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ES UNIT 1 VOCABULARY: ROUTINE

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 Advice

To learn vocabulary, you need to use it a lot. It is important to use it, reuse it, recycle it with
frequency. YOU MUST:

1. TAKE NOTES AND PASS THE NOTES TO NEAT

2. MATCH VOCABULARY TO A SYONONYM (MAKE VOCABULARY CARDS)
3. USE THE VOCABULARY IN A SHORT PHRASE
4. USE THE VOCABULARY IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
5. USE THE VOCABULARY FREQUENCY
6. MATCH VOCABULARY TO IMAGES (MAKE VOCABULARY CARDS)

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 Vocabulary sheet 1

Unit Vocabulary Collocations

Iron (v) Arrive at
Sweep (v) Get to
Wash (v) Listen to
Clean (v) Talk on (the phone)
Tidy (v) Look at
Housework (n) Do the washing/laundry
Get dressed (v) Argue with (somebody)
Get undressed (v) Argue about (something)
Have a shower (v) Complain about (something)
Watch TV (v) Complain to (somebody)
Go to work (v) Pay for
Go to bed (v) Insist on
Brush (PD*) hair/teeth Hear about/of (something)
Shave (v) Prevent (somebody) from
Laundry/washing (n) Warn (somebody) about
Do exercise (v) Stand for
Phrasal verbs Word formation
Get up – remove (sb) from bed Arrive = arrival
Wake up – stop sleeping Pay = payment
Go out – leave the house Warn = warning
Stay up – not go to bed Complain = complaint
Carry on - continue Shave = shavings, shaver
Get around – move from place to place Wash = washing
Tidy up - organize Age = ages, aged
Make for – go in a direction House = housing
Put away – put in its place Work = overwork, worker
Wash up – clean the dishes Clean = cleaning, cleaner
Work out – do exercise Argue = argument, argumentative
Prepositional phrases Exam tips
For ages Make (*related to prepare, create, build,
Sort/kind of construct, produce, fabricate)
For fun Do (*related to housework, work, education)
In time (for)
On time
At the moment
In the morning/afternoon/evening
At night
By the time
*possessive determiner = my, your, his, her, their, our

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Places Actions Things around the house
House Clean alarm clock
Flat Wash bedside table
Cottage Sweep lamp
School Pick up microwave
Cinema Collect cupboards
Sports centre Organize fridge
Shopping centre/mall Dust pot
Office Hoover/vacuum spoon
Work (building) Wipe bed
Park Scrub mirror
City centre Polish soap
Bakery Mop stove
Butchers Draw (the curtains) blanket
Newsagents Replace oven
Supermarket Repair/fix/mend sheet
Shops/stores Shop wardrobe/closet
Market (indoor/outdoor) Relax/unwind hob
Swimming pool TV/ television
Industrial estate Radio
Bedroom Computer – laptop/desktop
Bathroom Stairs
Living room Door – door handle
Kitchen toilet
Hall dresser
Lounge pillow
Dining room shower
Garage toothbrush
Basement fork
Loft/attic plate
Balcony sink
Patio towel

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