Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• going on: To continue doing something
• such as: For example; like
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• award: To give a prize for doing something well