BOOST YOUR 0

VOCABUL Y1

Chris Barker


PENGUIN

ENGLISH



Contents
Pages

Unit
Introduction

4-5

Saying hello a nd goodbye; Introducing
yourself a nd other people; Personal details;
Tlfles; Friends; British I American WOf"d list

2

5 - 8 Test yaurself 2

12-\7

Time prepositio ns; Time adverbials; Times

6

38-43

Ufeathome

Before school; After school; Adverbs a nd

phrases of frequency; Jobs ar ou nd the

house; Pets; Meals at school and at home

7 _ School
= :=...

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44 -49

Main school subjects in UK schools; People;

Exams; Non-lesson time; Afte r-schoof


act ivities and dubs; School rooms a nd places

lanquQQes
Some countries and nation alities: Europe ;
Euro pe I Asio; Midd le East and Asia; North
Americo; Central America; South America;
Africa ; Australosta; The twelve most wKIe1y
spoke n languages

9 -12 Test yourself 3

Time

58-63

CO&OUrs; Shades; Clothes and footwear;
1\:"" of clothes; Style

Life stages; 's

4

Free lime

Activities; Talking about post octMties;
Music:; Muslcol instru ments

Male and female ; Fomity members;

3
Describing people: age
_ ....;;a"nd



A: How are you?
B: Fine, thanks. /
I'm OK, thanks.
And you?
A: Mm, not too good. /
Mm, nof great
B: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
A: How are things?
B: Fine, thanks. /
Not bod, thanks.

Introducing yourself and other people
Informal
My nome's (John).

Formal
A: Let me introduce (Moria) .

I'm (John).

B: Pleased to meet you.

This is (Mario) .

C: Pleased to meet you, too .

A: Nice to meet you.



Dote of bi rth

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Phone number
Mobile phone number

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e-mail address

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Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms

Male
Mr adult men

Female
Mrs married women
Miss unmarried (single)
women
Ms married or
unmarried women


American

surname
postcode
mobile phone
penfriend
gel on

last name
zip code
cellphone
pen pol
gel along

Boost Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 1

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Complete the conversations.

Conversation 2

Conversation 1
A: H e I I o. Ij 0 ~ are
B: Not g r __ t.
A:

I' m S
tho t.


P 1_ _ s e?
B:
A:
abel 2

Complete the clues to answer the question in the crossword.

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They're very import ant! Who are they?

Clues
1
2

We

on really well. (3)

1

A: How ore you?

B: I'm
, thanks. (2)
....... .... ......... How are you? (5)
4
...... ............ to meet you. (7)
4


Goodnight.

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Who is speaking? Write the letters in the correct pictures.
a)
b)

G E

2


Date of birth

12, Rose Street

Street

0029583795

Town / City

13 April 1989

Posfcode

Milton Keynes

Phone number

Tracy


e-mail address

MK39DG


Put the words in the right order. Start with the word in the centre of each circle.

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SURNAME

Fraser
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ADDRESS

14
Clifton
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PHONE NUMBER 010 5879998
MOBILE PHONE 9012 564901
NUMBER

Mark

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Hello

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Sarah

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Let me introduce my neighbour, Laura Green.

Laura
Mark

Hello. Pleased to meet you.

Conversation 2
Kate
Jack
Kate
Rosa
Jack

Hi.
.
This is my friend.


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2

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3

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6
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4

man

woman

(plural : men)

(plural : women)

Family members
Male / Female

Male

Female

grandfather

grandmother

.

grandparent

grandson

granddaughter

.

grandchild


.......... .. .. .

husband

.............. wife

son

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . daughter

uncle

.. .. .. ........ .

nephew

... .. ... . .. .. . . niece

mother

....... ... ......

child

...... .... ....

teenager

.. . .... .......


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Anna

Roberto is Tommaso's fat ner.

Tommaso is Anno's brother.

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a siste» and a baby brotbe« We five with
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large. Tve got roar oonis. Faar ancles
and sevencousins:

. My parents are
divorced. This is
mymother _

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mygrandparents _.

I haven't got any cants

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2 Put the words in exercise 1 into groups.
Male

Female

grandmother

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Male / Female

guardian


3

4

Who are Wayne's relations?
1

His father's mother's husband is

2

His father's brother is

3

Kellendria Trinade

R1cldtt

Roland

Mum: Jill
Dad: Pet.er

I've got a large

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family: Mum, Dad

:

and one brother;
aun ts , uncles and

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cousins.

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Brothers: TI.m,
Mark, Sam
( all older)


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How good is your memory? You have one minute to read about
Shamina and Jonathon on page 13.
Now write sentences about Shamina and Jonathon. Don't look at
page 13.

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1 (brothers and sisters?) . ?~~:~ .~'? t . c!. ~~~t~:. ~nd a baby brother.
2 (large or small fomily?)
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4 lunde5?)
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5 cousins?)
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9a Read the clues and identify the people. Write their names in the family tree.

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Sally is Paul's sister.

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Emma's got a younger
sister called Diana.
David and Mary are
husband and wife.
Diana's father is ca lled
Neil.

. ...... ....... .


eli Are you good at writing puzzles? Write some clues for a puzzle about your own
family. Ask a friend to complete it.

Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.

Expressions

Words
1
2

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6
7
8
9
10

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Boost Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 2

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Describing people: age and appearance

Translate the words and phrases.

Age
middle-aged
old

young


brown
black
fair
blonde
red
grey
white

dark
light

not very

quite

very

He's not very old.

She's quite old.

Her heir's very long.


What does he / she look like?

What's her hair like?

She's got dark brown hair.


(plural: feet)
inch
(plural : inches)
1 metre

= 3.28 feet

1 centimetre
1 foot

=

0.39 inch

= 12 inches

See page 84 (or
height and weight
abbreviations.

Build
small
big
slim
of medium build
well-built
muscular
How
He's
He's

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3 Put the words from the puzzle in exercise 2 into the correct group.
Some words can go in both groups.
Eye colour / shade

Hair colour / shade

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How good is your moths? Use the information
on page 19 to find the answers to the quiz.

See page 84 for
height and weighf

abbreviations.

a) in metres and centimetres? .....m... .cm



bIB'

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Use the words and phrases in the box to describe the height and build of
these people.
2

very
quite
not very

4

muscular
well-built
of medium build

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3

big
small

weight
build
hair colour
hair length
eye colour
7

Use the information from the chart in exercise 6 to write a description of
yourself and of one of the other people.
(age and height)
(build and weight)
(hair length and colour)
(eye colour)

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