Vocabulary: Life plans

Vocabulary

Life plans

Making Changes

Frequently used words and phrases

make a resolution

give (something) up

do well

struggle with (something)

take (something) up

break a bad habit

form a good habit

change your ways

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leave school

get a degree

travel the world

start a career

settle down

retire

start a family

get promoted

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Phrases with 'UP'

be up lateI was up late last night. That's why I'm so tired.

up to (an hour, a week, two months...)It can take up to 4 weeks to get a new passport.

UP

What's up?

be up to somethingHe's behaving very strangely. I wonder what he is up to. I'd like to invite her onto the project but I'm not sure she's up to it.

be up to somebodyIf you don't enjoy your job, it's up to you to find a new one.

KEY words in context

Unit 1

Who made all the arrangements for the party?

arrangement

blame

Don't blame me for getting here late. I said we should take a taxi.

careers advisor

The careers advisor told me I should get a job in politics.

Why do you always criticise evrything I do? Do I never do anything right?

criticise

earn a living

He earns a living helping the elderly.

KEY words in context

Unit 1

good intentions

He had a lot of good intentions at the start of the year but unfortunately he forgot most of them.

He has a very interesting lifestyle. He lives half the year in the UK and the rest in Spain.

lifestyle

I'm not going to make a prediction about this world cup because I think lots of teams could win it.

prediction

My uncle works as a translator at the United Nations. He speaks six languages.

translator

leave (something) to the last minute

Maybe if you didn't always leave your homework to the last minute, you'd get better marks for it.

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