Unit 9 - Achievements

Word

Example

art

He did a degree in art and now he does beautiful drawings for children's books

business management

If you want to become a manager in a large company, you should do a degree in business management

drama

He went to university to study drama and then got a job as an actor

education

She's doing a degree in education because she wants to become a teacher

engineering

She studied engineering at university and now she's helping to design a new bridge across the River Thames

law

If you study law at university, you will learn everything about our legal system

medicine

If you want to become a doctor, you'll probably have to study medicine for five years at university

psychology

He was really interested in other people and how they think so he decided to study psychology

fail an exam

My brother never failed an exam

get low grades/marks

Because of his laziness he got low grades at school

hand in an essay

He only once handed in an essay late

pass an exam

He passed his history exam

revise

I'm revising for my final exams in Psychology at the moment

take notes

He always took a lot of notes during his classes

write an essay

He had to write a lot of essays but he was a good student

arrange

They arranged to meet in the evening

avoid

She avoids eating spicy food

decide

He decided to leave university to study acting

enjoy

Johnny Depp doesn't enjoy being famous

forget

He forgot to go to the supermarket

learn

Salma learned to speak English quickly

love

He loved using the family video camera

manage

She managed to keep going even though she was tired

miss

She missed living by the sea

need

He needed to find his passport before his holiday

promise

He promised her they could get a pet soon

recommend

He recommended ordering the cake

regret

He regretted wearing a suit

start

He wanted a job so that he could start saving money for film equipment

think about

Peter Jackson saw the 1933 film King Kong, and from that moment he was always thinking about making films

want

He wanted to get out of school and into a job

available

Are you available to talk?

call

My mother called me yesterday

call sb back

Sorry, I'll have to call you back

connect the call

He waited while she connected the call

have/get sb's number

Can I have your number?

possible

I'm afraid that won't be possible

put sb through

I'll just put you through to him

speak

He just wanted to speak to her

take a message

Can I take a message for you?

do a degree in sth

My brother's dream was to do a degree in physics

get good grades/marks

He promised to buy her a tablet if she got good grades in her exams

get into university

My brother really wanted to get into university

agree

They agreed to change tables

dislike

He really disliked travelling by train

imagine

He imagined being somewhere warmer

refuse

She refused to discuss the matter

seem

The shop seemed to be closed

tricky

In today's podcast we're going to talk about the tricky question of downloading books for free

complain

It seems like it's quite important to know how to complain in the UK

refund

Would you like another book or a refund?

take ages

I ordered a bike onlike and it took ages to arrive