Insight Elementary Wordlist PDF

Wordlist
Welcome parent (n) /ˈpeərənt/ a mother or father: (close the) door (v) /dɔː(r)/ a piece of wood,

angry (adj) /ˈæŋɡri/ feeling or showing anger: Her parents live in Italy glass or metal that you use to open and close the
My father was angry with me when I got home late. sad (adj) /sæd/ unhappy: He looked very sad. way into a building or room: Have you locked the
door?
apple (n) /ˈæpl/ a hard round fruit with green or short (adj) /ʃɔːt/ a small distance from one end
red skin: Would you like a glass of apple juice? to the other: Her hair is very short. door (n) /dɔː(r)/ the way into a building or room;
a piece of wood, glass or metal that you use to
aunt (n) /ɑːnt/ the sister of your mother or father, sister (n) /ˈsɪstə(r) / a girl or woman who has the open and close the way in to a building or room:
or the wife of your uncle: My aunt is a lovely lady. same parents as you: I’ve got two older sisters. Can you close the door, please?
autumn (n) /ˈɔːtəm/ the part of the year son (n) /sʌn/ a boy or man who is sb’s child: They drama (n) /ˈdrɑːmə/ the study of plays and
between summer and winter: In autumn, the have a son and two daughters. acting: Mrs Weston teaches drama at our school.
leaves fall from the trees. spring (n) /sprɪŋ/ the part of the year after DT (n) /diː ˈtiː/ design and technology: the study
bag (n) /bæɡ/ a thing made of cloth, paper, winter, when plants start to grow: The flowers of of making drawings that show how sth should
leather, etc., for holding and carrying things: this plant bloom in spring. be made, how it will work, etc. and the activity of
She brought some sandwiches in a plastic bag. straight (adj) /streɪt/ with no curve or bend: making it: George made a beautiful table in DT.
(read a) book (n) /bʊk/ a thing that you read or His hair is curly and mine is straight. English (n) /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ the study of the English
write in, that has a lot of pieces of paper joined summer (n) /ˈsʌmə(r)/ the season that comes language: English is my favourite subject at school.
together inside a cover: I’m reading a new book. between spring and autumn: I am going to Spain (do an) exercise (n) /ˈeksəsaɪz/ a piece of work
bored (with sth) (adj) /bɔːd/ not interested; in the summer. that you do to learn sth: Please do exercises 1 and 2.
unhappy because you have nothing interesting to tall (adj) /tɔːl/ higher than other people or
do: I’m bored with this book. exercise book (n) /ˈeksəsaɪz ˌbʊk/ a book that
things: Richard is taller than his brother. you use at school for writing in: Please write these
brother (n) /ˈbrʌðə(r)/ a man or boy who has the thirsty (adj) /ˈθɜːsti/ wanting or needing a drink: sentences in your exercise book.
same parents as you: My brother is called Brian. I’m thirsty. Can I have a drink of water, please? folder (n) /ˈfəʊldə(r)/ a cover made of cardboard
cold (adj) /kəʊld/ not hot or warm; with a low tired (adj) /ˈtaɪəd/ needing to rest or sleep: I’ve or plastic for keeping papers in: The teacher
temperature: I’m cold. Will you put the heater on? been working all day and I’m really tired now. opened the folder and took out three sheets of paper.
computer (n) /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/ a machine that uncle (n) /ˈʌŋkl/ the brother of your mother or geography (n) /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ the study of the
can store and find information, calculate amounts father, or the husband of your aunt: Uncle Steve Earth and everything on it, such as mountains,
and control other machines: I love playing on the works for a big software company in California. rivers, land and people: Have you revised for the
computer. wife (n) /waɪf/ the woman that a man is married geography test?
cousin (n) /ˈkʌzn/ the child of your aunt or uncle: to: This is my wife, Josephine. get dressed (v) /ˌɡet ˈdrest/ to put clothes on
Paul and I are cousins. winter (n) /ˈwɪntə(r)/ the coldest part of the year: yourself: I got dressed and had my breakfast.
curly (adj) /ˈkɜːli/ with a lot of curls: He’s got curly It often snows in winter. get home (v) /ˌɡet ˈhəʊm/ to come back to the
hair. young (adj) /jʌŋ/ in the early part of life; not old: place where you live: When did he get home?
dad (n) /dæd/ an informal word for father: This They have two young children. get up (v) /ˌɡet ˈʌp/ to get out of bed: What time
is my dad. do you usually get up?
dark (adj) /dɑːk/ A dark colour is nearer to black
than to white: He’s got dark brown hair.
Unit 1 glue (n) /ɡluː/ a thick liquid that you use for
(check your) answer (n) /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ a reply to a sticking things together: Stick the picture to the
daughter (n) /ˈdɔːtə(r)/ a girl or woman who is question in a test or an exam: Check your answers card with glue.
sb’s child: They have two daughters and a son. at the back of the book. go to bed (v) /ˌɡəʊ tə ˈbed/ to lie in a bed and go
excited (about sth) (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ not calm, for art (n) /ɑːt/ the activity of producing things such to sleep: It’s time to go to bed.
example because you are happy about sth that is as paintings, designs, etc.: I am really good at art. have a shower (v) /ˌhæv ə ˈʃaʊə(r)/ to wash
going to happen: He’s excited about his holiday. yourself by standing under water that falls from
assembly (n) /əˈsembli/ a regular meeting for
fair (adj) /feə(r)/ Fair skin or hair is light in colour: all the students and teachers of a school: We have above you: I had a shower after the tennis match.
He’s got fair hair. assembly three times a week. have breakfast (v) /ˌhæv ˈbrekfəst/ to eat the
(play) football (n) /ˈfʊtbɔːl/ a game for two (by) bike (n) /baɪk/ a bicycle; a vehicle with two first meal of the day: I never have breakfast.
teams of eleven players who try to kick a round wheels. You sit on it and move your legs to make have dinner (v) /ˌhæv ˈdɪnə(r)/ to eat the largest
ball into the other team’s goal on a field: Peter’s the wheels turn: I go to school by bike. meal of the day, usually in the evening: What time
playing in a football match tomorrow. do you usually have dinner?
bin (n) /bɪn/ a thing that you put rubbish in:
granddaughter (n) /ˈɡrændɔːtə(r)/ the daughter Put your rubbish in the bin. have lunch (v) /ˌhæv ˈlʌntʃ/ to eat the meal that
of your son or daughter: Mr and Mrs May are you eat in the middle of the day: What time do you
excited about the birth of their first granddaughter. blackboard (n) /ˈblækbɔːd/ a dark board that a
teacher writes on with a white substance called usually have lunch?
grandfather (n) /ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/ the father of chalk: Look at the blackboard. history (n) /ˈhɪstri/ the study of things that
your mother or father: My grandfather has died. happened in the past: Albert is a history teacher.
(look at the) board (n) /bɔːd/ a thin flat surface
grandmother (n) /ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/ the mother on the wall that a teacher writes on: All the new (do) homework (n) /ˈhəʊmwɜːk work that a
of your mother or father: I always go to my vocabulary is on the board. teacher gives to you to do at home: Have you done
grandmother’s house after school. your French homework?
break (n) /breɪk/ a short period of rest between
grandparent (n) /ˈɡrænpeərənt/ the mother or lessons: I went to see the teacher at break. ICT (n) /ˌaɪ siː ˈtiː/ information and
father of your mother or father: This is a picture of communication technology: the study of the
two of my grandparents. (by) bus (n) /bʌs/ a large vehicle that carries a lot
of people along the road and stops often so they use of computer, the internet, video and other
grandson (n) /ˈɡrænsʌn/ the son of your son or can get on and off: We went to town by bus. technology: We’re learning how to make simple
daughter: Their grandson is a doctor. websites in ICT at the moment.
(by) car (n) /kɑː(r)/ a vehicle with four wheels,
happy (adj) /ˈhæpi/ feeling pleased or showing usually with enough space for four or five people: interactive whiteboard (n) /ˌɪntəræktɪv
that you are pleased: You look very happy today. She travels to work by car. ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ a piece of classroom equipment using
hot (adj) /hɒt/ having a high temperature: a computer connected to a large screen that you
calculator (n) /ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r)/ a small piece of
I’m hot. Can you open the window? can write on or use to control the computer by
electronic equipment that you use for finding
touching it with your finger or a pen: Nearly every
hungry (adj) /ˈhʌŋɡri/ wanting to eat: Let’s eat amounts or numbers using mathematics: We’re
classroom has an interactive whiteboard.
soon – I’m hungry! not allowed to use calculators in the test.
(use) the internet (n) /ˈɪntənet/ the international
husband (n) /ˈhʌzbənd/ the man that a woman chair (n) /tʃeə(r)/ a piece of furniture for one
system of computers that makes it possible for
is married to: Her husband is Chinese. person to sit on, with four legs, a seat and a back:
you to see information from all around the world
into sth /ˈɪntə/ very interested in sth, for example The chairs were arranged in a circle.
on your computer and to send information to
as a hobby: I’m really into canoeing. citizenship (n) /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ the study of the other computers: The internet is a useful study tool.
long (adj) /lɒŋ/ far from one end to the other: responsibilities and rights of the people in a
map (n) /mæp/ a drawing of a town, a country or
She has long black hair. country: We have citizenship classes twice a week.
the world that shows things like mountains, rivers
mobile phone (n) /ˌməʊbaɪl ˈfəʊn/ a telephone clock (n) /klɒk/ an object that shows you the and roads: Can you find Glasgow on the map?
that you can carry around with you: I’ll ring you on time: I set my alarm clock for 6.30 a.m.
maths (n) /mæθs/ the study of numbers,
your mobile phone tonight. desk (n) /desk/ a type of table that you sit at to measurements and shapes: Maths is great!
mum (n) /mʌm/ an informal word for mother: write or work: The students sat quietly at their desks.
meet (friends) (v) /miːt/ to come together with
This is my mum. (listen to a) dialogue (n) /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ a other people: I often meet friends at the weekend.
nephew (n) /ˈnefjuː/ the son of your brother or conversation between people: Listen to this short
modern languages (n) /ˌmɒdn ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz/ the
sister: This is my youngest nephew, Charlie. dialogue between a shop assistant and a customer.
study of languages that are spoken now: Ms James
niece (n) /niːs/ the daughter of your brother or diary (n) /ˈdaɪəri/ a book where you write what is Head of Modern Languages at our school.
sister: My niece, Jenny, will be two next month. you are going to do: I never forget my diary.
music (n) /ˈmjuːzɪk/ the study of the sounds that
old (adj) /əʊld/ having lived for a long time: dictionary (n) /ˈdɪkʃənri/ a book, website or you make by singing, or by playing instruments:
My grandfather is very old. piece of software that explains what words mean: Our music teacher plays the guitar in a band.
Look up the words in your dictionary.
Definitions adapted from Oxford Essential Dictionary © Oxford University Press Wordlist 1
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on foot /ˌɒn ˈfʊt/ walking: We’ll go on foot. (repeat the) word (n) /wɜːd/ a letter of group of keyboards (n) /ˈkiːbɔːdz/ a musical instrument
(work in) pairs (n) /peəz/ groups of two people letters that you write, which has a meaning: What like a small electrical piano: Harry plays keyboards
together: I’d like you to work in pairs for this task. does this word mean? in a band.
PE (n) /ˌpiː ˈiː/ physical education: sport and like (v) /laɪk/ to enjoy sth: I like playing tennis.
exercise that are done as a subject at school: Unit 2 love (v) /lʌv/ to like sth very much: I love skiing.
We have PE on Tuesdays. acting (n) /ˈæktɪŋ/ performing in plays or films: new (adj) /njuː/ different from before:
pen (n) /pen/ an object that you use for writing Have you ever done any acting? The teacher usually explains the new words to us.
with a coloured liquid called ink: Can I borrow your aerobics (n) /eəˈrəʊbɪks/ physical exercises noisy (adj) /ˈnɔɪzi/ making a lot of noise; full of
pen, please? that people often do in classes, with music: I do noise: The restaurant was too noisy.
pencil (n) /ˈpensl/ a thin object that you use for aerobics twice a week to keep fit. old (adj) /əʊld/ done or had before now: My old
writing or drawing. Pencils are usually made of archery (n) /ˈɑːtʃəri/ the sport of shooting job was more interesting than this one.
wood and have a black or coloured point: Bring a arrows: The centre offers archery courses.
pencil and paper with you. painting (n) /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ the act of making pictures
athletics (n) /æθˈletɪks/ sports like running, using paint (= a coloured liquid that you put
pencil case (n) /ˈpensl ˌkeɪs/ a small bag or box jumping and throwing: Sam goes to an athletics on things with a brush) : Painting is harder than
that you keep pens, pencils, etc. in: Do you like my club after school on Tuesdays. drawing.
new pencil case? bad (adj) /bæd/ not able to work or do sth well: piano (n) /piˈænəʊ/ a big musical instrument
pencil sharpener (n) /ˈpensl ˌʃɑːpnə(r)/ a small He’s a bad teacher. that you play by pressing black and white bars
device that you use for making pencils sharp: Have badminton (n) /ˈbædmɪntən/ a game for two called keys: Can you play the piano?
you got a pencil sharpener I could borrow? or four players who try to hit a kind of light ball quiet (adj) /ˈkwaɪət/ with very little or no noise:
(chat on the) phone (n) /fəʊn/ a piece of with feathers on it (called a shuttlecock) over a It was very quiet in the library.
equipment that you use for talking to sb who is in high net, using a racket (= a piece of equipment
another place: I love chatting on the phone. rock climbing (n) /ˈrɒk ˌklaɪmɪŋ/ the sport of
which you hold in your hand): Do you want to play climbing rocks and mountains with ropes, etc.:
(by) plane (n) /pleɪn/ an aeroplane; a vehicle with badminton? Have you ever been rock climbing?
wings that can fly through the air: I like travelling basketball (n) /ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl/ a game for two
by plane. rugby (n) /ˈrʌɡbi/ a game like football for two
teams of five players who try to throw a ball into a teams of 13 or 15 players. In rugby, you can kick
poster (n) /ˈpəʊstə(r)/ a big piece of paper on a high net: Who won the basketball match? and carry the ball: Do you prefer rugby or football?
wall, with a picture or words on it: We designed a canoeing (n) /kəˈnuːɪŋ/ the activity of moving
poster on the theme of healthy eating. running (n) /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ the sport of moving very
through water in a light narrow boat for one or quickly on your legs: How often do you go running?
RE (n) /ˌɑːˈri:/ religious education: the study of two people, using a flat piece of wood called a
religion: We study different systems of belief in RE. paddle: Canoeing is an exciting watersport. sailing (n) /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ the sport of controlling a boat
with sails: They do a lot of sailing.
registration (n) /ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃn/ the time when cello (n) /ˈtʃeləʊ/ a large wooden musical
a teacher looks at the list of students in a class instrument with strings. You sit down to play it same (adj) /seɪm/ not different; not another:
and checks that they are all there: Registration is and hold it between your knees: I play the cello. Emma and I like the same kind of music.
at 8.45 a.m. clarinet (n) /ˌklærəˈnet/ a musical instrument saxophone (n) /ˈsæksəfəʊn/ a musical
rubber (n) /ˈrʌbə(r)/ a small piece of rubber made of wood with holes in it. You play it by instrument made of metal that you play by
that you use for taking away marks that you have blowing into it: I’m learning to play the clarinet. blowing into it: I play saxophone in a jazz band.
made with a pencil: Do you have a rubber? (play a) computer game (n) /kəmˈpjuːtə(r) singing (n) /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ making musical sounds with
ruler (n) /ˈruːlə(r)/ a long piece of plastic, metal ˌɡeɪm/ a game that you play on a computer: They your voice: Natalie takes singing lessons.
or wood that you use for drawing straight lines play computer games every evening. skateboarding (n) /ˈskeɪtbɔːdɪŋ/ the activity of
or for measuring things: Use a ruler to measure the cooking (n) /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ making food ready to eat: moving over the ground on a long piece of wood
sides of the triangle. Who does the cooking in your family? or plastic on wheels: Mark loves skateboarding.
school bag (n) /ˈskuːl ˌbæɡ/ a bag that you cricket (n) /ˈkrɪkɪt/ a game for two teams of skiing (n) /skiːɪŋ/ The sport of sliding over snow
use for carrying school books, a pencil case, etc.: eleven players who try to hit a small hard ball on a pair of long, flat, narrow pieces of wood or
I’m getting a new school bag for my birthday. with a piece of wood (called a bat) on a large field: plastic that are fastened to boots: We go skiing
science (n) /ˈsaɪəns/ the study of natural things: We watched a cricket match. every winter.
We did an interesting experiment in our science class. dancing (n) /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ moving to music: We both swimming (n) /swɪmɪŋ/ the sport or activity of
scissors (n) /ˈsɪzəz/ a tool for cutting that has like dancing. moving your body through water: Swimming is my
two sharp parts that are joined together: These favourite sport.
different (adj) /ˈdɪfrənt/ many and not the same:
scissors aren’t very sharp. They sell 30 different sorts of ice cream. (play) tennis (n) /ˈtenɪs/ a game for two or four
(write a) sentence (n) /ˈsentəns/ a group of players who hit a ball to each other over a net
difficult (adj) /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ not easy to do or using a piece of equipment called a racket: Let’s
words that tells you sth or asks a question: In this understand: The exam was very difficult.
exercise you have to fill in the gaps in the sentences. play tennis.
drawing (n) /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ the art of drawing pictures trumpet (n) /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ a musical instrument that
sheet of paper (n) /ʃiːt əv ˈpeɪpə(r)/ a thin with a pen or a pencil: Sue is very good at drawing.
flat piece of paper (= thin material for writing or is made of metal and that you blow: My brother is
(play the) drums (n) /drʌm/ a musical instrument learning to play the trumpet.
drawing on) : Take out a sheet of paper and write made of empty containers with plastic stretched
your name at the top. unusual (adj) /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ not expected or
across the ends. You play the drums by hitting normal: A field is an unusual place for a violin lesson.
start school (v) /ˌstɑːt ˈskuːl/ start being at them with sticks: She plays the drums in a band.
school: What time do you start school each day? usual (adj) /ˈjuːʒuəl/ happening or used most
easy (adj) /ˈiːzi/ not difficult to do or understand; often: I sat in my usual seat.
student (n) /ˈstjuːdnt/ a person who is studying not causing problems: The homework was easy.
at a school, college or university: Every student violin (n) /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ a musical instrument that
enjoy (v) /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ to like sth very much: I enjoy you hold under your chin and play by moving a
takes a test in English at the end of the course. playing football.
teacher (n) /ˈtiːtʃə(r)/ a person whose job is to stick (called a bow) across the strings: Erica plays
flute (n) /fluːt/ a musical instrument that you the violin in the school orchestra.
teach: Mr Morton is my English teacher. hold out to the side and play by blowing: Suzanne
(study for a) test (n) /test/ an exam that you do volleyball (n) /ˈvɒlibɔːl/ a game where two
plays the flute in an orchestra. teams try to hit a ball over a high net with their
in order to show what you know or what you can good (adj) /ɡʊd/ able to do sth well: She’s a good
do: We have a vocabulary test every Friday. hands: We played volleyball on the beach.
driver.
(read a) text (n) /tekst/ a short piece of writing
that you study: Read the text quickly.
guitar (n) /ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/ a musical instrument with
strings: Ben played the guitar and Isabel sang.
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textbook (n) /ˈtekstbʊk/ a book that teaches you after that (adv) /ˌɑːftə ˈðæt/ used to introduce
gymnastics (n) /dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ physical the next item in a list of things: After that, have a
about sth: Open your textbooks at page 151. exercises that are done inside a building, often drink and a snack in the museum café.
(by) train (n) /treɪn/ a vehicle that is pulled by using special equipment such as bars and ropes:
an engine along a railway line: I’m going to Bristol armchair (n) /ˈɑːmtʃeə(r)/ a soft comfortable
She won a gold medal in gymnastics.
by train. chair with side parts where you can put your arms:
hockey (n) /ˈhɒki/ a game that is played on a She was asleep in an armchair.
(learn) vocabulary (n) /vəˈkæbjələri/ the words field by two teams of eleven players who try to hit
in a language: Remember to learn vocabulary. a small hard ball into a goal with a curved wooden bank (n) /bæŋk/ a place that keeps money safe
stick: Rosie is a member of the school hockey team. for people: I’ve got £500 in the bank.
watch TV (v) /ˌwɒtʃ tiː ˈviː/ to look at
progammes and films on the television: Grandma interested (in sb / sth) (adj) /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ wanting bath (n) /bɑːθ/ a large container that you fill
always watches TV in the evenings. to know or hear more about sth/sb; enjoying or with water and sit in to wash your body: Can you
liking sth/sb: Are you interested in cats? answer the phone? I’m in the bath!
window (n) /ˈwɪndəʊ/ an opening in a building
with glass in it: Open the window. It’s hot in here. karate (n) /kəˈrɑːti/ a Japanese sport where bathroom (n) /ˈbɑːθruːm/ a room where you
people fight with their hands and feet: Jake is can wash and have a bath or shower: Go and wash
(read the) word (n) /wɜːd/ a letter or group of your hands in the bathroom.
letters that has a meaning: Read the word carefully. taking part in a karate competition on Saturday.
bed (n) /bed/ a piece of furniture that you sleep
on: This is a very comfortable bed.
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bedroom (n) /ˈbedruːm/ a room where you hospital (n) /ˈhɒspɪtl/ a place where doctors wardrobe (n) /ˈwɔːdrəʊb/ a cupboard where you
sleep: I share a bedroom with my sister. and nurses look after people who are ill or hurt: hang your clothes: My clothes are in the wardrobe.
bedside table (n) /ˌbedsaɪd ˈteɪbl/ a small piece My brother is in hospital – he’s broken his leg. washbasin (n) /ˈwɒʃbeɪsn/ the large bowl in a
of furniture for a lamp, clock, etc. next to a bed: kitchen (n) /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ a room where you cook bathroom where you wash your hands and face:
There was a glass of water on the bedside table. food: We usually eat in the kitchen. In the bathroom, there is a bath, a washbasin and
bidet (n) /ˈbiːdeɪ/ a large bowl in the bathroom lamp (n) /læmp/ an electric light that stands on a a toilet.
that you can sit on in order to wash your bottom: table: It was dark, so I switched on the lamp. washing machine (n) /ˈwɒʃɪŋ məˌʃiːn/ a
Each bathroom has a bath, a bidet and a washbasin. leisure centre (n) /ˈleʒə ˌsentə(r)/ a public machine that washes clothes: Put your dirty clothes
bus stop (n) /ˈbʌs ˌstɒp/ a place where buses building where people can go to do sports and in the washing machine now!
stop and people get on and off: The bus stop is five other activities in their free time: On Saturdays, we window (n) /ˈwɪndəʊ/ an opening in a building
minutes’ walk from here. usually go swimming at the leisure centre. with glass in it: It was cold, so I closed the window.
café (n) /ˈkæfeɪ/ a place where you can buy a library (n) /ˈlaɪbrəri/ a room or building where
drink and sth to eat: There’s a nice café near here. you go to borrow or read books: My library books Unit 4
capital (n) /ˈkæpɪtl/ the most important city in are due back tomorrow. background (n) /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ the things at the
a country, where the government is: Tokyo is the living room (n) /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌruːm/ a room in a house back in a picture: This is a photo of my house with
capital of Japan. where people sit together and watch television or the mountains in the background.
carpet (n) /ˈkɑːpɪt/ a piece of thick material that talk, for example: There’s a sofa in the living room. bear (n) /beə(r)/ a big wild animal with thick fur:
is used for covering floors and stairs: Oh no, I’ve mirror (n) /ˈmɪrə(r)/ a piece of special glass A large brown bear came out of the forest.
spilt coffee on the new carpet! where you can see yourself: Look in the mirror. bite (v) /baɪt/ If an insect or snake bites you, it
ceiling (n) /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ the top part of the inside of a museum (n) /mjuˈziːəm/ a building where hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your
room: We painted the ceiling white. people can look at old or interesting things: Have skin. I’ve been bitten by a mosquito.
chest of drawers (n) /ˌtʃest əv ˈdrɔːz/ a large you ever been to the Science Museum in London? bouldering (n) /ˈbəʊldərɪŋ/ the sport of rock
piece of furniture with parts that you can pull out next (adv) /nekst/ used to introduce a new or climbing on low rocks without special equipment:
(called drawers). A chest of drawers is usually used different item in a list of things: Next, take a bus to Bouldering is quite popular amongst young people.
for keeping clothes in: Put your clothes away in the City Museum. budgie (n) /ˈbʌdʒi/ a small blue or green bird
your chest of drawers. park (n) /pɑːk/ place with grass and trees, where that people often keep as a pet: I have to clean out
cinema (n) /ˈsɪnəmə/ a place where you go to anybody can go to walk, play games or relax: the budgie’s cage once a week.
see a film: Let’s go to the cinema tonight. We had a picnic in the park. bungee jumping (n) /ˈbʌndʒi dʒʌmpɪŋ/ a sport
city (n) /ˈsɪti/ a large and important town: Venice police station (n) /pəˈliːs ˌsteɪʃn/ an office where in which you jump from a high place, for example
is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. police officers work: They took the men to the police a bridge, with a thick elastic (= material that can
city centre (n) /ˌsɪti ˈsentə(r)/ the most station for questioning. stretch) rope tied round your feet: Have you ever
important part of a city, usually in the middle, restaurant (n) /ˈrestrɒnt/ a place where you buy tried bungee jumping?
where most of the shops and offices are: It is very a meal and eat it: We went to a Chinese restaurant. butterfly (n) /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ an insect with big
expensive to park your car in the city centre. roof (n) /ruːf/ the top of a building, that covers it coloured wings: Caterpillars develop into butterflies.
cooker (n) /ˈkʊkə(r)/ a piece of kitchen All the houses have red tiled roofs. cactus (n) /ˈkæktəs/ a plant with a lot of sharp
equipment for cooking using electricity or gas. rug (n) /rʌɡ/ a small piece of thick material that points that grows in hot dry places: The bears eat
It has places for heating pans on the top and an you put on the floor: The dog sat on the rug. cacti, fruit, mice and ants.
oven for cooking food inside it: The kitchen has a carry (v) /ˈkæri/ to hold sth and take it to another
gas cooker, a fridge and a dishwasher. shelf (n) /ʃelf/ a long flat piece of wood on a wall
or in a cupboard, where things can stand: Put the place or keep it with you: I carried my bag upstairs.
countryside (n) /ˈkʌntrɪsaɪd/ land with fields, plates on the top shelf. cat (n) /kæt/ a small animal with soft fur that
woods, farms, etc., that is away from towns and people keep as a pet: A cat ran across the road.
cities: There are magnificent views over open shopping centre (n) /ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˌsentə(r)/ a place
countryside. where there are many shops, either outside or caving (n) /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/ the sport of walking and
in a covered building: I often meet friends at the climbing through caves under the ground: There
cupboard (n) /ˈkʌbəd/ a piece of furniture with shopping centre on Saturday afternoons. are some areas around here that are good for caving.
shelves and doors, where you keep things like
clothes or food: We put the sugar, flour and jam shower (n) /ˈʃaʊə(r)/ a place where you can wash centre (n) /ˈsentə(r)/ the part in the middle of
away in the kitchen cupboard. by standing under water that falls from above you: sth: There was a candle in the centre of the table.
There’s a shower in the bathroom. chicken (n) /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ a bird that people often
curtains (n) /ˈkɜːtnz/ two pieces of cloth that
you can move to cover a window: Could you draw shutters (n) /ˈʃʌtəz/ wooden or metal covers keep for its eggs and its meat: We keep free-range
the curtains, please? on the outside of a window: Close the shutters at chickens on our farm.
night. cloud (n) /klaʊd/ a white or grey shape in the sky
cushion (n) /ˈkʊʃn/ a cloth bag filled with sth
soft, which you put on a chair: She sat back in the sink (n) /sɪŋk/ the place in a kitchen where you that is made of small drops of water: Look at those
armchair with a cushion behind her head. wash dishes: Leave the dirty plates in the sink. dark clouds. It’s going to rain.
dining room (n) /ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˌruːm/ a room where sofa (n) /ˈsəʊfə/ a long soft seat for more than cloudy (adj) /ˈklaʊdi/ If the weather is cloudy,
people eat meals: We are waiting for you in the one person: Jane and Bob were sitting on the sofa. the sky is full of clouds: The day will be cloudy, with
dining room. stadium (n) /ˈsteɪdiəm/ a place with seats occasional heavy showers.
dishwasher (n) /ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/ a machine that around it where you can watch sport: As you leave cold (adj) /kəʊld/ not hot or warm; with a low
washes things like plates, glasses, knives and forks: the city centre, the football stadium is on your left. temperature: Put your coat on – it’s cold outside.
Could you empty the dishwasher, please? stairs (n) /steəz/ steps that lead up and down cool (adj) /kuːl/ a little cold; not hot or warm: It’s
finally (adv) /ˈfaɪnəli/ used to introduce the last inside a building: I ran up the stairs to the bedroom. hot outside but it’s nice and cool in here.
in a list of things: Finally, after dinner, enjoy some suburb (n) /ˈsʌbɜːb/ one of the parts of a town cow (n) /kaʊ/ a big female farm animal that is
traditional Irish music in the hotel bar. or city outside the centre: We live in the suburbs. kept for its milk or meat: There were some cows in
fireplace (n) /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ the open place in a table (n) /ˈteɪbl/ a piece of furniture with a flat the field next to our camp site.
room where you light a fire: There’s a rug in front of top on legs: Let me help you clear the table. desert (n) /ˈdezət/ a large, dry area of land with
the fireplace. theatre (n) /ˈθɪətə(r)/ a building where you go to very few plants: I crossed the Sahara desert on foot.
first (adv) /fɜːst/ used to introduce what see plays: I’m going to the theatre this evening. dig (v) /dɪɡ/ to move earth and make a hole
happens before anything else: First fry the onions, then (adv ) /ðen/ used to introduce the next item in the ground: They dug a tunnel through the
then add the potatoes. in a list of things: We had dinner. Then we watched mountain for the new railway.
floor (n) /flɔː(r)/ the part of a room that you walk a movie. diving (n) /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/ the sport of swimming
on: There weren’t any chairs so we sat on the floor. toilet (n) /ˈtɔɪlət/ a large bowl with a seat, that underwater wearing breathing equipment,
freezer (n) /ˈfriːzə(r)/ an electric container which you use when you need to empty waste from your collecting or looking at things: The main purpose
keeps food very cold (below 0° Celsius) so that it body: Excuse me, I’m just going to the toilet. of his holiday to Greece was to go diving.
stays fresh for a long time: There’s some ice cream town (n) /taʊn/ a place where there are a lot of dog (n) /dɒɡ/ an animal that many people keep
in the freezer. houses, shops and other buildings: I live in a small as a pet or to guard buildings: I love dogs!
fridge (n) /frɪdʒ/ a metal container, usually town near Oxford. eagle (n) /ˈiːɡl/ a large bird that can see very
electric, which keeps food cold, but not frozen: train station (n) /ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪʃn/ a place where well. It catches and eats small birds and animals:
Can you put the milk in the fridge, please? trains stop so that people can get on and off: Is the A golden eagle flew overhead.
front door (n) /ˌfrʌnt ˈdɔː(r)/ the main door at train station far from the city centre? elephant (n) /ˈelɪfənt/ a very big wild animal
the front of a house: Jo’s at the front door. university (n) /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ a place where from Africa or Asia, with a long nose (called a
garden (n) /ˈɡɑːdn/ a piece of land by your house people go to study more difficult subjects after trunk) that hangs down: An elephant can live for up
where you can grow flowers, fruit, and vegetables: they have left school: I’m going to university soon. to eighty years.
Let’s have lunch in the garden. village (n) /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ a very small town in the fish (n) /fɪʃ/ an animal that lives and breathes in
hall (n) /hɔːl/ the room in a house that is near the countryside: She lives in a village in the mountains. water, and has thin flat parts (called fins) that help
front door and has doors to other rooms: You can wall (n) /wɔːl/ a side of a building or room: it to swim: Jack keeps exotic fish.
leave your coat in the hall. There’s a poster on the wall.
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flower (n) /ˈflaʊə(r)/ the brightly coloured part sheep (n) /ʃiːp/ an animal that people keep on coffee (n) /ˈkɒfi/ a brown drink that you make by
of a plant that comes before the seeds or fruit: farms for its meat and its wool: They keep sheep adding water to a powder made from cocoa beans
She gave me a bunch of flowers. and pigs on their farm. (= seeds from a tree that grows in hot countries):
follow (v) /ˈfɒləʊ/ to come or go after sb or sth: snake (n) /sneɪk/ an animal with a long thin body Would you like another cup of coffee?
Follow me and I’ll show you the way. and no legs: Do these snakes bite? cream (n) /kriːm/ the thick liquid on the top of
foreground (n) /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/ the part of a snow (n) /snəʊ/ soft white pieces of frozen water milk: We had strawberries and cream for dessert.
picture that seems nearest to you: The man in the that fall from the sky when it is very cold: Eight crisps (n) /krɪsps/ very thin pieces of potato
foreground is my father. centimetres of snow fell during the night. cooked in hot oil and eaten cold. Crisps are sold
forest (n) /ˈfɒrɪst/ a large area of land covered snowboarding (n) /ˈsnəʊbɔːdɪŋ/ the sport of in bags and have many different flavours: I had a
with trees: We went for a walk in the forest. moving down mountains that are covered in snow sandwich and a packet of crisps in my lunch box.
fox (n) /fɒks/ a wild animal like a small dog with using a large board that you fasten to both your cucumber (n) /ˈkjuːkʌmbə(r)/ a long vegetable
a long thick tail and red fur: Foxes have a keen feet: Have you ever been snowboarding? with a green skin, that we often eat in salads: Slice
sense of smell. snowy (adj) /ˈsnəʊi/ with a lot of snow: the cucumber and add it to the salad.
giraffe (n) /dʒəˈrɑːf/ a big animal from Africa The school bus is often late on snowy days. cup (n) /kʌp/ a small round container with a
with a very long neck, long legs and big dark spots spider (n) /ˈspaɪdə(r)/ a small animal with eight handle, that you can drink from: Would you like a
on their skin: Male giraffes often fight each other legs, that catches and eats insects: Spiders spin cup of tea?
using their long necks. webs to catch flies. delicious (adj) /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ very good to eat: This
grass (n) /ɡrɑːs/ a plant with thin green leaves stormy (adj) /ˈstɔːmi/ with strong wind and rain: soup is delicious.
that covers fields and gardens. Cows and sheep The plane was delayed due to stormy weather. disgusting (adj) /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ very unpleasant:
eat grass: Don’t walk on the grass. sunny (adj) /ˈsʌni/ bright and warm with light What a disgusting smell!
grassland (n) /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ a large area of land from the sun: Tomorrow will be warm and sunny. exciting (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ Sth that is exciting
where grass grows: There’s nothing there except surfing (n) /ˈsɜːfɪŋ/ the sport of riding on waves makes you have strong feelings of happiness and
open grassland and a few sheep. while standing on a board (called a surfboard): enthusiasm: We watched an exciting film last night.
guinea pig (n) /ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/ a small animal with His hobbies include surfing and photography. fork (n) /fɔːk/ an object with long points at one
short ears and no tail, that people often keep as a tiger (n) /ˈtaɪɡə(r)/ a wild animal like a big cat, end, that you use for putting food in your mouth:
pet: We keep guinea pigs in our back garden. with yellow fur and black stripes. Tigers live in Please use your knife and fork.
hamster (n) /ˈhæmstə(r)/ a small animal that Asia: Tigers are nearly extinct in the wild. fruit salad (n) /ˌfruːt ˈsæləd/ a mixture of
people keep as a pet. A hamster can keep food in tortoise (n) /ˈtɔːtəs/ an animal with a hard shell prepared fruit that you eat as a dessert: For dessert,
the sides of its mouth: This is my pet hamster, called on its back, that moves very slowly: Tortoises can we had a choice of fruit salad or ice cream.
Nibbles. live to over 100 years old. glass (n) /ɡlɑːs/ a cup without a handle that is
horse (n) /hɔːs/ a big animal that can carry tree (n) /triː/ a big plant that can live for a long made of glass: Could I have a glass of water, please?
people and pull heavy things: Can you ride a horse? time. Trees have a central part (called a trunk) and grape (n) /ɡreɪp/ a small green or purple fruit
horse riding (n) /ˈhɔːs raɪdɪŋ/ the sport or many smaller parts (called branches): Apples grow that we eat or make into wine: I bought some
activity of riding a horse for pleasure: Kate goes on trees. apples, some pears and a bunch of grapes.
horse riding at the weekends. warm (adj) /wɔːm/ having a pleasant ham sandwich (n) /ˌhæm ˈsænwɪtʃ/ two pieces
hot (adj) /hɒt/ having a high temperature: It’s hot temperature that is fairly high, between cool and of bread with a slice of ham between them: Would
today, isn’t it? hot: It’s nice and warm by the fire. you like a ham sandwich?
hunt (v) /hʌnt/ to chase animals to kill them for whale (n) /weɪl/ a very big animal that lives in ice cream (n) /ˈaɪs ˌkriːm very cold sweet food
food: Young lions have to learn to hunt. the sea and looks like a very big fish: Whales, dogs made from milk: Do you like ice cream?
ice (n) /aɪs/ water that has become hard because and humans are all mammals. interesting (adj) /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ enjoyable and
it is frozen: I slipped on a patch of ice. white water rafting (n) /ˌwaɪt ˈwɔːtə ˈrɑːftɪŋ/ entertaining; holding your attention: This book is
(on the) left (n) /left/ the left side or direction: the sport of travelling in a rubber boat down a very interesting.
Our house is on the left as you enter the village. section of a river where water is moving very fast: (a) jar (of jam) (n) /dʒɑː(r)/ a glass container for
We went white water rafting down the river. food: I can’t open this jar of jam.
lizard (n) /ˈlɪzəd/ a small animal that has four
legs, a long tail and rough skin: Lizards basked on windy (adj) /ˈwɪndi/ with a lot of wind: It’s very jug (n) /dʒʌɡ/ a container with a handle that you
rocks in the hot sun. windy today! use for holding or pouring liquids: There was a jug
look for (v) /ˈlʊk fə(r)/ to try to find sth: wolf (n) /wʊlf/ a wild animal like a big dog: I’ve of milk on the table.
I’m looking for my keys. seen wolves in the zoo, but not in the wild. ketchup (n) /ˈketʃəp/ a cold sauce made from
(in the) middle (n) /ˈmɪdl/ the part that is the zorbing (n) /ˈzɔːbɪŋ/ the sport or activity of tomatoes: Do you want ketchup on your chips?
same distance from the sides or ends of sth: I’m in rolling down a hill in a large clear plastic ball: I’ve (a) kilo (of apples) (n) /ˈkiːləʊ/ a kilogram:
the middle of my class photo. never tried zorbing before. a measure of weight. There are 1,000 grams in a
monkey (n) /ˈmʌŋki/ an animal with a long tail, kilo: I bought a kilo of apples.
that can climb trees: Monkeys were swinging from Unit 5 knife (n) /naɪf/ a sharp metal object with a
the trees. (a) bottle (of water) (n) /ˈbɒtl/ a glass or plastic handle that you use for cutting things: I need a
mountain (n) /ˈmaʊntən/ a very high hill: Everest container for liquids, with a thin part at the top: sharp knife to cut this meat.
is the highest mountain in the world They drank two bottles of water. lettuce (n) /ˈletɪs/ a plant with big green leaves
mountain biking (n) /ˈmaʊntən baɪkɪŋ/ the boring (adj) /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ not interesting: I thought that you eat cold in salads: Wash the lettuce and
sport of riding a bicycle with a strong frame and that film was a bit boring. mix in the salad sauce.
wide tyres over rough ground: Ross and Ben often bowl (n) /bəʊl/ a deep round dish that is used (a) litre (of oil) (n) /ˈliːtə(r)/ a measure of liquid:
go mountain biking at the weekends. for holding food or liquids: I had a bowl of soup for Try to drink a litre of water a day.
mouse (n) /maʊs/ a small animal with a long tail: lunch. (a) loaf (of bread) (n) /ləʊf/ bread that has been
Our cat caught a mouse. bread (n) /bred/ food made from flour and baked baked in one piece: How much is a loaf of bread?
parrot (n) /ˈpærət/ a bird with very bright in an oven: I like bread and butter with my soup. lovely (adj) /ˈlʌvli/ beautiful or very nice: We had
feathers that can copy what people say: Does your (a) can (of coke) (n) /kæn/ a metal container a lovely holiday.
parrot speak? for food or drink that keeps it fresh: Two cans of mug (n) /mʌɡ/ a big cup with straight sides: Lisa
pig (n) /pɪɡ/ a fat animal that people keep on lemonade, please. sat in front of the fire with a mug of hot chocolate.
farms for its meat: My Uncle Joe is a pig farmer. carrot (n) /ˈkærət/ a long thin orange vegetable mushroom (n) /ˈmʌʃrʊm/ a plant with a flat top
plant (n) /plɑːnt/ anything that grows from the that grows under the ground: I’d like a kilo of and no leaves that you can eat as a vegetable:
ground: Don’t forget to water the plants. carrots, please. Mushrooms are very good for you.
rabbit (n) /ˈræbɪt/ a small animal with long ears. (a) carton (of juice) (n) /ˈkɑːtn/ a container made mushroom pizza (n) /ˌmʌʃrʊm ˈpiːtsə/ a flat
Rabbits live in holes under the ground: The dog of very thick paper (called cardboard) or plastic: I’ll round piece of bread with tomatoes, cheese and
ran after a rabbit. open a new carton of juice. mushrooms on top, that is cooked in an oven:
rainy (adj) /ˈreɪni/ with a lot of rain: It was a cold, cheese (n) /tʃiːz/ a yellow or white food made I ordered a mushroom pizza and some juice.
rainy day. from milk: Can I have extra cheese on my pizza? nut (n) /nʌt/ a dry fruit that has a hard outside
(on the) right (n) /raɪt/ the right side or direction: chocolate (n) /ˈtʃɒklət/ a dark brown sweet part with a seed inside This chocolate contains
We live in the first house on the right. food that is made from seeds (called cocoa beans) nuts.
rock (n) /rɒk/ the very hard material that is in the that grow on trees in hot countries: Do you like olive oil (n) /ˌɒlɪv ˈɔɪl/ oil that is produced from
ground and in mountains: These layers of rock were chocolate? olives (= small green or black fruit): Fry the onions
formed over millions of years. chocolate cake (n) /ˈtʃɒklət ˌkeɪk/ a sweet food in a little olive oil.
run away (v) /ˌrʌn əˈweɪ/ to go quickly away that you make from flour, eggs, sugar and butter onion (n) /ˈʌnjən/ a round vegetable with many
from sb or sth: The rabbit ran away from the dog. and chocolate, and bake in the oven: I ordered a layers and a strong smell. Cutting onions can
slice of chocolate cake and a cup of coffee. make you cry: Can I have some onions, please?
sand (n) /sænd/ powder made of very small
pieces of rock, that you find on beaches and in
deserts: We played in the sand and swam in the sea.

orange (n) /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ a round fruit with a colour bookshop (n) /ˈbʊkʃɒp/ a shop that sells books: games console (n) /ˈɡeɪmz kɒnsəʊl/ a piece
between red and yellow, and a thick skin: I bought She went to the bookshop to buy a London guide of equipment with buttons and switches on it
six juicy oranges at the market. book. which you connect to a computer to play games:
orange juice (n) /ˈɒrɪndʒ ˌdʒuːs/ the liquid from boots (n) /buːts/ a shoe that covers your foot and The company is selling a new games console.
an orange that you can drink: I’d like a glass of ankle and sometimes part of your leg: I need a new greengrocer’s (n) /ˈɡriːnɡrəʊsəz/ a shop
orange juice, please. pair of boots for the winter. that sells fruit and vegetables: We went to the
(a) packet (of sweets) (n) /ˈpækɪt/ a small box butcher’s (n) /ˈbʊtʃəz/ a shop that sells meat: greengrocer’s and bought a lettuce.
or bag that you buy things in: We ate a packet of She went to the butcher’s for some lamb chops. half price (adj) /hɑːf praɪs/ for half the usual
biscuits between us. calculator (n) /ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r)/ a small electronic price: These jeans were half price in the sale!
pasta (n) /ˈpæstə/ an Italian food that is made instrument that you use for finding amounts or hang sth up (v) /hæŋ ˈʌp/ to put an item of
from flour, water and sometimes eggs, which numbers using mathematics: Use a calculator to clothing on a hook or a hanger: Hang your coat up
comes in many different shapes: We had pasta and check your answers. over there.
tomato sauce for lunch. camera (n) /ˈkæmərə/ a piece of equipment hanger (n) /ˈhæŋə(r)/ a piece of metal, wood or
peach (n) /piːtʃ/ a soft round fruit with a yellow that you use for taking photographs or moving plastic with a hook. You use it for hanging clothes
and red skin and a large stone in the centre: pictures: I need a new film for my camera. on: We hung our clothes on hangers in the wardrobe.
I opened a tin of peaches. cap (n) /kæp/ a soft hat with a hard curved part hat (n) /hæt/ a thing that you wear on your head:
peas (n) /piːz/ very small round green at the front: He always wore a baseball cap. She’s wearing a hat.
vegetables. Peas grow in long, thin cases (called cardigan (n) /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ a piece of clothing inaccurate (adj) /ɪnˈækjərət/ not correct; with
pods): There are some frozen peas in the freezer. which fastens at the front like a jacket and is mistakes in it: The report was inaccurate.
pepper (n) /ˈpepə(r)/ a red, green or yellow usually made of wool: Where’s my cardigan? It’s incomplete (adj) /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ not finished; with
vegetable that is almost empty inside: Add red getting cold in here. parts missing: This list is incomplete.
peppers to the salad to give it some colour. cheap (adj) /tʃiːp/ costing little money: That inconvenient (adj) /ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/ causing you
plate (n) /pleɪt/ a round dish that you put food restaurant is very good and quite cheap. problems or difficulty: Is this an inconvenient time?
on: Careful! The plate is very hot. chemist’s (n) /ˈkemɪsts/ a shop that sells I can call back later.
potato (n) /pəˈteɪtəʊ/ a white vegetable with medicines, soap and other personal goods: I’m just incorrect (adj) /ˌɪnkəˈrekt/ not right or true:
a brown or red skin that grows underground: going to the chemist’s to get my tablets. There were several incorrect answers.
I bought two kilos of potatoes. clear (adj) /klɪə(r)/ easy to see or hear: We get a inexpensive (adj) /ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv/ low in price:
rice (n) /raɪs/ short, thin white or brown grain very clear picture on our new TV. This is a very inexpensive little car.
from a plant that grows on wet land in hot clothes shop (n) /ˈkləʊðz ʃɒp/ a shop that sells
countries. We cook and eat rice: Would you like rice inexperienced (adj) /ɪnɪkˈspɪəriənst/ If you
clothes (= things like trousers, shirts and coats) : are inexperienced, you do not know about sth
or potatoes with your chicken? Katie works in a clothes shop on the High Street. because you have not done it many times before:
salmon (n) /ˈsæmən/ a big fish with pink meat coat (n) /kəʊt/ a piece of clothing that you wear A young inexperienced driver might not notice this.
that lives in the sea and in rivers: Would you like over your other clothes when you are outside:
some smoked salmon? informal (adj) /ɪnˈfɔːml/ relaxed and friendly;
Put your coat on – it’s cold today. suitable for a relaxed occasion: Don’t get dressed up
salt (n) /sɔːlt/ a white substance that comes from consumer (n) /kənˈsjuːmə(r)/ a person who for the party – it will be very informal.
sea water and from the earth. We put it on food to buys or uses sth: Consumers want more information
make it taste better: Add a little salt and pepper. intolerant (adj) /ɪnˈtɒlərənt/ not able to accept
about the food they buy. behaviour or opinions that are different from your
scary (adj) /ˈskeəri/ frightening: Patrick told us a credit card (n) /ˈkredɪt kɑːd/ a plastic card from own: She’s very intolerant of young children.
scary ghost story. a bank that you can use to buy sth and pay for it jacket (n) /ˈdʒækɪt/ a short coat with sleeves:
(a) slice of pizza (n) /slaɪs/ a thin piece that you later: Can I pay by credit card? He wore a denim jacket and jeans.
cut off bread, meat or other food: Would you like a debt (n) /det/ money that you must pay back to
slice of pizza? jeans /dʒiːnz/ trousers made of strong cotton
sb: He’s borrowed some money but he still has debts. material (called denim). Jeans are usually blue:
spinach (n) /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/ a vegetable with big green department store (n) /dɪˈpɑːtmənt stɔː(r)/ a big He wore jeans and a T-shirt.
leaves: For a healthy diet you should eat lots of shop that sells a lot of different things: Harrods is a
cabbage, spinach and other greens. jumper (n) /ˈdʒʌmpə(r)/ a warm piece of
famous department store in London. clothing with sleeves, that you wear on the top
spoon (n) /spuːn/ an object with a round end designer (n) /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/ used before another part of your body. Jumpers are often made of
that you use for eating, serving or mixing food: noun to describe sth that is expensive, with a wool: She wore a red jumper with a blue scarf.
Give each person a knife, a fork and a spoon. famous fashion name on the label: She wears laptop (n) /ˈlæptɒp/ a small computer that is
steak (n) /steɪk/ a wide flat piece of meat, designer sunglasses. easy to carry: Moira took her laptop to the lecture.
especially meat from a cow (called beef): I’d like discount (n) /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ money that sb takes
steak and chips, please. leather (n) /ˈleðə(r)/ the skin of an animal that
away from the price of sth to make it cheaper: is used to make things like shoes, jackets or bags:
strange (adj) /streɪndʒ/ unusual or surprising: Students often get a discount on rail travel. He wore jeans and a leather jacket.
Did you hear that strange noise? do sth up (v) /duː ˈʌp/ to fasten sth: Do up the look for sth (v) /ˈlʊk fə(r)/ to try to find sb or sth:
strawberry (n) /ˈstrɔːbəri/ a soft red fruit with buttons on your shirt. I’m looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
seeds near the surface: Strawberries are my dollar (n) /ˈdɒlə(r)/ a unit of money that people
favourite fruit. loyalty card (n) /ˈlɔɪəlti kɑːd/ a card that a
use in the US, Canada, Australia and some other supermarket gives you. You use it to buy things
sugar (n) /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/ a sweet substance that countries. There are 100 cents in a dollar: You will at a cheaper price in that shop: All the big
comes from certain plants: Do you take sugar in be paid in American dollars. supermarkets offer their customers loyalty cards.
your coffee? donate (v) /dəʊˈneɪt/ to give sth, especially make-up (n) /ˈmeɪk ʌp/ special powders and
sweets (n) /swiːts/ small pieces of sweet food: money, to people who need it: They donated creams that you put on your face to make yourself
He bought a packet of sweets for the children $10,000 to the hospital. more beautiful: She put on her make-up.
(a) tin (of peaches) (n) /tɪn/ a metal container for dress /dres/ a piece of clothing with a top part market (n) /ˈmɑːkɪt/ a place where people go to
food that keeps it fresh: I opened a tin of beans. and a skirt, that a woman or girl wears: I bought a buy and sell things, usually outside: There is a fruit
tomato (n) /təˈmɑːtəʊ/ a soft red fruit that you new dress for the wedding. and vegetable market in the town.
cook or eat cold in salads: My mum makes the most DVD player (n) /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː pleɪə(r)/ a piece of material (n) /məˈtɪəriəl/ cloth that you use for
delicious tomato soup. equipment that you use for playing DVDs (= small making clothes: Is there enough material for a
tomato sauce (n) /təˌmɑːtəʊ ˈsɔːs/ a cold sauce plastic discs that you record films and music on): dress?
made from tomatoes: Would you like tomato sauce Put the DVD into the DVD player and press ‘play’.
MP3 player (n) /ˌem piː ˈθriː pleɪə(r)/ a small
on your chips? e-reader (n) /ˈiːriːdə(r)/ a device for reading piece of computer equipment that can play music:
yoghurt (also yogurt) (n) /ˈjɒɡət/ a thick liquid electronic books: My e-reader is very convenient. I usually take my MP3 player on long journeys.
food made from milk: Do you like yoghurt? excellent (adj) /ˈeksələnt/ very good: She speaks necklace (n) /ˈnekləs/ a piece of jewellery that
excellent Spanish. you wear round your neck: He bought the necklace
Unit 6 expensive (adj) /ɪkˈspensɪv/ costing a lot of as a present for his wife.
alarm clock (n) /əˈlɑːm klɒk/ a clock that makes money: She always wears expensive clothes. new (adj) /njuː/ recently made; not used before:
a noise to wake you up: She set the alarm clock for fashionable (adj) /ˈfæʃnəbl/ popular or in a I bought a new pair of shoes yesterday.
half past six. popular style at the time: She was wearing a newsagent’s (n) /ˈnjuːzeɪdʒənts/ a shop that
baggy (adj) /ˈbæɡi/ If clothes are baggy, they are fashionable black hat. sells things like newspapers, magazines, sweets
big and loose: He wore jeans and a baggy T-shirt. fishmonger’s (n) /ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡəz/ a shop that sells and cigarettes: I went to the newsagent’s and
baker’s (n) ˈbeɪkəz/ a shop that sells bread and fish: Is there a fishmonger’s near here? bought a magazine and a bar of chocolate.
cakes: I went to the baker’s to buy some bread. fit (v) /fɪt/ to be the right size or shape for old (adj) /əʊld/ that has existed for a long time;
bargain (n) /ˈbɑːɡən/ sth that is cheaper than somebody: These jeans fit very well. that has been used a lot: I gave away all my old
usual: At just £10, the dress was a real bargain! fuzzy (adj) /ˈfʌzi/ not clear: The photo was a bit clothes.
fuzzy. perfect (adj) /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ Sth that is perfect is so
good that it cannot be better: Her English is perfect.

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phone shop (n) /ˈfəʊn ʃɒp/ a shop that sells tights (n) /taɪts/ a thin piece of clothing that a carry (v) /ˈkæri/ to hold something and take it to
mobile phones: Harry works at a phone shop in woman or girl wears over her feet and legs: There’s another place with you: Please help your mother
town. a hole in these tights. carry that heavy bag.
post office (n) /ˈpəʊst ɒfɪs/ a building where top (n) /tɒp/ a piece of clothing that you wear on chest (n) /tʃest/ the top part of the front of your
you go to send letters and packages and to buy the top part of your body: I like your top – is it new? body: She held the baby against her chest.
stamps: Where’s the main post office? trainers (n) /ˈtreɪnəz/ soft shoes that you wear clear the table (v) /klɪə(r) ðə ˈteɪbl/ to remove
price tag (n) /ˈpraɪs tæɡ/ a small piece of paper for doing sport or with informal clothes: She wore things from a place because you do not want
fixed to sth, that tells you how much it costs: jeans and trainers. them there: The waiter cleared the table after we
I looked at the price tag to see how much the dress trousers (n) /ˈtraʊzəz/ a piece of clothing for finished eating.
cost. your legs and the lower part of your body: Your cold (n) /kəʊld/ common illness of the nose and
purchase (n) /ˈpɜːtʃəs/ sth that you have bought: trousers are on the chair. throat: I think I’m getting a cold.
Sophie showed me her purchases. try sth on (v) /traɪ ˈɒn/ to put on a piece of competitor (n) /kəmˈpetɪtə(r)/ a person who
put sth away (v) /pʊt əˈweɪ/ to put sth back in its clothing to see if you like it and if it is big enough: is trying to win a competition: There are ten
usual place: She put her socks away in the drawer. I tried the jeans on but they were too small. competitors in the first race.
put sth on (v) /pʊt ˈɒn/ to take clothes and wear unattractive (adj) /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/ not nice to look cough (n) /kɒf/ an illness that makes you send air
them: Put your coat on. at: His office was in an unattractive grey building. out of your throat with a sudden loud noise: I’ve
radio (n) /ˈreɪdiəʊ/ a piece of equipment that undo (v) /ʌnˈduː/ to open sth that was tied or got a bad cough.
brings voices or music from far away so that fixed: I can’t undo this zip. cut (n) /kʌt/ an injury on the skin, made by sth
you can hear them: We listened to an interesting unfair (adj) /ˌʌnˈfeə(r)/ not treating people in the sharp like a knife: He had a deep cut on his leg.
programme on the radio. same way or in the right way: It was unfair to give dangerous (adj) /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ Sth that is
recycle (v) /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ to do something to chocolates to my brother and not to me. dangerous may hurt you: It’s dangerous to drive a
materials like paper and glass so they can be used unfashionable (adj) /ʌnˈfæʃnəbl/ in a style that car at night without any lights.
again: Aluminium cans can be recycled. is not popular at a particular time: He wore an dizzy (adj) /ˈdɪzi/ If you feel dizzy, you feel that
reuse (v) /ˌriːˈjuːz/ to use sth again: Please reuse unfashionable black suit. everything is turning round and round and that
your envelopes. unfriendly (adj) /ʌnˈfrendli/ not friendly; you are going to fall: The room was hot and I
rucksack (n) /ˈrʌksæk/ a bag that you carry on not kind or helpful to other people: Our new started to feel dizzy.
your back, for example when you are walking or neighbours seemed rather unfriendly. do the ironing (n) /ˌduː ðiː ˈɑɪənɪŋ/ making
climbing: She was carrying a rucksack on her back. unhappy (adj) /ʌnˈhæpi/ not happy: He was very clothes smooth using an iron: I usually do the
sale (n) /seɪl/ a time when a shop sells things unhappy when he failed the exam. ironing on Sunday evenings.
for less money than usual: In the sale, everything is unimportant (adj) /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtnt/ not do the shopping (n) /ˌduː ðə ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ to buy the
half price. important: Anyone can enter the competition; age is things you need from shops: She does her shopping
sandals (n) /ˈsændlz/ a light open shoe that you unimportant. after work.
wear in warm weather: She was wearing shorts and unkind (adj) /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd/ unpleasant and not do the washing up (n) /ˌduː ðə wɒʃɪŋ ˈʌp/ to
sandals. friendly: It was unkind of you to laugh at her. wash the plates, knives, forks, and pans after a
sandwich shop (n) /ˈsænwɪtʃ ʃɒp/ a shop that meal: I’ll do the washing up if you cook the meal.
unlucky (adj) /ʌnˈlʌki/ having bad luck: They
sells sandwiches, drinks and other snacks: There’s a were unlucky to lose because they played very well. downhill (adj) /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ going downwards:
sandwich shop opposite my office. The race follows a downhill course.
unzip (v) /ˌʌnˈzɪp/ if you unzip a bag, piece of
scarf (n) /skɑːf/ a piece of material that you wear clothing, etc., you open it by pulling on the zip elbow (n) /ˈelbəʊ/ the part in the middle of your
around your neck or head: Kay wore her new scarf. (= the device that fastens the opening, with two arm where it bends: She fell and broke her elbow.
scruffy (adj) /ˈskrʌfi/ untidy and perhaps dirty: rows of metal or plastic teeth): She unzipped her endurance (n) /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ the ability to
She was wearing scruffy jeans. bag and took out a key. continue doing sth painful or difficult for a long
second-hand (adj) /sekənd-ˈhænd/ not new; voucher (n) /ˈvaʊtʃə(r)/ a piece of paper period of time without complaining: You need
used by another person before: I want to buy a that you can use instead of money to pay for endurance to play a four-hour match.
second-hand car. something: I have a voucher for a free meal at that extreme (adj) /ɪkˈstriːm/ Extreme sports are
shirt (n) /ʃɜːt/ a thin piece of clothing that you restaurant. more dangerous or more difficult than other
wear on the top part of your body: He wore a blue wallet (n) /ˈwɒlɪt/ a small flat case for money and sports: I’m into extreme sports like skydiving.
shirt. bank cards: Somebody stole my wallet. face (n) /feɪs/ the front part of your head: Have
shorts (n) /ʃɔːts/ short trousers that end above watch (n) /wɒtʃ/ a small clock that you wear on you washed your face?
your knees She wore shorts and a T-shirt. your wrist: She kept looking at her watch nervously. feel sick (v) /fiːl ˈsɪk/ to feel that food is going
skirt (n) /skɜːt/ a piece of clothing for a woman zip sth up (v) /zɪp ˈʌp/ to fasten sth together to come up from your stomach: The motion of the
or girl that hangs from the waist and covers part with a zip: She zipped up her dress. boat made her feel sick.
of the leg: She wore a dark blue skirt. finger (n) /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/ one of the five parts at the
smart (adj) /smɑːt/ right for a special or an Unit 7 end of your hand: She cut her finger on some glass.
important time; clean and tidy: I need a smart suit ankle (n) /ˈæŋkl/ the part of your leg where it fit (adj) /fɪt/ healthy and strong: I keep fit by
for the wedding. joins your foot: She fell and broke her ankle. jogging every day.
smartphone (n) /ˈsmɑːt fəʊn/ a mobile phone antibiotics (n) /ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪks/ a type of flu (n) /fluː/ an illness like a very bad cold that
that can also do some of the things that a medicine which fights illness in a person’s body: makes your body sore and hot: I think I’ve got flu.
computer can do: You can use your smartphone to The doctor gave me some antibiotics for my cough. foot (n) /fʊt/ the part of your leg that you stand
access the internet. on: I’ve been walking all day and my feet hurt.
arm (n) /ɑːm the part of your body from your
sock (n) /sɒk/ an item of clothing that you wear shoulder to your hand: Put your arms in the air. hand (n) /hænd/ the part at the end of your arm
on your foot, inside your shoe: I can’t find any that has four fingers and a thumb: She held the
socks! back (n) /bæk/ the part of your body that is
between your neck and your bottom: He lay on his letter in her hand.
sports shop (n) /ˈspɔːts ʃɒp/ a shop that sells back and looked up at the sky. hard-working (adj) /ˌhɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ working with
sports equipment and clothes: I went to the sports effort and energy: My sister is very hard-working.
shop and bought some new tennis balls. bandage (n) /ˈbændɪdʒ/ a long piece of white
cloth that you tie around a part of the body that is have a temperature (v) /hæv ə ˈtemprətʃə(r)/ to
tablet (n) /ˈtæblət/ a small, flat computer that hurt: A nurse put a bandage around my knee. feel very hot because you are ill: She felt sick and
you can carry with you and that you work by she had a temperature.
touching the screen: This game can be played on a blocked nose (n) /ˌblɒkt ˈnəʊz/ the problem you
have when it is difficult to breathe through your hay fever (n) /ˈheɪ fiːvə(r)/ an illness like a cold.
tablet or a smartphone.
nose because you have a cold: I’ve got a blocked Grass and other plants can cause hay fever: I’ve got
take sth back (v) /teɪk ˈbæk/ to return sth to the nose. hay fever.
place that you got it from: I took the dress back
broken arm (n) /ˌbrəʊkən ˈɑːm/ If you have head (n) /hed/ the part of your body above your
because it didn’t go with my shoes.
a broken arm, one of the bones in your arm is neck: She turned her head to look at me.
take sth off (v) /teɪk ˈɒf/ to remove sth, damaged: Lisa has a broken arm. (have a) headache (n) /ˈhedeɪk/ a pain in your
especially clothes: Come in and take your coat off.
broken leg (n) /ˌbrəʊkən ˈleɡ/ If you have head: I’ve got a headache.
take sth out (v) /teɪk ˈaʊt/ to remove sth from a broken leg, one of the bones in your leg is help with the cooking (v) /help wɪð ðə ˈkʊkɪŋ/
a bag or a cupboard, drawer, etc.: She opened the damaged: I was taken to hospital with a broken leg. to do something useful for somebody: My little
drawer and took out a T-shirt.
bruise (n) /bruːz/ a dark mark on your skin that brother likes to help with the cooking.
tidy (adj) /ˈtaɪdi/ with everything in the right comes after sth hits it: How did you get that bruise hip (n) /hɪp/ the place where your leg joins the
place: Her room is very tidy. on your knee? side of your body: I put my hands on my hips.
tight (adj) /taɪt/ Tight clothes fit very closely in a burn (n) /bɜːn/ a place on your body where fire hoover the floor (v) /ˈhuːvə(r) ðə flɔː(r)/ to
way that is often uncomfortable: These shoes are or heat has hurt it: I’ve got a burn on my arm. clean a carpet or the floor with a machine that
too tight.
(wash the) car (n) /kɑː(r)/ a vehicle with four sucks up dirt: I hoovered the floor after the party.
wheels, usually with enough space for four or five ill (adj) /ɪl/ not well; not in good health: Mark is in
people: Dad washes the car once a week. bed because he is ill.

injection (n) /ɪnˈdʒekʃn/ If you have an injection, thick (adj) /θɪk/ far from one side to the other: non-fiction (n) /nɒn ˈfɪkʃn/ writing that is
a doctor or nurse puts a drug into your body using The walls are very thick. about real people, events and facts: You’ll find
a special needle (called a syringe): The doctor gave tidy your bedroom (v) /ˈtaɪdi jɔː(r) ˈbedrʊm/ to biographies in the non-fiction section of the library.
the baby an injection. put everything in the right place: Please tidy your novel (n) /ˈnɒvl/ a book that tells a story about
knee (n) /niː/ the part in the middle of your leg bedroom before your friends arrive. people and things that are not real: ‘David
where it bends: I fell and cut my knee. toe (n) /təʊ/ one of the five parts at the end of Copperfield’ is a novel by Charles Dickens.
lay the table (v) /leɪ ðə ˈteɪbl / to put knives, your foot: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry. nurse (n) /nɜːs/ a person whose job is to look
forks, plates and other things on the table before (have) toothache (n) /ˈtuːθeɪk/ a pain in your after people who are sick or hurt: My sister works as
you eat: Please lay the table for eight guests. tooth: I’ve got toothache. a nurse in a hospital.
lazy (adj) /ˈleɪzi/ A person who is lazy does not (the) toughest (n) /ˈtʌfɪst/ (the) strongest: Only office worker (n) /ˈɒfɪs ˌwɜːkə(r)/ a person who
want to work: Don’t be so lazy – come and help me! the toughest go climbing here in winter. works at a desk in an office: The train was full of
leg (n) /leɡ/ one of the long parts of the body office workers on their way home.
unwell (adj) /ʌnˈwel/ not well; ill: I feel unwell.
that is used for walking and standing: She sat peaceful (adj) /ˈpiːsfl/ with no fighting: The two
down and crossed her legs. (hang out/bring in the) washing (n) /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ countries found a peaceful solution to the dispute.
clothes that you have washed: Shall I hang the
load / unload the dishwasher (v) /(ˌʌn)ləʊd ðə washing out? play (n) /pleɪ/ a story that you watch in the
ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/ to put things in or on something: theatre or on television, or listen to on the radio:
We loaded the dishwasher after the dinner was over. walk the dog (v) /wɔːk ðə dɒɡ/ a short journey We went to see a play at the National Theatre.
on foot to exercise the dog: My brother walks the
load / unload the washing machine (v) /(ˌʌn) dog every evening. plumber (n) /ˈplʌmə(r)/ a person whose job is
ləʊd ðə ˈwɒʃɪŋ məˈʃiːn/ to take things off or out to put in and repair things like water pipes and
of something: I unload the washing machine after weak (adj) /wiːk/ not powerful or strong: She felt baths: The plumber came to mend the broken pipes.
the buzzer sounds. very weak after her long illness.
poem (n) /ˈpəʊɪm/ words arranged in lines in an
make the bed (v) /meɪk ðə bed / to put covers well (adj) /wel/ healthy: ‘How are you?’ ‘I’m very artistic way, often with sounds repeated at the
and sheets straight on a bed: I make my bed well, thanks.’ ends of lines: I wrote poems about the countryside.
every day. wrist (n) /rɪst/ the part of your body where your political (adj) /pəˈlɪtɪkl/ connected with politics
medicine (n) /ˈmedsn/ special liquid that helps arm joins your hand: I wear a bracelet on my wrist. or the government: Do you belong to a political
you to get better when you are ill: Take this party?
medicine every morning. Unit 8 powerful (adj) /ˈpaʊəfl/ having a lot of strength
neck (n) /nek/ the part of your body between accountant (n) /əˈkaʊntənt/ a person whose or power: Richard is a very powerful swimmer.
your shoulders and your head: Helen wore a silver job is to make lists of all the money that people or professional (adj) /prəˈfeʃənl/ doing sth for
chain round her neck. businesses receive and pay: Nicky is an accountant. money as a job: He is a professional footballer.
(have a) nosebleed (n) /ˈnəʊzbliːd/ a sudden architect (n) /ˈɑːkɪtekt/ a person whose job is retire (v) /rɪˈtaɪə(r)/ to stop working because you
flow of blood that comes from your nose: What’s to design and plan buildings: Sam wants to be an are a certain age: My grandfather retired last year.
the best thing to do when you have a nose bleed? architect when he grows up.
scientist (n) /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ a person who studies
painkiller (n) /ˈpeɪnkɪlə(r)/ a drug that makes article (n) /ˈɑːtɪkl/ a piece of writing in a science or works with science: Scientists have made
pain less strong: She’s on painkillers. newspaper or magazine: Did you read the article an important new discovery.
plaster (n) /ˈplɑːstə(r)/ a small piece of sticky about young fashion designers?
script (n) /skrɪpt/ the written words that actors
material that you put over a cut on your body to be born (v) /bi ˈbɔːn/ to start your life: He was speak in a play or film: Who wrote the film script?
keep it clean: You should put a plaster on that cut. born in 1990.
shop assistant (n) /ˈʃɒp əˌsɪstənt/ a person who
player (n) /ˈpleɪə(r)/ a person who plays a game: beautiful (adj) /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ very nice to see, hear or works in a shop: The shop assistant helped me.
She’s an excellent tennis player. smell: She has a beautiful voice.
short story (n) /ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/ a piece of writing
poor (adj) /pɔː(r)/ with very little money: She was builder (n) /ˈbɪldə(r)/ a person whose job is to that is shorter than a novel: He gave me a collection
too poor to buy clothes for her children. make buildings: The builders are starting work on of short stories by Thomas Hardy.
rash (n) /ræʃ/ a lot of small red spots on your the new school today.
successful (adj) /səkˈsesfl/ If you are successful,
skin: He came out in a rash where the plant had die (v) /daɪ/ to stop living: She died of cancer. you have got or done what you wanted, or you
touched him. doctor (n) /ˈdɒktə(r)/ a person whose job is to have become popular, rich, etc.: Her uncle is a
rich (adj) /rɪtʃ/ having a lot of money: He wants make sick people well again: The doctor will see successful actor.
to be rich and famous. you soon. take a break (v) /teɪk ə breɪk/ to agree to have
(take out the) rubbish (n) /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ things that electrician (n) /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃn/ a person whose or do something: After you finish the test, you may
you do not want any more: Could you take out the job is to make and repair electrical systems and take a break.
rubbish, please? equipment John’s an electrician. take a test (v) /teɪk ə test/ to agree to have or
runner (n) /ˈrʌnə(r)/ a person who runs: engineer (n) /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ a person whose job do something: We take a test every Friday in English
The French runner is in the lead. is to plan, make or repair things like machines, class.
safe (adj) /seɪf/ not dangerous: Is it safe to swim roads or bridges: My brother is an engineer. take care (v) /ˌteɪk ˈkeə(r)/ to be careful: Take
in this river? factory worker (n) /ˈfæktri ˌwɜːkə(r)/ a person care when you cross the road.
shivery (adj) /ˈʃɪvə(r)i/ shaking because you are who works in a place where things are made with take control (of sth) (v) /ˌteɪk ˈkənˈtrəʊl/ to use
cold or ill: I went to bed feeling cold and shivery. machines: He works at the car factory. your power to deal with sth: The police have now
shoulder (n) /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/ the part of your body fall in love (with sb) (v) /ˌfɔːl ɪn ˈlʌv/ to begin to taken control of the situation.
between your neck and your arm: She fell asleep love sb: He fell in love with Anna immediately. take photos (of sth) (v) /ˌteɪk ˈfəʊtəʊz/ to use a
with her head on his shoulder. fiction (n) /ˈfɪkʃn/ stories that sb writes and that camera to record pictures: I took photos of all the
skater (n) /skeɪtə(r)/ a person who skates: One of are not true: I enjoy reading fiction. famous sights.
the skaters fell. get a job (v) /ɡet ə ˈdʒɒb/ to start working in a take place (v) /ˌteɪk ˈpleɪs/ to happen:
sneeze (v) /sniːz/ to make air come out of your place: She got a job as a waitress. The wedding of Katherine and Warren will take place
nose and mouth with a sudden loud noise, for get divorced (v) /ɡet dɪˈvɔːst/ to end a marriage on 19 July.
example because you have a cold: Pepper makes by law: They got divorced last year. take turns (v) /ˌteɪk ˈtɜːnz/ to do sth one after
you sneeze. get married (v) /ɡet ˈmærid/ to take sb as your the other: You can’t both use the computer at the
(have a) sore throat (n) /ˌsɔː(r) ˈθrəʊt/ a pain in husband or wife: Kat and Paul got married last year. same time. Why don’t you take turns?
your throat: I’ve got a sore throat. go to university (v) /ɡəʊ tə ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ to vet (n) /vet/ a doctor for animals: Mary is training
(have a) sprained ankle (n) /spreɪnd ˈæŋkl/ If regularly attend university (= a place where to be a vet.
you have a sprained ankle, you have hurt and people go to study more difficult subjects after waiter (n) /ˈweɪtə(r)/ a man who brings food and
damaged it by turning it suddenly or falling: they have left school): I’m hoping to go to university. drink to your table in a restaurant: The waiter took
What’s the best treatment for a sprained ankle? grow up (v) /ɡrəʊ ˈʌp/ to become an adult; to our order.
sprinter (n) /sprɪntə(r)/ a person who runs short change from a child to a man or woman: I want to waitress (n) /ˈweɪtrəs/ a woman who brings food
distances very fast: There were four 100-metre be a doctor when I grow up and drink to your table in a restaurant: The waitress
sprinters in the England team. have a baby (v) /hæv ə ˈbeɪbi/ When a woman cleared the table.
stomach (n) /ˈstʌmək/ the part inside your has a baby, she produces a child from her body: wonderful (adj) /ˈwʌndəfl/ extremely good;
body where food goes after you eat it: Lie on your She’s going to have a baby. great: What a wonderful present!
stomach and lift your arms off the ground. lawyer (n) /ˈlɔːjə(r)/ a person who has studied
(have) stomach ache (n) /ˈstʌmək eɪk/ a pain in the law and who helps people or talks for them in Unit 9
your stomach: I’ve got stomach ache. a court of law: Susan is training to be a lawyer. achievement (n) /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ sth that sb has
swimmer (n) /swɪmə(r)/ a person who swims: musical (adj) /ˈmjuːzɪkl/ connected with music: done after trying hard: Climbing Mount Everest was
He’s a good swimmer. Do you play a musical instrument? his greatest achievement.
take part (in sth) (v) /teɪk ˈpɑːt/ to join with natural (adj) /ˈnætʃrəl/ finding sth easy: She’s a attraction (n) /əˈtrækʃn/ sth that is interesting or
other people in an activity: We all took part in the natural dancer: strong and graceful. enjoyable: Big Ben is a major tourist attraction.
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My dad is going bald. mouth, below his nose: He has got a moustache. or nervous: I work hard all week so on Sundays I just
beard (n) /bɪəd/ the hair on a man’s chin: He has overweight (adj) /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ too heavy or fat: chill out.
got a beard. The doctor said I was overweight. chips (n) /tʃɪps/ the American English word for
blonde (adj) /blɒnd/ with light-coloured hair: paper (n) /ˈpeɪpə(r)/ thin material for writing or crisps: very thin pieces of potato cooked in hot
She is tall and blonde. drawing on or for wrapping things in: Take a sheet oil and eaten cold. They are sold in bags and have
of paper and write your name at the top. many different flavours: He bought a bag of potato
call back (v) /ˈkɔːl bæk/ to telephone somebody
chips and a bar of chocolate.
again: I am busy cooking now. Can you call back in pick up (the phone) (v) /pɪk ˈʌp/ to answer the
an hour? telephone: I called her office but nobody picked up. coast (n) /kəʊst/ the part of the land that is next
to the sea: Their holiday house is near the coast.
cardboard (n) /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ very thick paper that plastic (n) /ˈplæstɪk/ an artificial material that
is used for making boxes, etc.: Put the books in a is used for making many different things: These cruise (n) /kruːz/ a holiday when you travel on a
cardboard box. chairs are made of plastic. ship and visit a lot of different places: They went on
a world cruise.
celebration (n) /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ a time when you prediction (n) /prɪˈdɪkʃn/ what you think will
enjoy yourself because you have a special reason happen: The results confirmed our predictions. day trip (n) /ˈdeɪ trɪp/ a visit to place that lasts
to be happy: We had a big family celebration when one day: We didn’t go away on holiday; we just went
put sb through (to sb) (v) /pʊt ˈθruː/ to connect on day trips.
Uncle Tony came home. somebody on the telephone to the person they
clay (n) /kleɪ/ a kind of heavy earth that becomes want to speak to: Can you put me through to the drop off (v) /drɒp ˈɒf/ to stop a vehicle so that sb
hard when it is dry: She shaped the clay into a pot. manager, please? can leave it: Can you drop me off here, please?
come up with sth (v) /kʌm ˈʌp wɪð/ to find an put sth together (v) /pʊt təˈɡeðə(r)/ to produce eraser (n) /ɪˈreɪzə(r)/ the American English word
answer or a solution to sth: Engineers have come sth: They put together a list of good hotels nearby. for rubber: a small piece of rubber that you use
up with new ways of saving energy. for taking away marks that you have made with a
set sth up (v) /set ˈʌp/ to start something: pencil: May I borrow your eraser, please?
cut sb off (v) /kʌt ˈɒf/ to stop or interrupt sb’s The company was set up in 1981.
telephone call: We were cut off before I could give fall (n) /fɔːl/ the American English word for
slim (adj) /slɪm/ thin, but not too thin: Her father autumn: the part of the year between summer
her my message. was a tall slim man in his forties. and winter: I’m starting university next fall.
decoration (n) /ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/ a beautiful thing speak up (v) /spiːk ˈʌp/ to talk louder: Can you
that you add to sth to make it look nicer: When farm holiday (n) /ˈfɑːm ˌhɒlədeɪ/ a holiday
speak up? I can’t hear you! where you stay on a farm: The children would like to
shall we put up the Christmas decorations?
stone (n) /stəʊn/ the very hard material that is in go on a farm holiday.
disappointment (n) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ a feeling the ground. Stone is sometimes used for building:
of sadness because what you wanted did not fries (n) /fraɪz/ the American English word for
There is a high stone wall around the garden. chips: thin pieces of potato cooked in hot oil:
happen: She couldn’t hide her disappointment when
she lost the match. tanned (adj) /tænd/ If you are tanned, your skin Do you want fries with your burger?
has become brown because you have spent time garbage (n) /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/ the American English
dyed (adj) /daɪd/ dyed hair is not its natural in the sun: He had dark hair and a tanned face.
colour: Diane has dyed blonde hair. word for rubbish: things that you throw away
thin (adj) /θɪn/ not fat: He’s tall and thin. because you do not want them any more: Don’t
enjoyment (n) /ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/ a feeling of
wax (n) /wæks/ the substance that is used for forget to put the garbage out.
enjoying sth: I get a lot of enjoyment from travelling.
making candles (= tall sticks that you burn to give get away (v) /ɡet əˈweɪ/ to go on holiday:
entertainment (n) /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ sth that light) or for making things shine: I bought a tin of I’m hoping to get away for a few days in May.
entertains people, for example films, concerts or wax floor polish.
television: There isn’t much entertainment for young get back (v) /ɡet ˈbæk/ to return: When did you
people in this town. what is … like? (v) /wɒt ɪz ˈ… laɪk/ words that get back from your holiday?
you say when you want to know more about sb or get into (v) /ɡet ˈɪntu/ to enter a vehicle: I saw
find sth out (v) /faɪnd ˈaʊt/ to get information sth: ‘What’s your new teacher like?’ ‘She’s really nice.’
about something: Can you find out what time the the man getting into a blue van.
train leaves? wood (n) /wʊd/ the hard substance that trees are get off /ɡet ˈɒf/ to leave something such as a bus
made of The table is made of wood. or train: Where did you get off the bus?
foam (n) /fəʊm/ a light rubber material that is
used inside seats, etc. to make them comfortable: work sth out (v) /wɜːk ˈaʊt/ to find the answer to get on (v) /ɡet ˈɒn/ to climb onto a bus or train:
We slept on foam mattresses on the floor. something: We worked out the cost of the holiday. I got on the train.
freckled (adj) /ˈfrekld/ Freckled skin has a lot of get out of (v) /ɡet ˈaʊt əv/ to leave a vehicle:
small light brown spots on it: She has curly brown Unit 10 A woman got out of the car.
hair and a freckled face. activity holiday (n) /ækˈtɪvəti ˌhɒlədeɪ/ a go abroad (v) /ɡəʊ əˈbrɔːd/ to go to another
get off the line (v) /ˌɡet ɒf ðə ˈlaɪn/ to stop holiday where you do things like sailing, diving country: Are you going abroad this summer?
using a telephone line: I’ll get off the line in case and climbing: We are planning an activity holiday.
go away (v) /ɡəʊ əˈweɪ/ to leave the place where
somebody else is trying to call. apartment (n) /əˈpɑːtmənt/ the American you live for at least one night: They have gone
get through (v) /ɡet ˈθruː/ to be able to speak to English word for flat: a group of rooms for living away for the weekend.
somebody on the telephone: I tried to call Kate but in, usually on one floor of a house or big building:
Their apartment is on the fifth floor. guided tour (n) /ˌɡaɪdɪd ˈtʊə(r)/ a visit of a
I couldn’t get through. building or city with a person who tells you about
give up (v) /ɡɪv ˈʌp/ to stop trying to do beach (n) /biːtʃ/ a piece of land next to the sea the place: We went on a guided tour of the castle.
something: I give up – what’s the answer? that is covered with sand or stones: We lay on the
beach in the sun. harbour (n) /ˈhɑːbə(r)/ a place where ships can
glasses (n) /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/ two pieces of glass or stay safely in the water: We went to look at the
plastic (called lenses) in a frame that people wear beach holiday (n) /ˈbiːtʃ ˌhɒlədeɪ/ a holiday boats in the harbour.
over their eyes to help them see better: Does she where you spend a lot of time on the beach and
in the sea: I don’t really like beach holidays; I prefer holiday (n) /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ a time when you do not
wear glasses? go to work or school, and often go and stay away
walking in the countryside.
go ahead (v) /ɡəʊ əˈhed/ to begin or continue from home: I’m going to Spain for my holiday.
to do something: We decided to go ahead with the bed and breakfast (n) /ˌbed ənd ˈbrekfəst/ a
private house or small hotel where you pay for a hotel (n) /həʊˈtel/ a place where you pay to sleep
match in spite of the heavy rain. and eat: I stayed at a hotel near the airport.
room to sleep in and a meal the next morning:
hang up (v) /ˈhæŋ ʌp/ to end a telephone call: I stayed in a bed and breakfast. island (n) /ˈaɪlənd/ a piece of land with water all
I couldn’t hear anyone on the line, so I hung up. around it: We visited the Greek islands last summer.
camper van (n) /ˈkæmpə(r) væn/ a vehicle that
hold on (v) /həʊld ˈɒn/ to wait: Could you hold on you use for sleeping in on holiday: We travelled lake (n) /leɪk/ a big area of water with land all
a moment, please? across Europe in a camper van. around it: We went swimming in the lake.
look like sb (v) /ˈlʊk laɪk/ to have a similar camping holiday (n) /ˈkæmpɪŋ ˌhɒlədeɪ/ a look forward to (v) /lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tə/ to wait
appearance to sb: John looks like his father. holiday where you sleep in a tent: We’re planning a for something with impatience and pleasure:
look up (v) /ˈlʊk ʌp/ to try and find information camping holiday in France. I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
in a book: If you don’t understand a word, look it up campsite (n) /ˈkæmpsaɪt/ a place where you can movie theater (n) /ˈmuːvi ˌθɪətə(r)/ the
in a dictionary. stay in a tent: We found a lovely campsite by a lake. American English word for cinema: a place where
marble (n) /ˈmɑːbl/ a hard attractive stone that candy (n) /ˈkændi/ the American English word you go to see a film: Is there a movie theater in
is used to make statues (= models of people) and for sweets: small pieces of sweet food: The children town?
parts of buildings: Marble is always cold when you eat too much candy. pants (n) /pænts/ the American English word for
touch it. trousers: a piece of clothing for your legs and the
caravan (n) /ˈkærəvæn/ a large vehicle that
medium-height (adj) /ˌmiːdiəm ˈhaɪt/ not tall is pulled by a car. You can sleep, cook, etc. in a lower part of your body: Lewis wore black pants
and not small: He’s medium-height with dark hair. caravan when you are travelling or on holiday: with a yellow T-shirt.
medium-weight (adj) /ˌmiːdiəm ˈweɪt/ not fat The caravan site was full. pick up (v) /ˈpɪkʌp/ to come to get somebody:
and not thin: He’s medium-weight with blonde hair. check into (a hotel) (v) /tʃek ˈɪntu/ to tell the Grandpa picks me up from school every day.
metal (n) /ˈmetl/ a solid substance that is usually person at the desk in a hotel that you have arrived: postcard (n) /ˈpəʊstkɑːd/ a card with a picture
hard and shiny, such as iron, tin or gold: This chair We checked into our hotel at 3 p.m. on one side, that you write on and send by post:
is made of metal. check out of (v) /tʃek ˈaʊt əv/ to pay your bill She sent me a postcard from California.
and leave a hotel: Please check out by 10 a.m.

queue up (v) /kjuː ˈʌp/ When people queue up
they stand in a line waiting for sth: People queued
up outside the ticket office.
river (n) /ˈrɪvə(r)/ a long wide line of water that
flows into the sea: People were fishing along the
banks of the river.
round-the-world trip (n) /ˌraʊnd ðə wɜːld ˈtrɪp/
a journey where you visit many different countries
and finish at the same place where you started:
Rose’s parents went on a round-the-world trip when
they retired.
set off (v) /set ˈɒf/ to start a journey: We set off for
Oxford at two o’clock.
ski resort (n) /ˈskiː rɪˌzɔːt/ a place where a lot
of people go on holiday to ski: We stayed at a ski
resort in the Alps.
ski trip (n) /ˈskiː trɪp/ a holiday where you ski
(= move along on snow on long flat pieces of
metal or plastic that you fix to boots): The school
organizes a ski trip every winter.
soccer (n) /ˈsɒkə(r)/ the American English word
for football: a game for two teams of eleven
players who try to kick a round ball into the other
team’s goal on a field (called a pitch): Ben plays for
the university soccer team.
souvenir (n) /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r)/ something that you
keep to remember a place or a special event:
I bought this cowboy hat as a souvenir of Texas.
study holiday (n) /ˈstʌdi ˌhɒlədeɪ/ a holiday
where you learn about a subject: The company
offers study holidays for young people in the UK.
summer camp (n) /ˌsʌmə(r) ˈkæmp/ a place
where children spend their holidays away from
home: The children go on summer camp in June.
sweater (n) /ˈswetə(r)/ the American English
word for jumper: a warm piece of clothing with
sleeves, that you wear on the top part of your
body. Sweaters are often made of wool: She wore a
red sweater with a blue scarf.
take off (v) /ˈteɪk ɒf/ when a plane leaves the
ground and starts to fly: The plane took off an hour
late.
temple (n) /ˈtempl/ a building where people go
to say prayers to a god or gods: Please remove your
shoes before entering the temple.
theme park (n) /ˈθiːm pɑːk/ a type of
amusement park (= a large park which has a lot of
things that you can ride and play on) where the
activities are all based on a single idea: We went to
a theme park called Waterland.
tower (n) /ˈtaʊə(r)/ a tall narrow building or a tall
part of a building: Did you go up the Eiffel Tower?
train (n) /treɪn/ a vehicle that is pulled by an
engine along a railway line: I’m going there by train.
vacation (n) /vəˈkeɪʃn/ the American English
word for holiday: a time when you do not go to
work or school, and often go and stay away from
home: They’re on vacation in Hawaii.
volcano (n) /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ a mountain with a
hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock
(called lava) sometimes come out: Is Mount Etna
an active volcano?
walking holiday (n) /ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˌhɒlədeɪ/ a holiday
where you walk from one place to another and
sleep in a tent or a cheap hotel in each place:
We went on a walking holiday in the Alps.
waterfall (n) /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ a place where water
falls from a high place to a low place: Come to
Niagara and see the spectacular waterfall.

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