Vocabulary

Here are the words from the story and some more on the same topics. The vocabulary lists always show:
  • the word, singular and plural
  • the pronunciation
  • the part of speech
  • the definition
  • an example
Sometimes you also find synonyms or antonyms:
  • A synonym is a word that has the same meaning.
  • An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning.
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In this unit you learn words from the following categories:

Word List: Basic vocabulary

    • van, vans[væn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a vehicle used for carrying goods or people, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck
    • Example:
      • The van sped down the road.
    • box, boxes[bɒks](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a rectangular container
    • Example:
      • They keep the books in boxes.
    • clothes[kləʊðz](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • items of clothing, apparel, things you dress in like pants, t-shirts, ...
    • Example:
      • I need new clothes!
    • painting, paintings[ˈpeɪntɪŋ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • an illustration or artwork done with the use of paint
    • Example:
      • They have very expensive paintings on the walls.
    • crockery, crockeries[ˈkräkərē](noun)
    • Definition:
      • plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material
    • Example:
      • Can you take out the crockery, please?
    • plate, plates[pleɪt](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a dish from which food is served or eaten
    • Example:
      • We need four plates, but you only set up two.
    • book, books[bʊk](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a collection of sheets of paper bound together at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
    • Example:
      • She opened the book on page 37 and began to read aloud.
    • phone, phones[ˈfəʊn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a device for transmitting sound in real time across distances
    • Example:
      • I can't call you because my phone is broken.
    • company, companies['kʌmpəni](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a business that manufactures or sells products or provides services as a commercial venture, a corporation
    • Example:
      • Andreas will soon start working for a new company.
    • work[wɜːk](verb)
    • Definition:
      • to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers
    • Example:
      • She is working in a bar.
    • help[hɛlp](verb)
    • Definition:
      • to provide assistance to someone, to contribute in some way to something
    • Example:
      • She helped her mother to clean the dishes.
    • bring, brought, brought[ˈbɹɪŋ](irregular verb)
    • Definition:
      • to transport something/somebody somewhere
    • Example:
      • Please bring some milk when you go to the shop.
    • need[niːd](verb)
    • Definition:
      • to have an absolute requirement for something, to want strongly, to feel that one must have something
    • Example:
      • You need water to survive.
    • buy, bought, bought[baɪ](irregular verb)
    • Definition:
      • to obtain something in exchange for money or goods
    • Example:
      • Her husband wants to buy a new car.
    • find, found, found[faɪnd](irregular verb)
    • Definition:
      • to get hold of something that was lost, to discover something
    • Example:
      • I found my keys, they were under the couch.
    • eat, ate, eaten[iːt](irregular verb)
    • Definition:
      • to put food into the mouth and swallow it
    • Example:
      • I'm hungry, when do we eat?
    • unpack[ˌənˈpak](verb)
    • Definition:
      • to remove from a package or container
    • Example:
      • They unpacked all their stuff.
 

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Word List: Time

    • time[taɪ̯m](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • how much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device
    • Example:
      • Do you know what time it is?
    • what time(Chunk)
    • Example:
      • What time does the train leave?
    • o'clock[əˈkläk](adverb)
    • Definition:
      • designates the time when the minute hand of a clock points to twelve
    • Example:
      • Let's meet at 9 o'clock pm.
    • a.m.(miscellaneous)
    • Definition:
      • before noon (abbreviation of ante meridiem)
    • Example:
      • I usually have breakfast at 8 a.m.!
      • Antonym(s):
        pm
    • p.m.(miscellaneous)
    • Definition:
      • after noon (abbreviation of post meridiem)
    • Example:
      • I usually go to bed at 10 p.m.!
      • Antonym(s):
        am
    • hour, hours[aʊɹ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a time period of 60 minutes
    • Example:
      • The test takes two hours.
    • minute, minutes[ˈmɪnɪt](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a time period of 60 seconds
    • Example:
      • Just wait a few minutes, please.
    • second, seconds[ˈsɛk.ənd](noun)
    • Definition:
      • one-sixtieth of a minute
    • Example:
      • One minute has 60 seconds.
    • at[ət](preposition)
    • Definition:
      • preposition used to indicate a point of time
    • Example:
      • I see you at 3 o'clock tomorrow!
    • to[tuː](preposition)
    • Example:
      • The train leaves at 10 minutes to 12.
    • past[pɑːst](preposition)
    • Example:
      • The movie starts at 20 minutes past 4.
    • quarter, quarters[ˈkwôrtər](noun)
    • Definition:
      • any one of four equal parts into which something (here: an hour) has been divided
    • Example:
      • School starts at quarter to 8 a.m. (= 7.45 a.m.).
    • half past(Chunk)
    • Example:
      • They have lunch at half past 12 (= 12.30 p.m.).
    • before[bɪˈfɔː](adverb)
    • Definition:
      • earlier in time
    • Example:
      • Call me the day before you come.
      • Antonym(s):
        after
    • after[ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)](adverb)
    • Definition:
      • later in time, following
    • Example:
      • After work, he goes home and has dinner.
      • Antonym(s):
        before
    • ago[əˈɡəʊ](adverb)
    • Definition:
      • past, gone by, since
    • Example:
      • Two days ago she felt sick.
 
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  • Peter has lunch at half past 12 p.m.
     
  • Peter usually goes to bed at 10 o'clock at night.
     
  • At 5 o'clock p.m., he finishes work and goes home.
     
  • Peter wakes up at half past 6 in the morning.
     
  • Around quarter past 6 p.m., he usually has dinner with his family.
     
  • At quarter to 8 a.m., he leaves for work.
     
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Word List: The days of the week

    • Monday, Mondays[ˈmʌn.deɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the 1st day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the 2nd day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • After the weekend, I start work on Mondays.
    • Tuesday, Tuesdays[ˈtjuːzdeɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the 2nd day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the 3rd day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • Peter usually goes swimming on Tuesdays.
    • Wednesday, Wednesdays[ˈwɛdnzdeɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the 3rd day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the 4th day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • There is no school next Wednesday.
    • Thursday, Thursdays[ˈθɜ:zdeɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the 4th day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the 5th day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • I will see you again on Thursday.
    • Friday, Fridays[ˈfraɪdeɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the 5th day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the 6th day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • Friday is the last workday before the weekend.
    • Saturday, Saturdays[ˈsætədeɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the 6th day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the last day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • There is a party Saturday night!
    • Sunday, Sundays[ˈsʌndeɪ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the last day of the week in Europe (and in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm), the 1st day of the week in the USA
    • Example:
      • We usually spend Sunday with the whole family.
 

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  1. Today is Sunday. Two days ago it was ⁠.
     
  2. Two days before Friday is ⁠.
     
  3. Today is Saturday, so tomorrow is ⁠.
     
  4. Today is Tuesday. Three days ago it was ⁠.
     
  5. The day after Sunday is ⁠.
     
  6. The day before Wednesday is ⁠.
     
  7. Two days after Tuesday is ⁠.
     
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Oppositional adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe a noun or a pronoun. For example: a tall man, a red car, a narrow lane, an open door, a closed window
Some adjectives have opposites, that means that there is an adjective that has a contrary meaning to another adjective.
Here is a list of some examples of oppositional adjectives:
  • big – small
  • tall – short
  • open – closed
  • good – bad
  • new – old
  • beautiful – ugly
  • thick – thin
  • heavy – light
  • hard – easy
  • strong – weak
  • hot – cold
  • full – empty
 
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  • ugly
     
  • short
     
  • cold
     
  • easy
     
  • small
     
  • closed
     
  • tall
     
  • open
     
  • big
     
  • beautiful
     
  • hot
     
  • hard
     
 
 
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