Advanced C1
Unit 2
Unit 2
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to be the reason or
explanation for something
account for (phrasal verb)
The recession accounts for
the slow growth in the economy.
the range of different life
forms living together in one place
biological diversity (phrase)
The destruction of the rainforest means there is less biological diversity in
the Amazon.
limits to the amount of
money that is available to spend
budget constraints (phrase)
We can’t afford a new
photocopier because of the current budget constraints.
very surprised and confused, so that you do not know what to do or how
to react
completely thrown (phrase)
I was completely thrown by his questions and
didn’t know what to say.
to make people richer
create wealth (phrase)
New firms in the area are helping to create wealth.
to become more and more rare
and then disappear completely
die out (phrasal verb)
Dinosaurs died out
about 65 million years ago.
one part of a subject, situation, etc.
that has many parts
facet (noun)
She has so many facets to her
personality.
to not consider or
remember something when judging a situation
fail to take into account (phrase)
We failed to take into account the difficuty of persuading
people to adopt these measures.
to achieve everything
you are capable of
fulfil your potential (phrase)
If James fulfils his potential, he
could become a professional actor.
to start doing
something with energy and purpose
get stuck in (idiom) (informal)
We showed them where the crates had to be moved to, and they got stuck
in straight away
to affect something
or someone in a bad way
have a detrimental effect (phrase)
Smoking has a detrimental
effect on your health.
to not have many
opportunities
have limited prospects (phrase)
Lack of education means that these
young people have limited prospects.
to have the skills
that are needed in order to do something
have the requisite skills (phrase)
This training should give you the requisite skills to do the
job.
to be as successful or capable
as others in a certain situation
hold your own (phrase)
Elena can hold her
own in any conversation on science.
An impending event will
happen soon and is usually bad or unpleasant.
impending (adjective)
The
high winds warned us of the impending hurricane.
to not have enough of
something you need
lack resources (phrase)
We can’t expand our business
because we lack the financial resources.
the ability to
communicate in a language
language competence (phrase)
I lacked the language
competence to study in Germany.
to lose contact
with or forget about where you came from
lose touch with your roots (phrase)
Pierre has
lived abroad for so long that he has lost touch with his
roots.
I made a conscious decision to
eat more healthy foods.
make a conscious decision (phrase)
to intentionally
decide to do something
to make yourself look
stupid in front of others
make a fool of yourself (phrase)
I really made a fool of myself
when I couldn’t remember her name.
to save a lot
of money
produce substantial savings (phrase)
The new computer system should produce
substantial savings.
to not be useful for
anything
serve no useful purpose (phrase)
Nobody ever uses the college coffee machine.
It really serves no useful purpose.
to get used to a place
where you have started to live
settle into the area (phrase)
It took Pavel a while to
settle into the area, but now he has a lot of good friends
here.
to stop using something
or doing something
shift away from (phrasal verb)
Many men are starting to shift
away from these traditional roles. This has been
changed to ‘settle into the area’ on the proofs.
to be useful to
someone in the future
stand someone in good stead (idiom)
This experience will stand you
in good stead when you go to college.
reaching an
acceptable standard
up to scratch (idiom (informal))
Your last essay wasn’t up to
scratch.
