Vocabulary Review

Illustrations and definitions of formal and informal English, idioms, homonyms, and word parts


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Useful Phrases
Homonyms
Prefixes and Suffixes
Mind Share Vocabulary
Formal vs Informal English
British English vs American English
Lists of Words and Definitions
Business English
Profession Vocabulary
Idioms
Illustrated Vocabulary

Useful Phrases

Airline Announcements (.docx 16KB)
Airport Phrases (.docx 16KB)
Discussion Phrases (.pdf 725KB)
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Doctor's Office or Hospital Phrases (.docx 18KB)
Hotel Phrases (.docx 18KB)
How to Give Directions (.docx 16KB)
Party Small Talk (.docx 15KB)
Police Phrases (.docx 18KB)
Tour Guide Phrases (.docx 17KB)
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Homonyms

Let's Learn Homophones PowerPoint (.ppt 927KB)
Common Homonyms (.xls 27KB)

Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes PowerPoint (.ppt 302KB)
Most Common Prefixes and Suffixes (.xls 28KB)
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Mind Share Vocabulary

MindShare Vocabulary Part 1 of 3 - Alarm to Grin (.JPG 87KB)

MindShare Vocabulary Part 2 of 3 - Handicapped to Soccer (.JPG 89KB)

MindShare Vocabulary Part 3 of 3 - Spades to Worried (.JPG 71KB)

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Formal vs Informal English

Diagram of Formal and Informal English (.JPG 30KB)
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Dictionary of Formal and Informal English (.JPG 47KB)
Examples of the Main Construction Differences Between Informal and Formal English (.doc 26KB)
Formal vs Informal English Exercises (.doc 63KB)
Summary of Differences between Formal and Informal English (.JPG 20KB)

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British English vs American English

British English vs American English (.jpg 243KB)
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List of Words and Definitions

Adjectives for People (.jpg 277.5KB)
Adjectives for People 1.jpg, a list of adjectives describing feelings, people, noise, and size; please right-click, Save Link As... to save image locally
Adjectives for People--Simple List (.docx 13KB)
Animal Terms--Basics (.docx 17KB)
Animal Terms--Collective Nouns (.docx 16KB)
Appliances (.docx 16KB)
Crimes (.docx 15KB)
Family Vocabulary (.docx 16KB)
Feeling Synonyms (.jpg 75KB)
Floors of a Commercial Building (.docx 34B)
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Floors of a House (.docx 25KB)
Food and Drink (.docx 26KB)
Furniture and Decor (.docx 15KB)
Health Problems (.docx 20KB)
Human Body (.docx 28KB)
Numbers (.docx 30KB)
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Time Vocabulary (.docx 51KB)
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Rooms in a House (.docx 15KB)
Sports Vocabulary (.docx 23KB)
Telephone Vocabulary (.docx 16KB)
Weather Vocabulary (.docx 28KB)
World Vocabulary (.docx 45KB)

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Business English / Business Vocabulary

Bare Minimum Business Lingo (.JPG 73.5KB)
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Advertising (.docx 15KB)
Banking (.docx 15KB)
Company Structure (.docx 15KB)
Contracts (.docx 15KB)
Employment (.docx 15KB)
Insurance (.docx 15KB)
Law (.docx 15KB)
Marketing (.docx 15KB)
Marketing Strategies (.JPG 86.7KB)
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Meetings (.docx 15KB)
Money (.docx 15KB)
Negotiations (.docx 24KB)
Presentations (.docx 15KB)
Selling (.docx 15KB)
Organizational Chart (.JPG (58.1KB)
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Profession Vocabulary

In the Hospital (.png 96.3KB)
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Booking and Boarding a Flight (.jpg 88.1KB)
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Airline Vocabulary (.docx 21KB)
Computer Vocabulary (.doc 35KB)
Health Care Vocabulary (.docx 34KB)
Hotel Vocabulary (.docx 22KB)
Housecleaning Vocabulary (.docx 23KB)
Medical Specialists (.docx 15KB)
Police Vocabulary (.docx 22KB)
Restaurant Vocabulary (.docx 37KB)
Tour Guide Vocabulary (.docx 26KB)

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Idioms

Essential Idioms (.docx 468KB)

Idiom Origins Review Exercise (.docx 16KB)

Idiom Origins (.doc 11KB)

Idioms by Category

Anger Idioms (.docx 7MB)
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Body Idioms (.png 307.5KB)
body-idioms.png, please right-click, Save Link As... to save. Some common idioms involving body parts, such as, 'To do something behind someone's back,' means 'to do it without his knowledge or when he is not present.'
Clothes Idioms (.png 307.5KB)
Clothes-Idioms.png, please right-click, Save As... to save. Idioms having to do with clothing, such as, 'At the drop of a hat,' meaning 'without waiting or planning; immediately, promptly.' Example: 'I will stop working and help someone at the drop of a hat if necessary.'
Animal Idioms 1 (.docx 2.9MB)
Animal Idioms 2 (.docx 19KB)
Business Idioms Dictionary (.docx 49KB)
Business Idioms Exercises 2 (.pdf 231KB)
Christmas Idioms and Sayings (.docx 530KB)
Clothes Idioms in Context (.doc 32KB)
Color Idioms Exercises (.docx 3MB)
Expressions with the Word Time (.docx 57KB)
Family Idioms Exercises (.doc 3MB)
Food Idioms 1 (.docx 0KB)
Food Idioms 2 (.doc 437KB)
Idioms for Crazy (.doc 2.2MB)
Money Idioms (.docx 17KB)
Moon and Sun Idioms.doc (.doc 104KB)
Sports Idioms 1 (.docx 467KB)
Sports Idioms 2 (.docx 509KB)
Water Idioms (.doc 31KB)
Weather Idioms 1 (.docx 350KB)
Weather Idioms 2 (.doc 62KB)
People Idioms Poster (.png 1.4MB)
People Idioms Poster.png, right-click, Save Link As... to save. Some picture and small sentence examples of idioms relating to people, such as a man sitting on a couch with the caption, 'She's got a heart of gold- she's really a great person.'
Food Idioms PowerPoint (.ppt 4.7MB)
People Idioms PowerPoint (.ppt 506KB)

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Movies with Lots of Idioms

Idiom Machinima
Animal Idioms (.avi 43.3MB)

Cat Idioms (.avi 33.3MB)
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Dog Idioms (.avi 37.7MB)

Horse Idioms (.avi 36.5MB)

Moon Idioms (.mp4 133.5MB)
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Not Quite Human Movies
Not Quite Human I Notes (.doc 28KB)

Not Quite Human I Worksheet (.doc 38KB)

Not Quite Human II Notes (.doc 28KB)

Not Quite Human II Worksheet and Answers (.xls 100KB)

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Illustrated Vocabulary

Bathroom Vocabulary (.JPG 67KB)
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Office Supplies (.JPG 56KB)
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Color Chart (.jpg 32KB)
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Birds (.JPG 55KB)
Car Bodies (.jpg 44KB)
Clothes and Accessories (.doc 314KB)
Containers (.JPG 54KB)
Do vs Make (.jpg 92KB)
Expressions with "To Fall" (.jpg 99KB)
Kitchen Vocabulary (.JPG 43KB)
Punctuation (.JPG 32KB)
Tools (.JPG 48KB)
Weather (.JPG 37KB)

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Emotions

Eggs with Feelings (.jpg 79KB)
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How Do You Feel Today Drawings (.docx 869KB)


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Food and Drinks

Food (.jpg 183KB)
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Drinks (.JPG 28KB)
Fruits by Color (.png 174KB)
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Human Bodies

15 Things You Didn't Know about the Human Body (.jpg 135KB)
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Instruments

Instruments 1 (.JPG 25.7KB)
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Instruments 2 (.JPG 21.1KB)
Instruments 3 (.JPG 26.2KB)

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Sports

SL Sports Poster (.jpg 48.2KB)
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Ice Hockey (.JPG 58.3KB)
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Bowling 1 (.jpg 259.9KB)

Football 1 (.JPG 56.9KB)

Football 2 (.JPG 32.5KB)

Cross Country Skiing 1 (.jpg 167.0KB)
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Ice Skating (.JPG 59.1KB)

Snowball Fight (.JPG 51.4KB)

Campfire in the Snow 1 (.JPG 64.6KB)

Campfire in the Snow 2 (.JPG 58.0KB)

Horseback Riding 1 (.JPG 38.3KB)
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Horseback Riding 2 (.JPG 26.2KB)

Horseback Riding 3 (.JPG 22.5KB)

Horseback Riding 4 (.JPG 23.9KB)

Horseback Riding 5 (.JPG 25.5KB)

Sailing 1 (.JPG 58.3KB)

Sailing 2 (.JPG 26.3KB)

Sailing 3 (.JPG 27.7KB)

Sailing 4 (.JPG 33.3KB)
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Track and Field Events (.JPG 88.6KB)

Trampoline Jumping (.jpg 158.1KB)

Surfboarding (.jpg 5.9KB)

Surfer (.jpg 47.1KB)
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Scuba Diving 1 (.JPG 33.4KB)

Scuba Diving 2 (.JPG 39.9KB)

Scuba Diving 3 (.jpg 28.2KB)
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Tennis 1 (.JPG 23.1KB)

Tennis 2 (.JPG 32.7KB)

Tennis 3 (.JPG 63.4KB)

Soccer (.jpg 9.2KB)

Glider Plane (.png 879.2KB)

Race Car Track (.jpg 93.6KB)

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