Wordlist

 

Unit 2 Ghost towns

• across  (prep)/əˈkrɒs/He walked across the field.
• along  (prep)/əˈlɒŋ/She ran along the road.
• art gallery  (n)/ˈɑːt ɡæləri/a building or room where works of art are shown to the public:Paris is famous for its art galleries.
• away (from sb / sth)  (prep)/əˈweɪ/She ran away from the house.
• awful  (adj)/ˈɔːfl/very bad or unpleasant:It was an awful film. I hated it.
• beautiful  (adj)/ˈbjuːtɪfl/Those flowers are beautiful.
• belong to sb  (v)/bɪˈlɒŋ/to be owned by sb:That book doesn't belong to you.
• boring  (adj)/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/not at all interesting:That lesson was so boring!
• borrow sth (from sb / sth)  (v)/ˈbɒrəʊ/to take or receive sth from sb / sth that you intend to give back, usually after a short time:Could I borrow your pen please?
• bright  (adj)/braɪt/having a lot of light:It was a bright sunny day.
• bus station  (n)/ˈbʌs steɪʃn/a place where buses begin and end journeys:The bus leaves the bus station at 9.30 a.m.
• busy  (adj)/ˈbɪzi/full of people, movement and activity:The town centre was so busy that you could hardly move.
• casino  (n)/kəˈsiːnəʊ/My sister has played cards at a famous casino in Las Vegas.
• cave  (n)/keɪv/a large hole in the side of a cliff (= a high steep area of rock) or hill, or under the ground:When it started to rain, we ran to shelter in a cave.
• cheap  (adj)/tʃiːp/charging low prices:We stayed in a cheap hotel.
• chilly  (adj)/ˈtʃɪli/too cold to be comfortable:It's a chilly morning. You'll need a coat.
• church  (n)/tʃɜːtʃ/a building where Christians go to worship:They go to church every Sunday.
• cinema  (n)/ˈsɪnəmə, ‑mɑː/a place where you go to see a film:What's on at the cinema now?
• clean  (adj)/kliːn/not dirty:The whole house was beautifully clean.
• cliff  (n)/klɪf/a high, very steep area of rock, especially one next to the sea:The cliffs by the sea are very beautiful.
• concert hall  (n)/ˈkɒnsət hɔːl/The city has a rich cultural life, with many theatres and concert halls.
• crowded  (adj)/ˈkraʊdɪd/full of people:The town was crowded with Christmas shoppers.
• dangerous  (adj)/ˈdeɪndʒərəs/likely to cause injury or damage:The strong currents in the sea here are extremely dangerous for swimmers.
• desert  (n)/ˈdezət/a large area of land, usually covered with sand, that is hot and has very little water and very few plants:The desert extends over a huge area of the country.
• deserted  (adj)/dɪˈzɜːtɪd/empty, because all the people have left:There was no sign of life in the deserted house.
• dirty  (adj)/ˈdɜːti/not clean:Your hands are dirty. Go and wash them!
• down  (prep)/daʊn/We ran down the hill.
• ears  (n)/ɪə(r)/Elephants have large ears.
• expensive  (adj)/ɪkˈspensɪv/costing a lot of money:The meal was very expensive.
• eyes  (n)/aɪ/She's got blue eyes.
• famous  (adj)/ˈfeɪməs/known about by many people:Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress.
• fantastic  (adj)/fænˈtæstɪk/very good; excellent:She's a fantastic swimmer.
• fascinating  (adj)/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/very attractive or interesting:Chinese culture is fascinating to me.
• feel  (v)/fiːl/to notice or experience sth using your sense of touch:I felt something crawling up my back.
• football stadium  (n)/ˈfʊtbɔːl ˌsteɪdiəm/The players stopped outside the football stadium to sign autographs.
• forest  (n)/ˈfɒrɪst/a large area of land covered with trees:A lot of Canada is covered in forest.
• friendly  (adj)/ˈfrendli/behaving in a kind and open way:My neighbours are very friendly.
• happen to sb / sth  (v)/ˈhæpən/to be what sb / sth experiences:What do you think has happened to Julie? She should have been here an hour ago.
• hear  (v)/hɪə(r)/I didn't hear you knock!
• hearing  (n)/ˈhɪərɪŋ/Her hearing isn't very good so you need to speak louder.
• hill  (n)/hɪl/a high area of land that is not as high as a mountain:Their house is at the top of the hill.
• historic  (adj)/hɪˈstɒrɪk/famous or important in history:Rome is a historic city.
• hope (for sth)  (v)/həʊp/to want sth to happen or be true:She's hoping for a bike for her birthday.
• hospital  (n)/ˈhɒspɪtl/My brother is in hospital – he's broken his leg.
• hot  (adj)/hɒt/having a high temperature:Can I open the window? I'm really hot.
• into  (prep)/ˈɪntə, ˈɪntu/Come into the house.
• lake  (n)/leɪk/a large area of water that is surrounded by land:We all swam in the lake.
• learn (from sb / sth)  (v)/lɜːn/It's important to learn from your mistakes.
• leisure centre  (n)/ˈleʒə sentə(r)/a public building where you can do sports and other activities in your free time:Shall we meet outside the leisure centre before we go swimming?
• library  (n)/ˈlaɪbrəri/a room or building that contains a collection of books, etc. that can be looked at or borrowed:My library books are due back tomorrow.
• lively  (adj)/ˈlaɪvli/full of energy, interest, excitement, etc.:The town is quite lively at night.
• long  (adj)/lɒŋ/She has long black hair.
• market  (n)/ˈmɑːkɪt/a place where people go to buy and sell things:There is a fruit and vegetable market in the town.
• messy  (adj)/ˈmesi/dirty or untidy:I need to tidy my bedroom – it's so messy!
• modern  (adj)/ˈmɒdn/of the present or recent times:Pollution is one of the major problems in the modern world.
• mountain  (n)/ˈmaʊntən/a very high hill:Which is the highest mountain in the world?
• narrow  (adj)/ˈnærəʊ/having only a short distance from side to side:The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass.
• nice  (adj)/naɪs/Did you have a nice time?
• nose  (n)/nəʊz/We breathe in through our nose.
• old  (adj)/əʊld/This house is quite old.
• out (of sth)  (prep)/aʊt/She took her purse out of her bag.
• over  (prep)/ˈəʊvə(r)/The horse jumped over the fence.
• past  (prep)/pɑːst/He walked straight past me.
• peaceful  (adj)/ˈpiːsfl/calm and quiet:It's so peaceful here.
• plain  (n)/pleɪn/a large area of flat land with few trees:Many kinds of birds and animals live on the Great Plains of the American Midwest.
• police station  (n)/pəˈliːs steɪʃn/a building where a police service is based, and which contains offices and a small prison:A man is being held at the police station.
• polite  (adj)/pəˈlaɪt/having good manners and showing respect for others:The shop assistant was very helpful and polite.
• popular  (adj)/ˈpɒpjələ(r)/liked by many people or by most people in a group:Brighton is a popular seaside town.
• pretty  (adj)/ˈprɪti/attractive and pleasant to look at or hear:Rachel looks really pretty in that dress, doesn't she?
• prison  (n)/ˈprɪzn/a building where criminals are kept as a punishment:He was sent to prison for robbing a bank.
• quiet  (adj)/ˈkwaɪət/without much activity or many people:The streets are very quiet on Sundays.
• railway station  (n)/ˈreɪlweɪ steɪʃn/a building on a railway line where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off:Is this the way to the railway station?
• rainy  (adj)/ˈreɪni/having or bringing a lot of rain:It was a cold, rainy day.
• safe  (adj)/seɪf/not likely to cause danger, harm or risk:It's not safe to walk home at night here.
• sand dune  (n)/ˈsænd djuːn/a hill of sand by the sea or in the desert:We sat on a sand dune and watched the boats.
• school  (n)/skuːl/They're building a new school in our area.
• sea  (n)/siː/Do you live by the sea?
• see  (v)/siː/It was so dark that we couldn't see.
• short  (adj)/ʃɔːt/I'm too short to reach the top shelf.
• sight  (n)/saɪt/the ability to see:My grandmother has very poor sight.
• sighted  (adj)/ˈsaɪtɪd/having the ability to see:Some blind people have a sighted guide.
• skatepark  (n)/ˈskeɪtpɑːk/Oscar met his friends at the skatepark every weekend.
• skin  (n)/skɪn/the natural outer covering of a human or animal body:He has dark skin.
• smell  (n)/smel/Dogs have a very good sense of smell.
• smell  (v)/smel/He could smell something burning.
• smelly  (adj)/ˈsmeli/having a bad smell:This cheese is very smelly!
• sports centre  (n)/ˈspɔːts sentə(r)/Our town has a new sports centre.
• stormy  (adj)/ˈstɔːmi/used for talking about very bad weather, with strong winds, heavy rain, etc.:Due to the stormy weather, it was a bumpy flight.
• sunny  (adj)/ˈsʌn/having a lot of light from the sun:The weather will be sunny but cold.
• taste  (n)/teɪst/the ability to recognize the flavour of food or drink:I've got a bad cold and I seem to have lost my sense of taste.
• taste  (v)/teɪst/to notice or recognize the flavour of food or drink:Can you taste the garlic in this?
• tasty  (adj)/ˈteɪsti/having a good flavour:The spaghetti was in a tasty sauce.
• taxi rank  (n)/ˈtæksi rænk/a place where taxis park while they are waiting for customers:We waited at the taxi rank.
• theatre  (n)/ˈθɪətə(r)/How often do you go to the theatre?
• think (about sb / sth)  (v)/θɪŋk/What are you thinking about?
• through  (prep)/θruː/We drove through the centre of London.
• tidy  (adj)/ˈtaɪdi/arranged with everything in good order:Her room is very tidy.
• tiring  (adj)/ˈtaɪərɪŋ/making you want to rest or sleep:City life can be very tiring.
• tongue  (n)/tʌŋ/the soft part inside your mouth that you can move. You use your tongue for speaking, tasting things, etc.:He ran his tongue nervously over his lips.
• touch  (n)/tʌtʃ/one of the five senses: the ability to feel things and know what they are like by putting your hands or fingers on them:The sense of touch is very important to blind people.
• towards  (prep)/təˈwɔːdz/I saw Ken walking towards the station.
• tramline  (n)/ˈtræmlaɪn/a kind of public transport system which uses buses that move along special rails in the road:The city has a modern tramline.
• under  (prep)/ˈʌndə(r)/The dog crawled under the gate and ran into the road.
• underground  (n)/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd/a railway system under the ground:Shall we walk or go on the underground?
• university  (n)/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/an institution that provides the highest level of education, in which students study for degrees and in which academic research is done:My sister is at university studying chemistry.
• unpopular  (adj)/ʌnˈpɒpjələ(r)/not liked by many people:Her methods made her very unpopular with the staff.
• up  (prep)/ʌp/The monkey climbed up the tree.
• valley  (n)/ˈvæli/the low land between two mountains or hills, which often has a river flowing through it:The village was at the bottom of a valley.
• wait (for sb / sth)  (v)/weɪt/If I'm a bit late, can you wait for me?
• warn sb (about sb / sth)  (v)/wɔːn/to tell sb about sth unpleasant or dangerous that exists or might happen, so that they can avoid it:He warned me about the danger of walking home alone at night.
• waterfall  (n)/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/a river that falls from a high place, for example over a rock, etc.:There was a beautiful waterfall nearby.
• wide  (adj)/waɪd/measuring a lot from one side to the other:We drove down a wide road.
• windy  (adj)/ˈwɪndi/with a lot of wind:They set out on a cold, windy afternoon.
• young  (adj)/jʌŋ/She has a young son.