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Glossary
Unit 9
beans the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which
contain those seeds
bread a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast
breakfast the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early
part of the morning
butter a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it
on bread or use it in cooking
cake a sweet food made by baking a mixture of flour, eggs,
sugar, and fat in an oven
candy sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate
carrots long, thin, orange-colored vegetables. They grow under
the ground, and have green shoots above the ground
cereal a food made from grain
cheese a solid food made from milk
chicken birds that are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their
meat
chocolate a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans
coffee a hot drink made with water and ground or powdered
coffee beans
coin a small piece of metal which is used as money
cookies sweet food made from flour, butter, eggs and sugar
corn flakes small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a
breakfast cereal
customer someone who buys goods or services, especially from a
shop
dessert something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat
at the end of a meal
diet the type and range of food that you regularly eat
doll a child's toy which looks like a small person or baby
drinks liquid that you drink
eat to put something into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it
eggs an oval object that is produced by a female bird eaten as
food
fish the flesh of a fish eaten as food
food what people and animals eat
hamburgers minced meat which has been shaped into a flat circle
hot dogs a long bread roll with a hot sausage inside it
how when you ask questions about the quantity of something
(much/many)
ice cream a very cold sweet food which is made from frozen cream
or milk and sugar
juice the liquid that you get from a fruit
meal an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a
regular time
meat flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat
menu a list of the food and drinks that are available in a
restaurant or cafe
milk the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other
animals, which people drink and use to make butter,
cheese, and yoghurt
oranges a round juicy fruit with a thick, orange colored skin
party a social event, often in someone's home, at which people
enjoy themselves doing things such as eating, drinking,
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dancing, talking, or playing games

pasta a type of food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, and
water that is formed into different shapes and then boiled
potato chips very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a
snack
potatoes quite round vegetables with brown or red skins and white
insides. They grow under the ground
rice white or brown grains taken from a cereal plant
salad a mixture of raw or cold foods such as lettuce, cucumber,
and tomatoes
sandwich two slices of bread with a layer of food such as cheese or
meat between them
shopping list a list of the things that you want to buy when you go
shopping
soda a sweet fizzy drink
steak a large flat piece of beef without much fat
tea a drink made by adding hot water to tea leaves or tea
bags
turkey a large bird that is kept on a farm for its meat
vegetables plants such as cabbages, potatoes, and onions which you
can cook and eat
waiter a man who works in a restaurant, serving people with
food and drink
wedding cake a large cake, usually decorated with icing, that is served
at a wedding reception

Unit 10
ache a steady, fairly strong pain in a part of your body
arm the two long parts of your body that are attached to your
shoulders and that have your hands at the end
aspirin a mild drug which reduces pain and fever
back the part of the body between the head and the legs that
is on the opposite side to the chest and stomach
body all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and
legs
chest the top part of the front of your body where your ribs,
lungs, and heart are
cold (noun) a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a
lot and gives you a sore throat or a cough
cough to force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise
cough medicine liquid medicine that you take when you have a cough
disease an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for
example one which is caused by bacteria or infection
ear the two parts of your body, one on each side of your
head, with which you hear sounds
face the front part of your head from your chin to the top of
your forehead, where your mouth, eyes, nose, and other
features are
feel to experience a particular emotion or physical sensation
fever body temperature that is higher than usual and makes
your heart beat faster
finger the four long thin parts at the end of each hand
foot/feet the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs,
and that you stand on
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great when you feel very healthy, energetic, and enthusiastic

hand the parts of your body at the end of your arms
head the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth,
and brain in it
health the condition of their body and the extent to which it is
free from illness or is able to resist illness
influenza/flu an illness which is similar to a bad cold but more serious
knee the place where your leg bends
lay down to have a short rest, usually in bed
leg the long parts of their body that they use to stand on
look when you describe the appearance of a person or thing or
the impression that they give
malaria a serious disease carried by mosquitoes which causes
periods of fever
measles an infectious illness that gives you a high temperature
and red spots on your skin
OK when you find something satisfactory or acceptable
patient a person who is receiving medical treatment from a
doctor or hospital
prevent to ensure that it does not happen
remedy something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or
in pain
should/ when you are saying what would be the right thing to do
shouldn't or the right state for something to be in
sick when you are not well
sore throat when the back of your mouth and front part of your neck
causes you pain and discomfort
stomach the organ inside your body where food is digested before
it moves into the intestines
switch off/on when you operate a small control for an electrical device
to start or stop working
terrible when you emphasize the great extent or degree of
something
well when you are healthy and not ill

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acting the activity or profession of performing in plays or films
actor someone whose job is acting in plays or films
anniversary a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special
event happened on that date in a previous year
barbecue food cooked on a special equipment outside
birthday the anniversary of the date on which you were born
Christmas a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated.
club an organization of people interested in a particular activity or
subject who usually meet on a regular basis
go to the movies when you are talking about seeing a movie in a movie theater
holiday a day when people do not go to work or school because of a
religious or national festival
Independence the day on which its people celebrate their independence from
Day another country that ruled them in the past
law a system of rules that a society or government develops in
order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social
relationships
lawyer a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and
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represent them in court

medicine the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses
musician a person who plays a musical instrument as their job or hobby
New Year's the first day of the year
nurse a person whose job is to care for people who are ill
nursing the profession of looking after people who are ill
party a social event, often in someone's home, at which people enjoy
themselves doing things such as eating, drinking, dancing,
talking, or playing games
plan when you are intending to do a particular thing
profession a type of job that requires advanced education or training
psychologist a person who studies the human mind and tries to explain why
people behave in the way that they do
psychology the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for
people's behavior
special someone or something that is better or more important than
other people or things
Thanksgiving a public holiday on the fourth Thursday in November in the
United States
weekend Saturday and Sunday
wish a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or
do something
would like to when you say that someone wants to do or have a particular
thing or wants a particular thing to happen

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arrive (in/at) to come to a place for the first time in order to stay, live, or
work there
bank account an arrangement with a bank which allows you to keep your
money in the bank and to take some out when you need it
close when you move something so that a hole, gap, or opening is
covered
come from/to when someone moves to the place where someone else is in
order to do something
economic something concerned with the organization of the money,
industry, and trade of a country, region, or society
farewell party a celebration to say good bye to someone
get to obtain something that you want or need
immigrant a person who has come to live in a country from some other
country
leave to go away from that place or person
move from/to to change your position or go to a different place
pack to put clothes and other things into a bag, suitcase, or box
because you are leaving a place or going on holiday
passport an official document containing your name, photograph, and
personal details, which you need to show when you enter or
leave a country
return to/from to go back to a place after you have been away
sell to let someone have something in return for money
stay in/at to live in a town, hotel, or at someone's house, for a short time
tickets a small, official piece of paper or card which shows that you
have paid to enter a place such as a theatre or a sports
ground, or shows that you have paid for a journey
war a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states
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