IDIOMS UNIT 8

Have a ball.- enjoy yourself

have a good nose for.- have good skills in identifying

have an eye for.- being good at noticing

have an open mind.- accept new ideas

have no idea.- know nothing

take it easy.- relax/ calm down

take it from me/us.- believe me/us

take note of.- pay attention to

take your breath away.- sth that really surprise you

take your mind off.- helps you to forget

GLOSSARY UNIT 7

PHRASAL VERBS

Come across.- discover sth

get away.- to escape

get off.- to leave a vehicle

get on.- to board a vehicle

see off.- wave goodbye to

set off.- start a journey

speed up.- to accelerate

stop over.- stay the night on a place while you are on a journey

take off.- when the plane leaves the airport

turn back.- to return

TRANSPORT VOCABULARY

Commuting.- the daily trip from house to work

double-decker.- bus with two floors

fare.- the price of travelling in public transport

pedal.- the exercise you do while you are riding a bike

pedestrian.- people who travel on foot

rush hour.- time of the day in which the people are travelling to or from work

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

VERBS

Boast.- show off

Assure.- to give confidence to/ say sth confidently

Beg .- to ask sb to give or do sth

State.- to announce sth

Reassure.- to confirm sth

Persuade.- talk sb into sth

Claim.- to appeal

Chilling.- very scaring

Dull.- boring

WRITTING EXPRESIONS

From my point of view

Straightaway

It seems to me that 

To my mind

I totally agree

So that

I couldn't agree any more

In my view

As far as I am concerned