Vocabulary B1+ Unit 1

Question 1

phrase

express feelings

They express their feelings and opinions directly, and aren’t afraid to say how they feel.

Answer 1

to show your emotions

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Question 2

adj, adv

face-to-face, face to face

Baby Boomers definitely prefer face-to-face communication.

Answer 2

directly, meeting someone in the same place

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Question 3

phrase

give a presentation

I don’t want to give a presentation.

Answer 3

to give a talk giving information about something

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Question 4

phrase

give opinions

Bloggers write articles that give their opinions about things.

Answer 4

to say what you think about something

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Question 5

verb

interview

The politician was interviewed by a journalist from ‘The Times’.

Answer 5

to ask someone questions in an interview

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Question 6

phrase

keep in touch

Let’s keep in touch.

Answer 6

to continue to communicate with someone by telephoning or writing to them

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Question 7

phrase

speak in public

When did you last speak in public?

Answer 7

to give a talk to people you do not know

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Question 8

phrase

tell a joke

Can you tell a joke?

Answer 8

to say something to make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending

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Question 9

adj

enormous

That cake’s absolutely enormous.

Answer 9

extremely large

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Question 10

adj

exhausted

I’m absolutely exhausted!

Answer 10

very tired

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Question 11

adj

fantastic

We had a fantastic holiday.

Answer 11

very good

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Question 12

adj

freezing

I went for a swim in the river and the water was absolutely freezing.

Answer 12

very cold

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Question 13

adj

impossible

It’s impossible! I’ll never get it right.

Answer 13

If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be done.

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Question 14

adj

tiny

There are only seven houses in my village � it’s absolutely tiny.

Answer 14

extremely small

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Question 15

adj

useless

This book’s useless!

Answer 15

of low quality

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Question 16

verb

argue

I try not to argue with my boss - even when he’s wrong!

Answer 16

to speak angrily to someone, telling them that you disagree with them

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Question 17

verb

complain

Are you going to complain about the terrible food?

Answer 17

to say that something is wrong or that you are annoyed about something

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Question 18

verb

encourage

She encouraged me to apply for the job.

Answer 18

to make someone more likely to do something, or make something more likely to happen

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Question 19

verb

greet

We were greeted at the airport by the Minister of Tourism.

Answer 19

to welcome someone

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Question 20

verb

insist

I said I would take a taxi to the airport but they insisted on driving me in their car.

Answer 20

to demand that something must be done or that you must have a particular thing

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Question 21

verb

persuade

She’s trying to persuade me to go on holiday with her.

Answer 21

to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it

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Question 22

adj

awful

The food in that restaurant was absolutely awful.

Answer 22

very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant

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Question 23

adj

boiling

It was absolutely boiling in Greece.

Answer 23

very hot

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Question 24

adj

brilliant

He’s brilliant at playing the piano.

Answer 24

very good

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Question 25

# adj delicious ## Footnote *That cake is delicious! Could I have some more, please?*

Answer 25

If food or drink is delicious, it smells or tastes extremely good. ## Footnote Unit 1

Question 26

# adj filthy ## Footnote *Your T-shirt's filthy! Put it in the washing machine.*

Answer 26

extremely dirty ## Footnote Unit 1

Question 27

# adj furious ## Footnote *I was furious when I found out he'd read my private diary!*

Answer 27

extremely angry ## Footnote Unit 1

Question 28

# adj miserable ## Footnote *Why do you look so miserable?*

Answer 28

unhappy ## Footnote Unit 1

Question 29

hilarious

Answer 29

Extremely funny