Vocabulary

Lesson 1 - Commonly Confused Words 

 

beside/besides

·       I put your bag ________________ your coat.

·       Who was at the meeting, _________________ Tom and Harry?

clothes/cloths

·       You should take your _________________ out of the washing machine.

·       Micro-fibre ___________________ are best for cleaning glass.

experiment/experience 
  The ___________________ was conducted by scientists at Oxford.
Climbing Mount Everest is a once in a lifetime _________________.

last/latest

·       Have you read Dan Brown’s ________________ novel?

·       Finnegan’s Wake was the _________________ James Joyce novel publish before his death.

lose/loose

·       -I need to ______________ some weight before the summer.

·       -If you _____________ any more weight, your clothes will be ________________ on you.

principle/principal

·       The _________________ makes all the decisions in the school.

·       You should have called, as a matter of _____________________.

quite/quiet

·       Karen’s baby is really ______________. You wouldn’t even know she was in the room.

·       Karen’s baby is really ______________ cute. She looks like her mother.

sensible/sensitive

·       Patrick is a very ________________ man. He cries watching sad movies!

·       Sheila is a very _________________ girl. She always makes the right decision.

shade/shadow

·       Can we sit in the _______________? I’m very hot.

·       My dog’s a coward. He barks at his own ________________.

some time/sometimes

·       You should come visit us __________________. We only live ten minutes away.

·       My sister _________________ comes to visit us. She lives in Paris.

Lesson 2 - Expressing Opinion 

 

Personal Point of View

We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view:

• In my experience…
• As far as I'm concerned…
• Speaking for myself…
• In my opinion…
• Personally, I think…
• I'd say that…
• I'd suggest that…
• I'd like to point out that…
• I believe that…
• What I mean is…

General Point of View

We use these words and phrases to express a point of view that is generally thought by people:

• It is thought that...
• Some people say that...
• It is considered...
• It is generally accepted that...

Agreeing with an opinion

We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view:

• Of course.
• You're absolutely right.
• Yes, I agree.
• I think so too.
• That's a good point.
• Exactly.
• I don't think so either.
• So do I.
• I'd go along with that.
• That's true.
• Neither do I.
• I agree with you entirely.
• That's just what I was thinking.
• I couldn't agree more.

Disagreeing with an opinion

We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view:

• That's different.
• I don't agree with you.
• However…
• That's not entirely true.
• On the contrary…
• I'm sorry to disagree with you, but…
• Yes, but don't you think…
• That's not the same thing at all.
• I'm afraid I have to disagree.
• I'm not so sure about that.
• I must take issue with you on that.
• It's unjustifiable to say that...

Lesson 4 - Personal Finance 

 

Personal Finance Vocabulary

Match the column on the right with the definitions:

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________  Lesson 5 - The Press

mortgage default funds variable fixed co-sign cash advance credit rating credit evaluation credit limit annual savings chequing/current afford interest net income gross income prime

(a) Money. (b) Stays the same over time. (c) Guarantee a loan for somebody else. (d) Money that you borrow on a credit card. (e) A check to see how well you can pay back a loan. (f) The maximum you can borrow. (g) A loan to buy a house or property. (h) A bank account you use to save money. (i) Be able to pay for goods or pay back a loan. (j) Changes over time. (k) Not pay back a loan. (l) The cost of borrowing money. (m) An opinion on how well you can pay back a loan. (n) Your income after you pay income taxes and expenses. (o) The basic interest rate that banks use. (p) A bank account you use for day to day expenditures. (q) Yearly. (r) Your income before you pay taxes.

The radio, the television and the press constitute the .....................

In England newspapers fall into two categories: the .................... Papers (Tabloids) interested in scandals and the Quality Papers (Broadsheets) interested in more serious topics.

A  newspaper is different from a magazine.

'The Independent' is a British .................... . It's published every day, it's called a .....................

'Time Magazine' is an American magazine; it's printed every week, it's called a .....................

'Newsweek' is another famous magazine which sells more than 3 million ....................; it has a very large ______________.

In fact, the number of people who actually read it -its .................... - is superior to this number.

Many people buy their papers from a ...................., but others prefer to receive it at home, that's why they ....................  to their favourite paper.

The front page is covered with big headlines while the .................... of a magazine is often a colour photograph.

a. newsagent
b. publication
c. popular
d. media
e. readership
f.  weekly
g. daily
h. copies
i.  circulation
j.  cover
k. subscribe