Headway
NAME CLASS New
Word list Unit 12 Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION
Here is a list of most of the adj = adjective n = noun pron = pronoun
new words in Unit 12 of adv = adverb opp = opposite pp = past participle
New Headway Pre-Intermediate, conj = conjunction pl = plural v = verb
Fourth edition Student’s Book. coll = colloquial prep = preposition US = American English
a click of the fingers /ə ˈklɪk əv ðə improbable adj /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/
ˈfɪŋɡəz/
improvement n /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
alien n /ˈeɪliən/
in touch /ɪn ˈtʌtʃ/
angle n /ˈæŋɡl/
increasing adj /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
atmosphere n /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/
infinite adj /ˈɪnfɪnət/
axis n /ˈæksɪs/
junk food n /ˈdʒʌŋk fuːd/
block v /blɒk/
life expectancy n /ˈlaɪf ɪkˌspektənsi/
body parts pl n /ˈbɒdi pɑːts/
burn out v /bɜːn ˈaʊt/ Mars n /mɑːz/
Mercury n /ˈmɜːkjəri/
collapse v /kəˈlæps/
metal n /ˈmetl/
cool v /kuːl/
microchips pl n /ˈmaɪkrəʊtʃɪps/
crossroads n /ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/
Milky Way n /ˌmɪlki ˈweɪ/
decrease v /dɪˈkriːs/
miraculous adj /mɪˈrækjələs/
dilemmas pl n /dɪˈleməz/
moons pl n /muːnz/
Earth n /ɜːθ/
observable adj /əbˈzɜːvəbl/
earthquake n /ˈɜːθkweɪk/
oceans pl n /ˈəʊʃnz/
economics n /ˌekəˈnɒmɪks/
on purpose /ɒn ˈpɜːpəs/
electric shock n /ɪˌlektrɪk ˈʃɒk/
permanently adv /ˈpɜːmənəntli/
encourage v /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
pessimistic adj /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
evaporate v /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/
picnic n /ˈpɪknɪk/
expand v /ɪkˈspænd/
pills pl n /pɪlz/
express v /ɪkˈspres/
planet n /ˈplænɪt/
extreme adj /ɪkˈstriːm/
precious adj /ˈpreʃəs/
first team n /ˈfɜːst tiːm/
radiation n /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/
flash n /flæʃ/
require v /rɪˈkwaɪə(r)/
fundamentally adv
/ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ rotate v /rəʊˈteɪt/
rotation n /rəʊˈteɪʃn/
galaxy n /ˈɡæləksi/
row n /raʊ/
gas n /ɡæs/
global adj /ˈɡləʊbl/ skyscrapers pl n /ˈskaɪskreɪpəz/
good-looking adj /ˌɡʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ/ solar system n /ˈsəʊlə sɪstəm/
government n /ˈɡʌvənmənt/ starving adj /stɑːvɪŋ/
gravity n /ˈɡrævəti/ suitable adj /ˈsjuːtəbl/
support v /səˈpɔːt/
harmful adj /ˈhɑːmfl/
healthcare n /ˈhelθkeə(r)/ threats pl n /θrets/
helium n /ˈhiːliəm/ time scale n /ˈtaɪmskeɪl/
hemisphere n /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/ universe n /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/
hold v /həʊld/
Venus n /ˈviːnəs/
hydrogen n /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
volcano n /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/
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Headway
NAME CLASS New
Word list Unit 12 Continued Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION
wage v /weɪdʒ/
warm v /wɔːm/
warning n /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
wisdom n /ˈwɪzdəm/
wonders pl n /ˈwʌndəz/
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