Wordlist for Unit 12 (Technology)
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 437.
Wordlist for Unit 11 (Culture)
| Page/ source | Words and expressions | Translation or explanation | |
| p. 112 | identity | ||
| terrain | |||
| proximity | |||
| speciality | |||
| staple diet | |||
| retirement | |||
| heritage | |||
| T 3.12 | intimate | ||
| superficial | |||
| lullaby | |||
| blend | |||
| bonding | |||
| p. 114 | to a (certain) extent | ||
| distress | |||
| intriguing | |||
| isolated | |||
| frustrated | |||
| hostile | |||
| an old hand | |||
| stimulated | |||
| inadequate | |||
| p. 115 | reverse culture shock | ||
| T 3.13 | to feel like a fish out of water | ||
| T 3.14 | gaffe | ||
| orientation programme | |||
| to talk business | |||
| p. 117 | to label sb/sth as … | ||
| trivial | |||
| multiculturalism/multi-cultural | |||
| to muck in | |||
| p. 173 | diversity | ||
| to alternate sth with sth | |||
| coherent | |||
| p. 118 | to be (highly) praised for sth | ||
| to step sth up | |||
| to reach out to sb | |||
| T 3.15 | awe-inspiring | ||
| folly | |||
| p. 120 | counterculture | ||
| subculture | |||
| to predate | |||
| p. 160 | cultural absorption | ||
| to evolve | |||
| mainstream culture | |||
| dominant culture | |||
| p. 166 | affluence | ||
| buying power | |||
| to spur | |||
| subset (of society) | |||
| p. 121 | to pose a danger (to society) |
| Page/ source | Words and expressions | Translation or explanation | |
| p.122 | technologically minded | ||
| technophobe | |||
| apparatus/appliance/device/engine/equipment/ gadget/machine | |||
| green/environmentally friendly | non-polluting | ||
| cutting edge/state-of-the-art | very new | ||
| obsolete/out-of-date | old-fashioned | ||
| easy to use/user-friendly | simple to operate | ||
| durable/hard-wearing | long-lasting | ||
| handy/practical | useful | ||
| T 3.20 | to detest | ||
| pest (n) | |||
| a pain in the neck (id., infml.) | |||
| to loathe | |||
| to drown sb/sth out | |||
| (in)considerate (adj) | |||
| shredder | |||
| identity fraud | |||
| p.123 | to get the credit (for sth) | ||
| replica | |||
| p.166 | caveat | ||
| p.168 | nib | ||
| ballpoint pen | |||
| to exploit one's patent | |||
| annual sales | |||
| p.124 | simplicity | ||
| self-sufficiency | |||
| (in)equality | |||
| close-knit community | |||
| material comforts | |||
| expertise | |||
| inaccurate/ineffective/inefficient/inappropriate/inconvenient/insensitive | |||
| mismanagement/mistrust | |||
| p.125 | reservation | ||
| p.126 | advance (n) (U, C) | ||
| to hold sb/sth up | |||
| to speed (sth) up | |||
| to hold sb/sth back | |||
| to drive sth underground | |||
| p. 128 | rival (n, adj) | ||
| T 3.21 | open plan office | ||
| sophisticated | |||
| p. 129 | to be overcharged | ||
| T 3.22 | teething problems | ||
| to do overtime | |||
| to have a go at sb | |||
| to have one's word for sth | |||
| T 3.23 | a loose paraphrase | ||
| assignment | |||
| acknowledgement | |||
| T 3.24 | intellectual theft | ||
| p. 130 | unsettling (adj) | ||
| to take stands against sb/sth | |||
| p. 131 | ubiquitous | ||
| to check up on sb |
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