Words Definition

Vocabulary

In this topic, you will be exposed to the words and phrases that commonly use in each theme.

17.1

Free-time Activities

1.		chat online
2.		do water sports
3.		go to a café
4.		go to a concert
5.		go to the gym
6.		go for a run
7.		go shopping
8.		hang out with friends
9.		listen to music
10.		play computer games
11.		play volleyball
12.		send text messages
13.		surf the internet
14.		watch DVDs

17.2

Skills and Abilities

1.		act
2.		bake a cake
3.		cook
4.		dance
5.		do tricks
6.		draw
7.		drive a car
8.		paint
9.		play a musical instrument
10.		ride a motorbike
11.		sing
12.		speak a language
13.		tell jokes
14.		write songs

17.3

Time Words

1.		always
2.		at the moment
3.		every day
4.		now
5.		often
6.		once a week / month / year
7.		never
8.		sometimes
9.		today
10.		tonight
11.		usually

17.4

Literature

1.		adventure story
2.		autobiography
3.		biography
4.		comic novel
5.		cookery book
6.		detective novel
7.		fairy tale
8.		historical novel
9.		poetry book
10.		romantic novel
11.		science fiction novel
12.		thriller
13.		travel guide

17.5

Professions

1.		astronaut
2.		athlete
3.		comedian
4.		dancer
5.		engineer
6.		explorer
7.		inventor
8.		musician
9.		painter
10.		pilot
11.		politician
12.		scientist
13.		writer

17.6

Weather

1.		blizzard
2.		cloudy
3.		damp
4.		dry
5.		foggy
6.		hailstones
7.		heatwave
8.		icy
9.		rainy
10.		snowy
11.		stormy
12.		sunny
13.		thunder and lightning
14.		warm
15.		wet
16.		windy

17.7

Natural Disasters

1.		avalanche
2.		drought
3.		earthquake
4.		famine
5.		flood
6.		hurricane
7.		landslide
8.		tornado
9.		tsunami
10.		volcano
11.		wildfire

17.8

Geography and Landscape

1.		beach
2.		canyon
3.		cave
4.		cliff
5.		coast
6.		desert
7.		forest
8.		island
9.		lake
10.		mountain
11.		ocean
12.		reef
13.		river
14.		valley
15.		waterfalls

17.9

Animals

1.		bee
2.		butterfly
3.		crocodile
4.		elephant
5.		giraffe
6.		gorilla
7.		owl
8.		penguin
9.		polar bear
10.		rhinoceros
11.		snake
12.		tiger
13.		turtle
14.		whale

17.10

Science

1.		battery
2.		clone
3.		cure
4.		disease
5.		DNA
6.		genetically modified crops
7.		planet
8.		satellite
9.		solar panel
10.		spacecraft
11.		vaccine
12.		wind turbine

17.11

Science in the Classroom

1.		acid
2.		air
3.		bubbles
4.		chemical reaction
5.		explosion
6.		gas
7.		gravity
8.		jug
9.		laboratory
10.		liquid
11.		pressure
12.		temperature
13.		test tube
14.		thermometer