Unit 1
Famous artists:
Giotto di bondone;Masaccio;Leonardo da Vinci;Picasso;Matisse;Monet;Michelangelo
Adj.s describing artworks:
realistic;abstract;conventional;humanistic;impressionist;post-impressionist;ridiculous;controversial;delicate;contemporary;visual;fragrant;fragile
Specific places:
Manhattan;Guggenheim Museum;Egypt;Whitney;Madison
Places:
gallery;landscape;cafe;exhibition;avenue;district
People:
sculptor;critic;scholar
Abstract nouns:
faith;aim;renaissance;the Renaissance;perspective;coincidence;
impressionism;attempt;preference;reputation;civilization
Concrete nouns:
possession;technique;masterpiece;geometry;bunch;sculpture;shadow;figure;
clay;bronze;marble;canvas;flesh;committee;signature
Useful phrases:
by coincidence;in the flesh;on the other hand;appeal to;a great deal
Useful adjectives:
typical;evident;superb;specific;allergic;aggressive;circular;metropolitan;permanent;
Egyptian
Useful adverbs:
faithfully;consequently;effectively
Useful verbs:
adopt;possess;predict;carve;display;appeal
Unit 2
Basic concepts of poetry:
poetry;rhyme;nursery;rhyme;repetition;pattern;cinquain;haiku;syllable;translation;
section;rhythmic
Images in poems:
mockingbird;diamond;brass;billy-goat;squire;cottage;coffin;sparrow;kitten;branch;
darkness
Interesting words used in poems:
hush;take it easy;run out of;tease;salty;droop;dread;endless;melt;brimful;await;
transform;revolve;utter
People:
librarian;sponsor;bride;bridegroom;pianist;violinist
Useful phrases:
be made up of;in particular;try out;let out
Useful adjectives:
concrete;contradictory;flexible;bare;appropriate
Useful nouns:
emotion;nursery;minimum;sorrow;stem;cement;exchange;diploma;blank;compass;
championship;warmth;scholarship;load
Other words:
tick;convey;eventually;forever
Unit 3
Health problems:
stress;obesity;HIV;AIDS;SARS
Nouns related to health:
cigarette;alcohol;fitness;nicotine;withdrawal;lung;chemist;pill;sex;injection;
needle;male;female;condom;abortion;cigar
Adjectives related to health:
alcoholic;sexual;stressful;tough;addicted;accustomed;bad-tempered;automatic;mental;pregnant;abnormal;breathless;unfit;desperate;disappointed;ashamed;illegal;immune;
homosexual;embarrassed;awkward
Useful phrases:
due to;addicted to;accustomed to;decide on;feel like (doing);in spite of;
take risks (a risk);get into;etc (et cetera);at risk;chewing gum
Useful nouns:
abuse;adolescent;adolescence;effect;resolve;packet;relaxation;gum;comprehension;
appendix;robbery;survival;fluid;prejudice;judgement;disco
Useful verbs:
ban;accustom;quit;strengthen;weaken;inject;spill
Other words:
due;automatically;mentally;slippery
Unit 4
Names:
Sophie;Armstrong;Janice;Foster;Charles Keeling;George Hambley
Words about global warming:
consume;renewable;greenhouse;Fahrenheit;phenomenon;fossil;fuel;byproduct;
methane;Celsius;catastrophe;flood;drought;famine;environmental;environmentalist;
economical;pollution;circumstance
Words for analyzing:
graph;random;quantity;tend;measurement;per;data;trend;consequence;state;range;
steady;tendency;average;growth;quantities of;go up;result in;on the whole;keep on
Useful phrases:
come about;subscribe to;be opposed to;even if;on behalf of;put up with;so long as;
and so on
Useful nouns:
hectare;existence;individual;commitment;appliance;motor;can;microwave;educator;
contribution;imperative;heading;slogan;presentation;disagreement
Useful adjectives:
opposed;mild;widespread;outer;electrical;casual;nuclear
Other words:
steadily;subscribe;oppose;glance;advocate;refresh
Unit 5
Proper nouns:
Mount Kilauea;Mount Etna;Sicily;Mount Vesuvius;Pompeii;Manchu
People:
volcanologist;spaceman;candidate;novelist
Words about volcano:
volcano;volcanic;volcanology;erupt;eruption;ash;crater;lava;burn to the ground;
molten;geology
Other natural phenomenons:
hurricane;wave;fountain;tornado;typhoon;thunderstorm;fog;rainbow;tsunami
Useful phrases:
make one’s way;glance through;vary from...to...
Concrete nouns:
diagram;questionnaire;equipment;observatory;database;suit;helmet;boot;sample;
bungalow;document;balcony;shot;sweat;crane;leopard;peak
Abstract nouns:
potential;threat;anxiety;appreciation;persuasion;diversity
Useful verbs:
appoint;evaluate;shoot;tremble;panic;bathe;arouse;guarantee
Other words:
alongside;absolute;absolutely;actual;precious;uncomfortable;unconscious;anxious;
diverse;spectacular