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Chapter: Attention, Please

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⭐ Most Important Exam Words
attentionattentivelistenfocusconcentrationannouncementannouncemessageinstructioninforminformationpubliccommandrequestrespondresponseobeyfollowimmediatelycalmlyclearclearlyspeakervoiceloudmumblepronounceloudspeakerclassroomstationhospitalassemblyaudienceconductorprincipallistenerwarningalerturgentnoiseinterruptdistractionprepareaction
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē attention → attentive: noun āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ adjective; attention = āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—, attentive = āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĨ¤
â–ē announce → announcement: verb-āĻāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ -ment āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ noun; announce = āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, announcement = āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻžāĨ¤
â–ē inform → information: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun; inform = āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋, information = āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĨ¤
â–ē respond → response: verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun; respond = āϏāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, response = āϏāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāĨ¤
â–ē concentrate → concentration: verb-āĻāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ -ion āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ nounāĨ¤
â–ē distract → distracted: verb-āĻāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ -ed āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ past participle āĻŦāĻž adjectiveāĨ¤
â–ē clear → clearly: adjective-āĻāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ -ly āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ adverbāĨ¤
â–ē calm → calmly: adjective-āĻāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ -ly āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ adverbāĨ¤
â–ē listen + -er → listener: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ -er āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â–ē loud + speaker → loudspeaker: āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ compound noun āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
â–ē class + room → classroom: āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ noun āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ compound word āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
â–ē warn + -ing → warning: verb-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ -ing āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ noun āĻŦāĻž āϚāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1. Attention and Listening (8 words)
attention[/əˈtenʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—
Alt: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ
Example: Please pay attention to the teacher.
Syn: notice, focusAnt: inattention, distraction
💡 Exam tip: ‘Pay attention’ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ phrase; āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
attentive[/əˈtentÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€
Alt: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•
Example: The attentive students understood the instruction.
Syn: alert, watchfulAnt: careless, inattentive
💡 Exam tip: Attention-āĻāϰ adjective āĻšāϞ⧋ attentiveāĨ¤
listen[/ˈlÉĒsən/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Example: Listen carefully to the announcement.
Syn: hear, heedAnt: ignore, disregard
💡 Exam tip: Listen-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to āĻŦāϏ⧇: listen to the teacherāĨ¤
focus[/ˈfəʊkəs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋
Example: Focus on the main message.
Syn: concentrate, attendAnt: distract, neglect
💡 Exam tip: Focus on āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
concentration[/ˌkɒnsənˈtreÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Good concentration helps us learn quickly.
Syn: attention, focusAnt: distraction, confusion
💡 Exam tip: Concentrate-āĻāϰ noun form āĻšāϞ⧋ concentrationāĨ¤
distracted[/dÉĒˈstrÃĻktÉĒd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻšā§€āύ
Example: The noisy room made the students distracted.
Syn: inattentive, absent-mindedAnt: focused, attentive
💡 Exam tip: Distracted āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
notice[/ˈnəʊtÉĒs/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Did you notice the announcement?
Syn: observe, recognizeAnt: overlook, miss
💡 Exam tip: Notice noun āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ; notice = āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
heed[/hiːd/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž
Alt: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: We should heed the teacher’s warning.
Syn: notice, followAnt: ignore, neglect
💡 Exam tip: Heed a warning āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻžāĨ¤
2. Announcements and Messages (8 words)
announcement[/əˈnaʊnsmənt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž
Example: The principal made an important announcement.
Syn: declaration, noticeAnt: secrecy, silence
💡 Exam tip: Announce-āĻāϰ noun form āĻšāϞ⧋ announcementāĨ¤
announce[/əˈnaʊns/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The school will announce the result tomorrow.
Syn: declare, proclaimAnt: conceal, hide
💡 Exam tip: Announce āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§āϝ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋āĨ¤
message[/ˈmesÉĒdʒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
Example: The teacher gave us a clear message.
Syn: communication, informationAnt: silence, misunderstanding
💡 Exam tip: Main message āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĨ¤
instruction[/ÉĒnˈstrƌkʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Example: Follow the instructions carefully.
Syn: direction, guidanceAnt: misdirection, disobedience
💡 Exam tip: Instruct-āĻāϰ noun form instruction; follow instructions āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
inform[/ÉĒnˈfɔːm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Please inform me about the meeting.
Syn: notify, tellAnt: misinform, conceal
💡 Exam tip: Inform someone about something āĻ—āĻ āύāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
information[/ˌÉĒnfəˈmeÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
Example: The notice contains useful information.
Syn: data, knowledgeAnt: ignorance, misinformation
💡 Exam tip: Information uncountable noun; informations āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
public[/ˈpƌblÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ
Alt: āϜāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ
Example: The announcement was made in a public place.
Syn: open, commonAnt: private, secret
💡 Exam tip: Public announcement āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϜāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻžāĨ¤
broadcast[/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ
Alt: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The warning was broadcast over the loudspeaker.
Syn: transmission, airingAnt: silence, withhold
💡 Exam tip: Broadcast noun āĻ“ verb—āĻĻ⧁āχāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Commands and Responses (8 words)
command[/kəˈmɑːnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ
Example: The captain gave a clear command.
Syn: order, instructionAnt: request, obedience
💡 Exam tip: Polite command āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĨ¤
request[/rÉĒˈkwest/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ
Alt: āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: The teacher made a polite request.
Syn: appeal, pleaAnt: demand, refusal
💡 Exam tip: Request noun āĻ“ verb āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāχ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
respond[/rÉĒˈspɒnd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The students responded immediately.
Syn: reply, answerAnt: ignore, remain silent
💡 Exam tip: Respond to someone/something—āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
response[/rÉĒˈspɒns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ
Example: Her response was quick and correct.
Syn: reply, reactionAnt: silence, question
💡 Exam tip: Respond-āĻāϰ noun form responseāĨ¤
obey[/əˈbeÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: Students must obey the school rules.
Syn: follow, complyAnt: disobey, defy
💡 Exam tip: Obey-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ disobeyāĨ¤
follow[/ˈfɒləʊ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: Follow the teacher’s instructions.
Syn: obey, pursueAnt: lead, disobey
💡 Exam tip: Follow instructions āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻžāĨ¤
immediately[/ÉĒˈmiːdiətli/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇
Alt: āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇
Example: The children stopped talking immediately.
Syn: instantly, at onceAnt: later, eventually
💡 Exam tip: Immediate-āĻāϰ adverb form immediatelyāĨ¤
calmly[/ˈkɑːmli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Example: Please respond calmly to the warning.
Syn: quietly, peacefullyAnt: angrily, nervously
💡 Exam tip: Calm-āĻāϰ adverb form calmly; calm response āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĨ¤
4. Clarity and Speaking (8 words)
clear[/klÉĒə/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ
Example: The speaker used a clear voice.
Syn: plain, distinctAnt: unclear, vague
💡 Exam tip: Clear voice āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰāĨ¤
clearly[/ˈklÉĒəli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇
Example: Speak clearly so everyone can hear you.
Syn: distinctly, plainlyAnt: unclearly, vaguely
💡 Exam tip: Clear-āĻāϰ adverb āĻšāϞ⧋ clearlyāĨ¤
speaker[/ˈspiːkə/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ
Example: The speaker addressed the audience.
Syn: orator, talkerAnt: listener, audience
💡 Exam tip: Speak + er = speaker; āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĨ¤
voice[/vɔÉĒs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Her voice was loud enough to be heard.
Syn: sound, toneAnt: silence, quietness
💡 Exam tip: In a clear voice āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻŖā§āϠ⧇āĨ¤
loud[/laƊd/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Alt: āωāĻšā§āϚāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
Example: The announcer spoke in a loud voice.
Syn: noisy, powerfulAnt: quiet, soft
💡 Exam tip: Loud voice āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ loudspeaker—āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
mumble[/ˈmʌmbəl/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Do not mumble during the announcement.
Syn: mutter, whisperAnt: articulate, enunciate
💡 Exam tip: Mumble-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ articulate, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
pronounce[/prəˈnaʊns/]verbmedium
Meaning: āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Pronounce each word clearly.
Syn: articulate, sayAnt: mumble, mispronounce
💡 Exam tip: Pronounce-āĻāϰ noun form pronunciationāĨ¤
loudspeaker[/ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāχāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ
Alt: āωāĻšā§āϚāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ
Example: The message came through the loudspeaker.
Syn: megaphone, speakerAnt: silencer, earplug
💡 Exam tip: Loud + speaker = loudspeaker; compound word āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
5. Places and People (8 words)
classroom[/ˈklɑːsruːm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ
Example: The teacher entered the classroom.
Syn: class, schoolroomAnt: playground, outdoors
💡 Exam tip: Class + room = classroom; āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ compound nounāĨ¤
station[/ˈsteÉĒʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ
Example: The train station made an announcement.
Syn: terminal, stopAnt: route, journey
💡 Exam tip: Train station āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϰ⧇āϞāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύāĨ¤
hospital[/ˈhɒspÉĒtl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ
Alt: āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ
Example: The announcement was heard in the hospital.
Syn: clinic, medical centreAnt: home, school
💡 Exam tip: Hospital announcement āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻ“ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
assembly[/əˈsemblÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: The principal spoke at the morning assembly.
Syn: gathering, meetingAnt: separation, departure
💡 Exam tip: Morning assembly = āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĨ¤
audience[/ˈɔːdiəns/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧃āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀
Alt: āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻ—āĻŖ
Example: The audience listened quietly.
Syn: listeners, spectatorsAnt: speaker, performer
💡 Exam tip: Audience āĻšāϞ⧋ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻļā§‹āύ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
conductor[/kənˈdʌktə/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€
Alt: āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ•
Example: The bus conductor announced the next stop.
Syn: leader, inspectorAnt: passenger, traveller
💡 Exam tip: Bus conductor āĻ“ orchestra conductor—āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
principal[/ˈprÉĒnsəpəl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The principal addressed the students.
Syn: headteacher, directorAnt: student, subordinate
💡 Exam tip: Principal = āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•; principle = āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ—āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
listener[/ˈlÉĒsənə/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻž
Alt: āϝ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§‹āύ⧇
Example: A good listener understands the message.
Syn: hearer, audience memberAnt: speaker, talker
💡 Exam tip: Listen + er = listener; verb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ noun āĻ—āĻ āύāĨ¤
6. Warnings, Noise and Action (8 words)
warning[/ˈwɔːnÉĒŋ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ
Example: The officer gave a warning to the crowd.
Syn: caution, alertAnt: encouragement, assurance
💡 Exam tip: Warning sign āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĨ¤
alert[/əˈlɜːt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•
Alt: āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž
Example: The guard remained alert throughout the night.
Syn: watchful, attentiveAnt: sleepy, careless
💡 Exam tip: Alert adjective āĻ“ noun—āĻĻ⧁āχāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
urgent[/ˈɜːdʒənt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ
Example: The hospital broadcast an urgent message.
Syn: pressing, immediateAnt: unimportant, optional
💡 Exam tip: Urgent message āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāĨ¤
noise[/nɔÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϕ⧋āϞāĻžāĻšāϞ
Alt: āĻ…āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: The noise made it difficult to hear.
Syn: din, soundAnt: silence, quiet
💡 Exam tip: Noise uncountable noun; much noise āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, many noises āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
interrupt[/ˌÉĒntəˈrƌpt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋
Example: Do not interrupt the speaker.
Syn: disturb, break inAnt: continue, assist
💡 Exam tip: Interrupt someone āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
distraction[/dÉĒˈstrÃĻkʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āύāĻˇā§āϟāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ
Example: Mobile phones can be a distraction in class.
Syn: disturbance, diversionAnt: concentration, focus
💡 Exam tip: Distract-āĻāϰ noun form distractionāĨ¤
prepare[/prÉĒˈpeə/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āφāϗ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The phrase prepares listeners for the message.
Syn: ready, organizeAnt: neglect, disorganize
💡 Exam tip: Prepare someone for something āĻ—āĻ āύāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
action[/ˈÃĻkʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ
Example: The warning led the people to take action.
Syn: act, stepAnt: inaction, passivity
💡 Exam tip: Take action āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž; action-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ inactionāĨ¤
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ ‘Attention, please’ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ polite command āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ signal phrase; āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ āĻāχ phrase āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Attention, please-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ instruction, announcement, warning āĻŦāĻž request āφāϏ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ Synonym āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇ attention = focus/notice āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ announcement = notice/declaration āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
â€ĸ Antonym āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇ attention-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ inattention āĻŦāĻž distraction; clear-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ unclear; obey-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ disobeyāĨ¤
â€ĸ Listen-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ to āĻŦāϏ⧇: listen to the announcementāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ hear-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ to āĻŦāϏ⧇ āύāĻž: hear the messageāĨ¤
â€ĸ Information uncountable noun; āϤāĻžāχ informations āύāĻž āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇ pieces of information āϞāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
â€ĸ Principal āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•, āφāϰ principle āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ—āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
â€ĸ Public announcement, clear voice, pay attention, follow instructions, take action āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ respond immediately—āĻāχ collocation-āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĨ¤
â€ĸ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ announcement āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ instruction-āĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧁āύ: announcement āĻšāϞ⧋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ, instruction āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĨ¤
â€ĸ ‘Attention, please’ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧇ please āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇; āϤāĻžāχ āĻāϟāĻŋ rude command āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ part of speech āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ: attention noun, attentive adjective, listen verb, clearly adverbāĨ¤

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