Interchange Pre-Intermediate "Unit 16 - Part 1" Vocabulary

to change

Verb

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a

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to make a person or thing different

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Online shopping has changed the way people shop for goods and services.

She changed her hairstyle from long to short.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

life-changing

Adjective

/ˈɫaɪfˌtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

so impactful that can change someone's life

experience

noun

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

e

ɪ

r

ie

iə

n

c

s

e

the skill and knowledge we gain from doing, feeling, or seeing things

inexperience

change

noun

ch

ʧ

a

eɪ

n

g

ʤ

e

a process or result of becoming different

school

noun

s

ch

k

oo

u:

l

a place where children learn things from teachers

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to graduate

Verb

g

r

a

æ

d

ʤ

ua

ueɪ

t

e

to finish a university, college, etc. study course successfully and receive a diploma or degree

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

college

noun

c

k

o

ɑ:

ll

l

e

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

an institution that offers higher education or specialized trainings for different professions

to fall in love

phrase

/fˈɔːl ɪn lˈʌv/

to start loving someone deeply

to move

Verb

m

o

u

v

e

to change your position or location

stay in place

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

job

noun

j

ʤ

o

ɑ:

b

the work that we do regularly to earn money

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new

Adjective

n

e

w

recently invented, made, etc.

old

to get

Verb

g

e

ɛ

t

to receive or come to have something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

married

Adjective

m

a

æ

rr

r

ie

i

d

having a wife or husband

unmarried

to turn

Verb

t

u

ɜ

r

n

to reach a certain age

Grammatical Information:

linking verb

city

noun

c

s

i

ɪ

t

y

i

a larger and more populated town

child

noun

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

d

a son or daughter of any age

parent

Grammatical Information:

Plural form

children

to travel

Verb

t

r

a

æ

v

e

ə

l

to go from one location to another, particularly to a far location

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

abroad

Adverb

a

ə

b

r

oa

ɔ

d

in or traveling to a different country

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of place and movement

to retire

Verb

r

e

ɪ

t

i

aɪə

r

e

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

since

conjunction

s

i

ɪ

n

c

s

e

used to express a period from a specific past time up to now or another specified point

drama

noun

d

r

a

ɑ:

m

a

ə

a play that is performed in a theater, on TV, or radio

to major

Verb

m

a

eɪ

j

ʤ

o

ə

r

to specialize in a particular subject as one's primary field of study at a university or college

no kidding

interjection

/nˈoʊ kˈɪdɪŋ/

used to highlight the sincerity or truthfulness of a statement

fantastic

Adjective

f

a

æ

n

t

a

æ

s

t

i

ɪ

c

k

extremely amazing and great

to wear

Verb

w

ea

ɛ

r

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to start

Verb

s

t

a

ɑ:

r

t

to begin something new and continue doing it, feeling it, etc.

end

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to buy

Verb

b

u

y

aɪ

to get something in exchange for paying money

sell

Grammatical Information:

transitive

appearance

noun

a

ə

pp

p

ea

ɪ

r

a

ə

n

c

s

e

the way that someone or something looks

skill

noun

s

k

i

ɪ

ll

l

an ability to do something well, especially after training

to dye

Verb

d

y

aɪ

e

to change the color of something using a liquid substance

Grammatical Information:

transitive

bank loan

noun

/bˈæŋk lˈoʊn/

a sum of money borrowed from a bank that is typically repaid over a period of time with interest

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

credit card

noun

/ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd/

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

to raise

Verb

r

ai

eɪ

s

z

e

to put something or someone in a higher place or lift them to a higher position

lower

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to grow

Verb

g

r

o

oʊ

w

(of hair, nails, etc.) to develop or become longer

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

beard

noun

b

ea

ɪ

r

d

the hair that grow on the chin and sides of a man’s face

to improve

Verb

i

ɪ

m

p

r

o

u

v

e

to make a person or thing better

worsen

Grammatical Information:

transitive

vocabulary

noun

v

o

oʊ

c

k

a

æ

b

u

j

ə

l

a

ɛ

r

y

i

all the words used in a particular language or subject

to learn

Verb

l

ea

ɜ

r

n

to become knowledgeable or skilled in something by doing it, studying, or being taught

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

contact lens

noun

/kˈɑːntækt lˈɛnz/

a small and round piece of plastic that people put directly on their eyes in order to improve their ability to see

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

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