Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• write down: To record in writing
• at least: As a minimum
• western countries: Countries generally located in Europe and North America, characterized by democratic governments and capitalist economies.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• read: Person's name
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• introduction: A first experience with something
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• importance: Being important; having a big effect on
• collocation: Grouping of words frequently occurring together
• undeniable: Certainly true; impossible to prove false
• cohesion: State of being logical and well-organized