Advanced C1

Unit 3

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equipment that uses a
computer

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digital technology (phrase )

Digital technology has transformed the way
we communicate with each other.

to try to persuade someone not to do something

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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

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exert control (phrase)

The teacher was unable to
exert control over the class.

It’s important to make your staff
feel valued.

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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

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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

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have an aptitude for (phrase)

Sarah really has an aptitude for
maths.

to have a natural ability to do
something

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have a air for (phrase)

Marco has a air for drawing.

to influence someone so that
they share your beliefs

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instil values (phrase)

I hope to instil the values of
tolerance and generosity in my children.

to suddenly become very
angry

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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

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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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