Unit 2

B2 FCE

B2 FCE


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Language English
Category English
Level Primary School
Created / Updated 01.05.2012 / 29.06.2012
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close

close

They’ve been close friends since school.

distant

entfernt

I have a distant cousin who lives in Wisconsin

related

verwandt

I thought they were friends. I didn’t know they were related.

apparently

anscheinend

Apparently, he is an actor.

get on

mit jmdm auskommen

She gets on really well with her aunt.

get-together

die Familienfeier

We have a family get-together every July.

swap

austauschen

We swapped sweaters to confuse the teacher.

associate

verbunden mit

A lot of health problems are associated with smoking.

correspondent

der Journalist

We’ve just received this report from our correspondent in Madrid.

track down

finden

I finally tracked down that CD you wanted.

participant

der Teilnehmer

She was a participant in a game show.

midwife

die Hebamme

She loves babies and works as a midwife.

advert

die Werbung

I saw an advert for a free trip to Paris.

application

die Anfrage, Bewerbung

Have you sent off that job application yet?

be a laugh

lustig sein

Oh, come on! Come with us! It’ll be a laugh!

eventually

letztendlich

Eventually, we found the house we were looking for.

affect

sich auswirken auf

Think carefully as whatever you decide will affect the rest of your life.

self-employed

selbständig

A self-employed builder can ask his own price.

consultant

der Fachberater

Even banks need a financial consultant sometimes.

fascinated

fasziniert

We were all fascinated by his talent.

relate to

nachvollziehen können

I’ve always found it hard to relate to children.

appreciate

schätzen

I really appreciate your help.

deal with

etw. behandeln

Don’t worry about this – I’ll deal with it.

respond

reagieren

How did your parents respond to the news?

react

reagieren

I didn’t know how he would react, so I didn’t say anything.

emphasis

der Schwerpunkt

In the sentence ‘I do like her,’ ‘do’ is used to add emphasis.

affection

die Liebe

He says that their father never showed them much affection.

in touch

in Kontakt bleiben

Bye now. We’ll be in touch.

unlikely

unwahrscheinlich

It’s very unlikely that she’ll get here before noon.

reply

antworten

They still haven’t replied to my email.

per

pro

I think the cost is about £10 per person.

have in common

etw. mit jmd gemein haben

They’re a strange couple; they have nothing in common.

attitude

die Einstellung

He’s always had a very positive attitude to life.

suffix

das Suffix

Add the suffix ‘-ness’ to ‘kind’ to form ‘kindness’.

reliable

zuverlässig

Sharon is so reliable that I trust her with everything.

forgetful

achtlos

My grandmother’s getting very forgetful in her old age.

value

schätzen

His honesty is one of the things I value most about him.

adore

verehren

She just adores her mother.

get out of

profitieren

I really think the children got a lot out of their visit to the museum.

come round

vorbeikommen

Fred came round to see if we were OK.