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Elementary Wordlist Unit 2

Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 2 of Navigate Elementary Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb

agree (with)  v  /əˈɡriː/ I usually agree with my friends.

alone   adv  /əˈləʊn/ Melanie often works there alone.
ask (for)  v  /ɑːsk/ Do students often ask for a discount?
astronaut  n  /ˈæstrənɔːt/ All astronauts in Europe learn their job at the European
Astronaut Centre in Cologne in Germany.
beach   n  /biːtʃ/ In the summer, I get up early and go to the beach.
body clock   n  /ˈbɒdi klɒk/ There is no perfect time to sleep because everyone’s body
clock is different.
break   n  /breɪk/ She stops for a break in the morning at quarter past eleven.
breakfast   n  /ˈbrekfəst/ I usually have eggs and cheese for breakfast.
canteen  n  /kænˈtiːn/ She has breakfast in the canteen at eight o’clock.
cereal  n  /ˈsɪəriəl/ I eat cereal for breakfast every morning.
class   n  /klɑːs/ Classes start again at half past seven.
dangerous   adj  /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ Male seals are big and sometimes dangerous.
dirty   adj  /ˈdɜːti/ It’s dirty in the city.
discount   n  /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ Do students often ask for a discount?
expert   n  /ˈekspɜːt/ Sleep expert Dr Michael Howell says the best sleep is six hours
at night and two hours in the afternoon.
eyesight  n  /ˈaɪsaɪt/ Do you need perfect eyesight to be an astronaut?
feel well  phr  /fiːl ˈwel/ Most astronauts don’t feel well when they first go into space.
free   adj  /friː/ Tea and coffee are free at work.
free time  n  /friː ˈtaɪm/ He works very hard and he hardly ever has free time.
fresh air  n  /freʃ ˈeə(r)/ I prefer to live in the country because of the fresh air.
get up  phr v  /ɡet ˈʌp/ I get up at about seven o’clock.
go   v  /ɡəʊ/ I go to work at eight o’clock.
go clubbing  phr  /gəʊ ˈklʌbɪŋ/ We go clubbing every weekend.
half past  phr  /ˈhɑːf pɑːst/ Classes finish at half past six in the evening.
have dinner  phr  /hæv ˈdɪnə(r)/ We usually have dinner at 7 p.m.
have lunch  phr  /hæv ˈlʌntʃ/ I always have lunch at 12.30.
hungry   adj  /ˈhʌŋɡri/ I am always hungry during the day.
idea   n  /aɪˈdɪə/ We sometimes have different ideas.
journey   n  /ˈdʒɜːni/ How was your journey?
lab   n  /læb/ He works in the lab every afternoon.
late   adj  /leɪt/ My sister never waits for people who are late.
listen   v  /ˈlɪsn/ Gregorja listens to pop and classical music.
meeting   n  /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ I’d like to talk to you before the meeting tomorrow.
noisy   adj  /ˈnɔɪzi/ City life is sometimes noisy.
outside   prep  /aʊtˈsaɪd/ I often have lunch outside a café or a restaurant.

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pay   v  /peɪ/ Do you pay for tea and coffee at work?

penguin  n  /ˈpeŋɡwɪn/ Melanie Szabo studies penguins.
perfect   adj  /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ His English is perfect.
physics   n  /ˈfɪzɪks/ In the mornings, we study things like physics.
plan   n  /plæn/ Thanks, but I’m afraid I have plans for tonight.
professor   n  /prəˈfesə(r)/ Melanie Szabo is a professor.
public transport   n  /ˌpʌblɪk ˈtrænspɔːt/ What time does public transport stop?
quarter past   phr  /ˈkwɔːtə pɑːst/ He stops for a break in the morning at quarter past ten.
quarter to   phr  /ˈkwɔːtə tə/ She goes to morning classes at quarter to nine.
read   v  /riːd/ In my free time I like to listen to music or read a book.
reply   n  /rɪˈplaɪ/ Do we have a reply from them?
rise   v  /raɪz/ The sun rises at about half past five in the morning.
sandwich  n  /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ We buy sandwiches at lunchtime.
scientific   adj  /ˈsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ Bird Island is an important scientific research centre.
scientist   n  /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ Every year lots of scientists visit the island.
seal   n  /siːl/ Sven Olafsson studies seals.
shop   n  /ʃɒp/ The shops open at half past eight in the morning.
shower   n  /ˈʃaʊə(r)/ I sometimes have a shower in the morning.
sickness  n  /ˈsɪknəs/ They often have space sickness.
sleeping bag  n  /ˈsliːpɪŋ bæɡ/ They don’t sleep in a bed – they sleep in special sleeping bags.
soup   n  /suːp/ They do very good Korean soup there.
space   n  /speɪs/ Some astronauts stay in space for over a year at a time.
spacesuit  n  /ˈspeɪssuːt/ Astronauts only need a spacesuit when they go on a space
walk.
start   v  /stɑːt/ School starts at eight o’clock in the morning.
stop  v  /stɒp/ Public transport usually stops at 11 o’clock at night.
student card  n  /ˈstjuːdnt kɑːd/ They need to show their student card.
think (about)  v  /ˈθɪŋk/ When he’s alone, he thinks about his friends and family.
tired   adj  /ˈtaɪəd/ Many of us feel tired during the day.
title   n  /ˈtaɪtl/ Titles and names can tell us a lot about people.
toast  n  /təʊst/ They usually have toast for breakfast.
trainee  n  /ˌtreɪˈniː/ Sanaa Diya is a trainee astronaut at the European Astronaut
Centre in Cologne.
volcano  n  /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ He arrives at a volcano at 7 o’clock.
wait   v  /weɪt/ Do people often wait for buses and trains in your city?
wake up   phr v  /weɪk ˈʌp/ I try to wake up early, but it’s difficult.
wall   n  /wɔːl/ The sleeping bags are on the walls.
watch a film   phr  /ˌwɒtʃ ə ˈfɪlm/ We don’t often watch a film in the evening.
watch TV   phr  /ˌwɒtʃ tiː viː/ In the evening I usually watch TV.
work  v  /wɜː(r)k/ Sven never works alone.
zoology  n  /zuˈɒlədʒi/ She is a professor of zoology.

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