I 3.2 Answer these questions.

1. Which animal represents you? To what extent do the characteristics apply to you?

2. Think of a friend and find their animal in the chart. Give examples of why you think each characteristic is appropriate or not.

EXAMPLE My -friend. Is a rooster. I tHwk Vie is industrious because He worked very Hard to -find a Lot of in-formation -for a research project He Had, to complete at college. I don't tHlnk He Is sHrewd because someone tricked Him into Investing In a. non-existent company.

I 3.3 Arrange all the adjectives and descriptive phrases from A into three columns under the following headings.

describe me might describe me do not describe me

I 3.4 Which people does the speaker have a positive opinion of and which a negative one?

Let me tell you about my new colleagues. Pat, my boss, seems very astute and witty. I find her deputy, Vince, a bit parsimonious and work-obsessed. I share an office with Julie who's a bit sullen and mulish. I also do a lot of work with Sam who's very tolerant and generous.

I 3.5 Now imagine that someone else is talking about the same people, but sees them in a different light. How might he or she describe them?

EXAMPLE Pat Is very sly and terse.

I 3.6 What are the abstract nouns from these adjectives? Use a dictionary if necessary.

1. altruistic 3 diligent 5 industrious 7 gallant 9 morose

2. parsimonious 4 placid 6 sagacious 8 terse 10 unscrupulous

I 3.7 The words in 13.6 are more unusual words and arc most likely to be found in writing. Give a synonym for each word that would be more likely to be used when speaking.

EXAMPLE altruistic - unselfish

English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)

^{Observing others: appearance and} mannerisms

A Words connected with size, weight and general appearance

word	meaning	example
scrawny	unattractively thin and bony-looking	He was too scrawny to be a football player.
lanky	very tall and thin, and usually moving awkwardly	A lanky teenager walked in.
gangling/ gangly	with long, thin arms and legs and rather awkward movements; often used of men and boys	A gangling/gangly youth approached him.
portly	with fat stomach and chest; often used humorously about older men	A portly figure stood near the ticket desk.
stout	with a quite fat, solid body; used of men and women	She's the stout woman wearing glasses, over there.
corpulent	fat (formal, literary word)	She introduced me to a rather corpulent gentleman.

B Aspects of facial appearance and complexion

I've noticed Robert has put on weight; he's getting a double chin [fat around the chin]. His hair always looks so unkempt [untidy; scruffy]. I don't know why he doesn't look after it. His sister is the opposite: never a hair out of place [her hair is always neat and tidy]. He has a rather swarthy [dark-coloured, used about skin] complexion. His sister's complexion is more sallow [yellowish and unhealthy-looking]. He works incredibly hard; he often looks haggard [his face shows tiredness and age, with the skin hanging in folds] and exhausted.

F acial expression

Look at those models pouting¹ for the photographers!

[positioning their lips in a sexually attractive way]

If she doesn't get what she wants, she pouts for the rest of the

day. [positions her lips in a look of annoyance]

You don't have to grimace² every time I eat raw garlic. I happen to

think it's delicious, [make an expression of pain or strong dislike]

I arrived late and she just scowled³ at me. [gave a bad-tempered,

angry look]

He was leering'* at us. I felt very uncomfortable and wanted to

leave, [looking in an unpleasant, sexually interested way]

Mannerisms and actions with the hand

I asked him for advice but he just shrugged his shoulders, [lifted his shoulders up and

down to show he didn't know or couldn't answer]

He folded his arms [crossed one arm over the other close to his body] and crossed his legs

[crossed one leg over the other while sitting] and waited for me to speak.

She bites her nails and picks her nose all the time. It drives me crazy!

She clenched her fist and told him to get out of the room at once, [closed her hand as if to

hit him]

He just tapped his fingers and waited, [made quick, light hitting movements, e.g. on a table]

Exercises

I 8.1 From memory, put these words into two groups: 'fat' words and 'thin' words.

stout corpulent scrawny portly gangling lanky

18.2 Rewrite these sentences using one of the words from 18.1 instead of the underlined words. Use each word once only, and make any other necessary changes.

1. She looks as if she needs a good meal; her body is so thin and bony.»

2. Marian and Frank are very suitable for each other; they're both very tall and thin individuals.

3. A rather round, overweight, middle-aged man offered to show us the way.

4. A very tall, thin, bony_T awkward-looking boy carried our bags for us.

5. She's become quite fat these days, ever since she stopped playing tennis.

6. A rather overweight gentleman ascended the stairs, red-faced and breathless.

I 8.4 What are these people doing?

EXAMPLE He is grimacing.

18.3 Use words from B opposite to write a sentence describing each of these pictures.

I 8.5 Answer these questions. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1 The verb to pout had two meanings on the opposite page. What were they?

2 If someone scowls at you, how are they probably feeling?

3. What is the difference between a swarthy complexion and a sallow complexion?

4. What do we mean when we talk about someone's gait}

a) their way of looking b) their way of walking c) their way of talking

5. Give two reasons why someone might scratch their head.

6. Why might someone raise their eyebrows?

7. When would you clench your fists?

8. When do people normally shrug their shoulders?

9 What might you do with your fingers if you were nervous or impatient? 10 In what situations do you (a) fold your arms (b) cross your legs?

English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)

Observing others: character traits

A Visible behaviour: some useful adjectives

word	meaning	example
impetuous	acts on a sudden idea without thinking first; generally negative	He's so impetuous; 1 wish he would consider things first.
impulsive	similar to impetuous, but can be used in a more positive way	His impulsive generosity led him to give away most of his money.
effusive	gives exaggerated expression of pleasure, praise or gratitude	She always gives you such an effusive welcome.
excitable	easily excited by things	He's a very excitable child; he needs to calm down.
pushy	always selfishly promoting one's own position or interests (informal)	She's so pushy, it's typical of her to demand an interview for the new job.
garrulous	talks too much, especially about unimportant things	Freddie's so garrulous; it's impossible to get any work done.
taciturn	reserved or says very little (generally negative)	1 thought he was rather taciturn when 1 first met him. He hardly spoke.

B

Sociability

Jean's such an introvert |inward-looking and quiet], and her brother Mark is such an

extrovert [outward-looking and sociable]. Strange, isn't it?

Mr Rogers is such a diffident man. [lacks confidence; has a low opinion of himself)

English people are traditionally thought of as rather reserved, [not immediately sociable]

Barbara tends to be rather aloof. 1 don't know if she's just shy. [unfriendly and not sociablel

My aunt Annie can be very haughty [unfriendly and thinks herself better than others] and

disdainful [does not believe others deserve respect] at times, but she's lovely really.

I've always found Professor Mactoft very unapproachable [not easy to be sociable with or

start a conversation with], but his colleague Dr O'Daly is very approachable.

Nancy is so conceited [thinks herself wonderful] and self-important [has an exaggerated

sense of her importance], but Flora is such a modest person, [prefers not to exaggerate her

own qualities]

My boss is such a flirt, though I would never call her that to her face. Nobody in the

office is safe. ]makes constant romantic approaches]

Character traits

Joss is a somewhat naive person; he thinks love can solve all the world's problems.

[willing to believe simple things perhaps because of inexperience]

Telephone salespeople often take advantage of gullible people, [easily deceived]

My father was a very conscientious man; he never took time off work unless he was really

sick. [ knnji'enjnv always took his work very seriously!

You are so obstinate [unwilling to change, despite persuasion] and pig-headed! [similar to

obstinate but stronger, more disapproving] Why don't you listen when people give you

good advice?

He's quite an unscrupulous character; 1 should be very careful if I were you. |lacking in

moral principles, prepared to do very bad things]

Exercises

19.1 Answer these questions.

1. What is the opposite of approachable}

2. What word is a stronger way of saying obstinate}

3. If someone is diffident, do they have lots of or little self-confidence?

4. How could you describe a greeting that showed exaggerated pleasure?

5. Is scrupulous the opposite of unscrupulous} (Use a dictionary if necessary.)

6. Which tends to be more negative, impetuous or impulsive}

19.2

Complete the following tables by writing the noun forms of the adjectives. Use a dictionary if necessary.

adjective	noun
excitable	excitability
disdainful
impetuous
obstinate
modest

adjective	noun
gullible
reserved
garrulous
conceited
pig-headed

19,3 Fill the gaps with adjectives from the opposite page. The first letter of each word is given.

I remember my grandmother so well. Her i_____________ (1) generosity meant she was always giving money to beggars and other poor people. She was very a _____________(2), never a_______________ (3), and would always chat to strangers; in fact she was quite an e_______________ (4) and would sing and dance at parties. But when it came to work she was very c______________ (5) and never missed a day in forty years. She was a very determined person, indeed she could be quite o___________________ (6) and p _______________(7), and could not be persuaded to do something she didn't want to. She

was proud but never c_________________(8) or s__________________(9), talkative but never g______________ (10), self-confident but never p ________________(11), always wishing success for everyone else before herself. She was always d ____________________(12) of u______________(13) people, since she was a person of great moral principles.

19.4 These sentences contain words from the opposite page, but in a different form. Rewrite the sentences using words from the opposite page. For example, use a noun instead of an adjective.

1. She's a flirtatious sort of person, and doesn't care who knows it.

2. He's always had a tendency to be introverted.

3. Larry shows a lot of reserve, while his sister is known more for her approachability.

4. I'm a person who buys on impulse rather than thinking about what I really need.

5. He was a man of great garrulousness, and taciturnity is a word I would never associate with him.

English Collocations in Use Advanced

_References

A Note the useful collocations to use in reference letters in the texts below. A reference for a student

I am happy to act as a referee for Ilona Hradetska, who has applied to do a course in archaeology at your university. Ilona has a keen interest' in archaeology and although she lacks experience, she makes up for this in her enthusiasm for the archaeology of the classical world. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge² of Ancient Greece and Rome. However, she has already managed to accumulate some practical experience³ as she worked on a dig for two weeks in Greece last April, and she is looking forward to honing⁴ her practical skills at the same dig over the summer holiday. Her dream of pursuing her interests in archaeology is of paramount importance⁵ to her and I am sure she has the ability to meet the challenges⁶ of the course.

¹ very strong interest

² very extensive knowledge

³ (formal) gain experience

B A job reference

⁴ making perfect

⁵ (formal) extremely important

⁶ deal with the difficult aspects

It is my pleasure to provide a reference for Phil Lee, who has applied for the post of Marketing Manager in your company. I can wholeheartedly recommend Mr Lee for this position as I have every confidence in his ability to perform the tasks' indicated in your job description. He has remarkable financial acumen² and excellent interpersonal skills. He is a good team player and while working here has revealed a remarkable talent³ for handling difficult situations. It goes without saying that you can trust him implicitly⁴. I am confident that if you were to offer him the position he would quickly become an invaluable member of your team.

¹ perform tasks is a more formal way of saying carry out tasks ³ (formal) showed a talent

² talent in financial matters ⁴ trust him totally

Common errors

There are a number of errors which are frequently made when students are required to write a reference as an exam task.

error	correction
He has high computer skills.	He has good/advanced computer skills.
He yas a high education	He is highly educated. He has a good level of education.
A secretary with high qualifications is required.	A well-qualified secretary is required, A secretary with good qualifications is required.
He has a high knowledge of English.	He has a good / an advanced knowledge of English.
He has a wide knowledge of all subjects.	He has an extensive / a comprehensive knowledge of all subjects.
He has big/great/wide experience of teaching.	He has considerable experience of teaching.
He managed to get a good relationship with his boss.	He managed to establish/develop a good relationship widi his boss.
Mr Day is a hughly appreciative member of staff	Mr Day is a highly valued member of staff.

Exercises

44.1 Complete each sentence using a collocation from A. The first letters are given to help you.

1 Jason takes a k i in all his school subjects, but

particularly in the sciences.

2 Suzie is looking forward to h. her computer s on

a course next month.

3. We set the job applicants a particularly difficult task in order to discover who would best be able to m the c

4. You can rest assured that your happiness will always be of p

L to me.

5. My brother chose that university because it was the best place for him to p his i in marine biology.

6. Over the years I have managed to a plenty of e. of

working with young people.

44.2 Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets to make it more formal.

1. Paul knows a lot about African history, (encyclopaedic)

2. Karen is very good at dealing with people, (skills)

3. Eric did a lot of work on farms when he was in Canada, (accumulated)

4. Toyah has an excellent teaching qualification but she hasn't done much work in the classroom yet. (lacks)

5. I have total trust in Dr Robinson, (implicitly)

6. This job will offer you the perfect opportunity to become more skilled at working with a computer, (hone)

7. I am totally confident you will be able to complete the course, (confidence)

8. It was Duncan's talent for making money that led to his promotion, (acumen)

44.3 Correct the reference letter below by replacing the underlined words with more appropriate collocations.

I am happy to do as a referee for James McBrlde, who has applied for a teaching post at your language school. I take every confidence in Mr McBride's abilities as a teacher. He spent last summer working at the school where I am Principal and he was a very appreciated member of our staff. He was very successful in getting a good relationship with both students and staff. He has a high education with a particularly wide knowledge of English literature. He combines high teaching qualifications with wide experience of teaching students at all levels of English. He also has high computer skills, which should certainly prove useful in a technologically advanced school such as yours.

44.4 Choose the correct collocation.

1. Jenny revealed I provided some surprising talents during our expedition.

2. I'd wholeheartedly I implicitly recommend Mr Lee for promotion.

3. Mehmet has every ability to meet I run the challenges of the position.

4. I am delighted to provide I act a reference for Meena Mistry.

5. The position would require you to perform I hone a wide range of tasks.

6. Your contributions to the project are highly I wholeheartedly valued.

English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)

_{We are what we eat}

A This article is about the language used to label food products.

As a food label is often nothing more than an advert to tempt you to buy the product, you should pay particular attention to the choice of words used. Always watch out for the word 'flavour', as this may mean that the product contains synthetic¹ ingredients. Chocolate -flavour topping, for example, will not contain chocolate, even though chocolate-flavoured topping will contain a small percentage - so read carefully. Many manufacturers also use a range of meaningless descriptions. Feel-good words, such as 'wholesome²', 'farmhouse', 'original' and 'traditional' do not mean anything. Other words such as 'farm fresh' and 'country fresh' also intentionally blur the true nature of a product's source. 'Fresh egg pasta', for example, means that the pasta was indeed made with real and not powdered eggs, but maybe months ago. Words that you can trust are 'organic', 'wholemeal³', 'natural mineral water', 'Fair Trade⁴', 'free-range⁵* and the 'V vegetarian symbol.

Consumer pressure over GM⁶ foods has led to better labelling but loopholes⁷ still exist. GM product derivatives⁸, such as starches, sugars, fats and oils where no genetically modified protein or DNA material still remains, still go unlabelled in many products such as cereal bars, fish fingers, jellies and vegetable burgers.

Take particular care over low-fat and low-sugar products. Guidelines state that 'low-fat' foods must not have more than 5 per cent fat, while 'reduced fat' means that the total fat content is 25 per cent less than the standard versions of the same product. The terms 'light' or 'lite' are meaningless since they could refer to texture, fat content, sugar content or even colour.

¹ made from artificial substances , ² good for you, physically or morally, ³ containing all the natural substances in the grain with nothing removed, ⁴ refers to products such as coffee, tea or chocolate marketed in such a way that the small farmers in developing countries who produce them get the profits rather than large multinational companies

⁵ relating to farm animals that are not kept in cages

⁶ genetically modified, i.e. the genes (DNA) of a natural product have been altered in some way

⁷ ways of getting round regulations (usually because they have not been written in a precise enough way)

⁸ things produced from

B Food metaphors

Inviting Joe and his ex-wives to the same party was a recipe for disaster, [situation sure to

lead to]

The film has all the ingredients of a box office hit. [all the necessary characteristics]

Let's invite lots of friends to our wedding to dilute the relatives a bit. [make less dominant]

I'm not going to call him. I'm going to let him stew for another few days at least, [worry

or suffer especially about something you think is his fault)

The police grilled the suspect for hours, but eventually let him go. [asked a lot of questions]

I'm sure this is going to be another of his half-baked schemes that never comes to

anything, [unrealistic or not thought through properly!

Let's hire a karaoke machine - that'll spice up the office party, [make more lively]

Rick has started hanging around with some unsavoury characters, (unpleasant, morally

offensive]

They started their business with high hopes but things soon turned sour, [went wrong)

Let's go for a coffee and you can tell me all the juicy gossip, [exciting and interesting]

Exercises

28.1 Answer these questions about the text in A. You may need a dictionary to help you with some of your answers.

1 Are food labels meant to provide information or to advertise the products?

2. Why do manufacturers try to hide the fact that foods contain synthetic ingredients?

3. In the phrase fresh egg pasta, does fresh refer to egg or pasta}

4. What do organic, wholemeal and vegetarian mean when describing food?

5. What does GM stand for? Explain what it means.

6. WhatisDNA?

7. Cereal bars, fish fingers and vegetable burgers are all types of fast food. Describe them.

8. This text is from a British magazine, so what does the word jelly mean? What would it mean in a US text?

9. How much fat would there be in low-fat cheese? And how much would there be in reduced fat cheese?

28.2 Which do you think would be tastier and why?

1. strawberry flavoured yoghurt or strawberry flavour yoghurt

2. orange drink or orange juice

3. raspberry jam or raspberry flavoured jam

4. farmhouse chicken or free-range chicken

28.3 As pointed out in the text, light is an ambiguous word, i.e. it can be understood in different ways. Explain these phrases. Where possible, suggest an opposite to light.

1. light coloured hair 6 a light aircraft

2. a light wind 7 the light of my life

3. a light comedy 8 Got a light?

4. a light sleeper 9 to light on the solution

5. to light a fire 10 In the light of the reports ...

28.4 Explain the literal meanings of the words used metaphorically in the sentences in B.

EXAMPLE recipe - instructions for cooking a. dish

28.5 Rewrite these sentences using the metaphors from B.

1. My mother asked me a lot of very searching questions about where I had been last night.

2. Let's make the evening more interesting by organising some party games.

3. What's been happening while I was on holiday? You must fill me in on all the interesting gossip.

4. Don't tell her that her briefcase has been found. Let her suffer for a bit longer - perhaps she'll be more careful with it in future.

5. It might be a good idea to make these investments a bit less dominant in your portfolio by exchanging some of them for others in a different line of business.

6. They lived together happily for many years, but things changed for the worse when his mother came to live with them.

7. Patience combined with interest in your pupils is bound to lead to success for a teacher.

8. Lance's ideas are never thought through properly.

English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced) Dinner's on me: entertaining and eating out

A Paying the bill

We'll split the bill, shall we? [each person will pay for him/herself]

Lunch is on me today, [informal: I am paying for you]

Will you join us [come with us] for dinner at the City Plaza hotel? We'd like you to be our

guest. J formal: we will pay]

Let me get this, [informal: pay the bill this time]

I was wined and dined every night by our New York office, [invited out to restaurants]

B Describing service

A new Italian restaurant called Bella Roma has just opened ' perfect, cannot be faulted

in the High Street, and we went there the other night to try ² rather slow

it. I couldn't help comparing it to the Casa Italia, where we ³ polite

ate last week. In the Bella Roma, the service was ⁴ too confident / too inclined to

impeccable¹ and quick; at the Casa Italia it's always a bit tell people what to do

sluggish². In the new place the waiters are courteous^{3 s} bad-tempered / unwilling to

and friendly without being overbearing⁴. In the other place ^; smile

they tend to be sullen⁵ and the service is rather brusque⁶, ⁶ quick and rude

which I find very off-putting⁷. But at Bella Roma they'll go ⁷ makes you feel you do not want

out of their way⁸ to give you what you want. to go there again

⁸ do everything possible

C Food preferences

1 have a sweet tooth and can never say no to cakes or biscuits, [love sweet things]

I won't have dessert, thanks. You're lucky being so slim; but I'm afraid I have to count the

calories /1 have to be a bit calorie-conscious these days, [be careful how many calories I eat]

I like to end the meal with something savoury like cheese, [salty in flavour or with herbs]

Ben's a bit of a fussy eater, [person who has very particular demands when eating]

No, thanks, I won't have wine. I'm teetotal, [never drink alcohol]

Before I book the restaurant, do you have any particular dietary requirements? [formal:

special needs or things someone cannot eat]

I won't have any more wine thanks. I don't want to overdo it. [eat or drink too much)

D Entertaining at home

A: Why not come home and eat with us? You'll have to take pot luck.

[eat what we're eating, nothing special] B: Thank you. Shall I bring a bottle? |usually means a bottle of wine]

A: Should I wear a suit on Friday?

B: No, no, it isn't a dinner party [rather formal dinner with guests], it's just an informal get-together, [informal group of people meeting for a meal/drinks/etc. |

A: Does anyone want seconds? [a second helping/serving of a dish] B: Oh, yes please. It was delicious.

A: Can I pour you some juice? Say when. Itell me when I have served enough]

B: When! [That's enough, thanks.]

A: Help yourself to some nibbles, [things like nuts, crisps, etc., before a meal]

A: We leave at six. We can grab a bite to eat on the way. [have a quick meal]

B: Or we could get a takeaway when we get there, [ready-cooked meal bought to take home]

Exercises

29.1 Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using expressions from A.

1. No, please. Put your credit card away. I'm inviting you for dinner. (Use an informal expression.)

2. Let me pay for this one. You can pay next time. (Use an informal expression.)

3. Visitors to the company's head office in London are always taken out to the best restaurants. (Use a phrase with two words which rhyme with each other.)

4. Fancy coming with us for lunch tomorrow?

5. When we eat out as a group, each person usually pays for their own food and drink. (Use a shorter expression meaning the same.)

6. I'd like to pay for you at the theatre tomorrow night. (Use a formal expression.)

29.2 Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using expressions from the opposite page to describe food and drink preferences.

1. I never drink alcohol. (Use an adjective.)

2. I don't really like sweet things. (Use an idiom.)

3. Are there things vou can't or mustn't eat? (Use a formal/polite expression.)

4. Just a small portion for me, please. I don't want to eat too much. (Use an expression that means the same.)

5. She's become very careful about how many calories she's eating. (Give two different ways of saying the same thing.)

6. Sasha is such a choosy person when it comes to food. It's difficult to find things she likes. (Use an expression that means the same.)

29.3 Give words from the opposite page which contrast with or are the opposite of ...

1. a sweet dish 4 rude staff

2. a friendly waiter 5 quick service

3. a formal gathering 6 dreadful service

29.4 Which expressions on the opposite page mean ...

1. eat whatever your hosts are eating at home, not a special dish for you?

2. tell me when I've poured enough in your glass?

3. get a quick meal or some other food that does not take a long time?

4. small items you eat before a meal, or perhaps at a reception?

5. another portion of what you have just eaten?

a semi-formal party or reception in someone's house, probably not a meal?

English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced

_{Food and drink}

Eating