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B1+ Wordlist Unit 2

Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 2 of Voyage B1+ Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb

announce   v  /əˈnaʊns/ Police announced yesterday that calls to the emergency 999
number had risen sharply in recent months.
appear   v  /əˈpɪə(r)/ A huge hippo suddenly appeared.
attempt   n  /əˈtempt/ The whole story had been made up by the boy’s parents, in an
attempt to get a reality TV deal.
be stuck  phr  /bi ˈstʌk/ I realized I was stuck inside something.
believe   v  /bɪˈliːv/ I believe, though, that I met him one more time.
breath   n  /breθ/ I remember wondering which of us could hold his breath the
longest.
cable car   n  /ˈkeɪbl kɑː(r)/ He decided not to take the cable car down with his friends, but
to walk down instead.
charge   v  /tʃɑːdʒ/ A hoax story claimed that dialling 999 would charge your
phone battery.
circulate  v  /ˈsɜːkjəleɪt/ Recently, a picture has been circulating on the internet of a
bright blue watermelon.
claim   v  /kleɪm/ The hoax story claims that calling 999 will charge your phone
battery.
coincidence  n  /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ Coincidences are often meaningful and ‘meant to happen’.
conclusion   n  /kənˈkluːʒn/ The conclusion was that the judges were deciding not on what
they could hear, but what they could see.
consecutively  adv  /kənˈsekjətɪvli/ Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.
create   v  /kriˈeɪt/ It is easy to create a hoax now that everyone can change
photos and videos digitally.
curiously  adv  /ˈkjʊəriəsli/ Orchestras, curiously, started hiring women left, right and
centre.
disappear   v  /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/ The hippo had quietly disappeared.
escape   n  /ɪˈskeɪp/ That reminds me of another story I heard about a man who
had a lucky escape.
evidence   n  /ˈevɪdəns/ Scientists were keen to find some evidence that would prove
the link.
expect   v  /ɪkˈspekt/ Did you expect that to happen?
fake  n  /feɪk/ In 1953 a team of researchers discovered that it was, in fact,
a fake.
float   v  /fləʊt/ On October 15, 2009, the media reported that a six-year-old
boy was inside a large silver balloon floating high in the sky.
fortunately  adv  /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ Fortunately, we got to the airport on time.
free   v  /friː/ I managed to free one hand and felt around – my hand touched
a hippo’s nose.
hire   v  /ˈhaɪə(r)/ Orchestras started hiring many more women.
hoax  n  /həʊks/ It turns out the story was another internet hoax.
inform   v  /ɪnˈfɔːm/ The police were informed.
interestingly  adv  /ˈɪntrəstɪŋli/ Interestingly, I know a lot of people who want to work on
television.

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interview   v  /ˈɪntəvjuː/ The boy spoke to someone while reporters were interviewing
the family on TV.
invent   v  /ɪnˈvent/ A journalist actually invented the story.
jaw  n  /dʒɔː/ It had an ape-like jaw.
keen  adj  /kiːn/ Scientists were keen to find some evidence that would prove
the link between early man and apes.
keep quiet  phr  /kiːp ˈkwaɪət/ He was supposed to keep quiet about it.
knock into  phr  /ˈnɒk ˌɪntuː, ˌɪntə/ Something knocked into the boat.
live   adv  /laɪv/ By the time the balloon finally landed about 80 km away, an
hour or so later, the story was live on television.
lose contact  phr  /luːz ˈkɒntækt/ Barry had lost contact with his family while he was working
abroad.
luckily  adv  /ˈlʌkɪli/ Luckily, she wasn’t actually hurt.
medical   adj  /ˈmedɪkl/ By chance, a medical team was nearby, and they helped me to
reach a hospital.
mention   v  /ˈmenʃn/ The boy accidently mentioned that they’d done it to be on TV.
orchestra  n  /ˈɔːkɪstrə/ A group of three ‘judges’ from the orchestra would sit in a
room.
ordinary   adj  /ˈɔːdnri/ It started out as just an ordinary day at work.
personally   adv  /ˈpɜːsənəli/ Personally, I prefer tea.
realize   v  /ˈriːəlaɪz/ Did you realize what was going to happen?
recognize   v  /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ Did you recognize it?
remarkably  adv  /rɪˈmɑːkəbli/ Remarkably, the company made 600 million dollars from the
new chunky sauce.
remember   v  /rɪˈmembə(r)/ I remembered it so clearly.
remind   v  /rɪˈmaɪnd/ What did it remind you of?
report   v  /rɪˈpɔːt/ The media reported that a six-year-old boy was inside a large
silver balloon floating high in the sky.
responsible   adj  /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/ Meanwhile, Dawson, who most people consider responsible
for making the fake, had died.
sadly   adv  /ˈsædli/ Sadly, none of the students passed the final exam.
scream   v  /skriːm/ I screamed loudly.
screen   n  /skriːn/ Orchestras started putting up screens in the rooms where the
auditions took place.
sharply   adv  /ˈʃɑːpli/ Police announced yesterday that calls to the emergency 999
number had risen sharply in recent months.
skull  n  /skʌl/ He dug up a human skull.
sour   adj  /ˈsaʊə(r)/ The moon melon will change the taste of anything you eat
afterwards, making sweet things taste sour, and so on.
stream   n  /striːm/ He fell in a stream and broke his leg.
surface   n  /ˈsɜːfɪs/ I remember looking up at the surface of the water.
surprisingly  adv  /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/ Surprisingly, the results which Moskowitz obtained were
completely confusing.
survive   v  /səˈvaɪv/ He survived by drinking water mixed with the barbecue sauce.
system   n  /ˈsɪstəm/ Under this system, most of the musicians who were chosen
were men.
tell   v  /tel/ They told the public to ignore the hoax.

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track  v  /træk/ The police were informed and helicopters were sent up to
track the balloon.
turn around  phr v  /tɜːn əˈraʊnd/ I turned round to push it away, when suddenly everything
went dark.
underwater   adv  /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə(r)/ I realized I was underwater.
unfortunately   adv  /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ Unfortunately, we weren’t able to talk to Dr Green at the
conference.
waste   v  /weɪst/ By the time the hoax was discovered, scientists had wasted
nearly forty years believing a lie.
watermelon  n  /ˈwɔːtəmelən/ Each watermelon is supposed to cost about $200.
weak   adj  /wiːk/ Most people like weak coffee.
whisper   v  /ˈwɪspə(r)/ He whispered something to me.
wonder   v  /ˈwʌndə(r)/ I wonder if we’ll go there again.

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