REFRESHING MEMORY...VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

WORD PAIRS

take it or leave it/on and off/hit and miss/pick and choose/make or break/each and every/part and parcel/stick and tired of/over and over again/in leaps and bounds

COLLOCATIONS EDUCATION

do a degree/English/work experience/a course/an exam/research

get a degree/good results/a good education/work experience/a place at university

go on a course/carry out a research/sit an exam/enrol on a course/take a course/take an exam/gain work/gain experience/obtain a degree-a good education-a place at university-good results/have a degree-a good education-a place at university-an exam/be award a degree/achieve good results

DRAMATIC VERBS

cajole sb into/leap up/grab/storm out/nudge/hiss/drag

METAPHORS

grill/warm/storm/flood/bright/dawn/freeze/fly/crack

EXPRESSIONS CONNECTED TO WORK

be stuck in a rut/a dead-end job/take on too much work/be snowed under/talk shop/team player/be self-employed/civil servant/a pittance/a fortune/high-powered/run-of-the-mill/work experience/shadow sb/deadline/against the clock/be up to your eyes in sth/take it easy/climb the career ladder

ADJECTIVES: DESCRIBING PLACES

Diverse/cosmopolitan/rugged/quaint/golden/medieval/unspoilt/meandering/unique

The use of “quite”.

PHRASES WITH TIME

have time to kill

in plenty of time

take your time

have time to spare

for the time being

it´s only a matter of time

here´s no time like the present

have no time for sb/sht

find time

give sb a hard time

take up a lot of time

taking time over sth

WORD BUILDING: PREFIXES WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS

inter-/counter-/super-/over-/semi-/under-/pseudo-

WORD BUILDING: SUFFIXES

ance/y/er/sion/al/ment/ure/ness/ity/ly/y/ous/al/ic/ed/ive/ent/ant/able/ible/ise/en/ify

WORD BUILDING: PRODUCTIVE SUFFIXES

-led/-minded/-free/-worthy/-free/-able/-proof/-ish/-conscious/-ish/-related

DESCRIBING PERSONAL QUALITIES

courageous/reckless/arrogant/confident/tightfisted/thrifty/finicky/meticulous/extravagant/generous/gullible/trusting/obstinate/determined/impetuous/spontaneous/timid/cautious/loyal/selfless/humble/single-minded

PHRASAL VERBS: HEALTH

get over sb/sth/ swell up/pick up/be blocked up/go down with sth/go around/put sb on sth/come out in sth

EUPHEMISMS

economical with the truth/a senior citizen/behind the times/see better days/get on a bit/hard of hearing/be/feel under the weather/a bit of a handful/challenging/a bit on the chilly side

GRADABLE AND NON GRADABLE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Modifying adverbs:

-       more of a quality: very, extremely, rather, really

-       less of a quality: a bit, a little, fairly, a few, slightly

Gradable adjectives: interesting, scared, surprised, difficult, tired, big, busy.

Intensifying adverbs: absolutely, completely, entirely, totally, utterly.

Non-gradable adjectives: fascinating, terrified, amazed, impossible, shattered, awful, excellent, huge, superb, terrible

Intensifying adverbs:

Thoroughly/really enjoy; deeply/totally frustrated; highly/extremely (un) likely; strongly/firmly believe; bitterly/deeply regret; bitterly/extremely disappointed; completely/entirely agree; vividly/distinctly remember.

PRICE AND COST

priceless/cost a fortune/price tag/overpriced/cost-effective/reasonably priced/cost of living/half price

PHRASES WITH GET

get (my, your, our, their…)own back on sb/get away with sth/get round sth/ get round to sht/ get through so sb/get at sb/get

into sth

NEWS COLLOCATIONS

read the tabloids-glossy magazines/seek publicity/hold a press conference/receive a lot of coverage/sue for libel/hit the headlines/make the front page/issue a press release/run a story

NEWS AND ECONOMICS

Mass-produced/overseas aid/developing countries/renewable energy/housing market/economic superpower/record levels/economic growth/economic decline/earth´s resources/nuclear power/gender discrimination

ANTONYMS

Rough-smooth surface/gentle-strong wind/light-dark colour/old-young person/tall-low building/dry-sweet wine/plain-rich food/strong-weak coffee/rough-calm sea/light-heavy meal/gentle-aggressive person/old-modern building/tall-short person/dry-wet day/plain-patterned shirt/strong-faint possibility.