Unit 1

words your language

according to /@"kO;dIN t@/ ______

almost /"O;lm@Ust/ ______

always /"O;’lweIz/ ______

analysis /@"n&l@sIs/ ______

ancestor /"&nsest@/ ______

attempt /@"temt/ ______

awfully /"O;fli/ ______

border /"bO;d@/ ______

break away /break @"weI/ ______

broadcast /"brO;dkA;st/ ______

capture /"k&pÍ@/ ______

carefully /"ke@f@li/ ______

celebrate /"selIbreIt/ ______

celebration /selI"breISn/ ______

celebrity /s@"lebrIti/ ______

ceremonial /ser@"meUnI@l/ ______

ceremony /"serIm@ni/ ______

choir /"kwaI@/ ______

community spirit /kVmju;nIti "spirit/ ______

compose /k@m"peUz/ ______

compositions /kQmp@"zISnz/ ______

consumer goods /k@n"su;m@ gUdz/ ______

correspondent /kQr@s"pQnd@nt/ ______

die out /"daI aUt/ ______

easily /"I;zIli/ ______

fairly /"fe@li/ ______

festival /"festIvl/ ______

festivity /fes"tIvIti/ ______

finally /"faIn@li/ ______

finances /"faIn&nsIz/ ______

frequently /"fri;kw@ntli/ ______

generation /Ùen@"reISn/ ______

hardly ever /"hA;dli ev@/ ______

identification /aIdentIfI"keISn/ ______

identity /aI"dentIfaI/ ______

immigrate /"ImIgreIt/ ______

immigration /ImI"greISn/ ______

isolation /aIs@"leISn/ ______

limo /"lImeU/ ______

luxury goods /"lVkS@ri gUdz/ ______

meet up /mi;t "Vp/ ______

much /mVÍ/ ______

nation /"neISn/ ______

national /n&S@n@l/ ______

nationality /n&S@n"&lIti/ ______

never /"nev@/ ______

normally /"nO;m@li/ ______

nosy /"neUzi/ ______

often /"Qf@n/ ______

paparazzi /p&p@"r&tzi/ ______

personal touch /"p3;s@nl tVÍ/ ______

pretty /"prIti/ ______

privacy /"praIv@si/ ______

promotion /pr@"meUSn/ ______

publicity stunt /pVb"lIsIti stVnt/ ______

quarrel /"kwQlIti/ ______

quickly /"kwIkli/ ______

quietly /"kwaI@tli/ ______

quite /"kwaIt/ ______

rarely /"re@li/ ______

rather /"rA;D@/ ______

really /"ri;li/ ______

recently /"ri;s@ntli/ ______

regulate /"regju;leIt/ ______

regulation /regju;"leISn/ ______

religious beliefs /rI"lIÙ@s bIli;fs/ ______

remoteness /rI"meUtn@s/ ______

responsibility /rIspQnsI"bIlIti/ ______

resonsible /rIs"pQnsIbl/ ______

reunited /rI;ju;"naItId/ ______

revellers /"rev@l@z/ ______

rude /ru;d/ ______

sharing /"Se@rIN/ ______

slowly /s"leUli/ ______

sometimes /"sVmtaImz/ ______

stroll /streUl/ ______

tax returns /"taks rIt3;(r)nz/ ______

too /tu;/ ______

tradition /tr@"dISn/ ______

traditional /tr@"dIS@n@l/ ______

usually /"ju;Z@li/ ______

very /"veri/ ______

well /wel/ ______

Phrases your language

an insider’s view ______

Bye for now. ______

Forget it. ______

give (somebody) a ring ______

give an answer ______

go straight to … ______

have a chat ______

have a discussion ______

have a listen ______

have a look ______

have a party ______

have a quarrel ______

have a read ______

have a rest ______

have a shower ______

have a stroll ______

have fun ______

I beg your pardon? ______

I guess (you've been there)? ______

I know it sounds crazy … ______

I suppose (you're going)? ______

Isn't that in …? ______

It must be pretty exciting. ______

make a call ______

make a noise ______

make a note ______

make an effort ______

make an excuse ______

none of my business ______

playful insult ______

push to the front ______

take a closer look at ______

take a look ______

take a rest ______

take a shower ______

take a stroll ______

That's (a good book), isn't it? ______

That’s all right. ______