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Word list  Unit 1 Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

Here is a list of most of the adj = adjective n = noun pron = pronoun

new words in Unit 1 of adv = adverb opp = opposite pp = past participle
New Headway Pre-Intermediate, conj = conjunction pl = plural v = verb
Fourth edition Student’s Book. coll = colloquial prep = preposition US = American English

aboriginal  adj  /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/ more and more  /mɔː(r) ənd mɔː(r)/

accident  n  /ˈæksɪdənt/ my pleasure  /maɪ ˈpleʒə(r)/
amazing  adj  /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ nervous  adj  /ˈnɜːvəs/
another time  /əˈnʌðə(r) taɪm/ never mind  /ˈnevə(r) maɪnd/
art gallery  n  /ɑːt ˈɡæləri/ noise  n  /nɔɪz/
as many as  /əz ˈmeni əz/ Not a great look!  /ˈnɒt ə ɡreɪt lʊk/
attractive  adj  /əˈtræktɪv/ nothing much  /ˈnʌθɪŋ mʌtʃ/
blind date  n  /ˌblaɪnd ˈdeɪt/ notice  n  /ˈnəʊtɪs/
borrow  v  /ˈbɒrəʊ/ oldest  adj  /ˈəʊldɪst/
Bulgaria  n  /bʌlˈɡeəriə/ opening  n  /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/
charity  n  /ˈtʃærəti/ percentage  n  /pəˈsentɪdʒ/
check-up  n  /ˈtʃek ʌp/ Pleased to meet you.  /pliːzd tə
cheek  n  /tʃiːk/ miːt ju/
Cheers!  /tʃɪəz/ progress  v  /ˈprəʊɡres/
chopsticks  pl n  /ˈtʃɒpstɪks/ raisins  pl n  /ˈreɪznz/
coach  n  /kəʊtʃ/ readers  pl n  /ˈriːdəz/
cosmopolitan  adj  /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/ reporter  n  /rɪˈpɔːtə(r)/
couple  n  /ˈkʌpl/
seat  n  /siːt/
dates  pl n  /deɪts/ shake  v  /ʃeɪk/
embarrass  v  /ɪmˈbærəs/ shapes  pl n  /ʃeɪps/
excited  adj  /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ show round  v  /ʃəʊ ˈraʊnd/
Shut up!  /ʃʌt ˈʌp/
first impressions  n  /fɜːst ɪmˈpreʃnz/
signs  pl n  /saɪnz/
flat  adj  /flæt/
so many things  /səʊ ˈmeni θɪŋz/
gang  n  /ɡæŋ/
successful  adj  /səkˈsesfl/
Goodness!  /ˈgʊdnɪs/
sunshine  n  /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
greet  v  /ɡriːt/
suppose  v  /səˈpəʊz/
Have a good weekend!  /hæv ə ɡʊd survey  n  /ˈsɜːveɪ/
ˌwiːkˈend/
swap  v  /swɒp/
hurry  n  /ˈhʌri/
table manners  pl n  /ˈteɪbl mænəz/
impress  v  /ɪmˈpres/
terrible  adj   /ˈterəbl/
interview  n  /ˈɪntəvjuː/
theatre  n  /ˈθɪətə(r)/
it doesn’t matter  /ɪtˈ dʌz(r)nt
ˈmætə(r)/ to have in common  v  /tə hæv ɪn
ˈkɒmən/
journey  n  /ˈdʒɜːni/ train  v  /treɪn/
mainly  adv  /ˈmeɪnli/ Turkish  adj  /ˈtɜːkɪʃ/
marathon  n  /ˈmærəθən/ wear  v  /weə(r)/
Master’s degree  n  /ˈmɑːstərz dɪˈɡriː/ wise  adj  /waɪz/
messenger  n  /ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/ worry  v  /ˈwʌri/
mistakes  pl n  /mɪˈsteɪks/

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