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Noun/Verbs

Object

Painting

Definition:A picture made using paint.

Example:Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune.

Photograph

Definition:I took many photographs of us on the beach.

Example:My parents took many photographs of us when we were small.

Music

Definition:Sounds arranged to have melody, rhythm, or harmony.

Example:Jackie is really into classical music.

Guitar

Definition:A musical instrument, usually made of wood, with six strings and a long neck, played with the fingers or a plectrum.

Example:My mother taught me how to play the guitar.

Video game

Definition:A game in which the player controls moving pictures on a screen by pressing buttons.

Example:I play video games every weekend.

Person

Painter

Definition:Someone who paints pictures.

Example:My grandpa was a good painter.

Photographer

Definition:A person who takes photographs, as either a job or hobby.

Example:Monica is a professional photographer.

Musician

Definition:Someone who is skilled in playing music, usually as a job.

Example:The concert features dancers and musicians of all nationalities.

Gutarist

Definition:A person who plays the guitar.

Example:Susan and I are folk guitarists.

Gamer

Definition:Someone who likes playing computer games.

Example:My cousin, who is a gamer, has a YouTube channel.

Verb

To paint

Definition:To make a picture using paints.

Example:My sister painted all these beautiful pictures.

To photograph/Take photographs

Definition:To take a picture using a camera.

Example:Alissa photographed those flowers.

To make/Play music

Definition:Action of making or producing music.

Example:I love making music with my friends.

To play the guitar

Definition:Action of playing the guitar.

Example:We used to sing and play the guitar.

To play video games

Definition:Action of playing video games.

Example:Lucas has been playing videogames all day.

Phrasal verbs

Come in

Definition:To enter a room or building.

Example:You can come in just for a moment.

Come round

Definition:To visit someone in their home.

Example:My neighbor came round for a tea.

Get back

Definition:To return to a place after you have been somewhere else.

Example:When I got back to the store, the man had already left.

Get off

Definition:To leave a place, usually in order to start a journey.

Example:If we can get off by seven o'clock, the roads will be clearer.

Look after

Definition:To take care of or be in charge of something.

Example:Please, look after your sister this night.

Turn off

Definition:To cause (something) to cease operating by turning a knob, pushing a button, etc.

Example:Turn off the TV I am trying to sleep!

turn on

Definition:to cause (something) to operate by turning a knob, etc.

Example:Turn on the radio; I want to hear the news.

Vocabulary

Cycling

Definition:The activity of riding a bicycle.

Example:She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.

Horse-riding

Definition:The sport or activity of riding horses.

Example:he was dead right about horse riding in rural constituencies because many people from all sorts of backgrounds participate.

Painting

Definition:a picture that someone has painted.

Example:At the museum, we saw several landscape paintings.

Playing computer games

Definition:A computer game is a computer-controlled game where players interact with objects displayed on a screen for the sake of entertainment.

Example:Playing computer games helps to sharpen the mind and reflexes.

Reading

Definition:The activity or skill of getting information from books, newspapers, etc.

Example:I did a lot of reading on holiday.

Rock climbing

Definition:The sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains.

Example:Juanito Alcachofa has just taken up rock climbing.

Skateboarding

Definition:The activity or sport of riding a skateboard.

Example:His love of skateboarding was also a great outlet for his youthful energy.

Swimming

Definition:To move through water by moving the body or parts of the body.

Example:We spent the day on the beach but it was too cold to go swimming.

Photograph

Definition:A picture produced using a camera.

Example:My parents took lots of photographs of us when we were small.

Beach

Definition:An area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake.

Example:We spent the day on the beach.

Magazine

Definition:A type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month.

Example:She has written articles for several women's magazines.

Collect

Definition:To get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby.

Example:She collects dolls.

Barbacue

Definition:A meal that is prepared and eaten outdoors using such a frame, often during a party.

Example:He made some salads to have with the barbecue.

Tent

Definition:A shelter made of canvas or a similar material and supported by poles and ropes, that you can fold up and carry with you.

Example:We pitched our tents near the stream.