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t'\]ti or

dry

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vatlE

toftnti.l !.in

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fau out wjth .

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do.ro/J blood p6sue ' blood gnpL '

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59

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9ightsin8 . 9bathing

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in desk

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How can this book help you?

of the book. The key words in the book are also

Do you want to learn more English words?

Can you say some of what you want to say

listed in the Index.

. .

Why is this book called a Quick Guide?

but not all of it, because you don't know

enough words? Do you wonder where you can
find the words you need? The Penguin Quick
Guide to Real Useful English Words gives yoll
the vr'ords that you'e looking

Because it takes you straight to the wods you

need. Fo instance, we alllike to eat, so why not

turn to the irst chapten Foo4 starting on page

I l? But don't expecl to find the name< o
different qpes of food. You probably know
most of these already. Instead, there ae words

for

what in this book?

- when you

There ae over 250 really useful English words.

Each chapter looks at a different area of real
life - for example, food, clothes or ttavel. At

that hlp you to talk about food

the end of every chapter

Thtsis a Quick Guide.You dot need to spend

hours studying it. Just oPen it fol ten minutes
very day - and se how quickly you learn'

yoll find

buy it in a shop or a restaurant, when you cook

it and when you eat it.

exercises

to helP you emmber what yove leaned.

nd you can check your answers at the back

'

Choose a sub.iect that interests you. Maybe

you're sitting on a bus, a train or a plane.

Look aI Ttoye] and transPol starting on

page 47. Read the chapte and frnd words
that go with what yore doin8.

. Answe the questions in

the ReYiew section

at the end. Then 8o lo the nswers seclion

at the back ofthe book. Were you right?

. Now

go to the Indx.

Read the sample

sentences _ and rvrite down the wods

in

your own language.

I hope you enjoy using the book. Good luckl

ln the

restaurant

wrnrn: Would you like to

see the

dinner menu, sir?

MAN:

Thank you. Hmm ... I

think fo a state I'll have
Soup of the Day.

w,rnln: Yes, sir. Today the soup is

MAN:

And for the rnain course,

well, I had a snack about
an hour ago, and a hear.y
lunch befoe that. Is the
Chef's Special quite light?

starte
maln
c)l'urs

snack
lunch
desserl

wrnrnr

Yes,

MANI

No' dot wolry - I'l1 eat it

anPvay. nd for dessert

sir Today it's

dinna

I'll have Fruits in Season.

L--

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How to

Just put youish n

a pan with a little

cook fish
ly
grill
poach

sleam
bake

Many people fry fish in a litlle oil. bul

lhere are may olber ways o1cooking it'
You can grill

grill needs

il

but emember lhal rhe

to be rcally hot beforc you

put the fish under it' o you can poach

it' Just put you 1ish in apan with a liltle
white wine and waler, and heat it gently
fo a few minules' And a simple me'hod
is to st5m i!- wrap il in foil and place

boi]jng vegelables' 10'15

should
be long enough. Or why
ninuie,
it over son

nolju

brush some oil or melted

buer

ovi ihe tish and bake it in the oven?

!.

Restaurant critic

&oaaa

u't

This ueek:
Tho Kings Head' Caxdiff BaY

The chicken soup wss so s8lty

that I couldn t rasle anything else

The steak was overcooked unliL it

was very dry and the sauce whifh was suoposd to be splcy'
was aouatly qe blnd_ The
vetables had ben boiled unN
th6v \/Vere sofl - ht'y wele real'y
dlrrusting' And the pple p'e
whh I hd lor dssert was sour_
_ thls che{ has nple heard ot
was
iuge. Apafi hom all hat' it
was
restaurant
o lce mcal' The
vely
wr
stff
the
chsrmlng.
holpful and the colTee was realLy
d$llobus

q:

L--.

salty
ovecookod

spicl
bland
disgusting
soltt

Cheese

souffl

egg

hila till

'tif...

Melt 25g of but1r in a saucePan. add

25g ofplain flour md stir lbr two
melt

stk
simmr

g'at
beat

whisk

minutes over a medium beat. Now

s]oly stir in 50ml ofni]k a.d let

it

sinmer genily for three minules,

stjring occasionally. Grat T5g of
hd cheese and i this in with a litlle
salt and pepper. Separale lbree eggs
into yolks and whitcs. Beat the yolks
and stir em in loo' Now whisk the
eeg whiles unti]they are it'f, beal a

couple of spoonfuls into lhe sauce and

calefully ir in the rest' Put the

mixtur in a buttercd sottffl dish and
bake at 190'C for 30-35 minutes.

'!]

Shop

till

you drop

MUM: Now, we need some bars

BILLY:

Chocolate?

tins of
Lemonade? Coke? Fizzy

MUM: No, soap.

BILLY:

of-

nd

a few

orange?

bar

Muv: Soup. Nice healthy soup.

lttt,Lv: Can we have some cans too?

MUM: very funn Thy're

Yeah,

the same

tin
can

thing. Now' I also \.ant a big

packot

packet of

tube

ltttJxi Chocolate biscuits?

MuM: No, washing powder, and a
tube of toothpaste.
tttltt; Mum, you're no fun at all!

eu'

L"

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Beview

A Match these words with ihe descriptions.

statte snack dessett lunch sour bland
A meal in the middle ofthe day.
Some food you eat between meals.
It means an acid taste - like lemon.
It means the food has very little taste.
You might begin a meal with this ...
... and end with this.

Malch 1-6 with a-{.

Cook in hot oil.
a) steam
Cook in a hot oven.
b) fry
Cook in vey hot water.
c) grill
Cook above very hot water. d) bake
Cook near something
e) boil
very hot.

Witness

oF!lc!R: What did they look like?

One of them had a red
and white spotted shlrt, a
plain jacket and striped

loP

tlousers' Teribl!

clnL> AAIN5T As]_]loN

OFFICIR:

nd the other one?

woMN: He was even worse

striped sweater

spotted

- blue and

pink. And checked

trousers

can You

plain

sliped
checked

believe it?

How big were the mn?

WOMAN: Sorry I only noticed their
clothes. You see, I'm a

OIFICER:

colrAcT voo EAe

*ilc'.l

fashion designer.

;!*EP

$*;

The bargain
hunter

Look at these jeans! OnlY three

Pounds, so I got t\,o Pairs. oK'

they're a bit tight, but I'm going to
lose weight soon. No, they aren't too

lhort -

it's just thse shoes I'm

weaing. And I got this jacket

five pounds. wait
k)o. Ys'

- I'll slip

fol

it on

I admit it's quite loose.

No, it isn't baggy

- itt only

a size

bigger than normal, and I can take

lt in. Yes,I know is long, but you

tgm
8h0t
looso

baggy

ose-itling

(!n't have eve}thing. And the

hlrluse was only a pound' Tght? No
'd say close-fitting And with mY
|

lll.ue' that's not a problem,

&

Material rap

don't like wool, it isn't cool,

It makes you sweat a lot.
And cotton's just impossible,
unless your ion's hot'
I

I don't like suede in any shade

o brown or green or grey
And get no joy from corduroy
Ploase take the stuff away!

-.;l
"'.i
kh e coula change
cotton in the suwner.

I
ta

What like is nylon,

Top and trousers too,
Wlth shirt and socks and
underwear
ln matching shades of blue.
Though people turn their heads
lnd stare
l|m 8o relaxd that l don't care'
I

wool
cotton
suode

corduroy

nylol

ffl

!LL: They'e /o'," fliends. Tell me

what to wea'
IANEI

ffi#,#"F+
:w#ry"
{9J

![r:

faily inforal.
Well, thllb
So just my normal clothes?

hN!: No,I said informal, not scrury.

! ,1: I am not scrufry' Casual,
maybe. And I'm not going to
try to look tlendy to Please
your posh friends ,
Nobody's saying that.I just
'ANE: want
You to look smart for

tu;

once.

lnormal
scruffy

casual
hendy

sma
oveF
dessrd

I'llbe over-dressed. I'11feel

stupid.

hNB Ifyou look OK, nobody will

ffi

Life at the top

Most nights, I get home flom work

quite late, and I'm leally, really tied.
lf my shoes have laces, I never

jl

bother to untie them. I alwals think

It's easier to do that before

you put

them on. So I just kick them off.

Then I unzip my skirt. Usually I

dot really take it off - I just let it

frll to the floor. I undo the buttons

on my blouse and slip it off- and
tometimes it ends up on the loor

Aerthat I Put on a T-shirt and

I pair ofloose trousers and pour
myself a drink. My boyfriend thinks
l'm really untidy - I wonder why?
too.

My

unli6
put on

ulp
take ofi
undo
8lip o

Review 2
A chooss

pldin

1 with
2 with
3 with
4 with

on Word or each pattem,

checked spotted stiped

vertical lines fiom top to bottom
small squares
lots of dots
no pattern, all one colour

B Match -3 With its opposite, a-{.

I tight

2
3

long
scruf

a) short
b) Ioose
c) smart

C Complete lhese wilh the corect material.

1 .''' is light, stong and synthetic'
2 .... is warm and comes fiom sheep.
3 .... comes from a plant.

Where to shop

GroRGE: The poblem with life

today is that nobody goes

to the higb street shops
any more.

MAt'Ij !\rhat do you meani

oF,oRGE:

well, we all just drive to

out-of-town shopping
cntles,

and go to

shop
sfiopping

cenbe

supmarkot

supetmarkets or

8up8tore

supestores.

coner shop

MARIA: Well, you can get things

much cheaper there than

at the coner shop or a

town centle depatment

stoe.

high 8eet

d6partmont

storo

Quali

And this is the very latest

slimming device to aPPear on
the makt' It may look a litde
old-fashioned at first glance,
but is a high-quality item'
scientifically designed for
maximum comfort and safetY
lt's well-made, from the inest
mate als, and it's a stylish
addition to any home. Is also

relioble - it'll go o
wokin8 for yeals if you take

xtrmely

oldfashioned
hlghquality
woll-mad6
styllsh
rellable

care of it. Now,let me show You

just how easy it is to use ...

&

Bargain store

tm:

ffi

llM:

&|1&ED o{LY {!

lN

bargains tomoo\. Put

5 eac} on all
'reduced '1
these sweaters

!ERT: Thas still a bit picey, isn't it?

They normally sell at !16.

6P,yo oosNq oowwseln

*rnne

fught, we need lots of

oK,les make them a special

offe - !30 for two. nd a 5%
discount to anyone who buys
moe than ten.

Irrirn: But boss, who's going to buY

more than ten sweatets?

xstallrRulffiiB

Fo! oN ltar.tLY

Mi

dErbocrAe_,

The same sort of idiot who

believes we're having our third
closing-dor,vn sale in six
months!

ffi

rcduc
pricey

speclal
ofer

dlscounl
closingdown

salg

How to pay

ssIsTNT:

How are you paying?

qAROLl

Sorry, I don't have cash

with me.
ASSISTANTi We accept

all major

credit cards.
cRoL:

I've com

without my

purse, and my cards are

in it. will you take a

sslSTANT:

crodit
card

cheque?

chequ

Do you have a bank

bank card

card?
cRoI:

cash

Sory, thatt in my

loen

purse, too. I wonder ...

could we arrange a

loan?
ASSISTANT:

tx

For a pair of tights?

t#

Complaining

I dot like to complain, but I

bought this camera last week

and it's stoppd woking.
A\SISTANT:

Mmm

yes, it's faulty.

Do

you have your receipt? We

can either exchange the
camera or offer you a credit

complain

note. You can use it for

receipt

anything in the shop.

i('n)

\l^N:

No, I'd rather have a refund.

AsSISTANT:

l'm afraid that ist comPany

policy, si'
But it is the law

aully

exchange

cedit nol
aeund

and I'm a

law student. So refund my

money or I'11 see you in

court. OK?
,ta

ll

Review 3
A

Match each descption with a shop.

corner shop dePattment ore
high sfteet shop supermarket

1 shop on the town's main street

2 small shop on any street in town

3 large shop that mainly sells food
4 large shop that sells almost everything
B Match lhese words with lfie descriptions,
cash loafl discount fauby refund reliable

2
3
4
5
6

]X

a reduction in the usual price

you money returned to you
works well for a long time
money that you borro$'
not working well
coins and banknotes

The airport

right
behind him at the check-in
desk. He was carrying a small
package and I watched him
I stood in the queue

check in two suitcases and get

boarding

pass

followed him through passport

passpon

contol and into the dq)artue

lounge. I had a seat beside him

depart re

- I'd

asked for that

and when we arrived I

followed him to the baggage

hall then here to customs. His

suitcases are hee but we can't

find the package an1'where.

desk

his boading pass. Then I

on the plane

i(

chck-in

control

louge

bagoage
hall
customE

Railway station

A| How much is a etwn to

Stockford, coming back next

Fridayi
B: tl18. A single's halfthat p ce
- t59.
er Is that the fust-class pricii
B: No, that's a standard ticket. Do
you want first class?
time's the next train?
tickets you
can travel Monda)s to
Thursdays but not
F days and not
bole9'30 am or
after 3.30 pm.

&

B: In about t\.o hours

single

irst-ass
standard

Ai Er ... no, standard's fine. What

With lhes

roturn

at 4.15.

dlrect
change

: Is it diect?
B: No, you'll have to change at

Allchurch.

ffi

Holiday hotel
single
r00m

doubl

76 sintle rooms

r{xtm

50 double rooms

Suite

3 suites

en suite

minibar

air

conditioning

i':

Sunlife Hotel

All with n srrite

bathroom, minibat
direct dial telePhone,
satllite TV ahd
ai co1ditionin8.

.t5

Fun

tn

the sun

Hi! I'm Lee, your SunFun Tours

rep - and this week we're really
going to have fun in the sun! This
evening theret a coach excursion
to the beach for a barbecue,

yoll enjoy
pool, then in

Tornorow moming

sunbathing by the

excuslon

baecue

the aftenoon we have a short

sunbathing

clse around

cruise

the islands,

finishing with a picnic at the local

Roman uins. on Wednsday
morning your coach will take you

plcnlc
slghtseing

into town for some sightseeing

and shopping, then in the evening
a local

folk-dancing group will

etetain vou ...

Getting
home

Brcakfast
in London

,uew lrr.

Nr,teo

rllGH|lol ] DEIAYD

But the flight home was awful ...

first of all we were delayed because
dolay
gtike

6hand
bomb

acar0
divet

of a stdke sornewhere and we were

stalrded at the airpolt. Then there
was a bomb scare, so we had to go

outside in the rain ... and then,

hours later, we finally took off, but
when we arrived the plane couldn't

land because of fog, so we were

diverted to another aiport. The
whole jouney was a nightmare!

sl

g&

Review 4
A complete 1-

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Cruise: A holiday....
Excursion: A short joumey....
Delayed| The Plane left late ....
Customs: They sometimes open ....
Diverted: The plane is sent to a ....
Strike: Workers stop work for ....
Stranded: At the airport but you can't .
Babecue: meal cooked outside on ..''

a)
b)
c)
d)

ffi

with a-h'

an opeo

fire.

for pleasure.
more money.
travel or leave.

e)

f)

on a ship.
different airpon.

g) your
h) than

suitcases.
expected.

Names

var:

something in my account.
o,lvt<:

t4l

Ll'

Hello. I'd like to check

What's your account number,
please? And you surname?

NlN: Ir's I136538 and my family

name's Jones.
BAN(: And youl ffst name, Mr Jones?

MA\: John. Wel], that's my rnide

name. I hate my first name.
BNK: Yes, I have it

on the screen

youl
mothr's aiden ame.

Hecto. Now, I need

It,Ll; It's James - before she married

she was Cheryl fames. But
everybody used her nicknarne
Charlie. My dad thought she
was a man at fist.

sumame

lirst

nam
middlo
nam6

maiden
name
nickname

rdr'
rrii!

Relations

You know, I've got two

brothers-in-law. One of them,
my wife's youngest bothef' is
still at primary school But the

brothe-

other one, my sister's husband'

has just retired.

stp-

lN: Really? My father's just

married again, and rnY

step-mother aleady had two
kids, so now I have a
step_brothe and a step_sister.
SUEi Is that so?

My mum remarried

in-law

mother

stePboter

slspsistl

hallsistet

too, and then had anothe

baby' so I'v

,'

l^

got a

half-sistel'

*!

Mates
Ros!:

So Tim's a colleague ofyours?

wortrnate - we don't
'colleagues'
have
in the garage.

STUART: Well, a

colleague
wokmate
room-mate
flatmate
classmate

RosF.: Whot thar he's talking to?

STL'RT:

That's Liam. we wee oommates on holiday last year.

Ros!: Whot

oh, he used to be a
flatmate - and we were
classmates at school.

STL'RT; Joe?

Bots:

So ... they're all your'mates'?

sluART: No

the other guy?

I can't stand anv of them

a6

Relationships

cur:

Oh, hi Mum and Dad. This is

Steve, my ...

partner.

DAD: Partner? You mean you work

together?

c,rtt: No,I mean... het ...

think she means boyfoiend.
How nic!

MUM:

car:

Well, a bit more than

boy'friend ...

o,lo: Your fianc? Yore engaged?

ceu

No, we live together.

DD: so soon? I saw your

ex-husband only last week. He
was with his ne\ wife_to-be.

Such a nice guy, Clive,

partner
boyriond
ianc/

lance
x-husband
wifo-to-b

Feelings
can't stand my sister.
She makes me so mad.
she spies on my boyfiends,
And then she tells Dad.
I

can't

stand

tuncy
fall out

wilh

make up

ancy ber boyfriend,

ell out with me,
The day I told Dad
That she came in at three.
l

BUt he

We miqht make it up
And then he might see
That he shouldn't have chosen
My sister ... but me!

&

Review 5
A llse these

v{ods in the sentences.

ex-husband mairlen half-brother nicktame

she kpt her .... name after marriage.

His .... is Lolly - because he's so tall.
He my .... dad, diflerent mum'.
'
"ame
got divorced.
her....
noiv
they
Het
-

B Which ]elation ae these people to ne? Match

1-10 witfi a-{t.
6
My wife's siste
2 My husband's mother 7
3 My wife's father 8
4 My husband's brother 9
5 My brother\ wife l0

sister-in-law
b)brother-in-law
a)

rdl

My
My
My
My
My

husband's father
wife's mother
sister's husband
wife's brother

husband's sister

c) mother-inJaw
d)father-in-law

Win, lose or
draw

And you join us at a tense

moment in this game. Rangers
were leading Rovers by one
goal to nil. But young sanchez
has just equalised and ... oh,

het scored again! That went

straight thlough Bill smis

equalls

legs and Rovers are ahead! Last

l06o

satuday they lost to city, but

draw

then dew with United in

midweek. Today they might
just win, especially with
Last tine tre phyed

the

lo

arrcl|ly

by slj.goak b t thk nne

e absolurely destoyed

rhen

one Soal

to

il.

lead

Bill

Smith in goal. It really is time

that man retired!

sc0e

The place to go

lu:rN: Jill, where's the football

stadium?
IILL: There's no stadium here. The
local ground is up that road,
past the tennis couts and
the ice rink. Why?

luar: I'm meeting my girlfriend

there. Her father owns the
club.

]L!:

stan Magee? You wot see

him today. He'll be at the golf

si

tx

tri' ,ay

course.

a'
\r'

IUAN:

stadium
ground

tennis
court
ic

rink

gol

coulse
swimming
pool

we'e not going to the game

aq'ivay. we're off to the

swimming pool.

.t

ltli

Hitting

it

WOPLD POOL

SPEDVsPoPrs
CIA

gol club

eoir
pL <tE'

qJesl*;Ea

_ l^2.16

BlE6A}rs

Erapest ranls
c,qarH5

u'r

1r^^,j

6?:E
|cE HocK/
RDocED,!ll

t6

t"

pool cue

tnis
racket
table
tennis
bat
ic6
hockey

stick

t:r:

w
'. and another advantage of beng
a rferee is that it keeps me flt. You
rur a long \^ray during a game unlike, say, a tennis umPie, who
'

spends all the time sitting dovrn.

umpie

Even if I'm working as an assistont

assistant

- what we used to call a

linesman - I run up and down the

rooe

referee

touchline for an hour and a half.

And, of course, I get to meet all the

&

efure

famous players, as well as the

mana8es and coaches.

manager
coach

Dad and the lads

Now catch the ball, Tommy - there

_ oh, don't doP itI Now kick it
back to daddy. No, kick it, dot
throw it! Now, I'11 kick it to you ...
now you pass it to Sammy OK,
Sammy, kick it back to me * reallY
hit it hard. oK, no\,r', we'r going to
practise something else

- I'll thow

it and you head it back. Dot be

silly, of couise it doesn't hurt!
Ready?

foolball

KJ

catch

kick
lhow
pass
hir
head

Review 6
A Pui these Y{o]ds into pais'
football course ice court swimming
pitch tenis pool golf rink
B Fill in the missino wods.
went ahead equalised win lost
ground Passeil

hearl

A tense game at the City (11 .... today The

visitors, United, (2) .. in the 1lth minute when
Ardic 6t ..,. to Minck and he scored. City (a) '
ten minutes later when Kiselyov jumped up to
ol ...' a high ball into the net.It lookd like
United might (6) .... when they got a Penalty in
the fina] minute, but Millel missed' Thn
nson of city scored in injury time, so t]nited
(r) .... for the third week in a row.

Feeling bad

TEss:

oh' hi Bert - how

ae you?

Brmr Not too Bood. I've got a bad

cough and a sore throat.

rrss: Your voice sounds a bit

strange. Have you 8ot a
temperatue?
BERT: I

don't think so

couoh

well, maybe

I feel a litde hot.

Triss: tt might be

tompeatule

flu.

BERr: Yeah, possibly. But I

sore throat

won't

bother the doctor. He'lljust

|u
virus

tell me to take an aspirin and

go to bed.

lrss:

Yes, you're

probably right.

Perhaps it a virus' l've heard

there's one going round.

Aches and pains

I kep

getting these

headaches.

When did they start?

Over a week ago. And I've
got eaache too, in my left

DocroR: I

ALF:

see.

eaL
DocToR: wll,

Lf:

headache

l'1l have a look at it.

I've got a pain in my right

leg as well

- did

I tell You

about that?
DocroR: No, Mr Gibb, you didn't
And mY stomach ache is so

AL!:

earache

pai
slomach
ach

toothache

l can go
in to \olk this week. wost

bad. I dot think

of all' I'v got toothache.

DocToR: Well, yoll have to see the
dentist about that.

*i

L.

it*.

At the doctor's

LUcYi So what did the doctor do?

lvNi Well, she examined me. she

put a thermometer in mY
mouth and took mY
temperature. sh said it was

normal,

Did she listen to Your chest?

nvnr: Oh yes. She said I should stoP
smoking, but apat fom that,
it was oK. Thn she took my
blood pressure.
LUCY: Fine too? Good Anlthing

LUCY:

else?
FVAN: Well. I asked

if she wanted to

take a blood sample but sh

said it wasn't necessary It

seems I'm perfectlY healthY.

examine
chost
blood
plessut
blood
8ampl6

Diagnosis

NURSE: I've seen the X_rays,

and the

Swiss doctor was right

- Your

ankle ist broken.

EMN'\: Rea]l But it hurts a

lot'

badly sprained Now'

how's your shoulder - the

broken

one you dislocated?

spain6d

NURSE: Yes, it's

EMN'!'{: t's gettin8 bettr

_ it's still a

bit sore, though. But the

pulled muscle in mY leg has
improved.
NURSE:

And you Msted Your knee?

EMM: Yes, but that's

NURSEi I wonder

tn

l'

oK

now.

have You thought

about giving uP skiing?

disloBted
pulled
twlsted

Treatment

Mr Bonard, is

it? Well, Your

arm

is boken' but it's only a small

crack, so there's no need to Put it

into plaste. I'm just going to give
the Pain
,vou an iniection to take
away - the you are. Now we'll

wait a few minutes and then I'll

bandage it. No, of course You
wot need an operation. I'11 give
you a pescription' Take it to the

plaster

inIeon
bandage
operation

pssciption

chemist's and get some painkillers

in case you have trouble sleeping.
That's all

and trY not to

{rse

Your

am fo about six weeks.

Review 7
A Which

o lhese

alm ea eye

tooth

can be ollowed by acfe?

head knee leg stomach

B Make pairs wilh 1-10 and a-1.

I flu
2
3

4
5
6
7
8
9

cloth
listen
sore

pulled
needle
blood
dislocated
prscliption
l0 temperature

,iu

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

thermometer
injection
shoulder
bandage
chemist
f) muscle
8) pressute
h) chest
i) virus
i) throat

Hot or cold?

sul: Brr! ls really freezing outside'

sM: Yes, it is a bit

chilly.

suE: Chillya lt's so cold mY nose

almost doPped off. l don't
understand you, Sam.
Remember when we were in
Spain, it was boiling hot, and
you said it was quite

mild

chilly
boiling
hot
mild

really.
sAMr Yes, I suppose it rvas

ezing

fairly

scorching

suE: Failly warm? It 'ias scorchingl

The temperature was above

fiftyl

eil

.L

lli

Wet or dry
wathor sllion' When
the weather returns lo
normal W'il bing you

,'t^/ / / /

/
^fi'rxh
7n777-g!?-

f,'s,ffiJ ^/u////
',1-r-

{-@
,W/L:--'
I'

dizzle
llght ain

shower

heaw
rain

tonelial
ain

fje'rtlgi39

*'

Windy weather
,-\

KlJil
\ta-l
kph

1-6
-3o
30-50
50-70
7O+

iiii

bar.
Too calm. StaY
oK. Sail if You must.
Tricky. Best retum
to bar.

Do not leave bar!

HIDE UNDER
TABLE!

nd now the $,eathel forecast fo

weekend sailors. SaturdaY will
begin with breezes in most areas.
Later in the morning it will become
morc windy, with light winds in
the south and some high winds

further north. Make sure yore

back on land by the evenig,
because there's a chance of gales,
especially in the islands Now' we're
expecting a

huricae on sunday

beeze
light wind
high wind

hurricane
gale

morning, so, if possible, get Your

boat out ofthe water. Then go
home and hide in the cellar for at
least 24 hous. soly about that.

tot

Visiblli

IAKE: Hello - 228 1665 - lake here.

cAR: Jake' hi! It's me. How are you?

IAKE: Well,l'm missing You, and the

weather's bad lt's been foggY
all day.

!8,:'*

l.l-

-x=

c^R: Really? It's quite bright here.

xs:

f,:

.,,_ io!,/

Well' it would b in spain.lt's

been dull for ages here - the
sky is ovcast all the time.
Eveythins grey.

ccR : Well,

0s0y
bight
dull
overcaal
sunny

we had some rain

yesterday

- but

it was fairly

sunjly most of th time.

An}'way, I didt phone you to

ffi

talk about the weather '..

Snow and stuff

glabal

sa

And now the weather report for

skiers. some snow fell on the
Lower slopes this rnorning, but as

the dav warmed up this chanqed

into sleet. In some southern
resorts it actuaLLy rained, turning
the snow on the ground into
slush. But then the temperature
dopped sudden[v and the rain
became hail. 0n the uppr
5lopes the Wind is ising quickty
and any snow falts might become
blizzards. Alread the wjnd js
piling the snow up there jnto
targe snowdrifts. Al.t in att, it
isn't realty a good day fo skiing.

sleet
slush
hail
blizzad

sowdilt

1S

Review B
A

Find pais o wods o] phases that have a

similar meaning.

hot chilly drirzle dull freezing

gale hurricane light rain overcast

boiling

scorching

B Match these words wilh the definilions below.

blizzard sleet breeze snowdrift slush
hail
1 frozen rain
2 freezing rain
3 big snowstorm
4 vey light wind
5 pile of snow made by wind
6 very \et snow on the ground

&

A new job

HELIN:

Hey, I've been offered a job.

NIGILI

I didn't know

yod applied

for one.
HELEN:

NIGEL:

Yes' I had an inteview ]ast

week ad they want me.

oer

Are you going to accept it?

applv

HILEN: well, it's slxty miles away. I'd

accept
fun

NIG!I:

Don't tun it do$'n because

of me. We can still see each

down
promote

othe at weekends.
Yes, and they said that if I
get pomoted

can move

back here.

t{&

'te

Making a living

lEss: so \hat do you do?

sur: Oh,I play a bit of football.

l!ss: No,I mean what do you do

for a living? What\ your job?

SEAN: Well, that's what I meant,

really

play football ... for

United. That's how I make

a

living.

trss: Really? I'm in sport too. My

company deals with sports
publicity.
surt t: re you the people

in charge

of publicity for United?

yrss: Oh, sorry,I don't know. I
only work there - I don't run
the company.

do or a

living
make a

living
deal wilh
in chargo

run

Company man

There won't be any place for

unskilled workers soon. Eveything

will be done by computers and
robots. Even skilled workers
will be rare. So ifyou want to
get a job you'd bettel get some

unskilled

skilled
Wile-

collar

qualifications. Then you can be a

white-collar worker, and if you

manager

work hard you could become a

diector

company

rnanager. You might even end up

as a

112

company director.

rJt

Nine to five

'lour ba$

frea

says

J1exible

flei-nfie
]]g!!'' t

Actually, I've never had a

nine-to-ffve job. I've done most
nine_lo_fiv

parl-lime

things

I've worked part-time,

sometimes two jobs at once. nd

full-time. but that was

ull-time 1orking shits, mainly at night'
shil In my last job I was on flexi-time
- I could start or finish when I
flexi-time
wanted, within limits. Now I've
iob share
got a iob shae aianged with
one o my friends' ofcourse, I do
other things as well ...

,rt{

I've done

illt

All gone away

matemity
leave

early
retirement

srAFF Av4!!j9!u!,1
*., *""", Ott wateni4
b4tE JMe
Mr Lin: EdrlY Rrir'aazat
tA.fk ad"'/'

Mr Smith:

Ott'

sack
resign

Ms Crcen'' J,ra'd2

lzante'

hlL

raa/jltt

ye'e/d''/'

ML Kn|

'caL!"j i4

M lone\:
Ms

r!6

tbk

hext L,eek'

sick leave
make
redundanl

Ih he 21 nntLLrf t|lc

Bl;.'k:

latk 04'iLk'
Mattd^'"))

T\b:^rl4 O do
rc9ft241

Review 9
Write a word o wods in each spacc.
early reifemefit

fiaterfiit, leae promoteil

sacked turn ilotvn runs sick leave

part-time shit applie.l
1 Athur's veryill' He's on.... now
2 Joe was .... - he insulted the boss.

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

I've.... for a new job in Canada.

Who .... the shop when he's away?
I start at 11 pm, on the night-....
Don't .... that iob.It's a good one.
He only works mornings - he's ....
Alan was .... to manager last week.
She's having a baby. She's on ....
10 He took .... and le{l work at 50-

On TV

PUL:

Holv many TV channels do

you get in you countly?

use:

Oh, quite a few

five

terrestial channels and lots

of satellite ones.

lrLL: Are they

.,(

satellile

any good?

us.r: Well, two of them

channeis

- you

fee. The rest are

channels

are

public

pay a licence

commercial

but they have too

many soaps and game shows.

PUL: Do

'vou

get cable

TV?

LISA: No' not in my pat of town.

t:

trrestial

public
commrcial
cabl

On the phone

r,ul: Hello. Can I help you?

sur: Could you put me through to
David Rix in Finance, please?
PM: I'll

tyhis number' Ringing

for you now ,.. no, there's no

reply. Would you like to hold
the line?

sk him to

thotlgh

ya

number
ho|d th

lin

su!: No. Could I leave

Y3Ei

put

a message?

me back on

my mobile. I'm going out.

leve a

message

call back

pAilti That's fine ... if you could just

tell me your name, Please?

e]ling

1A

r,3

Sunday papers

xlr:

Have you finished with the

paper?

ANN: wait

- I'm

reading the

editorial.
KtN: Hury uP! l'm stlrck here with
a

tabloid. It's full of gossiP. I

iant to look at a quality

ner\.spaPer,
,r.xr: Read the Sunday rnagazine.
It's on the table.

KrN: I don't \rant lifestyle fealures.

I want to know what's going
on. l'll read the sPorts section

'iffiiE
'i;{:
,!-;""----r

i;-ii

124

ediloial
tabloid
quality
magazine
fualures
spots
section

unti] vou're inished.

Films

film. It's set in

Russia at the time of the

PAUL{: It's a great

Revolution
IUDYI It's a Russian film' thn?
PAULA: No _ it's Fench, actually'

but is been dubbed into

English.

ruo*

So I'll have to read off the

sceen?

P UrA: No, dubbed, I said - not

subtided. There are some

beautiful scenes. It was shot

in st Petsburg'

luDY: So when is it being shown?

ofiicbl lansuag*.

fr

sot
dub

subtitlo
shoot
show

Technology
,rnt: OK,

smile everybodyl

Thanks.
digital

!a{RL: Can I have a copy

photo?

camoaa

e"rail

addresg

,ruNr Well, it's a digital camera.

Do you have an e-mail

cyborcae
online
download

address?
KARr: Yes.
ArAN: OK, I'll e-mail it to you.
rcrnr-:

{s

ofthe

Great,I'll go to a cybercafe,
get online and download it.

Beview

1Ll

A Make pairs with'-5 and a-e'

I l'(
I , L 1,l,r,l
I r Lr.rllrr
.l pLLllli.

] \,lfu'lL]1.

,rr t,llLstri,rl
l)r r,r]]l,) (l
.l ..r rfrrrr'i.rl

(l

f]

\ l]fL..llf

tltjtirl(L

B Complete lhese sentences.

I'rrL
I

/r,,i

/ 1rt ,,rll

,/,,1'rr1r,,r,/ ,lr,'t

l1,r: rr t)h, .. nr. rhr,'1lih t,' hinr

\,)r . . tlrr ilrrr ]i)r , iirLLl.?

rou
1)()
x.rrrt l,).... J rrrs\rir.i
1 .\rL lr.r r1) . nrc l,.r.L. plL.r:r'.
i ]l1,'.,l l,j ... .l l .']l(]nl lh. nlr]l1
t, Llr. I Ir r.rr.... in li \.rs in is 0llrLr r
J(L'.rilr .. i,r Sf.r n

( .rlr

tr,1"

aooopt

17/kspt/
WilI you accept the job?

barbcue

air conditioning /ee kendljnr]/

beai ,/bilv

pply

bland adj lbla.ndl

This is too blafld - add norc
blizzard n lblrzadl

Can yo1ltur1lup the air coflditioning?

/pla

I appli.d o tlo jobs

/bo:blkju|/

'l
There's a barbecre on the beach

i,eek'

gsistnt oo9o /slsint leferij/

' the oul.
An assistant efeee sai/
baggage hall t' /b9ld3 hc/
your suixases ae in the baqga{e hall.

baggy adj lbEsil

inutes.

You need a bandage on that art.

bank cad /benk kord/

''
I've b* my bank
card.
bar fi lb,rl

fol

ty]o mifiutes'

chiLli.

we get blbzads herc in the 'inter.

blood pe$u fl /bl^d preJe/

The urse took my blood Pressurc'
blood sampl fl /bl^d smpel/
The aodor took a blood sanPle

l don't like baggy tousers.

bake / /berk/
Bak it in the o1,en ol 35
bandage n /bendrd3/

Beat the egg hitcs

To bar' of chocoate, please'

boadlng pass n /bc:| pes/

Get yo f boadin| pass at desk B.
boiling hot ad.t /bcllq hot/
t\ boilin{ hot - eyelyone\ swi ning.
bomb acae n /bom ske/
we let because o o bo1nb sc&re.

bo]ind
sh e\

/bcfrend/
nar r y 1n s h er b oyt iend'

breeze
It's

/bitzl

hot but therc's

catch
i.e beeze.

bligfr. adj lball

k\ a lo1,ely bight day - ks go out.
bokn ddl /bUkn/
Yout W isn't btuken - lou rafl now it.
brothFin-law /b^erIn 1J:/
''
Thi k Ken' my brcthe-in-Iaw.
cable r /kerbel/
ou can\ get nblt TV outside the city'
call back v/kr;l bEk/

/ktj/

Carch the ball and thrc1a it back

change

1,

cha ge nains on the i'aY?

Do I have to^Jend

chckgd adj i tJek

He wore a rc.|and white checked shirt.

check-in dosk r /tjek

In desk/

Take your luggage to the check-in Aesk

choqu lr /tjek/
Carilpaywheque?

chg

/tjes

Tell Sue I'll call her back nnorrow.

'' shit' I'fi lisren

opefi your

I neerl a can of lenonade.

tut

oan'i stand

classmat n /klesme/
she was o e of ny Iassmates at school.
close-fitting adj /klos f]/

/kont sten

I cafl't stafld tude peopb.

cash r /keJ/

I hae flo cash _ nfl I pay

csual ddi /kE3tJl/

sho a I ea fofial or

It

cheque?

casua| c|othes?

chilly adi l[tlil

a .oat on

Helook

to

yo

chest.

it's chilry outside.

good in close-frtti g cbthes.

closinq-down sale

,4dauzttJ daun
'
There's a closin.'down sab at he shoP.

coach

/kUt!

'' badly need|

Thn fua,n
a ne/ coa.h.

collegue

fl

llse this credit note in any of our shops.

crui3

/kolj|g/

We'rc .ol\eagues but,//e're not

commorcial

fie

adj /kem3rjal/
The comnercia] thanneLs sho

compgny direcio

codit noto s /ked nU

ds.

cusioms

ad!.fts'

4 /k^mperu

/kurz/

',
They enr on a cuise i11 the Pacifc.

da]rekte/

fl

/k^sbms/

Customs searcheA nry bags

cybrcao /salbe keje/

I'll do,/',nloa

complain /kemple|n/
1wnr fu cornplain about the ood.
coduroy /kcldc
I don\ like codu' oy - it eeb too lough.
con shop rl /kc:ne Jop/

deal with

/di wt/

cotton r

dpaure loung /dlpoxl laund]/

we wait d h the iePanwe louflge.
dessert /dv3l

Het fathe* a .,rnpany director.

I'll get sone rnilk

Iron

/kDtn/
Coton shirts need so

cough

the corner shop.

m .]1iro\ing.

/kofl

n /ked kord/
Can I pay by crcAit ca' d?

crdit ca]d

ar a cybecae.

The police deal ./r'ith

doly

tenibk probbns.

/dtle

phne was deloyed by bad v)eathe.

dopaltmont storo /drpom.nt slJ:/
The

'

That departnent strre sells everrthins

we'll hae fui odesserl.

digital cmera /dld3i!l kEme/

Thee, no fln in a disita! canen'

diner

a /d/

dlizzlo ld']zAll

donJ mind r?al .an but

Do you ha1,e dinner at s.ix o l&te?

dir

dub

adj

/darek

The

discount

This is cheip

disgusting

/drskaunv

there\ a 20%

dis.olit.

adj /drsg^stq/
The soL1p i,as disgusting. I sent it back.

dislocate

1,

/dlslke/

He dislocated his shou(!1er in

he

gyrn.

dive]t v/daIB/
/du fe lNIl/
a
li|ing
but I hae the ok.
ol

hotel.

It takes ales o do/nload ?ictures.

The esult a5 a 1_1

aw

frln

as dubbed in Freflch.

dull allj ld^ll

The weather's d'/ll and doudY.

eaache
I'fi not dea ^relk/
- I'e just 8ot eaache.
early timant fl /3i ntalemen
He took ea retiement at 50.

/tc|nel/

''
This pape\ editoial k about the rar.

do or a living

doublo oom n /al^bel rum/

We haye 40 do bleToons in thb
download y /daunleud/

dnz:k.

v /d^b/

editorial

we were dielted to this airpof.

I do n

I hare

e-mail addFss n /imell es/

Giye fie your e'nail addess'
n guite adi /on sw /
Eef ftom has an e11 s ite bathoom.
oqualis /ikwelaz/

It's 1-1. Ro1)et equalised a m|nue ago.

oxamino

1/

The docto examifled

^kzemlmy oot.

oxchang

/Ikstemds/

Can you erchafl4e his W, please?

excusion /rksk{en/

''
The beach e&ursion
has bees cancelled.

x-husbnd /eks
'l

h^sbend/

she remaliea her e'-husband'

all out wth

aut wl/

out wih he1'

a'/fc

Pease dofl't

ancy y /fensi/

He rea y ancia het oael sbte.

taully adj

lfD1/

Thk crmera

is

fa

hy.

eature /firtj/
I rcad

''

feature about &ugs.

fi onc/iancfl

That\

her

ffionser/

fanc - they'rc enga4ed.

irst-olasB

adj /f3'st

kles/

mere ae no frr-class seats.

ist name /f3st ner
''
My frst flame,
A.rthur.

latnate

/fltme

''
at co ege.
we wee latmotes

l.xi-tlm'/fl eksitam/
l'I1get up late - l'm on

Barcl!ry\ not in

today

loggy adj lfDgl

lt

fteri-the.

isn' always oqgy in

he\ got

llu.

Londo.

Jeezing adj lfrrJl

Let\ 80 inside - it\ reezing o

lty lfall
Fry it in a lixk oil.

hee.

ull-time adj /fiJl tam/

she\ a full-tifie \arne

ga| nlge l

You can't sail in a gale.

gol club

tl

/golf

k1^b/

He hit the burslar ith a golf club'

gol course
He Liles ne]d

/gor
o a

kJ:s/

golf couse'

ffi

glale y lgeil
Grate the cheese

high-qualiv
d

spink\e i on top.

grill r/gnl/
Grill

1s

ad' /hal kwDh/

a high-qualitf nachine.

hit / /h

he meat u11til it's

brown.

ground r /graund/

hold the lin y/hauld e lan/

The football ground's arounrl the corner.

hil

This

He\

engqged

- pleise hold the line.

'
The hail y]as bouncifis off my unbella'

huricane

hal-sister

lce hockey stick

/hell/

fl

/hof slste/

My hal-sistel and I qet o11ell.

hoad l /he

t'

/h^kn/

Therc's a h1lrricane watning, so stat in.

n /ars hDki strk/
He brcke his ice hockey tnck.

ice ink

He headed the ball into the goal.

n /ats nnk/
They ,,,/ent skating at the ice ri1lk,

hoadache

in chage o prep /In

I'1,e

/hede*/

'|
got a rcally
ban headache.

heavy ain

inlofmal adj l]']'f..'ell

/hevi ren/

'' hea1,y
We'rc etpectiflE

nin

high stgot shop

/hal stril JDp/

Pices in high

''

street \hops

tJo]d3 ev/

Shet in charge of the shop.

so take care.

aft isi.e'

high wlnd /hal wm

A hi{h 1,/ind bbat a tee down.

wear infoft1a|dothes

suit o tie.

injeion fl /md3ekJ
l nee an i jectio beoe I go
iob she /d3Db Jea/

'
Mory asd Beth

ha1,e a

aboaa'

job sh'e.

kick //k*/

maiden name r /mer&n nem/

lonei kicked the ball i,1to the crowd.

Is

load //li:d/

,l /men kc;s/
we had eak fol the main course.

2-t.
lavo a measago 1, /]irv e
They !r'ere leaditlg

wouv yolt like

light ain
It's

st

to

karc a

mesld3./

rnessage?

light wind

fl

eea fu $,ory.

loan 11llem/

loan to buy a new car

loos

/lus/

t'd like 'di

a loose shin for the beach.

lose

/lurz/

My kam

lunch

los

two 8oal5 to one.

Can ue have lunch at one-thitty?

/megezil/

'l
I like the photos in this nagazi

ffi

/metk

You'\L never make a

l]/

livins out

of poetry.

Fred wai made redundan last y/eek'

e.

/merk

^p/
Stop fighting, you two, asd make it up.

managr /' /m?end3e/

I'd lik? to sp k to the fiafiae\ please.
meniv lgav
/mBnlti li:v/

'

she'i os nLtenity leae.

molt
bf

n /L{ntJ/

magazine

make a living

make up

/la wnd/

It\ a light ind but $,e can sill sail.

I got a

moin couse

make redundant y/melk fld^ndnt/

/la rem/

lit'l ain - so

smith he maiden nane?

/melt/
Melt the b tte i a

pa

and aad

middle namo /mldl nem/

Iohn\ tky niddle nana
ild adj lma dl
The i,eathe is ey rnia.

fiilk'

miniba

ovr-de8ad

/mnibo|/

'1
There's no beet in rhe ninibar.

nicknam s /niknem/

Her fticknafie's Ginqe| i's the red hair.

nina-to-fiv /nam

adj /Wadrest/

You'll look over-dressed with a tie.

packet /pek/
Get me

pain

fa'v/

Packel o colnlaL,s' ,/ill yo ?

/pem/

'
Lie do1s i you'e got a pai\'

I'e sot a nifle-to-fiye job.

nylon r /narlDn/
Clinbet use rybn rcpes these day.
oler ! loal
He\ happy - th.y've ofrered him a job.
old-ashioned odj /eljld fEJend/

pa-iimo

She has very ok1'fashioned ideas.

Foste passed the ball back to Cook.

online

passpot contol

/onlal

His phone\ ensased

oporation

he\

onli

e.

'llopere{
she\ a sugeo - she does opentions'

ovorcast'di

/ajvko:st/
- it' prcbably ruin.

The sky\ o1,ercast

ovo]cooked ad, /eUEkUk

The nalt's so o1/ercooka I can't

eat it.

She

adj /po tam/

workd part-time for a year.

partne /po:me/
Luc/'s my pahel - i,e'ft not marlied'
pss 1, /pols/
/po:spc|t knt.{J]/
They aested hifi at ']passpot cohtroL.

picnic

a /plknll
The '/eathel\ r,onderfuI fol a picnic'

plaln adj lplernl

bl
/plosi./

she ,/ore a pla{n

plae

e skit'

your arm\'l brcken' you'Ll fleed

Pkste.

Poach ? /peut!

rceipt /l /nsi|'

Poach the egg is hot ate.

can you

pool cu

educe

n /pu:l kjur/

c e.
p]9gcription /psklpjen/
Tak this pesciptionto the .hemiss.
plicy adj lpg'lsil
They'e not cheap - thq,'re lef pricey'
proot /PremU
I can\ plaf $,ith a best ?ool

Chalie as profioted to manage

publlc

aAj /p^blrlv
Public Tv channek ae ee'

Pull r /pul/
He hN a pu ed muscle.
put on v /put on/
lAtait

I'll just put on ny shoes.

put though

Fry?

quality
It's a

'

/put our/

pu you through to him.

adj /kwol /
quality paper but it\ very boring.

gi./e

ne a

receip pbase?

v /ndju:s/
This shirt is reduced

ereet' /refi;/

on ,15

to

'10.

The referee rIuided to send Bob of.

]efund

ll /ri:f^n
It doesn't ,r'/ork so 1 ,',/ant a efund.

reliable alj /rllalebl/

My car bn't reliable

faign y l zanl
I resigned

on fl1l job

it\

boke11 do''|11.

la

reek'

turn /rl:n/

A r.turh'l to London

oom-mat6

please.

/ru:m me/

'r
I had a oom-fiate
at uni1,esity.

He ral1 a huge .ofiPany for ten yeas'

sck
]oe

/sEI

' sacked

"'as

ol be|ng hte'

sally

adj /snlri/

bvice last i,eek

satellito'l /sEt]ali/

flm was shon

6howr n /Ja/

Elery house has satellite teleision.

There arc usl]all, shoers in

scorchlng

siok lave n /slk ]irv/

The Dead Sea

lery salty.

The

4d, /sk3JI]/

Lrt's go inside

it's scotching out here.

\ea1]e

after the acrident'

sightseeing

scoJe y /skrr/

Lee scofed two goals

in no mifiute'

a /sartsixt/
I hate sightseei g - l'll be s]|,irnming

simmer

acruyadj lsk!^il
You

He as on sick

Apnl'

bok so suy - tidy yowsel up.

/sm/

Reduce the heat and sifime the soup.

slngle nlt Augal/

rhe workers do three shifts a day.

Iust a single - I'm not coning back.

slngle room /sl4g] u:m/
'
T1,/o peopll cafl't sleep is a siflsle ootl.

Shopping oentrg s /Jop{ sen!./

skilled

The sho?pi g cefltre has 30 shops.

You

shotl

sleet

flm wes set in

shift r /Jft/
The

mat

adj /lcirt
skitt is too short or a useral.

shoot r

/Ju:t/

Tom Hanks' Iast

Russia.

fbn ,as shot

i11

Italy'

/skrld/

to tfain
haft'di
fl

to be a skilled

otket

/sli/

lt's cold. The ain's t 1ing into sleet.

slip o//slp o
Llt tfie dip o lr]y jacket and

sit

oi'n.

slush /sl^J/
It's too i/arm you
smat ad'l /smolt/
These

can't ski on slush.

sovier| don't look'ey smart'

snock r Anek/
I d like a snack - a sandwich
snowdit /sn.ddft/

perhaps?

'

Therc eft sfiowdfits beside the roa.]'

soe thloat

/sc: erJut/

''
He's not cominz. He's got a soe throat.

sour

adj /sar/
Put some rnote sugar in

- this b
8pecial oor /speJ3l Dfe/

sour.

'

They'rc halPnce'' is a sPecial ofre.

spicy adi /sparsi/

I like lndian food berause it\

gpos aectlon

so spic)t.

aprainod

4d,

/spren

your wist is sPainea i isn't bokel1'

-

3tadium

a /siIdiem/
The Olyt lpic stadiun is nagnificenL

standad adj /stEnde

ls thot a standa ol a filsclass ti&et?
startr /stort
I'lI hae the soup as a staltei
stgam v /srim/
l fou stearn frsh it kreps its fla1,o!
t' /step br^./
My steP-blother's surname L' dileent'

siep-brother

atop-moth

/step m^e/
't
I liked tny ne,w sep'motheL

stp-siste
/step slst./
'l
Iie'e not related
ihe\ fif epskre.

fl /sp.s sekj
I oflly want the sports section.

gti

spotted

stomach acho r /st^mek e*/

adj /spDred/

He ore a red and yrhite sPotka

ie.

1,

'ilk into th. Io afid bltte|

sti the^t3

Pauns always {iye e a stonach ache'

ffi

strand r /strEnd/

aupooE

sanded at Rome or hours.

stik6 /slrall

we 4ot o

|e ere

The uaches are on

stike again.

stripd adj /stElp

The plisones

eal stiped uniorns.

stylish

ad, htarhj/
That 8e1,/ aess isn't stylish at

subtltl /s^btael/
This flm was subtitbd very baly'
suede adj /swerd/
y

ede jackets don\ look good ofl

rhe hotel

has

aunbathing

na

f'y. luuy suites.

n /s^nbelI4/
Sunbathing can be dangerous.

Bunny adt

/s^ni/
I like garefli g

8upomark

ny days.

fl /supemo:k

Nobody speakt to

yo ins

permatkets.

/supac/

\itwe in he super'torc'
'1

aunamo /s3:nem/
k Lee you su' name or your rtr na e?
pul/
swimming pool
'l 25 fietes bng
poolis
The s!)inm|ng
^wm]
tablo tnisbat n /telbel le s be
Table tennis bats come in nasy colours.
tabloid fl /lbl.l
Thee's a l"t o rubbish in the tab\oids'

tak o /terk ofl

'
He's too tirellto
take o his clothes'
temperatue,l /tempeJtJe/
Take Bob\ tenpefutue - he look ill.
tenni3 court /tenn kJ/
'r
There ar. ery fei, gass tennb court\'
tennia racket r /tenls rke

wooden tennis ackets arc ou o dak.

torrBtial'dj

/tarestil/

we hae kesial W channels.

throw

/0r9U/
He cafl thlow a ootball 50 metrcs.

lighl

adj

lta

This skitt\ tight -

lin

I'1,e

put on weight.

lml

we'd bete get some ins so p, oo.

toothacho r /turoerk/
Toothache? Well" go to the dentist.

torential rain

/brenjel em/

Therc k oten torrenial ai| here.

tndy adj

l]e.di/
- alvays a:hionable'

she's so endy

try a numlro //tral a

umpio

rl /^mpara/

Tenns ufipbes sit in hi,h chaifi'

undo
It's

/^ndur/

difrcuh to u do all

unskillod

adj /^nskrld/
Unskilled i/olkers have no

unzig

1,

^nzryl
C'auld yo1! help fie to uflzip thb dess?
you'e got a

lirus. Go to bed'

well-mad

tubo

whisk

/,

tum down r/B:n

daun/

I tuned dol,''ll the job' I dian't 1,ant it'

twist y /twlst/
I t|risted nly kflee hen l felL

tai ir1g

untio r /^ntar/
I can't u\tie the knots on this parcl.

D^mbe/
CouM you tty Mark's nunbet, please?
We need ^jurb/
a new tube of toothpaste.

these buttotlt.

It's

adj /wel meld/

quite cheap and not ef r/ell-nade.

v

/wnk/

whisk the sauce unil it's smooth.

white-colla nlj /walt kol/

He's a i/hite-collal wokeno
wie-to-b n /walf 15 bi
His l,/ife-lo-be is yey'lich.

I think the best teafi on.

We get wool

and meat fron sheep.

Answers
Rovlow

A llunch

snck 3sour

bland

stane

wokmato /wg&melt/

I liked fiy y/orkmates in the fac,orf.

Reviow 2

A 1striped
B lb 2a 3c

l rrylo!

2wool

Roviow 3

chcked
3

street

shop

4 dePartmnt

store

l high
1

discount

sPotted

plai

cotton
2 corne

rfund

op 3 supemarkd

rliable

4lou

fulq'

Roviw 4

Ie 2b 3h 48 5f . 7d 8

Rgviow 5

lmaiden 2 nicknan
B la 2.

har'bother

3d 4b 5a 6d 7c 8b 9b

10

n!)'
Rgviow 6

footbl

pitch

B 1ground
5

had

rink swimminS

ic

went ahad

win

7lost

ear, head, stomach,

B li

pa$ed

pool
4

equised

tooth

2d 3h 4j 5f b 7g 8c 9e loa

Roview 8

tennis court

drizlli8ht

boilinghot/scorchingi chiuy/ezin8]
dulvovrcast; ge/huri@ne

B I hail 2deet 3 blizard 4 breez

snowdrilt

6 slush

Review I
l sikleave

6tum down
9 maternity

4runs
3 applid
pa-time 8 Promoted

sackd
7

lav

shil

10 ealy retilemmt

Boview 0

A1e2d3b4c5a
B lput 2 hold 3leave 4 call

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