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1st ed.

Cambridge : Cambridge University, 2003

315 s. : il.

ISBN 0-521-65397-5 (brož.)

Další názvový údaj z obálky: 100 units of vocabulary reference and practice, self-study and classroom use

Obsahuje ilustrace, tabulky, klíč, rejstřík

Angličtina - zásoba slovní - učebnice

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To the student // Aspects of vocabulary learning // i Strategies for learning // ii Types of meaning polysemy, synonymy, collocation, connotation, register // iii Making the most of your dictionary // iv Collocation the real thing, the genuine article // v Polysemy fair, flat, drill // vi Metaphor be on the ball, all the world’s a stage // vii Register garments, clothes, clobber // viii Connotation and cultural associations cowboys, black cats // Word formation // 1 Abbreviations and acronyms ID, FAQ, o.n.o. // 2 Prefixes: creating new meanings over-, cross-, e3 Suffixes: productive suffixes and word classes -free, -proof, -esque // 4 Word-building and word-blending biodegradable, cybercafe, guesstimate // 5 Global contact and language enrichment loan word, roster, intelligentsia // 6 Similar but different: words easily confused series/serial, moist/damp // Work and stud // 7 At work: colleagues and routines flexi-time, freelance, job-share // 8 At work: career and promotion drive, perks, glass ceiling // 9 Business 1 telemarketing, niche market, entrepreneur ship // 10 Business 2 submit a tender, default on a payment // 11 Cramming for success: study and academic work rote-learning, assignment, deadline // 12 Education: debates and issues elitism, league tables, the three Rs // ( People and relationships // 13 Talking about yourself diligent, shrewd, sagacious // 14 Relationships: positive aspects infatuated, amiable, kindred spirits // 15 Relationships: problems disloyal, unsupportive, family feud // 16 Passions: reactions and emotions conciliate, rapture, blissful // 17 Feelings: antipathies and aversions abhorrence, loathing, fickle // 18 Observing others: appearance and mannerisms lanky, grimace, pout // 19 Observing others: character traits impulsive, diffident, gullible // 20 Birth and death: from cradle to grave Caesarean section, obituaries, mourning //

Leisure and lifestyle // 21 Free time: relaxation and leisure time-consuming, dabbler, shopaholic // 22 All the rage: clothes and fashion frumpy, dressed to kill, without frills // 23 Homestyles, lifestyles granny flat, minimalism, household word // 24 Socialising and networking housewarming, hobnob, clique // 25 The performance arts: reviews and critiques hackneyed, typecast, rendition // 26 The plastic arts philistinism, impenetrable, tongue-in-cheek // 27 Talking about books chronicle, memoirs, compulsive reading // 28 We are what we eat wholesome, GM, unsavoury // 29 Dinner’s on me: entertaining and eating out sweet tooth, calorie-conscious, teetotal // English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced) I // Travel // 30 On the road: traffic and driving hit-and-run, road rage, tailback // 31 Travel and accommodation deluxe, charter, half-board // 32 Tourism back to nature, eco-tourism, discerning // The environment // 33 Describing the world paddy field, prairies, migrant // 34 Weather and climate clammy, sweltering, snowed under // 35 Buildings in metaphors glass ceiling, tower of strength, key to success // 36 Trees, plants and metaphors nip in the bud, germinate, shrivel // 37 Animals and birds rodent, herbivore, fur trade // 38 Environment and conservation endangered, fossil fuels, pristine // Society and institutions // 39 Here to help: service encounters obliging, shoddy, on hold // 40 Authorities: customs and police sniffer dog, on-the-spot fine, drug squad // 41 World views: ways of thinking bigot, assumption, tenet // 42 Festivals in their cultural context renewal, commemorate, raucous // 43 Talking about languages Germanic, syntax, pictograms // 44 History usurp power, feudal, serf // 45 Poverty: the haves and the have nots malnutrition, GDP, destitute // 46 British politics lobbyist, petition, grievance //

47 The language of law impeach, embezzle, overturn a verdict // 48 War and peace deterrent, hostilities, biological warfare // 49 Economy and finance debt, sanctions, devaluation // 50 Personal finance: balancing your books strapped for cash, broke, golden handshake // The media // 51 The media: print agony aunt, flyer, pamphlet // 52 The media: Internet and e-mail chat room, browse, cookie // 53 Advertising rock-bottom prices, state-of-the-art, trailers // 54 The news: gathering and delivering column inch, sound bite, hot off the press // Health // 55 Health and illness 1 go down with, hepatitis, typhoid // 56 Health and illness 2 aches and pains, nauseous, acupuncture // 57 Health and illness 3 side effects, jaundiced view, prognosis // 58 Diet, sport and fitness cholesterol, cardiovascular, move the goalposts // Technology // 59 Aspects of industrialisation low-tech, subsidies, lame duck // 60 Technology and its impact PDA, biotechnology, ergonomics // 61 Future visions virtual reality, e-commerce, gene therapy // Basic concepts // 62 Space: expanse and confinement rambling, poky, labyrinth // 63 Time: sequence and duration donkey’s years, over the hill, fleeting // 64 Motion: nuances of pace and movement hobble, trudge, stream // 65 Manner: behaviour and body language mind your Ps and Qs, etiquette, twitch // 2 English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced) // 66 Sound: from noise to silence noiseless, deafening, wail // 67 Weight and density unwieldy, congeal, impervious // 68 Colour: range and intensity ginger, pastel, grey cells // 69 Speed pop, scuttle, rocket // 70 Cause and effect generate, spark off, bring about // 71 Comparison and contrast affinity, disparate, discrete // 72 Difficulties, dilemmas and hitches glitch, gruelling, in a fix // 73 Modality: expressing facts, opinions, desires the odds are, expedient, compulsory //

74 Number: statistics and assessing quantity IQ, aggregate, round down // Functional vocabulary // 75 Permission and prohibition acquiesce, veto, outlaw // 76 Complaining and protesting grouse, whinge, find fault // 77 Apologising, forgiving and reconciliation alibi, remorse, exonerate // 78 Complimenting and praising laud, flatter, obsequious // 79 Promises and bets vow, pledge, have a flutter // 80 Reminiscences and regrets the good old days, look back, lament // 81 Agreement, disagreement and compromise tally, rift, concession // 82 Academic writing 1 infer, distort, append // 83 Academic writing 2 reiterate, epitomise, allude // 84 Writing: style and format doodle, block capitals, bullet // 85 Lexical strategies for speaking thingummy, umpteen, a touch of // 86 Speech: style and articulation shriek, lisp, slur // 87 Vague language expressions smattering, more or less, or whatever // Idioms and phrasal verbs " // 88 Types of idiom have second thoughts, in the dark, stumbling block // 89 Idioms for situations up and running, a complete shambles, as clear as mud // 90 Idioms that comment on people 1 soft spot, the brains behind, on cloud nine // 91 Idioms that comment on people 2 a rough diamond, a dark horse, at loggerheads // 92 Idioms that comment on stories and reports out of the blue, famous last words, small world // 93 Phrasal verbs 1 // 94 Phrasal verbs 2 // 95 Phrasal verbs 3 // stand back from, stand in for, stand up for // slog away, pelt down, bottle out // miss out on, branch out, bubble over with // Aspects of variation // 96 Divided by a common language: American and British English kitty-corner, deplane, faucet // 97 Other Englishes: diversity and variety craic, beaut, shroff // 98 Language and gender spokesperson, butch, effeminate // 99 Language of age and social class oik, wireless, luncheon // 100 Newspaper headline language crackdown louts, besiege //

Key 220 // List of phonemic symbols 292 // Index 293 // Acknowledgements 315