American Big Picture Pre-Intermediate (B1) Student’s Book—Word List

UNIT 1: SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE

Languages & countries Phonetic transcription Translation
Countries
Australia n
Belgium n
Brazil n
China n
Egypt n
Holland n
India n
Japan n
Kenya n
Peru n
Languages
Arabic n
Cantonese n
Dutch n
English n
French n
Hindi n
Japanese n
Mandarin n
Portuguese n
Spanish n
Swahili n
bilingual adj
first language n
foreign language n
official language n
mother tongue n
second language n

Free time
eat out at restaurants
go clubbing
go to the gym
have friends over
listen to music
play soccer
read the newspaper
shop downtown
surf the Internet
Communication
listen to/hear about news stories
receive messages
send messages
talk about/to other people
tell lies/the truth
write about/to my friends

UNIT 2: BACK TO NATURE

Geography
Compass points
north
east
south
west

far from everywhere

in a field
in a forest
in a rain forest
in the center
in the country
in the desert
in the east
in the mountains
in the north
inland
near the capital
near the ocean
on an island
on the banks of a river
on the beach
on the coast
on the west coast

Animals
cat n
common pet n
cow n
deer n
dog n
farm animal n
fox n
giraffe n
horse n
lion n
monkey n
pig n
polar bear n
rabbit n
sheep n
wild animal n
zoo animal n

UNIT 3: ICONS
Landmarks
Types of landmarks
arena n
bridge n
city n
palace n
ruins n
sculpture n
statue n
temple n
tower n
wall n
Reasons for building landmarks
as a capital city
as a defense against invasion
as a religious monument
for an emperor
in memory of a loved one
to bury the dead
to hold competitions
to protect an important source
of water
Word families: what it is; who does it
architecture; architect n
building; builder n
design; designer n
engineering; engineer n
sculpture; sculptor n

Cultural icons
Adjectives
familiar
famous
iconic
legendary
popular
well-known
Nouns
celebrity
household name
icon
legend
(super)star

UNIT 4: AGES AND CHANGES

Life stages
Ages
adult n
baby n
child n
middle-aged person n
senior citizen n
teenager n
young adult n
Stages
be born
become independent
come of age
die
fall in love
finish school
get a job
get divorced
get married
go to school for the first time
go to college
have children
leave home
learn to drive a car
learn to walk and talk
retire
vote

Activities
do crafts
do karate
go fishing
go skateboarding
play golf
play the electric guitar

adventure sports
graffiti
knitting
skydiving

Home life
do odd jobs around the house
do the gardening
do the housework
do the shopping
look after children/other people
make the breakfast
pay the bills

Adjectives
annoying
childish
friendly
funny
helpful
intelligent
lazy
noisy

UNIT 5: LIVE AND LEARN

Education & learning
Academic subjects
art n
arts n
biology n
business studies n
chemistry n
drama n
economics n
geography n
history n
IT (information technology) n
languages n
literature n
mathematics n
music n
philosophy n
physics n
politics n
psychology n
sciences n
social sciences n
sport n
Schools
high school n
kindergarten n
pre-school n
elementary school n
secondary school n
college n
university n
Qualifications
degree n
master’s n
diploma n
certificate n
doctorate n
Others
career n
course n
studies n

-ed/-ing adjectives
annoyed
annoying
bored
boring
confused
confusing
depressed
depressing
excited
exciting
fascinated
fascinating
interested
interesting
pleased
pleasing
tired
tiring
Adjectives & prepositions
bad at
bored with
different from
excited about
good at
interested in
similar to

UNIT 6: HELP!
Jobs & services
ambulance driver n
charity worker n
doctor n
emergency services n
firefighter n
help line n
passerby n
police officer n
rescue worker n
towing service n
volunteer n

Adjective suffixes -ful & -less

careful adj; careless adj
endless adj
grateful adj
helpful adj; helpless adj
homeless adj
hopeful adj; hopeless adj
useful adj; useless adj

Senses
Verbs
feel
look
smell
sound
taste
Adjectives
beautiful
delicious
loud
soft
terrible

Health problems
ache
break your leg
drink liquids
have a headache
have a sore throat
have an ear infection
have an X-ray
have backache
have indigestion
have toothache
hurt
rest
see a dentist
see a doctor
stay in bed
take a painkiller

UNIT 7: SWITCHED ON
Science & research
create vb; creation n
decide vb; decision n
discover vb; discovery n
experiment vb; experiment n
invent vb; invention n
research vb; research n
test vb; test n

Make & do
do a test
do an experiment
do research
do some driving
do some studying
do some/the cleaning
do some/the gardening
do some/the shopping
do work
do your best
make a choice
make a comment
make a decision
make a discovery
make a point
make an excuse
make changes
make food
make progress

Cities
bank n
bench n
bus stop n
hospital n
library n
museum n
park n
parking lot n
pedestrian zone n
shopping mall n
sidewalk n
subway station n

Technology
download something from the
Internet
give someone a call
send someone an e-mail
surf the Internet
turn something on/off

UNIT 8: REAL OR FAKE?

True or false adjectives
authentic
computer-generated
fake
genuine
real
realistic

Collocations with fake & false

fake fur n
fake leather n
fake smile n
fake tan n
false identity n
false teeth n

Look & see

look vb
see vb

Common collocations with say & tell

say good-bye
say hello
say sorry
tell a joke
tell lies
tell stories
tell the truth

UNIT 9: MAKING ENDS MEET

Money verbs
afford
borrow
buy
cost
earn
invest
lend
pay back
pay for
save
spend
waste
win

Money nouns
bank account
bills
cash
commission
credit card
expense
fee
income
investment
loan
mortgage
profit
rent
salary

UNIT 10: A GLOBAL MARKET?

Advertising
ad n
advertisement n
advertising n
billboard n
brand n
campaign n
commercial n
flyer n
logo n
product n
slogan n

Expressing your opinion

I hate the way…
…in particular annoys me
I don’t like the way…
I hate it when…
I don’t mind that…
The last thing I want is more…
What I liked was the fact that…

Describing clothes
baggy adj
bright adj
colorful adj
long-sleeved adj
patterned adj
plain adj
short-sleeved adj
striped adj
tight adj

Adjectives
ancient
beautiful
delicious
disgusting
familiar
fresh
great
international
local
modern
mouthwatering
nice
processed
warm
wonderful

UNIT 11: NICE TO MEET YOU

Making friends
at school
at the coffee machine
at the gym
at the university
at work
chatting online
going out
in a bar
playing sports
through friends

Adjectives to describe personality

athletic
artistic
calm
creative
competitive
easygoing
fashionable
friendly
funny
generous
kind
lively
outgoing
quiet
sensible
sensitive
serious
shy
sociable
Relationships
be attracted to
break up with
fall in love with
get married to
go on a date with
go out with
live together
meet

UNIT 12: ENTERTAIN ME

Entertainment
Types of entertainment
an album n
a concert n
a film/movie n
the news n
a play n
a podcast n
a radio interview n
a soccer game n
a TV show n
Places
at a concert hall
at home
at the movie theater
at the stadium
at the theater
in a bar
in your car
on the beach
on the bus
on the street
on TV
on your computer
on your phone

Music
flea market n
gig n
merchandise table n
MP3 download n
musician n
online music store n
record n
single track n
street entertainer n

The Internet
click vb
download vb
hit n
post n/vb
upload vb
viewer n
website n