UnitoverviewLevel11Unit6

Whatyouread

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Phoneticspelling Partofspeech Translation/definition

onceupona used,especiallyatthebeginningofstories,tomean

time 'alongtimeinthepast'
witty UK[wti]US[wti] adj. abletosayorwriteclever,amusingthings
thefeelingthatyouarebetterormoreimportantthan
pride UK[prad]US[prad] noun
otherpeople
UK[mpren]US anidea,afeelingoranopinionthatyougetabout
impression noun
[mpren] sb/sth,orthatsb/sthgivesyou
mean UK[min]US[min] adj. unkind,forexamplebynotlettingsbhaveordosth
initial UK[nl]US[nl] adj. happeningatthebeginningfirst
ending UK[end]US[end] noun thelastpartofastory,film/movie,etc
bringAandB
tohelptwopeopleorgroupstoendadisagreement
together
whenyoublinkorblinkyoureyesoryoureyesblink,
blink UK[blk]US[blk] verb
youshutandopenyoureyesquickly
UK[hstrkl]US
historical [hstrkl] adj. aboutpeopleandeventsinthepast

awayofcriticizingaperson,anideaoraninstitution
UK[sta(r)]US inwhichyouusehumourtoshowtheirfaultsor
satire noun
[star] weaknessesapieceofwritingthatusesthistypeof
criticism
astyleofwritingthatmixesrealisticeventswith
magicrealism noun
fantasy
UK[kmjunken] theactivityorprocessofexpressingideasand
communication noun
US[kmjunken] feelingsorofgivingpeopleinformation
crime UK[kram]US[kram] noun activitiesthatinvolvebreakingthelaw
theactofrelyingonyourowneffortsandabilitiesin
selfhelp noun ordertosolveyourproblems,ratherthandepending
onotherpeopleforhelp
providingdetailedinstructionsoradviceonhowto
howto adj.
dosth
atypeofliteraturethatdescribesimaginarypeople
fiction UK[fkn]US[fkn] noun
andevents,notrealones
themainwaysthatlargenumbersofpeoplereceive
UK[midi]US
media noun informationandentertainment,thatistelevision,
[midi]
radio,newspapersandtheInternet
astory,afilm/movieoraplayinwhichcrimesand
mystery UK[mstri]US[mstri] noun
strangeeventsareonlyexplainedattheend
UK[barfi]US thestoryofaperson'slifewrittenbysbelsethis
biography noun
[barfi] typeofwriting
UK[tbarfi]US thestoryofaperson'slife,writtenbythatpersonthis
autobiography noun
[tbarfi] typeofwriting
ashortpieceofwritingonaparticularsubject,
essay UK[ese]US[ese] noun
writteninordertobepublished

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 UK[sprtulti]US thequalityofbeingconcernedwithreligionorthe
spirituality noun
[sprtulti] humanspirit
knowledgeaboutandunderstandingofsththe
UK[nlatnmnt]US
enlightenment noun processofunderstandingsthormakingsb
[nlatnmnt]
understandit
thetruefactsaboutsth,ratherthanthethingsthat
truth UK[tru]US[tru] noun
havebeeninventedorguessed
alongsearchforsth,especiallyforsomequality
quest UK[kwest]US[kwest] noun
suchashappiness
astrongfeelingthatsth/sbexistsoristrue
belief UK[blif]US[blif] noun
confidencethatsth/sbisgoodorright
deep UK[dip]US[dip] adj. showinggreatknowledgeorunderstanding
books,articlesortextsaboutrealfacts,peopleand
Nonfiction noun
events
UK[pvti]US
poverty noun thestateofbeingpoor
[pvrti]
picksthup tobuysth,especiallycheaplyorbychance
visual UK[vul]US[vul] adj. oforconnectedwithseeingorsight
UK[nfmen]US
information noun factsordetailsaboutsb/sth
[nfrmen]
theactofprintingabook,amagazine,etc.and
UK[pblken]US
publication noun makingitavailabletothepublicabook,a
[pblken]
magazine,etc.thathasbeenpublished
asetofinstructionsthattellsyouhowtocooksthand
recipe UK[respi]US[respi] noun
theingredients(=itemsoffood)youneedforit
theparticularsizeandstyleofasetoflettersthatare
font UK[fnt]US[fnt] noun
usedinprinting,etc.
UK[nadez]US
Nowadays adv. atthepresenttime,incontrastwiththepast
[nadez]
recall UK[rkl]US[rkl] verb toremembersth
thatcanbebroughttothescreenquicklywhileyou
popup adj.
areworkingonanotherdocument
ondemand doneorhappeningwheneversbasks

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