Comprehensive Study Notes: Unit 3 Vocabulary and Irregular Verb Participles
Irregular Verb Past Participles List
set
shaken
shone
shot
shown
shut
sung
sat
slept
smelt/smel
spoken
spent
spilt/sple
stood
stolen
stung
Swum
taken
taught
torn
told
thought
rown
derstood
ken
n
en
Unit 3 Vocabulary: Competitive Play and Sporting Roles
beat (v)
Definition: To defeat someone in a game, competition, election, or battle.
Example: England needed to beat Germany to get to the final.
board game (n phr)
Definition: Any game in which you move objects around on a special board.
Example: I think that Trivial Pursuit is my favourite board game.
captain (n)
Definition: The person who is in charge of a team or organisation.
Example: She was captain of the Olympic swimming team.
challenge (v)
Definition: To invite someone to compete or fight.
Example: The girls challenged the boys to a cricket match.
challenge (n)
Definition: Something that needs a lot of skill, energy, and determination to deal with or achieve.
Example: I felt I needed a new challenge at work.
champion (n)
Definition: Someone who has won an important competition, especially in sport.
Example: He finally became the world heavyweight boxing champion.
cheat (v)
Definition: To behave dishonestly, or to not obey rules.
Example: Kids have always found ways of cheating in school exams.
coach (n)
Definition: Someone who trains a sports player or team.
Example: After playing for years, Barry became a baseball coach.
competition (n)
Definition: An organised event in which people try to win prizes by being better than other people.
Example: He'd entered a competition in the local newspaper.
defeat (v)
Definition: To win against someone.
Example: France defeated Italy .
defeat (n)
Definition: Failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something.
Example: England suffered a defeat.
member (n)
Definition: Someone who belongs to a group or an organisation: a trade union member.
Example: Are you a member of the golf club?
opponent (n)
Definition: Someone who is competing against you.
Example: His opponent received only of the vote.
referee (n)
Definition: Someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules.
Example: The referee blew his whistle and the game began.
Unit 3 Vocabulary: Music, Entertainment, and Leisure Activities
classical music (n phr)
Definition: Serious music that is played on instruments such as the piano and the violin.
Example: I love classical music, like Beethoven.
club (n)
Definition: An organisation for people who take part in a particular activity, or the building that they use.
Example: Why don't you join a chess club?
concert (n)
Definition: An event at which an orchestra, band, or musician plays or sings in front of an audience.
Example: Did you hear that the Rolling Stones did a concert in China?
entertaining (adj)
Definition: Enjoyable or interesting.
Example: I saw a really entertaining programme on TV last night.
folk music (n phr)
Definition: Traditional music from a particular country or region, or music played in a traditional style.
Example: What I like about folk music is the sound of the guitar.
group (n)
Definition: A small set of musicians who play pop music.
Example: My brother has got his own group and they play in our local area.
gym (n)
Definition: A room or club with equipment for doing physical exercises.
Example: I'm thinking of joining a gym.
have fun (v phr)
Definition: Get enjoyment from an activity that is not important or serious.
Example: We haven't had such fun for years.
interest (v)
Definition: To make someone want to know about or take part in something.
Example: Photography has always interested me.
interest (n)
Definition: An activity that you enjoy doing when you are not working.
Example: Tell us about your interests and hobbies.
organise (v)
Definition: To prepare or arrange an activity or event.
Example: Who's organising the conference?
pleasure (n)
Definition: A feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction.
Example: He smiled with pleasure when she walked in.