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Intermediate Wordlist Unit 2

Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 2 of Navigate Intermediate 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

admit v /ədˈmɪt/ The newspaper has admitted the story was a hoax.
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
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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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