Unit 4 | Exercises and Flashcards

Unit 4, Road Map B2 Exercises and Flashcards

Wordlist for Unit 4, Road Map B2

Word	Example
cheap	A good education is not cheap. You need to pay a lot
chunky	She was about my height, but chunky
decorative	The walls are covered in large decorative golden mirrors
designer	A designer is a very creative profession
elegant	Ann wears elegant clothes
flimsy	She wore a flimsy cotton dress
identical	Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk
oval	She saw a big oval mirror on a wall.
priceless	A trip around the world is a priceless opportunity
rectangular	A tablet computer is rectangular
sparkly	Her eyes were sparkly
have a background in	Students with a background in chemistry will probably find the course easier
have a flair for	Jo has a flair for languages
be willing to	How much are they willing to pay?
be fluent in	She was fluent in English, French, and German
be able to cope with	She feared she wouldn't be able to cope with two new babies
not be too bothered about	He doesn't seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers
have passion for	She had a passion for music
have a degree in	Applicants must have a degree in Engineering
have experience in	I had some experience in fashion design
have strong skills	He was valued for his strong skill in raising money for the company
animated gif	She likes to send animated gifs to her friends
binge-watch	In a recent survey, 91% of people said they regularly binge-watched
contactless	I asked if I could pay by contactless
crowdsource	Their aim was to crowdsource the development of the game
emoji	I love that emojis are so inclusive nowadays
to google	He googles his name online all the time
hashtag	the athlete hashtagged his post #luckyman
meme	Richard Dawkins was the first person to use the word meme
paywall	Most of their data is behind the paywall
selfie	He took a selfie in front of the Taj Mahal
tech-savvy	Members of Generation Net are very tech-savvy, as they never experienced a world without the internet
time-poor	Time-poor parents give their children money instead of attention
to unfriend	My 16-year-old has now unfriended me
virtual assistant	The voice-controlled virtual assistant makes searching easier
virtual tour	You can do a virtual tour of your house to allow for an estimate
social media	Companies are increasingly making use of social media in order to market their goods
shorten	Smoking shortens your life
worsen	Her condition continued to worsen
sweeten	Many Australians fry their bananas and sweeten them with honey
weaken	A number of factors have weakened the economy
sadden	He was disappointed and saddened that legal argument had stopped the trial.
enlarge	Can I have these photos enlarged?