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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>VOCABULARY A. READING - To socialize /ˈsoʊ·ʃəˌlɑɪz/ - social – society - To attract sb’s attention - Verbal (a) /ˈvɜr·bəl/: spoken rather than written # non verbal  Our apartment lease is really just a verbal agreement. - Informal = friendly # formal - Informality (n) /ɪn·fɔrˈmælət̬i/ - To nod /nɑd/: to move the head down and then up again quickly, esp. to show agreement, approval, or greeting:  The teacher nodded (his head) in agreement. - To approach /əˈproʊtʃ/: to come near - To wave /weɪv/: to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a greeting, or to get someone's attention or give information:  She leaned out the window and waved (good-bye). - To raise one’s hands - Signal (n) /ˈsɪg·nəl/: an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or an order:  I tried to call but kept getting a busy signal. - To get off a train, bus, or aircraft is to leave it: - Get off at Union Station. - To get off # to get on - To jump / dʒʌmp/: to push yourself off the ground and into the air using your legs and feet:  The kids were jumping up and down with excitement. - Instance (n) /ˈɪn·stəns/: a particular situation, event, or fact:  There were several instances of computer failure before we got the system to work properly. - For instance: for example - Obvious (a) /ˈɑb·vi·əs/: easily seen, recognized, or understood - Obviously (adv) - Appropriate (a) /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/: suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion  Is this film appropriate for small children? - To choose – chose – chosen - To pass = go past  I was just passing by and stopped to say hello. - To catch one’s eyes - Eyes catching - Eyes contact - Slightly (a) /ˈslɑɪt·li/: in a small amount or degree:  She’s slightly taller than her sister. - To whistle /ˈhwɪs·əl/: to make a musical sound by forcing the breath through a small passage between the lips or through a special device:  I whistled to my dog and she came running back. - To be rude to someone B. SPEAKING - Terrific (a) /təˈrɪf·ɪk/: very good - Decent (a) /ˈdi·sənt/: decent also means good or kind:  They’re just decent, ordinary people. - To handle /ˈhæn·dl/: to lift something and touch, hold, or move it with your hands:  Please handle the old photographs carefully..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> -. To kid: to say something as a joke, often making someone believe something that is not true:  You’re kidding around, aren’t you? - Tune (n) /tun/: a series of musical notes, esp. one that is pleasant and easy to remember; a melody:  That’s a very pretty tune. - To respond /rɪˈspɑnd/: to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done:  I want to respond to something that Norman said. - Compliment (n) /ˈkɑm·plə·mənt/: a remark or action that expresses approval, admiration, or respect:  She paid him a high compliment by saying she read all his books. - To suit /sut/: to be convenient or work well for someone or something:  What time suits you best? - Public speaking C. LISTENING - Marvelous (a) /ˈmɑr·və·ləs/: extremely good  This marvelous invention will help many disabled people. - To argue – argument (n) - To argue with sb about st - To install /ɪnˈstɔl/: to put something in place so that it is ready for use:  We’re having a new tile floor installed in the kitchen. - To regulate - regulation (n) /ˌreg·jəˈleɪ·ʃən/: to control an activity or process by rules or a system - Shank (n) /ʃæŋk/: a long thin straight part of particular objects, especially one which connects the end of a device or tool that you hold to the end of it which operates  the shank of a screwdriver - The shank of the evening - Apoplectic (a) /ˌæp.əˈplek.tɪk/: extremely and obviously angry, or in a state of violent excitement, usually caused by great anger  He was apoplectic with rage. - To startle /ˈstɑrt̬əl/: to surprise a person or animal:  She startled him when she said hello. - Startling (a) - Social worker: a person who is trained to help people who are at a mental, physical, economic, or social disadvantage - Battleground (n) / ˈbæt̬əlˌgrɑʊnd/: a place where an argument or competition is happening.  Pennsylvania and Ohio are key battlegrounds in this year’s election. - Battleground = battlefield - Some pieces of advice - Instrument (n) /ˈɪn·strə·mənt/: an object, such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which is played to produce musical sounds:  He plays saxophone, trumpet, and several other instruments. - To talk st over: to discuss - A length of time - Reason – reasonable (a) - Duration (n) /dʊˈreɪ·ʃən/: the length of time that something lasts:  He planned a stay of two years’ duration. - To work out - Absolute (a) – Absolutely (adv) - Maximum # minimum.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> -. To be agreed upon: to reach an agreement To object to /ˈɑb·dʒɪkt/: to feel or express opposition, dislike, or disapproval:  I don’t think anyone will object to leaving early. - A sound sleep - Fright (n) – frighten (v) - Heart attack - Kind (a) – Kindness (n) /ˈkɑɪnd·nəs /: the quality of being generous, helptul, and caring about other people, or an act showing this quality - Out of kindness D. WRITING - To apologize so for st - To make/ offer an apology for st - Abrupt (a) /əˈbrʌpt/: sudden - Abruptly (adv) - Thoughtful (a) - Courteous (a) – Courtesy # discourtesy - To interrupt – interruption (n): to stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly:  Please don’t interrupt until I’m finished. - To omit/ oʊˈmɪt/ - omission (n): to fail to include or do something:  I’d be upset if my name were omitted from the list of contributors. - To require – requirement - At hand: happening or present at this time - To observe /əbˈzɜrv/: to watch something or someone carefully - Observation (n) - To depart – departure (n) - Farewell (n) /ˌfeərˈwel/: goodbye - To relate to - To indicate / ˈɪn·dɪˌkeɪt/: to show or signal a direction or warning, or to make something clear:  These statistics might indicate quality problems. - To make a mistake - To be sorry for st - To admit: to recognize or accept something as true:  He admitted his guilt. - Wrongdoing (n): bad or illegal behavior:  Investigators found no evidence of wrongdoing. - To hurt someone’s feeling E. LANGUAGE FOCUS - Marketing manager - To succeed – successful (a) – successfully (adv) – success (n) - To run an office: to manage an office - To be angry with so - Not…any more: no longer - Upset (a) /ˌʌpˈset/: worried - To turn up: to be found - To get through: to communicate with someone, esp. by telephone: - I tried phoning her, but I couldn’t get through. - Sarcasm (n) /ˈsɑrˌkæz·əm/: remarks that mean the opposite of what they say, made to criticize someone or something in a way that is amusing to others but annoying to the person criticized:  biting/heavy sarcasm - Sarcastic (a / sɑrˈkæs·tɪk/.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> -. To owe / oʊ/: to have the responsibility to pay or give back something you have received from someone:  Don’t forget – you owe me ten dollars..

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