Wordlist

Unit 1
Vocabulary
anonymous (adj) /əˈnɒnɪməs/
(of a person) with a name that is not known or that is not made public
appreciate(v) /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
to realise that someone has good qualities and that they are important
charity (n) /ˈtʃærɪti/
to organization for helping people in need
confidence (n) /ˈkɒnfɪdᵊns/
a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful
desire (n) /dɪˈzaɪəʳ/
a strong wish to have or do something
donate(v) /dəʊˈneɪt/
to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially to a charity
donation (n) /dəʊˈneɪʃᵊn/
something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them
encourage (v) / /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
to give someone the confidence to do something
encouraging (adj) /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/
that gives somebody support, courage or hope
generosity (n) /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsɪti/
readiness to give or to share
generous (adj) /ˈdʒenᵊrəs/
giving or willing to give freely
grief (n) / /ɡriːf/
a very sad feeling
inspire (v) /ɪnˈspaɪəʳ/
to give somebody the desire or confidence to do something well
kindness (n) /ˈkaɪndnɪs/
the quality of being kind
not necessarily (idm) /nɒt'ˌnesɪsərɪli/
used to say that something is possibly true but not definitely or always true
negativity (n) /ˌneɡəˈtɪvɪti/
an attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc.
surround (yourself with sb/sth)
/səˈraʊnd/
to choose to have particular people or things near you all the time
uplift the spirit /ˈʌplɪft ðə spɪrɪt/
make somebody feel happier
ups and downs /ˌʌps ən ˈdaʊnz/
the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship
volunteer (n) /ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳ/
a person who does a job willingly and gets no payment
willingly (adv) /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a way that shows you are happy or pleased to do something
Reading
bill (n) /bɪl/
a document that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services
budget (n) /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent
cheer up (phr.v) /tʃɪər ʌp/
to become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad
cover the cost /ˈkʌvə ðə kɒst/
to pay for something
front line /frʌntlaɪn/
the place where fighting happens in a war
manage (v) /ˈmænɪdʒ/
to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult
package (n) /ˈpækɪdʒ/
something that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present
rake leaves /reɪk liːvz/
to move a rake across a surface in order to gather dead leaves
rough (adj) /rʌf/
difficult and unpleasant
rush (v) /rʌʃ/
to move or to do something with great speed, often too fast
sale (n) /seɪl/
an occasion when a shop or business sells its products at a lower price than usual
shovel snow /ˈʃʌvᵊl snəʊ/
to lift and move snow with a shovel
sibling (n) /ˈsɪblɪŋ/
a brother or sister
sincere (adj) /sɪnˈsɪəʳ/
showing what somebody really thinks
sincerity (n) /sɪnˈserəti/
the quality of showing or saying what you really think or feel
speed through /spiːd θruː/
to move or pass through something very quickly