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English for Everyday Activities

A Picture Process Dictionary
Lawrence J. Zwier
Paul Kate Alex Tom Jenny Pam Dan
New Readers Press

English for Everyday Activities: A Picture Process Dictionary
ISBN 1-56420-222-4
Copyright © 1999
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Contents
To the Student 5
SECTION 1 : STARTING THE DAY

1 First Thing in the Morning 6-7
2 Brushing Your Teeth/ Flossing 8
3 Taking a Shower 9
4 Getting Dressed - A Man 10 - 11
5 Getting Dressed - A Woman 12 - 13
6 Maki ng a Bed 14
Making Breakfast
7 Making Coffee/ Making Tea 15
8 Preparing Cold Cereal/Making Toast 16
9 Frying an Egg 17
10 Eating Breakfast 18
11 Leaving the House 19
SECTION 2 : GETTING AROUND

12 Taking a Bus 20 - 21
Driving a Car
13 Starting Out 22
14 Operating a Car 23
15 Driving Along 24 - 25
16 Taking a Train 26
17 Taking a Taxi 27
18 Walking Somewhere 28
19 Riding a Bicycle 29
SECTION 3 : AT HOME IN THE EVENING

20 Returning Home 30 - 31
Making Dinner
21 Making a Salad 32
22 Preparing Vegetables 33
23 Making Spaghetti 34 - 35
24 Cooking Rice 36
25 Eating Dinner 37
26 Clearing the Table 38
27 DOing Dishes 39
Relaxing at Home
28 Playing a CD (Compact Disc) 40
29 Using a Personal Cassette Player 41
30 Reading 42
31 \Vatching Television 43
32 \Vatching a Video 44
33 Habysitting 45
34 Going to Bed 46 - 47
SECTION 4 : MANAGING A HOUSEHOLD

35 Doing Laundry 48 - 49
36 Cleaning the Ilouse 50 - 51
37 Taking Care or a CaL 52

38 '\';lking Care or a Dog 53
39 Taking Care of a Lawn 54
40 Gardening 55
41 Cleaning a Car 56
42 Taking a Car to a Garage for Repairs 57
43 Changing a Flat Tire 58
44 Dealing with a Power Failure 59
45 Working WiLh Wood 60
46 .Joining Things with Bolts/ Screws 61
47 Shorring 1'01' Groceries 62 - 63
48 Paying 1'01' Things 64 - 65
49 Going to a Bank 66
50 lising an !\T1'-1 67
SECTION 5 : KEEPING IN TOUCH
51 t'-Iaking a Phone Call 68

52 !\nswering a Telerhone 69
53 Leaving a t'-Iessage 70
54 Taking a 1'-lessage 71
55 Using an !\nswering t'-Iachine 72
56 \Vriting a Personal Letter 73
57 1'-lailing a Letter 74 - 75
SECTION 6 : HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS

58 Going to a Birthday Pany 76
59 Goi ng to a Di n ner Party 77
60 Going to a 1'-lovie 78
6] Eating at a Fast Food Restaurant 79
!\rpentiix on ,\Illerican and 1'-lcLric t'-leasuremenLs 80

Index 81 - 89
Notes on Irregular Forms 90
Processes: t'-Iy \Vay 91 - 95
Notes to the Teacher 96
To the Student
EI1Xlish for Everyday Activities (EEA) introduces How to Use Ellglish for Everyday Activities
vocabulary for talking about (and taking part in) This book can be used in a class or by yourself at
ordinary daily processes. Here you will find standard home. If you are studying by yourself, think about
North American English words for familiar objects what you did during the day - brushing your teeth ,
and actions. The pictures make it easy for you to see taking a bus, etc. How could you describe it in
what the new vocabulary means. To learn how the English? Find the process in this book and study the
key vocabulary is spoken, get the recorded version pictures and words together. Use the pictures to help
of this book (available separately). you remember the words. Think of the new words
EEA highlights verbs - words for doing or acting. next time you take part in one of the pictured actions.
With a larger vocabulary of verbs, you can more Use the activity books for this text (available
clearly speak or write about what happens in your separately) to help you review and remember.
life. The text shows you various forms of verbs by The index is one of your best tools for learning
using different tenses from chapter to chapter. Look new vocabulary. If you learn a new word in one
near the chapter number to see what tense the chapter context, look it up in the index and notice the other
is written in. At the start of the first four sections, you pages it appears on. Turn to these pages to see the
will see SODle helpful notes about using three verb word in other contexts. For example, you may learn
tenses (the simple present, simple past, and simple the word ril1scas something YOLi do to hair; the index
future). can help YOLi discover that rillse is also used with
dishes, cars, and other th ings.
Organization If you have an idea, but you don't know the
Each chapter of this book is about a process. The words for it: (1) go to the table of contents; (2) look
chapters are grouped into six larger sections, for an activity related to your idea; (3) go to the
according to some aspect of everyday life. You may chapter and look at the pictures; (4) read the English
use the chapters in any order you like. For example, related to the pictures. If you can't find the right
yo u can go from Chapter 10 to Chapter 33 and then process in the table of con ten ts, flip through the pages
Chapter 7 if you like. However, if you are using the until you see some pictures about your idea.
activity books for this text, study all the chapters in a
section in order to do the exercises. Other Hints
Each chapter has a list of "key vocabulary" - the • After you have found a word you are interested
most important words and phrases from the chapter. in, read the entire chapter where you found it. Your
The meanings of the key vocabulary are shown in word may appear more than once in the chapter.
the pictures. Each chapter also has a "For Special • Notice how the word fits into sentences.
Attention" section to explain some key vocabulary Learning a vocabulary item means learning how it
more fully. works with other words.
At the back of the book is a section about u.s. • Think about differences between how you do an
measurements and money to help you understand activity and how it is described in the book. No two
the amounts mentioned in the text. Then there is a people's lives are exactly the same. Try using your
complete index of key vocabulary. Following this is a new vocabulary to describe the activity your way,
chart of some irregular verb and noun forms used in instead of the way it is in the book. This is an excellent
the book. way to make this new vocabulary your own.
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SIMPLE PRESENT SECTION 1 . STARTING THE DAY
First Thing in the Morning

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,..
• _ Oc _ •• • ... " .
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
brush
dry off
eat
flu sh
get dressed
get oul of
go into
leave
make
ring Dan's alar m clock rings ...
shave
take (a showe r )
use
wake up ...and he wakes up.
wash
NOUNS
a la rm clock toilet bowl
apartment tooth [teeth]
bathroom towel
bed
breakfast
ha ir
ha nd
razor
shavin g cream
showe r
toilet
He gets out of bed.
. . He goes into the bathroom .

For Special Attention
• wake up = stop sleeping

• wake up + get out of bed
= "get up ," as in "What time
did yo u gel up?" "At 7:00."
• take a shower = wash yourse lf
in a shower. You ca n also take
a bath .
• Other polite ways to say use the
toilet are "go to the bath room"
a nd "use th e bathroom. "
• Whe n yo u flush a toilet , water After using the toilet a nd .. . he was hes his ha nds.
cleans th e toilet bowl. fl ushing it...
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SIMPLE PRESENT VERBS Som e time expressions to use with simpl e prese nt
ve rbs:
"Startin g the Day" uses mostly simple ' ~ ~yd~ ' uw ~ ~
present ve rbs. They can show wh at omeone (every morning, etc.) • often
usually or often does. So me exa mples: • in the morning • so metim es
I brush my teeth eve ry d ay. (in th e afternoon , • on Sundays
On Saturdays, Dan sleeps late. at ni ght, etc.) (Mond ays, etc.)
I (usua lly) eat cereal for breakfas t. • o nce a week
(once a month , etc.)
shaving cream
He bru shes hi s teeth (see p. 8 ), ... ...sh aves ... .. .and ta kes a showe r (see p. 9) .
lIe dries him selF off with a towel. The n he brushes his ha ir. He gets dressed (see pp. 10- 13) .
lIe makes brea kfast (see pp. 15- 17 ) ... ... and ea ts it (see p. 18). Th en he leaves th e a part ment
(see p. 19) .
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Brushing Your Teeth I Flossing

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".
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
brush
flo '
move
pull out
t
put back
r inse .Jenny run s so me water She squeezes She moves her toothbrush
rinse off over her toothbrush. toothpaste onto her up and down ...
run water over toothbrush.
slip
spit
squeeze
swish
NOUNS
raucet tube
flos s water
mouth
a piece of
rack ... and back and forth. To rinse her mouth, ... swishes it hack and
she takes some water,... forth in her mouth ...
sink
tooth [teeth 1
toothbrush
toothpaste
OTHERS
back and forth (adverbial)
long (adj.)
up and down (adverbial)
For Special Attention ... a nd spits it into the

sink.
Sile rinses orr her
toothbrush.
Then she puts it back
in the toothbrush rack.
o You run water over something

by using water from a faucet
or pipe and letting the water She flosses her teeth by
flow away after hitting the
thing.
o Something goes back and .
forth by going from one side to

another (.- and .) many times.
o Something goes up and down
by going in these directions
(1 and ~) many times.
pulling out a long piece ... 'Iipping it between ... and moving it back
o You slip something some-
where by moving it gently into
or !loss, ... her teeth ... and I'orth a nd up a nd
down.
a small ·pace.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Taking a Shower
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r
Key Vocabulary shower head
VERBS
d ry turn on
dry oll was h
pull wra p
put
rinse off
ste p
Da n pull s the shower fly turn ing the knob, He \\'a shes hi s hai r \\' il h
take (a shower)
curta in s h ul. he Lurn s th e waLe I' o n. s hampoo ...
turn
turn off
NOUNS
ar m s hampoo
bar s hower
bathm at showe r head
b low-dryer soap
body towe l
curta in wa te r
d eodor ant
hair
knob ... and t he rest of hi s Th e n he rin ses oil wi lh AI"Ler lurning th e w;1le r
rack body Wilh soap . wale r. oIT, ...
(Lhe) resL (of)
ADJECTIVE
shu t
o Use dry off o nly if t he water ... he steps out 01" lh e l ie Lakes a towel I"rom Then he dri es himself 011'.
stays on to p of the th ing that showe r. Lhe Lowel rack.
is we t. Yo u don't "dry off" yo ur
h air or a towel. You "dry "
them or "dry th em ou t." blow-dryer
~~"
o Pull something shut = pull it
u ntil it is s hu t
T~
o Take some stude nts ou t of
your classroom . Th e others
(th ose still in the room ) are
the rest of th e class.
o After you turn something on ,
':::/)J
it runs or wo rks.
After you turn it off, it stop s. Ill' wraps a lowe l .. .and he dries hi s hair. lie pULS so me deodo ra nl
around h imse ll",.. . und e r hi s arm s.
o A deodorant is so mething
that ta kes away b ad sme lls.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Getting Dressed - A Man

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".
.. -
Key Vocabulary To m puLS o n ...
VERBS
bu c kl e s lip
button sna p
choose ste p
clas p straighte n
fas te n ti e
get dressed tuck ... so me und e rwear, .. .a T-shirt, ... some socks, .. .some pa n Ls,
lace up zip up
pi ck up
I
pull Tom puts on b.is un de rwea r. } These mean
pull up Lh e sa me.
Tom puts hi s unde rwear on .
put on
Tom chooses som e socks and Wi t h it or
NOUNS puts them on . them , "on"
a nn (a) p a ir (o f) moves away
be lt p aja mas To m pi cks up his shirt a nd fro m "pu t."
... a nd a shirt. puts.!!. on .
belt loop pa nt leg
buc kl e pants
button s hirt
button hole s hoe
clas p shorts A? Some? A pair of?
cloth es sleeve
coll a r sn ap s so me panLs so me socks
cuff sock a pa ir of pa nts a pa ir of socks
fas te ne r T-shirt
fl y unde rpa nts
glasses und e rwear so me und e rwea r
jacke t wa istband so me sh o rLS so me und erpa n ts
lace zippe r a pair o r s horts a pa ir o f und e rpa nts
ADVERB
togethe r a T-shirt some s hoes
a p air o f s hoes

a jacke t so me paja mas
a pa ir of paja mas
• Us ua lly a pair of some thin g
mea ns 2.
"A p air of cats" mea ns a shirl s0111e glasses
"2 cats." a p air o f glasses
BUT
Some ite ms o f cloth ing a re
call ed a pa ir eve n th o ug h
th ey see m Like 1 thin g : "a Yo u ca n say: when ta lki ng a bou t cloth es, d o NOT say:
p air of p a nts." "a sock" BUT "a pant", "a paj eUll a" ,
"a s hoe" "a n und e rpa nt", "a s hort ",
"a glass"
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Putting on a Pair of Pants
Tom steps into his pants... ... th en he pull s th em up. He fas tens th e wa istb and ...
He sli ps a belt throu gh

...and z ips up th e fl y . th e belt loops.. . ... and bu ckles il.
Putting on a Shirt Fasteners What you do
Yo u snap thin gs
toge th er.
snaps
Yo u l ip so methin g
up.
Tom slips an arm He button s th e shirt ... zipper

il1lo each sleeve.
button hole
::ro button
You butlOn so methin g.
You lace somethin g

up and th en yo u ti c
th e l aces .
laces
...and th e cuffs. He straigh te ns Ili s coll ar .
You clasp things toge th er.
'if
clasp
()I{
You fasten som elhin g.
((
~
You bu ckl e so m ethin g.
He tu cks hi s shirt into hi s p ants. buckle
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SIMPLE PRESENT
·5 Getting Dressed - A Woman

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,...
Key Vocabulary Pam puts on ...
VERBS /th\
come from
dress
get dressed
go barefoot
kee p
... so m c panti cs, ••• Cl bra,
ill
... a dress,
puton
wear
wrap
NOUNS
blouse peopl e ... a bl ou se/ a shin, ••• <1 skin, ... som c p an ts,
boot pl ant
bra running shoe
buildin g sa ndal
ca p scarf
cloth es shee p
coat shirt
cOlton shorts
dress skirt ... so me socks, .. .som c ny l ons ... so l11 e p an ty hose.
dress shoe sl eeve (s toc kin gs),
fabri c sock
glove stockin gs
hat suit
j ac ket swea ter
jeans swea tshirt
For Special Attention A fter you put on y ou r clot hes, y o u wear
millen T -shirt t hem .
nec k li e
ny lon s wea th er • Someone who goes barefoot
(a) pair (of) woo l w alks around with no shoes
tie
paI1ls or socks on his/ her f eet.
panties His/ Her feet are bare.
jacket- ----n .l,.,
p anty hose • If som ething keeps her cool ,
it helps her stay cool.
skirt pants
OTHERS • Som e ways to talk about the
casual (adj. ) weather: dress shoes
cold (adj. ) ]. Use il + BE + an adj ective:
cool (adj .) • It's hot.
heavy (adj. ) • It 's hot outside. T hese peo pl e arc wea rin g suits.
hot (adj.) 2. li se il + BE + th e . illg ~_- cap
indoors (ad v.) form of a weath er verb:

• It 's r aining. shirt
li ght (adj .)
lon g (adj .) • It 's snowing.
long-sleeved (adj. )
ou td oo r s (ad v.)
short-sleeved (adj. )
thi ck (adj. )
thin (adj.)
wa rm (ad j.)
T hese pcopl c arc wea rin g casual clothes.
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Dressing for Hot Weather COTTON:
If it's hOL, Pam wears l ighl cloLhes: a fabri c lhal co m es

from Lhe cOUo n pl alll
... and a pair of collon shorts.
II" so meLhing is outside a building, il is

outdoors.
She goes barcrool indoors... ... and wears sanda ls

oUldoors.
I f somelhing is inside a building, il is

[)res~ing lhi s way keeps h er coo l. indoors .
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Dressing for Cold Weather WOOL:
If il 's cold , Pam wears heavy cloth es:
a fabric l hal co m es
I"rom a sheep .
...a long-sleeved shirt, ...a wool swealer, ...Io n g pams, ... and lhi ck wool socks.
gloves
Bcrore going oUldoors, ...and som e gloves Sh e wraps a sea rI" ... and pUl S on .. . and S01l1e hools.
she puts on a hea vy o r m illen s. a rou nd h er nec k ... a h al. ..
coal. ..
Dress ing lhi ~ way keeps h er II·arm.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Making a Bed
--...
Key Vocabulary I pu t a botto m sheet o n t he maLLress:
VERBS
fluff up slip
have smooth out
lay spread
ma ke a bed tuck
pull
put
Ir I have a fl at sheet, Then I tuck the top sheet
If I have a fitted sheet, I tuck it unde r the under the mattress at the
NOUNS
I sli p it over the mattress. mattress. root of the bed.
bed sheet
bed spread top
bl a nket
botto m
roo t
head
mattress
pillow
ADJECTIVES
fi tted
fl at I pull the top sheet tight, ... spread a bl anket ... and smooth it out.
tight over t he bed ,
• To pull something tight is to

pull it u nti lit is ti ght.
• When yo u li e on a bed, you
put yo ur head near the
head of the bed and your
I spread a bed spread I rIu ff up th e pill ows .. . ...and lay the m at the
fee t near the foot of the bed. over the bed. hea d of th e bed .
• A pillow goes in side a pillow-
case.
pillow
pillowcase
• Th e corne rs of a fitted sheet

are mad e to fit ove r the
corners of a mattress. Fitted
sheets are used only as bottom
sheets, not as top sheets.
• Yo u smooth out a sheet by
removing wrinkles. I pull th e bed spread ove r the pill ows .. . ...a nd smooth it ou t.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Making Breakfast 1
Making Coffee I Making Tea

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"
Key Vocabulary Making Coffee (with an electric coffee maker)

. - - --
VERBS
add
become
boil
scoop
soak
stir
L
drip strain
heat up turn on Pam scoops som e ground Then she pours some water She turns the colTee maker
make coffee into th e filter. into th e coffee ma ke r. on by pressing the swiLCh.
pour
press
NOUNS
coffee switch
coffee maker tea coffeepot
coffeepot teacup
filter teakettle
leaves teapot
milk water The water heats up ... ... and drips through ... and in to the coffeepot.
saucer th e ground co ffee .. .
scoop
strainer
sugar
ADJECTIVES
Making Tea
electric
ground
hot

Da n boils waler in a He pours the hot ... and add s SOJ1l e tea
• A filter has very small holes teakettl e. water into a tea poL... leaves.
in it. A liquid or gas ca n pass
through the holes, but large
pieces of a solid cannot.
A strainer does the same thing, water tea
but its holes are larger and it
probably has a handle.
• If you grind coffee beans,
you get ground coffee.
• scoop ... coffee = move it by
using a scoop
As the tea leaves ... th e wate r beco J1l es Dan slrain s lh e lea .
• heats up = becomes hot
soa k in th e water, ... tca.
• When something soaks, it
stays in water and becomes
very wet.
Th en he add s sugar and milk, and st irs hi s tea.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Making Breakfast 2
Preparing Cold Cereal I Making Toast

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Key Vocabulary Preparing Cold Cereal
,.ro,' bo. '!./ , .,

VERBS
lower slice bOW" ~ d~ tQ
e~ ~~ ~'~
make spread
peel sprinkl e
pop up loaSl
pour
prepare Pam pours some cerea l She pours in some ... and sprinkles some
press from the box into her bow\. milk .. . sugar on he r ce rea l.
put o n
NOUNS
~"'"
kni fe
d-
banana piece
~
bowl sli ce
box sta n er
bread sugar
bUller
cerea l
loaSl
toasler
\:;:;:;/~J 0) fJ) f})
jam wire Then she peel s a .. .51ices il... ... and pUlS the slices
knife banana .... o n her cerea l.
milk
ADJECTIVES
co ld hal Making Toast
done
slices of
bread
• You sprinkle someth ing by

making sma ll pieces of it fall
over a wide area . Dan put · two sli ces of By pressing the Slaner... ... he lowers the bread
• Somethin g that pops up comes bread into the loaSler. into the toaster.
up very quickly.
• When yo u make somet hin g
go down, yo u lower it; when
yo u make somet hin g go up,
you raise il.
• When yo u peel a fruil or
vegcrable, you lake off its skin.
Aflerwards. the skin that has
been laken off is call ed
"a peel" or "peelin gs."
• Slices of bread arc also call ed
"p ieces" of bread.
• To slice so melhing is to cut il 1I0l wires inside the The toasl pops up Dan sp reads so me buller
into thin, ilat pieces. toaster toast the bread. when il'S done . and jam on his toasl.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Making Breakfast 3
Frying an Egg
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....
"-------
Key Vocabulary
burners
VERBS
crack
."fj).'
flip over
fry
light
melt
puton
take out There are four burners He turns on the gas ... ... and one of
throw on Dan's stove. the burners li ghts.
turn on
NOUNS
burner wh ite
butter yo lk
egg
flame
frying pan
garbage
gas
pan
plate He puts a frying pan ... and melts some He cracks an egg into
shell on the burner. .. butler in the pan. Lhe pan ...
spatu la
stove
ADVERB
once
• The egg fries and Dan fries the

... and throws the shell The egg fries. Dan flips it over
egg are both possible.
into the garbage. once with a spatula ...
• Dan has a gas stove. So me
people have electri c stoves.
• When yo u flip somethin g, you
turn it upside down: An egg:
the white the yolk
• When yo u throw something

into the garbage, you throw it
into a container for ga rbage.
• To melt somethi ng is to heat
it until it cha nges from solid
to liquid.
... and then takes it
out of the pan.
He puts the egg on a
plate.
D the shell
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Eating Breakfast
-
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
dip
drink
eat
ha ve
leave Pam a nd Dan sit down at the table. Pam drinks some co rFee from
read her mug .. .
sit down
talk spoon
wipe
NOUNS
bacon lea
bowl loast
breakfast yo lk
cerea l
co ffee ... a nd eats so me cereal. Dan drinks some tea ...
egg
fork
knife
lip
Illug
napkin
paper
spoon
table ... a nd has a n egg with bacon So metimes, he dips his toast into
and toast. the yolk of his egg.
OTHERS
some (adj.)
sometimes (adv.) ~susual .. )
• The paper means "the news-

paper." As they cat, they read the paper ... ... and talk a liltle bit.
• A little bit = some, but not
very much.
• First you sit down; then you sit.
• A mug is a large cup with a
handle.
• Pam and Dan sit at the table.
Th ey sit in or on ch airs.
• You dip a sol id into a liquid
by putting it in for onl y a AFter eatin g, they wipe their ... a nd leave the table.
short time. (See p. 35 for lips with their napkin s ...
"liquids and solids.")
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Leaving the House

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
leave
open
pick up
put in
puton Tom puts on a jackel... ... and zips it up.
say goodbye
shut
step
tie
zip up
NOUNS
backpack
door
house He puts on his shoes and He picks up his keys and wallet...
jacket lies them.
key
pocket
shoe
wallet
ADVERB
outside
... and puts them in his He picks up his backpack .

pockets.
DO
For Special Attention 00
• Some ways people say good-
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bye: "See you later." Then he says goodbye to Jenny. He opens the door. ..
"Bye."
"See you."
"Catch you later."
"Goodbye."
• "Leave home" can mean the
sa me as leave the house.
(For example, "He left home at
seven o'clock th is mornin g.")
• The opposite of zip up is "unzip. "
• Shut the door means "close" ... and shuts the door.
... steps outside ...
the door.
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SIMPLE PAST SECTION 2 . GETTING AROUND
Taking a Bus
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-"~~--
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
arrive ride [rode]
check ring [rang]
drop show
geL Igotl off sit [sat] down
get 19oL] on stand [stood]
hold [he ld] wait .Jenny checked her bus schedule. Her bus- a Number 77 - was due
open walk aL eighL-LwenLY.
pay [paid]
press
put [put] into
read Iread]
bench
NOUNS
aisle machine
bar money
bench pass
book passenger
box people She walked to the bus stop ... ... and SaL on a bench to
bus receipt waiL for the bus.
bULton schedu le
card seat
conductor signal
door stop
driver strap
exit
fare
OTHERS
due (adj.)
empty (adj.)
full (adj.)
on lime (adverbial)
oLher (adj.)
overhead (adj.)
The bus arrived on Lime The driver opened the door. ..
soo n (adv.)
(at eight-twenLY).

• A bus pass:
• If a bus is NOT on time, - is a card or a piece of paper.
it is late or early. - means you can rid e the bus
• If Jenny checked her schedule, without paying on the bus.
she looked at it for a short - is good for a certain time
Lime to find some spec ific (maybe one week, maybe one
information. ... and Jenny got on the bus.
month, etc.).
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"Getting Around" uses mostly simple past verbs . Some time expressions with past-tense verbs:
Many of them end in -ed , but many others do not.
Examples: • Yesterday
• Mike walked to the store. [a "regular" verb]
• I took a bus to work. [an "irregular" verb] • Phrases Witll "last"
• last week • last month
• las t year • last Monday, etc.
Irregular past forms are listed in brackets l ] in
"Key Vocabulary." • Phrases with "ago"
• two weeks ago • five days ago
• a few minutes ago • a year ago
Paying Bus Fare
People pay bu s fa re in man y ways :
She showed the drive r he r bu s Othe r passe n ge rs pa id the ir

pass . fa re.
• by dropping mon ey into a ra re box.
bar
~~
strap
One dollar.
p'e." tlJ)J
• by pay ing a condu ctor.
All the sca ts were rull , so Je nn y She held on to a stra p on

stood in th e ai sle. the overhead b ars.
• by pull ing a fare card into a fare
mac hin e.
So metimes, th e dri ve r,
co nducto r or mac hine
gives a receipt.
Soon, so meo ne got o ff the bus, Je nn y sat down a nd read

so a scat was empty. a book whil e s he rod e
th e bu s.
Near he r stop , she pressed a ... to rin g th e "stop" She walked to th e .. .and go t o fT at he r
butto n ... signal. exit... SLOp .
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SIMPLE PAST
Driving a Car 1
Starting Out
--
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~--~---
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
adjust
back out of
buckle
look
put [put] into
sit [sat] Kate sat in the driver's sea t Kate adjusted her seat and
stan and her fri ends sat in the the rear-view mirror.
start out passenger seats.
turn
NOUNS
car
driver
driveway
friend
ignition
key
passenger
rear-v iew mirror
seat She buckled her seat belt. Kate put th e key into the ignition, ...
scat belt
shoulder
For Special Attention ... turned th e key ... ...and sta rted the car.
• You adjust something by

moving it or changing it
until it is r ight.
• A driveway leads from
the road to a building or a driveway
'~
"
parking lot. shoulder
• The slot ("or a car's key is
ca ll ed t he ignition . In other ~
cases, "ignition" means ,v ,,'~' ~~:~:~"
".
"start ing to b u rn, " e.g., "The IV. ~· ..... '... ,
~ ~
spark caused the ignition of
the gas." She looked over her shoulder ... ...and backed out of the driveway.
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SIMPLE PAST
Driving a Car 2
Operating a Car
-.-
Key Vocabulary Shifting Gears
Pedals:
gearshift
clutch brake accelerator neutral
VERBS
~
let [let] up on speed up
~,Y.' ~
operate
press
step
stop !JY ~l ~
~~Le
put [put] on take [took] off
rain turn stepped on .. .shifted into gear .... R .. .and took her foot o il
shift turn on the clutch pedal .... the clutch.
slow down
NOUNS
accelerator steering
brake wheel Speeding Up I Slowing Down
car turn signal
clutch windshield
foot wiper
gear
gearshift
light
neutral R
pedal To go faster, Kate As the car speeded ... she shirted i11l0
reverse pressed the accelerator. up .... a higher gear.
ADJECTIVES
dark
fast(er)
high(er)
low(er)
To slow down, Kate let ... and shifted into The car slowed down.
For Special Attention up on the accelerator.. . a lower gear.
• speed up =go faster

• slow down =go slower
• Another way of saying Stopping Turning When it got dark.
press the accelerator is "step
on the gas."
• Let up on the accelerator ~', C\,'Vt8Y;;Pl+V,=
means "put less pressure on" it.
• Shifting gears is changing
from one to another.
• Gears: When it rained,
I first
=
2 = second
KaLe put ... and turned jv
~~
~~ JV
3 = third
4 = fourth Kate stepped her turn the steeri ng
on the brake. signal on ... whee l. she turned on the wi ndshield
R = reverse wipers.
Between gears is neutral.
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SIMPLE PAST
--...
Key Vocabulary
traffic light
VERBS
chan ge
check
p ass
pay [paid]
L
drive [drove] pu ll into
e nte r pull ove r
exit pu ll up
get [got] o n pump
get [got] off stop At an in te rsecti o n Kate stopped Whe n the li ghL tu rned green,
get [got] out o f te ll [told ] fo r a red li ght. she we nt ahead .
give [gave] turn
go [we nt] tu rn off
go [we nt] ove r wa nt
lock y ield
park You were speeding ,
ma'am .
NOUNS
atte ndant oil
ca r police
dri ve r pump
e nd right of way
freeway road speeding ticket
fri end side
gas sign
gas stati o n s peedin g Once , s he we nL ove r th e speed A poli ce offi cer sLopped her and
in te rsect ion s peed limit limit. gave her a ti cket.
kind t icket
la ne traffi c light
li ght trip
office r
OTHERS
a head (adj. ) red (adj.)
gree n (adj .) ri ght (adv.)
le ft (ad v.) stra ight (adv.)
o nce (ad v.) At the end of he r trip, s he .. .an d turn ed the car o il.
parked ...
• turn red = beco me red

• Wh e n s peaking of ca rs,
b uses, etc.
pull in = dri ve in
pull up = drive fo rward
pull over = dri ve to the side of
the road a nd sto p
Kate a nd her rri e nds got Ollt of ... a nd Ka te locked it.
• To go over a limit is to go faster
t he car. ..
o r fa rthe r th a n yo u should .
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Some Things Drivers Do
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r
"--,/ , -- 7/
/'-
Changin g lanes
/ , --
I
Turning left
.' /
I
Turning righl
,','
~ / oL
------ 1 --- ---
I/Dj
Going straight Getting on (entering) a freeway Gelling olT (exi ling) a rrCCW;lY
ThiSC::S::;. ,/
/
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,I
r
Yielding right of way
~
O
------
/I!J~(
,
Passing someone
,r -,'
1._1
D / '.) "
/
,
I',r ~
1.. .. /
,
,
Pulling oyer 10 thc sid e or

the road
I
Stopping for Gas

~s. ma'am ] Unleaded. Fill it
uP. please .
Kate pulled into a gas ... and pulled up to a pump. Shc Lold thc allcndanl whal kind of
station .. . gas she wanted and he)\\' much.
He pumped the gas for her ... ...and checked t he oil. Then shc paid him.
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SIMPLE PAST
Taking a Train
--
"
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
annou nce wait
arrive wa lk
buy [bought)
follow
get [got) off Tom bought a ticket from the ticket Other pas, engel's bought tickets
get [got] on machine. at the ticket window.
have rind I to
insert
opell
stand [stood)
take [took] (a train)
NOUNS
gate turnstile Tom inserted his ticket into The gate opened and Tom walked
machine window the slot in the turnstile. through,
passenger
platform
sign
slot
station
SOUTH (GATE 1 )
ticket
WESTBURG
track NEwV l l.L.E
train NORTH (C>AT E2)
DON CAS TER
ADJECTIVES
cr OlVded He followed the signs to his gate. lie waited on t he platform next to
other the track.
• The train was crowded. After his train arrived, he got on. The train was crowded so he had
There were very many to stand.
people in a small place .
• When a gate with a turnstile
opens, the turnstile rotates
(turns).
• If he had to stand , he cou ld
not rind a place to sit.
• lli s stat ion was announced.
This means someone
announced hi s station.
• Other pa ssengers are His statio n was announced ... ... and he got olT tbe train.
passengers who arc not Tom.
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SIMPLE PAST
Taking a Taxi
--
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
check
get [got] into
give [gave]
go Iwent]
hail
pay [paid]
start
stop
Pam hailed a taxi. She got inlo the back seal...
take [took] (a taxi)
tell [told]
want
NOUNS
back seat
directions
driver
fare
meter
ride
taxi
tip ... and told the driver where she lie staned the meier.
wanted to go.
OTHER
a few times (adverbial) Hmm. Four-fifty.
That's about right.
o Turn left al Ihe
°0 nexl Iraffic light.
• To give directions means

to tell someone how to get
somewhere or how to do She checked the meLer a few times. During the ride, slle gave the
something. driver d ireet ion s.
• When you give someone a
ti p, you give them some extra
money to thank them for
good service. Here 's slx-Iwenly
~s , ma'am . ) plus a little extra
• Other ways to say hail a taxi G:jank you . for you .
are: "Wave for a taxi. "
"Wave down a taxi."
"flag down a taxi."
• Taxis that pass by go past
someone without stopping.
• To check the meter is to She told him where La SLOp. She paid the rare and gave him
look quickly at it to see a Lip .
what it says.
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SIMPLE PAST
Walking Somewhere
--
...
- ----
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
cross use
pass wait
run [ran] wa lk
step
stop
take [took]
trip Sometimes he stepped ove r dirt
or puddles.
NOUNS
co rn er
crack
crosswa lk
curb
dirt
overpass
parking lot
ped estrian
pudd le
shortcut
sidewa lk Once, he tripped on a crack in At a corner, he stopped at the curb
street the sidewalk. and wa ited i'or trallic to pass.
traffic
OTHERS
busy (adj .)
late (adj.)
o nce (adv.)
sometimes (adv.)
For Special Attention Then he crossed the street Once he took a shortcut across
by wa lking in the crosswa lk. a parking lot.
• A sidewalk is a paved
(co ncrete) place for
walking.
• traffic = th e group or ca rs,
trucks, buses, bikes, etc.,
on a stree t.
• When yo u take a shortcut,
yo u usc a shorter way
than the usual way.
• a pedestrian = someone
who is wa lking. When he coul<.f, he ran'bcca'us~ He crossed a busy street by usin g
• An overpass is a bridge for he was late. a pedestrian ove rpass.
passing over the street.
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SIMPLE PAST
Riding a Bicycle
--
~
Key Vocabulary helmet
VERBS
get [got] off
hold [held]
lock up
move
pedal
put [put] on
ride [rode]
shift
J put on my helmet. J held the handlebars ...
slow down
squeeze
start
swi ng [swung]
NOUNS
bike (bicycle)
brakes
gear
handlebars
helmet
leg ... and swung my leg over the bike. Jstarted pedaling and the bike
pedal moved.
rack
shift lever
OTHERS
finally (adv.)
lower (adj.)
uphill (adv.)
... 1 shifted into a lower gear. To slow down, I squeezed the brakes.
For Special Attention bike rack
• A helmet is a very hard hat

that protects your head.
• The parts of a bike where
your feet go are the pedals.
You pedal the bike by
pushing on the pedals.
• When you squeeze something,
you grip it tightly.
• When you shift gears, you Finally, J got off my bike ... . .. and locked it up in a bike rack.
change from one to another.
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SIMPLE PAST SECTION 3 . AT HOME IN THE EVENING
Returning Home
--
....
Key Vocabulary To an Apartment
VERBS
change walk
check
choose [chose]
get [got] back
get [gol] ofC
gel Igol] on Dan gOL back LO his building. lIe checked his mailbox and took
go [we nt] oul his mail.
hang [hungl up
open
pick up loooOO.Qaoo~
press
return
seL [sell down
take [a vehicle]
take [look] oCf
take [Look] out
turn
unlock
wa iL
Then he LOok an He walked down lhe He opened his door
NOUNS elevator up to his noor. hall to his apartment. and went in side.
answering front door
machine hall
apartmenL h ouse
bag key
building living room Taking an Elevator
bulton mail
clothes m~ilbox
coat message
door railing
doorknob s hoe
e levaLOr slo t
floor s tep
fronl closet work
PreSSing the "up" buLton Waiting ror the e levaLor
OTHERS
casual (adj .)
inside (adv.) ~
~
home (adv.) 011
010
09
For Special Attention oil
• get back = reLurn

• Yo u take an elevator just as
yo u take a bus; you use it
LO get somewhere. Gelling on the e levator ChoOSing a floor Getting orf the elevaLOr
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Most of the verbs in "At Ho me in the Evening" are in the simpl e past tense .
• See page 2 1 for so me time ex pressions th at go with pas t tense verbs .
• Notice that so me o f th e verbs are in th eir "- ing" form act ing as:
- noun s (for exampl e, " pressing," " waiting," etc., in "Takin g an Elevator") or
- adj ecti ves (for exa mple, "a nswerin g" in "answerin g machine").
To a House
I got back to my house. I wa l ked up the steps I unlocked it with Illy house
Lo my fronL door. key ...
doorknob
.. .and then opened the door I set my bag down . I hung my coat up in the
by turning the doorknob. front closel. ..
.. .and took off my shoes. I picked up my ma i l. Then I wenL inLO the living ro0111 ...
:'--Y~-~-h~~~---------': Then I changed clothes .

l"---------------
three messages. i
'..
.. r --"
,
... and checked for messages on I took off my work clothes ... . .. and changed into sOllle casual
the answeri ng machine (see p. 72). clothes (see p . 12).
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SIMPLE PAST
Making Dinner 1
Making a Salad
--
~
11"'--- - - - - -
Key Vocabulary colander
VERBS
drain
grale
lay [la id]
make [made] lettuce
mi x
pour
rin se Pa ul rin sed so me lettuce by ... a nd dra ined it in a coland e r.
run Ira n] (wate r ove r) running wa le r over it. ..
sli ce
sprinkl e
NOUNS
bowl kni fe
cheese lettu ce
cola nde r sa lad
cucumbe r sli ce
cullin g boa rd tomato
dressin g wate r
grater
He a lso rinsed some to matoes ... a nd sli ced th em with a kni fe
OTHER a nd cucumbers ... o n a cuttin g board.
o n to p (ad verbi al)
o on top mea ns "on th e to p of"

somethin g th at we already
know aboul.
r or exampl e, in "I saw a bus lIe mixed th e lettuce a nd .. .and la id the to mato sli ces
with a sign on top ," it mea ns th e cucumbe r in a sa lad bowl. .. on LOp .
"o n lOP of the bus."
o Pau l rinsed .. . lettuce.
You can also say "Paul

washed so me lettuce."
o You drain so methin g by
letti ng water go off it or out
or il.
g,.,~ ~ii)" ~
..,
o Grated cheese has been cut
o r shaved into very small

pi eces with a grater.
o Whe n yo u sprinkle somethin g
~ ~ C-;
som ewhe re, yo u spread Th e n he sprinkled some gra ted I-Ie poured some dressin g on
small a mo unts of a liquid or cheese o n th e salad . his salad .
sol id over a wide a rea.
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SIMPLE PAST
Making Dinner 2
Preparing Vegetables
---
...
- -------
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
boil
chop up
light [lit)
peel
prepare
rinse
slice
stea m Ka te peeled some ca rrots, ... a nd sli ced t he m.
t hrow [threw) away
NOUNS
basket
broccoli
burner
carrOL
fluret
lid
saucepan She also chopped She threw the stalk ... and rin sed th e
stal k up so me broccoli. away ... b rocco li.
stea m
steamer
vegetabl e
water
OTHERS \\\
boiling (adj. )
inside (ad v.)
She pu t some wa te r ...and put a stea mer The n she put the
in a saucepan ... bas ket in side. vegetabl es in the bas ket.
• When you steam somethin g,

yo u put it above-but not in -
boilin g water. The steam rises
...
a nd cooks the food .
• Whe n yo u slice something,
yo u cut it into thin, fl at steam
pi eces. You use a smooth
boili ng water
and gentle cutting motion.
When you chop som et hing,
yo u cut it into pieces that She put a lid on t he saucepan The wate r boil ed and sLea med
are n ot flat and thin. You and li t the burn er und er it. the vegetabl es.
cut fo rcefull y.
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SIMPLE PAST
Making Dinner 3
Making Spaghetti
--
",
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
add
boil
dice
drain
fry Kate di ced a n oni on ... .. .and fri ed it with so me
heat ground bee f in a frying pan.
lad le
let [l et]
pour off
put [put]
simmer
start
stir
turn down
turn off o'3
Off
NOUNS
beef As th e beef-and-o nion mi xture Wh e n th e meat was brown ,
burn er fri ed , she st irred it. she turn ed otT th e burn er.
butter
can
cola nder spatula
fat
frying pan 2cans
grou nd beef
heat
lad le
liquid
meat
mixture She poured the fa t off in to a ca n. She heated two ca ns of to mato
onio n sa uce in a saucepan .
pa n
(a) piece
plate
sauce For Special Attention
saucepan
solid
• Ground beef is meat fro m a cow. It o A liquid simmers when it cooks
spaghetti
spat ul a has been ground into small pieces. slowly and gently.
spice • Fat is an oily part of meat. It olf spaghetti is tender, it is soft
sugar becomes a liquid when the meat enough to eat.
tomato sauce cooks. o Possible ways to use fry and boil:
water o To separate a liquid from a solid - Kate fried the meat.
yo u ca n pour off the liquid or drain - The meat fried.
ADJECTIVES the solid. - Kate boiled the water.
another o Spaghetti is a kind of noodle. - The water boiled.
brown o Some spices often used in spaghetti
- The noodles boil ed in the water.
melted sa uce are oregano a nd basil. They • You ladle sauce onto spaghetti
tender add taste to the sauce. when you use a ladle to pour it on.
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She added the mixture of beef · .. and stirred it into the sauce When it started to boil. ..
and onions ... with some spices.
Jr'
OFF @
... she turned down the heat and In another pan , she boiled She put some spaghetti into
let the sauce simmer. some water. the boiling water. ..
... and boiled it un til i t was tender. In a co lander, she drained After putting the spagh etti on
the spaghetti. a plate, s he ladled some sauce
over it.
Liquids and Solids

Some liquids Some solids
ifI / ~ spaghetti onion
~
=. .
~
water melted butter tomato sauce pan a piece of butter sugar
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SIMPLE PAST
Making Dinner 4
Cooking Rice
--...
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
boil
check
cook
decide
eat (ate)
get (got) rid of Paul measured out one .. .and poured it into To rinse the rice, he put
heat cup of rice ... a pot. some water in the pot.
measure out
pour
pour off
rinse [f [[
~
start
turn d own ...r
Itvp
NOUNS
cu p
dirt
\ 2 cups
fla me
husk He poured off the water to get r id Then he measured out two cups
lid of the dirt and husks. of clean water a nd poured it
minu te into the pot.
pot
rice
water
ADJECTIVES
clean
ready
oFF 0'
He put a lid on the pot... . ..and heated th e water. When it started boiling,
he turned down the
For Special Attention flame.
Let's see if this
• Yo u measure out an exact

is ready .
( Yep. Done! L
amo unt of something.
• A husk is the skin arou nd a
grain of r ice.
hU'k~ 9";"
• be done = be finished
Food t hat is done is full y After about 15 minutes, he checked lie decided it was ready to eat.
cooked. the rice.
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SIMPLE PAST
Eating Dinner
-
,..
Key Vocabulary Paul and Kate Set the Table

coffee cup salad bowl
VERBS
eat [ate]
have [had] ''"~~ e gg""
CD i @~~'POOO
help oneself
pass
put [put]
set [set] [a table]
sit [sat] down
talk napkin fork plate knife
NOUNS
coffee cup
dessert
dinner
food
fork
glass
helping
knife Everyone sat down at the tabl e . They put their napk in s on their
lap laps.
main course
napkin Pass the salad ,
plate please .
salad
salad bowl
saucer
serving dish
spaghetti . ..and passed the serv ing dish to
Paul he lped him self to so me salad ...
spoon Kate.
ta ble
• help yourself = take

something for yourself
Then {hey helped themselves As they ate, they ta lked.
• In a meal, a helping is an to the food.
amount you take to eat.
• Yo ur lap is the upper part
of your legs when you a re
sitting down.
Paul had a seco nd helpin g of Afte r the main course, th ey had

spag hetti. some dessert.
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SIMPLE PAST
Clearing the Table

-
Key Vocabulary After everyone was done , Paul and Kate
offered LO clear the table.
VERBS
carry
Yeah. The rest of
clear
offer
put [put] into
scrape
stack up
take [took] off
Paul and
clear up. I~
ill
throw [threw] ~
...
~
wipe off
.' ... .
.... b ·
NOUNS
.. ... a
'.
• 0
. •
They stacked up the
dirty dishes, ...
...and carried them to
the kitchen.
co ntainer
crumb
dish
garbage
kitchen teftovers refrigerator
leftovers
pl ate
refrigerator
scrap
serving dish
table
ADJECTIVES
dirty
done container
They took the serving ... and put the leftovers .. .wh ich they put into
dishes off the table .. . into co ntainers,.. . the refri gerator.
scraps
o lf yo u offer to do somethin g,
crumb s
yo u say you' ll do it even
though no o ne asked yo u to.
o Leftovers are amo un ts of
food to keep after a dinner.

o Crumbs (small pieces of
bread) and scraps are pieces
of food to throwaway after
a dinner.
o You stack things up by
putting them on top of o ne They scraped the scraps Then Lhey wiped the .. .and threw the scraps
anot her. from the p lates in to Lhe table off... and crumbs from the
o You are done eating when garbage. tab le into the garbage .
you have finished yo ur meal.
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SIMPLE PAST
Doing Dishes
--
~
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
do [did] dishes
drip
dry
fill
go [went] down
pull
put [put] away Pa ul put the plu g in to Th en he filled the sin k li e put some dish soa p
rinse th e drain in th e sink. with water. into th e wa te r.
scrub
was h
NOUNS
cupboard
dish
dishcloth
dish rack
dish towel
drain
plug
scrubbing pad He was hed the dirty I-Ie scrubbed so me ve ry Then he rin sed the
sink dishes. dirty dishes. di s hes.
soap
towel dish rack
water
ADJECTIVES
dirty
wet
For Special Attention li e put the wet dis he .. .where the water The n he pul led the plu g
in th e di sh rack, ... dripped off th em. I"ro m the sink ...
cu pboard
o Dish soap is also call ed
"detergent. "
o You scrub someth ing by
rubbing ve ry hard and for

a long time as you wash it.
o Water that goes down the
drain is gone. For that reaso n,

"down the drain" is used to
mean "wasted " or "gone:"
"Andy lost his p ape r. He
... and the dirty water He dried the di shes ... and th en put til e di shes
fe lt like a ll h is hard work
we nt down the drain . with a towel. .. away.
went down the drain ."
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SIMPLE PAST
Relaxing at Home 1
Playing a CD (Compact Disc)

---
r
~----------------
Key Vocabulary shelf

/
~;:;:;;:;;;;::;:;;;:;:;::
VERBS CDs
choose [chose]
eject
go [went]
hold [held]
li ste n to
load I chose a CD from t he Holding the d isc at the ... f took it out of the case.
open shelf. edge, ...
pick up
play
punch in
put [pu t] back
repeat
skip
stop
take [took] out
use
wa n t
NOUNS Then I loaded the disc I p icked up the remote... . .. and punched in the
into the tray. number of the track
button shelf I wanted to Iisten to.
CD track
case tray
disc
edge
music
number Using a CD Remote
player
remote
Button What the CD Pia er Does
OTHERS
back (adv.) It p lays the CD.
early (adj.)
fina ll y (adv.) PLAY
forward (adv.) It goes forward to the
next (adj.) I listened to the music. next track.
SKIP or NEXT
For Special Attention It goes back to an earli er

(<J<J ) track.
REPEAT or BACK
• A remote is also ca lled a
"remote control. "
• Each song or piece o n a CD
is a track. Each track has a
UD STOP
It stops p laying the CD.
number.
• To punch in the numbers, (g ) It op ens the CD tray.
yo u press buttons with EJECT

Finally, I ejected the CD.
your finger.
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SIMPLE PAST
Relaxing at Home 2
Using a Personal Cassette Player

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Key Vocabulary cassette (tape)
VERBS
adj ust ta ke [took] out
eject turn down
lug
fast-fo rward turn up
listen use
make [made ]
ope n
I put a cassette (a tape) I plugged the ea rphones ...a nd put them on.
pause
in to th e player. into the jac k ...
play
plug
put [p ut] in
put [pu t] o n
rewi nd [rewoundl
start
stop
NOUNS
button plug
case ta pe Then I started the tape. I adjusted the volum e- ... and turn ed it down
cassette vo lu me turned it up to make th e to make the mus ic softer.
earph one(s) music louder. ..
jack
mu sic
part
personal Using a Cassette Player
player
Button What the Cassette Player Does
OTHERS
back (adv.)
early (adj.) ~ It pl ays the ta pe .
for a short time (ad v.)
PLAY
fo rward (ad v.)
It goes forward to a
late (adj .)
later part of th c rape.
lo ud (adj .) When I was done liste nin g,
personal (adj.) I took the tape out.. . FAST - FORWARD
soft (adj .)
It goes back to an ca rl ier
(<J<J ) part of the tape.
REWIND
[QJ It sto ps the tape.
• One popul ar kind of STOP

personal cassette player is It SLO pS the tape for a
the Sony Walkman. short tim e.
• When you s peak of music, PAUSE
the opposite of loud i s soft.
• The volume of a sound is its
loudness. A sound that has
... and put it back in the case.
(g ) It opens up th e
casse tte playcr.
high volume is very loud. EJECT
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SIMPLE PAST
Relaxing at Home 3
Reading
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Key Vocabulary Reading a Book Some Parts of a Book

chapter number
cover
VERBS MY LIFE
1to8 snltli title
close o pen
find [found] pi ck up
fini sh read [r ead] author's name
!lip through see [saw]
know [kn ew] turn
loo k at
look up
Pa m ope ned t he book She turn ed th e
NOUNS to her boo km ar k. pages as she read.
ad page INDEX
Texas . 5
a rticle pa rt Smith . John, 4 trains . 78
stampS, 34 trucks, 33
auth o r pictu re "Bogus?" What Sudan . 19 trumpet, 21
boo k table o f does that mea n?
bookm ark contents
ca ption titl e
cha pte r word
cover
dicti onary
index
issue
magaz ine
number
Wh en she sa w a wo rd ...she loo ked it u p When she finished read in g,
sh e didn ' t kno w, ... in a di cti onary. she closed th e book.
ADJECTIVES
in te restin g
latest
Reading a Magazine
• If yo u flip through so mething,

yo u turn its pages or
Pa m picked up the latest She looked at so me of Then she tlip ped through
parts quickl y.
issue or everyone th e ad s. the magaZ in e ...
• An interesting thing is o ne magazin e.
you want to see, hea r, read ,
d o, etc.
• "Ad " is a short fo rm of caption
"ad ve rti seme nt. "
• To look up a wo rd , you find a_- -I-picture
it in a di ctio nary and read
its meanin g.
• If a magazin e com es o ut
eve ry mo nth , each month
th ere is a new issue of it - ... u nt il she round an She read the article ... . .. a nd loo ked at the
th e Janu a ry issue, Febru ary in te restin g a rti cle. pi ctures.
issue, t'- Ia rch issue, etc.
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SIMPLE PAST
Relaxing at Home 4
Watching Television
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...
Key Vocabulary
VERBS
ch ange
end
go [went] to
hear [heard]
p ick up
turn off
tur n on To m picked up th e ... and turn ed th e TV on. A ga me show was o n.
tur n up remote for th e TV ...
use
want
watch ~t's boring . )
NOUNS
cha nnel
commercial
game show
kitchen
news
re mote
snack
television Tom didn 't wa nt to .. .so he used the remote.. . .. .LO cha nge chan ne ls.
TV walch it...
volum e
OTHER
better (adv.)
[com parative o f "well "]

He turned up the volume Durin g a comme rcial. .. .. .he weill to the kitchen
• TV is a short way of sayin g so he could hea r bette r. fo r a snack .
"television ."
• Tom says a show is boring.
That means it is not
interes tin g.
• A commercial is advertising
~i
o n TV or radio.
• The news is a r eport about
what has ha ppen ed.tt
always has an "s" at the
end . r ...... ~
• TVs have channels whil e
radios have stations.
• A re mote is also called a
remote control. I Ie wa lc hed the news, ... . .. and when it <.' nlkd ,. .. .. .he turn ed th e TV o lT.
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SIMPLE PAST
Relaxing at Home 5
Watching a Video
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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
eject
leave fleft]
load
pause
rent
return
rewind [rewound] .Jenny re nted a vid eo At hom e, she took th e With the re mo te, she
from a video SLOre. tape out of t he case. switched to the video
start
stop seLtin g ...
switch
take [LOok] o ut
turn o n
watch
NOUNS
case
e nd
home
remote ... and turned the VCI{ She loaded the video ... and started the tape.
settin g 011. into it...
store
tape
VCR
video
OTHERS
fo r a minute (ad verb ial)
late r (adv.)
She and Tom watched .Jenn y paused it when

For Special Attention the video. Tom left for a minute.
To see something again,

• When yo u rent somethin g, they rewound the tape.
yo u pay money to use it for
a sho rt time. After yo u use
it, you return it to the store.
• "Video " and "tape " are short
ways of sayin g "videotape."
• A VCR is what peopl e
usually call a Video Cassette
Recorde r.
• When you pause a tape, yo u
stop it, but a picture stays At the end of th e v ideo, ... rewound and ejected it. Later, she returned
o n the TV. The picture does she stopped the tape, ... it LO the SLOre.
not move.
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SIMPLE PAST
Babysitting
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Key Vocabulary Tom babysa t hi s cous in s- took ca re of th e m whil e th e ir pare nts ,,·e re go ne.
VERBS
babysit [babysat] playground slide
change
draw [drewl
drop off
pick up
play
put Iput] to bed
put Iputl together
read [read]
swings
take [look]
take [look] a bath
take [took] care of Tom's aunt a nd uncl e dropped th e Tom took th em to a playg rou nd.
watch children off at Tom 's house.
NOUNS
aunt picture
baby (a) piece (of)
block playground
cartoon puzzle
child (children) sandbox
cousin slide
crayon story Back at Tom 's house, ... drew pictures with ... a nd put a pu zz le
crib sw in g they played with blocks. ... crayon s ... togeth e r.
diaper TV
hou se uncle
parent
crib
OTHERS
back (adv.) other (adj.)
later (adv.)

Tom changed the and put him to bed Th e oth e r childre n took
baby 's diaper. .. in the crib. a bath.
• "Kids" is an informal word
for children.
• Tom's aunt is his father's Come on kids. Time
~~ ,g' ~~i
sister. His uncle is married
to her. His cousins are the
children of his aun t and
uncle.
• Your parents are yo ur
mother and fat her.
• A crayon is made of wax.
• A cartoon has drawings of Tom read them a story ... . .. and they watched Later, th eir parel1ls
people or an im als, not real a cartoon on TV. pi cked the children up.
people or animals.
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SIMPLE PAST
Going to Bed
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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
brush turn off
change turn on
fa ll [fell] asleep use
get [got] into wash
go [went] yawn
hang [hung] up
lie [lay] down When it got latc ... ... Jenny yawned . She said goodnight
pull back to her parents.
put [put] in
put [put] on
read [read]
say [said] good ni ght
set [set]
NOUNS
alarm clock li ght
bed nightgown
closet nightstand
clothes parents
covers room
face stairs
lamp tooth [teeth] She went upstairs to her room ... . .. and changed into her nightgown.
laundry basket tOilet
OTHERS
bedside (adj.)
dirty (adj.)
finally (adv.)
for a while (adverbial)
late (adj.) o
upstairs (adv.)
For Special Attention She hung somc of her clothes .. .and put her dirty clothes in
up in the closet. .. the laundry basket.
• When she set her alarm clock,

she turned the alarm to the
time for it to ring in the
morning.
• The covers are a topsheet,
blanket, bedspread, and
anything else that someone
sleeps under.
• A nightstand is also called
a bedside table.
• A bedside lamp is next to
a bed. She brushed her teeth ,... . .. washed her face, ... . .. and used the tOilet.
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lamp
After turning on her bedside lamp, ... ... she turned off the room li ght. She pulled back the covers ...
... and got into bed. She set her ala rm clock ...
... a nd put it on her nightstand . She read in bed for a wh il e .
Finally, she turned off the lamp, .. . .. . Iay down ... . .. and fell asleep .
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SIMPLE FUTURE SECTION 4 . MANAGING A HOUSEHOLD
Doing Laundry
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Key Vocabulary Late r today, I'm go in g to do my laundry.
VERBS
adjust put in to
be going to rinse
(a uxiliary ve rb ) separate
carry sort
check spin
do laun dry take out I'll carry th e laund ry basket I'll take the la undry out of
dry tumbl e to th e la und ry roo m. the basket...
fin d turn on
fold was h
hang out will ,·II}
hang up (auxili ary ve rb)
heat
iron
NOUNS
basket ironing board
closet laundry
cloth es load
cloth es line mac hine ... a nd the n I'll sort it by I'll check t he pockets o f th e pants
cloth es pin pants sepa ratin g dark colo rs a nd shirts ...
co lor pocket fro m li ght.
deterge nt room
drawe r setti ng
drye r shirt
hanger wa hing mac hine
iron
OTHERS
dark (adj .) other (adj .)
dry (adj. ) today Cad v.)
later (ad v.) wet (adj .)
light (adj .)
... a nd take o ut anythin g The n I'll pu t a load o f laundry
I find in them. in to the washing machine.
• A load of laundry is the

a mo unt yo u do at o ne time.
• laundry = a bun ch of clothes
to be (or be in g) was hed .
• To sort somethin g is to divide
it into differe nt groups.
I'll adjust the settin gs Then I'll put in so me ...and turn the machine
• A drye r tumbles clothes by
o n the mac hine. dete rge nt. .. on.
turnin g them over a nd over
ma ny times.
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Some of the verbs in "Managing a Household " and the fo llowing
sections are in the simpl e present tense, others a re Future verbs oflen include " will"
in the simpl e past, and still others are in the future tense. (' II) or " BE going to."'
Notice the "te nse" label on top of each chapter number:
The machine will wash, ... . .. rinse .. . ... and spin the laundry. I' ll ta ke the wet clothes
out of the mach ine .
..... \ I /
- 'e;."esline
- 0 --
./
/ I \ "-
clothespin
I'll hang some of the I'll put some other The dryer will dry it by The n ,'II take it out of
laundry out to dry. laundry into the dryer. heating and tumbling it. the machine.
ironing
board
I'll fold some of the dry ... a nd p ut it into drawers. I'l l iro n other things ... ... and hang the m up in the
laundry .. . closet.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Cleaning the House

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Key Vocabulary In the Living Room
VERBS
bund le scru b
clean set out
dust weep
empty take out
lie around throw out
mop vacuum
pi ck up wash Pam picks up th in gs thaL are lying She dusts the furniture ...
put into wipe around.
recycle
NOUNS
bag mop
vacuum
bathroom newspaper clea ner
bathtub recyc ling
bottl e recycl ing box
broom refri gerator
brush sink
bucket toil et
can trash ... and the woodwork. Then she vacuums the carpet.
carpet vacuum cleaner
countertop wastebasket
dustpan woodwork
tloor
food
furniture In the Kitchen
garbage
house
jar
k itchen
livi ng room
medicine cabinet
mirror
ADJECTIVES
big
empty Dan clea ns the refrigerator. .. . ..and t hrows out spo il ed food.
old
spoiled
• When yo u dust furniture,

yo u remove dust from it.
Dust is a very li ght kjnd of
dirt th at ma kes a thin laye r
Pam wipes the coul1lertops ... . .. a nd sweeps the floo r.
on furniture.
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In the Bathroom
Dan scrubs th e toil et with a toi let ... cleans th e sink ... . .. and scrubs the bathtub.
brush ,...
medicine cabinet
mop
bucket
~
broom
He was hes th e mirror on th e Then he sweeps th e fl oor ... ...and mo ps il.

med icine cab inet.
Taking Out the Trash

jar bottle can
They bundl e o ld newspapers ... . .. a nd put e mpty bottl es, ca ns a nd They set the m out For recyc lin g.
ja rs in to bags.
wastebasket
garbage bag
garbage
ca n
The n they empty wastebas kets ... ... a nd the kitchen garbage in to .. .a nd ta ke il oul LO th e ga rbage ca n.
a big garbage bag ...
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SIMPLE PAST
Taking Care of Pets 1
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Taking Care of a Cat

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
clean
feed [fed]
move
ope n
pet To feed hi s cat, Tom opened ... and put it in the cat's dish .
play a can of cat food ...
poun ce
purr
put [put] in
rub
take [took] ca re of
NOUNS
box
can
cat
dish
food He put so me fre sh water in the He also cleaned the litter box.
leg water d ish.
litter
(a) piece (of)
string
water ) Good Kitty . )
ADJECTIVE
fresh
... and she purred and rubbed

For Special Attention against his leg.
• A litter box is where a cat

"goes to the bathroom ."
• When a cat pounces , it
jumps quickly on something.
• Most peopl e call their own
cats "he" or "she," not "it. "
• The noise a cat usually
makes is call ed "meowing."
When a cat is calm and
ha ppy, it "purrs." When a
He p layed with the cat by ... which the cat pounced on.
cat is fighting, it might
"hi ss." moving a piece of strin g ...
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SIMPLE PAST
Taking Care of Pets 2
Taking Care of a Dog

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
bark
call
clip
come [came]
fetch I called my d og. After he came, .I petted him .
fill
pet
put [put] in
take [took] care of
1 Woof! Woof' )
take [took]
throw [threw]
wag
NOUNS
coll ar
dish He wagged his ta iL .. ... and barked.
dog
food
leash
stick
tail
walk
water
ADVERB
I put some dog food ... and fi ll ed his water dish.
late r
in his dis h ...
o A dog's collar goes around collar

his neck.
o A dog fetches somethin g by Later, I clipped a leash to his . .. and took him out for a walk.
picking it up in his mouth coll ar. ..
and taking it back to th e
person who threw it.
o Most people call their own
d ogs "he" or "she," not "it. "
o A dog wags his tail by
moving it back and forth.
o Usually a dog's noise is
call ed barking. If a dog is

hun, it "yelps" (suddenly) or ... and he fetched it.
After his walk, I t hrew a stick
"whines" (for a longer time).
for him ...
A dog might also "howL "
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SIMPLE PAST
Taking Care of a Lawn

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
fill trim
mow water
pull
push
put [put] on
rake up
reach Pam fill ed he r lawn mowe r's gas .. . the n sta rted the mower by pulli ng
ta nk , .. . th e cord .
spread [spread )
start
ta ke [too k) ca re of
NOUNS ~.
clippers mower ___. .~J

.
C~._
clippin gs nozzle
compost pil e
o rd rake
gas
grass
bose
seed
spot
tank
---+~J
lawn She mowed th e law n by pushin g Whe re t he mowe r couldn 't reach ,
the mowe r back and forth. sh e lrimmed the grass by hand.
OTHERS
back and fo rth (ad verbi al)
bare (adj .)
by hand (ad verbia l)
• mow the lawn = cut the grass

• Notice by hand : no "a," no She raked u p th e grass clippin gs ... . ..a nd pu t the m on a compost pil e.
"the," no "her."
• A compost pile contains old
nozzle
leaves, gras, twi gs, e tc.
• "Clip" as in clippers and
clippings mea ns "cut. "
• Grass seed grows to become
gr as .
• To water the lawn i to put
water o n it. This is also .. . . . . ,' ",. ,... .
,v ,,~"~ . . '1'1',,,\,,,,
..,.,"' ..., "'- ,~,
...
,,.~
called "s prinklin g" the lawn .

• A lawn is a n a rea of land ,
She spread some grass seed o n ... a nd the n watered the law n.
nea r a house, wh ere grass
grows. bare spots ...
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SIMPLE FUTURE
Gardening
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Key Vocabulary Planting a Garden
VERBS
check tie
cover take care of
pick turn
plant water
prune weed
put on
spray Tom will turn the soil Il e' ll pi am so me seed s... . .. and cove r lhem wil h
wilh a sp ad e. a mound of soil.
NOUNS
fertilizer plant
flower seed
garden seedling
gardeni ng shears seedling
hose soil
house spade
insect stake
insecticide
leaf [leaves] He'll pl ant so me .. .and lie th em 10 T hen he' ll waleI' Ih e
mound seedlings... small slakes. ga rd en.
nozzle
OTHERS
extra (adj. )
finally (adv.) Taking Care of a Garden
harmful (adj.)
small (adj.)
• A seedling is a very young

Tom will weed lh e He' ll prune extra leaves He' ll check for
plant. The ones you plant in
garden. from so me pl am s. harmful in sects ...
your garden started growing
somewhere else first.
• You weed a garden by pulling
out the weeds-unwanted
plants.
• Harmful insects are tho e
that are bad for plants.
• Fertilizer adds useful
chemicals to soil.
• To check for harmful insects
... ancl spray in secti cid e He'll put so me Finally, he'll pick SOIl1 C
is to look at something
on so me plants. ferLil ize r on the soil. tlowers for the hou.-c.
for a short t i me trying to
find the insects.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Cleaning a Car
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Key Vocabulary Inside
VERBS
buff
clean
dip
dry
rinse I wash the windows .. .wipe off the .. .a nd vacuum the fl oor.
spr ay in side •. .. d as hboard ...
spread
vacuum
wash
wipe off
NOUNS Outside
bucket rag
~
car spo nge o:::nge
cloth water
dashboard wax ,. water
floor window ,', . .
en, 0 .... "-
OTHERS , bucket
dried (adj .)
fin ally (adv.) I dip a spon ge in to ... a nd was h lhe ca r To rinse the car.
inside (adv.) soa py wate'r... with it. I spray il wit h wate r.
outside (adv.)
soapy (adj. )
soft (adj.) dried wax
I dry it with some rags. Then I spread so me Mter it has dri ed ....
• A rag is a kind of cloth used
for leaning. Many rags come wax o n the car.
from old clothing. A sponge
has a lot of holes in it. It holds
water and can be sq ueezed
to a sm all size.
• You buff somet hing by
movin g a cloth quickly back
a nd forth.
• You spray a car with a
widely-spread trea m of
water.
• Wax m akes a car shine.
... 1 wipe the wax o[T ... ...a nd burr the car rina ll y. I wash lhe
• You rinse a car to re move
with a soft CIOlh. windows outside.
soapy water.
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SIMPLE PAST
1ii~~--.:
1J=aking a Car to a Garage for Repair
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,..
Key Vocabulary My car is making

a strange noise.
When can you look
at it ?
VERBS
ask for
call
co me [came] back
di agnose
fix I called fo r a n appoinLment I took my car in to the garage .. .
get [got] to get my car fixed.
give [gave]
pick up
take [took]
take [took] in Yep . Sounds like a
valve problem . How much will it cost
work (on ) to fi.x;.:.?_ _ __ -'
NOUNS
appo intme nt garage
bill mechanic
car problem
cost repair
engine
estimate .. .a nd t he mechanic d iag nosed I asked hi m for an estimate or
the probl em . the cost.
ADVERB
later
en gine
• for repairs =fo r actions

t hat correct probl ems.
• When yo u get someth ing He wo rked on the e ngine. When I came back later to pi ck up
fixed , yo u a rra nge fo r the car, ...
someo ne e lse to fix it.
You don't fix it yo urself.
• To diagnose a prob lem is ~ $2941 1 Ouch 1 )
to figure out what it is by
noticin g what it h as caused .
A docto r di agnoses illnesses.
• An estimate is a guess about
an amount (of money, time,
etc.) .
• To call for an appointment is
to telephone som eo ne a nd set
up a time when you can meet.
• "Ouch " is so methin g people
... he gave me the bi ll ror the repair.
say when th ey've been hu rt.
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SIMPLE PAST
Changing a Flat Tire

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,...
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Key Vocabulary [\Iy ca r had a flat lire, so I had to change it.
VERBS
change
ja ' k up
lower
put [put] on
take [took]
take [tookl off
tighten
I jacked the car up. I took off the tlat t ir e...
NOUNS
car
ground
hubcap
lug nut
lug wrench
nut
lire
trunk ~--"~
trunk
wheel
OTHERS ... and took t he spar e t ire out of I put the spare on the wheel ,...
by hand (adverbia l ) the trunk.
finall y (adv.)
flat (adj.)
spare (adj.)
lug nut
... tightened the lu g nuts by han d ,... . .. Iowe red th e ca r to th e ground, .. .

o A spare th i ng is extra -
something you don 't usually
need.
o You ca n jack something up
but you cannot "jack it

down." Instead , you lower it.
o To the ground mea ns to
th e surface of the earth.

... and lighten ed the nuts so me f.inally, I put th e hubca p on
o A nut goes on a bo l t. (See
p. 6 1.) more wi th a I ug wrench . th e whe el.
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SIMPLE PAST
Dealing with a Power Failure

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
come [came) on
dea l [dea lt) with
go [went) out
find [found)
li ght [lit)
reset [reset)
trip
turn on
NOUNS
During a thunderstorm ... . ..our power weill out.
box
brea ker
candle
circuit-breaker
failure
fl as hlight
lightning
power
sister
thunderstorm
ADVERB I tu rn ed o n a fla shli ght. .. .. .and my sister lit some

ca ndles.
back
For Special Attention /
~
tripped-
turned off
• Here, power means "electric
power. "
• Circuit breakers look like We fo und the circuit -breaker .. .and round th e breakers thal
switches. They trip-switch box ... had tripped.
off-if too much electric
power hits them.
~~
• Some houses have fuses
instead of circuit breakers.
ON ON
~
• Breaker is a short fo rm of
"circuit-breaker. " / / \ \
• In a thunderstorm, there are
bright flashes of ligh t ca ll ed
lightning. The sound that follows OFF
lightning is called "thunder."
• To deal with a power fa ilure
is to do the right things after
We reset the breakers ... .. .and the power lallle back o n.
one happens.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Working with Wood

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.,
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Key Vocabulary
board
VERBS
cut pl ane
glue sand
join trim rule (orruler)
m ake work
m ark
measure
nail
Be for e you cut a board , ... and m ark t he pl aces to cut.
yo u m easure it. ..
NOUNS
~""'
boa rd awdu l
ed ge s r ew
hammer scr ewd r iver
nail shavin gs
piece wood
pl ace
pl ane ~ wood
rul e ~ShavingS
rul er ~_-=--_sawdust
~~
sandpaper T hen yo u cut it with a saw. To trim a pi ece of woo d , you pl an e it.
saw
OTHERS
smooLh (adj. )
Logeth er (ad v .)
• A board is a w ide, fl at piece

o f wood. To m ake th e ed ges smooth , T o j oin two pieces of wood , you
• You pound a nail with a hammer. yo u sa nd th em. can glu e th em Logether , .. .
• ome thin gs you ca n m easure
a board w ith:
ruler (rule) T hi s is usu all y hammer

12 in ches lon g.
yardstick T hi s is 1 ya rd
(36 in ches) long. screwdriver
tape measure This can measure
longer di stances.
• To join thin gs is to put them screw
togeLher.
• You glue thin gs togeth er with
glue, nail th em togeth er wi th
nails, and screw them toge th er
... n ail th em togeth er , ... . .. 01' join t hem with sc r ews.
wi th screws.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Joining Things with Bolts I Screws

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...
Key Vocabulary To Bolt Things Together
VERBS bolt
bolt
drill
hold
join
loosen
put into
tighten
turn You pUl a bolt lhrou gh ... pul a was he r o nto .. .a nd th e n tighten a
som e holes, ... lhe boll. .. nut by ha net.
NOUNS
bolt p liers
drill screw
head screwdriver
pl iers
hole slot
nul washer
(a) p air (of) wrench
OTHERS
by hand (adverbial) Th en you hold the nul with a pair ...a nd ti ghten the bolt I\'ith a wrench.
clockwise (adv.) of pliers .. .
counter-clockwise (adv.)
together (adv.)
To Join Things with Screws
d rill
screwd ri ver
head of
screw
For Special Attention You drill a hol e for the screw. You pUl a screwdri ve r into th e slot
o n th e head o f th e screlV.
• It's always pliers-with an "s."
• Clockwise means "in the same
direction as th e ha nd s of a
clock move."
• Counter-clockwise is the
opposite.
• You drill holes with a drill.
You bolt t hi ngs together wilh You tighten th e screw by turning To loosen th e sc rew, you turn iL
bolts and screw th em together the screwdrive r cl ockwi se. counte r-cloc kwi se.
with screws.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Shopping for Groceries

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
b uy
check
choose
feel
geL
go thro ugh Tom gelS a sho pp ing car t. Some peopl e use a bas ket instead
look for o f a cart.
pick up
put in
see
hop
smell
ta ke
try
us'
we igh
NOUNS
a isle mi lk
bag pea He ch ec ks his sho ppin g li st to see In t he fresh produ ce section, he checks
bas ket peopl e wh at I~e should buy. th e frui t and vegetabl es by fee lin g ...
bra nd pi zza
ca nned goods pri ce
ca rl produce
case sa mp le
chec kout sca le
counte r secti o n
cheese s helf [s he lves]
co ld cut s pec ial
counLer toi le t p a per
d a iry vegetabl e
d eli
food
fr u it
good s He puts some fr ui L in a .. .a nd weighs the fruit
groceries pl as ti c bag ... o n a scale .
househo ld
li st
mea t
OTHERS
can ned (adj. )
chea p (adj. )
fin ally (adv.) • A section is a p a rt of something • Tom checks the frui t-looks at it,
free (adj. ) - here it 's pa rt of a store. smell s it, and feels it q ui ckly to
fresh (ad j.) • Cold cuts are already cooked meats see if it's good.
froze n (adj. ) that you ea t cold in a sandwich . • So methi ng that is on special is at
plast ic (adj .) • Tom checks his list- looks quickly a lower price than usual.
at it to see wh at it says. This lower p rice is ca ll ed a special.
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Next, he picks up some fresh meat The n, at the deli , he gets some .. .and cheese.
al the meat counter. cold cuts ...
aisle
He goes lhrough the canned goods He checks the prices on two brands ... and chooses l he cheaper one.
aisle. of can ned peas ...
As he shops, he looks for specials. li e picks up some toilet paper in .. .and gets sOllle milk in the dairy
the hou seho ld goods section ... secti on .
He tries a free sa mpl e of sOl1]e .. .and takes some frozen pizza finally, he goes to the checkout
pizza ... from the Frozen-food case. counler.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Paying for Things

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The cashi er rin gs up Tom 's purchases ...

Key Vocabulary
cash
VERBS register
check scan
come sign
count out swipe
give ta ke
pay take out
press
print
put into
tell
write
codes ...
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... by sca nning ba r .. .a nd preSSin g keys
o n the cas h reg ister.
She tell s him the total
to pay.
record
return
rin g up
NOUNS Paying with Cash

approval
ba r code
key
lice nse
i Here's $30. )
ca rd mo ney
cash payment
cashi er purchase
cha nge reader
chec k rece ipt
chec kbook registe r
code scanner
copy slip
credit card tota l He takes som e money out of ... and gives it to he r.
dri ve r's wall et his wa ll et. ..
li cen se
ide ntifi ca tion/ lD
o To ring something up mea ns

to ma ke a mac hine record its
pri ce.
o A machin e scans a bar cod e She pu ts it in to tile register ... ...a nd ta kes out hi s change.
by shining li ght qui ckl y on
it.
o The money I give the cashier $23.50, 24 , 25 and
is more th a n the total price. 5 makes $30.
The differe nce is my change.
o A code is a et of symbols
th at has a mea nin g. Us uall y,
thi s meanin g is clear on ly if
you have 'pecia l knowl ed ge.
A bar code uses d a rk ba rs
as it s symbol s. An approval
code uses numbers. She counLS it out to him .. . ... a nd gives it to him wi t h hi s receipt.
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Paying by Check
TOM JO HNSON
FIRST SAVINGS BANK 4731
121 5 PI EM DR.
WEST MO ES, WI JUL'( 1'1,2000
53717
TO THE ORDER OF !un;R Y N\4~T $ .L~. So

TWcNTY- TH~ AND tz>/t~0 DOLLARS
lI e writes out a check.

0 0 1743411 SIGNATURE
After be signs t he check ...

1 .
. .. the cashi er checks hi s drivcr's Ii cen e as
identification.
( Thank you. \ ~Thanks. Bye. )
He records t he check in hi s checkbook .

~
~
She returns hi s license and gives him a receip t.
Paying by Credit Card
He gives hi s card t o th e cas hi er. She swi pes t he ca rd throu gh When t he app r ova l code cornes,
the r eader. t he payment slip is prin tcd .
He signs the payment slip. Then she gi ves him a copy 0(" the ... th e r ece ipt and hi s card ba ck.
slip, ...
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SIMPLE PAST
Going to a Bank
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Key Vocabulary counter
VERBS
check
endorse
fill ou t
give [gave]
give [gave] back Pa ul we nt to the ba nk. At a cou nte r, he fi ll ed out a
go [we nt] to d eposit slip.
prin t
sign
wri te [wrote]
D EPOSIT S LIP
NOUNS FIRST SAVINGS BANK
acco unt de posit
amoun t numbe r
Da te ApriI 8" I 20()O Cash
back passbook
Bra nch Na mc Ch ecks
ban k slip
cash telle r Acco unt N um bc r
check tota l I'a id by
counte r window
He fi ll ed it out by writin g his acco unt number, th e a mounts
of h is cas h a nd chec ks, a nd the tota l.
• Pa ul 's account is the bank's

reco rd of how much of his
mo ney they have.
• Whe n he deposits money, At th e tell er window... ...he endorsed the checks Then he gave the teller
he puts it into the accoun t. by signing the m o n the his d eposit.
If h e takes mo ney out o f his back.
acco un t, he withdraws it - or
"ma kes a withdrawal."
• A deposit slip is a kind of Thanks. Have a
form - a pi ece of pa pe r with nice day!
spaces fo r certain information.
• You fill out a fo rm by writing Transaction Amount Balance
info rmatio n in the spaces.
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• Paul uses a passbook at his
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bank, but some ban ks use a
differen t syste m. They send
customers a stateme nt every
month to tell them how much
is in theif acco unt.
• A teller is a ban k worker who
helps peopl e pu t mo ney into She checked t he .. . printed the a mount of ...and gave him bac k
the ir accow1 ts and take it out. a mounts o n th e slip, .. . d e posit in hi s passbook ... hi s passbook.
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SIMPLE PAST
UsinganATM
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Key Vocabulary Oops. I'd better find a

cash machine.
VERBS
ask
enter
give [gave]
in sert
line up Kate needed mon ey ... ... so she we nt to an ATt'- 1 in th e sto re.
need
press I J
retu rn
~
take [took] out magnetic
NOUNS
<:"'S",,"_I-cash ca rd
t stri p
amount magn etic strip

ATM message
card money She took her cas h ca rd out of She lin ed up th e magneLi c strip
cash PI N he r purse. prope rly ...
cash card purse
key screen message
keypad slot ·
machin e store
slot screen
ADVERB
properly III keys
... and inse rted t he ca rd into A message on the scree n as ked for
th e slot on th e ATM. her PIN ...
• An ATM is an Autom ated

Tell er Machin e. Another
N
;;§Ij"
name fo r it is "cash machine."
... so she e nte red her PI N by The n she e nte red th e amount of
• Cash is money in the for m press ing keys on the keypad. mo ney she needed.
of notes and co ins (not
checks) .
• A PIN is a Perso nal
Ide ntification Number.
• You enter a number by typing
it into a machi ne or writin g
it on a form .
• Insert something into mea ns
"put so methin g in."
You insert something into
an openin g (a hole, a slot, Th e machine r eturned he r ca rd .. . .. .a nd gave her her money.
etc.).
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SIMPLE PAST SECTION 5 : KEEPING IN TOUCH
Using the Telephone 1
Making a Phone Call
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Key Vocabulary receiver
VERBS
a nswer
call
di al
hear [heard]
identify
look up
Jenn y looked up KaLe's phone She picked up Lhe receiver. ..
make [made]
pi ck up number in the phone book.
rin g [rang]
say [said]
say [said] he llo
Hmmm ... push-button
NOUNS
di al tone
number
phon e
phone book
receiver
... and heard a d ial LOne. Then she dialed t he number.
ring .. .
ring .. .
• Phone is a short way of saying She heard Kate's phone ringing. When Kate answered ...
"te lephone."
I'm calling to see
• Receiver mea ns the part of
whether you'd like
the telephone that yo u put to go swimming.
near yo ur ear and mouth.
• Most mode rn telephones are
push-button phones - yo u
dial by pushing buttons.
• A dial tone is a sound that
tells you the phone is ready
to use. [f you pick up the
receiver and yo u don 't hear ... Jenny said hello and identified Then she said why she ca ll ed.
one, the phone might be herse lf.
"d ead"- not working.
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SIMPLE PAST
Answering a Telephone
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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
answer
apologize
ask for
hang [hung] up
hea r [heard]
know [knew] Kate hea rd th e phone rin gin g ... ... and picked up the rece iver.
let [let]
pick up
ring [rang]
say [said] hello
speak [spoke]
talk
tell [told]
NOUNS
calJer She a nswe red the phon e by ... a nd Lhen let th e ca ll e r . peak.
person sayin g hello ...
phone
whetherYOU' d ~~
receiver
telephone
like to go sWimming
wrong number
ADVERBIAL ~~r
for a whi le I'd love to ,
Jenny. When?
They La lked for a while ,... ...a nd Lh en she hu ng up.
If It's a Wrong Number:
I'm sorry . There's

For Special Attention no one here by that
name. You 've got
the wrong number.
• To let someone speak you

stay silent.
• The pe rson who answers a
phone usua lly speaks first.
• The caller usually says
\
goodbye fi rst.
KaLe didn 't know th e She told him Lh aL he He apologized and

person the caller as ked for. had J wrong number. hun g up.
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SIMPLE PAST
Leaving a Message
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Key Vocabulary I'm sorry , but he's

not here right now.
VERBS
agree
as k
call
ca ll bac k
identify
leave [left]
re peat
speak [spoke]
spell I asked to speak to Dan ... .. .but he wasn't ava il able.
la ke [took]
Th is is Alex.
NOUNS I work with Dan.
Could you please take a
last name message for him?
message
name
numbe r
OTHER
avail abl e (ad j.) I identified myself and asked She agreed and asked me lO repeat
her to take a message. my name.
• So meone who is available is

abl e to see yo u or sp eak with
~
yo u. If he is not availab le, he
I repeated it... ... and spelled my last name.
may be so mewhere else
o r lOO busy LO spea k to yo u.
• When yo u leave yo ur
message, yo u tell it to
whoever is taking the
message.
• To repeat so methin g is to
say it aga in.
• lex Rivera's first name is
"Alex." His last name is
"Ri vera ." For most people
of European desce nt, the
last na me is a fami ly name.
I a lso left my number .. . ...and asked t hat he cal l me back.
IL is also ca ll ed a "surn a me."
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SIMPLE PAST
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Taking a Message
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Key Vocabulary
l{:s Dan there. please? )
VERBS
answer
ask for
leave [left]
offe r
retu rn a call
take [took]
write [wrote]
Pam answered the phon e ... .. .a nd th e call e r as ked for Da n.
NOUNS
Gtl ler
message So rry. He can't come to Yes , pl ease lell him
notepaper the phone right now. that Lester called.
Can I take a message?
phone
~
OTHERS
avail abl e (adj.)
later (adv.)
She sa id he wasn't avail able The ca ll er left a message fo r Dan .

and ofrered to Lake a message.
• Pam says "He can 't come

to the phone." Thi s is a
way of not giving too much
info rm ation about Dan .
• The call er left a message
for Dan with Pam.
Pa m wrote t he message .. .a nd put it next to th e ph one.
on som e note paper. ..
o Notepaper is usuall y small ,
especial ly fo r takin g short
messages. Many sheets of Hi, Lester. This is Dan .
notepaper joined togeth er You called?
make up a notepad .
o If you return a call , you ca ll
back someone who left a
message fo r you.
o Pam offered to take a message
by saying, "Can I take a
message?" Other ways to say
this are: "Would you like to
leave a message 7 " and "[s ... a nd return ed Les te r's call.
Late r, Da n got th e message .. .
there a ny message?"
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SIMPLE PAST
Using an Answering Machine

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Key Vocabulary We can't come to

the phone right now.
After the beep , please leave
a message.
VERBS
a ll
erase
get [got] home
have [had]
hear [heard]
leave [left]
listen Tom recorded an outgo in g When Jenny call ed, she heard
press message o n his machine. the message .. .
play
record
Tom , this is Jenny.
see [saw] Please call me back at the
show office before six o'clock .
take [took] notes
use
NOUNS
answe ring ma hine
button
light
machine ... and left her own message for him . Whe n Tom got home, he saw a light
mes age showing that he had a message.
notes
ADJECTIVES (-T~-~~-thi~-i;J-~~~Y-.·':
outgoing : Please call me... ;
".-.. . .~ t~--------------'
own '.
He pressed the button to play As he li stened to it. ..

the message.
• When yo u record a message,

you put it on a tape. When
yo u erase a message, yo u
take it off a tape.
• An outgoing message is what
so meone hear s when a
machine answers the phone.
• When there is a message
recorded o n the answe ring
machin e, th e light s hows yo u
it is there to li sten to. ... he took some notes. Then he e rased the message.
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SIMPLE PAST
Writing a Personal Letter

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K.._ _ _ _ _ __
Key Vocabulary I took OLit so me paper to wrile LO my friend.
VERBS
answer
apologize
ask
do [had been doin g (past
perfect progressive)]
re-read [re-read]
sign
take [took] o ut I wrote the date and a greeting I apo logi zed for not writin g soonel". ..
write [wrote] at the top.
NOUNS
closing
date
friend
greeting
letter
paper
question
signature
top
OTHERS ... a nd I wrote about what I'd been As I wrote, I !"e-read her last leller
doin g. to me .
las t (adj.)
personal (adj .)
soon (sooner) (adv.)
• Stationery is paper especially

for writing letters.
• When you re-read somethin g,
you read it again - not for I answered question s she had ... and I asked her about hersell·.
the first time. asked ,...
• What I had been doing means
what [ did during a period of
time before [ wrote the letter.
• A personal letter is a letter
to a fri end or relative. It is
written differently from a
busin ess letter.
• The greeting in a letter usually
starts with " Dear," e.g ., "Dear
Mom," "Dear Jim," etc. closing
• The closing of a letter comes

Then I wrote a closin g ... ... a nd signed th e leller.
just before your signature.
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Mailing a Letter
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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
as k put in
buy seal
e nclose sta nd in line
fold stick
go to ta ke
know wa nt
li ck we igh
ma il write
n eed
NOUNS
add ress postage
clerk post office I e nclose some pi ctu res. I fold up my letter. ..
e nve lope retu rn add ress
fri end sca le
letter stamp
ma ilbox turn
middle window
pictures
ADJECTIVES
enou gh uppe r
left
For Special Attention .. .and put it in th e envelope I write my fri end 's address in th e
wit h the pi ctures. middl e of th e e nvelope and my
return address at th e uppe r left.
• Stand in line - usually without
"a" or "the." When you stand
in line, you wait for your
turn - your ch ance to be
se rved.
• r--·1any me ri ca ns lick sta mps.
Ir05T OFFI' } I
In oth e r cultures, peopl e
prefe r to get the stamp we t
by puttin g it on a wet sponge.
• Wh en the clerk asks "regul ar
or express?" he wa nts
to kJ;1oW if the letter hould
be delive red fast.
Express mail goes fas t a nd
costs more. Regular mea ns
"usual " or "norm a l. "
• A scale is a machine fo r I sea l the e nvelo pe. I do n't know how much postage I need.
weighing thin gs - findin g out So, I ta ke th e lette r to the post offi ce.
how heavy th ey are.
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I sta nd in line. When it's m y turn ... . .. 1 go to the w indow .
How much do
I need on this?
Regular mail or express?
r ask t he clerk how much postage [ need. He asks me how I want th e letter to go ...
.. .and we ighs the letter. I buy enough stamp s ror th e postage .
stamp
I I ick t he stam ps.. . . ..and sti ck th em on the envelope . I put th e letter in the mai lbox .
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SIMPLE PRESENT SECTION 6 . HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS
Going to a Birthday Party

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....
Key Vocabulary wrapping

paper birthday card
VERBS
blowout
cat
give
go to
light
open
Before the party, I wrap a present ... and sign a card for him.
sign
for my friend ...
sing
wrap
NOUNS Here you go, Leo .

Happy birthday .
birthday party
cake
cand le
card
friend
ice cream
match
present
wrapp in g paper
At the party , I give him the present Someone li ghts the candles on
ADJECTIVE and the card. the birthday cake.
happy
Happy Birthday
Dear Leo .. .
• A present is a gift for a special We all sing "Happy Birthday" ... . .. and Leo hlows out the candles.
occasion (a birthday, Christmas,
etc.)
Hey. I've been wanting
• You wrap a present in this CD . Thanks.
wrapping paper.
• You open a present by taking
off the wrapping paper.
• You light a cand le by making
the wick burn.
wick
wa x
0I f
"nd ie
He opens his birthday presents ... ...and then everyone cats cake
• When yo u blowout a ca ndle,
the fire stops burning. and ice cream .
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Going to a Dinner Party

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Key Vocabulary Th anks , Jenny, but you

didn't have to bring
anylh ing.
VERBS Hi Tom , Jenny. Glad

you co uld come.
bring
give
greet
go to
have
introduce
know
Da n (the host) greets Tom and Th ey give him a boule or win e
ma ke
Jenny (th e guests) at the door. they brou ght..
say goodnight
say hello
shake hands Leo . Kate.
thank Good to see you. '
NOUNS
bottle
dinner party
d oor
end
evening
guest
host In side, they say hello to some Dan introduces them to some peop le.
people people th ey know.
small talk
snack
wine

They shake hands .. . .. .and make so me small talk.
• It's polite in America for a

guest at an adult party to
bring a bottle of wine. It's Glad you cou ld come .
Drive safely.
also polite for a host to say
that the gift is unnecessary.
• Small talk is talk about some
unimportant topic like the
weather or sports. You "make
small talk" and "make
conversation ."
They have their dinne r. At the e nd of the evenin g. th e guests
• The evening is the time from
say goodnight and th ank Dan.
abo ut sundown u ntil about
midnight.
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SIMPLE PAST
Going to a Movie
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Key Vocabulary
Two please , for
Skull Night.
VERBS
buy [bought]
find [found] out
give [gave] back
go [went] to
see [saw]
how
tear [tore]
watch We Found out where and when We bought tickets at the box office ...
Lhe movie was showing.
NOUNS
1sJ
box office popcorn
coming preview
attractions seat
credits snack counter
end stub
feature ti ket
movie
ADJECTIVE
ticket-taker
~~ stu b
main ... and s ome popcorn at the snack The ticket-taker tore our tickets
counter. and gave us back the stubs.
• Coming attractions are movies

that will soon be shown.
• The movie is showing means
"the movie is being shown." We went to our scats. We watched previews of coming
• The box office is the place attractions.
where tickets to movies
are sold. It can also be
ca ll ed a "ticket window. "
• A stub is a smal l piece.
A ticket tub is a piece torn
off a ticket.
• If yo u see a preview, you will
see a small part of omething
you can see completely later.
• The main feature is the movie
you have come to see.
• Credits tell who worked on the
Then we saw the main feature. At t he end , we watched the credits.
movie.
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SIMPLE PAST
Eating at a Fast Food Restaurant

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Key Vocabulary
VERBS
eat [ate]
finish
get [got]
order
pay [paid]
put [put] on Jenny stood in lin e .. . ... and read th e menu .
read [read]
stand [stood] in line
take [took]
throw [threw]
I'd like one Big Burger,
NOUNS a small order of fri es,
clerk napkin and a medium cola, please.
counter paper jFor here or to go? )
dispenser restaurant
drink straw
fast food table
food trash
lunch tray
menu wrapper
ADJECTIVES At th e counter, she ordered The cle rk put t he food o n Je nny's

empty her food and a drink. tray, and Jenny paid her.
other

Je nny took some paper napkins She ate her lunch at he r labl e.
and a straw from th e dispe nsers.
• In a fast-food restaurant, the
menu is usually on a large
board on the wall.
• Jenny orders her food " for
here." That means she will
eat it in the restaurant.
• People who get their food to
go will eat it outside the
restaurant. You can also say
"to take away" or "to take out."
• Wrappers are paper or boxes
Othe r peopl e got their food to Wh en she fini shed ea tin g. she threw
that go around the food to the e mpty wrappers in th e tras h.
go.
keep it fresh until it's eaten.
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Appendix on American and Metric Measurements
American Metric
Weight 1 pound [1 lb.]

(16 ounces) 0.45 kilogram (kg)
1 ounce [1 oz.] 28.35 grams (g)
Distance 1 mile [1 mi.] 1.609 kilometers (km)

(5280 feet)
1 yard [1 yd.]
0 .914 meter (m)
(3 feet)
1 foot [1 ft.]
(12 inches) 0 .3048 meter (m)
1 inch [1 in.] 2.54 centimeters (cm)
Volume 1 gallon [1 gal.]

(4 quarts) 3.785 liters ( 1 )
/Capacity
1 quart [1 qt.]
(2 pints) 0 .946 liter ( 1 )
1 pint [1 pt.]
(2 cups) 0.473 liter ( 1 )
1 cup [1 c.]
(8 fl uid ounces) 236.6 milliliters (ml)
1 fluid ounce [1 fl. oz.] 29.57 milliliters (ml)
Temperature US Money
F = Fahrenheit C = Celsius One dollar = 100 cents
212 ° F 100°C Amount Other names for it

-
1000 dollars a grand
90° F 3rC
1 dollar a buck
75 °F 24°C 50 cents a half dollar, half a buck
50°F 10°C 25 cents a quarter
10 cents a dime
32 °F ooe
5 cents a nickel
O°F -18 °C 1 cent a penny
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The term s indexed are all those appearing in captions, labels, and headings in the main
text. Explanatory vocabul ary f rom t he "For Special Attention" sections is not indexed .
The index does not include:

• determiners (a, the, any, each, possessives, etc.)
• personal pronouns
• universal/partitive pronouns (evelyone, anyone, someone, somethjng, etc.)
• prepositions
• conjunctions
• proper names of characters (Tom, Jenny, etc.)
Part-ot-speech Codes
Part-of-speech codes are given if:
• the term appears as more than one part of speech in this volume, or
• the term appears as more than one part of speech in everyday English use;
the code specifies which parts of speech can be found in this volume.
Part-ot- speech codes used in the index
n - noun adj. - adjective

v - verb adv. - adverb adv'l - adverbial
For ease of reference:

• common collocations (e.g., say goodbye, by hand) are listed as such
• some past participles of verbs (e.g., fj"ozen, spojJed) are listed as adjectives
• some gerunds (e.g., closjng, recycljng) are listed as nouns
• a noun that must be plural in a given meaning is listed in the plural
Otherwise, terms are listed in their "base forms" - nouns in the singular, verbs in the
infinitive, adjectives and adverbs in the positive.
Meaning Clues
Meaning clues are given:
• to distinguish various meanings for the term in this volume, or
• if in common use, the expression represents various meanings; the clue specifies which
mean ing can be .found in this vol ume.
For some terms, the meaning clue is an association with an object a verb commonly takes or somc
expression with which the term commonly collocates. Such clues include ellipsis points C.. ).
Unavoidably, some meaning clues will be unclear to beginners using this volume. The clues
are nonetheless useful, in that an instructor or a more advanced learner can usc them to
direct the beginner's attention to the proper point in the text.
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banana (n)·· .. · .. ······ · .. ·· · .. ·· ···· ·· .... ····· ·16 breaker (n) "electrical switch" ........ ...... 59
INDEX banana sli ces (n)· ······ .. ···· .. · .. · .. · .... · ·· · · ·16

bank (n) "financial institution" ...... ...... · 66
breakfast (n) .. · .. ........ .................. · .. 7, 18
bring (v) .... · .... · .... · .... .. ............ .... · .. · 77
brocco li (n) ·· ··· ·· .. · .. · .. ... .... ............. .. ·33
bar (n) "rod " .... ·· .... ···· .. · .. · .. ·· ·· .. · .. 9, 20, 21
bar code (n) .. · .. · .. · .. · .. ······· .... · .. · .. ······ 64 broom (n) ·· · .. · .. ····· .... ··· .. · .. ·· .. ··· · .. · 50,51
bar of soap (n) .. · ........ .. .... · .. · .. · .......... 9 brown .. · .. ·· .. ··· ·· .. · .. · .. · .. · ··· ·· · .. · .. ··· .. · 34
A bare (adj.) ....................................... 54 brush (n) ···· .. ··· ····· .. ···· .. ·· .. ··· .. · ......... 51
a few times (adv'!.) .. ····· ..................... 27 barefoot (see go barefoot) (see also toothbrush)
a little bit (adv'!.) .. .... · ...... · ...... · ........ · 18 bark (v) .............. ............ · .. ............. 53 brush (v) ···· .. · .. ··········· .. ·· ·· ·· · .. ···· · 7,8,46
a pair (of) (adj} ..................... ·10, 11, 12,61 basket (n) .. ·· .......... .... . ... .. .. .. ... ... 33, 48, 62 bucket (n) · .. ···· .. ·· .... ······ .. · .. ··· .. ·· .. · 51 ,56
a piece (of) (adj.) ...... .. · .. · .... · .. · .. 8,45,52,60 (see also laundry basket, steamer basket, buckle (n)· .. ···· .. ·· .. · .. · ...... .. .............. 11
accelerator (n)· .... · ........ · ...... · .... .. ...... 23 wastebasket) buckle (v) ........ · ..................... .. .... 11 ,22
account (n)·········· .. ··· ·· · .. ··· ···· · .... ··· .. ·66 bathmat (n)· .. ···· .. ···· .. ··· ·· · .. · .. · · .. · .. ··· · buff (v) .. ·· .. · .. · .. · ·· ·· ·· ··· · .. ·· .. ··· .. · .... · .. ·56
ad (n) .... · .. · .. ···· .. · .... · ···· ........ .... ·······42 bath room (n)·· .... · .. · .. · .. · ...... · · .... · ·· · 6,51 building (n) · ...... · .... · .... · .... · .. · ........ 13,30
add (v) ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. . .. .... . '15,35 bathtub (n)· ...... .............................. 51 bundle (v) ·· · ·· ·· .. ·· ·· · .. ·· ........ ··· .. ··· .. ···51
address (n)··· .. · .......... ··· ........ · .. ···· .. ···74 be going to (v) ........ · .... .. ...... .. .......... 48 burner (n)········ .. ·· .. ............. .. ... . '17,33,34
adjust (v) .. ................................ 22,41 ,68 become (v) .... · .... · .. .. · .... .. ................. 15 bus (n)· ·· ··· ·· ··· .. · .. ·· .. ···· .. ··· .... ·· .... ·· .. 20
again (ad v}· ·· ·· .. · .. ·· · .. ·· ·· · ···· .. ··· · .. ···· · 44 bed (n) .......... · .... · ........ · .. .. .... .. .. 6, 14,47 busy (adj.) "full of activiry" ................. 28
agree (v) ................... .. .................... 70 (see also put to bed) butter (11)···· .. · .. · .. ·· .. · .. · .. ··· .. · .. ·· .. 16, 17,34
ahead (ad v.) ...... ... ........ .......... .......... 24 bedside (adj.)···· .. ········· · .. · .... · · .. ·· · .. · ·· 47 button (n) "clothing part" .................. · 11
aisle (n) .. ·· .. ·· · .. · .. · .... ··· ·· ·· · · .. ··· ·· ·· .. 21 ,63 bedspread (n) ........ ......... .. ................ 14 button (n) "part of a machine" " 21,30,40,41 , 72
alarm clock (n)· ···· .... ·· .. ·· ·· ·· ·· ···· .. ·· ·· 6,47 beef (n) ··· ·· · · .. · ..... ........... . ..... .......... 34 button (v) ...... .. ................ · .. · .. · ...... .. 10
along (ad v} · .. ····· · .. ····· ···· .. ··· · .. · .. · .. ·· ·24 (see also ground beefJ burton hol e (n) ................................ ·11
amount (n)· · .. ·· ······· · ·· · · .. · .. · .. · .. · .... ·66,67 belt (n) ................................. . ......... 11 buy (v) .... · ................. .. . ......... 26,62,74,78
announce (v) .. · .. ··· .. · .. ··· .... · · .. · .. ··· .. ····26 (see also seat belt) by hand (adv'I.) ................ · .. ....... 54,58,61
another (adj.)· .. ............ · ...... · .. · .. · .. · .. 34 belt loop (n) ........ · ............ .. .... .. .. · .... ·ll
bench (n) .. .......... · ........................... 20
answer (v)· .... ··· · .. ······ .. ········· .. 68,69,71 , 73
answer in g machine (n) .... .. ...... · .... · .. 31 , 72
apartment (n) ................................ 7,30
bener (adv.) ......... .... ...... · .... .. .... ...... ·43
big (adj.) · ··· .. · .. · .......... .. .. .. · .. · .. · .. · .. ··· 51
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cake (n)· .......... .. .. · .. ....................... 76
apologize (v) .. · .... · .......... · .. · .... · .. · .... 9,73 bike (n) · ................. .. ..................... 29 call (v) "phone" ............ · .. ........ 57,68,70,72
appoi ntment (n) .... · .. .. · .. · .. · ........ ...... 57 bike rake (n) ......................... . .... .. .... 29 call (v) (... someone by name) ............ · .. 53
approval (n)··· ········· .. ........... ·· ...... ····65 bill (n) "tally of costs" .............. .......... 57 call back (v) .................. · .................. 70
approval code (n) .................. .. .......... 65 birthday (n) .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. ·· · .. · .. · .. ··· 76 caller (n) .......... .. .. · .................... .. · 69.71
arm (n) "part ofbody" ...... · .. · .... · ...... 9, 11 birthday ca rd (n) .. · .... · .... .. .... .. ... ........ 76 ca n (n) ...................... .... .. ........ · 34,51 ,52
arrive (v) ................ .. . .... .............. 20,26 blanket (n) · .. ·· ·· · · .. · .. ··· ·· · · .. ·· · .. ·· .. ·· ·· · · 14 candle (n) .. · · .. ···· ···· .. · .. ·· · · .. · ·· .. · .... · 59,76
article (n) .... ............. ...................... 42 block (n) "kind of toy" ...................... · 45 canned (adj.) "in a can" ...................... 63
ask (v) ........ ..... .................... ·67,70, 73,75 blouse (n)· · .... ·· .. · .. · .... · .. · .. · .... ·· .. · .. · .. 12 canned goods (n) ..................... ......... 63
ask for (v) .... · .. · .. · .. · .... · .. .. · ........ ·57,69, 71 blowout (v) .......... · ............. .. .... .. .. .. 76 cap (n) "item of clothing" .. .. .. ...... · .... .. 12
ask that (v) ................ ... ...... . ........... 70 blow-dryer (n) .. · .. ·· ······· .. · .... · · .... ·· ·· · .. 9 caption (n)··· .... ·· .. · .. ···· .. ··· .. · ...... ··· .. · 42
asleep (see foIL asleep) board (n) "piece of wood" .. .............. .. · 60 car (n)·· · .. · .. ·· .. · .... · ··· · .. · ·····22,23,24,56,57,58
ATM "automated teller machine" (n)· .. ·· 67 (see also cutting board) card (n) · .. ···· .. · ···· .. · .. ·· .. ·· .. · .. ··· 21 ,65,67,76
attendant (n) ................ .... ........ .... .. 25 body (n) ··· · .... ··· · ·· ·· .... · .. ·· · ·· ·· .... ··· · ··· · 9 (see also cash card, credit card)
aunt (n)·· ·· ···· .. · ............ ·· .. ·· .. ··· ·· · · .. ··45 boil (v)·· .. ··· .. ·· ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· ····· .... ···15,33,35,36 carpet (n)··· ·· · ·· .. · .. ·· .. ·· ·· .. ·· .. · .. ··· .. ··.. 50
author (n) .... · .................................. 42 boiling (adj.)·· .... · .. · .. · .... · .. · .. · .. · .. ··· ··· · 33 carrot (n) ......................... ............... 33
author's name (n)···· .. · .... · .. .. · .. · ·· ·· · ··· ·· 42 bolt (n)·· ·· .. ·· ·· ·· ··· ··· .. ······ .. ·· .. · .. · .. · 58,61 carry (v) ...... .... · .............. .... .... .. .. · 38.48
available (adj. ) .. ............. ......... ....... 70, 71 bolt (v) ........ .... ............ .. .. .. · .. .... .. · .. 61 cart (n)······ .. · .......................... ·· .. ··· ·62
book (n) .. · .. ·· · · .. · .... · · .. · .. · .... · .. · .. · .. · 21 ,42 cartoon (n) ............ ..... .. ................... 45
(see also phone book) case (n) .......... · .. · .. · .... .... · ...... 40,41 ,44,62
B bookmark (n)· .. · .. ··· ··· ···· · · .. ·· · · .. · ........ 42 cash (n)·· .. · .. · .. ··· .... · .. ·· · ·· · ·· .... ··· 64.66,67
baby (n) ................................ ......... 45 boot (11) "footwear"· · .. · .. ··· · .... · .. ... ...... ·13 cash card (n) .................... · ............ · .. 67
babysit (v) .... · .......... · ........ .. · .. · ........ ·45 botde (n)· .... · .. · .. ·· .... · .. · .. ·· · .. · .. ······ 51 ,77 cash register (n) ............ ...... · ............ · 64
back (adv. )· ····· ·· ·· ···· · .. ·· · .. · .. · .. · 40,45,59, 70 bottom (adj.) .... · .. ............................ 14 cashier (n)· .. ·· .. · .. ·· .. · .. ·· .. · .. ···· · .. · .. ·· 64,65
(see also come back, get back, give back, bowl (n)···· .. · .. ··· ·· · · .... ·· · ·· ... . .... "'16, 18, 32 cassette (n) .. · .. · .. ·· · ·· · ·· .. · .. · .. · · .. · .. ··· .. ·· 41
put back, back and forth) (see also sal.ad bowl) casual (adj.) ............................ ...... 12,31
back (n) "reverse side" ........................ 66 box (n) .................... .. ...................... 16. 21. 51. 59 cat (n) ...... .. .......... · ...... · .................. 52
back and forth (adv'!.) .. · .. · ...... · .. · .. · .. 8,54 (see also box office. fare box, litter box, CD (n) "compact disc" ....................... 40
back Out of... (v) .. · ...................... ..... 22 mailbox, sal7dbox) cereal (n) .... .. ...................... .. ...... .. 16, 18
backpack (n)·· .... ··· .. ·· · · .... ·· .. · .. ·· · .. · .. · 19 box office (11)·· .. ······· .. · .... · .. · .. · .... ···· ·· 78 cereal box (n)· .... ........ ..... .. ............ ... 16
back sea t (n) ...... .... · .. .. · ........ · .. ··· .. ·.. 27 bra (n) .... · ...... ·· · .. ····· .... · .... · .. · .. · .. · .. · ·12 change (n) "money" ..................... ..... 64
baco n (n) .......... . ..... .. ... .... ........ .. .... 18 brake (n) ·· .. ·· · ··· ·· · · .. · .... · .. · .. · .. · ...... · 23, 29 change (v) .. ···· .. · .. ····· ...... ·· 25, 31, 43, 45, 46, 58
bag (n) .................. ........ ........ · .. 31 , 51 , 63 brand (n) "commercial rype" ...... · ........ · 63 channel (n) "television" ............ .......... 43
(see also garbage bag, plastic bag) bread (n) .. · .... .. ............................... 16 chapter (n) ·· · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. ·· .. ···· ·· .. ·· .. ·· .. · 42
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chapter number (n)··· ······ .. · .. ···· .. ····· .. 42 cost (n) .... .... .. · ............ .. · .. · .. · .. ........ 57 dish rowel (n)·· .. ···· ·· .. ·· ·· · · .. ·· · .. ···· ·· ·· ··39
chapte r tide (n) .. .. ...... ............ .. .. .. .... 42 co tton (n) .... · .. · ........ .... · .. · .......... · .. .. 13 dispenser (n)·· · .. ········· ..... .. ... ............ 79
cheap (adj. ) .. ...... · .................. .. ........ 63 co unt out (v) .......... · .......... · .... · .. .. · .. .. 64 do dish es (v) · .... · .... · .............. .. · .. ...... 39
check (n)·············· ·· · · .. ·· .... ·· .. · .. ···· 65, 66 counter (n) "service area in a sro re" ..... ...... .. do laundry (v) .... · .. · .... · .. .. ..... .. .. .. . .. . .. 48
check (v) " inspect" .. .. .... .. · ...... · 25,36,62,66 . .. ......... .. . . .. . .. . .. . ... . .. .. . . ......... ~~~ d~ (~············ ·· · · · · ·· · · ·········· · · · ·· · ·· · .. ~
check (v) "loo k briefly at; refer ro" .. .. ...... .. .. · co unter (n) "table-like surface" ...... · .. · .. · 66 done (ad j.) "fini shed with a task" ...... · 16.38
...... . ......... ... .. .. .. . '20,27, 30.31 ,48, 55,62, 63,65 counter-clockwise (adv.) .............. .... · .. 61 doo r (n) ······ ··· ··· .. · .. ······ .. ··· · ·· ·· 19, 20, 30,77
check book (n) ...... · .. · .. .. .. · .. .. · .... .. .. · .. 65 co untertop (n)·· · .. · .. ··· .. ·· · · .. · .. ·· ·· · ··· ···· 50 doorknob (n)······ ·· ······ · ·· ···· · ····· · · ·· · ·· 31
checkoll[ cou nter (n) .... · .. · .. .... · .......... 63 co usin (n) ........ .......................... · .. .. 45 down (see lie down , set down, sit down,
cheese (n) .. · .. .... · ........ · .. · .. · .. · ........ 32,63 cove r (n) ............ · .... .... .... · .... · .... .... .. 42 slow down, tum down, up lind down)
child (children) (n) .... .. · ...... · .. · .. .. · ...... 45 cover (v) .. .................. .. ........ .... · ...... 55 dra in (n) · .. ·· ·· .. · .. ······ ·· · .. ·· ·· ········ .. ··· · 39
choose (v) ··· · .. · .. ··· · ·· .. · .. · .. ···· .. · 10.30,40,63 covers (n) "bedding" ............ · .... · ........ 47 drain (v) .. · ...... · .... · .... · .... .. ......... .. . 32,35
chop up (v)""""""'''''''''''''''''''"" " 33 crack (n) .......... ...... .. · .... .. · .... .. .. · .... · 28 draw (v) "sketch"· ·· .. ·········· .. ·· ····· ··· .. ··45
circuit-breaker (n)·· · .. · .. ·· · .. ···· .... · .. · .. ·· 59 crack (v) .. · ........ ...... · ....... .. .. ............ 17 drawer (n)· ·· · ····· ......... .. .......... .. ...... . 49
clasp (n) .. ...... · .. · ...... ................ · ...... 11 c rayo n (n) .... .. .. · .. · .. .. · .. · .. · .... .. .. ........ 45 dress (n) .. ··· · .. ··· ,·· ··· .. ······· .... ··· · .. ······12
clasp (v) · .. ·· .. · .. · ·· · ...... ·· · ·· ........ · ...... · ·11 credit{n) "acknowledgem ent"· ...... · .. · .. · 78 dress (v) ........ · .... · .. · .... · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. ... 13
clean (adj}· .. · ...... · .... .. · .... · .. · ...... · .... 36 credit ca rd (n) ........................ .. · .. .. · .. 65 (see also get dressed)
cl ea n (v) .. · .. ·· .. ·· .... ···,····· .. ···· .. · .. 50, 52, 56 crib (n)···· · .. · .. ··· · .... ·· .... · .. · .. · .. · .. ··· .. · 45 dress shoes (n) ............. .... .. ... .. ... .... ... 12
clear (v)" """,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,,,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,, 38 cross (v) .......................... .. · .. · .... · .... 28 dress ing (n) (salad ... ) .. · ...... .. ....... · ...... · 32
clerk (n) .. ····· .. ······ .. ···· .. · .. · .. ·· .. ·· ··· 75,79 crosswalk (n)· ·· .. · .. · .. .. ·· · .. ··· .. .. ·· ··,· .. ·· · 28 dried (adj. )······ .. · .. · .... ·· ·· · ···· .. ··· ...... ·· 56
clip (v) "anach" ........ , .. · .................... ·53 crowded (adj .) .......... .... · .............. · .. .. 26 dried wax (n) .. · ...... · .. · .......... · ........ · .. 56
clippers (n)· .. ·· .. · .. · · .. .. · · .. · .. · .. · .. · · .. · .. · ·54 crumb (n) ...... · .. · ...... .... .......... · .. · .. · .. 38 drill (n)· ·· · ········ .. · ·· ····· ··· .... · .. ········ ·· ·61
clippings (n) .. .. .. .. .. · .. · .. ...... · .. · .. · .. · .... 54 cucumber (n)· ·· · · .. ·· ·· ·· ··· .. · .. · .. ··· ·· ·· ·· .. 32 drill (v) · .. ···· ·· .. ·· · .. ·· ·· .. ·· ·· ········ ········ · 61
clock (see alarm clock) cuff(n)····· ·· ·· .. .. · .. · .... · ··· .. · .. ·· ·· · ·· · · .. · 11 drink (n)· ········ ·· .... · .... ...... ...... ..... .. .. 79
clockwise (ad v.) .... · ...... ........ ....... ...... 61 cup (n) "unit of measurement" ...... · .. · .. · 36 drink (v)""''''' '''' ' '''' ' '' "" " """',,,,,,, 18
close (v) · .. ·· .. ·· ··· .. · .. .. .... . ...... · .... ·· .. ···42 cup (see coffie cup, teacup) drip (v) · ·· ··· ··· ······· · ··· · ······· ·· ·· ··· ·· ····· ·15
closet (n)····· .. · · .. · .. ·· · .... ·· · ...... · .. · · .. 46, 49 cupboard (n)··· · .. ·· ·· .. ·· ··· ·· .. .. · ... ..... ... 39 drip (off ) (v) .... · ...... · ...... .... · ..... .... · .. 39
closi ng (n) ( ... of a lener) .. · ...... . .......... 73 curb (n) .... · .. · ...... ...... · ........ · ........ · .. 28 drive (v)··· .. · ... .... ... .. .... ... · .. · · .. ······ · .. · 24
c10rh (n) .. ·· .. · .. ··· .. · .. · ··· .. · · ·· .. ········ .. · 56 curtain (n)· · .. ··· .. · .. ······· .. ·· · .... · ...... ···· 9 driver (n)·· ·· ·· ·· .. · .. ·· ·· ·· .. · .... · .. ·· 20, 22, 25, 27
clothes (n) .... · .. · .. .. · .. ...... · .. · .. ll, 12,31,46,49 (see also shower curtain) driver's license (n) .. ···· · ·· · ··· ······ .. · .. · .. · .. 65
clothesline (n)·· · .. ·· ·· .... · ·· · ·· ··· · ...... ·· ·· 49 CUt (v) .. · .. · ...... .. .... ........ · .. .. .. .. .... · .. .. 60 driveway (n)·· ··· ··· .. ··· .. ···· .. ··· ·· · .. ···· .... 22
c10thspin (n)· ····· ·· .. ·· .. · .... · · .. · .. · .... ·· ·· 49 cll[ting boa rd (n)· .... · .. · .. ···· , ····· .. · .... ·· 32 drop (v) .. .. · .... · .. .............. · .... · ...... .. .. 21
clutch (n) "part of a ca r" .... · .............. · 23 drop off (v)·· .. · .. ·· ·· ···· .... . ... ... ......... .. ·45
coat (n) .. .......... · ........ · .. .... · .... .. .. .. 13,31 dry (adj .) ·· · .. · .. · .. .. ··· ·· ···· .. ··· .. ····· · ·· .... 49
code (n) .. · .. ·· .. · .. · · .. ·· · · .. ·· .... ·· .... · ·· · ·· ·· 65 D dry (v) .. · .. ·· · .. ·· · · .. .. · .. · .. ····· · .. ··· 9,39,49,56
(see also bar code) dairy (n) .. · .. · .. .. ·· .. .. ···· .. · .. .. · .... . ... ... . 63 dry off (v)· · ·· .. ····· · .. ·· ·· · ··· · .. ···· .. ······· '7, 9
coffee (n) .. · ........ ........ .... ..... ...... 15, 18,37 d ark (adj.) .......... · .... .. · .. · .. .... · .... · .. 23, 48 dryer (n)· .. ··· .. · .. · .... ··· · .. ·· ···· .. ···· ·······49
coffee cup (n) .......... · .. · .. .... ...... · ........ 37 dashboard (n)· .. · .. · .. ·· · ·· · .... ·· .. · .. · .. .. · · .. 56 due (ad j.) .. · .......... · .. .. ... · .. ................ 20
coffee maker (n) .... · .......... · .. .. · .... .... · .. 15 d ate (n) "day" .... ...... .. · .... · .. · .. .. · .. · .. · .. 73 dust (v) · ·· ····· ... .. .. .... .... .. . . .... ..... ... ... ·50
coffeepot (n) .......... .... .. .... .. .............. 15 d ea l with (v) .. .... .. · .. .. .. .... · .. · .. · .. · .. .... · 59 dustpa n (n) .. · .... · .... .. .. .... · .. · ........ .. · .. 51
co lande r (n)·· ······· ··· ···· ···· ·· ···· · ··· ·· · · 32, 35 decide (v) .. ·· ·· · ·· .. ·· ··· ··· .. ·· .. .. ·· .... · .. · .. · 36
co ld (adj.) .. .... .. · .. ........ ...... · .. · ........ 13, 16 deli (n)· .... ·· ·· .. ··········· · .. · .. · .... · .. · .. ··· · 63
co ld Cll[ (n) · .. · .. .......... · .......... · ........ · 63 deodora nt (n)···· ··· ··· .. · ·· ·· ··· .. ·· ·· .... ··· ·· 9 E
co llar (n)·· .. ·· .. · .. · · .. .. ·· .. · .. ··, · .. · · .. · ···11 , 53 deposit (n) ·· .. · .... · .. · .. · .... · ·· · .. · .. · ,·· .. · .. 66 early (adv}· · .. ··· ·· · .. ·· ···· .. · .... ·· .. ····· 40,41
co lor (n) .. ·· .. ·· .. · · .. ···· .. ···· .. ·· ............ 48 dessert (n)· .. ·· ·· · · .. ··,· .. · .... ··· .. ·· .. · .. · .. ·· 37 ea rphon e(s) (n)· · .. ··· .. · · .. ·· ·· ··· · .. · .. · ······41
co me (v) .. · .............. ........ ........ · .... 53,65 detergent (n)·· · .. · .. · .. ··· ·· · .... ·· .. ··· .. · ··· .. 48 eat (v)·· · .... ·· .. ······ .. ····· .. · 7, 18, 36, 37, 38, 76, 79
come back (v) "return" .... ... ................ 57 di agnose (v)· ···· · ·· · ······ ··· ··, ·· ·· · ·· ···· ····· 57 edge (n) ·· ········ .. ··· .. ·· ···· .. ··· .. · · .. ·· · .. 40. 60
co me back o n (v) .......... · .............. · .... 59 dial (v)· ........ · .... · .......... .... .. ............ 68 egg (n) .. · .. · ......... .. .................... .. " 17, 18
co me from (v) "have as its source" ........ · 13 dial rone (n) .......... .. .. · .............. · ...... 68 eject (v) .. · ...... · ........ · .......... · .... .. 40, 41 , 44
come on (v) "begin ro work" ........ · .. · .... 59 diaper (n)·· ·· ·· · ·· · · .. · .. · .. · .... · .. · .. · .... ···· 45 electric (adj. )········· .. · ···· .. · .... ········· · .. ·15
coming attract ions (n) .......... · ........ · .... 78 dice (v)·· · .. · .. · .. ···· .. · .. · .. ·· .. · .. · .. · .. ·· ·· .. · 34 e1 evaro r (n) ·· · ·· .... · .. · .... · .. · .... ·· ·· .. ·· · ···· 30
commercial (n) "advertisemenr" ............ 43 di ctionary (n)· · .. · .. ·· ...... · .. · .. · .. · .. ··· · .. · ·42 empry (adj .) ........ · .. · .. · .... .. .... · .. · .. 21 , 51 , 79
compact disc (see CD) dinn er (n)·· .... · .. ·· .. ·· · .. · .. · .. .. · .. ·· .. ·· · 37, 77 empry (v) .. · .............. .. ...... .. .. .. · .... .... 51
compost (n)·· .. ·· ·· .. · · .. ···· .. ·· · ·· · ·· · .... · .. ·54 dip (v)· .. ······· .. · .. ·· ·· .. ···· ······ , .. ····· .. 18,56 enclose (v)·· .. ··· .. · ········· .. · .... ·· · ·· · · .. · .. · 74
co mpost pile (n) .... · .... .. .. · .. .. .......... · .. 54 directions (n) "instructions" .. .. ........ · .... 27 end (n) "finishing point" ............ 24.44, 77, 78
con du cro r (n)·· .. ·· .... .... ·· .... · .... .. · .. · .. · · 21 dirt (n)· .. .. .. .... .... · .......... .... · .. · .... · 28,36 end (v) .. .. · .. · .......... · ...... · ................ · 43
container (n)· ··· ·· .. · .. · .. ·· .... · · .. · .. · .. ·· .. ·· 38 dirry (adj } · .................... · .... · ...... 38, 39 e ndorse (v) .......... .. · .. ·· .... · ........ ........ 66
cook (v) .. .. .. .. .. ...... · .. ...... · .. .. · .. ...... .. 36 disc (n) ............ .. · .. · .... ........ · .. · ........ 40 engine (n)··· ··· ··· ··· · .. ··· .. · ..... ............. 57
cool (adj} ...... ......... .. ... ............ .. ... 13 di sh (n)· ··· .. ··· ··· ···· .... · .. · .. ··· .. · 38, 39, 52, 53 enough (adj } ···· .. ····· · .. · .. .. ·········· .. ··· 75
copy (n)· .. · · .. · .. · · .. ·· .. · .. ···· · ·· .. · .. ·· .. ·····65 (see also serving dish) enter (v) "go into" .. · .. .. · .... · .. · ........ · .... 25
co rd (n) · .. · .... · .. · .. ·· .... · · .. · .. · .. · .. ·· .. ·· ·· 54 dishcloth ( n) ...... · .. · .. .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · 39 enter (v) "put in (data)" .. · .... .. · .. · .. ...... · 67
co rner (n) .. ·· .. ··,· · .. ···· .. · .. ··· · .. ··· , ·· · · .. · 28 dish rack (n) ...... · .. .... .. · .... .. ...... .. .. .... 39 envelope (n)···· ·· ·· · · ···· · · · ·· ·· · · · ······· ···74,75
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era;c (v)···· ........ .. ... ..... .... .. .. ······ · ···· 72 free (adj. ) "ar no cosr" .............. .. ........ 63 groce ri es (n) .... · ................. ........ ... .. 62
eSli llldrc (n)·· · ··· .. . ..... .. ..................... 57 freeway (n) .................... · .... · .. .......... 25 ground (adj.)·· · .. · ··· ·· · · .. · .......... · ...... · .. 15
eve ning (n) .......... · .. · .......... · .... .... .. .. 77 fres h (adj. )· .. ··· .. ·· .. ·· · .... · ··· ······ .. ·····52, 62 (see also groul/d bee{J
cxil (n) ........ · .......................... .... ... 21 fri end (n) .......... · .............. · .. 22, 24, 73, 74. 76 ground (n) .. · .. .. .. .... · .... · .... .. ... .......... 58
cxir (v) .... · ...... .... .... .. . ............. .. ..... 25 front c1 0sct (n) .... · ...... .. ...... .......... .... 31 ground beef (n) .. · .... .. .. .... · .. · ............ · 34
ext r.1 (.Idj .) ...... · ..................... . ...... .. ·55 from door (n)............ .. · ........ .. .... ..... 31 guesr {n) .... ...... · ... . .. . " .. .... .. ..... .. .. .... 77
Froze n (adj .) .. ··· ··, .. ·· .. .. ·· ·· .. ··· · .... .. ..... 63
fruit (n) .... .. .... ...... .... .... .. .... .. .. .... .... 62
F fry (v) .............................. ...... ..... 17,34 H
[ Ibri c (n) ....................................... 13 fryin g pan (n) ...... · ........ ... .. ... ....... "17, 34 hail (v) (.. .a laxi) ........................... .. 27
face (n) "".m orbod)''' .............. · ........ · 46 full (adj. ) .......... · ...... .. .... .... .... ..... .... 21 hair (n)· ·· ···,· .. ·· .. ·· .... ··· .. ···· .. ··· .. ······ 7. 9
bi lure (n) ........ · .............................. 59 furniture (n) .. .. · ...... .. .... ................... 50 hall (n) .... .. .. .. .... .. .. · .. .... ............ · .... · 30
fall .lslec" (v) · .......... ........ .. · .............. 47 hamm cr (n)· .. .. .. . .......... . ................. 60
f~lrc (n) .. · .. ................ · .. · .... · ........ · 21.27 hand (n) .......... ........................ .. .. .... 6
f.I.' I(er) (adj .) .. · ....... .. .... .. .......... 23 G (see ilfso bJi hill/c/, S/)iI/U l'ill/ds)
f.1'lcn (v) ............ ..... ...... .. 11 game show (n) ...... ...... .............. ·· .... ·43 handlebars (n) .......... · .. · ............ · ...... · 29
LI, tcner (11 ) .... · .. .. .............. ............ .. 11 ga rage (n) "ca r- repair shop" ............ .. .. ·57 h~n g out (v) " put o utd oo r s" ...... . ............ .49
[I;,l I(wd (n) .... · .... · .... ............ · .. .... .. · 79 garbage (n)· .. · .................... · .. .... · 17. 38.51 hang up (v) (... a tel ephone) ................. 69
I:1, 1- I(lr\v.ml (v) .... .............. ... ... .... ... 41 ga rbagc bag (n) .. ···· · .... ··· .. ··········· · ··· · ·51 hang up (v) (... ciorh es) .............. · .. 31 . 46,49
ell (n )" ....... ...... ................ .. ......... 34 ga rbagc ca n (n) .. · .. · .. .. .... .................. · 51 han ge r (n) .. · .................. · ...... · ...... .. .. 49
bUCl'l (n ) .............................. ....... .. ·8 ga rd en (n) ............. .. ................ · ...... · 55 happy (adj .) ·· .. ···· · · .. ····· .. ··· .. · .. ··· .. ····· 76
k.llure (n) " kind or mov ie" ...... · .... .. .... · 78 gardening (n) .......... .. .. · .................... 55 harmful (adj. ) ........ · .. .. · .... · ........ .. .. · .. 55
Iced (v)· ·· ··········· ········· ····· ··· ·· .... ... .. 52 gas (n) "gaso lin e" .. ........................ · 25.54 har (11 ) .............. .. .... · ........ .. ............ 13
b·1 (v ) "{O uch"··· ··· .. · .. .. ·· .. ·· ·· .. · · .. ·· · .. · 62 gas (n) (meti1oln e/p ro pan c ... ) ................ 17 have (v) .................. · .. · .. .... · .... · ...... 14. 72
Ic nili zc r ( n).... .. ................ .. 55 gas Sratl OI1 (n) .... · .... .. .. ........ · ............ 25 have (v) " [0 C<lt" .... · ............ ...... .. .... 18, 77
"'rc h (v) .... · .................. .... ·· ............ 53 gale (n)· .. · .. ·· · ··············· .. ······ .. · .. · .. ·· ·26 have to {v) .. · .. · .. · .......... · .......... .. ...... · 26
111 1(v)· ......... 39,5354 gca r (n) "parr of ca r or bi cycle" .. ........ ·23,29 hcad (n) "top" .............................. · 14. 61
fi ll out (v) ( ....1 form) .. · .......... .......... 66 gea rshift (n) .......... · ........................ · 23 h.ear (v) ....................... .... ...... 43, 68, 69,72
li ll er (n) .. · .. ........................ 15 ge r (v) "cause to be" ........................ .. 57 hea r (n)· .. · ··· .. · .. · .. ···· ...... ... ............. . ·35
fill.lll y (.Id v.) ··· ··· .... · ·· · ··· 29. 40,47, 55. 56, 58,63 ger (v) "become" .............................. 23 hear (v)· ·· .. · .. ·· .. ····· .... ·· · ·· .. · .. · ·· .. 34, 36,49
I~nd (v) ................ · .... .... · ...... · .. · 42. 48. 59 get (v) "acqui re" ............ .. .......... 62,63.71.79 hear up (v) ...... .. .. .......... · ........ .. .. .. .. .. 15
find our (v) ........ · · .... ·.. ................ .. 78 get back (v) "rerurn'· .. · .... · ........ .. ...... .. ·30 heavy (a dj. )···· .. ··· ···· ··· ··· · .. ······· · .... ·· .. 13
fini , h (v)· ...... ............................. 42 , 79 get dressed (v) .................. .. · ........ 7. 10. 12 hell o (see Jily heflo)
firred (.Idj .) .......... · .............. 14 ge r bo me (v) ................ · .. .... · ............ 72 helmet (n)··· .. ······· .. ········ .. ·· .. ······ .. ··· 29
I'l x (v) ...... .................... .. .. 57 ge t into (v) .. cnter" ............................ ·47 help (v) (... o neself) .................. · .... .. · .. 37
namc (n)· ··· ·· · ·· · .. ·· .. ·· .. ··· ···· .... · ..... · 17, 36 get off (v) .. ex it" .................. · 21 , 24, 26, 29, 30 helpin g (n) "porr io n.. · ...... · .... · .. .. .. .. .... 37
Il.l;, hli ghl (n)· ...... ...... .. ...... .. · .. .. · ...... ·59 get on (v) "enrer" .. · .. ··· .. ········· .. 20, 25, 26.30 high(er) (ad j. )· ·· .... · ·· ·· .. ···· .. · ·· · ·· ··· ·· .. · ·23
n.ll (Jdj .)· .......... · ....... .................. 14, 58 ge l out of (v) "exir" ........ · .. .............. · 6, 25 hold (v)···· ······· .... ·· .. · .. ·· .. ····· ·· 20, 29,40, 61
Ilip ovcr (v) ..................... .. .. .. .. .. ...... 17 ge t rid of (v) .......................... .. .... · .. · 36 ho le (n) .............. · .............. · ...... · .. .. 61
Ili" Ihrou gh (v) .......... .... · .... · .... .. .. .... 42 give (v) .................. · .. 20,24, 27,57,64, 65,66, 67 hom e (adv.)· ··· · .. · .. · .. ·· .. · .......... ........ 31
noo r (n) " >101")''' .................. .............. 30 give ba ck (v) "rerurn" .................... · .. 66,i8 hom e (n) .. · ...... ·.......... .. .......... 44
noor (n) ·\ lIrr.lCl~ on wh ich 10 W.l I k" .. 50, 51 .56 glass en) "drinkin g vessel " .... ... .... ...... ... 37 (iee also gl't home)
norcl (n )........ .... .. .............. 33 glasses (n) ..spccracies" ........................ 10 hose (n) .... .. .... .............. ............. 54,55
no" (n) .......... .... .. ............... .. .......... 8 gloves (n)· ···· .. ··········· · .. ·· ·· · · .. · .. ···· .. ·· 13 host {n) .... · .. .... ...... · .... · .......... .. .. .... · 77
no." (v) .... .................. ..................... 8 glue (n) .. · ........... .... ..................... ... 60 hor (adj. ) ........ ·.. ... .. .. ...... .. . 13.1 5. 16
ilower (n)··· .. . .. .... .... · .... ·· ·· .. · .. · .... ·····55 ~..... .. . . . . .... . •. . .. . •........ ~~~~ hou se (n) ................ .. ........ ·19.31 . 45, 50, 55
nuff up (v)·· ........ .... · .. .. ...... · .. ·· ····· .. · ·14 go barefoot (v)· ............ · .......... .. .. ..... 13 hou sehold (n) ........ .. ......... .... .......... 63
ilu, h (v) .. .................................. ...... 6 go dow n (v) .. · ............ .. · ................ · .. 39 hubca p (n) ........ .. ..... .... ...... ... .. ...... 58
n)' (n) "p.m of p.lnr''' .. .. .... .. .... · .......... 11 go in to · .. ··· ·· ·· ·· .. ·········· .. · .. · .. ···· · · .. ·· .. 6 husk (n)· ·· · ·· · ··· ······························ ··36
(old (v)· ·.. .. .......... · .. .......... .... ·49 go OUl (v) "S lOp work in g" .................. .. 59
fold up (v) .. ................ ...... · .......... · .. 74 go ove r (v) .. exceed " .......... .. .............. · 24
fo llow (v)· .. .... ..................... ......... .. 26 go through (v)···· ·· ·· · ·· · · .. ········ ···· .. ····· 62 I
lood (11 ) .. .............. ... 37.50, 52, 53, 63,79 go to ··· ····· · .. ·· .. ·· ··· .... · · 43. 48. 66, 74, 76, 77, 78 icc cream (n) ...................... · .... · ........ 76
(."('(' (ilslI / IJI /f)(}({) goodbye (see .lily goodb)le) id el1lifi cat ionllD (n) .. ....................... 65
foOl (n ) "p.m ofhody" ...... · ...... · . .. .... 14, 23 goodni ghr (JI'e sily goodnight) id e nri ~1 (v) ( ... o neself) .......... · ........ · 68.70
I()I" ,I minutc (.td vl ) ...... .. .. · .. .. .......... .. 44 goods (n) .............................. ......... 63 ign ition (n) .................. · ....... .. ....... .. 22
(or .1 .,hol'l rillll' (a dv'l.) ....................... 41 grass (n)· .... ...... .. ........ · .... · .. .. ......... 54 ind ex (n) .... ...................... · .... · ........ 42
lo r ,( wh il c (,ld v' I.) ...... .. · .. ...... . .... .... 47. 69 grate (n) ...... · ...... ............ · .............. · 32 ind oo rs (adj.) ........ · .......... · .. .... · ...... .. 13
(cHk (n) .... ............ ..................... .. 18,37 grare r (n) ................................. ....... 32 insecr (n) .............. · .. · .. .. · ........ ... ...... 55
forward (,ld j.)· .. ··,· · .. ·· .. · .... .. .. .. ·· · .. · ·40. 41 gree n (ad j.)· · .. ····· · .. ··· · .. · .. · .... · .. ·· · ···· .. 24 insecticid e (n) .. ·· · ··· · .. ·· .. · .. ·· .. ···· · .... · .. 55
(orw.l rd (.Id v.) .. ................ · .. .. .... .. .. · .. 40 grccr (v)···· ........ .... .. ... ··· · · · ·· · ·· ·· ········ 77 in se rt (v) ···· · .. · .. ·· .... ·· .. · .. · ·· .......... 26, 7i
(""'1' (dsil /w-j(J)'{/I{ml ) grect in g (n) .. ········ .... ··· .. ··· ·· ····· ···· ·· ·· 73 inside (ad v.)······· .. · .. ·· ..... .. .. . 12. 30,33,56, 77
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ilHeresting (adj.)· ········ ·· .... ··· ··· ··· ·· .... · 42 left (n) ( .. .side) .... · ...... .. .................... 74 make (v) "food or a mea l" ........ i.15.16.32.34
intersection (n)······· ··· ·· ··········· · ·· · ······24 leftove rs (n) .............. ·.. .. ...... 38 make a beel (v) ...... · ........ .. ... . 14
introduce (v)······· ··· · .. ······ ···········.··· · 77 leg (n) .... · .. · .. ·· .... ·· ·· .................... 29,52 man (n) ...... .. .... .. .......................... ·10
iron (n)· .......... · .. ........ · .. .... .. .. ........ · 49 let (v) "allow" .............................. 34.69 mark (v) ...... · ........................... 60
iron (v) ......................... .. ............. 49 let up on (v) "redu ce p ress ure" .......... · 23 match (n) ...... · ........ ....... ..... 76
ironing board (n) ........ ·.. ...... .. 49 letter (n) "piece of mail "· ·· ............ 73.74.75 mattress (n)· .. · .......... · ........ ·14
issue (n)·········· ········· .. · .. · .. · .... ··· .. ···· 42 Iet·tuce (n)· .. ···· .. ···· .. ··· .. ··· ··· .. · .. ········ 32 measure (v) .................................... 60
lice nse (n) ..................... .. ................ 65 measure out (v) .. ............................ 36
li ck (v) ................ ... ...... .................. 75 meat (n) .... · ........................ 34.63
lid (n) .... · .................... .. .............. 33,36 mechani c (11 )' ............ · ...... · ............ ·57
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J'lck (n) deemeal porr .... · .. .... .. .... .... ·41
li e around (v) ........... . ...................... 50
li e down (v) ............ · .. .......... ........ .. · 47
medi cine cab in et (n) ...... · .. .... .. .. .. · .... ·51
mclt (v)· ....................... ........ ..... . .... 17
jack up (v) ........ ...... .... .................... 58
li ght (adj.) "b right" ...... .. .. · ...... · ........ · 48 melted (adj) ....................... ... . 35
jacket (n) .................................. 10.12.19
light (adj. ) "of low we ight" .............. · .. 13 menu (11 ) ...... . .................. 79
jam (n) ........ .......... ........ · .... · .. · .. · .. · .. 16
li ght (n) . 23. 24. 47. 72 message (n) .... · ................... 30.67.70.71.72
jar (n) .... · ........ . .. .. ....................... 50.51
(sec also flas/1Light, traffic light) meter (n) "ma ch ine in a [:lxi".... .. .. 27
jeans (n)········ ............. ... . .. ....... ....... ·12
light (v) "set afire" .............. · 17,33.59,76 m iddl e (n) .................. ·.. .. ...... 74
join (v) "p ut together" ..................... 60.61 li ghtnin g (n) ............ · .... ·.. .. .. ........ 59 m ilk (n)· .............. · .... · .......... .. .. 15.16.63
lin e (n) .. queue"................ .. .... 75.79 min u re (n)............ .. .. .. .... .... ·33. 36
(see also stalld in Lillc) (see IIlso./or !I III ill 11ft')
K line up (v) ..align" .......... · ................. 67

lip (n)· .......... · .. · · ................ 18
mirror (n) .. ·
(see a/so rt'III'-I,iell' lIIirror)
.............. 51
keep (v) "make one remain in a co nditio n"·· ..
.. . ... . . .................. . . . ............... ·1 3 liquid (n) ........ · .. .. ........ · .... ........ ·· .... 35 mitten (n)· ............ .. ... .. ........... 13
list (n) .. .. .... .. · ...... · ...... · .... .............. ·62 mi x (v) .... · ...................... · .. .. · ........ · 32
key (n) "bunon. as on a typewrite r" .... 64.67
key (n) "tool for lo cks" ................ · 19.22.31 li sten (v) ...... · ...... · .... · .... .. .. · .... · .. 40, 41 ,72 mi xture (n) .................................... 34
litter box (n) .. · ................................. 52 mon ey (n) .. · ........... ................ 21. 64. 67
keypad (n)· .. ····· .. ····· .. ··· ·· .... ·· ··· .. ······67
kind (n) .... .. .. · .................... · ........ · .. 25 li vin g toOIll (n) .. .... ...... · ................ 31,50 mop (n) ........ ·.. .. ................. .. 51
load (n ).......................................... 48 mop (v).. .. .................... 51
kitchen (n)···· · .. · .. ·· .. · .. ··········· 38.43.50,51
kitchen ga rbage (n) .............. .... .......... 51 load (v) ...................................... 40, 44 morn ing (n).... .. .. .. ............. 6
knife (n) .................... · .. ...... · .. 16.18,32,37 lock (v)· ·· .... · · .. ·· ··· ··· .. ······· · ·· .. ·· · .. ····· 24 mound (n) .... .. .. .... ............... .......... 55
knob (n) .................... · ..................... 9 (sl'e also Lock up. III1Lork) mouth (n) .... · ................................ 8
lo ck up (v) .. ................ · .............. · .... 29 move (v) .......................... ..... ... 8.29,52
(see also doorkllob)
long (adj. )· ............ · ..... ..... .......... 8.13 movie (n) ...... ·...... ........ ...... .. 78
know (v) · .. ·· .. ········ .. · .. · .. · .. ··· ·· 42.69.74,77
(see also long-sleeved) mow (v) ....................................... 54
lon g-sleeved (adj. ) ............................ 13 mower (n) ............... .... .................. 54
look (v).. .. .. .. .... .. .. ............. 22 mu g (n ) .. · ............................. ..18
look at (v) ..................................... . 42 music (n)· ......................... .. ...... 40.41
L look for (v) "seek" ............................ · 63
lace (n) "t hin g for tying" .... ·10.11 look up (v) "find in a book".... .. .. .. 42.68
lace up (v)........ .... . .. ................ ·11 loose n (v) ................ · ............ .. .. . ... 61 N
ladle (n)····· · .. ···· · .. · .... ·· ·· .. ·· · .. ··· · .. ·· .. 35 loud (adj .) ...................................... 41 nail (n) .... .......... .. ......................... 60
lad le (v) ...... · .. .. · ................. ............. 34 low(er) (v) ...... · .......... · .................. 16.58 Il ai l (v) ......................................... 60
lamp (11) · .. .... · ...... .. ........................ 47 lowe r (adj. )··· ···· .... · .. ······ .... ··· .. ······23.29 nam e (n).. .... ....... .... .. .......... 70
lane (n) .. .. .............. .. .................. .. . 25 lug nut (n) ...................................... 58 napkin (n) ...... · ...... · .................. 18.37.79
lap (n) "s urbce of upper parr of legs" .... · 37 lug wrench (n)· ........ .... .................... 58 neck (n)· ........ · .. .. .. ·.............. 13
last (adj.) .. · ................................... 73 lun ch (n) ........................... ... .. .. .... 79 need (v) ................... 67.74
last Ilame (n) .......... ............ .... .. ...... 70 neutral (n) ...... · .... ................. 23
late (adj.) "not on tim e" ...................... 28 news (n) ...... · ..... .......... . ...... ... ........ 43
late (adj. ) "at an ad va nced hour" ........ 41.46 M newspaper (n) .... .. .. ............. .. ... .. ... ·51
later (adv.) "subseque ntl y"· ·44. 45, 48, 53. 55, 57, 71 ma chin e (n)·· .... · .. ···· .. ··· .. · 21,26,48,49,67,72 next (adj.) .. .. ... .. .. ................. .. ... 40
latest (adj.) .. ··· ·· .. ·· · ·· .. ·· ·· ··· .. · .. · .. ······· 42 (see IIlso allS/,vaillg mac/lille, washillg ncxt (adv.)- .... · .......... .......... 63
laundry (n) .................................. 48.49 machille) ni ghtgown (n) .... ................ ..... ....... 46
(see also do laulldry. laundry basket) magazine (n)· ······ ··· · .. · ..................... 42 nightstand (n) .................... .. · .... ..... 47
laundry basket (n) .. · ...................... · .. 46 magnetic Strip (n) .......................... · .. 67 notepaper (n) · .............. · ...... .. .. .. · .. 71
lawn (11) .............. · ..................... .. ... 54 ma il (n) .......... .... .... · .... · ...... · .......... 30 notes (n) ............ · ............ .. ............ · 72
lay (v) ............. .. .......... .. ...... 14,32 mail (v) ...................................... ·.. 74 nozzle (n) .. · ........ · .......... .... ... ..... 5U5
leaf (leaves) (11) "part of planr" .... .. .... ·15. 55 ma ilbox (n) ........ · .... · .................... 30.75 number (n) ........ · ...... · .............. · 40.42.66
leash (n)· .. ·· .. ··· .... ·· .... ·· .. · .. · .. ···· .. · ·· ·· 53 main (adj .) .............. · ........ · .... .... · . 37.78 number (n) .. phonc.. .... 68.70
leave (v) "put where someo ne else will (see aLso main cOllrse) (S{'f aLso phol/{' 1I1I11I1m: IlIl'OIlg IIlIlIIber)
receive" ·· ····· · .. · · .. · .. · .. ···· .. ····· .. ·70.71,72 main co urse (n) .... .. ............ · ............ 37 nut (n) "piece of hardware" 58.61
leave (v) "go away from " ............ · 7.18.19.44 make (v) "ca use NP to Y " ................ 41 ,60 (see also IlIg IIlIt)
left (adv.) "o ppos ite of right" ................ 25 make (v) "b rin g inro being" ............ · 68.77 nylons (n)· .......... ·.......... .. .. 12
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offer (v)· ··· ·· .. . .. . ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. 38, 71
perso nal (adj .)····· .. . . .... . .. . .. .. .... ...... 41 ,73
pet (n)· ··· .. · ··· ·· ···· ··· · ··· .. ···· ··· ···· ···· 52, 53
pho ne (n) ·· ······· ·· ··· ······ ·· ········ ··· 68, 69,71
pump (n) .. ···· ···· ···· .... ·· .. · .. · ··· ··· ······ · 25
pump (v)···················· ·· ·· ·· ·· · ........... 25
punch in (v) "e nter (d ata) etc."······ ···· ·· · 40
office r (n)·· ········· · .. . . ... .. ... ..... . .. .... .. . 24 (see also telephone) purchase (n)········· ·· ·········· .. ···, ········· 64
oi l (n)································· ····· ·· ···· 25 phon e book (n)········· ·· ......... .. . .. . .. .... 68 purr (v) ·· ·· · ··· ···· ··· ··· · ......... . .. .. ... . .. .. . 52
o ld (adj.)······· ... ... .. . ..... .. .... .. .. ... . .... 51 pick (v) "pluck"· ··· ·· ··· ··· ··· ···· ····· .. . ..... 55 purse (n)·· ·· · ·· .. ····· , ······ · ······· ·· · ·· ··,··· 67
on time (adv' I.)· ·· ·· · ·· ····· · ·· · ·· ·· ·· ········· 20 pick up (v) "raise in one's hand "·· ············· pus h (v)············· ··· ··· ·· · ·· ·· ··········· · ··· 54
o n rop (adv' I. )··· ·· ··· ···· · ····· ··· .... ... . .. . .. 32 ......................... ,10, 19,31 , 40,42,43, 50, 68, 69 put (v)·· ·· ···· ·· · ···· .. ····· 9, 14, 16, 33, 34,37, 53, 54
once (ad v}··· ··· ······ .. · · ·· · ··· ··· ·· · ··· 17,24,28 pi ck up (v) "meet so meo ne in ord et ro give a put away (v)·········· ·········· ················ 39
o ni o n (n) .... · .. · ···· ·· ·· .... ·· .. · ··· ··· ·· ······· 34 ride"'·· ·· · ··············· ········ ··· ··· ··· ··· ·· ·45 put back (v) "return"···· .. ·················· 8,40
open (v)················· ··· 19, 20,26, 30,41 , 42, 52, 76 pi ck up (v) "get"·· ··· ·· ···· ·· · · .. ··· ········57, 63 put in · ········· ·· · ··· · ... ... ... .. . 19, 46, 52, 53,62, 74
opera te (v) "co nuol (machine)"··· ········· 23 pi cture (n)· ···· ··· ·· ···· ·· ··· ··· ··· ....... 42, 45, 74 put (into) (v)· ······ ··· ··· ······· ·· ·· ····· ... 22, 38
o rder (v)·································· ······· 79 pi eces of puzzle (n) ·· · ·· · ··· ··· ················ 45 put into (v) " insert"····· ·· ·· ··· ··· 20, 41 , 50, 61 , 64
o ther (adj.) ···· .. ·· · ·· ···· ·· ·· ·· ···· 20. 26.45. 49.79 pi le (n)·· · ·· ··················· · .. · ····· ·· ·· ···· · · 54 put in to (v) "add"········· .. ·· ·· ·· .. · ·· · ··· 48, 49
(see also allothe,) pillow (n)····· ·············· ··· ··· ... ... ... ... .. · 14 put on (v) ( ... things ro wear)······· ······· ·· ·····
our (see back out of, blowout, count out, PIN (pe rsonal identification .................. .. .... .. .... . 10,11 ,12,13,19, 29,41
jill out, jind Otlt, get out of, go out, hang number) (n)······················ ····· .. ·· ·· ·67 put on (v) "turn on"·················· ····· ··· 23
Ollt, measure out, pull out, set out, smooth pizza (n) ······ ··· ·· ·· ····· · ,· ··· ·,·· · ··,······ ··· 63 put to bed (v)········· ......................... 45
out, take Ollt, throw out, write out) pl ace (n)··············· .. ·· ·· ,·····,··· ·· , ··· ··· · 60 put rogether (v) "assemble"··· ········ ·· ··· · 45
o utdoors (ad j.)··· ··· ··· ·· ·· ··· ·· · ············ ·· 13 plane (n) "roo l"······ .......................... 60 puzzle (n) ··· ·· ·········· ·· ··· ................... 45
ou tgo in g (adj.) "go in go ut"·· .. ····· ··· ···· ··72 plane (v) "t rim w ith a sharp rool"·· ·· ······ 60
ourside (adv.)····· .. ·· ··· ·· ········· ····· 12, 19, 56 p lant (n) "vegetation"··· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· ········ 13, 55
overhead (adj .)·· ·· ·· ...... ..................... 21
overpass (n)··· ·· ··· ··· ·· ··· · · ··· ··· ·· .. ....... . 28
pl ant (v)· ··· ·· ···· ·· · ··· ··· ··· .... .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 55
plasti c (adj. )·· ···· · ·· ··· · ····· · ....... ...... ... . 62
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question (n)······ .. . .... . .... ...... ... .. .... ... 73
own (ad j.)········ ···· ·· · .. · ········· .. ·· ······· 72 plate (n)······· · ···· .... .. ... ... .. ...... 17, 35, 37,38
platForm (n)········· ·· ·· ······ ···· ··· ·· ····· ·· · 26
p pl ay (v) ·· · ·· ···· ···· ···· ·· ···· ··· ···· · ·· · ·· 40, 41 , 72 R

play with (v)· ··· ... . .. .. .. ..... .. ............ 45,52 rack (n)·· ·· ··· ··· ··· ··· ·· ···· .. ·· ··· ·· ··· ··· 8, 9, 39
pad (n)···· ··· ··· ·· ··· ·· · ·· .. · ··· ··· ·· · ·· ·· ···· ·· 39 playe r (n)· ···· ·· ·· ·· .. . .... .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. 40, 41 rag (n)· ······· ···· ····· · ..... .. .. ................ 56
(see also keypad) pl aygro und (n) .. ····· ······· .. ···· .. ····· .. ···· 45 rail ing (n) ·· ·· ·· ·· · ······ ........ .. . .. . .... ... .. . 31
page (n) "parr of a book"·· ··· ·· ···· ···· ·· ·· ·· 42 pliers (n)·· · .. ·· ··· · ·· ·· · ··· ··· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· ·· 61 rain (v) ·· ·· ··· ··· · ..... ... ..... . ... .. ............ 23
page number (n)···· ···· ············ .. · · .. ·····42 plug (n)···· ········ ·· ·· ··· ··· ........... .... .. 39, 41 rake (n)········· .. ····· · .. · ...................... 54
pajamas (n)······ ········· .... .. . ... .. .. . .. . .... 10 plu g (v)· ······ · .. . .. ........ .. .. . ..... ..... .. ... . 41 rake up (v) ·· · ·· · ·· ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... . 54
pan (n)····· ·· ······· ·· ·· ··· ····· ··· ··· ··· · 17, 35, 36 pocket (n)··· ······ ······· ··· ·· ·· ·· ···· ······ · 19, 48 razor (n)· ··· ···· ···· ·· ···· ·· ·· ···· · ·· ·· · ... ..... .. 7
(see also fiying pall, saucepall) police (n) ····· ···· · ... ... . .... .. .... ·· ··· · ·······24 reach (v) ·· ··· ... ..... .. .. .... .. .. ........ .... .. .. 54
pant leg (n)····· ·· ·· ···· ··· ····· ·· · ·· · ··, ··· ···· 10 pop up (v)········ · ·· ... ... . ...... ... .. . .... ... ··16 read (v)··· ············ ········ ···· 18,21,42, 45,47, 79
panties (n)··· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··, ··· ····················· ·12 po pco rn (n)· ······ ··· ···· ···· ··· ··· ····· ·· ·· ··· · 78 reader (n) "mach ine for sens ing"···· ··· ···· 64
pants (n)····· ··· ··· ········ ······ .. ·····lO, 11 , 12, 48 pos t office (n)··· ········· ··· ··· ·· ·· ···· ··· ·· · ·· 74 ready (adj.)·· ··· ··· ··· ·· · ······· ···· ····· ....... 36
pantyhose (n) ········ .. ···· .. . ........... . ..... ·12 postage (n)· ·· ··· ·· · ··· ·· ·· · · ..... ... .... .. .. . 74, 75 rear-view mirror (n)·· · ···· · .. ···· .. . .. .. .. ····22
paper (n)·· ··· ················ ········· ·· ·· 18,73, 78 poun ce(v) ······· ··· ··,·· ······ ···· ·· ··· ·· ··· ··· 52 receipt (n)····· ·· ··· ··· · ·· ·· ··· ···· ···· ·······21 , 65
(see also newspaper, toilet paper) pour (v)······· · ........... ........... .. 15,16, 32, 36 receiver (n) "parr of telephone"·· ··· ··· ·· 68, 69
parent (n)·· ····· ·· ·· ·· ··· ······················· 45 pour ofF (v)· ·· ·· ···· ·· · ·· ·· · · .. ·· ·· · ··· ··· · ·· 34, 36 record (v) · ··· · ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· ···· ... ........... 65, 72
park (v)··· ··· ······ ·· ···· ..................... .. . 24 power (n) (el ectrical... )··· ·· · ··· .. ····· · ··· ··· 59 recycli ng (n )·········· .. · ·· ............ ......... 51
parking lot (n)··········· ·· .. .... ... ... ... .. . .. 28 prepare (v) ··· ·················· .. ····,········16,33 red (adj.)·· ··· · ··· ·· · ····,· ··· · ···· ··· ···· ·· ·· ·· ·· 24
parr (n) "section"···· ·· ········· .. ···· .. ··· · 41 , 42 present (n) "giFt" ·· ···· ························· 76 refrigerator (n)· ···· .. ···· .. ····· ·····, ····· · 38, 50
party (n) ··· ········ ·········· ······ ,,··,···· ·· 76, 77 press (v)············· ....... 15, 16,21 , 23,30, 64, 67, 72 register (n)·· ... .... .. . ... .. . .. ... ... .. . .. ... .. . 64
pass (v) "overrake"· ·· ·· ······ .. ····· .. ····· 25, 28 prev iew (n)··· ····· · ··· ··········· ··· ··········· 78 (see also cash register)
pass (v) "hand over"······· .. ····· ··· ·· ·· ··· ··· 37 pri ce (n)· ·· ········· ....... ... .... .. .... , ........ 63 rem o te (n)· ··· ··· ·· ·· ··· ··· · ... ... .. . ..... 40,43 ,44
pass (n)·· ··················· .. ······· · ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· 21 print (v)····· ···· .. ···· .. ·· · ··· ·· ·· ··· · ··· ···· 65, 66 rent (v)·· · ·· ·········· .................... .. ... .. 44
passbook (n)· ··· ··· ····,····· .. ·· ··· ····· ·· ··· ·· 66 probl em (n)················· ·· ··· ·· · ··· ·· ···· ·· 57 repair (n)······· ·· · ..... ...... ... .... .. ........ .. 57
passenger (n)······· ,··· ·· .. · ·· ·· ·· ······· 21 , 22,26 produ ce (n)··· ·· · ··· ·· , ··· ·· ······· ····· ·· · ··· ·· 62 repeat (v) .. ···· ··· .. · ···· ··· ·· ·· ··· · .. ·· ··· .. 40,70
pause (n)····· ·· ··· ··· ··· ·· ...................... 44 prope rly (adv.)····· .. ······ .. ··· .. ··· ·· .. ···· ·· 67 re-read (v)······ .. ·· ·· ··· ·· .. ··· ··· ·· ····· .. ·· .. · 73
pause (v)··· ·· · ······ ····· · ·········· ······ ·· ··· ·· 41 prune (v)·· ·············· ··· ··· · .. ·· ···· ·· ·· · ··· · 55 reset (v)················· ·· ··· ... ... ·· · ·· ··· ·· ··· ·59
pay (v)······· ·· ···· ··· · ,···· ... ······ 21,25, 27, 64, 79 pruning shears (n)········ ··· ·· · .. ·· ·· ·· ··· ·· · · 55 rest (n) "th e rest of. .. "·· ······· · ···· ····· ·· ··· · 9
payment (n) .. '·· .. ·· ........ ··· .. ·· .. · .. · .. ·· .. 65 puddl e (n)·· ········· ···· ..... · .. · ····· ·· ·· ··· ·· · 28 resta urant (n) .. ··· ··· ····· .......... .. ...... . ···79
pea (n)···· ············ ·· ··· ·· ·· .... .............. 63 pull (v) ········ · ··· ········· · .... .. .... .. 9,14,39, 54 return (v) "go back"· ·· · ··· ·· ··· ·· ·· ··· ·· ·· ·· ·· 30
pedal (n) ······· .. ···· .... ...... .. .. . ... ...... 23, 29 pull back (v) "retract"· ···· · ··· ········· ··· ·· · · 47 return (v) "give back"····· .. ·· .. ·· ·· ··· 44. 65,67
pedal (v)· ··· ·· ···· ···· ............... ... ... .. . ·· ·29 pull into (v) "enter"· ····· ··· .. ···· .. · ··· ······25 return a call (v)· ··· ·· ····· .. · .. .. ··········· .. · 71
pedeStrian (n)······ ·· ··· · .. ··· ·· ······ .. ······· 28 pull out (v) "remove"·· · ······ ········ ····· ·· ·· 8 return address (n)·················· ·· ···· ..... 74
peel (v)· ·· · ··················· , ····· ··· ·· ··· ·· ,16, 33 pull over (v) "move to the side"···· .. · .. ··· · 25 rewind (v) ··· ··· ··· ······ ... .. ... .... ···· ·····41, 44
people (n)·· ··· .. ···· .. ··· · ....... ...... 12, 20, 62, 77 pull up (v) "raise"············ ··· ···· ..... ... .. · 11 rice (n) · ·· ·· ·· ··· .... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ··· ·· ····· ··36
pe r on (n)· ··· ···· · ·· ··· · ···· .................... 69 pull up (v) "position alongs id e"············ 25 ride (n)· ···· ··· · ...... ...... .. . .. .. .... .... .... .. 27
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ride (v) .. ··· ··· .. ·· .. · .. ·· .. ·· ..... .. .. ..... . . 21 , 29 set (v) ( .. .a tab le) .......... ..... .. .......... ... 37 small talk (n)··· ............ .. .. .. .... . ········ .. 77
right (adv.) "opposite ofleFe"· ·· · ··· · ... ... . 25 set (v) ( .. .a clock) ........ .. .. .. · .. .. ........ · .. 47 smell (v) .. .. .. · ............ ...................... 62
right of way (n)····················· ······ ·· · ·· 25 set dow n (v) .............. · .. .. .. .. .... · .... .... 31 smooth (adj.) ........ · .. .... .... .. .. · .. · ...... · 60
ring (v)··· ·· .. ···· ·· · ····· ··· · ··········· 6, 21 , 68,69 set o ut (v) ...... .. .. ...................... · .... · 51 smoot h out (v) .. · ...... .. .. .... .... · .. .. · .... · 14
ring up (v) "add with a cash register"····· 64 settin g (n) "positio n of a dial or othe r snack (n)· .. ·········· .... · .. ·· ·· · ...... · .. ·· 43,78
rinse (v)········ · ···· ··· ··· ···· 8, 32,33, 36,39,49,56 contro l"··· ·· ·· ········ ........ ... ........ .. '44, 48 snack co unter (n) .. · .. ··· .. ·· · .. · · .. · .. ······ · ·78
rinse off(v) ........ .. .. · .. · .. .. · ............ · .. 8, 9 shake hands (v) .... .. · ......................... 77 snap (v) .... · .......... · .. · ....... · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. · 11
road (n) .. .... ·· ...... ·· .... · .. ·· .. ··· · .. ·· .. ···· 25 shampoo (n)· .. · .. ·· ·· .. ·· ·· · ·· · ·· .. ······· .... · 9 snaps (n) .. ················ · .. ··· ··· ·· · ······· .. ·· 11
room (n)· ·· .. ·· .. ·· .. ···· .. · .. ·· .. · .. · .. · .. ·· 46,48 shave (v)··· .. ··· .. ·· .. · ........ · .... · .. · .. · .. · .. · ·7 soak (v) .. · ............ .. .... .. ............... .. .. 15
(see also bathroom, living room) shavi ng cream (n) .... .... .... .... ... .. ... ... .. . 7 soap (n) .. ··· · .. · .. ··· ··· ···· .. ···· .... · .... ·.. 9,39
room light (n) .......... · ........ .. .. .. .... .... 47 shavings (n)·· .. ·· · · .. · .. · .. · .. .. · · .. ·· ·· .. ··· .. 60 soapy (adj.) .. .. .. · .. · .... · .............. .... .... 56
rub (v) .. .... .. ...... · .... · .............. .. .. ..... 52 shears (n)········ .......... · .. ·· ·· .. · .. · .. ··· · .. 55 soapy water (n) .. ·· ···· .. ··· ...... · .. ·· ··· ·· ·· · 56
rule (n) .. .. · .... · ....................... ... .. .... 60 sheep (n) .... · .. · .. .... .......................... 13 sock (n) .. · ................... ... .... ...... 10, 11 , 12
ruler (n) .. ·· ....... ... .... .. . .................... 60 sheet (n) .. .. · ·· ·· .. · .. .......... .. ............... 14 soft (adj.) "of low volu me" .. · .. .. .... · .. · .. · 41
run (v) ............................... . .... .. .. .. 28 shelF (shelves) (n) .. .. · .... .... .... .. .... · 40, 62, 63 50Ft (adj.) "easi ly flexib le" .... · ...... · ...... · 56
run water over (v) · .. .... .................... 8, 32 shel l (n) (egg .. .) .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... 17 so il (n) .. · .... .... · .. .. · .. · .......... · .......... · 55
ru n ning shoe (n) .... · .. · .. .......... .. .... .... 12 shift (v) "change" .............. · .. · .. .. · .... 23, 29 so lid (n) .......... · .. · .. .. .. .. · .. · .. ...... · ...... 35
shi ft lever (n) ................. ...... .. .. .. .... .. 29 somet imes (adv.) .... .. · .. · .. .. · ...... 18, 21 , 27, 28
shirt (n) .... .. ........................ · .. 10, 11 , 12, 48 soon [sooner) (adv.) .. · .... · .. · ...... .. .. .. 21,73
5 (see also sweatshirt, T-shirt) sort (v) .. .. · ........ · .......... · .. · ...... .. · ...... 48
salad (n)·· .. ····· .. ···· .. ··· .. ···· .. · .. ···· ·· 32,37 shoe (n)·· .. ···· .. · .. · .. ··· .. ···· .. ········ 10,19, 31 spade (n) "s hovel" ............ · ........ · ...... · 55
salad bow l (n) .................... .... .. .. .. 32, 37 (see also running shoes) spaghetti (n) ·· · ·· ··· ··· .. ····· .... · .. · .. · 34, 35,37
sample (n)···· ·· .. ·· .. ···· .. · .. ········ .. ··· ··· 62 shop (v)· ·· · · .. · .. · .. ······ ··· .... .'. ............. 63 spare (adj.)· · .. ·· ··· ···· .. ·· · .. ···· .. ······· .. ·· 58
sand (v) .. ...... · .... · ........................... 60 shopp ing (n) .. .... .... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ....... 62 spa tul a (n) .. ···· .... · .. ··· .. · .. ···· ··· .......... 17
sandals (n) .. ...... · ...... ....................... 12 shopp tng ca rt (n) .... ........ ·...... .. .. .. .. .. 62 speak (v)···· .. · .... ··················· .. ·· ·. · 68,70
sandbox (n)· .. ······ .. · .. ·· .. .. ···· .. ···· · .. · .. 45 shortcut (n) .. ·· .... · .. .. ·· .. ··· · .. ····· ···· ·· ·· 28 special (n) "exceptional deal" .......... .. .. · 62
sand paper (n) ·· ·· ·· · .. ·· · ·· .. ··· .. · ··· ·· ·· ··· ·· 60 shorts (n) .............................. .. .. .. 10, 12 speed limit (n) .. · .. · .. · .... · .............. ..... 24
sauce (n) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... · .. . .............. 35 short-sleeved (adj.)· · .. · .... · · .... ... ... .. . ... 13 speed up (v) .. · ..................... ... ......... 23
(see also tomato sauce) sho ulder (n) .. · .. · .. · .. ···· .. · .. · .. · .... ·· .. ··· · 22 speedi ng (n) .. .. · .. .. · .. · .................. . .... 24
saucepan (n)······· .. ···· ······ .. · · .. · .. ··.. 33, 34 show (v) "be visible" .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. 78 speeding ticket (n) ............................ 24
saucer (n) .. ···· ·· · ·· .. · .. ·· ······ ............ 15,37 show (v) "make visib le" .................. .. .. 21 speed-limit sign (n) .. .... · ........ . ........... 24
saw (n) ............. .... ............ .. ........... 60 shower (n)···· .. ······· .. · .. ··· .. · · .... · .. ·· ·· · 7, 9 spell (v) · .. .... .. .. · .. · .. .. .. · ............ ·...... 70
sawdust (n).... ......... .... .. .... .. ...... ..... 60 shower curta i n (n).... ........ .. .... ... ... ...... 9 spice (n)· .... · .. .. ........ · .... · .... .. .. .. · .. .. · 35
say····················· ·· ····· ········· ·· ······ 68,71 shut (adj .) .......... · ............................ 9 spin (v) .... ·........ ........ ....... ..... . .. ... .. 49
say goodbye (v) .. .. .. ..... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .... 19 sh ut (v) .. ...... .... .... .. .. . ........ .. ..... .. .... 19 spit (v) .. · .. · ........ · ................... ........ 8
say goodnight (v)······· ·· ..... ... ... ... ... 46,77 side (n)·· · .. · .. ··· · .. · .. · .... .. .... .. ... .. .... .. 25 spo il ed (adj.) ·· · ·· ·· · ·· .. ·· · .. · ................. 50
say he ll o (v) .............................. 68, 69, 77 sidewalk (n) ...... · .. · ......... .. ............... 28 spo nge (n) .. · .. · .. · .... · ........ · .. · .. .. .... ·.. 56
scale (n) "weighing device" .. .. .... .. .. .. · 62.75 sign (n)··· .. · .. ·· .... ···· .. ·········· .... · .. · 24, 26 spoon (n)··············· .... ·· .... ·· .... ··· ·· 18, 37
=nM········································ M sign (v)······ .. ··· .... · .. · .. ···· .. ······ 65, 66, 73, 76 SpOt (n) "place" ........ · .... · ........ · .... · .. .. 54
scanner (n)······· .. ···· ···· .. ···· ··· · .. ······ ·· 64 sig nal (n) ··· · .. · .. · .. · .. ···· .. ··· ··· · .. ··· .. ···· 21 spray (v) .... · .... · ............ · .... · .... .. .. · 55, 56
scarf (n)· · .. ··· ·· ...... ...... ....... ... .......... 13 (see also turn signal) spread (v) · .. · .... · .... · .. · .. ·· .. · ...... 14, 16, 54, 56
schedule (n)······· ........ ····· .. ·· .. · .. ······· 20 sig nature (n) ............................ ........ 73 sprinkle (v) ...... · .. · .... .. .................. 16,32
scoop (n) ...... · .. .. .... .. ...... ·· ...... .. .. .. · .. 15 simmer (v) ............ .... · .. .. .. · .. · .. .. · .. · .. · 35 squeeze (v) .................. ... .. .. .. ........ 8,29
scoop (v) .. .... · .... .. .. .. .. · .... .. ...... .. .... .. 15 sing (v) · .. · ...... · ........ · .. .. , .. ...... · ........ 76 stack up (v) .. · ............ · .. · .. · .............. 38
scrap (n) .. ··· .. · .. ·· .. · .. · .. ·· .... . ............. 38 si nk (n) ........ · .... · .. · ........... .. ...... 8, 39, 51 stai rs (n) · .. · .. · .. .... ................ ... .. .... .. 46
scrape (v) .... ............ .. .... .. .... · .... · .. , .. 38 sister (n)· · " ·",·,,·,· .. ,·, .. , .. ········· · .... ·· 59 stake (n)···· ·· ·· ·· .. · .... · .. ·· ............ ....... 55
screen (n) "viewing surface" ...... · .. · .. · .. · 67 sit (v) .. · .. · .... .... · .. · .. .... .. · .. · .. · .. · .. .. · 22, 27 stalk (n)······· ......... ......................... 33
screw (n) ·· ·· ···· · .. · · .. · .. · .. ·· ·· .. ···· ····· 60, 61 sit down (v)···· .. ···· · .. ··· .. ···· ........ 18, 20, 37 sta m p (n) .............. .. · .. · .... · .. · .... · ...... 75
screw driver (n)· .. · .. · .. ·· .. · .............. 60, 61 sk ip (v) ...... · ........ · .. · .... · .. · .. · .. · .. · .. .. .. 40 stand (v)· .......... · ........ · ......... ... ... .. 20, 26
scrub (v)........................ ............ 39, 51 skirt (n) ...... · .. · .. · ........ · .... · .. · · .. · .. .. .. · 12 stand in line (v) .. .. .............. · .......... 75, 79
scrubbing pad (n) .......... · .... · .... · .. .... · 39 sleeve (n)· .. · .. · .. .. .. ........ · .. · .. ...... · .. 11 , 13 start (v) ...... · ........ · .... 22, 27, 29, 34, 36, 41 , 44, 54
seal (v) ............ .. ...... · .... .. ..... .. .... .. . .. 74 (see also long-sleeved, short-sleeved) start (v) "cause to work" .... · .. · .... 27, 41 , 44, 54
seat (n) .................................... 21 , 22, 78 sli ce (n)· .. · .... · .. · .. ···· .. · .. ····· ··· ··· ···· 16, 32 start (v) "begi n" . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 29. 35, 36
(see also back seat, seat belt) slice (v) ...... · .. · ........ · .. · .............. 16, 32, 33 start out (v) "begin (a journey)" ........ · .. · 22
seat belt (n) .......... · .. .. · .................. · .. 22 sl ices of bread (n) .............. · .. .. · .. .. · .... 16 starter (n)······································· 16
second (adj.) .. .. · .. .. .. .. ...................... ·37 slices of toast (n) .... · .. · .. · .. · .... .... .. · ...... 16 stat ion (n) ·.. .. ... .. . .. .. ... .. .............. 26
section (n) ····· ...... ·· .... · .. ·········· · .. · .. ·· 62 slide (n)····· .. ···· .. ··· ········· .. · .. ·· · ·· · · .. ·· 45 (see also gas station)
see (v)· .. · .. ·· ·· ·· .. · .. ·· .. · .... ····· .. · 42, 62, 72, 78 slip (n) "piece of pa per" .. ...... .... · .. · .. · 65, 66 steam (n) .......... · .. · .. · .. · .. · ...... · ........ · 33
seed (n) .................. .... ... .... ......... 54,55 slip (v) .... · ........ · .... · .. · .... · .. .. · .. .. .. 8, 11 , 14 steam (v) .. ··· .. ········ .. ·· .. · .. ·· · .. ·· · ·· · ··· ·· 33
seedl ing (n)· .... · .............................. 55 slot (n) .. .. · .. .. ...... .. ................ 26,31,61,67 stea mer (n) .. .. .. · .. · .. .. ....................... 33
eparate (v) .... .. .... ...... .. ..... .. .. ......... 48 slow down (v) .. .. · .. · .. · ·· · .. · ..... ...... ... 23, 29 steering wheel (n)··········· · ················· 23
serving dish (n) .......................... ... 37, 38 small (adj.) · .. ·· ·· · · .. · .. ··· ·· · · .. ·· · .. ·· .. ····· 55 step (v) .... · .... .... .. · .. · .......... · 9, 11, 19, 23, 28
87
SICPS (n) ·'srair .. ····· ... .. .. .... . ...... ......... 31 rcakeule (n) .................... ... ..... . ....... 15 trunk (n) (... of a car) .. · .. · ................... 58
~r i ck (n)······· ····· .. . ..... . ... .. . 53 teapot (n) .. ..................................... 15 try (v) .. sa mpl e" ............. .. ............... 63
sli ck (v) ............................. .. ...... .. .. 75 tear (v) ...................... ..................... 78 T-sh irt (n) .... · .. · .. .. .................. · .... ·10. 12
,I ir (v)· ····· .. .... . ... . 15.34 telep hone (n) .. · .................. · .... · ........ 69 rube (11 ) ........ · .... .. .. ....... .... .... .......... 8
~rocking (11) ...... · .. . ........ .................. 12 (fee (/Iso p/JOIll') tuck (v) ........ .. · .. .. · .... .. .. .. ...... · ...... 11.14
SlOp (11 ) .... · .. .. ..... . .... . . .... . ..... 20 television (n)········· ...... ·· .... ··· .. · .... ···· ·43 rumb le (v) ............ · .. · .............. .. ...... 48
(SI'I' (//.'0 Ims JWp) (st't' also 7V) rurn (11 ) "ol1e's chance to do something in a
SlOp (v) .................. .. ..... .... .. .... 23. 27.28 tell (v) ........ .... .. · .... · .. · .......... · 25.27.64.69 seq uence"· ............. ... .... ....... ..... ... . 75
!>[()p (v) "prcvelll .... .... .. ............. 24.41.44 te ll er (n) ...... · ................ · .. ...... · .... ·.. 66 tu rn (v) .. rotate" .. · .... · ............ 9.22. 23.31.61
,wI' (v) .. U:.I'C.......... .... .. .......... 40 tender (adj.) .............. .. .... .. ......... .. ... 35 turn (v) "change direction"· .......... · .. 23, 25
slorc (n) "pbce for shopping"· .......... 44. 67 tha ll k (v) ............ ·· .. .. .. · .. .. .......... · .. .. 77 turn (v) "become"···· .. ···· .. ·· .. · .. ···· .... . 24
,ror)' (11 ).... .... .... ......... .. .... ....... 45 thick (adj.) ......... ......................... .. .. 13 turn (v) " in ve rr"· ... .. ........................ 55
SlOW (n) .......... .... ... .................. ..... 17 thin (ad j.) ........... .. .......................... 13 rurn (v) (... pages) · ..................... ...... . 42
srr.li glll (.Idv.)· ·· ··· .. ·· .. ···· ········· .. · · ·· · ··· 25 Ihrow (v) ...................... · ...... ·1 7, 38, 53. 79 rurn down (v) .. reduce" .... · .......... · 35. 36.41
slraighl ell (v) · ............. ..... ................ 11 throwaway (v) · .... · .. .... .... ...... ........ . .. 33 turn left I ri ght (v) ........ · .. · ........ · .... · .. 24
51r.lill (v) .......... · ............ · ........ .... .... 15 rhrow o ut (v) ...... .. · .. ............ .. .. .... .. .. 50 tu rn off (v) ..SlOp"· .............. · .. 9, 24.34,43. 47
'Irainn (11) ............ · ............. .. ........ ··15 thundersrorm (11 ) .. ··· · ····· · · · .. · · .. ....... . . 59 turn on (v) .. sta rr" .... · 9.15.17,23.43.44.46.48.59
, Ir.lp (n) .. · ........................... 21 ticket (n) .. cirari o n".......................... 24 turn signal (n) .......... · ...... · .. .. ........ · .. 23
, ILIW (n) "drinking ulemiJ" ................ · 79 ticker (n) "admi ss ion sli p" .. · ............ · 26.78 [urn up (v) .. inc rease" ............ · .. ...... 41.43
~rrcel (IJ).... .... .. .. ............... 28 ricket-raker (11 ) ............................ · .... 78 turnstile (n)· .. · ...................... · ......... 26
., rring (n) .. · .. · .. .... ·.... ............ 52 tic (11 ) ....................................... 12.19 TV (n) .... · .......... .. ...... · .... · .... · .. .. .. · 45
,rub (11 ) ........................................ 78 ric (v) .. .. ·· .. · .. · ...... .. . ...... ............ . 10, 55 (see a/so teleuisioll)
,uga r (11 ) .................. .......... · ........ 15. 16 righr (adj.) ...................................... 14
suil (11).................... .... ........ .... ...... 12 tighten (v) .. · .... ······ · .. ····· ·· · · .. ····· ··· 58, 61
"waler ( II ) ............ · ........ .. ....... . .. .. ... 12
,we.lI shin (n) .. · ...... · .. .. · ...... · .. · .. · ...... 12
tip (n) "lIIo ney given for service"....
ti re (n) .............................. · ............ 58
.. 27 u
uncle (n) .............. · ...... .... .... · .......... -15
sweep (v)· ·· ········· ·· .. · ··· ·. · .. · ....... ··· 50. 51 tired (adj.)...... ... .......... ........ ...... .... 46 und er (adv.) ................. .... ........ ....... 14
sw ill g (11 ) .... .......... · ...... · .... ·· .. .. ........ 45 tide (11 ) .... · .. · ...................... .. ... ....... 42 underpants (n) .. .. .. .......... ................. 10
sw ing (v) ......... .. ........... .. ............... 29 ro go (ad j.) .. · .. · .... .. .... .. ·· .. · .......... ··· .. 79 underwear (11 ) .. · .. · ...... •.. · .. •.. .. •...... · .. 10
,wipe (v) .. .. ...................... .. .... .. ..... 65 roast (n)· .. ·· ................ .. .... ... ... .. ... 16,18 unlock (v) ...... · .. · .. · .......... · .. · .. · ........ 31
slV ish (v) .. · .... · .... · .......... .. .... ............ 8 toast (v) .. · ........ .... .... .. .................... 16 up (see chop lip, flllfJllp. fold liP. get liP.
,wilch (11)" .. .. .... .. ............... 15 lOaster (11) ...... · ...... . .. .... ......... .. .. .... . 16 hallg lip, hml lip, jack lip, Illce lip, let lip
swil ch (v) .. eh.lngc .. ...... ·.... .... .. 44 tOday (ad v. ) ... .. .. ...................... .. .... 48 011 . lillt' lip. look lip, pick liP. pop lip, plll/
rogether (aelv. )· .. ············· .... ···· .. · ·11. 60. 61 liP. /'like lip, rillg lip. speed lip, stllck lip ,
(see a/so pllt togetlm) 111m lip, lip alld dowlI. wake up, zip lip)
T ro il er (n)· .. ······· .. · .. ··· .. ··· · ...... ······6.46.51 up and down (advl ) ............ · .......... · .. 8
{"bit- (11 ) ...... .......... .. 18.37. 38.79 toilet bowl (n) .... .................. ... ......... 6 uphill (adv. ) ............ .. ...... · .... ...... ·.. 29
1.lhle of CO lll l' llI S (n)· ....................... 42 roilet paper (n) ...................... · ...... 62.63 upper (adj.) .... · ............ .... .. ... ......... . 74
uil (n ) ................... ..................... 53 [Omaro (n) ........ · .. · .... · .... .. .... · .......... 32 upsta irs (adv.) ···· .. · .. · .. · .. · .. ·· .. ·· .. ········ 46
l.lkc (v) .. · 28.38.45. 53 57.63. 70. 74. 79 (see also 10/f/a10 StlIlCI') me (v) ............ ................ · .. · 6.28.43 .46.72
lake (v) ( ... :1 b.uh /.1 , hower) ...... .. .. . 7.9. 45 tOlllato sa uce (n) ............ ...... .... .. ..... 34
uke (v) "Ir.lvci hy wa)' of .. .......... · 26. 27. 30 tooth Iteeth I (n).
lake (v) ·\·'con .. .... .. .................. 45
!.Ikc (.1 Ille,sagcl (v) .......... .............. · .. 71
.. ..... ....... ........... 7.8. 46
[Oorhbrush (n) .. ·· .......... ·· .......... ........ 8
roothpaste (11)······ .... ·· .. ·· · .. · ..... . .... . .... 8
v
vacuum (v) .. · .. .. .... .. .... .. ......... ...... 50.56
LIke eire of (v) ............ 45.52. 53. 54. 55 rop (adj.) .. · .... .. .... .. .... .... .... .. .... .. .... · 14 vacuum cleaner (n) .......... ................ 50
lake in (v) "del iver f~lI' in'pecrion or top (n) ........ · .. · ...... · .......... · .. .... ....... 73 VCR (n) (v ideo cassene record er) ...... ·· 44
rcp.1II' ............................. 57 (see rt!so cOlllllertop) vegetab le (11) .... · .. · ............ .. .......... 33. 62
1.lke nOle' (v) ............................... 72 roral (n)· ··· · .. · .. · .. ········ · .. · .. ·· ·· .... ·· 64.66 video (11)' .......... .. ......................... 44
IJkl' off (v) "rclllove (c101hing)" ........... 31 rowel (n)· .. ········· .. ········· · .... ·· .. .. ·· 7, 9, 39 vo lum e (II) "loudn ess" .................... 41 .43
uke olf(v ) "rclIIovL' (ill general)" .... 23. 38.58 rowel rack (n) ............ · ............ · .. · ...... 9
lak e our (v) .. remove .. .......... 30. 48. 49. 51. 64. 73 track (n) .. ............................ .. .. ...... 26
1:lke our (v) "c~cnn Olmidc.... · ........ .... 53
1.lh·uur of (v) "remow Frolll"·
(see also train tmck)
rr,lCk (n) "selection on a record in g" ...... · 40
w
wag {v)· ........ · · ............... .. .. ..... ...... 53
............ .. ...... '17. 40. 41. 44. 48, 57, 58. 64. 67 naHic (n) .. · ................. ........ ... 28 waistballd (n) .... · .. ............ · .. · .. · .... · .... 11
Lllk (v) .. .. .... .. ............... 18. 37. 69 traHic li ghl (n) .. .. ........... .. ... .... .. .. ..... 24 wait {v) .............. · .................. 20.26. 28,30
(f'1' I/Iso mu!ll IrIlk) rrain (11 ) .. · .. · ................................... 26 wake up (v) ............. .. ...................... 6
1.lnk (11) ......................................... 54 trai n track; (11) .................. ... ........... 26 wa lk (11 ) ................ ·.. .................... 53
(SI'I' ,!Iso gils lilllk) trash (n) .... · .......... .. · ......... .. ......... 51.79 walk (v) ...... .. · .. · .... · .. .. ........ · .. 20.26. 28, 30
1.1I1C (n) "rl'cording IIIcdium"· .... .. .... 41 . 44 [r.lY (11 ) .... · .. · ...... · .. .. .... .. .. .... · .. • .... 40,79 wa ll et (n) .... · ...... .. · .. ................ · .. · 19.64
!.lxi ( II ) .... · .... ·27 trim (v) ........ · .......... .. ................. 54,60 want (v)···· ··· .... · .. · .. · .. ········· 25. 27.40.43, 75
lea (n)........ . .............. . .. . .... .... 15. 18 trip (11 ) .... · .......... · .......... .. .... .... 24. 28, 59 warm (adj.) .......... .... · ...... · ............... 12
Icaeup ( II ) .. .. ............. .. .................. 15 tripped (adj. ) "turned off" .. .. · .. · .......... 59 was h (v)·· .. · .. ···· .. ···· ··· ·· .. · 6.9, 39.46.49, 51 . 56
88
washer (n) "metal ring" .... · · ··· .. · · ·· .. ····· 61
washing machine (n)····· · · · ····· ············ 4B
wastebasket (n)······ .. · ............. .. . . ...... 51
watch (v) ······················· · ·· · · ·· · 43.44.45, 7B
water (n) ........... B, 9,15, 32, 33,35,36,39, 52,53,56
water (v) .................................... 54,55
wax (n).. .. .................................. 56
way (n) "manner" ........ .... · ................ 13
wear (v) ( ... c1othes) ........ . ........... .. .... .. 12
weathe r (n ) ........ · .. · ........ · ............... .. 13
weed (v) ···· ··········· · ·· ... .................... ·55
weigh (v) .. · .................... 62.75
wet (adj .) .. ·· .. · .. · · ·· .. ·· .. ·· · ·· · .. ·· .. · ·····39, 49
wheel (n).. .. .. .. ................ 58
(see afso steerillg IV/Jeef)
white (n) (... ot an egg) ....................... ·17
wil l (v) .... .. ..... .. ..................... 48, 49
wi ndow (n)· ·· · ·· .. · · · · ·· · .. · .. · · ······ 26.56. 66, 75
winds hi eld wiper (n) .... · .............. .. .... ·23
wine (n) ............ · .. · .. · .. ...... ...... · .... .. · 77
wipe (v) .. · .. .... .. .... .... .. .. ............... 18.50
wipe otF(v) ............ .. ... .. ............... 38.56
wire (n )· ........ · ........ .. .... .. .. .. .. · ........ 16
woman (n)· ...... · .... · .. ....... .. .............. 12
wood (11)········· .. ·· · ··········· · ········ .. ·· ···60
woodwork (n) .. · .... · .. · .... · ............. .. .. 50
wood sh,wings (n) .......... · ................ . 60
wool (n ) .... · ........ · ......................... 13
word (n ) .. .. .. · .......... .. · .. · .... .... .... .. .... 42
wo rk (n) ' .... .. ........ .. .... .. .... .. .. .. . ..... 31
work (on) (v) ...... · .. .. · .. .... · .. .. · .. · ...... · 57
wo rk (v)· ............ . .. .... .. .... .. ........... 60
wrap (v) · ...... .. .... · ...................... 9.13,76
wrapper (n)·············· .... · .... . ............. 79
wrapping paper (n)······· .... . ..... ·· .... ····· 76
wrench (n ) .. · .............. ..... ................ 61
wrire {v) ··· ·· · · ··· ...... .. . . ....... 65,66.71.73.74
wrong numbe r (n ) · .. · ...... · .... · .... · .. · .... 69
y
yaw n (v) ...... · ........... ........ .... ......... 46
y ield (v) ............... .. .. .................. 25
yo lk (n) ...................................... 17, 18
z
z.ip up (v) ............. .. ................... .. 11 ,19
z.ipper ( n ) .. · .... · ........................ ....... · 11
89
NOTES ON IRREGULAR FORMS
Irregular Verbs
Usc the list below if you know one form of a verb but don 't know how to find it in the index. The
infinitive form is the one listed in the index (except for be and have).
Infinitive: Be Infinitive: Have
Present Past Past Participle Present Past Past Participle
am was been have had had
arc were has
is
These form s also occur in be going to and there+be. These forms also occur in have to.
Other Irregular Verbs
Past Form Infinitive Past Participle Past Form Infinitive Past Participle
became become become read read read
blew blow blown reset reset reset
bought buy bought rode ride ridden
chose choose chosen rang ring rung
came come come ran run run
cut cut cut said say said
dealt deal dealt saw see seen
did do done set set set
drew draw drawn shook shake shaken
drank drink drunk shone shine shone
drove drive driven showed show shown/ showed
ate eat eaten shut shut shut
fell fall fallen sang sing sung
fed feed fed sat sit sat
found find found spoke speak spoken
got get gotten/ got sped/ speeded speed sped/ speeded
gave give given spun spin spun
went go gone spat/ spit spit spat/ spit
hun g hang hung spread spread spread
heard hear heard stood stand stood
held hold held stuck stick stuck
knew know known swept sweep swe pt
laid lay laid swung swing swung
lefl leave left took take taken
let let let tore tear torn
lay lie lain told tell told
made make made threw throw thrown
mowed mow mown / mowed woke/ waked wake woken/ waked/ woke
paid pay paid wore wear worn
put put put wrote write written
Irregular Noun Plurals Plural Singular

Use lhi s liSl if yo u know one form of a noun but ch ildren child
don'l know how to find it in the index. The feet foot
Sin gul ar form is the one li sled in th e index. knives knife
leaves leaf
men man
sheep sheep
teeth tooth
women woman
90
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95
Notes to the Teacher
rllglish for Everyday Activities (EEA) helps students Cereal/Making Toast," and "Fryin g an Egg" are all
learn vocabu lary for daily proce.s ses by associating part of a "Making Breakfast" sequence.
th e vocabu lary with pictures. The text is accessible to The chapters a re grouped into six larger sections.
high-beginning / low-intermedia te learners, but even Each sec tion could form a unit in a course syllabus.
ad van ced learners, unce rtain about the English of Still, the chapters of EEA are independent of one
everyday li fe, will find EEA useful. Higher-level another. They do not have to be used sequentially. If
s tudents will app recia te finally finding out the word yo ur students have no interest in, say, driving a car,
fo r putting shirttails into pants ("tuck") or usi.ng water they can easily skip chapters 13 - 15 without being
to get the soa p off so me tlling (" rinse"). halT',pered in their work with later chapters.
A recording of this tex t is available (separately) At the back of the book are several important
to h elp s tud ents lea rn th e spoken forms of this elements. There is a template Processes: My Wayan
vocabu la ry as well as th e written forms. It features which students can write their own versions of daily
native speake rs of North American English and processes - eitller variations on those in the book or
includ es both th e ca ption s and the dialogue th a t other processes that don 't appear he re. This template
acco mp an y th e pictures. Two activity books - one for may be photocopied . There is a n appendix of U.S.
reading, writing, and discussion, ano tller for listening and m e tric units which will h elp s tud ents from
- a rc also availab le to make a comple te multi-skills ou ts ide the U.S. con vert the text's m easurements into
co urse in everyday vocab ulary. units familiar to tllem. Th e index is an invaluable tool
for lookin g up familiar vocabulary a nd for
broad ening a sense of the contexts in which a word
Aims
may be used . After the index is a chart of irregular
A few of th e aims ce ntral to EEA are:
verb forms and irregular plurals.
• To ac ti va te th e reader's eve nt sc h e mata -
expec tat ions abo ut how ordinary activities usually
Individualizing the Material
proceed.
The template (pages 91-95) acknowledges a basic fact
• To concen tra te on th e mas t essen ti a l and
about everyday processes. Each student has his or
picturable s te ps in those activities.
h er own schemata for them . Each person's experience,
• To foc us on verbs, since they are the key to
expectations, and habits vary som ehow from any
communicating about everyday events.
"basic" way of d escribing tll e process. A student is
• To crea te pictorial associations for key vocabulary.
unlikely to s tart her day or make his bed exactly as
pictured in the book. But the basic sequ ences given
Organization here can be valuable springboards for class or gro up
Each ch apter focuses very narrowly on one process discussion s and for writing a bout indi vidual
and depicts it in o n e or two pages. Some s ub- differences. Working with the template or with other
pro cesses are gro up ed within a larger one, as tools for encouraging individual expression, students
indi ca ted by an ex tra heading at the top of the page. can put their n ew vocabulary to work in d escribing
ror example, " Making Coffee / Tea," "Getting Cold their own ways of doing tllingS.
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DURHAM DEAF SERVICES

750 KING STREET EAST

Paul Kate Alex Tom Jenny Pam Dan

New Readers Press

North American Edition Published by New Readers Press

All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reproduced or

Printed in the United States of America

Director of Acquisitions and Development: Christina Jagger

SECTION 1 : STARTING THE DAY

SECTION 2 : GETTING AROUND

SECTION 3 : AT HOME IN THE EVENING

SECTION 4 : MANAGING A HOUSEHOLD

37 Taking Care or a CaL 52

SECTION 5 : KEEPING IN TOUCH

51 t'-Iaking a Phone Call 68

SECTION 6 : HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS

!\rpentiix on ,\Illerican and 1'-lcLric t'-leasuremenLs 80

First Thing in the Morning

. . He goes into the bathroom .

• wake up = stop sleeping

Brushing Your Teeth I Flossing

For Special Attention ... a nd spits it into the

o You run water over something

forth by going from one side to

Key Vocabulary shower head

For Special Attention

Getting Dressed - A Man

Key Vocabulary To m puLS o n ...

For Special Attention

He sli ps a belt throu gh

Putting on a Shirt Fasteners What you do

Tom slips an arm He button s th e shirt ... zipper

You lace somethin g

You clasp things toge th er.

He tu cks hi s shirt into hi s p ants. buckle

·5 Getting Dressed - A Woman

Key Vocabulary Pam puts on ...

indoors (ad v.) form of a weath er verb:

If it's hOL, Pam wears l ighl cloLhes: a fabri c lhal co m es

... and a pair of collon shorts.

II" so meLhing is outside a building, il is

She goes barcrool indoors... ... and wears sanda ls

I f somelhing is inside a building, il is

If il 's cold , Pam wears heavy cloth es:

For Special Attention

• To pull something tight is to

• Th e corne rs of a fitted sheet

Making Coffee I Making Tea

Key Vocabulary Making Coffee (with an electric coffee maker)

For Special Attention

Preparing Cold Cereal I Making Toast

,.ro,' bo. '!./ , .,

For Special Attention

• You sprinkle someth ing by

For Special Attention

• The egg fries and Dan fries the

• When yo u throw something

For Special Attention

• The paper means "the news-

Leaving the House

... and puts them in his He picks up his backpack .

For Special Attention