Vocabulary checklist
Nouns
an antidote (to a poison)
a battle
a blister
the boot (of a car)
a cafe
cauliflower
a century
a coaster
a coathanger, a hanger-up
corn
crumbs
a (learning) curve
(pizza) dough
an expectation
a fake, a forgery
your fringe
gammon
a hare
(to have) hiccups/hiccoughs
your joints
a (dog's) kennel
a kitten
a lamb chop
(that's) the last straw (!)
the length (of a song - 3 mins)
lentils
a manual, instructions (for a machine)
a mixed grill
a (Buddhist) monk
a monolingual dictionary (an English-English dictionary)
a remote (control)
a rolling pin
rye (bread, flour)
scales
the size (of a file - 100kb)
the surroundings (of a town)
a timer (on a camera)
a toast rack
(dental) treatment
Verbs
to bake (bread)
to blush
to change something (not 'of something')
(do you want) to come in (?)
to expect something, to expect that....
to face facts
to fill in a form
to forge a banknote
to guess
to have enough time to do something
to have a problem/problems doing something
to itch (my arm itches)
to leave something to soak, to leave something to drain
to lick - Oli licks his fur
(how) do you like (Sedbergh, the pizza...?)
to look forward to doing something
to miss the end of a film
to mix (the dough)
to pass someone something (Can you pass (me) the milk?)
to practise (a grammatical structure)
(where do/shall I) put (this?)
dough rises, the sun rises
(how) to say, to pronounce a word
to scratch
see you later!
to split up with (your boyfriend/girlfriend)
I suppose that...
to surround (surrounded by)
to take your things out of the car
Adjectives, adverbs etc
accessible
(a) bright (colour)
be careful!
crunchy
(I am) curious...
deputy (director)
disappointed
encrypted
homely
(to be) in good form
(to be ) in a good mood
mixed race
nothing special!
obligatory
a one-floor/one-storey house
an open-plan house/office
self-employed
(to be) spoilt for choice
unbelievable
whatever (you want)
wholemeal
Prepositions
I'm thinking about doing something
at the weekend
for different reasons
for example
to hear from someone (but about an event, a piece of news etc)
in October
to say something in front of someone
it depends on
on October 10th
allergic to
Can you remember the difference between:
- an employer and an employee
- to push and to pull
- to be cold and to have a cold
- an ankle and an uncle
- a moustache and a beard
- a football pitch and a playground
- a cook/chef and a cooker
- to fry and to roast
Things to watch
-this morning (afternoon, evening) not 'today morning' - but tonight
- it is necessary to... (not 'is necessary to...')
- can (present), could (past) - otherwise use 'be able to' - he will not be able to...
- information, accommodation = uncountable
- NB the difference between: I am going to do something and I am going running, jogging, shopping etc (no 'to')
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