Advanced C1
Unit 3
Unit 3
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Cartes-fiches
to think about a situation in a reasonable way that does not make it
seem worse than it is
get things into perspective (phrase )
It really isn’t that bad! You need
to get things into perspective and stop complaining.
to have a natural ability
to do something
have an aptitude for (phrase)
Sarah really has an aptitude for
maths.
to have a natural ability to do
something
have a air for (phrase)
Marco has a air for drawing.
to influence someone so that
they share your beliefs
instil values (phrase)
I hope to instil the values of
tolerance and generosity in my children.
to suddenly become very
angry
lose your temper (phrase)
I really lost my temper when the neighbours
broke my fence.
a group of people of about the same
age, social position, etc
peer group (noun )
He was the first of his peer
group to get married.
the appearance
of someone’s body
physical characteristics (phrase)
Sasha is very different from his
father, but they share many of the same physical
characteristics.
he group of all living
creatures that are animals
the animal kingdom (noun)
This type of behaviour is
common in the animal kingdom.
to bring people up to date
what you are doing, usually on a social network
update your status (phrase)
Now that I’m at university, I’m going to have to update my
status to let all my friends know.
a continuing bad situation,
created when one problem causes another problem
which then makes the first problem worse
vicious circle (phrase)
When
Frederick started borrowing money to pay his debts, it
started a vicious circle.
the amount of time you
spend doing your job compared with the amount of
time you spend away from work
work–life balance (noun )
It can be difficult to
get the right work–life balance.
