Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• going on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• poverty: State of being poor
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• shift: To change in position or direction
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• own: To have something as your property
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• great: Very good; better than before
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• conformity: Acting according to certain accepted standards
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• ad: Public notice or advertisement