Unit 1

B2 FCE

B2 FCE


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accustomed

gewohnt

Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark.

stretch

sich strecken, sich dehnen

You should stretch carefully before you exercise.

cushion

das Kissen

We got blue cushions to go with the curtains.

adjust

anpassen

How do you adjust the colour on the TV?

strain

belasten

Turn the light on. You’ll strain your eyes.

absorb

vertieft sein

Harry was absorbed in his book and didn’t hear the phone.

budge

sich bewegen

The table was so heavy she couldn’t budge it.

glare

grell scheinen, hell leuchten

The sun glared down on them.

cruel

grausam

That was a very cruel joke.

interrupt

unterbrechen

The loud noise interrupted my thoughts

familiar

bekannt

His voice sounded familiar.

on the contrary

im Gegenteil

She’s not stupid! On the contrary, she’s very intelligent.

greatly

sehr

greatly admired his strength and courage

readable

lesbar

His last book is much more readable than the first; I really liked it.

confront

sich mit etw. beschäftigen

He decided to confront his problems.

according to /

laut

According to Harry, she’s a millionaire

imply

implizieren

Are you implying I’m lazy?

bend

beugen

OK, now bend your knees.

unpleasant

unangenehm

Hiking in the rain is an unpleasant experience.

slightly

ein bisschen

He’s slightly taller than me.

belief

die Meinung

It is my belief that proper training is essential.

graded

abgestuft

graded coursebooks

reader

das Lesebuch

graded readers

autobiography

Autobiographie

Have you read that footballer’s autobiography?

non-fiction

die Sachliteratur

prefer reading non-fiction.

chat show

die Talkshow

There’s a chat show I watch every afternoon.

heading

das Schlagwort

In your report, you will need to use a heading for each paragraph.

survey

die Umfrage

According to the survey results, a growing number of people are taking part-time

jobs.

research

die Forschung

research into the causes of cancer

socialise

unter die Leute kommen

You need to get out and socialise more.

highlight

markieren

When I revise, I highlight the parts I want to remember.

reach

sich einigen

They reached a decision after many hours of discussion

agreement

die Übereinkunft

Let’s talk about this. I’m sure we can come to an agreement.

chest

die Kiste

The pirates found a treasure chest on the island.

spoil

zerstören

She tried not to let her headache spoil her day.

plot

die Handlung

The special effects were absolutely amazing but I didn’t really understand the plot

actual

genau

Were these her actual words?

close-up

die Nahaufnahme

Dramatic movies have lots of close-ups of the actor’s face.

last

dauern

How long does the film last?

leisure

die Freizeit

How do you spend your leisure time?