SpeakOut Upper Vocab U1-4

Unit 1

100

1.3 Adverts ex6

1 f 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 g 6 e 7 c

200

1.1 Personality ex1 +ex2

ex 1

1 geek 

2 keep 

3 morning

4 spontaneous 

5 laugh 

6 people

7 earth 

8 witty

ex 2

1 eccentric 

2 outgoing 

3 genuine

4 cautious 

5 flexible 

6 trustworthy

7 mean 

8 moody

300

1.2 Feelings ex3

2 mouth -stomach

3 under -over

4 busy -scared

5 fascinated -relieved

6 scary -shaking

400

Word building: nouns ex4

1 disappointment 

2 anxiety

3 fascination 

4 spontaneity

5 awkwardness 

6 creativity 

7 anger

8 amusement

500

Focus on -ness and -ment ex8

1 nervous

2 disappointment

3 Invest

4 Carelessness

5 conscious

6 agreement

7 Politeness

8 commit

9 replacement

10 retirement

11 awkward/nervous/embarrassed

12 willing

13 arrangement

14 weakness

Unit 2

100

2.3 Opinion adjectives ex6

1 disturbing, outrageous

2 unethical, illegal

3 irresponsible, reasonable

200

2.1 Issues ex 1-2

1

1 Rural 

2 global 

3 political 

4 urban

5 domestic 

6 industrial 

7 ethical

8 Economic

2

1 d     2 c    3 h    4 b    5 f    6 g    7 a    8 e

300

Verbs/Nouns with the same form ex3

1 ^record (n)

2 Re^search (n)

3 pro^ject (v)

4 ^permit (n)

5 pre^sent (v)

6 im^port (v)

7 ^desert (n)

8 su^spect (v)

400

2.2 Surveillance ex5

1 invasion 

2 deterrent 

3 monitor

4 store 

5 authorities 

6 prevention

7 keep 

8 access

500

Focus on words with the same verb/noun form ex8

1 order 2 estimate 3 display

4 promise 5 o er 6 benefi t

7 process 8 insult 9 challenge

10 access 11 appealing 12 talk

Unit 3

100

3.1 Sayings ex1

1 Once bitten, twice shy

2 what goes around comes around

3 nothing ventured, nothing gained

4 every cloud has a silver lining

5 when in Rome do as the Romans do

200

3.2 Adjectives for stories

1 poignant

2 incredible 

3 hilarious

4 moving 

5 intense 

6 Inspiring

7 remarkable

300

Verbs used in stories ex3

1 gazed 

2 sighed 

3 whispered

4 crawl 

5 wander 

6 yawned

400

3.3 Reading genres ex6

1 blockbusters 

2 update 

3 Wikipedia

4 forums 

5 biographies, autobiographies

6 manual 

7 lyrics 

8 gossip

500

Multi-word verbs ex4+ex5

2 taken up 

3 settled down 

4 ran out

5 set up 

6 taken on 

7 drop out

8 went on 

9 went by

ex5

1 up 2 off 3 down 4 in 5 off,up 6 on 7 back 8 up

Unit 4

100

4.1 Free time ex1

1 winds me up 

2 recharge

3 switched off 

4 chill out 

5 focus on

200

4.3 Abilities ex5

1 shape 

2 how 

3 humour 

4 mind

5 hands 

6 headed 

7 nature

8 inventive

300

4.2 Positive adjectives ex2

1 delightful 

2 breathtaking 

3 perfect

4 exceptional 

5 superb 

6 significant

7 stunning 

8 classic

400

Sports and activities ex6

1 ball 

2 tackled, scored, drew 

3 kick off

4 tackle 

5 ball game 

6 ball park

7 lost, score, let in 

8 ball’s, court

9 baseball, throws 

10 plays, opponent

500

Focus on nouns ex8

1 are, pyjamas 

2 Concentration, is

3 belongings, are 

4 decade, is

5 was, confusion 

6 ground, is

7 transport, is 

8 care, is 

9 truth, is

10 outskirts, are 

11 Refreshments, are

12 earnings, have 

13 account, has

14 Laughter, is