PRACTICAL ENGLISH (PNJA) EXAMINATION VOCABULARY

The vocabulary test of the PNJA exam will consist of 50 questions:

- 25 gap questions:

Example:I can see that something's upsetting you, so why don't you get it off your _ h _ _ t and tell me what it is. You'll feel better if you do.

- 25 choice questions:

Example: Gorillas, dolphins and whales certainly have a reputation for being peace-loving and harmless to humans but, on the other hand, tigers and polar bears are both well known as potential man-eaters, while elephants can hardly be described as ______ , even if they prefer to mind their own business most of the time. a) innocuous b) squalid c) bland d) puerile

If you have questions related to the vocabulary part of the PNJA exam contactdr Dorota Klimek-Jankowska dkj@ifa.uni.wroc.pl

The material required for the vocabulary part of the PNJA exam:Handbooks:McCarthy and O’Dell: English Vocabulary in Use - Advanced (handbook)McCarthy and O’Dell: Test Your English Vocabulary in Use - Advanced (tests)Mark Skipper: Advanced Grammar and VocabularyMcCarthy and O’Dell: English Collocations in Use - AdvancedThomas: Advanced Vocabulary and IdiomGuy Wellman: Heinemann English Wordbuilder

SOUNDSWordbuilder: Sounds people make and Noises things makepages: 65-66, 132McCarthy and O’Dell (advanced handbook ‘H’ and tests ‘T’): Unit 66: Soundpages: H: 150-151T: 71Skipper: Unit 42 only Noises I and 43: only Noises IIpages: 86-89

SPEAKING AND COMMUNICATIONEnglish Collocations in Use:Unit 10: say, speak, talk, tellUnit 20: TalkingSkipper:Unit 56: only Speaking and communicating IUnit 57: only Speaking and communicating IIUnit 21: Emphasis I and II

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POLITICSEnglish Collocations in Use:Unit 30: Regulations and authoritySkipper:Unit 53: Problems – politics and businesspages: 108-109McCarthy and O’Dell (advanced handbook and tests): Unit 40 Authorities, Unit 41 World views,pages: H: 98-101T: 45-46CLOTHES AND FASHIONWorbuilder:Clothes 107-109English Collocations in Use:Unit 24: Advertisement and fashionSkipper:Unit 10: Clothes (only vocabulary in ‘Clothes’)McCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests):Unit 22: All the rage: clothes and fashionCOLOURSMcCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests):Unit 68: Colour: range and intensityWordbuilder: Colours 119-121Skipper: Unit 11: Clothes, Colours (Clothes II)ThomasColour idioms p. 55 CHILDHOODWordbuilder: Games and hobbies 163-167English Collocations in Use:Unit 41: Youth and ageThomas:p. 6 ‘How much freedom should children have’HOUSEHOLDWorbuilder: Furniture and household p. 94-100Skipper:Unit 52: Place p. 106-107McCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests):Unit 23: Homestyles, lifestyles PEOPLE AND RELATIONSMcCarthy and O’Dell (advanced handbook (H) and tests (T)): Unit 14 Relationships: positive aspects, Unit 15: Relationships: problemsUnit 43 Criticizing People- an additional unitPages: H: 46-49, T: 19-20Skipper:Unit 50: People and personalityPages: 102-103English Collocations in UseUnit 40: Friendship

BODY – BODY IDIOMSSkipper: Unit 7 BodyUnit 8 Body idioms

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Unit 23 FaceUnit 51 Physical descriptionEnglish Collocations in UseUnit 45: Appearance and personalityThomas: Body p. 55HEALTHEnglish Collocations in UseUnit 37 Health and medicineUnit 59 Negative situations and feelingsUni 60 Positive situations and feelingsSkipper Unit 28 Health 1Unit 29 Health 2BUSINESS – MONEY McCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests): Unit 9 and 10 Business 1, 2 English Collocations in UseUnit 15 Business reportsUnit 16 Customer servicesUnit 33 Personal financeUnit 34 The economySkipper: Unit 40 and 41 Money I and IIUnit 105 Do and makePOSTURE AND MOVEMENTSkipper:Unit 67 Walking and runningWordbuilder: Posture and movementMcCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests): Unit 64 MotionEnglish Collocations in Use:Unit 27 SportTRAVELEnglish Collocations in Use:Unit 25 Traffic and drivingUnit 26 Travel and adventureSkipper:Unit 18 DrivingUnit 61 TravelACADEMIC WRITINGEnglish Collocations in Use:Unit 14 Thoughts and ideas: academic vocabularyUnit 18 Writing esseys, assignments and reportsMcCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests):Unit 82 Academic writingUnit 83 Academic writingUnit 84 Writing style and formatINFORMAL AND SOCIAL ENGLISH, British and American EnglishSkipper:Unit 31 Informal LanguageEnglish Collocations in Use:Unit 6 RegisterUnit 57 Social EnglishMcCarthy and O’Dell (handbook and tests):Unit 86 Speech style and articulationUnit 96 Divided by a common languagePROVERBSA list of proverbs obligatory for the PNJA exam is attached below.

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ProverbsAbsence makes the heart grow fonder.A cat has nine lives.Actions speak louder than words.A fool and his money are soon parted.A friend in need is a friend indeed.A hungry man is an angry man.All is fair in love and war.All is well that ends well.All that glitters is not gold.All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.Appearances are deceptive.Appetite comes with eating.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.A stitch in time saves nine.A watched pot never boils.Barking dogs seldom bite.Beauty is only skin-deep.Better late than never.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Birds of a feather flock together.Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.Don’t cross the bridge till you get to it.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealth and wise.Easier said than done.First come, first served.First impressions are the most lasting.He who laughs last laughs longest.History repeats itself.It’s easy to be wise after an event.It’s no use crying over spilt milk.Let sleeping dogs lie.Like father, like son.Look before you leap.Once bitten, twice shy.Many hands make light work.

Money governs the world.Money is the root of all evil.Necessity is the mother of invention.Neither a borrower nor a lender be.Never look a gift horse in the mouth.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.One good turn deserves another.One swallow doesn’t make a summer.Opportunity seldom knocks twice.Practice makes perfect.Still waters run deep.Strike while the iron is hot.The calm before the storm.The camel never sees its own hump.The early bird catches the warm.The end justifies the means.The exception proves the rule.The pot calling the kettle black.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.There’s no place like home.There’s no smoke without fire.Third time lucky.Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.Time flies.Too many cooks spoil the broth.Touch wood.Travel broadens the mind.You can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.You can’t have your cake and eat it.You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. What is done cannot be undone.When in doubt, leave it out.When the cat is away, the mice will play.

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