Page 112 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Books and Reading (p.7)
1 (a) atlas (b) textbook (c) dictionary (d) encyclopaedia (e) thriller (f) manual (g) guidebook
(h) Who's Who 2 (a) bookworm (b) browse (c) illustrations (d) glossary (e) footnotes
(f) bibliography (g) borrow (h) fine (i) reviews (j) published 3 (a) Contents page: normally at the
front, tells you what the book contains, in order to chapters or pages. Index: in alphabetical
orde'r and usually at the back, a list of names, places etc. mentioned in the book wit h page
references. (b) A bookshop sells books; a library lends them. (c) An author writes books; a
publisher prints and sells them. (d) You lend something to someone, and borrow from
someone. (e) A biography: someone's life story. An autobiography; a biography written by its
subject. (f) Fiction: imaginary writing. Non-fiction: factual writing. Reference books:
information books. 4 (a) from (b) at (c) at (d) in (e) up ... in (f) by (g) on
Cars (p.S)
1 (a) boot (b) aerial (c) windscreen (d) bonnet (e) bumper (f) number plate (g) headlights
(h) tyre (i) engine (j) windscreen wipers (k) wheel (I) exhaust pipe (m) gear lever (n) rear-view
mirror (o) dashboard (p) steering wheel (q) seat belt (r) accelerator (pedal) (s) headrest (t) brake
(pedal) (u) clutch (pedal) 2 (a) fuel consumption ... mpg ... petroi tank (b) performance
(c) vehicle ... rear (d) instruments (e) overtake (f) reverse (g) body (h) indicate

Cinema and Films (p.g)
1 (a) cinema (b) review (c) critic (d) performance (e) foyer (f) poster (g) auditorium (h) screen
(i) row (j) aisle (k) cartoon (I) trailer (m) horror 2 (a) performance (b) role (c) cast (d) director
(e) studio (f) location (g) documentary (h) critical (i) box office (j) plot 3 (a) on (b) in (c) on
(d) on at (e) on (f) at (g) for (h) to (i) on (j) at (k) at (I) to ... in (m) at
Doctors and Hospitals (p.10)
1 (a) general practitioner (b) nurse (c) psychiatrist (d) patient (e) in-patient (f) out -patient
(g) surgeon (h) casualty (i) midwife (j) medical student (k) specialist 2 (a) receptionist
(b) waiting room (c) appointment (d) symptoms (e) examine (f) stethoscope (g) pulse
(h) temperature (i) thermometer (j) prescription (k) chemist (I) treatment (m) ward (n) operation
3 (a) on (b) to (c) from (d) in (e) with (f) of (g) for
Education (p.11)
1 (a) nursery school (b) primary (c:) academic (d) terms (e) break up (f) secondary
(g) co-educational (h) compulsory (i) state (j) private (k) graduate (I) degree (m) tutorial (n) seminar
(o) lecture (p) grant (q) fees 2 (a) Students sit an exam. Examiners set an exam. (b) Take an exam:
attempt the questions. pass an exam: be successful. (c) Compulsory: required by law or
regulation. Voluntary: performed by free choice. (d) Schools and universities educate people.
Parents bring them up. (e) A pupil: a child at school. A student: normally an older person and at
college or university. 3 (a) to (b) at ... of (c) in (d) at (e) to (f) into (g) up (h) at (i) in (j) from (k) by

Elections and Government (p.12)
1 (a) predict (b) opinion poll (c) election campaign (d) support (e) vote (f) polling station
(g) polling day (h) ballot box (i) candidate 2 (a) one-party states (b) majority (c) opposition
(d) coalition (e) cabinet (f) prime minister (g) left-wing (h) right-wing (i) split (j) alliance
3 (a) Pro-: for, in support of. Anti-: against. (b) An election: when people vote for a person or
persons to represent them. A referendum: when a nation votes on one particular issue.
4 (a) for (b) in (c) against (d) to (e) with (f) between (g) in
Flats and Houses (p.13)
1 (a) fiat (b) self-contained (c) rent (d) advertisements (e) accommodation agency (f) block
(g) fee (h) land lord (i) deposit (j) references 2 (a) terraced (b) cramped (c) spacious (d) estate
agent (e) semi-detached (f) surveyor (g) condition (h) removals (i) architect (j) detached
(k) builder 3 (a) A landlord owns property and receives rent for it. Atenant pays rent for the
use of a room, fiat, or other property. (b) A house usually has two or more storeys. A
bungalow has only one. (c) The ground floor is at ground level. The first floor is above the
ground floor. 4 (a) on (or of) (b) in (c) into (d) with (e) for (f) on (g) in (h) in (i) at ... in (j) of

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