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C1.1 Flashcards

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1
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To do something you throughly enjoy (verb)

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To have a field day

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To be very easy going and follow what other are doing (verb)

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to go with the flow

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A small, easily observed part of a much larger problem or situation (noun)

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the tip of the iceberg

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4
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A bit sick (adj)

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under the weather

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Someone who is very predictable, lacks imagination, and actively resists change (adj)

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stick-in-the-mud

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6
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To be beyond one’s prime, to be old (adj)

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over the hill

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7
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Win something by a lot ( it usually applies to elections) (verb)

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To win by a landslide

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8
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For something in serious trouble, or (of alcoholic beverages) served undiluted with ice cubes) (adj)

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on the rocks

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9
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Used to say there are many more possibilities or people, often used when speaking of available people to date romantically (noun)

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Plenty of fish in the sea

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10
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Very cheap (informal)(adj)

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Dirt cheap

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A description of someone who has a natural, humble personality (adj)

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Down to earth

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12
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The height of a place usually measured above sea level (noun)

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Altitude

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An instrument that indicates geographical direction (north, south, east, west) with a needle that always point north (noun)

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Compass

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14
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A section of the globe that has its own time (noun)

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time zone

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15
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The hot area which circles around the globe that is at the exact middle point between the North and South Pole (noun)

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Equator

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Circles around the globe that run parallel to the equator that are used to determine specific locations, measured in degrees relatives to the equator (noun)

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Latitude

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17
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Circles around the globe that run north to south (perpendicular to the equator) that are used to determine location, measured in degrees relative to “the centre line”, or the Prime Meridian. (noun)

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Longitude

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An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the main land ( noun)

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Peninsula

19
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A division of the globe into the northern and southern (or eastern and western) section. (noun)

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Hemisphere

20
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Adjective order

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opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material

21
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Adjective order (age, colour, material, origin, opinion, shape, size)

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opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material

22
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To subcontract work to another company (verb)

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To outsource

23
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The act of stopping work when you become too old to continue or have saved enough money for it to be unnecessary, or the period of someone’s life following this act (noun)

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Retirement

24
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A organisation comprising of workers and their representatives whose primary function is to campaign for and protect workers’ rights. Usually industry-specific (noun)

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Trade union / Union

25
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The condition of being unemployed, or the situation of people who want to work but cannot find jobs. (noun)

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Unemployment

26
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A formal document stating one’s intention to stop working in a job or position, or the act of resigning (noun)

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Resignation

27
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A person (often a student or recent graduate) receiving practical training in a working environment (noun)

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Intern

28
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An official record of achievement awarded for the successful completion of a course or for passing an exam (noun)

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Qualification

29
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To have direct and accumulated knowledge in a particular line of work

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Relevant experience

30
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A self employed person who is not employed constantly by the same employer, but instead hired by different people to complete specific tasks (noun)

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Freelance

31
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Hours worked in addition to your contracted hours, sometimes paid at an increased rate (noun)

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overtime

32
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The monetary payment received for goods or services (noun)

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Income

33
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A job in which there is no chance of progressing to a better job (noun)

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Dead-end job

34
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Someone who can do many different jobs but does not excel in any (noun)

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Jack of all trades

Jill of all trades

35
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A type of behaviour that is normal or as you would expect (adj)

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Par for the course

36
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To work very hard (verb)

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To work one’s socks off

37
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To work equally as hard as other people in the work place (verb)

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To pull one’s weight

38
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To be fired from a job (verb)

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To get sack

39
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To make money (verb)

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To bring home the bacon

40
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To be very demanding; to make other work very hard (verb)

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To crack the whip

41
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The absolute best of something (adj)

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The cream of the crop

42
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A specified occupation or vocation (noun)

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Line of work

43
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To talk about your job with those you work with when not at work (verb)

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To talk shop

English C1 (13 decks)

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