Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• regardless of
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• at least: As a minimum
• up the ante: To increase what is at stake or the level of risk in a situation.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• slightly: Only a little
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• examiner: Someone who gives a test
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• agility: Graceful quick and nimble movements