Unit 1

Word

Example

do a course in

Andy's doing a one-year journalism course

get a degree in

My aunt got a degree in modern art in local university

have part time job

I had a part time job when I studied at school

pass an exam

I'm so glad I passed my exam

run your own company

It would be nice to run your own company!

study for a qualification

We studied for qualifications in maths or science

take a course in

I'm taking a course in graphic design

train

Dave's training for the match next week

work as a tour guide

She works as a tour guide and knows many interesting stories about the city

money

Billy spent lots of money in town today

success

He enjoyed much success as an actor

job

Congratulations! You've got the job

family

Beatrice has a big family

friend

Do you have many friends?

relationship

Are you in good relationship with your parents?

learn something new

At school we learn something new every day

a way of life

My grandparents don't understand my way of life as a vegan

become

He became anxious the more he thought about it

decrease

Crime in urban areas decreased by 30% last year

improve

Can I improve my English quickly?

increase

A yawn takes in more oxygen and increases your heart rate by 30%

rise

CO2 levels rose higher last year

go up

Did you go up the Galata Tower?

fall

'Look! Jack's on the wall. He's going to fall.'

get worse

All of a sudden it seemed to get worse

get better

Call me when you get better, we'll work something out

become harder

But with every step, it was becoming harder

get easier

Everything eventually gets easier with practice

education

A good education can be expensive

work

A large part of the work we do involves using computers

health

Doing more exercise will improve your health

fashion

Are you interested in fashion?

free time

He works very hard and he hardly ever has free time

technology

Are you interested in technology?

be able to

I won't be able to run very fast

be delivered

The morning mail has just been delivered

live

He lives just across the street from me

order

A customer ordered three suits

at the weekend

At the weekend we are going to go to the park

in the next few years

What do you think will happen in the next few years?

later this year

I'll start learning German later this year

later today

I'll see you later today

next week

Are you going to go to the gym next week?

tomorrow

Are you going on an excursion tomorrow?

ambitious

Alfred was intensely ambitious, obsessed with the idea of becoming rich

calm

Glen was calm and composed at the funeral

creative

Ann was a very creative specialist

hard-working

Hard-working people usually get better results

honest

A note of feeling and tenderness suddenly came into the honest old man's voice

lazy

A person who doesn't want to work is lazy

reliable

Alice is very reliable - if she says she'll do something, she'll do it

shy

A person who is nervous and uncomfortable meeting new people is shy