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TABLE OF CONTENTS
36 Special Occasion 83
37 Weather 84
38 Weekend 84
39 Art & Music 84
40 Banking & Finance 85
41 Containers 85
42 Natural Disasters 85
43 Household Chores 85
44 Office Supplies 86
45 City Sights 86
46 Daily Activities 86
47 Days 87
48 Electronic Devices 87
49 Hobbies 87
50 House & Apartment 88
51 Location 88
52 Meals 88
53 Must Know Vocabulary 88
53 Vocabulary List 88
PICTURE VOCABULARY
55 Basic Food 93
56 Body & Health 94
57 Classroom Items 95
58 Clothing & Accessories 95
59 Colors 96
60 Dishes 96
61 Fruits 97
62 Home & Furniture 98
63 People & Occupation 98
64 Personal Items 99
65 Sports fun & Recreation 100
66 Transportation 101
67 Vegetables 101
68 Amphibians , Reptiles & Birds 102
69 Musical Instruments 105
70 Shapes 105
71 Tools 106
C Charlie D Delta
E Echo F Foxtrot
VOWELS
G Golf H Hotel
A E I O U
I India J Juliet
K Kilo L Lima
CONSONANTS
M Mike N November
B C D F G H J K
O Oscar P Papa
L M N P Q R S T
Q Quebec R Romeo
V W X Y Z
S Sierra T Tango
U Uniform V Victor
THE RHYMING ALPHABET
W Whisky X X-Ray
The following letters rhyme with each other:-
Y Yankee Z Zulu
ä sound ë sound e sound ï sound yü sound
A B F I O Q RZ
COMMON SYMBOLS
H C L Y U
J D M W
Symbol Word (common term in brackets)
K E N
. Full Stop
G S
, Comma
P X
? Question Mark
! Exclamation Mark necessary to let the person know when letters need to
be written in CAPITALS and when they need to be
: Colon written small. There's a guide to capitalisation here.
\ Reversed Virgule (Backward Slash) "How do you "The number one then an ampersand
spell 1&1 Profi another one, followed by capital P
@ At
please?" small r-o-f-i."
# Hash
APPEARANCES - HOW TO DESCRIBE
£ Pound Symbol SOMEONE IN ENGLISH
$ Dollar Symbol
' Apostrophe
~ Tilde
* Asterisk
´ Acute Accent
` Grave Accent
CAPITALISATION
When spelling a word for someone it is sometimes
Build Eyes
brown black
blonde/fai red hair grey hair She She She She She
hair hair
r hair + has has has has has
long, short, - mediu mediu short,
blonde brunette redhead - - + straig straigh m m curly,
ht, t, length, length, blond
Her
Her
hair is Her eyebrows cheeks fringe lips teeth
Her Her hair is
mediu hair is
hair is hair is mediu
o m short,
long, short, m
- length, curly
straig straigh length,
r straigh and
COMPOUND WORDS
ht and t and wavy
t and blond
black. black. and A compound word is made when two words are
blonde e.
red. joined to form a new word. Look at the red word.
.
Look at the words in the row. Click on a blue word to
make a compound word. There may be more than
Type of complexion one correct answer. Use a dictionary to learn the
meaning or definition of the compound word.
A
afterthought, airplane, another, anybody, anyhow,
anyone, anything, anywhere
She is B
He is She is backbone, backspace, backwoods, become, bedroom,
She is white.
white. white. beeswax, birthday, birthright, blackberry, blackbird,
He is asian. He black. She
He She has blackboard, bloodvessel, bluebell, bodyguard,
has light-brown She has
has very bookkeeper, brushwood
skin. has lightly
fair pale
dark tanned C
skin. skin. skin. skin.
cardboard, carefree, caretaker, carpet, chairman,
clockwork, commonsense, copyright, cupboard
D
daylight, dead weight, downfall
OTHER FEATURES
E
earring, earthwork, evergreen, everybody, everyday,
Point your cursor over the named feature, if you're
everyone, everything, everywhere, eyeball
correct the word will appear.
F
fatherland, ingerprint, firearm, fire-engine, firefly,
fireman, fireplace, firework, first-rate, floppy disk,
football, footlights, footman, footnote, footprint,
footstep
G
forehea gasworks, goldfish, goodlooking, good-morning,
moustach chin nostrils
beard d goodnight, gunboat, gun-carriage, gunmetal,
e
gunpowder
H T
handbook, handwriting, headdress, headland, themselves, today, tonight, toothpaste, tradesman
headstone, headway, hereafter, herewith, herself,
highlands, highway, himself, horsback, horseplay, U
horsepower, hourglass, houseboat, housekeeper, underclothing, undercooked, undergo, undergrowth,
however undermined, undersigned, undersized,
understatement, undertake, undervalued, undo,
I update, upkeep, uplift, upon, upright, uptake, uptight
inasmuch, income, indoors, inland, inlet, input, inside,
instep, into, itself V
viewpoint .
J,K
joystick, keyboard W
wallpaper, waterfall, weekend, well-being, well-off,
L whatever, whenever, whereas, whereby, wherever,
landmark, landslip, lighthouse, lipstick, loanshark, whichever, whitewash, whoever, windpipe, within,
looking-glass without, woodwork, workhouse , workman
M X
manhandle, manhole, meeting room, moonlight, x-ray
myself
Y
N yearbook, yourself
network, newspaper, nobody, nothing, nowhere
Z
O zookeeper
offspring, oncoming, oneself, oneline, onlooker, onto,
ourselves, outburst, outcome, outcry, outdoor, COMPUTERS
outgoing, outhouse, outlaw, outlet, outline, outlook,
output, outside, outskirts, outstretched, overacting, PC (Personal Computer)
overall overbalancing, overbearing, overcoat,
overcome, overdo, overdressed, overfull, overhanging, I presume that as you're visiting this page you are on
overhead, overland, overleaf, overload, overlook, some kind of computer, but do you know what all the
overseas, overseer, overshoe, overstatement, overtake, parts of a computer are called? Find the items listed,
overtaxed, overtime overturned, overuse, overvalued, hover over the item or click on it to see if you're right.
overweight, overworking
Find these
P items on this
pincushion, plaything , policeman, policewoman, computer
postman, postwoman, postmark, postmaster, desk:-
postoffice
computer(s)
Q,R cupboard(s)
railway, runway, runaway disc drive(s)
drawer(s)
filing cabinet(s)
scarecrow, seaman, secondhand, shorthand, keyboard(s)
shutdown, sideboard, sidewalk, somebody, someday, monitor(s)
somehow, someone, something, sometime, somewhat, mouse(s)
somewhere, starlight, startup, steamship, suchlike, mousemat(s)
sunburn, sunlight, sunshade, sweetheart pigeonhole(s)
speaker(s)
screen(s)
Laptop
Mr and Mrs Bell have two children. Reshma and
Laptops are similar, but need some extra vocabulary. Navin Sharma.
disc drive(s)
keyboard(s) This is Navin Sharma.
hinge(s) Navin is their son.
screen(s)
touchpad(s)
Navin is older than Reshma.
Keyboard He is Reshma's big brother.
The keyboard is one of your input devices, but do you Reshma is younger than Navin.
know your way around an English one? She is Navin's little sister.
Edgar
Richards. Mary's husband George is
her brother-in-law.
This is Emma.
Carol is their granddaughter and
Robert is their grandson.
She is Charles' baby.
They're George Bell's in-laws. Mrs
Richards is his mother-in-law and Charles is her father.
Edgar is his father-in-law.
She is Carol and Robert's
George is their son-in-law.
cousin, they are her
cousins too.
"Happy Christmas." or
"Merry Christmas."
Charles, Mary, Anne,
Emily, Edgar, Carol,
Robert, Emma and George
00.01 - 1st January "Happy New Year!"
are all related. They are
members of the same
family. They are relatives.
"Happy Easter."
ENGLISH GREETINGS
or
"Good morning." "Good Luck!"
etc....
"Good afternoon."
"Congratulations!" or "Well
Good evening." done!"
or
etc...
"Goodbye."
"Get well soon."
Mr. Breuer:
Pleased to meet you.
Mr. Bean: Pleased to meet you too. Are you from Hello Fine
Germany, Mr. Breuer? Lynne. How thanks.
Mr. Breuer: Yes, East Germany, from Dresden. And are you What's
you are you from London? doing? new with
Mr. Bean: No, I'm from Derby, but I live in you?
London now.
Well, goodbye Mr. Bean, it was nice to
Mrs. Breuer:
see you.
Hi, Lynne! Not too
Mr. Bean: Yes, goodbye. How's it bad, busy
going? as ever.
Note - on first meetings say, "It's nice to meet Symbol Word Pronounce It
you". For future meetings say, "It's nice to see
you again". 0 Nought 0
I'll let (Mr Smith) know you're here. What name is it,
5 Five 5
please?
6 Six 6
Explaining there's a problem:-
I'm afraid (Mr Smith) is in a meeting.
7 Seven 7
18 Eighteen 18
19 Nineteen 19
20 Twenty 20
the hundred and I'm afraid he/she's on the other line at the moment.
101st ...
first Offering help:-
Would you like to hold? Is there anyone else who
1000th the thousandth 1000th
could help you? Can I take a message? Maybe I can
help you?
Ordinal numbers are often used in fractions:-
Offer a return call:-
/
1 4 One quarter /
1 4 Asking for the caller's name and number:-
Could I have your name and number, please? Could
you give me your name and number, please?
Three
/
3 4 /
3 4
quarters Checking the information:-
/
1 3 One third /
1 3 Could you spell that, please?
/
1 2 One half /
1 2
Telephone calls - Common English phrases.
Giving your name and number:- In summer the days are long and the weather's
usually warm and sometimes even hot. We usually
My name is (David Bean) and I'm on (0117 go on holiday in the summer.
294658).
Spring
Winter
Autumn
September October November
Each season has distinctive weather and cultural There is no real adjective, but you could say "spring
significance:- like".
For example:-
Spring
The weather is very spring like.
Summer
In spring the days grow longer, the weather is The adjective is summery.
warmer but it often rains and can get very windy. We
celebrate Easter in the spring. For example:-
Summer Autumn
Twelve or
Winter
o'clock
The adjective is wintry. Quarter
past
For example:- twelve
Eleven
Five o'clock The It's raining
o'clock
wind is (The rain is
blowing falling.)
It's
It's pouring
hailing (The rain is
pouring
down.) windy
day.
It's
snowing Showery = Rainy =
It's
(The It's It's
thundering
snow is showery. rainy. or
falling.) or It's a It's a
showery rainy
day. day.
Using adjectives to describe the weather
Sweltering Freezing Snowy =
= It's = It's Frosty = It's
sweltering. freezing. It's frosty. snowy.
or It's a or It's a or It's a or It's a
sweltering freezing frosty snowy
day. day. day. day.
Cold = Drizzly
Warm =
It's cold. = It's
It's warn. Icy = It's
or It's a drizzly.
or It's a icy. or It's
cold or It's a
warm day. an icy day.
day. drizzly
day.
Sunny = Cloudy
It's sunny. = It's Wet =
cloudy. . Dry = It's
or It's a It's wet.
or It's a dry. or It's
sunny or It's a
cloudy a dry day.
day. wet day.
day.
Stormy
Clear = It's = It's
Other things associated with the weather
clear. or stormy.
It's a clear or It's a
day. stormy sunshine lightning
day.
Foggy =
Misty = It's It's
misty. or foggy. puddles raindrops
It's a misty or It's a
day. foggy
day.
hailstones snowflakes
Breezy = Windy =
It's breezy. It's
or It's a
windy.
breezy day or It's a
Rain
A drop of rain / A raindrop
BUILDINGS VOCABULARY
Atlantic / Eastern Pacific = a
Useful Vocabulary
hurricane
Northwest Pacific = a typhoon Places Where We Live
Rest of the world = a cyclone
wet,
hot, semi-
miserable,
scorching detached detache block
damp cottage(s) bungalow(s)
house(s) d of flats
house(s)
warm,
mild, fine, dull, grey
dry
Miscellaneous Places
Railway Station
Restaurant
Build Up
Synagogue
Airport
Theatre
Art Gallery
Bank
Bus Station
Church
Naturally Speaking
Cinema
(A subcontractor is a person or
Police Station Do you use sub
organization that performs
contractors?
work for the main contractor,
but is not on their payroll and
does not receive company Steve: Well, I was speaking with Mr Brown last week.
benefits.) He told me they were a young couple with two
daughters. They liked the house because it is
(A warranty is a written near a good school.
What warranty do
guarantee of the integrity of a
you offer, and what Joan: Two daughters! That will please John.
product and of the maker's
is the time period of
responsibility for the repair or
this warranty? Steve: Ha! Maybe we'd better pop next door and say
replacement of defective parts.
hello.
To construct
Joan: Oh, it's a bit early, isn't it? Ah well I guess we'd He built his
for a Irregular
better get up. To build own house
dwelling.
Steve: It's amazing how quickly the houses are selling
They
round here, the Browns only put it on the To pile up,
constructed
market a month ago. To construct arrange or Regular
the new offices
build
Joan: Where did they move to? in record time.
To change To be nearer
ones place of his job he dress(es) blouse(s) skirt(s)
To move Regular
dwelling or moved to
business. London.
PHRASAL VERBS
An coat(s) jacket(s) t-shirt(s)
The
example S=Separable
Phrasal The Meaning
( Simple I=Inseparable
Verb
Past Tense)
To incorporate
They built
something as an trouser(s) jean(s) short(s)
build in new safety S
integral part of
features in.
something else.
They built a
To add a new
double
part to an
build on garage on S
existing jumper(s)
to improve cardigan(s) sweatshirt(s)
structure pullover(s)
their house.
They built
To construct or
build the
erect gradually, S
up business up
little by little glove(s) mitten(s)
bit by bit.
Men's Clothes
Footwear Jewellery
bracelet(s) necklace(s)
shoe(s) sandal(s)
boot(s)
ring(s) earring(s)
Parts of clothes
ACCESSORIES
belt(s) handbag(s)
headscarf (headscarves)
scarf (scarves)
glasses sunglasses
watch(es)
glove(s) hat(s)
hanger(s)
NATURALLY SPEAKING
Does it fit?
It's too big. It's too small.
Useful Vocabulary
It's too long. It's too short.
Dialogue
knife
It's Saturday and Mrs Smith has gone shopping fork(s) spoon(s) teaspoon(s)
(knives)
with her friend Lucy for a new dress in the sales:-
is gaping.
Shop assistant: I think we have a size 14 in red. Early Morning (am) - Breakfast
Mid Morning (11.00 am) - Brunch - a mixture of
Mrs Smith: Oh no. Red's just not my colour. breakfast and lunch (US) / Elevenses - a light snack
(UK)
Noon (12.00 ish) - Lunch
It's not bright red, it's a nice dark
Evening (pm) - Dinner / Tea / High Tea (very old
red. Here it is. Why don't you try it fashioned)
Shop assistant:
on? There's a changing room free Night (pm) - Supper
over there.
The differences between tea the drink, tea the meal etc.
Later...
NATURALLY SPEAKING
It fits like a glove. What do you
Mrs Smith:
think Lucy? Sometimes there are things you like or don't like
or even things you don't eat.
It looks really nice. I guess red suits
Lucy:
you after all.
Gooseberry Eddo
Cape Rasbhari Cluster beans Guar-phali
Grapes Angoor Corn Kernel Makki
Grapefruit Chakutra Corn on the cob Bhutta
Guavas Amrood Cowpea Lobhia
Jackfruit Kathal Cucumber Kheera
Java Plum Jamoon Cucumber
Nimboo, Lemon does not exist but English Skinny Kakri
Lime same as Nimboo Eggplant Baingen
Loquat Lokat Gourd - Ash Petha
Lychee Leechee Gourd - Bitter Karela
Mango Aam Gourd - Bottle Ghiya. Lauki
Mulberry Shehtoot Gourd - Ridged Torai
Natal Plum Karonda Gourd - Snake Chichinda
Olives Zetoon Jackfruit Kathal
Orange Santra Kohl Rabi Ganth Gobhi
Orange - Navel Mosambi Lotus stem Bhein, Kamal Kakri
Papaya Papeeta Mushrooms Khumbi
Peach Aadoo Mustard Greens Sarson Patta
Pear Nashpati Natal Plum Karonda
Pineapple Anna-naas Okra Bhindi
Plum Aloo-bukhaara Onion Piyaaz
Pomegranate Anar Peas Green Mattar
Sapodilla Plum, Peppermint
Sapota Chickoo Leaves Fresh Hara Podina
Star fruit Kamrakh Potato Aloo
Sugar cane Ganna Kaddu. In Reality Kaddu is closer
Sweet Lime Musambi Pumpkin to butternut squash
Watermelon Tarbooj Radish Mooli
Red Sorrel Chukka Leaves
Vegetables (Subzi) Scallion Hari Piyaz
Aloe Vera Gawar Patha Spinach Paalak
Beans Cluster Sweet Potato Shakar-kandi
fresh Gowar ki phali Tomato Tamatar
Beans French Turnip Shalgam
fresh Pharas Beans Water Chestnuts
Aubergine Baingan Indian Singhaara
Beet root Chukandar
Bell Pepper, Spices and Herbs (Masala)
Capsicum Simla Mirch English Name Hindi Name
Celery Ajmud Alkanet Root Ratan Jot
Cabbage Bandh-Gobi Alum Fitkari, Phitkari
Carrot Gaajar Anise Seed Choti Saunf, Suwa, Shopa
Cauliflower Phool-Gobi Arrowroot Paniphal, Tikora
Cilantro Hara Dhania Asafoetida Hing
Colocasia, Taro, Arbi, Arvi Basil Holy Tulsi
Accountancy: Profession to write, keep or inspect Archaeology: Study of ancient history and
financial accounts. Such as income and expenditure. civilizations by scientific analysis of physical ruins
found in the ground.
Actuarial Science: Study of calculations of insurance
risk and premiums by studying rates of mortality and Architecture: The art and science of conceptualizing,
frequency of acts of nature. Calamities, accidents, fires, designing and constructing buildings.
theft etc.
Art Director is an individual employed in the print
Administrator: A person who looks after or manages media or advertising who handles the designing of all
the day-to-day affairs of any body, organization or forms of art on printed matter.
government.
Artist: Person who practices any of the fine arts,
Admiral: A post in the Navy. Chief Commander of the especially painting, Acting, designing, sculpting, or
navy. even acting etc.
Advertising: Business that deals with, the publicizing Astrology: Study of the position of the planets, the
of. Making known of and making propaganda of asterisms stars and their movements and their co?
goods/ services to encourage people to buy or use Relation with human affairs.
them, increasing sales/volumes.
Astronomy: Scientific study of the solar system and
Advocate: A lawyer who presents a client's case in a beyond. The sun, moon, stars, planets etc.
court of law argues the case and otherwise deals with
it. Astrophysics: Science and study of the chemical and
physical structure and function of heavenly bodies like
Aerobics Instructor: Person who instructs people in planets etc.
energetic and rhythmic physical exercise that
promotes physical fitness by increasing the body's Auctioneer: Person who conducts auctions, by calling
oxygen intake. buyers and sells goods in public at the auction.
Agriculture: The art. Science or practice of cultivating Author: Writer and creator of books, plays and stories.
the land and growing crops. Fruits, vegetables etc on
it. Aviation: The art Science or practice of flying an
aircraft.
Agronomy: Science of study and controlling of tile soil
to produce crops, fruits. Vegetables etc. Avionics: Science of electronics in its application to
aviation.
Airhostess: A female in a passenger aircraft who
serves food/beverages to passengers and helps them
B
with a smiling face.
Biochemist: Specialist in the chemistry & chemical Censor: Person or body authorized to examine books,
functions and processes of living organism. films, plays, letters & other such material and remove
parts considered indecent, offensive, and politically
Biologist: Person engaged in the scientific study of the unacceptable or a threat to the security of the country
life and structure of plants and animals. or people.
Biotechnology: Branch of technology dealing with Chauffeur: Person employed to drive a car, bus, van
forms of industrial or other production that use micro- etc.
organisms and their biological process.
Chartered Accountant: Now days, Chartered
Blacksmith: Person specializing in the making and Accountancy became a popular career field from last
repair of products of iron like ploughs instruments etc. decades. A chartered accountant (CA) is basically a
person who deals with money that makes him
Bodyguard: Person who physically protects another indispensable for any organization.
person.
Choreographer: An expert in the art of designing and
Book Critic: Person who evaluates and describes the arranging steps for a dance or ballet.
content and quality of a book or literature.
Computer Programmer: A person who constructs and
Cosmologist: Person specializing in the scientific Dealership: Dealer is a person who purchases and
study of the universe, it's structure, its origin and sells the goods or services of a company, firm, or
development. individual.
Costume Designer: The person, who makes, deals in Dietician: An expert in food diet and nutrition, eating
or hires out costumes and clothes and other material habits, their values and their physiology.
for wearing for theatrical performance, cinema or TV.
Director: Person who manages a company, body or
Cost Accountancy: Cost accounting is primarily a institution, especially as a member of the board. Also
product of the twentieth century. Scientific one who directs a film or drama or any performance.
management has today recognized cost and
management accountancy as one of the most essential DJ (Disc Jockey): A person who handles the
management services. announcements for radio, TV, stage shows etc.
particularly in modern context.
Coast Guard: The Coast Guard was formed within the
Indian Navy on 1 February 1977 to respond to Doctor: A practitioner trained in medical science and
smuggling and poaching by foreign vessels, as well as qualified to diagnose diseases and treat patients.
to contribute to marine pollution control.
Draftsman: Person responsible for the exact wording
Court Reporter: Person who reports and keeps record of legal document or drawing of parliamentary bill
of proceeding of the court or in court cases. and the like.
Crew: The group of people working on a ship, aircraft, Driver: Person who drives a vehicle a car, bus, van,
oilrigs, film unit etc. train etc
Detective: A person, especially a police officer, whose Engineer: Person, who conceptualizes, designs, builds,
job is to investigate and solve crimes and find the real maintains engines, machines, bridges, railways, mines,
facts. structures etc.
Environmental Scientist: Person who is concerned flower or fruit trees either for remuneration or as a