Vocabulary Unit 1: A Life's Story

Someone who works in another person's house, doing jobs like cooking and cleaning.

Damaged or hurt physically.

Harm or damage to the body; an injury.

A story of a real person's life, written by someone else.

A story of a real person's life, written by that person.

Text on the back of a book that tells readers what it's about.

The people who read a story, watch a movie, play, or TV show.

A woman admired for her courage, great achievements, or good qualities.

To feel respect for someone.

High respect or esteem.

A strip of material used to cover and protect a cut or other hurt body part.

The want to achieve something and not give up easily.

To successfully accomplish something.

To give someone the idea or motivation to do something.

Someone who bravely stands up for what they believe in, even if it means facing death.

To give reasons for something or explain why you did something.

Very unpleasant or bad.

Giving new ideas and/or making someone want to do something.

Two or more words used together to express an idea.

To quickly read a text to get the main idea.

To search for specific information in a text.

To shorten a text by writing only the main ideas.

A new thing that no one has made before.

Intrigued and wanting to learn more.

A written piece of information, e.g., book, story, article.

The reason something is done or created.

Where information comes from.

To find information about a topic.

To convince someone through reasoning.

A prepared spoken presentation.

A person who visits different places for pleasure.

Someone who cooks food professionally.

Extreme pain.

A difficult task requiring effort.

Bravery in the face of danger.

Information proving a fact.

Death.

To convert old things into new ones.

Lasting only for a short time.

Confused and unable to think clearly.

To bend the knees and lower the body.

to show that something is true

person whose job is to speak on radio or television programmes

ideas given to help solve a problem

group of animals or plants that share similar characteristics

comfort in a time of sadness

someone who cares about protecting the environment and the natural world

to give an idea or offer a solution to help someone

to value something or someone

to keep something safe from harm or danger

to feel and/or show sadness after someone’s death

small rubber boat

to continue to say, act, or do something; to not stop something

to hold and fight or wrestle with something or someone

tired or sleepy

animal that eats meat

shocked or disgusted

to forcefully move something or someone

to shake or wave something (usually a weapon) in a threatening way

to annoy someone or something with unwanted questions or attention

something stated as a fact but not yet proved

sadness, usually caused by death

to save someone who is dying or unable to wake up

line of underwater rocks or coral

having strong feelings about something

strong interest or excitement

strange and silly

an animal that hunts other animals but is itself only hunted by humans, or not at all

to move quickly and/or suddenly