Unit 5

Word

Definition

Example

buy

to get something by paying money

Buy some cheese to make sandwiches for lunch!

dance

to move your body to music

Can you dance well?

draw

Draw a picture

find

to see or get something you were looking for

How can I find this place?

forget

to not remember something

Don't forget about your hometask

give

to hand something to another person

Can you give me a few dollars, please?

hear

to notice a sound with your ears

Can you hear me?

help

to assist or do something for someone

Books can help

leave

to go away from a place

He left home an hour ago

look for

to try to find something

He is looking for his dictionary

meet

to see and talk to someone for the first time

Bob didn't meet his friends last weekend

paint

I love painting

play

to do something fun like a game or a sport

A play is a piece of writing performed by actors in a theatre

remember

to keep something in your mind and not forget

Do you always remember dates?

run

to move quickly on your feet

All the children run a race on Sports Day

see

to notice something with your eyes

Can I see your ticket, please?

send

to make something go to another person (like a message)

Ben often sends a letter to his grandfather

sing

to make music with your voice

Bella sang to the baby

swim

to move through water using your body

Can you swim?

take

to pick up or move something

Can you take my bag?

talk

to say words to another person

An old man is talking on the phone

tell

to say something to someone

Can you tell me what that means?

try

to attempt to do something

Can you try to finish your homework tonight, please?

use

to do something with an object or tool

Can I use your pen?

wait for

to stay in one place until something happens

I wait for a bus at the bus stop every morning

autumn

the season after summer, when leaves fall

I start school in autumn

cloudy

when there are many clouds in the sky

Do you like cloudy days?

cold

when the temperature is very low

Are you cold?

cool

a little cold, but not too much

He is a cool actor

foggy

when there is thick mist and you cannot see well

I can't see - it's really foggy

hot

when the temperature is very high

Days in August are hot

raining

when water falls from the sky

Don't forget your umbrella! It is raining today

snowing

when soft white ice falls from the sky

It's snowing

spring

the season after winter, when flowers start to grow

Do you like spring?

summer

the season after spring, when the weather is very warm

All rooms are booked for this summer

sunny

when the sun is shining and there are no clouds

Greece is a sunny country

warm

when the temperature is not too hot or too cold

Above all, it would be warm in there

windy

when the air is moving fast

I don't like windy days

winter

the coldest season, often with snow

February is the last winter month

argue

to talk in an angry way with someone

Don't argue with your sister!

bark

the sound a dog makes

His dog always barks at me

loud

when a sound is very strong and easy to hear

He plays loud music

music

sounds made with instruments or voices

Do you hear that music?

noisy

when there are a lot of loud sounds

A crowd of noisy protesters gathered in the square

jacket

a short coat worn over clothes

Are you wearing a purple jacket?

jeans

thick blue pants made of denim

Do you like my new jeans?

shirt

a top with buttons and a collar

Boys wear blue shirt at school

shoes

something worn on your feet

He bought a pair of running shoes

skirt

a piece of clothing worn by women, hanging from the waist

Anita has a lot of skirts

sweater

a warm, soft top, usually with long sleeves

Do you have many sweaters?

trousers

a piece of clothing worn on the legs, like pants

A Sudanese woman doesn't wear trousers

T-shirt

a casual shirt with short sleeves

Can you wear a T-shirt at work?

Don't worry

Don't worry about the exam.

Changing rooms

a place where you try on clothes in a store

'Can I try on these jeans?' 'Yes, the changing rooms are over there.'

here

in this place

Are you here for an English class?

large

a big size

A large house like this must be expensive to heat

Medium

a size between small and large

Customers usually order a medium steak

Small

a little size

Ants are smaller than bugs

that

referring to something far from you

How do you spell that word?

there

in that place, not here

'Where's Peter?' 'He's over there.'

these

referring to things close to you (plural)

Find these countries on the map

this

referring to something close to you (singular)

Is this their car?

those

referring to things far from you (plural)

Ben brought those books and disks