Intercambioidiomas C1UNITS OF STUDY The DIFFICULT part about the C1 exam is that the units of study are not fixed; anything can be in the exam, The lucky part is knowing all of the information in each part and using your skills to talk about unfamiliar topics. UNIT LEARNING TOPIC VOCABULARY 1 ‘SOCIAL ISSUES Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms 2_| EMPLOYMENT AN THE ECONOMY | Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms 3 ‘CONIMUNICATION AND Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, TECHNOLOGY idioms 4 _| PEOPLE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS | Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms 3 | OURTIMEAND HOW WE USEIT | Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms 6 | HEALTH, FITNESS AND OUR DIET | Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms 7 | THENATURALENVIRONMENT — | Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms 8 THE WAY WE LEARN Contextual, collocations, phrasal verbs, word patterns, idioms [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas SOCIAL ISSUES - UNIT 1 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Law/rule/regulation Fine/punishment/penalty Criminal/robber/thief/burglar Proof/evidence Prison/jail Arrest/detain/charge/extradite suspect/accuse/sentence/interrogate/prosecute Escape/get away/flee Resist Restrict impose Victimize Undermine Blame/fault Bribe/pay off/corrupt/influence Mistake/make an error/ get sth wrong Threaten/intimidate/frighten Steal/rob/mug Murder/kill Attack/assault/hurt/injure/cause damage/narm Grab/get/pick up Emigrate/move abroad Descend/go down Ascend/improve/go up/increase Eliminate/rub out/erase Enforce/obligate Insist on/prioritize Be reluctant to| Accuse of Charge with Escape/flee from Fine for The purpose of Mistake for Arrest sb for Forgive sb for Respect sb for Threaten with Be scared/afraid of Be worried about Be in doubt Be guilty of Be innocent of Grab the attention of Be concerned with Come asa Fall into (a place/category/role) Make + object + (bare infinitive Force + object + (infinitive) Obligate + object + (infinitive) Let + object + (bare infinitive) Allow + object + (infinitive) Have sth on good authority Be under control Charge with) Charge sb with Punish Take charge of Phrasal verbs Word formation Back down - admit defeat Back out (of) - decide not to do Blend in not be noticed Bring out ~ get the best out of Buy off - pay for control Crack down on - extreme measures Get away with ~ escape without punishment Get into ~ have access to Give up - quit Go off (track) — not be focussed on ‘Aggression — aggressive, aggressor, aggressively Threaten ~ threat, threatening Bribe ~ bribery ‘Accuse — accused, accuser, accusation Rob ~ robber, robbery Persuade — dissuade, persuasion, persuasively Mug — mugger, mugged, mugging Murder ~ murderer Example ~ exemplify, exemplification Harm — harmless, harmful [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Hit back — defend against with action Let down - disappoint Let off - not punish sb Lock up ~ put in prison Opt out (of) - decide against Phase out — gradually stop Push around — force to do something Stand out be different from the rest Stand up for ~ defend or protect Take over — assume control Law — lawyer, lawful, lawless Crime criminal Punish — punisher, punished, punishment Detain - detention, detained Burgle ~ burglary, burglar Famous - famously, infamous Provoke - provocation, provocative Charity ~ charitable Indicate ~ indicator, indication Duty ~ dutiful Fixed phrases Idioms ‘Against the law (On purpose Safe and sound Commit a crime Come asa shock/surprise Commit suicide Break the law On account of Be at fault Drop a hint Slip out of Let the cat out of the bag - TO REVEAL A SECRET Bury your head in the sand ~ IGNORE A SITUATION Smell a rat —TO SENSE SOMETHING IS WRONG Be under someone's thumb — BE CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE ELSE Curiosity killed the cat- TO BE CURIOUS AND GET INTO TROUBLE The powers to be ~ THE PEOPLE IN CONTROL Copy cat— TO DO THE SAME AS SOMEONE ELSE Smell something fishy ~ TO BE SUSPICIOUS Turn a blind eye ~ TO NOT TAKE NOTICE OF SOMETHING Pull a few strings - TO USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE Gain the upper hand ~ TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMETHING Give a hand with sth - TO HELP WITH SOMETHING Keep an eye on sb ~ TO OBSERVE SOMETHING Have a cat nap—TO SLEEP FOR A SHORT TIME Give the green light ~ TO GIVE PERMISSION Be a busy body ~ TO BE NOSY/TO GOSSIP ABOUT SOMETHING Be a know it all - TO THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING STH = something [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY - UNIT 2 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Employ/hire/contract/take on With age Job/work/career Be on duty Earn/win/lose/save/cost (money) Apply for (a job) Pay/income/salary/wage Depend on Commute to/get to/travel to work Rely on Sack/fire/make redundant/lose a job Qualify as/in sth Quit/give up a job/hand ina Take time off notice/resign/leave Work as (role) Retire Start/begin work Take a holiday/time off Take a break/relax/rest Company/firm/business/enterprise/start-up Over time/duty Promotion Pension Seasonal Temporary Endure/last/span Lapse/lose time Expire/go out of date Delay/postpone/put off Clock/time Work in/at (a place) Work like (=similar to) Be experienced in/at sth Be responsible for sth Be good/bad at sth Be capable of sth Mean (infinitive) Course of action Come to an end Do sth about sth/sb No end in sight Bring sth to an end Put an end to sth (Weeks/Hours) on end Clock in/out Phrasal verbs Word formation Carry out = realize sth End up - what will occur Get on (with) ~ start working Get out (of) - not have to do Give in - quit Go over - review Kick off stop working Knuckle down ~ start working Make up ~ invent or create sth Press on ~ get on with your work Push on ~ continue working Set out — plan some work Set to—get started Set up~start a business Shut down ~ close a business Snow under ~ be overwhelmed Employ — employee, employer, employed, employment. Earn - earnings Retire ~ retirement Promote - promotion Pension — pensioner Mean - meaning Depend - dependence Rely ~ reliance Qualify - qualification Work = working, worker, over work Apply — application Opt - option [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Take on-hire Take over — assume control Wind down — slowly come to an end Wind up ~ gradually get started Work on ~ focus a lot of attention on sth Fixed phrases Idioms (On purpose By accident Be willing Be praised for Better/worse than expected The pros and cons of On time On and on Every now and then in the moment From time to time From day to day In this day and age Any day now Ages ago About time Day by day Little by little On and on Over and over Work like @ dog — TO WORK HARD All in good time - TO WAIT Work 9-5 OR Work 24/7 — TO WORK LONG HOURS Be for the time being - TO BE FOR NOW/IN THE MEANTIME Work around the clock ~ TO WORK LONG HOURS At the drop of a hat - IMMEDIATELY Be a people person - TO BE SOCIABLE Have the gift of the gab — TO BE CONVINCING in donkey's years ~ SINCE A LONG TIME AGO Be a big fish— TO BE AN IMPORTANT PERSON Be a go-getter ~ TO BE AMBITIOUS Be a cheapskate ~ TO BE TIGHT/NOT LIKE SPENDING MONEY Foot the bill TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING ‘A drop in the ocean ~ A SMALL AMOUNT Have an eye for ~ TO BE ABLE TO FIND CERTAIN THINGS WELL Be pinching pennies — TO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY Go halves/50-50- TO MEET HALF WAY Line your pockets ~ TO EARN A LOT OF MONEY (FOR YOURSELF) Six of one, half a dozen of the other - TO BE EQUALLY GOOD OR BAD Be on the dole TO BE UNDEMPLOYED Fall short - NOT BE ENOUGH Break even ~ NO PROFIT BUT NO LOSS EITHER Be skint - TO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY - UNIT 3 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Repair/fix/mend Succeed in| Progress/advance Look at Invent/discover/find out Focus on Investigate/research/look into Estimate/calculate Solve/ find a solution Occur/happen/take place Aim/objective/focus Way/method Reason/cause Sure/certain Design/develop/create/work on Attempt/try/test Consider/think about Expect/intend Fact/truth Wonder/think/reckon Observe/watch/look at Manage/achieve/succeed Evolve/change Endure/last/stand the test of time Concentrate on Work on/at sth Turn into In an attempt (infinitive) Aresult of A cause of An introduction to A matter of (Fact) Experiment with sth Explain sth to sb Conclude with An attempt to Have a try/go at Be on the internet Be online Keep in touch Be reluctant to The demand for Persist Link to Sustain Click on Steady Convert Distort Phrasal verbs Word formation Blurt out = say without thinking Safe — safety, safely Change into ~ convert into Chat up try to flirt with Come out (with) ~ say sth without thinking Do away with ~ get rid of Get at - suggest Get across — give information to Let on ~ give the impression of Mix up - confuse Pass on ~give sth to sb Ring up - call Sign up - join Speak out — voice your opinion Secure security, securely Estimate - estimation Occur ~ occurrence Investigate — investigation Calculate ~ calculation Progress ~ progression Concentrate ~ concentration Expect - expectation Method - methodology Observe ~ observation Truth - truthfully Manage ~ management, manager [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Talk over — speak when sb else is speaking Tell off —shout at Use up — use all of sth Wear out ~ use so much that it breaks Intend - intention Fixed phrases Idioms In fact Surf the net — USE THE INTERNET On average Blow 2 fuse ~ TO BECOME FURIOUS As a result Pull the plug - TO GIVE UP OR STOP DOING Allin all SOMETHING Change your mind Undergo a change Lead the way Be in demand ‘To make something tick — TO MAKE SOMETHING FUNCTION WELL STH= something [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS - UNIT 4 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Meet/know (people) Be willing (infinitive) Support/assist/help Be polite to Live/inhabit/reside Be rude to Chat/gossip/boast/argue/shout Pretend/imitate/copy Promise Regret Deny Apologise/say sorry Remember/forget Allow/let/permit Ban/forbid Sociable/talkative/chatty/outgoing Lonely/solitary Envious/jealous Smile/frown Cry/laugh Feel Seem/Look like Fancy/feel like Argue Blame/fault Enjoy/please Partner/couple Sibling/parent/relative Colleague/mate/acquaintance/friend Sensitive/sensible Be jealous of Be attracted to/by Get/be married to Take care of Have fun with Dream offabout Approve of sth Be in favour of Work with/as/in Live in/near to/far from Laugh at Talk to sb/about sth Be keen on Be fond of Be happy with sb/about sth Be worried about Be proud of Be crazy/mad about Be kind to Agree with/on Depend/rely on Be eager (infinitive) Dream about/of Be married to Mood be angry with sb/about sth Promise have a tolerance for Angry ~ annoyed/furious Shy/timid Phrasal verbs Word formation ‘Answer back— respond in a bad way Ask out ~ ask if sb wants to go on a date Bottle up — not reveal feelings Break up — end a relationship Bump into - see by coincidence Calm down - unwind Carry on - continue Cheer up ~ make sb happier Live (v, adj) ~ life, lively, lifestyle, lives Stress — stressed, stressful Relax - relaxed, relaxing Excite — excited, exciting Person — personality, personally Relate ~ relationship, related, relatives Argue ~ argument, argumentative Willing — unwilling, willingness [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Come between — cause problems between Crack up ~ make sb laugh or cry Grow on—start to like Grow up ~ become more mature Let down — disappoint sb Meet up — get together with sb Pick on— tease sb Split up —minish with sb Take after —be similar to a relative Care — careless, careful, caring Inhabit - inhabitants Reside residential, resident, residence Happy ~ unhappy, happiness, happily Depend - dependence Argue ~ argument, argumentative Friend — friendship. Friendly Mood ~ moody Sensitive ~ sensitively, sensitivity Mate ~ flatmate, workmate, teammate Proud — pride Polite — impolite, politeness Crazy — craziness Marry ~ married, marriage Eager - eagerness Tolerate - tolerance Fixed phrases Idioms At its height At that time Ever since For a long time to come On the outskirts Be on good terms with Bear in mind Brace yourself For some... for others Pull yourself together Be over the moon — TO BE VERY HAPPY Be on cloud noun ~ TO BE VERY HAPPY See eye to eye ~ TO AGREE Be in the clouds - TO BECOME DISTRACTED Jump for joy - TO BE EXCITED Get on like a house on fire~TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP Be an item ~ TO BE A COUPLE Tie the knot—TO GET MARRIED Be like two peas in a pod - TWO PEOPLE WHO LOOK OR BEHAVE THE SAME Have butterflies in your stomach ~ TO BECOME NERVOUS Be on the same wave length - TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER Be your flesh and blood ~ BE RELATED TO YOU/TO BE IN YOUR FAMILY Be on good terms ~ TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP AFTER A DIFFICULT SITUATION [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas (OUR TIME AND HOW WE USE IT - UNITS Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Spend/take/pass (time) Waste (time) Kill (time) Use (time) Time (v, 9) Schedule (v, n) Shift/turn (n, v) Clock/watch (n, v) Fortnight Sunrise Sunset Noon Midnight Punetual (adj) Premature (adj) Hate/loathe/detest/despise Be keen on, Be fond of, Be a fan of, Be big on Be good/bad at Be interested in Be crazy/mad about Be eager (infinitive) Compete against Concentrate on Involve in Listen to Participate in Join in Go for a walk Can’t help (ing) ~ avoid Do (general activities) — do sport, do nothing Go + (ing) Be on time Can’t stand Take advantage of Win/lose/draw According to Beat Confuse with Score Believe in Like/love/enjoy comment on Relax/rest depend on Do/play (sport) surprise by Arrange/plan persuade of Arrive at/get to/reach share with Stay work on Start/begin point in (ing) Garden (v, n) describe as Do DIY be similar to Pub/bar/club/concert/festival be good at Phrasal verbs Word formation Clock in = record when people start work Clock out ~ record when people finish work Crop up ~ occur suddenly Fit in — find time to do sth Get into — start liking Get together ~ meet to spend time together Go off ~ stop liking Hang out ~ spend time with sb Keep on - continue Win = winning, winner Lose — lost, losing, loss Arrive — arrival Arrange — arrangement Begin — beginning Involve — involvement Join ~ joint Garden ~ gardening Concentrate ~ concentration [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Knock off — stop doing sth Lay out plan sth Lie ahead — what will occur Mess about — waste time doing sth Press on ~ continue working Pick upstart to learn Run out (of) — not have any left/remaining Take off ~ spend time away from work Tide over ~ provide what is needed for s short time Compete — competition Eager — eagerly, eagerness Interest — interested, interesting Waste - wasteful Spend ~ expensive, spending Clock — clockwise, anti-clockwise Press — pressure Time - timeless Similar - similarity Describe ~ description, descriptive Persuade — persuasion Confuse ~ confusion Believe — belief Depend - dependence Mess ~ messy Time - timely. timing Fixed phrases Idioms: As well as As long as I'd rather + verb (do) Regret (not) + ing Be worth + ing Apart of As soon as By the time On/at the point of Take ages Take by surprise From time to time A matter of time At this point/At a time During which No longer Be at a loose end — TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO Let off steam - TO UNWIND Put your feet up ~ TO RELAX A couch potato - TO BE LAZY Take five - TO TAKE A BREAK Recharge your batteries - TO RECOVER Surf the net — USE THE INTERNET Variety is the spice of life - WHAT MAKES LIFE MORE ENJOYABLE Be on the ball ~ TO BE ON FIRE Jump the gun ~TO JUMP AHEAD (precipitarse) Around the corner ~ TO BE VERY SOON Ina flash - TO DO SOMETHING FAST In the nick of time ~ TO BE JUST IN TIME Lose track of time —TO NOT KNOW THE TIME Before your time ~ TO BE TOO SOON When pigs fly TO RULE SOMETHING OUT/NEVER For good - PERMANENTLY Once in a blue moon ~ TO DO SOMETHING RARELY On the spur of the moment - SUDDENLY STH = something [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas HEALTH, FITNESS AND OUR DIET - UNIT 6 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns ‘Agonise/cause harm Gloat/boast/show off Hurt/injure/damage/dislocate Healthy/fit Sore/hurt/pain sisgust Antibiotics/medicine/pills/tablets/vaccines llness/disease Exhaustion/tiredness Contagious/catchy Cure/recover/get over Chuckle/laugh/giegle il/sick/poorly Vorit/puke Train/exercise/practice/work out Track/court/pitch/field/stadium/sports centre/pool Faint/pass out Handle/deal with/cope with Care/mind/matter Break (a bone)/ bruise/scrape/scratch Ligaments/tendons/muscles Moan/complain Mock/make fun of Glimpse/glance at/look at Smirk/smile Neglect Snap/break/rip/tare Be/stay/keep/get in shape Be hurt/in pain/injured Complain of/about Be in the act of Worry about/concern about Be tired of/Be sick of/8e bored of Be in danger of Benefit from Cope/deal with Suffer from Be worth (ing) In need of sth Exposure to Aresult of Be prone to sth The advantage/disadvantage of sth The benefit/drawback of cry with Advise/warn about Be at risk Be good/bad at Afar cry from Phrasal verbs Word formation Feel up (to) — feel well enough to Cut down (on) ~ reduce the amount of Get over ~ recover from Give up/in ~ stop doing Look after — take care of Put on ~ gain weight Pass out - faint/become unconscious Work out do exercise Go/come down with ~ become ill Play up ~ cause problems for sb Bring on ~ cause an iliness Exhaust — exhausted, exhausting, exhaustion Tire — tired, tiring, tiresome ‘Aware ~ awareness, unaware Prepare ~ preparation, prepared Recover ~ recovery Heath — healthy, unhealthy, healthily Injure — injured, injury Pain — painful, painless Suffer ~ suffering Bore ~ boredom, boring, bored Complain ~ complaint [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Warm up — prepare for sth Swell up — become inflamed Get rid of - throw/give away or sell Pull through ~ recover from Sick — sickness Train — training, trained ‘Swell - swelling Like ~ likely, likeliness Pass away — die Act ~ action Sign up for — do/join a team or club Risk - risky Fixed phrases Idioms As far as | know Likely to result in Take care As (one) can imagine Be somewhat sth Go dead/numb as though/if Get your heart pumping - TO BECOME ACTIVE Push yourself - TO MAKE AN EFFORT Risk life and limb ~ TO TAKE A HUGE RISK Give someone a taste of their own medicine — TREAT SOMEONE WHO IS BAD IN A BAD WAY Keep a straight face - TO REMAIN SERIOUS Keep your hair on - TO REMAIN CALM Never look a gift horse in the mouth - DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING YOU ARE GIVEN Grin and bear it ACCEPT A DIFFICULT SITUATION Take with a pinch of salt ~ NOT TAKE SOMETHING SERIOUSLY Be a piece of cake ~TO BE EASY Be tough to swallow ~ TO BE A DIFFICULT SITUATION TO ACCEPT Give someone a taste of - SHOW SOMEONE A GLIMPSE OF SOMETHING Take the biscuit ~ TO BE OUT OF ‘ORDER/UNREASONABLE Be as easy as pie TO BE VERY EASY Spill the beans ~ TO REVEAL/TELL A SECRET Pig out -TO EAT ALOT Cry over spilt milk ~ COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT ISN'T IMPORTANT Not be someone's cup of tea TO DISLIKE STH = something [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas ‘THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT - UNIT 7 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Recycle/reuse Be aware of Rubbish/trash/waste/refuse/tter/garbage | Be similar to Extinct/endangered/be in danger Fluctuate/change/adapt Assign Assure/make sure Foresee/predict attribute Protect/defend Prevent/impede Develop/construct/build Natural disasters - tsunami, earthquake, flood, drought, hurricane, tornado, landslide Climate - weather, climate change/elobal warming Forecast/prediction Mutate speculate Mountain/hill/plain/field/land/desert Ocean/sea/lake/reservoir/pond/puddle Attribute Cause/provoke/ Jinx Mishap/accident/mistake/error Be worried about Be famous/known for Be short offon The defence of Know about Be considerate of Worry about Take into account Take care of Protect from Become extinct The odds of By nature (of) The luck of Risk sth on The risk of Be under threat of Bet on By dint of Be certain of At the disposal of Meander Be concerned about Startle/scare/frighten Be focussed on Phrasal verbs Word formation Call off = cancel Develop - developed, developing, development Call for - require Prevent - prevention Chance upon ~ find by coincidence Cut down (on) ~ reduce Cut out ~ stop using/doing Cut down (trees) ~ chop trees down Clear up - when the weather becomes better/clean Dig up ~ get something out of the ground. Kill off -end ‘Throw away — get rid of/put in the bin Put down to ~ suggest that sth is the result of sth Spring up - appear suddenly Nature ~ (un)natural, naturally, Pollute — polluted, pollution Contaminate - contaminated, contamination Danger — dangerous(ly), endanger(ed) Famous - famously Extinet - extinction Clear clearly, clearance Defend - defence Protect — protected. protection Predict — predication, (un)predicatable Attribute — attribution Assure ~ assurance [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Stand for— represent sth Stand up for — defend/protect Look after ~take care of Give off - emit (fumes etc) Die out — when all of sth dies Face up to ~ accept as true Mutate — mutation Speculate - speculation Fixed phrases Idioms By chance By no means On purpose By accident Inno time Set a fire Ameans by which Take a chance As it happens Ata guess It so happens taht Rain cats and dogs - TO RAINA LOT Be bucketing it down - TO RAIN A LOT Touch wood ~ TO TRY AND HAVE GOOD LUCK Out of the blue - SOMETHING UNEXPECTED Face the facts - TO ACCEPT A REALITY Come rain or shine ~ NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS Have green fingers ~ BE GOOD AT GROWING PLANTS AND FLOWERS ‘An act of God — DUE TO NATURAL FORCES SUCH AS THE WEATHER STH = something [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercamb oidiomas ‘THE WAY WE LEARN - UNIT 8 Unit Vocabulary Word Patterns Pass/fail/take/do (an exam) Achieve/get good grades Handle/cope with/deal with Revise/review/go over/cram Understand/take in/get Teach/educate/learn Know/recognise Degree/certificate/qualification/result/grade/mark Essay/writing Colleague/classmate Task/activity Objective/focus/goal Speak/talk/discuss/chat/lecture/ Hope/wish/expect Assess/test/examine Grasp/learn/catch on/ deliberate Justify Inspire/motivate/encourage Persist Concentrate/focus Naive/inexperienced Dilemma/problem/issue Hassle/annoy/irritate Raise the question oF Beg to differ Learn about Revise/study for Boast offabout Side by side Complain about Succeed in Teach to sb/about sth Talk/speak to sb/about sth Be similar to Be suitable for Asense of Be interested in Be happy with/about Be capable of Be able (infinitive) Consist of Account for Take account of In the belief that The basis for Conclusion of Gather Deduce Phrasal verbs Word formation Brush up on - improve Persist ~ persistence Drop out (of) ~ stop studying/going to school Deliberate ~ deliberation Deal with ~ handle/cope with Get on with ~ continue doing Think over — consider Get at ~ suggest Catch on understand Mull over - think about Go for ~ choose Be into - like Find out - discover information Figure out ~ find the solution to Fall behind ~ not do sth fast enough Go over - review Assess - assessment Revise — revision Exam — examination Hope ~ hopeless, hopeful Suit ~ suitable, suitability Achieve ~ achievement Succeed ~ success, successful Experience — experienced. Inexperienced Capable — capability Consist ~ consistent, consistency Intuitive ~ intuition, intuitively Deduce ~ deduction [email protected] www.intercambioidiomasonline.comIntercambioidiomas Go into — begin to describe in detail Get away with — not be caught or punished Make up ~ invent information or a story Puzzle out - confuse Take down — write down ‘Take in understand Justify - justification Concentrate - concentration Fixed phrases Idioms Make sense Make up your mind By all accounts Pay attention to See no point in Have (little/no) difficulty in On your own The benefit to/of On balance Be in two minds Hit the books - TO STUDY ALOT Pull an all nighter ~ TO WORK ALL NIGHT Be on the mark - TO BE CORRECT Cover all the bases TO DO A BIT OF EVERYTHING Be ahead of the pack ~ TO BE BETTER THAN OTHER PEOPLE With flying colours - TO DO SOMETHING WELL ‘STH = something [email protected] ‘SB = somebody www.intercambioidiomasonline.com