Unit 1 Wordlist Language Hub Intermediate 

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Seeing and hearing
hear verb hɪə(r) hɪr to realize that someone He listened but didn’t hear
or something is making anything else.
a sound
listen verb ˈlɪs(ə)n to pay attention to a sound, When he speaks,
or to try to hear a sound everybody listens.
look verb lʊk to direct your eyes towards Looking closely you could
someone or something so see drops of water on the
that you can see them window.
notice verb ˈnəʊtɪs ˈnoʊtɪs to become conscious of I noticed that the door
someone or something was open.
by seeing, hearing, or
feeling them
observe verb əbˈzɜː(r)v əbˈzɜrv to notice someone doing Similar trends may be
something, or to notice observed in most modern
something happening societies.
recognise verb ˈrekəɡnaɪz ˈrekəɡˌnaɪz to know who the person I hardly recognized you
is or what the thing is that with a beard!
you are seeing, hearing etc.
because you have seen,
heard etc. them before
see verb siː si to notice someone or She laughed when she
something using your eyes saw the expression on
his face.
sound verb saʊnd saʊnd something that you My car is making strange
can hear sounds.
spot verb spɒt spɑt to notice someone or Hugh was spotted by local
something police and had to leave
quickly.
stare verb steə(r) ster to look at someone or It’s rude to stare.
something very directly for
a long time
watch verb wɒtʃ wɑtʃ to look at someone or Have you been watching
something for a period the election campaign?
of time
Languages
accent noun ˈæks(ə)nt ˈækˌsent a way of saying words that Tom hasn’t lost his Irish
shows what country, region, accent.
or social class someone
comes from
accurately adverb ˈækjʊrətli ˈækjərətli in a way that is correct or Have I described the
true in every detail situation accurately?
bilingual adjective baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl someone who is bilingual She speaks French and
is able to speak two Spanish so she is bilingual.
languages extremely well
fluently adverb ˈflu(ː)əntli ˈfluəntli spoken well and without He speaks English fluently.
difficulty
idiom noun ˈɪdiəm an expression whose ‘To have your feet on
meaning is different the ground’ is an idiom
from the meaning of the meaning ‘to be sensible’.
individual words
monolingual adjective ˌmɒnəʊˈlɪŋɡwəl ˌmɑnoʊˈlɪŋɡwəl speaking, writing, or using She only speaks French so
only one language she is monolingual.
phrase noun freɪz a group of words that are Several of those interviewed
used together in a fixed used the phrase ‘being my
expression own boss’.

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