Wordlist Unit 11 - Firda
Wordlist Unit 11 - Firda
Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 11 of Navigate B1+ Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb
barefoot adj /ˈbeəfʊt/ shoeless He’s known as the ‘barefoot bandit’, as he often carries out his
robberies with no shoes on.
blog v /blɒɡ/ Online journal It led to people blogging or tweeting about the issue.
burglar n /ˈbɜːɡlə(r)/ thief A burglar was caught on Friday night, after getting stuck in a
bathroom window.
burglary n /ˈbɜːɡləri/ robbery His burglaries have terrified local residents.
candidate n /ˈkændɪdət/ applicant They should’ve given him the job anyway if he was the best
candidate.
capture v /ˈkæptʃə(r)/ arrest The police have been trying to capture 19-year-old Cotton
Harris-Moore for nearly two years.
careless adj /ˈkeələs/ uncaring I thought it was very careless and unpleasant of him.
change v /tʃeɪndʒ/ modify The school buildings have changed very little since I was at school.
criminal n /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ lawbreaker There are examples of criminals who actually did some good.
cyber bullying n /ˈsaɪbəˌbʊliɪŋ/ Network blustering This can therefore result in a careless or unpleasant tweet, or at
worst, cyber bullying.
delay n /dɪˈleɪ/ postponement I apologize for the delay in replying.
extension n /ɪkˈstenʃn/ delay It would have been better to ask for an extension earlier.
fine n /faɪn/ penalty The doctor made the patients pay a fine if they missed an
appointment.
illegally adv /ɪˈliːɡəli/ illegitimately They entered the building illegally.
issue n /ˈɪʃuː/ problem I have had some problems completing work in the last month due
to family issues.
insult v /ɪnˈsʌlt/ offend They are more likely to insult each other when the communication
is not face-to-face.
interaction n /ˌɪntərˈækʃn/ interface More than half of the 2,000 people surveyed said that they felt
social media had replaced face-to-face interaction.
light n /laɪt/ brightness Please can you turn on the light. It’s very dark in here.
match n /mætʃ/ competition Are you going to watch the match this evening?
nasty adj /ˈnɑːsti/ mean More than a quarter (26%) admitted they have said something
nasty on a social media website.
outlaw n /ˈaʊtlɔː/ criminal The outlaw became an internet sensation.
punishment n /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ penalty The court will decide on his punishment later today.
regret v /rɪˈɡret/ apology More than a quarter of all users of Twitter and other
social networking sites send messages they later regret.
reportedly adv /rɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ apparently He had reportedly taught himself to fly, using information
he found on the internet.
rob v /rɒb/ raid They were planning to rob the bank.
say (something) to (someone’s) face phr Face to face Online, people are more likely to say something rude or
nasty that they would never say to someone’s face.
/seɪ (ˌsʌmθɪŋ) tə (ˌsʌmwʌns) ˈfeɪs/
sensation n /senˈseɪʃn/ sense He became an internet sensation, with a Facebook fan
page collecting thousands of ‘likes’.
sentence v /ˈsentəns/ punish He was sentenced to seven years in prison.
spare adj /speə(r)/ extra I thought it would be good to offer her my spare ticket.
speak up phr v /spiːk ˈʌp/ assert Nearly two in five people said they used social media to
speak up about something.
square n /skweə(r)/ plaza Let’s meet in the town square this afternoon.
stolen adj /ˈstəʊlən/ taken He escaped by flying a stolen plane all the way from
Indiana to the Bahamas.
stop (someone) from (doing) phr prevent That didn’t stop him from crash-landing in the sea.
thief n /θiːf/ robber The thief was caught by the police earlier this morning.
unfashionable adj /ʌnˈfæʃnəbl/ outmoded The problem is that wearing crash helmets is very
‘uncool’ or unfashionable.
unintended adj /ˌʌnɪnˈtendɪd/ unplanned The idea of unintended consequences is an important
one in politics and economics.
unprofessional adj /ˌʌnprəˈfeʃənl/ incompetent Now my boss thinks I’m really unprofessional.
upload v /ˌʌpˈləʊd/ transfer I was uploading a different video and accidentally clicked
on this video, too.
upset v /ʌpˈset/ disappoint I didn’t mean to upset you.