Vocabulary List
| Word | Part of Speech | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| alone | Adjective, Adverb | The child is afraid of being alone in the dark. | |
| back | Noun | Let's sit at the back of the bus. | |
| bakery | Noun | This bakery makes the best bread. | |
| block [of buildings] |
Noun | The mall is four blocks from here. | |
| bottom | Noun | The power button is at the bottom of the TV. | |
| building | Noun | There are many office buildings in this part of town. | |
| ceiling | Noun | We've painted the walls and ceiling white. | |
| clock | Noun | Let's put the clock on the wall in the kitchen. | |
| convenience store | Noun | I bought a bottle of water and some chips at a convenience store this afternoon. | |
| corner | Noun | The store is on the corner of Oxford Avenue and Robson Street. | |
| costume | Noun | Everybody wears a costume on Halloween. | |
| crowded | Adjective | The bus was very crowded this morning, so I couldn't sit down. | |
| cupboard | Noun | Please put the cups and plates away in the cupboard next to the fridge. | |
| directions | Noun | Could you give me directions about how to get to Golden Gate Park from here? | |
| entertainment | Noun | This part of town doesn't have much for entertainment. It's pretty boring. | |
| exist | Verb | I don't think ghosts exist. If they were real, why can't we see them? | |
| flat | Noun | In Britain, people call apartments "flats". | |
| floor | Noun | You've dropped your phone on the floor! | |
| fridge | Noun | There's a lot of food in the fridge if you're hungry. | |
| front | Noun | The front of the building is much nicer than the back. | |
| grocery store | Noun | After work, I'm going to the grocery store to pick up some food to make for dinner. | |
| ground | Noun | When I went camping, I had to sleep on the ground. It was terrible. | |
| guest | Noun | How many guests did you invite to the party? | |
| hallway | Noun | The bathroom is down the hallway on the right side. | |
| intersection | Noun | There are many traffic accidents at this intersection. It is pretty dangerous. | |
| lost | Adjective | Excuse me. I'm lost. Could you help me find my hotel? | |
| metro | Noun | In some cities, people call the subway the "metro". | |
| middle | Noun | I fell asleep in the middle of the movie. What happened in the story? | |
| move [homes] |
Noun, Verb | I moved to this city five years ago. | |
| neighbourhood [US: neighborhood] |
Noun | I know many of the people that live in my neighbourhood. | |
| pharmacy | Noun | I need to go to a pharmacy to buy some medicine. | |
| place [home] |
Noun | We went to Brenda's place last night for dinner. | |
| recommend | Verb | Can you recommend a good place to have dinner? | |
| river | Noun | The Amazon is the longest river in the world. | |
| rug | Noun | There is a rug under the table between the sofa and TV. | |
| shelf | Noun | I keep my books on the shelf in my bedroom. | |
| sign | Noun | There was a stop sign, but you didn't stop! | |
| souvenir | Noun | I think I'll buy this t-shirt as a souvenir of my trip. | |
| square [Times Square] |
Noun | Can we meet in the square at around 3 o'clock this afternoon? | |
| straight | Adjective, Adverb | Go straight for about three blocks and then turn left. | |
| theatre [US: theater] |
Noun | Do you enjoy watching movies at home or do you prefer at the theatre? | |
| thin | Adjective | Your wallet is very thin because it doesn't have any money in it. | |
| top | Noun | It must be very expensive to live at the top of an apartment building downtown. | |
| tourist | Noun | Are you from here, or are you a tourist like me? | |
| towel | Noun | Do you have a towel for me to dry my hands with? | |
| tower | Noun | Do people live in that tower, or is it an office building? | |
| traffic light | Noun | There isn't a traffic light at the intersection. There's only a stop sign. | |
| view [scenery] |
Noun | The view from here is beautiful. You can see the ocean and mountains. | |
| visit | Noun, Verb | This is my first visit to this city. | |
| whole | Adjective | It has been windy the whole day. |