Talk a Lot Instructions: this table is a reference chart for all of the vocabulary in this unit Students could look for additional idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang terms to fill in the gaps in the table, and write definitions, e.g Problems to dress up = to wear smart clothes Unit Vocabulary Reference Chart Page Sub-Group Children Teenagers Discussion Words benefits trap broken home bullying childcare child poverty detention obesity sibling rivalry single parent truancy acne addiction appearance boredom contraception dating high expectations peer pressure STI student loan English Idioms to be worth your while [to sth] English Phrasal Verbs English Slang Words and Phrases sign on on the rocknroll stand up to a pushover hand-me-downs Its your own time youre wasting, not mine! to pile on the pounds share and share alike to struggle to make [both] ends meet get on knock up bunk off be on dress up to bore sby to tears to get / be up the duff to pin your hopes on sby / sth to follow the crowd neither a borrower nor a lender be mardy a hoodie a zit a junkie a minger the pill a one-night stand drop out fit in pick up take out 51 Talk a Lot Problems Instructions: this table is a reference chart for all of the vocabulary in this unit Students could look for additional idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang terms to fill in the gaps in the table, and write definitions, e.g to reach for the stars = to try to be very successful Unit Vocabulary Reference Chart Page Sub-Group Adults Elderly People Discussion Words alcoholism ambition criminal record debt disillusionment divorce fertility treatment gambling negative equity suicide English Idioms English Phrasal Verbs English Slang Words and Phrases to get bladdered to reach for the stars to be up to your eyes in debt to give sby the boot against all [the] odds to spend money like its going out of fashion to play the property market bang up rack up to time to be in the red break up long for a bit on the side a bookie give up Alzheimers Disease euthanasia fuel bill funeral expenses ingratitude loneliness neglect reconciliation retirement home state pension to pay through the nose to have nothing to with sby /sth on your own to give sby a second chance to have too much time on your hands set aside pass away lash out a red bill to be brown bread Billy no-mates make up end up Like it or lump it! a coffin dodger 52 Talk a Lot Problems Unit Vocabulary Reference Children LDớpfọKầờ]ồL= # 14 20 English Idioms: to struggle to make [both] ends meet share and share alike to pile on the pounds to be worth your while [to sth] Literal Translation: divide sth equally; allow equal access to become fatter quickly to profit more by doing sth than by not doing it Its your own time youre wasting, not mine! I get paid to teach, so if you misbehave, only you suffer. # 10 15 English Phrasal Verbs: bunk off get on knock up sign on 16 stand up to Literal Translation: be absent without permission have a good relationship make a woman pregnant declare that youre unemployed; receive unemployment benefits defend yourself # English Slang Words and Phrases: on the rocknroll 11 13 20 a hoodie a pushover hand-me-downs mardy (n.) a teenage hooligan; a hooded top # 14 19 20 22 25 32 38 40 Discussion Words: sibling rivalry obesity detention childcare single parent benefits trap broken home truancy child poverty bullying IPA Translation: to have trouble earning enough to pay daily bills Literal Translation: (rhyming slang) on the dole [claiming unemployment benefit] (n.) a person who is very easily persuaded / defeated (n un.) second-hand items, usually clothes (a.) grumpy because you cant have what you want LởfKọfẽDờ~fKợ]ọKờỏL= L]rDỏWKở]KớỏL= LầfDớẫồKp]ồL= LDớp~f]ọKõẫ]L= LởfẽKệ]ùDộẫ]Kờ]ồớL= LDẫKồ]Kẹf\KởớờụộL= Lờ]rKõ]ồDĩ]róL= LDớờỡWKù]ồKởỏL= Lớp~fọDộflKợ]KớỏL= LDrKọỏKfẽL= What Would You Do? Problems Itd cost a small fortune to put my daughter in a nursery full-time almost as much as I earn And my parents live 200 miles away I could look after her myself, but Id go mad spending every day at home with her It seems that Gregs been bunking off again He says he cant stand his teachers and that the other pupils think hes a pushover I dont want him to change schools, and I havent got time to home-school him 11 Somebody just phoned to tell me that my little Brians been picking on other kids at school The teacher was really angry! But hes such a nice boy at home I really cant believe this news my baby wouldnt hurt a fly! 16 All of Petes new friends are overweight, and he eats too much fast food when hes at their homes Hes really started piling on the pounds How can I encourage him to exercise and eat more healthily? 53 Talk a Lot Problems Unit Vocabulary Reference Teenagers LDớỏWKồẫfKầw]ũL= # 12 15 16 English Idioms: neither a borrower nor a lender be to get / be up the duff to follow the crowd to bore sby to tears to pin your hopes on sby / sth Literal Translation: dont take out or make loans to become or be pregnant to what everybody else is doing to make sby very uninterested in sth # 14 20 English Phrasal Verbs: take out fit in pick up drop out be on Literal Translation: arrange sth, e.g a loan # 12 14 English Slang Words and Phrases: a zit a junkie a minger a one-night stand Literal Translation: (n.) a spot [acne] (n.) a drug addict (n.) an unattractive person 18 the pill (n.) contraceptive tablets for women # 10 11 12 16 21 27 28 30 39 Discussion Words: peer pressure student loan boredom high expectations appearance dating contraception addiction STI acne IPA Translation: to hope that sby or sth will be successful for your benefit be accepted as part of a group acquire sth, e.g an illness leave a course or programme before the end take; be dependent on (n.) a date when two people have sex, but dont meet again LDộf]KộờẫKp]L= LởớỡWKầ]ồDớọ]rồL= LDlWKầ]óL= Lĩ~fKẫõKởộẫDõớẫfKp]ồũL= L]Dộf]Kờ]ồởL= LDầẫfKớfẽL= LõflồKớờ]DởẫKộp]ồL= L]DầfKõp]ồL= LẫởKớỏWD~fL= LDụõKồỏL= What Would You Do? Problems The school holidays are looming and all of my best buddies are going away on holiday I cant afford to anything, but I dont want to get a crummy [not good] job I cant face lying in front of the TV all summer We were at the mall yesterday, when my mate took some clothes, put them in her bag, and walked out Nobody saw and now shes dared me to it I know its wrong, but I need a new bikini and Im absolutely broke 14 The girl I fancy wont look twice at me, and my mates have started calling me pizza face My mum thinks I should get a special cream from the doctors, but there could be some unwanted side effects 15 Id love to go to university, but I dont want to be saddled with a massive debt when I finish Im too scared to get a loan, but I wont get a decent job without a degree, will I? 54 Talk a Lot Problems Unit Vocabulary Reference Adults LDụKầ]ọớũL= # 10 11 18 English Idioms: to play the property market to give sby the boot to be up to your eyes in debt against all [the] odds to owe a lot of money to spend a lot of money quickly despite all obstacles and difficulties # 17 18 19 English Phrasal Verbs: break up bang up long for give up rack up Literal Translation: end a relationship put in prison desire sth very much finish a habit; stop trying accumulate; collect a lot of sth # 10 16 17 English Slang Words and Phrases: to get bladdered to be in the red a bookie to time a bit on the side Literal Translation: (v.) to become very drunk (v.) to be in debt # 13 23 24 31 34 36 37 Discussion Words: divorce disillusionment criminal record ambition debt suicide gambling fertility treatment negative equity alcoholism to spend money like its going out of fashion Literal Translation: to invest in property to end a romantic relationship with sby; to fire sby (n.) a betting shop; a person who works in a betting shop (v.) to serve a prison sentence (n.) the person with whom a married person has an affair IPA Translation: LầfDợlWởL= LầfKởfDọỡWKw]ồKó]ồớL= LõờfKófKồ]ùDờẫKõlWầL= LụóDfKp]ồL= LầẫớL= LDởỡWKùfKở~fầL= LDệụóKọfẽL= LẹWDớfKọ]KớỏKớờỏW\Kó]ồớL= LồẫKệ]KớfDợẫKõù]KớỏL= LDụọKõ]KĩflKọfũóL= What Would You Do? Problems My husband started drinking three years ago, when his mum died Hes always kept it under control, but lately its got worse especially since he lost his job Now he drinks every day, but he wont admit hes got a problem I have a good job, a loving family, a nice car, and plenty of money, but recently life has seemed more and more meaningless Whats the point of working hard and doing well, if this is all there is My wife left me last autumn, and now she wants to make it official I was seeing other birds [women], and out partying most nights, but I love the old girl to death, and I know I can be faithful if I put my mind to it 13 I did time for two years for my part in a company fraud It wasnt that serious, but now I cant get a job for love nor money because Ive been banged up Its enough to make me want to go off the rails again 55 Talk a Lot Problems Unit Vocabulary Reference Elderly People LẫọKầ]KọỏDộỏWKộ]ọL= # 13 17 19 English Idioms: to have nothing to with sby / sth to pay through the nose to give sby a second chance to have too much time on your hands on your own Literal Translation: to avoid sby / sth completely to pay too high a price to forgive sby and be friends with them again to have too much spare time alone; without anybodys help # English Phrasal Verbs: end up 11 12 13 pass away make up lash out set aside # English Slang Words and Phrases: to be brown bread Like it or lump it! 15 19 Billy no-mates a coffin dodger a red bill (n.) a person who doesnt have any friends # 15 17 18 26 29 33 35 Discussion Words: neglect fuel bill loneliness state pension reconciliation Alzheimers Disease ingratitude funeral expenses retirement home euthanasia IPA Translation: Literal Translation: reach a place which you neither planned nor wished to reach die become friends again after an argument attack suddenly and violently save; keep sth separate Literal Translation: (rhyming slang) to be in a lot of trouble; to be dead (phr.) it will be easier for you, if you accept this unpleasant thing (n.) an old person who doesnt seem to be able to die (n.) a letter from a utility company demanding payment which is overdue LồfDệọẫõớL= LDẹr]ọKfọL= LDọ]rồKọfKồ]ởL= Lởớẫf\DộẫồKp]ồL= LờẫKõ]ồKởfKọỏDẫfKp]ồL= LDụọKớở~fKó]ũKầfKũỏWũL= LỏẽDệờụKớfKớpỡWầL= LDẹỡWKồ]Kờ]ọKẫõKởộẫồKở]ũL= LờfDớ~f]Kó]ồ\Kĩ]róL= LỡWKq]DồẫfKũf]L= What Would You Do? Problems Were thinking about putting your grandma in a home Shes eighty and she cant really look after herself any more We cant have her here, because shell clutter the place up The problem is, shes dead-set against it Theres an old man near us who lives on his own I dont know if hes got any relatives, but we never see anybody going in or out He looks in a bad way I wonder what he lives on I dont want to be nosey, but maybe I could help 10 My husband is showing early signs of dementia, and I realise that things are only going to get worse He wont go into a home, and we cant afford private care, but I know I wont manage on my own 12 We decided we should both go together, so we sold everything and were booked in for a slot next week Pauls illness has been almost too much to bear, but now Im wondering whether we both need to end it all 56