Vocabulary

• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
• read: Person's name
• father: A male parent
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• sleep: To have enough beds for
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
• jump: To attack someone suddenly
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• introduction: A first experience with something
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience