Chapter: See You! Lessons
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
hellogoodbyelaterfinemeetintroducecolleaguefull namenicknamebook fairmedicinegrandmotherparentbankerhousewifefree timeneighborstudentimprovecartoonespeciallyvine
đ Word Formation Rules
âē grand + mother = grandmother; grand + father = grandfather
âē book + fair = book fair; āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ compound noun
âē free + time = free time; āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ compound noun
âē bank + er = banker; -er āϝā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
âē house + wife = housewife; āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ noun āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧠compound noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§
âē nick + name = nickname; āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧠āύāϤā§āύ noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§
âē health + y = healthy; -y āϝā§āĻā§ adjective āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§
âē improve + ment = improvement; -ment āϝā§āĻā§ verb āĻĨā§āĻā§ noun āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§
âē neighbor-āĻāϰ British spelling āĻšāϞ⧠neighbour
âē housewife-āĻāϰ plural āĻšāϞ⧠housewives; āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ -fe-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠-ves āĻšāϝāĻŧ
1. Greetings and Farewells (8 words)
hello[/hÉËlÉĘ/]interjectioneasy
Meaning: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§; āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Hello, Tamal! How are you?
Syn: hi, greetingsAnt: goodbye
đĄ Exam tip: Hello āĻāĻŦāĻ Hi āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
goodbye[/ËÉĄĘdËbaÉĒ/]interjectioneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāĻĨāĻž
Example: Goodbye, my friend.
Syn: bye, farewellAnt: hello
đĄ Exam tip: Goodbye-āĻāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻšāϞ⧠ByeāĨ¤
later[/ËleÉĒtÉ(r)/]adverbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāϰā§
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§
Example: See you later.
Syn: afterwards, subsequentlyAnt: earlier, now
đĄ Exam tip: See you later āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ âāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§âāĨ¤
fine[/faÉĒn/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞā§
Alt: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻžāĻ
Example: I am fine, thanks.
Syn: well, goodAnt: ill, bad
đĄ Exam tip: How are you? āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ⧠I am fine āĻŦāϞāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
thanks[/θÃĻÅks/]interjectioneasy
Meaning: āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
Alt: āĻā§āϤāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Fine, thanks.
Syn: thank you, gratitudeAnt: ingratitude
đĄ Exam tip: Thanks āĻšāϞ⧠Thank you-āĻāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ āĻāĻĨā§āϝ āϰā§āĻĒāĨ¤
meet[/miËt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I can meet you in an hour.
Syn: see, visitAnt: avoid
đĄ Exam tip: Meet-āĻāϰ past form āĻšāϞ⧠metāĨ¤
introduce[/ËÉĒntrÉËdjuËs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Let me introduce my friend.
Syn: present, acquaintAnt: hide
đĄ Exam tip: Introduce someone to someone āĻāĻ āύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
nice[/naÉĒs/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ; āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: Nice to meet you.
Syn: pleasant, lovelyAnt: unpleasant, awful
đĄ Exam tip: Nice to meet you-āĻāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ: Nice to meet you, tooāĨ¤
2. Invitation and Plans (8 words)
book fair[/ËbĘk feÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻāĻŽā§āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞāĻž
Example: Andy is going to the Book Fair.
Syn: book exhibition
đĄ Exam tip: Book Fair āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
would[/wĘd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Would you like to come?
Syn: wish, wantAnt: refuse
đĄ Exam tip: Would you like to...? āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
come[/kĘm/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Would you like to come with me?
Syn: arrive, approachAnt: go, leave
đĄ Exam tip: Come-āĻāϰ past form āĻšāϞ⧠came āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle āĻšāϞ⧠comeāĨ¤
sorry[/ËsÉri/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻāĻžāϰā§
Example: I am sorry. I cannot come.
Syn: apologetic, regretfulAnt: glad, pleased
đĄ Exam tip: Sorry āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
right now[/raÉĒt naĘ/]adverbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤā§
Alt: āĻāĻāύāĻ
Example: I cannot meet you right now.
Syn: now, at presentAnt: later
đĄ Exam tip: Right now āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
have to[/hÃĻv tuË/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Example: I have to take medicine to my grandmother.
Syn: must, need toAnt: need not
đĄ Exam tip: Have to-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ base form āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
hour[/ËaĘÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āώāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
Example: I can meet you in an hour.
Syn: sixty minutes
đĄ Exam tip: Hour-āĻāϰ h āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
great[/ÉĄreÉĒt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Example: OK. Great!
Syn: excellent, wonderfulAnt: terrible, poor
đĄ Exam tip: Great āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Family and Personal Information (8 words)
grandmother[/ËÉĄrÃĻnËmĘðÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻžāύāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻž
Example: Tamal takes medicine to his grandmother.
Syn: grandma
đĄ Exam tip: Grandmother āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ grand + mother āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
colleague[/ËkÉliËÉĄ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻšāĻāϰā§āĻŽā§
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Andy introduces his colleagues to Tamal.
Syn: co-worker, associateAnt: employer
đĄ Exam tip: Colleague-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧠ue āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ âāϞāĻŋāĻâ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻļā§āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
everybody[/ËevribÉdi/]pronouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ
Alt: āϏāĻāϞ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ
Example: Hello, everybody!
Syn: everyone, allAnt: nobody
đĄ Exam tip: Everybody āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ singular verb āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
full name[/fĘl neÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻ āĻļā§āώ āύāĻžāĻŽāϏāĻš āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Example: What is your full name?
Syn: complete nameAnt: nickname
đĄ Exam tip: Full name āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āύāĻžāĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
spell[/spel/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ āϧāϰ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻž
Example: How do you spell your first name?
Syn: write out, pronounce letters
đĄ Exam tip: Spell-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠word āĻŦāĻž name āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
first name[/fÉËst neÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Example: Andrew is his first name.
Syn: given name, forenameAnt: last name
đĄ Exam tip: First name āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āύāĻžāĻŽ, āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĻŽ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
last name[/lÉËst neÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āώ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻŦāĻŋ
Example: Smith is his last name.
Syn: surname, family nameAnt: first name
đĄ Exam tip: Last name-āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ synonym āĻšāϞ⧠surnameāĨ¤
nickname[/ËnÉĒkneÉĒm/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĄāĻžāĻāύāĻžāĻŽ
Alt: āĻāϏāϞ āύāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻ
āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĻŽ
Example: Do you have a nickname?
Syn: pet name, bynameAnt: full name
đĄ Exam tip: Nickname āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ nick + name āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
4. Medicine and Health (8 words)
medicine[/ËmedsÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāώā§āϧ
Alt: āϰā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϝ
Example: Tamal has to take this medicine to his grandmother.
Syn: drug, remedy
đĄ Exam tip: Take medicine āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžâāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: A healthy person can work well.
Syn: well, fitAnt: ill, sick
đĄ Exam tip: Healthy-āĻāϰ noun āĻšāϞ⧠health āĻāĻŦāĻ adverb āĻšāϞ⧠healthilyāĨ¤
ill[/ÉĒl/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āϰā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ
Example: The old woman is ill.
Syn: sick, unwellAnt: healthy, well
đĄ Exam tip: Ill āĻāĻŦāĻ sick āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
fine[/faÉĒn/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϞā§
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: She is fine, thanks.
Syn: well, okayAnt: ill, unwell
đĄ Exam tip: Fine āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ âāĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻžâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āĻ noun āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§; āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
take[/teÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Please take this medicine to your grandmother.
Syn: carry, bringAnt: leave, drop
đĄ Exam tip: Take-āĻāϰ past form āĻšāϞ⧠took āĻāĻŦāĻ past participle āĻšāϞ⧠takenāĨ¤
grandfather[/ËÉĄrÃĻnËfÉËðÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻžāύāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž
Example: My grandfather lives with us.
Syn: grandpa
đĄ Exam tip: Grandfather āĻšāϞ⧠grand + father-āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
care[/keÉ(r)/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϝāϤā§āύ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: We should care for our grandparents.
Syn: look after, protectAnt: neglect
đĄ Exam tip: Care for āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϝāϤā§āύ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; care about āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
patient[/ËpeÉĒĘÉnt/]nounhard
Meaning: āϰā§āĻā§
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϧā§āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: The doctor is helping a patient.
Syn: sick person, invalidAnt: doctor
đĄ Exam tip: Patient adjective āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ âāϧā§āϰā§āϝāĻļā§āϞâ; noun āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ âāϰā§āĻā§âāĨ¤
5. Saikat's Family and Home (8 words)
live[/lÉĒv/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Saikat lives in Bogura.
Syn: reside, dwellAnt: leave, die
đĄ Exam tip: He lives āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§; third-person singular-āĻ s āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
parent[/ËpeÉrÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻž
Example: Saikat lives with his parents.
Syn: father or mother, guardianAnt: child
đĄ Exam tip: Parents āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ plural; parent-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĨ¤
flat[/flÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻŋāĻ
Example: They live in a flat in Bogura.
Syn: apartment, home
đĄ Exam tip: British English-āĻ flat āĻāĻŦāĻ American English-āĻ apartment āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
banker[/ËbÃĻÅkÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϰāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Mr. Islam is a banker.
Syn: bank employee, financier
đĄ Exam tip: Banker āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ bank + er āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
housewife[/ËhaĘswaÉĒf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻšāĻŋāĻŖā§
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻāϏāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: Mrs. Islam is a housewife.
Syn: homemaker
đĄ Exam tip: Housewife-āĻāϰ plural āĻšāϞ⧠housewivesāĨ¤
free time[/friË taÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: He writes stories in his free time.
Syn: leisure, spare timeAnt: working time
đĄ Exam tip: Free time āĻāĻŦāĻ leisure time āĻāĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
sewing[/ËsÉĘÉĒÅ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āϞāĻžāĻ
Alt: āϏā§āϤāĻž āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: She enjoys sewing.
Syn: stitching, needlework
đĄ Exam tip: Sew-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /sÉĘ/; sewing-āĻ w āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
neighbor[/ËneÉĒbÉ(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: She gets orders from her friends and neighbors.
Syn: next-door resident, nearby resident
đĄ Exam tip: American spelling neighbor āĻāĻŦāĻ British spelling neighbourâāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
6. Study, Hobbies and Sound Practice (8 words)
student[/ËstjuËdÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰā§
Example: Saikat is a good student.
Syn: learner, pupilAnt: teacher
đĄ Exam tip: Student-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ teacher āϞā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
improve[/ÉĒmËpruËv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Saikat wants to improve his English.
Syn: develop, betterAnt: worsen, damage
đĄ Exam tip: Improve-āĻāϰ noun āĻšāϞ⧠improvementāĨ¤
watch[/wÉtĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: He watches cartoons on TV every day.
Syn: observe, viewAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: He watches āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ watch-āĻāϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠ch āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ es āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
cartoon[/kÉËËtuËn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āύ
Alt: āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻļāύāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: Saikat watches cartoons on TV.
Syn: animation, comic drawing
đĄ Exam tip: Cartoons āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠plural noun āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
read[/riËd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: He also reads English books.
Syn: study, peruseAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Read-āĻāϰ present pronunciation /riËd/, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠past pronunciation /red/āĨ¤
animal[/ËÃĻnÉĒmÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦāĻāĻāϤā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϝ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝ
Example: He likes books about animals.
Syn: creature, living beingAnt: plant
đĄ Exam tip: Animal-āĻāϰ plural āĻšāϞ⧠animalsāĨ¤
especially[/ÉĒËspeĘÉli/]adverbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰā§
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§
Example: He likes animals, especially tigers and lions.
Syn: particularly, speciallyAnt: generally
đĄ Exam tip: Especially āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
vine[/vaÉĒn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϞāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž āύāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ
Example: Grapes grow on a vine.
Syn: creeper, climber
đĄ Exam tip: Vine āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ /v/ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻāĻā§; fan āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ /f/ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ How are you? āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ: I am fine, thanks.
âĸ Would you like to come? āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ; āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ⧠Yes, I would āĻŦāĻž No, I am sorry āĻŦāϞāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ See you later, See you āĻāĻŦāĻ ByeâāϏāĻŦāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϰ expressionāĨ¤
âĸ Introduce someone to someone āĻāĻ āύāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Full name, first name, last name āĻāĻŦāĻ nickname-āĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻā§āύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ He, she āĻŦāĻž Saikat-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ present simple verb-āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ s āĻŦāĻž es āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: lives, watches, reads.
âĸ Have to-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠verb-āĻāϰ base form āĻŦāϏā§: have to take.
âĸ Question word Where āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, Why āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ When āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Fan-āĻ /f/ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ van-āĻ /v/ āϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ; āĻāĻ minimal pair-āĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Read-āĻāϰ present form /riËd/ āĻāĻŦāĻ past form /red/âāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Passage-based āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧠Saikat-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž Mr. Rashidul Islam āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻž Mrs. Monwara IslamâāύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Saikat-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž banker, āĻŽāĻž housewife; āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻĒ āϞā§āĻā§āύ āĻ āĻāĻžāύ āĻļā§āύā§āύ, āĻŽāĻž āϏā§āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤