english units 6-9

HEALTH VERBS

ache /erk/ v If a part of your body aches, it is painful. beat /bit/ v When your heart beats, it makes regular movements and sounds.

bleed /blitd/ v to have blood coming from a place in your body

blink /blink/ v to open and close your eyes quickly blow your nose /blau ja 'nauz/ pv to clear your nose by forcing air through it

breathe /bri:/ v to take air into and out of your lungs burn /bain/ v to be hurt by fire or heat

cough /kof/ v to make air come out of your throat with a short sound

cut /kat/ v to injure yourself on a sharp object that makes you bleed

injure /indza/ v to hurt a part of your body recover /rikva/ v to become healthy or happy again after an illness, injury, or period of sadness

yawn /jo:n/ v to take a deep breath with your mouth wide open, because you are tired or bored

WORDS WITH SOME, ANY, EVERY AND NO

UNIT 7

MUSIC

celebrity /sa'lebrati/ n a famous person

clip /klip/ n a short part of a film or television programme concert hall /konsat ho:l/ n a large building in which concerts are performed

DJ/di:,der/ n someone who plays music on the radio or at festival /festival/ n a series of events, performances, etc. that often takes place over several days

gig /gig/n a performance of pop or rock music guitarist /grtarist/ n someone who plays the guitar, especially as their job

live /lav/ adj A live performance is done with an audience. lyrics /Irriks/ n the words of a song music channel /mjurzik 'tænal/ n a television channel that shows music videos and programmes about music musician /mjurzifan/ n someone who plays a musical instrument, often as a job

music video /mjurzik 'vidiau/ n a short film made to go with a popular song

production /pra'dkfan/ n the job of controlling how a film, play, programme, or musical recording is made sound technician/saund tek'nifan/ n someone who works with the equipment in a recording studio studio /stjudiau/ n a room where television/radio programmes or musical recordings are made

WORD FAMILIES

achieve /a'tfi:v/ v to succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard

achievement /etfitment/n something good that you have done that was difficult

advertise /ædvatarz/ v to tell people about a product or service, for example in newspapers or on television, in order to persuade them to buy it

advertisement /ad'va:tismant/ n a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service entertain / ente'tern/ v to keep someone interested and help them to have an enjoyable time

entertainer /,ente'teine/ n someone whose job is to entertain people by singing, telling jokes, etc. entertaining / ,ente'ternin/ adj interesting and helping someone to have an enjoyable time entertainment / ente'ternmant/ nshows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people music /mjurzik/n a pattern of sounds that is made by playing instruments or singing, or a recording of this musical /mju:zikel/ adj relating to music

musician /mju: zien/ n someone who plays a musical instrument, often as a job

perform /pa'fim/ v to entertain people by acting, singing, dancing, etc.

performance /pe'fo:mans/ n acting, singing, dancing, or playing music to entertain people

performer /pafoma/ n someone who entertains people record /rekod/ n a flat, round, plastic disc that music is stored on, used especially in the past

record /riko:d/ v to store sounds or pictures using electronic equipment, a camera, etc. so that you can listen to them or see them again

STRONG ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

absolutely /,æbsa'lurtli/ advused with strong adjectives to mean 'very'

ancient /'einfant/ adj from a long time ago brand new /brand nju:/ adj completely new enormous /i'noimas/ adj extremely large exhausted /g'zistid/ adj very tired extremely /ik'strizmli/ advvery freezing /frizzin/ adj very cold incredibly /in'kredibli/ advvery

spectacular /spektakjala/ adj extremely good, exciting, or surprising

terrible /terabl/ adj very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant

UNIT 9

TECHNOLOGY

charge /ta:d3/ vto put electricity into something's battery connection /ka'nekfan/n something that joins things together display /di'spler/ n electronic information that is shown on a computer screen

experiments /Ik'sperimants/ n tests, especially scientific ones, that you do in order to learn something or discover if something is true

fuel / fjurel/ n a substance that is burned to provide heat or power

invention /In'venfan/ n something that has been designed or created for the first time

plug in /plag 'in/ pv to connect a piece of electrical equipment to an electricity supply

power /pave/ n energy, usually electricity, that is used to provide light, heat, etc.

pump /pamp/ n a piece of equipment that forces liquid or gas to move somewhere

satellite /sætalait/ n a piece of equipment that is sent into space around the Earth to receive and send signals or to collect information

ENOUGH, TOO, VERY, NOT ... ENOUGH

UNIT 8

AMAZING ARCHITECTURE

brand new /brand nju:/ adj completely new classic /klæsik/ adj typical

cosy /kauzi/ adj comfortable and warm

fresh /fref/ adj new or different from what was there before historic /hr'storik/ adj important in history or likely to be important in history

modern /modan/ adj relating to the present time and not to the past

original /a'ridzanal/ adj special and interesting because of not being the same as others spectacular /spek'takjala/ adj extremely good, exciting, or surprising

traditional /tra'difanal/ adj following the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time

unusual /an'juiual/ ad different and not ordinary, often in a way that is interesting or exciting