Glossary Greetings

Good morning – to greet each other in the mornings

Good afternoon - to greet each other in the afternoons

Good evening - to greet each other in the evenings

Good night - to wish a sweet dream before going to bed

Good bye – saying good bye

Monday – the first day of the week

Tuesday – the second day of the week

Wednesday – the third day of the week

Thursday – the fourth day of the week

Friday – the fifth day of the week

Saturday – the sixth day of the week

Sunday – the seventh day of the week

Meeting people

Parents = a father or mother

Father = a male parent

Mother = a female parent

Sister = a female person having the same parents as another person

Brother = a male person having the same parents as another person

Son = a boy or man in relation to his parents

Daughter = a girl or woman in relation to his parents

Grandfather = the father of one's father or mother

Grandmother = the mother of one's father or mother

Grandson = a son of one's son or daughter

Granddaughter = a daughter of one's son or daughter

Grandchildren = the son or daughter of one's child

Grandparents = the father or mother of either of one's parents

Great-grandfather = the grandfather of one's father or mother

great- grandmother = the grandmother of one's father or mother

great-grandchildren = the grandson or granddaughter of one's child

great-grandparents = the grandfather or grandmother of either of one's parents

Uncle = a brother of one's father or mother

Aunt = a sister of one's father or mother

Cousin = the child of one's aunt or uncle

Nephew = a son of one's sister or brother

Niece = a daughter of one's sister or brother

Husband = a woman's partner in marriage

Wife = a man's partner in marriage

father-in-law = the father of one's wife or husband

mother-in-law = the mother of one's wife or husband

son-in-law = the husband of one's daughter

daughter-in-law = the wife of one's daughter

Stepfather = a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father

Stepmother = a woman who has married one's father after the death or divorce of one's mother

Stepchildren = a stepson or stepdaughter

stepbrother (son, daughter, sister) = a son of one's stepmother or stepfather by a union with someone other than one's father or mother respectively

Occupations

Worker = a person or thing that works

Mechanic = a person skilled in maintaining or operating machinery, motors, etc

Turner = a person or thing that turns, esp a person who operates a lathe

Locksmith = a person who makes or repairs locks

Farmer = a person who operates or manages a farm

Engineer = a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering

Teacher = a person whose occupation is teaching others, esp children

Doctor = a person licensed to practise medicine

Surgeon = a medical practioner who specializes in surgery

dentist = a person qualified to practise dentistry

soldier = a person who serves or has served in an army

sailor = a person who sails

pilot = a person who is qualified to operate an aircraft or spacecraft in flight

officer = a person in the armed services who holds a position of responsibility, authority, and duty, esp one who holds a commission

salesman = a person who sells merchandise or services either in a shop or by canvassing in a designated area

saleswoman (shop-assistant, shop-girl) = a person who sells merchandise or services either in a shop or by canvassing in a designated area

research worker = a person who investigates, such as a private detective

architect = a person qualified to design buildings and to superintend their erection

lawyer = a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor

journalist = a person whose occupation is journalism

typist = a person who types

driver = a person who drives a vehicle

actor = a male who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc

actress = a female who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc

composer = a person who composes music

painter = an artist who paints pictures

writer = a person who writes books, articles, etc

poet = a person who writes poetry

playwright = a person who writes plays

musician = a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession

conductor = an official on a bus who collects fares, checks tickets, etc

chemist = a person studying, trained in, or engaged in chemistry

physicist = a person versed in or studying physics

accountant = a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance

book-keeper = a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance

House

Comfortable - describes furniture and clothes that provide a pleasant feeling and that do not give you any physical problems

Cottage – a small house, usually in the countryside

Flat – level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts

Lawn- an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, which is cut regularly to keep it short

Orchard- an area of land where fruit trees (but not orange trees or other citrus trees) are grown

Kitchen- a room where food is kept, prepared and cooked and where the dishes are washed

Pantry- a small room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept

Dining room- a room in which meals are eaten

Living room- the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing, and entertaining guests, but not usually for eating

Study- to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books

Bedroom- a room used for sleeping in

Nursery- 1) a place where young children and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work

2) a room in a house where small children sleep and play

Bathroom- a room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet

Modern- designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods

Reproduction furniture- copies of antique (= old) furniture

Bed-a place where you can sleep on it

Sofa- a long soft seat with a back and usually arms, on which more than one person can sit at the same time

Chair- a seat for one person, which has a back, usually four legs, and sometimes two arms

Armchair- a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms

Table- a flat surface, usually supported by four legs, used for putting things on

Bookcase- a piece of furniture with shelves to put books on

Cupboard- a piece of furniture or a small part of a room with a door or doors behind which there is space for storing things, usually on shelves

Wardrobe- a tall cupboard in which you hang your clothes, or all of the clothes that a person owns

Dressing-table- a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with a mirror and drawers

Mirror- a piece of glass with a shiny metallic back which reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front of it

Lamp- a device for giving light, especially one that has a covering or is contained within something

Standard-lamp- an electric light supported by a tall pole which is fixed to a base that rests on the floor of a room

Stool- a seat without any support for the back or arms

Units- • a single thing or a separate part of something larger

The first year of the course is divided into four units.

Each unit of the course book focuses on a different grammar point.

• a piece of furniture or equipment which is intended to be fitted as a part of a set of similar or matching pieces

kitchen/shelf/sink units

• a small machine or part of a machine which has a particular purpose

the central processing unit of a computer

a waste-disposal unit

• specialized a single complete product of the type that a business sells

Cabinet- a small group of the most important people elected to government, who make the main decisions about what should happen

Suite- a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel

Electricity- a form of energy, produced in several ways, which provides power to devices that create light, heat, etc

Gas- a substance in a form like air that is used as a fuel for heating and cooking

Running water- water supplied to a house by pipes

Central heating-

Telephone- a system of heating buildings by warming air or water at one place and then sending it to different rooms in pipes

Toilet- a bowl-shaped device with a seat which you sit on or stand near when emptying the body of urine or solid waste, or another device used for this purpose

Lift- to move something from a lower to a higher position

Vacuum cleaner- a machine which cleans floors and other surfaces by sucking up dust and dirt