Vocabulary

Verbs:

1. Attend: to go officially and usually regularly to a place: E.G. Which school do your
children attend?
2. Become: (became, become) to start to be: E.G. Margaret Thatcher became Britain's
first woman prime minister in 1979.
3. Believe: to think that something is true, correct or real: E.G.He believes that all children
are born with equal intelligence.
4. Come from: (came from, come from) to originate, to be born, obtained from, or made
in a particular place: E.G. She comes from Italy.
5. Explain: to make something clear or easy to understand: E.G. The teacher explained
the rules to the children.
6. Fail: not to pass in a test or examination: E.G. I passed in history but failed in chemistry.
7. Find: to discover: E.G. I couldn't find Andrew's telephone number.
8. Forget: (forgot, forgotten) to be unable to remember a fact: E.G. I completely forgot
about Gemma's party.
9. Get back: to return: E.G. If you get back in time, you can come with us.
10. Join: to get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group: E.G. I don't
have time for a drink now, but I'll join you later.
11. Learn: (learnt or learned) to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity: E.G.
They learn Russian at school.
12. Leave: (left, left) to go away: E.G. I left at five o'clock yesterday.
13. See: (saw, seen) to be aware of what is around you by using your eyes: E.G. Turn the
light on so I can see.
14. Take: (took, taken) to accept or have: E.G. Do you take milk in your tea?
15. Teach: (taught, taught) to give someone knowledge or to instruct or train someone:
E.G. She taught English to foreign students.

Nouns:

16. Body: the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal: E.G. A good diet and
plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy.
17. Chapter: any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided,
usually numbered or given a title: E.G. Read Chapter 10 before class tomorrow.
18. Classics: the study of ancient Greek and Roman culture, especially their languages and
literature: E.G. She studied/read classics at Cambridge.
19. Course: a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually resulting in an
exam or qualification: E.G. Tim did a three-year course in linguistics at Newcastle.

20. Degree: a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a

student who has completed this: E.G. She's got a physics degree/a degree in physics
from Oxford.
21. Dormitory: a large room containing many beds, especially in a boarding school or
university: E.G. I stayed in a dormitory at University.
22. Mind: the part of a person that enables a person to think, feel emotions and be aware of
things: E.G. I'm not quite clear in my mind about what I'm doing.
23. Poetry: poems in general as a form of literature: E.G. She started writing poetry at a
young age.
24. Souvenir: something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event:
E.G.
He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir of his trip to London.
 25. Town: a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of
work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a
city: E.G. He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.

Adjectives:

26. Ancient: of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time: E.G. ancient
civilizations/rights/laws
27. Poor: having little money and/or few possessions: E.G.He came from a poor immigrant
family.
28. Rich: having a lot of money or valuable possessions: E.G: He's the third richest man in
Britain.
29. Terrific: very good: E.G. a terrific opportunity. You look terrific!

Phrases and expressions:

30. At the age of: used to say the years of life of doing something: E.G. He learned to
walk at the age of one.
31. At the end of: the finish, conclusion of a period of time: E.G. At the end of the year.
32. Do well: to make good progress; succeed: E.G. Simon did well at school last year.
33. Long time no see: said when you meet someone who you haven't seen for a long
period of time.
34. You’re kidding: to say something as a joke, often making someone believe something
that is not true: E.G.You won first prize? You're kidding!