Premium B2 Unit 03 Part 2

Vocabulary: CB p. 32-36 & WB p. 24-27

Vocabulary: CB p. 32-36 & WB p. 24-27

Urs Abächerli

Urs Abächerli

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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