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LEVEL 2 WORD LIST

UNIT THREE
Word / Phrase Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
airport noun [count] /ˈerˌpɔrt/ a place where planes arrive I caught a plane from the
and leave, consisting of airport.
runways (=long roads where
planes land and take off), and
large buildings for passengers
called terminals
analyze verb /ˈæn(ə)lˌaɪz/ to study or examine something I am trying to be greener
in detail in order to understand by analyzing my travel and
or explain it transportation habits.
aspect noun [count] /ˈæspekt/ a particular part, feature, or There are many aspects to the
quality of something carbon footprint.
believe verb /bɪˈliv/ to think that what someone I don’t believe anything he
said is true says.
blog noun [count] /blɔɡ/ a website containing short I wrote a travel blog when I
articles called posts that are was in Australia.
changed regularly. Some blogs
are written by one person
about their own opinions,
interests, and experiences,
while others are written by
many different people. Most
blogs allow comments from
readers.
bus noun [count] /bʌs/ a large road vehicle with a lot I go to college by bus.
of seats that you pay to travel
on, especially one that takes
you short distances and stops
frequently
calculate verb /ˈkælkjəˌleɪt/ to discover a number or I calculated how much money
amount using mathematics, or I spend each week.
with a piece of equipment such
as a calculator
calculation noun [count] /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ a series of numbers or symbols I did a calculation of how much
that you write when you are money I spend each week.
calculating something
calculator noun [count] /ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər/ a small piece of electronic There are online calculators.
equipment used for doing
calculations
carbon dioxide noun [noncount] /ˌkɑrbən a gas without color or smell, How much carbon dioxide
daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd/ produced when you breathe gas do you produce in your
out, or when substances everyday life?
containing carbon are burned
carbon footprint noun [count] /ˌkɑrbən ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/ the amount of carbon dioxide Your carbon footprint is how
a person, organization, much carbon dioxide gas you
building, etc. produces, used produce.
as a measure of their effect on
the environment
catch verb /kætʃ/ to get on a train, bus, plane, I need to catch a train to
or boat that is traveling Boston.
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change verb /tʃeɪndʒ/ to exchange money from When I travel to the U.S.A.,
one country for money with I have to change my money to
the same value from another dollars.
country
check into phrasal verb /ˌtʃek ˈɪntə/ to arrive at a hotel or a private When you check into a hotel,
hospital where you have ask for an extra room key.
arranged to stay, giving your
personal details to the person
working at the reception desk
comfortable adjective /ˈkʌmfərtəb(ə)l/ easy to wear, hold, or use I wear comfortable shoes when
I’m walking around a city.
complete adjective /kəmˈplit/ including all the parts, details, For a more complete
or features calculation, please look for
a carbon footprint calculator
online.
data noun [noncount] /ˈdætə/ facts or information used Compare your estimate to
for making calculations or other data.
decisions: can be followed by a
plural verb in scientific English,
in which case the singular is
datum
divide verb /dɪˈvaɪd/ to do a mathematical Divide the total by two.
calculation to find out how
many times a number contains
a smaller number. This is
usually shown by the symbol ÷.
downstairs adverb /ˌdaʊnˈsterz/ to or on a lower floor of a I went downstairs to reception.
building
dream verb /drim/ to think about something that Many people from the U.S.A.
you hope to have or achieve dream of traveling to Europe.
dreamer noun [count] /ˈdrimər/ someone who has a lot of If you think you can travel
ideas but not very sensible cheaply in Europe, you are a
ones dreamer.
driver’s license noun [count] /ˈdraɪvərz an official document that you A driver’s license is essential if
ˌlaɪs(ə)ns/ need in order to drive you want to drive a car.
electricity noun [noncount] /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/ a form of energy that can Turn off the lights to save
produce light, heat, and power electricity.
for machines, computers,
televisions, etc.
especially adverb /ɪˈspeʃ(ə)li/ used when mentioning Your carbon footprint is bigger,
conditions that make for example, when you drive
something more relevant, your car a lot, especially if you
important, or true usually drive to school or work
by yourself.
essential adjective /ɪˈsenʃ(ə)l/ completely necessary I think a toothbrush is essential
when you are traveling.
estimate verb /ˈestɪˌmeɪt/ to say what you think an I will estimate how much
amount or value will be, money I spend each week.
either by guessing or by
using available information to
calculate it
everyday adjective /ˈevriˌdeɪ/ very common or completely How much carbon dioxide
normal and often not very gas do you produce in your
interesting everyday life?
far adverb /fɑr/ used for asking or stating how How far is it to the park?
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fascinated adjective /ˈfæsɪˌneɪtəd/ very interested or attracted by Many people from the U.S.A.,
someone or something and all over the world, are
fascinated by South America.
figure out phrasal verb /ˈfɪɡjər ˈaʊt/ to be able to understand I usually have to look around
something or to solve a for several minutes before I can
problem figure out where I am.
find verb /faɪnd/ to discover something by We found a great restaurant.
chance
flight noun [count] /flaɪt/ a journey through air or space I ordered a meal for the flight.
in a vehicle such as a plane
flush verb /flʌʃ/ to make water pass through a I couldn’t flush the toilet in my
toilet hotel room.
foreign adjective /ˈfɔrən/ from another country or in If you are going to travel to a
another country foreign country, spend some
time learning about it before
you go.
form noun [count] /fɔrm/ a type of something You can travel on several
different forms of transportation.
furniture noun [noncount] /ˈfɜrnɪtʃər/ the chairs, tables, beds, You can recycle clothes and
dressers, etc. that you put in a furniture.
room or house so that you can
live in it
gas noun [count] /ɡæs/ a substance such as air that is Carbon dioxide is a gas.
neither a solid nor a liquid
get around phrasal verb /ˌɡet əˈraʊnd/ to go or travel to different It’s easier to get around a city
places on a bike.
go on phrasal verb /ˈɡoʊ ˌɑn/ to start doing a particular I want to go on a tour of the
activity or being in a particular city.
state
green adjective /ɡrin/ designed to protect the I am trying to be greener by
environment or to limit recycling.
damage to the environment
group noun [count] /ɡrup/ a set of people who meet We are going on vacation with
or do something together a tour group.
because they share the same
purpose or ideas: can be
followed by a singular or plural
verb
guess verb /ɡes/ to say or decide what you think Can you guess how much
is true, without being certain money you spend in a month?
about it
guidebook noun [count] /ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk/ a book for tourists that I always take a guidebook on
provides information about a vacation with me.
place
habit noun [count] /ˈhæbɪt/ something that you do often I am analyzing my spending
or regularly, often without habits.
thinking about it
heat verb /hit/ to become hot I spend a lot of money on
heating my apartment.
hotel noun [count] /hoʊˈtel/ a building where you pay to I stayed in a big hotel in
stay in a room and have meals Portugal last summer.
instructions noun [noncount] /ɪnˈstrʌkʃ(ə)nz/ printed information explaining Here are the instructions for
how to use or do something the coffee machine.
label verb /ˈleɪb(ə)l/ to put a label on an object All the important items were
labeled.

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local adjective /ˈloʊk(ə)l/ in or related to the area that I buy food from local markets.
you live in or to the particular
area that you are talking about
make verb /meɪk/ to arrange or organize Can you make a reservation at
something the hotel?
map noun [count] /mæp/ an image of an area that shows The map will show you where
the positions of things such the theater is.
as countries, rivers, cities, and
streets
money noun [noncount] /ˈmʌni/ what you earn, save, invest, I need to change some money
and use to pay for things for my vacation.
museum noun [count] /mjuˈziəm/ a building where many I saw some interesting Greek
valuable and important objects pots at the museum.
are kept so that people can go
and see them
obtain verb /əbˈteɪn/ to get something that you Add your three estimates
want or need, especially by together to obtain a total
going through a process that is estimate.
difficult
operate verb /ˈɑpəˌreɪt/ to use and control a piece of I can’t operate hotel showers
equipment without instructions.
organize verb /ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz/ to prepare or arrange an Who organized your trip?
activity or event
pack verb /pæk/ to put your possessions into Have you packed your suitcase
a bag, case, or box so that yet?
you can take or send them
somewhere
passport noun [count] /ˈpɑspɔrt/ an official document containing You have to have a passport to
your photograph and showing travel overseas.
which country you are a citizen
of. You use your passport when
traveling to foreign countries.
plan noun [count] /plæn/ a series of actions that you I’m making plans for my trip to
think about carefully to help New York.
you achieve something
postcard noun [count] /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkɑrd/ a small card that you write I’ll send you a postcard from
on one side of and send to Rome.
someone in the mail. It usually
has a picture on it and is sent
from a place you are visiting.
pretty adverb /ˈprɪti/ very You can get a pretty good idea
just by analyzing your travel
and transportation habits.
produce verb /prəˈdus/ used about things that are Do you know how much
made by a natural process carbon dioxide gas you
produce in your everyday life?
public noun [noncount] /ˈpʌblɪk buses, trains, etc. that I use public transportation, like
transportation ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ everyone can use buses and trains.
receptionist noun /rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ someone who works in The receptionist gave me the
reception at a hotel or office key to the room.
recycle verb /riˈsaɪk(ə)l/ to change waste materials such I recycle all my glass and
as newspapers and bottles so plastic bottles.
that they can be used again
reduce verb /rɪˈdus/ to make something smaller Everyone can do something to
or less in size, amount, reduce their carbon footprint.
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rent verb /rent/ when you pay the owner If I had my driver’s license with
of a car, room, or piece of me, I could rent a car.
equipment so that you can use
it, especially for a short time
reservation noun [count] /ˌrezərˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ an arrangement by which I’ll make a reservation at the
something, such as a room in hotel.
a hotel or a seat in a theater, is
kept for you to use later
restaurant noun [count] /ˈrest(ə)rənt/ a building or room where I found a cheap restaurant
meals and drinks are sold to downtown.
customers sitting at tables
seriously adverb /ˈsɪəriəsli/ used for emphasizing that you Seriously, though, if you are
really mean something going to travel to a foreign
country, spend some time
learning about it before you go.
several determiner /ˈsev(ə)rəl/ a number of people or things There were several people in
that is more than two or three, front of me at the reception
but not many desk.
shower noun [count] /ˈʃaʊər/ a piece of equipment that There is only cold water
produces a flow of water that coming out of the shower in
you stand under to wash your my bathroom.
body
simply adverb /ˈsɪmpli/ used for emphasizing that what In the U.K., if you go down
you are saying is nothing more some stairs next to a sign that
than what you say it is says SUBWAY, you are simply
going to go under a street and
back up to the other side of it.
speed noun [count/ /spid/ movement that is very fast The British are all world-class
noncount] speed walkers.
spend verb /spend/ to use your time, effort, or Spend some time learning
energy to do something about the country you are
visiting.
stairs noun [noncount] /sterz/ a set of steps that allows you I climbed the stairs to the third
to go from one level of a floor.
building to another
stressful adjective /ˈstresfəl/ involving or causing a lot of If you learn a little about the
pressure or worry country beforehand, your trip
will be less stressful.
subway noun [count] /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ in the U.K., a tunnel that I used the subway to get to the
people can walk through to go other side of the road when I
under a street visited London.
suitcase noun [count] /ˈsutˌkeɪs/ a large container with flat sides I packed my suitcase and I’m
and a handle, used for carrying ready for my vacation.
clothes and other things when
you travel
sunglasses noun [noncount] /ˈsʌnˌɡlæsəz/ glasses with dark lenses that You should wear sunglasses
you wear to protect your eyes when it is sunny.
when the sun is bright
sunscreen noun [count/ /ˈsʌnˌskrin/ a lotion that you can rub I always wear sunscreen when
noncount] onto your skin to stop it from I’m sunbathing on the beach.
getting burned by the sun
take verb /teɪk/ to use a particular type of I’ll take a train to the airport.
transportation

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though conjunction /ðoʊ/ used when adding a statement Seriously, though, you should
or question that seems learn about the country before
surprising after the previous you visit it.
statement or that makes the
previous statement seem less
true
ticket noun [count] /ˈtɪkɪt/ a piece of paper that shows Have you bought the plane
you have paid for a trip on a tickets yet?
train, plane, etc.
tip noun [count] /tɪp/ a useful suggestion Here are some travel tips.
toilet noun [count] /ˈtɔɪlət/ a structure like a seat over The toilet in my room is
a hole where you get rid of blocked.
waste from your body
toothbrush noun [count] /ˈtuθˌbrʌʃ/ a small brush used for cleaning My dentist told me to get a
your teeth new toothbrush.
total adjective /ˈtoʊt(ə)l/ with all the numbers or things What do you estimate your
added together total travel for last year was?
tour noun [count] /tʊr/ a trip in which you visit several I’m going to go on two short
places for pleasure tours.
train noun [count] /treɪn/ a group of railway vehicles that I’ll catch the next train to
are connected and pulled by Washington, D.C.
an engine
transportation noun [noncount] /ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ a method of traveling from one I use a lot of transportation
place to another because I fly a lot.
travel noun [noncount] /ˈtræv(ə)l/ the activity of traveling Travel of every kind makes up
the largest part of a person’s
carbon footprint.
trip noun [count] /trɪp/ an occasion when you go I like going on adventure trips.
somewhere and come back
again
tunnel noun [count] /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ an underground passage The train honked its horn before
it went through the tunnel.
usually adverb /ˈjuʒuəli/ used for saying what happens I usually drive to college by
or what people do in most myself.
situations
vacation noun [count] /veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ an occasion when you go I like to go the beach for my
and stay in another place for summer vacation.
pleasure
walker noun [count] /ˈwɔkər/ used for describing the speed He is a fast walker.
that someone walks
wallet noun [count] /ˈwɑlət/ a small, flat case that people I have no money in my wallet.
keep money, bank cards, and
small documents in and usually
carry in their pocket or bag
world-class adjective /wɜrld ˌklæs/ one of the best in the world The British are all world-class
speed walkers.
wrong adjective /rɔŋ/ not accurate or correct That is the wrong answer to
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Useful Expressions
I love/like/don’t like …
I think … is/… are …
I would like to go (on a … ) …
because …
My first choice is a …
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Expressing preferences I love skiing in the mountains.
Expressing preferences I think safaris are scary!
Expressing preferences I would like to go on a tour of Europe
by train because I love looking at the
scenery.
Expressing preferences My first choice is a diving vacation in
Australia.
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