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Basic Vocabulary Study ©2003 Glen W. Probst Contents 1 Feelings & Descriptions 6 The Body 2 How’s the Weather 7 Map of USA 3 Buying Groceries 8 Word Constructs 4 Applying for a Job 9 Word Categories 5 Giving Directions 10 Word Webs 166 W Cat. W Con. W Ws.

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Basic

Vocabulary

Study©2003 Glen W. Probst

Contents

1 Feelings & Descriptions 6 The Body

2 How’s the Weather 7 Map of USA

3 Buying Groceries 8 Word Constructs

4 Applying for a Job 9 Word Categories

5 Giving Directions 10 Word Webs

166

W Cat.

W Con.

W Ws.

Hawaii

Texas

New MexicoArizona Oklahoma

Utah

Nevada

ColoradoCalifornia

Wyoming

IdahoOregon

Washington

MontanaNorth Dakota

South Dakota

Nebraska

Kansas

Louisiana

Arkansas

Missouri

Iowa

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Illinois

Michigan

Indiana

Kentucky

Tennessee

MississippiAlabama

Georgia

Florida

SouthCarolina

North Carolina

Virginia

WestVirginia

Ohio

Pennsylvania

New York

New Jersey

Maine

New Hampshire

Vermont

Massachusetts

ConnecticutRhode Island

Delaware

Maryland

Alaska

Feelings & Descriptions

Presentation

I'm hot. He's cold.

I'm hungry. He's thirsty.

John's sleepy. Ben's tired.

He's fat. He's thin.

I'm right. You're wrong.

We're sick. They're well.

He's happy. He's sad.

I'm afraid. Lee's unafraid.

I'm pleased. You're mad.

Vocabulary & Expressions

B a s i c Add i t i ona l

I'm (I am) I'm happy to meet you. I'm pleased to be here.

John's (John is) John's tired today. I'm good. You're bad.

Jane's (Jane is) Jane's not afraid. He's rich. She's poor.

You're (You are) You're my best friend. I am twenty-five years old.

We're (We are) We're friends. I'm hot today.

They're (They are) They're sick today. It's cold today.

He's (He is) He's mad at me. He’s happy with me.

She's (She is) She's right all the time. She’s wrong all the time.

I'm here. He's there.

I'm a student. I'm American.

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hot, cold

hungry, thirsty

sleepy, tired

right, wrong

sick, well

happy, sad (unhappy)

afraid, unafraid

pleased, mad

emotionalsad

right

afraid

happy

pleased

wrong

mad

unafraid

phys ica lhot

sick

tired

sleepy

well

cold

fat

hungry

thirsty

I’m warm but he’s cold. When

I’m hungry, I’m also thirsty.

John’s sleepy but Ben’s tired.

This man’s fat while that man’s

thin. I’m always right, and

you’re always wrong. We’re

sick but they’re well. He’s

happy but she’s sad. I’m afraid

while Lee’s unafraid. I’m

pleased and you’re mad.

Questions & Answers about Feelings

Question Long Answer Short Answer

How do you feel? I feel sad. I’m sad

How does Jerry feel? He feels afraid. He’s afraid.

What’s John like? He is fat. He’s fat.

What are Brad and Ben like? They are thin. They’re thin.

How is Jennifer? She is sick. She’s sick.

How’s Jane? She is thirsty. She’s thirsty.

How are you? I am well. I’m well.

P r ac t i ce

Answer the questions according to the model.

How are you? (well) I am well. I’m well

How are the kids? (happy) ____________________________________________________

What is your friend like? (thin) ____________________________________________________

How does Bob feel? (sad) ____________________________________________________

How do the children feel? (afraid) ____________________________________________________

How is John? (sleepy) ____________________________________________________

How are the neighbors? (sick) ____________________________________________________

How does Emily feel? (hot) ____________________________________________________

How do Tim and Jane feel? (cold) ____________________________________________________

How is Ben? (tired) ____________________________________________________

What’s Mike like? (fat) ____________________________________________________

How’s Tim? (hungry) ____________________________________________________

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How’s The Weather?

Presentation

Roger: It's a beautiful day.

George: It sure is, nice and cool.

Roger: Does it get cold here?

George: Not really, it doesn't go below twenty degrees.

Roger: How about the wind and rain?

George: We get lots of wind in March and rain in July.

Roger: How hot does it get here?

George: Around one hundred degrees, but it's a dry heat.

Roger: Sounds pretty nice. We're moving here from Florida.

Vocabulary & Expressions

B a s i c Add i t i ona l B a s i c Add i t i ona l

beautiful pretty lots many

around about, close to moving changing residence

nice pleasant dry without water

cool fresh heat temperature

cold freezing pretty very

hot boiling sounds nice looks good

below under and also, &

degrees points rain shower

wind air, breeze We’re We are

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beaut i fu lpretty

delightful

gorgeous

magnificent

lovely

superb

n ice

pleasant

agreeable

clearpleasing

moderate

balmy

fair

mild

Roger says it’s a beautiful day.

George agrees, and that it’s nice

and cool. Roger wants to know if it

gets cold there. George says not

really, that it doesn’t go below

twenty degrees. Roger asks about

the wind and rain. George says

they get lots of wind in March and

rain in July. Roger asks how hot it

gets there. George says around

one hundred degrees, but that it’s a

dry heat. Roger says that sounds

pretty nice because they’re moving

there from Florida.

Describing the Weather

Rewrite the following according to the example

1. The sun is shining. It’s sunny.

2. The rain is falling. ______________________________________________________

3. There are many clouds. ______________________________________________________

4. The snow is falling. ______________________________________________________

5. The wind is blowing. ______________________________________________________

6. It’s very cold outside. ______________________________________________________

7. The temperature is 100 degrees. ______________________________________________________

8. The temperature is 35 degrees. ______________________________________________________

9. It’s a beautiful day outside. ______________________________________________________

10. There’s a storm today. ______________________________________________________

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rainbow

It’s raining cats and dogs.

raindrops

lightning

Snowflakes

It’s very cold.

Buying Groceries

Presentation

Brad: What do we need?

Rachelle: Cereal for breakfast, bread and lunch

meat for lunch, and something for dinner.

Brad: Here are the cereals. Do you want a

large or small box?

Rachelle: Large. We use it up fast.

Please go get a gallon of milk also.

Brad: What type of lunch meat do you want?

Rachelle: I like ham. Now, what about dinner?

Brad: Let's have hamburgers on the grill.

Rachelle: Good idea! Hamburgers and French fries.

Vocabulary & Expressions

B a s i c Add i t i ona l B a s i c Add i t i ona l

cereal grain ham smoked pork

breakfast morning meal hamburger ground meat

lunch noon meal gr i l l cooking tool (barbecue)

dinner evening or noon meal (supper) French fries fried potatoes

bread loaves box carton

lunch meat prepared meat use it up eat it, consume it

large big milk drink

gallon 4 quarts

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Brad and Rachelle are in the

grocery store. Brad asks

Rachelle what they need to buy.

Rachelle says they need cereal

for breakfast, bread and lunch

meat for lunch, and something

for dinner. Brad finds the

cereals and asks if she wants a

large or small box. Rachelle

says she wants a large one

because they use it up fast.

She asks Brad to please go get a

gallon of milk. Brad asks what

type of lunch meat she wants,

and Rachelle says she likes

ham. Rachelle asks about

dinner, and Brad suggests they

have hamburgers on the grill.

Rachelle says that’s a good

idea, along with French fries.

ge t

obtain

pick up

acquire

purchase

reach

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lunch

breakfast

dinner

brunch

snack

supper

Quantities & Amounts

By Quantity By Container

a gallon of milk, juice, water a jar of peanut butter, pickles, jam, jelly

a quart of milk, juice, water a box of oranges, apples, cereal

a pint of cream a carton of milk, eggs

a half gallon of ice cream, milk, juice, water a bag of potatoes, apples, candy, nuts

a brick of cheese a package of noodles, lunch meat, cookies

a dozen eggs, cookies, donuts, rolls, buns a can of shortening, soup, tuna fish

a bunch of grapes, bananas, strawberries, raspberries a jug water

a head of lettuce, cabbage, broccoli a bottle of (soda ) pop, water, lemon juice

a slice of bread, ham, cheese a container of salt, pepper, spice

a loaf of bread a bushel of apples, tomatoes, corn

a pound of butter, ice cream, cheese, beef a lug of raspberries, strawberries

a pound of fish, meat, hamburger, chicken, turkey, bacon a sack of flour, sugar, salt

a couple (2) of fish, cookies, bananas a basket of fruit, peaches

a clove of garlic a case of strawberries, canned fruit, wine

a cob of corn a cup of raspberries, strawberries, noodles

some juice, milk, potatoes apples, candy, etc.

Follow the example.

milk I want a gallon of milk.

lettuce I wan t some lettuce.

potatoes _____________________________________________________________________________

cereal _____________________________________________________________________________

pickles _____________________________________________________________________________

bread _____________________________________________________________________________

cheese _____________________________________________________________________________

eggs _____________________________________________________________________________

bunch _____________________________________________________________________________

pop _____________________________________________________________________________

water _____________________________________________________________________________

ham _____________________________________________________________________________

chicken _____________________________________________________________________________

rol ls _____________________________________________________________________________

peaches _____________________________________________________________________________

noodles _____________________________________________________________________________

tuna fish _____________________________________________________________________________

salt _____________________________________________________________________________

flour _____________________________________________________________________________

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bananas _____________________________________________________________________________

jam _____________________________________________________________________________

garlic _____________________________________________________________________________

fish _____________________________________________________________________________

hamburger _____________________________________________________________________________

bread & butter ___________________________________________________________

cheese & crackers ___________________________________________________________

brick of cheese ___________________________________________________________

bunch of grapes ___________________________________________________________

basket of fruit ___________________________________________________________

bushel of tomatoes ___________________________________________________________

carton of eggs ___________________________________________________________

head of lettuce ___________________________________________________________

bag of potatoes ___________________________________________________________

sack of flour ___________________________________________________________

Learn These

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bread & butter

cheese & crackers

brick of cheese

bunch of grapes

bushel of tomatoes

basket of fruit

head of lettuce

bag of potatoes

carton of eggs

sack of flour

Applying for a JobPresentation

Jake: I'd like to apply for a job.

Receptionist: Here's an application. I'll help you fill it out.

Receptionist: Full name, last name first.

Jake: JOLLEY, JAKE J.

Receptionist: Age and sex.

Jake: 33 MALE

Receptionist: Date of birth.

Jake: 7-1-57.

Receptionist: Single or married.

Jake: MARRIED.

Receptionist: Present employer.

Jake: SEARS.

Receptionist: Work experience.

Jake: MECHANIC.

Receptionist: Phone and Address

Jake: 555-6359 124 MAPLE DRIVE

Receptionist: City, State, and Zip Code.

Jake: PROVO , UTAH 84606

Vocabulary & Expressions

B a s i c Add i t i ona l B a s i c Add i t i ona l

I'd I would single alone

apply sign up married have a spouse

job work present now

application form employer boss

help assist experience work history

fill it out complete it phone number

last name surname address residence, direction

first name given name 7-1-57 seven, one, fifty-seven

age how old male man

sex male, female 555-6359 five, five, five, sixty-three, fifty-nine

date day 124 one, twenty-four

birth being born, coming to the world mechanic works with machines

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Jake enters the employment

agency and says he’d like to apply

for a job. The receptionist gives

him an application and offers to

help him fill it out. She asks what

his full name is. Jake says it is

Jake J. Jolley. She also marks

his age, which is thirty-three.

His date of birth is July the first,

nineteen fifty-seven. Jake is

married and presently works as a

mechanic at Sears Roebuck

Company. His telephone number is

five, five, five, sixty-three,

fifty-nine. He lives at one

twenty-four Maple Drive in

Provo, Utah. His zip code is

eight, four, six, oh, six.

Some People at Work

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Artist Auto Body

Repairman

Bricklayer

Mechanic Nurse Grocery

Clerk

help

wait on

aid

give a hand

serve

help out

assist

help

service

assistance

solution

remedy

support

aid

help

workers

employees

people

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staff

crew

jobcareer

position

work

business

profession

employment

occupation

livelihood

vocation

work

toil

performance

labor

function

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employment

FOOD

Giving Directions

Presentation

Visitor: Excuse me, could you tell me where

the post office is?

Native: Yes, go to the third stop light, turn right,

and go two blocks north. It's on the left.

Visitor: Thanks. I'm also looking for a drugstore.

Native: It's right across the street from the

post office.

Visitor: Thanks. Where is the best place to eat

around here?

Native: We like the Sizzler on main street.

Visitor: Great, I'll give it a try. Thanks again.

Native: You're welcome.

Vocabulary & Expressions

B a s i c Add i t i ona l B a s i c Add i t i ona l

Excuse me Pardon me main principal

tell me show me give it a try do it

third 3rd drugstore pharmacy

stop light traffic light around here in this area

turn change direction post office mail, letters

right opposite the left on the left left side

blocks streets looking searching

north a direction You're welcome. That's okay.

right across directly in front best finest

street road place location

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A visitor in town asks a local

native if he could tell hem where

the post office is. The local tells

him to go to the third stop light,

turn right, and go two blocks

north, and it’s on the left. The

visitor thanks him and says he’s

also looking for a drugstore. The

local tells him it’s right across the

street from the post office. The

visitor thanks him once again and

then asks where the best place to

eat is. The local says that they all

like the Sizzler on main street.

The visitor thinks that’s great and

says he’ll give it a try.

ma in

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Likes & Dislikes

Examp l e s

Positive Negative

I like candy. I dislike candy. I don’t like candy.

I like John. I dislike John. I don’t like John.

I like to study. * I don’t like to study.

I like studying. I dislike studying. I don’t like studying.

I like to read. * I don’t like to read

I like reading. I dislike reading. I don’t like reading.

I like this book. I dislike this book. I don’t like this book.

I like to go. * I don’t like to go.

I like going. I dislike going. I don’t like going.

I like it. I dislike it. I don’t like it.

Answer according to the example

popcorn I like popcorn. I dislike popcorn.

work I like to work. I like working. I dislike working. I don’t like to work.

milk ________________________________________________________________________

asparagus ________________________________________________________________________

apples ________________________________________________________________________

study history ________________________________________________________________________

nuts ________________________________________________________________________

cake ________________________________________________________________________

run ________________________________________________________________________

Jane ________________________________________________________________________

pickles ________________________________________________________________________

salad ________________________________________________________________________

to sleep ________________________________________________________________________

seafood ________________________________________________________________________

school ________________________________________________________________________

writing ________________________________________________________________________

eating out ________________________________________________________________________

shopping ________________________________________________________________________

driving a car ________________________________________________________________________

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travel ________________________________________________________________________

play games ________________________________________________________________________

working hard ________________________________________________________________________

write letters ________________________________________________________________________

talk ________________________________________________________________________

math ________________________________________________________________________

my friends ________________________________________________________________________

vacations ________________________________________________________________________

tests ________________________________________________________________________

grades ________________________________________________________________________

children ________________________________________________________________________

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across the street

down the road

up the street

behind

in front of

across from

next to

beside

between

look for

Expressions Used to Give Directions

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Some Word Constructs

1 . Look

look out!, look up, look down, look in, look over, overlook, look back, look around, look at me, look at

that, Would you look at that!, look bad, look good, good looking, look past, look old, look young, look

okay, look under, look by, look at, looking good, looking bad, look scary, look me in the eyes, What a

looker!, look on, hard look, nice look, soft look, neat look, kind look, mad look, angry look, dumb look,

look, surprised look, astonished look, sad look, happy look, depressed look, excited look, mean look.

2 . Ove r

oversight, over the hill, overboard, overbearing, overdone, do over, overdo, overdue, over eat,

overcoat, overshoes, cover over, overbite, over clothes, overstate, overstatement, state over, blow

over, come over, over and over, never over.

3 . Unde r

undercut, underwear, under the weather, do under, underpinnings, understate, understatement,

4 . Done

undone, done in, done under, not done, done too much, overdone, done up.

5 . Bad

too bad, bad dude, bad boy, bad girl, bad deal, bad attitude, bad day, bad information, bad food, bad water,

bad idea, bad luck, bad news, bad outcome, not too bad, not a bad deal, not a bad way to go, bad enough, bad

all over, bad break, bad thing, bad enough

6 . Good

too good to be true, good dude, good deal, good attitude, good day, good boy, good girl, good information,

good food, good water, good idea, good luck, good outcome, not too good, not a good deal, a good deal, not a

good way to go, good grief, my goodness, good going, good days ahead, good night, good morning, good

afternoon, goodbye, good boy, good girl, good deal, good enough, good for now, good all over

7 . Get

Get ready, it’s time to leave.

Get up, it’s morning.

Get going, you’ll be late.

Get out, the elevator has stopped.

Get out, I don’t want to see you anymore.

Get on, the bus is leaving.

Get off, the bus has stopped.

Get down, you’ll fall.

Get over, I don’t have enough room.

Get the chair, it’s falling over!

Get a life, you don’t have any fun.

Get real, I don’t believe that.

Get busy on your homework.

Get up and get a move on!

Get in before the door closes.

Get the lead out, we have to hurry!

Come and get it, dinner’s ready!

I can’t get through all this mess.

I can’t get over that story.

8 . B e

Be good.

Don’t be that way.

Be careful.

Be on time.

Don’t be late.

Be a friend.

Be nice.

Be prepared.

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, m

inute

Wo

rds

tha

t d

iffe

r in

bo

th s

pe

llin

g a

nd

pro

nu

nci

ati

on

. (

oth

er

wo

rds)

dog, cat

go,

table

one,

two

dra

wer,

seat

hat,

saw

chair,

desk

sky,

gro

und

paper,

pencil

cow

, sew

hat,

glo

ve

hand,

arm

cla

ss,

teacher

table

, chair

kin

d,

angry

car,

tr

uck

pen,

ink

car,

tr

uck

happy,

sad

post,

road

book,

cover

now

, th

en

tall,

short

tree,

bush

eat,

drink

yes,

no

wid

e,

narr

ow

lift,

dro

psto

ve,

pan

sheep,

ship

now

, th

en

fork

, spoon

knife,

butt

er

this

, th

at

look,

stu

dy

pla

te,

dis

hspeak,

liste

n

Word WebsGlen W. Probst

Word webs and paradigms can be used to learn related vocabulary.

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one

this one

that one

those ones

these ones

the one and only the only one

one in a million

buy one, get one

free

all in one

Which one?

down one

up one one up

one down

What one?

just one

name one

do one

be one

no one

someone

anyone

everyone

Why one?

interior

ulterior

inferior

posterior anterior

exteriorsuperior

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The Desert

Things to See

Things to Do

Observations

beautiful placefull of adventure

drydesolate

cold at night

hot during day

hunt for crystals

explorecamp

hawks

crowseagles

birds

mountains garnet

topaz

quartz

crystals

prong horns

lizards

coyotes

animals

TREASURES

Emotions

Act ions

Concepts

&

Contexts

secrets

riches

mule train

lost mines

danger

gems

money

old trunks

gold and silver pirates

prospector

legends

Lost Dutchman Mine

lost in the desert

grub stake

Days of ‘49

miners

search buried

claim

discovery strike it rich

the mother lode

fear

daring

disappointmentjealousy

greed

excitement

shouting Eureka!

striking it richpanning for gold

mining

digging

searching

staking a claimprospecting

Daily Routines

snakes

186

go to

bed

get

up

eat dinner

watch T V

study wake

up

shower

return home

talk to teachers

talk

with fr

iend

s

atte

nd

labs

eat

lunch

stu

dy

go to

classes

arrive at school

leave for school

eat breakfast

get dressed

The

Students

Daily Routines

Around School

Student

studyexams

labs

frie

nds

books

gradesteachers

hom

ework

tests

report

s

cla

ss

pape

rpencil

research

187

finger

kneeknee

H E A Dn

e

c

kshou lder shou lder

C H E S T

arm

arm

hand h

and

s

t

o

m

a

c

h

finger

fing

er

finger

finger fingerfinger

fingerthumb

thum

b

t h

i g

h t h i g hl

e g

l e g

f o o t f o o ttoe

toe

toe

toe

toetoe

toe

toe

toetoe

t ime

minutes

seconds

hours

weeksdays

years

months

decades

t imepast

present

future

now

sometimes

neveronce

always

t ime

experience

to measure speed

to choose the moment for

when things happen

period

hours or moments free

occasion

when