English basic vocabular 5
Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate
Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate
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vinegar - (He must be British as he always puts salt and vinegar on his fish and chips.)
walnut - (We each had a slice of coffee and walnut cake.)
wholegrain - (I buy wholegrain bread because I prefer the taste.)
wok - (She always uses a wok when stir-frying.)
access - (Access to the papers is restricted to senior management.)
access - (I had trouble accessing the site, as I'd forgotten my password.)
accuracy - (Is accuracy so important when you are speaking a foreign language on holiday?)
addiction - (My brother's got a junk food addiction!)
addictive - (Tobacco is highly addictive.)
appointment - (She has an appointment with a client at 10.30.)
appropriate - (Jeff went out and bought some clothes appropriate for a job interview.)
bear - (She was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear the pain.)
burst out - (Everyone in the room burst out laughing.)
call centre - (The call centre industry is expanding constantly.)
capable - (I don't think my mum's capable of speaking a foreign language.)
carry out - (She carried out her duties exactly as instructed.)
case - (In Cornwall they make small pastry cases filled with meat and vegetables called Cornish pasties.)
chain letter - (She didn't pass on the chain letter, but no harm came to her!)
clanger - (One type of pasty was called the 'Bedfordshire clanger' because it was it was half meat and half fruit!!)
coach - (Gran's been on a coach trip to the seaside.)
cold caller - (I always refuse to speak to a cold caller on the phone.)
concern - (I don't think any of this concerns you.)
cookery - (Petra is attending a one-year cookery course in France.)
criterion - (I don't understand the criterion they use to select candidates.)
cuisine - (This restaurant is famous for its cuisine.)
debate - (There has been a lot of debate in America about gun laws.)
dial - (I think I dialled the wrong number.)
disabled - (Maria has started a support group for parents of disabled children.)
double - (the number of teenagers owning a mobile phone has doubled.)
drive - (She's driving me insane with all these questions about what I'm doing!)
effectively - (Children have to learn to communicate effectively.)
emergency services - (What's the number for emergency services in Britain?)
emoticon - (Emoticons are often used in emails to show feelings.)
engaged - (Have you heard? Sally and Ray are getting engaged.)
European Commission - (The European Commission is based in Brussels.)
evidence - (At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.)
excuse - (What's your excuse for being late this time?)
forward - (Would you make sure that you forward my mail promptly?)
get through - (I've been trying to get through to the tax office all morning!)
get across - (He seemed to be having difficulty getting his message across.)
