you done your homework?
end
Simon ended his talk by asking if there were any questions.
finish
Charles couldn’t think how to finish his story.
conversation NOUN
If you have a conversation with someone, you talk to each other.
chat
My mum likes to have a chat with friends over a cup of coffee.
discussion
There was a long discussion about which class Sheena should be put in.
gossip
The opening of the new school provided plenty of gossip.
talk
“I think we should have a talk about this,” said his teacher.
cook VERB
When you cook food, you prepare it for eating by heating it.
WAYS OF COOKING:
bake
barbecue
boil
fry
grill
microwave
poach
roast
steam
stew
stir-fry
toast
copy (1) NOUN
A copy is something made to look like something else.
fake
The police say that painting is a fake.
forgery
He thought the man gave him a twenty-pound note, but it was a forgery.
imitation
Those jewels are only imitations. They’re made of glass.
photocopy
“Can you give me a photocopy of that page?” asked Domenica.
It’s not an original painting. It’s a print.
replica
Manuel bought a plastic replica of the Eiffel Tower.
copy (2) VERB
If you copy what someone does, you do the same thing.
follow
“You must follow my movements exactly,” said the dance teacher.
imitate
She can imitate her mum’s voice.
impersonate
Frank is really good at impersonating famous people.
mimic
Ben can mimic the sounds animals make.
mirror
We carefully mirrored the movements of the karate teacher.
trace
Kim carefully traced the outline of the country into her book.
correct ADJECTIVE
Something that is correct is true and has no mistakes.
accurate
Make sure that your measurements are accurate, or the pieces will not fit together.
exact
It’s no good guessing the amount of flour you need, it must be exact.
precise
“It’s very important that the details you give are precise,” said the policeman.
right
In the test, all his answers were right.
true
“Your report may be exciting,” said her teacher, “but is it true?”
cosy ADJECTIVE
A house or room that is cosy is comfortable and warm and not too big.
comfortable
It was a comfortable room with lots of deep armchairs and thick rugs.
snug
We love our house because it’s so snug.
warm
The fire sent out a warm, welcoming glow.
count VERB
If you count a number of things, you find out how many there are.
add up
She added up her pocket money to see if there was enough to go to the cinema.
calculate
Patrick calculated the number of hours he had spent doing his homework.
tally
The whole class stayed to tally the votes for the football captain.
work out
Work out how much you’ve got, and how much more you need to buy this bike.
cover VERB
If you cover something, you put something else over it to protect or hide it.
cloak
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