Study sheet: English Vocabulary Revision

📋 Course Outline

1. Family and Visual Perception
2. Housing and Household Objects
3. Domestic Actions and Sounds
4. Food, Clothing and Taste
5. Games, Leisure and Light
6. Sport, Hunting and Sounds
7. Appearance, Senses and Health
8. Movement and Abstract Terms

📖 1. Family and Visual Perception

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Family vocabulary : Family vocabulary includes a sibling = a brother or sister, the household = the home or family group, the in-laws = the family by marriage, the bride-to-be = the future bride, an orphan = a child without parents, foster parents = adoptive parents, alternating custody = shared custody, and a midwife = a person who assists childbirth.
• Ways of looking : Ways of looking include to catch sight of or catch a glimpse of = notice briefly, to make out = distinguish, to glance at = look briefly, to peep at = look secretly, and to peer at = look closely.
• Childcare vocabulary : Childcare vocabulary includes to scold a child = to reprimand a child, a pram = a baby carriage, a pushchair = a stroller, to breastfeed = to feed a baby with breast milk, and boisterous = noisy and energetic.

💡 Memory Hook

catch sight of = notice briefly; peer at = examine closely

📖 2. Housing and Household Objects

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Housing vocabulary : Housing vocabulary includes a dwelling = a place to live, a tenant = a person renting a property, a rent = payment for housing, a deposit = money paid as security, scaffolding = a temporary structure for construction, a beam = a horizontal structural support, a tile = a roofing or flooring piece, a slate = a thin roofing stone, and a fence = a barrier around an area.
• Intense looking : Intense looking includes to gaze at = contemplate, to stare at = look fixedly, to gape at = look with the mouth open, to glare at = look angrily, and to wink at = close one eye briefly.
• Household features : Household features include the attic = the space under a roof, the window-sill = the ledge below a window, a shutter = a window covering, a blind = a window shade, a draught = a current of air, and the ceiling = the upper inside surface of a room.

💡 Memory Hook

A house from attic to ceiling, surrounded by scaffolding and a fence

📖 3. Domestic Actions and Sounds

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Rooms and furnishings : Household vocabulary includes the threshold = the entrance edge, a banister = a handrail, a curtain = a hanging covering, a sideboard = a storage cabinet, cutlery = knives, forks, and spoons, a sink = a basin for washing, an ironing board = a board for ironing, a drying rack = a frame for drying clothes, the landing = the area at the top of stairs, a sheet = bed linen, a tap = a water fitting, a washbasin = a basin for washing, a log = a piece of wood, the mantelpiece = the shelf above a fireplace, and a broom = a cleaning tool.
• Speech and proximity : Expressions and speech verbs include in the twinkling of an eye = very quickly, within earshot = near enough to hear, to stammer or stutter = speak with repeated sounds, to mumble = speak unclearly, and to lisp = pronounce sounds imperfectly.

💡 Memory Hook

See the threshold, cross the landing, enter the kitchen, then speak

📖 4. Food, Clothing and Taste

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Food vocabulary : Food vocabulary includes substantial = plentiful, a tablecloth = a cloth covering a table, china = porcelain dishes, crumbs = small pieces of bread, a starter = the first course, ripe = ready to eat, raw = uncooked, seasoning = ingredients added for flavour, a napkin = a table cloth for wiping, a tray = a flat carrying surface, parsley = a herb, a recipe = cooking instructions, to pour = make liquid flow, jam = sweet fruit preserve, and garlic = an aromatic bulb.
• Clothing vocabulary : Clothing vocabulary includes a garment = a piece of clothing, loose = not tight, tight = close-fitting, a fabric = textile material, silk = a fine fabric, a sleeve = the part covering an arm, an apron = protective clothing, a dressing gown = loose indoor clothing, rags = torn clothes, shabby = worn and untidy, slippers = soft indoor shoes, to shrink = become smaller, a broad-brimmed hat = a hat with a wide edge, a hood = head covering, and a stain = a dirty mark.
• Taste and speech : Taste and speech vocabulary includes bitter = having a sharp unpleasant taste, sour = acidic in taste, to jabber = speak rapidly and unintelligibly, to hold one's tongue = remain silent, to hush = become or make quiet, to whisper = speak very softly, to scream = cry out in fear, to shriek = make a high piercing cry, to yell = shout loudly, and to chatter = talk rapidly.

💡 Memory Hook

Raw versus ripe; loose versus tight; bitter versus sour

📖 5. Games, Leisure and Light

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Games and leisure : Games and leisure vocabulary includes a rattle = a baby toy, marbles = small glass balls, to play chess = play a board game, a riddle = a puzzle, a detective story = a crime story, a handyman = a practical repairer, hide-and-seek = a children's game, a swing = suspended playground equipment, a fun fair = an amusement fair, merry-makers = people celebrating, to shuffle the cards = mix cards, darts = a throwing game, comic strips = illustrated stories, a serial = an episodic story, and leisure = free time.
• Light vocabulary : Light vocabulary distinguishes a flicker = a wavering light, a twinkle = a sparkling light, a glimmer = a faint light, a blaze = an extremely bright light or fire, and a glow = a reddish light.

💡 Memory Hook

A glimmer is faint, a blaze is intensely bright

📖 6. Sport, Hunting and Sounds

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Sport and outdoor activities : Sport and outdoor vocabulary includes the referee = the official controlling a match, to practice = train, to keep fit = maintain physical fitness, a teammate = a member of one's team, a tournament = a competition, panting = breathing heavily, to dive = jump into water, a ramble = a long walk, hiking = walking in the countryside, to hunt = pursue animals, game = hunted animals, a burrow = an animal's hole, to pull the trigger = fire a weapon, a fishing rod = equipment for fishing, and a hook = the curved fishing device.
• Sound and smell : Sound and smell vocabulary includes a glare or dazzle = blinding light, a muffled noise = a softened sound, a dull noise = a low sound, deafening = extremely loud, and to stink = smell very bad.

💡 Memory Hook

Practice, compete, hike, hunt, fish

📖 7. Appearance, Senses and Health

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Physical appearance : Appearance vocabulary includes a figure = a body shape, stout = corpulent, the complexion = the appearance of the skin, wan = pale, wrinkles = lines in the skin, a jaw = the lower face bone, the chin = the lower front of the face, the calf = the back of the lower leg, the thigh = the upper leg, the fist = a closed hand, the wrist = the joint between hand and arm, hips = the sides of the body, eyelids = skin covering the eyes, eyelashes = hairs on the eyelids, eyebrows = hairs above the eyes, plump = pleasantly rounded, lean = thin, cheekbones = bones in the cheeks, and ribs = bones protecting the chest.
• Senses and health : Senses and health vocabulary includes shortsighted = unable to see distant objects clearly, to squint = partly close the eyes, to grope one's way = move by touch, deaf = unable to hear, to be sharp-eared = have keen hearing, din or racket = loud unpleasant noise, evil-smelling or foul-smelling = malodorous, a flavour = a taste, rough = uneven to touch, smooth = even to touch, dumb or mute = unable to speak, talkative = speaking a lot, a roar or peal of laughter = a loud burst of laughter, to utter = pronounce, to nod = move the head in approval, an injury = physical harm, an illness = sickness

💡 Memory Hook

Shortsighted concerns vision; sharp-eared concerns hearing

📖 8. Movement and Abstract Terms

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Movement and distance : Additional movement vocabulary includes to beckon to somebody = signal to somebody, gait = manner of walking, pace = speed of walking, out of reach = too far to touch, and salvation = preservation from harm or, in Christianity, the state of being saved from sin.
• Final terms : Final vocabulary includes to dwindle = become smaller in size or number, icy = cold, aloof = distant or unfriendly in manner, and secede or secession = formally withdraw membership from a political alliance, federation, or group.

📝 Essential Points

• Movement vocabulary describes different ways of moving: to saunter = walk nonchalantly, to stride = walk with long steps, to shuffle along = drag the feet, to stagger or reel = move unsteadily, to toddle or totter = walk with unsteady steps, to stumble = trip, to leap = jump, on all fours = using hands and feet, to stoop or bend = lean down, to bow = incline the body, to trample = crush underfoot, to fling = throw violently, to wander = walk without direction, to make for = move towards, and to wriggle = move by twisting.

💡 Memory Hook

Saunter, stride, shuffle, stagger, toddle, stumble