VOCABULARY LISTS<\/p>\n
Index<\/p>\n
1. Types of Music<\/p>\n
2. Types of Movies<\/p>\n
3. Types of TV Shows<\/p>\n
4. Types of Advertising<\/p>\n
5. Things to Read<\/p>\n
6. Types of Clothing<\/p>\n
7. Electrical & Electronic Appliances<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0 Methods of Storing Memories<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0 Things That Some People Collect<\/p>\n
10. Environmental Problems<\/p>\n
11. Housework<\/p>\n
12. Secondary School<\/p>\n
13. Leisure Time & Relaxing<\/p>\n
14. Rain<\/p>\n
15. Restaurants & Food<\/p>\n
16. Letters<\/p>\n
17. Daily Routine<\/p>\n
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1. Types of Music<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n General<\/p>\n Band music (including marching bands)<\/p>\n Children\u2019s music (incl. nursery rhymes)<\/p>\n Latin Dance music (e.g.,\u00a0 Flamenco, Tango)<\/p>\n Electronic (Digital) music<\/p>\n Ethnic & national music (incl. Traditional Chinese music, Chinese opera, Folk songs)<\/p>\n Film music<\/p>\n Religious music<\/p>\n Classical European Music Chamber music<\/p>\n Orchestral music (such as composed by Mozart, Beethoven etc.)<\/p>\n Opera<\/p>\n Ballet music<\/p>\n Modern Popular Music Blues<\/p>\n Country & Western music<\/p>\n Disco music (techno, trance \u2026)<\/p>\n Hip-hop<\/p>\n Jazz (e.g., big band, ragtime)<\/p>\n Pop songs<\/p>\n Rap music<\/p>\n Reggae\/Ska<\/p>\n Rhythm & Blues<\/p>\n Rock \u2018n roll (incl. rockabilly,\u00a0 heavy metal)<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n \u00a02. Types of Movies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Action & Adventure<\/p>\n Animated Cartoons<\/p>\n Comedy<\/p>\n Drama<\/p>\n Horror<\/p>\n Martial Arts<\/p>\n Musicals<\/p>\n Romance<\/p>\n Romantic Comedy<\/p>\n Science Fiction<\/p>\n Silent movies<\/p>\n (Suspense) Thrillers<\/p>\n Teen Movies<\/p>\n War Movies<\/p>\n Westerns<\/p>\n Documentary films<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n \u00a03. Types of TV Shows<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Cartoons<\/p>\n Children\u2019s Shows<\/p>\n Documentary Programs<\/p>\n Drama (e.g., police dramas)<\/p>\n Game Shows<\/p>\n Made-for-TV movies (incl. mini-series)<\/p>\n Musical video shows (e.g., MTV)<\/p>\n Reality TV<\/p>\n Situational Comedies (sitcoms)<\/p>\n Comedy shows<\/p>\n Soap Operas<\/p>\n Sports Programs (e.g., live broadcasts of sports events)<\/p>\n Talk Shows<\/p>\n The News<\/p>\n news programs (stress on first word)<\/p>\n Current Affairs & News Analysis (incl. interviews)<\/p>\n Variety Shows (E.g., The Chinese New Year family entertainment program)<\/p>\n Pop music videos<\/p>\n Other words<\/p>\n Advertisements (Make sure you can understand the British pronunciation of this word when you hear it)<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 4. Types of Advertising<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n TV & radio advertisements (= TV & radio commercials)<\/p>\n Newspaper\u00a0 & magazine ads (including the classified ads)<\/p>\n Billboards (next to main roads, railway lines, on subway station walls etc.)<\/p>\n Cell-phone text messages<\/p>\n Flyers & handouts (e.g., on the street, put into letterboxes etc.)<\/p>\n Internet advertisements (e.g., pop-up ads)<\/p>\n Posters (e.g. wall posters, bus stop posters)<\/p>\n Visible Logos:<\/p>\n on professional athletes\u2019 clothing<\/p>\n on signs in front of shops etc.<\/p>\n on t-shirts, hats, jackets & other clothing<\/p>\n on handbags and other accessories<\/p>\n on Formula 1 cars<\/p>\n on racing yachts<\/p>\n on hot-air balloons<\/p>\n Advertisements in other prominent places:<\/p>\n on the side of buses and trains<\/p>\n Cinema advertising<\/p>\n Sports stadium advertising<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 5. Things to Read<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For News News magazines<\/p>\n Company & organization newsletters<\/p>\n Magazines<\/p>\n Fashion magazines<\/p>\n Movie magazines<\/p>\n Computer magazines<\/p>\n News magazines<\/p>\n Sports magazines<\/p>\n Hobbyist magazines<\/p>\n Technical & professional journals<\/p>\n Art magazines<\/p>\n Home decoration magazines<\/p>\n Women\u2019s magazines<\/p>\n Literature Biographies<\/p>\n Novels (Historical novels, Thrillers, Mystery stories, Romance novels, Detective Stories, Science Fiction)<\/p>\n Poetry<\/p>\n Plays<\/p>\n Short Stories<\/p>\n Essays<\/p>\n Literary Criticism<\/p>\n Educational Reference books<\/p>\n Encyclopedias<\/p>\n \u2018How-to\u2019 books<\/p>\n ‘Self-help’ books<\/p>\n Entertainment<\/p>\n Comic books<\/p>\n Puzzle books<\/p>\n Personal Correspondence<\/p>\n Letters<\/p>\n Emails<\/p>\n Postcards<\/p>\n Faxes<\/p>\n Cell-phone text messages<\/p>\n On-line chatting The Internet now includes most of the examples above<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 6. Types of Clothing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Casual Wear a pair of slacks<\/p>\n a T-shirt<\/p>\n a sweater<\/p>\n a pair of shorts<\/p>\n a cardigan<\/p>\n Formal Wear a vest<\/p>\n a tie<\/p>\n a bow tie<\/p>\n a wedding gown<\/p>\n a ballroom gown<\/p>\n a tuxedo<\/p>\n an overcoat<\/p>\n a fur coat<\/p>\n Both Formal and Casual Wear clothes for football, basketball etc.<\/p>\n ski clothes (a ski vest, a pair of ski pants, a ski jacket)<\/p>\n a pair of swimming costumes = a swimsuit<\/p>\n golf clothes<\/p>\n sports fishing clothes<\/p>\n Work clothes a doctor’s gown<\/p>\n a lab coat<\/p>\n an apron<\/p>\n Uniforms<\/p>\n For the following groups:<\/p>\n school children<\/p>\n police<\/p>\n security guards<\/p>\n the military = the armed forces (army, navy, air-force)<\/p>\n mailmen = postmen<\/p>\n some company & factory employees<\/p>\n airline pilots & flight attendants<\/p>\n railway & bus-line employees<\/p>\n nurses<\/p>\n waiters and waitresses<\/p>\n sports teams<\/p>\n marching band members<\/p>\n Footwear<\/p>\n shoes<\/p>\n dress shoes (= formal shoes)<\/p>\n sandals<\/p>\n house slippers<\/p>\n thongs (U.S. = ‘flip-flops’)<\/p>\n gym boots (sneakers)<\/p>\n dancing shoes<\/p>\n martial arts slippers<\/p>\n sports shoes \u2013 football, golf, track & field<\/p>\n work boots<\/p>\n rain boots<\/p>\n fur-lined winter boots<\/p>\n high-heels<\/p>\n platform shoes<\/p>\n Hats \u2018cowboy hats\u2019<\/p>\n straw hats<\/p>\n Panama hats<\/p>\n Stetson hats<\/p>\n Arctic weather hats<\/p>\n cloth (toweling) hats<\/p>\n berets<\/p>\n fur hats<\/p>\n Chinese \u2018coolie\u2019 hats<\/p>\n woolen \u2018beanies\u2019<\/p>\n ski masks<\/p>\n hard hats (safety hats)<\/p>\n motorcycle helmets<\/p>\n Other underwear<\/p>\n pyjamas (U.S. = pajamas)<\/p>\n a dressing gown<\/p>\n a raincoat<\/p>\n *********************************************************************** Refrigerator<\/p>\n Microwave oven<\/p>\n Electric stove<\/p>\n Rice cooker<\/p>\n Blender\/food mixer<\/p>\n Washing machine<\/p>\n Clothes dryer<\/p>\n Air conditioner<\/p>\n Electric heater (radiator)<\/p>\n Humidifier<\/p>\n Electric fan<\/p>\n Kitchen exhaust fan (above the stove)<\/p>\n Vacuum cleaner<\/p>\n Electric shaver<\/p>\n Electric toothbrush<\/p>\n Hairdryer<\/p>\n Reading lamp<\/p>\n Electric drill<\/p>\n Entertainment<\/p>\n DVD\/ VCD player<\/p>\n Television<\/p>\n Radio<\/p>\n CD player<\/p>\n Tape player\/tape recorder<\/p>\n Stereo system<\/p>\n Speaker(s)<\/p>\n Walkman<\/p>\n MP3\/ MP4<\/p>\n Ipod<\/p>\n Communication<\/p>\n Telephone<\/p>\n Cell-phone (= mobile phone)<\/p>\n Message machine<\/p>\n Fax machine<\/p>\n Computer Appliances<\/p>\n Computer (including laptop computer = notebook computer)<\/p>\n Monitor<\/p>\n Scanner<\/p>\n Printer<\/p>\n Office<\/p>\n Fax machine<\/p>\n Photocopy machine (photocopier)<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 8. Methods of Storing Memories<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Photographs (in a photo album)<\/p>\n Photographs (stored as digital photos on a computer or an electronic storage device)<\/p>\n Diaries<\/p>\n Videos<\/p>\n Tape recordings<\/p>\n Keeping old letters<\/p>\n Storing emails<\/p>\n Keeping souvenirs and mementos<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 9. Things That Some People Collect<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Stamps<\/p>\n Coins<\/p>\n Sports cards<\/p>\n Rocks<\/p>\n Shells<\/p>\n Butterflies\/Insects<\/p>\n Antiques<\/p>\n Art (paintings, calligraphy etc.)<\/p>\n Comics, magazines, old books<\/p>\n CD\u2019s (music)<\/p>\n DVD\u2019s (films)<\/p>\n Postcards<\/p>\n Dolls<\/p>\n Models (model cars, model trains, model ships, model planes etc.)<\/p>\n Matchboxes<\/p>\n Cigarette packs<\/p>\n Beer cans<\/p>\n Items with a special motif (eg., toys, models & pictures of dogs, cats or horses etc.)<\/p>\n Telephone cards<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 10. Environmental Problems<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Problems<\/p>\n pollution: air pollution, water pollution (including oceanic pollution), soil pollution, (noise pollution)<\/p>\n global warming<\/p>\n species loss<\/p>\n deforestation<\/p>\n desertification<\/p>\n soil salinification<\/p>\n ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere<\/p>\n waste disposal<\/p>\n water shortage<\/p>\n Other Related Vocabulary<\/p>\n Pollution<\/p>\n fertilizer<\/p>\n factory waste<\/p>\n rivers and streams<\/p>\n heavy metals<\/p>\n Global Warming<\/p>\n melting of the glaciers and the polar icecaps<\/p>\n extremes of weather<\/p>\n The El Nino Phenomenon<\/p>\n The Greenhouse Effect<\/p>\n carbon dioxide; sulphur dioxide<\/p>\n man-made causes; possible natural causes<\/p>\n fuel<\/p>\n fossil fuels<\/p>\n hydrogen<\/p>\n wind power, solar power, solar cells<\/p>\n vehicle exhaust<\/p>\n power station<\/p>\n Water Shortage<\/p>\n recycling<\/p>\n Waste Disposal<\/p>\n recycling<\/p>\n Desertification<\/p>\n sand storms (dust storms)<\/p>\n overgrazing<\/p>\n goats (a major cause of desertification)<\/p>\n grasslands<\/p>\n reforestation<\/p>\n land regeneration<\/p>\n Species Loss<\/p>\n habitat loss<\/p>\n ecological balance<\/p>\n genetic diversity<\/p>\n genes; genetic engineering<\/p>\n natural compounds (from living organisms)<\/p>\n medicinal uses<\/p>\n genetically produced medicines (from the use of the genes of other species)<\/p>\n improved\/higher food production (from the use of original crop genes)<\/p>\n Soil Salinification<\/p>\n the water table<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 11. Housework<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n washing the dishes<\/p>\n sweeping (the floor)<\/p>\n mopping (the floor)<\/p>\n making the beds<\/p>\n preparing meals<\/p>\n washing vegetables<\/p>\n cooking<\/p>\n tidying<\/p>\n ironing<\/p>\n dusting<\/p>\n taking out the garbage<\/p>\n doing the laundry (washing clothes)<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 12.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Secondary School<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n (‘Secondary School’ is rather formal; ‘high school’ is usually used.)<\/p>\n Physics 13. Leisure Time & Relaxing to ‘wind down’<\/p>\n to ‘take it easy’<\/p>\n to take a stroll; to take\/have a walk<\/p>\n to meditate<\/p>\n massage<\/p>\n sauna<\/p>\n sofa<\/p>\n soft, soothing music<\/p>\n holidays (Br.) = vacation (U.S.)<\/p>\n holiday\u00a0\u00a0 A \u2018holiday\u2019 (singular) usually refers to a public holiday, i.e., a day or small number of days when most people take time off work.<\/p>\n weekend<\/p>\n go on a trip<\/p>\n take a trip<\/p>\n to travel<\/p>\n to go sightseeing<\/p>\n a hobby<\/p>\n an interest<\/p>\n a pastime<\/p>\n to pass the time ( Do not say, “to kill time” except when you are talking about situations when time seems to be moving particularly slowly because you have nothing to do such as waiting for two hours at the train station to catch your train.)<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 14. Rain<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n humid to irrigate<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 15. Restaurants & Food<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n menu<\/p>\n hotpot<\/p>\n seafood<\/p>\n Cantonese style food<\/p>\n Sichuan style food<\/p>\n American-style fast food<\/p>\n pizza<\/p>\n vegetarian<\/p>\n take-away food (U.S. = food to go)<\/p>\n hot = spicy<\/p>\n salty<\/p>\n sour<\/p>\n sweet<\/p>\n a cafe (this is a small restaurant, not a coffee shop such as Starbucks)<\/p>\n a restaurant<\/p>\n a cafeteria (this is usually a self-serve eating place such as in a school or factory)<\/p>\n a snack bar<\/p>\n instant noodles<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************<\/p>\n 16. Letters<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n business letters<\/p>\n personal letters<\/p>\n postcards<\/p>\n love letters<\/p>\n spam<\/p>\n an attachment<\/p>\n to download<\/p>\n a computer virus<\/p>\n to keep in touch with someone<\/p>\n to hear from someone<\/p>\n ***********************************************************************?<\/p>\n 17. Daily Routine<\/span><\/strong> alert<\/p>\n fresh<\/p>\n tired, tiring<\/p>\n to take a break<\/p>\n to go online<\/p>\n to check my email<\/p>\n warmed-up<\/p>\n in the evening(s)<\/p>\n in the afternoon(s)<\/p>\n in the morning(s)<\/p>\n in the middle of the night<\/p>\n during the day<\/p>\n during working hours ———————————————- young dog = a puppy young cat = a kitten bird food: birdseed \/fruit \/nuts Other Pets<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n b)<\/strong>\u00a0Farmed animals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n c)\u00a0<\/strong>Work Animals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n —————————————— b) \u00a0Other Wild Animals in China<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n c) \u00a0Wild Animals in the Cities of China<\/span><\/strong> *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** Some nouns<\/span><\/p>\n *********************************************************************** Other sections that most often appear in weekend editions of newspapers are:<\/p>\n *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** Children’s Games<\/span> The following internet articles will show you some good vocabulary (along with pictures) for the topic of children’s playgrounds and playground equipment. VOCABULARY LISTS Index 1. Types of Music 2. Types of Movies 3. Types of TV Shows 4. Types of Advertising 5. Things to Read 6. Types of Clothing 7. Electrical & Electronic Appliances 8.\u00a0 Methods of Storing Memories 9.\u00a0 Things That Some People Collect 10. Environmental Problems 11. Housework 12. Secondary School 13. 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\nBaroque music<\/p>\n
\nBluegrass<\/p>\n
\nNewspapers<\/p>\n
\nAutobiographies<\/p>\n
\nTextbooks<\/p>\n
\nThe Internet<\/p>\n
\na pair of jeans<\/p>\n
\na business suit<\/p>\n
\na pair of trousers (Br.) = a pair of pants (U.S.)
\na shirt
\na skirt
\na dress
\na blouse
\na coat
\na jacket
\nSportswear
\na tracksuit<\/p>\n
\na pair of protective overalls<\/p>\n
\nbaseball caps<\/p>\n
\nbaby clothes<\/p>\n
\n7. Electrical & Electronic Appliances<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00a0Home Appliances<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nChemistry
\nGeography
\nPolitics
\nMathematics [Math (U.S); Maths (Br.)]
\nP.E. (Physical Education) (This is not normally called a ‘school subject’.)
\n***********************************************************************<\/p>\n
\nto relax (Don’t add ‘myself’ or any variation of ‘self’ after this word.)<\/p>\n
\nsticky
\nuncomfortable
\nrefreshing
\ncooling
\na storm
\na thunderstorm
\nthunder
\nlightening
\na deluge
\nto pour
\nto \u2018rain cats and dogs\u2019= to rain very heavily
\na flood
\nan underpass
\nto inundate
\nthe rainy season
\nthe monsoon season
\nthe tropics
\na drought
\nparched
\nto sprinkle
\na drop
\nnot a drop
\na dry spell
\nirregular
\na trickle
\nto dry up
\nreservoir
\na dam<\/p>\n
\nusually, always, often, frequently, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>18.\u00a0Animals<\/span><\/strong>
\nMajor Biological Classifications of Animals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nDomesticated Animals<\/span><\/strong>
\na)\u00a0<\/strong>Pets<\/span><\/strong>
\nDogs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nCats<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nBirds<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nFish<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nWild Animals<\/span><\/strong>
\na) \u00a0Endangered Animals of China<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n
\nThe following wild animals are seen in some parts of some cities.<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/a>19.\u00a0Parks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/a>20.\u00a0Describing People<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe adjectives below could be used in the following sentence: “She’s very _________. ” Or, “She’s a very _______ person.” Or, “She’s a very _______ type of person.”
\nOf course, instead of, ‘very<\/em>‘ you can also use other words such as:\u00a0 ‘quite<\/em>‘, ‘rather<\/em>‘, ‘somewhat<\/em>‘ and, ‘extremely<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/a>21.\u00a0The Sections of a Newspaper<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe following are the main sections that typical newspapers have.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/a>22.\u00a0Types of Magazines<\/span><\/strong>
\nThere are magazines for almost every topic of interest, whether a sport, hobby, general interest or a career interest.<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/a>23.\u00a0Law<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/a>24.\u00a0Water<\/span><\/strong>
\nWater Usage<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/a>25.\u00a0Games<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdult games<\/span>
\nchess
\nmahjong
\nweiqi (I suggest you use the Chinese name, not the Japanese name, ‘Go’)
\ncard games (e.g., poker)
\npool (= “8 ball”), billiards, snooker
\ncomputer games
\ndrinking games<\/p>\n
\n(See also\u00a0here<\/strong>\u00a0for some traditional Chinese children’s games)
\nmarbles
\n‘Hide and seek’
\nHopscotch
\n‘Scissors, rock and paper’
\n***********************************************************************
\n26.\u00a0Playgrounds
\n<\/span><\/strong>Basic List<\/span>
\na swing
\na slide = a slippery dip
\na carousel
\na see-saw
\na jungle-gym = a set of monkey bars<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.aaastateofplay.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Playground<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jungle_gym<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/See-saw<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"