Unit 10 Wordlist Language Hub Beginner  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Time phrases
ago adverb əˈɡəʊ əˈɡoʊ used for saying how much time He met her twenty
has passed since something years ago.
happened
in preposition ɪn used for showing when The Beatles were very
something happened popular in the 1960s.
last determiner lɑːst læst used for referring to the week, I saw John last week.
month, year etc that ended
most recently
Life events
belong to verb phrase bɪˈlɒŋ tə ˈsʌmwʌn bɪˈlɒŋ tʊ owned by someone That car belongs to my
someone ˈsʌmwʌn mother.
drive a car phrase draɪv ə kɑː(r) draɪv ə kɑr to know how to drive a vehicle I can drive a car, but not
a bus!
finish university phrase ˈfɪnɪʃ ˌjuːnɪˈvɜː(r) ˈfɪnɪʃ ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti to do the last part of something He finished university
səti and complete it last year.
get married phrase ɡet ˈmærid ɡet ˈmerid to become formally joined in When can we get
marriage married?
meet a person phrase miːt ə ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n mit ə ˈpɜrs(ə)n to be introduced to someone You always meet new
who you do not know people when you start
a new class.
pass a test phrase pɑːs ə test pæs ə test to be successful in a test I hope I can pass
the test.
win a prize verb wɪn ə praɪz wɪn ə praɪz to finish first in a competition I want to win a prize at
or beat an opposition school this year.
write a story verb raɪt ə ˈstɔːri raɪt ə ˈstɔri to make something like a story, I want to write a story
song or poem by putting about my family.
words together

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