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This document contains a glossary and wordlist of common English words and phrases. It provides definitions and examples for each term.

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# Unlock Book Glossary and Wordlist ## Glossary - **design (v)** to draw or plan something before you make it - **sew (v)** to make or repair clothing with a needle and thread - **material (n)** cloth for making clothes - **business (n)** a company - **successful (adj)** having a good result - **eq...

# Unlock Book Glossary and Wordlist ## Glossary - **design (v)** to draw or plan something before you make it - **sew (v)** to make or repair clothing with a needle and thread - **material (n)** cloth for making clothes - **business (n)** a company - **successful (adj)** having a good result - **equipment (n)** tools or machines - **creative (adj)** good at thinking of new ideas or using imagination - **free (adj)** not costing any money - **festival (n)** a special day (or days) when people celebrate with music, dancing or games - **contest (n)** a game you try to win - **magnificent (adj)** very good or very beautiful - **traditional (adj)** in the old way - **diamond (n)** a shape with four sides, often used for kites - **busy (adj)** if you are busy, you are doing a lot - **café (n)** a small restaurant for tea, coffee and snacks - **go out (v)** to spend time with friends outside your home - **gym (n)** a place where you can go to exercise and get fit - **parents (n)** your mother and father - **study (v)** to learn about a particular subject, either in a school or university or by reading books - **grow (v)** to become larger, to increase in size or amount - **record (n)** information about or a description of an event, usually on paper or in pictures - **skyline (n)** the outline of buildings, mountains, etc. against the sky - **tower (n)** a tall, thin building or structure, for example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada - **urban (adj)** of or in a city - **bank (n)** somewhere you can put your money - **bridge (n)** something which goes over water or a road so people can get from one side to the other - **factory (n)** a place where workers use machines to make things - **fountain (n)** a beautiful tower with water coming out of it - **library (n)** a place with a lot of books - **monument (n)** something large which people visit to remember an important person or event - **museum (n)** a place with paintings, statues and important things from history - **park (n)** a place where you can go for a walk and see a lot of trees and grass - **train station (n)** somewhere you can get on a train - **university (n)** a place where students study at a high level after secondary school - **food court (n)** a place with many small restaurants, usually in a shopping centre - **shopping centre (n)** a building with many different kinds of shops inside - **car park (n)** an area for cars - **playground (n)** a place with special equipment for children to play on - **hospital (n)** a place to get help if you are sick or hurt - **toilets (n)** rooms in a public building where there are toilets - **department store (n)** a shop with a lot of different things, such as clothes, towels, furiture, toys etc. - **careful (adj)** giving attention to something - **dirty (adj)** not clean - **exciting (adj)** making you feel interested, not boring - **ground (n)** the surface of the Earth - **advice (n)** suggestions about what you think someone should do - **boring (adj)** not interesting or exciting - **earn (v)** to get money for doing work - **hard (adj)** difficult to do - **help (v)** to make it easier for someone to do something - **job (n)** the work a person does to get money - **work (v)** to do a job, especially a job you do to get money - **grade (n)** a number or letter that shows how good someone's work is - **careers adviser (n)** someone who gives advice about jobs to secondary school students - **medical school (n)** a school where students study to become doctors - **acre (n)** a unit for measuring an outdoor area (1 acre = 0.4 hectare or 10,000 square metres) - **convenient (adj)** easy to use or suiting your plans well - **Declaration of Independence (n)** a very important piece of paper in US history, signed on 4 July, 1776 - **Native American (n)** a member of the original groups of people who lived in North and South America - **study (n)** a room for reading and writing in a person's home - **style (n)** a way of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place or time - **architect (n)** someone who designs buildings - **design (n)** the way something is planned and made - **manager (n)** someone who is responsible for an office, shop, people, etc. - **psychologist (n)** someone who knows about people's thoughts and feelings - **comfortable (adj)** comfortable furniture and clothes make you feel relaxed - **glass (adj, n)** a hard, see-through material used to make windows, bottles, etc. - **leather (adj, n)** the skin of animals used to make things such as shoes and bags - **metal (adj, n)** a hard, shiny material used to make knives and forks, bicycles, machines, etc. - **plastic (adj, n)** a material which can be made into different shapes, e.g. water bottles - **uncomfortable (adj)** not feeling comfortable and pleasant - **wooden (adj) **made of wood - **cheap (adj)** not costing a lot of money - **expensive (adj)** costing a lot of money - **far (adv) ** not close to somewhere - **modern (adj)** using the newest ideas, design, technology, etc. - **near (adv, prep)** very close to somewhere - **noisy (adj)** making a lot of noise - **quiet (adj)** making little noise or no noise - **coast (n)** the land close to the sea - **net (n)** a thin kind of cloth for fishing - **population (n)** all the people who live in a country - **relax (v)** to become happy and comfortable - **fishing rod (n)** a long piece of wood that is used for fishing - **transport (n)** a train, car, bus, ship or plane to get you from one place to another - **port (n)** a place near the water where ships arrive and leave from - **traditional (adj)** doing something in the old way - **luxury hotel (n)** a very expensive and comfortable hotel - **own (v)** to have; when you own something, it is yours - **destination (n)** the place where someone or something is going - **harbour (n)** an area of water by the coast used to keep ships safe - **tower (n)** a very tall, thin building, or part of a building - **monument (n)** a special building to make people remember an event in history or a famous person - **goods (n)** things that people sell - **fireworks (n)** small objects that explode to make a loud noise and bright colours in the night sky - **area (n)** a region or part of a larger place, like a country or city - **cheap (adj)** not expensive, or costs less than usual - **city centre (n)** the main or central part of a city - **expensive (adj)** costs a lot of money; not cheap - **local (adj)** relating to a particular area, city or town - **noisy (adj)** loud, makes a lot of noise - **quiet (adj)** makes little or no noise - **celebrate (v)** to do something enjoyable because it is a special day - **culture (n)** the habits, traditions and beliefs of a country or group of people - **gift (n)** something that you give to someone, usually on a special day - **lucky (adj)** having good things happen to you - **traditional (adj)** following the ways of behaving or doing things that have continued in a group of people for a long time - **canal (n)** a river made by people - **gondola (n)** a narrow boat with a raised point at both ends, used on canals in Venice - **man-made (adj)** not natural, but made by people - **palace (n)** a large, important house or building, often where a king or queen lives - **stilts (n)** long pieces of wood or metal that a building stands on so that it is above the ground or water - **sculpture (n)** a piece of art that is made from stone, wood, metal, etc. - **brick (n)** a hard square or rectangular thing used for building walls, houses, etc. - **frozen (adj)** If something is frozen, it has become hard because its temperature is below 0 °C. - **pure (adj)** clean; not mixed with other things - **skyscraper (n)** a very tall building - **regret (v)** to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you did not do - **media coverage (n)** when a newspaper, television programme, etc. shows a particular thing happening - **torch (n)** a long stick with fire at the top of it, used as a light - **procession (n)** a long line of people, and sometimes cars and trucks, which moves forward slowly along the street, for example, during a festival - **unique (adj)** different from everyone and everything else ## Wordlist - **brother (n)** - **engineer (n)** - **scientist (n)** - **businessman (n)** - **family (n)** - **sister (n)** - **businesswoman (n)** - **father (n)** - **student (n)** - **chef (n)** - **free (adj)** - **teacher (n)** - **creative (adj)** - **manager (n)** - **writer (n)** - **doctor (n)** - **mother (n)** - **busy (adj)** - **go out (v)** - **sleep (v)** - **café (n)** - **exercise (v)** - **do homework (v phr)** - **lifestyle (n)** - **go online (v phr )** - **gym (n)** - **study (v)** - **teenager (n)** - **parents (n)** - **text (v)** - **play computer games (v phr)** - **watch TV (v phr)** - **bank (n)** - **bridge (n)** - **building (n)** - **campus (n)** - **car park (n)** - **cinema (n)** - **department store (n)** - **directions (n pl)** - **factory (n)** - **food court (n)** - **fountain (n)** - **grow (v)** - **hospital (n)** - **library (n)** - **location (n)** - **map (n)** - **monument (n)** - **museum (n)** - **park (n)** - **playground (n)** - **record (n)** - **safe (adj)** - **shopping centre (n)** - **skyline (n)** - **supermarket (n)** - **toilets (n pl)** - **tower (n)** - **train station (n)** - **university (n)** - **urban (adj)** - **armchair (n)** - **bookcase (n)** - **ceiling (n)** - **chair (n)** - **cheap (adj)** - **comfortable (adj)** - **desk (n)** - **expensive (adj)** - **far (adv)** - **floor (n)** - **furniture (n)** - **glass (adj, n)** - **lamp (n)** - **leather (adj, n)** - **metal (adj, n)** - **modern (adj)** - **near (adv, prep)** - **noisy (adj)** - **plastic (adj, n)** - **quiet (adj)** - **room (n)** - **sofa (n)** - **table (n)** - **uncomfortable (adj)** - **wall (n)** - **wood (n)** - **wooden (adj)** - **advice (n)** - **hard (adj)** - **strong (adj)** - **boring (adj)** - **help (v)** - **teach (v)** - **earn (v)** - **job (n)** - **work (v)** - **example (n)** - **kind (adj)** - **fit (adj)** - **polite (adj)** - **aunt (n)** - **brother (n)** - **city (n)** - **country (n)** - **date of birth (n)** - **daughter (n)** - **family (n)** - **father (n)** - **grandfather (n)** - **grandmother (n)** - **hobby (n)** - **interested in (adj phr)** - **job (n)** - **language (n)** - **live (v)** - **mother (n)** - **music (n)** - **normal (adj)** - **sister (n)** - **son (n)** - **uncle (n)** - **unusual (adj)** - **watch (v)** - **work (v)** - **afternoon (n)** - **Arabic (n)** - **Art (n)** - **Biology (n)** - **breakfast (n)** - **Business (n)** - **busy (adj)** - **Chemistry (n)** - **cook (v)** - **dinner (n)** - **Economics (n)** - **English (n)** - **evening (n)** - **Geography (n)** - **get up (phr v)** - **History (n)** - **Literature (n)** - **lunch (n)** - **Management (n)** - **Maths (n)** - **meet (v)** - **morning (n)** - **Physics (n)** - **relax (v)** - **Science (n)** - **swim (v)** - **timetable (n)** - **travel (v)** - **weekdays (n)** - **weekend (n)** - **beach (n)** - **hill (n)** - **popular (adj)** - **capital (n)** - **international (adj)** - **river (n)** - **cliff (n)** - **island (n)** - **sea (n)** - **desert (n)** - **lake (n)** - **tourist (n)** - **famous (adj)** - **map (n)** - **valley (n)** - **farm (n)** - **modern (adj)** - **field (n)** - **mountain (n)** - **forest (n)** - **ocean (n)** - **area (n)** - **beautiful (adj)** - **boring (adj)** - **capital (n)** - **cheap (adj)** - **city centre (n)** - **clean (adj)** - **countryside (n)** - **expensive (adj)** - **expert (n)** - **interesting (adj)** - **local (adj)** - **modern (adj)** - **noisy (adj)** - **opportunity (n)** - **polluted (adj)** - **pollution (n)** - **population (n)** - **quiet (adj)** - **traffic (n)** - **ugly (adj)** - **company (n)** - **doctor (n)** - **engineer (n)** - **farmer (n)** - **fit (adj)** - **fitness instructor (n)** - **football player (n)** - **friendly (adj)** - **good at (adj)** - **great (adj)** - **gym (n)** - **healthy (adj)** - **high school (n)** - **hospital (n)** - **interesting (adj)** - **journalist (n)** - **language teacher (n)** - **manager (n)** - **medicine (n)** - **nurse (n)** - **office (n)** - **pay (n)** - **pilot (n)** - **school (n)** - **school teacher (n)** - **software engineer (n)** - **apartment (n)** - **beautiful (adj)** - **big (adj)** - **building (n)** - **car park (n)** - **ceiling (n)** - **cheap (adj)** - **cost (v)** - **entrance (n)** - **exit (n)** - **expensive (adj)** - **garden (n)** - **glass (n)** - **lift (n)** - **modern (adj)** - **new (adj)** - **old (adj)** - **plastic (adj)** - **roof (n)** - **shopping centre (n)** - **short (adj)** - **small (adj)** - **stairs (n)** - **tall (adj)** - **traditional (adj)** - **ugly (adj)** - **wall (n)** - **window (n)** - **wood (n)** - **activity (n)** - **celebrate (v)** - **costume (n)** - **culture (n)** - **decorate (v)** - **dish (n)** - **enjoy (v)** - **entertainment (n)** - **fireworks (n)** - **gift (n)** - **have a celebration (phr)** - **have a nice time (phr)** - **have a party (phr)** - **have a problem (phr)** - **have fun (phr)** - **lecture (n)** - **take care (of) (phr v)** - **parade (n)** - **take part (phr v)** - **take place (phr v)** - **traditional (adj)** - **ancient (adj)** - **apartment (n)** - **area (n)** - **be located (v)** - **bridge (n)** - **capital (n)** - **cave (n)** - **cheap (adj)** - **crowded (adj)** - **expensive (adj)** - **field (n)** - **lake (n)** - **modern (adj)** - **popular (adj)** - **recognize (v)** - **rock (n)** - **rural (adj)** - **strange (adj)** - **traffic (n)** - **urban (adj)** - **woods (n)** - **activity (n)** - **celebrate (v)** - **culture (n)** - **fireworks (n)** - **gift (n)** - **highlight (n)** - **history (n)** - **lucky (adj)** - **popular (adj)** - **take part (phr v)** - **traditional (adj)** - **visitor (n)**

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