Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
• at least: As a minimum
• turn off
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• right up there: Among the best or most successful.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• express: To send something by fast mail
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• click: To work well with someone or something
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• plural: Being more than one person or thing
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• logical: Sensible; reasonable
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• audio: Concerning sound
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• trust: To expect confidently
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• archaic: Old and no longer relevant or applicable
• modal: Verb like 'may' or 'can', showing a verb's mood
• countable: (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
• ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone
• goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)