English New File part 9

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admirable
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The way he is coping with the death of his grandfather is admirable.
bargain
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I got a real bargain in town – this dress only cost L10!
calculate
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I am able to calculate space and distance.
calculation
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I’m good at maths. I find complex calculations easy.
caring
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I want to work in a caring profession like nursing.
carriage
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Where is the first class carriage on this train?
catering
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I would like to run a catering company.
certain
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I’m not certain if I will come to the party tonight.
charismatic
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People want to work with Dan because he’s so charismatic.
chief executive
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I wrote a letter of complaint to the chief executive of the company.
complex
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I’m good at maths. I find complex calculations easy.
convinced
they won’t invest their money.
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If they are not convinced by the presentation
countless
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I’ve had countless free meals because I complain all the time.
courier
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Use a courier service to send this package because it will be faster.
creative
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His stories are really creative. He has got a great imagination.
den
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The children made a den in the woods where they hid.
doing very well
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Helen is doing very well in her new job.
dreaded
there’s the dreaded interview stage.
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After the presentation
eccentric
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Our neighbour is an eccentric old man who rarely leaves his house.
empty-handed
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We had to leave the bank empty-handed because they wouldn’t lend us the money.
fair
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Is it fair to give money to Katie but not to her sister?
finance director
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Anthony is the finance director for a publishing company.
fumes
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Horrible fumes are coming out of that old bus.
function
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One function of the product is to open bottles.
graphic design
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He used his Art degree to get a job in graphic design.
hopeless
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British people are usually hopeless at complaining.
imagine
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I can’t imagine living anywhere else but here.
improvise
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I don’t like to improvise – I prefer to read from a script.
initiative
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I think we should hire her – she shows a lot of initiative.
lobby
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I’ll meet you in the main lobby of the hotel.
look for a job
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When you finish your exams you should look for a job straightaway.
loyal
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Our shop has hundreds of loyal customers who come here regularly.
make it
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Do you think Philip’s company will make it out of the recession?
marketing director
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Who is the marketing director at this company?
mouldy
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They served mouldy strawberries on the aeroplane.
move on
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Selling my wedding dress helped me move on from my marriage breakdown.
obsessive
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My younger sister is really obsessive about the boy band One Direction.
outlet
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She works in a designer clothing outlet store.
practicality
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The practicality of the product convinced them to invest money in it.
principle
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I find it easy to understand theoretical principles.
product designer
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She’s a product designer and she designed a new kind of bottle and can opener.
puddle
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I stepped in a puddle of water and now my feet are wet.
replica
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He’s making a new table that is a replica of Windsor Castle.
rights
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It’s important to know your rights when you complain.
scratch
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Try not to scratch my mobile phone screen.
send in a CV
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You should send in a CV to that marketing company.
slogan
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Do you have an advertising slogan for your product?
spatial
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You also have good spatial awareness – you’d make a good architect.
standards
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I can only imagine this is an unusual departure from your usual high standards.
stock market
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I want to work on the stock market so I’m going to study finance.
successful
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He owns a really successful clothing company.
theoretical
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I find it easy to understand theoretical principles.
type
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How fast can you type?
veil
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Did you wear a veil on your wedding day?
worthless
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Ryan’s idea for a new product was dismissed as worthless.
WORD BUILDING
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WORD BUILDING
care
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You need to take care of your teeth or you will have problems.
careful
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That drink is hot. Please be careful not to drop it.
carefully
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Please drive carefully. I don’t want you to have an accident.
careless
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He is a careless driver. He will cause an accident.
carelessly
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He carelessly threw away an important document.
comfort
not style.
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I bought this sofa for comfort
comfortable
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The room wasn’t great but the bed was really comfortable.
uncomfortable
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This chair is incredibly uncomfortable. I need to buy a new one.
comfortably
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Is everyone sitting comfortably?
uncomfortably
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The train was uncomfortably hot.
fortune
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He couldn’t believe his good fortune when he found 20 dollars.
fortunate
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He didn’t look when he crossed the road and was fortunate not to have an accident.
unfortunate
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It’s unfortunate you couldn’t be there. It was a great party.
fortunately
but fortunately we had our umbrellas.
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The rain was really heavy
unfortunately
but unfortunately it rained almost every day.
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The parks were beautiful
patience
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You need a lot of patience to work with children.
patient
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He is really patient and will take his time to explain things.
impatient
She won’t wait for more than five minutes.
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She is so impatient
patiently
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Please wait patiently. We will be boarding the plane in one hour.
impatiently
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He kept impatiently pressing the bell to get someone’s attention.
luck
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Are luck and practice just as important as talent?
lucky
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He was lucky enough to win the completion.
unlucky
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Do you know anyone who is particularly lucky or unlucky?
luckily
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Luckily he caught an earlier bus or he might have missed his flight.
unluckily
she missed her flight.
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Unluckily for her
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
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USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
adaptor
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You need an adaptor when you go abroad.
alarm
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I programmed the alarm on my phone to wake me up.
blogger
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This blogger has some really controversial views.
co-ordinated
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I’m bad at sports because I’m not very co-ordinated.
desperate
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It was very late and I was desperate to get home.
device
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I love my new smartphone – it’s a very useful device.
disconnect
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Disconnect your MP3 player from the computer.
electronic device
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You cannot use an electronic device on this plane.
headphones
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Do you normally listen to music with headphones or with speakers?
hits
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My blog had 531 hits in the first week.
inspector
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The inspector asked to see our train tickets.
install
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You need to install an update before using this program.
intelligent
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She’s very intelligent. She always does well at school.
keyboard
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Do you prefer to use a keyboard with or without a mouse?
memory stick
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My memory stick is so important now – I save all my work on it.
mistake
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It’s just a small mistake – don’t worry so much.
mouse
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I bought a new wireless mouse for my computer.
off button
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I pressed the off button on the TV.
on button
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I pressed the on button on my laptop.
owner
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I live in this house but I’m not the owner.
petrol
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The car suddenly stopped. We had run out of petrol.
phone charger
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I put my phone charger into a socket.
plug
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How many pins do plugs in your country have?
plug
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Plug your computer into the socket.
relevant
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Much of the information is not relevant or useful.
remote control
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Where’s the remote control for the TV?
rescue
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We were lucky someone came to rescue us.
screen
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My mobile has a large screen and I can watch videos.
set
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I set my alarm clock for 7.30 a.m.
socket
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I plugged my phone charger into a socket.
solution
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One solution to our lack of space would be to move house.
speaker
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Do you normally listen to music with headphones or with speakers?
stranger
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Don’t speak to that stranger. It might be dangerous.
survey
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A recent survey had some disappointing findings.
switch
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I can’t find the switch to turn it on.
switch off
please.
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Switch off your mobile phone
turn down
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Could you turn down the volume? It’s too loud.
turn up
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Can you turn up the volume? I can’t hear it.
unplug
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I always unplug my computer when I turn it off.
upset
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I’m a bit upset and I don’t feel like talking.
USB cable
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I’ll need a USB cable to transfer the pictures to my computer.
volume
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I made the volume on the TV louder.
angel
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She’s such an angel always looking after other people.
boot
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If the car boot is full put that bag on the back seat.
common sense
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Not everything needs to be learnt. Some things are just common sense.
elite
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We watched the training practice of some elite ice hockey players.
hitchhike
but I was unsuccessful.
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I tried to hitchhike once
information overload
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She always sends too many emails – it’s an information overload.
interruption
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I need to focus without any interruptions.
irritation
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Information overload is a modern irritation for many people.
motorbike
but couldn’t find my helmet.
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I wanted to ride my motorbike
native
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I live in London but I’m a native New Yorker.
obscure
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The internet has made it easier to find obscure information.
phone box
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We don’t have a phone box here any more – everyone has a mobile.
preset
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This app disconnects you from the web at preset times.
productive
but I haven’t been very productive.
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I’ve had lots of time
rent
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I rent an $800-a-month apartment.
several
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They paid for my bus ticket and took me to several places.
shiver
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The cold wind outside made me shiver.
stroke of luck
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Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
tank
opened the tank
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He walked up to my motorbike
and poured the petrol in.
technological
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Can you help me? I’m not very good with technological problems.
tough
but it’s better now.
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We’ve been through some tough times
tutor
I had a great maths tutor.
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When I was at school
vital
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The extra practice is vital if we want to win.
willpower
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It takes a lot of willpower to give up smoking.

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