Vocabulary: Life plans

Life plans

Vocabulary

Frequently used words and phrases

Making Changes

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change your ways

form a good habit

break a bad habit

take (something) up

struggle with (something)

do well

give (something) up

make a resolution

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start a career

retire

start a family

settle down

get promoted

travel the world

get a degree

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leave school

be up lateI was up late last night.That's why I'm so tired.

Phrases with 'UP'

be up to somebodyIf you don't enjoy your job, it's up to you to find a new one.

UP

be up to somethingHe's behaving very strangely. I wonder what he is up to.I'd like to invite her onto the project but I'm not sure she's up to it.

up to (an hour, a week, two months...)It can take up to 4 weeks to get a new passport.

What's up?

He earns a living helping the elderly.

earn a living

Why do you always criticise evrything I do? Do I never do anything right?

criticise

The careers advisor told me I should get a job in politics.

careers advisor

Don't blame me for getting here late. I said we should take a taxi.

blame

Who made all the arrangements for the party?

arrangement

Unit 1

KEY words in context

Maybe if you didn't always leave your homework to the last minute, you'd get better marks for it.

leave (something) to the last minute

My uncle works as a translator at the United Nations. He speaks six languages.

translator

I'm not going to make a prediction about this world cup because I think lots of teams could win it.

prediction

He has a very interesting lifestyle. He lives half the year in the UK and the rest in Spain.

lifestyle

He had a lot of good intentions at the start of the year but unfortunately he forgot most of them.

good intentions

Unit 1

KEY words in context

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