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Pre-intermediate Wordlist Unit 3
Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 3 of Navigate Pre-intermediate Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb
achievement n /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ Hello and welcome to Making History, the programme where we
look back at human achievements that have changed history.
angrily adv /ˈæŋɡrəli/ I look at them angrily.
angry adj /ˈæŋɡri/ I get angry when people drop rubbish in the street.
anxious adj /ˈæŋkʃəs/ I think she’s feeling anxious.
avoid v /əˈvɔɪd/ I try to avoid eye contact.
backwards adv /ˈbækwədz/ Scuba divers always dive backwards out of a boat.
balloon n /bəˈluːn/ A large balloon took him up into space.
behaviour n /bɪˈheɪvjə(r)/ If you watch what people do in lifts, you’ll see some very
interesting behaviour.
bother v /ˈbɒðə(r)/ It doesn’t bother me if they listen to loud music.
calmly adj /ˈkɑːmli/ He calmly pushed the alarm button and waited for an answer.
capsule n /ˈkæpsjuːl/ He came slowly out of the capsule.
climb v /klaɪm/ I haven’t got my key. I know – I’ll climb in through that open
window.
confused adj /kənˈfjuːzd/ I feel very confused. I don’t know what to do!
cook n /kʊk/ She’s a good cook.
dive v /daɪv/ Watch him dive into the swimming pool.
drop v /drɒp/ If you drop your phone into liquid, put it in a bowl of uncooked
rice to dry it out.
easily adv /ˈiːzəli/ I can easily start a conversation with a stranger.
eater n /ˈiːtə(r)/ She’s a slow eater.
embarrassed adj /ɪmˈbærəst/ I feel so embarrassed about it.
excited adj /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ I feel so excited about journey tomorrow.
exhausted adj /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ I feel exhausted most days.
eye contact n /ˈaɪ ˌkɒntækt/ She’s very shy and never makes eye contact.
fall v /fɔːl/ Watch out! I think that tree is going to fall.
fluently adv /ˈfluːəntli/ I would like to speak two languages fluently.
forwards adv /ˈfɔːwədz/ She was running too fast and fell forwards.
frightened adj /ˈfraɪtnd/ The building was empty. Now he was frightened.
guilty adj /ˈɡɪlti/ I think he’s feeling guilty about not going to the party.
headphones n /ˈhedfəʊnz/ Put your headphones on to listen to your music.
in a good mood phr /ɪn ə ˌɡʊd ˈmuːd/ She’s in a good mood.
intercom n /ˈɪntəkɒm/ A voice on the intercom asked, ‘Is someone in there?’
into prep /ˈɪntuː,ˈɪntə/ They ran into the garden.
jump v /dʒʌmp/ Everybody shouted and jumped up and down.
land v /lænd/ He landed safely.
lift v /lɪft/ Can you help me lift the new TV out of its box?
lift n /lɪft/ He was stuck in a lift for 41 hours!
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loudly adv /laʊdli/ I hate it when people speak loudly on their mobile phones.
nervous adj /ˈnɜːvəs/ I feel nervous about the exam.
nicely adv /ˈnaɪsli/ I ask them nicely to turn it down.
nightmare n /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/ I had a terrible nightmare last night.
out of prep /ˈaʊt əv/ He came out of the capsule.
over prep /ˈəʊvə(r)/ He slowly walked over to the capsule.
parachute v /ˈpærəʃuːt/ He parachuted down towards the desert.
pleased adj /pliːzd/ She’s really pleased the party was a success.
politely adv /pəˈlaɪtli/ I smile politely.
pull out v /pʊl ˈaʊt/ Then he pulled the button out, so that the alarm rang and rang
continuously.
quickly adv /ˈkwɪkli/ He quickly moved to another seat.
reader n /ˈriːdə(r)/ He’s a slow reader.
rescue team n /ˈreskjuː tiːm/ A rescue team arrived a short time later to take her to hospital.
round and round prep /ˈraʊnd ən raʊnd/ He suddenly began to turn round and round.
runner n /ˈrʌnə(r)/ She’s a really fast runner.
skydiving n /ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ/ The rest of his skydiving team saw this on their computer
screens and were worried he was in terrible trouble.
smartly adv /ˈsmɑːtli/ In my job I need to dress smartly.
snowboarding n /ˈsnəʊbɔːdɪŋ/ A group of us went snowboarding in Switzerland.
stranger n /ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/ When you sit next to a stranger on a bus or train, what do
you do?
straw n /strɔː/ It was one of those little cartons of juice that comes with a
little straw.
stressed adj /strest/ He’s feeling stressed about the new project.
take off v /teɪk ˈɒf/ Come and watch the plane take off.
through prep /θruː/ She walked through the open door.
towards prep /təˈwɔːdz/ Look! Martha is walking towards us.
traffic lights n, pl /ˈtræfɪk laɪts/ Come on traffic lights, turn green. I’m going to be so late for
my meeting!
traveller n /ˈtrævələ(r)/ I’m a regular traveller.
typist n /ˈtaɪpɪst/ She’s a quick typist.
video camera n /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkæmərə/ He hit the walls several times and shouted at the video
camera.
walker n /ˈwɔːkə(r)/ He’s a fast walker.
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