Premium B2 Unit 03 Part 2
Vocabulary: CB p. 32-36 & WB p. 24-27
Vocabulary: CB p. 32-36 & WB p. 24-27
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Cartes-fiches
cut off from the outside world
isolated
to give money for a good cause
to donate money to charity
to promise to do something
to commit yourself to doing something
a formal promise to do something
a pledge
erased, dismissed
deleted
silly and unimportant, insignificant
frivolous
to come to an end
to expire
hard, cruel
harsh
only, just
solely
flyers (sheets used for advertising)
leaflets
to hand out
to distribute
to begin
to come into being
to complete something successfully
to achieve
to meet socially
to get together
busy and noisy
e.g. a ... city
bustling
(making you feel) physically relaxed
e.g. I feel ... .
comfortable
full or blocked, especially with traffic
e.g. The streets were ... .
congested
having people from many different parts of the world
e.g. London is a ... city.
cosmopolitan
something you want because it's good or useful
something worth having
desirable
popular or thought to be good at a particular time
fashionable
a place or an event famous or important in history
e.g. a ... moment
historic
relating to industry or the people working in it
e.g. ... development
industrial
having a lot of trees and plants
e.g. a ... suburb
leafy
with too many people
e.g. an ... prison
overcrowded
quiet and calm
e.g. a ... afternoon
peaceful
pretty in an old-fashioned way
e.g. a ... mountain village
picturesque
made dirty or dangerous
e.g. The rivers were heavily... .
polluted
having little money and not many possessions
e.g. a ... country
poor
attractive in an old-fashioned way
e.g. ... narrow streets
quaint
in bad condition because it has not been looked after
e.g. a ... apartment block
run-down
relating to or happening in the country rather than the city
e.g. a ... community
rural
(a place) where something is not likely to be stolen or lost
e.g. This place here is quite ... .
safe
able to provide for all your own needs without help from other people
e.g. Australia is 65% ... in oil.
self-sufficient
spreading out over a wide area
e.g. a vast ... city
sprawling
making you feel very worried and unable to relax
e.g. a ... job
stressful
intended for or used by people who are rich and like expensive things
e.g. an ... restaurant
upmarket
in or relating to a town or city
e.g. ... areas
urban
land along the edge of the sea
shore
making somebody feel sleepy
lulling somebody to sleep
on a boat
aboard
