Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit 10
Abbreviations: n/np = noun / noun phrase; v/vp = verb / verb phrase; adj/adjp = adjective / adjective phrase;
adv/advp = adverb / adverb phrase; T/I = transitive/intransitive; C/U = countable/uncountable
The numbers indicate the page in the unit on which the word or phrase first appears. RS indicates that the word
or phrase appears in the recording script (a student version of the recording scripts can be found at
www.cambridge.org/elt/completecae).
Complete CAE by Guy Brook-Hart and Simon Haines © Cambridge University Press 2009 PHOTOCOPIABLE
fun to be with np (99) if someone is fun to be with, their prospectus n [C] (99) a book or magazine which gives
company is enjoyable information about a school, college, or business for
future students or customers
future generations n [C] (97) people in the future
proportion n [C] (103) a part of a total number or
go for sth v [T] (RS) to choose something
amount
go off (alarm) v [I] (RS) if something that makes a noise
provision n [C or U] (105) when something is provided
goes off, it suddenly starts making a noise
for someone
haggle for/over sth v (RS) to argue, especially about
settle on sth v [T] (RS) to make a decision after spending
how much you will pay for something
a period of time thinking about the choices
have a fascination with sth vp (RS) to be very interested
socialise v [I] (98) to spend time enjoying yourself with
in something
other people
I can honestly say idiom (99) used to introduce
spacious adj (RS) large and with a lot of space
an opinion about something, especially one that is
surprising speculate v [I] (104) to guess possible answers to a
question when you do not have enough information to be
incentive n [C] (103) something that encourages you to
certain
act in a particular way
study skills n [C] (99) skills that allow you to learn
inefficiency n [U] (104) when time, money or effort is
about a subject more effectively, such as essay writing
wasted and too little is achieved
and revision
interaction n [U] (99) the activity of talking and doing
symbolic adj (RS) representing something else
things with other people, or the way you do this
take account of sth vp (105) to consider something
invaluable adj (99) extremely useful
when making a decision
investment n [C] (103) something (e.g. money) that you
take a course vp (98) to study a subject at a university
do or have, in order to have more in the future
or college or go to a series of classes in order to study a
keep a conversation flowing vp (104) to make sure that subject
talk between people continues and does not stop
take sth into consideration vp (99) to think about
lecturer n [C] (99) someone who teaches at a university something when you make a decision or plan
or college
take sb step-by-step through a process vp (99) to
lecture theatre n [C] (RS) a large room with many seats explain every stage of a process to someone
where you go to hear a formal talk about a subject
teaching method(s) n [C] (99) way(s) of teaching people
lifelong adj (97) for all of your life
think for yourself vp (97) to form your own opinions and
make alternative arrangements vp (105) to make judgements and not follow other people’s opinions
different plans
tuition n [U] (98) the teaching of one person or of a small
one-to-one adj (104) only including two people group of people
outcome n [C] (103) the final result of an activity or unaffected adj (RS) not changed by something
process
university campus n [C] (98) the land and buildings
overcrowded adj (104) containing too many people or belonging to a university
things
upgrade sth v [T] (102) to improve something so that it
overpriced adj (104) too expensive is of a higher quality or a newer model
past experience n [U] (105) knowledge gained from with the exception of sth pp (105) not including
doing or seeing something before something
pick sth out v [T] (99) to choose something from a group workforce n [U] (103) all the people in a country who
of things are able to do a job
Complete CAE by Guy Brook-Hart and Simon Haines © Cambridge University Press 2009 PHOTOCOPIABLE