Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• mix up: To put various things together so they become one
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• with a will: With energetic and enthusiastic effort.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• word up: An expression of agreement or acknowledgement.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• in terms of
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• up top: In or at the highest position or location.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• express: To send something by fast mail
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• important: Having power or authority
• paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• usage: Amount something is used
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• bracket: Placement of a word or words within ( ) [ or ]
• indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
• comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
• quotation: Written statement of the cost of something
• toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language