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Vocabulary bank
Unit 2 Personality
1 calm = quiet and relaxed
Helen never seems to get angry or excited
– she’s a very calm person.
2 excitable = easily and
often excited
He’s a nice
boy, but very
excitable when
he’s with other
children.
3 bright = intelligent
My sister got 95% on her
tests at school – she’s a pretty bright kid!
4 eccentric = acting in a
strange or unusual
way – sometimes
an amusing way
My uncle Joe is
a bit eccentric
– he only ever
wears a suit and tie,
even at home!
5 upbeat / downbeat = full of positive/
negative feelings
He’s always happy and smiling – he’s a
really upbeat person.
6 (in)considerate
= (not) thinking
about other
people’s feelings
and interests
Our neighbours
are playing music
loudly again – they’re
so inconsiderate!
7 (un)selfish = (not) thinking only about your
own advantage
He could have scored the goal himself, but
he was unselfish and passed the ball for
another player to score.
8 (un)approachable = (not) friendly and easy
to talk to
If you’ve got a problem, go and talk
to our teacher – you know, he’s very
approachable.
Unit 3 Expressions with time
1 time’s up = the time allowed (e.g. for an examination, or
in a football match) has finished
OK, everyone – time’s up, so please stop writing and
hand in your answer papers.
2 at all times = always [formal]
Please keep your luggage with you at all times. Luggage
left unattended will be taken away and destroyed.
3 no time to lose = something must be done immediately
The match starts in ten minutes and we must watch it!
Come on, there’s no time to lose!
4 of all time = that has ever lived or existed
Many people think that Roger Federer is the greatest
tennis player of all time.
5 from time to time = occasionally, sometimes
I don’t particularly like sweet things, but I eat a piece of
chocolate from time to time.
6 time to kill = a period of time when you have nothing
to do
We’ve got some time to kill before our train leaves.
Shall we go and have some coffee?
7 at the time = at the particular point when something
was thought or done.
Buying this laptop was a big mistake – but I thought it
was a good idea at the time.
8 a matter of time = [used when you think something will
happen in the near future]
I’ve been late for school three times this week. It’s only
a matter of time before the teacher loses his patience
with me.
9 to have a lot of time / no time for (someone) = to
really like / dislike (someone)
I think she’s a really unpleasant person – I’ve got no
time for her at all.
10 to have the time of (your) life = a very enjoyable
experience
Thanks for your party – it was brilliant! I had the time
of my life.
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