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Film |
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Movie
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A story that is told using moving pictures, shown at a cinema or on television.
Ex: The film will be shown on Channel 4.
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Deposit |
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Downpayment |
A part of the cost of something that you pay before paying the total amount later.
Ex: We’ve made a down payment on a new car.
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Trolley |
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Cart |
A container on wheels that you use for carrying things, for example in a supermarket.
Ex: She stuffed the shopping cart.
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Pavement |
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Sidewalk |
The path you walk on at the side of a road.
Ex: The flower pot crashed to the sidewalk.
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Reception |
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Front Desk |
A particular type of reaction or welcome that someone gets.
Ex: You’ll have to check in at the reception desk before coming into the rest of the building.
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Parcel |
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Package |
Something that has been packed in a box or wrapped in paper and then sent by mail or delivered.
Ex: I’m afraid I have addressed the parcel wrongly.
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Timetable |
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Schedule |
A list of the times of buses, trains etc.
Ex: That schedule gives the hours of arrival and departure.
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Pitch |
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Field |
An area of ground used for playing a sport.
Ex: The school has its own soccer field.
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Taxi |
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Cab |
A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.
Ex: How much was the cab fare?
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Queue |
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Line |
A line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something.
Ex: We stood in a queue for half an hour.
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Underground |
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Subway |
A railway system under a city.
Ex: London underground is the oldest underground system in the World.
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Trainers |
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Sneakers |
A type of shoe that you wear fors port or with informal clothes.
Ex: Your sneakers are dirty; take them off before you come in.
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Lift |
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Elevator |
A machine that takes you up and down between floors in a building.
Ex: You can take the lift or the escalator.
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Rubber |
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Eraser |
A piece of rubber used for removing pencil marks from paper.
Ex: I loaned my eraser to my friend.
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Holiday |
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Vacation |
A period when you travel to another place for pleasure.
Ex: Most people can’t afford two foreign holidays a year.
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Waistcoat |
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Vest |
A piece of clothing with buttons down the front and no sleeves that a man wears over a shirt and under a jacket.
Ex: I can’t find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.
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Braces |
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Suspenders |
Something that is used to strengthen or support something.
Ex: Tom is wearing suspenders.
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Boot |
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Trunk |
An enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc.
Ex: What’s in the beach bag that’s in the trunk of your car?
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Cheque |
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Check |
A printed piece of paper that you sign and use to pay for things.
Ex: As soon as I received the cheque, I went to the bank.
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Aubergine |
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Eggplant |
A large dark purple vegetable.
Ex: There is no eggplant in the market.
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Che’smist |
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DrugstorePharmacy |
A shop where you can buy medicines, beauty products etc.
Ex: She sells medicine in the pharmacy.
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Sweets |
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Candy |
Having a taste like sugar.
Ex: After finishing our food, we ordered coffee and sweets.
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Cooker |
A.E. |
Stove |
A large piece of kitchen equipment used for cooking food.
Ex: Did you remember to turn the cooker off?
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Rubbish |
A.E. |
Garbage |
Things that people throw away such as old food, dirty paper etc.
Ex: As soon as I get my trailer back from my son, I’m going to take a load of rubbish to the tip.
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Football |
A.E. |
Soccer |
A game played by two teams of 11 players who try to kick a ball into the other team’s goal.
Ex: No sport is as popular as football in Turkey.
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Takeaway |
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Takeout |
A meal that you buy from a restaurant to eat at home or a restaurant that sells this food.
Ex: “We’ll be having takeout from your favorite Chinese restaurant.
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Dustman |
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Garbage Collector |
Someone whose job is to take away waste that people leave in dustbins.
Ex: The garbage collectors in our neighborhood do their job very meticulously.
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Flyover |
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Overpass |
A bridge that carries one road over another road.
Ex: They closed the road for overpass construction
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Peckish |
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Hungry |
Slightly hungry.
Ex: I cooked some food because I was very hungry.
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Garden |
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Yard |
An area of land next to a house where there are flowers, grass and other plants.
Ex: My dad has been working in the garden for three hours.
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Handbag |
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Purse |
A small bag that a woman uses to carry money and personal things.
Ex: The boy stole money from his mother’s handbag.
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Highway |
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Motorway |
A main road between two cities.
Ex: The two cities are connected by this highway.
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Shop |
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Store |
A building where you can buy things.
Ex: I met Jane in the department store by chance.
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Tap |
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Faucet |
The thing that you turn on or off in order to control the flow of water from a pipe.
Ex: You can’t use this faucet. It’s out of order.
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Tin |
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Can |
A small metal container in which food is sold.
Ex: Tom poured the soup into a large tin cup.
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Trousers |
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Pants |
A piece of clothing that covers the lower part of your body with a separate part for each leg.
Ex: He has his trousers pressed every day.
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Wardrobe |
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Closet |
A piece of furniture in which you hang clothes.
Ex: I left my shirt in the wardrobe.
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Diversion |
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Detour |
A different route that is used because a road is closed.
Ex: Traffic diversions will be kept to a minimum throughout the festival.
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Draw |
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Tie |
A long, thin piece of material that is worn under a shirt collar, especially by men, and tied in a knot at the front.
Ex: He always wears a jacket and tie to work.
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Telly |
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Television |
A device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals.
Ex: It’s one of the few television programmes that I still watch.
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skipping rope |
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jump rope |
A rope that is used for jumping over as an exercise or game
Ex: The kids wer e busy playing with skipping ropes and skateboards
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kennel |
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doghouse |
A small, usually wooden, shelter for a dog to sleep in outside
Ex: We left our dog in kennels when we went away.
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grill |
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broil |
To cook something under a very hot surface in a cooker:
Ex: I’ll broil the bacon rather than fry it.
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Number plate |
A.E. |
Licence plate |
A sign on a road vehicle that shows its registration number
Ex: It seems to me quite an easy thing not to take someone’s number plate.
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loo |
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bathroom |
A room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet
Ex: Our bathroom is the warmest room in the house.
B.E. | clothes peg | A.E. | clothespin |
A device used for holding clothes onto a clothes line while they dry
Ex: She would often use clothespins, pencils and various household items to act out her created dialogues.
B.E. | anticlockwise | A.E. | counterclockwise |
in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock
Ex: Push it down and twist it counterclockwise.
B.E. | enamoured | A.E. | enamored |
Affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
Ex: The two become enamored and decide to marry in her home town.
B.E. | cosy | A.E. | cozy |
Comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm
Ex: We had a cozy dinner with the whole family.
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Latest Revision: Apr 21, 2022
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