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Unit 3
a'chieve v [T] (31) to succeed in doing something good, o'besity n (34) the state of being extremely fat
usually by working hard '
on a 'diet phrase (34) If someone is on a diet, they eat
base sth on sth vp (32) to use something as the main less food in order to become thinner.
part of something you are developing
'options plural n (29) the things that you can choose
com'pletion (of) n [U] (31) when something that you are between in a particular situation
doing or making is finished
po'tential adj (31) possible, but not yet proved
'critical adj (31) very important for the way things will
raise a 'question vp [T] (31) to cause people to think
happen in the future
about something
ex'press v [T] (30) to tell someone about an opinion, a
reach v [T] (31) to get to a particular level
feeling or an idea by speaking or writing
re'cruitment n [U] (36) the process of trying to find
'figure n [C] (35) a number
someone to work for an organisation
find something 'easy vp (31) to have no difficulty doing
the re'verse n (30) the opposite of what has just been
something
said
'fluency n [U] (31) the ability to speak a language well
sus'pect v [T] (31) to think that something is probably
'gestures plural n (29) movements that you make with true
your hand, arm or head to express what you are thinking
tongue n [C] (31) a language
or feeling or what you want someone to do
(by) 'trial and 'error phrase (31) a way of learning the
get 'going vp (30) to start to happen
best way to do something by trying different methods
'handle v [T] (30) to deal with something
hy'pothesis n [C] (30) a suggested explanation for
something which has not yet been proved to be true
i'deal adj (31) perfect or the best possible

'imitate v [1/T] (30) to copy the way someone or
something looks, sounds or behaves

in'clusion (of) n [U] (29) when you have something as a
part of something else

'language acqui'sition n [U] (30) the process of learning
to speak a language

'level (of) n [C] (31) the amount or standard of
something

'literate adj (30) able to read and write
(im)ma'ture adj (30) (not) completely grown or
developed
'matter v [I] (31) to be important or to affect what
happens
more or less phrase (31) almost

'native 'speaker n [C] (31) someone who speaks a
language as their first language

no 'longer phrase (31) in the past but not now

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