Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• electricity bill: A bill specifying the amount of money owed for electricity consumption.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• have to: Must do
• from that time: Starting at a specific point in the past and continuing forward.
• for the fun of it: Doing something simply for enjoyment or amusement.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• used up: To use all of; consume
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• turn on
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• burn in: To cause a permanent ghost image on a screen by displaying a static image.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• decade: Period of 10 years
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• soak: To make something completely wet
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• great: Very good; better than before
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• burn: To destroy with fire
• teeny: Very small
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• squish: To walk through mud or puddles
• forest: Large area with many trees
• live: To be alive
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• add: To include as well
• usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
• dead: Not alive
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• ravenous: Extremely hungry; starving
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• kilowatt: Unit of electrical power; 1000 watts, 1000