Vocabulary List
| Word | Part of Speech | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| achievement | Noun | You should be very proud of your many achievements. | |
| adopt [child, pet, etc.] |
Verb | Recently, many celebrities have been adopting children. | |
| adoption | Noun | Adoption is another way to have children. | |
| audience | Noun | Many people in the audience laughed at the joke. | |
| career | Noun | He has had a long and amazing career. | |
| celebrity | Noun | Celebrities are famous people. | |
| charity | Noun | The actor does a lot of work with charities to help people in need. | |
| consider [think of someone / something as] |
Verb | I consider you my best friend. | |
| deal with | Phrasal Verb | How do you deal with stress in your life? | |
| direct [straight] |
Adjective | I took a direct flight to Mexico City. | |
| direct [movie] |
Verb | The actor is going to try directing his next film. | |
| director | Noun | This is the director's first time directing a major film. | |
| dishonest | Adjective | Many politicians are dishonest. | |
| divorce | Noun, Verb | Many celebrity marriages end in divorce. | |
| dress up | Phrasal Verb | I need to dress up for the party, so I need to buy a suit. | |
| familiar | Adjective | I'm not familiar with that name. | |
| fan [follower] |
Noun | I am a very big Celine Dion fan. | |
| focus [concentrate] |
Noun, Verb | Many newspapers focus on the lives of celebrities. | |
| gifted | Adjective | The man can learn how to play any instrument in only a few hours. He's gifted. | |
| glamorous | Adjective | There were many celebrities at the glamorous event. | |
| gossip | Noun, Verb | They always gossip about celebrities on their break. | |
| healthcare [or health care] |
Noun | Many people want the politician to improve the country's health care system. | |
| honest | Adjective | Please be honest with me and tell the truth! | |
| idolize | Verb | Why do you idolize that singer? She's not very good! | |
| impress | Verb | The actor really impressed me in her latest movie. | |
| impressed | Adjective | I was impressed when I found out his test score. | |
| impressive | Adjective | The action in the movie is very impressive. | |
| improve | Verb | We study a lot because we want to improve our English. | |
| journalist | Noun | A journalist interviewed me for a story in the newspaper. | |
| luxury | Noun | All celebrities live in luxury. | |
| mansion | Noun | A mansion is a very big and luxurious house. | |
| personal | Adjective | I don't want to talk about that because it's personal. | |
| plastic surgery | Noun | Many celebrities have plastic surgery when they get older. | |
| politician | Noun | The politician has many security guards. | |
| politics | Noun | Stop talking about politics. You always get so angry. | |
| privacy | Noun | Could you give me some privacy please? | |
| private | Adjective | I would like to speak to her in private please. | |
| public | Noun, Adjective | Celebrities' lives are very public as photographers always take their pictures. | |
| relationship | Noun | I have a good relationship with my neighbours. They always watch my house when I go away on vacation. | |
| remain | Verb | Many students remain in the classroom during lunchtime as it is a good, quiet place to eat. | |
| respect | Noun, Verb | I have a lot of respect for your father. He is a great person. | |
| review [book, music, movie, etc.] |
Noun, Verb | Have you read any reviews for the new movie? It's supposed to be really good. | |
| role | Noun | The actor had a very small role in the movie. | |
| scene | Noun | This is my favourite scene of the movie. | |
| similarity | Noun | There are many similarities between French and Spanish. | |
| star [in a movie] |
Noun, Verb | He has starred in many movies. | |
| suppose | Verb | I suppose you're right. I've never thought about it that way before. | |
| survive | Verb | It would be impossible to survive without food or water. | |
| talent | Noun | She has a special talent at singing. | |
| tear [crying] |
Noun | She was crying and had many tears in her eyes. | |
| treat [behaviour] |
Verb | You don't treat people very nicely. | |
| view [opinion] |
Noun | The experience gave me a different view on life. | |
| wealthy | Adjective | Bill Gates is a very, very wealthy man. |