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Summary Vocabulary - English (F0YR7a)
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1 Learning1.1 Vocabulary learning
Foreign From a country that is not your own; a foreigner
Basic Most important and necessary
Recognise Know what sth is or who sb is because you have seen or heard them
before
Go through sth Read sth carefully from beginning to end
Identify Recognise and decide what sth is
Guess Give an answer to sth without being sure of the facts; have a guess
Context Words before and after a new word/phrase that help you to understand
the meaning
Keep a record of sth Write sth down to help you remember it
Formal (1 opp) We use formal language to appear serious or official or when we don’t
know peole well; opp informal
Translation Text that has been changed from one language into another; to translate
Repeat Say sth again; repetition
Explain Tell sb sth in a way that makes it clear or easy to understand; explanation
Pronounce Make the sound of a word or letter; pronunciation
Function the purpose or job that sth is designed to do
Experiment with sth Try sth to see what result it has
Make mistakes Fouten maken
Revise Study sth again; do revision
Method A way of doing sth
Work Get or have the result you want
Spotlight: conversation, Conversation = talk between 2 or more people
discussion, argument Discussion about something = talk about sth seriously; discuss
Argument = discussion in which people disagree, often angrily; argue
1.2 Progress and aims
Keen Interested in sth and wanting to do it; to be keen to learn
Motivated (to do sth) You really want to do sth; motivation
Find it difficult (to do sth) Be difficult for somebody to do sth
After a while After a period of time
Get better (1 syn) Become better; improve, improvement
Express Say or show what you think or feel
Effectively In a way that gives you the result you want; effective
Obvious (1 syn) Easy to see and understand; clear, obviously, clearly
Encouraging Give hope and make you want to continue; encourage
Slow down Start to go more slowly
Be aware of sth To know about sth
Frustrating – frustration Making you angry because you cannot be successful at sth you want to
do
Goal (1 syn) Sth you want to be able to do in the future; aim
Native speaker Sb who speaks a language as their first language
To expand Become bigger or make sth bigger
A (wide) range (of sth) A (large) number of different things
Complex Having a lot of details that make sth difficult to understand
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, Fluent Able to speak easily and well; fluently
In detail Fully and including a lot of information
Suitable Right for sth or sb; opp unsuitable
Achieve Do or finish sth well after trying hard; achievement
Be to do with sth/sb Be connected with sth/sb (texts that are to do with my work)
Spotlight: contain & Same meaning: the dictionary contains/includes lots of information
include Different meaning:
- The box contains books = inside
- The price of the book includes the app = it is one part of the price
1.3 Using an English dictionary
Spotlight: stress & = to say a syllable, word or phrase with extra loudness; stress on sth,
emphasize emphasis on sth (nouns)
Definition an exact statement of what a word or phrase means; define
Provide Give sth to sb or make sth available for sb
Avoid doing sth Trying not to do it
Idiom A group of words with a special meaning
Entry One item that is written in a dictionary, list…; 3 dictionary entries on p16
Symbol a letter, number or sign that has a particulat meaning
Syllable a part of a word which contains a vowel sound (go = 1; prefer = 2)
Related (to sth) Connected to sth
Build Make sth bigger; increase sth
Style The way sth is written or spoken (formal, informal)
For instance For example
Slang Very informal words or phrases used in spoken language
1.4 English punctuation
. Full stop
, Comma
: Colon
; Semicolon
‘ Apostrophe
? Question mark
/ Slash
() Brackets
– Dash
! Exclamation mark
- Hyphen
‘‘&““ Quotation marks
Abbreviation a short form of a word; e.g.: TV – television
Capital letter Hoofdletters
Pause A short period of time when sb stops talking
Separate Keep people or things away from each other
List a series of names, items or numbers: a shopping list, a list of countries
Omit sth (1 syn) Formal; don’t include sth; leave sth out
Interrupt Stop sth or sb so that they cannot continue
Further More, extra (do you have any further questions?)
Details Small pieces of information about sth
Instead of sb/sth In place of sb/sth
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, Connect (1 syn) Put two or more things together; join
Such as To introduce an example; like
2 People
2.1 The body (p.20-21)
2.2 Appearance
Bald Kaal
Broad shoulders Brede schouders
Wavy Golvend (haar)
Curly Krullend (haar)
Dark skin (1 opp) Donkere huid; pale/fair skin
A moustache Een snor
Fair hair Stijl haar
Broad Large from side to side
Appearance the way sb or sth looks or seems; appear
In good/bad shape In good/bad physical condition
(sun)tan Skin that is brown from the sun
Medium build Not big or small, not fat or thin; of medium build
Spotlight: ugly Opp beautiful; not polite to say someone’s ugly unattractive, not very
attractive
To be pregnant (1 syn) To have a baby growing in your body; be expecting (a baby)
Medium height Not tall or short; of medium height
At the time Then; at a time in the past
Smooth (1 opp) With a completely flat surface; opp rough
Figure the shape of the body, especially that of a woman
Hairstyle The way your hair is cut or arranged
Neat Tidy and carefully arranged
Contact lenses Small round pieces of plastic you wear in your eyes to help you see better
Tell Know or guess
Spotlight: the suffix -ish Informally used with some adjectives meaning ‘quite’; a roundish face
2.3 Character
See sb as sth Imagine or think of sb in a particular way
Character (1 syn) The qualities that make sb different from other people; personality
Ambitious An ambitious person wants to be successful, to have power; ambition
Outgoing Friendly and interested in other people and new experiences
Generous (1 opp) Always ready to give people things or to spend money; opp mean
Confident (1 opp) Feeling sure about your own ability; opp insecure
Patient (1 opp) Able to stay calm and wait for sth/sb; patience; opp impatience
Practical (1 opp) Making sensible decisions & good at dealing w/ problems; opp
impractical
Organised (1 opp) Good at planning and arranging things; opp disorganised
Hard-working (1 opp) Able to work with effort and for a long time; opp lazy
Sensible (1 opp) Able to think carefully about sth and do the right thing; opp stupid
Shy Not able to talk easily to people you do not know
Dull Not interesting or exciting; a bit boring
Cheerful Feeling happy
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, Easy-going Relaxed and not worried by what others do
Energy The ability to be very active without getting tired; energetic
Responsible (1 opp) Able to act sensibly and intelligently; opp irresponsible
Spotlight: crazy, mad, Crazy & mad: informal =not sensible or practical, a bit stupid
stupid can describe person, action or idea; meaning not always negative
Stupid is always negative
2.4 Feelings and emotions
Anxious Worried and afraid
Calm Quiet and not excited or afraid
Delighted Very pleased or happy
Disappointed Sad because what you wanted did not happen
Embarrassed Shy, worried or uncomfortable about what other people think of you
Frightened (2 syn) Afraid, scared
Furious Very angry
Miserable (1 syn) Unhappy and depressed; fed up
Pleased (1 syn) Happy about a particular situation; glad
Relaxed Calm and not worried
Upset Sad and angry because of sth that has happened
Spotlight: alone, on your Alone/ on your own = not being with other people
own, lonely Lonely = being unhappy because you are not with other people
Emotional Having strong feelings, and often showing them; emotion
Show your feelings (1 op) Express what you feel openly; opp hide your feelings
Stressed Feeling worried because of problems in your life
Guilty Feeling bad and sorry that you have done sth that you know is wrong
Upset Make sb unhappy or angry
Jealous Angry or sad because you are afraid of losing sb’s love
Angry or sad because you want what another person has
Annoyed A little angry
Get sth wrong Make a mistake
Nervous Worried or afraid, often in a particular event or situation
Occasion A special event, ceremony…
Mood The way you feel at a particular time: be in a good/bad mood
Spotlight: get Get + adjective = become (to get angry)
2.5 Personal qualities
Incredible Extremely
Talented Having a natural ability to do sth well; talent
Champion The person who is the best at a sport or game
Currently Now, at the moment; current
Brave Ready to do dangerous or difficult things without fear
Raise money Get money from other people for a special purpose
Charity An organisation that collects money to help people who need it
Proud (of sb) Please about sth you or others have done
Quality A thing that’s part is sb’s character, especially sth good
Kind (1 opp) Friendly and good to other people; opp unkind
Gentle Quiet and kind
Loving Feeling or showing love and care
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