Unit 7 Wordlist Language Hub Elementary
Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Transport
bicycle noun ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l a vehicle with two wheels You can keep your bicycle
that you ride by pushing in the shed.
pedals with your feet
boat noun bəʊt boʊt a small vehicle that people He travelled to the Greek
use for travelling on water islands by boat.
bus noun bʌs a large road vehicle with The children go to school
a lot of seats that you pay by bus.
to travel on, especially
one that takes you fairly
short distances and stops
frequently
car noun kɑː(r) kɑr a road vehicle for one driver Michelle got into her car
and a few passengers and drove away.
cruise ship noun kruːz ʃɪp kruz ʃɪp a large comfortable ship They went on a cruise
used for cruises ship around the
Caribbean.
ferry noun ˈferi a boat that makes short There is no ferry service to
regular journeys between the island in the winter.
two or more places
motorbike noun ˈməʊtə(r)ˌbaɪk ˈmoʊtərˌbaɪk a road vehicle that has two There are a lot of
wheels and an engine and motorbikes in Hanoi.
looks like a large heavy
bicycle
plane noun pleɪn an aircraft with wings and We travelled by plane
at least one engine from Mexico City.
taxi noun ˈtæksi a car whose driver is paid It’s too far to walk, so I’ll
to take you to a particular take a taxi.
place, especially a fairly
short distance
train noun treɪn a group of railway vehicles My friend and I travelled
that are connected and across Europe by train.
pulled by an engine
tram noun træm a long narrow vehicle that The city has a tram which
travels along metal tracks in you can use to travel
the middle of a street and is around.
used as public transport in
some places
underground noun ˈʌndə(r)ˌgraʊnd ˈʌndərˌgraʊnd a system of public It is quicker to take the
transport consisting of underground than walk.
trains that travel in tunnels
below a city
Travel phrases
arrive verb phrase əˈraɪv ˈsʌmweə(r) to reach a place (e.g. a When we arrived in New
somewhere town, city, airport, etc) York, we went straight to
our hotel.
leave verb phrase liːv ˈsʌmweə(r) liv ˈsʌmweə(r) to go away from a place We left her house at
somewhere (e.g. a city, somebody’s 10 o’clock.
house, etc)
miss your flight verb phrase mɪs jɔː flaɪt mɪs jʊr flaɪt to be too late to get on You need to leave now
the plane so you don’t miss your
flight.
return verb phrase rɪˈtɜːn ˈsʌmweə(r) rɪˈtɜrn ˈsʌmwer to go back to a place We didn’t return to the
somewhere city until late that night.
take a form of verb phrase teɪk ə fɔːm ɒv ˈtrænspɔːt teɪk ə fɔrm əv to use a particular type of You can take a bus to the
transport ˈtrænspɔrt transport airport.
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Unit 7 Wordlist Language Hub Elementary
Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Verb phrases
eat food verb phrase iːt fuːd it fud to put food into your They ate food and played
mouth and swallow it games at the party.
get lost verb phrase get lɒst get lɔst not knowing where you are They decided to drive and
or how to get to where you ended up getting lost.
want to go
go shopping verb phrase gəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ goʊ ˈʃɑpɪŋ the activity of going to a I don’t suppose you’ve
shop to buy things had a chance to go
shopping yet?
have a good verb phrase hæv ə gʊd taɪm to enjoy yourself doing Jenny had a good time at
time something the park.
lose your camera verb phrase luːz jɔː ˈkæmərə luz jʊr to be unable to find your Tim lost his camera when
ˈkæmərə camera he was on holiday.
meet people verb phrase miːt ˈpiːp(ə)l mit ˈpip(ə)l to be introduced to I enjoy meeting people
someone when I travel.
read a book verb phrase riːd ə bʊk rid ə bʊk to look at and understand I like to read a book
words on a series of pages before bed.
swim in the sea verb phrase swɪm ɪn ðə siː swɪm ɪn ðə si to move through the large The children loved
area of salt water that swimming in the sea on
covers most of the Earth by holiday.
making movements with
your arms and legs
take pictures verb phrase teɪk ˈpɪkʧəz teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz to use a camera to produce I’ll stand over here, and
photographs you can take pictures.
visit museums verb phrase vɪzɪt mjuːˈziːəmz ˈvɪzət to go to buildings where Peter spent the first day
mjuˈziəmz many valuable and visiting museums.
important objects are kept
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