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starter WORD LIST

UNIT six
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
activity actividad noun [count] /ækˈtɪvəti/ something that you What activities do you
do because you enjoy do everyday?
it, or because it is
interesting
always siempre adverb /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ on every occasion I always play football
on the weekend.
apple manzana noun [count] /ˈæp(ə)l/ a hard round fruit that An apple is a type of
is white inside, and fruit.
has a smooth red,
yellow, or green skin
assignment tarea noun [count or /əˈsaɪnmənt/ work that you must I check my
noncount] do as part of a course assignments for
of study, or as part of mistakes.
your job
backpack mochila noun [count] /ˈbækˌpæk/ a large bag that you I take my books to
carry on your back, school in a backpack.
especially when you
are going climbing or
walking
banana plátano/banana noun [count or /bəˈnɑnə/ a long curved fruit Jim always has a
noncount] with a yellow skin banana at 11:00 a.m.
bath baño noun [count] /bæθ/ the process of I take a bath every
washing yourself in a night.
bathtub
black negro adjective /blæk/ having the darkest My laptop is black.
color, like the sky at
night when there is no
light
blog blog noun [count] /blɔɡ/ a biographical web I write a daily blog.
log: a type of diary
(=record of what
someone does each
day) on a website
that is changed
regularly, to give
the latest news. The
page usually contains
someone’s personal
opinions, comments,
and experiences
blue azul adjective /blu/ something that is Blue is the color of
blue is the same color the sky.
as the sky on a clear
sunny day
blueberry mora azul noun [count] /ˈbluˌberi/ a small dark-blue fruit I love blueberries in a
that grows on a bush, fruit salad.
and is very common in
North America
bottled water agua embotellada noun /ˈbɑt(ə)ld ˈwɔtər/ water sold in a bottle She likes bottled
[noncount] water.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
bread pan noun /bred/ a common food made William has tomato
[noncount] from flour and water soup and bread for
lunch.
breakfast desayuno noun [count or /ˈbrekfəst/ the first meal you have I have eggs for
noncount] in the morning breakfast.
broccoli brócoli noun /ˈbrɑkəli/ a vegetable consisting Broccoli is a very
[noncount] of green stems with healthy vegetable.
many small green, or
purple, buds on the
ends
brown marrón adjective /braʊn/ something that is Susan has brown eyes.
brown is the same
color as wood or
coffee
burger hamburguesa noun [count] /ˈbɜrɡər/ a food made by They like burgers.
pressing meat into a
flat shape
carrot zanahoria noun [count or /ˈkærət/ a long hard orange I like grated carrot in
noncount] vegetable that grows a salad.
under the ground, and
has green leaves on
its top
cereal cereal noun [count or /ˈsɪriəl/ a food made from I have cereal for
noncount] grain and eaten with breakfast.
milk for breakfast
check email revisar el correo phrase /ˌtʃek ˈiˌmeɪl/ to look and see if you My mother checks her
electrónico have any new email email every day.
messages
cherry cereza noun [count] /ˈtʃeri/ a small round red or I like cherry pie and
black fruit ice cream for dessert.
chicken pollo noun /ˈtʃɪkən/ the meat of a chicken He doesn’t like
[noncount] (a type of bird kept for chicken.
eggs and meat)
coffee café noun /ˈkɑfi/ a hot slightly bitter She drinks coffee
[noncount] drink made by at the café with her
pouring hot water friends.
over brown powder
made from coffee
beans
corn maíz/choclo/elote noun /kɔrn/ the small yellow seeds I like to eat corn with
[noncount] of some types of dinner.
maize plant that are
cooked and eaten as a
vegetable
daily diario adjective /ˈdeɪli/ done or happening This is my daily
every day schedule.
delicious delicioso adjective /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ with a very pleasant This fruit salad is
taste or smell delicious.
dessert postre noun [count or /dɪˈzɜrt/ sweet food that you Apple pie is my
noncount] eat after the main part favorite dessert.
of a meal
diary diario noun [count] /ˈdaɪəri/ a book in which you I write in my diary
write your experiences every evening.
each day
dinner cena noun [count or /ˈdɪnər/ the main meal of I have dinner at
noncount] the day eaten in the 7:00 p.m.
afternoon or evening

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
drink beber verb /drɪŋk/ to take liquid into She drinks orange
your body through juice in the mornings.
your mouth
early temprano / antes adverb /ˈɜrli/ before the usual or 6:00 a.m. is early in
de tiempo expected time the morning.
eat comer verb /it/ to put food into your I sometimes eat toast
mouth and swallow it for breakfast.
egg huevo noun [count or /eɡ/ a small round object I like eggs for
noncount] laid by a chicken and breakfast.
used as food
eggplant berenjena noun [count] /ˈeɡˌplænt/ a vegetable with a Eggplant is a
smooth dark purple popular vegetable in
skin and white flesh vegetarian dishes.
entry entrada noun [count] /ˈentri/ a set of information I write a journal entry
that is part of a series in English every
of things written in a evening.
book, list, computer
database, etc.
food alimento/comida noun [count or /fud/ the things that people Toast, burgers, and
noncount] or animals eat eggs are all foods.
form formulario noun [count] /fɔrm/ an official document I have to complete an
that has spaces application form for
where you can put in that job.
information
formatting formato noun /ˈfɔrˌmætɪŋ/ the structure and Don’t forget to use
[noncount] design of a written correct formatting
document, especially when you write a letter
a computer file, for on the computer.
example the size and
type of the letters
and the width of the
written area of the
page
fruit fruta noun [count or /frut/ a type of food that She likes fruit salad
noncount] grows on trees or with oranges, apples,
plants and grapes.
get up levantarse phrasal verb /ɡet ʌp/ to get out of bed after You get up every
sleeping morning.
go to bed ir a dormir phrase /ɡoʊ tə bed/ to get into your bed Rachel usually goes to
and go to sleep bed at 10:30 p.m.
go (to work/ ir verb /ɡoʊ tə wɜrk/ to move or travel to I go to university at
college) ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ a place, or to leave a 8:30 a.m.
place, in order to do a
particular thing
grape uva noun [count] /ɡreɪp/ a small green or Grapes are my favorite
purple fruit often used fruit.
for making wine
green verde adjective /ɡrin/ something that is My sister’s favorite
green is the same season is spring
color as grass because the leaves on
the trees are so green.
have tomar/comer verb /hæv/, /əv/, or to eat or drink I have lunch at
/həv/ something 1:00 p.m.
healthy saludable adjective /ˈhelθi/ helping you to stay Too much fried food
physically strong and isn’t healthy.
not ill

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
hobby hobby, pasatiempo noun [count] /ˈhɑbi/ something that you My hobby is cooking.
enjoy doing when you
are not working
interest interés noun [count] /ˈɪntrəst/ an activity that you One of my interests is
enjoy doing when you gardening.
are not working
interview entrevista noun [count] /ˈɪntərˌvju/ a meeting in which The interview with
someone asks another the musician was
person, especially interesting.
a famous person,
questions about
themselves, their
work, or their ideas,
in order to publish
or broadcast the
information
journal diario noun [count] /ˈdʒɜrn(ə)l/ a written record of I try to write in my
your experiences in journal every night.
which you write about
what happens every
day
juice jugo noun [count or /dʒus/ the liquid that My brother has eggs
noncount] comes out of fruit or and juice for breakfast.
vegetables when you
squeeze them
late tarde adjective /leɪt/ near the end of an I sometimes eat dinner
evening or night late, at 9:00 p.m.
lunch almuerzo, comida noun [count or /lʌntʃ/ a meal that you eat in The café serves lunch
noncount] the middle of the day from 12:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.
many muchos determiner /ˈmeni/ a large number of A healthy meal is
people, things, places, made of up many
etc. kinds of foods.
meal comida noun [count] /mil/ an occasion when I eat three meals a
you eat, especially day.
breakfast, lunch, or
dinner
milk leche noun /mɪlk/ a white liquid that Would you like a glass
[noncount] comes from cows, of milk?
goats, and sheep
never nunca adverb /ˈnevər/ not in any situation My brother never
cooks dinner.
note nota noun [count] /noʊt/ something that you I write notes to myself
write down to remind in English.
you of something
often con frecuencia, adverb /ˈɔf(ə)n/ on many occasions or My brother often
a menudo in many situations watches football on
TV.
OK OK adjective /oʊˈkeɪ/ satisfactory. This word My speaking and
often shows that you listening are OK, but I
think that something want to improve them.
is not as good as it
could, or should, be
once a week/ una vez a la phrase /wʌns ə wik/, happening one time I read an English
month semana/al mes /wʌns ə mʌnɵ/ each week/month/ newspaper once a
year, etc. week.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
or o conjunction /ɔr/ used for connecting You can have carrots
possibilities or with other vegetables,
choices. In a list, or in a salad.
“or” is usually used
only before the last
possibility or choice
orange anaranjado adjective /ˈɔrəndʒ/ between red and My little brother’s
yellow in color favorite color is
orange because it’s
like the sun.
paper papel noun /ˈpeɪpər/ the thin flat substance I wrote a letter
[noncount] that you use for on paper to my
writing on, or grandmother as
wrapping things in she doesn’t have a
computer.
pasta pasta noun [count or /ˈpɑstə/ an Italian food made I love pasta with
noncount] from flour and water, tomato sauce.
and sometimes eggs.
There are many
different forms of
pasta, for example,
spaghetti, ravioli, and
lasagna
pepper pimiento noun [count] /ˈpepər/ a red, green, orange, I put green peppers in
or yellow vegetable a salad.
with small white seeds
inside. It can be eaten
raw in salads, or
cooked
pineapple piña/ananá noun [count or /ˈpaɪnˌæp(ə)l/ a large fruit that This pineapple is
noncount] is yellow and juicy delicious.
inside, and has a thick
yellow-brown skin with
sharp points on it
pink rosa adjective /pɪŋk/ between red and That pink T-shirt
white in color. If doesn’t look good on
something is similar to you.
this color, you can say
that it is a pinkish, or
pinky, color
pizza pizza noun [count or /ˈpitsə/ a food that consists She has pizza for
noncount] of bread with tomato, dinner.
cheese, vegetables,
meat, etc. on it
plum ciruela noun [count] /plʌm/ a small round fruit Let’s put some plums
with purple, red, or in this fruit salad.
yellow skin, and a
large hard seed inside
popular popular adjective /ˈpɑpjələr/ a popular activity, Apples are a popular
place, thing, etc. is fruit in the U.S.A.
one that many people
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
potato papa noun [count or /pəˈteɪtoʊ/ a very common hard I like potatoes with my
noncount] round vegetable that dinner.
has a brown, red,
or yellow skin, and
is white or yellow
inside. It grows under
the ground, and can
be cooked in many
different ways
program programa noun [count] /ˈproʊˌɡræm/ a series of instructions There are many online
that makes a programs to practice
computer perform an English.
action or a particular
type of work
pumpkin calabaza noun [count or /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ a large round Pumpkins are used
noncount] vegetable with a thick in pies around
orange skin and large Thanksgiving.
seeds
punctuation puntuación noun /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ the use of marks such I try to use correct
[noncount] as commas in order to punctuation when I
write in a clear style write essays.
purple morado/púrpura adjective /ˈpɜrp(ə)l/ between red and blue Plums and grapes are
in color purple.
rarely rara vez adverb /ˈrerli/ not often He rarely eats fruit and
vegetables.
really en realidad adverb /ˈrɪəli/ used for talking I think an apple isn’t
about what is in fact really dessert. It’s a
true, especially when snack.
something else seems
to be true
really? ¿en serio? adverb /ˈriəli/ used for showing that “I usually get up at
you are surprised by, 5:00 a.m.” “Really?
or interested in, what That’s early!”
someone has just told
you
red rojo adjective /red/ something that is red Tomatoes are red.
is the same color as
blood
rice arroz noun [count or /raɪs/ a food consisting of They like rice and
noncount] small white or brown vegetables.
grains that are eaten
cooked
routine rutina noun [count or /ˌruˈtin/ your usual way I get up at 7:00 a.m.,
noncount] of doing things, take a shower, have
especially when you breakfast, go to school
do them in a fixed at 8:30 a.m., have
order, at the same lunch at 1:00 p.m.,
time and go to bed at
11:00 p.m. That’s my
routine.
salad ensalada noun [count or /ˈsæləd/ a food containing I eat a salad every day.
noncount] a mixture of raw
vegetables, such as
lettuce and tomatoes
sandwich sándwich noun [count] /ˈsæn(d)wɪtʃ/ a light meal that you I like sandwiches for
make by putting food lunch.
such as meat, cheese,
or egg between two
pieces of bread

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
sauce salsa noun [count or /sɔs/ a liquid food that you I like pasta with
noncount] put on other foods to tomato sauce.
give them a particular
flavor
send enviar verb /send/ to arrange for a My friends and I send
message to be emails in English.
delivered to a person
by email
shopping list lista de compras noun [count] /ˈʃɒpɪŋ lɪst/ a list of things that I write shopping lists in
you want to buy English.
shower ducha noun [count] /ˈʃaʊər/ a piece of equipment My father takes
that produces a flow a shower in the
of water that you morning.
stand under to wash
your body
snack tentempié noun [count] /snæk/ a small amount of Grapes are great for a
food that you eat snack.
between meals
soup sopa noun [count or /sup/ a liquid food that is We have tomato soup
noncount] made by cooking for lunch.
meat, fish, vegetables,
etc. with water
spelling deletreo noun /ˈspelɪŋ/ the ability to spell I want to improve my
[noncount] (=to say or write the spelling of English
letters of a word in words, as I often write
the correct order) the wrong letters.
strawberry fresa noun [count] /ˈstrɔˌberi/ a small soft red fruit I would like some
with a lot of very small strawberries with my
seeds on its skin cereal.
tea té noun /ti/ a hot brown drink I always drink tea at
[noncount] made by pouring 5:00 p.m.
boiling water onto the
dried leaves of the tea
bush
toast pan tostado noun /toʊst/ bread that has been He doesn’t like toast.
[noncount] heated until its
outside is brown and
hard
tomato jitomate/tomate noun [count] /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ a round red fruit eaten I like tomatoes. I put
as a vegetable raw in them in salads, sauces,
salads, or cooked and soup.
tonight esta noche adverb /təˈnaɪt/ in the evening or What are you having
during the night of for dinner tonight?
today
too también adverb /tu/ used after mentioning Blueberries are
an additional person, delicious. They’re
thing, or fact to show good for you, too.
that they are also
included in what you
are saying
twice dos veces adverb /twaɪs/ two times I go to the gym twice
a week.
usually normalmente, adverb /ˈjuʒuəli/ used for saying what My father usually eats
usualmente happens, or what eggs for breakfast.
people do in most
situations

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
vegetable verdura noun [count] /ˈvedʒtəbl/ a part of a plant used My sister doesn’t like
as food, for example, vegetables.
a potato, bean, or
cabbage
watch ver verb /wɑtʃ/ to look at someone I usually watch TV
or something for a after school.
period of time
water agua noun /ˈwɔtər/ the clear liquid that I drink water every
[noncount] falls as rain and is day.
used for things such
as drinking and
washing
what about qué te parece phrase /wɑt əˈbaʊt/ used for making a “I’d like some
suggestion tomatoes.” “What
about carrots?”
white blanco adjective /waɪt/ something that is I love winter when the
white is the same ground is white with
color as milk or snow snow.
workbook libro de trabajo noun [count] /ˈwɜrkˌbʊk/ a book for students For homework, do the
that contains workbook exercises on
exercises, and has page 12.
spaces in which to
write answers
yellow amarillo adjective /ˈjeloʊ/ something that is Pineapples and
yellow is the same bananas are yellow
colour as the middle fruit.
of an egg
yourself tú mismo pronoun /jʊrˈself/ or used for referring Why don’t you get
/jɔrˈself/ back to the person yourself a snack?
or people who
you are talking or
writing to, when they
have already been
mentioned in the
sentence

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