Unit 4. Active Vocabulary Flashcards
To ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity.
… … / … do you … … a haircut and blow-dry?
How much/What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry?
[formal] To order someone to do something.
He was … … taking care of the
premises.
He was charged with taking care of the
premises.
(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime, or to publicly accuse someone of doing something bad.
She’s been … … murder.
She is … … murdering her husband.
She’s been charged with murder.
She is charged with murdering her husband.
(of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime, or to publicly accuse someone of doing something bad.
The paper … her … using the
company’s money for her own purposes.
The paper charged her with using the
company’s money for her own purposes.
The amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service.
Is there a charge … children or do they go free?
There’s an … … of £5.
They fixed my watch … … … .
Is there a charge for children or do they go free?
There’s an admission charge of £5.
They fixed my watch free of charge.
Responsibility for controlling or looking after something.
Her ex-husband has … … the children during the week and she has them at the weekend. His boss asked him to … … … the office for a few days while she was away. Who will be … … … the department when Sophie leaves?
Her ex-husband has charge of the children during the week and she has them at the weekend. His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away. Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves?
A formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime; or accusation of something bad. When you accuse someone of something bad.
Zimbabwe … … … U.S. health workers.
Zimbabwe drops charges against U.S. health workers.
To formally choose someone to do a special piece of work.
The newspaper … a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
They … an architect to manage the building project.
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
They commissioned an architect to manage the building project.
To give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces.
Grandfather was … … Group Captain in the RAF just before the war.
He was … … the Royal Fusiliers.
Grandfather was commissioned as Group Captain in the RAF just before the war.
He was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers.
A request to do a special piece of work.
She’s just … … … … paint Sir Ellis Pike’s wife.
Do you …/… … ?
She’s just got a commission to paint Sir Ellis Pike’s wife.
Do you do /take commissions?
A (system of) payment to someone who sells goods which is directly related to the amount of goods sold.
Is she paid a regular wage or is it …/… … only? She gets a 15% … … every machine she sells.
Foreign banks may … a … .
Is she paid a regular wage or is it on/by commission only? She gets a 15% commission on every machine she sells.
Foreign banks may charge a commission.
A group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists.
The government have … … / … a … … investigate the problem of inner city violence.
The government have set up/established a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.
The official authority to be an officer in the armed forces; the position of an officer in the army, navy etc.
…
Commission.
A teacher who works with one student or a small group, either at a British college or university or in the home of a child.
During my illness I was taught by a series of home … .
During my illness I was taught by a series of home tutors.
To act as a tutor to (a single pupil or a very small group).
Children are routinely … for hours after school.
Children are routinely tutored for hours after school.
A period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group.
…
Tutorial.
Adjective. Relating to a tutor or a tutor’s tuition.
… sessions; a … college
tutorial sessions; a tutorial college
A formal speech.
She … an … … the Royal Academy.
She gave an address to the Royal Academy.
[formal] To speak or write to someone.
He … a few introductory remarks … the audience.
He likes to be … … ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr Partridge’.
He addressed a few introductory remarks to the audience.
He likes to be addressed as ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr Partridge’.
To direct the energy or efforts to smth.
The Frankfurt-born percussionist Geronimo Dehler has … himself … the task of bringing Jamaican folk music to Europe.
The Frankfurt-born percussionist Geronimo Dehler has addressed himself to the task of bringing Jamaican folk music to Europe.
To give attention to or deal with a matter or problem.
The issue of funding has yet to be … .
The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.
The answer to a problem.
There’s no easy … … this problem.
Nobel Laureate Offers a … … Global Warming.
There’s no easy solution to this problem.
Nobel Laureate Offers a Solution to Global Warming.
To find an answer to a problem.
This strategy could cause more problems than it … .
This strategy could cause more problems than it solves.
An amount of money given by a school, college, university or other organization to pay
for the studies of a person with great ability but little money.
He …/…/… a … … Eton.
Paula went to the Royal College of Music … a … she was … together with twelve other students.
He got/won/received a scholarship to Eton.
Paula went to the Royal College of Music on a scholarship she was awarded together with twelve other students.
Serious, detailed study.
This is a work … great … .
This is a work of great scholarship.
A person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university.
Dr Miles was a … … … Russian history.
Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
A university student holding a scholarship.
…
Scholar.
To speak angrily to someone, telling them that you disagree with them.
Kids, will you stop … … each other?
They were … … / … which film to go and see.
Kids, will you stop arguing with each other?
They were arguing over/about which film to go and see.
