FAST TRACK B1 UNIT 4 Flashcards by Denisa Trabalikova

arrive v /əˈraɪv/

She arrived home very late.

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about adv /əˈbaʊt/

I think she’s about thirty-five.

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attack v /əˈtæk/

As he was leaving a concert, two men attacked him.

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become v /bɪˈkʌm/

He became anxious the more he thought about it.

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boxer n /ˈbɒksə(r)/

He decided to become the manager of a boxer from Brazil.

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blog v /blɒɡ/

She blogs about daily life with two young children.

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buy v /baɪ/

I want to buy a new T-shirt.

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challenge n /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

He did the challenges for a few months.

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choose v /tʃuːz/

I need to choose a career, but I don’t know what to do.

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change career phr /tʃeɪndʒ kəˈrɪə(r)/

I want to change career.

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concert hall n /ˈkɒnsət hɔːl/

He has played in many of the world’s greatest concert halls.

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conductor n /kənˈdʌktə(r)/

João Carlos Martins is a famous Brazilian classical pianist and
conductor.

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deal with phr v /ˈdiːl wɪð/

I need to deal with these emails.

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do online banking phr
/duː ˌɒnˌlaɪn ˈbæŋkɪŋ/

How often do you do online banking?

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download v /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

You can download this app for free.

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engaged adj /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

When did you get engaged?

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go to phr v /ˈɡəʊ tuː, tə/

She wants to go to university.

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have a baby / children v
/ˌhæv ə ˈbeɪbi, ˈtʃɪldrən/

We want to have children.

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get married phr /ɡet ˈmærid/

We’re getting married this year.

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go online phr /ɡəʊ ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

Why don’t you go online to book the hotel?

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in (your) late twenties n
/ɪn (jɔː) ˌleɪt ˈtwentiz/

I think he’s in his late twenties.

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in (your) sixties n /ɪn (jɔː) ˈsɪkstiz/

A lot of people retire in their sixties.

learn to swim v /ˌlɜːn tə ˈswɪm/

I want to learn to swim.

leave home / school v
/liːv ˈhəʊm, ˈskuːl/

She decided to leave home. / I leave school this year.

live with phr v /ˈlɪv wɪð/ Do you live with your partner?

log on / out phr v /lɒɡ ˈɒn, ˈaʊt/ Make sure you log out when you have finished.

middle-aged adj /ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/ They’re a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children.

moment n /ˈməʊmənt/ It was the most amazing moment of his life.

move house or flat phr /muːv ˌhaʊs ɔː ˈflæt/ Martha moved house last week.

obtain v /əbˈteɪn/ Where did you obtain that from?

mid prep /mɪd/ She’s in her mid-twenties.

pass your exams / driving test phr /ˌpɑːs jɔːr ɪɡˈzæmz, jɔː ˈdraɪvɪŋ test/ Did you pass all your exams?

perform v /pəˈfɔːm/ He learned to play the piano when he was a child and as a teenager he performed in concerts around the world.

pianist n /ˈpɪənɪst/ He wanted to follow his dream of being a pianist.

present n /ˈpreznt/ Did you get a lot of presents for your birthday?

read / listen to the news phr /ˌriːd, ˌlɪsn tə ðə ˈnjuːz/ I want to listen to the news.

receive v /rɪˈsiːv/ I received a present today.

retire v /rɪˈtaɪə(r)/ He’s going to retire from teaching next year.

repetitive strain injury (RSI) n /rɪˌpetətɪv ˈstreɪn ˌɪndʒəri/ He performed in concerts for another seven years, but then he had to give up because of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).

review n /rɪˈvjuː/ The hotel gets some great reviews.

seafront n /ˈsiːfrʌnt/ The restaurant is on the seafront.

share v /ʃeə(r)/ I share a small flat with friends.

shop online v /ʃɒp ˌɒnˈlaɪn/ I like to shop online.

social media n /ˈsəʊʃl ˌmiːdiə/ I use social media all the time, especially Facebook.

take up phr v /ˌteɪk ʌp/ I want to take up a new hobby.

teenager n /ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/ This TV programme is for teenagers and young adults.

talk n /tɔːk/ Matt gave an online talk about how the challenges changed his life.

travel v /ˈtrævl/ We’re going to travel by taxi to the airport.

tweet v /twiːt/ He tweeted that he was going to meet a famous musician.

update v /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ Did you update your Facebook page?

use n /juːs/ A few years later, he lost the use of his left hand.

vase n /vɑːz/ I’m very sorry I broke your vase.

vegetarian cookbook n /ˌvedʒəˈteəriən ˈkʊkbʊk/ We’re going to get a vegetarian cookbook to help us.