Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• ride along: To accompany someone in a vehicle.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• write down: To record in writing
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• check out
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• audio: Concerning sound
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
• brook: Small river
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter