UNIT 9

VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE

CORE
/du: ə kwɪz /
do a quiz / judo …………………………………. You can do a quiz / judo.
ˈdʒuːdəʊ/

/həv
have a sleepover /
ə ˈsliːp.əʊ.vər You can have a sleepover / a good
a good time / a ………………………………….
/ ə gʊ ˈtaɪm / ə time / a movie marathon.
movie marathon
ˈmuːvi ˈmærəθən/

/ˈlɪsn̩ tu
listen to a pod-
ə ˈpɒd.kɑːst He wants to listen to a podcast / a
cast / a song / a ………………………………….
ə sɒŋ ə ˈlaɪv song / a live band.
live band
bænd/

play a computer /pleɪ ə kəmˈpjuːtə

They can play a computer game /
game / chess / the ˈgeɪm /tʃes /ðə
…………………………………. chess / the guitar / a board game /
guitar / a board ɡɪˈtɑːr /ə bɔːd
sport.
game / sport ˈgeɪm /spɔːt/

/ˈwɒtʃ ə v vlɒɡ /
watch a vlog / TV
tiːˈviː ˈɒn She likes to watch a vlog / TV on
on demand / ac- ………………………………….
dɪˈmɑːnd /ˈækʃn demand / action films.
tion films
fɪlmz/

charge your phone

/tʃɑ:dʒ jə fəʊn/ …………………………………. Have you charged your phone?
(phr)

delete files / pho- /dɪˈliːt faɪlz /

…………………………………. I need to delete files / photos.
tos (phr) ˈfəʊtəʊz/

download an app / /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd ən

He wants to download an app / a
a track / a film æp /ə træk /ə ………………………………….
track / a film.
(phr) fɪlm/
forget your pass- /fəˈget jə
…………………………………. Do you forget your password again?
word (phr) ˈpɑːswɜːd/
get a signal (phr) /ˈget ə ˈsɪɡnəl/ …………………………………. I can’t get a signal anywhere.
have (free) wi-fi
/həv ˈfri: ˈwaɪ.faɪ/ …………………………………. This café has free wi-fi.
(phr)
have a good con- /həv ə gʊ She doesn’t have a good connection
………………………………….
nection (phr) kəˈnekʃn̩ / with her family.

The headphone jack is readily accessi-

headphones (n) / ˈhedfəʊnz/ ………………………………….
ble, and you can just plug in and go!

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my battery is dead /maɪ ˈbætri z My battery is dead. Could I borrow your
………………………………….
(phr) ded/ charger?

The auto phone charger was in the car,

phone charger (n) ˈfəʊn ˈtʃɑːdʒə ………………………………….
but she had a plug-in type at home.

run out of memory /ˈrʌn aʊt əv My laptop is running out of memory. I

………………………………….
(phr) ˈmeməri/ need to delete some files.

She's French but she speaks with an

accent (n) /ˈæksent/ ………………………………….
impeccable English accent.

The president made an unexpected

announcement (n) /əˈnaʊnsmənt / ………………………………….
announcement this morning.

/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ The ceremony was broadcast on the

broadcast (v,n) ………………………………….
internet.

/ ˈtʃænl ̩/ She turned to another channel to watch

channel (n) ………………………………….
football.

I'm still in contact with her - we write a

contact (v,n) /ˈkɒntækt/ ………………………………….
couple of times a year.

They wanted to make a formal com-

formal (adj) /ˈfɔːml ̩/ ………………………………….
plaint about their doctor.

I have an image in my mind of how I

image (n) /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ ………………………………….
want the garden to be.

The two groups agreed to hold an infor-

informal (adj) / ɪnˈfɔːml ̩/ ………………………………….
mal meeting.

She tried to explain what had happened

interrupt (v) /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ ………………………………….
but he kept interrupting her.

There's a direct link between diet and

link (v,n) /lɪŋk/ ………………………………….
heart disease.

The issue has been much discussed in

media (n) /ˈmiːdɪə/ ………………………………….
the media.

After a long, awkward pause, someone

pause (v,n) /ˈɒnˌlaɪn/ ………………………………….
finally asked a question.

He is trying to persuade local and for-

persuade (v) /pəˈsweɪd/ ………………………………….
eign businesses to invest in the project.

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 How do you pronounce your sur-
pronounce (v) /prəˈnaʊns/ ………………………………….
name?

She's just had an article published in

publish (v) /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ ………………………………….
their weekend supplement.

We called the insurance company to

report (v,n) /rɪˈpɔːt/ ………………………………….
report the theft.

The boss refused our request to leave

request (v,n) /rɪˈkwest/ ………………………………….
work early.

The changing colour of the leaves on

signal (n) /ˈsɪɡnəl/ …………………………………. the trees is a signal that it will soon
be autumn.

It was a real shock, the first time I

swear (v) /sweə/ ………………………………….
heard my mother swear.

I feel certain (that) you're doing the

certain (adj) / ˈsɜːtn̩ / ………………………………….
right thing.

"Could you lend me £10?"

certainly (adv) /ˈsɜːtnli/ ………………………………….
"Certainly."

There are few absolute certainties in

certainty (n) /ˈsɜːtnti/ ………………………………….
life.

Has the news been communicated to

communicate (v) /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ ………………………………….
the staff yet?

We are in direct communication with

communication (n) /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn̩ / ………………………………….
Moscow.

Can I connect my printer to your com-

connect (v) /kəˈnekt/ ………………………………….
puter?

The connection between smoking and

connection (n) /kəˈnekʃn̩/ ………………………………….
heart disease is well known.

disconnect (v) /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/ …………………………………. Our phone was disconnected.

Mail is delivered to our office twice a

deliver (v) /dɪˈlɪvə/ ………………………………….
day.

delivery (n) /dɪˈlɪvəri/ …………………………………. We get two deliveries of mail.

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express (v) /ɪkˈspres/ …………………………………. Her eyes expressed deep sadness.

He wrote her a poem as an expres-

expression (n) /ɪkˈspreʃn̩/ ………………………………….
sion of his love.

Why wasn't I informed about this

inform (v) /ɪnˈfɔːm |/ ………………………………….
earlier?

Do you have any information about/

information (n) /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn̩ / ………………………………….
on train times?

No one can predict when the disease

predict (v) /prɪˈdɪkt/ ………………………………….
will strike.

Please don't ask me to make any pre-

prediction /prɪˈdɪkʃn̩/ ………………………………….
dictions about tomorrow's meeting.

(un)predictable /(ˈən) prɪˈdɪktəbl ̩/ …………………………………. Comets appear at predictable times.

A close couple should have no secrets

secret (n) | ˈsiːkrɪt | ………………………………….
from each other.

She said she didn't care about it, but I

secretly (adv) /ˈsiːkrɪtli/ ………………………………….
believe she was secretly delighted.

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She was surrounded by autograph
autograph (n) /ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/ ………………………………….
hunters outside the theatre.

She wore a traditional costume of

costume (n) /ˈkɒstjuːm/ ………………………………….
bright pink silk.

He spoke of his childhood fantasies

fantasy (n) /ˈfæntəsi / …………………………………. about becoming a famous football
player.

She's been thinking about learning to

give something a /ɡɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ə
…………………………………. fly for many years, and she's finally
go (phr) ˈɡəʊ/
decided to give it a go.

Don't stare at people like that, it's

stare (v) /steə/ ………………………………….
rude.

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