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Elementary Wordlist Unit 5

Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 5 of Navigate Elementary Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb

baker’s  n  /ˈbeɪkəz/ I buy bread from the baker’s.

boring   adj  /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ I don’t like shopping. It’s boring.
butcher’s  n  /ˈbʊtʃəz/ I buy meat from the butcher’s.
button   n  /ˈbʌtn/ I choose a pair, press a button and the mirror shows me
wearing them.
careful   adj  /ˈkeəfl/ Be careful!
carefully   adv  /ˈkeəfəli/ I try to spend my money carefully.
cash   n  /kæʃ/ I pay for things with cash.
changing room  n  /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ ruːm/ The changing rooms are on the right.
clear   adj  /klɪə(r)/ The water is very clear.
clearly   adv  /ˈklɪəli/ I can’t read that sign clearly.
coat   n  /kəʊt/ She’s wearing a coat and has a big scarf round her neck.
correct   adj  /kəˈrekt/ I got all the answers correct.
correctly  adv  /kəˈrektli/ Maria answers every question correctly.
dangerously  adv  /ˈdeɪndʒərəsli/ You’re driving dangerously.
designer shoes  n pl  /dɪˌzaɪnə ˈʃuːz/ She is also wearing designer shoes.
disappointed   adj  /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ I’m very disappointed with this product.
dress   n  /dres/ She is wearing a blue dress.
gloves   n pl  /ɡlʌvz/ She has a hat on her head and gloves on her hands.
good   adj  /ɡʊd/ He’s very good at languages.
great   adj  /ɡreɪt/ It’s great value.
hat   n  /hæt/ She is wearing a hat.
heavy   adj  /ˈhevi/ It’s big and very heavy.
hoodie  n  /ˈhʊdi/ She is wearing a hoodie.
information   n  /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/ Customers can’t ask for information like they could in the past.
jacket   n  /ˈdʒækɪt/ I am wearing a blue jacket today.
jeans   n pl  /dʒiːnz/ Leila is wearing jeans.
jewellery   n  /ˈdʒuːəlri/ She is wearing gold jewellery.
meat   n  /miːt/ Where do you buy meat from?
newsagent’s  n  /ˈnjuːzeɪdʒənts/ I buy magazines and newspapers from the newsagent’s.
online  adv  /ɒnˈlaɪn/ I do a lot of my shopping online.
poor   adj  /pɔː(r)/ It’s very poor value.
postcard  n  /ˈpəʊstkɑːd/ The first vending machines were in London in the 1880s and
they sold postcards.
quiet   adj  /ˈkwaɪət/ She’s very quiet.
quietly  adv  /ˈkwaɪətli/ Why are you talking so quietly?
rainwater  n  /ˈreɪnwɔːtə(r)/ Can you buy a bottle of rainwater for $11 these days?
reading glasses  n pl  /ˈriːdɪŋ ˌɡlɑːsɪz/ She is wearing her reading glasses.

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receipt   n  /rɪˈsiːt/ Would you like a receipt?

recommend   v  /ˌrekəˈmend/ I recommend it to everyone.
relax   v  /rɪˈlæks/ Leila and Mike are relaxing at home.
return   v  /rɪˈtɜːn/ When I buy something I don’t like, I return it to the shop.
sales   n pl  /seɪlz/ I stand outside and wait for the shops to open on the first day
of the sales.
serious   adj  /ˈsɪəriəs/ It can make you look serious and important.
shopping centre  n  /ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˌsentə(r)/ I buy things from a shopping centre. I prefer them to small
shops.
shorts  n pl  /ʃɔːts/ Mike is wearing shorts.
simple   adj  /ˈsɪmpl/ I enjoy a simple life.
skirt   n  /skɜːt/ Anita is wearing a skirt and top.
slow   adj  /sləʊ/ Why is this train so slow?
slowly   adv  /ˈsləʊli/ The train is moving very slowly.
socks   n pl  /sɒks/ He is wearing socks.
spend   v  /spend/ I spend a lot of money at the weekends.
strong   adj  /strɒŋ/ You are probably a strong person and you always try hard at
everything you do.
suit   n  /suːt/ Paul is wearing a suit.
tie   n  /taɪ/ I am wearing a tie.
trainers  n pl  /ˈtreɪnəz/ He is wearing trainers.
trousers   n pl  /ˈtraʊzəz/ The trousers are the same colour as the jacket.
T-shirt  n  /ˈtiː ʃɜːt/ Mike is wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
umbrella   n  /ʌmˈbrelə/ She’s carrying an umbrella.
value   n  /ˈvæljuː/ It’s great value.
vending machine  n  /ˈvendɪŋ məˌʃiːn/ Can you buy eggs from a vending machine?
virtual  adj  /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ I’m here today to try the ‘virtual mirror’.
wedding   n  /ˈwedɪŋ/ She is at a wedding.
well   adv  /wel/ She writes well.
worth   adj  /wɜːθ/ It’s definitely not worth the money.

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