Gateway (unit 1)

Family voc, ages and stages of life

100

This is your brother or sister`s son…

nephew 

200

This is your wife or husband`s sister…

sister-in-law

300

This is your father but not by blood...

stepfather

400

A person who is 65+

senior citizen

500

Your teenage years are called...

adolescence 

Word-formation

100

argue

argument

200

describe 

description

300

confident

confidence 

400

improve

improvement 

500

retire

retirement 

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

100

He always (get up) at 7 am.

getS up

200

you (drink) tea now?

ARE you drinkING tea now?

300

I (realize) that I can`t change something in my life.

I realize that...

400

Sorry, I (not/understand) you.

I don`t understand you.

500

I (have a bath) now.

I AM havING a bath now.

Articles

100

I have (a, an, the, -) cute cat.

I have A cute cat.

200

(a, an, the , -) Education is important in our life.

_ Education is important. 

300

(an, a, the, -) film I watched yesterday is interesting. 

The film I watched yesterday is interesting.

400

(a, an, the, -) Nile is the longest river.

The Nile is the longest river.

500

(a, an, the, -) People live on (a, an, the, -) Earth. 

_People live on the Earth.

Active vocabulary (translation)

100

Я думаю, лучше быть одиноким, чем разведенным.

I think it`s better to be single that divorced.

200

Меня приводит в ярость (становлюсь яростный), когда нарушают (violate) мои личные границы.

I get furious when someone violates my private space.

300

Разумное решение было найдено.

A reasonable solution was found.

400

Это значительно улучшило наши взаимоотношения. 

It made a big difference to our relationship.

500

Меня расстраивает, что у женщин забирают (take) независимость (away). 

It gets me down that women are taken their independence away.