Total English - Starter - Unit 9 - Lesson 2

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - Lesson 2 in the Total English Starter coursebook, such as "careful", "earn", "mean", etc.

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Total English - Starter

used to refer to the action of rising from the depth of poverty to the highest of riches

Ex: The entrepreneur 's business is booming , and it seems like he is on his way from rags to riches .
broke [adjective]

having little or no financial resources

Ex:
careful [adjective]

giving attention or thought to what we are doing to avoid doing something wrong, hurting ourselves, or damaging something

Ex: She was careful not to wake the sleeping baby .
careless [adjective]

not paying enough attention to what we are doing

Ex: He was so careless with his words , often saying things without thinking .
generous [adjective]

having a willingness to freely give or share something with others, without expecting anything in return

Ex: The host was incredibly generous , offering us plenty of food and drinks .
mean [adjective]

(of a person) behaving in a way that is unkind or cruel

Ex: The mean boss berated employees for minor mistakes , creating a toxic work environment .
poor [adjective]

owning a very small amount of money or a very small number of things

Ex: The poor family lived in a small , rundown house .
rich [adjective]

owning a great amount of money or things that cost a lot

Ex: The rich family owned a private jet .

a person whose total wealth is one million or more in their currency

Ex: The millionaire lives in a luxurious mansion overlooking the ocean .
average [adjective]

having no distinctive charactristics

Ex: Her performance in the play was average , neither exceptional nor poor .
tin can [noun]

a container for food or other goods, made of tinplated steel or other metal and typically cylindrical in shape with a removable lid

Ex: She used a tin can to store small kitchen utensils .
lottery [noun]

a game of chance where tickets with numbers or symbols are purchased, and a random selection of numbers or symbols determines the winners

Ex: Winning the lottery allowed him to pay off his debts and travel the world .
to earn [verb]

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

Ex: Many artists earn a living by selling their artwork online .
penny [noun]

a unit of currency or coin used in several countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar or pound

Ex: I picked up a penny off the ground .
share [noun]

any of the equal portions of a company's stock that is available for public to buy and gain benefit

Ex: The value of his shares doubled after the positive earnings report .

to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return

Ex: Last year , they invested in a startup that later became highly successful .