English basic vocabular 2
Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate
Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate
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Flashcards
stockbroker - (He's forever ringing his stockbroker – 'Buy this, sell that!')
tax inspector - (The tax inspector wants to examine my books.)
theatre - (Surgeons were working on him in the operating theatre for six hours.)
therefore - (Their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable.)
trolley - (Get a trolley – this patient's been badly hurt!)
truthful - (Jane is a truthful child – she doesn't tell lies.)
update - (The files need updating.)
valuable - (A valuable painting has been stolen from the art gallery.)
verbal - (The policeman gave her a verbal warning and let her go.)
visual - (Artists translate their ideas into visual images.)
ward - (It was the new nurse's first day on the wards.)
wealth - (The country's wealth comes from its oil.)
well-connected - (I believe his family is very well-connected socially.)
come to sth. - (Sue had felt uncertain but, when it came to the decision, she had no problem refusing his offer.)
whilst - (It's illegal to use a mobile phone whilst driving a car.)
willing - (How much are they willing to pay?)
work out - (Let's work out how much the holiday is going to cost.)
approximately - (The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.)
auditorium - (The auditorium could seat 1500 people and was fully air-conditioned.)
automated - (Everything in the factory is fully automated – no people anywhere!)
bangle - (Ellie was wearing bangles on both wrists.)
bargain - (In many markets abroad you have to bargain as there are no fixed prices.)
brooch - (Tom bought Janice a pearl brooch.)
cab - (When we arrived in New York City, we took a yellow cab and went to our hotel.)
canal boat - (In Leeds, you can now travel to your office by canal boat.)
capacity - (All the hotels were filled to capacity in the summer months.)
cash - (I'm afraid we only take cash.)
celebrity - (There are lots of showbiz celebrities every year at Wimbledon.)
central - (He lives in central London.)
chat - (John and I sat up until the early hours chatting.)
crane - (There were three massive cranes on the building site.)
crossroads - (Turn left at the next crossroads.)
crowded - (The tram was very crowded so we had to stand all the way.)
cut - (Dixons was cutting its prices by 25%.)
deal - (They made a deal to sell the land to a property developer.)
desirable - (The ability to speak a foreign language is highly desirable.)
development - (One new development should be completed by the end of next year.)
display - (In the hall there was a superb display of African masks.)
district - (They're looking for a house in a pleasant suburban district.)
dull - (Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.)
