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.
