8 Ready, steady, go!

Glossary
Page 89 8.11 chat (n) /tʃæt/
a friendly conversation ● Karen had a quick
8.1 Ready, steady, go! (phr) /ˈredi ˈstedi ɡəʊ/
chat on the phone with her friend. ➣ chat (v)
something a person says to start a race ● Our
coach shouted ‘Ready, steady, go!’ and we all ❖
began to run. ❖ 8.12 encourage (v) /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
to give sb support by telling them they will
be able to do sth ● Our coach encouraged me
Reading Pages 90–91 to train for the national swimming team.
➣ encouragement (n), encouraging (adj)
8.2 run (n) /rʌn/ ❖ ✎ Opp: discourage
an act of running, usually for exercise ● Sakis 8.13 skill (n) /skɪl/
goes for a long run around the park every day sth you are good at ● Molly is learning new
to keep fit. ➣ run (v), running, runner (n) painting skills in her art class. ➣ skilful (adj)
❖ ❖
8.3 individual (adj) /ɪndɪˈvɪʤʊl/ 8.14 unhappy (adj) /ʌnˈhæpi/
for one person separately, not for a team not happy ● Louise is unhappy because her
● I enjoy doing individual sports, like tennis or friend didn’t call her. ➣ unhappiness (n)
swimming. ➣ individual (n), individually (adv) ❖ ✎ Opp: happy
❖ 8.15 support (n) /səˈpɔːt/
8.4 do good (phr) /duː gʊd/ help that you give to sb by being kind when
to do sth helpful or useful ● The cultural they have a problem ● Theo’s family gave
centre does a lot of good for sick children. him a lot of support to get into art school.
➣ good (adj) ❖ ✎ Also: do you ➣ support (v), supportive (adj), supporter (n)
good (phr) = make you feel better ❖
8.5 runner (n) /ˈrʌnə(r)/ 8.16 name (v) /neɪm/
a person who runs, especially as a sport to say the name of sth ● Can you name three
● Betty is a fast runner. I’m sure she’ll countries you’d like to visit? I’d like to go to
win this race. ➣ run (v), running, run (n) Iceland, India and Portugal. ➣ name (n)
❖ ❖ ✎ Syn: identify
8.6 abilities (n pl) /əˈbɪlətiz/ 8.17 advertisement (n) /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
the skills you need to be able to do sth ● Simone an image, short film or recorded message that
and her sister have many musical abilities. They tells you about a product or service ● The car
can both play different instruments and also sing advertisement has a popular song that makes
well. ➣ able (adj), ability (n) ❖ it easy to remember. ➣ advertise (v), advertiser
(n) ❖ ✎ Syn: advert, ad
8.7 at the same time (phr) /æt ðə seɪm taɪm/
(happening) together; at that moment 8.18 sign (n) /saɪn/
● Mrs Brown can dance and sing at the same a notice with information or instructions about
time. ❖ sth ● The sign on the shop door said ‘Open
9 a.m. to 6 p.m'. ➣ sign (v) ❖
8.8 arrange (v) /əˈreɪnʤ/
8.19 off (adv) /ɒf/
to organise ● We’ve arranged to have a
less than the usual price ● I bought these
meeting next week. ➣ arrangement (n)
shoes at 50% off in the winter sale. So I saved
❖
quite a lot! ❖
8.9 hall (n) /hɔːl/
8.20 plus (conj) /plʌs/
a large room where indoor activities or events
and; in addition ● I don’t go to that shop
take place ● We’ve got a meeting in the
because it’s expensive. Plus, it doesn’t have
community hall on Saturday. ❖ many clothes for teenagers. ➣ plus (n, prep, adj)
8.10 lonely (adj) /ˈləʊnli/ ❖
feeling sad because you’re not with other 8.21 lower (adj) /ˈləʊə(r)/
people ● Tony felt lonely because he didn’t know not as high as sth else; comparative form of ‘low’
anyone at his new school. ➣ loneliness (n) ● Sometimes Mandy buys clothes at lower prices
❖ online. ➣ low (adj), lower (v) ❖
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8.22 player (n) /ˈpleɪə(r)/ 8.33 cricket (n) /ˈkrɪkɪt/
sb who plays a sport or game ● Who a sport played by two teams of 11 players who
is your favourite basketball player? score points by hitting a hard ball with a wooden
Mine is Giannis Antetokounmpo. ➣ play (v) bat, then running between two sets of wooden
❖ sticks ● Children in India like playing cricket in
8.23 train (v) /treɪn/ the park. ➣ cricketer (n) ❖
to do exercise; to practise a sport ● Anita is 8.34 golf (n) /ɡɒlf/
training hard to win her next tennis match. a sport played on grass by players who each
➣ trainer, training (n) ❖ use long thin sticks to try to hit a small hard
8.24 pitch (n) /pɪtʃ/ ball into a series of holes ● Grandpa hit the
the area where people play a game of football, golf ball slowly and it went right into the 18th
rugby or hockey, etc. ● David ran with the ball hole. ➣ golfer (n) ❖
and kicked it to the other side of the pitch. 8.35 rugby (n) /ˈrʌɡbi/
❖ a sport played by two teams of 13 or 15
8.25 goggles (n pl) /ˈɡɒɡlz/ players who throw or kick an oval ball on a
special glasses to cover your eyes for sports pitch to score points ● The rugby player threw
in the snow or swimming ● I don’t like swimming the ball across the pitch to another team
underwater without my goggles because the member. ❖
water hurts my eyes. ❖ 8.36 bat (n) /bæt/
8.26 lend (v) /lend/ a piece of sports equipment for hitting a ball
to give sth of yours to sb to use for a short time while it is in the air ● Kelly hit the ball hard with
● Could you lend me a pen because I forgot to the baseball bat. ➣ bat (v) ❖
bring one? ➣ lender (n) ❖ 8.37 club (n) /klʌb/
8.27 hockey (n) /ˈhɒki/ a piece of sports equipment that is a long thin
a sport played on a pitch by two teams of 11 stick with a round shaped end for hitting a golf
players who use curved sticks to hit a small ball ball ● Sebastian lifted his club and hit the golf
into a net to score goals ● Andrea plays in the ball hard towards the first hole. ❖
school hockey team. ❖ ✎ Also: ice 8.38 racket (n) /ˈrækɪt/
hockey = a sport played on ice by two teams of a piece of equipment you use to hit a ball in
six players who use hockey sticks to hit a rubber sports like tennis or badminton ● Clive hit
disc (puck) into a net to score goals the ball too hard and broke his racket.
8.28 skates (n pl) /skeɪts/ ❖ ✎ Syn: racquet
a kind of shoe with wheels, rollers or a blade on 8.39 snowboard (n) /ˈsnəʊbɔːd/
the bottom ● Remember to bring your skates a piece of equipment like a wide ski which
to play ice hockey. ➣ skate (v), skater (n) you stand on to ride on snow down a hill
❖ ● David put on his helmet and went down the
8.29 size (n) /saɪz/ snowy hill on his snowboard. ➣ snowboarding,
one of a number of fixed measurements of snowboarder (n) ❖
clothes, shoes, etc. ● These shoes aren’t my 8.40 rule (n) /ruːl/
size. They’re too big for me. ❖ sth that says what sb must do to play or do sth
8.30 original (adj) /əˈrɪdʒənəl/ in the correct way ● One rule in chess is that
first; as it was at the beginning ● The shop is the king can only move one square at a time.
selling skates at half the original price. ➣ rule (v) ❖
➣ original (n), originally (adv) ❖ 8.41 would rather (v) /wʊd ˈrɑːðə(r)/
8.31 incorrect (adj) /ˌɪnkəˈrekt/ would prefer ● I would rather go for a run than
wrong ● I couldn’t phone you because the play golf. ❖
number I had was incorrect. ❖ 8.42 American football (n) /əˌmerɪkən ˈfʊtbɔːl/
✎ Opp: correct a sport played by two teams of 11 players who
wear protective equipment and carry, kick or
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● An American football match looks more like
rugby than British football. ❖
8.32 baseball (n) /ˈbeɪsbɔːl/ 8.43 surfing (n) /ˈsɜːfɪŋ/
a sport with two teams of nine players in which the sport of standing on a board and riding
a player uses a bat to hit a ball and others on waves ● Surfing is a popular watersport in
run to catch it ● My American cousins are all Hawaii. ➣ surf (v), surfer, surfboard (n)
crazy about baseball, but I prefer football. ❖
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8.44 skiing (n) /ˈskiːɪŋ/ 8.56 fun run (n) /ˈfʌn rʌn/
the activity of moving across snow on skis a race in which people run for fun and usually
● Petros goes skiing with his parents in Austria to collect money for organisations that help
in winter. ➣ ski (v), skier (n) ❖ others ● The town residents are doing a fun
8.45 come first (phr) /kʌm fɜːst/ run to get money for a new cultural centre.
to win a race or competition; to be the first ❖
person to finish a race ● Kate was so happy 8.57 riding (n) /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
when her daughter came first in the skiing the activity of riding a horse ● Luckily, Owen
competition. ❖ was wearing his helmet when he went riding
8.46 winner (n) /ˈwɪnə(r)/ because he fell off his horse. ➣ ride (v),
a person, team or animal that wins sth rider (n) ❖
● Well done! You’re the winner of this dance 8.58 dangerous (adj) /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
competition! ➣ win (v, n) ❖ that can hurt sb or damage sth ● It’s dangerous
to cross the busy street here. ➣ danger (n)
❖

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doing an activity or sport often to improve your
8.47 climbing (n) /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ skills ● We’ve got badminton practice in the
the activity or sport of climbing mountains or sports hall this afternoon. ❖
rocks ● We plan to go climbing in the Swiss 8.60 entry (n) /entri/
Alps next summer. ❖ the act of going into a competition ● If you
8.48 lifejacket (n) /ˈlaɪfdʒækɪt/ want to take part in the race, write your
a small plastic jacket that you fill with air to personal details on the entry form. ➣ enter (v)
keep you up in water ● You should wear a ❖
lifejacket when you go sailing. ❖ 8.61 need (n) /niːd/
8.49 allow (v) /əˈlaʊ/ sth that is necessary ● There’s no need to
to let sb do sth ● Young children aren’t have special clothes for the fun run. Just wear
allowed to watch scary films in the cinema. a T-shirt and comfortable shorts or trousers.
❖ ➣ need (v) ❖
8.50 obligation (n) /ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn/
sth that you must do ● There’s no obligation to
go climbing if you don’t want to. ➣ oblige (v)
❖
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8.51 necessary (adj) /ˈnesəseri/ Ordinal numbers

that you need to do or have ● The sports
centre provides rackets, so it isn’t necessary 30th thirtieth 80th eightieth
to buy one. ➣ necessity (n), necessarily (adv) 40th fortieth 90th ninetieth
❖ 50th fiftieth 32nd thirty-second
60th sixtieth 33rd thirty-third
8.52 skateboarder (n) /ˈskeɪtbɔːdə(r)/ 70th seventieth
a person who does skateboarding ● There’s a
special part of the park where skateboarders
8.62 thirty (num) /θɜːti/
can skateboard safely. ➣ skateboard (v, n),
the number 30 ❖
skateboarding (n) ❖
8.63 thirtieth (num) /ˈθɜːtiəθ/
8.53 aged (adj) /eɪdʒd/
the number 30th ❖
of the age of ● The Star Wars films are for
children aged ten and over. ➣ age (v, n) 8.64 forty (num) /ˈfɔːti/
❖ the number 40 ❖
8.54 scooter (n) /ˈskuːtə(r)/ 8.65 fortieth (num) /ˈfɔːtiəθ/
a children’s vehicle which has a board that the number 40th ❖
moves on small wheels with a long handle for 8.66 fifty (num) /ˈfɪfti/
the rider to hold ● Some children were riding the number 50 ❖
their scooters in the park. ❖
8.67 fiftieth (num) /ˈfɪftiəθ/
8.55 drink station (n) /drɪŋk ˈsteɪʃn/ the number 50th ❖
an area where cyclists or runners can stop for a
8.68 sixty (num) /ˈsɪksti/
drink during a race ● In the 10 km fun run, there
the number 60 ❖
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8.69 sixtieth (num) /ˈsɪkstiəθ/
the number 60th ❖ Speaking Page 95
8.70 seventy (num) /ˈsevnti/ 8.85 table tennis (n) /ˈteɪbl tenɪs/
the number 70 ❖ a sport played with small bats and a ball on
8.71 seventieth (num) /ˈsevntiəθ/ a table with a net across the middle ● On our
the number 70th ❖ camping holiday, my friends and I played table
tennis every day. ❖ ✎ Syn: ping
8.72 eighty (n) /ˈeɪti/
pong
the number 80 ❖
8.86 zumba (n) /ˈzʊmbə/
8.73 eightieth (num) /ˈeɪtiəθ/
a type of aerobics mixed with Latin dance
the number 80th ❖
steps ● Dancing to the music makes zumba
8.74 ninety (num) /ˈnaɪnti/ classes more fun than the usual aerobics.
the number 90 ❖ ❖
8.75 ninetieth (num) /ˈnaɪntiəθ/ 8.87 loser (n) /ˈluːzə(r)/
the number 90th ❖ a person or team that doesn’t win a
8.76 thirty-second (num) /ˈθɜːti ˈsekənd/ competition ● Sylvia enjoys doing zumba
the number 32nd ❖ because there are no losers or winners –
it’s just for fun. ➣ lose (v), lost (adj)
8.77 thirty-third (num) /ˈθɜːti θɜːd/
❖ ✎ Opp: winner
the number 33rd ❖
8.88 nature (n) /ˈneɪtʃə(r)/
8.78 logical (adj) /ˈlɒʤɪkl/
all the wild things like plants, animals, rocks,
that makes sense ● His plan isn’t logical. He
etc.● I enjoy going for walks near the lake to be
can’t climb Everest in two days! ➣ logic (n),
close to nature. ➣ natural (adj), naturally (adv)
logically (adv) ❖
❖
8.79 likely (adj) /ˈlaɪkli/
8.89 organise (v) /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
that is probably true ● You run very fast, so
to plan and prepare sth ● Helen helped to
you’re the most likely person to win the race.
organise the dance competition. ➣ organiser (n),
➣ likely (adv), likelihood (n) ❖
organisation (n) ❖
8.80 climber (n) /ˈklaɪmə(r)/
8.90 state (v) /steɪt/
a person that climbs mountains or rocks ● The
to write or say sth ● The teacher stated that
climbers were tired when they got to the top of
the school needed new gym equipment.
the mountain. ➣ climb (v, n) ❖
➣ statement (n) ❖
8.81 ordinal number (n) /ˈɔːdɪnl ˈnʌmbə(r)/
8.91 clearly (adv) /ˈklɪəli/
a number that shows the order of things,
in a clear way; in a way that is easy to
e.g. first, second, third ● We can use ordinal
understand ● The advert states clearly that the
numbers like 'twenty-fifth' to describe
dance classes are for teenagers. ➣ clear (adj)
the position that runners finish in a race.
❖
❖ ✎ Opp: cardinal number
8.92 relevant (adj) /ˈreləvənt/
8.82 pound (n) /paʊnd/
related to the subject you are talking about
a unit of money used in the UK ● The cinema
● We discussed all the relevant points about
tickets cost five pounds each. ❖
organising the sports event, including the
LOOK! place, time, activities and costs. ➣ relevance (n)
❖ ✎ Opp: irrelevant
The word pound can mean both the money used in
8.93 receive (v) /rɪˈsiːv/
the UK, as well as a unit for measuring weight.
get sth that sb gives or sends to you ● Did you
The bat cost ten pounds.
receive an email from George about the fair?
The bat weighs ten pounds.
❖
8.83 pence (n pl) /pens/ 8.94 improvement (n) /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
the plural of 'penny', a small unit of money making sth better ● I came in third in the
used in the UK ● There are 100 pence in a race this time, so that’s a great improvement.
British pound. ❖ ✎ Abbrev: p Last time I was thirteenth. ➣ improve (v)
❖
8.84 register (v) /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/
to make an application; to put your name on a 8.95 school council (n) /ˌskuːl ˈkaʊnsl/
list to take part in sth ● Have you registered for a group of students chosen by other students
the fun run yet? Let’s go together. ➣ register (n) to make decisions or give advice about the
❖ school ● We voted for two classmates to
represent us on the student council.
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8.96 secondly (adv) /ˈsekəndli/ 8.108 stomach ache (n) /ˈstʌmək eɪk/
the second point (is) ● Secondly, a pain in your stomach ● Don’t eat too quickly
dancing is good exercise. ➣ second (adj, n) or you’ll get a stomach ache. ❖
❖ 8.109 (a) cold (n) /(ə) kəʊld/
8.97 thirdly (adv) /ˈθɜːdli/ a common illness that makes you cough
the third point (is) ● Thirdly, students of and sneeze, etc. ● Maya’s got a cold, so she
all ages can take part. ➣ third (adj, n) doesn’t want to go out. ➣ cold (adj)
❖ ❖
8.110 (a) temperature (n) /(ə) temprətʃə(r)/

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a feeling of being hot with a body temperature
higher than normal ● Mum was worried and
called the doctor because I had a temperature.
8.98 back (n) /bæk/
❖ ✎ Syn: fever
the top part of your body that is opposite to the
front, between your neck and the top of your 8.111 headache (n) /ˈhedeɪk/
legs ● He was carrying a heavy school bag on a pain in the head ● I took an aspirin to stop
his back. ❖ my headache. ❖
8.99 finger (n) /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/ 8.112 end-of-term (adj) /ˌendəvˈtɜːm/
one of the five long thin parts that are part happening at the end of one of the three
of a hand ● You can write on your parts of the school year ● Are you going to
smartphone by using your finger on the the end-of-term party? I think it will be fun!
screen. ❖ ❖
8.100 neck (n) /nek/ 8.113 fall (v) /fɔːl/
the part of the body that joins the head to the to drop down; to drop off sth ● The dancer
shoulders ● His neck hurt from working on the fell off the stage and hurt her arm. ➣ fall (n)
computer for hours. ❖ ❖
8.101 stomach (n) /ˈstʌmək/ 8.114 hit (v) /hɪt/
the soft front part of the middle of your body to touch sth suddenly with force ● I hit my
where food goes when you eat ● I ate too head on the side of the pool when I dived in.
much cake and now my stomach hurts. ➣ hit (n) ❖
❖ 8.115 badly (adv) /ˈbædli/
8.102 spider (n) /ˈspaɪdə(r)/ in a way that is serious ● Jason hurt his leg
a small creature that has eight legs and eats badly when he fell off his horse.
insects ● There was a big spider climbing up ❖
the inside of our tent. ❖ 8.116 while (conj) /waɪl/
8.103 monkey (n) /ˈmʌŋki/ during the time that (sth else is happening)
an animal that has a long tail and climbs trees ● I fell while I was running to catch the ball.
● The monkey was swinging from tree to tree, ❖ ✎ Syn: whilst
using its tail to hold onto the branches. 8.117 pain (n) /peɪn/
❖ a feeling you have when you hurt part of your
8.104 spider monkey (n) /ˈspaɪdə mʌŋki/ body or you are ill ● He has had a pain in his
a kind of small thin monkey that has only four back for weeks. ❖
fingers on each hand ● Spider monkeys live in 8.118 worst (adj) /wɜːst/
the trees in South America. ❖ worse than anything else of the same kind;
8.105 break (v) /breɪk/ the superlative form of ‘bad’ ● When I broke
to hurt sth suddenly so it separates into two or my arm, it was the worst pain I’ve ever had.
more pieces ● John broke his leg when he was ❖
playing basketball. ➣ break (n), broken (adj) 8.119 disaster (n) /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/
❖ a very bad event, especially one where sth is
8.106 cut (v) /kʌt/ damaged and/or people are hurt ● When our
to break the outside of your skin with sth team lost 6–0, it was a complete disaster for
sharp, like a knife ● I cut my finger when I was us. ➣ disastrous (adj) ❖
making sandwiches. ❖ 8.120 bone (n) /bəʊn/
8.107 sick (adj) /sɪk/ the hard parts of the body that form the skeleton
ill; feeling like everything in your stomach is ● Gregory broke two bones in his arm while he
going to come back out through your mouth was playing rugby. ➣ bony (adj) ❖
● I came home from school early because
I felt sick. ❖ ✎ Also: feel
sick = suffer from nausea, be sick = vomit
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to use your nose to see how sth smells; to Writing Pages 98–99
have a particular smell ● Snakes don’t have
noses, so they smell things with their tongues. 8.127 article (n) /ˈɑːtɪkl/
➣ smell (n), smelly (adj) ❖ a piece of writing about sb/sth that you read in
a magazine, newspaper or website ● He wrote
an interesting article about the health benefits
Body parts and health of exercise. ❖
Nouns Verbs 8.128 set the scene (phr) /ˌset ðə ˈsiːn/
a cold headache break to give enough details for a reader to
a temperature neck cut understand what a piece of writing is about
back pain fall ● In his first paragraph, Ian set the scene by
bone stomach hit stating where the main character was and how
finger stomach ache he was feeling. ❖
8.129 velodrome (n) /ˈvelədrəʊm/
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● We watched the cyclists racing round the
track in the velodrome. ❖
8.122 request (n) /rɪˈkwest/ 8.130 drama (n) /ˈdrɑːmə/
a formal or polite question asking for sth a very exciting event ● There was a bit of
● The residents made a request for better drama at the beach today when we saw a shark
street lights in their area. ➣ request (v) in the sea. ➣ dramatic (adj), dramatise (v)
❖ ❖
8.123 permission (n) /pəˈmɪʃn/ 8.131 track (n) /træk/
the act of saying that sb is allowed to do sth a kind of road, sometimes in a circle shape,
● Our teacher gave us permission to leave the that is for sports events, like car, bike or horse
room when we finished our test. ➣ permit (v) racing ● You must cycle round the track ten
❖ times to finish the race. ❖
✎ Syn: racetrack
8.124 marathon (n) /ˈmærəθən/
a race that is about 26 miles or 42 kilometres 8.132 championship (n) /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
long ● Thousands of runners took part in the a sports competition ● When was the last time
London marathon. ➣ marathon (adj) the Greek national team won the European
❖ Football Championship? ➣ champion (n)
❖
8.125 fishing (n) /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of catching fish as a sport or job ● The 8.133 seat (n) /siːt/
sign at the lake says that fishing isn’t allowed sth for sitting on ● I had a seat next to the
there. ➣ fish (v, n) ❖ window on the train. ➣ seat, sit (v), seating (n)
❖
8.126 swimsuit (n) /ˈswɪmsuːt/
8.134 lead (v) /liːd/
sth you wear to go swimming ● Don’t forget
to be in front of the others in a competition
to bring your swimsuits for the beach.
● Barbara was leading by a few metres from
❖ ✎ Syn: swimming costume
the other runners at the start of the race.
➣ lead, leader (n), leading (adj) ❖
Sports and activities 8.135 lap (n) /læp/
American football marathon one part of a race that involves going completely
baseball riding round a track once ● They’ve completed
climbing rugby four laps and they have to cycle another two.
cricket run ❖
fishing skiing 8.136 suddenly (adv) /ˈsʌdənli/
fun run surfing quickly when you don’t expect it ● We were
golf table tennis watching TV when, suddenly, we heard a noise
hockey zumba outside. ➣ sudden (adj) ❖
8.137 though (adv) /ðəʊ/
Sports equipment however ● I thought the fun run would be easy.
I was wrong, though. ➣ though (conj)
bat rope
❖
club scooter
goggles skates 8.138 brilliantly (adv) /ˈbrɪliəntli/
lifejacket snowboard very well; in a way that shows a lot of skill
racket swimsuit ● She’s a great artist. She paints brilliantly.
➣ brilliant (adj) ❖
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8.139 awesome (adj) /ˈɔːsəm/ 8.146 rock (n) /rɒk/
impressive; amazing ● The live bands at the a large stone; the hard substance that forms part
concert were absolutely awesome. ➣ awe (n) of the surface of the Εarth ● Rocks might fall on
❖ your head when you climb to the top of Mount
8.140 successful (adj) /səkˈsesfl/ Olympus, so wear a helmet! ➣ rocky (adj)
very good at doing sth ● Laura became ❖
a successful artist at an early age and 8.147 visit (n) /vɪzɪt/
people around the world buy her paintings. an occasion when you go to see a place or
➣ succeed (v), success (n) ❖ person ● We saw all the famous sights on our
✎ Opp: unsuccessful visit to Rome. ➣ visit (v), visitor (n)
8.141 swimmer (n) /ˈswɪmə(r)/ ❖
sb who swims ● Anastasia is a very good 8.148 rope (n) /rəʊp/
swimmer and she enjoys swimming in the a strong thick string ● The men tied the
sea every day. ➣ swim (v), swimming (n) ropes on the quay to stop the boat moving.
❖ ❖
8.142 incredible (adj) /ɪnˈkredəbl/ 8.149 camp (v) /kæmp/
very good; hard to believe ● The food at to find a place to sleep somewhere outdoors,
Luigi’s is incredible! I love their pasta dishes. often in tents ● We camped in the middle
➣ incredibly (adv) ❖ of the forest for the night. ➣ camp, camper,
✎ Opp: credible ✎ Syn: unbelievable campsite, camping (n) ❖
8.143 amazingly (adv) /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ 8.150 safely (adv) /ˈseɪfli/
in a surprising way ● Amazingly, our team won in a way that is safe; without any danger
the basketball game. I thought we were losers! ● Please ride safely when you go out on your
➣ amaze (v), amazing (adj), amazement (n) skateboard. ➣ save (v), safe (adj), safety (n)
❖ ✎ Syn: surprisingly ❖
8.151 videographer (n) /ˈvɪdiəʊɡrɑːfə(r)/
Adjectives sb who makes video films as a job ● The
videographer took a video of the climbers
aged incredible original
arriving at the top of the mountain. ➣ video,
awesome individual relevant
videograph (v), video, videography (n)
badly likely sick
❖
dangerous logical successful
high lonely unhappy 8.152 high (adj) /haɪ/
incorrect lower worst having a certain distance from the bottom to
the top ● Mount Everest is 8,848 metres high.
➣ height (n) ❖
Adverbs 8.153 pull yourself (v) /ˈpʊl jəˈself/
amazingly clearly secondly to move your body in a particular direction
brilliantly suddenly thirdly ● The swimmer pulled himself out of the pool.
➣ pull (n) ❖

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climber player swimmer
8.144 climb (v) /klaɪm/ loser runner videographer
to go up towards the top of sth, using your photographer skateboarder winner
hands and legs ● The spider monkey is
climbing to the top of the tree. ➣ climb,
climbing, climber (n) ❖ Places
8.145 photographer (n) /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/ drink station pitch track
sb who takes photos as a job ● A photographer hall rock velodrome
took Alan and Jill’s wedding photos.
➣ photograph (v, n), photography (n)
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