Unit 1 Wordlist American Language Hub Starter  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (US) Definition Sample sentence
Countries
Argentina noun ˌɑː(r)dʒənˈtiːnə ˌɑrdʒənˈtinə the second largest country in There are beautiful
South America things to see in
Argentina.
Australia noun ɒˈstreɪliə ɔˈstreɪliə the smallest continent of Kangaroos come from
the world Australia.
Brazil noun brəˈzɪl the largest country in Sandra really wants to go
South America to Brazil one day.
Britain noun ˈbrɪt(ə)n the island made up of England, Britain has some
Scotland and Wales beautiful countryside.
Canada noun ˈkænədə the country north of the US Canada has many lakes
and mountains.
Egypt noun ˈiːdʒɪpt ˈidʒɪpt a country in the northeast of The Pyramids are
Africa in Egypt.
Italy noun ˈɪtəli a country in the south of Spaghetti comes
Europe from Italy.
Japan noun dʒəˈpæn an East Asian country made up Mount Fuji is in Japan.
of islands
Mexico noun ˈmeksɪkəʊ ˈmeksɪkoʊ the country between the US Peter is on vacation in
and Guatemala Mexico right now.
Morocco noun məˈrɒkəʊ məˈrɑkoʊ a country in the northwestern The beaches in Morocco
part of Africa are beautiful.
Spain noun speɪn a country in the southwestern We go to Spain on
part of Europe vacation every year.
Turkey noun ˈtɜː(r)ki ˈtɜrki a country in both Europe John wants to go to
and Asia Turkey this summer.
Numbers 0–10
zero number ˈzɪərəʊ ˈzɪroʊ the number 0 It’s zero degrees outside
today.
one number wʌn the number 1 There is only one sun.
two number tuː tu the number 2 People walk on two legs.
three number θriː θri the number 3 A triangle has three
sides.
four number fɔː(r) fɔr the number 4 Dogs walk on four legs.
five number faɪv the number 5 People have five toes on
one foot.
six number sɪks the number 6 There are six people in
my class.
seven number ˈsev(ə)n the number 7 A week has seven days.
eight number eɪt the number 8 My son is eight.
nine number naɪn the number 9 The test has nine
questions.
ten number ten the number 10 People have ten toes.
Jobs
actor noun ˈæktə(r) ˈæktər someone who performs in Ryan Gosling is a
plays and movies, especially as famous actor.
their job
architect noun ˈɑː(r)kɪˌtekt ˈɑrkɪˌtekt someone who designs The architect who
buildings as a job designed our house was
very smart.

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Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (US) Definition Sample sentence
builder noun ˈbɪldə(r) ˈbɪldər someone who builds and The builder who worked
repairs houses as a job on our house worked
very hard.
chef noun ʃef someone who cooks food in a We thought the chef
restaurant as a job cooked delicious food.
computer noun kəmˈpjuːtə(r) kəmˈpjutər someone who makes We need a computer
programmer ˈprəʊˌɡræmə(r) ˈproʊˌɡræmər computer programs as a job programmer to design
some new software.
designer noun dɪˈzaɪnə(r) ˈdɪˈzaɪnər someone whose job is to Stella McCartney is a
decide how to make things very famous fashion
or to decide their shape or designer.
appearance
doctor noun ˈdɒktə(r) ˈdɑktər someone whose job is to treat When John was sick the
people who are sick or injured doctor helped him get
better.
engineer noun ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r) ˌendʒɪˈnɪr someone who designs or It took the engineer a
builds things such as roads, long time to design the
railroads, bridges or machines bridge.
manager noun ˈmænɪdʒə(r) ˈmænɪdʒər someone whose job is to Sarah is a good
organize and control the work manager. All of her
of a business or organization or employees like her.
a part of it
musician noun mjʊˈzɪʃ(ə)n mjuˈzɪʃ(ə)n someone who performs or John is a musician. He
writes music, especially as their plays the guitar.
job
photographer noun fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r) fəˈtɑɡrəfər someone who takes That photographer has
photographs, especially as their a very expensive camera.
job
police officer noun pəˈliːs ˈɒfɪsə(r) pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər someone who is a member of When Anna was lost, she
the police asked a police officer
for directions.
receptionist noun rɪˈsepʃ(ə)nɪst rɪˈsepʃənɪst someone who works at The hotel receptionist
the front desk of a hotel or was very helpful when I
company helping guests and lost my key.
visitors
sales person noun ˈseɪlzˈpɜːsn/ ˈseɪlz ˈpərsn someone whose job is to serve The sales person
people in a store helped me find the right
size dress.
soccer player noun ˈsɒkə(r)ˈpleɪə(r) ˈsɑkərˈpleɪər someone who plays soccer, Lionel Messi is a famous
especially as their job soccer player.
student noun ˈstjuːd(ə)nt ˈstud(ə)nt someone who goes to school My brother is a college
student.
teacher noun tiːtʃə(r) ˈtitʃər someone whose job is to teach Her aunt is an English
teacher.
writer noun ˈraɪtə(r) ˈraɪtər someone who writes books, J.K. Rowling is the writer
stories or articles as their job of the Harry Potter
books.

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