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Vocab Book3

The document provides a comprehensive vocabulary list organized into various units covering topics such as shopping, geography, school subjects, and leisure activities. Each unit includes definitions and examples for terms related to the respective themes. It serves as a resource for learning and understanding essential words and phrases in English.
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Vocab Book3

The document provides a comprehensive vocabulary list organized into various units covering topics such as shopping, geography, school subjects, and leisure activities. Each unit includes definitions and examples for terms related to the respective themes. It serves as a resource for learning and understanding essential words and phrases in English.
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1.

charge the amount of money that you have to pay for something,
especially a service or activity
EXAMPLE:
2. discount a reduction in price
EXAMPLE:
3. exchange to take something back to a shop and change it for
something else
EXAMPLE:
4. promotions activities to advertise something
EXAMPLE:
5. purchases the act of buying something
EXAMPLE:
6. refunds an amount of money that is given back to you, especially
because you are not happy with something you have bought
EXAMPLE:
7. send sth back to return something to the person who sent it to you,
especially because it is damaged or not suitable
EXAMPLE:
8. serve to help customers and sell things to them in a shop
EXAMPLE:
9. service the work that people who work in shops, restaurants,
hotels, etc. do to help
EXAMPLE:
10. shop to buy things in shops

UNIT 1: “It’ s a challenge”


1. active: busy with a particular activity.
2. friendly: behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone.
3. helpful: willing to help, or useful.
4. kind: generous, helpful, and thinking about other people's
feelings.
5. lazy: not willing to work or use any effort.
6. polite: behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows
understanding of and care for other people's feelings.
7. quiet: making very little noise.
8. first language: the language that someone learns to speak
first.
9. first name: the name that was given to you when you were
born and that comes before your family name.
10. surname: the name that you share with other members of
your family; last name.

UNIT 2: “ Our changing planet”


1. desert: an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is
very little rain and not many plants
2. forest: a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually
larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves
3. hill: an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
4. sea: the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the
earth.
5. valley: an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a
river running through it
6. volcano: a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through
which lava, gases, steam, and dust are or have been forced out
7. parrot: a tropical bird with a curved beak, often kept as a pet and
trained to copy the human voice.
8. giraffe: a large African animal with a very long neck and long legs
9. snake: a reptile with a long body and no legs
10. whale: a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a
hole at the top of its head.

UNIT 3 “ On holiday”
1. by boat: travel or go in a boat for pleasure.
2. tram: an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and
goes along metal tracks in the road.
3. coach: a long motor vehicle with comfortable seats, used to take
groups of people on trips.
4. scooter: a child's vehicle with two or three small wheels joined to the
bottom of a narrow board and a long vertical handle attached to the
front wheel.
5. underground: a rail system in which electric trains travel through
tunnels below ground.
6. guest: a person who is staying with you, or a person you have invited
to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal
7. luggage: the bags, suitcases, etc. that contain your possessions and
that you take with you when you are travelling.
8. on foot: walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport.
9. suitcase: a large, rectangular container with a handle, for carrying
clothes and possessions while travelling.
[Link]: someone who visits a person or place.

UNIT 4 “ Homes”
1. balcony: an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the
outside wall of a building on an upper level.
2. entrance: a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place.
3. cooker: a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food,
either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top.
4. garage: a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a
house.
5. ground floor: the floor of a building that is at the same level as the
ground outside.
6. attractive: very pleasing in appearance or sound.
7. bright: full of light, shining.
8. comfortable: producing a relaxing feeling of physical comfort esp.
because of shape or materials.
9. cozy: comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of
being small and warm.
[Link]: extremely small.

UNIT 5 “ School”
1. biology: the scientific study of the natural processes of living things.
2. chemistry: the scientific study of the basic characteristics of
substances and the ways in which they react or combine:
3. drama: a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting
generally:
4. foreign language: is a language not commonly spoken in the country of
the speaker.
5. geography: the study of the systems and processes involved in the
world's weather, mountains, seas, lakes, etc. and of the ways in which
countries and people organise life within an area.
6. history: (the study of or a record of) past events considered together,
especially events of a particular period, country, or subject.
7. ICT: abbreviation for information and communication technology: a
school subject in which students learn to use computers and other
electronic equipment to store and send information
8. maths: the study of numbers, shapes, and space using reason and usually
a special system of symbols and rules for organising them.
9. PE: abbreviation for physical education
[Link]: the scientific study of matter and energy and the effect that
they have on each other.

11.
12.

UNIT 6 “ Favourite things”


1. cotton: (n) thread or cloth made from the fibres of the cotton plant
2. leather: (n)animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make
shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc
3. wood:(n) a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees
and can be used as a building material, or as a fuel
4. wool:(n) the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and
some other animals
5. colourful:(adj) having bright colours or a lot of different colours
6. heavy:(adj) weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift
7. lovely: (adj) pleasant or enjoyable
8. smooth:(adj) having a surface or consisting of a substance that
is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps, or areas that rise or
fall suddenly
9. soft: (adj) not hard or firm
10. wooden:(adj) made of wood

UNIT 7 “ Adventure holidays”


1. get back: (phv)to return to a place after you have been
somewhere else
2. get lost: (phv)used to tell someone forcefully and quite rudely to
go away
3. get on: (phv) to have a good relationship
4. get to: (phv) You ask where people or things have got to when they do not
arrive or are not where you expect them to be and you want to know where
they are
5. get up: (phv) to stand up
6. camping: (n) the activity of staying in a tent on vacation
7. horse riding: (n) the sport or activity of riding a horse
8. paddle boarding: (n) a sport in which you travel across water or ride
on waves using a board, which you can sit or stand on, and sometimes
paddle
9. snacks: (n)a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a
very small meal
[Link]: (n)a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its
power from batteries

UNIT 8 “ Life in the future”


1. Book
a) for reading, a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a
cover to be read or written in
b) reserve: to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a
particular time in the future.
2. kind
a) nice: generous, helpful, and thinking about other people's feelings
b) variety: a group with similar characteristics, or a particular type
3. letter
a) in the mail: a written message from one person to another, usually put
in an envelope and sent by post
b) part of reading: used to refer to a standard size of paper in the US, 8.5
inches by 11 inches
4. picture
a) a drawing, painting, photograph, etc.
b) to represent (someone or something) in a photograph or picture.

5. ring
a) jewellery: a circular piece of jewellery worn especially on your finger ,
b) phone: the act of making a phone call to someone
6. watch
a) for the time: a small clock that is worn on a strap around the
wrist or, sometimes, connected to a piece of clothing by a chain
b) look at: to look at something for a period of time, especially
something that is changing or moving
7. bin: a container for waste
8. drawer: a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a
piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for
keeping things in
9. barbecue: meat, usually pork, cooked slowly on a metal frame in a
container filled with smoke, and served in a barbecue sauce
10. bookcase: a piece of furniture with shelves to put books on

UNIT 9 “ Sports, games and activities”


1. badminton: (n) a sport in which two or four people hit a shuttlecock (a
light object with feathers) over a high net
2. cricket: (n) a sport in which two teams of eleven players try to score
runs (points) by hitting a small, hard ball with a bat, and running
between two sets of small wooden posts
3. puzzle: (n)a game or toy in which you have to fit separate pieces
together
4. skiing: (n) the activity or sport of moving on skis
5. champion: (n) someone or something, especially a person or animal,
that has beaten all other competitors in a competition
6. fan: (n)someone who admires and supports a person, sport or team
7. prize: (n)something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is
given to someone who succeeds in a competition or game or that is
given to someone as a reward for doing very good work
8. tournament: (n)a competition for teams or single players in which a
series of games is played, and the winners of each game play against
each other until only one winner is left
9. climber: (n)someone who climbs mountains for sport
[Link]: (n)a person who dives as a sport, or who works or searches
things underwater using special breathing equipment.

UNIT 10 “ Useful websites”


1. blog: n a regular record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences
that you put on the internet for other people to read
2. download: v to copy or move programs or information into a
computer's memory, especially from the internet or a larger
computer
3. link: n a connection between documents on the internet
4. menu: n a list of choices that can be made to appear on a
computer screen
5. post: n something such as a message or picture that you publish on a
website or using social media
6. record: v to keep information for the future, by writing it down or
storing it on a computer
7. save: v to put information into a computer's memory or onto a
computer disk
8. search: v to look for information on a computer, the internet, etc.
9. site: n a place on the internet where a person, company, or
organisation can give information about their products or services
[Link]: v to copy or move programs or information to a larger
computer system or to the internet

UNIT 11 “ City living”


1. embassy: n the group of people who represent their country in a
foreign country:
2. fountain: n a stream of water that is forced up into the air
through a small hole, especially for decorative effect.
3. mosque: n a building for Islamic religious activities and worship.
4. palace: n a large house that is the official home of a king, queen, or
other person of high social rank:
5. skyscraper: n a very tall modern building, usually in a city
6. statue: n an object made from a hard material, especially stone or
metal, to look like a person or animal.
7. jewellery: n decorative objects worn on your clothes or body that
are usually made from valuable metals, such as gold and silver, and
precious stones.
8. luggage: n the bags, suitcases, etc. that contain your possessions
and that you take with you when you are travelling.
9. news: n information or reports about recent events
10. wildlife: n animals and plants that grow independently of
people, usually in natural conditions

UNIT 12 “ Movies”
1. and: used to join two words, phrases, parts of sentences, or
related statements together
2. because: used before giving a short reason or explanation,
especially when you think the reason or explanation is obvious
or you do not want to explain more
3. but: used to introduce an added statement, usually something
that is different from what you have said before
4. if: used to say that a particular thing can or will happen only
after something else happens or becomes true
5. or: used to connect different possibilities
6. so: used to avoid repeating a phrase mentioned earlier
7. that: used to refer to a person, object, idea, etc. that is
separated from the speaker by space or time
8. when: at what time; at the time at which
9. where: to, at, or in what place
10. while: during the time that, or at the same time as

UNIT 13 “ Life experiences”


1. be-was/were-been: used to say something about a person, thing, or
state, to show a permanent or temporary quality, state, job, etc.
2. eat-ate-eaten: to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it
with the teeth), and swallow it
3. fly-flew-flown: when a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through
the air.
4. grow-grew-grown: to increase in size or amount, or to become more
advanced or developed
5. have-had-had: used with the past participle of other verbs to form the
present perfect and past perfect
6. make-made-made: to produce something, often using a particular
substance or material
7. meet-met-met: to see and talk to someone for the first time
8. ride-rode-ridden: to sit on something such as a bicycle, motorcycle, or
horse and travel along on it controlling its movements
9. send-sent-sent: to cause something to go from one place to another,
especially by mail or email:
[Link]-slept-slept: the resting state in which the body is not active and
the mind is unconscious.

UNIT 15 “ Free time”


1. chatting: to talk to someone in a friendly informal way.
2. cooking: the activity of preparing or cooking food.
3. going shopping: to visit places where goods are sold in order to
look at and buy things
4. a fantastic feeling: If you say that something is fantastic, you
are emphasising that you think it is very good or that you like it
a lot.
5. be glad: pleased and happy.
6. enjoy yourself: to get pleasure from something.
7. have a laugh: To joke or kid around; to act or behave in a
lighthearted, foolish manner.
8. have fun: to enjoy oneself, to amuse oneself, to have a good
time.
9. making things: the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or
coming into being spots problems in the making.
10. spend time with someone: to accompany someone for
leisure; to hang out.

UNIT 16 “ Languages of the world”


1. look up: to become better
2. meaning: what something represents or expresses
3. mistake: an action, decision, or judgement that
produces an unwanted or unintentional result.
4. spell: to form a word or words with the letters in the
correct order
5. topic: a subject that is discussed, written about, or
studied
6. translate: to change words into a different language
7. billion: the number 1,000,000,000
8. hundred: the number 100
9. million: the number 1,000,000
10. thousand: the number 1,000
11.

UNIT 17 “Staying healthy”


1. angry: having a strong feeling against someone who has
behaved badly, making you want to shout at them or hurt
them.
2. confident: being certain of your abilities or having trust in
people, plans, or the future:
3. embarrassed: feeling ashamed or shy
4. friendly: behaving in a pleasant, kind way toward someone
5. lazy: not willing to work or use any effort
6. lonely: unhappy because you are not with other people
7. surprised: feeling or showing surprise because something
has happened that you did not expect
8. unhappy: sad or not satisfied
9. upset: to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry
10. worried: unhappy because you are thinking about
problems or unpleasant things that might happen

UNIT 18 “From cover to cover”


1. bring back: to return from somewhere with something.
2. find out: discover a fact or piece of information.
3. give back: to return something to the person who gave it to
you.
4. pick up: to increase or improve.
5. put back: to return an object to where it was before it was
moved.
6. put down: an unkind remark that makes someone seem silly.
7. take back: to return something you have bought to a store.
8. take out: to remove something from somewhere.
9. chapter: any of the separate parts into which a book or
other piece of text is divided, usually given a number or title.
10. cover: any protective covering used to bind together
the pages of a book.

UNIT 19 “Different ingredients”


1. bake: to cook inside an oven, without using added liquid or fat
2. boil: to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at
which a liquid starts to turn into a gas
3. dry: used to describe something that has no water or other liquid
in, on, or around it
4. grilled: (of food) cooked over fire or hot coals, usually on a metal
frame
5. mix: to (cause different substances to) combine, so that the result
cannot easily be separated into its parts.
6. roast: to cook food in an oven or over a fire
7. garlic: a plant of the onion family that has a strong taste and smell
and is used in cooking to add flavour.
8. pepper: a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry
peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to food.
9. make a mess: a mess is something that looks dirty or not neat:
10. make a mistake: if you make a mistake, you do something
which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you
do not want.

UNIT 20 “Life changes”


1. change: (alternative clothes) to remove one set of clothes and put a
different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to
remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it.
2. change: ( become something different) a change often refers to
something unusual or new that is better or more pleasant than what
existed before.
3. change: ( give money back when buying something) to get or give
money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller
units, or because you want the same value in foreign money.
4. change: ( something in a shop) to take something you have bought
back to a shop and exchange it for something else.
5. change: (something new) the process or result of making something
different or becoming different.
6. change: (transport) to get off a train, bus, etc. and catch another in
order to continue a journey.
7. be born: to come out of a mother's body, and start to exist.
8. get married: to begin a legal relationship with someone as their
husband or wife.
9. move house: to leave your home in order to live in a new one.
[Link]: to make a journey, usually over a long distance.

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