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Lead in: an introductory section

 Brutally (adv) honest (adj): honest in a clear and accurate


way
You have to be brutally honest with yourself.
 Tactful (adj): thoughtful, considerate
He is such a tactful man.
 Break out (v): begin, start
I was living in London, when the war broke out.
 To get on with it: to start and continue doing sth
Stop talking and get on with the work.
 Compromise (n) (v): with / between
Compromise is a necessary part of marriage.
 Decisive (adj): determined, firm
She is a decisive leader.
 Caring (n): thinking about what other people need or want
The school aims to provide a caring environment.
 Stick with sb: stay with sb
 Mingle with sb: move around the room and talk to lots of
different people.
She was eager to mingle with the other guests.
 Cautious (adj): careful
 Inquisitive (adj): curious, nosy
I asked a lot of questions, but I did not want to seem inquisitive
 Leap in: to act immediately
 Rough (adj): approximate, general

Reading:
 Recruitment (n): employment
 Recruit (v): employ
 Assess (v): evaluate
 Trait (n): feature, characteristic
 Indicator (n): sign, signal
 Mushroom (v): to grow and develop
 Virtually (adv): nearly, almost
 Swear by sth: to have great confidence in how good and
effective sth is
They swear by these psychometric tests.
 Be shipwrecked: be in a boat when it is destroyed in an
accident.
 Appeal (n): request
 Premise (n) (v): the assumption
 Materialize (v): to become fact
 Alienated (adj): strange
 Alienate (v)
 Intimate (adj): deep / profound
 Get hooked on sth: be interested in sth
 Compulsive (adj): interesting
 Mundane (adj): dull, boring
 Frivolous (adj): not serious
 Diligently (adv): thoroughly, well
 Seduce with (v): deceive
 Span the gulf: a wide gap
 Cult (n): a system of beliefs
 Predisposition (n): a tendency to behave in a particular
way
 Mutter (v): to complain about sth, or express doubt about
it
 Downside (n): disadvantage
 Prone to (v): tend to
 Invade (v): attack
 Navel gazing: absorption in oneself
 Disabuse (v): to persuade sb that what they believe is not
true
 Disabuse sb of sth

Non-continuous verbs / non action verbs:


many verbs express a state than activity, so they are not used in
any continuous tenses. These verbs fall into the following
groups:
1. Verbs that describe wants, likes and preferences: want,
like, wish, prefer, hope…
2. Verbs that describe thought process and opinions: think,
believe, know, remind, understand…
3. Verbs of the senses: hear, see, smell, touch, taste, feel…
BUT sense verbs that describe action like watch, listen,
stare, look used in continuous forms.
4. Verbs of belonging and containing: posses, own, have,
belong…
Many of the state verbs can be action verbs with the
change of meaning. With the new meaning, they can be
used in the continuous forms. That a continuous forms
show a temporary action.
 She is usually quite honest. (permanent condition)
 She is not being very honest. (temporary condition)
 I think you are unreliable. (have an opinion)
 I am thinking of changing my job. (consider)

 Put in effort: spend a lot of effort to do it.


 Be on the lookout for sth/sb: to continuously watch a
place to find sth you want or to be ready for problems or
opportunities.
We are always on the lookout for new business opportunities.
 Appeal to sb: if sth or sb appeals to you, they seen
interesting
The program appeals to young children.
 Appeal for: to make a serious public request
Church and community leaders have appealed for calm.
 Fund (n): an amount of money that is collected and kept
for a particular purpose.
They held a sale to raise funds for the school.
 As regards: in relation to, about
As regards pollution, old vehicles are the worst offenders.
 Get on with sb (v): to have a good relationship with
someone
 Get on with sth: to continue doing sth
Let’s get on with the matter in hand.
 laid- back (adj): relaxed, easy going
she seems laid-back about her exams.
 Have a sense of humor:
Having a good sense of humor is a great feature.
 Take up an activity (v): if you take up an activity, you
become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a
hobby or as a career.
Roger took painting up for a while.
Listening part:
Make redundant:
This company has made me redundant.
Be at a bit of a loose end: be free and has nothing to do
Come and see us if you are at a loose end.
End up doing sth: to come in the place or situation that you did
not plan to be in
He came around for a coffee and we ended up having a meal
together.
Be apprehensive about/ of: be worried or nervous
We’d been a little apprehensive about their visit.
Mixed bag of: a combination of different things or different
types of people
There was a real mixed bag of us.
Compulsive (adj): compelling
Compulsive hijab
Rough time: hard time
Workwise (adv): for work
Fine arts: forms of art, especially paintings or sculpture
out and about: to be able to go out and walk around
get over sth(v): to become well after an illness
it’s taken me ages to get over the flu.
Be/ get carried away: be inspired
I got carried away and started dancing.
megastar (n):
Johnny Depp is one of the megastars of Hollywood.
Diversification (n): difference
Diversify (v): vary, change
Newsagent (n): newsstand
Wreck (n): a car that has been damaged badly
Restore sth to sth: to make sth return to its former state or
condition
He promised to restore the economy to full strength.
Babble on about (v): to speak quickly
I have no idea what he was babbling on about.
Chatter on/ about: to speak quickly
We were chattering about the events of last night.
Workload (n): the amount of work that a person or organization
has to do
She is trying to cope with the heavy workload.
Pick up on the flaws: to talk about the fault
Knock me down with a feather: be extremely surprised when
he found out about sth.
Be taken aback (by sth): to be very surprised by sth
Dejected (adj): sad

Use of English:
Approachable (adj): friendly and easy to talk # unapproachable
Receptive (adj) to: open, open to suggestions
A workforce that is receptive to new ideas
Alter (v): change
Prospect of (n): the possibility of
Shower sb with sth: to give sb a lot of things
Shower sb with praise: praise sb
Converse (n): the converse fact, word, statement is the
opposite of it.
 Some teachers welcomed the change, but for the majority
of teachers, the converse was true.
Outlook (n): point of view, attitude
Deniable (adj) # undeniable
Undeniably (adv)
Susceptible to (adj): likely to suffer from a particular illness or
problem

If /when (you are) in doubt:


If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Beyond doubt: it is completely certain

Vocabulary:
Write off (n): a badly damaged vehicle
The car was a complete write-off.
Give sb a lift = give sb a ride
I gave her a lift to the airport

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