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ContentsGetilng stařted 7

ln th ct llmr des*Ř dinner' lúnch ' mdn ouše

Howto@kfish balc.ft r giil'poach'stemR6t EÚt diúc bland dissuÍin8' oYďoolcd ' sálty

che* soufla bear ' 8rale ' m.lt ' sinĎei ' !tú ' whbk

shop till tou d6p ba sn ' pactet ' tin ' tube

wtúód checked Plaií spoted'st.iPed

Thc bťg.in hunkr ba8ý ' clo*-Íitting ' loo* ' úort

M.t.rial úp cordurcy' cotton ' nylon ' luede ' woo]

6!rdo pďly cauál ' ňfornal ' ovel dresed ' sauff'

ttÍ ď ň.top Pul on' JlP oť' iJk ofl ' Lndo' LlLe' Úr7ip

Quďty hieh qua]ity old fashion.d relúble'!|ylish

BÍg.in íorc dosing dow gle discount p.ic.y reduce

Howro Pry bánk cald cash heque credit cald lom

cmpl'ini'8 JňpL in ! led l 1ol€ 4ct ďge laujn'

4 Travol and transport 47

ft .nport ba8sá8e haÍ boďdin8 Pas cbect in desk

cusroms deparruE lounEe paspon cortrcl

RrilMy ídtion óang ditcl ' 6ň!clá$ refurn sinEle

Holid.yhorel an conditioni.g double room

.n suit ninibar singl roob suit

lu i th€ 9u barbecue c.úse dculsion pi.nic

9ightsÉin8 9úbathing

GŘtinghon bomb sďe delay diverl stmd ýrii{€

5 Fřiends and fumily 59

NMs nftt name máden nme Índdle.ane

R.latiofu brotbď'in law half_3ntg sta_blotb€.

ltŤ_molher step4isler

Md6 lasnat rcll€agué natmat rÓon mat @.knďe

Rd.tiondhPs boÉiend ď_husbaí.! fiancé/fiancée

wií'lÓF or dre d.5{ equali* ' lead ' lo* ' score ' win

Th plre lo go ia rinl gor cÓÚý grcund stadiln

lwinning Pool 'tďíjs @urt rrfuiÍg il gor club i@ hoctey stick ' Pool oetábl€ tenlis bat teD.is rá.tet

sporting t'?$ a9stÚ1 rcfďe coaó mrager

Dadúdth.lr.b otch hed bi1 li.k Pďs th.oÝ

Health end modlcine 83

F.ding bad cou8} flú sore thrcat tempelature ' úru

Á.h.s md lAiÍs eíŘch ' he.dache ' Pan ' íom.h .che

At th€ do.ro/J blood p6sue ' blood gnpL ' ch€st

Dt gno.ir broken dnbcated.pdled splained twilled

Trc.rmót bďd.ge iĎje.tiÓn ' oPera1ion ' Plastel

8 weatheř

Bo!or@Llr boilirg hot chilly.&@ing nild

t'\]ti or dry d z'€ hea\arain'u8nl min'shower

How can this book help you?

Do you want to learn more English words?

Can you say some of what you want to say .

but not all of it, because you don't know

enough words? Do you wonder where you can

find the words you need? The Penguin Quick

Guide to Realý Useful English Words gives yoll

the vr'ords that you'Íe looking for

whatš in this book?

There aťe over 250 really useful English words

Each chapter looks at a different area of real

life - for example, food, clothes or ttavel At

the end of every chapter yoťll find exercises

to helP you Íem€mber what yoďve leařned

Ánd you can check your answers at the back

of the book The key words in the book are alsolisted in the Index

Why is this book called a Quick Guide?

Because it takes you straight to the woÍds you

need FoÍ instance, we alllike to eat, so why not

turn to the Íirst chapten Foo4 starting on page

I l? But don't expecl to find the name< oí

different qpes of food You probably know

most of these already Instead, there aÍe wordsthat h€lp you to talk about food - when youbuy it in a shop or a restaurant, when you cook

it and when you eat it

Thtsis a Quick Guide.You doťt need to spendhours studying it Just oPen it fol ten minutes

€very day - and s€e how quickly you learn'

Ů'

Choose a sub.iect that interests you Maybe

you're sitting on a bus, a train or a plane.Look aI Ttoye] and transPolí starting onpage 47 Read the chapteř and frnd wordsthat go with what yoťre doin8

Answeť the questions in the ReYiew section

at the end Then 8o lo the Ánswers seclion

at the back ofthe book Were you right?

Now go to the Ind€x Read the sample

sentences _ and rvrite down the woÍds in

your own language

I hope you enjoy using the book Good luckl

ln the

restaurant

dinner menu, sir?

MAN: Thank you Hmm I

think foť a staŤteŤ I'll haveSoup of the Day

w,rnln: Yes, sir Today the soup is

-MAN: And for the rnain course,

well, I had a snack about

an hour ago, and a hear.y

lunch befoÍe that Is theChef's Special quite light?

anPvay Ánd for dessertI'll have Fruits in Season

{*

Many people fry fish in a litlle oil bul

lhere are maíy olber ways o1cooking it'

You can grill il but Íemember lhal rhe

grill needs to be rcally hot beforc you

put the fish under it' oÍ you can poach

it' Just put youÍ 1ish in apan with a liltle

white wine and waler, and heat it gently

foÍ a few minules' And a simple me'hod

is to st€5m i!- wrap il in foil and place

it over son€ boi]jng vegelables' 10'15

ninuie, should be long enough Or why

noljuý brush some oil or melted buíer

ovČi ihe tish and bake it in the oven?

Just put youíÍish n

a pan with a little

!.

Restaurant critic &oaaa Úu't

This ueek:

Tho Kings Head' Caxdiff BaY

o ňlce mcal' The restaurant was

The chicken soup wss so s8ltythat I couldn t rasle anything elseThe steak was overcooked unliL it

was very dry and the sauce

-whifh was suopos€d to be splcy'

v€Íetables had b€en boiled unN

th6v \/Vere sofl - Íht'y wele real'y

whúh I hód lor d€ssert was sour_

_ thls che{ has npleŤ heard ot

iugeŤ Apafi hom all íhat' it was

chsrmlng the stóff wěr€ velyholpful and the colTee was realLy

d$llobus

salty oveÍcookod

spicl

bland disgusting soltt

Melt 25g of but1€r in a saucePan add

25g ofplain flour md stir lbr two

minutes over a medium beat Now

s]oÝly stir in 50ml ofÍni]k a.d let it

sinmer genily for three minules,

stjring occasionally Grat T5g of

hďd cheese and ýiř this in with a litlle

salt and pepper Separale lbree eggs

into yolks and whitcs Beat the yolks

and stir ňem in loo' Now whisk the

eeg whiles unti]they are ýit'f, beal a

couple of spoonfuls into lhe sauce and

calefully ýir in the rest' Put the

mixtur€ in a buttercd sottfflé dish and

bake at 190'C for 30-35 minutes.

beat

whisk

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Shop till you drop

No, soap Ánd a few tins of

-Lemonade? Coke? Fizzy

orange?

lttt,Lv: Can we have some cans too?

MUM: very funný Th€y're the samething Now' I also \.ant a bigpacket of -

ltttJxi Chocolate biscuits?

MuM: No, washing powder, and atube of toothpaste

can packot tube

bar tin

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Beview 1

A Match these words with ihe descriptions

A meal in the middle ofthe day.

Some food you eat between meals

It means an acid taste - like lemon

It means the food has very little taste.

You might begin a meal with this and end with this

Malch 1-6 with a-{

Cook in hot oil

Cook in a hot oven

Cook in veťy hot water

Cook above very hot water

Cook near something

checked

What did they look like?

One of them had a redand white spotted shlrt, a

plain jacket and striped

tlousers' Terťibl€!

Ánd the other one?

He was even worse - astriped sweater - blue andpink And checked

trousers - can Youbelieve it?

How big were the m€n?

Sorry I only noticed theirclothes You see, I'm a

fashion designer

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The bargain

hunter

Look at these jeans! OnlY threePounds, so I got t\,ýo Pairs oK'

they're a bit tight, but I'm going to

lose weight soon No, they aren't too

weaťing And I got this jacket fol

five pounds wait - I'll slip it on

k)o Y€s' I admit it's quite loose

No, it isn't baggy - itt only a sizebigger than normal, and I can take

lt in Yes,I know iťs long, but you(!n't have eveť}thing And thehlrluse was only a pound' Tíght? No

| 'd say close-fitting And with mYlll.uťe' that's not a problem,

Material rap

I ýkh ýe coula change

I don't like wool, it isn't cool,

It makes you sweat a lot

I don't like suede in any shade

oÍ brown or green or greyAnd get no joy from corduroy

Ploase take the stuff away!

What I like is nylon,

Top and trousers too,Wlth shirt and socks and

underwear

ln matching shades of blue

Though people turn their heads

lnd starel|m 8o relax€d that l don't care'

wool cotton

IANEI Well, thďllb€ faiťly inforňal.

![r: So just my normal clothes?

hN!: No,I said informal, not scrury.

! ,1: I am not scrufry' Casual,maybe And I'm not going totry to look tlendy to Pleaseyour posh friends ,

'ANE:

Nobody's saying that.I justwant You to look smart foronce

stupid

hNB Ifyou look OK, nobody will

lníormal scruffy

casual

hendy

smaňoveFdÍessrd

ffi

Life at the top Most nights, I get home flom work

quite late, and I'm leally, really tiťed

lf my shoes have laces, I neverbother to untie them I alwals think

It's easier to do that before you put

them on So I just kick them off

Then I unzip my skirt Usually I

doďt really take it off - I just let it

frll to the floor I undo the buttons

on my blouse and slip it off- andtometimes it ends up on the Íloor

too Aííer that I Put on a T-shirt and

I pair ofloose trousers and pour

myself a drink My boyfriend thinksl'm really untidy - I wonder why?

Review 2

A chooss on€ Word Íor each pattem,

pldin checked spotted stÍiped

1 with vertical lines fiom top to bottom

2 with small squares

3 with lots of dots

4 with no pattern, all one colour

B Match í-3 With its opposite, a-{

I tight a) short

2 long b) Ioose

3 scrufý c) smart

C Complete lhese wilh the corect material

2 is warm and comes fiom sheep

3 comes from a plant

Where to shop

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GroRGE: The přoblem with life

today is that nobody goes

to the higb street shopsany more

MAt'IÁj !\rhat do you meani

oF,oRGE: well, we all just drive to

out-of-town shopping

c€ntles, and go tosupetmarkets or

supeŤstores

MARIA: Well, you can get things

much cheaper there than

at the coÍner shop or a

town centle depaŤtmentstoře

Qualiý And this is the very latest

slimming device to aPPear onthe maÍk€t' It may look a litdeold-fashioned at first glance,but iťs a high-quality item'scientifically designed formaximum comfort and safetYlt's well-made, from the Íinest

addition to any home Iťs also

€xtr€mely relioble - it'll go oí

woÍkin8 for yeals if you takecare of it Now,let me show Youjust how easy it is to use

fashioned hlgh- quality woll-mad6 styllsh rellable

old-&

Bargain store tm: fught, we need lots of

bargains tomoÍťo\Ý Put'reduced -

'1

5 eac}ť on all

these sweaters

!ERT: Thaťs still a bit pŤicey, isn't it?

They normally sell at !16

llM: oK,leťs make them a specialoffeÍ - !30 for two Ánd a 5%

discount to anyone who buysmoře than ten

Irrirn: But boss, who's going to buYmore than ten sweatets?

Mi The same sort of idiot whobelieves we're having our third

closing-dor,vn sale in six

months!

rcduc€ pricey

speclal

oÍfer

dlscounl

down

How to pay ÁssIsTÁNT:

qAROLl

ASSISTANTi

cÁRoL:

How are you paying?

Sorry, I don't have cashwith me

We accept all majorcredit cards

I've com€ without mypurse, and my cards are

chequ€

bank card loen

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tx

ASSISTANT:

A\SISTANT:

I doďt like to complain, but I

bought this camera last weekand it's stopp€d wořking

Mmm yes, it's faulty Do

you have your receipt? Wecan either exchange thecamera or offer you a credit

note You can use it foranything in the shop

No, I'd rather have a refund

l'm afraid that isťt comPanypolicy, siř'

But it is the law - and I'm alaw student So refund my

money or I'11 see you in

court OK?

\l^N:

AsSISTANT:

complain Íaully receipt exchange

Review 3

A Match each descÍption with a shop

corner shop dePattment ýore

high sfteet shop supermarket

1 shop on the town's main street

2 small shop on any street in town

3 large shop that mainly sells food

4 large shop that sells almost everything

B Match lhese words with lfie descriptions,

I a reduction in the usual price

2 youÍ money returned to you

3 works well for a long time

4 money that you borro$'

5 not working well

6 coins and banknotes

]X

The airport I stood in the queue right

behind him at the check-in

desk He was carrying a smallpackage and I watched him

check in two suitcases and gethis boaÍding pass Then I

followed him through passportcontÍol and into the dq)artuŤelounge I had a seat beside him

on the plane - I'd asked for that

- and when we arrived Ifollowed him to the baggage

hall then here to customs His

suitcases are heŤe but we can'tfind the package an1'where

ch€ck-in

desk boarding

passpasspon

control

depart re

louíge

bagoage hall

customE

Railway station A| How much is a Ťetwn to

Stockford, coming back next

Fridayi

er Is that the fust-class pricii

B: No, that's a standard ticket Do

you want first class?

Ai Er no, standard's fine Whattime's the next train?

B: In about t\.o hours - at 4.15

With lhes€ tickets you

can travel Monda)s to

Thursdays but not

F days and not

béíole 9'30 am or

after 3.30 pm.

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L

Fun tn the sun Hi! I'm Lee, your SunFun Tours

rep - and this week we're reallygoing to have fun in the sun! This

evening theret a coach excursion

to the beach for a barbecue,TornorÍow moming yoťll enjoysunbathing by the pool, then in

the afteřnoon we have a short

finishing with a picnic at the localRoman Íuins on Wedn€sdaymorning your coach will take youinto town for some sightseeingand shopping, then in the evening

a local folk-dancing group will

eňteŤtain vou

excuíslonbaóecue

sunbathing cruise

plcnlc

slghts€eing

x

Getting Brcakfast

home

But the flight home was awful

first of all we were delayed because

of a stdke sornewhere and we were

stŤalrded at the airpolt Then there

was a bomb scare, so we had to go

outside in the rain and then,

hours later, we finally took off, but

when we arrived the plane couldn't

land because of fog, so we were

diverted to another aiťport The

whole jouÍney was a nightmare!

Review 4

A complete 1-€ with a-h'

I Cruise: A holiday

2 Excursion: A short joumey

3 Delayed| The Plane left lateť

4 Customs: They sometimes open

5 Diverted: The plane is sent to a

6 Strike: Workers stop work for

7 Stranded: At the airport but you can't .

8 BaÍbecue: Á meal cooked outside on '' a) an opeo fire e) on a ship

b) for pleasure f) different airpon

c) more money g) your suitcases

d) travel or leave h) than expected

ffi

t4l Ll'

var: Hello I'd like to checksomething in my account

o,lvt<: What's your account number,

please? And youř surname?

NlÁN: Ir's I136538 and my family

name's Jones.

BAN(: And youl ffÍst name, Mr Jones?

name I hate my first name

BÁNK: Yes, I have it on the screen

-Hectoť Now, I need youl

moth€r's ňaiden íame.

It,Ll; It's James - before she married

she was Cheryl fames But

everybody used her nicknarne

Charlie My dad thought shewas a man at fiřst

sumame

lirst

namé middlo

nam6

maiden name nickname

rdr'

rrii!

Relations You know, I've got two

brothers-in-law One of them,

my wife's youngest bÍothef' isstill at primary school But theother one, my sister's husband'

has just retired

Really? My father's justmarried again, and rnYstep-mother alŤeady had twokids, so now I have a

step_brotheŤ and a step_sister

Is that so? My mum remarriedtoo, and then had anotheřbaby' so I'v€ got a half-sistel'

steP-sist€lhall-sistet

slsp-*!

Ros!: So Tim's a colleague ofyours?

STUART: Well, a wortrnate - we don't

have 'colleagues' in the garage.

STL'ÁRT: That's Liam we weťe

Íoom-mates on holiday last year.

Ros!: Whot the other guy?

STL'ÁRT; Joe? oh, he used to be a

flatmate - and we wereclassmates at school

Bots: So they're all your'mates'?

sluART: No - I can't stand anv of them

a6

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Relationships cur: Oh, hi Mum and Dad This is

Steve, my partner

DAD: Partner? You mean you work

together?

MUM: I think she means boyfoiend

How nic€!

car: Well, a bit more thanboy'friend

ceu No, we live together

DÁD: so soon? I saw your

ex-husband only last week He

was with his ne\ď wife_to-be

Such a nice guy, Clive,

partner boyíriond Íiancé/

ílancée

éx-husband wifo-to-bó

can't

stand

She makes me so mad

And then she tells Dad

BUt he íell out with me,

The day I told Dad

That she came in at three

We miqht make it up

And then he might see

That he shouldn't have chosen

My sister but me!

Review 5

A llse these v{oÍds in the sentences

ex-husband mairlen half-brother nicktame

t she k€pt her name after marriage

2 His is Lolly - because he's so tall

J He ' my - "ame dad, diflerent mum'

4 Het her noiv - they got divorced

B Which ]elation aÍe these people to ne? Match1-10 witfi a-{t

1 My wife's sisteř 6 My husband's father

2 My husband's mother 7 My wife's mother

3 My wife's father 8 My sister's husband

4 My husband's brother 9 My wife's brother

5 My brother\ wife l0 My husband's sister

a) sister-in-law c) mother-inJaw

b)brother-in-law d)father-in-law

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Win, lose or And you join us at a tense

moment in this game Rangerswere leading Rovers by onegoal to nil But young sanchez

has just equalised and oh,

het scored again! That wentstraight thlough Bill smiďs

legs and Rovers are ahead! Lastsatuťday they lost to city, but

then dÍew with United in

midweek Today they mightjust win, especially with Bill

Smith in goal It really is timethat man retired!

Last tine tre phyed

the ýe loý arrcl|ly

by slj.goak b t thk nne

ýe absolurely destÍoyed

rhen A one Soal to il.

luar: I'm meeting my girlfriend

there Her father owns theclub

]L!: stan Magee? You woťt see

him today He'll be at the golf