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Vocabulary for Spoken English-1

Get Set and Go
1. What’s this? It’s ten minutes to five.
This is an oxy-metre. 6. What’s the menu for dinner today?
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2. What’s this for? Rice ‘n’ egg-curry.

To measure oxygen level. 7. What shall we have for dinner?
3. What’re these? Plenty of delicious things….
These are flowers. 8. What’s the matter?
4. What’re these for? Nothing so serious.
To decorate the house. 9. What’s the problem?
5. What’s the time?/What’s the time by your I need some money urgently.
watch? Have to entertain lots of guests tonight.
It’s nine past five. 10. What’s going on?/What’re you doing?
It’s nine to five. Nothing. Just sitting idle.
It’s five./ It’s 5 o’clock.
Vocabulary for Everyday Speech
Basic Words 16. Accept
1. About 17. Acceptable
2. Ability 18. Access
3. Above 19. Accident
4. Able 20. Accidental
5. Abandon 21. Accidentally
6. Abandoned 22. Accommodation
7. Abroad 23. Accompany
8. Absence 24. According to
9. Absent 25. Account
10. Absolute 26. Accurate
11. Absolutely 27. Accurately
12. Absorb 28. Accuse
13. Abuse 29. Achieve
14. Academic 30. Achievement
15. Accent

Phrases & Collocations Related to Family and Friends

1. A lifelong friend – A friend that you have had for most of your life
2. A relationship of trust – A connection with another in which you have faith and confidence
3. Arrange a dinner date – Plan to share an evening meal
4. A shoulder to cry on – Someone to sympathize with you.
5. Close knit family – A close family with common interests
6. Dear to my heart – Someone that I care about
7. Distant cousins – People who share a common ancestor but are not closely related
8. Extend the hand of friendship – Reach out to someone in a friendly manner
9. Extended family – Uncles, aunts and cousins form part of the extended family
10. Face to face – In person