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artificial
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not natural or real, but made by people
false
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made to look like something real
voyage
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A long journey, especially on a ship
journey
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an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially over a long distance
trip
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an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again
travel
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The activity of travelling
excursion
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A short journey that you make for pleasure
view
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The things that you can see from a particular place
world
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The planet that we live on
area
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A part of a place or a building
natural
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existing in nature, and not produced by people
physical
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real and able to be seen, touched or felt
true
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based on facts or on things that really happened
accurate
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correct in every detail and without any mistakes
method
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a way of doing something, especially. a planned or established way:
way
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a method for doing something
engine
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the part of a vehicle that makes it move
machine
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a piece of equipment with moving parts that does a particular job
motor
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the part of a machine or vehicle that makes it work
aim
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the thing that you hope to achieve by doing something
cause
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an event, thing or person that makes something happen
reason
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a fact, situation or intention that explains why something happened, why someone did something or why something is true
estimate
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to guess or calculate an amount of value by using available information
calculate
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to discover a number or amount by using mathematics
electric
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using or relating to electricity
electronic
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using electricity and extremely small electrical parts, such as microchips
invent
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to design or create something that did not exist before
discover
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to find something that was hidden or that tno one knew about before:
research
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the detailed study of something in order to discover new facts
experiment
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a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions
progress
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the process of developing or improving
development
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change, growth or improvement over a period of time
modern
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relating to or belonging to the present time
new
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recently made, invented or developed
industry
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all the businesses involved in producing a particular type of goods or services
factory
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a building where large quantities of goods are produced using machines
avard
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a prize that is given to someone who has achieved something
reward
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something good that happens or that you receive because of something that you have done
take place
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to happen
occur
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to happen
deny
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to say that something is not true
refuse
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to say that you will not do or accept something or will not let someone do something
agree
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to have the same. opinion as someone else
accept
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to recognise that something is true, fair or right
headline
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the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters
heading
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the title at the top of a page or piece of writing
feature
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a newspaper or magazine article, or a part of a television or radio programme that concentrates on a particular subject
article
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a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
talk show
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a television or radio programme in which famous people talk about themselves and their work
quiz show
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a television or radio programme in which people answer questions in order to win prizes
game show
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a television programme in which people play games or answer questions in order to win prizes
innocent
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not guilty of a crime or anything bad
guilty
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someone who is guilty has committed a crime or has done something wrong
witness
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someone who sees a crime, accident or other event happen
bystander
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someone who sees an event happen, but who is not directly involved in it
lawyer
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someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services
solicitor
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in the UK, a lawyer who gives legal advice, writes legal contracts, and represents people in the lower courts of law
announcer
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someone whose job is to give information about television or radio programmes between other programmes
commentator
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someone whose job is to give a description of an event on television or radio as it happens
tabloid
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a newspaper that has small pages and not much serious news
broadsheet
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a serious type of newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper
journalist
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someone whose job is to report the news for a newspaper, magazine, radio programme or television programme
columnist
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a journalist who writes a regular series of articles for a particular newspaper or magazine
press
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newspapers and news magazines, or the journalists who work on them
media
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radio, television, newspapers, the Internet and magazines, considered as a group
programme
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a television or radio broadcast
program
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a series of instructions that makes a computer do something
channel
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a television station and the programmes that it broadcasts
broadcast
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a programme that is broadcast
bulletin
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a short news broadcast
newsflash
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a short broadcast of an important piece of news in the middle of a television or radio programme
relationship
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the way in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other
connection
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a relationship between things or people
blame
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responsibility for an accident, problem or bad situation
fault
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the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation
old
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something that is old has existed or been used for a long time
ancient
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relating to a period of history a very long time ago
crowd
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a large number of people in the same place
audience
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the people who watch or listen to a performance
enjoy
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to get pleasure from something
please
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to make someone feel happy and satisfied
support
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to provide someone with the money, food, shelter or other things that they need in order to live
assist
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to help someone or something
kind
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behaving in a way that shows shows you care about other people and want to help them
polite
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behaving towards other people in a pleasant way that follows all the usual rules of society
symphatetic
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willing to understand someone's problems and help them
likeable
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pleasant, friendly and easy to like
nervous
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feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid
bad-tempered
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made annoyed or angry very easily
sensitive
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likely to become upset very easily
sensible
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reasonable and practical
company
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the activity of being with other people
group
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several people or things that are together or that are related to each other in some way
popular
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liked by many people
famous
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if someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about them
typical
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behaving in a way that is usual for a particular person
usual
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typical of what happens in most situations, or of what people do in most situations
ordinary
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normal or average, and not unusual or special
close
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related to you directly, for example by being your parent, child, brother or sister
near
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close to someone or something
unknown
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if something is unknown, people do not know about it or do not know what it is
infamous
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well known for something bad
proof
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information or evidence that shows that something is definitely true
evidence
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facts, statements or objects that help to prove whether someone has has committed a crime
suspect
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to believe that something is true
arrest
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if the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because they think that he or she has committed a crime
charge
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to accuse someone of committing a crime
suspect
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someone who might have committed a crime
accused
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someone who is accused of a crime in a court of law
decision
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a choice that you make after you have thought carefully about something
verdict
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an official judgment made in a court
commit
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to do something that is illegal or ig that is legal of morally wrong
break
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to fail to obey a rule or law
rule
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a statement that explains what you can or cannot do in a particular situation
law
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the system of rules that must be obeyed in society
justice
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treatment of people that is fair and morally right
right
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something that you are morally or legally allowed to do or have
judge
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someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
jury
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a group of members of the public who decide whether someone is guilty in a court case
prosecute
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to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them
persecute
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to treat someone very badly because of their race, religion nor political beliefs
capital punishment
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the punishment of legally killing someone who has committed a serious crime
corporal punishment
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punishment that consists of hitting someone
robber
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someone who steals money or property
burglar
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someone who enters a building illegally in order to steal things
thief
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someone who steals something
vandal
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someone who deliberately damages or destroys things, especially public property
hooligan
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someone who is noisy or violent in public places
sentence
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if a judge sentences someone, they officially say what that person's punishment will be
imprison
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to put someone in a prison, or to keep them in a place that they cannot escape from
sight
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A person or a thing that you see that have a particular feature
sight
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A person or a thing that you see that have a particular feature
sight
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A person or a thing that you see that have a particular feature
earth
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The land that we live on
teritory
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an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or an army
ticket
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A piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as travel on plane, train, etc
season
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one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather
fare
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The money that you pay for a journey
period
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an amount of time
fee
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an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organisation
lose
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to no longer have something
miss
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to be too late for something such as a train or bus
bring
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to take someone or something with you from one place to another
book
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to arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future
arrive
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to reach a place
keep
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to continue to have or own something
live
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to have your home in a particular place
reach
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to arrive somewhere
take
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to move or carry someone or something from one place to another
stay
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to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor
line
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a long thin mark on the surface of something
distance
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the amount of space between two people or things
go
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to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now
edge
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the part of something that is furthest from its centre
border
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the official line that separates two countries or regions
guide
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to show someone where to go by going with them
lead
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to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them
hometown
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the city or town where you lived as a child
length
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a measurement of how long something is in size
native
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living in a particular country or area since birth
court
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an area marked with lines where some sports are played, including tennis and basketball
track
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a piece of ground that is used for running or racing
course
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an area where a race or sport takes place
rink
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a large flat area where people go to skate
pitch
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a flat area of ground that is used for playing sports on
beat
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to defeat someone in a game, competition, election or battle
score
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to get a point in a game or sport
play
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a piece of writing that is intended to be performed by actors in a theatre or on television or the radio
spectator
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someone who watches a public activity or event
viewer
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someone who watches television programmes
game
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an activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules
win
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to defeat everyone else by being the best, or by finishing first in al competition
referee
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someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules
final
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the last game, race, etc in a competition, that decides who wins the whole competition
umpire
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someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports, for example tennis, baseball and cricket
ending
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the way in which a story, film or play ends
ring
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a raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling
end
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the time when a situation or an event stops
rod
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a long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic or wood
stick
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a long thin piece of wood that is used for hitting or carrying something in a sport
amateur (adj)
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done for pleasure instead of as a job
racket
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an object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis
bat
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a wooden object used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket and table tennis
finale
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the last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing
interval
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a short break between the parts of something such as a play or concert
athletics
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sports such as running, throwing and jumping
half time
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in football and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a match
draw
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if two teams or opponents draw, or if they draw a match, they both have the same score, so that neither wins
sport
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sports in general
competitor
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someone who takes part in a competition
proffesional (adj)
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playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment
opponent
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someone who is competing against you
equal
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to be as good as someone or something else
catch up with
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reach the same point/level as
check in
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register at a hotel or an airport
check out
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leave a hotel; investigate
drop off
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let someone get out of a vehicle; fall asleep
get back
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return from a place
Go away
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go on holiday
keep up with
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stay at the same point/level as
make for
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go in the direction of
pick up
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stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift
pull in
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stop by the side of the road in a car
run over
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hit with a car
see off
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go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave
set out/off
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start a journey
turn round
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go back in the opposite direction
take off
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leave the ground
bring forward
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change the date/time of an event so it happens earlier
carry on
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continue
get round to
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start (after planning to do sth for a long time)
get up to
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do; do sth you should not do
Go in for
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enter (a competition, etc); like
join in
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participate, take part
Go off
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stop liking
knock out
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defeat and remove from a competition; make unconcious
look out
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be careful
pull out
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stop being involved in an activity
put off
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delay, postpone
take up
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start (a hobby, sport, etc); fill an amount of space/time
put up with
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tolerate
take to
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start (as a habit)
break down
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stop working (for a machine, etc)
carry out
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perform an experiment, etc
come off
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succed
come on
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develop or make progress
come up with
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think of (an idea, a plan, etc)
cut off
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stop the supply of sth
find out
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discover information, etc
give off
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produce sth such as heat or a smell
narrow down
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reduce the number of possibilities
plug in
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connect to the electricity supply

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