Tải xuống bộ Vocabulary lists for the C1 (CAE) – Tài liệu từ vựng tiếng Anh nâng cao

SOCIAL ISSUES - UNIT 1  

Unit Vocabulary 

Word Patterns 

Law/rule/regulation  

Fine/punishment/penalty  

Criminal/robber/thief/burglar  

Proof/evidence  

Prison/jail  

Arrest/detain/charge/extradite  

suspect/accuse/sentence/interrogate/prosecute  Escape/get away/flee  

Resist  

Restrict  

Impose  

Victimize  

Undermine  

Blame/fault  

Bribe/pay off/corrupt/influence  

Mistake/make an error/ get sth wrong  Threaten/intimidate/frighten  

Steal/rob/mug  

Murder/kill  

Attack/assault/hurt/injure/cause damage/harm  Grab/get/pick up  

Emigrate/move abroad  

Descend/go down  

Ascend/improve/go up/increase  

Eliminate/rub out/erase  

Enforce/obligate  

Insist on/prioritize  

Charge with)  

Punish 

Be reluctant to  

Accuse of  

Charge with  

Escape/flee from  

Fine for  

The purpose of  

Mistake for  

Arrest sb for  

Forgive sb for  

Respect sb for  

Threaten with  

Be scared/afraid of  

Be worried about  

Be in doubt  

Be guilty of  

Be innocent of  

Grab the attention of  

Be concerned with  

Come as a  

Fall into (a place/category/role)  

Make + object + (bare infinitive  

Force + object + (infinitive)  

Obligate + object + (infinitive)  

Let + object + (bare infinitive)  

Allow + object + (infinitive)  

Have sth on good authority  

Be under control  

Charge sb with  

Take charge of 

Phrasal verbs 

Word formation 

Back down – admit defeat  

Back out (of) – decide not to do  

Blend in – not be noticed  

Bring out – get the best out of  

Buy off – pay for control  

Crack down on – extreme measures  

Get away with – escape without punishment 

Aggression – aggressive, aggressor, aggressively  Threaten – threat, threatening  

Bribe – bribery  

Accuse – accused, accuser, accusation  

Rob – robber, robbery  

Persuade – dissuade, persuasion, persuasively  Mug – mugger, mugged, mugging 

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Get into – have access to  

Give up - quit  

Go off (track) – not be focussed on 

Murder – murderer  

Example – exemplify, exemplification  

Harm – harmless, harmful 

Hit back – defend against with action  

Let down - disappoint  

Let off – not punish sb  

Lock up – put in prison  

Opt out (of) – decide against  

Phase out – gradually stop  

Push around – force to do something  

Stand out – be different from the rest  

Stand up for – defend or protect  

Take over – assume control 

Law – lawyer, lawful, lawless  

Crime – criminal  

Punish – punisher, punished, punishment  Detain – detention, detained  

Burgle – burglary, burglar  

Famous – famously, infamous  

Provoke – provocation, provocative  

Charity – charitable  

Indicate – indicator, indication  

Duty – dutiful 

Fixed phrases 

Idioms 

Against the law On 

purpose  

Safe and sound  

Commit a crime  

Come as a shock/surprise  

Commit suicide  

Break the law  

On account of  

Be at fault  

Drop a hint  

Slip out of 

Let the cat out of the bag – TO REVEAL A SECRET  Bury your head in the sand – IGNORE A  SITUATION  

Smell a rat – TO SENSE SOMETHING IS WRONG  Be under someone´s thumb – BE CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE ELSE  

Curiosity killed the cat – TO BE CURIOUS AND GET  INTO TROUBLE  

The powers to be – THE PEOPLE IN CONTROL  Copy cat – TO DO THE SAME AS SOMEONE ELSE  Smell something fishy – TO BE SUSPICIOUS  Turn a blind eye – TO NOT TAKE NOTICE OF  SOMETHING  

Pull a few strings – TO USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO  YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE  

Gain the upper hand – TAKE ADVANTAGE OF  SOMETHING  

Give a hand with sth – TO HELP WITH  

SOMETHING  

Keep an eye on sb – TO OBSERVE SOMETHING  Have a cat nap – TO SLEEP FOR A SHORT TIME  Give the green light – TO GIVE PERMISSION  Be a busy body – TO BE NOSY/ TO GOSSIP ABOUT  SOMETHING 

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Be a know it all – TO THINK YOU KNOW  EVERYTHING 

STH = something SB = somebody  

EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY - UNIT 2  

Unit Vocabulary 

Word Patterns 

Employ/hire/contract/take on  

Job/work/career  

Earn/win/lose/save/cost (money)  

Pay/income/salary/wage  

Commute to/get to/travel to work  

Sack/fire/make redundant/lose a job  Quit/give up a job/hand in a  

notice/resign/leave  

Retire  

Start/begin work  

Take a holiday/time off  

Take a break/relax/rest  

Company/firm/business/enterprise/start-up  Over time/duty  

Promotion  

Pension  

Seasonal  

Temporary  

Endure/last/span  

Lapse/lose time  

Expire/go out of date  

Delay/postpone/put off  

Clock/time 

With age  

Be on duty  

Apply for (a job)  

Depend on  

Rely on  

Qualify as/in sth  

Take time off  

Work as (role)  

Work in/at (a place)  

Work like (=similar to)  

Be experienced in/at sth  

Be responsible for sth  

Be good/bad at sth  

Be capable of sth  

Mean (infinitive)  

Course of action  

Come to an end  

Do sth about sth/sb  

No end in sight  

Bring sth to an end  

Put an end to sth  

(Weeks/Hours) on end  

Clock in/out 

Phrasal verbs 

Word formation 

Carry out – realize sth  End up – what will occur  Get on (with) – start working  Get out (of) – not have to do  Give in - quit  

Go over - review  

Employ – employee, employer, employed,  employment  

Earn – earnings  

Retire – retirement  

Promote – promotion  

Pension – pensioner  

Mean – meaning  

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Kick off – stop working  

Knuckle down – start working  Make up – invent or create sth  Press on – get on with your work  Push on – continue working  Set out – plan some work  Set to – get started  

Set up – start a business  

Shut down – close a business  Snow under – be overwhelmed    

Depend – dependence  Rely – reliance  

Qualify – qualification  

Work – working, worker, over work  Apply – application  

Opt - option  

Take on - hire  

Take over – assume control  

Wind down – slowly come to an end  Wind up – gradually get started  

Work on – focus a lot of attention on sth 

Fixed phrases 

Idioms 

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On purpose  

By accident  

Be willing  

Be praised for  

Better/worse than expected  

The pros and cons of  

On time  

On and on  

Every now and then  

In the moment  

From time to time  

From day to day  

In this day and age  

Any day now  

Ages ago  

About time  

Day by day  

Little by little  

On and on  

Over and over 

Work like a dog – TO WORK HARD  

All in good time – TO WAIT  

Work 9-5 OR Work 24/7 – TO WORK LONG HOURS  Be for the time being – TO BE FOR NOW/IN THE  MEANTIME  

Work around the clock – TO WORK LONG HOURS  At the drop of a hat - IMMEDIATELY  

Be a people person – TO BE SOCIABLE  

Have the gift of the gab – TO BE CONVINCING In donkey´s years – SINCE A LONG TIME AGO  Be a big fish – TO BE AN IMPORTANT PERSON  Be a go-getter – TO BE AMBITIOUS  

Be a cheapskate – TO BE TIGHT/NOT LIKE SPENDING  MONEY  

Foot the bill – TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING  

A drop in the ocean – A SMALL AMOUNT  

Have an eye for – TO BE ABLE TO FIND CERTAIN  THINGS WELL  

Be pinching pennies – TO NOT HAVE A LOT OF  MONEY  

Go halves/50-50 – TO MEET HALF WAY  

Line your pockets – TO EARN A LOT OF MONEY (FOR  YOURSELF)  

Six of one, half a dozen of the other – TO BE EQUALLY  GOOD OR BAD  

Be on the dole – TO BE UNDEMPLOYED  

Fall short – NOT BE ENOUGH  

Break even – NO PROFIT BUT NO LOSS EITHER  Be skint – TO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY

STH = something SB = somebody  

COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY - UNIT 3  

Unit Vocabulary 

Word Patterns 

Repair/fix/mend  

Progress/advance  

Invent/discover/find out  

Investigate/research/look into  

Estimate/calculate  

Solve/ find a solution  

Occur/happen/take place 

Succeed in  

Look at  

Focus on  

Concentrate on  

Work on/at sth  

Turn into  

In an attempt (infinitive)