Vocabulary List

Noun
a short piece of writing on one
subject

e.g. a 300-word essay on

inventions
 (also ‘photo’)

Noun
a picture that is taken with a camera

e.g. take a photograph

e.g. in the photograph
photographer
action phrase
to change your decision or opinion

e.g. If you change your mind about

coming tonight, just give me a call.
Noun
a doctor for animals

veterinarian
veterinary surgeon
Adjective

connect with the medical

treatment of sick or
injured animals
e.g. a veterinary clinic
Noun

a person who is very good at sports or

physical exercise, especially one who

takes part in sports competitions
e.g. He became a professional athlete at
the age of 16.

athlete(s) (pl.)
athletic [Adj.] - strong, healthy and good at sports
e.g. She looks very athletic.
Noun
a small flat piece of metal which is given to
someone as a prize in a sport
e.g. to win a gold/silver/bronze medal

medallist [N.] - a person who has won a medal in sport

e.g She is a bronze medallist in judo.
Noun
a person who works and travels in
space

Astronomy [N.] - the scientific study of the sun,

moon, stars, etc.
Noun
a person whose job is to design
buildings

architecture [N.] - the design of buildings

e.g. to study architecture
e.g. Roman architecture
Noun
a woman whose job is to act in a play

actor - someone who act in a play

act [V.] - to perform a part in a film, play, etc.
e.g. Ellie was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the
film.
action phrase

to stand with your back straight and your

head raised
to act in a proud and confident way

e.g. As she walked up to the podium to speak,

she reminded herself to stand tall.
Noun
a very large area of sea
e.g. These mysterious creatures live at
the bottom of the ocean.
Noun

a small piece of cloth

that you wear over one

eye
Other meanings:
1. a piece of material that you use
to cover a hole in clothes
2. a small piece of land

3. a part of a surface that is

different in some way from
the area around it
Noun

a picture, pattern or word that is

marked permanently on someone’s

skin
tattoo(s) (pl.)
Verb

to move or go somewhere very fast

e.g. They got into the car and zoomed

off.
Noun

a piece of ground, often in a circle, for

people, car, etc. to have races on

e.g. a running track