Life

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Helen Stephenson
Paul Dummett
John Hughes

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WORDLIST
Word class abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (adv) = adverb,
(adj) = adjective, (phr v) = phrasal verb, (prep) = preposition and (exp) = expression.

UNIT 1 HELLO

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animal (n)
beautiful (adj)
climber (n)
fantastic (adj)
favourite (adj)
fisherwoman (n)
happy (adj)
hunter (n)
lion (n)
ocean (n)
place (n)
river (n)
water buffalo (n)
whale (n)

job (n)

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artist (n)
doctor (n)
driver (n)
engineer (n)
explorer (n)
filmmaker (n)
photographer (n)
scientist (n)
teacher (n)
writer (n)

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American (adj)
Brazilian (adj)
British (adj)
Canadian (adj)
Chinese (adj)
Egyptian (adj)
French (adj)
German (adj)
Indian (adj)
Italian (adj)
Japanese (adj)
Mexican (adj)
Nepalese (adj)
Omani (adj)
Spanish (adj)

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Jamaican (adj)
mobile (n)

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goodbye (n)
goodnight (n)
meet (v)
sign (v)

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UNIT 2 HOLIDAYS
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beach (n)
island (n)
city (n)

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Australian (adj)
desert (n)
holiday (n)
tent (n)
trek (n)

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cold (adj)
degree (n)
hot (adj)
hotel (n)
nice (adj)

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airport (n)
black (adj)
blue (adj)
brown (adj)
bus (n)
car (n)
green (adj)

grey (adj)
lake (n)
mountain (n)
old (adj)
orange (adj)
pink (adj)
red (adj)
white (adj)
yellow (adj)

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address (n)
business (n)
key (n)
postcode (n)
registration (n)

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anniversary (n)
April (n)
August (n)
birthday (n)
December (n)
February (n)
January (n)
July (n)
June (n)
March (n)
May (n)
November (n)
October (n)
September (n)
sure (adj)
wedding (n)
year (n)

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amazing (adj)
boat (n)
continent (n)
difficult (adj)
ice (n)
penguin (n)
seal (n)
temperature (n)
typical (adj)

big (adj)
home (n)
meeting (n)
office (n)
poor (adj)
rich (adj)
small (adj)
young (adj)

UNIT 3 FAMILIES

baby (n)
congratulations (n)
engaged (adj)
engagement (n)
follow (v)
great (adj)
kind (adj)
lovely (adj)
party (n)
welcome (adj)

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brother (n)
daughter (n)
father (n)
mother (n)
parent (n)
sister (n)
son (n)

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child (n)
cousin (n)
dead (adj)
environmentalist (n)
family (n)
famous (adj)
granddaughter (n)
grandmother (n)
marine (adj)
scuba diver (n)

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capital (n)
country (n)
farmer (n)
ger (n)
taxi driver (n)

UNIT 4 CITIES
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building (n)
new (adj)
tower (n)

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bank (n)
bus station (n)
caf (n)
car park (n)
cinema (n)
information centre (n)
market (n)
museum (n)
near (prep)
next to (prep)
opposite (prep)
park (n)
train station (n)

UNIT 5 INVENTIONS
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air (n)
fly (v)
robot (n)
toy (n)

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bell (n)
Friday (n)
guidebook (n)
map (n)
Monday (n)
open (adj)
Saturday (n)
Sunday (n)
Thursday (n)
timetable (n)
tourist (n)
Tuesday (n)
vertical (adj)
Wednesday (n)

basket (n)
carry (v)
cook (v)
drive (v)
generation (n)
intelligent (adj)
move (v)
play (v)
ride (v)
run (v)
see (v)
sing (v)
speak (v)
supermarket (n)
swim (v)
technology (n)

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beginning (n)
closed (adj)
end (n)
midday (n)
restaurant (n)
time zone (n)

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cake (n)
coffee (n)
fruit juice (n)
mineral water (n)
salad (n)
sandwich (n)
tea (n)
large (adj)

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art (n)
bridge (n)
garden (n)

lights (n)
shopping street (n)
sign (n)
snack bar (n)
surf (v)
symbol (n)

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backpack (n)
camera (n)
headphones (n)
MP3 player (n)
video camera (n)
webcam (n)

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basic (adj)
bowl (n)
box (n)
cheap (adj)
design (n)
electric (adj)
gas (n)
heat (v)
lid (n)
maximum (n)
newspaper (n)
oven (n)

panel (n)
pot (n)
solar (adj)
sun (n)

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alarm clock (n)
dollar (n)
euro (n)
expensive (adj)
image (n)
memory stick (n)
pound (n)
quality (n)
radio (n)

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action (n)
bird (n)
comedy (n)
detective (n)
jazz (n)
novel (n)
reality (n)
wildlife (n)

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festival (n)
pigeon (n)
race (n)
tourist attraction (n)

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appointment (n)
busy (adj)
diary (n)
gadget (n)
kitchen (n)
laptop (n)
microwave (n)
organise (v)

boring (adj)
horrible (adj)
table tennis (n)

UNIT 6 PASSIONS
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fan (n)
football (n)
international (adj)
passionate (adj)
prize (n)
rugby (n)
team (n)

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cheese (n)
chocolate (n)
competition (n)
dish (n)
egg (n)
fish (n)
fruit (n)
giant (adj)
meat (n)
pasta (n)
pumpkin pie (n)
rice (n)
tennis (n)
traditional (adj)
vegetable (n)

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bone (n)
bread (n)
Brie (n)
Camembert (n)
peach (n)
stall (n)
tomato (n)
vegetarian (n)

UNIT 7 DIFFERENT LIVES

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autumn (n)
celebration (n)
month (n)
spring (n)
summer (n)
winter (n)

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reindeer (n)
study (v)
tractor (n)
understand (v)

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board (n)
book (n)
classmate (n)
classroom (n)

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college (n)
Maasai (n)
pen (n)
pencil (n)
school (n)
student (n)
university (n)
unusual (adj)
village (n)

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climbing (n)
cloudy (adj)
cycling (n)
golf (n)
photo (n)
rainy (adj)
running (n)
season (n)
skiing (n)
snowy (adj)
sunny (adj)
wet (adj)
windy (adj)

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bored (adj)
hungry (adj)
thirsty (adj)
tired (adj)

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couple (n)
fire (n)
hard (adj)
journey (n)
sleep (v)
snow (n)
soft (adj)
travel (v)

UNIT 8 ROUTINES
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computer (n)
helicopter (n)
modern (adj)

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breakfast (n)
dinner (n)
exercise (n)
lunch (n)

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archaeologist (n)
article (n)
colleague (n)
geologist (n)
laboratory (n)
lecture (n)
noisy (adj)
object (n)
report (n)
teach (v)

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automatic (adj)
conservation (n)
crisis (n)
domestic (adj)
hunt (v)
jaguar (n)
leopard (n)
radio collar (n)
tiger (n)
wild (adj)

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call (v)
drink (v)
eat (v)
gentle (adj)
greet (v)
hand (n)
have a bath (v)
identify (v)
individual (n)
jeep (n)
lie down (phr v)
trunk (n)

UNIT 9 TRAVEL
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flying (n)
interesting (adj)
plane (n)
train (n)

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bag (n)
boot (n)
coat (n)
dress (n)
hat (n)
jacket (n)
jeans (n)

jumper (n)
pocket (n)
sandals (n)
scarf (n)
shirt (n)
shoe (n)
shorts (n)
skirt (n)
suitcase (n)
top (n)
trousers (n)
T-shirt (n)

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armchair (n)
bed (n)
chair (n)
cheap (adj)
comfortable (adj)
desk (n)
fridge (n)
hostel (n)
lamp (n)
shower (n)
sofa (n)
table (n)
TV (n)
wardrobe (n)

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adventurous (adj)
diving (n)
hiking (n)
hitch-hike (v)
horse riding (n)
in advance (exp)
lifetime (n)
opera (n)
option (n)
rail (n)
sightseeing (n)
view (n)

donkey (n)
gold (n)
goldmine (n)
landmine (n)
llama (n)
loud (adj)
plate (n)
sand dune (n)
sheep (n)
track (n)

UNIT 10 HISTORY
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digital (adj)
disc (n)
history (n)
invention (n)
recorder (n)
television (n)
test (n)
video (n)

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captain (n)
expedition (n)
North Pole (n)
Portuguese (adj)
space (n)
successful (adj)

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basketball (n)
champion (n)
friendly (adj)
funny (adj)
hero (n)
nature (n)
sportsman (n)

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alarm (n)
desk (n)
meal (n)
menu (n)

ago (adv)
celebrity (n)
empire (n)
land (n)
leader (n)
now (adv)
president (n)
prisoner (n)
today (adv)
war (n)

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ancient (adj)
bang (n)
canoe (n)
crash (v)

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late (adj)
seat (n)
sorry (adj)

worry (v)

delicious (adj)
last (adj)
pay (v)
shark (n)

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astronaut (n)
die (v)
goal (n)
Mercury (n)
orbit (v)
programme (n)
satellite (n)
shuttle (n)
speech (n)
Sputnik (n)
success (n)
tragedy (n)

acidic (adj)
balloon (n)
chemist (n)
close (adj)
earthy (adj)
experience (v)
flower (n)
juicy (adj)
man-made (adj)
perfume (n)
scent (n)
stephanotis (n)
taste (v)
watery (adj)

UNIT 11 DISCOVERY
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UNIT 12 THE WEEKEND

arrive (v)
discover (v)
leave (v)

factory (n)
weekend (n)

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arrow (n)
body (n)
discovery (n)
investigation (n)
kill (v)
knife (n)
mountaineer (n)
mystery (n)
scientific (adj)

bath (n)
bathe (v)
bathroom (n)
bedroom (n)
cooking (n)
dining room (n)
ironing (n)
living room (n)
mat (n)
motorbike (n)
read (v)
sit (v)
smile (v)
talk (v)
toilet (n)
wash (v)
wear (v)

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adventure (n)
dangerous (adj)
film (v)
pool (n)
watch (v)

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crazy (adj)
cut (v)
deep (adj)
species (n)
traffic (n)

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folk (n)
free (adj)
sale (n)
shopping (n)
stuff (n)
trip (n)

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builder (n)
community (n)
dream house (n)
fun (adj)
organisation (n)
professional (adj)
project (n)
roof (n)
tornado (n)
tornado-resistant (n)
voluntary (adj)
volunteer (n)

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adult (n)
brochure (n)
castle (n)
court (n)
exhibition (n)
finish (v)
return ticket (n)
special (adj)

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concert (n)
flying fish (n)
group (n)
guitar (n)
main (adj)
musician (n)
painter (n)
prepare (v)
rest (v)
song (n)

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