Юниты
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Британская транскрипция IPA и значение каждого слова по разделам.
Unit 1 · The most common pairs
20 слов
- bye/baɪ/interjA short and friendly way of saying goodbye.
- cent/sent/nounA small unit of money; one hundred of them make a dollar.
- dear/dɪə/adjUsed at the start of a letter before a person's name.
- flower/ˈflaʊə/nounThe coloured part of a plant that smells sweet.
- hey/heɪ/interjA word used to call someone or to show surprise.
- board/bɔːd/nounA long flat piece of wood or plastic used for a purpose.
- course/kɔːs/nounA set of lessons about one area of study.
- peace/piːs/nounA situation in which there is no war or fighting.
- pray/preɪ/verbTo speak to a god, often asking for help.
- role/rəʊl/nounThe part that someone plays in a situation or a play.
- ad/æd/nounA short notice that tries to sell or promote something.
- bee/biː/nounA small flying insect that makes honey.
- bury/ˈberi/verbTo put a dead body or an object under the ground.
- clause/klɔːz/nounA group of words with a subject and a verb.
- fare/feə/nounThe money you pay to travel on a bus or train.
- cell/sel/nounThe smallest living part of an animal or a plant.
- council/ˈkaʊnsəl/nounA group elected to manage a town or a city.
- disc/dɪsk/nounA flat round object, or a piece of music on one.
- disk/dɪsk/nounA flat part inside a computer that stores data.
- phase/feɪz/nounA stage in a process of change or development.
Unit 2 · Everyday homophones
20 слов
- hi/haɪ/interjA friendly word you say when you meet someone.
- knows/nəʊz/verbSaid when one person has information or a skill in mind.
- new/njuː/adjMade or bought a short time ago.
- no/nəʊ/advUsed to give a negative answer or to refuse something.
- piece/piːs/nounA single part that has come off a larger amount.
- sail/seɪl/verbTo travel on water in a boat or a ship.
- sale/seɪl/nounA time when a shop asks for less money than usual.
- scene/siːn/nounOne part of a film or play that happens in one place.
- sight/saɪt/nounThe power to see, or a thing that you see.
- site/saɪt/nounA place where a building stands or an event happens.
- flour/ˈflaʊə/nounA fine white powder from grain, used to make bread.
- hire/ˈhaɪə/verbTo pay to use something for a short time.
- leak/liːk/nounA hole that lets liquid or gas escape.
- muscle/ˈmʌsəl/nounA part of the body under the skin that you use to move.
- whether/ˈweðə/conjUsed when talking about a choice between two possibilities.
- principle/ˈprɪnsəpəl/nounA basic rule that guides the way a person behaves.
- soul/səʊl/nounThe spiritual part of a person, believed to live on.
- stare/steə/verbTo look at someone for a long time without moving your eyes.
- steel/stiːl/nounA strong hard metal made from iron and carbon.
- tale/teɪl/nounA story, often one that is exciting or imaginary.
Unit 3 · Homophones in writing
20 слов
- plane/pleɪn/nounA vehicle with wings that carries people through the air.
- real/riːl/adjExisting in life and not just in a story.
- red/red/adjHaving the colour of blood or a tomato.
- road/rəʊd/nounA hard surface that cars and buses travel on.
- sea/siː/nounA large area of salt water next to the land.
- stair/steə/nounOne of the steps that you walk up inside a building.
- stairs/steəz/nounSteps that lead from one floor of a building to another.
- weigh/weɪ/verbTo find how heavy a person or thing is.
- weight/weɪt/nounHow heavy a person or thing is.
- fair/feə/adjTreating everyone in the same right and honest way.
- aisle/aɪl/nounThe narrow path between rows of seats.
- border/ˈbɔːdə/nounThe line that divides two countries or areas.
- current/ˈkʌrənt/adjHappening or being used at the present time.
- fur/fɜː/nounThe soft thick hair that covers some animals.
- pale/peɪl/adjLight in colour and not strong or bright.
- aid/eɪd/nounHelp given to people who are in need.
- alter/ˈɔːltə/verbTo make something different in some way.
- cite/saɪt/verbTo mention something as an example or as proof.
- heel/hiːl/nounThe back part of your foot, below the ankle.
- minor/ˈmaɪnə/adjNot very large, serious or important.
Unit 4 · Three-way homophones
20 слов
- son/sʌn/nounThe male child of a mother and father.
- wait/weɪt/verbTo stay in a place until something happens.
- way/weɪ/nounA method of doing something, or a route to a place.
- week/wiːk/nounA period of seven days.
- win/wɪn/verbTo be first or best in a game or race.
- climate/ˈklaɪmət/nounThe usual weather that a place has over many years.
- cooker/ˈkʊkə/nounA large machine in a kitchen used for cooking food.
- desert/ˈdezət/nounA large dry area of land where very little rain falls.
- dessert/dɪˈzɜːt/nounSweet food eaten at the end of a meal.
- diary/ˈdaɪəri/nounA book where you write what happens to you each day.
- anniversary/ˌænəˈvɜːsəri/nounA day that marks a year since an important event.
- annoying/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/adjMaking you feel a little angry; not pleasant.
- apart/əˈpɑːt/advSeparated by a distance or by space.
- battle/ˈbætəl/nounA fight between armies during a war.
- client/ˈklaɪənt/nounA person who pays a company for a service.
- adapt/əˈdæpt/verbTo change so as to suit a new situation.
- adopt/əˈdɒpt/verbTo start using a method, or to take a child into your family.
- county/ˈkaʊnti/nounAn area of a country that has its own local government.
- critic/ˈkrɪtɪk/nounA person who writes opinions about books, films or art.
- deeply/ˈdiːpli/advVery strongly, or to a great degree.
Unit 5 · Harder homophones
20 слов
- write/raɪt/verbTo put words on paper or a screen.
- effect/ɪˈfekt/nounA change that one thing causes in another.
- electrical/ɪˈlektrɪkəl/adjConnected with electricity in a general way.
- employee/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/nounA person who is paid to work for a company or person.
- employer/emˈplɔɪə/nounA person or company that pays people to work for them.
- engine/ˈendʒən/nounThe part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move.
- cloth/klɒθ/nounMaterial made from cotton, wool or a similar fibre.
- compliment/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/nounA kind remark saying that you admire something.
- custom/ˈkʌstəm/nounA way of behaving that a group has had for a long time.
- customs/ˈkʌstəmz/nounThe place at a border where officers look inside your bags.
- glove/ɡlʌv/nounA piece of clothing that covers your hand and fingers.
- defeat/dɪˈfiːt/verbTo beat someone in a game, a fight or a war.
- elect/ɪˈlekt/verbTo choose someone for a position by voting.
- gain/ɡeɪn/verbTo get something useful, often over a period of time.
- insurance/ɪnˈʃʊrəns/nounAn agreement in which you pay a company to protect you.
- motor/ˈməʊtə/nounA device that uses electricity to make a machine move.
- aunt/ɑːnt/nounThe sister of your mother or your father.
- buy/baɪ/verbTo get something by paying money for it.
- by/baɪ/prepUsed to say who did something or how it was done.
- eight/eɪt/nounThe number that comes after seven.