The Report Flashcards
avocabulary
a creature from another world
noun starting with a
alien
John has met aliens from outer space
/ˈeɪliən/
vocabulary
surrounded by somebody or something
preposition starting with a
among
She found a house among the trees
/əˈmʌŋ/
vocabulary
a drawing that shows information in a simple way, often using lines and curves
noun starting with c
chart
There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the ages of the children
/tʃɑːrt/
vocabulary
a grey or white mass that floats in the sky, made of very small drops of water
noun starting with c
cloud
The sun goes behind a cloud.
/klaʊd/
vocabulary
to understand something fully
verb starting with c
often used in negative sentences
comprehend
It’s very hard to comprehend all the banking documents
/ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/
vocabulary
to say what something is like
verb starting with d
describe
They described for us exactly what happened.
/dɪˈskraɪb/
vocabulary
at any time
adverb starting with ev
often used in question or negative sentence
ever
Have you ever been to Rome?
/ˈevər/
vocabulary
not success
verb starting with f
fail
I failed in my attempt to persuade her
/feɪl/
vocabulary
behaving in a kind and pleasant way to other people
adverb starting with f
friendly
The bar is great and the staff are friendly
/ˈfrendli/
vocabulary
a number or letter that shows how good a performance is
noun starting with g
grade
Steve has been studying very hard, he always gets grade A+
/ɡreɪd/
vocabulary
in place of something else
adverb starting with i
instead
There’s no coffee - would you like a cup of tea instead?
vocabulary
a building in which collections of books, newspapers, etc. and sometimes films and recorded music are kept for people to read, study or borrow
noun starting with L
library
How often do you go to the library?
/ˈlaɪbri/
vocabulary
an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star
noun starting with p
planet
Might there be intelligent life on other planets?
/ˈplænɪt/
vocabulary
a written or spoken description of something, we use this to give important information
noun starting with r
report
According to this evening’s weather report, there will be snow tomorrow
/rɪˈpɔːt/
vocabulary
more than two but not very many
determiner starting with se
several
He’s written several books about general science.
/ˈsevrəl/
vocabulary
to find a good way to end a problem
verb starting with s
solve
You can’t solve anything by just running away
/sɑːlv/
vocabulary
quickly and unexpectedly
adverb starting with s
suddenly
A pedestrian suddenly appeared in front of the taxi.
/ˈsʌdənli/
vocabulary
the whole of space and everything in it, including the earth, the planets and the stars
noun starting with u
universe
As far as we know, the entire universe was created in the big bang
/ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/
vocabulary
to look at something
verb starting with v
view
People came from all over the world to view her awesome work
/vjuː/
