Unit 3 compact

[Pages:4]Peter May, Compact Advanced Unit 3 Behaving and interacting

English acquaintances (n.) an advisor to apply to sb/sth an asset a bar (to sth)

definition

people that you know but who are not close friends a person who gives advice, esp. about a subject he/she is an expert in to concern or relate to somebody/something a person or thing that is valuable or useful to somebody/something a thing that stops somebody from doing something

to be inclined to think/believe sth to have an opinion about sth

to cap it all close-knit

(informal) used to introduce the final piece of information that is worse than the other bad things just mentioned for a group of people in which everyone looks out for each other

to come up with sth

to suggest or think of an idea or plan

considerate (adj.)

always thinking of other people's wishes and feelings; careful not to hurt or upset others

contract (n.)

an official written agreement

courtesy (n.) crucial (adj.) a distant relative

polite behaviour that shows respect for other people extremely important, because it will affect other things someone in your family that is not closely related to you

to do your utmost to (achieve) sth to try as hard as possible to do sth

dysfunctional extended family to fall victim to sth (fell/fallen)

not behaving or functioning normally

family that includes grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, etc.

to be damaged by sth

example

Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He's been working as a financial advisor since he left the bank. What I am saying applies only to some of you. In his job, patience is an invaluable asset. At that time, being a woman was a bar to promotion in most professions.

I'm inclined to agree with you.

And then, to cap it all, it started to rain!

They grew up in the close-knit community of a small village. She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.

It was very considerate of him to wait.

Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company. I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff. Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company. I don't know much about him as he is only a distant relative of mine. He did his utmost (= tried as hard as possible) to persuade me not to go. He comes from a totally dysfunctional family. I only get to see my extended family at our annual family reunion. Many plants have fallen victim to the sudden frost.

German Bekanntenkreis Berater(in) gelten f?r jemanden/etwas Gut; Wert: Vorteil Hindernis; Hemmnis dazu neigen/tendieren, etwas zu denken/glauben zu allem ?berfluss; obendrein

eng verbunden (z.B. Familie) sich etwas einfallen lassen; sich ausdenken r?cksichtsvoll; besonnen; bedacht

Vertrag; Auftrag H?flichkeit; Gef?lligkeit entscheidend; ausschlaggebend entfernter Verwandter sein M?glichstes tun, um etwas zu erreichen dysfunktional; zerr?ttet Gro?familie; Verwandtschaft einer Sache zum Opfer fallen

foster parents heated (adj.) to hit it off with sb (hit/hit) to ignore sb/sth infinity (n.) initial (adj.) intimate (adj.) in reverse order to keep a low profile to keep a straight face

to keep an eye out for sb/sth to keep out of sb's way to keep someone posted to keep track of sb to keep your cool to keep your fingers crossed to keep your word lifelong (adj.)

people who act as the parents of sb else's child for a limited period without becoming their legal parents full of anger and excitement to be good friends with sb soon after meeting for the first time to pay no attention to sb/sth

the state of having no end or limit

happening at the beginning; first

private and personal

in the order opposite to the one first mentioned to avoid attracting attention to yourself to manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing

to watch carefully for sb or sth to appear

to avoid sb to regularly give sb the most recent information about sth and how it is developing to keep yourself informed about sth

to stay calm to hope that things will happen in the way you want them to to do what you said you would

lasting for the whole of sb's life

After his parents both died, the boy grew up with foster parents.

Pflegeeltern

Soon a heated argument broke out.

We hit it off straight away.

I made a suggestion but they chose to ignore it. The infinity of space has puzzled mankind forever. My initial reaction was to decline the offer. The article revealed intimate details about his family life. The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). We advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days. If you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or smile, although you find something funny We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away. You'd better keep out of his way today ? he's in a foul temper!

hitzig; erregt; erhitzt sich auf Anhieb gut verstehen mit jemandem jemanden/etwas nicht beachten Unendlichkeit; Unbegrenztheit anf?nglich; urspr?nglich intim; pers?nlich

in umgekehrter Reihenfolge zur?ckhaltend agieren; sich unauff?llig verhalten keine Miene verziehen

Ausschau halten nach jem./etwas jemandem aus dem Weg gehen; jemandem ausweichen

I'll keep you posted on his progress. jemanden auf dem laufenden halten

Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going. He kept his cool even when he was verbally attacked.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you at your job interview tomorrow. He kept his word and paid the sum back as agreed. She had a lifelong passion for photography.

den ?berblick behalten ?ber etwas einen k?hlen Kopf bewahren; gefasst bleiben die Daumen dr?cken

sein Wort halten

lebensl?nglich

a liar a lone parent to make a fuss about/over something to meet up

to muddle through

mutual (adj.) a myth neutral (language) (adj.) to (not) be fooled to occur to odd the odd (+ noun) to preserve sb/sth from sth rational (adj.) restraint (n.) sociable (ad.)

to socialise

to spring up (sprung/sprung) stable (adj.)

a person who tells lies

(British) an unmarried parent who does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children to express your irritation about sth, esp. something that is not important to meet another person in order to do sth together to achieve your aims even though you do not know exactly what you are doing and do not have the correct equipment, knowledge, etc. (of two or more people) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false

neither formal nor informal (language)

to (not) be tricked into believing something that is not true (of an idea or a thought) to come into your mind

strange or unusual

happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequent to keep sb/sth alive, or safe from harm or danger

based on reason rather than emotions

the quality of behaving calmly and with control (of people) enjoying spending time with other people to meet and spend time with people in a friendly way, in order to enjoy yourself to appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly

not likely to change or end suddenly;

Shelley wasn't a very good liar (= did not find it easy to tell lies).

She tends to make a fuss over the most trivial things. We met up again the following night and had some dinner.

The post-war years were harsh, but people somehow managed to muddle through.

I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual.

Contrary to popular myth, women are not worse drivers than men. It's best to write your application in neutral English. Let us not be fooled ? these people intend the worst!

It didn't occur to her to ask for help.

There's something odd about that man. He makes the odd mistake--nothing too serious. WWF was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. There is no rational explanation for his actions. He exercised considerable restraint in ignoring the insults. I'm not feeling very sociable this evening.

Maybe you should socialize more.

Opposition groups have sprung up like mushrooms.

Mentally, she is not very stable.

L?gner(in)

Allenerziehende(r)

ein Theater machen wegen jem/etwas sich treffen

sich durchwursteln; sich durchschlagen

gegenseitig

Mythos; Volksglaube

neutral sich (nicht) zum Narren halten lassen; sich (nicht) t?uschen lassen auf die Idee kommen; einfallen

seltsam; eigenartig

gelegentlich jemanden/etwas bewahren vor etwas; erhalten; sch?tzen vern?nftig; n?chtern

Zur?ckhaltung; Beherrschtheit

umg?nglich; gesellig; kontaktfreudig

Kontakte kn?pfen; Leute kennenlernen und sich austauschen aufkommen; aus dem Boden schie?en; pl?tzlich auftauchen stabil; gefestigt

to stand up to (stood/stood) to start a row /ra/ sympathy (n.)

to take sth up with sb tensions (n.) to threaten to do sth ubiquitous (adj.) vigour (n.)

calm and reasonable; not easily upset

to defend yourself against a powerful person or organisation when they treat you unfairly

to start a quarrel

the feeling of being sorry for somebody; showing that you understand and care about somebody's problems to speak or write to sb about sth that they may be able to deal with or help you with a feeling of anxiety and stress that makes it impossible to relax to say that you will cause trouble, you do not get what you want seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

energy, force or enthusiasm

It was brave of her to stand up to those bullies.

Unfortunately, they started a row over who was to pay for the meal.

I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault.

If things don't improve, I'll take the matter up with my boss.

There have been tensions at our office for a while. The hijackers threatened to kill some passengers. Smartphones are ubiquitous in cities nowadays. He worked with renewed vigour and determination.

sich gegen?ber jemandem behaupten einen Streit vom Zaun brechen

Mitgef?hl; Anteilnahme

sich in einer Sache an jemanden wenden Spannungen; Konflikte drohen, etwas zu tun allgegenw?rtig; omnipr?sent Kraft; Elan; Vitalit?t

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