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| Fun Easy English Classroom June 20 |
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Classroom
Today
Learn American
English vocabulary
beginning with
letter I |
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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 I. |
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if you cannot understand something on this page,
then use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
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American English Vocabulary - Letter
I
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. |
- I
- pro. the person speaking
- ice
- n. frozen water
- idea
- n. a thought or picture in the mind; a belief
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identify - v. to recognize someone or
something and to say who or what they are
- if
- conj. on condition; provided that ("I will go if
you go.")
- ignore
- v. to pay no attention to or refuse to consider
("The president ignored the protesters outside his
office.")
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illegal - ad. not legal; in violation of a
law
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imagine - v. to make a picture in the mind;
to form an idea
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immediate - ad. without delay; very near in
time or place
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immigrant - n. a person who arrives in a
country to live there
- import
- v. to bring from another country; n. something
brought from another country, usually for sale
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important - ad. having great meaning, value
or power
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improve - v. to make better; to become better
- in
- prep. inside; held by; contained by; surrounded
by; during
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incident - n. an event or something that
happens
- incite
- v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually
something bad or violent
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include - v. to have; to make a part of
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increase - v. to make more in size or amount
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independent - ad. not influenced by or
controlled by another or others; free; separate
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individual - n. one person
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industry - n. any business that produces
goods or provides services; the work and related
activity in factories and offices; all organizations
involved in manufacturing
- infect
- v. to make sick with something that causes disease
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inflation - n. a continuing rise in prices
while the value of money goes down
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influence - v. to have an effect on someone
or something; to cause change
- inform
- v. to tell; to give knowledge to
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information - n. knowledge; facts
- inject
- v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine
or drugs into the body through the skin
- injure
- v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal
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innocent - ad. not guilty of a crime; not
responsible for a bad action
- insane
- ad. mentally sick
- insect
- n. a very small creature, usually with many legs
and sometimes with wings
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inspect - v. to look at something carefully;
to examine, especially by an expert
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instead - ad. in the place of; taking the
place of
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instrument - n. a tool or device designed to
do something or to make something
- insult
- v. to say something or to do something that makes
another person angry or dishonored
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intelligence - n. the ability to think or
learn; information gathered by spying
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intelligent - ad. quick to understand or
learn
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intense - ad. very strong; extremely serious
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interest - n. what is important to someone
("He acted to protect his interests." "She had a
great interest in painting."); a share in owning a
business; money paid for the use of money borrowed
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interfere - v. to get in the way of; to work
against; to take part in the activities of others,
especially when not asked to do so
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international - ad. of or about more than one
nation or many nations; of the whole world
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Internet - n. the extensive communications
system that connects computers around the world
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intervene - v. to come between; to come
between in order to settle or solve
- invade
- v. to enter an area or country by force with an
army
- invent
- v. to plan and make something never made before;
to create a new thing or way of doing something
- invest
- v. to give money to a business or organization
with the hope of making more money
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investigate - v. to study or examine all
information about an event, situation or charge; to
search for the truth
- invite
- v. to ask someone to take part in or join an
event, organization or gathering
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involve - v. to take part in; to become a
part of; to include
- iron
- n. a strong, hard metal used to make machines and
tools
- island
- n. a land area with water all around it
- issue
- n. an important problem or subject that people are
discussing or arguing about
- it
- pro. a thing, place, event or idea that is being
spoken about ("The sky is blue, but it also has a
few white clouds.")
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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 I
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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Impact |
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Impede |
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Incarcerated |
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Incredible |
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Incubator |
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Indefinitely |
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Indictment |
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Inequality |
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Inevitable |
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Infiltrate |
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Infrastructure |
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Insurgency |
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Integration |
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Interact |
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Investigation |
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Investment |
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Irreversible |
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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
23 - What’s Your Favorite Sport?
(Advanced -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
What’s Your Favorite Sport?
PHIL: What time is that soccer game on? I
thought it started at noon.
JACK: We must have had the wrong time. Oh,
well … soccer’s not my favorite sport anyway. I much prefer basketball.
PHIL: Oh, really? I thought your favorite
sport was tennis! I’m a big fan of basketball, too.
JACK: How about a game sometime?
PHIL: Sure thing! Why don’t we go shoot
some hoops now since the soccer game isn’t on?
JACK: Excellent idea. Let’s go. |
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Conversation Notes |
- What time is that soccer game on? means “When does the
soccer game start?” “What time” plus something plus “on” is a common
expression used to ask about the start time of a TV show or a movie.
- I much prefer basketball here means “I like basketball a
lot more than soccer.” Notice how “much” is stressed to show that the
speaker really likes basketball.
- Oh, really? Notice the rising intonation on “really.”
This shows that the speaker is surprised. He thought that Jack liked tennis
the best.
- I’m a big fan of basketball is a way of saying “I like
basketball very much” (“to be a fan of” is a casual expression used to
describe something you really like).
- How about a game here means “Let’s play a basketball
game.”
- Sure thing! This is a casual expression used to mean
“OK.”
- Shoot some hoops means to play an informal game of
basketball. This is a casual expression used between friends.
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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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