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| Appearances |
Character Features |
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1. skin/dark/pale
2. face/oval/round/fleshy/clean shaved/long
3. nose/straight/turned-up/hooked
4. pointed chin
5. eyes/clear/narrow/crossed-eyed/kind
6. eyebrows/arched/shaggy
7. long eyelashes
8. lips/thick/thin/rosy/painted
9. hair/straight/curly/wavy/silky/ponytail
10. dyed/blond/fair/red
11. long/medium length/short/shoulder-length
hair/going bold
12. hair-cut/hair-do
13. hairy chest
14. beard/moustache
15. wig/bald
16. figure/slim and slender / graceful
17. plump/fat/well-fed/skinny/overweight
18. broad-shouldered /stocky/well-built/tall/
short
19. smile / hearty / charming / cunning
20. looks / beautiful / handsome /
attractive / ordinary-looking
21. pretty / good-looking
22. stylish / smart / sophisticated
23. neat vs. scruffy
24. well-dressed
25. ugly
Other
26. wrinkles / lines
27. freckles
28. pimples
29. under-eye bags
30. scar / mole
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1. clever – stupid
2. hard working – lazy
3. cheerful – miserable
4. generous – mean
5. (un) kind
6. cruel
7. (in) flexible
8. (dis) honest
9. (un) reliable
10. (in) sensitive
11. (un) ambitious
12. confident – insecure
13. punctual
14. shy
15. polite – rude
16. sociable/easy-going
17. patient
18. jealous
19. loyal
20. sincere
21. strong – weak
22. (dis) organized
23. open – reserved
24. introvert – extrovert
25. modest – arrogant
26. nice – nasty
27. selfish
28. A friend is someone who….
29. I can’t stand people who….
30. I like people who are…..
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| Feelings and Emotions |
The Senses |
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1. happiness / be happy
2. sadness / be sad
3. anger / be angry
4. fear / be afraid of, be frightened of
5. pride / be proud of
6. jealousy / be jealous of
7. embarrassment / be embarrassed
8. boredom / be bored
9. shame/ be ashamed of
10. envy / be envious of
11. be upset
12. be excited
13. be disappointed
14. be cheerful
15. be miserable
16. be pleased
17. be delighted
18. be irritated
19. be puzzled
20. be calm
21. be worried
22. be relaxed
23. be in a good / bad mood
24. to be fed up
25. be surprised
26. I can’t stand it when…
27. It gets on my nerves when…/be nervous
28. It annoys me when …
29. It makes me crazy when…
30. It makes me angry when. …
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1. (eye-) sight
2. to see / look at / to stare at
3. to watch smth
4. to be short/long-sighted
5. to be blind / to be colour blind
6. to wear glasses / contact lenses
7. hearing (ear)
8. to hear / to listen to
9. to overhear
10. to be deaf
11. to wear hearing aid
12. to use sign language
13. silent / quiet / noisy / loud
14. dumb / deaf-and-dumb
15. smell (nose)
16. fragrant
17. stinking
18. taste (tongue)
19. sweet vs. salty
20. bitter / sour / spicy / tasteless
21. touch (skin)
22. sharp
23. soft vs. hard
24. rough vs. smooth
25. wet vs. dry
26. prickly
27. slippery
28. heavy vs. light
29. hairy
30. intuition
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| Travel and Holidays |
Houses |
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1. camp/campsite
2. to catch a train/coach/bus
3. to go abroad
4. to go backpacking/hiking/sightseeing/ snorkeling
5. tent/torch/sleeping bag
6. on foot/by transport
7. to sunbathe/to lie in the sun
8. a holiday-maker
9. to commute/commuter
10. to get/give a lift
11. get in/get out of a car
12. get on/get off a bus
13. to use public transport/rush hour
14. to be stuck in a traffic jam
15. to be delayed
16. to arrive (in/at) /arrival
17. to depart from/ departure
18. to buy a single/a return ticket/to book in advance
19. to pay the fare
20. luggage/baggage/baggage reclaim
21. passport control
22. check-in-desk
23. departure lounge
24. to board/on board
25. to take off/to land
26. to fasten seatbelts
27. customs office/customs officer
28. duty free
29. to hire a car
30. porter
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1. attic vs. basement
2. chimney / cellar
3. ceiling / floor/wall
4. doorbell / door spy
5. front door / back door
6. wall / corner / roof
7. balcony
8. path / drive
9. central heating / window sill
10. fence / gate
11. stairs / staircase
12. floor (ground, first, 2nd …)
13. garage
14. block of flats
15. flat/apartment
16. castle / palace
17. cottage
18. detached / semidetached house
19. dormitory (dorm)/hostel
20. hut/cabin
21. skyscraper
22. temple / mosque
23. tower
24. church
25. landlord/landlady
26. to rent a flat / to let a flat
27. in good / bad condition
28. huge / enormous / tiny rooms
29. mortgage
30. House Feng schui
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| Medicine |
Shops and Shopping |
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1. Chemist’s / drugstore / pharmacy
2. tablets / pills / aspirin / painkiller
3. pain / painful
4. to hurt
5. backache / earache / headache /
stomachache / toothache
6. black eye /bruise
7. blister
8. burn / sunburn
9. cavities / caries / filling
10. sore throat / to cough
11. dislocation / fracture
12. fever / flu
13. to measure temperature
14. to catch a cold / infection / virus
15. lump / swelling
16. prescription / to prescribe
17. rash
18. runny nose
19. scratch / cut
20. sneeze / Bless you!
21. to call for an ambulance
22. to get better / to recover
23. to keep healthy
24. to look after one’s health
25. to stay in bed
26. to treat / treatment
27. hey fever / cancer / TB / AIDS
28. allergy / be allergic to
29. heart attack / stroke
30. indigestion / poisoning
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1. reasonable price / expensive / cheap
2. to pay by cash / by credit card
3. to get a discount
4. to bargain
5. cash desk / cashier
6. shop assistant
7. shop window / window shopping
8. shopaholic
9. to go shopping / to do shopping
10. shopping list
11. shopping centre / trade centre / mall
12. department store
13. supermarket / street market
14. baker’s / butcher’s / greengrocer’s / fishmonger’s
15. newsagent’s / stationer’s / toyshop / bookshop/gift shop
16. DIY store / jeweller’s / florist’s / boutique
17. fashionable clothes
18. I’m looking for a sweater.
19. What size?
20. Where is the changing room / fitting room?
21. Where can I try it on?
22. It matches you / It fits you / It suits you
23. Shopping trolley / cart
24. price tag
25. change / Keep the change!
26. receipt / check
27. customer complaints
28. coins / banknotes
29. sales
30. household goods
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| On the phone |
In my opinion/Conversational gambits |
1. To phone, call, ring, buzz.
2. Mobile / hands-free (in cars)
3. dial, keypad, receiver.
4. long distance, international, local.
Problems: bad line, engaged, busy, cut off
5. Actions: pick up, put down, hold on, hang up, dial, redial.
Phrases:
6. Speaking. / X. speaking.
7. I’d like to speak to someone about …..
8. Could you put me through to your Sales Department?
9. Just a moment, I’ll put you through to ….
10. Hold on, please. / Hold the line.
Taking messages.
11. Is there any message?
12. Mr. X is out at the moment / is on the other line / away / not in.
13. Sorry to have kept you waiting.
Repeating.
14. I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that?
Calling back.
15. I’m returning your call.
16. ….asked me to call.
17. I’ll call back later. / Thanks for calling back.
Responses.
18. Of course / sure / Go ahead.
19. That sounds great. / Oh dear!
Technical reasons.
20. The line is busy / engaged.
21. It’s very noisy here. I can hardly hear you.
22. Could you speak a little slower?
23. Could you speak up / louder?
Wrong #.
24. You’ve got the wrong #.
25. Sorry to have troubled you.
26. That’s quite all right. / Never mind.
Arranging meetings.
27. Could we fix a meeting?
28. Let me have a look at my diary.
Closing a call.
29. Is there anything else?
30. Thanks for calling / back / the information.
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General:
1. I really regret….
2. Frankly,…
3. There is no doubt that…
4. Actually….
5. Anyway / in any case, ...
6. That’s why…
7. Generally speaking,
8. For example,
9. I’m afraid I don’t know.
10. What did you expect?
Breaking in
11. Excuse me interrupting, but…
12. I’d like to say something, if I may
13. Can I add something?
A surprising fact
14. Believe it or not…
15. It may sound strange but….
16. You must be joking!
Changing the subject
17. By the way,
18. Oh, before I forgot, ….
Hesitation
19. Well, let me see
20. Mmm, I’ll have to think about that.
Opinion
21. I think / I suppose
22. I guess
23. It seems to me that….
24. To my mind / In my opinion
25. You have a good point, but…
Telling a story:
26. First / First of all / to begin with
27. Then / so / besides,
28. The main reason is….
29 In the end / Finally,
30 To cut a long story short \to sum up |
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