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Flashcards C1

C1 Advanced Flashcards

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Welcome to LLT Flashcards, where you can practice vocabulary related to words in the Wordlists. All flashcards have audio and an example sentence. We hope you find them useful. 🙂

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Flashcards Practice

flashcards work 1 personnel

Work: Personnel

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.

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

flashcards travel 1 board

Travel: Board Basis

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.

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

flashcards tech 1 machinery

Technology: Machinery

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.

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

flashcards sport 1 eliminate

Sport: Eliminate

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.

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

flashcards shopping 1 stock

Shopping: Stock

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.

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

flashcards relationships 1 rear

Relationships: Rear

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.

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

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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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

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flashcards personality 1 talk

Personality: Talk

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.

chatty

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ADJ: liking to talk

“Mary comes across as very open and friendly. She was very _____ from the moment we met.”

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loud

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ADJ: projecting strong opinion to get attention and appear strong

“If Dave was as big as he likes to think, he wouldn’t be so _____. He really is unbearable!”

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mouthy

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ADJ: talking in a rude and disrespectful way

“You can be as _____ as you like, you’re just making things worse for yourself.”

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talkative

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ADJ: talking a lot

“Yeah, she’s very _____. But I’m not sure if she listened to a word I said.”

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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT

Flashcards Practice

flashcards people 1 domi

People: DOMI

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.

detect

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VERB: discover or identify the presence or existence of something

“We haven’t _____ed any movement at the property in the last twenty-four hours.”

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observe

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VERB: notice or perceive something and register it as significant

“The interrogating officer _____d how Monica blinked quickly when she was under pressure.”

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monitor

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VERB: watch something carefully and record the results

“He’s stable for the moment, but the nurses will keep _____ing his breathing.”

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inspect

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VERB: look at something carefully in order to discover information

“When we _____ed the data, we saw small but increasing damage to the fan blades.”

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STEP 3: WORDS IN CONTEXT