Page 114 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Public Transport (p.21)
1 (a) eab (b) hail (c) taxi-rank (d) fare (e) meter (f) tip (g) double-deeker (h) single-deeker
(i) crew (j) driver (k) conduetor (I) inspeetor (m) eheek (n) bus stop (o) destination (p) rush hour
(q) tube (r) subway (s) metro (t) platform (u) escalator (v) lift (w) sliding doors (x) coaeh (y) raek
2 (a) A earriage: separate car or wagon. A eompartment: one seetion of a earriage.
(b) A season tieket enables you to travel as often as you like on a partieular raute during a
given time. A return tieket is only good for one journey eaeh way between two places.
(c) A bus driver drives a bus. A bus conduetor colleets money for fares. (d) A train driver drives
a train. A guard has general responsibility for the safety of the train. 3 (a) in (b) at (c) for
(d) for (e) at (f) on (g) at (h) for (i) off ... at (j) at (k) fram

Romance and Marriage (p.22)
1 (a) romantie (b) attraeted (c) keen (d) date (e) go out (f) approve (g) mature (h) drift apart
(i) break off (j) relationship 2 (a) propose (b) engaged (c) consent (d) eivil (e) wedding (f) bride
(g) bridegroom (h) reeeption (i) toast (j) honeymoon 3 (a) To be fond of someone: to have a
warm feeling towards that person. To be in love with someone: have a very deep feeling,
often only towards that person. (b) A married couple who are separated live apart. If they are
divoreed, their marriage is legally at an end. (c) An engaged girl's fianee is her husband-to-be.
An engaged man's fianeee is his wife-to-be. (d) Your mother is the woman who gave birth to
you. Your mother-in-Iaw is your husband's or wife's mother. 4 (a) out (b) out wit h (c) out (d) of
(e) to (f) in ... with (g) to (h) to (i) of (j) in
Shopping (p.23)
1 flowers, meat; tea, biseuits, butter; writing paper, pens; fruit, vegetables; eigarettes,
newspapers, magazines; bread, eakes; dogs, eats; very old furniture 2 (a) off-the-peg (b) label
(c) tag (d) fit (e) try on (f) assistant (g) eashier (h) eash desk (i) till (j) reeeipt (k) exehange
(I) refund (m) bargain (n) sales (o) mail order 3 (a) To overeharge: to ask a eustomer for more
than the true priee. To undereharge: to ask for less. (b) A shopkeeper owns and runs a shop.
A shoplifter steals fram shops after entering as a eustomer. (c) If you go shopping you buy
things. If you go window-shopping you just look in the shop-windows. (d) A wholesaler sells
goods to retailers. Retailers are shops, whieh sell to the public. 4 (a) in (b) on (c) at ... in (d) by
(e) inside (f) baek (g) wit h (h) for

Sport (p.24)
1 (a) pitehes (b) courts (c) pools (d) rings (e) rink (f) stadium (g) speetators (h) traek events
(i) field events (j) athletes (k) offieials (I) scoreboard 2 (a) team (b) players (c) amateurs (d) train
(e) gymnasium (f) mateh (g) traek suits (h) referee (i) eaptains (j) toss a coin (k) erawd (I) draw
3 (a) Amateurs are not paid; prafessionals are paid. (b) A winner wins. A runner-up eomes
second. (c) You win a game or race. You beat your opponent. (d) A hurdle race has jumps.
A relay race has two or more people in the same team, eaeh completing a part of the race.
4 (a) for (b ) on (c) on (d) at (e) in (f) of ... at (or in) (g) of (h) between (i) in
Television and Newspapers (p.25)
1 (a) mass media (b) switeh (c) ehannels (d) indoetrinate (e) objeetive (f) subjeetive
(g) commereials (h) soap operas (i) quiz shows (j) viewers 2 (a) advertising (b) eireulation
(c) entertainment (d) headlines (e) eartoons (f) sensational (g) gossip eolumns (h) views
(i) eensorship (j) correspondents (k) news ageneies (I) reviews (m) editorials 3 (a) Viewers wateh
television. Listeners listen to the radio. (b) A mass eireulation newspaper sells a large number of
copies A smali eireulation paper sells a smali number. (c) An editor runs a newspaper. A reporter
writes news stories. A eritie reviews new plays, books or films. 4 (a) to (b) for (c) in (d) on
Theatre (p.26)
1 (a) dressing room (b) stage (c) raw (d) aisle (e) stalls (f) eircle (g) foyer (h) box offiee
(i) baekstage G) box 2 (a) direetor (b) playwright (c) east (d) auditions (e) parts (f) audienee
(g) theatre-goers (h) rehearsals (i) first night G) applause (k) reviews (I) crities (m) hit (n) run
,(o) fi op (p) performanees (q) matinees 3 (a) in (b) to (c) on (d) at (e) in (f) behind (g) during
;(h) in (i) at ... at (j) in

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