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ideal /aI"di;@l/ ideale After spending almost a year looking at different houses, she

found heridealhome only five miles away.

make an excuse /meIk

@n Ik"skju;s/

trovare una scusa When he asked to see me again Imadeanexcuse, hoping he

would take the hint.

patio /"p&ti@U/ patio It is nice to sit out on thepatio in summer.

punish /"pVnIS/ punire Hitting pupils isnt regarded as an acceptable way topunish

them these days.

realize /"ri;@laIz/ realizzare As soon as I saw him, Irealizedthat we didnt have anythingin common any more.

reply /rI"plaI/ rispondere When Robertrepliedto my email I got really excited.

secondly /"sek@ndli/ in secondo luogo The reasons I dont want to buy that house are that its in the

wrong area andsecondly, its too small.

shutters /"SVt@z/ persiane The shutters on the windows are essential for keeping the

rooms cool in the hot summer months.

slightly /"slaItli/ leggermente There isnt any point buying that house. Its onlyslightlybigger

than the one were living in now.

spacious /"speIS@s/ spazioso It was important that the rooms were spacious, as I had a lot

of furniture.

surrounded by /s@"raUndId baI/ circondato da The house was surroundedbytrees which blocked out much of

the light.

tend to /tend t@/ tendere a Nowadays, people tendto spend a lot of time socializing with

colleagues at work.

useful /"ju;sfl/ utile Friends Reunited is a veryusefulway of contacting people

youve lost lost touch with.

wonder /"wVnd@/ chiedersi I often wonderwhat it was like to be at school in the 1950s.

More Words in File 4airy /"e@ri/ arioso The large windows made the house look bright andairy.

argue /"A;gju;/ litigare My sister and I get on really well. In fact, we neverargue.

bet /bet/ scommettere Ibetpupils didnt like school food in the 1950s any more thanthey do now.

biology /baI"Ql@dZi/ biologia In Biologywe studied the life cycle of a frog.

cane /keIn/ fustigare It is incredible to think thatcaninga child was considered an

acceptable form of punishment.

capital /"k&pItl/ capitale Were moving out of London because were tired of living in the

capital.

ceiling /"si;lIN/ soffitto Houses built during the reign of King George IV usually had

big rooms and high ceilings.

celebrate /"selIbreIt/ festeggiare How are we going to celebrate the end of the exams?

celebration /selI"breISn/ festeggiamento I dont want to plan anycelebrations until I get my results.

chemistry /"kemIstri/ chimica Of all the sciences, I like Chemistrythe least.classmates /"klA;smeIts/ compagno di classe I was nervous because I didnt know anyone, but my

classmates soon put me at ease.

close /kl@Us/ chiudere In the meditation session, pupils had to close their eyes and sit

cross-legged on their desks for 15 minutes.

coffee break /"kQfi breIk/ pausa caff I got to know her when we worked together and sat with each

other on ourcoffeebreaks.

colleague /"kQli;g/ college Claire was a colleague of mine at the first company I ever

worked for.

comb /k@Um/ pettinare His thinning hair was combedover his forehead in a very

unflattering style.

competition /kQmp@"tISn/ concorso Theres a competition to win a New York apartment.

contact (sb) /"kQnt&kt/ contattare (qualcuno) Illcontactyou tomorrow to let you know whether youve gotthe job.

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convent /"kQnv@nt/ convento This building used to be a convent, which is why the

architecture is similar to that of a church.

conventional /k@n"venS@nl/ convenzionale Id prefer to live in a hi-tech flat rather than a conventional

house.

cross-country run /krQs "kVntri rVn/ corsa campestre It used to be common for boarding school pupils to go for

cross-country runs in the morning.

cupboard /"kVb@d/ armadio In the artists bedroom is a cupboardwith a glass door, which

contains some of her distinctive clothes.dazed /deIzd/ stordito The children came out of the meditation session looking rather

dazed.

diary /"daI@ri/ agenda Lets have a look at ourdiaries and arrange a time to meet up.

directory /d@"rekt@ri/ elenco I tried to find him by looking in the phone directorybut there

was nobody of that name in there.

dresser /"dres@/ credenza Next to the cupboard was a yellow dresserholding traditional

green and brown Mexican dishes.

except /Ik"sept/ tranne che I never got into trouble at school, exceptonce when I went out

at lunchtime without permission.

expect /Ik"spekt/ aspettarsi I was shocked when I saw him as I hadntexpectedhim to

have changed so much.

experiment /Ik"sperIm@nt/ esperimento The experiment involved a group of students who were to

experience life in a 1950s boarding school.

fall in love (with) /fO;l In lVv (wID)/ innamorarsi (di) He met his wife at school, but they onlyfellinlove with each

other when they met up again eight years later.

fascinating /"f&sIneItIN/ affascinante I loved the last episode in fact, I found the whole series

fascinating.

floor /flO;/ pavimento The kitchenfloorwas painted bright yellow to stop the insects

from coming in.

friendship /"frendSIp/ amicizia The quickest way for a man to lose a friendship is to criticize

someone elses girlfriend.

gallery /"g&l@ri/ galleria The artists living room is now agallerywhere some of her

paintings can be seen.geography /dZi"Qgr@fi/ geografia My favourite subject at school was Geographybecause I was

fascinated by maps.

get in touch (with) /get In tVtS (wID)/ mettersi in contatto con I recentlygot in touch with someone Id known at school, but it

was a disaster.

get on well (with) /get Qn wel (wID)/ andare daccordo (con) Just because youget on wellwith someone at school it doesnt

mean that youll always be friends.

give (sth) in /gIv In/ consegnare (qualcosa) Its always made clear to pupils what homework they have to

do and when they have togive it in.

hard /hA;d/ difficile The exam was veryhardbut I think Ive probably passed.

have (sth) in

common/h&v

In "kQm@n/

avere (qualcosa)

in comune

I was disappointed to find that we had nothing in common

after all these years.

history /"hIstri/ storia Historyat school used to be about battles and dates.imagine /I"m&dZIn/ immaginare I tried to imagine what life was like for a child of my age

without computers or TV, but I couldnt.

impractical /Im"pr&ktIkl/ poco pratico, scomodo The uniforms of the 1950s were impracticaland

uncomfortable.

in return /In rI"t3;n/ in cambio The teacher talked to the children as if they were adults and got

their attention inreturn.

in search of /In s3;tS @v/ in cerca di I joined Friends Reunitedin search ofan old classmate.

information

technology/Inf@"meISn

tek"nQl@dZi/

informatica When I was at school, there were no computers, so no classes in

InformationTechnology!

intense /In"tens/ intenso They had an intense relationship for about a year, before

splitting up and marrying other people.

interrogate /In"ter@geIt/ interrogare We interrogatedthe new boy for some time about where he

came from and which team he supported.

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intimate /"IntIm@t/ intimo My friend has intimate conversations with people shes only

just met, which I dont think is appropriate.

invent /In"vent/ inventare Its sometimes better to inventan excuse rather than admit you

dont want to meet someone again.

keep in touch

(with)/ki;p In tVtS

(wID)/

rimanere in contatto

(con)

Ive kept in touch with a lot of people from university, and we

often meet for a drink or meal.

know /n@U/ sapere When I walked into the bar, I didntknowwho anyone was at

first.leader /"li;d@/ leader, direttore The course leadertold us to enjoy our time as students.

literature /"lItr@tS@/ letteratura I never liked EnglishLiterature at school, but I read lots of

books for pleasure once I left.

lose touch (with) /lu;z tVtS (wID)/ perdere i contatti (con) Its very easy to lose touch with people once your circumstances

change.

maths /m&Ts/ matematica Many people think thatMaths is difficult, probably because its

about numbers rather than words or facts.

meet /mi;t/ incontrare When I started at university, Imetthe man who later became

my husband.

member /"memb@/ membro Members of Friends Reunited can contact each other without

revealing personal email addresses.

methods /"meT@dz/ metodi It was interesting to compare the differentmethods of learning

a foreign language.

minimalist /"mIn@m@lIst/ minimalista Id prefer to live somewhere with minimalistdcor than a

house with lots of furniture.

modern /"mQdn/ moderno Modern-day children would find it difficult to be silent all the

time during class, as was the case 50 years ago.

painting /"peIntIN/ quadro The room was bright and colourful, with paintings hanging on

every wall.

period /"pI@ri@d/ periodo During theperiodthat the couple were together, there was

barely a day when they didnt disagree about something.

pet /pet/ animale domestico Frida Kahlo had 2pets, a monkey and a parrot.

physics /"fIzIks/ fisica The only thing I can remember about studyingPhysics atschool was how a lightbulb works.

picturesque /pIktS@"resk/ pittoresco Id seen how beautiful the village was on postcards, and found

that it was equallypicturesque in real life.

politician /pQl@"tISn/ politico The famous couple entertained many people, including

politicians, other artists and writers.

popular /pOpj@l@/ popolare In the school canteen, burger and chips was the mostpopular

meal.

post /p@Ust/ inviare, pubblicare The website enables members topostphotos and information

about what they are doing now.

promise /"prQmIs/ promettere Ipromisedto call him, but I had no intention of contacting

him again.

real /"ri;@l/ vero These days, we dont have time to see ourreal, close friends.rebel (n) /"rebl/ ribelle Instead of the rebelhe used to be, he was now much more

conventional than me.

recognize /"rek@gnaIz/ riconoscere Even after 20 years, we allrecognizedeach other when we

met up.

register /"redZIst@/ iscrivere The web page shows you a list of the people alreadyregistered

to use the service.

remote /rI"m@Ut/ fuori mano, distante Id like to live in a cottage somewhere in the country, but not

too remote.

reveal /rI"vi;l/ rivelare Wed only been talking for a few mintues when he revealed

that hed been divorced twice.

revision /rI"vIZn/ ripasso Zoe said shes staying in all week because shes got lots of

revision to do for her exams.

share /Se@/ condividere When we were younger and had no money, wed sometimes

share a meal in a restaurant.

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sip /sIp/ sorseggiare I was justsippingmy wine when a man came over to my table.

socialize /"s@US@laIz/ socializzare Do you socialize more with people from work, or with people

that youve known for a long time?

spreadsheet /"spredSi;t/ foglio di calcolo In the Information and Communication Technology class, we

designedspreadsheets for mobile phone sales.

statue /"st&tju;/ statua The statue of a lion was big enough to climb on.

strands /str&ndz/ fili, ciocche sottili His once thick hair was now thin and sparse just a few

strands hanging limply down the side of his face.stylish /"staIlIS/ alla moda This is a stylish apartment that is beautifully furnished and

decorated to a high standard.

success /s@k"ses/ successo Some people say that Friends Reunited is only of interest to

those who think theyve made a success of life.

superficial /su;p@"fISl/ superficiale Most people have friends that they know very well and

acquaintances that they know in a more superficialway.

supper /"sVp@/ cena Ill see you at about 8 p.m. Well go out and have supperin a

nice restaurant.

unspoilt /Vn"spOIlt/ intatto If you want to get away from it all, come and visit the unspoilt

natural beauty of our region.

unusual /Vn"ju;Zu@l/ insolito The outside of the house was painted an unusualcolour a

mixture of red and orange.

upstairs /Vp"ste@z/ al piano superiore As well as the shower room on the ground floor, there are two

bathrooms upstairs.

view /vju;/ panorama There are breathtakingviews of the mountains from all the

windows.

web page /web peIdZ/ pagina web Parents can look at the schools webpages to see what

homework their child has been given.

whiteboard /"waItbO;d/ lavagna (bianca) The teacher uses an interactive whiteboardwhich has graphics

and video.

File 5 Work VOCABULARY BANKaccountant /@"kaUnt@nt/ ragioniere Its a popular belief that being an accountant is the most

boring job in the world.

actor /"&kt@/ attore My friends an actor. He has ambitions to be the next Brad Pitt.

chef /Sef/ chef, cuoco I like cooking but the stress of a chefs life in the kitchen would

be too much for me.

conductor /k@n"dVkt@/ direttore dorchestra After seeing a professional orchestra for the first time, Milly

said she wanted to become a conductor.

contract /"kQntr&kt/ contratto It was only after signing the contractthat Will realized he

hadnt read the terms and conditions of the job.

electrician /Ilek"trISn/ elettricista You have to be well trained to be an electrician because of the

obvious dangers.

experience /Ik"spI@ri@ns/ esperienza You should try to get work experience before applying forproper jobs.

fixed hours /fIkst "aU@z/ ore fisse Working as a tourist rep can be tough, because there are no

fixedhours.

full-time /fUl taIm/ a tempo pieno There are nofull-time jobs available. Everyone seems to be

doing whatever part-time work they can find.

in charge of /In tSA;dZ @v/ responsabile di Im in charge ofordering stationery and keeping all the files

up-to-date.

lawyer /"lO;j@/ avvocato Hed make a greatlawyeras he is a great communicator and

an analytical mind.

librarian /laI"bre@ri@n/ bibliotecario As a librarian, Im surrounded by books all day, but I dont

have time to read any!

part-time /pA;t taIm/ part-time I just need apart-time job, for example working a few hours aday in a cafe or shop.

permanent /"p3;m@n@nt/ permanente Because this is apermanentjob, Im entitled to sick leave and

other benefits.