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Wordlist

Unit
No.

Word

19

advert

31

agony

alien

34

appeal

13

artificial

38

baking soda

16

beetroot

31

blood vessels

38

bubble

38

carbon dioxide

23

carbon footprint

12

cliff

climate change

36

coastline

41

collide

comet

41

convinced

24

curve

19

customer

13

decade

36

drill

expedition

10

exploit

14

famine

36

fertile plain

32

fine-tune

33

fjord

16

foam

38

food colouring

31

forehead

44

fossil

23

fossil fuels

24

gravity

greenhouse gases

grin

31

groan

18

hibernate

24

horizontally

17

hugging

24

indefinitely

magnificent

32

manipulate

44

manufacture

32

mask

31

mole

monument

12

moth

20

necklace

17

nodding your head

16

omelette

32

orientate

21

ornamental

18

out of breath

42

paralysed

16

parmesan cheese

37

please

44

pre-date

procession

36

prosperity

35

receipt

35

refund

41

rift

39

set sth / sb back

29

shatter

29

slam

sofa

31

soft palate

34

squawk

33

squeak

12

steering wheel

29

stove

32

stroll

21

stunning

23

sustainability

24

theoretically

16

thermos

44

throat

16

tippex

trapped

29

trip

29

twist

UFO

21

utterly

view

38

volcano

38

washing-up liquid

41

zip

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a picture, short film, text, etc. which tries to persuade people to buy a product or
service
very bad pain
relating to creatures from another planet
a request especially to a court of law to change a previous decision
not natural, but made by people
a mixture of powders used to make cakes rise and become light when they are
baked
a round, dark red vegetable, that is usually cooked and eaten cold
tubes through which blood flows in the body
a ball of air or gas with liquid around it
a gas that is produced when people and animals breathe out, or when carbon is
burned (formula CO2)
Someones carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that
their activities produce.
an area of high rocks next to the sea
the way the Earths weather is changing
the part of the land along the edge of the sea
When two objects collide, they hit each other with force, usually while moving.

an object in space that leaves a bright line behind it in the sky


completely certain about something
to move in a gradual smooth bend
a person or organization that buys things or services from a shop or business
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1860 to 1869, or 1990 to 1999
to make a hole in something, e.g. the ground, using a special tool
an organised journey, especially a long one for a particular purpose
to use or develop something for your advantage
when people living in an area do not have enough food
a large area of flat land that can produce a large number of good quality crops
to make very small changes to something in order to make it work as well as
possible
a long strip of sea between steep hills, found especially in Norway
a substance like cream which is filled with bubbles of air
a substance that is added to food to change its colour artificially
the part of your face between your eyes and your hair
part of an animal or plant from thousands of years ago, preserved in rock
fuels such as gas, coal and oil, which were formed underground from plant and
animal remains millions of years ago
the force that makes objects fall to the ground
gases which stop heat escaping from the Earths atmosphere so that temperatures
rise (the greenhouse effect), especially carbon dioxide

a wide smile
to make a long, low sound because you are sad or in pain
If an animal hibernates, it goes to sleep for the winter.
in a flat or level position or direction
holding someone or something close to your body with your arms, usually to show
that you like, love or value them
for a period of time for which no end has been fixed
very good or very beautiful
to control someone or something in a clever way
the process of producing goods
to prevent something from being seen or noticed
a small animal that digs underground and cannot see well
something that is built to make people remember a famous person or something
important that happened
an insect with large wings that often flies at night
a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck
moving your head down and then up, sometimes several times
a food made with eggs that have been mixed and fried
to learn about a new place that you are in
beautiful rather than useful
unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing
some type of energetic exercise

unable to move all or part of your body because of an injury or illness


a hard dry Italian cheese used especially in cooking and for putting on particular
types of Italian food, such as pasta
to make someone happy
to exist or happen before something else
a line of people or cars that moves forward slowly as part of a ceremony or public
event
the state of being successful and having a lot of money
a piece of paper that proves that you have received goods or money
an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not
happy with something you have bought
a very large hole that separates parts of the Earths surface
to delay an event, process or person
to break suddenly into a lot of small pieces
to close quickly with a loud noise
a large, comfortable seat for more than one person
the soft part that forms the top of the mouth at the back, separating the nose from
the throat
If a bird squawks, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
to make a short, high sound
a wheel that you turn to control the direction of a vehicle
a piece of equipment that you cook on
a slow and relaxed walk

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very beautiful
development that causes little or no damage to the environment and therefore is
able to continue for a long time
in a way that obeys some rules but is not likely
a container that keeps hot liquids hot or cold liquids cold
the back part of your mouth and the part inside your neck
a white liquid used for painting over mistakes in a piece of writing
If someone or something is trapped, they are unable to move or escape from a
place or situation.
to hit your foot on something and sometimes fall down
to injure part of your body by bending it in the wrong direction
unidentified flying object: something strange that you see in the sky that could be
from another part of the universe
completely
the things that you can see from a place
a mountain with a large hole at the top which sometimes explodes
a thick liquid soap used to wash pans, plates, knives and forks, etc
a thing for fastening clothes, bags, etc consisting of two rows of very small parts
that connect together

Wordlist
Unit
No.

Word

grin

magnificent

monument

procession

climate change

greenhouse gases

view

expedition

trapped

sofa

alien

comet

UFO

10

exploit

12

cliff

12

moth

12

steering wheel

13

artificial

13

decade

14

famine

16

beetroot

16

foam

16

omelette

16

parmesan cheese

16

thermos

16

tippex

17

hugging

17

nodding your head

18

hibernate

18

out of breath

19

advert

19

customer

20

necklace

21

ornamental

21

stunning

21

utterly

23

carbon footprint

23

fossil fuels

23

sustainability

24

curve

24

gravity

24

horizontally

24

indefinitely

24

theoretically

29

shatter

29

slam

29

stove

29

trip

29

twist

31

agony

31

blood vessels

31

forehead

31

groan

31

mole

31

soft palate

32

fine-tune

32

manipulate

32

mask

32

orientate

32

stroll

33

fjord

33

squeak

34

appeal

34

squawk

35

receipt

35

refund

36

coastline

36

drill

36

fertile plain

36

prosperity

37

please

38

baking soda

38

bubble

38

carbon dioxide

38

food colouring

38

volcano

38

washing-up liquid

39

set sth / sb back

41

collide

41

convinced

41

rift

41

zip

42

paralysed

44

fossil

44

manufacture

44

pre-date

44

throat

Cambridge University Press 2011

Wordlist

a wide smile
very good or very beautiful
something that is built to make people remember a famous person or something
important that happened
a line of people or cars that moves forward slowly as part of a ceremony or public
event
the way the Earths weather is changing
gases which stop heat escaping from the Earths atmosphere so that temperatures
rise (the greenhouse effect), especially carbon dioxide
the things that you can see from a place
an organised journey, especially a long one for a particular purpose
If someone or something is trapped, they are unable to move or escape from a
place or situation.
a large, comfortable seat for more than one person
relating to creatures from another planet
an object in space that leaves a bright line behind it in the sky
unidentified flying object: something strange that you see in the sky that could be
from another part of the universe
to use or develop something for your advantage
an area of high rocks next to the sea

an insect with large wings that often flies at night


a wheel that you turn to control the direction of a vehicle
not natural, but made by people
a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1860 to 1869, or 1990 to 1999
when people living in an area do not have enough food
a round, dark red vegetable, that is usually cooked and eaten cold
a substance like cream which is filled with bubbles of air
a food made with eggs that have been mixed and fried
a hard dry Italian cheese used especially in cooking and for putting on particular
types of Italian food, such as pasta
a container that keeps hot liquids hot or cold liquids cold
a white liquid used for painting over mistakes in a piece of writing
holding someone or something close to your body with your arms, usually to show
that you like, love or value them
moving your head down and then up, sometimes several times
If an animal hibernates, it goes to sleep for the winter.
unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing
some type of energetic exercise
a picture, short film, text, etc. which tries to persuade people to buy a product or
service
a person or organization that buys things or services from a shop or business
a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck
beautiful rather than useful

very beautiful
completely
Someones carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that
their activities produce.
fuels such as gas, coal and oil, which were formed underground from plant and
animal remains millions of years ago
development that causes little or no damage to the environment and therefore is
able to continue for a long time
to move in a gradual smooth bend
the force that makes objects fall to the ground
in a flat or level position or direction
for a period of time for which no end has been fixed
in a way that obeys some rules but is not likely
to break suddenly into a lot of small pieces
to close quickly with a loud noise
a piece of equipment that you cook on
to hit your foot on something and sometimes fall down
to injure part of your body by bending it in the wrong direction
very bad pain
tubes through which blood flows in the body
the part of your face between your eyes and your hair
to make a long, low sound because you are sad or in pain

a small animal that digs underground and cannot see well


the soft part that forms the top of the mouth at the back, separating the nose from
the throat
to make very small changes to something in order to make it work as well as
possible
to control someone or something in a clever way
to prevent something from being seen or noticed
to learn about a new place that you are in
a slow and relaxed walk
a long strip of sea between steep hills, found especially in Norway
to make a short, high sound
a request especially to a court of law to change a previous decision
If a bird squawks, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
a piece of paper that proves that you have received goods or money
an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not
happy with something you have bought
the part of the land along the edge of the sea
to make a hole in something, e.g. the ground, using a special tool
a large area of flat land that can produce a large number of good quality crops
the state of being successful and having a lot of money
to make someone happy
a mixture of powders used to make cakes rise and become light when they are
baked

Press 2011

a ball of air or gas with liquid around it


a gas that is produced when people and animals breathe out, or when carbon is
burned (formula CO2)
a substance that is added to food to change its colour artificially
a mountain with a large hole at the top which sometimes explodes
a thick liquid soap used to wash pans, plates, knives and forks, etc
to delay an event, process or person
When two objects collide, they hit each other with force, usually while moving.
completely certain about something
a very large hole that separates parts of the Earths surface
a thing for fastening clothes, bags, etc consisting of two rows of very small parts
that connect together
unable to move all or part of your body because of an injury or illness
part of an animal or plant from thousands of years ago, preserved in rock
the process of producing goods
to exist or happen before something else
the back part of your mouth and the part inside your neck

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