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English File Vocabulary
English File Vocabulary
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Personality
1 WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? 2 OPPOSITES
a Co1nplete the definitions with the adjectives. a Match the adjectives and their opposites.
affec t ionate i;:i'fckJ;:in;:it aggressive /;:i'yre'>1 vi" hard-working /hu:d \v3:k1q/ mean !1ni:n/
amQitious '<c1n'b1J;:i-.. 1 anxious /'a:ukJ~s1 bossy /'hnsi' outgQing /aut'9~011J self-con fident 1~clf 'konf1d0nt/
charming 'tJu:rr110' comggtitive ;k:in1'pct:->t1v' stupid /\tju:p1d.1 talkative /'t:i:k;,)t 1v/
independent ·Incl1'pcnd;:inti jealous ·d3cl;is1
moody "1nu:d i, rebellious •r1'bcli;}s. reliable .'ri la1;ibL Opposite
§.filfish "sclf1.f' sensible , scns;:ibl.: sensitive i'scn-,;:it1\ clever
sociable /'s;iof;ihl spoilt /sp:1il!I stubborn /'st.\b;:in,
generous
1 Selfish people think about then1selves and not about insecure
other people. lazy
2 /\ person ahvays vvants to \V in. Qillet
3 children behave badly because they are shy
given everything they \Vant.
b ]J 24 l)) Listen and check. Then cover the opposites and
4 An person gets angry quickly and likes test yourself.
fighting and arguing.
5 people have an attractive personality c \\Tith a partner, look at the adjectives again in 1 and
and make people like them. 2. Do you think they are positive, negative, or neutral
6 A person has common sense and is characteristics?
practical.
7 A person is friendly and enjoys being 3 NEGATIVE PREFIXES
\Vith other people.
8 people are often \Vorried or stressed . a W h ich prefix do you use \.vith these adjectives? Put
9 f\ person is happy one n1inute and sad them in the correct colun1n.
t he next, and is often bad -ten1pered .
am!;tlti ous friendly honest imaginative
l0 people Iike doing things on their own, kind mature organized PQtient reliable
\Vithout help. responsible selfish sensitive sociable tidy
11 A ______ person likes giving orders to other
people. ~ un-/ dis- .' im- I ir- I in-
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12 1\ n person shO\.VS that they love or like
unambitious
people very n1uch.
13 A person thinks that someone loves
another person n1ore than then1, or wants \.Vhat other
people have. b (!) 25 l)) Listen and check. \Vhich of the ne\.v adjectives
14 A person can be easily hurt or offended. has a positive meaning?
1S An ______ person \Vants to be successful in
c Cover the colurnns. Test yourself.
life.
16 A ______ person is son1eone \.Vho you can trust .p False friends
or depend on. I Some words in English are very similar t o words in other
17 A person doesn't like obeyi ng rules. languages, but have different meanings.
18 A person never changes his (or her) Sensible looks very similar to sensible in Spanish and
French, but in fact in English it means someone who has
opinion or attitude about son1ething.
common sense and is pract ical. The Spanish I French
b 1 23 >)) Listen and check. word sensible translat es as sensitive in English (to
describe a person who is easily hurt).
c Cover t he definitions and look at the adjectives. Sympathetic does not mean the same as sympatyczny in
Ren1en1ber the defin itions. Polish or sempatik in Turkish (which mean nice, friendly).
In English, sympathetic means a person who understands
other people's f eelings, e.g. fv1y best friend was very
sympathetic when I failed my exam last week.
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Money
1 VERBS
a Con1plete the sentences w it h a verb fron1 tl1e list.
be worth /bi v,13:e/ borrow /'hnr;'lo/ can't afford /ku:nt ;'l'f'.'l:u/ charge /tJo:d3i cost /kn'>ll earn 1-3:11/
in~fit /J n'hcrit/ invest /J n'vc"I / lend /lend/ owe /-du/ raise /rc11/ save /se1v! waste '""L'l'>I'
2 PREPOSITIONS 3 NOUNS
a Con1plete the Preposit io n column with a word fron1 a Matcl1 the nouns and definitio11s.
the Iist.
bill bil cash machine (AmE ATM) kreJ 111:-iji:n
back by for (x2) from in (x2) into on to coin k::lln loan 1:-ion mortgage 1n:"':g1J3
note n:-iot salary '><Cl:iri tax t<.ek'>
Preposition
1 note a piece of paper 111oney
1 Would you like to pay cash or credit in, by 2 a piece of 1noney made of rnetal
card?
3 a piece of paper which sho\vs ho\v n1uch
2 I paid the dinner last night. It was my n1oney you have to pay for son1ething
birthday. 4 the n1oney you get for the \vork you do
3 I spent £50 books yesterday. 5 111oney that you pay to the government
4 My uncle invested all his money 6 n1oncy that omebody (or a bank) lends you
property. 7 n1oney that a bank lends you to buy a house
5 I don't like lending money friends. 8 a n1ach ine \Vhere you can get money
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6 I borrowed a lot of money the bank. b 1 37 i)) Listen and check. Cover the \Vords and look at
the definitions. Try to ren1ember the \vords.
7 They charged us €60 a bottle of wine.
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8 I can only lend you the money if you pay ~Phrasal verbs
me next week. I t ook out €200 from a cash machine. (= took from my
9 I never get debt. I hate owing people bank account)
money. When can you pay me back the money I lent you?(= return)
I have to live off my parents while I'm at university.
{= depend on financially)
b 1 36 >)) Listen and check.
It's difficult for me and my wife to live on only one salary.
c Cover the Prep osition colun1n. Look at the sentences (= have enough money for basic things you need to live)
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and ren1ember the prepositions.
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Transport VOCABULARY BANK
~Phrasal verbs
Learn these phrasal verbs connected
pedestrian _ __ with transport and travel.
4 5 Qgtrol 6 road - --
We set off at 7.00 in the morning to try to
avoid the traffic. (= leave on a journey)
I arrive at 8.15. Do you think you could
pick me up at the station?(= collect sb,
in a car, etc.)
7 rush _ __ 8 seat _ __ 9 speed _ __ 10 speed _ __ I got on the wrong bus, and I ended up
on the opposite side of town. (- find
yourself in a place I situation that you
did not expect)
We 're running out of petrol. Let's stop
at the next petrol station. (= finish your
supply of sth)
11 taxi _ __ 12 traffic _ __ 13 traffic _ __ 14 zebra _ __ Watch out! I Look out! You're going to
crash! (= be careful or pay attention to
b ~3 >)) Listen and check. Then cover the con1pound nouns and look at the sth dangerous)
pictures . Remember the compound nouns.
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De,pendent prepositionis
1 AFTER VERBS Preposition
a Con1plete the Preposition colu11111 \'lith a \.vord 1 He apologized t he policeman driving fast. to ,Lac_
frorn the list. 2 We're arriving Milan on Sunday.
He apologized to t he policeman for drivi ng fast . 12 I'm really looking forwa rd the party.
13 lf I pay t he meal, can you get the drinks?
b ~ 25 >)) Listen and check.
14 This music reminds me . our honeymoon in Italy.
c Cover the Preposition column. Say tl1e
15 I don't spend a lot of money clothes.
sentences \Vith the correct preposit io11.
6 This exercise isn't very different the last one. (or to)
I*also scared of and frightened of 11 I'm very fon d my little nephew. He's adorable.
c Cover the Preposition colun1n . Say the 13 I don't like people who aren't kind animals.
sentences with t he correct preposition. 14 She used to be married a pop star.
Sport
1 PEOPLE AND PLACES
a Match the \vords and pictures.
captain /' k<cpt1n/ spectators /spek'tett:)z/ /
coach /k:iot.f/ the crovvd /kraod/
1 fans ifre n71 rea111 /ti:n1/
Jlli!yers /'plc101.i sradiun1 /'stc1di;;irn l
referee /ref;,'ri :.' / sports hall /sp:i:ts b:i:l/ /
u rnpi re i'A n1pa1;-i/ arena /;:i'ri:n;i/
b f. 2 >)) Listen and check. Cover the >vords and look at
the pictures. Test yourself.
2 VERBS d Con1plete the Verb colun1n \Vith a verb fron1 the list.
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Relationships
1 PEOPLE
a Match the words and definitions. 1 couple t\vo people "vho are n1arried or in a romantic relationship
2 your husband, \Vite, boyfriend, or girlfriend
classmate /'k lo:sn1e1ti
close friend /k l::ios fre nd/ 3 the person that you are engaged to be n1<11Tied to
colleague /'koli:9/ couple / 'kApl/ 4 a person that you share a flat \Vith
ex /eks/ fiance /fi'onseI/ (female fiancee) 5 a person that you "vork \Vith
flatmate /'flretn1ert / Rartner /'po:tn::>/
6 (colloquial) a person that you used to have a relationship
\Vi th
b 3 191)) Listen and check. Cover the
definitions and look at the words. 7 a very good friend that you can talk to about anything
Remember tl1e definitions. 8 a fr ie nd fro rn school or college
be t ogether become fri ends break up get in touch get married get on
get to know go out together have (sth) in common lose t ouch meet propose
p Colloquial language
I went out last night with some mates. (= friends)
I really f ancy a girl I met in class last week. (= I'm attracted to her)
Jane dumped her boyfriend last night!(= told him that t heir relationship was
over)
My younger sister has a crush on Justin Bieber!(= be madly in love with when you
are young)
Phrasal verbs
My sister and her boyfriend broke up I split up last month. ( ended their
relationship)
My daughter has f alien out with her best friend. They aren't speaking to each other
at the moment. {= had an argument with and stopped being friends)
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Cinema
1 KINDS OF FILM 2 PEOPLE AND THINGS
a Match the photos v1itl1 tl1e kinds of fi lins. a Match the i1ou11s and definitions.
audience /'J:cli.,ns/ cast /ko:st/ extra /'ck str~/ plot /plot/
review i ri 'vj u:/ scene /si:n/ script /skn pt/ sequel /'si:kw.,I/
soundtrack / 'saonclt rrek/ fil2ec ial ef fects /'spe.fl 1' fek ts/
star /stu:/ subtitles / 1sAbtn1t lz/
is more common in Ameri can English. b ~ 35 J)) Listen and check. Cover 1- 6 and look at A- F.
Reme1nber 1-6.
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