The vocabulary introduced here is from the “Unlock 1” Reading and Writing book. Specifically, it comes from the unit 6 (Homes and buildings) and it is the second vocabulary set.

Costs Definition: When you have to pay money to buy something.

• The ticket to the zoo costs ten dollars, so we saved up to go.
• Buying a new bike costs a lot, but it’s worth it for fun rides.
• The ice cream costs two dollars, which is cheap for a big cone.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Costs on Youglish

Terminal Definition: A building where you can get on a plane.

• We waited at the airport terminal to catch our flight to London.
• The terminal was busy with people checking their bags before flying.
• She ran to the terminal to meet her friend arriving from another country.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Terminal on Youglish

Slide Definition: A large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to do.

• The kids laughed as they went down the slide at the playground.
• The park has a tall slide that makes playing so exciting.
• She climbed up the slide and slid down with her friends.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Slide on Youglish

Relaxed Definition: When you feel happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you.

• After finishing her homework, she felt relaxed and watched a movie.
• He was relaxed sitting by the lake with no work to think about.
• The warm bath made her feel so relaxed and calm.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Relaxed on Youglish

Apartment building Definition: A tall building with many homes (apartments) where people live.

• The apartment building has ten floors with families living on each one.
• She moved into an apartment building near the city center.
• The apartment building has a small garden for everyone to enjoy.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Apartment building on Youglish

Car park Definition: A place where you can leave your car.

• We left our car in the car park while shopping at the mall.
• The car park near the school was full during the parents’ meeting.
• He found a spot in the car park close to the store entrance.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Car park on Youglish

Ceiling Definition: The top inside part of a room.

• The ceiling in the living room was painted white to look bright.
• A spider was crawling on the ceiling above the kitchen table.
• They hung a light from the ceiling to make the room cozy.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Ceiling on Youglish

Entrance Definition: The door or way into a place.

• The entrance to the museum was decorated with colorful flowers.
• We waited at the entrance of the school for our friends to arrive.
• The store’s entrance was wide, making it easy to walk in.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Entrance on Youglish

Exit Definition: The door or way out of a place.

• She ran to the exit when the movie ended to avoid the crowd.
• The exit sign was bright red, showing the way out of the building.
• We used the exit at the back of the shop to leave quickly.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Exit on Youglish

Floors Definition: The levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor).

• The shop is on the first floor, but the café is on the third floor.
• The floors of the tall building were connected by a big lift.
• She lives on the fifth floor and enjoys the view from her window.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Floors on Youglish

Garden Definition: An outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or building.

• The garden was full of colorful flowers and buzzing bees.
• They played soccer in the garden behind their house.
• She planted vegetables in the garden to eat fresh food.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Garden on Youglish

Lift Definition: A machine that carries people up and down in a tall building (also called an elevator).

• We took the lift to the tenth floor because the stairs were too high.
• The lift was full of people going to work in the morning.
• She pressed the button in the lift to go to the ground floor.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Lift on Youglish

Roof Definition: The top outside cover of a building.

• The roof of the house was covered with red tiles.
• Birds were sitting on the roof of the school in the morning.
• They fixed the roof because it was leaking during the rain.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Roof on Youglish

Shopping centre Definition: A large building with many shops inside.

• The shopping centre has a toy store and a food court we love.
• She went to the shopping centre to buy new clothes for school.
• The shopping centre was crowded with people buying gifts for the holidays.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Shopping centre on Youglish

Stairs Definition: Steps that you use to go up or down between floors.

• He climbed the stairs to reach his classroom on the second floor.
• The stairs in the old house were steep and creaky.
• She ran down the stairs to answer the door quickly.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Stairs on Youglish

Walls Definition: The sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spaces.

• The walls of her room were painted blue to make it feel calm.
• They hung pictures on the walls to decorate the house.
• The walls of the old castle were made of strong stone.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Walls on Youglish

Windows Definition: Glass openings in a wall to let light and air in.

• She opened the windows to let fresh air into the room.
• The windows in the classroom had a view of the park outside.
• He cleaned the windows so they sparkled in the sunlight.
• Real World Use Case: 🔗 Windows on Youglish

Interactive Vocabulary

Multiple Choice Quiz Fill in the Blanks Sentence Builder

Activity 1: Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the correct definition for each word.

1. What does “Shopping centre” mean?

a large building with many shops insidethe door or way into a placethe levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor)glass openings in a wall to let light and air in

2. What does “Ceiling” mean?

a place where you can leave your carthe top inside part of a roomthe sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spacesthe top outside cover of a building

3. What does “Car park” mean?

the levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor)a place where you can leave your carthe door or way into a placethe top outside cover of a building

4. What does “Apartment building” mean?

an outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or buildinga large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to doa tall building with many homes (apartments) where people livethe sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spaces

5. What does “Floors” mean?

the levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor)the door or way into a placethe door or way out of a placean outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or building

6. What does “Terminal” mean?

a building where you can get on a planethe levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor)the door or way into a placean outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or building

7. What does “Costs” mean?

the door or way into a placesteps that you use to go up or down between floorsa machine that carries people up and down in a tall building (also called an elevator)when you have to pay money to buy something

8. What does “Garden” mean?

a place where you can leave your carthe door or way out of a placean outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or buildingthe sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spaces

9. What does “Windows” mean?

a large building with many shops insidea building where you can get on a planeglass openings in a wall to let light and air ina large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to do

10. What does “Relaxed” mean?

when you feel happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying youan outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or buildinga building where you can get on a planethe levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor)

11. What does “Exit” mean?

a large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to doa tall building with many homes (apartments) where people livethe door or way out of a placean outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or building

12. What does “Roof” mean?

the top outside cover of a buildinga large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to dothe door or way into a placea building where you can get on a plane

13. What does “Lift” mean?

a machine that carries people up and down in a tall building (also called an elevator)the door or way into a placethe top inside part of a rooma place where you can leave your car

14. What does “Slide” mean?

a large building with many shops insidethe sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spacesa large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to dosteps that you use to go up or down between floors

15. What does “Walls” mean?

the top inside part of a roomthe door or way out of a placethe sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spacesa place where you can leave your car

16. What does “Entrance” mean?

a tall building with many homes (apartments) where people livethe door or way out of a placethe door or way into a placea large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to do

17. What does “Stairs” mean?

the top outside cover of a buildingwhen you have to pay money to buy somethinga large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to dosteps that you use to go up or down between floors

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Activity 2: Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words.

1. It is quicker to take the than the stairs.

Hint: a machine that carries people up and down in a tall building (also called an elevator)

2. My apartment is on the third floor, and there are a lot of .

Hint: steps that you use to go up or down between floors

3. Please use the rear in case of an emergency.

Hint: the door or way out of a place

4. We spent the whole afternoon at the .

Hint: a large building with many shops inside

5. The main to the museum is guarded by two large statues.

Hint: the door or way into a place

6. A bird has built a nest on the of our house.

Hint: the top outside cover of a building

7. The kids spent hours playing on the at the park.

Hint: a large object that children climb and go down as a fun thing to do

8. They moved into a new downtown.

Hint: a tall building with many homes (apartments) where people live

9. The shopping centre has a large underground .

Hint: a place where you can leave your car

10. The library has books on three different .

Hint: the levels of a building (for example: first floor, second floor)

11. I always feel after a long walk on the beach.

Hint: when you feel happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you

12. The room felt bigger because it had a high .

Hint: the top inside part of a room

13. There is a lovely community behind our building.

Hint: an outdoor area with grass, flowers, or trees near a house or building

14. The of a new car can be very high.

Hint: when you have to pay money to buy something

15. The new apartment has big that let in a lot of sunlight.

Hint: glass openings in a wall to let light and air in

16. Our flight leaves from B at the airport.

Hint: a building where you can get on a plane

17. We painted the of the living room a bright yellow.

Hint: the sides of a room or building that hold up the roof and separate spaces

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Activity 3: Sentence Builder

Write sentences using each vocabulary word. Click ‘Check Sentence’ for writing analysis.

Writing Analysis: This tool uses academic correction symbols (agr, sp, cap, etc.) to provide feedback on grammar, spelling, and style.

Use “Entrance” in a sentence:

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Vocabulary Activities

Here are some engaging vocabulary activities related to the words mentioned above. These activities will reinforce the vocabulary you’ve just taught your students.

Matching – Vocabulary Quiz

In this activity, the students will match the words with their respective definitions.

Word Search – Find the hidden words in a letter Grid

In this activity, the students will search for the words that the teacher has taught. The words are hidden in a letter grid.

Spin the Wheel – Find the word

In this game, the teacher will spin a wheel, and eventually, it will stop. When the wheel stops, the students will see the meaning of a specific word. Then, the teacher will ask one of the students to guess the word by carefully reading its definition. The teacher may ask the student to make a sentence for the word.

Unscramble the word or phrase – Vocabulary Quiz

In this activity, the students will move the letters around to put them in the right order and reveal a word or phrase. All these words are connected to the above vocabulary.

Open the box

In this fun activity, the teacher will choose one of the students to participate. First, that student will pick a number. Then, the teacher will click on the chosen number. What happens next? Well, the student will see the meaning of a word—a word related to the vocabulary the teacher has taught in class. Now comes the exciting part: the student needs to read the meaning and guess the word! If the guess is correct, the teacher might even ask the student to create a sentence using that word.

Vocabulary Presentation

Unit 6 – R & W – Vocabulary 2.pptx by Zahid Khan