Tag: Advanced vocabulary
Words in Context
Listen to 4 short dialogues, and decide which picture above best illustrates each situation. Click ‘Answer’ below when you have finished.
Answer
- Skiing accident (2nd picture from right)
- Doctors consulting (picture on right)
- Interview about a patient (picture on left)
- Gene test (2nd picture from left)
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Words in Context: Fruit Salad
Read the following short texts and decide which word from the Arts and Media Wordlist and Flashcards replaces each fruit word.
“And now to the world of bananas, and our correspondent in Cannes for all the latest cherries of the film festival.”
“Yeah, I’ve appeared on grape a couple of times in small roles and as an orange. Always nice to see your name there on the credits.”
“We were melons, running this peach on building safety, when the studio ceiling suddenly fell in. Luckily no-one was hurt. But yeah, it was weird, kind of spooky.”
“It wasn’t meant to be a finished pineapple, just a quick kiwi to give them an impression. But before I could say anything, they said they loved it and decided to use it on the film poster.”
“And we’re going to interrupt our scheduled pear on the blood scandal now, and go directly to Washington with breaking fruit on violence that has broken out near the House of Representatives.”
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flashcards work 1 personnel
Work: Personnel
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1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
employee
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NOUN: someone paid to work, especially at a non-executive level
“ All _____s are entitled to ten days of holiday between June and August.”
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personnel
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NOUN: (No plural) people who work for a company or organization / a human resources
“Active military _____ have been ordered to report to their command units.”
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staff
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NOUN: (No plural) group of people who work in a particular company, organization or place
“Changes to department budgets will be discussed at the next _____ meeting.”
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worker
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NOUN: someone who works in a particular job or way
“The new policy will have a severe impact on healthcare _____s in particular.”
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flashcards travel 1 board
Travel: Board Basis
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1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
full board
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NOUN: arrangement in which all meals are provided where you are staying
“It’s a lovely place by the beach, so we decided to go for _____ and have a really relaxing holiday.”
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half board
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NOUN: hotel room combined with breakfast and either lunch or an evening meal
“We like to get out of the hotel and go for day trips, so _____ gives us a bit of flexibility.”
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B&B
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NOUN: house or small hotel that offers a bed and breakfast
“There are loads of lovely little _____ in the area, and as it’s a walking holiday, that’s great.”
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self-catering
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ADJ: describes a holiday or place with cooking facilities, and no provided meals
“We love trying new food in different places. With _____ we can eat what we want, when we want.”
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flashcards tech 1 machinery
Technology: Machinery
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1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
appliance
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NOUN: machine or piece of equipment used in the home, especially electrical
“We have the basic household _____s: a washing machine, cooker and fridge. That’s all, really.”
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device
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NOUN: mechanical or electrical equipment made for a particular purpose
“You keep buying all these _____s, saying they’re useful, then only use them once or twice.”
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machinery
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NOUN: (no plural) collection of large machines or parts that make a machine
“All our _____ is down at the moment. There seems to be some problem with the generators. ”
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tool
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NOUN: instrument designed to help you do a particular activity
“Can you help me tidy up the garage? The car repair _____ are all over the floor.”
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flashcards sport 1 eliminate
Sport: Eliminate
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1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
beat
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VERB: do better than someone in a game or other competitive situation
“They’ve only been _____en twice this season, though they’ve had a fair number of draws.”
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defeat
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VERB: win a victory over someoe in a battle or other contest
“If we get _____ed today, the manager needs to go. He’s useless.”
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eliminate
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VERB: defeat somone so they cannot continue in a competition
“If you don’t win the next race, you’ll be _____d. So I want to see you give it your all.”
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thrash
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VERB: (informal) defeat heavily in a game or contest
“Unfortunate? Come on, they completely outclassed us, and that’s why we got _____ed.”
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flashcards shopping 1 stock
Shopping: Stock
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1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
in stock
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PHRASE: available to buy immediately
“They’re still _____, but I’d order one quickly as they say there are only two left.”
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out of stock
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PHRASE: not available to buy
“This one would be perfect. But look, it says temporarily _____. I wonder for how long?”
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stock
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VERB: have something available for someone to buy
“Sure, we _____ their whole range of phones, but only have the most popular ones out on display.”
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stock up
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P.VERB: buy in large quantities so you have enough for the future
“I think we should _____ on all the essentials. The whole family will be here for Xmas week.”
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flashcards relationships 1 rear
Relationships: Rear
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1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
bring up
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P.VERB: care for a child until adulthood, often with particular belliefs
“When you _____ children without strong moral values, they often feel lost later in life.”
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educate
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VERB: teach someone, especially using the formal education system
“I was _____d at boarding school, so I still have issues of feeling abandoned.”
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raise
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VERB: take care of a person, animal, or plant, until they are completely grown
“We were _____d in the countryside, so as soon as I could, I went to live in the city.”
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rear
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VERB: care for the young until they are adults
“Good horse *rearing is quite similar to caring for children – a stable routine and lots of exercise.”
(*adjective)
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flashcards politics 1 diplomacy
Politics: Diplomacy
Study Tips
1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.
diplomacy
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NOUN: management of international relations
“Lasting peace requires more than _____. All sides must desire a permanent end to hostilities.”
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diplomat
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NOUN: a country’s official representative abroad
“Several _____s have been expelled from the country amid accusations of spying.”
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diplomatic
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ADJ: describes diplomacy, or acting with diplomacy
“I think your reference to their human rights record wasn’t the most _____ thing to do.”
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diplomatically
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ADV: in a diplomatic way
“We need to handle this _____ – they have a tendency to over-react to criticism.”
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