Wordlist

 

Unit 3

• after that (adv)/ˌɑːftə ˈðæt/used to introduce the next item in a list of things:After that, have a drink and a snack in the museum café.
• armchair (n)/ˈɑːmtʃeə(r)/a soft comfortable chair with side parts where you can put your arms:She was asleep in an armchair.
• bank (n)/bæŋk/a place that keeps money safe for people:I’ve got £500 in the bank.
• bath (n)/bɑːθ/a large container that you fill with water and sit in to wash your body:Can you answer the phone? I’m in the bath!
• bathroom (n)/ˈbɑːθruːm/a room where you can wash and have a bath or shower:Go and wash your hands in the bathroom.
• bed (n)/bed/a piece of furniture that you sleep on:This is a very comfortable bed.
• bedroom (n)/ˈbedruːm/a room where you sleep:I share a bedroom with my sister.
• bedside table (n)/ˌbedsaɪd ˈteɪbl/a small piece of furniture for a lamp, clock, etc. next to a bed:There was a glass of water on the bedside table.
• bidet (n)/ˈbiːdeɪ/a large bowl in the bathroom that you can sit on in order to wash your bottom:Each bathroom has a bath, a bidet and a washbasin.
• bus stop (n)/ˈbʌs ˌstɒp/a place where buses stop and people get on and off:The bus stop is five minutes’ walk from here.
• café (n)/ˈkæfeɪ/a place where you can buy a drink and sth to eat:There’s a nice café near here.
• capital (n)/ˈkæpɪtl/the most important city in a country, where the government is:Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
• carpet (n)/ˈkɑːpɪt/a piece of thick material that is used for covering floors and stairs:Oh no, I’ve spilt coffee on the new carpet!
• ceiling (n)/ˈsiːlɪŋ/the top part of the inside of a room:We painted the ceiling white.
• chest of drawers (n)/ˌtʃest əv ˈdrɔːz/a large piece of furniture with parts that you can pull out (called drawers). A chest of drawers is usually used for keeping clothes in:Put your clothes away in your chest of drawers.
• cinema (n)/ˈsɪnəmə/a place where you go to see a film:Let’s go to the cinema tonight.
• city (n)/ˈsɪti/a large and important town:Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
• city centre (n)/ˌsɪti ˈsentə(r)/the most important part of a city, usually in the middle, where most of the shops and offices are:It is very expensive to park your car in the city centre.
• cooker (n)/ˈkʊkə(r)/a piece of kitchen equipment for cooking using electricity or gas. It has places for heating pans on the top and an oven for cooking food inside it:The kitchen has a gas cooker, a fridge and a dishwasher.
• countryside (n)/ˈkʌntrɪsaɪd/land with fields, woods, farms, etc., that is away from towns and cities:There are magnificent views over open countryside.
• cupboard (n)/ˈkʌbəd/a piece of furniture with shelves and doors, where you keep things like clothes or food:We put the sugar, flour and jam away in the kitchen cupboard.
• curtains (n)/ˈkɜːtnz/two pieces of cloth that you can move to cover a window:Could you draw the curtains, please?
• cushion (n)/ˈkʊʃn/a cloth bag filled with sth soft, which you put on a chair:She sat back in the armchair with a cushion behind her head.
• dining room (n)/ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˌruːm/a room where people eat meals:We are waiting for you in the dining room.
• dishwasher (n)/ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/a machine that washes things like plates, glasses, knives and forks:Could you empty the dishwasher, please?
• finally (adv)/ˈfaɪnəli/used to introduce the last in a list of things:Finally, after dinner, enjoy some traditional Irish music in the hotel bar.
• fireplace (n)/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/the open place in a room where you light a fire:There’s a rug in front of the fireplace.
• first (adv)/fɜːst/used to introduce what happens before anything else:First fry the onions, then add the potatoes.
• floor (n)/flɔː(r)/the part of a room that you walk on:There weren’t any chairs so we sat on the floor.
• freezer (n)/ˈfriːzə(r)/an electric container which keeps food very cold (below 0° Celsius) so that it stays fresh for a long time:There’s some ice cream in the freezer.
• fridge (n)/frɪdʒ/a metal container, usually electric, which keeps food cold, but not frozen:Can you put the milk in the fridge, please?
• front door (n)/ˌfrʌnt ˈdɔː(r)/the main door at the front of a house:Jo’s at the front door.
• garden (n)/ˈɡɑːdn/a piece of land by your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, and vegetables:Let’s have lunch in the garden.
• hall (n)/hɔːl/the room in a house that is near the front door and has doors to other rooms:You can leave your coat in the hall.
• hospital (n)/ˈhɒspɪtl/a place where doctors and nurses look after people who are ill or hurt:My brother is in hospital – he’s broken his leg.
• kitchen (n)/ˈkɪtʃɪn/a room where you cook food:We usually eat in the kitchen.
• lamp (n)/læmp/an electric light that stands on a table:It was dark, so I switched on the lamp.
• leisure centre (n)/ˈleʒə ˌsentə(r)/a public building where people can go to do sports and other activities in their free time:On Saturdays, we usually go swimming at the leisure centre.
• library (n)/ˈlaɪbrəri/a room or building where you go to borrow or read books:My library books are due back tomorrow.
• living room (n)/ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌruːm/a room in a house where people sit together and watch television or talk, for example:There’s a sofa in the living room.
• mirror (n)/ˈmɪrə(r)/a piece of special glass where you can see yourself:Look in the mirror.
• museum (n)/mjuˈziːəm/a building where people can look at old or interesting things:Have you ever been to the Science Museum in London?
• next (adv)/nekst/used to introduce a new or different item in a list of things:Next, take a bus to the City Museum.
• park (n)/pɑːk/place with grass and trees, where anybody can go to walk, play games or relax:We had a picnic in the park.
• police station (n)/pəˈliːs ˌsteɪʃn/an office where police officers work:They took the men to the police station for questioning.
• restaurant (n)/ˈrestrɒnt/a place where you buy a meal and eat it:We went to a Chinese restaurant.
• roof (n)/ruːf/the top of a building, that covers it:All the houses have red tiled roofs.
• rug (n)/rʌɡ/a small piece of thick material that you put on the floor:The dog sat on the rug.
• shelf (n)/ʃelf/a long flat piece of wood on a wall or in a cupboard, where things can stand:Put the plates on the top shelf.
• shopping centre (n)/ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˌsentə(r)/a place where there are many shops, either outside or in a covered building:I often meet friends at the shopping centre on Saturday afternoons.
• shower (n)/ˈʃaʊə(r)/a place where you can wash by standing under water that falls from above you:There’s a shower in the bathroom.
• shutters (n)/ˈʃʌtəz/wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window:Close the shutters at night.
• sink (n)/sɪŋk/the place in a kitchen where you wash dishes:Leave the dirty plates in the sink.
• sofa (n)/ˈsəʊfə/a long soft seat for more than one person:Jane and Bob were sitting on the sofa.
• stadium (n)/ˈsteɪdiəm/a place with seats around it where you can watch sport:As you leave the city centre, the football stadium is on your left.
• stairs (n)/steəz/steps that lead up and down inside a building:I ran up the stairs to the bedroom.
• suburb (n)/ˈsʌbɜːb/one of the parts of a town or city outside the centre:We live in the suburbs.
• table (n)/ˈteɪbl/a piece of furniture with a flat top on legs:Let me help you clear the table.
• theatre (n)/ˈθɪətə(r)/a building where you go to see plays:I’m going to the theatre this evening.
• then (adv)/ðen/used to introduce the next item in a list of things:We had dinner. Then we watched a movie.
• toilet (n)/ˈtɔɪlət/a large bowl with a seat, that you use when you need to empty waste from your body:Excuse me, I’m just going to the toilet.
• town (n)/taʊn/a place where there are a lot of houses, shops and other buildings:I live in a small town near Oxford.
• train station (n)/ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪʃn/a place where trains stop so that people can get on and off:Is the train station far from the city centre?
• university (n)/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/a place where people go to study more difficult subjects after they have left school:I’m going to university soon.
• village (n)/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/a very small town in the countryside:She lives in a village in the mountains.
• wall (n)/wɔːl/a side of a building or room:There’s a poster on the wall.
• wardrobe (n)/ˈwɔːdrəʊb/a cupboard where you hang your clothes:My clothes are in the wardrobe.
• washbasin (n)/ˈwɒʃbeɪsn/the large bowl in a bathroom where you wash your hands and face:In the bathroom, there is a bath, a washbasin and a toilet.
• washing machine (n)/ˈwɒʃɪŋ məˌʃiːn/a machine that washes clothes:Put your dirty clothes in the washing machine now!
• window (n)/ˈwɪndəʊ/an opening in a building with glass in it:It was cold, so I closed the window.