Unit 12, Vocabulary

Vocabulary --- Pages 104 and 105

FITNESS CENTRES

Whether (adv) – if

Fee (n) – the amount of money one needs to pay monthly, annually or weekly

Impact (n) – influence, collision

Session (n) – a period of time during which a service is offered

To build muscles (phr) – to work out and make your body stronger

To note (v) – take notice of, perceive

To admit (v) – to allow to enter; (n) – admission

Admission policy (n) – admission rules and criteria

To accompany (v) – to go along with sb

To sign up (ph v) – to enlist, to subscribe

To be approved (v) – to be in favour of

To get fit (phr) – to become stronger

In advance (phr) – beforehand, ahead of time

Goal (n) – aim, a desired end

Ballroom dancing (n) – recreational dance performed by couples

Appearance (n) – looks

Adventurous (adj) – full of risk and courage

To keep one on their toes (idiom) – energetic, ready, alert

To book (v) – to reserve

Equipment (n) – instruments, tools

To hire (v) – to rent, to posses for a shorter period of time

To design (v) – to plan skillfully

To suit (v) – to be appropriate, to accommodate, to be satisfactory

To come along (ph v) – to accompany sb

To strengthen (v) – to become stronger

To take part in (ph v) – to participate

In shape (phr) – in condition, fit, strong

To work out (ph v) – to physically exercise, to use weights

Personal trainer (n) – a one-on-one coach

Aerobics class (n) – jogging, rowing, swimming or often lighter exercise to music

Body building (n) – daily exercise including weights to build muscles

Vocabulary, Page 107, ex. 1

Prescription (n) – a piece of paper a doctor gives you to get medicine

Diagnosis (n) – a doctor’s opinion of what is wrong with you

Allergy (n) – when your body reacts badly to some things

Cure (n) – medicine, remedy or treatment

Symptom (n) – a sign such as spots or cough that shows you’re ill

Surgery (n) – a doctor’s office

GP (n) – a general practitioner, a general doctor

Injection (n) – a medicine which is put into your body with a syringe

Vocabulary, Page 107, ex. 2

Collocations with make and do

Make	Do
An appointment	Some exercises
A complaint	The housework
A noise	Your best
Up your mind	The washing-up
A fuss	Your homework
A mess	Well at something
A phone call	You good
A suggestion	The shopping
The bed
Friends
A mistake
Sure
A decision
An effort
Money
A meal

     

Conditional Sentences---Revision

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/if.htm

Irregular Verbs---Revision

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/simple_past-exercises.html

Unit 16, Vocabulary

On the Run

Pages 140 and 141, Vocabulary

Sympathy (n) – understanding

To commit a crime (phr) – to do smth illegal or wrong

To affect (v) – to influence, to shape, to cause a change

To break the law (phr) – to do smth illegal

Currently (adv) – at the present time, now

To be arrested (phr) – to make the arrest, to be detained by the police

To admit (v) – to say you did smth, to accept the blame

To claim (v) – to state, to say that smth is true although you are not sure

Innocent (adj) – not guilty, not having committed a crime

Guilty (adj) – you did smth wrong, having committed a crime

Burglary (n) – the crime of stealing things from a house

Suburb (n) – the edge of a city or a town, outskirts, suburbia

Insurance (n) – an agreement with a company, money you pay for safety reasons

Crime rate (n) – a measure of how much crime is committed

Failure (n) – the fact of not succeeding

Poverty (n) – the condition of being extremely poor

To push someone into smth (phr) – to make someone do smth

To turn to smth (phr) – to start doing smth

Honesty (n) – the quality of being honest, sincere, decent

To recognise (v) – to know someone or smth because you have seen them before

To search smth/someone (v) – to check whether smth is hidden somewhere

Suspicious (adj) – someone or smth that seems or looks guilty

To prove (v) – to show that smth is true

To plead guilty/not guilty (phr) – to say in court

Trial (n) – legal process

Jury (n) – a group of people who listen to facts and decide whether someone is guilty

Verdict (n) – a decision made at the end of the trial

Offence (n) – crime

Court (n) – the room where legal processes take place

Page 143, Vocabulary, Exercises 1 and 4

Shoplifting (n) – stealing from shops

Pickpocket (n) – a small thief who steals from people in the street

Robbery (n) – if you steal big things, like from a bank, jewellery shop...

Assault (n) – if you attack someone physically

Arson (n) – setting things on fire

Blackmail (n) – if you make someone give you money

Murder (n) – if you deliberately kill someone

Manslaughter (n) – unintentional killing of a person

To accuse (v) – to say that someone is guilty

                           Eg. He’s been accused of killing a person.

To charge (v) – to formally accuse, usually used in passive voice;

                           Eg. He has been charged with arson.

To suspect (v) – to think or believe that someone is guilty

                             Eg. They suspected James of robbery.

To apologise (v) – to say you’re sorry

                           Eg. He apologised for insulting her.

To let someone off (v) –  to allow someone to get away with a minor punishment

                           Eg. He was let off with just a fine.

To sentence (v) – to send someone to prison for a period of time

                              Eg. He’s been sentenced to life in prison.

To blame (v) – to accuse someone of smth

                               Eg. They blamed Peter for breaking the window.

A life sentence (n) – life in prison

A fine (n) – sum of money paid as a penalty for an offence

Community service (n) – the work one has to do as a punishment for an offence

A suspended sentence (n) – one has another chance but with an open file

Happiness and academic achievement

Read one of the following articles for your Writing Task 

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/15/03/because-i%E2%80%99m-happy

http://theconversation.com/its-true-happier-students-get-higher-grades-41488

Unit 9, Vocabulary

Lab Report

Vocabulary pages 78-79

Part 1

·         Lab report (n) – a written report by a scientist on the results of a particular experiment carried out in a laboratory, eg. Professor Smith has asked me to prepare a lab report on his latest experiment.

·         Science – Study of the physical world

·         Technology – refers to machines and equipment which have been developed using scientific knowledge

·         On the go (phr) – active, moving, busy

·         Handy (adj) – useful, convenient

·         Features (n) – characteristics

·         All of a sudden (phr) – suddenly, unaware, unexpectedly

·         Morph (v) – mutate, modify, change, transform, alter

·         Several (adj) – a few, a lot, various, handful

·         Undoubtedly (adv) – without doubt, certainly, indeed, definitely

·         Functionality (n) – performance, use

·         Chemist (n) - pharmacy

·         Online banking (phr) OLB – internet/web banking, e-banking; electronic payment system

·         To get smth right / wrong (phr) – to understand it one well / not well

·         To seem likely/unlikely (phr) – the chances are good/bad

·         Sensor (n) – it detects and responds to some kind of input: light, sound, motion, pressure

·         Video-streaming (n) – sent and displayed by the viewer at the same time, there’s no need to download a video, it can be played before the whole video has been transmitted.

Part 2

·         Widespread (adj) – common, many people use it or know about it

·         Long-lasting (adj) – it can last long

·         Data (pl/n) – information

·         Wifi (n) = wireless network

·         Device (n) – a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular thing

·         Development (n) – progress, improvement

·         Improve (v) – get better

·         Increase/decrease (v) – go up, become bigger / go down, become smaller

·         Quality (n) – how good smth is

·         Reasonably-priced (adj) – not so expensive

·         Functions (n) – abilities to do different things

·         Digital (adj) – electronic, not physical

Vocabulary page 81

Part 1

·         Cable (n) – wire

·         CD-ROM (n) – Compact Disc--- a disc designed to store computer data in the form of text and graphics

·         DVD-ROM (n) – digital adaptable disc used for storing large amount of data

·         DVD-ROM or a DVD-RAM drive is designed to read a DVD-ROM disc.

·         External hard drive is used for storing larger amount of data.

·         Key (n) – letter, number or a symbol on a keyboard

·         Keyboard (n) -  a device used for typing

·         Memory stick (n) – a small disc drive that can store data --- synonyms: jump drive, pen drive, USB stick, USB key, finger stick, pocket drive, thumb drive, data stick

·         Monitor (n) – a device which displays videos and information, similar to a TV

·         Mouse (n) – a device used for scrolling and selecting information, among other functions

·         Printer (n) – a device that prints in black and white or colour

·         Screen (n) – A part of a monitor where the information is displayed

·         USB port (n) – connection between the computer and a USB stick

Part 2

·         Do /carry out an experiment/research

·         Have a theory/memory stick/software

·         Come up with an experiment/ a theory

·         Download/install software

·         Connect/plug in a memory stick

Unit 9, Page 81, ex. 4

·         Go off --- stop liking smth

·         Get into --- start liking smth

·         Make off --- escape, get away

·         Take off --- remove a piece of clothing or shoes

·         Put on --- get dressed

·         Put off --- delay or postpone to a later date

·         Turn off --- stop a machine

·         Turn on --- start a machine

·         Call off --- cancel a planned event