Oxford Word Skills. Advanced. Student\\\'s Book with CD-ROM
This self-made vocabulary list provides a clear overview of the terms that can be requested on the vocabulary test at the end of the first semester. I compiled this list using the handbook.
Oxford Word Skills. Advanced. Student's Book with CD-ROM
Oxford word skills word list
Vocabulary list / woordenschatlijst semester 2
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Chapter 1: I can talk about vocabulary learning
Word that I need to know Explanation extra
Foreign From a country that is not your own (a person is a foreigner).
Gist the general meaning of something, but
not all the details.
Text The written part of a book, newspaper…
Recognize somebody/something Know who somebody is or what some- Recognition.
thing is because you have seen or heard
the before.
Go through something Read something carefully from beginning
to end.
Identify something Recognize something and decide what it
is.
Guess something Give an answer to something without be- A guess.
ing sure of the facts.
Context The words before and after the new word
or phrase that help you to understand the
meaning.
Keep a record of something Write something down to help you re- Record something.
member it.
Make a note of something Write something down quickly to help you
remember it.
Construction The way words are used together in a sen- Construct something.
tence.
Translation A text that has been changed from one Translate something.
language into another.
Formal We use this kind of language to appear se- informal. (opp)
rious or official, or sometimes when we Formality (N)
don’t know people well. Opposite is informality.(Opp)
Conversation A talk between two or more people.
Have a chat with somebody A friendly informal conversation (a chat).
A discussion about something A talk with somebody about something se- (discuss something).
riously
An argument A discussion in which people disagree, of-
ten angrily.
Repeat something Say something again (a repetition).
Explain something Make something clear or easy to under- an explanation
stand
Pronounce something Make the sound of a word or letter (a pronunciation).
Opportunity A time when it is possible to do something A synonym is a chance.
that you want to do.
Experiment with something Try something to see what result it has.
Make mistakes Vergissingen, fouten began NOT: do mistakes!
Revise something Study something again (you do revision).
Method A way of doing something.
,Work Get or have the result you want.
Chapter 2: I can describe my progress and aims
Word that I need to know Explanation
Enthusiastic Very interested in something or excited by enthusiasm
it
Motivated If you really want to do something motivation
After a while After a period of time.
Improve Become better. Improvement
Synonyms are: get better,
make progress.
Express something Say or show what you think or feel.
Effectively In a way that gives you the result you effective (adj)
want
Obvious Easily seen and understood. Synonym is clear.
Encouraging If something gives you hope and makes Encourage V
you want to continue Encouragement N
Accurately With no mistakes accurate
Be aware of something. You know about it.
Frustrating Making you annoyed because you cannot Frustration N
do something you want to do
Goal A thing you want to be able to do in the Aim (syn)
future.
Everyday Normal or usual.
Expand Become bigger or make something bigger.
A wide range A large number of different things.
Complex Not simple, often difficult to understand. Synonym is complicated.
Fluent Able to speak a foreign language easily fluently adv
and well
In detail Fully and including a lot of information.
Appropriate Right or suitable in a particular situation. Opposite is inappropriate.
Relevant to something Useful for and connected to something. Opposite is irrelevant.
Specialized Having or needing a lot of special
knowledge.
Difference between contain and include: these are words with the same mean-
ing, but sometimes we can only use one of the verbs.
- The film contains/includes scenes of violence. (both are possible)
- The box contains magazines. (there are magazines inside the box)
- The prices includes service. (service is one part of the price)
Chapter 3: I can understand a learner’s dictionary
Word that I need to know Explanation extra
Definition An exact statement of what a word or define something V
phrase means
Avoid doing something You try not to do or experience it.
, Idiom A group of words whose meaning is differ- (also: expression).
ent from the meanings of the individual
words
Entry One of a list of items included in a diction- entries
ary, list… (there are three dictionary en-
tries on this page).
Provide something Give something to somebody or make
something available for somebody.
Style The way something is written or spoken
(for example: an informal style, a formal
style…)
For instance Synonym is for example. Synonym is for example.
Slang Very informal words or phrases used in
spoken language.
Offensive Rude and likely to upset somebody Offend somebody
Symbol A letter, number or sign that has a particu-
lar meaning.
Syllable A part of a word which contains a vowel
sound (Go has one syllable and prefer has
two syllables).
Relate something to something Connect something to something Related (adj)
Build something Make something bigger, increase some-
thing.
Select something Synonym is choose something, but select Choose sth (syn)
is more informal (selection). Select = formal
Selection (n)
Stress Stress on sth
The newspapers stressed the need for ur-
gent action.
Emphasize Emphasis on sth/
The emphasis is mainly on education.
Chapter 4: I can talk about English punctuation
Word that I need to know Explanation
Full stop . Comma ,
Colon : Semicolon ;
Question mark ? Exclamation mark !
Apostrophe ‘ Hyphen -
Dash – Brackets (..)
Slash / Quotation marks ‘..’ or
“..”
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