UNIT 7 VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION DEFINITION: EXAMPLE abroad (adv) fa'bra:d/ She worked abroad for a year. We apologize for the delay in an- delay (n,v) Jdr'lex/ ‘swering your letter. My flight was delayed. | live in a small town in the US, near border (n) Pba:da(r)/ the Canadian border. ‘The speed limit on motorways motorway (n) _/'mautawer/ mt ™ should be enforced. destination (n) /,destt nexfn/ We arrived at our destination tired and hundry They went on a long train journe journey (n) Peril i" eNainyouney across India. land (v) Neend/ The plane landed safely . The only passport to success is passport (a) Irpa:spo:t/ hard work. What are your favourite time travel travel (n) [revi y stories? sightsee (v) [santsi:/ That day was sightseeing in Rome. a Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing (n) /'sattsi:1n/ tseeing? The resort has its own white sand sand (n) /szend/ individually (adv) J andr'vidgualif/ beach. ‘The manager spoke to them all in- dividually. trafficjam (n)——_"traeftk dscem/ We were stuck in a traffic jam. . He was a young sailor on his first voyage (n) /vond3/ sea voyage. You can leave a message with re- reception (n) In'sepjn/ “ 8 ception, The movie has been put on hold hold (n) Jnovid/ until the financial situation im- proves. take it/things easy /terk n/ My doctor told me to take things (idiom) Josmp ‘i easy for awhile remote fad) ae The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless. 232 Compiled by Amslink/ For internal use onlylaze (about/ around) (v) get away from it all (idiom) restoration (n) Nex /get a'wer fram rt al/ /,resta'rexjn/ I've spent the afternoon just lazing around. My parents still treat me like a child, ‘The palace is closed for restoration. ‘She wandered aimlessly around the wander (v) [wonda(e)/ ‘streets cobbled (ad) Teobia The streets of the main village are still cobbled. ‘According to the theory of relativi- theory (n) /rari/ ty, nothing can travel faster than light. medication (n) /,.medr'kerjn/ ‘Are you currently taking any medi- cation? The drug is currently undergoing undergo (v) J.anda'ga0/ trials in America, check in (phrv) | /'tfekan/ We've checked in at the hotel. The airline apologizes for long de- check-in (n) /'tfek in/ lays at check-ins today, take off (v) /terk off The plane took off an hour late. take-off (n) ['texk off The plane is ready for take-off. All planes out of Heathrow have ground (v) /graond/ been grounded by the strikes. Life belt is a special belt worn to lifebett (n) /arfoelt/ help somebody float in water. seat belt (n) /'sict belt/ Fasten your seat belts. The waitress who served us was waitress (n) / wertras/ very impolite and impatient. Iwant to become a flight attendant flight attendant /flatt atendant/ because it gives me the opportuni- (n) ty to meet new people. boarding card (n) /'a:din ka:d/ ‘Aboarding card is a card which a passenger must have when board: ing a plane or a boat. cruise (n) Jeruz/ I'd love to go on a round-the-world tour (n) [eoa(ri/ Compiled by Amslink/ For internal use only They embarked on a tour around the country. 233youth hostel (n) self-catering (n) trip (n) subway (n) full-board (adj) /'ju8 bostl/ /,self ‘kertarin/ few! Psabwer/ / fol 'bo:d/ We stayed at a youth hostel in Pe- rugia. All prices are based on a week's self catering in shared accommoda- tion, We went on a trip to the moun- tains. In Boston the subway is known as the ‘T’; in Washington DC it’s the’Metro’ Do you require full or half board? get about (phrv) [get a,bavt/ Stuart really gets about—last week he was in Dubai and this week he's in Paris. He jumped on a plane and flew out jump on(phrv) —/'dsamp on/ to Chicago for the convention. You can jump on and jump off jump off (phrv) —/‘dsamp off where you want and simply catch the next bus. ‘Try to stop off for at least an hour. stop off(phrv) ‘stop off wyso stop to explore the medieval town. . She's signed up for evening classes sign up (phr v) Tsai apf at the community college. pack (v) Ipeek/ I have to start packing for my trip. BaD) based (adj) [oerst/ We're based in Chicago. external (n) ([k'starnl/ The lotion is for external use only. . ‘A few years ago, the company was serious (adi) ['srarias/ in serious trouble. He sat for hours just gazing into gaze (v) /gew/ space. Astronauts work in weightless con- weightless (adj) _/‘wertlos/ . ditions. We are doing our best with the limited (ad) Lmttad/ limited resources available. ‘Awalk in the woods would be per- woods (n} Jorode/ fect for a Sunday morning. 234 Compiled by Amslink/ For internal use only