Speak English With Vanessa

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250+ Vocabulary Words with Pictures
Dear English Learner,

Get ready to speak confidently! I recommend reading the worksheet out loud and using
the blank space on the last page to answer my challenge question. Click here to watch
the original video. Thanks so much for learning English with me!

Your teacher,
Vanessa

Professions

1. Receptionist: customer service, hospitality, “work the front desk at [company]”

2. Digital nomad: freelancer, independent contractor, work from anywhere

3. Small business owner: start-up, entrepreneur, solo-preneur, boutique

4. Artist: designer, painter, sculptor, musician

5. Teacher: coach, professor, mentor, guide

6. Construction: electrician, architect, plumbing, operate heavy machinery

Clothing

1. Relaxed: slouchy, sloppy, grungy, disheveled, PJs, athleisure

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 2. Casual: jeans-and-T-shirt, everyday wear; depending on where you live, your “casual”
look could be very different

3. Business casual: slacks-and-polo, blazer, smart, well-dressed, conservative

4. Business formal: dress to impress, dress for the job you want, power suit, pantsuit,
button-down shirt

5. Uniform: school uniforms, scrubs (medical uniform)

6. Formal: black-tie affair, evening gown, dressed to the nines, “all dressed up and
nowhere to go”, fancy

Hobbies/Describing Yourself

1. Create: knit, paint, write, craft, content creator/ media

2. Tinker: mechanic, restoration, building, fixing/altering things that already exist,

experienced but not professional

3. Adventurous: roadtrip, jet-set, backpacking, try new foods, have exciting experiences

4. Animal lover/Work with animals: cowboy/rancher, trainer, hobby-farm,

animal-rescue/foster, or just someone who has pets and loves animals

5. Foodie: cook or eat food, try new foods, people who really love every aspect of food

6. Nerd: Star-Wars or Star-Trek, Dungeons and Dragons, likes to read or watch movies,
into fantasy or sci-fi

7. Sports: could mean playing or just watching; people who love sports are usually
competitive, and they might be called athletic, meaning they are physically fit and
coordinated

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 Celebrities/Looks

1. Girl/boy next door: wholesome, pretty or cute, unassuming, charming

2. Bombshell: beautiful, blonde women are often referred to as bombshells, but it also
refers to scandal and shocking news

3. Curvy: hourglass figure, full-figure, not thin or skinny

4. Charismatic: charming, good looking, smooth talker, confident

5. Iconic, Best known for: Marilyn Monroe is an iconic figure, best known for her
hourglass figure and her platinum blonde hair

6. Chiseled: muscles that look like they have been chiseled out of granite or stone, a
strong, chiseled jawline

Heroes/Inspirational Figures

1. Marie Curie: She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only
woman to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two
scientific fields. Intelligent, focused, trailblazer

2. Mother Teresa: She set up soup kitchens, a leper colony, orphanages, and a home for
the dying destitute. She treated the lepers, educated the poorest of the poor, and fed the
homeless. She treated them like her family. Compassionate, nurturing, kind

3. Dalai Llama (the 14th): the most famous Buddhist teacher in the world and is widely
respected for his commitment both to nonviolence and to the cause of Tibetan freedom.
Wise, Patient, Peaceful

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 4. Nelson Mandela: a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first
president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of
state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Powerful,
visionary, courageous

5. Abraham Lincoln: he successfully waged a political struggle and civil war that
preserved the Union, ended slavery, and created the possibility of civil and social
freedom for African-Americans. Empathy, integrity, honesty

6. Rosie the Riveter: Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States
who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II,
many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took
entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military. Strong, bold,
resilient

Money

1. To have money to burn OR to have money burning a hole in your pocket: you’re
dying to spend it fast, like it’s on fire and you have to get rid of it

2. “All he sees are dollar signs”: all you can think of is either how much something costs,
or how much money you want to have; money is the focal point

3. High roller: someone who shows off that they have a lot of cash; big shot, big spender

4. Broke: you don’t have any money; empty pockets is a common sign for “I have no
money”

5. Penny pincher: you don’t like to spend money; cheap, tightwad, frugal (the kindest
word)

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 Space

1. Cluttered: messy, “it’s a pigsty in here!” (clutter refers to the stuff that piles up when you
don’t put it away or don’t want to get rid of it)

2. Tidy: organized, meticulous

3. Decorated: homey, cozy, intimate

4. Sparse: minimalist, cold, sterile

5. Open: spacious, sprawling, flows, airy

Holidays

1. Family-oriented: time with family, family values, close-knit

2. Spend time with friends: chill, hangout, get together, “Friendsgiving”, some people
refer to their close friends as “the family you choose”

3. Staycation: chill at home, take it easy, do nothing

4. “Home for the holidays”: I’ll be home for Christmas, Winter Wonderland

5. Traditions: carve pumpkins, cook special dishes, write a letter to Santa and make him
cookies

Shopping

1. Window shopping: “I’m just going to look.”

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 2. “I’m looking for X”: “Excuse me, can you help me find ___?”, To peruse the shelves,
“Just looking, thanks.”

3. Fitting/Dressing rooms: to try something on, “Do you have this in a smaller size?”

4. Grocery cart: shopping cart, buggy, basket

5. Stocking up: stockpiling, stash; During COVID and during storm season, people tend to
stockpile the things they need, like bottled water and canned goods

Movies/Books

1. Action: high-speed chases, explosions, fight scenes; Indiana Jones, Rocky, Mission
Impossible, James Bond

2. Thriller: suspenseful, nail-biter, hair-raising, cliff-hanger; Stephen King, Alfred Hitchcock,

M. Night Shyamalan, Bong Joon Ho, Guillermo del Toro

3. Whodunit: “Who did it?” murder-mystery, page-turner, plot-twist, couldn’t put it down;
these are also included in the “thriller” category, whodunits are a subset; famous authors
include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie

4. Classic: culturally significant, iconic, timeless, must-see; a movie from any category can
become a classic, if it’s good enough; Godfather movies, Star Wars, Shawshank
Redemption, Forrest Gump

5. RomCom: means “romantic comedy”, so it has love but it also has a lot of laughs;
light-hearted, humorous, true love can overcome most obstacles

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 Vanessa’s Challenge Question
Use the space below to write a few sentences about this prompt. Tell me about your
favorite traditions on your favorite holiday. Try to use 3+ expressions from this
lesson.

Sample answer: When I was a college student, I was broke a lot, so I found ways to still
be festive for the fall holiday season. I really love Halloween and Thanksgiving, so one
of my favorite traditions is taking the pumpkins I set out for Halloween decorations and
making pumpkin pie and soup for Thanksgiving. The whole fall season, I like to spend
time with my friends, hanging out and watching thrillers and whodunits.

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