ALC Book 8: Lessons 1-4 ALL

avenue

n. a (usually) wide street in a town or city

be going to

idiom. expresses future intention

best

adj. superlative of good

better

adj. comparative of good

block

n. distance between two cross streets

Celsius

n. Centigrade; scale for measuring temperature

centigrade

n. a scale of temperature

corner

n. the place where two streets meet

degrees(°)

n. a measurement of temperature

direction

n. the point to which something faces; north, east, south, west

directions

n. a set of instructions

east

adv. towards the east

east

adj. to/toward the east

east

n. the direction in which the sun rises

exclamation mark

n. punctuation mark (!)

exit

n. place for leaving

Fahrenheit (F)

n. a scale of temperature

fall/fell (down)

v. to lose your balance, especially suddenly

follow

v. to listen to carefully, to understand clearly

for (distance)

prep. go for a specific distance (three miles, two blocks, etc.)

for (time)

prep. used to indicate amount/extent/ duration

freeway

n. wide road with two or more lanes in each direction and no cross traffic, used to travel fast between towns and cities

freeze/froze

v. to (cause to) harden into/become covered with ice

ground

n. soil, earth; the surface of the earth

grow/grew

v. to increase in size; to allow to grow (especially plants and crops)

highway

n. broad main road used especially to go from one town to another

How can I get to ...?

exp. used when asking for directions

ice

n. water frozen solid by cold

kilometer

n. 1,000 meters (approx. .6 mile)

land

v. to come to earth

mile

n. 5,280 feet; unit of measurement

north

adv. to, toward, in the north

north

adj. located toward/at the north

north

n. direction to the right when facing sunset

of (north of, etc.)

prep. at a distance from

park

n. recreation area

quotation marks

n. punctuation marks ("...")

road

n. hard surface along which wheeled vehicles can travel

south

adv. to, toward, in the south

south

adj. located toward/at the south

south

n. direction to the left when facing sunset

straight (ahead)

adj. forward; the way you are facing

take (a right/a left/a street)

exp. to turn into a street

take/took off

v. to depart

temperature

n. warmth or coolness of environment

thermometer

n. temperature measuring device

west

adv. to, towards, facing west

west

adj. in, from the west

west

n. one of four main points on compass, left of north

worse

adj. comparative of bad

worst

adj. superlative of bad

beautiful

adj. very pretty

boring

adj. uninteresting, dull

difficult

adj. not easy, hard; tough

exciting

adj. (something) that excites

exercise

n. use of any part of the body or mind to strengthen/improve it

exercise

v. to (cause to) get exercise

forget/forgot (to)

v. to fail to remember

free time

exp. unoccupied time

fun

n. pleasure; something done for pleasure, amusement

get/got in shape

exp. to become physically fit

gymnasium (gym)

n. large room used for indoor sports

have/had a good time

exp. enjoy oneself

have/had fun

exp. have a good time

healthy

adj. in good health

hers

pron. possessive form of she

his

pron. possessive form of he

hit/hit

v. to give a blow to; strike

important

adj. has much significance/value

in (good) shape

exp. in good physical condition

interesting

adj. arousing or holding one's attention

its

pron. possessive

mine

pron. possessive form of I

miss

v. not hit

ours

pron. possessive form of we

out of shape

exp. not physically fit

push-up

n. an exercise performed lying face down, raising/lowering body with arms

remember (to)

v. to take care not to forget

shut/shut

v. to close

sit-up

n. athletic exercise; physical training

terrific

adj. unusually fine; great

theirs

pron. possession; belongs to them

try/tried (to)

v. to attempt

watch

n. a small clock worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket

work out

v. to exercise

workout

n. session of physical exercise/hard work

yours

pron. possessive pronoun

0 = operator

n. a person who works a telephone switchboard (telephone operator)

area code

n. the numbers for a particular area or city in the US that a caller uses when making a long distance call

bell

n. a metal device which rings

busy

adj. in use, as a telephone line

call

n. a phone conversation

call up

v. to telephone

change

n. money returned when the amount given is more than enough

cheap

adj. inexpensive; low in price

coin

n. a flat, round piece of metal money

conversation

n. informal talk between/ among people

deposit

v. to place money in pay phone

expensive

adj. costing a lot of money

factory

n. a building where things are made, usually by machine