People and events

ally n /ˈ æ laɪ / ___________________________

casualties n /ˈ kæ ʒ uə ltiz/ ___________________________

ceasefire n /ˈ siː sfaɪ ə (r)/ ___________________________

civil war n /ˌ sɪ vl ˈ wɔ ː (r)/ ___________________________

civilians n /sə ˈ vɪ liə nz/ ___________________________

coup n /kuː / ___________________________

forces n /fɔ ː sɪ z/ ___________________________

refugees n /ˌ refjuˈ dʒ iː z/ ___________________________

revolution n /ˌ revə ˈ luː ʃ n/ ___________________________

siege n /siː dʒ / ___________________________

snipers n /ˈ snaɪ pə z/ ___________________________

survivors n /sə ˈ vaɪ və z/ ___________________________

the wounded n /ð ə ˈ wuː ndɪ d/ ___________________________

treaty n /ˈ triː ti/ ___________________________

troops n /truː ps/ ___________________________

Verbs describing warfare

blow up phr v /ˌ blə ʊ ˈ ʌ p/ ___________________________

break out phr v /ˈ breɪ k aʊ t/ ___________________________

capture v /ˈ kæ ptʃ ə (r)/ ___________________________

declare v /dɪ ˈ kleə (r)/ ___________________________

defeat v /dɪ ˈ fiː t/ ___________________________

loot v /luː t/ ___________________________

overthrow v /ˌ ə ʊ və ˈ θ rə ʊ / ___________________________

retreat v /rɪ ˈ triː t/ ___________________________

shell v /ʃ el/ ___________________________

surrender v /sə ˈ rendə (r)/ ___________________________

withdraw v /wɪ θ ˈ drɔ ː / ___________________________

Lexis in context

dialogue sequences np /ˈ daɪ ə lɒ ɡ ˈ siː kwə nsɪ z/ ___________________________

female lead np /ˈ fiː meɪ l liː d/ ___________________________

film review np /fɪ lm rɪ ˈ vjuː / ___________________________

period films np /ˈ pɪ ə riə d fɪ lmz/ ___________________________

plot n /plɒ t/ ___________________________

premiere n /ˈ premieə (r)/ ___________________________

release v /rɪ ˈ liː s/ ___________________________

screen movies v /skriː n ˈ muː viz/ ___________________________

the big screen np /ð ə bɪ ɡ skriː n/ ___________________________

the final credits roll np /ð ə ˈ faɪ nl ˈ kredɪ ts rə ʊ l/ ___________________________

4B

Vocabulary compound adjectives

absent-minded adj /ˌ æ bsə nt ˈ maɪ ndɪ d/ ___________________________

air-conditioned adj /ˈ eə kə ndɪ ʃ nd/ ___________________________

blue-eyed adj /bluː aɪ d/ ___________________________

duty-free adj /ˈ djuː ti friː / ___________________________

easy-going adj /ˌ iː ziˈ ɡ ə ʊ ɪ ŋ / ___________________________

first-class adj /ˌ fɜ ː st ˈ klɑ ː s/ ___________________________

hands-free adj /hæ ndz friː / ___________________________

high-heeled adj /haɪ hiː ld/ ___________________________

home-made adj /ˌ hə ʊ m ˈ meɪ d/ ___________________________

kind-hearted adj /ˌ kaɪ nd ˈ hɑ ː tɪ d/ ___________________________

last-minute adj /lɑ ː st ˈ mɪ nɪ t/ ___________________________

left-handed adj /ˌ left ˈ hæ ndɪ d/ ___________________________

long-term adj /ˈ lɒ ŋ tɜ ː m/ ___________________________

mass-produced adj /ˌ mæ s prə ˈ djuː st/ ___________________________

part-time adj /ˌ pɑ ː t ˈ taɪ m/ ___________________________

second-hand adj /ˈ sekə nd hæ nd/ ___________________________

short-sighted adj /ˌ ʃ ɔ ː t ˈ saɪ tɪ d/ ___________________________

well-behaved adj /ˌ wel bɪ ˈ heɪ vd/ ___________________________

worn-out adj /ˌ wɔ ː n ˈ aʊ t/ ___________________________

Lexis in context

a bit of an idm /ə bɪ t ɒ v æ n/ ___________________________

at all idm /æ t ɔ ː l/ ___________________________

entirely adv /ɪ nˈ taɪ ə li/ ___________________________

just fine ap /dʒ ʌ st faɪ n/ ___________________________

quite a few np /kwaɪ t ə fjuː / ___________________________

4C

Vocabulary phone language

call v /kɔ ː l/ ___________________________

charge v /tʃ ɑ ː dʒ / ___________________________

cut off phr v /ˈ kʌ t ɒ f/ ___________________________

directory n /dɪ ˈ rektə ri/ ___________________________

engaged adj /ɪ nˈ ɡ eɪ dʒ d/ ___________________________

get through phr v /ɡ et θ ruː / ___________________________

give me a ring vp /ɡ ɪ v mi ə rɪ ŋ / ___________________________

hang up phr v /ˈ hæ ŋ ʌ p/ ___________________________

landline n /ˈ læ ndlaɪ n/ ___________________________

make a call vp /meɪ k ə kɔ ː l/ ___________________________

missed call np /mɪ st kɔ ː l/ ___________________________

pay phones np /ˈ peɪ fə ʊ nz/ ___________________________

phone n /fə ʊ n/ ___________________________

put through phr v /pʊ t θ ruː / ___________________________

ring v /rɪ ŋ / ___________________________

run out of phr v /rʌ n aʊ t ɒ v/ ___________________________

speak up phr v /spiː k ʌ p/ ___________________________

switch off phr v /swɪ tʃ ɒ f/ ___________________________

top up idm /ˈ tɒ p ʌ p/ ___________________________

turn off phr v /ˈ tɜ ː n ɒ f/ ___________________________

voicemail n /ˈ vɔ ɪ smeɪ l/ ___________________________

Lexis in context

become hooked on sth idm /bɪ ˈ kʌ m hʊ kt ɒ n/ ___________________________

behavioural addictions np /bɪ ˈ heɪ vjə rə l ə ˈ dɪ kʃ nz/ ___________________________

compulsive behaviour np /kə mˈ pʌ lsɪ v bɪ ˈ heɪ vjə (r)/ ___________________________

high adj /haɪ / ___________________________

harmless adj /ˈ hɑ ː mlə s/ ___________________________

edgy and tense ap /ˈ edʒ i æ nd tens/ ___________________________

overcome addictions to vp /ˌ ə ʊ və ˈ kʌ m ə ˈ dɪ kʃ nz tə / ___________________________

seek treatment vp /siː k ˈ triː tmə nt/ ___________________________

overwhelmingly anxious ap /ˌ ə ʊ və ˈ welmɪ ŋ li ˈ æ ŋ kʃ ə s/ ___________________________

wreck lives idm /rek laɪ vz/ ___________________________

Vocabulary adjectives and prepositions

addicted to vp /ə ˈ dɪ ktɪ d tə / ___________________________

dependent on prep phr /dɪ ˈ pendə nt ɒ n/ ___________________________

famous for prep phr /ˈ feɪ mə s fɔ ː (r)/ ___________________________

fed up with idm /fed ʌ p wɪ ð / ___________________________

helpful to prep phr /ˈ helpfl tə / ___________________________

hooked on prep phr /hʊ kt ɒ n/ ___________________________

keen on prep phr /kiː n ɒ n/ ___________________________

obsessed with prep phr /ə bˈ sest wɪ ð / ___________________________

open to prep phr /ˈ ə ʊ pə n tə / ___________________________

proud of prep phr /praʊ d ɒ v/ ___________________________

sick of prep phr /sɪ k ɒ v/ ___________________________

Colloquial English 4