| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| alarm | sudden surprise or fear. The same word also means a warning of danger, often a bell |
| album | a book of blank pages in which you keep a collection of things like stamps or photographs |
| alcohol | pure spirit of wine |
| ale | a kind of beer |
| aleft | towards the left side of hand |
| alert | wide awake; active or watchful |
| algebra | a branch of Mathematics in which you use letters as well as figures |
| alibi | an excuse by someone that he could not have done something, because he can prove that he was somewhere else when it happened |
| alight | in flames; burning |
| alive | living; not dead |
| all | the whole of everything or everyone |
| allay | to calm, to put down, to lighten, soothe |
| allege | to assert, affirm, plead in excuse |
| alley | a narrow passage between buildings in cities and towns |
| alligator | a dangerous animal very like a crocodile, but with a shorter nose |
| allot | to distribute by lot or as shares |
| allow | to permit or let |
| alloy | a mixture of two or more metals |
| allright | good; safe and sound, agreed |
| ally | to combine, associate, join in friendship or marriage |
| almanac | a book that gives information about the weather and other things that may happen in the days, weeks and months of one year |
| almond | a kind of flat nut that grows inside the fruit of an almond tree |
| almost | nearly, but not quite |
| alms | donation, gifts to the poor |
| alone | all by yourself with nobody else |
| aloof | at a distance, apart |
| aloud | out loud; the opposite of silent |
| alphabet | all the letters used in a language, arranged in a special order |
| already | sooner than expected |
| alsatian | a large wolf-like dog |
| also | as well as too in addition |
| altar | a kind of raised table inside a church |
| alter | to make a change in something, to make or become different in some way |
| alteration | a change |
| although | even if; in spite of |
| altogether | entirely, quite, on the whole |
| aluminium | a lightweight, silver-coloured metal |
| always | at all times; forever |
| amass | to collect in quantity, accumulate, heap up |
| amateur | some who plays games or takes part in something without being paid because he likes doing it |
| amaze | to surprise greatly |
| ambassador | diplomatic representative sent by one state to another |
| ambition | a wish to do very well, or to have power |
| amble | to walk along slowly |
| ambulance | a special car for taking people who are ill or hurt, to hospital |
| among | in the midst of |
| amount | a quantity; the sum reached when several things are added together |
| ample | of a large size; in plenty |
| amuse | to make others smile or laugh by something you say or do |
| analyse | to examine closely, critically |
Skills involved in Note-talking
Listening and writing down the bare essentials of the talk are the two skills involved in Note - talking.