Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• left out: To forget; omit
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• express: To send something by fast mail
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• require: To demand that someone does something
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• seek: To ask someone for help
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• orchid: Color that is light purple