Skyline Vocabulary

The vocabulary has been organized by unit and topic. It is in alphabetical order unless there is a natural order to the words for example, numbers, months and days of the week.

Skyline 2A Unit 1
COUNTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS China France India U.S.A. doctor engineer graphic designer NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGES American English Brazilian Portuguese Chinese Chinese French French Peruvian Spanish INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL birth certificate citizen Consulate country documents Embassy form immigrants immigration official language legally neighbors passport requirements residents

tourism trade visa

Unit 2
THE WORK PLACE boss cafeteria colleague computer equipment fax machine furniture office photocopier printer supervision telephone conferencing work from home work station working hours TOWNS AND CITIES architecture baseball stadium crime designer stores green areas/parks museum pollution population public services restaurant river Stock Exchange theaters tourist attraction DESCRIBING PLACES agricultural beautiful

busy commercial fairly (+ adj.) industrial large nice quiet residential small ugly very (+ adj.) STUDENT ACCOMODATION apartment campus disadvantages dormitory (dorm) independence rent roommates share supervision

Unit 3
THE FAMILY aunt brother children cousin daughter father grandfather grandmother grandparents husband mother parents sister son twins uncle wife

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS average height blond body type curly height long short slim straight tall wavy weight GIFTS AND CUSTOMS boyfriend bride candy card Christmas flowers girlfriend graduation groom handkerchief present wedding PERSONALITY attractive calm contented creative dependable difficult emotional energetic generous honest imaginative intelligent

logical professional quiet serious sociable studious

Unit 4
WORK average high school resident doctor shifts working day SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES caf cinema football golf music pub radio swimming tennis videos walking HOUSEWORK AND OFFICE WORK attend client dishes do the ironing do the shopping do the washing e-mail housekeeper manager meal meeting report

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS celebrations dance fireworks displays parade party

Unit 5
DIRECTIONS across from at the end of the block behind between blocks go straight halfway down the block near next to on (street)) on the corner of on your left on your right turn left turn right SPORT AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES concert disco foreign game league senior stadium theater theater listing ticket tournament

PARTIES beer cards cassette dancing dip party peanuts potato chips sandwiches sodas stereo wine BUSINESS accessible expansion fast food franchise in a hurry industry quality control staff successful top product training well-known

Unit 6
LIFE HISTORIES (to be) born childhood education effort grow up hobby research CRIME bank notes dynamite

escape gang headline horseback jail jewelry payroll robbery safe HISTORY assassinate found president prime minister revolution space war

Skyline 2B Unit 7
SCHOOL administrator biology captain chemistry classmate coach computing geography history janitor literature math physics principal report card student subject teacher APPLYING TO COLLEGES applicant application form college degree faculty interview major scholarship tuition fee CAREER PLANNING accountant actor animal trainer architecture artist automotive services business owner

career computer specialist computing construction counselor data processing designer doctor education engineer farmer freight transportation home health care job lab technician landscaper law lawyer manager musician personnel services public relations salary salesperson sanitary services scientist social worker teacher technical training veterinarian

Unit 8
TRANSPORT airplane automobile carriage cruise liner passenger range ship steamship top speed

train transatlantic unrealiable HOTELS AND VACATION DESTINATIONS amusement park attractive cheap clean cold comfortable dirty double room facilities famous friendly fun gym happy heavy historical hot hotel important indoor pool old outdoors rides single room small sports center tennis court tour wonderful EXPLORERS AND EXPLORATIONS astronauts fatigue journey launch North Pole South Pole

spacecraft / space ship take off undersea world

Unit 9
HEALTH diet family environment fast food fitness health heart attack junk food laughter lifestyle medical history medicine overweight relaxation SPORTS aerobics basketball exercises hiking jogging karate riding rugby soccer tae-kwon-do team) tennis windsurfing DENTAL HEALTH breath cavity dentist filling floss

gums mouthwash teeth tooth toothbrush toothpaste

Unit 10
LIFE EVENTS art gallery date divorce hang-gliding hometown isolated marriage ranking teenage AUTO RACING championship race car driver race beat Grand Prix Formula 1 FASHION fashion designer look loose patterned plain short sleeve tight wide leg

Unit 11
CARNIVALS carnival crowds ice hockey Ice Palace parades SETTING UP A BUSINESS development employment exploit investment manufacturing medium-scale multinational pharmaceutical research small-scale wages

Unit 12
STUDY, WORK, HOME, RELATIONSHIPS apartment bedroom boss boyfriend class colleague course dictionary employ engaged friend homework house housework husband job kitchen

lesson love mail married neighbor office rent salary school wife WEEKEND BREAKS AND PLANS musical sports top class white water rafting COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY e-mail mail telegraph telephone radio fiber-optic CONNECTORS so because however but