Wordlist

 

Unit 9

• achievement (n)/əˈtʃiːvmənt/ sth that sb has done after trying hard: Climbing Mount Everest was his greatest achievement.
• attraction (n)/əˈtrækʃn/ sth that is interesting or enjoyable: Big Ben is a major tourist attraction.
• bald (adj)/bɔːld/ with no hair or not much hair: My dad is going bald.
• beard (n)/bɪəd/ the hair on a man's chin: He has got a beard.
• blonde (adj)/blɒnd/ with light-coloured hair: She is tall and blonde.
• cardboard (n)/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ very thick paper that is used for making boxes, etc.: Put the books in a cardboard box.
• celebration (n)/ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ a time when you enjoy yourself because you have a special reason to be happy: We had a big family celebration when Uncle Tony came home.
• clay (n)/kleɪ/ a kind of heavy earth that becomes hard when it is dry: She shaped the clay into a pot.
• come up with sth (v)/kʌm ˈʌp wɪð/ to find an answer or a solution to sth: Engineers have come up with new ways of saving energy.
• cut sb off (v)/kʌt ˈɒf/ to stop or interrupt sb's telephone call: We were cut off before I could give her my message.
• decoration (n)/ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/ a beautiful thing that you add to sth to make it look nicer: When shall we put up the Christmas decorations?
• disappointment (n)/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ a feeling of sadness because what you wanted did not happen: She couldn't hide her disappointment when she lost the match.
• dyed (adj)/daɪd/ dyed hair is not its natural colour: Diane has dyed blonde hair.
• enjoyment (n)/ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt/ a feeling of enjoying sth: I get a lot of enjoyment from travelling.
• entertainment (n)/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ sth that entertains people, for example films, concerts or television: There isn't much entertainment for young people in this town.
• find sth out (v)/faɪnd ˈaʊt/ to get information about something: Can you find out what time the train leaves?
• foam (n)/fəʊm/ a light rubber material that is used inside seats, etc. to make them comfortable: We slept on foam mattresses on the floor.
• freckled (adj)/ˈfrekld/ Freckled skin has a lot of small light brown spots on it: She has curly brown hair and a freckled face.
• get off the line (v)/ˌɡet ɒf ðə ˈlaɪn/ to stop using a telephone line: I'll get off the line in case somebody else is trying to call.
• get through (v)/ɡet ˈθruː/ to be able to speak to somebody on the telephone: I tried to call Kate but I couldn't get through.
• give up (v)/ɡɪv ˈʌp/ to stop trying to do something: I give up – what's the answer?
• glasses (n)/ˈɡlɑːsɪz/ two pieces of glass or plastic (called lenses) in a frame that people wear over their eyes to help them see better: Does she wear glasses?
• go ahead (v)/ɡəʊ əˈhed/ to begin or continue to do something: We decided to go ahead with the match in spite of the heavy rain.
• hold on (v)/həʊld ˈɒn/ to wait: Could you hold on a moment, please?
• look like sb (v)/ˈlʊk laɪk/ to have a similar appearance to sb: John looks like his father.
• marble (n)/ˈmɑːbl/ a hard attractive stone that is used to make statues (= models of people) and parts of buildings: Marble is always cold when you touch it.
• medium height (adj)/ˌmiːdiəm ˈhaɪt/ not tall and not small: He's medium height with dark hair.
• medium weight (adj)/ˌmiːdiəm ˈweɪt/ not fat and not thin: He's medium weight with blonde hair.
• metal (n)/ˈmetl/ a solid substance that is usually hard and shiny, such as iron, tin or gold: This chair is made of metal.
• moustache (n)/məˈstɑːʃ/ the hair above a man's mouth, below his nose: He has got a moustache.
• overweight (adj)/ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ too heavy or fat: The doctor said I was overweight.
• paper (n)/ˈpeɪpə(r)/ thin material for writing or drawing on or for wrapping things in: Take a sheet of paper and write your name at the top.
• pick up (the phone) (v)/pɪk ˈʌp/ to answer the telephone: I called her office but nobody picked up.
• plastic (n)/ˈplæstɪk/ an artificial material that is used for making many different things: These chairs are made of plastic.
• prediction (n)/prɪˈdɪkʃn/ what you think will happen: The results confirmed our predictions.
• put sb through (to sb) (v)/pʊt ˈθruː/ to connect somebody on the telephone to the person they want to speak to: Can you put me through to the manager, please?
• put sth together (v)/pʊt təˈɡeðə(r)/ to produce sth: They put together a list of good hotels nearby.
• set sth up (v)/set ˈʌp/ to start something: The company was set up in 1981.
• slim (adj)/slɪm/ thin, but not too thin: Her father was a tall slim man in his forties.
• speak up (v)/spiːk ˈʌp/ to talk louder: Can you speak up? I can't hear you!
• stone (n)/stəʊn/ the very hard material that is in the ground. Stone is sometimes used for building: There is a high stone wall around the garden.
• tanned (adj)/tænd/ If you are tanned, your skin has become brown because you have spent time in the sun: He had dark hair and a tanned face.
• thin (adj)/θɪn/ not fat: He's tall and thin.
• wax (n)/wæks/ the substance that is used for making candles (= tall sticks that you burn to give light) or for making things shine: I bought a tin of wax floor polish.
• what is … like? (v)/wɒt ɪz ˈ… laɪk/ words that you say when you want to know more about sb or sth: 'What's your new teacher like?' 'She's really nice.'
• wood (n)/wʊd/ the hard substance that trees are made of: The table is made of wood.
• work sth out (v)/wɜːk ˈaʊt/ to find the answer to something: We worked out the cost of the holiday.