Wordlist

Here is a list of useful or new words from Headway 5th edition B1+ Build Up book.
adj = adjective abbrev = abbreviation conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb

English Part of speech English Part of speech

Unit 1
actor n make money coll
alcohol n market hall n
arrangement n moon n
boring adj musician n
brain n mystery shopping n
charity shop n neighbour n
company n pay back v
complain v perfect adj
contact n period n
customer n play a part coll
customer service n practise v
(film) director n press photographer n
do research coll put on v
earn v queue n
electric adj receive v
exercise n recently adv
fall out with v regularly adv
famous adj retired adj
film extra n river n
film industry n role n
film studies n run out of v
frequently adv secret adj
full-time adj set an alarm coll
get on well with v shake hands with coll
have fun coll singer n
healthy adj skill n
important adj spare time n
instrument n spend time coll
involve v stand v
long adj throw away v
look after v try on v
look at v underage adj
look up v unusual adj
main adj usually adv
make a complaint coll violin n

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English Part of speech English Part of speech
Unit 2
advert n poem n
Afghanistan n pyjamas n
aftershave n raise money coll
ambassador n recycle v
audience n refugee camp n
awareness n refugee n
belt n ring n
blouse n sand n
boot n sandal n
business n sandal n
charity n sandal adj
clap v shorts pl n
coat n silk adj
conference n silver adj
cotton adj skirt n
denim adj smell v
earrings n sock n
environmental adj south n
film premiere n summer adj
furniture n sunglasses pl n
glove n Syrian adj
gold adj tidy v
hole n tights pl n
issue n trainer n
leather adj trousers pl n
lifejacket n T-shirt n
local adj upset adj
make-up n volunteer nv
material n war n
museum object n winter adj
national adj wool adj
news n young adj
north n

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English Part of speech English Part of speech
Unit 3
act v health n
actor n healthy adj
alive adj heavy adj
arrange v honeymoon n
art n hospital n
artist n interpreter n
background n jazz adj
birth n journey n
busy adj lend v
celebrate v librarian n
celebration n library n
clear adj marriage n
danger adj music n
dangerous adj musical adj
death n musician n
decorate v neighbour n
decorator n noise n
die v noisy adj
difference n operation n
different adj photography n
doctor n pick up v
due v plant v
environment n popular adj
equipment n pregnant adj
exciting adj projector n
expect (a baby) v (coll) same adj
expensive adj science n
farm n scientist n
farmer n single adj
fluently adv skirt n
forest n spend money coll
funeral n split up v
get a divorce coll success n
get married coll successful adj
go out v tough adj
goal n translator n
have a baby) v (coll) widowed adj

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English Part of speech English Part of speech
Unit 4
active adj look forward to v
airport n lucky adj
alone adj make a complaint coll
amazed adj nature n
angry adj nervous adj
art n nowadays adv
bakery n nut n
banana n office n
bottle n olive oil n
bread n packet n
bring v passenger n
broccoli n pasta n
bunch n pepper n
butter n positive adj
can n potato n
cheese n prawn n
chocolate n/adj proud adj
complain v scared adj
credit n similar adj
crisp n slice n
delighted adj spend time coll
disappointed adj stranger n
emergency exit n stressed adj
energy n therapist n
fed up adj tip n
festival n tired adj
fish n to split up with v
fruit n tomato n
happiness n upset adj
happy adj vegetable n
homesick adj water n
lend v well-being n
loaf n workshop n
lonely adj worry v

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