Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• have to: Must do
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• pearl: Person's name
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
• posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• hoe: Garden tool used to remove weeds or break ground