4000 essential english words L1. U11-->U20

Unit 11: Princess Rose and the Creature Word List  1. anymore [ēnimɔ:r] adv.  Anymore means any longer. → Her old pants don’t fit her anymore.  2. asleep [əˈsliːp] adj.  When a person is asleep, they are not awake. → The baby has been asleep for hours.  3. berry [ˈbɛrɪ] n.  A berry is a small round fruit that grows on certain plants and trees. → The berry looked delicious.  4. collect [kəˈlɛkt] v.  To collect things is to group them together all in one place. → I collected shells when I was younger.  5. compete [kəmˈpiːt] v.  To compete is to try to be better than someone. → He will compete with very good athletes.  6 .conversation [kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n] n.  A conversation is a talk between people. → There were two conversations going on at once.  7. creature [ˈkriːtʃə] n.  A creature is any living thing. → The creature we saw today was either a dolphin or a porpoise.  8. decision [dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n] n.  A decision is a choice. → He made the wrong decision.  9. either [ˈiːðə] conj.  Either is used with “or” to say there are two or more possibilities. → You can choose to be either white or black when you play chess.  10. forest [ˈfɒrɪst] n.  A forest is a place with lots of trees and animals. → I love to go walking in the forest.  11. ground [ɡraʊnd] n.  The ground is the top part of the Earth that we walk on. → The ground under our feet was dry and brown.  12. introduce [intrəˈdjuːs] v.  To introduce someone or something is to say who they are. → I introduced myself to our newest co-worker today.  13. marry [ˈmari] v.  To marry is to legally become husband and wife. → Rose and Henry were married, and they lived happily.  14. prepare [prɪˈpɛə] v.  To prepare is to get ready for something. → I prepared my speech to the class.  15. sail [seɪl] v.  To sail is to move a boat on the water. → I love to sail my boat on the lake.  16. serious [ˈsɪərɪəs] adj.  When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe. → The accident was very serious.  17. spend [spɛnd] v.  To spend is to use time doing something or being somewhere. → I like to spend my free time fishing.  18. strange [streɪn(d)ʒ] adj.  When something is strange, it is not normal. → Joe had a strange look on his face after he saw what happened.  19. truth [truːθ] n.  The truth is a fact or something that is right. → He was telling the truth about seeing a large green snake.  20. wake [weɪk] v.  To wake is to not be sleeping anymore. → He is always full of energy when he wakes in the morning.

Unit 11: PRINCESS ROSE AND THE CREATURE Princess Rose and the Creature There was once a beautiful princess named Rose. Her mother, the queen, however, was not as beautiful as the princess. The queen felt bad that she was not the most beautiful woman in the kingdom anymore. She was tired of competing with her daughter. She made a decision. She prepared a drink for the princess. After the princess drank it, she fell asleep. Then the queen took the princess to the forest. She left the princess there. It was a very serious thing to do. “Either she will be killed by animals or she will get lost in the forest,” the queen thought. The princess had a dream. She dreamed about a man with brown hair and brown eyes. It was the man she would wed. The princess woke up. She saw a strange creature on the ground. It looked like a man, but he was hairy and green. He had horns on his head and a pig’s nose. The creature said, “Did I scare you? I hope not. Let me introduce myself. I am Henry.” “I am not scared. To tell you the truth, I think you are cute,” said Rose. Rose and Henry spent the day together. They collected berries, caught fish, and had lunch. They had a very good day filled with nice conversations. “Rose, I have to go home,” said Henry. “My ship will sail home soon. I can’t leave you here in the forest alone. Will you come with me?” Rose was very happy. She gave Henry a kiss right on his pig nose. As soon as she kissed Henry, he began to change. His pig nose turned into a man’s nose. His horns and green hair went away. Standing in front of her was the man Rose had dreamt about. Rose and Henry were married, and they lived happily.

Unit 12: The Crazy Artist Word List  1. alone [əˈləʊn] adj.  If someone is alone, they are not with another person. → The boy wanted to be alone to think.  2. apartment [əˈpaːtmənt] n.  An apartment is a set of rooms in a building where people live. → She has a nice apartment in the city.  3. article [ˈaːtikl] n.  An article is a story in a newspaper or magazine. → Did you read the article in the newspaper about the soccer game?  4. artist [ˈɑːtɪst] n.  An artist is a person who paints, draws, or makes sculptures. → He went to Paris to become an artist.  5. attitude [ˈӕtitjuːd] n.  Someone’s attitude is the way they feel and think. → John has a bad attitude. He’s always angry.  6. compare [kəmˈpɛː] v.  To compare means to say how two things are the same and different. → If you compare cats and dogs, you’ll see that they’re both good pets.  7. judge [dʒʌdʒ] v.  To judge something is to say if it is good or bad. → The boy was going to judge how his mother’s turkey tasted.  8. magazine [maɡəˈziːn] n.  A magazine is a regular publication with news, stories, and articles. → She likes to read fashion magazines.  9. material [məˈtɪərɪəl] n.  A material is what is used to make something. → Brick is a good material for building houses.  10. meal [miːl] n.  A meal is a time when food is eaten like breakfast, lunch, or dinner. → Breakfast is my favorite meal because I enjoy breakfast foods.  11. method [ˈmɛθəd] n.  A method is the way to do something. → One method to remember things is to tie a string around your finger.  12. neighbor [ˈneɪ bər] n.  A neighbor is a person who lives near you. → I like my neighbor because he’s very friendly.  13. professional [prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l] adj.  If something is professional, it deals with work that uses special skills. → If you want to be a pilot, you must have professional training.  14. profit [ˈprɒfɪt] n.  A profit is the extra money you make when you sell something. → I made a small profit from selling my old clothes.  15. quality [ˈkwɒlɪti] n.  The quality of something is how good it is. → The quality of his car is very good.  16. shape [ʃeɪp] n.  A shape is a simple form like a square or circle. → The triangle is my favorite shape.  17. space [speɪs] n.  A space is an empty area. → I don’t have much space for things in my small house.  18. stair [stɛː] n.  Stairs are the things that are used to go up in a building. → You can take the stairs to the second floor.  19. symbol [ˈsɪmbəl] n.  A symbol is a thing that stands for something else. → This symbol tells us that we cannot smoke in this area.  20. thin [θɪn] adj.  If someone or something is thin, they are not fat. → The man was thin because he didn’t eat much.

Unit 12: THE CRAZY ARTIST The Crazy Artist Frenhoferwas the best artist in the world. Everyone loved him. The quality of his paintings was very high. He always used the best materials. He made a big profit from his paintings. He had delicious meals with his rich neighbors. He taught art classes. Life was good. Then his attitude changed. He stopped selling paintings and teaching. He tried a new method of painting. He stayed alone in his apartment all day. He worked all day and all night, rarely eating. Soon Frenhofer became very thin. But he kept working on the same painting for many years. He worked as hard as he could. Finally, he finished the painting. He was very happy and invited other artists to see it. “I want your professional opinion,” he said. He wanted them to judge it and compare it to other paintings. Everyone was very excited as they went up the stairs to his apartment. Frenhofer was excited to show his painting, and the artists were excited to see it. “They’ll love it,” he thought. But they did not. They were surprised by his painting. There was no white anywhere. Frenhofer filled the whole painting with lines and colors. There was no space for a normal picture. It was full of strange shapes. It looked bad to the other artists. He used symbols, and they didn’t understand them. They thought it was terrible. “Why did you paint this strange picture?” someone asked. They didn’t understand its beauty. But after some time, many people began to like his painting. People wrote articles about it in magazines. They said it was his best work. They loved his strange symbols. They loved his strange colors. Frenhofer’s painting reminded everyone that just because something was new didn’t mean that it was bad. He also helped them to realize that sometimes it takes people a little time to understand great things.

Unit 13: The Farmer and the Cats Word List  1. blood [blʌd] n.  Blood is the red liquid in your body. → I cut my finger and got blood on my shirt.  2. burn [bəːn] v.  To burn something is to set it on fire. → I burned some wood in the camp fire.  3. cell [sɛl] n.  A cell is a small room where a person is locked in. → The jail cell was very small.  4. contain [kənˈteɪn] v.  To contain something is to have it inside. → The mailbox contained a letter.  5. correct [kəˈrɛkt] adj.  To be correct is to be right. → All of my answers on the test were correct.  6. crop [krɒp] n.  A crop is food that a farmer grows. → Wheat is a crop that is made into bread.  7. demand [dɪˈmɑːnd] v.  To demand something is to say strongly that you want it. → The workers demanded to be paid more money.  8. equal [ˈiːkw(ə)l] adj.  To be equal is to be the same. → Both students are equal in age.  9. feed [fiːd] v.  To feed is to give food. → Mother feeds my baby brother everyday.  10. hole [həʊl] n.  A hole is an opening in something. → The man was going to jump into the hole in the ice.  11. increase [ˈɪŋkriːs] v.  To increase something is to make it larger or more. → They’ve increased the price of gas by 15 cents!  12. lord [lɔːd] n.  Long ago, a lord was a man in charge of a town. → The lord of the town was not kind.  13. owe [əʊ] v.  To owe is to have to pay or give back something received from another. → I owed him twenty dollars, so I paid him back.  14. position [pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] n.  A position is the way something is placed. → How can you sit in that position?  15. raise [reɪz] v.  To raise something is to lift it up. → We had to work together to raise the last piece.  16. responsible [rɪˈspɒnsɪb(ə)l] adj.  If a person is responsible, they do the right things. → I try to be responsible and save money.  17. sight [sʌɪt] n.  A sight is something interesting to see. → I saw the pyramids of Egypt. What a sight!  18. spot [spɒt] n.  A spot is a place where something happens. → The kitchen is a good spot to eat meals.  19. structure [ˈstrʌktʃə] n.  A structure is a building. → They just built a beautiful new structure downtown.  20. whole [həʊl] adj.  Whole means all of something. → I ate the whole pie. We don’t have any more.

Unit 13: THE FARMER AND THE CATS The Farmer and the Cats Arthur was a responsible farmer, and Maria was a nice lady. But they were poor. They owed the town lord money for their land. One summer, their farm burned. One structure caught fire, and most of the animals ran away. Only the cats stayed. So Arthur and Maria had to bring in their crops without an animal’s help. On a fall day, the lord demanded his money. Arthur asked if the lord could wait until he brought in his crops. The lord was angry. He raised his hands high and yelled, “Pay me by the end of the week. If you don’t, I will increase the money you have to pay. I might put you in a jail cell.” So Arthur and Maria worked until there was blood on their hands. They finished four lines of corn and went to bed. But the next morning, eight lines were finished! “Maria, didn’t we stop in this spot here?” Arthur asked. “Yes, that is correct. And the tools were in a different position, too,” Maria said. They were surprised and happy. That day, they worked hard and finished five lines. But in the morning, ten lines were done! Each day they did a lot of work. Each night, someone else did an equal amount of work. In a week, the whole field was finished. “Tomorrow I will sell the crops and pay the lord,” Arthur said. But that morning, the crops were gone. A bag was in the middle of the field. It contained money. “Maria, let’s see who has helped us work.” Through a hole in the wall, they saw a funny sight. The cats were dancing in the field and eating corn! Now Arthur knew what had happened. The cats had worked at night! After that, Arthur was very nice to his cats and fed them lots of corn.

Unit 14: A Magical Book Word List  1. coach [kəʊtʃ] n.  A coach is a person who teaches sports. → My coach gets very excited during games.  2. control [kənˈtrəʊl] v.  To control something is to make it do what you want. → To control the TV, just push the buttons.  3. description [dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] n.  A description of someone or something says what they are like. → I gave a description of the man with the gun and hat to the police.  4. direct [dɪˈrɛkt] adj.  If something is direct, it goes straight between two places. → The green path is a direct route to my house.  5. exam [ɪɡˈzam] n.  An exam is a test. → I did some practice questions for the math exam on the board.  6. example [ɪɡˈzɑːmp(ə)l] n.  An example of something is a thing that is typical of it. → Cola is an example of a soft drink.  7. limit [ˈlɪmɪt] n.  A limit is the largest or smallest amount of something that you allow. → My mother put a limit on how much I could use the phone.  8. local [ˈləʊk(ə)l] adj.  If something is local, it is nearby. → The local market in my neighborhood sells all the food we need.  9. magical [ˈmadʒɪk(ə)l] adj.  Magical describes a quality that makes someone or something special. → The fireworks made the night sky look so magical.  10. mail [meɪl] n.  Mail is letters and other things sent to people. → I get a lot of mail because I have friends all over the world.  11. novel [ˈnɒv(ə)l] n.  A novel is a book that tells a story. → He wrote a great novel about ancient China.  12. outline [ˈaʊtlʌɪn] n.  An outline is the plan for a story or essay. → Before I wrote my essay, I made an outline.  13. poet [ˈpəʊɪt] n.  A poet is a person who writes poems. → William Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets.  14. print [prɪnt] v.  To print something is to put it onto paper. → Make sure that you print your name clearly.  15. scene [siːn] n.  A scene is one part of a book or movie. → A movie is made up of many short pieces or scenes.  16. sheet [ʃiːt] n.  A sheet is a thin flat piece of paper. → I only needed a single sheet of paper to do my homework.  17. silly [ˈsɪli] adj.  If someone or something is silly, they show a lack of thought. → I made a silly mistake of dropping mom’s vase.  18. store [stɔː] n.  A store is a place where you can buy things. → I picked up a few things at the grocery store.  19. suffer [ˈsʌfə] v.  To suffer is to feel pain. → Her headache made her suffer all day.  20. technology [tɛkˈnɒlədʒi] n.  Technology is new things made by using science. → He loves technology such as laptop computers.

Unit 14: A Magical Book Sarah loved to read. She read novels and poems. She loved the beautiful descriptions and phrases. She loved reading work from poets and novelists. She didn’t like video games or technology. She was on the basketball team, but she didn’t like sports. Her parents made her play basketball. In fact, Sarah’s parents made her do many things. But she didn’t want to do those things. She just wanted to sit and read all day. One day, a small book came in the mail. It was for Sarah. The book looked very special. It was printed on sheets of gold. Sarah began to read. The outline of the story was simple. It was about a magical place. Strange things happened there. One example from the book was about a boy who could control people. In one scene, he made his friends tell funny jokes. Sarah loved the book. She read it all the time. Then something strange happened. The book gave Sarah a special power. She could control other people. She was like the boy in the book. During one exam, she made her friend tell silly jokes. Her friend got in trouble. After school, Sarah did not make a direct trip home. On the way, she went to the local store. She wanted to play more tricks on people. She caused problems. She made people fall down. She laughed and had fun. Finally she left and started to walk home. Then she saw something. Her basketball coach was about to walk in front of a bus. He was looking the other way. She had to stop him! She used her power. She controlled him. She made him stop walking. Sarah learned something that day. It was better to help people than make them suffer. So, she put a limit on how she used her power. She did not want to do bad things with it anymore. She only wanted to do good.

Unit 15: The Big Race Word List  1. across [əˈkrɒs] prep.  To go across something is to go to the other side of it. → He walked across the board to the other side.  2. breathe [briːð] v.  To breathe means to let air go in and out of your body. → We need strong healthy lungs to help us breathe well.  3. characteristic [karəktəˈrɪstɪk] n.  A characteristic is something that shows what a person or a thing is like. → One characteristic of tigers is their black stripes.  4. consume [kənˈsjuːm] v.  To consume something means to eat or drink it. → Jack consumed a whole plate of spaghetti.  5. excite [ɪkˈsʌɪt] v.  To excite someone means to make them happy and interested. → I heard about the school dance on Friday. This excited me.  6. extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj.  If something is extreme, it is in a large amount or degree. → His workout was so extreme that he was sweating heavily.  7. fear [fɪə] n.  Fear is the feeling of being afraid. → I have a great fear of skateboarding.  8. fortunate [ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət] adj.  If you are fortunate, you are lucky. → I was fortunate to get a seat.  9. happen [ˈhap(ə)n] v.  If someone happens to do something, they do it by chance. → I happened to meet some new friends at school today.  10. length [lɛn(t)θ] n.  The length of something is how long it is from one end to the other. → The length of the floor is three meters.  11. mistake [mɪˈsteɪk] n.  A mistake is something you do wrong. → My boss always yells at me when I make a mistake.  12. observe [əbˈzəːv] v.  To observe something is to watch it. → Brian observed the sun rising over the mountains.  13. opportunity [ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti] n.  An opportunity is a chance to do something. → I had an opportunity to take pictures in the jungle.  14. prize [prʌɪz] n.  A prize is something of value that is given to the winner. → I won a prize for getting the best grade on my science test.  15. race [reɪs] n.  A race is a contest to see who is the fastest. → Paul is a fast runner, so he easily won the race.  16. realize [ˈrɪəlʌɪz] v.  To realize is to suddenly understand. → After I left my house, I realized that I left the light on.  17. respond [rɪˈspɒnd] v.  To respond is to give an answer to what someone else said. → When the teacher asked the question, we all responded.  18. risk [rɪsk] n.  A risk is a chance of something bad happening. → I took a risk and climbed the snowy mountain.  19. wonder [ˈwʌndə] v.  To wonder is to ask yourself questions or have a need to know. → The young mother wondered if she’d have a boy or a girl.  20. yet [jɛt] adv.  Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now. → We can’t go out yet; we’re still eating.

Unit 15: The Big Race A dog saw a group of animals across the road. He walked over to meet them. “What are you doing?” he asked them. “I just sold them tickets to a race between the rabbit and the turtle,” the duck responded. This news excited the dog. He felt fortunate that he happened to be there. “I don’t have anything to do today,” the dog said. “I want to buy a ticket, too.” The dog sat down to observe the race. The race would be extreme. It would be many kilometers in length. The rabbit and the turtle stood next to each other. They waited for the race to start. The dog wondered why the turtle agreed to run against the rabbit. Being fast was not a characteristic of turtles. The rabbit was going to win easily. Suddenly, the race began. The rabbit ran extremely quickly. The turtle walked slowly. After a minute, the rabbit looked back. He saw that the turtle was far behind him and was breathing quickly because he was so tired. The rabbit smiled and slowed to a walk. A minute later, the rabbit said, “I’m winning, so I’ll take a rest.” He sat and began to consume some grass. Then, he let his eyes close. He wasn’t the winner yet. But there was no risk of him losing the race. He went to sleep. Hours later, a loud sound woke him. All of the animals were yelling and looking at the field. He felt fear for the first time. The turtle was almost at the finish line. Now, the rabbit realized his mistake. But the race was over. He gave the turtle an opportunity to win, and the turtle took it. The duck handed the turtle his prize. It was the happiest day of the turtle’s life. The dog was happy for the turtle. “He isn’t fast,” the dog thought. “But he tried his best and did something great.”