English basic vocabular 4
Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate
Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate
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Cartes-fiches
set aside - (I've set aside a piece of cake for Paul.)
single - (Have you heard their latest single?)
snap - (The children will happily play Snap for hours on end.)
socialise - (He's not very good at socialising, and prefers to stay at home alone.)
stage - (People were trying to get onto the stage and touch the musicians.)
tense - (Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.)
Thai - (We flew to Bangkok with Thai International Airlines.)
thoughtful - (Paul is very thoughtful.)
turn - (I didn't think it would work, but it turned out extremely well.)
vinyl - (I think the song sounds better on vinyl than it does on CD.)
virtual - (She's got virtual friends in Internet that she's never met.)
voluntary - (He joined a voluntary organisation which provides help for the elderly.)
webpage - (James created his own webpage using DreamWeaver.)
well-rounded - (Sarah's a really well-rounded person.)
work - (Picassor produced some of his finest work during this period.)
act - (The company acted correctly in sacking him.)
act as something - (Electric vehicles could act as cheap energy stores while not being driven.)
adaptor - (This adaptor has four different plug types that fit into electric wall sockets in 150 countries.)
adapt - (Peter adapts easily to new circumstances.)
auction - (The house was sold at auction.)
autograph - (Can I have your autograph?)
badly off - (The school is rather badly off for equipment.)
bank account - (I'd like to open a bank account for my son.)
bank balance - (My bank balance is very low, and I can't afford a holiday.)
bank note - (The last customer paid with a £50 bank note.)
bid - (She bid £100 for a Victorian chair.)
browse - (Jon was browsing through the photographs.)
bulky - (The postman delivered a bulky parcel to my house this morning.)
chain store - (Charles buys his clothes from chain stores, but he still manages to look smart.)
charm - (Robert bought his wife a gold charm for her bracelet.)
colourful - (At the Flower Show we saw a colourful display of flowers.)
consumer - (Consumers will soon be paying higher airfares.)
control - (She's a born rider, and controls her horse with ease.)
convenience store - (While Bill filled up the car, his wife went into the convenience store to buy a paper.)
cosmetics - (I bought Mum's favourite perfume from the cosmetics counter.)
counter - (He wondered if the girl behind the counter recognised him.)
credit card - (We accept all major credit cards.)
customer service - (The new washing machine had flooded the kitchen, and I rang customer service to complain.)
department - (When the job was advertised, the personnel department was flooded with applications.)
department store - (Most major department stores provide a wedding list service.)
