Vocabulary cards made with new vocabulary from The First Certificate Book by Annette Capel and Wendy Sharp.

1. UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
Student´sname: Ana Altamirano
Teacher´s name:Lcda. Ruth Infante
ADVANCED ENGLISH IV- VOCABULARY CARDS
1. CHIEFLY
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Chiefly
/ˈtʃ if·li/
Chiefly music
Chiefly means
Chiefly company
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adverb Chief (adj)
Chief (n)
Chieftain (n)
7. Definition:
More than for any other reason; mostly; mainly.
8. Example:
The island had chiefly attracted upmarket tourists.
Chiefly
Music
Companies
Means of
tranport

2. 2. CURRY
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Curry
/ˈkʌr.i/
very curry
a mild curry
vegetable curry
chicken curry
lamb curry
curry sauce
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Curried (adj)
7. Definition:
A dish, originally from South Asia, consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in a
spicy sauce.
8. Example:
I have never eaten chicken curry prepared by an Asian.
3. ERECT
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Erect
/ɪ ˈrekt/
Erect barricades
Erect buildings
Erect a bridge
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Verb Erect (adj)
Erection (n)
7. Definition:
To build a building or other structure.
8. Example:
The soldiers had been erecteing barricades to protect themselves
Curry
Restaurants
FoodDiets
Erect
Building trade
ArchitectureEngineering

3. 4. FISH FINGER
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Fish finger
/ˌfɪʃˈfɪŋ.ɡər/
fish finger plate
fish finger recipe
fish finger pie
fish finger wrap
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun fish stick
7. Definition:
A long, rectangular piece of fish covered in breadcrumbs and cooked.
8. Example:
Fish finger is a typical plate made in the Middle East.
5 FLESH
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Flesh
/fleʃ/
Tender flesh
Fruit flesh
Vegetable flesh
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Fleshy (adj)
7. Definition:
The soft part of the body of a person or animal covering the bones and organs.
8. Example:
People eat animal flesh unless they are vegetarian.
Fish
finger
Restaurants
SeafoodTurism
Flesh
Humans
AnimalsFruit

4. 6 HAMMER
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Hammer
/ˈhæm.ər/
Hammer on the
door.
A very bad
hammer.
Hit with a
hammer.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Hammer (v)
Hammer sth into
sb (phrasal v)
Hammer sth out
(phrasal v)
Hammering (n)
7. Definition:
A tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a
long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things.
8. Example:
Masons and carpenters usually manage hammers to work on designing.
7 HOOLIGAN
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Hooligan
/ˈhuˈ.lɪ .
ɡ ən/
Hooligan movies
Hooligan issues
Hooligan clothing
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun
Hooliganism (n)
7. Definition:
A violent person who fights or causes damage in public places.
8. Example:
Hooligans sprayed paint all over Martin´s car.
Hammer
Buildings
Hardware
store
Carpentry
Hooligan
Society
HangsViolence

5. 8 KNOCK OFF
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Knock off
/ˈnɒk.ɒf/
Knock on the door
Knock at the door
Knock on the head
A sharp knock
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Phrasal
verb
Knock (n)
Knocker (n)
Knock-on
(phrasal v)
7. Definition:
To stop working usually at the end of the day.
8. Example:
Employees are not allowed to knock off until 6 pm.
9 LOOK INTO
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Look into
/lʊk. ˈɪn.tuː/
Have a look into the
causes.
Take a look into the
possibility.
Look into sth.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Phrasal
verb
Looks into (present)
Looked into (past)
Looking into
(continuous)
7. Definition:
To examine the facts about a problem or situation.
8. Example:
We are looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.
Knock off
Jobs
BusinessesFactories
Look
into
Reseach
InformationProjects

6. 10. LOOK OUT!
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Look out
/lʊk.aʊt/
Look out for
something.
Look out for
someone.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Phrasal
verb
Looks out (present)
Lookedout (past)
Looking out
(continuous)
7. Definition:
Said or shouted in order to tell someone that they are in danger.
8. Example:
Look out! There's a car coming!
11. LOOK UP
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Look up
/lʊk.ʌp/
Look sth up
Look up to sb
Look up at sb
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Phrasal
verb
Looks up (present)
Looked up (past)
Looking up
(continuous)
7. Definition:
To become better.
8. Example:
I used to think my lifewon´t start looking up any more.
Look
out!
Street
PoliceWarnings
Look up
Studies
Own lifeJob

7. 12. MEDDLING
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Meddling
/ˈ ·ɪŋ/
Meddling in other´s
business.
Meddling in other´s
affairs.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adjective Meddle (v)
Meddler (n)
7. Definition:
Tried to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility,
especially by criticizing in a damaging or annoying way.
8 Example:
He decided to become a clown to join the wacky world of the circus.
13. OUTRIGHT
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Outright
/ˌaʊtˈraɪt/
Win outright
Killed outright
Outright ban
Outright victory
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adverb Outright (adj)
7. Definition:
Completely or immediately.
8. Example:
The driver and all the three passengers were killed outright.
Meddling
Gossiping
Daily lifeNeighborhood
Outright
Robbery
Natural
disasters
Murders

8. 14.OVERLOOK
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Overlook
/ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/
Overlook the sea
Overlook the view
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Verb Overlooks (Present)
Overlooked (Past)
Overlooking
(Continuous)
7. Definition:
To provide a view of, especially from above.
8. Example:
Our hotel room overlooked the harbor and the long yard.
15. OVERWHELMING
1. Picture 2. Word and
stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Overwhelming
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/
Overwhelming
feelings.
Overwhelming
majority.
Overwhelming urge.
Overwhelming
desire.
Overwhelming need.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adjective Overwhelmingly
(adv)
7. Definition:
Difficult to fight against.
8. Example:
Louis felt an overwhelming desire to tell Rick about what had happened.
Overlook
Hotels
BuildingsRestaurants
Overwhelming
Debate
StrugglesDesirement

9. 16. PEBBLE
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Pebble
/ˈ /
Pebble beach
Pebble river
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Pebbled (adj)
Pebbly (Adv)
7. Definition:
A small smooth round stone, especially one found on a beach or in a river.
8. Example:
There are not any pebbles around this coast, we should go to the Amazon to see them.
17. PLENTY OF
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Plenty of
/ˈplen.ti.əv
/
Plenty a__ forsb
Plenty of evidence
Plenty more.
Plenty big
Plenty large
Plenty wide
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adverb Plentiful (adj)
Plethora (n)
7. Definition:
The state of having enough or more than enough, or a large amount.
8. Example:
They have always had plenty of money.
Pebble
Rivers
CoastsBeaches
Plenty
of
Money
Countables/
Uncontables
Food

10. 18. QUARRY
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Quarry
/ˈkwɔr·i/
Quarry stones
Quarry pyramids
Quarry pearls
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Verb Quarried (adj)
Quarry (n)
7. Definition:
To dig stone and sand from a quarry:
8. Example:
Marbles could have been quarried originally by technicians.
19. RELIEVED
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Relieved
/rɪˈliːvd/
Relieved that
Relieved to do sth
Relieved sb on sth
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adjective Relief (n)
Relieve (v)
7. Definition:
Happy that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended.
8. Example:
He was relieved to see Jeannie reach the other side of the river safely.
Quarry
Mine
PyramidsPit
Relieved

11. 20. SAUCEPAN
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Saucepan
/ˈsɔː.spən/
Cook in a
saucepan.
Fry in a
saucepan.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Saucer (n)
Saucy (adj)
7. Definition:
A deep, round pan with straight sides, usually with a handle and a lid, used for
cooking things over heat.
8. Example:
By the end of this semester, I will have been attending a gastronomy class which will
teach me how to use a saucepan.
21. SLOT -CAR
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Slot-car
/slɒt.kɑːr/
Slot-car racing
Slot car games
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Slot (v)
Slotted (adj)
7. Definition:
An electric toy racing car that fits into a slotted track and is controlled by a rheostat
held by the operator.
8. Example:
If I had had a slot-car I would have competed in the previous car racing.
Saucepan
Kitchen
Electrodomestic
stores
Restaurants
Slot-car
Racing
RacersVideo games

12. 22. SLANT
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Slant
/slɑːnt/
Slant through
Slant on
Slant to
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Verb Slant (n)
Slanted (past)
Slanting (continuous)
7. Definition:
A position that is slopping.
8. Example:
The evening sun slanted through the wide window.
23. THUNDER
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Thunder
/ˈθʌ n·dər
/
A clap of thunder.
A crack of thunder.
A roll of thunder.
A rumble of
thunder.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Noun Thunder (v)
Thunderous (adj)
Thunderstorm (n)
7. Definition:
The sudden, loud noise that comes after a flash of lightning:
8. Example: I couldn´t hear what he was saying over the thunder of the waterfall.
Slant
Directions
MaterialPolitics
Thunder
Biology
Environmental
Science
Physics

13. 24. TRIM
1. Picture 2. Word
and stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Trim
/trɪm/
Trim hair
Trim the fat off the
meat.
Trim a dress
Trim with
something.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Verb Trimmed (adj)
Trim off (phrasal v)
Be trimmed with sth
(phrasal v)
Trimmed (n)
7 Definition:
To reduce.
8 Example:
Martha suggested that I should trim my hair a little bit.
25. WACKY
1. Picture 2. Word and
stress
4. Semantic Map 5. Collocation
Wacky
/ˈwæk·i/
Wacky food
Wacky recipes
Wacky sense of
humor.
3. Part of
speech
6. Word Families
Adjective Wack (n)
7. Definition:
Strange in a pleasing and exciting or silly way.
8 Example:
He would never decide to become a clown and join the wacky world of the circus.
Trim
Beeauty
Saloon
GastronomySewing
shop
Wacky
Gastronomy
DislikesRestaurants

14. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Cape Annette, (2008), First Certificate, Second Edition.
Sharp Wendy, (2008), First Certificate, Second Edition.