Vocabulary

• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• click: To work well with someone or something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
• great: Very good; better than before
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
• yer: Nonstandard spelling of 'your'
• ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone