Chapter: Life Is Beautiful!
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
beautifulspringwarmfreshneighborhoodvisually impairedunableBraillescriptraised dotsinformationexperienceuniversityset upwriteramazingteachercomputer scientistnursepilotfarmermerchanthealthylook aftergrow cropsbuy and sellget dressedgo to schoolfeel happyfor the future
đ Word Formation Rules
âē beauty + -ful = beautiful; -ful āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ âāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖâ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âē visual + -ly = visually; -ly āϝā§āĻā§ adjective āĻĨā§āĻā§ adverb āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē able + un- = unable; un- āϝā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē write + -er = writer; -er āϝā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē teach + -er = teacher; -er āϝā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē farm + -er = farmer; farm-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ -er āϝā§āĻā§ āĻā§āώāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē science + -ist = scientist; -ist āϝā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē health + -y = healthy; -y āϝā§āĻā§ noun āĻĨā§āĻā§ adjective āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē amaze + -ing = amazing; -ing adjective āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âē experience-āĻāϰ plural experiences; information āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ uncountable noun, āϤāĻžāĻ informations āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
1. Life Is Beautiful! â Nature and Spring (8 words)
beautiful[/ËbjuËtÉĒfÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϰāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Example: It is a beautiful spring day.
Syn: lovelyAnt: ugly
đĄ Exam tip: Beautiful-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ ugly; beautiful-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ a āĻŦāϏā§: a beautiful day.
spring[/sprÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāϏāύā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞ
Alt: āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ
Example: Flowers bloom in spring.
Syn: seasonAnt: winter
đĄ Exam tip: Spring āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ; āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ in spring āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
warm[/wÉËrm/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāώā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻŽ
Example: The weather is warm today.
Syn: hotAnt: cold
đĄ Exam tip: Warm-āĻāϰ noun form warmth āĻāĻŦāĻ opposite coldāĨ¤
singing[/ËsÉĒÅÉĒÅ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: The singing of the birds fills the room.
Syn: chantingAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: Singing āĻšāϞ⧠sing-āĻāϰ -ing form; the singing of the birds āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ noun phraseāĨ¤
flower[/ËflaĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āϞ
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻĢā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: She can smell the flowers outside her home.
Syn: blossom
đĄ Exam tip: Flower-āĻāϰ plural flowers; flower āĻāĻŦāĻ flour-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ āĻšāϞā§āĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύāĨ¤
sweet[/swiËt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύā§āϰāĻŽ
Example: The flowers smell sweet and fresh.
Syn: pleasantAnt: sour
đĄ Exam tip: Sweet smell āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āϧ; sweet-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ sourāĨ¤
fresh[/freĘ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏāϤā§āĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāϞ
Example: We like fresh flowers.
Syn: newAnt: stale
đĄ Exam tip: Fresh-āĻāϰ opposite stale; fresh air āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāĨ¤
leaf[/liËf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: New green leaves grow on the trees.
Syn: foliage
đĄ Exam tip: Leaf-āĻāϰ plural leavesâf āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ ves āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Mariaâs Morning Routine (8 words)
early[/ËÉËrli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§
Example: Maria gets up early.
Syn: soonAnt: late
đĄ Exam tip: Get up early-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž; early āĻāĻāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ adjective āĻ adverb āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
feel[/fiËl/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Example: Maria feels happy.
Syn: senseAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Feel-āĻāϰ past form felt; feel happy āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļāĨ¤
glass[/ÉĄlÃĻs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ
Example: She puts her hand on the glass of the window.
Syn: pane
đĄ Exam tip: A glass āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠glass āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
window[/ËwÉĒndoĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻāϞā§-āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĸā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ
Example: She opens the window.
Syn: openingAnt: wall
đĄ Exam tip: Open the window āĻāĻŦāĻ close the windowâāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
open[/ËoĘpÉn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Maria opens the window.
Syn: unlockAnt: close
đĄ Exam tip: Open verb āĻāĻŦāĻ adjective āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§: open the door, an open doorāĨ¤
smell[/smel/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŖ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāύā§āϧ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāύā§āϧ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
Example: She can smell the flowers.
Syn: sniff
đĄ Exam tip: Smell-āĻāϰ past form smelled āĻŦāĻž smelt; smell sweet āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠smell linking verbāĨ¤
dress[/dres/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāύā§
Example: Maria gets dressed before breakfast.
Syn: clotheAnt: undress
đĄ Exam tip: Get dressed āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ phrasal expression; āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĨ¤
breakfast[/ËbrekfÉst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
Example: She has her breakfast before going to school.
Syn: morning meal
đĄ Exam tip: Have breakfast āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ; āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ breakfast-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ a āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
3. Visual Impairment and Abilities (8 words)
student[/ËstuËdÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§
Alt: āϝ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰā§
Example: Maria is like any other student.
Syn: learnerAnt: teacher
đĄ Exam tip: Student-āĻāϰ feminine āĻŦāĻž masculine āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āϰā§āĻĒ āύā§āĻ; student āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
neighborhood[/ËneÉĒbÉrhĘd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻšāϞā§āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Example: Maria lives in a friendly neighborhood.
Syn: area
đĄ Exam tip: Neighborhood-āĻāϰ British spelling neighbourhood-āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
visually[/ËvÉĒĘuÉli/]advhard
Meaning: āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
Example: Maria is visually impaired.
Syn: optically
đĄ Exam tip: Visually impaired āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ phrase; visually āĻšāϞ⧠visual-āĻāϰ adverbāĨ¤
impaired[/ÉĒmËpeÉrd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ
Example: She helps visually impaired children.
Syn: disabledAnt: able
đĄ Exam tip: Visually impaired-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧā§; impaired-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ visually āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤
blind[/blaÉĒnd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āύā§āϧ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻ
āĻā§āώāĻŽ
Example: The blind child reads Braille.
Syn: sightlessAnt: sighted
đĄ Exam tip: āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠visually impaired phrase-āĻāĻŋ blind-āĻāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĨ¤
born[/bÉËrn/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰā§
Alt: āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ
Example: Maria has been unable to see since she was born.
Syn: brought forth
đĄ Exam tip: Be born āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ fixed expression; since she was born āĻ
āϤā§āϤā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
unable[/ĘnËeÉĒbÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻā§āώāĻŽ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Example: She is unable to see.
Syn: incapableAnt: able
đĄ Exam tip: Unable-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠to + verb āĻšāϝāĻŧ: unable to see; un- prefix āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
ability[/ÉËbÉĒlÉti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Maria shows great ability in learning.
Syn: capacityAnt: inability
đĄ Exam tip: Able-āĻāϰ noun form ability; can āĻāĻŦāĻ be able to āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Braille and Education (8 words)
learn[/lÉËrn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Maria can learn many things at school.
Syn: studyAnt: forget
đĄ Exam tip: Learn-āĻāϰ past form learned āĻŦāĻž learnt; learn to read āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ āύāĨ¤
information[/ËÉĒnfÉrËmeÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϤāĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŦāϰ
Example: She learns a lot of information from books.
Syn: knowledgeAnt: ignorance
đĄ Exam tip: Information uncountable noun; informations āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
Braille[/breÉĒl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāϞ āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ
Example: Maria reads her books in Braille.
Syn: raised-dot script
đĄ Exam tip: Braille āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ proper noun, āϤāĻžāĻ B āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
script[/skrÉĒpt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ
Alt: āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋ
Example: Braille is a script that uses raised dots.
Syn: writing system
đĄ Exam tip: A script that uses raised dotsâāĻāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
raised[/reÉĒzd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Example: Each Braille letter is made from raised dots.
Syn: elevatedAnt: lowered
đĄ Exam tip: Raised āĻšāϞ⧠raise-āĻāϰ past participle; raised dots āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§āĨ¤
dot[/dÉËt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύ
Example: Each letter is made from dots.
Syn: spot
đĄ Exam tip: Dot-āĻāϰ plural dots; Braille-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ dot āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
finger[/ËfÉĒÅÉĄÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§āϞ
Alt: āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: People move their fingers across the raised dots.
Syn: digit
đĄ Exam tip: Finger-āĻāϰ plural fingers; move oneâs fingers across āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
poem[/ËpoĘÉm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāύā§āĻĻāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻāϰā§āĻŽ
Example: Maria enjoys reading poems.
Syn: verse
đĄ Exam tip: Poem-āĻāϰ plural poems; poet āĻšāϞ⧠āϝ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
5. Future Goals and Helping Others (8 words)
hope[/hoĘp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Maria hopes to go to university.
Syn: wishAnt: despair
đĄ Exam tip: Hope to + verb āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: hope to go; hope-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ infinitive āĻāϏā§āĨ¤
university[/ËjuËnÉĒËvÉËrsÉti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: Maria wants to study at a university.
Syn: higher-education institutionAnt: primary school
đĄ Exam tip: Go to university-āϤ⧠British English-āĻ university-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ the āύāĻž-āĻ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
set up[/set Ęp/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Maria wants to set up a school.
Syn: establishAnt: close
đĄ Exam tip: Set up āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ phrasal verb; āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ establish, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠set-āĻāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ form-āĻ setāĨ¤
school[/skuËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: She wants to set up a school for children.
Syn: educational institution
đĄ Exam tip: At school āĻāĻŦāĻ go to schoolâāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ phrase āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
writer[/ËraÉĒtÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϞā§āĻāĻ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞā§āĻā§āύ
Example: Maria wants to be a writer.
Syn: authorAnt: reader
đĄ Exam tip: Writer āĻšāϞ⧠write + -er; āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠author-āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
experience[/ÉĒkËspÉĒÉriÉns/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ
Example: She wants to write about her experiences.
Syn: knowledgeAnt: inexperience
đĄ Exam tip: Experience uncountable āĻšāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ countable āĻšāϞ⧠a particular experience āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
amazing[/ÉËmeÉĒzÉĒÅ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāϰ
Alt: āĻ
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Example: People can do amazing things in life.
Syn: wonderfulAnt: ordinary
đĄ Exam tip: Amazing āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§; amazed āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
future[/ËfjuËtĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝā§
Alt: āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: She talks about her goals for the future.
Syn: time aheadAnt: past
đĄ Exam tip: In the future āĻāĻŦāĻ for the futureâāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ prepositional phrase āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
6. Occupations and Job Descriptions (8 words)
teacher[/ËtiËtĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻāĻž
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ
Example: A teacher works in a school.
Syn: educatorAnt: student
đĄ Exam tip: Teach + -er = teacher; teacher-āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻšāϞ⧠teach āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
scientist[/ËsaÉĒÉntÉĒst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: A computer scientist studies computer science.
Syn: researcher
đĄ Exam tip: Science + -ist = scientist; computer scientist āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĨ¤
nurse[/nÉËrs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āύāĻžāϰā§āϏ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: A nurse looks after ill people.
Syn: health worker
đĄ Exam tip: Look after āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϝāϤā§āύ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; nurse-āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻ care for patientsāĨ¤
pilot[/ËpaÉĒlÉt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻžāϞāĻ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύ
Example: A pilot flies planes around the world.
Syn: aviatorAnt: passenger
đĄ Exam tip: Pilot-āĻāϰ verb form-āĻ pilot; pilot flies planesâsubject-verb agreement āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
farmer[/ËfÉËrmÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āώāĻ
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĢāϏāϞ āĻĢāϞāĻžāύ
Example: A farmer grows crops such as rice.
Syn: cultivator
đĄ Exam tip: Farm + -er = farmer; farmer grows cropsâāĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
crop[/krÉËp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢāϏāϞ
Alt: āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ
Example: Rice is an important crop in Bangladesh.
Syn: produce
đĄ Exam tip: Crop-āĻāϰ plural crops; grow crops āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ collocationāĨ¤
merchant[/ËmÉËrtĘÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§
Alt: āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ
Example: A merchant buys and sells things.
Syn: traderAnt: customer
đĄ Exam tip: Merchant-āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ trader; buy and sell āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: A nurse helps ill people become healthy.
Syn: fitAnt: ill
đĄ Exam tip: Health + -y = healthy; healthy-āĻāϰ noun form healthāĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Maria visually impaired āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āĻāύā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻžâāĻāĻāĻŋ multiple-choice āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĨ¤
âĸ Maria āĻāώā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ Braille āĻšāϞ⧠raised dots āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ scriptāĨ¤
âĸ Since she was born āĻ
āϤā§āϤā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ; āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ present perfect āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Set up a school āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻž āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Maria āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ⧠university-āϤ⧠āϝā§āϤā§, writer āĻšāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ visually impaired āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ school āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Job description-āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§: teacher teaches, nurse cares, pilot flies, farmer grows, merchant buys and sellsāĨ¤
âĸ Look after-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϝāϤā§āύ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; become healthy-āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻžāĨ¤
âĸ Able āĻāĻŦāĻ unable, healthy āĻāĻŦāĻ ill, beautiful āĻāĻŦāĻ uglyâāĻāĻ antonym āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
âĸ Get dressed, go to school, feel happy āĻāĻŦāĻ read BrailleâāĻāĻ verb phrases āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤