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caving /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/ noun
caving is the activity of moving through caves under
transparency /trænsˈpærənsi/ noun the ground
a transparency is a piece of clear plastic that shows
Akeno loves to go caving with his brother. a photograph
Maura printed the photograph on to a transparency.
campsite /ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/ noun
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Santiago found a great campsite to stay at for the
synonym /ˈsɪnənɪm/ noun week.
a synonym is a word that means the same as
rock climbing /rɒk ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ noun another word
rock climbing is the activity of climbing the side of
‘Great’ is a synonym for ‘good’.
a mountain or rock with your hands, feet and special equipment
memory /ˈmem(ə)ri/ noun
The mountain had great places for Luciano to go
a memory is something that you remember from the rock climbing. past
Zhong has lots of happy memories from his raise /reɪz/ verb childhood.
if you raise money, you do things to col ect money
for a special or important purpose
deal with /diːl wɪð/ phrasal verb
The boy washed cars to raise money to help buy new
if you deal with something, you give it your books for the school.
attention and solve the problem
Maura needs to deal with her stress better.
bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/ noun
a bandage is a piece of cloth that you use to cover a
unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə(r)/ adjective
part of your body that has been hurt
something that is unfamiliar is something that you
The nurse tied the bandage around Selina’s arm. do not know about
The man in the film spoke an unfamiliar language. PAGE 24
subject /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ noun
a subject is a topic or an area of knowledge that you
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ verb learn about at school
if something relates to something else, there is a link
History is Gael’s favourite subject. between the two things slide /slaɪd/ noun
Juan relates 6 o’clock with dinner time.
a slide is a small photograph that is printed onto
necessary /ˈnesəs(ə)ri/ adjective clear plastic
something that is necessary is needed in order to do
Byron showed the slide on the wall behind him for something the class to see.
Alek doesn’t have the necessary tools to fix his bike.
project /ˈprɒdʒekt/ noun
reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ verb
a project is an activity with many different parts
if you reduce something, you make it smaller or less
We have a group project to do in this course.
Guil ermo takes the bus daily to help reduce the
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memorize /ˈmeməraɪz/ verb
decrease /diːˈkriːs/ verb
if you memorize something, you learn it really well
if you decrease something, you make it smaller or so you can remember it make it less
Kara tries to memorize ten new Spanish words every
Sales at the shop have decreased by nearly 30 per day. cent.
strengthen /ˈstreŋθ(ə)n/ verb diet /ˈdaɪət/ noun
if you strengthen something, you make it stronger
a diet is the type of food that you eat regularly
The repairs to the bridge wil strengthen it.
Abel eats a healthy diet with lots of vegetables. affect /əˈfekt/ verb
sugary /ˈʃʊɡəri/ adjective if something affect
s something else, it makes it change
something that is sugary is sweet and has a lot of
Getting too little sleep affects Mia’s concentration. sugar in it
research /rɪˈsɜː(r)tʃ/ noun
Sugary foods like cake are some of Jessica’s favourite
research is the study of something in lots of detail food.
Horst is stil doing research for his PhD.
essential /ɪˈsenʃ(ə)l/ adjective
quality /ˈkwɒləti/ noun
something that is essential is something that you
the quality of something is how good or wel made it is need
The quality of the video was bad.
It’s essential to book your tickets early for the show.
evidence /ˈevɪd(ə)ns/ noun
session /ˈseʃ(ə)n/ noun
evidence is something that you can see or hear that
a session is an amount of time given to an activity makes you believe something
The photo session at work took three hours.
The detective looked at every piece of evidence.
meditation /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
expert /ˈekspɜː(r)t/ noun
meditation is the act of being quiet and stil to help
an expert is someone who has a lot of knowledge your mind about a topic
Meditation helps Gianna to relax after a long day.
Sebastien is an expert in finance and business.
influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ verb site /saɪt/ noun
if you influence something, you can cause it to
a site (website) is a place on the internet that has change
information or pictures about something
Dara’s friends are trying to influence him to join the
Ambrocio likes to read sites with interesting facts. tennis team.
almond /ˈɑːmənd/ noun
meditate /ˈmedɪteɪt/ verb
an almond is a type of nut
if you meditate, you are quiet and stil and try to
Almonds are Aaminah’s favourite nut to eat. clear your mind
ability /əˈbɪləti/ noun
I try to meditate for a few minutes every evening. an ability is a skil
condition /kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ noun have/has the ability
the condition of something is how good or bad it is
Xavier has an ability to talk for hours with everyone
Gizelle’s laptop is old, but it’s in very good condition. he meets.
current /ˈkʌrənt/ adjective
weight lifting /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ noun
something that is current is happening now
weight lifting is the sport of lifting heavy things
Our current focus is on how people feel about our
Jaehee started doing weight lifting at the gym. product.
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something that is recent happened not too long ago tip /tɪp/ noun
The ground is stil wet from the recent rain.
a tip is a piece of useful advice
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ancient /ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt/ adjective
something that is ancient is very, very old
childhood /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/ noun
Jenna found an ancient coin in the sand on the
childhood is the period of someone’s life when they beach. are a child
Haider has many photos of his friends from his clue /kluː/ noun childhood.
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We fol owed the clue to find the hidden gold.
technique /tekˈniːk/ noun PAGE 29
a technique is a way of doing something
The dancer has excellent technique in their
revise /rɪˈvaɪz/ verb movements.
if you revise, you learn and remember the things you
were taught before, so you can take a test or exam
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ verb
Our French teacher told us to revise all the verbs we
if you remind someone about something, you help had learned. them to remember it
Please remind Ichiro to bring my book back. art /ɑːt/ noun
art is the activity of creating paintings and drawings
colour-code /ˈkʌlə(r) kəʊd/ verb
Roxy loves going to art class because she draws well.
if you colour-code something, you give colours to
different things to help you remember them
biology /baɪˈɒlədʒi/ noun
Harold likes to colour-code his notes when studying.
biology is the study of living things
Jiang studies hard for biology and wants to be a
highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ verb doctor.
if you highlight something, you mark it in a different colour so it stands out
chemistry /ˈkemɪstri/ noun
Amaia used a marker to highlight useful words in
chemistry is a science that studies how the things class.
around us are made and how they work
Sheldon teaches chemistry at high school. stick /stɪk/ verb
if you stick something somewhere, you put it there
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ noun and make it stay
drama is the subject of acting and learning about
Stick the posters on the wall. other parts of theatre
Karen is trying drama this term, but she’s not very
archaeologist /ˌɑː(r)kiˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun good at it.
an archaeologist is a person who studies people
from the past by looking at their buildings and other
geography /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ noun things from their time
geography is the study of countries and land, sea
Isaiah is studying history to become an archaeologist. and weather
Kasem likes learning about the world in geography.
mind map /maɪnd mæp/ noun
a mind map is a drawing that links different facts to
history /ˈhɪstri/ noun each other
history is the study of the past and important events
Bruno draws mind maps to organize his ideas before that happened writing an essay.
In history today, we learned about the brothers who built the first plane.
diagram /ˈdaɪəɡræm/ noun
a diagram is a simple drawing that shows how IT /ˌaɪ ˈtiː/ noun something works
IT is the study of computers and what they do
The diagram helped Akeno to understand how the
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PE is the subject of sports and exercise
Lance’s least favourite class at school was PE.
memorable /ˈmem(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjective
something that is memorable is easy to remember
physics /ˈfɪzɪks/ noun
The concert was so memorable, Liz would never
physics is the study of things like heat, light, forget it. electricity and sound
She is a professor of physics at a university.
comedian /kəˈmiːdiən/ noun
a comedian is a person whose job it is to make
calculator /ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə(r)/ noun people laugh
a calculator is a machine that is used to help us do
The audience laughed loudly at the comedian’s jokes. maths
I can’t use my calculator in the maths test today.
atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪə(r)/ noun
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The atmosphere in Phuket is so relaxing.
interest /ˈɪntrəst/ noun
an interest is a feeling or wanting to know more PAGE 33 about that thing
Sasha has an interest in classical music.
balcony /ˈbælkəni/ noun
a balcony is the floor outside a building, on a level
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From the balcony, we could see the sea and the
facial expression /ˈfeɪʃ(ə)l ɪkˈspreʃ(ə)n/ noun mountains.
a facial expression is when your face shows what
fabulous /ˈfæbjʊləs/ adjective you are feeling
something that is fabulous is impressive and
His facial expression showed that he was very serious. amazing
body language /ˈbɒdi ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ noun
We went to a fabulous party at Erica’s house.
body language is when your body shows what you
are feeling with different movements
I could tell from her body language that Olga was very happy. nod /nɒd/ verb
if you nod, you move your head up and down
Nod your head if you agree with me.
actively /ˈæktɪvli/ adverb
if you do something actively, you mean to do it
Joaquin is actively involved in many sports clubs.
terrible /ˈterəb(ə)l/ adjective
something that is terrible is very bad
Jiro had a terrible dream last night that upset him.
awful /ˈɔːfl/ adjective
something that is awful is very bad
Bettina felt awful after she forgot her friend’s birthday.
ice skating /aɪs ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ noun
ice skating is the activity of moving on ice in special boots
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