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B1+  Wordlist Unit 3
Name 
admire 
  v  /ədˈmaɪə(r)/
Pick up some valuable lessons by observing someone whose 
patience you admire.
attention 
  n  /əˈtenʃn/
If you succeed in turning your attention away from the 
chocolate for a while, you may forget about it altogether.
beat 
  v  /biːt/
You sweat, your mouth goes dry, your heart starts beating fast.
bleach  n  /bliːtʃ/
Fill the bottle with water and add ten millilitres of bleach.
blood vessel  n  /ˈblʌd ˌvesl/
There are signs of damage to the blood vessels around the 
heart.
computerized  adj  /kəmˈpjuːtəraɪz/
Technology, such as computerized household appliances, are 
an essential part of everyday life.
confidence 
  n  /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
You need a lot of confidence to succeed as a chef.
contest 
  n  /ˈkɒntest/
They take part in a contest.
crack 
  v  /kræk/
Crack the egg into the bowl.
damage 
  n  /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
There are signs of damage.
deadline  n  /ˈdedlaɪn/
It’s also a very high-pressure job, so he must work to tight 
deadlines.
deal with  phr v  /ˈdiːl wɪð/
The successful children deal with the problem by looking away 
or covering their eyes.
decision 
  n  /dɪˈsɪʒn/
An important member of the team is someone who can make 
decisions.
device 
  n  /dɪˈvaɪs/
All these devices are constantly developing.
easy-going  adj  /ˌiːzi ˈɡəʊɪŋ/
Do you prefer a very strict or a very easy-going teacher?
English-speaking  adj  /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˌspiːkɪŋ/
Can you name five English-speaking countries?
experiment 
  n  /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
One group who took part in the experiment were told nothing.
expert 
  n  /ˈekspɜːt/
They send someone with no experience in a particular job to 
live and train with an expert for four weeks.
fail 
  v  /feɪl/
How many of them failed the test?
five-star  adj  /ˈfaɪv stɑː(r)/
Have you ever stayed in a five-star hotel?
flip  v  /flɪp/
When the first side is cooked, you flip it over.
full-time  adj  /ˈfʊl ˌtaɪm/
He is a full-time international business speaker.
give in  phr v  /ɡɪv ˈɪn/
Most of the children gave in before the time was up.
good-looking  adj  /ˌɡʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ/
I think he’s very good-looking.
hobby 
  n  /ˈhɒbi/
A new hobby gives us something to talk about with our friends 
and family.
instructor  n  /ɪnˈstrʌktə(r)/
The instructor shouted, ‘Faster! Faster!’.
intelligence 
  n  /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
He’s good at using his intelligence to solve problems.
leader 
  n  /ˈliːdə(r)/
Audrey is a good leader.
left-handed  adj  /left ˈhændɪd/
Did you know that Karen is left-handed?
make an effort  phr  /ˌmeɪk ən ˈefət/
If they didn’t think about the marshmallow, they didn’t have to 
make an effort not to eat it.
manage 
  v  /ˈmænɪdʒ/
She manages the team really well.
Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 3 of Navigate B1+ Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key (
) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective	
conj = conjunction	
phr v = phrasal verb	
phr = phrase	
pron = pronoun
adv = adverb	
n = noun	
pl = plural	
prep = preposition	
v = verb

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Name 
marshmallow  n  /ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ/
If you can be patient and wait until I come back and not eat the 
marshmallow, you can have two marshmallows as a reward.
measure 
  v  /ˈmeʒə(r)/
You need to use special metal-cutters, and you need to 
measure carefully.
multitask  v  /ˌmʌltiˈtɑːsk/
He’s great at multitasking.
observe 
  v  /əbˈzɜːv/
Pick up some valuable lessons by observing someone whose 
patience you admire.
on impulse  phr  /ɒn ˈɪmpʌls/
Never buy things on impulse.
overcook  v  /ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/
The vegetables were overcooked.
overpriced  adj  /ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst/
When was the last time you thought something was 
overpriced?
panel 
  n  /ˈpænl/
A panel of judges decides who wins.
participant  n  /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/
The judges decide which participant is ‘the real thing’.
passion  n  /ˈpæʃn/
He has a passion for food.
patient 
  adj  /ˈpeɪʃnt/
Most of the children found it difficult to be patient.
pleasant 
  adj  /ˈpleznt/
He didn’t need to do much apart from arrive at work on time 
and be reasonably pleasant to people.
polite 
  adj  /pəˈlaɪt/
He also had to be polite to the customers.
precise 
  adj  /prɪˈsaɪs/
As a chef, it’s important to work to very precise times.
professional 
  n  /prəˈfeʃənl/
They take part in a contest against professionals.
resist 
  v  /rɪˈzɪst/
If the children managed to resist temptation, the researcher 
promised them a reward.
respect 
  v  /rɪˈspekt/
Ed was shocked to realize that he couldn’t say please and 
thank you all the time if he wanted the team to respect him.
responsibility 
  n  /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
You must take responsibility for your actions.
result 
  n  /rɪˈzʌlt/
The results were not good.
reward 
  n  /rɪˈwɔːd/
The researcher promised them a reward of two marshmallows.
rise to the challenge  phr  
/ˌraɪz tə ðə ˈtʃælɪndʒ/
Those children who could rise to the challenge were generally 
much more successful than the others.
rub 
  v  /rʌb/
Next, rub the bottle with sandpaper.
sandpaper  n  /ˈsændpeɪpə(r)/
Rub the bottle with sandpaper.
schedule 
  n  /ˈʃedjuːl/
She’s the best one in the team at managing schedules.
scientifically proven  phr  
/ˌsaɪənˌtɪfɪkli ˈpruːvn/
The results have been scientifically proven.
second-hand  adj  /ˈsekənd hænd/
Have you ever bought a second-hand car?
set goals  phr  /set ˈɡəʊlz/
He’s very good at setting goals.
shocked  adj  /ʃɒkt/
Ed was shocked to realize that he couldn’t say please and 
thank you all the time if he wanted the team to respect him.
short-sleeved  adj  /ˈʃɔːt sliːvd/
I’m going to wear a short-sleeved shirt to work today.
spare 
  v  /speə(r)/
Can you spare the time to go for a run this afternoon?
stress 
  n  /stres/
The Social Stress Test is a way of measuring stress.
stressful  adj  /ˈstresfl/
One of the most stressful things you can ever do is speak in 
front of a large group of people.
sweat 
  v  /swet/
When I give a speech or a talk, I sweat, my mouth goes dry, 
and my heart starts beating fast.
symptom  n  /ˈsɪmptəm/
One of the test groups experienced symptoms of stress.

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Name 
take part in (something)  phr  
/teɪk ˈpɑːt ɪn (ˌsʌmθɪŋ)/
They then have to take part in a contest against professionals.
take responsibility  phr  
/teɪk rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
However, he didn’t have to take much responsibility as his 
boss dealt with the money.
talk 
  n  /tɔːk/
Have you ever given a talk or speech to a large group of 
people?
technique 
  n  /tekˈniːk/
Did he explain what his technique was?
temptation  n  /tempˈteɪʃn/
The children are trying to resist the temptation to eat the 
marshmallow.
think ahead  phr v  /θɪŋk əˈhed/
Think ahead. Plan for the future and you will succeed in 
achieving your goals.
turn up  phr v  /tɜːn ˈʌp/
When he was working in the burger van, Ed had to be reliable 
and turn up for work on time.
van 
  n  /væn/
Jack works in a fast-food van in all weathers.
work hard  phr  /wɜːk ˈhɑːd/
She’s good at working hard on a project.
work well under pressure  phr  
/wɜːk ˌwel ʌndə ˈpreʃə(r)/
Does she work well under pressure?