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Classroom
Today
Learn American
English vocabulary
beginning with
letter G |
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 American
English Vocabulary
Today in the classroom you are going to learn some
words you should know beginning with the letter G. |
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if you cannot understand something on this page,
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American English Vocabulary - Letter
G
The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, Special English Word Book.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a more detailed explanation of each word. |
- gain
- v. to get possession of; to get more; to increase
- game
- n. an activity with rules in which people or teams
play or compete, usually sports
- gas
- n. any substance that is not solid or liquid; any
substance that burns to provide heat, light or power
- gather
- v. to bring or come together into a group or
place; to collect
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general - n. a high military leader; ad.
without details; affecting or including all or
almost all
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generation - n. a group of individuals born
and living at about the same time. ("The mother and
daughter represented two generations.")
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genocide - n. a plan of action to kill or
destroy a national, religious, racial or ethnic
group
- gentle
- ad. soft; kind; not rough or violent
- get
- v. to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to
become; to become the owner of
- gift
- n. something given without cost
- girl
- n. a young female person
- give
- v. to present to another to keep without receiving
payment
- glass
- n. a hard, clear material that is easily broken,
used most often for windows or for containers to
hold liquids
- go
- v. to move from one place to another; to leave
- goal
- n. that toward which an effort is directed; that
which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race
- god
- n. the spirit that is honored as creator of all
things ("They believe in God."); a spirit or being
believed in many religions to have special powers
- gold
- n. a highly valued yellow metal
- good
- ad. pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad
- goods
- n. things owned or made to be sold
- govern
- v. to control; to rule by military or political
power
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government - n. a system of governing; the
organization of people that rules a country, city or
area
- grain
- n. the seed of grass plants used for food, such as
wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the
seeds
- grass
- n. a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
- gray
- ad. having the color like that made by mixing
black and white
- great
- ad. very large or more than usual in size or
number; very good; important
- green
- ad. having the color like that made by mixing
yellow and blue; having the color like that of
growing leaves and grass
- grind
- v. to reduce to small pieces by crushing
- ground
- n. land; the earth's surface; soil
- group
- n. a number of people or things together; a
gathering of people working for a common purpose
- grow
- v. to develop or become bigger; to increase in
size or amount
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guarantee - v. to promise a result; to
promise that something will happen
- guard
- v. to watch and protect a person, place or thing
("He guards the president."); n. a person or thing
that watches or protects ("He is a prison guard.")
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guerrilla - n. a person who fights as part of
an unofficial army, usually against an official army
or police
- guide
- v. to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows
the way
- guilty
- ad. having done something wrong or in violation of
a law; responsible for a bad action
- gun
- n. a weapon that shoots bullets
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 From
YOUR Teacher: Words You Should Know
Fun Easy English Words You Should Know comes from
the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book
Vocabulary. Special English, now called Learning
English, consists of 1,500
essential words which anyone learning English should know. |
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News
Words - Letter G
The videos on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, News Words program.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a detailed explanation of words you do not understand.
Click the full screen button on the
video to make it easier to watch and to read the
video script. |
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Video |
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Genocide |
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Gentrify |
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Glaucoma |
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Global |
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Gridlock |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Advanced
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
18 - Shopping
(Advanced -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
Shopping
SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
GLORIA: Yes, I’m looking for a sweater —
in a size medium.
SALESPERSON: Let’s see … here’s a nice
white one. What do you think?
GLORIA: I think I’d rather have it in
blue.
SALESPERSON: OK … here’s blue, in a
medium. Would you like to try it on?
GLORIA: OK … yes, I love it. It fits
perfectly. How much is it?
SALESPERSON: It’s $50. It will be $53,
with tax.
GLORIA: Perfect! I’ll take it. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Can I help you? or “May I help you?” is what a
salesperson normally says to greet a customer.
- I ’m looking for a here means “I don’t know exactly
which one I want.”
- Size medium. Clothing usually comes in small, medium and
large sizes. Some women’s clothing comes in number sizes, usually ranging
from 2 to 16.
- L et’s see … An expression used when a person wants to
think something over, to make a choice or decision, or to look for
something.
- I’d rather have it in here means “I don’t like this
exact one. I would prefer it in a different” color/size/material, etc.
- Would you like to …? is a polite way to ask “Do you want
to …?”
- Try it on means to test the fit or appearance of a
garment by putting it on. “Try on” is a separable phrasal verb, so the
object “it” goes between “try” and “on.”
- How much is it? means “How much does it cost?” Notice
that the main sentence stress falls on “is” in this question.
- I’ll take it means “I will buy it.”
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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