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to be called for an interview – to be invited to attend an interview  to be your own boss – to have your own business  a dead-end job – a job with no promotional opportunities  to do a job-share – to share the weekly hours of work with another person  a heavy workload – to […]

a work of art aesthetic value to depict to elaborate to frame foreground to unveil a sculpture vivid imagery a rough sketch  shades

precipitation – water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, hail, mist, sleet, or snow  heavy rain – intense rainfall  torrential rain – very heavy rain  driving rain – heavy rain mixed with strong wind  to pour – to rain heavily  downpour – heavy shower of rain  cloudburst – sudden rainfall that

sustainable – having the ability to last for a long time (e.g. sources of energy)  vegetation – plants (flowers, trees etc.)  to cultivate – to grow things  rural – describing the countryside  urban – describing towns & cities  conservation – keeping the natural environment unspoilt and looking after the plants and animals in it  irrigation

Part 1 to graduate from a university = complete a degree course / to finish university  to enroll on a degree course = put your name down for a degree course  to major in physics = to choose physics as your main subject at university  to attend a lecture = to go to listen to

a primary school a secondary school a headmaster (a headmistress) — (UK) a principal — (US) a (school) teacher a class (form) teacher a staff meeting a student a grade a class, a lesson a creche a 10А form (class) to go to school to leave school / graduate from a school-leaving certificate to miss

abduction – taking someone against the will (kidnapping) arson – setting fire to a property assault – a physical attack burglary – illegal entry to a building with an intent to commit a crime drug trafficking – importing illegal drugs false imprisonment – imprisoning a person against the will fraud – deception for personal or

to be on trend – to be very fashionable dressed to kill – wearing clothes that attract admirers to dress for the occasion – to wear clothes suitable for a particular event fashionable – in fashion fashion house – a company that sells (usually expensive) new styles in clothes a fashion icon – a person