Advanced C1
Unit 3
Unit 3
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having a natural ability to do
something that needs skill
adept (adjective)
She’s very adept at dealing
with the media.
the length of time that someone
can keep their thoughts and interest fixed on
something
attention span ( noun)
Young children have a quite short attention
span.
to gradually accept a
situation
come to terms with (phrase)
You’re going to have to come to terms with
the fact that you’ll never make much money as an
artist.
to try to develop or improve
something
cultivate (verb)
She has cultivated an image as a tough
negotiator.
equipment that uses a
computer
digital technology (phrase )
Digital technology has transformed the way
we communicate with each other.
to try to persuade someone not to do something
discourage someone from doing sth (phrase)
The government launched a campaign to discourage people
from smoking.
to use your power to control
someone or something
exert control (phrase)
The teacher was unable to
exert control over the class.
It’s important to make your staff
feel valued.
feel valued (phrase)
to feel that people appreciate
things that you do
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 in fluence 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.
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