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The document defines 30 common English vocabulary words organized into verbs, nouns, adjectives, and phrases/expressions. It provides the part of speech and definition for each term, along with an example sentence. Some of the verbs defined include attend, become, believe, and teach. Examples of nouns include body, chapter, and town. Adjectives such as ancient, poor, and rich are also explained. Finally, phrases like at the age of, at the end of, and long time no see are described.

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Vocabulary

The document defines 30 common English vocabulary words organized into verbs, nouns, adjectives, and phrases/expressions. It provides the part of speech and definition for each term, along with an example sentence. Some of the verbs defined include attend, become, believe, and teach. Examples of nouns include body, chapter, and town. Adjectives such as ancient, poor, and rich are also explained. Finally, phrases like at the age of, at the end of, and long time no see are described.

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Vocabulary

Verbs:

1. Attend: to go officially and usually regularly to a place: E.G. Which school do your
children attend?
2. Become: (became, become) to start to be: E.G. Margaret Thatcher became Britain's
first woman prime minister in 1979.
3. Believe: to think that something is true, correct or real: E.G.He believes that all children
are born with equal intelligence.
4. Come from: (came from, come from) to originate, to be born, obtained from, or made
in a particular place: E.G. She comes from Italy.
5. Explain: to make something clear or easy to understand: E.G. The teacher explained
the rules to the children.
6. Fail: not to pass in a test or examination: E.G. I passed in history but failed in chemistry.
7. Find: to discover: E.G. I couldn't find Andrew's telephone number.
8. Forget: (forgot, forgotten) to be unable to remember a fact: E.G. I completely forgot
about Gemma's party.
9. Get back: to return: E.G. If you get back in time, you can come with us.
10. Join: to get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group: E.G. I don't
have time for a drink now, but I'll join you later.
11. Learn: (learnt or learned) to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity: E.G.
They learn Russian at school.
12. Leave: (left, left) to go away: E.G. I left at five o'clock yesterday.
13. See: (saw, seen) to be aware of what is around you by using your eyes: E.G. Turn the
light on so I can see.
14. Take: (took, taken) to accept or have: E.G. Do you take milk in your tea?
15. Teach: (taught, taught) to give someone knowledge or to instruct or train someone:
E.G. She taught English to foreign students.

Nouns:

16. Body: the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal: E.G. A good diet and
plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy.
17. Chapter: any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided,
usually numbered or given a title: E.G. Read Chapter 10 before class tomorrow.
18. Classics: the study of ancient Greek and Roman culture, especially their languages and
literature: E.G. She studied/read classics at Cambridge.
19. Course: a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually resulting in an
exam or qualification: E.G. Tim did a three-year course in linguistics at Newcastle.

20. Degree: a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a


student who has completed this: E.G. She's got a physics degree/a degree in physics
from Oxford.
21. Dormitory: a large room containing many beds, especially in a boarding school or
university: E.G. I stayed in a dormitory at University.
22. Mind: the part of a person that enables a person to think, feel emotions and be aware of
things: E.G. I'm not quite clear in my mind about what I'm doing.
23. Poetry: poems in general as a form of literature: E.G. She started writing poetry at a
young age.
24. Souvenir: something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event:
E.G.
He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir of his trip to London.
25. Town: a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of
work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a
city: E.G. He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.

Adjectives:

26. Ancient: of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time: E.G. ancient
civilizations/rights/laws
27. Poor: having little money and/or few possessions: E.G.He came from a poor immigrant
family.
28. Rich: having a lot of money or valuable possessions: E.G: He's the third richest man in
Britain.
29. Terrific: very good: E.G. a terrific opportunity. You look terrific!

Phrases and expressions:

30. At the age of: used to say the years of life of doing something: E.G. He learned to
walk at the age of one.
31. At the end of: the finish, conclusion of a period of time: E.G. At the end of the year.
32. Do well: to make good progress; succeed: E.G. Simon did well at school last year.
33. Long time no see: said when you meet someone who you haven't seen for a long
period of time.
34. You’re kidding: to say something as a joke, often making someone believe something
that is not true: E.G.You won first prize? You're kidding!

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