Essential Vocabulary

Days
Months

Numbers

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

One
Thirteen
One hundred
January 21st
Two
Fifteen
Two thousand
February 2nd
Three
Sixteen
Ten thousand
Four
Seventeen
Million
Five
Eighteen
Billion
Six
Nineteen
One half
Seven
Twenty
One quarter
Nine
Twenty-one
Three quarters
Ten
Thirty- two
twenty percent
Eleven
Forty-three
1. 5 (one point five)
Twelve
Fifty- four
(04) zero four /o four

Directions

Time

Measurement

North
South
West
East
Northwest
Southeast
Up
Down
Over
Under
Above
Below
In
On
Beside
At
In front of
Before
Behind
On the right/left
Top right corner
Bottom left corner
Overleaf
Inside
Outside

Clock
Watch
Timetable
Schedule
Hour
Minute
Second
Eight oclock
Eight ten
A quarter past
eight
Eight and half/ half
past eight
Fifteen to nine
One and (a) half
hours
Two hours and
twenty minutes
One week
A fortnight
Month
Year
Decade
Century

Metre (m)
Centimeter (cm)
Millimeter (mm)
Yard
Foot
Inch
Kilometer
Litre
Milliliter
Mile
Tall
Short
High
Low
Fast
Slow

Used vocab
individual n., adj.
, ,
company
mass media
,

Common Vocabulary
Daily life
Education

Vegetables & fruit

Food

accommodation
Breakfast
lunch
supper
dinner
Street
Road
Avenue
Crescent

potato carrot

onion
egg plant
celery
cabbage
cucumber
tomato

snacks crisps

confectionery
pet food
legs fresh breast

drumsticks
chicken wings

Nationality
Culture
term
semester
academic year
compulsory course
registration enrollment
reception
Training

Court
McDonald
Hungry Jacks
St. Margaret
Fridge/refrigerator
TV/television
Newspaper
Radio
Computer
Stereo system
VCR
DVD/VCD
Tape
Movies/films
Stove
Shower
Toilet
Laundry
Washing machine
Dryer
Hair dryer
Floor
Stairs
Furniture
Wardrobe
Cardboard
Fire/emergency doors
Gas
Electricity
Water
Cool, warm, hot, humid,
wet, dry,
Bed
Towel
Table
Desk
Light
Cutlery
Spoon, knife, fork
Chopsticks
Glass
Cup,
Bowl
Plate
Side plate
Second-hand
Wine
Soft drink
Dessert
Entre
Main course
Soup
Tea
Coffee
Espresso
Bar

Tuition
Tutor
Tutorial
Lecture
Lecturer
Professor
Associate professor
Supervisor n.,
,
adviser n.,
coordinator n.,
administration notice
board
building
Enroll
supervisor n.,
, , ,
, []()

quiz
sports
Full-time
Part-time
Dissertation
Essay
Thesis
Course
Academic transcript
Submit/submission
Word limit
deadline
Topics
Title
Research methods
Research guide
Bibliography
Draft plan
Proposal
Literature review
Write up
Questionnaire
Interview
Orientation
Examination
Test
Lecture theatre
Graduation ceremony
University
School college
Institute
Department
Vocation
Profession
Occupation
Fee

radish
baby corn sweet
corn
cauliflower
spring onions
garlic
ginger
leeks
mustard & cress
green pepper
red pepper yellow
pepper
mushroom
broccoli
coriander
dwarf bean flat
beans
iceberg ,

lettuce
chili
sweet potato
spinach
bean sprouts
peas
corn
sprout
lemon
pear
banana
grape
peach
orange strawberry

mango pineapple

kiwi fruit
starfruit
honeydew-melon
cherry
date
lychee
grape fruit
coconut
fig
soy sauce

vinegar

mince
liver
feet
kidney
hearts
pork steak

pork chops

sausage
smoked bacon
pork fillet
spare rib pork chops

pork ribs

stewing beef

steak
ox-tail
shoulder chops
chuck steak
tenderised steak

tripe pieces
lamb steak
herring
salmon ;
cod
tuna
plaice octopus

squid
mackerel
trout

carp
cod fillets

conger (eel)

sea bream hake

red mullet
smoked
salmon

oyster
mussel

Restaurant
Cake
Birthday
New Year
Christmas
Wedding
Valentines day
Fathers day
Church services
Shopping
Shopping centre
Leisure centre
Holiday
Vacation
Funeral

Scholarship
Insurance
Campus
Library/librarian
Vice Chancellor

cornstarch
maltose
sesame seeds
sesame oil
oyster sauce
pepper
black peppers
red chilli powder

beancurd sheet
tofu
glutanate chinese
red pepper
dried fish
sea vegetable or sea
weed
bean
red bean black
bean
red kidney bean
dried black mushroom

silk noodles
rice-noodle
bamboo shoots

star anise
white sugar dark
brown sugar

icing sugar

rock sugar

crab
prawn
crab stick peeled
prawns
king prawns
winkles
shrimps
cockles lobster

long rice
pudding rice or short
rice
brown rice
Thai fragrant rice
*
glutinous rice *
noodles
instant noodles

wantun skin
dried chestuts
red date
water chestnuts

mu-er
dried shrimps
cashewnuts

Listening
guided tours

quite a big

()

in advance

double bedroom

notice board

twin room

()

places of historical interest

gas heater

sixteen-seater minibus

16

studio apartment

package tour

stereo system

hiking boots

living room

round-trip

phone connection

()

sleeping bag

sitting room

entrance hall

one-day pass

()

travel agency

art exhibition

one-way ticket

plenty of

opening hours

in spite of

toursits attraction

well worth doing

vary from......to....

..........

art and music festival

three hours drive=a three-hour drive=a five minute

walk =
per person = a head

figure out

work out
)

(=

well worth

by the way

a brief accout

Ticket Office

Gift Shop

raw material

on display

Information desk

equire about
refresher course
build up

social network

drop out

jump out

Welfare Service

dietary problems

low-interest loan

on behalf of

be off

response rate
in comparison with

.....

Reception desk

in accordance with

.....

Car park

specialist knowledge

in front of

....

We'll see that ...............

ahead of

....

That/this is why..............

across.....from....

.........

To begin with.............

in the middle
at the top

()

Another interesting development was..................

You probably know that................

in the top right-hand corner

()

The surprising thing is..............

on the right/left

()/

As you may have heard.........

at the bottom

This is how it came about...............

to the left/right/est/west

.....///

the problem here was that...............

get a view

just past

get/have an idea of

.....

come along

office hour

have be to do with somebody/somthing

significant impact

inland city

The next thing was........

One of the problems is...........
Here is a big problem.
What we've come to by now was that..............

on the local scale

a blet of trees

environmental problems

population explosion

water resources

air pollution

carbon dixoide

in short supply

the reason that ....is ....

wide ranges of approaches

get the most from

enrollment fee

cope with

registration form

focus on

be better off

Student Union

hall of residence

lecture rooms

in broad terms

insurance center

Student Counselling Centre

security personnel

()

in particular=especially

cheap tickets

as though=as if

catering services

independeng of

dinning hall

travellers cheque

medical & legal problems

exchange rate

double the work

cash point

take notes

credit card

near the time

Visa Card

office staff

Master Card

faculty head

American Express

social fund

B&B

later on

finish at

Youth Hotel
be back in a moment

counselling service

social contacts
)

(,,

chase up

It's really very interesting that...........

This is not the end of the story.
Our stroy does not finish here.
And that's all we'll talk about today.
sound good

save sb.money

single person

begin at
further information

sort out

meet up

in detail
flight reservation

front desk

be crowded with

less effective

well-received

most-watched

coin meter

last-minute booking

Common Vocab

air conditioner
alarm clock
assembly line
bank account
blood donor
book case
brain drain
bus stop
car park
corporal punishment
credit card
estate agent
generation gap

air raid
arms race
baby-sitter
birth control
blood pressure
bookmark
burglar alarm
can opener
contact lens
cotton wool
death penalty
fancy dress(ball)
greenhouse effect

health center
heart attack
heart failure
hire purchase
income tax
labour force
labour market
letter-box
mail order
mineral water
mother-tongue
nail varnish
news bulletin
package holiday
pen friedn
pocket money
police station
post office
sign language
soda water
sound barrier
table tennis
tea bag
tea-table
telephone number
toilet-paper
unemployment benefit welfare state
X-ray X
youth hostel
central bank
civil rights
compact disc
current affairs
dry cleaning
fast food
first-aid
French fries
general knowledge general public
higher education
high heels
high jump
high school
human being
human rights
industrial relations modern languages
musical instrument
natural history
natural resources
nervous breakdown
old age
old hand
open air
open letter
personal computer
polar bear
public sector
remote control
social security
social services
social studies
social work(er)
solar system
stainless steel
vocal cord
yellow pages ()

High-frequency IELTS synonyms vocabulary

conventional traditional, historical, past; accepted, common, regular, routine, mainstream, ordinary
early first, old, ancient, primitive, previous, former, remote
simulate virtual, create, reproduce, pretend, imitate
artificial synthetic, fabricated, contrived, fake, mock, bogus, counterfeit, pseudo
reduce curtail, cut, decrease, halve, impair, lessen, moderate, trim, slash
future what's next, prospect, approaching, expected, destined, forthcoming
worldwide international, cosmopolitan, global, universal, ubiquitous, widespread, around the world
develop evolve, advance, grow, improve, progress, flourish
find discover, come across, encounter, hit on, expose, notice, note, observe, recognize, spot, uncover
demand request, claim, need, order, require, call for
decline decrease, degeneration, drop, fall, recession, depression, reduction, slump, worsening
significance importance, milestone, impact, justification, gist, implication, point, purport, vital
prevalent common, usual, prevailing, widespread, systematic, collective, general, popular
objection challenge, complaint, disapproval, opposition, protest, query, question, remonstration
obstacle bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, check, obstruction, problem, snag, hurdle
commercial business, economic, financial, mercantile, profitable, pecuniary
inevitable unavoidable, certain, destined, fated, inescapable, sure
military armed, belligerent, army, weapon, warlike
role function (provide, support, weaken, smooth, solve), job, position, duty, post, task, contribution
recent modern, current, now, nowadays, today, contemporaneous, new, novel, present, up-to-date
difficulty handicap, hardship, adversity, challenge, complication, dilemma, perplexity, plight, trouble
how describe, operate, explain, clarify, demonstrate, elucidate, expound, illustrate, interpret, account for

Easily confused words

1) quite quiet

36) drawn draw drown

2) affect v , effect n ,

37) emigrant immigrant

3) adapt adopt adept

38) excess n exceed v excel

4) angel angle

39) hotel hostel

5) dairy diary

40) latitude altitude gratitude

6) contend , content , context

contest ,

41) immoral immortal

42) lone alone lonely

7) principal , principle
8) implicit explicit

43) mortal metal mental medal

model meddle

9) dessert desert v dissert

44) scare scarce

10) pat tap slap rap

45) drought draught , draughts ()

11) decent descent n , descend v

47) assure ensure insure
12) sweet sweat
13) later latter latest lately adv

48) except expect accept excerpt

exempt

14) costume custom

49) floor flour

15) extensive intensive

50) incident accident

16) aural oral

51) inspiration aspiration

17) abroad aboard

52) march , match

18) altar alter

53) patent potent potential

19) assent ascent accent

54) police policy politics

20) champion champagne campaign

55) protest protect

21) baron barren barn

56) require inquire enquire acquire

22) beam bean been have

57) revenge avenge ...

58) story storey store

23) precede proceed

59) strike stick strict

24) pray prey

60) expand expend extend

25) chicken kitchen

61) commerce commence

26) monkey donkey

62) through thorough (al)though

thought think

27) chore chord cord

63) purpose suppose propose
28) cite site sight
29) clash crash crush

64) expect respect aspect inspect

suspect

30) compliment complement

65) glide slide slip

31) confirm conform

66) steal steel

32) contact contract contrast

67) strive stride

33) council counsel consul

68) allusion illusion delusion elusion

34) crow crown clown cow

69) prospect perspective
35) dose doze
70) stationery stationary
71) loose lose loss n lost lose
72) amend , emend
73) amoral unmoral immoral
amoral

About movies
film, motion picture , (:movie)
newsreel ,
documentary (film) ,
filmdom
literary film
musicals
comedy

tragedy
horror movie
swordsmen film
detective film
ethical film
romance film
erotic film
western movies
serial
trailer
cartoon (film) ,
footage
full-length film, feature film
short(film)
colour film (:color film)
silent film ,
dubbed film ,
silent cinema, silent films
sound motion picture, talkie
cinemascope, CinemaScope ,

cinerama, Cinerama ,
title
original version
dialogue
subtitles, subtitling
credits, credit titles
telefilm
livestock

Male Names
Aaron
Abel (Abelard )
Abraham
Adam
Adrian
Alva
Alex (Alexander )
Alexander
Alan ( EilianAllanAilin)
Albert
Alfred
Andrew
Andy (Andrew )
Angus
Anthony
Arthur
Austin
Ben ( Ben )
Benson
Bill
Bob
Brandon
Brant
Brent
Brian
Bruce
Carl
Cary
Caspar
Charles
Cheney
Chris (Christian,Christopher )
Christian
Christopher
Colin
Cosmo
Daniel
Dennis
Derek
Donald
Douglas
David
Denny
Edgar
Edward
Edwin
Elliott
Elvis
Eric (Frederick )
Evan
Francis
Frank (Francis,Franklin )

Female Names
Abigail
Abby (Abigail )
Ada (Adelaide )
Adelaide
Adeline
Alexandra
Ailsa
Aimee
Alice
Alina
Allison
Amanda
Amy
Amber
Anastasia ( Stacey)
Andrea
Angela
Angelia
Angelina
Ann (Hannah )
Anne ( Ann)
Annie (Ann )
Anita (Ann )
Ariel
April
Ashley
Aviva ( Avivahc Avivi)
Barbara
Beata
Beatrice ( Beatrix)
Becky (Rebecca )
Betty (Elizabeth )
Blanche
Bonnie
Brenda (Brandon Brendan )
Camille
Candice
Carina
Carmen
Carol
Caroline
Carry
Carrie (Carol Caroline Kerry)
Cassandra
Cassie (CatherineCassandra )
Catherine (Katherine Katherine)
Cathy (Catherine Kathy)
Chelsea
Charlene ( Caroline,Charlotte)
Charlotte
Cherry
Cheryl (Charlotte Sheryl)

Franklin
Fred
Gabriel
Gaby (Gabriel )
Garfield
Gary
Gavin
George
Gino
Glen
Glendon
Harrison
Hugo
Hunk
Howard
Henry
Ignativs ( Ignace
Ignatz )
Ivan
Isaac
Jack
Jackson
Jacob
James (Jacob )
Jason
Jeffery
Jerome
Jerry (GeraldJeremiahJerome )
Jesse
Jim (James )
Jimmy (James )
Joe (Joseph )
John
Johnny ()
Joseph
Joshua
Justin
Keith
Ken (Ken )
Kenneth
Kenny (Kenneth )
Kevin
Lance
Larry (Lawrence )
Laurent
Lawrence
Leander
Lee
Leo (LeanderLeonardLeopold )
Leonard
Leopold
Loren ( Lauren)
Lori ( Lorry)
Lorin
Luke ()

Chris ChristineKristine Kris

Christina ( Christine)
Christine
Christy (Christine )
Cindy (Cinderella,Cynthia,Lucinda )
Claudia
Clement
Cloris
Connie (Constance )
Constance
Cora
Corrine
Crystal ( Krystal)
Daisy
Daphne
Darcy
Debbie (DeborahDebra )
Deborah
Debra
Demi
Diana
Dolores
Donna
Doris
Edith
Editha
Elaine
Eleanor
Elizabeth
Ella
Ellen
Ellie (Eleanor, Ellen )
Emerald
Emily
Emma
Enid
Elsa (Elizabeth )
Erica (Eric )
Estelle
Esther
Eudora
Eva
Eve
Fannie ( Frances,Fanny)
Fiona
Frances (Francis )
Frederica
Frieda
Gina (AngelinaRegina )
Gillian (Juliana )
Gladys (Claudia )
Gloria
Grace
Greta (Margaret )
Gwendolyn

Marcus
Marcy
Mark
Marks
Mars
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Mike
Neil
Nicholas
Oliver
Oscar
Paul
Patrick ()
Peter
Philip
Phoebe
Quentin
Randall ( Randal)
Randolph
Randy (Randall,Randolph )
Reed
Rex
Richard
Richie ( RickRickyRitchie)
Robert
Robin (RobertRobinson )
Robinson ()
Rock
Roger
Roy
Ryan
Sam (Samson,Samuel )
Sammy (Samson,Samuel )
Samuel
Scott
Sean (John )
Shawn ( Sean)
Sidney
Simon
Solomon
Spark
Spencer
Spike
Stanley
Steven ( Stephen)
Stuart
Terence
Terry (Terence )
Timothy
Tommy (Thomas )
Tom (Thomas )
Thomas
Tony (Anthony )

Hannah
Helena
Hellen (Helen)
Hebe
Heidi (Adalheid, Adelaide )
Ingrid
Ishara
Irene
Iris
Ivy
Jacqueline
Jamie (James )
Jane (John )
Janet ( Jane)
Jean (Jane )
Jessica (Jessee )
Jessie (Jasmine, Jessica ; Janet
)
Jennifer
Jenny ( JennieJane,Jennifer )
Jill (Gillian )
Joan ( JaneJohn )
Joanna
Jocelyn
Josephine
Josie ( Josephine)
Joy
Joyce (Josephine )
Judith
Judy (Judith )
Julia
Juliana
Julie
June
Karen (Katherine )
Karida
Katherine ( Catherine)
Kate (Katherine )
Kathy (Katherine,Katherleen Cathy,
Kathie)
Katrina
Kay (Katherine Kaye)
Kelly
Kitty (Catherine )
Lareina
Laura (Lawrence )
Lena (Helena )
Lydia
Lillian ( lilian)
Linda
Lisa (Elizabeth )
Liz (Elizabeth )
Lorraine
Louisa
Louise

Tyler
Van
Vern (Vernon )
Vernon
Vincent
Warren
Wesley
William

Lucia
Lucy
Lucine
Lulu (Louise,Louisa )
Lynn
Maggie (Margaret )
Mamie (Margaret, Mary )
Manda
Mandy (Amanda,Manda,Melinda )
Margaret
Mariah ( Mary)
Martha
Mary
Matilda
Maureen
Mavis
Maxine
May
Mayme
Megan
Melinda
Melissa
Melody
Mercedes
Meredith
Michelle (Michael )
Milly (CamilleEmilyMelissa )
Miranda
Miriam
Miya
Molly
Monica
Nancy (Nan )
Natalie
Natasha ( natascha))
Nicole
Nikita
Nina (Anna )
Olina
Oprah ( Opera,Opie)
Pamela
Paula
Pauline ( Paula)
Pearl
Peggy (Margaret )
Philomena
Phoebe
Phyllis
Polly
Priscilla
Quentina (Quentin )
Rachel
Rebecca
Regina
Rita (Margaret )

Rose
Roxanne
Ruth
Sabrina
Sandra (Alexandra )
Samantha
Sandy (Andra )
Sarah
Selma
Selina
Serena
Sharon ( Sarah)
Sheila
Shelley ( Sheila,Shelby,Shirley)
Sherry ( Charlotte,Cher,Sarah,Shirley)
Shirley
Silvia
Sonia
Stacy (Anastasia )
Stella (Estelle )
Stephanie
Sue (Susan )
Sunny (Sonia )
Susan
Tamara
Tammy (Tamara )
Tess (Tessa,Teresa )
Teresa
Tiffany
Tina
Tracy
Vanessa
Vicky (Victoria )
Victoria
Vivian
Wanda
Wendy (Gwendolyn,Wanda )
Winnie
Yolanda
Yvette ( Yvonne)
Yvonne
Zoey ( Zoe)

Set expressions

IELTS Vocab

abbreviation
cohesive
editing
intensive
pattern
reject
survey
ability
combine
effective
intimate
pause
related
syllabus
academic
committee
efficient
invest
peak
relevant
synonym
accomplishment
communicate
elective
investigate per reliable
synthetic
accurate
comparison
elicitation
irrelevant
perceive remainder
system
acquisition
competent eligible isolate percentage represent tally
adapt
compile
emerge issue period reputable taxation
adequacy
complex
emphasis
journal
permanent
request
technical
adhered
comprehensive
emulate
judgement
persuade
require
technique
administration comprise endure knowledge petition research technological
adopt
concern
enroll laboratory pie chart resemble tend
advantage conclusive ensure
labor
pitfall reserve tertiary
affirmative
conduct
envisage
lack
placement
resource
theoretical
agenda
conflict
essential
latter
plus
respondent
thesis
amend confront ethnic lecture policy response timetable
analysis connectives evaluation legal poll result tradition
annually constant evidence legendary positive resume transfer
anticipate consumer example legible postgraduate revenue trend
anxiety context expand lesser postpone review trial
appeal contradict exponent literally potential revise tuition
appendix contrast extracurricular lobby
rigorous tutor
approach convert facility location predict roster tutorial
appropriate convince factor logical preference rough draft undergraduate
approved copyright faculty maintain prefix route undertake
approximate core familiar major pressure safety unique
argument corporate federal majority prestige sample unofficial
arranged correspond fervent manual principal scales upgrade
array counsellor field marketing printout scan utilise
aspect course financial materials priority scene vacation
assess credit finite maximum procedure schedule valid
asset criteria focus maximise
process
scope
value
assignment criticism formation
minimise
profile score variables
associate crucial former minimum programme
scrutinise
variation
assumption curriculum formulate media progress section variety
assured cyclic forum minor project sector various
auxiliary deadline foundation minus proposal security vary
ballot debate function model prospect selection vast
bar chart decade gender monitor provision semester venue
barriers decline generalise national proximity seminar virtual
basic degree graduate negative qualify sensitive virus
basis demerit graphic negotiate quality separate vital

bibliography department gross network query sequence vocabulary

boost detail hectare noticeable questionnaire series vocational
brainstorm determine identity notify queue session welfare
budget development illegal notion quote situation wide-ranging
campus diction immediate numerous radical skill windfall
cancel diploma impact obtain range skim wisdom
canteen disaster improvise official ranking software withdraw
capacity discard inadequate operate ratio source witness
catalyst discipline income opinion react specialise worldwide
cater discussion increase opponent realistic specific workforce
caution distinct indicator oppose reality stagnant workshop
ceremony diversify induce optimism recession standard x-axis
chaotic diversity inflation option reduce state y-axis
chronological doctorate influence organise reference statement zone
civic document influx original reflect statistics
civil domestic inform outcome refute steep
classify dot-matrix innovation outline regard stem
client draft instance passage region submit
cognitive drawback intake passive regular suffix
coherent economic integral patron regulation summary
Reading Vocab
homogeneous homo + gene +ous( heterogeneous)^ homosexual,
heterosexual
mainstream
dialect (v.s. accent)
discrepancy
misconception (mis + concept + ion)= misunderstanding
barrier ()~ bar, = barricade
discrimination racial/sexual discrimination discriminate (+against)
hierarchy heir + arch(govern) + y
insularity ( insular, ^island)British industry has often been criticized for its
linguistic insularity.
microcosm micro + cosm(os)
nostalgia = homesickness
patriot ( traitor) patriotic, patriotism
compatriot com + patriot
vernacular the vernacular languages of India
Hispanic An American whose first language was Spanish
immigration ~ immigrant, immigratev.s. emigration (~ emigrant, emigrate)
antipodes Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earthfrom
North America to the Antipodes
permeate Smoke permeated the house.

entrepreneur (~ enterprise) entrepreneurship

practitioner praction(practice) + er
celebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP
proxy
anecdote ( anecdotal)
notoriety ( notorious)
counterpart Whos George Bushs counterpart in China?^
counterculture, counterbalance
peer (~ peep)
subordinate superior
tactics v.s. strategy ()marketing strategy v.s. selling tactics
nuance a subtle difference in meaning
benchmarking
punctual ( punctuality)
absenteeism absent absentee absenteeism
flextime flex(flexible) + time
harass ( harassment)Mary said that Gary had sexually harassed her.
redundancy network redundancy
downsize (~ lay off)
ballot (= vote)
impartial ( partial)
lobby (n.) (v.)
shortlist (BE) a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the
successful person will be chosen (v.)
equilibrium
questionnaire
quantitative ( qualitative)
contingency
incur incur debts/hatred/dangerv.s. occur, concur, recur
ethical ~ ethics, unethical
dubious (~ doubt)People were dubious about the result.
manifestation ( manifest)
subtitle (sub + title)^ subsidiary, submarine, subway (BE: underground,
tube), suburb(~ downtown, uptown, outskirts)
dubbing
vogue ^ chic
bizarre v.s. weird ()
mediocre
dietitian (~ diet)
connoisseur ^ entre, a la carte

Numbers in listening
1.:
(1) :

hundred billion
ten billion

billion

5,

hundred million

ten million

million

7,

hundred thousand

ten thousand

thousand

hundred

ten

one

3
three hundred twenty five billion, eight hundred sixty seven million,
one hundred thirty four thousand and five hundred twenty nine.

thousand, million and billion
.


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32006080005
Answer:
Thirteen billion, six hundred (and) twenty-five million, four thousand and sixty nine.
Thirty two billion, six million, eighty thousand and five.
2
one, two, three, four first, second, third,
fourth
1/3 one third
5/8 five eighths. 1
1/4 one quarter
3/4 three quarters
(3)
point.
0.35 zero point thirty-five; nought point thirty-five; point thirty-five
(4) teen vs ty
teen n ty
ty
2.
1 0 zero, nought, null, nil, nothing, oh.
Nought nought point 3,(0.3)
3: 0 three nil

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02187654321
7 8
7 8645259
eight six four, five two five nine
8
double triple 2266555 double
two double six triple five, or two two six six five five five.

3
00 double oh w 1800 one eight hundredone n
eight ei eight t hundred h h t
one hundred 88 double eight l ei