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The Lexicon contains important words and vocabulary areas in tolerant /toterent/:Their behaviour was terrible but he was
Opportunities Upper Intermediate. To find other words that are tolerant and didn't complain.unselfish /AriselftJ/:
He's
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ctmbitious /aem'bijas/:
He's ambitious and will do anything to get
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Module words pages 151-155 boring /boroj/:She's dull and boring and never does anything
Wordbuilding exciting. ;; - a . - . • • . - ■* ■. ■ •
(prefixes, suffixes, compunds, etc.) pages 156-160 -^-careless /kealis/:He's careless and his work is full of unnecessary
Collocation bank pages 160-161 mistakes. •
Expressions with do, get, have, make page162 childish A/aildiJ/:She's childish and behaves b'kea ten-year-old
Word pairs page162 at times. - .
Word families page163 cold /kauld/:He's cold and so unfriendly.
-^excitable
Idiomatic Language page164 Aksartebl/She's excitable and gets excited far too
Prepositions bank pages
165-169 easily.impatient /im'peij'ant/:You're so impatient - can't you
Multi-part verbs pages
170-176 wait even
Pronunciation symbols/Abbreviations inside
back a few minutes?individualistic /.mdrvKftua'lisak/:He's rather
individualistic and
cover doesn't work very well with other people.
insensitive
MODULE WORDS /m'sensstrv/:She's quite insensitive and doesn't think
about other people's feelings.intolerant /m'toterant/:
An
MODULE 1 - IDENTITY intolerant person doesn't accept the
way other people live. Don't be intolerant of others.
v moody
Personality adjectives Anu:di/:You're so moody! One minute you're cheerful; the
next minute you're miserable.
positive nasty Aio:sti/:She's such a nasty and unpleasant person-. ■
adventurous /ad'ventfaras/: an adventurous traveller. ' rockless Aekfes/:He's reckless and doesn't care about danger.
ambitious /aem bijas/: She's an ambitious girl and will gofer. sulfish /selfij/:You're selfish -yen only think about yourself.
careful /keofl/:He's careful and thinks before doing anything. suspicious /sa'spifas/:He's suspicious of foreigners and unwilling
cheerful AJiafl/:She's cheerful - even on Monday mornings! to accept their ways of living.unreliable /Anrflarabl/:
She's
unreliable - never doing what she
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opinions and talks a lot. competitive /kairipetatrv/:He's v ;in /vem/:He's so vain - he thinks he's handsome and very
competitive and does his best. considerate /karisidrot/:
She's intelligent ; ■
considerate - she thinks about
other people's feelings. neutral
-}•*■ co-operative /kau'opretiv/:They're co-operative and willing to chatty AJaeti/:She's very chatty in fact she talks all the time.
help. creative /kri'eitrv/:He's a creative student - full of ideas. competitive /kairipetatrv/: He's very competitive, even with his
decisive /di'saisiv/:A decisive boss makes decisions quickly. —easy- friends.conservative /kan'sa.-vatrv/:She's conservative and
going /,i:zi 'gaum/:She's easy-going and everybody likes her. hard- doesn't
working /hcud'v/3±sij/: He's hard-working and gives 100%. approve of young people who go clubbing. conventional
-^•helpful /helpfl/:She's helpful and willing to lend a hand. /karivenfnal/:He's conventional and hates new
imaginative /rtnaed3matrv/: She's a very imaginative pupil and - ideas.■f. emotional /I'maujanal/: She's emotional and
writes fantastic stories.independent /indrpendani/: Independent cries when she
people prefer to make watches romantic films. idealistic /a;dra'hstik/:
He's idealistic -
their own decisions. and his ideas are not
"Inventive /m'ventiv/: an inventive writer, i kind /kamd/:He's practical.
kind and friendly to others. liberal /libral/:Liberal people respect pioud /praud/:My dad is proud of my success. reserved /rfrarvd/:
other people's ideas and He's reserved and doesn't express his opinions. -(^romantic
behaviour, especially new ideas. /ra'maentik/:She's romantic and loves getting flowers. serious
likeable /laiksbl/:She's likeable - people find her friendly. /siarias/:He's a serious student and works hard. sentimental
logical /lDd3ikl/:He's logical and makes careful decisions. /senffmentl/:He's sentimental and shows his gentle
^natural /naetfral/:He's a natural athlete and doesn't need to try and loving side easily.shy /Jai/:She's shy and sometimes feels
hard. uncomfortable with ether
outgoing /aufgauin/: She's outgoing and makes friends easily. -^ oeople.
polite /pa'lait/:She's polite and always says Thanks'. practical
/prasktikl/:He's practical and makes sensible decisions.
realistic./na'tetik/:She's realistic - not trying the impossible. MODULE 2 - LAUGHTER
'reasonable /riizansbl/: A reasonable parent is fair and sensible.
relaxed /rflaskst/:She's relaxed and doesn't get angry easily. Humour
reliable /itlaisbl/:I like reliable people who do what they say burst out laughing /,b3:st aut Icufii]/ to laugh suddenly and
they're going to do. '.oudly:I burst out laughing when I saw her new haircut.
"V sensible /sensibl/: She's sensible and never does anything silly. 4_ ca::kle /kaekl/verb to laugh loudly and unpleasantly: She cackles
sensitive /sensativ/:A sensitive person shows sympathy towards ■ike a w itch.
people who have difficulties. chuckle AJAW verb to laugh quietly: r '"" -r
Sociable /saufabl/:He's sociable and enjoys being with others. -T •vas reading that book. comedy
sympathetic /simpa'Betik/: She was sympathetic when I told her my /korrradi/ 1 noun a funny fib
stars in comedies. 2 adjective amu1
dog had died - she listened and said she was sorry. comedy programme last night.