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to have or express the same opinion about something as someone else
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agree with
I don’t agree with you. Copying your friend’s homework is wrong!
to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong
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apologise for
She apologised for arriving late to the class.
if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
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appeal to
The new after-school coding club appeals to a lot of the students.
to make a formal request, usually written, for something such as a job, a place at a university or permission to do something
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apply for
I’ve applied for that job I saw advertised online.
when someone goes to a class
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attendance
The course involves eight hours’ attendance at college each week.
to ve very good at using your imagination to make things
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be creative
You’re very creative! I could never make my own clothes.
arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged
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be punctual
Jack’s very punctual and never arrives late for work.
to be sensible and able to make good judgments, so that you can be trusted
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be responsible
You can leave your children with Billy. He’s very responsible.
to work for yourself and not be employed by a company
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be self-employed
I enjoy being self-employed. I couldn’t work for anybody else.
to work for yourself rather than being employed by someone else
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be your own boss
As I’m my own boss, I can choose when I take time off.
to be confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people
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become more independent
He’s become more independent since he moved away from home.
to become sure that you can do things well
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become more self-confident
The more experience Eva gets, the more self-confident she becomes.
to think that something is effective or right
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believe in
The school believes in letting students learn at their own pace.
to have an advantage out of something
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benefit from
Many students are benefiting from the new gym facilities.
a concept that can be used for financial gain
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business idea
She came up with the business idea when she was working with children.
to look through all the emails because you have not been able to do it until that time
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catch up on emails
It took me four hours to catch up on my emails after I got back from holiday.
to get some sleep because you have not been able to do it until that time
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catch up on sleep
Don’t interrupt me. I need to catch up on some sleep.
to decide between one thing or another
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choose between
She can’t choose between the two courses. They both look interesting.
an ability to write computer programs
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coding skills
The students gained coding skills that will be useful in their future jobs.
to work together with a person or group in order to achieve something
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collaborate
The students often collaborate with each other in classroom activities.
to think of a plan
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come up with a plan
His father came up with a plan to find him a job.
to think of an idea
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come up with an idea
His father came up with an idea about the party.
to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation
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cope with
A lot of students find it hard to cope with the stress of exams.
to succeed in dealing with pressure
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cope with pressure
It’s a very demanding job but he’s good at coping with pressure.
to need something or someone in order to be successful
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depend on
A teacher can always depend on a couple of students to give the right answer.
a punishment in which children who have behaved badly are forced to stay at school for a short time after the others have gone home
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detention
When the students were very rude to the teacher, the whole class was kept in for detention.
a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules
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discipline
The school has high standards of discipline.
something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing
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distraction(s)
I can’t study at home. There are too many distractions.
disadvantage
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drawback
The only drawback to a school camping trip is the weather.
to deserve trust
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earn trust
An employee needs to earn trust from the manager before asking for more responsibility.
a process in which you test a new idea or method to see if it is useful or effective
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experiment
The school is running an experiment in free language classes.
a reward in the form of money
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financial reward
There aren’t many financial rewards in this job but it is satisfying.
to resolve problems
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find solutions
Faced with so many problems, it’s important to find solutions that work for everybody.
to prepare for something
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gear up
The school is setting up the stage as it gears up for its annual concert.
if friends get on, they like each other and have a friendly relationship with each other
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get on with friends
I get on with my friends now, but it wasn’t always like that.
if people get on, they like each other and have a friendly relationship with each other
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get on with people
Her friendly personality means that she gets on with most people.
a mark that a student is given for their work or for an examination
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grade(s)
She got an excellent grade in her final exam.
a piece of paper with information, which is given to people who are attending a lesson
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handout
The teacher gave each student a handout with that night’s homework on it.
to receive a good wage
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have a good salary
He’s got a good salary as a translator.
to have too many things to do and feel anxious about it
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have a lot of pressure
Doctors have a lot of pressure to see as many patients as they can.
to be able to manage your own time
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have control over your own time
I have control over my own time. I choose what hours to work.
to officially be allowed not to be at work or studying
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have time off
We always take time off in the summer when we can relax away from our work.
to get better at communicating with people
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improve communication skills
Dealing with different customers has helped improve her communication skills.
to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true
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insist on
The teacher insists on giving us homework every lesson.
to continue to practise a skill so that you do not lose it
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keep up with a hobby
I find it hard to keep up with my hobbies because I have so many!
to follow the tempo of an activity
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keep up with an activity
I’ve started several language courses but I find it hard to keep up with the grammar.
to cause something to happen
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lead to
Good study skills can lead to successful exam performance.
to learn how to work effectively in a group
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learn teamwork
Learning teamwork is important in a large or a small organisation.
to find out how to respect money especially because you have to earn it yourself
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learn the value of money
Now that Liam’s started earning he’s learning the value of money.
an area where you can learn
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learning space
The new classrooms provide the perfect learning space.
a lesson that you get from life experiences
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life lessons
One life lesson I’ve learned is that money isn’t everything.
the ability to make sensible decisions about situations
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make judgements about situations
Without experience she isn’t in the right position to make judgements about situations.
to do a lot of something in an eager way because you have not had a chance to do it before
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make up for lost time
We haven’seen each other for ages so we had better make up for lost time!
catch up with the material that was covered during the classes you missed
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make up for missed lessons
She’s getting some private classes to make up for the lessons she missed at school.
to plan what you have to do
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organise your time
She organises her time well by making a list of what she has to do and when.
a small project which is carried out as a test to see if an idea will be successful
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pilot scheme
The new after-school club is part of a pilot scheme that may see more clubs in the future.
a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children
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pocket money
The parents give their children a small amount of pocket money each week.
to mention or speak about someone or something
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refer to
Coders are sometimes referred to as the architects and builders of the digital age.
to trust or depend on someone
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rely on
Thanks for the advice. I knew I could rely on you.
to make something happen
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result in
Regular studying generally results in higher grades.
to no longer have energy
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run out of energy
I have a lot of sports classes on one day. I might run out of energy and feel tired.
to no longer have ideas
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run out of ideas
Let’s end the meeting for today. I think we’ve run out of ideas.
a brother or sister, or both
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sibling(s)
How can siblings, raised in the same family, be so different?
to limit all or most of your study to a particular subject
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specialise in
After my law degree, I’d like to specialise in online crime.
to have the result or effect something was intended to have
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succeed in
She’s the first person in her family to succeed in going to university.
to help someone by being sympathetic and kind to them
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support
Without the support of the teachers, many students would struggle.
a plan that states exactly what students at school should learn in a particular subject
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syllabus
There are two plays by Shakespeare on this English syllabus.
to make an important or formal decision
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take decisions
When the manager took the decision to reduce the number of employees, many were upset.
a list of the times of classes in a school
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timetable
Each student receives a copy of the new timetable on the first day of term.
a win-win situation is one that will end well for everyone involved in it
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win-win situation
Local businesses and residents benefit from the shops – it’s a win-win situation.
to work on something as a group of people, not individually
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work as a team
I prefer working as a team because I like working with other people.
to work for all the hours of a week during which it is usual for people to work
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work full-time
If you work full time you’ll earn more money but have less free time; whereas if you work part-time, it’s the opposite.
to work on your own
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work independently
Working independently means not having someone telling you what to do.
to work for only part of each day or week
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work part-time
If you work full time you’ll earn more money but have less free time; whereas if you work part-time, it’s the opposite.
one of the set periods of time during each day and night when a group of employees are at work before being replaced by another group of employees
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work shifts
Nurses have to work shifts, sometimes at night, sometimes in the daytime.

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