Unit 13: The Farmer and the Cats Flashcards
….. is the red liquid in your body.
Blood is the red liquid in your body.
blood [blʌd] n.
I cut my finger and got blood on my shirt.
aɪ kʌt maɪ ˈfɪŋɡər ænd ɡɒt blʌd ɒn maɪ ʃɜːt.
I …. some wood in the camp fire.
I burned some wood in the camp fire.
burn [bəːn] v.
I …. some wood in the camp fire.
A …. is a small room where a person is locked in.
A cell is a small room where a person is locked in.
cell [sɛl] n.
The jail cell was very small.
ðə ʤeɪl sɛl wɒz ˈvɛri smɔːl.
To ….. something is to have it inside.
To contain something is to have it inside.
contain [kənˈteɪn] v.
The mailbox contained a letter.
ðə ˈmeɪlbɒks kənˈteɪnd ə ˈlɛtə.
To be …. is to be right.
To be correct is to be right.
correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj.
All of my answers on the test were correct.
ɔːl ɒv maɪ ˈɑːnsəz ɒn ðə tɛst wɜː kəˈrɛkt.
A … is food that a farmer grows.
A crop is food that a farmer grows.
crop [krɒp] n.
Wheat is a crop that is made into bread.
wiːt ɪz ə krɒp ðæt ɪz meɪd ˈɪntuː brɛd.
To …. something is to say strongly that you want it.
To demand something is to say strongly that you want it.
demand [dɪˈmɑːnd] v.
The workers demanded to be paid more money..
ðə ˈwɜːkəz dɪˈmɑːndɪd tuː biː peɪd mɔː ˈmʌni.
To be … is to be the same.
To be equal is to be the same.
equal [ˈiːkw(ə)l] adj.
Both students are equal in age.
bəʊθ ˈstjuːdᵊnts ɑːr ˈiːkwəl ɪn eɪʤ.
To …. is to give food
To feed is to give food
feed [fiːd] v.
Mother feeds my baby brother everyday.
ˈmʌðə fiːdz maɪ ˈbeɪbi ˈbrʌðər ˈɛvrideɪ.
A ….. is an opening in something.
A hole is an opening in something.
hole [həʊl] n.
The man was going to jump into the hole in the ice.
ðə mæn wɒz ˈɡəʊɪŋ tuː ʤʌmp ˈɪntuː ðə həʊl ɪn ði aɪs.
To …. something is to make it larger or more.
To increase something is to make it larger or more.
increase [ˈɪŋkriːs] v.
They’ve increased the price of gas by 15 cents!
ðeɪv ɪnˈkriːst ðə praɪs ɒv ɡæs baɪ 15 sɛnts!
Long ago, a lord was a man in charge of a town.
Long ago, a lord was a man in charge of a town.
lord [lɔːd] n.
The lord of the town was not kind.
ðə lɔːd ɒv ðə taʊn wɒz nɒt kaɪnd.
To …. is to have to pay or give back something received from another.
To owe is to have to pay or give back something received from another.
owe [əʊ] v.
I owed him twenty dollars, so I paid him back.
aɪ əʊd hɪm ˈtwɛnti ˈdɒləz, səʊ aɪ peɪd hɪm bæk.
A … is the way something is placed.
A position is the way something is placed.
position [pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] n.
How can you sit in that position?
haʊ kæn juː sɪt ɪn ðæt pəˈzɪʃᵊn?
To …. something is to lift it up.
To raise something is to lift it up.
raise [reɪz] v.
We had to work together to raise the last piece.
wiː hæd tuː wɜːk təˈɡɛðə tuː reɪz ðə lɑːst piːs.
If a person is …., they do the right things.
If a person is responsible, they do the right things.
responsible [rɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l] adj.
I try to be responsible and save money.
aɪ traɪ tuː biː rɪˈspɒnsəbᵊl ænd seɪv ˈmʌni.
A …. is something interesting to see.
A sight is something interesting to see.
sight [sʌɪt] n.
I saw the pyramids of Egypt. What a sight!
aɪ sɔː ðə ˈpɪrəmɪdz ɒv ˈiːʤɪpt. wɒt ə saɪt!
A …. is a place where something happens.
A spot is a place where something happens.
spot [spɒt] n.
The kitchen is a good spot to eat meals.
ðə ˈkɪʧᵊn ɪz ə ɡʊd spɒt tuː iːt miːlz.
A …. is a building.
A structure is a building.
structure [ˈstrʌktʃə] n
They just built a beautiful new structure downtown.
ðeɪ ʤʌst bɪlt ə ˈbjuːtɪfᵊl njuː ˈstrʌkʧə ˈdaʊntaʊn.
…. means all of something.
Whole means all of something.
whole [həʊl] adj.
I ate the whole pie. We don’t have any more.
aɪ eɪt ðə həʊl paɪ. wiː dəʊnt hæv ˈɛni mɔː.