English · Chapter 3
Talking about the future
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 201-210
Words 201 to 210
201 meet To come together with someone in the same place, often for the first time. verb 202 every Each one of a group, with none left out. determiner 203 through In at one side of something and out at the other side. preposition 204 lose To stop having something, or to not win a game or contest. verb 205 remember To keep something in your mind, or to think of it again. verb 206 mother A woman who has a child; your female parent. noun 207 course A set of lessons about one subject that you take to learn something. noun 208 turn To move so you face a new way, or to make something move round. verb 209 dad The word children use for their father. noun 210 world The Earth and all the people, places, and things on it. noun Lesson 2 · Words 211-220
Words 211 to 220
211 enough As much as you need, not too little and not too much. adverb 212 care To feel that someone or something is important to you. verb 213 may Used to say that something is possible, or to ask for and give permission. verb 214 own Belonging to a particular person and to nobody else. adjective 215 wrong Not right, or not correct. adjective 216 might Used to show that something is possible but not sure to happen. verb 217 three The number 3, one more than two. numeral 218 today On this day, the day that is happening now. adverb 219 car A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people. noun 220 another One more of the same kind, or a different one from the one you have. determiner Lesson 3 · Words 221-230
Words 221 to 230
221 minute A part of an hour; there are sixty minutes in one hour. noun 222 hold To have something in your hands or arms and keep it there. verb 223 same Not different, but exactly alike or the very one already mentioned. adjective 224 head The part of your body above your neck, with your eyes, ears, mouth, and brain. noun 225 son A boy or man who is someone's child. noun 226 else Other than the person or thing you have already named. adverb 227 next Coming right after this one in time, order, or place. adjective 228 mind The part of a person that thinks, feels and remembers. noun 229 yourself Used when the person doing something and the person it happens to are both you. pronoun 230 job The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done. noun Lesson 4 · Words 231-240
Words 231 to 240
231 drink To take water or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it. verb 232 change To make something different, or to become different. verb 233 hi A short, friendly word you say when you meet someone. interjection 234 dead No longer living. adjective 235 family A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children. noun 236 open To move something so that it is no longer shut. verb 237 many A large number of things that can be counted. determiner 238 break To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working. verb 239 baby A very young child who has just been born or is only a few months old. noun 240 mum The usual British word for your mother. In American English people say "mom". noun Lesson 6 · Words 241-250
Words 241 to 250
241 room A part of a building with its own walls, floor, and door. noun 242 watch To look at something for a time to see what it does or what happens. verb 243 end The last part of something, or the place where it stops. noun 244 child A young person who is not yet grown up, or someone's son or daughter. noun 245 speak To say words with your voice, or to use a language. verb 246 hell In many religions, the place of fire and pain where bad people are said to go after they die. noun 247 morning The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until the middle of the day. noun 248 together With each other, as a group, in the same place at the same time. adverb 249 brother A boy or man who has the same parents as you. noun 250 pay To give money to someone for something you buy or for work they do. verb Lesson 7 · Words 251-260
Words 251 to 260
251 eat To put food in your mouth and swallow it. verb 252 idea A thought or plan that you form in your mind. noun 253 close To move something so it is shut and not open. verb 254 real True and not made up; something that really exists. adjective 255 shoot To fire a gun, or to send something fast through the air at a target. verb 256 problem A difficult thing that you need to deal with or a question you need to answer. noun 257 forget To not be able to remember something. verb 258 sit To rest with the lower part of your body on a chair or the ground. verb 259 without Not having something, or not joined by someone or something. preposition 260 already Before now, or before the time you are talking about; sooner than expected. adverb Lesson 8 · Words 261-271
Words 261 to 271
261 hope To want something to happen and feel that it might. verb 262 door The flat part you open and close to go into or out of a room, building, or car. noun 263 send To make something go from one place to another, like a letter or a message. verb 264 actually Used to say what is really true, often when it is not what people think. adverb 265 matter To be important, or to make a difference to someone. verb 267 seem To look or feel like something is true, even if you are not sure. verb 268 hard Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch. adjective 269 happy Feeling glad and pleased. adjective 270 huh A short sound you make when you did not hear or understand, or to ask someone to agree. interjection 271 both The two people or things together, not just one of them. determiner Lesson 10 · Words 272-281
Words 272 to 281
272 once One time; on just a single time. adverb 273 bit A small piece of something, or a small amount of it. noun 274 laugh To make happy sounds with your voice when something is funny. verb 275 ready Able to do something now, with nothing left to wait for. adjective 276 guess To give an answer when you are not sure and have not been told the facts. verb 277 wife The woman a man is married to. noun 278 face The front part of your head, with your eyes, nose, and mouth. noun 279 hour A length of time equal to sixty minutes. noun 280 pretty Nice to look at, in a light and gentle way. adjective 281 word A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it. noun Lesson 11 · Words 282-291
Words 282 to 291
282 eye One of the two parts of your face that you use to see. noun 283 such Of this kind, or used to make what follows stronger. determiner 284 also As well, or in addition to something else already mentioned. adverb 285 yet Up to now; used when something has not happened but you still expect it to. adverb 286 whole All of something, with no part left out. adjective 287 while During the time that something else is happening, or used to show a difference. conjunction 288 since From a time in the past up to now; also used to give the reason for something. preposition 289 phone A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages. noun 290 sleep To rest with your eyes closed and your mind not awake, the way you do at night. verb 291 school A place where children go to learn from teachers. noun Lesson 12 · Words 292-300
Words 292 to 300
292 fight To try to hurt or beat another person or group, often with hands or weapons. verb 293 stand To be on your feet with your body straight up, not sitting or lying down. verb 294 tomorrow On the day after today. adverb 295 week A period of seven days, usually counted from Monday to Sunday. noun 296 tonight On the night of this day. adverb 297 everyone Every person in a group; all the people. pronoun 298 walk To walk is to move along on your feet at a slow, steady pace. verb 299 ah A sound you make when you suddenly understand something, or when you feel surprise, pleasure, or relief. interjection 300 marry To become someone's husband or wife. verb