Unit 3 Wordlist Macmillan English Hub A2 

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Everyday activities
get to work verb phrase get tə wɜː(r)k get tə wɜrk to arrive at the place where I usually get to work at
you work 9 am.
get up phrasal get ʌp to get out of bed after He never gets up before
verb sleeping 9 o’clock.
go for a run verb phrase gəʊ fɔːr ə rʌn goʊ fɔr ə rʌn to move quickly as a form I go for a run three times
of exercise a week.
go to bed verb phrase gəʊ tuː bed goʊ tu bed to lie down in your bed They go to bed early
to sleep during the week.
go to the cinema verb phrase gəʊ tuː ðə ˈsɪnəmə goʊ tu ðə to watch a film at a place She wants to go to the
ˈsɪnəmə with big screens cinema on Friday.
have a shower verb phrase hæv ə ˈʃaʊə hæv ə ˈʃaʊər the activity of washing He has a shower every
yourself by standing under morning at 7 am.
running water
have breakfast verb phrase hæv ˈbrekfəst the first meal you eat in the I didn’t have breakfast
morning this morning, so I’m
hungry now.
have coffee with verb phrase hæv ˈkɒfi wɪð frendz hæv ˈkɑfi wɪð to drink coffee with I’m going to have coffee
friends frendz your friends with friends on Saturday.
have lunch verb phrase hæv lʌnʧ a meal that you eat in the I usually have lunch in
middle of the day the café.
leave verb phrase liːv ˈsʌmweə(r) liv ˈsʌmwer to go away from a place I usually leave work at
somewhere 5 o’clock.
listen to music verb phrase ˈlɪsn tuː ˈmjuːzɪk ˈlɪsən tu to pay attention to a song She listens to music
ˈmjuzɪk or piece of music every day.
read a book verb phrase riːd ə bʊk rid ə bʊk to look at and understand I like to read a book
words on a series of pages before bed.
watch TV verb phrase wɒʧ ˌtiːˈviː wɑʧ ˌtiˈvi to look at programmes on Our children only watch
a television for a period of TV at weekends.
time
Prepositions of time
at preposition æt used with exact times I will meet you at
10.15 am.
in preposition ɪn used with a time period She was born in 1988.
on preposition ɒn used with the day of They will arrive on
the week Tuesday.
Big celebrations
decoration noun dekəˈreɪʃ(ə)n something nice that you I will put up decorations
put on or in something for her birthday party.
else to make it look more
attractive
firework noun ˈfaɪəˌwɜːk ˈfaɪrˌwɜrk an object that explodes People watch fireworks
when you light it and on New Years Eve.
produces coloured lights
and loud noises
parade noun pəˈreɪd a public celebration in They will celebrate with
which a large group of a parade.
people move through an
area, often with decorated
vehicles and bands
playing music

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Unit 3 Wordlist Macmillan English Hub A2 

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
party noun ˈpɑː(r)ti ˈpɑːrti a social event at which We are going to have
people meet to celebrate a party to celebrate
something or to have fun Claire’s results.
by eating and drinking,
dancing, playing games, etc.
present noun ˈprez(ə)nt something that you give The children gave
to someone to celebrate a presents to Sarah.
special occasion
special food noun ˈspeʃ(ə)l fuːd ˈspeʃ(ə)l fud food which is not eaten During the festival we eat
phrase every day special food.
traditional noun trəˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl kləʊðz trəˈdɪʃən(ə)l clothes which are At this time of the year,
clothes phrase kloʊðz associated with a particular they wear traditional
culture, region or time in clothes.
history

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