Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

Put 
the
 in the sentences if necessary.
1 My parents live in 
countryside.
2 He loves 
nature.
3 She wants to live in 
country.
4 They are interested in 
wildlife.
Describe the typical countryside where you come from. Write eight sentences about it. 
Use these questions to help you. 
1 Are there any woods or forests?
There are some big forests.
2 Are there any hills or mountains?
3 Are there any lakes or rivers?
4 Are there many villages or small towns?
5 Are there farms?
6 Are there paths where you can walk?
7 Can you go skiing?
8 Can you see wildlife?
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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Animals
31
Farm animals
A
animal
produce
baby
horse
hair, meat
foal
cow
milk, leather, meat (beef)
calf
sheep
wool, meat (lamb)
lamb
pig
meat (pork, bacon, ham)
piglet
chicken / hen
eggs, meat (chicken)
chick
goat
milk, meat
kid
Wild or zoo animals
B
Pets
These animals are oft en 
pets
.
C
A parrot is a 
bird
.
Expressions
Take
your dog 
for a walk
every day. 
You must 
feed your animals
and 
give them water
every day.
Do you have any pets? 
D
horse
pig
cow
chicken 
/
 hen
elephant
monkey
cat
tortoise
rabbit
lion
giraff e
tiger
goat
sheep
snake
dog
parrot
fish

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Exercises
69
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Complete these sentences.
1 A 
goes to sleep in winter.
2 A 
has a very long neck.
3 
and 
are birds.
4 
and 
are large cats.
5 You can ride a 
and an 
.
6 
swim and 
fly.
7 
are farm birds. 
8 
are very good at hopping and jumping.
9 Don’t forget to 
the cat and to 
it some water.
10 I 
my dog for a walk every day before school.
Match the animal with its meat and with its baby. 
animal meat 
baby
goat
lamb
calf
sheep chicken piglet
cow pork lamb
hen beef kid
pig goat chick
Look at the animals opposite. Find three animals which: 
1 eat meat. 
2 give us things that we wear. 
3 produce their babies in eggs. 
4 we can eat. 
Look at the pictures and complete the crossword.
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31.2
31.3
31.4
tortoise
lions,
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There are 18 diff erent animals in the pictures on the opposite page. Close the book. 
How many of these animals can you remember?
31.5
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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Travelling
32
Types of transport
A
Useful travel words
B
Can I have a 
single 
/
 return
(ticket) to Barcelona, please? 
(single = Madrid to Barcelona; return = Madrid to Barcelona and back to Madrid)
I’d like to 
book
/
 reserve a seat in advance
[
to make sure you have a seat
].
map
timetable
customs
luggage
passport
By train
The train 
arriving at
platform 3 is the 16:50 train to Paris.
The Edinburgh train 
departs
/ 
leaves from
platform 6. (
departs
is formal)
Is there a 
restaurant car
on this train?
A: Do I have to 
change trains
for Toulouse? [
get off one train and get onto another
]
B: No, it’s a 
direct 
train.
By plane
You have to 
check in
two hours before the plane 
takes off 
[
leaves the ground
]. 
Online check-in
is also possible. / You can 
check in online
.
Give your 
boarding card
to the 
flight attendant
when you 
get on the plane.
Have a good 
flight
.
The plane 
lands 
in New York at 14:30.
Aft er landing you have to 
go through customs
.
By car
We 
hired a car
for a week. We had to 
fill
it 
up with petrol
.
Can I 
give
you a 
lift 
? I’m going into town.
(See 
Unit 18: Holidays 
and
 Unit 49: Moving
for more useful words about travelling.)
C
D
E
train
motorbike 
/
 motorcycle
(
aero
)
plane
underground
boat
ship
helicopter
bicycle 
/
 bike
bus
taxi
car
Common
 
mistakes
I 
went through customs
but nobody 
checked
my passport [
NOT controlled 
my passport
].
Common
 
mistakes
Was the 
journey
long? [
NOT Was the travel long?
]

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Exercises
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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. 
1 land 
a a place to eat on a train
2 direct 
b bags and suitcases
3 restaurant car 
c it says when trains depart and arrive
4 ship 
d you do not have to change to a diff erent plane / train / bus
5 timetable 
e planes do this at airports
6 platform 
f it travels on water, e.g. the 
Titanic
7 luggage
g where you stand when you are waiting for a train
Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 A single ticket takes you to a place and back again. 
False. A return ticket takes you to a 
place and back again.
2 At customs, people check what you bring into the country.
3 Planes land at the beginning of a journey.
4 You need a boarding card to get off a plane.
5 Hiring a car is the same as buying a car.
6 If you give someone a lift they travel in your car.
Here are directions from the airport to John’s house.
When you arrive at the airport, take a number 10 bus to the station. Then take a train to Bigtown. The journey takes half 
an hour and you get off the train at the second stop. Take a taxi from the station to John’s house.
Now write directions from the train station to your house. 
Look at the pictures and complete the crossword.
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32.2
32.3
32.4
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Over to 
you
Make cards to test yourself. Write the word on one side of the card and a picture (or a definition or 
translation) on the other side. Look at the pictures (or definitions or translations). Can you remember 
the English words?

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
UK culture
33
Special days
festival
date
what people do
Christmas
25th December
send Christmas cards, give presents, spend time with their 
families, decorate a 
Christmas tree
, eat a lot 
New Year’s Eve /
Hogmanay (Scotland)
31st December
sing and dance, toast the New Year
New Year’s Day
1st January
a 
bank holiday 
[
day when most organisations are closed
]
Valentine’s Day
14th February
send cards to boyfriend / girlfriend / husband / wife
Easter
dates vary
give children 
Easter eggs
[
chocolate eggs
]
Halloween
31st October
children dress up, children knock at doors and ask for sweets
Bonfire Night
5th November
have a 
bonfire
and 
fireworks
Food
Traditional UK food is 
fish and chips
and 
roast beef and roast potatoes
[
cooked in
the 
oven
] with 
Yorkshire pudding
[
dish made of flour, milk and eggs
]. 
Chicken tikka masala 
[
a kind of 
curry
] comes from India, but is very popular in the UK. 
Education 
type of school
what it is
nursery school
for children aged 2–4
primary school
for children aged 5–11
secondary school
for children aged 12–18
state school
parents don’t pay for children to go here
private school
parents pay for children to go here
Politics
The UK has a 
royal family
, with a 
king
or a 
queen
.
Political decisions are made at the 
Houses of Parliament
. 
The 
Prime Minister
is the political 
leader of the UK. 
A
B
C
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Exercises
73
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Which festivals do these pictures show?
33.1
Look at the pictures. Find 10 more words connected with food in the puzzle.
33.2
1 
4 
3 
6 
2 
5 
Halloween
Answer these questions about traditional UK food.
1 What do British people traditionally eat with fish?
chips
2 Where does chicken tikka masala come from?
3 What is chicken tikka masala a kind of?
4 Do British people eat Yorkshire pudding after their main course?
5 In or on which part of the cooker do you make roast beef and roast potatoes?
Which kind of school do these British children go to?
1 Lily is seven. Her parents pay for her to go to school.
a private primary school
2 Gabriel is 14. His school is free.
3 James and Ellie are three.
4 Mehmet is ten. His parents don’t pay for him to go to school.
5 Nick is 16. His parents pay for him to go to school.
Answer these questions about politics in
the UK.
1 Who is Prime Minister at the moment?
2 Where does the Prime Minister work?
3 Who is head of the royal family at
the moment?
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33.4
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Tip
Learn about UK life by using the BBC Learning 
English website which has up-to-date articles 
and news stories: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
learningenglish/

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