PERSONAL BEST A2 WORD LISTS

UNIT 8: IN THE PAST

Inventions Pronunciation Translation Example sentence
black-and-white TV (n)
cassette player (n)
CD player (n)
(clothes) dryer (n)
color TV (n)
digital camera (n)
dishwasher (n)
DVD player (n)
freezer (n)
fridge (n)
GPS (n)
laptop (n)
microwave (n)
smartphone (n)
toaster (n)
vacuum cleaner (n)
video player (n)
washing machine (n)

Life stages Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

be born (v)
die (v)
finish school (v. phr.)
get a degree (v. phr.)
get a job (v. phr.)
get divorced (v. phr.)
get married (v. phr.)

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go to college (v. phr.)

have a baby/family (v. phr.)
meet someone (v. phr.)
retire (v)
start school (v. phr.)

Irregular verbs Pronunciation Translation Example sentence

ate (v)
began (v)
came (v)
did (v)
drank (v)
drove (v)
gave (v)
got (v)
had (v)
heard (v)
knew (v)
left (v)
met (v)
said (v)
saw (v)
spoke (v)
thought (v)
took (v)
went (v)
wrote (v)

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