Unit 8
educationalist | ||
issue | ||
compulsory education | ||
primary/ elementary/ secondary/high school | ||
higher education | ||
assess, assassment | ||
graduate from a university/college | ||
leave /finish school | ||
get a place at/enter a university | ||
lifelong education | ||
revise for an exam | revise for an exam/ test | |
get a degree/ a good grade/a certificate do a degree | ||
take /retake an exam/a course | ||
pass/fail an exam | ||
sit / resit an exam | ||
hand in an essay/ an aaaignment | ||
be pitched on with | ||
make mistakes/ errors with | ||
make progress | ||
study a subject/ a language | ||
single-sex/mixed/co-educational schoolp | ||
private/ public/state school | ||
academic achievement/year | ||
academic (n) | ||
curriculum/ on the curriculum | ||
approach (to) | ||
pace | ||
criticise | ||
restrict | ||
put in...with | ||
"dog eats dog" situation | ||
pace/develope at one's own pace | ||
pioneer (smth) | ||
deprived | ||
put away | ||
develope a discussion/skill | ||
get into debt | ||
contribute (to) | ||
average (adj) | ||
run (v) | ||
finance education | ||
discourage (v) | ||
question (v) | ||
set out one's views on smth | ||
facility | ||
well-stocked (library) | ||
tutorial system | ||
tutor,lecturer,principal,headmaster, headmistress,professor,instructor | ||
receive (low) grades | ||
complain about | ||
Internet access | ||
state-of - the art (adj) | ||
motivate /encourage(v) | ||
be (dis)satisfied with (adj) | ||
handout (n)/ give handout | ||
acquire smth | ||
provide smb with | ||
adult/postgraduate/lifelong education | ||
distance learning/ e-learning | ||
home schooling/ correspondence courses | ||
continuing education | ||
unique individual | ||
treat smb | ||
do well at school | ||
semester/term | ||
attend a course |
Unit 10
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10.1
Follow a trend
Start a trend/Set a trend
A trendsettler
Current trends
Surprising trends
Opposite trends
A revival of a trend
The origin(s)of a trend
Be concerned about
Have cosmetic/ plastic surgery
Be (un)aware of
Be conscious about
A tipping point
A breaking point
A change in sth
Catch on-become popular
Take over-захватить умы/ рынок
Become dominant over sth/sb
Gain control
Keep up with sth/sb
Maintain the same level as
Slow down
Die out
Find out about
Pick up on-предчувствовать, учуять, предугадать
Buy into-поддаться, купиться на
To impact_sth/sb
To affect_sth/sb
An impact on sth/sb
An effect on sth/sb
Be influential in sth
Become common
Spread
An outbreak of (disease/fashion)
Wide social circles
Pass on one’s knowledge
A maven=an expert
An expert on some questions
An expert in some field
Powerful negotiation skills
Thought-provoking
10.2
Set/start a trend
Go hand in hand
A film stars some actor
Be an influence on sth
A string of pearls
A crisp white shirt-свежая рубашка
Crisp hair-вьющиеся волосы
Crisp bread-хрустящ.хлеб
Crisp style-ясный стиль
Wear a bob/bobbed hair
It’s about timing- важен фактор времени
Revived interest
Upmarket
An employee
A trainee
Pressurize sb
Advice on sth
10.3
Retirement age
A state pension scheme
A private pension scheme
Life expectancy
Life expectancy rate
Estimate
Increase dramatically
An average increase
A reason for
A decline in sth
Be in decline
Infant mortality
Improved healthcare
Better food production
Medical advances-достижения
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Technological advances
A medical/technological breakthrough-
Medical care
The cost of
To live (up) to some age
At the age of
Develop new drugs
The ageing process
Be widely available
Enable sb to do sth
Have important consequences
Lead to
Result in
Cause sth
An expert on some questions
An expert in some field
To top out
10.4
Healthy climate
A promenade [ˌprɔmə'nɑːd]-прогулка, место д/прогулок
Peaceful
Picturesque
Well-stocked lake/aquarium [ə'kwɛərɪəm] – «обильный»
Take a leisurely walk
To stroll-неспешно прогуливаться
Take a stroll
Sports facilities
Be worth seeing/visiting
Numerous
Be aware of
Be unaware of
Be taken over
Respond to sb/sth
Criticism of sth/sb
Might be of interest
Focus on
Aim at
Mature
Beachfront-береговая линия
Close sth down-закрыть, прекратить работу ч-л
An arcade-торг.центр с крытой галереей
There’s a rumour/ rumour has it-ходят слухи
Make a complaint about
To complain about
Hold a meeting
We’re here to discuss
The point of the meeting is
I’m unhappy about the current situation
I’m very concerned about
It’s not acceptable
I’ll look into this problem
I’ll see what I can do
Make your point
What’s your point
10.5
Build a prototype
Do safety tests
Follow fashion
Get a degree
Go out of fashion↔catch on
Hand in an essay
Revise for exams
Solve a problem
A craze for sth-повальная мода на ч-л
Start a craze for sth
A linegraph-линейный график
A (column)table-таблица
A bar chart-гистограмма
A flow chart-блок-схема
A pie chart-секторная диаграмма
Put sth into categories
To increase
An increase in/of
To grow
Growth in/of
To go up
To raise
A rise in/of
To be on the rise
To be on the increase
To drop
A drop in
To decline
A decline in
To be on the decline
To fall
A fall in sth
To go down
To level off
To stabilize
To remain stable/constant
To fluctuate
Dramatic
Essential/ Significant
Large/ Great
Serious/ Marked
Radical
Sudden/ Sharp
Gradual/ Slow/ Slight
A survey-a study into/on
A research into/on
Carry out a study/survey
Commission a study/survey
Show/ Find/ Demonstrate/ Reveal/ (re)present
Results-findings
A forecast for –прогноз на (срок)
Over parameters-по параметрам
Combined/together/put together/both-вместе взятые
Unit 11
Media | ||
Epic (n) | ||
Hit (n) | ||
Masterpiece | ||
Technique | ||
Sitcom | ||
Page-turner | ||
Full-length film | ||
Fiction | ||
Science fiction | ||
Pulp fiction | ||
extra | Non-fiction | |
Documentary | ||
Sequel | ||
Soap opera | ||
Plot | ||
Script | ||
Episode | ||
Chapter | ||
Twist | ||
Blockbuster | ||
Bestseller | ||
Big-budget film | ||
Novel | ||
extra | Novelette | |
Series /mini-series vs sereal | ||
Genre | ||
Filmgoer | ||
Hero/ heroine | ||
Male/ female leader/star; leading male/female role | ||
Critic | ||
Rumor | ||
Breathtaking | ||
Groundbreaking | ||
Adequate | ||
Autobiography | ||
Expose (v) | ||
Disappoint (v) | ||
Review (v,n) | ||
Regard (v) vs consider | ||
Obsessed with | ||
Gripping (adj) | ||
Electrifying (adj) | ||
Incomparable (adj) | ||
Violent (adj) | ||
Perfect (adj) | ||
Outstand/-ing | ||
Excellent (adj) | ||
Hilarious (adj) | ||
Recluse (n) | ||
Recluse (from the world) | ||
Publicise (v) | ||
Frighten /-ing | ||
Broadcast/ -er | ||
Visual (adj) | ||
Visuality (n) | ||
Stunning (adj) | ||
Dub (v) | ||
Integrity (n) | ||
Stringer (n) | ||
Eyewitness (n) | ||
Accurately (adv) | ||
Dispatch (v, n) | ||
Convey (v) | ||
Daunted (adj) | ||
Fascinate (v) | ||
Royalty (n) | ||
Misinterpret /-ed | ||
Sponsor (v) | ||
Last (v) | ||
Arrangement (n) | ||
Admire (v) | ||
A household name | ||
Be worth doing smth | ||
Express a high opinion | ||
Make cold evaluation | ||
Current affairs programme | ||
Brooding dark atmosphere | ||
Play the media game | ||
Interrupt smb at any time | ||
Do smb’s best to do smth | ||
Application form | ||
Apply for | ||
Entrance form | ||
Plenty of locations/ a variety of locations | ||
Get on in | ||
Come up with | ||
Get out of | ||
Go over/exceed (the budget) | ||
Be fed up with | ||
Put down (details) | ||
On the spot | ||
Be part of one’s job | ||
Keep one on the edge of their seats | ||
Out of sight, out of mind | ||
Jump at the chance to do smth |