Unit 1 Talented

A Star is Made

Elite: top-notch, the most skilled

Put in: give time or effort in doing something

Overrated: not as good as advertised, thought to be

Deliberate: intentional, on purpose

Expression

It’s all down to : it comes down to, it depends on

Don’t ask: the speaker wishes not to talk about it due to unpleasant result

It’s all a question of: it’s a matter of

Vocabulary & Sample Sentence

Balance:You need to balance your professional and personal lives.

Build up: Students should follow their interest since earlier to build up experience.

Communication: The president is a good communicator.

Compromise: We should compromise to avoid quarrels

Convinced: I’m not really convinced = I’m not sure about it.

Delegate: A good manager knows how to delegate.

Effective: Being an effective communicator is an important part of management.

Fit: You have to be physically fit to run a marathon

Follow: Do you follow when he tells you what to do?

Make sense: Her decision makes sense to me.

Possess: These artists possess the talent.

Put in: They have put in a lot of effort to create this piece of art.

Reflex: A goalkeeper should have good reflexes.

Sensitive: A good friend should be sensitive to people’s feelings.

Derek thinks it’s not a new idea and talent is important, as well.

He doesn’t understand it and isn’t sure it’s true.

He didn’t think of it that way before but agrees the idea is logical.

I’m not really convinced

What do you say when an idea isProbably true: It makes a lot of sense. It sounds logical

Probably not true: I’m not really convinced. I don’t find it very persuasive.

Too simple: That’s not the whole picture. It seems quite simplistic.

Not interesting or original: That’s not saying anything new. It’s a bit obvious.

Not clear: I don’t get the bit about [-]. The part about [-] is hard to follow.

I’ve always been good at ..

When she was a child

When shopping and in her work as a civil engineer

His university and his country

A couple of hours

Moving from place to place made her skilled at meeting new people

Running a social club for the elderly

To think of or

To think about

Think of or Think about

Have an opinion or believe

something: think of/about

Create an idea or a solution to a

problem: think of

Consider doing something: think of/aboutUse your mind to consider a topic:

think about

To Think

Think straight - think in a clear & logical wayThink aloud [out loud] - think and say what you are thinking at the same timeThink highly of - respect, admireNot think much of - have a low opinion ofThink back to - look in retrospectThink ahead to - plan the future

Think twice about - think very carefully because you have doubts.

Think long & hard about - think carefully for a long time

Think on one’s feet [toes] - make a decision quickly

Think for oneself - make your own decision, form your own opinion

When you want to say things without naming specifics, you use this expressions;

So on and so forth

And things

Et cetera

And that kind of thing

And what have you

And all sorts of things

And all that

And whatnot

And stuff

Describe groups of things

When you can’t remember a name of

a person, you say what’s-his[her]-name.

When you don’t know or can’t remember the name of a thing, you

say whatsit, thingummy, thingy.

Good at: an activity or subject

Cooking, explaining things, maths, music, sports, writing

Good with: a group of things or people

Children, computers, my hands, money, people, words

Good at vs. Good with