VOCABULARY LIST - STARTING FROM "T"

VOCABULARY LIST - STARTING FROM "T"

T
table (n) table-cloth (n) tablet (n) table tennis (n) take (v) •   to take someone's hand •   to take someone's things (steal/ borrow) •   to take a photo •   to take a long time •   to take a holiday takeaway (n) take away (v) •   Take 15 away from 78. take care of (v) •   take care of someone. take off (phr v) •   Do you want to take off your coat? •   The plane takes off at 6. take part (in) (v) •   Everybody took part in the meeting.	take place (v) •    The meeting took place at six. take up (phr v) •    He decided to take up a new hobby. talent (n) talented (adj) talk (n & v) talk show (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chat show) tall (adj) tap (n) •    a cold-water tap (n) taste (n & v) •    to have good taste (n) •    to taste food (v) •    It tastes good. (v) tasty (adj) tax (n) taxi (n) tea (n) teach (v)	teacher (n) teaching (n) team (n) tear (n & v) •   Tears ran down her cheeks. (n) •   to tear a piece of paper (v) technique (n) technology (n) teenager (n) telephone (n & v) television (TV) (n) tell (v) •   to tell a story •   to tell someone something •   to tell someone to do something •   you can't always tell temperature (n) •   to have a temperature •   air temperature temporary (adj) tennis (n)

tense (n) tent  (n) term (n) terrible (adj) terribly (adv) terrific (adj) terrified (adj) test (n & v) text (n & v) textbook (n) text message (n) than (conj & prep) thank (v) thanks (exclam) thank you (exclam) that (conj, det & pron) the (det) theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: theater) their (det) theirs (pron) them (pron) themselves (pron) then (adv) there (adv) therefore (adv) these (det & pron) they (pron) thick (adj) thief (n) thin (adj) thing (n) think (v) •   to think about something •   I think he's left. •   What did you think of the film? •   I think I'll go. •   I'm thinking of going.

thirsty (adj) this (det & pron) those (det & pron) though (conj) thought (n) •   to have thoughts about something •   to be deep in thought thriller (n) throat (n) through (prep) throw (v) throw away (phr v) •   He threw away the old TV. thumb (n) thunder (n) thunderstorm (n) tick (n  &  v) ticket (n) tidy (adj & v) tidy up (phr v) •   Please tidy up when you've finished. tie (n & v) •   a shirt and tie (n) •   to tie with string (v) tiger (n) tight(adj) •   tight shoes tights (n pi) •   a pair of tights till (conj & prep) •   to wait till the end (prep) •   till he comes (conj) time (n & v) •   What time is it? (n) •   It took a long time. (n) •   the last time (n) •   Is it time yet? (n)

•   Four times five is twenty. (v) timetable (n) tin (n) •   a tin of peas •   made of tin tiny (adj) tip (n) •   the tip of the pencil •   a tip for the waitress tired (adj) tiring (adj) tissue (n) title (n) to (prep) toast (n) •   toast for breakfast today (adv & n) toe (n) together (adv) toilet (n) tomato (n) tomorrow (adv & n) tongue (n) tonight (adv & n) too (adv) •   I've been there, too. •   It's too heavy to lift. tooth/teeth (n) toothache (n) toothbrush (n) toothpaste (n) top (adj & n) •   top of the class (adj) •   at the top of his voice (n) topic (n) total (adj & n) totally (adv) touch (v) tour (n & v) tour guide (n)

tourism (n) tourist (n) tourist information centre (n) tournament (n) toward(s) (prep) towel (n) tower (n) town (n) toy (n) track (n) •   a race track tracksuit (n) trade (n) traditional (adj) traffic (n) traffic jam (n) traffic light(s) (n) train (n & v) •   to travel by train (n) •   to train in a skill (v) trainer (n) •   a pair of trainers •   a personal trainer training (n) tram (n) transfer (v) translate (v) translation (n) transport (n) trash can (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:rubbish bin) travel (v) travel agent (n)

tree (n) trend (n) trick (n) trip (n) •   a weekend trip trouble (n) trousers (n pi) truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry) trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: boot) •   the trunk of a car true (adj) •   Is it true? •   a true friend trumpet (n) trust (v) •   to trust someone truth (n) try (v) •   to try to do something •   to try (out) something try on (phr v) •   to try on shoes T-shirt (n) tube (n) •   a tube of toothpaste tuna (n) tune (n) tunnel (n) turkey (n)

turn (n & v) •    to turn your head (v) •    to turn the page (v) •    It's my turn. (n) •   The wheels began to turn. (v) turn down (phr v) •   Could you turn down the music? turning (n) •   the first turning on the left turn into (phr v) •   The water had turned into ice. turn off (phr  v) •   She turned off the engine. turn on (phr v) •   Can you turn on the TV? turn up (phr v) •   Turn up the radio I can hardly hear it. twice (adv) twin (n) type (n & v) •    a type of person (n) •   to type a letter (v) typical (adj) typically (adv) tyre (n)

NOTE

Abbreviations used in the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List are:

abbrev	abbreviation or acronym	mv n	modal verb
adj	adjective	phrv	noun
adv	adverb	pi	phrasal verb
av	auxiliary verb	prep	plural preposition
Am Eng	American English	prep phr	prepositional phrase
Br Eng	British English	pron	pronoun
conj det	conjunction	sing	singular
exclam	determiner	v	verb
	exclamation

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