Unit 1

Vocabulary - People and Relationship

Word Part of Definition Example
Speech
get on well with Phrasal verb have a good ❖​ I get on well with my teammates.
relationship with ❖​ Do you get on well with your
someone boss?
❖​ I get on well with my partner
because we have a lot in common.

am friendly with Verb phrase have a kind or warm ❖​ I am friendly with my colleagues.
relationship with ❖​ The local people are friendly with
someone visitors.
❖​ I don’t have much in common
with my classmates, but I try to
be friendly with them.

look up to Phrasal verb Admire or respect ❖​ Many young speedcubers look up

someone to professional speedcubers.
❖​ I always look up to my older
brother.
❖​ My son really looks up to my
father.

stay in touch with Verb phrase See, talk , or write to ❖​ Let’s stay in touch after the
someone course ends.
❖​ I try to stay in touch with my old
classmates.
❖​ I must stay in touch with my
parents.

take after Phrasal verb Be similar to a ❖​ My son really takes after my

parent or relative father in looks and behavior.
❖​ My daughter takes after her
mother in looks.

teammate Noun A person who is the ❖​ My teammates are competitive

same team as and so mean.
someone else, ❖​ I always support my teammates
especially in sports, during the game.
projects, or work. ❖​ Jack and I have been teammates
for several years.

colleague Noun A person you work ❖​ Before starting the project, I

with always discuss that with my
colleagues.
❖​ My brother’s colleague is really
 gorgeous.
❖​ I do respect my colleagues’ ideas.

manager Noun A person who is in ❖​ My brother was promoted to

charge of part of all project manager last year.
a business, project, ❖​ Being a manager is not easy, it
or team has to guide a team.
❖​ My manager approved my
vacation request.

partner Noun Someone you are ❖​ My partner is friendly, so it is

paired with for a great to work with him.
task or activity, A ❖​ My friend introduced me his
person you're in a partner at the dinner.
relationship with, A ❖​ Jaden is my business partner at
person you're in a the clothing agency.
relationship with

close friend Noun phrase A person you trust ❖​ Jach is my close friend; we have
deeply and have a known each other for 10 years.
strong relationship ❖​ I don’t have many close friends,
with but Jack is my only close friend.
❖​ I have a group of close friends; I
usually meet with them.

grandparent noun A parent of your ❖​ I haven’t gotten a chance to see

mother or father - my grandparents.
either grandfather ❖​ Every grandparent loves their
or grandmother grandchildren.

Personality Adjectives
Word Definition Example
bossy Someone who likes to give ❖​ My brother is really bossy; He’s always
orders and tells what to do telling me what to do.
❖​ He can be a bit bossy at work, even though
he is not the manager.

crazy Mentally unstable, wild or ❖​ I am crazy about Rubik’s Cube.

foolish behavior, intense ❖​ My parents thought I was crazy when I
enthusiasm or excitement told them my plans to study abroad.

easy-going Someone who is relaxed, ❖​ My dad is easy-going; He doesn’t mind if I

calm, and doesn’t get upset stay out late.
easily ❖​ My colleague is an easy-going person and
he gets on well with everyone.
funny Causing laughter ❖​ I laugh so much when I’m with Jack - he’s
really funny.
❖​ Final Destination is not a funny movie.
❖​ I don’t like funny movies because they are
boring.

generous Willing to give more of ❖​ It was generous of him to donate to the

something charity.
❖​ Juno is always generous.

helpful Someone or something that ❖​ She is very helpful; She always offers to
gives help assist classmates.
❖​ Jack is such a generous person because he
always gives me helpful advice.

kind Someone who is caring ❖​ Being kind doesn’t cost anything.

❖​ It was kind of you to help me with my
homework.
❖​ Jack is really kind to everyone he meets.

noisy something or someone that ❖​ The children were very noisy at the party.
makes a lot of loud or ❖​ I moved to my hometown because the
unpleasant sound street here was too noisy.
❖​ My neighbours are too noisy. They play
loud music all the time!

patient Being able to stay calm and ❖​ I am not very patient. I hate waiting for
not get angry when things.
something takes a long time ❖​ You need to be patient when playing chess.
or is difficult

polite Someone who is showing ❖​ Please be polite when talking to strangers.

good manners, being ❖​ Juno is not polite. When she sees her
respectful teachers, she never greets them.

reliable Someone you can trust to do ❖​ She is a reliable friend who always keeps
what they say or what is her promises.
expected ❖​ We need reliable information for the
report.
❖​ Our company has a reliable manager who
does very well.

rude Someone who is not polite ❖​ Juno never says thank you or please. She is
so rude.
❖​ It is rude to disturb when someone is
speaking.
❖​ Don’t be rude to your parents.

serious Showing deep thought, ❖​ I am serious about my job.

important, not joking or ❖​ The company is facing serious challenges.
playful ❖​ I am a very serious person.
tidy Neat and organized ❖​ My workspace is always tidy.
❖​ My brother’s desk is not tidy. He is such an
easy-going person.

Vocabulary - Work

Word Part of Definition Example

Speech
career noun Job or type of work ❖​ We all want to choose a career
someone does for a long that we enjoy.
time, usually with ❖​ I’d like a career as a software
progress and growth over engineer.
the year ❖​ Muh of my career is spent
working with a computer.

part-time Adj / Adv Working or studying fewer ❖​ I have a part-time job at the
hours than full-time restaurant.
❖​ I work part-time and study the
rest of the time.

full-time Adj/ Adv Working or studying the ❖​ I have a full-time job at Expert
complete number of hours Education.
expected. ❖​ After graduation, I started
working full-time.

wages noun Money someone earns for ❖​ Many part-time workers

doing work, usually paid receive hourly wages.
daily or weekly ❖​ The company increased
workers’ wages this year.
❖​ Many blue collar workers are
struggling to get better wages.

Responsible for Prepositional Used to show who has a ❖​ I am responsible for cleaning
phrase duty to do something, or up the house.
who is in charge of ❖​ Who is responsible for locking
something the door?

run verb Manage, or operate ❖​ I run a small business that

something makes websites.
❖​ The engine is running
smoothly.

Out of work idiom/ adj Not having a job/ ❖​ I have been out of work for 5
phrase unemployed months.
❖​ Many people were out of work
during the crisis.
profession noun A type of job that usually ❖​ IT professions have been
needs special training or popular for decades.
education ❖​ I chose software engineering as
my profession.

qualification noun A skill, certificate, or ❖​ I listed my qualifications on my

educational achievement resume.
that shows you are trained ❖​ My qualifications include
or suitable for a job, IELTS and GED.
course, or activity

volunteer verb To offer to do something ❖​ I volunteer at a shelter for

without being asked or homeless people.
paid. ❖​ I volunteer to teach about IT at
the school.

Conversation
1.​Starting a conversation with a stranger:

●​ Excuse me, is anyone (sitting here/using this)?

●​ Is this your first time (here/at this event)?
●​ Do you mind if I/Is it okay if I (charge my phone here/use
this)?
●​ How long have you (had your dog/lived here/ worked here)?
●​ Are you going (to London/to the festival)?
●​ Excuse me, do you know if there’s (wifi/a cafe near here)?
●​ I’m (name), by the way.

2.​Starting a conversation with a friend or acquaintance:

●​ It’s a lovely (morning/day/evening), isn’t it?

●​ Did you hear about (the earthquake/the accident)?
●​ Did you watch (that programme/ the match)?
●​ Are you doing anything nice (at the weekend/ for the
summer holiday)?
●​ How was your (weekend/holiday)?
 3.​Responding and keep conversation going:

●​ No problem.
●​ Go ahead.
●​ Not at all.
●​ Help yourself.
●​ Be my guest.
●​ What about you?
●​ How about you?
●​ And you?

4.​Ending conversation:
​
​ ​ OK, nice to meet you.
​ ​ See you later.
​ ​ (Great/Nice) talking to you.
​ ​ Have fun./Have a good time.
​ ​ I’ve got to go.
​ ​ That’s my (bus/train).

Modifiers
Rule: to talk about how much, how little, something is true

Quite, quite a/an…

Meaning: less strong than very

Use: quite + adjective

Example:

​ It’s quite difficult to find a job at the moment.

Use: quite a/an + adjective + noun

Example:
​ That’s quite a happy day at the party.
​ He’s quite an easy-going person.

Other modifiers (relatively, fairly, pretty, reasonably, etc.)

A bit more/A lot more

We use a bit (more/less) for a small amount more or less.
We use a lot (more/less) for a large amount more or less.

Example:
​ I’d like to eat a bit more.
​ I want to be a bit more healthy.
​ I’d like to go outside with friends a lot more.
​ I’d like to exercise a lot more.
​ I’d like to spend a lot less.