sure (adj & adv) sweater (n) swimming pool (n)

• I'm sure you're right. (adj) sweatshirt (n) swimsuit (n)

• to make sure (adv) sweet (adj & n) switch (n & v)
surf (v) • sweet food (adj) • light switch (n)
surfboard (n) • a sweet face (adj) • to switch on a machine (v)
surfing (n) • a sweet smell (adj) system (n)
surname (n) • to eat a sweet (n)
surprise (n & v) swim (n & v)
surprised (adj) swimmer (n)
surprising (adj) swimming (n)
surround (v) swimming costume (n) (Br Eng)
• The cottage is surrounded (Am Eng: bathing suit)
by beautiful countryside.

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table (n) take place (v) teacher (n)
table-cloth (n) • The meeting took place at teaching (n)
tablet (n) six. team (n)
table tennis (n) take up (phr v) tear (n & v)
take (v) • He decided to take up a • Tears ran down her
• to take someone's hand new hobby. cheeks. (n)
• to take someone's things talent (n) • to tear a piece of paper (v)
(steal/ borrow) talented (adj) technique (n)
• to take a photo talk (n & v) technology (n)
• to take a long time talk show (n) (Am Eng) (Br teenager (n)
• to take a holiday Eng: chat show) telephone (n & v)
takeaway (n) tall (adj) television (TV) (n)
take away (v) tap (n) tell (v)
• Take 15 away from 78. • a cold-water tap (n) • to tell a story
take care of (v) taste (n & v) • to tell someone something
• take care of someone. • to have good taste (n) • to tell someone to do
take off (phr v) • to taste food (v) something
• Do you want to take off • It tastes good. (v) • you can't always tell
your coat? tasty (adj) temperature (n)
• The plane takes off at 6. tax (n) • to have a temperature
take part (in) (v) taxi (n) • air temperature
• Everybody took part in the tea (n) temporary (adj)
meeting. teach (v) tennis (n)

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tense (n) thirsty (adj) • Four times five is twenty.
tent (n) this (det & pron) (v)
term (n) those (det & pron) timetable (n)
terrible (adj) though (conj) tin (n)
terribly (adv) thought (n) • a tin of peas
terrific (adj) • to have thoughts about • made of tin
terrified (adj) something tiny (adj)
test (n & v) • to be deep in thought tip (n)
text (n & v) thriller (n) • the tip of the pencil
textbook (n) throat (n) • a tip for the waitress
text message (n) through (prep) tired (adj)
than (conj & prep) throw (v) tiring (adj)
thank (v) throw away (phr v) tissue (n)
thanks (exclam) • He threw away the old TV. title (n)
thank you (exclam) thumb (n) to (prep)
that (conj, det & pron) thunder (n) toast (n)
the (det) thunderstorm (n) • toast for breakfast
theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: tick (n & v) today (adv & n)
theater) ticket (n) toe (n)
their (det) tidy (adj & v) together (adv)
theirs (pron) tidy up (phr v) toilet (n)
them (pron) • Please tidy up when you've tomato (n)
themselves (pron) finished. tomorrow (adv & n)
then (adv) tie (n & v) tongue (n)
there (adv) • a shirt and tie (n) tonight (adv & n)
therefore (adv) • to tie with string (v) too (adv)
these (det & pron) tiger (n) • I've been there, too.
they (pron) tight (adj) • It's too heavy to lift.
thick (adj) • tight shoes tooth/teeth (n)
thief (n) tights (n pi) toothache (n)
thin (adj) • a pair of tights toothbrush (n)
thing (n) till (conj & prep) toothpaste (n)
think (v) • to wait till the end (prep) top (adj & n)
• to think about something • till he comes (conj) • top of the class (adj)
• I think he's left. time (n & v) • at the top of his voice (n)
• What did you think of the • What time is it? (n) topic (n)
film? • It took a long time. (n) total (adj & n)
• I think I'll go. • the last time (n) totally (adv)
• I'm thinking of going. • Is it time yet? (n) touch (v)
tour (n & v)
tour guide (n)

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tourism (n) tree (n) turn (n & v)
tourist (n) trend (n) • to turn your head (v)
tourist information centre (n) trick (n) • to turn the page (v)
tournament (n) trip (n) • It's my turn. (n)
toward(s) (prep) • a weekend trip • The wheels began to turn.
towel (n) trouble (n) (v)
tower (n) trousers (n pi) turn down (phr v)
town (n) truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry) • Could you turn down the
toy (n) trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: music?
track (n) boot) turning (n)
• a race track • the trunk of a car • the first turning on the left
tracksuit (n) true (adj) turn into (phr v)
trade (n) • Is it true? • The water had turned into
traditional (adj) • a true friend ice.
traffic (n) trumpet (n) turn off (phr v)
traffic jam (n) trust (v) • She turned off the engine.
traffic light(s) (n) • to trust someone turn on (phr v)
train (n & v) truth (n) • Can you turn on the TV?
• to travel by train (n) try (v) turn up (phr v)
• to train in a skill (v) • to try to do something • Turn up the radio I can
trainer (n) • to try (out) something hardly hear it.
• a pair of trainers try on (phr v) twice (adv)
• a personal trainer • to try on shoes twin (n)
training (n) T-shirt (n) type (n & v)
tram (n) tube (n) • a type of person (n)
transfer (v) • a tube of toothpaste • to type a letter (v)
translate (v) tuna (n) typical (adj)
translation (n) tune (n) typically (adv)
transport (n) tunnel (n) tyre (n)
trash can (n) (Am Eng) (Br turkey (n)
Eng:rubbish bin)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)

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