PRE-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 7 Wordlist

7 Insipration for change

PAGE 83 wipe /waɪp/ verb
if you wipe something, you clean it or dry it by using
inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a cloth on it
an inspiration is someone or something that gives Please wipe the board clean so that I can write on it.
you ideas on how to do something
windscreen wiper /ˈwɪn(d)ˌskriːn ˈwaɪpə(r)/ noun
His wife was the inspiration for the main character in
the book. a windscreen wiper is part of a car that moves with
water across the glass on the front screen to clean it
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ noun When it started raining, Naïm turned on the
a change is a new experience of something you windscreen wipers so he could see clearly.
haven’t done or seen before
material /məˈtɪəriəl/ noun
Amalia needed a change, so she decided to do some
volunteer work. a material is cloth used to make clothes, curtains
and similar things
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ verb The material of Janez’s dress has red and blue lines.
if you predict something, you say that it will happen
in the future some time adhesive /ədˈhiːsɪv/ noun
It’s dif cult to predict which team will win in an adhesive is something that is sticky and can join
tomorrow’s game. things together
The sheets are glued together with strong adhesive.
inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/ verb
if you inspire someone, you make them want to do erase /ɪˈreɪz/ verb
something or feel that they are able to do it if you erase something, you wipe or rub away marks
Léandre inspires her team to work harder. on it to clean it
Make light pencil lines so that you can erase them
straw /strɔː/ noun easily.
straw is the long part of a plant that is dried and
often given to animals to eat or sleep on apart /əˈpɑː(r)t/ adverb
The sheep ate the straw that the farmer gave them. when two things are apart, there is a distance or
period of time between them
The house stands apart from the village.
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wheelchair /ˈwiːlˌtʃeə(r)/ noun
invention /ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n/ noun a wheelchair is a special chair, usually with two
an invention is something new that is designed or wheels on it, that someone who cannot walk uses to
created for the rst time move around
The invention of the internet changed the way Ruseya struggles to walk, so she uses a wheelchair to
people connected around the world. move around.
inventor /ɪnˈventə(r)/ noun
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design or make that no one else has done before
frequently /ˈfriːkwəntli/ adverb
The machine is named after its inventor.
when something happens frequently, it happens
accidentally /ˌæksɪˈdent(ə)li/ adverb often
when something happens accidentally, it is not Marin frequently donates money to charity.
planned and happens by mistake
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covered /ˈkʌvə(r)d/ adjective PAGE 86

something that is covered in something, it has a
layer of something else on top of it waste collector /weɪst kəˈlektə(r)/ noun
After playing outside, Ilyan’s clothes were covered in a waste collector is a person whose job it is to
dirt. collect the rubbish from outside buildings and houses
The waste collectors empty our bins every Friday.
idea /aɪˈdɪə/ noun
an idea is a thought or a picture of something you rubbish bin /ˈrʌbɪʃ bɪn/ noun
have in your mind a rubbish bin is something that you use to hold the
The surprise party was Niamh’s idea. things you don’t want any more
Put the empty box in the rubbish bin.
equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ noun
equipment is the tools or things you need for a alongside /əˈlɒŋsʌɪd/ adverb
speci c task or reason like sport something that is alongside something else is next
We need to hire the right equipment for the job. to it
The children lined up alongside the teacher before
protective vest /prəˈtektɪv vest/ noun
going into class.
a protective vest is a special piece of clothing police
of cers wear over their chest to keep them safe triathlon /trʌɪˈaθlɒn/ noun
Police and security of cers wear protective vests as a triathlon is a sports competition that includes
part of their uniform in some countries. running, swimming and cycling in one race
Denny is training for a triathlon; swimming is his
blind /blaɪnd/ noun
worst event.
a blind person is not able to see anything with their
eyes
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anymore. elision /ɪˈlɪʒ(ə)n/ noun
visually impaired /ˈvɪʒʊəli ɪmˈpeə(r)d/ noun elision is when you join two words or leave out
a visually impaired person cannot see well or some of the sounds of a word when saying it
clearly with their eyes Saying ‘gonna’ instead of ‘going to’ is an example of
The visually impaired student listens to their notes. elision.
raised /reɪzd/ adjective packet /ˈpækɪt/ noun
something that is raised, is slightly higher than the a packet is a small paper or plastic bag that holds
things around it food
The stage was raised so that it was higher than the Paul tore open the packet of sweets and started
rest of the hall. eating them.
pedestrian /pəˈdestriən/ noun volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ verb
a pedestrian is a person who walks instead of using if you volunteer to do something, you do it without
a vehicle being asked or being paid to do it
The pedestrian walked safely across the road when Léon wants to volunteer to work with Doctors
the light turned green. without Borders.
industry /ˈɪndəstri/ noun incredible /ɪnˈkredəb(ə)l/ adjective
an industry is a type of business if something is incredible, it is very good or exciting
The IT industry keeps growing bigger every year. The view of the mountains from the house is
incredible.
spaceship /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/ noun
a spaceship is a type of vehicle that transports recycle /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ verb
people to the moon or other planets when you recycle things like paper, plastic and glass,
The spaceship blasted off into space. you clean them in a special process so that they can
be used again
The Japanese recycle more than half of their waste
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coast /kəʊst/ noun rise /ˈraɪz/ adjective

the coast is the land that is next to or very close to something that rises, gets higher and moves upward
the sea When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface.
Ayoub drove along the coast, with beautiful views of
genuine /ˈdʒenjuɪn/ adjective
the sea.
if someone’s behaviour is genuine, it seems very real
and true
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and happiness in her voice.
care about /keə(r) əˈbaʊt/ phrasal verb
if you care about something or someone, you are
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important
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ noun
I care about you very much.
a crisis is an event that is very bad, dif cult and
reuse /ˌriːˈjuːz/ verb dangerous
when you reuse something, you use it again or more The government handled the water crisis very well.
than once
delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ adjective
You can reuse plastic bags several times.
when you are delighted with something, you are
very happy and excited with it
PAGE 90 Meg was delighted to be invited to Maryam’s party.
values /ˈvæljuːz/ noun
your values are the things in life that you feel and
think are important
Maria and her family have many shared values.
support /səˈpɔː(r)t/ noun
support is the help and encouragement you give to
someone else when things are dif cult for them
Many people showed their support for the sports
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kayaking /ˈkʌɪakɪŋ/ noun
kayaking is a sport you do along or with another
person in a long boat, with pointed ends
The company offers kayaking and river trips.

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role model /ˈrəʊl ˈmɒd(ə)l/ noun
a role model is a person whose behaviour you try to
copy because they admire them
Brando’s a good role model for everybody in the
company.
respect /rɪˈspekt/ verb
if you respect someone, you admire them because of
the things they know or how they behave
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8 The world of work

PAGE 95 website designer /ˈwebˌsaɪt dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/ noun
a website designer is someone who creates sites on
cause and effect /ˈkɔːz ænd ɪˈfekt/ phrase the internet for people or businesses
cause and effect is the reason something happens Tiago is a well-known web designer and builds
and the result of what happens amazing websites for companies.
The photos showed the cause of the re and the
effect of it.
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impression /ɪmˈpreʃ(ə)n/ noun
an impression is a feeling or opinion you have about lamplighter /ˈlæmpˌlaɪtə(r)/ noun
a person after meeting with them a lamplighter was a person in the past who was
Janka’s rst impression of Oleysa was very positive. paid to carry a long stick with a re on one end to
light big candles in the streets
solar lights /ˈsəʊlə(r) laɪts/ noun
Since electricity became common, there’s been no
solar lights get their power from the sun instead of need for people to work as lamplighters.
electricity
We will replace the lights outside with solar lights to switchboard operator /ˈswɪtʃˌbɔː(r)d
save money on electricity. ˈɒpəˌreɪtə(r)/ noun
a switchboard operator answers phone calls for a
business and directs the calls to the right person
PAGE 96 The switchboard operator directed over 100 phone
involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ verb calls to different people in an hour.
if an activity involves something else, that thing is a carriage driver /ˈkærɪdʒ ˈdraɪvə(r)/ noun
necessary part of it a carriage driver is a person who drives a type of
The job involves a lot of international travel. cart pulled by horses that transports people
percentage /pə(r)ˈsentɪdʒ/ noun The carriage driver led the horses so well that the ride
a percentage is a number out of 100 that shows the was smooth.
amount of something else cashier /kæˈʃɪə(r)/ noun
The percentage of women studying maths, science a cashier is the person who takes your money when
and engineering has doubled in the last 10 years. you buy something at a shop
delivery driver /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri ˈdraɪvə(r)/ noun The cashier gave Brandon change for EUR20.
a delivery driver is someone who takes letters, food computer programmer /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)
or other things to people’s houses or place of work ˈprəʊˌɡræmə(r)/ noun
The delivery driver got lost on the way to our of ce, a computer programmer writes and tests the codes
so our food was cold when it arrived. computers use to work
parking attendant /ˈpɑː(r)kɪŋ əˈtendənt/ noun The company wants to hire another computer
a parking attendant is someone who helps you programmer to develop their new software.
with your car in a speci c place where you can care worker /ˈkeə(r) ˈwɜː(r)kə(r)/ noun
leave it a care worker is someone who helps other people
The parking attendant showed us where to pay for to do personal things like shower and eat because
our parking. they can’t do it themselves
Liesl is looking for a care worker who can help her
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postal worker /ˈpəʊst(ə)l ˈwɜː(r)kə(r)/ noun organic /ɔːˈgæn.ɪk/ noun

a postal worker is someone who delivers mail or something that is organic is completely natural and
works in the post of ce does not include anything man-made
The postal worker told me there was a parcel and The menu includes organic meat and fresh
many letters for me today. vegetables.
vegetable picker /ˈvedʒtəb(ə)l ˈpɪkə(r)/ noun rubber /ˈrʌb.ər/ noun
a vegetable picker is someone who works on a rubber is a strong material that bends easily and is
farm and picks fruit or vegetables when they are ripe used to make other products
In the summer, the farmer needs ten more vegetable Put a rubber band around these cards to hold them
pickers to help with the harvest. together.
green energy /ˈɡriːn ˈenə(r)dʒi/ noun manage /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ verb
green energy is energy that we get from natural if you manage someone or a group of people, you
things like water, wind and the sun and use to power control what they do and how they do it
other things Managing people can be a dif cult job because you
Solar energy and wind energy are examples of green have to tell them what to do at work.
energy resources.
eco-friendly /iːkəʊˈfrɛn(d)li/ adjective
biofuel power /ˈbaɪəʊˌfjuːəl ˈpaʊə(r)/ noun something that is eco-friendly does not hurt the
biofuel power is energy that we get from burning environment
things like cooking oil to make a new type of power The new car’s eco-friendly design should interest
to make machines work many people.
Our new car runs on biofuel power made from old
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solar power /ˈsəʊlə(r) ˈpaʊə(r)/ noun
solar power is energy that we get from the sun and researcher /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/ noun
can use to make machines work a researcher is someone who studies a topic very
More people are using solar power instead of carefully and in detail, usually to solve a problem
electricity because it is cheaper. The researcher is studying how people learn to speak
different languages.
hydro power /ˈhaɪdrəʊ ˈpaʊə(r)/ noun
hydro power is energy that we get from water and admin assistant /ˈædmɪn əˈsɪstənt/ noun
can use to make machines work an admin assistant is a person who helps other
Hydro power works by changing owing water from people with their work in an of ce
a river or dam into electricity. The admin assistant helped the manager to type all
the reports for the meeting.

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if you say a job is your dream job, you mean it is
caravan /ˈkærəvæn/ noun a position that combines your skill and passion for
a caravan is a vehicle that a car pulls and people can something with a way to make money
live in or stay in when on holiday Xavier’s dream job is to be a writer and tell stories.
The family like to use their caravan when they go on mummy /ˈmʌmi/ noun
holiday because it’s cheaper than hotels.
a mummy is a dead body that has been preserved
economics /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ noun with special chemicals and wrapped in cloth, often in
economics is the study of how business and trade Ancient Egypt
works and money is used The scientists found a 2,000-year-old mummy in the
His plan is to get a degree in economics and then tomb.
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hieroglyphs /ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfs/ noun weakness /ˈwiːknəs/ adjective

hieroglyphs are an ancient way of writing in Ancient a weakness is a quality you have that is not good or
Egypt, using picture-like characters for words effective
The hieroglyphs in the tomb told an interesting story The report shows the weaknesses in the industry.
about the family.
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a symbol is an object or a picture that represents
something else education history /ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ˈhɪst(ə)ri/ phrase
A heart shape is often used as a symbol of love. your education history is a list of the schools you’ve
attended and what you studied
astronaut /ˈæstrəˌnɔːt/ noun List your full education history on your CV.
an astronaut is a person who is trained to work in
space freelance /ˈfriːlɑːns/ adjective
someone who works freelance does work, usually
The astronaut went to space for one year.
at home, for several different companies for a short
accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/ noun period of time
an accountant is a person who checks that nances Thilo left his full-time job at a company to work as a
are right for a person or a company freelance writer instead.
The accountant worked all night to nish the
enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/ adjective
nancial report.
someone who is enthusiastic, has or shows a lot of
biologist /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun interest in things
a biologist is a scientist who studies living things like Pepe is enthusiastic about photography.
plants and animals
outgoing /ˈaʊtɡəʊɪŋ/ adjective
As a biologist, Mohamed is mostly interested in
someone who is outgoing likes to talk to people and
human genes.
is interested to learn more about them
Harriet is an outgoing person who enjoys meeting
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new people.
customer service /ˈkʌstəmə(r) ˈsɜː(r)vɪs/ noun curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adjective
customer service is the support and advice a someone who is curious wants to learn more about
company gives to the people who use its products or different things
services Karley is a very curious child who likes to try new things.
If you need help with your laptop, contact the
company’s customer service department. passion /ˈpæʃ(ə)n/ noun
a passion is a strong feeling or liking of something
disrespectful /ˌdɪsrɪˈspektfʊl/ adjective
Kiaan has a passion for languages and speaks ve
someone who is disrespectful is rude and does not languages.
show any respect
exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ verb
In some countries, it’s disrespectful to keep your
shoes on when you visit someone’s home. if you exhibit your work somewhere, you show it by
putting it on display for other people to look at
PAGE 103 Several of Picasso and Dali’s paintings will be
exhibited next month at The Louvre.
sell oneself /ˈsel wʌnˈself/ phrase publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ verb
if you say you sell oneself, you mean to show if you publish work, you make it available for sale to
people all the great things you can do that make the public
them want to hire you
The company mostly publishes textbooks.
When applying for a job, it’s important to sell oneself
and have a good CV. conference /ˈkɒnf(ə)rəns/ noun
a conference is a type of meeting that is held to
strength /streŋθ/ adjective discuss a speci c topic
a strength is a skill or quality you have
Aaron is attending an IT conference in Berlin.
Krishna is an excellent lawyer and has many strengths.

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