Unit 6: The Friendly Ghost Flashcards
An ……. is something that helps you.
An advantage is something that helps you.
advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n. advantage
→ Being tall is an advantage to a basketball player.
→ ˈbiːɪŋ tɔːl ɪz ən ədˈvɑːntɪʤ tuː ə ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl ˈpleɪə.
To ……. is to make something happen.
To cause is to make something happen.
cause [kɔːz] v. cause
→ The cold weather caused her to get sick.
→ ðə kəʊld ˈwɛðə kɔːzd hɜː tuː ɡɛt sɪk.
A …… is the act or possibility of picking something.
A choice is the act or possibility of picking something.
choice [tʃɔɪs] n. choice
→ I had my choice of five doors to open.
→ aɪ hæd maɪ ʧɔɪs ɒv faɪv dɔːz tuː ˈəʊpᵊn.
A community is a group of people who live together.
A community is a group of people who live together.
community [kəˈmjuːnɪti] n. community
→ The kids from my community usually play together.
→ ðə kɪdz frɒm maɪ kəˈmjuːnəti ˈjuːʒuəli pleɪ təˈɡɛðə.
To be …. is to not be alive.
To be dead is to not be alive.
dead [dɛd] adj. dead
→ A dead person is usually buried in the ground.
→ ə dɛd ˈpɜːsᵊn ɪz ˈjuːʒuəli ˈbɛriɪd ɪn ðə ɡraʊnd.
The ….. between two things is how far it is between them.
The distance between two things is how far it is between them.
distance [ˈdɪst(ə)ns] n. distance
→ The distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384,400 kilometers.
→ ðə ˈdɪstᵊns bɪˈtwiːn ði ɜːθ ænd ðə muːn ɪz 384,400 kɪˈlɒmɪtəz.
To …. is to run away from something bad.
To escape is to run away from something bad.
escape [ɪˈskeɪp] v. escape
→ The butterfly could not escape from the cage.
→ ðə ˈbʌtəflaɪ kʊd nɒt ɪˈskeɪp frɒm ðə keɪʤ.
If you …. a problem, you deal with it.
If you face a problem, you deal with it.
face [feɪs] v. face
→ My sister and I have to find a better way to face our differences.
→ maɪ ˈsɪstər ænd aɪ hæv tuː faɪnd ə ˈbɛtə weɪ tuː feɪs ˈaʊə ˈdɪfᵊrᵊnsɪz.
To ….. means to go behind someone and go where they go.
To follow means to go behind someone and go where they go.
follow [ˈfɒləʊ] v. follow
→ The little boy followed his mother home.
→ ðə ˈlɪtᵊl bɔɪ ˈfɒləʊd hɪz ˈmʌðə həʊm.
….. is the feeling of being scared.
Fright is the feeling of being scared.
fright [frʌɪt] n. fright
→ She was filled with fright.
→ ʃiː wɒz fɪld wɪð fraɪt.
A ….. is the spirit of a dead person.
A ghost is the spirit of a dead person.
ghost [ɡəʊst] n. ghost
→ Many people are afraid of ghosts.
→ ˈmɛni ˈpiːpᵊl ɑːr əˈfreɪd ɒv ɡəʊsts.
An ….. is one person.
An individual is one person.
individual [ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊ(ə)l] n. individual
→ Only one individual could win the bicycle race.
→ ˈəʊnli wʌn ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl kʊd wɪn ðə ˈbaɪsɪkᵊl reɪs.
A ….. is an animal that lives with people.
A pet is an animal that lives with people.
pet [pɛt] n. pet
→ Out of all my pets, the dog is my favorite.
→ aʊt ɒv ɔːl maɪ pɛts, ðə dɒɡ ɪz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt.
To ……. means to arrive at a place.
To reach means to arrive at a place.
reach [riːtʃ] v. reach
→ I was happy to finally reach my destination.
→ aɪ wɒz ˈhæpi tuː ˈfaɪnəli riːʧ maɪ ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃᵊn.
To …… is to go back to a place.
To return is to go back to a place.
return [rɪˈtəːn] v. return
→ I was happy to return home to my mom after school.
→ aɪ wɒz ˈhæpi tuː rɪˈtɜːn həʊm tuː maɪ mɒm ˈɑːftə skuːl.
