A2 Elementary

Everyday expressions and basic communication

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Ability

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the fact that somebody/something is able to do something

Able

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having the skill, intelligence, opportunity, etc. needed to do something

Abroad

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In or to a country that is not one's own.

Accept

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to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.

Accident

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an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage

Achieve

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to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time

Act

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to do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation

Active

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always busy doing things, especially physical activities

Actually

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used in speaking to emphasize a fact or a comment, or that something is really true

Advantage

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a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people

Adventure

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an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events

Advertise

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to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it

Advertisement

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a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service

Advertising

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the activity and industry of advertising things to people on television, in newspapers, on the internet, etc.

Affect

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to produce a change in somebody/something

Against

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opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something

Ah

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used to express surprise, pleasure or sympathy, or when you disagree with somebody

Airline

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a company that provides regular flights to take passengers and goods to different places

Alive

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living; not dead

Allow

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to let somebody/something do something; to let something happen or be done

Almost

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not quite

Alone

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without any other people

Along

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from one end to or towards the other end of something

Already

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before now or before a particular time in the past

Alternative

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a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities

Although

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used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising

Among

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surrounded by somebody/something; in the middle of somebody/something

Amount

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a quantity of something

Ancient

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belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past

Ankle

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the joint connecting the foot to the leg; the narrow part of the leg just above the ankle joint

Anybody

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used instead of somebody in negative sentences and in questions after if/whether, and after verbs such as prevent, forbid, avoid, etc.

Anyway

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used when adding something to support an idea or argument

Anywhere

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used in negative sentences and in questions instead of somewhere

App

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a piece of software that you can download to a device such as a smartphone or tablet, for example to look up information or to play a game

Appear

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to start to be seen

Appearance

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the way that somebody/something looks on the outside; what somebody/something seems to be

Apply

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to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a loan, permission for something, a place at a university, etc.

Architect

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A professional who designs buildings and other structures.

Architecture

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the art and study of designing buildings

Argue

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to speak angrily to somebody because you disagree with them

Argument

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a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily

Army

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a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land

Arrange

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to plan or organize something in advance

Arrangement

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a plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen

Asleep

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sleeping

Assistant

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a person who helps or supports somebody, usually in their job

Athlete

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a person who competes in sports

Attack

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an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill somebody

Attend

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to be present at an event

Attention

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the act of listening to, looking at or thinking about something/somebody carefully; interest that people show in somebody/something

Attractive

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pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way

Audience

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the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.)

Author

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a person who writes books or the person who wrote a particular book

Available

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that you can get, buy or find

Average

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calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts

Avoid

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To keep away from something or someone.

Award

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a prize such as money, etc. for something that somebody has done

Awful

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very bad or unpleasant

Background

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the details of a person’s family, education, experience, etc.

Badly

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without skill or care