Unit 7 Survival

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Surviving
be in danger of bi n dend(r) v a situation in which something Rainforests are in danger of
(disappearing) (dsp(r)) unpleasant might happen disappearing unless we do
something about it.
be under threat bi nd(r) ret likely to be harmed or High street shops are under
from frm damaged threat from online shopping.

(find it hard) to (fand t h(r)d) t (find it difficult) to My friend is a student and

make ends meet mek endz mit have just enough money to bu finds it hard to make ends
y the things that you need meet.

may not survive me nt s(r)vav unlikely to continue to exist Board games may not survive
much longer mt l(r) nuch longer unless parents
encourage their kids to play
them.
put the survival of pt s(r)vav()l put something in a situation in Illegal downloading is putting
sthg at risk v (sthg) t rsk which it is unlikely to survive the survival of cinemas at risk.

stay alive ste lav remain living, survive You need water to stay alive.

the biggest threat best ret t the largest danger to The biggest threat to books is
to something the fact that people don't read
enough.
Prepositions with verbs
agree on sthg ri n (sthg) to have the same opinion as Natasha and Danilo couldn't
someone else agree on what film to watch.

apologise for sthg pldaz f(r) to tell someone that you are The football player had to
(sthg) sorry for doing something publicly apologise for his
wrong or for causing a problem behaviour.

apply for sthg pla f(r) (sthg) to make an official request for Kathrine applied for the job
a job or a place in a college or last week.
university, or for permission to
do or have something

believe in sthg bliv n (sthg) to think that something is true My niece believes in magic and
or real fairies.
belong to sthg/sbdy bl t to be owned by someone or That book belongs to me.
(sthg/sbdy) something

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complain about kmplen bat to say that you are not Davide rang the helpline to
sthg/sbdy (sthg/sbdy) satisfied with something or complain about the poor
someone customer service.
concentrate on sthg kns()ntret n to give all your attention to the I found it very difficult to
(sthg) thing you are doing concentrate on my work with
all the noise outside.
depend on sthg dpend n (sthg) if one thing depends on What we do this weekend will
another, it is changed or depend on the weather.
affected by the other thing
dream about drim bat to experience things in your I often dream about what I
sthg/sbdy (sthg/sbdy) mind while you are sleeping would do if I won the lottery.

forget about f(r)et bat to be unable to remember a Pierre forgot about his wife's
sthg/sbdy (sthg/sbdy) fact or piece of information birthday.

go by yourself ba j(r)self to go somewhere alone Juliette often goes to the

cinema by herself.
go on your own n j(r) n to go somewhere alone If no one wants to go with you,
you could always go on your
own.
insist on sthg nsst n (sthg) to say very firmly that He insisted on paying the bill.
something must happen or
must be done
invest in sthg nvest n (sthg) to use your money with the Richard invested a lot of
aim of making a profit from it, money in the company.
for example by buying
property or buying shares in a
company
listen to sthg/sbdy ls()n t to pay attention to a sound or They listened to the music and
(sthg/sbdy) someone, or try to hear a relaxed.
sound or someone
look at sbdy lk t (sbdy) to direct your eyes towards Please look at me when I'm
someone so that you can see talking to you.
them
object to sthg/sbdy bdekt t to be opposed to something, We strongly object to the new
(sthg/sbdy) or to express your opposition law that the government is
to it in words proposing.

participate in sthg p(r)tspet n to take part in something Over 100 athletes participated
(sthg) in the competition.

pay for sthg pe f(r) (sthg) to give money in order to buy I had to pay for a new phone
something as I lost mine last week.

respond to rspnd t to react to something by taking The man responded angrily to

sthg/sbdy (sthg/sbdy) a particular course of action the question the interviewer
asked.
result in sthg rzlt n (sthg) to be caused directly by The conference resulted in an
something that has happened historic agreement to cut
previously emissions.

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save up for sthg sev p f(r) (sthg) to regularly put money in a Antonio is saving up for a new
bank or invest it so that you guitar.
can use it later
shout at sbdy at t (sbdy) to say something to someone The teacher shouted at the
in a loud voice student for not doing their
homework.
smile at sbdy smal t (sbdy) to raise the corners of your I always smile at my neighbour
mouth when you are happy, when I see them on the street.
pleased, or being friendly, or
when you think something is
funny
stare at sbdy ste(r) t (sbdy) to look at someone very Can you please stop staring at
directly for a long time me?
stay in touch ste n tt to continue to write or speak Social media has made it really
to someone although you do easy to stay in touch with old
not see them often school friends.

worry about wri bat to feel nervous and upset I'm really worried about taking
sthg/sbdy (sthg/sbdy) because you keep thinking my driving test next week.
about a problem that could
happen in the future
Prepositions with nouns
at fault t flt responsible for a bad or It was difficult to say who was
unpleasant situation at fault for the car accident.

at home t hm to be at the place where you Jack likes to spend his evenings
live watching TV at home.

at risk t rsk in a situation where something The fire chief said that three
unpleasant or dangerous could hundred homes were at risk
happen to you from the forest fire.

at work t w(r)k to be at the place where you I'm afraid Maya isn't here right
do your job now she's at work.
by accident ba ksd()nt by chance, without being I broke a chair at school by
planned or intended accident.
by bus ba bs to travel on a large vehicle with Daniel goes to university by
lots of seats bus.
by chance ba tns the way things happen without I met my husband completely
being planned or expected by chance on a coach.

by heart ba h(r)t if you know something by We had to learn the poem by

heart, you can remember all heart for homework.
the words in it without any
help
in charge n t(r)d if you are in charge, you are in The woman in charge of the
control over something or project said that we had two
someone and are responsible days to hand in our work.
for them

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in danger n dend(r) a situation in which harm, At the time I didn't realise my
death, damage or destruction life was in danger.
is possible
in theory n ri used for saying that something In theory, it was a great idea
is believed to be true, although but in reality it was a disaster.
it may not be true

in practice n prkts used for talking about what Drivers say we need speed
really happens as opposed to limits but, in practice, they
what you think will or should dont respect them.
happen
in the end n end finally, after a period of time or
In the end, Ian decided not to
thought buy the ring.
on average n v()rd used for talking about what is On average, women live betwe
usually true, although it may en five
not be true in every individual and seven years longer than
situation men.
on fire n fa(r) burning The building was still on fire
three hours later.
on offer n f(r) being sold for a lower price for These are just some of the
a short time items on offer this week.
on purpose n p(r)ps deliberately They think the fire was started
on purpose.
out of breath at v bre breathing fast and with She was out of breath from
difficulty, for example because climbing the stairs.
you have been running

out of date at v det old and no longer legal or safe The food was out of date and
for modern processes or had to be thrown away.
consumption
out of order at v (r)d(r) a machine or piece of I'm afraid the vending machine
equipment that is out of order is out of order.
is not working correctly

out of sight at v sat in a place that you cannot be They passed behind the hill and
seen from where you are out of sight.

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