Unit 5 Headway Upper Intermediate Flashcards
Yes/ no question about future
Do you think you’ll ever get a promotion?
I hope so
I might one day
It’s possible ,but I doubt it
I’m sure I will
I’m sure I won’t. My boss doesn’t know my name!
Are you going out tonight?
Yes, I am
I think so, but I’m not sure
I might be
You bet! I’m meeting the guys at the pub.
Do you think the world’s climate will change dramatically in the next 50 years?
I don’t think so
I hope not
*Who knows maybe
I’m convinced it will.all the experts say so
The leap of faith
something you do even though it involves a risk, hoping that it will have a good result
Sword
sɔːd $ sɔːrd
شمشیر
Take the leap
a big jump SYN bound
He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in a flying leap.
2 a large increase or change
quantum/great/huge etc leap
a quantum leap (=very great increase or change) in population levels
leap in
a 16% leap in pre-tax profits
leap forward
the huge leap forward that took place in the 1980s
by/in leaps and bounds
if something increases, develops, grows etc by leaps and bounds, it does it very quickly
Lifeboat technology has advanced by leaps and bounds.
→ leap
Examples from the Corpus
by/in leaps and bounds
• Existing industries expanded in leaps and bounds.
• In fact, vegetarianism is growing by leaps and bounds, particularly among the health-conscious.
• Meanwhile, California was now using up its entire entitlement and still growing by leaps and bounds.
• Since Richard left for California last fall, my bank account has grown by leaps and bounds.
• The women’s confidence increased by leaps and bounds.
Intuition
the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts SYN instinct
feminine intuition
Intuition told her it was unwise to argue.
2 [countable] an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts
intuition (that)
He had an intuition there was trouble brewing.
We should trust our intuitions.
To be overstated
ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]
to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is SYN exaggerate OPP understate
To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case.
The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=is very important).
—overstatement noun [countable, uncountable]
It’s an overstatement to say that the man’s a fool.
Turnips
/ˈtɜːnɪp $ ˈtɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]
Image of turnipa large round pale yellow vegetable that grows under the ground, or the plant that produces it
شلغم
Think beyond thinkable
Seek solutions
Aims to make us take a longer-term view of the future
Boomerang
boo‧me‧rang1 /ˈbuːməræŋ/ noun [countable]
a curved stick that flies in a circle and comes back to you when you throw it, first used in Australia
Examples from the Corpus
boomerang
• Conflicts that hurt others can have a boomerang effect if management senses productivity has been lowered. 2.
• Hey, who needs Dad when you have a boomerang?
• Holthouse says he perceived that something connected the lights in a boomerang shape.
• I have read, or television has told me, about parts of space where the manmade boomerangs fly.
• Diets work for some Numerous studies show both the failure rates of boomerang diets and an inherited susceptibility to obesity.
boomerang2 verb [intransitive]
if a plan or action boomerangs on someone, it affects them badly instead of affecting the person who it was intended to affect SYN backfire
Boomerang kids
Kidults
someone who returns to live in their parents’ home in their twenties or thirties after a period of being at university or living away from home
Kidult
an adult who likes to play games or buy things that most people consider more suitable for children
Fled the nest
if a young bird flies the nest, it has grown old enough to look after itself and is no longer dependent on its parents
b) if a young person flies the nest, he or she moves out of their parents’ home in order to live independently
Now that the kids have flown the nest, I’m thinking about taking a job abroad.
Empty nesters
ˌempty ˈnesters noun [plural]
a couple whose children have left home. Marketers see them as a group ready to buy certain types of things such as smaller houses, particular types of holidays etc
Married couples without children, including ‘empty nesters’ as well as newly-married partners, form the largest single group of households at 36% of the total.
It’s a trend echoed throughout the world
θruːˈaʊt
ˈekəʊ $ ˈekoʊ/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive] if a sound echoes, you hear it again because it was made near something such as a wall or hill
The sound of an engine echoed back from the thick forest.
echo through/round
He could hear eerie noises echoing through the corridors.
2 [intransitive] if a place echoes, it is filled with sounds that are repeated or are similar to each other
echo with
The house echoed with the sound of children’s voices.
3 [transitive] literary to repeat what someone else has just said
‘You bet, ’ she said, echoing his words
Pay our way
I went traveling with some guys- round Europe, singing in the bars to pay our way
to pay for everything that you want without having to depend on anyone else for money
Sofia worked to pay her way through college.
A load more debt
/det/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
1 [countable] a sum of money that a person or organization owes
debt of
She had debts of over £100,000.
He had enough money to pay off his outstanding debts.
students who run up huge debts
2 [uncountable] when you owe money to someone OPP credit
in debt (to somebody)
Nearly half the students said they were in debt.
The band will be in debt to the record company for years.
£200/$1,000 etc in debt
A rash business decision left him $600 in debt.
get/run/fall etc into debt
The club sank deeper into debt.
be heavily/deeply in debt (=owe a lot of money)
3 [countable usually singular] the degree to which you have learned from or been influenced by someone or something else
debt to
Braque acknowledged his debt to Impressionist painting
debt of gratitude/thanks
the fact of being grateful to someone who has helped you
I owe a debt of gratitude to my tutors.
Here I am back in my old bedroom
To be rent free
rent at/for something
if a house rents at or for an amount of money, that is how much you must pay to use it
Houses here rent for at least $1,500 a week.
It may be a cabin in the woods or a motel room that you rent at the beach.
• It has built empty factories which it lets out free of rent for up to five years.
Get on well
especially British English if people get on, they like each other and have a friendly relationship with each other
with
I’ve always got on well with Henry.
The two boys get on well most of the time.
2 PROGRESS to deal with a job or situation or to make progress
How is George getting on at school?
with
How are you getting on with your essay?
without
I don’t know how we’ll get on without Michael.
Try and put things right with
to make a situation better, especially after someone has made a mistake or behaved badly
He has a chance to put things right by admitting a mistake was made.
Mummy’s boys
That’s a real bonus
ˌno-ˈclaims ˌbonus
in Britain, a reduction in the amount that you have to pay for car insurance, because you have not claimed any money during a particular period
In the end
We had got over the empty nest syndrome
get over something to begin to feel better after a very upsetting experience
She never got over the death of her son.
It’s like we’ve gone back in time
Take issue with that
to disagree or argue with someone about something
It is difficult to take issue with his analysis.
take issue with somebody over something
I must take issue with you over what you said yesterday.
Take it for granted
take it for granted (that)
to believe that something is true without making sure
He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
One thing I do like is having their friends round again
