafterallthenewspapercoverage.

96

Vocabulary3

betried(incourt)

/bi trad/

Doyouwanttopleadguilty,orwouldyouratherbetriedincourt?

96

Vocabulary6

droppinglitter

/drp lt/

Droppinglitternowcarriesa75fine.

96

Vocabulary6

harsh

/h/

Ithoughttherefereewasharshtoawardapenaltykick.

96

Vocabulary6

scheme

/skim/

Sheenrolledonagovernmenttrainingschemeforyoungpeople.

96

Vocabulary6

victim

/vktm/

Victimsofcrimecangetsupportfromthecommunitypoliceofficer.

96

Grammar1

crimedetection

/kram dtek n/

Crimedetectionhasfallen,butcrimepreventionisgettingmoreeffective.

97

Grammar4

software

/sftwe/

Iboughtanewpieceofsoftwarelastweek.
Burglariesareontheincreaseinthisarea.

97

Writing1

burglary

/blri/

97

Writing1

pickpocket

/pkpkt/

Youneedtowatchforpickpocketswhenyouvisitmanylargecities.

98

property

/prpti/

Policerecoveredsomeofthestolenproperty.

98

smashing

/sm/

Hebrokeinbysmashingthewindow.

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jewelleryshop

/dulri p/

Hewasshotduringarobberyatajewelleryshop.

98

hype

/hap/

There'sbeenalotofmediahypesurroundingthismovie.
Onlyaminorityofstudentsgetafirstclassdegree.

98

minority

/manrti/

98

empathy

/empi/

Sheshowsgreatempathywithstudentswhohaveproblems.

98

logging

/l/

I'vemadethreeattemptsatloggingon,withnosuccess.
MylaptopconnectstotheInternetbyWiFi.

98

WiFi

/wa fa/

98

wirelessbroadbandconnection

/wals brdbnd knek n/

Ihaveawirelessbroadbandconnectionathome,butit'squiteslow.

98

homeowner

/hmn/

It'seasiertogetaloanfromabankifyou'reahomeowner.

98

unsecured

/nskjd/

IfyourWiFiconnectiontotheInternetisunsecured,otherscanuseitwithoutyourpermission.

98

arrestingofficer

/rest fs/

Thearrestingofficerwasreadingfromhisnotebook.

98

trialled

/trald/

Itrialledthesoftwareforafewweeks,butdecidednottobuyitintheend.

98

tied

/tad/

I'mtiedtothesamemobilephoneproviderfortwoyears.

98

financialinstitution

/fann l nsttju n, f-/

Financialinstitutionsarestillpayingtheirdirectorshugebonuses.

98

gang

//

Tworivalstreetgangswerefightinginthecitycentre.

10

99

ecofriendly

/ik frendli/

Thereareanumberofsocalled'ecofriendly'carscomingoutatthemoment.

10

99

awareness

/wens/

Heshowedlittleawarenessofcurrentpoliticalaffairs.

10

99

extinct

/kstkt/

Activistsfearthatthetigermaybecomeextinct.

10

99

sourceofenergy

/ss v endi/

Weneedtofindalternativesourcesofenergybeforetheoilrunsout.

10

99

vegetarian

/vedterin/

Moreandmorepeoplearebecomingvegetarian.

10

99

waste

/west/

Theywastedalotoftimetryingtofixitthemselves.

10

99

resources

/rzsz, -s-/

Weneedtodevotemoreresourcestoresearchonenergyfromwindpower.
Thegovernmentisfinancingalargescaledevelopmentprojectonthesubject.

Unit10

10

99

scale

/skel/

10

99

produce

/prdjus/

Somepeopleareallergictodairyproduce.

10

99

globalwarming

/lb l wm/

Scientistsaredividedontheextentofglobalwarming.

10

100

CAEcloseup

ecological

/ikldk l/

Theecologicalbalanceintheareacouldbedestroyed.

10

100

CAEcloseup

publicity

/pblsti/

Theyhadhopedtoavoidbadpublicity.

10

100

CAEcloseup

meatindustry

/mit ndstri/

Themeatindustrysufferedafterthefootandmouthepidemic.

10

100

CAEcloseup

cruelty

/krulti/

HeworksfortheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.

10

100

CAEcloseup

health

/hel/

Smokingcandamageyourhealth.

10

100

CAEcloseup

experiment

/kspermnt/

Theyclaimthatexperimentsonratsareunnecessaryandarecruel.

10

100

CAEcloseup

tookpartin

/tk pt n/

DantookpartinthedemonstrationlastweekinfrontofParliament.

10

101

fair

/fe/

It'sfairtosaythatmostscientistsagreeontheevolutiontheory.

10

101

controversy

/kntrvsi, kntrvsi/

There'sbeensomecontroversyoverincreasingstudents'fees.

10

101

highlighted

/halatd/

Arecentstudyhighlightedthedifferencebetweenstudentsnowand20yearsago.

10

101

link

/lk/

Howstrongisthelinkbetweendruguseandcrime?

10

101

inconvenient

/nknvinint/

Monday'sabitinconvenient.HowaboutTuesday?

10

101

wasteful

/westf l/

We'reprotestingatthewastefuluseofresourcesbythelocalcouncil.

10

101

inspired

/nspad/

Whenhesawwhatwasbeingachievedelsewhere,hewasinspiredtosetuphisownlaboratory.

10

101

voluntary

/vlnt ri/

Sheworksforavoluntaryorganizationprovidinghelpfortheelderly.

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101

flooded

/fldd/

10

101

batteryfarming

/bt ri fm/

Manyfarmershaveabandonedbatteryfarmingbecausethepublicthinkitiscruel.

10

101

rubbishdump

/rb dmp/

I'lltakeallthisstufftotherubbishdump.

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101

reminder

/rmand/

Thephotoofhisoldcomradewasapainfulreminderofthewar.

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101

fillsup

/flz p/

Allthisrubbishjustfillsupyourbagandleavesnoroomforanythinguseful!

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101

presumed

/przjumd/

Ipresumedyouweregoingtocomestraighthomeafterwork.

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101

solarpower

/sl pa/

Solarpowerwillonlyprovidepartoftheelectricityyouneed.

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101

initial

/n l/

AfteraninitialperiodoftrainingIwasgivenmyownareatoworkin.

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emission

/m n/

Yourcarroadtaxischargedaccordingtothelevelofemissionsyourcarproduces.

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102

Vocabulary1

fuel

/fjul/

Theplanewasrunninglowonfuel.

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102

Vocabulary1

fume

/fjum/

Icouldn'tbreathebecauseofallthedieselfumes.

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102

Vocabulary1

sewage

/sjud, su-/

Thebeachwascoveredinsewageandcompletelyunfitforuse.

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102

Vocabulary1

spill

/spl/

AhugeoilspillintheAtlanticcausedheadlinesintoday'spapers.

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102

Vocabulary1

spray

/spre/

Sprayblowingofftheseamademewetthrough.

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102

Vocabulary1

carexhaust

/kr zst/

YourcarexhaustisverysmokyIthinktheengineisburningoil.

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102

Vocabulary1

fossil

/fs l/

Wewenthuntingforfossilsamongtherocksonthebeach.

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102

Vocabulary1

untreated

/ntritd/

Untreatedwaterisnotsafetodrink.

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102

Vocabulary1

oil

/l/

Thepriceofoilhasrisenby8percent.

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102

Vocabulary1

deforestation

/difrste n/

Localinhabitantsareprotestingagainstdeforestation.

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102

Vocabulary1

depletion

/dpli n/

Thedepletionoftheozonelayerisaglobalproblem.

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102

Vocabulary1

ozonelayer

/zn le/

Theholeintheozonelayerisgettingbigger.

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102

Vocabulary2

marine

/mrin/

Marineliferoundthereefisingoodhealth.

Mygardenwasfloodedtodayaftertheheavyrain.

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102

Vocabulary2

species

/spiiz/

Threedifferentspeciesofdeerliveintheforest.

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102

Vocabulary2

cancer

/kns/

Smokingcigarettescancauselungcancer.

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Vocabulary2

coralreef

/krl rif/

Touristsareaskednottobreakpiecesoffthecoralreefinfact,it'sillegal.

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Speaking1

profound

/prfand/

Thestoryhadaprofoundeffectonme.

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102

Speaking1

longterm

/ltm/

Thelongtermeffectsofsmokingarewellknown.

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102

Speaking1

raise

/rez/

Thecharityworkstoraiseawarenessofthedangersfacedbysmokers.

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103

Writing1

nowadays

/nadez/

Peoplelivelongernowadays.

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103

Writing1

largely

/ldli/

Thedelaywaslargelyduetobadweather.

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103

Writing1

dueto

/dju t, t/

Iwasdelayedduetoheavytraffic.

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104

item

/atm/

Whatwasthelastitemofclothingyoubought?

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standby'

/stnd ba/

LeavingtheTVonstandbystillusesalotofelectricity.

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104

unplug

/npl/

Youdon'thavetounplugtheTVifyouswitchitoffatthewallsocket.

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104

lightbulb

/latblb/

Theselowenergylightbulbsarecompletelyuseless!

10

104

openfireplace

/p n faples/

Doyoustillhaveanopenfireplace?

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104

insulation

/nsjle n/

Weinstalledinsulationbetweenthewallsofourhouse.

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104

carboncoach

/kb n kt/

Hegotavisitfromacarboncoachwhocalculatedhowmuchenergyhecouldsave.

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104

aspire

/spa/

Studentswhoaspiretoacareerinlawmustbepreparedtoworkhard.

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104

audit

/dt/

Somebody'scomingtoauditthecompanyaccountstoday.

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104

carbonfootprint

/kb n ftprnt/

Calculateyourcarbonfootprintonourwebsite.

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carbonbalanced'

/kb n blnst/

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104

monitor

/mnt/

Theinformationdisplayedonthecomputermonitorwaswrong.

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104

carbondioxide

/kb n daksad/

Howmuchcarbondioxideisbeingproducedbytherubbishyouthrowaway?

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104

translatesinto

/trnslets nt, nt/

Thismuchenergytranslatesintoalotofmoneywasted.

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104

per

/p, p/

Howmuchenergydoyouconsumeperjourneytowork?

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105

inefficiency

/nf nsi/

Youcan'tcompletelyremoveinefficiencyfromacarengine.

Sometouristsaretryingtomaketheirholidays'carbonbalanced'.

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105

lack

/lk/

Shesuffersfromalackofconfidence.

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105

install

/nstl/

Thecompanyhasinstalledsecuritycameras.

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105

heatingbill

/hit bl/

Howmuchwasyourheatingbilllastwinter?

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105

chimney

/tmni/

Wegotaspecialbasketfittedtothechimneytostopbirdsdroppingthingsdownit.

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105

stove

/stv/

There'ssomesouponthestove.

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105

ceramic

/srmk/

Ceramictilescomeinavarietyofcolours.

10

105

tile

/tal/

Iwanttogetnewtilesforroundthesink.

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105

stone

/stn/

Thewallsofmyhousearemadeofstone.

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105

retains

/rtenz/

Theinsulationweinstalledretainstheheatreallywell.

10

105

afterthought

/ftt/

'BringClaretoo,'headdedasanafterthought.

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105

harvest

/hvst/

Iwedon'tharvestthecropsoon,itwillrotinthefield.

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105

energyefficient

/endi f nt/

Hesoldmeamoreenergyefficientboiler.

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105

incredibly

/nkredbli/

Nicotineisincrediblyaddictive.

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105

ecomakeover

/ik mekv/

Thecompanyemployedconsultantstogiveitanecomakeover.

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105

consultant

/knsltnt/

Marketingconsultantssuggestedthatweshouldchangethenameofourmainproduct.

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105

put(their)mindstoit

/pt mandz t t/

I'vetoldmystudentsthatthey'recertaintosucceediftheyjustputtheirmindstoit.

10

105

cumulative

/kjumjltv/

Thecumulativeeffectsofstressandoverworkmadehimill.

10

105

appliance

/plans/

Myfavouritedomesticapplianceistheonethatmakesmytoastinthemorning.

10

105

clipped

/klpt/

Healwayswalkedroundwithanametagclippedtohisshirt.
Thismeterregistershowmuchgasyouuse.

10

105

registered

/redstd/

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105

individual

/ndvdul/

Theygiveverylittleattentiontotherightsoftheindividual.

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105

minimising

/mnmaz/

I'minterestedinminimisingtheamountoffuelIuse.

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105

generated

/denretd/

Themarketingcampaigngeneratedalotofinterest.

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105

throwaway

/r we/

CanIthrowthoseboxesaway?

10

105

tonne

/tn/

Howmanypoundsarethereinatonne?

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105

calculated

/klkjletd/

Jimcalculatedhiselectricitybillandfoundhewasbeingovercharged.

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105

fitting

/ft/

Themanisfittinganewcentralheatingboiler.

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105

solarhotwatersystem

/sl ht wt sst m/

Asolarhotwatersystemtakesalongtimetopayforitself.

10

105

solarpanel

/sl pnl/

Howmuchdiditcosttoinstallsolarpanelsonyourroof?

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Vocabulary4

acquireatastefor

/kwar test f, f/

Whileshewaspregnantsheacquiredatasteforprunes.

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Vocabulary4

usage

/jusd/

FowlerwroteafamousbookonmodernEnglishusage.

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106

Grammar2

recycle

/risak l/

Glassbottlescanberecycled.

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106

Grammar2

carrierbag

/kri b/

Youcantakethesecarrierbagsbacktothesupermarketandreusethem.

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106

Grammar3

insist

/nsst/

Ididn'twanttogo,butJaneinsisted.

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107

CAEcloseup

outlining

/atlan/

IwroteashortnoteoutliningwhatIthought.

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CAEcloseup

plasticcup

/plstk kp/

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107

CAEcloseup

bin

/bn/

Shethrewtheletterinthebin.

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108

polluted

/plutd/

Theriversnearbyareheavilypolluted.

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108

petroleum

/ptrlim/

Vaselineisasoothinggelmadefrompetroleum.

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108

globally

/lb l-i/

Thecompanyisnowsellingitsproductsglobally.

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108

barrel

/brl/

Whatisthecurrentpriceofabarrelofoil?

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108

posing

/pz/

WaterlevelsareposingafloodingthreattosomeofthePacificislands.

10

108

gas

/s/

Hydrogengasishighlyflammable.

10

108

contributes

/kntrbjuts/

WindpowercontributesonlyasmallfractionoftheUK'senergyneedsatpresent.

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108

landfill

/lndfl/

Wetrytoavoidpackagingthathastobesenttolandfill.

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108

grow

/r/

Babiesgrowquicklyintheirfirstyear.

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108

sustainable

/sstenb l/

Whatdoweneedtodotoachievesustainableruraldevelopment?

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108

creation

/krie n/

ThecreationofaUnitedEuropeisperhapsinfactjustadream.

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108

treetrunk

/tri trk/

Wehadtobrakesuddenlybecausetherewasatreetrunklyingacrosstheroad.

Arethereanyplasticcupsforthewaterdispenser?

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108

bound

/band/

Thecaptives'handswereboundwithashortlengthofrope.

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108

branch

/brnt/

Theshophasopenedbranchesalloverthecountry.

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108

vine

/van/

Theslopesofthisvalleyarecoveredingrapevines.

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108

support

/spt/

Idon'tsupportanyonepoliticalparty.

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108

clay

/kle/

Thismodellingclayhardenswithoutbeingheated.

10

108

straw

/str/

Takethisstrawhattoprotectyouagainstthesun.

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108

demonstration

/demnstre n/

Protestersstagedademonstrationagainstthegovernment.

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108

basis

/bess/

Thevideowillprovideabasisforclassdiscussion.

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cross

/krs/

Areyoucrosswithme?

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109

acknowledge

/knld/

Angieacknowledgedthatshe'dmadeamistake.

ProgressCheck2

109

owingto

/ t/

OwingtotrackworknearCrewe,thistrainwillbe40minuteslateintoCarlisle.

ProgressCheck2

109

fund

/fnd/

We'retryingtoraisefundsforanewsportshall.

ProgressCheck2

109

grumpy

/rmpi/

She'salwaysgrumpyinthemorning.

ProgressCheck2

109

accurately

/kjrtli/

Canyoudescribeyourattackeraccurately?

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109

severely

/svli/

Shewasseverelyinjuredinthecrash.

ProgressCheck2

109

delight

/dlat/

Thechildrenscreamedwithdelightwhenwetoldthemwhereweweregoing.

ProgressCheck2

109

cosmopolitan

/kzmplt n/

NewYorkisavibrant,cosmopolitancitythatisfuntovisit.

ProgressCheck2

109

skyline

/skalan/

ThefamousNewYorkskylinecouldbeseenoutoftheaircraftwindow.
Theseremarksarejustfeedingintothepublic'sanxietyonthesubject.

ProgressCheck2

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109

feedinginto

/fid nt, nt/

ProgressCheck2

109

regarding

/rd/

I'dlikeawordregardingthenoteyousentmeyesterday.

ProgressCheck2

109

outfit

/atft/

Whichoutfitareyouworkingforthesedays?

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thrillsorshock

/rlz k/

Doyoupreferthrillsorshocktobeyourexperiencewhenyouvisitthecinema?

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110

convincing

/knvns/

Itwasaconvincingexcuse.

ProgressCheck2

110

elaborate

/lb rt/

Thetilesmadeanelaboratepatternonthefloor.

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mogul

/m l/

HerhusbandisapropertymogulinCalifornia.

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110

entice

/ntas/

Goodwindowdisplaysenticecustomersintothestore.

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prevail

/prvel/

Thebookexplainsthebeliefswhichstillprevailinoursociety.

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beset

/bset/

Thefamilywasbesetbyfinancialdifficulties.

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truck

/trk/

Tom'sdadworksasatruckdriver.

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110

supervisor

/supvaz/

Mysupervisorwon'tletmehavethedayofftomorrow.

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vision

/v n/

Willtheoperationimprovemyvision?

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retrieve

/rtriv/

Iretrievedmysuitcasefromthehallcupboard.

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telltale

/teltel/

Hewasdisplayingthetelltalesignsofdrugaddiction.

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pattern

/pt n/

Weatherpatternshavechangedinrecentyears.

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111

Introduction

brandnew

/brnd nju/

I'mgoingtobuyabrandnewcarthistime,notanothersecondhandone.

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111

Introduction

namedafter

/nemd ft/

ThetheatrewasnamedafterLordShaftesbury.

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Introduction

nickname

/nknem/

Hisnicknamewas'Curly'becauseofhishair.

11

111

initials

/n lz/

Don'tbothertoputyourwholenameyourinitialswilldo.

11

111

username

/juznem/

I'veforgottenmyusernameagain.

11

111

maidenname

/medn nem/

Whatwasyoumother'smaidenname?

11

111

penname

/pen nem/

ShewroteunderthepennameofGeorgeEliot.

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111

stagename

/sted nem/

That'shisstagenamehisrealnameisRegDwight.

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111

jobtitle

/db tatl/

MyjobtitlewasSeniorPublishingManager.

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111

brand

/brnd/

Theadsaredesignedtosellanewbrandofsoap.

11

111

logo

/l/

Nike'slogoisasmalltickor'swoop'.

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111

brandedgoods

/brndd dz/

Wealwaysbuybrandedgoodsatthesupermarket,nottheirownbrands.

11

113

CAEcloseup

stereotype

/steritap/

Hisbookisfullofstereotypicalimagesofwomen.

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113

CAEcloseup

idiosyncratic

/disnkrtk/

Hehasaslightlyidiosyncraticwayofsayingwhathemeans.

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113

CAEcloseup

eccentricity

/eksentrsti, -s n-/

Kate'smotherhadareputationforeccentricity.

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CAEcloseup

seethingsthroughtothebitterend

/si z ru t btr end/

Idon'tlikethisjob,butI'veagreedtoseeitthroughtothebitterend.

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113

CAEcloseup

glorious

/lris/

ThefalloftheBerlinWallwasagloriousachievementfordemocracy.

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CAEcloseup

triumph

/tramf/

ItwasadiplomatictriumphforFrance.

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CAEcloseup

heartbreaking

/ht brek/

Therewasaheartbreakingsceneattheendofthefilmwheretheherodies.

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113

CAEcloseup

thrownup

/rn p/

Thisinvestigationhasthrownupsomeoddresultsthatarenothingtodowithwhatwewerelookingfor.

11

113

CAEcloseup

heroic

/hrk/

India'sheroiceffortagainstAustraliawasrewardedwithathreewicketvictory.

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113

CAEcloseup

takingon

/tek n/

He'sneverbeenslowtotakeonachallenge.

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113

CAEcloseup

nobly

/nbli/

Afterherealisedhehadmadethemistake,henoblyresignedfromhispost.

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113

CAEcloseup

latter

/lt/

Doyouwantbaconandeggsorcornflakesforbreakfast?''I'dpreferthelatter.'

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113

CAEcloseup

compelling

/kmpel/

Thebookmakesacompellingargumentfornegotiationratherthanwar.

11

113

CAEcloseup

nowlegendary

/na led nd ri/

ThenowlegendaryDalgleishhasbeenaskedtoadvisetheclubonitsyouthteam.

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113

CAEcloseup

fullblown

/flbln/

ThepatientwasadmittedsufferingfromfullblownAIDS.

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113

CAEcloseup

takingover

/tek v/

Thenewmanagementaretakingoverthecompanyfromnextweek.

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113

CAEcloseup

tuckedaway

/tkt we/

Harry'shouseistuckedawayinthehillsaboveSorrento.

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CAEcloseup

PS

/pi es/

PSIloveyou

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CAEcloseup

curiosity

/kjristi/

Iopenedtheboxtosatisfymycuriosity.

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113

CAEcloseup

namesake

/nemsek/

Iseeyournamesakewasinthenewsagaintoday.

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113

CAEcloseup

heralded

/herldd/

Theysaythatredskytonightheraldsafinedaytomorrow.

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113

CAEcloseup

simplify

/smplfa/

TheInlandRevenuehavemadeanattempttosimplifythetaxsystem.

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113

CAEcloseup

corresponded

/krspndd/

Myexperiencecorrespondedcloselytowhathappenedtoyou.

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113

CAEcloseup

pack

/pk/

Heopenedanewpackandseparatedthejokersfromtherestofthecards.

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113

CAEcloseup

joker

/dk/

Jokersaresometimesusedincertaincardgames,forexamplepoker.

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113

CAEcloseup

odyssey

/dsi/

HisgreatodysseytookhimallthewayacrossRussiaandthroughAsiadowntoAustraliaandNewZealand.

11

113

CAEcloseup

securityalert

/skjrti lt/

Themetalplateinhislegsetoffasecurityalertattheairport.

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113

CAEcloseup

carpetfitter

/kpt ft/

Thecarpetfitterwillcutthecarpetexactlytofit.

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113

CAEcloseup

semiretired

/semi rtad/

Myneighbour'ssemiretired,andjustworksafewhoursaweeknow.

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113

CAEcloseup

lighthouse

/lathas/

Constructingthefirstlighthouseswasaverydangeroustask.

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113

CAEcloseup

tabloid

/tbld/

Thetabloidsarefullofthenewsoftheirdivorce.

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113

CAEcloseup

bankrupting

/bkrpt/

Mydaughterisbankruptingme,shespendssomuch!

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113

CAEcloseup

inruins

/n runz/

Hiscareerwasinruinsafterthecompanyfailed.

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113

CAEcloseup

quest

/kwest/

TheysetoutonaquestforknowledgethatwastotakethemtothefarthestcornersoftheEarth.

11

113

CAEcloseup

aimless

/emls/

HislifewasprettyaimlessforafewyearsbeforehemetAmy.

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113

CAEcloseup

wellexecuted

/wel ekskjutd/

Thisisaverywellexecutedpieceofwork.

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113

CAEcloseup

tomymind

/t ma mand/

Tomymind,it'sthebestthingyou'veeverwritten.

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113

CAEcloseup

font

/fnt/

Whichfontdidyouuseforthemainheadings?

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113

CAEcloseup

perspective

/pspektv/

Workingabroadgivesyouawholenewperspectiveonlife.

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113

CAEcloseup

arise

/raz/

AcrisishasarisenintheForeignOffice.

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CAEcloseup

unpretentiousness

/nprtensns/

Hisunpretentiousnesswasthekeytohissuccess.

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114

scandal

/skndl/

Hewasinvolvedinamajorfinancialscandal.

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scarce

/skes/

Foodwasoftenscarceinthewinter.

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outrage

/atred/

PublicoutrageatthescandalreachedapeakinOctober.

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114

turn(thatmusic)down

/tn dan/

WillyouturntheTVdownplease?I'mtryingtogettosleep.

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114

initiative

/ntv/

Youneedtohavealotofinitiativetodothisjob.

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pavement

/pevmnt/

Apolicemanwasstandingonthepavementoutsidethebank.

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race

/res/

Hillwontheraceeasily.

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homogenous

/hmdns/

Theywereaprettyhomogenousgroupofindividuals.

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preconceived

/priknsivd/

HehasalotofpreconceivedideasaboutlifeinAmerica.

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assured

/d/

TheyassuredmethatIwouldgetmymoneyback.

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valueformoney

/vlju f mni/

Doyouthinkthisholidayisvalueformoney?

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Listening2

insteadof

/nsted v/

Insteadofwinningasexpected,shelost!

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Listening2

despite

/dspat/

Despitemywarnings,hewentaheadanddiditanyway.

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Listening6

boosting

/bust/

Thenewtoyshaveboostedthecompany'ssalesfiguressubstantially.

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Listening6

profit

/prft/

Thecompanymadeahugeprofitonthedeal.

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Vocabulary1

runoutof

/rn at v, v/

I'msorry,we'verunoutofbaconsandwiches.

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Vocabulary1

brand

/brnd/

Ryanwasbrandedaliarbythemedia.

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Vocabulary1

hooligan

/huln/

Iwaskeptawakebyhooligansmakingnoisesinthestreetoutside.

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peer

/p/

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unbranded

/nbrndd/

Iprefertobuyunbrandedgoodsbecausethey'recheaper.

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cloakroom

/klkrm, -rum/

DoyouhaveacloakroomwhereIcanleavemycoat?

Teenagersusuallyprefertospendtheirtimewiththeirpeers.

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root

/rut/

Therootsofthetreehavestartedtocomeupthroughthepavement.

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rootforsomebody

/rut f smbdi/

Kellywasrootingforherbrother'steam.

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gettotherootof(aproblem)

/et t rut v, v/

Hestayedallnighttryingtogettotherootoftheproblem.

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sendsomethingcareof

/send sm ker v/

SendittomecareoftheRathboneHotel.

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firequestionsat

/fa kwest nz t, t/

Theinterviewerfiredquestionsatmeoneafteranother.

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racearound

/res rand/

I'vebeenracingaroundtryingtobuyChristmaspresentsatthelastminute.

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araceagainsttime

/ res enst tam/

Itwasaraceagainsttimetogettotheairportbeforehisplanetookoff.

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misery

/mz ri/

Thefilmshowedthemiseryoflifeintherefugeecamps.

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drastic

/drstk/

ThePresidentpromiseddrasticchangesinhealthcare.

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selfesteem

/selfstim/

Thepublicvotewasagreatboosttohisselfesteem.

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addictedto

/dktd t, t/

I'mprettymuchaddictedtochocolatebiscuits!

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measurement

/memnt/

What'syourchestmeasurement?

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positively

/pztvli/

Someofthesedietsforlosingweightarepositivelydangerous.

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118

executive

/zekjtv/

Larry'sasalesexecutivewithalargechemicalcompany.

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interestrate

/ntrst ret/

Theinterestrateoncurrentaccountsisverylowatthemoment.

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Grammar5

sponsor

/spns/

Ineedasponsorwhowillfinancemynextexhibitionofpaintings.

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Grammar5

expose

/kspz/

Whenawoundisexposedtotheair,ithealsmorequickly.

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Grammar5

constant

/knstnt/

Aconstantstreamofvehiclespouredoverthebridge.

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Grammar5

largescale

/ldskel/

Arewereturningtothedaysoflargescaleunemployment?

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Grammar5

aimed

/emd/

Theleafletisaimedatundecidedvoters.

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Grammar5

motorracing

/mt res/

Motorracingoffershugefinancialrewardstothemostsuccessfuldrivers.

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Grammar5

debt

/det/

Hesoldthehousetopayoffhisdebts.

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Writing1

compulsive

/kmplsv/

Iwenttoseethedoctoraboutmycompulsiveeating.

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Writing1

react

/rikt/

Theaudiencereactedbyshoutingandbooing.

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consumerism

/knsjumrz m/

Thepowerofconsumerismtodayistotal.

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impulse

/mpls/

Iresistedtheimpulsetohithim.

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noncommittal

/nn kmtl/

HewasnoncommittalwhenIaskedwhathethoughtofmyidea.

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process

/prses/

Theprocessoflearningalanguageismucheasieratanearlyage.

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hostile

/hstal/

Ahostilecrowdsurroundedtheembassygates.

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headchef

/hed ef/

SteveworksastheheadchefinaposhLondonrestaurant.

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newsreader

/njuzrid/

Newsreadersgetpaidanawfullotofmoneyforjustreadingoutthenews!
Theflightattendantcamepastandaskedmetofastenmyseatbelt.

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flightattendant

/flat tendnt/

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referee

/refri/

Thatrefereeneedsglasses!

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textiledesigner

/tekstal dzan/

Shewasformerlyemployedasatextiledesigner,andnowdesignswallpaper.

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buildingsiteforeman

/bld sat fmn/

Thebuildingsiteforemantoldmetogoandhelpthebricklayers.

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beingyourownboss

/bi jr n bs/

There'snothingbetterthanbeingyourownboss.

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publicrelationsofficer

/pblk rle nz fs/

Thecompany'spublicrelationsofficerwentouttotalktothewaitingmedia.

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outweigh

/atwe/

Thebenefitsoutweighthecosts.

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combines

/kmbanz/

Thisjobcombinesflexiblehourswithagoodsalary.

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jobsecurity

/db skjrti/

There'snosuchthingasjobsecurityintheCivilServiceanymore.

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CAEcloseup

digdeepfor

/d dip f, f/

Thepublicalwaysdigdeepforchildren'scharities.

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CAEcloseup

discrepancy

/dskrepnsi/

Policefounddiscrepanciesbetweenthetwomen'sstatements.

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CAEcloseup

salary

/slri/

Theaveragesalaryis25,000ayear.

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CAEcloseup

fund

/fnd/

We'retryingtoraisefundsforanewsportshall.

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CAEcloseup

redistributed

/ridstrbjtd/

Laboursaidthatwealthwouldberedistributedmorefairlybetweentherichandpoor.

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CAEcloseup

paidoff

/ped f/

Allherhardworkfinallypaidoffwhenshewontheaward.

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CAEcloseup

eligible

/eldb l/

Areyoueligibleforaloan?

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CAEcloseup

makeendsmeet

/mek endz mit/

I'mtryingtomakeendsmeetbydoingthreeparttimejobs.

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CAEcloseup

nursing

/ns/

Thenursingprofessionisgenerallynotwellpaidforwhattheyhavetodo.

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CAEcloseup

profession

/prfe n/

Ispentmostofmylifeintheteachingprofession.

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CAEcloseup

donate

/dnet/

Ourschooldonated500totheRedCross.

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CAEcloseup

persist

/psst/

Hepersistedindenyingthechargesagainsthim.

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CAEcloseup

adequate

/dkwt/

Herincomeishardlyadequatetopaythebills.

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CAEcloseup

quit

/kwt/

I'mthinkingaboutquittingschool.

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depressing

/dpres/

It'sadepressingbookabouttheauthor'suneventfullife.

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despatched

/dsptt/

Tomwasdespatchedtogetusallsandwiches.

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series

/sriz/

Therehasbeenaseriesofaccidentsatthatcorner.

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overjoyed

/vdd/

Iwasoverjoyedtohearyouweregettingmarried!

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economics

/eknmks, i-/

EliisaprofessorofeconomicsatHarvard.

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proceeds

/prsidz/

Theproceedsfromtheconcertwillgotocharity.

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public

/pblk/

Themuseumisopentothepubliceveryday.

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tube

/tjub/

Hehadtobefedthroughatubebecausehewassoweak.

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joint

/dnt/

Oneofthejointsbetweenthepipeswasleaking.

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spot

/spt/

Couldyoupossiblygetmeaspotofcoffee?

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rumble

/rmb l/

Therewasarumbleofthunderinthedistance.

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gust

/st/

Agustofwindblewourtentover.

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stroke

/strk/

Hehadastrokeoflucklastyearwhenhewonthelottery.

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flock

/flk/

Aflockofgeeseflewovertowardsthelake.

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herd

/hd/

Aherdofcowswerelyinginthefielditwasobviouslygoingtorain!

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swarm

/swm/

Jillwassurroundedbyaswarmofbees.

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shoal

/l/

Shoalsofcodhavebeenmuchsmallerthannormalthisyear.

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pack

/pk/

Apackofwolveswasthreateningtoattackthewoundeddeer.

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bunch

/bnt/

Itookherabunchofgrapeswhenshewasillinhospital.

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pile

/pal/

Igavehimapileoffoldedclothesandtoldhimtoputtheminhiswardrobe.

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stack

/stk/

Therewasastackofmagazinesinthedoctor'swaitingroom.

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gross

/rs/

Thecorporationmadeagrossprofitof$5millionlastyear.

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guaranteed

/rntid/

Flowersareguaranteedtoputasmileonmywife'sface.

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put(you)off

/pt f/

IhopeIhaven'tputyouoffapplyingforthejob!

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Speaking1

desirable

/dzarb l/

Theyliveinaverydesirableneighbourhood.

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accessory

/ksesri/

Theshopsellsclothesandfashionaccessories.

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uniform

/junfm/

Doyoulikethenewschooluniform?

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aftershave

/ftev/

Thesmellofhisaftershavewasoverpowering.

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figure

/f/

Thelatestunemploymentfiguresarequitedepressing.

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declares

/dklez/

Thenoticedeclaresthatanyonefounddroppinglitterwillbefined.

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commonsense

/kmn sens/

Justuseyourcommonsense.

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required

/rkwad/

Whataretherequiredskillsforthisjob?

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suicidal

/susadl, sju-/

Sheadmitsthatshesometimeshadsuicidalthoughts.

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project

/prdekt/

ThePresident'svisitisprojectedtotakeplaceinMarch.

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concerted

/knstd/

Weshouldallmakeaconcertedefforttoraisethismoney.

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guidance

/ad ns/

Yourteachercangiveyouguidanceonyourcareerchoice.

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favoured

/fevd/

Hewasoneoftheteacher'sfavouredpupils.
I'llguideyouthroughthelegalformalities.

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formality

/fmlti/

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authority

/rti/

Whichcountryhasauthorityovertheseislands?

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126

settings

/setz/

I'donlymetherininformalsettingspriortothedance.

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beware

/bwe/

Bewareofthetendencytowritetoomuch.

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intimidating

/tmdet/

Ifoundtheinterviewquiteintimidating.

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steerclear

/st kl/

Steerclearofexpressingpoliticalopinionsinyouressays.

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reminiscent

/remns nt/

InascenereminiscentofaHollywoodmovie,theyranoffintothesunset.

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nursery

/ns ri/

BobbygoestonurseryonTuesdaysandFridays.

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soothing

/su/

Theflightattendant'ssoothingvoicerelaxedallthepassengers.

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126

turnedupsidedown

/tnd psad dan/

Thisnewshasturnedthewholeprojectupsidedown!

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pastel

/pstl/

Shewasdressedinpastelshades.

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126

approachable

/prtb l/

I'vealwaysfoundhimveryapproachable.

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wordofcaution

/wd v k n/

Awordofcautionhecanbeverybadtemperedattimes.

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smartcasual'

/smt kul/

Dresscodefortheeventissmartcasual.

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pulloff

/pl f/

Thegoalkeeperpulledoffsixterrificsaves.

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conservative

/knsvtv/

Hismotherhasaconservativeattitudetoeducation.

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occasional

/ke nl/

Tomorrowwillbewarmwithoccasionalshowers.

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dressdownFriday'

/dres dan fradi, -de/

WecanweartrainersandjeanstotheofficeondressdownFriday.

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gambling

/mbl/

Gamblingonfootballresultshasreachednewlevels.

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trend

/trend/

There'satrendtowardsmoreparttimeemployment.

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dangly

/dli/

Sheloveswearingdanglybraceletsandearrings.

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classy

/klsi/

Hetookhertoaclassyrestaurantwherethepriceswereskyhigh.

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nono

/nn/

Atthattime,wearingashortskirtwasadefinitenono.

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messy

/mesi/

He'shadamessyroomeversincehehadaroomofhisowntomessup.

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excessive

/ksesv/

Avoidexcessiveamountsofcoffee.

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bowtie

/b ta/

I'vealwaysthoughtthatabowtiewasasignofaverystrangeperson.

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sleeve

/sliv/

Sheworeablousewithshortsleeves,astheweatherwaswarm.

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prominent

/prmnnt/

Aprominentpoliticianhasbeencaughtinafinancialscandal.

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visible

/vzb l/

Thelightsofthecitywereclearlyvisiblebelowthem.

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bodyart

/bdi t/

I'veneverseentheattractionofbodyart.

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unprofessional

/nprfe nl/

Hisbehaviourwasextremelyunprofessional.

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undesirable

/ndzarb l/

Thetreatmenthasnoundesirablesideeffects.

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overriding

/vrad/

Crimeseemstobetheoverridingconcernofvoters.

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nonverbal

/nn vb l/

Nonverbalcommunicationisimportanttobabies.

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127

just

/dst/

Thecourtsobviouslythoughtthiswasajustpunishmentforhiscrime.

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moral

/mrl/

Thisisamoralissue,notapoliticalone.

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physical

/fzk l/

Physicalstrengthandmetaltoughnessareequallyimportantinsport.

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127

promote

/prmt/

WeheldameetingtopromotetradebetweenTaiwanandtheUK.

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identify

/adentfa/

Shewasunabletoidentifyherattacker.

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Reading4

discreet

/dskrit/

Canyoupleasebediscreetaboutthis?

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Grammar1

coverup

/kvr p/

Thewholethingwascoveredupandneverreachedthepapers.

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Grammar1

hardly

/hdli/

IhardlyknowthepeopleI'mworkingwith.

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Grammar3

leisure

/le/

Leisureactivitiessuchassailingandswimmingareofferedattheresort.

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Grammar3

piercing

/ps/

Shehadmultiplepiercingsinhernose.

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Vocabulary2

mumble

/mmb l/

Mickymumbledanapology.
I'mDDDavid,'hestuttered.

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Vocabulary2

stutter

/stt/

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Vocabulary2

flick

/flk/

Heflickedtheflyoffhissleeve.

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Vocabulary2

browse

/braz/

CanIhelpyou?''Nothanks.I'mjustbrowsing.'

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Vocabulary2

skim

/skm/

Mariejustskimsabookifshedoesn'tthinkshe'sgoingtolikeit.

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Vocabulary2

scan

/skn/

Lookoutswerescanningtheskyforenemyplanes.

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Vocabulary2

pore

/p/

Ispentdaysporingoveroldphotos.

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Vocabulary2

ploughthrough

/pla ru/

Doyoureallywantmetoploughthroughallthispaperworktonight?

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Vocabulary2

scrawl

/skrl/

Charliescrawledhisnameonthewall.
Iscribbledhisnumberonmyhand.

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Vocabulary2

scribble

/skrb l/

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Vocabulary2

jotdown

/dt dan/

Letmejotdownyourphonenumber.

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Vocabulary2

makeanoteof

/mek nt v, v/

I'llmakeanoteofyourphonenumberincaseIforget.

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Vocabulary2

fillin

/fl n/

You'llhavetofillinanapplicationform.

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Vocabulary2

print

/prnt/

I'mprintingthedocumentnow.

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Writing1

teambuilding

/tim bld/

WewentonateambuildingexerciseinthewildsofScotland.

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Writing1

negotiatingskills

/niet sklz/

Negotiatingskillsarecrucialforasalesexecutive.

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Writing1

socialising

/s l-az/

I'mnotmuchgoodatsocialising.

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grateful

/retf l/

MonawasverygratefultoPeterforhisadvice.

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speculation

/spekjle n/

Therehasbeenalotofspeculationabouthisfuture.

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thunder

/nd/

Therewasahugestormovertheairport,withthunderandlightning.

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leggings

/lez/

Sheworeleggingswithapatternofspotsonthem.

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minutes

/mnts/

Willyoureadouttheminutesofthelastmeeting,please?

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workninetofive

/wk nantfav/

Iusedtojustworkninetofive,butnowIhavetoputinextrahours.

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workovertime

/wk vtam/

Ifyouworkovertime,yougetdoublepay.

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onduty

/n djuti/

Wereyouondutylastnightat10o'clock?

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commuter

/kmjut/

Thetrainwaspackedwithcommuters.

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trainee

/treni/

Lindsaywasatraineeteacherinthesameschoolasme.

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jobsatisfaction

/db stsfk n/

I'mnotgettingthefeelingofjobsatisfactionthatIusedto.

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perk

/pk/

Freetravelisoneoftheperksofthejob.

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unsocialhours

/ns l az/

Policeofficersoftenhavetoworkunsocialhours.

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understaffed

/ndstft/

Ourofficeisunderstaffed,andI'mhavingtoworktwiceashard.

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overcrowded

/vkradd/

Commutersarefedupwithovercrowdedtrains.

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battling

/btl/

IspentthreeyearsbattlingtoworkandbackacrossLondon.

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videoconferencing

/vdi knf rns/

Videoconferencingfacilitiesmeanthatwedon'thavetotravelacrossthecountrysooften.

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receptiondesk

/rsep n desk/

Askformeatthereceptiondeskwhenyougethere.

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fleshandblood

/fle n bld/

It'snicetomeetthefleshandbloodpersoninsteadofjustwatchingyouonTV.

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Introduction

sciencefiction

/sans fk n/

IsaacAsimovwasoneofthegreatsciencefictionauthors.

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branch

/brnt/

Theshophasopenedbranchesalloverthecountry.

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CAEcloseup

Unit13

represent

/reprzent/

Craighiredalawyertorepresenthim.

invisible

/nvzb l/

They'veinventedaplanethat'sinvisibletoenemyradar.

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CAEcloseup

heal

/hil/

Thescratchonherfingerhealedquickly.

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CAEcloseup

unproven

/npruv n, -pr-/

Histheoriesareasyetunproven.

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Vocabulary4

pay(much)attention

/pe ten n/

Don'tpayanyattentiontohimhe'sjustjoking.

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Vocabulary4

haveagoat

/hv t, t/

I'mnotsurehowgoodI'llbeatthis,butI'llhaveagoatit.

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Vocabulary4

voicetechnology

/vs teknldi/

Voicetechnologyisstillnotwidelyusedinoffices.

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Vocabulary4

giveitatry

/v t tra/

Giveitatryandseehowyougeton.

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Vocabulary4

doresearch

/du rst/

Wedidsomeresearchintoyourfamilyhistory.

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Vocabulary4

medicalscience

/medk l sans/

Therearestillmanychallengestobeovercomeinmedicalscience.

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Vocabulary4

breaktherecord

/brek rekd/

ThislecturebreakstherecordforthemostboringI'veeverhadtositthrough.

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Vocabulary4

geneticengineering

/dnetk endnr/

ShewasgiventheMBEforherworkingeneticengineering.

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Vocabulary4

takingrisks

/tek rsks/

Youwon'tgetanywherewithouttakingafewrisks.

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Vocabulary4

make(toomuch)effort

/mek eft/

Youdon'tmakeenoughefforttotalktopeople.

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comeacross

/km krs/

Icameacrossanolddiaryinherdesk.

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capable

/kepb l/

Doyouthinkhe'scapableofmurder?

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sceptic

/skeptk/

Wherelifeonotherplanetsisconcerned,he'sasceptic.

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wentthrough

/went ru/

Iwentthroughthestepsintheprocesswithherseveraltimes.

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wardrobe

/wdrb/

What'sthelatestadditiontoherwardrobe?

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chore

/t/

Allthechildrenhavehouseholdchorestodo.

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dread

/dred/

Phil'sreallydreadinghisinterviewtomorrow.

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fits

/fts/

Thatjacketfitsyoureallywell.

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matches

/mtz/

Hershoesandbagmatchedperfectly.

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comeupwith

/km p w, w/

Theystillhaven'tcomeupwithanameforthebaby.

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transform

/trnsfm/

ThemovietransformedAmyfromanunknownschoolgirlintoastar.

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cataloguing

/ktl/

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tag

/t/

Ican'tfindthepricetagonthesejeans.

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purchase

/pts/

Weneedmoneyforthepurchaseofnewequipment.

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restricted

/rstrktd/

There'sonlyarestrictedamountofmoneyforexpandingthelibrary.

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keeptrackof

/kip trk v, v/

It'sdifficulttokeeptrackofallthedevelopmentsinthisfield.

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gecko

/ek/

Geckosoftenappearedonthewallsofthehotelroom.

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exhibition

/eksb n/

There'sanexhibitionofhistoricalphotographsattheTownHall.

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principal

/prnsp l/

IknewIwasintroublewhenIwascalledtotheprincipal'soffice.
Manyhouseholdshaveatleastonecomputer.

HespentyearscataloguingthebutterfliesofthelowerAmazon.

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household

/hashld/

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enables

/neb lz/

Internetaccessenablesstudentstodomuchwiderresearchonasubject.

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predictor

/prdkt/

Ageisnotapredictorofsuccess.

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joy

/d/

Shecriedwithjoywhensheheardthenews.

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136

principle

/prnsp l/

Thechurchbelievesintheneedtoteachchildrenmoralprinciples.

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maximise

/mksmaz/

Maximiseyouropportunitiestoseetheworldwhileyou'reyoung.

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hunch

/hnt/

Ihadahunchyou'dcalltoday.

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intuition

/ntju n/

Trustyourintuition.

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boosting

/bust/

I'minterestedinboostingthespeedofmycomputer.

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136

meditation

/medte n/

Rogerwasalwaysverykeenonmediation.

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fulfil

/flfl/

Hefulfilledhispromisetocuttaxes.

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persevere

/psv/

Justpersevere,andyou'llfindyousucceedafterawhile.

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136

fortune

/ft n/

I'vehadmanystrokesofgoodfortuneinmylife.

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dwellon

/dwel n/

Don'tdwellonthepastthinkaboutthefuture.

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constructive

/knstrktv/

Idon'tmindconstructivecriticism,butthatwasjustnasty!

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136

demonstrate

/demnstret/

Theaccidentdemonstratedtheimportanceofwearingseatbelts.

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chanceencounter

/tns nkant/

Ihadachanceencounterwithhiminthecanteenyesterday.

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sixfigure

/sksf/

Alanisofferingasixfiguresalaryforhisnewapprentice.

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income

/km, n-/

Theirannualincomeislessthan24,000.

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novel

/nv l/

Whatanovelidea!

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nametag

/nemt/

Pleasebesuretowearyournametagatalltimes.

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cameout

/kem at/

Whendoestheearlyeditionofthepapercomeout?

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137

syndicated

/sndketd/

HiscartoonsweresyndicatedacrosstheUSA.

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137

nationwide

/ne nwad/

There'sbeennationwidedisgustattheMPs'expensesscandal.
Thename'restaurant'impliesthatyoucangetsomethingtoeathere.

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implies

/mplaz/

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expertise

/eksptiz/

Hismedicalexpertisewasworldfamous.

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137

die

/da/

Thechildrentookturnsinthrowingthedie.

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worldweary

/wldwri/

Thenovelwasaboutaworldwearydetectivewhodecidestotakethelawintohisownhands.

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intriguing

/ntri/

Idneverheardsuchanintriguingstory.

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happenstance

/hp nstns/

Thewaywemetwaspurehappenstance.

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pushes(his)boundaries

/pz bandriz/

Thetaskpushedhisboundariestothelimit.

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rollofthedie

/rl v da/

Italldependedontherollofthedie.

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hilarious

/hleris/

Theywereahilariouscomedyact.

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rampage

/rmped/

Theescapedelephantwentontherampagefortwodays.

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infects

/nfekts/

Hehadabadcoldlastweekandmusthaveinfectedme.
Trytoinjectsomeenthusiasmintoyourperformance.

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injects

/ndekts/

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chaos

/ke-s/

Thefloodscausedchaos.

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urbane

/ben/

HisyearsintheCivilServicedhonedhisurbanemanners.

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stuffiness

/stfins/

Peopleareputoffbyhisstuffiness.

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academicallyinclined

/kdemkli nkland/

Mydaughterisnotacademicallyinclined.

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137

reformulate

/rifmjlet/

Wehadtoreformulateourideasfromtimetotime.

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precious

/pres/

Wecannotaffordtowasteprecioustime.

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137

dictate

/dktet/

Shedictatedthelettertohersecretary.

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137

ultimate

/ltmt/

TheRollingStonesaretheworld'sultimaterockandrollband.

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randomly

/rndmli/

Peoplewererandomlychosentohelpwiththesurvey.

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sown

/sn/

Thefarmerhadsowntheseedsafewweeksbefore.

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Grammar3

vaccine

/vksin/

Theswinefluvaccinewasgiventothosemostatrisk.

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Grammar3

strain

/stren/

Hisbodycouldn'tcopewiththestrainoffluthathecaught.

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Grammar3

virus

/vars/

Thecommoncoldvirusspreadsveryeasily.

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Vocabulary1

setabout

/set bat/

Howdoyousetaboutgettingajob?

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Vocabulary1

setoff

/set f/

We'dbettersetoffthefireworksafteritgetsdark.

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Vocabulary1

driedup

/drad p/

Peopleweren'tbuyingthegoods,andthemoneydriedup.

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138

Vocabulary1

setoutto

/set at t, t/

IaccomplishedallIsetouttodo.

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Vocabulary1

broughtabout

/brt bat/

Whatbroughtaboutsuchachangeinattitude?

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Vocabulary1

fizzledout

/fz ld at/

Thefireworksslowlyfizzledout.

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sparkoff

/spk f/

Hiscommentssparkedoffanideainmyhead.

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finishoff

/fn f/

Ifinishedoffthereportbeforegoinghome.

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startoff

/stt f/

Thatstartedmeoffcrying.

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stirup

/str p/

Johnwasalwaysstirringuptrouble.

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winddown

/wand dan/

It'sdifficulttowinddownabusinessthatyou'veworkedatfor20years.

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glasshalffull'

/ls hf fl/

Rubyhasa'glasshalffull'attitudetolife.

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ruining

/run/

Lossoftradeisruiningthebusiness.

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youth

/ju/

Theyouthoftodayhavenomanners.

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attentionspan

/ten n spn/

Rachelhasaveryshortattentionspan.

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handeyecoordination

/hnda kdne n/

Hishandeyecoordinationwasexcellent.

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conventional

/knven nl/

Thegalleryonlyexhibitsthemoreconventionalformsofart.

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excess

/kses/

Theproblemwascausedbyanexcessofenthusiasm.

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lateral

/lt rl/

Thewallisweak,andneedslateralsupport.

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debate

/dbet/

Theschool'sfuturebecamethesubjectofmuchdebate.

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cloning

/kln/

Dollythesheepwasthefirstanimaltobethesubjectofcloning.

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cultureshock

/klt k/

Theimmigrantsweresufferingfromcultureshock,andnotunderstandingEnglishcompoundedthis.

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getoutoftheratrace

/et at v rt res/

Idecidedtogetoutoftheratraceandworkformyself.

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fishoutofwater

/f at v wt/

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sellingup

/sel p/

They'resellingupandmovingaway.

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movingon

/muv n/

Thepastisthepast,andI'mnowmovingonwithmylife.

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youhaven'tlived

/j hv nt lvd/

Youhaven'tliveduntilyou'veseenParis.

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custom

/kstm/

ShefollowsIslamiccustombycoveringherhair.

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CAEcloseup

tribesman

/trabzmn/

Thetribesmanrodehiscamelacrossthedesert.

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CAEcloseup

tribal

/trab l/

He'sawellknowncollectoroftribalart.

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CAEcloseup

frozenwastes

/frz n wests/

TheexpeditionsetoffacrossthefrozenwastesofGreenland.

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CAEcloseup

steamy

/stimi/

Theexplorershackedtheirwaythroughthesteamyjungle.

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CAEcloseup

jungle

/d l/

Mybackgardenlookslikeajungle!

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CAEcloseup

wisdom

/wzdm/

Somepeopledoubtedthewisdomofhisdecision.

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commercialism

/km lz m/

Commercialismpromotesconsumptionasawayoflife.
Lisaisextremelymaterialistic.

IhadtoleavethecompanybecauseIfeltlikeafishoutofwater.

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CAEcloseup

materialistic

/mtrilstk/

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tradition

/trd n/

Thecountryhasalongtraditionofstatecontrol.

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CAEcloseup

evident

/evd nt/

Itwasevidentthattheywerenotsatisfied.

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CAEcloseup

childrearing

/tald rr/

Childrearingisusuallyleftuptothemother.

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CAEcloseup

forinstance

/fr nstns/

Whydon'tyougetahobby,drawingforinstance?

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CAEcloseup

incarnation

/nkne n/

Hefelthehadmetherbefore,inapreviousincarnation.

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CAEcloseup

elder

/eld/

Janet'ssisteriseightyearsherelder.

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CAEcloseup

rulebound

/rul band/

Ruleboundsystemsoftenfailtoservethecustomerswell.

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CAEcloseup

division

/dv n/

Theteacherwasattemptingtoteachthedivisionofwordsintosyllables.

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CAEcloseup

gender

/dend/

Discriminationonthegroundsofgenderisnotallowed.

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CAEcloseup

permanently

/pmnntli/

Theaccidentlefthimpermanentlydisabled.

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CAEcloseup

adamant

/dmnt/

Shewasquiteadamantthatshehadneverseenhimbefore.

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CAEcloseup

firstandforemost

/fst n fmst/

FirstandforemostIwouldliketothankeveryonewhovotedforme.

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CAEcloseup

anthropologist

/ntrpldst/

Mostanthropologistsareemployedbyuniversities.
Shefoundtheideautterlyabhorrent.

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abhorrent

/bhrnt/

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CAEcloseup

theprosandcons

/ prz n knz/

Shelistedtheprosandconsoftakinginaroommate.

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CAEcloseup

facet

/fst/

Thereareseveralfacetstothisquestion.
Doyoubelieveintheimmortalityofthesoul?

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CAEcloseup

soul

/sl/

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CAEcloseup

indigenous

/nddns/

AboriginesaretheindigenouspeopleofAustralia.

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CAEcloseup

ancestral

/nsestrl/

Rafetookmetoseehisancestralhome.

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CAEcloseup

territory

/tert ri/

Thesoldiershadstrayedontoenemyterritory.

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CAEcloseup

selective

/slektv/

Beselectivewhenyou'reshopping.

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CAEcloseup

harvesting

/hvst/

Thefarmerwasharvestingthewheat.

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CAEcloseup

seek

/sik/

TheUNisseekingapoliticalsolution.

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CAEcloseup

preconception

/priknsep n/

Shehadnopreconceptionsaboutthenatureofthework.

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CAEcloseup

instilled

/nstld/

Honestywasinstilledintomefromanearlyage.

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CAEcloseup

reflection

/rflek n/

Welookedatourreflectionsinthepool.

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CAEcloseup

wentawry

/went ra/

Theplanwentbadlyawry.

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obtained

/btend/

HeobtainedafirsteditionofthebookfromeBay.

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gathering

/r/

Shegatheredtheflowersinabasket.

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Grammar2

edible

/edb l/

Weweren'tsurewhethertheberrieswereedible.

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Grammar2

devastated

/devstetd/

Shewasdevastatedtohearthenewsoftheplanecrash.

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Grammar4

undifferentiated

/ndfrenietd/

Undifferentiatedmarketingisanothertermformassmarketing.

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Grammar4

boardinghouse

/bd has/

Everysummerwewenttotheseasideandstayedinaboardinghouse.

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Grammar4

provincial

/prvn l/

Shespeakswithaprovincialaccent.

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Vocabulary2

pickandchoose

/pk n tuz/

CanIgettopickandchoosewhowillbeonmyteam?

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toandfrom

/tu n frm/

Shecommutestoandfromworkeveryday.

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sinkorswim

/sk swm/

Inthisbusinessyoueithersinkorswim.

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peaceandquiet

/pis n kwat/

Thepeaceandquietofthecountrysidehasacalmingeffectonme.

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lifeandtimes

/laf n tamz/

He'sgivingatalkaboutthelifeandtimesofCharlesDarwin.

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insandouts

/nznats/

I'mnotsureifanyonereallyunderstandsalltheinsandoutsoftheplan.

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approval

/pruv l/

Wehaveobtainedapprovalforthefunding.

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horrifically

/hrfkli/

Hehadbeenhorrificallydisfiguredinanaccident.

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Listening2

tubestation

/tjub ste n/

WeboughtamapshowingtheLondonUndergroundtubestations.

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Listening2

benchmark

/bentmk/

Thetestresultsprovideabenchmarkformeasuringstudentachievement.

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Listening4

participated

/ptspetd/

Heparticipatedfullyinthediscussion.

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disturbed

/dstbd/

Iwasverydisturbedbyhernews.

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achangeofheart

/ tend v ht/

WhenIreadtheyhadexecutedaninnocentman,Ihadachangeofheartaboutthedeathpenalty.

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changedhistune

/tendd z tjun/

Hesoonchangedhistunewhenconfrontedbytheevidence.

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changeyourways

/tend j wez/

You'dhavetochangeyourwaysbeforeI'dconsidergoingoutwithyou.

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ringthechanges

/r tendz/

Wedecidedtoringthechangesanddecoratethewholehouse.

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changeofpace

/tend v pes/

Theholidaywasanicechangeofpacefromeverydaylife.

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materially

/mtrili/

CircumstanceshavedchangedmateriallysincehewasmadeCEO.

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changingplaceswith

/tend plesz w, w/

Iaskedhimhowhewouldliketochangeplaceswithmeforaweekstuckathomewiththebaby!

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changewiththetimes

/tend w tamz/

Hospitalsarechangingwiththetimes,andaremorefriendly.

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changedtack

/tendd tk/

Thepartychangedtackontheirattitudetotaxcuts.

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choppingandchanging

/tp n tend/

Juliaisforeverchoppingandchanginghermind.
Herattitudeirritatedme.

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Vocabulary2

irritate

/rtet/

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stickwith

/stk w, w/

Hestuckwithhisjobatthezoo.

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Grammar3

gasstation

/s ste n/

Wepulledintothegasstationtofillupthetank.

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cemented

/smentd/

TherelationsipwascementedfurtherwhenthePresidentvisitedthecountry.

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CAEcloseup

mastered

/mstd/

Hehasmasteredthesaxophone.

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CAEcloseup

remark

/rmk/

Carlmadeaspitefulremarkaboutherhair.

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CAEcloseup

inspector

/nspekt/

Theticketinspectorclaimedthatmyticketwasnotvalid.

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adjust

/dst/

We'regraduallyadjustingtothenewwayofworking.

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official

/f l/

ThenewspaperarticleswassourcedbyanonymousUSAdministrationofficials.

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shade

/ed/

Theypaintedthelittlegirl'sbedroomalightshadeofpink.

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graduate

/rduet/

HegraduatedfromHarvardlastyear.

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concentration

/kns ntre n/

Theysoongettiredandlosetheirconcentration.

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certificate

/stfkt/

Keepallyourexamcertificates.

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revise

/rvaz/

MuminsistedthatIstayinandrevisefortheexams.

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inretrospect

/n retrspekt/

ItseemedlikeagoodideaatthetimebutinretrospectIcanseethatwewerewrong.

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MAcourse

/em e ks/

He'stakinganMAcourseinPhilosophy.

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mediocre

/midik/

Theactorgaveamediocreperformance.

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tackling

/tkl/

Hetackledtheproblems.

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external

/kstnl/

Thehouseneededrepairstotheexternalwalls.

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mistaken

/mstek n/

Ithoughthesaid12o'clock,butImighthavebeenmistaken.

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overwhelmed

/vwelmd/

Shecouldhearfootstepsbehindherandwassuddenlyoverwhelmedwithfear.

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letdown

/let dan/

Thefootballfanswereletdownbytheteam'sperformance.

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prioritise

/prartaz/

It'simportanttoprioritiseyourworkload.

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store

/st/

Allmyoldclothesarestoredawayintheloft.

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retention

/rten n/

Practisinginformationretrievaliskeytomemoryretention.

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overlook

/vlk/

Thepoliceoverlookedakeypieceofevidence.

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task

/tsk/

Iwasgiventhetaskofhandingoutthecups.

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criterion

/kratrin/

Whatarethecriteriaforselectingthewinner?

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nerves

/nvz/

Hernerveswereonedgebeforetheexam.

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tension

/ten n/

Themayormadeanefforttocalmracialtensionsinthecity.

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adrenalin

/dren l-n/

Fearincreasedtheamountofadrenalineinherbody.

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hindsight

/handsat/

Withhindsight,Ishouldhavewarnedyoutoexpecttrouble.

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drowning

/dran/

Shewasdrowninginalltheinformationflowingherway.

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Grammar3

medicine

/meds n/

Haveyoutakenyourmedicine?
Supposingitrains?Whatwillwedothen?

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Grammar3

supposing

/spz/

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Grammar4

commissioned

/km nd/

Theycommissionedastudyintohowmanylaptopswerelostatairports.

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Grammar4

rectify

/rektfa/

Shemadeeveryefforttorectifytheproblem.

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Grammar4

interrupt

/ntrpt/

Sorrytointerrupt,butIneedsomehelp.

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acquire

/kwa/

Themuseumacquiredthepaintingfor6.8million.

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articulate

/tkjlet/

Shefounditdifficulttoarticulateherfears.

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grounding

/rand/

Todothecourseheneededagoodbasicgroundinginmaths.

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intellectual

/ntlektul/

Groupgamescanhelppromotechildren'sintellectualdevelopment.

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fulfilment

/flflmnt/

Ann'sworkgivesherarealsenseoffulfilment.

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jugglingworkandstudy

/d l wk n stdi/

Shewasfindingitdifficulttostrikeabalancebetweenworkingandstudying.

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strikingabalance

/strak blns/

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assignment

/sanmnt/

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tuition

/tju n/

IhadprivatetuitioninEnglish.

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vocational

/vke nl/

Ellaistakingavocationaltrainingcourseinnursing.

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distancelearning

/dst ns ln/

Hefoundthedisancelearningcoursetooonerouseafterafullday'swork.

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Vocabulary4

promotion

/prm n/

Hispromotiontomanagerwaswelldeserved.

Studentshavetodothreewrittenassignments.

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Vocabulary4

introductory

/ntrdkt ri/

Hegaveashortintroductoryspeechfortheguestspeaker.

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tutor

/tjut/

HegoestoaprivatetutorforFrenchlessons.

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term

/tm/

Thenewschooltermstartsnextweek.

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grade

/red/

Independendschoolsachievebettergrades.

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Vocabulary4

offset

/fset/

Thecostoftheflightwasoffsetbythecheapnessofthehotel.

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Speaking4

sumup

/sm p/

So,tosumup,weneedtoorganiseourtimebetter.

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Speaking4

summarise

/smraz/

Wehadtowriteaparagraphsummarisingthemainelementsinthestory.

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Speaking4

conclude

/knklud/

Thereportconcludedthattheaccidentwaspreventable.

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Speaking4

recap

/rikp, rikp/

Hedidaquickrecapofallthesalientpoints.

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statistics

/sttstks/

Thepolicereleasedthelatestcrimestatistics.

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delivery

/dlv ri/

Thespeaker'sdeliverywasclearandconcise.

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disgusted

/dsstd/

Wefeltdisgustedbythewaywe'dbeentreated.

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Grammar3

collocation

/klke n/

Thestudentswereaskedtounderlinethecollocations.

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justify

/dstfa/

Howcanyoujustifyspendingsomuchmoneyonacoat?

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broaden

/brdn/

Thesocialworldofthechildslowlybroadens.

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horizon

/hraz n/

Wecouldseeashiponthehorizon.

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graduation

/rdue n/

AftergraduationhewenttocollegeandmajoredinScience.

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hint

/hnt/

Suehasbeendroppinghintsaboutherbirthday.
Thecomedian'sjokeswereabitstale.

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stale

/stel/

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qualify

/kwlfa/

Suequalifiedasasolicitorlastyear.

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demands

/dmndz/

Doestheletterdemandanimmediateanswer?

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knockon

/nkn/

Thepriceriseswillhaveaknockoneffectontheeconomy.

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packitallin

/pk t l n/

Theyhadaverybusyschedulebutmanagedtopackitallin.

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dissatisfied

/dstsfad, dss-/

Thedissatisfiedcustomerrangethecompanytocomplain.

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questionnaire

/kwestne/

Studentswereaskedtofilloutaquestionnaire.

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interviewee

/ntvjui/

Theintervieweesalllookedverynervous.

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online

/nlan/

Heorderedsomethingonline.

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fashionlabel

/f n leb l/

Healwayswearsdesignerclotheswiththefashionlabelontheoutside.
OurcorporateheadquartersareinHouston.

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corporate

/kp rt/

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bruising

/bruz/

Thedoctortooknoteofallthebruisingonthechild'sbody.

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breezing

/briz/

ThePresidentbreezedthroughtheroomsmilingandwaving.

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brawling

/brl/

Themenwerebrawlinginthestreet.

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screeching

/skrit/

Thechildrenwerescreechinginsultsatoneanother.

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grumbling

/rmbl/

He'salwaysgrumblingaboutonethingoranother.

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mouthing

/ma/

Whenyoumouththewordsolivejuice,itlookslikeIloveyou.

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dump

/dmp/

Theydumpedtheirbagsonthefloorandleft.

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