General English 1 – Vocabulary List

Parts of speech
(v.)=verb (n.)=noun (adj.)=adjective (adv.)=adverb (prep.)=preposition

Unit 1 “But are they real friends” (p. 8)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

1. criticise
(v.)

2. friendship
(n.)

3. meaningful
(n.)

4. behaviour
(n.)

5. reveal (v.)

6. practical
(adj.)

7. express (v.)

Unit 1 ‘Can you really learn a language in 22 hours?’ (p. 12)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

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 8. spare (adj.)

9. instead of
(prep.)

10. encourage (v.)

11. fluent (adj.)

Unit 1 1C Everyday English (p. 14)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

12. in my opinion
(phrase)

13. seem (v.)

14. as far as I am
concerned
(adj.)

15. decide (v.)

16. advise (v.) &

advice (n.)

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Unit 1 1C Everyday English (p. 16-17)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

17. prefer (v.)

18. in order to
(phrase)

19. particular (adj.)

Unit 2 ‘Not the best interview I’ve ever had’ (p. 20)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

20. nervous (adj.)

21. fortunately
(adv.)

22. embarrassing/
embarrassed
(adj.)

23. candidate (n.)

24. in charge (of)

(phrase)

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Unit 2 I’ve been playing on my phone all morning (p. 23-25)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

25. fiddle with my

phone (v.
phrase)

26. recommend
(v.)

27. lately (adv.)

28. addictive (adj.)

29. keen on
(phrase)

30. identify (v.)

Unit 2 2C Everyday English (p. 26)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

31. worth (v.)

32. what/how
about (phrase)

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 33. worried (adj.)

34. weird (adj.)

35. distract (v.)

Unit 2 2D Skills for Writing (p. 28-29)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

36. in addition
(phrase)

37. apart from

(phrase)

38. besides
(phrase)

39. generous (adj.)

Unit 3 “60 years and 1000 miles” (p. 33)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

40. viral (adj.)

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 41. unlikely (adj.)

42. through
(preposition)

43. though
(conjunction)

44. thought (v.)

(past tense of
‘think’)

45. used to (v.)

(p.35)

46. identical (adj.)

(p.35)

Unit 4 “When will I be famous” (p. 44-46)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

47. talented(adj.)

48. promising
(adj.)

49. achievement
(n.)

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 50. intelligent (n.)

51. despite
(preposition)

52. determined
(adj.)

53. a wide range of

(noun phrase)

54. succeed (v.)

55. manage to (v.)

Unit 4 “Why the world needs introverts” (p. 48-49)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

56. introvert (adj.)

57. sociable (adj.)

58. serious (adj.)

59. frequently
(adv.)

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 60. ignore (v.)

61. invention (n.)

Unit 5 People will care more about the environment (p. 56-57)

Vocab item Meaning Other related words Notes on usage

(synonym/antonym)
/forms

62. environmentally
friendly (adv.
+adj.=adj. phrase)

63. recycle (v.)

64. endangered (adj.)

65. unique (adj.)

66. consider (v.)

67. threat (n.)

68. decade (n.)

69. persuade (v.)