Insight Upper-Intermediate Unit 1 Template

admiration

great respect and positive feelings for someone or something

attentive

carefully listening, watching, or paying attention

belief

an opinion or idea that you think is true

benefit

a helpful or useful result or advantage

to blow up

to explode or make something explode

cause

the reason why something happens

commitment

a strong promise or willingness to continue doing something

compassion

sympathy and concern for people who are suffering

compassionate

kind and caring towards people in difficulty

conundrum

a difficult problem or confusing situation

courage

the ability to face danger or fear bravely

courageous

showing bravery in a difficult or dangerous situation

dedicated

working hard and giving a lot of time to something

dedication

great effort and loyalty to a task or purpose

defeated

having lost a fight, game, or competition

determined

not willing to give up until you achieve your goal

determination

the quality of continuing despite difficulties

dignified

calm, serious, and deserving respect

dignity

the quality of being respected and valued

disappointment

sadness because something was not as good as expected

to face up to

to accept and deal with a difficult situation

to gape

to look with your mouth open because you are very surprised

to gawp

to stare at someone or something in a rude way

to gaze

to look steadily, often with admiration or thought

to get over

to recover from an illness, problem, or disappointment

to glance

to look at something quickly

to glare

to look angrily at someone

glimpse

a quick or short look at something

gradual

happening slowly over a period of time

a great deal

a large amount or to a great extent

haggard

looking tired, worried, or unhealthy

humble

not thinking you are better than other people

humility

the quality of being modest and not proud

icon

a famous person or thing that represents an idea or culture

incremental

happening in small, gradual steps

ingenuity

the ability to invent clever and original solutions

innovative

introducing new ideas or methods

inspiration

something or someone that gives you new ideas or motivation

inspirational

making people feel hopeful or motivated

interim

temporary, until something permanent happens

motivation

the reason or desire for doing something

to mute

to make a sound or speaker silent

obstacle

something that makes progress difficult

optimism

the belief that good things will happen

to overcome

to succeed in dealing with a difficulty

to peek

to look quickly or secretly at something

to penalize

to punish someone for breaking a rule

persistence

continuing to try despite difficulties

persistent

continuing to do something without giving up

principle

a basic belief or rule that guides your actions

resourceful

good at finding clever ways to solve problems

resourcefulness

the ability to solve problems with what is available

revolutionary

completely new and likely to change things greatly

role model

someone whose behaviour is a good example for others

self-assurance

confidence in your own abilities

self-control

the ability to manage your emotions and behaviour

self-defence

protecting yourself from attack

self-interest

concern for your own advantage or benefit

self-obsession

giving too much attention to yourself

self-preservation

the instinct to protect yourself from harm

self-sacrifice

giving up your own interests to help others

selflessness

caring more about others than yourself

singlemindedness

complete focus on one goal without distraction

to squint

to look with partly closed eyes

striking

very noticeable or impressive

to tag

to add a label or identify someone in a post or photo

tolerance

the willingness to accept different beliefs or behaviour

to troll

to post offensive messages online to upset people

willing

ready or happy to do something

willingness

the readiness to do something without being forced