Vocabulário de língua Inglesa I, II & III

1 .Word formation

 Abbreviations and acronyms ID, FAQ, o.n.o.

 Prefixes: creating new meanings over-, cross-, e-

 Suffixes: productive suffixes and word classes -free, -proof, -esque

 Word-building and word-blending biodegradable, cybercafe, guesstimate

 Global contact and language enrichment loan word, roster, intelligentsia

 Similar but different: words easily confused serieslserial, moist/damp

2. Work and study

 At work: colleagues and routines flexi-time, freelance, job-share

 At work: career and promotion drive, perks, glass ceiling

 Business 1 telemarketing, niche market, entrepreneurship

 Business 2 submit a tender, default on a payment

 Cramming for success: study and academic work rote-learning, assignment, deadline

 Education: debates and issues elitism, league tables, the three Rs

3. People and relationships

 Talking about yourself diligent, shrewd, sagacious

 Relationships: positive aspects infatuated, amiable, kindred spirits

 Relationships: problems disloyal, unsupportive, family feud

 Passions: reactions and emotions conciliate, rapture, blissful

 Feelings: antipathies and aversions abhorrence, loathing, fickle

 Observing others: appearance and mannerisms lanky, grimace, pout

 Observing others: character traits impulsive, diffident, gullible

 Birth and death: from cradle to grave Caesarean section, obituaries, mourning

4. Leisure and lifestyle

 Free time: relaxation and leisure time-consuming, dabbler, shopaholic

 All the rage: clothes and fashion frumpy, dressed to kill, without frills

 Homestyles, lifestyles granny flat, minimalism, household word

 Socialising and networking housewarming, hobnob, clique

 The performance arts: reviews and critiques hackneyed, typecast, rendition

 The plastic arts philistinism, impenetrable, tongue-in-cheek

 Talking about books chronicle, memoirs, compulsive reading

 We are what we eat wholesome, GM, unsavoury

 Dinner’s on me: entertaining and eating out sweet tooth, calorie-conscious, teetotal

5. English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced) Travel

 On the road: traffic and driving hit-and-run, road rage, tailback

 Travel and accommodation deluxe, charter, half-board

 Tourism back to nature, eco-tourism, discerning

6 .The environment

 Describing the world paddy field, prairies, migrant

 Weather and climate clammy, sweltering, snowed under

 Buildings in metaphors glass ceiling, tower of strength, key to success

 Trees, plants and metaphors nip in the bud, germinate, shrivel

 Animals and birds rodent, herbivore, fur trade

 Environment and conservation endangered, fossil fuels, pristine

7. Society and institutions

 Here to help: service encounters obliging, shoddy, on hold

 Authorities: customs and police sniffer dog, on-the-spot fine, drug squad

 World views: ways of thinking bigot, assumption, tenet

 Festivals in their cultural context renewal, commemorate, raucous

 Talking about languages Germanic, syntax, pictograms

 History usurp power, feudal, serf

 Poverty: the haves and the have nots malnutrition, GDP, destitute

 British politics lobbyist, petition, grievance

 The language of law impeach, embezzle, overturn a verdict

 War and peace deterrent, hostilities, biological warfare

 Economy and finance debt, sanctions, devaluation

 Personal finance: balancing your books strapped for cash, broke, golden handshake

8. The media

 The media: print agony aunt, flyer, pamphlet

 The media: Internet and e-mail chat room, browse, cookie

 Advertising rock-bottom prices, state-of-the-art, trailers

 The news: gathering and delivering column inch, sound bite, hot off the press

9 .Health

 Health and illness 1 go down with, hepatitis, typhoid

 Health and illness 2 aches and pains, nauseous, acupuncture

 Health and illness 3 side effects, jaundiced view, prognosis

 Diet, sport and fitness cholesterol, cardiovascular, move the goalposts

10. Technology

 Aspects of industrialisation low-tech, subsidies, lame duck

 Technology and its impact PDA, biotechnology, ergonomics

 Future visions virtual reality, e-commerce, gene therapy

11. Basic concepts

 Space: expanse and confinement rambling, poky, labyrinth

 Time: sequence and duration donkey's years, over the hill, fleeting

 Motion: nuances of pace and movement hobble, trudge, stream

 Manner: behaviour and body language mind your Ps and Qs, etiquette, twitch

 English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)

Sound: from noise to silence noiseless, deafening, wail

 Weight and density unwieldy; congeal, impervious

 Colour: range and intensity ginger; pastel, grey cells

 Speed pop, scuttle, rocket

 Cause and effect generate, spark off, bring about

 Comparison and contrast affinity, disparate, discrete

 Difficulties, dilemmas and hitches glitch, gruelling, in a fix

 Modality: expressing facts, opinions, desires the odds are, expedient, compulsory

 Number: statistics and assessing quantity IQ, aggregate, round down

12 Functional vocabulary

 Permission and prohibition acquiesce, veto, outlaw

 Complaining and protesting grouse, whinge, find fault

 Apologising, forgiving and reconciliation alibi, remorse, exonerate

 Complimenting and praising laud, flatter, obsequious

 Promises and bets vow, pledge, have a flutter

 Reminiscences and regrets the good old days, look back, lament

 Agreement, disagreement and compromise tally, rift, concession

 Academic writing 1 infer, distort, append

 Academic writing 2 reiterate, epitomise, allude

 Writing: style and format doodle, block capitals, bullet

 Lexical strategies for speaking thingummy, umpteen, a touch of

 Speech: style and articulation shriek, lisp, slur

 Vague language expressions smattering, more or less, or whatever

13 Idioms and phrasal verbs

 Types of idiom have second thoughts, in the dark, stumbling block

 Idioms for situations up and running, a complete shambles, as clear as mud

 Idioms that comment on people 1 soft spot, the brains behind, on cloud nine

 Idioms that comment on people 2 a rough diamond, a dark horse, at loggerheads

 Idioms that comment on stories and reports out of the blue, famous last words, small world

 Phrasal verbs 1 stand back from, stand in for, stand up for

 Phrasal verbs 2 slog away, pelt down, bottle out

 Phrasal verbs 3 miss out on, branch out, bubble over with

14 Aspects of variation

 Divided by a common language: American and British English kitty-corner, deplane, faucet

 Other Englishes: diversity and variety craic, beaut, shroff

 Language and gender spokesperson, butch, effeminate

 Language of age and social class oik, wireless, luncheon

 Newspaper headline language crackdown, louts, besiege