UNITY INTERNATIONAL

VOCABULARY UNIT 5

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Attend To go officially and usually, regularly to a place.

To go to an event, place, etc.Example:

I hope to attend the meeting.

Carry

To transport or take something from one place to another.

Would you like me to carry your bag for you?She carried her tired child upstairs to bed.These books are too heavy for me to carry.

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Close

To (cause something to) change from being open to not being open.

Could you close the door/window please?Close your eyes - I've got a surprise for you.

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Drive

To move or travel on land in a motor vehicle, especially as the person controlling the vehicle's movement.

I'm learning to drive."Are you going by train?" "No, I'm driving."She drives a red sports car.

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Find

To discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something.

I couldn't find Andrew's telephone number.You'll find the knives and forks in the kitchen

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GoTo travel or move to another place.

We don't go to the cinema very often these days.Wouldn't it be quicker to go by train?Does this train go to Newcastle?

RUN

To move along, faster than walking, by taking quick steps in which each foot is lifted before the next foot touches the ground.

 I can run a mile in 5 minutes.The sheep ran away.I will run for the marathon this year.

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OPENNot closed or fastened

Examples: Open the door/window.You left your wallet open.

PLAYWhen you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity. 

The children spent the afternoon playing in the garden.My daughter used to play with the kids next door.

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PUTTo move something or someone into the stated place, position or direction 

Where have you put the keys?He put salt into the sugar bowl by mistake.She put her bag on the table.Put the trash right where it belongs, in a trash-can.

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RAINDrops of water from clouds. Come inside out of the rain.I think it is about to start to rain. 

SayTo pronounce words or sounds, to express a thought, opinion, or suggestion, or to state a fact or instruction

Ben never forgets to say "Please" and "Thank you".How do you say 'paralelepipedo' in English?I'm sorry, what did you say?What did they say about me?

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See To be conscious of what is around you by using your eyes 

Turn the light on so I can see."I can see you"From the window we could see the children playing in the yard.

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SNOW The small soft white pieces of ice which sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces which it forms.

Outside the snow began to fall.Let's go and play in the snow.It started to snow 2 hours ago.

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SPELL (Video)

To form a word or words with the letters in the correct order

"How do you spell 'receive'?" "R E C E I V E".I think it's important that children should be taught to spell (= how to form words with the letters in the correct order).

SWIM

To move through water by moving the body or parts of the body. 

We spent the day on the beach but it was too cold to go swimming.Her ambition is to swim (across) the English Channel.I swam two miles this morning.

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TAKETo remove something, especially without permission Example:

Do you need a pen right? Here's take mine, I have two of them.

WALK To move along by putting one foot in front of the other, allowing each foot to touch the ground before lifting the next

I walk home everyday.A cat was walking along the top of the fence.He walks two kilometres to work every morning.

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Watch To look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving. 

I had dinner and watched TV for a couple of hours.He spent the entire afternoon watching a cricket match.

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WearTo have clothing, jewellery, etc. on your body. 

Tracey is wearing a simple black dress.What are you wearing to Caroline's wedding?Some musicians don't like to wear rings when they're playing.He wears glasses for reading.She wears very little makeup. 

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WRITE  TO MAKE MARKS WHICH REPRESENT LETTERS, WORDS OR NUMBERS ON A SURFACE, SUCH AS PAPER OR A COMPUTER SCREEN, USING A PEN, PENCIL OR KEYBOARD, OR TO USE THIS METHOD TO RECORD THOUGHTS, FACTS OR MESSAGES

Write (down) your ideas on a piece of paper before you start.When you fill in the form, please write clearly/legibly in black ink.

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