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Vocabulary
window

Phonetic
/wn.do/

Parts of
Definition
Examples
speech
noun
a space usually filled with glass in the wall Dictionary examples:
of a building or in a vehicle, to allow light
and air in and to allow people inside the Is it all right if I open/close the window?
building to see out
He caught me staring out of the window.
I saw a child's face at the window.
She has some wonderful plants in the window.

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wall

/wl/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Near the window there are some flowers
a vertical structure, often made of stone Dictionary examples:
or brick, that divides or surrounds
something
The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every
word the neighbors say.
The walls look kind of bare - can't we put some pictures up?
We had to climb over a ten-foot wall to get into the garden.
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

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toilet

/t.lt/

noun

[C] a bowl that you sit on or stand near

when you get rid of waste substances
from your body
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Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

We will paint the wall orange.
Dictionary examples:
I was on the toilet when the phone rang.

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Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
Don't forget to flush the toilet.
The toilet seat was cracked and there was no paper.

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table

/te.bl/

noun

A1 a piece of furniture with four legs,

used for eating off, putting things on, etc.

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I can remember I left it on the table near the toilet.
Dictionary examples:
the kitchen table
The plates were still on the table.

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swimming
pool

/swm.pul/

noun

supermarket /su.prmr.kt/ noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

There is a beautiful table in the garden.
an area of water that has been made for Dictionary example:
people to swim in
an indoor/outdoor swimming pool

a large store that sells many different

foods and other products used in the
home

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I like [it] when we go to [the] swimming pool.
Dictionary example:
I have to stop at the supermarket on the way home.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
The supermarket is on Church Street near the post office.

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store

Phonetic
/str/

Parts of
Definition
Examples
speech
noun
a building or part of a building where you Dictionary examples:
can buy things
a shoe/jewelry/hardware/electronics store
grocery/convenience/department stores
Are you going to the store?
I'll stop at the store and pick up tissues on my way home.

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shower

school

/.r/

/skul/

noun

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Yesterday I went to a store, and I bought some new clothes.
a piece of bathroom equipment that you Dictionary example:
stand under to wash your whole body
He likes to sing in the shower.

[C or U] a place where children go to be

educated

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

And there are showers and [a] sauna you [will] be able to use any time
after the gym
Dictionary examples:
an elementary/secondary school
Central School
What school do you go to?
The kids walk to school.

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Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
She drives the kids to school every morning.
I went to school with Luke's brother.
How come Emily wasn't in school today?
Which school do you go to?
school lunch/uniforms

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room

/rum/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I don't like going to school by bus.
[C] a part of the inside of a building that is Dictionary examples:
separated from other parts by walls, floor
and ceiling
a hotel room
The house has a laundry room.
We're in meeting room one.
She's upstairs in her room.

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restaurant

/res.tr.nt/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

She has a lot of flowers in her room.
a place where you can buy and eat a meal Dictionary example:
We had lunch at/in a restaurant near the station.
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Phonetic

Parts of
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refrigerator /rfrd.ret.r/ noun

Definition

a large container that uses electricity to

keep food cold

Examples
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Sometimes I'm very tired bec[a]use I work in [a] restaurant.
Dictionary examples:
Put the eggs and butter in the refrigerator as soon as you get home.
Close the refrigerator door!

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museum

/mjzi.m/

noun

a building where you can look at

important objects connected with art,
history, or science

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I think I left [my cell phone] in the kitchen when I fell [on] the slippery
floor. Search near the refrigerator, that's where it must be.
Dictionary examples:
a museum of modern art
the Natural History Museum

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movie
theater

/mu.vii.t.r/ noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

We sometimes go to [a] museum.
a building where you go to watch movies Dictionary examples:
There are three movie theaters nearby.
It's a big, 12-screen movie theater.

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living room

Phonetic

/lv.rm/

Parts of
speech

noun

Definition

the room in a house where people sit to

relax and, for example, watch television

Examples
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
We will go to the movie theater near Duran's home
Dictionary example:
We had dinner in the living room and watched a movie on TV.

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live

/lv/

verb

to have your home somewhere

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

My favorite room is the living room because it's the biggest in my
house.
Dictionary examples:
Where do you live?
We live in Seattle.
Most students live on campus.
She lived her whole life in a little town in New Mexico.
He lives in a house with four other students.

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kitchen

/kt.n/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I live in Springfield.
a room where food is kept, prepared, and Dictionary examples:
cooked and where the dishes are washed
We usually eat breakfast in the kitchen.

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Phonetic

Parts of
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Definition

Examples
the kitchen table

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key

/ki/

noun

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house

/hs/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I think my bag is in your kitchen.
Dictionary example:

a piece of metal cut into a particular

shape that is used for opening or closing
the lock of a door, starting a car engine, car/door/house keys
etc.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
I left my keys at your house.
a building where people live, usually one Dictionary examples:
family or group
a three-bedroom house
to buy/rent a house
We went to my aunt's house for dinner.

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hotel

/hotel/

noun

a place where you pay to stay when you

are away from home

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Come to my house for dinner tomorrow.
Dictionary examples:
a 4-star hotel
We stayed in/at a hotel near the beach.
hotel guests

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hospital

Phonetic

/hspt.l/

Parts of
speech

noun

Definition

a place where ill or injured people go to

be treated by doctors and nurses

Examples
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Cracow offer[s] a lot of very nice hotels, restaurant[s] and pubs.
Dictionary examples:
I have to go to the hospital to have an operation.
She spent a week in the hospital last year.

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home

/hom/

noun

[C or U] the place where you live or feel

you belong

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

She works in a hospital.
I tried to call him, but he wasn't at home.
We sold our home in Dallas and moved to Atlanta.
He left home when he was eighteen.
I was actually born in New Zealand, but I've lived in England for so long
that it feels like home now.

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garden

/grd.n/

noun

a piece of land belonging to a house,

where flowers and other plants are
grown

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

That's why I love my home.
Dictionary examples:
a vegetable garden
He was working in the garden.

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floor

Phonetic

/flr/

Parts of
speech

noun

Definition

Examples

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I dropped it when we were playing with your dog in the garden.
[usually no plural] a surface that you walk Dictionary examples:
on inside a building
a wood/tile floor
The bathroom floor needs cleaning.
The children sat playing on the floor.

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farm

factory

/frm/

/fk.t.ri/

noun

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Lily gave me a small toy cat. It can walk on the floor.
an area of land with fields and buildings, Dictionary example:
used for growing crops and/or keeping
animals as a business
farm animals
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
It's very important because I'm going to a farm this weekend and
there's nothing to do
a building or set of buildings where large Dictionary examples:
amounts of goods are made using
machines
a car/shoe factory
He works in a paint factory.
a factory worker/manager
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door

Phonetic

/dr/

Parts of
speech

noun

Definition

Examples

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

My friend Martin works at a factory.
a flat object, often fixed at one edge, that Dictionary examples:
is used to close the entrance of
something such as a room or building, or the front door
the entrance itself
the back door
a car door
a sliding door
The door to his bedroom was locked.
We could hear someone knocking at/on the door.
Could you open/close/shut the door, please?
She asked me to answer the door.

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door

/dr/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

There is a garden [outside the] back door but [it] isn't big.
a flat object, often fixed at one edge, that Dictionary examples:
is used to close the entrance of
something such as a room or building, or the front door
the entrance itself
the back door
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Phonetic

Parts of
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Definition

Examples
a car door
a sliding door
The door to his bedroom was locked.
We could hear someone knocking at/on the door.
Could you open/close/shut the door, please?
She asked me to answer the door.

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dining room /d.nrum/

noun

a room in which meals are eaten

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

There is a garden [outside the] back door but [it] isn't big.
Dictionary example:
We ate in the dining room.

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desk

/desk/

noun

a type of table that you can work at,

often one with drawers

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I think I left it in the dining room.
Dictionary examples:
an office/school desk
She sat at her desk writing letters.
He had a pile of papers on his desk.

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classroom

Phonetic

/kls.rum/

Parts of
speech

noun

Definition

a room in a school or college where

groups of students are taught

Examples
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
There [is] a television, a stereo, a computer, a big bed and a desk with
a chair.
Dictionary example:
The classrooms are large and have big windows.

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chair

board

/ter/

/brd/

noun

noun

a seat for one person, that has a back,

usually four legs, and sometimes two
arms

[C] a surface on the wall of a classroom

that a teacher writes on

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I don't like my classroom [o]n the 2nd floor.
Dictionary example:
He sat back in his chair.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
You can sit on the chair outside and look [at the] bridge.
Dictionary examples:
a white board

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bedroom

/bed.rum/

noun

a room used for sleeping in

Copy the sentences from the board.

Dictionary example:
Our house has three bedrooms.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
I think my T-shirt is in your bedroom.

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bed

Phonetic
/bed/

Parts of
Definition
speech
noun
[C or U] a piece of furniture that you
sleep on

Examples
Dictionary examples:
He lived in a room with only two chairs, a bed and a table.
He likes to have breakfast in bed on a Saturday morning.
She didn't get out of bed till lunchtime today.
I'm exhausted - I'm going to bed.

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bathroom

/b.rum/

noun

a room with a sink, a toilet, and often a

bathtub and/or shower

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I'd like to sell my bed.
Dictionary example:
The bathroom is right down the hall, on your left.

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address

/.dres/

noun

the details of where a building is,

including the building number, street
name, city or town, etc.

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

We have these three bedrooms, one kitchen, living room, and
bathroom.
Dictionary examples:
her business/home address
a change of address
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Pl[ease] tell me your address.

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