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    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: On the plane to England
    • Unit 2: At London Heathrow airport
    • Unit 3: The new home town
    • Unit 4: The first look around
    • Unit 5: The removal van arrives
    • Unit 6: Meeting the neighbours
    • Unit 7: The house-warming party
    • Unit 8: At the animal farm
  • Vocabulary
    • Overview
    • Common Vocabulary
    • People
    • Private Life
    • Public Life
    • Environment and Nature
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    • Overview
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    • Tenses
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    • Nouns
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    • The Story of the Fernandez Family
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Vocabulary: Environment and Nature

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Animals

This vocabulary section is all about our furry friends! Learn words to describe your pets, as well as farm animals, animals you would find in a forest, birds, and even sea creatures and other kinds of wildlife.
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Plants

Learn and practice new and useful words for different kinds of plants, flowers, grain, and trees. This vocabulary section introduces you to the world of plants and will teach you words useful for describing the world we live in!
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Countryside

What's better than a trip to the countryside? Doing outdoor sports, spending time at oceans, lakes and rivers, visiting mountains, hills and valleys, or enjoying the peace and quiet of parks and forests.
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Weather

People love to talk or complain about the weather, and in this vocabulary section you will learn important English words so that you can too! Practice new words with many exercises and expand your vocabulary.
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Countries and nationalities

This vocabulary section will introduce you to all the countries of the world and teach you their names in English. Choose between Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, and South America.
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Continents

Before or after learning the English names for countries, you should check out this vocabulary list that is all about the seven continents of the Earth. This list will help you learn their names and teach you a little bit about each one.
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Vocabulary Overview

Vocabulary

  • Common Vocabulary
    • Basic Words
      • Part 1
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      • Part 2
        • List 1
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    • Time and date
      • Time
      • The times of day
      • The days of the week
      • Seasons
      • Public holidays and holidays
        • General words
        • United Kingdom
        • Ireland
        • Australia
        • New Zealand
        • USA
        • Test every list
    • Numbers
    • Colours
  • People
    • Physical appearance
      • Appearance basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Face
      • Hair
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
      • Dress
      • Attractiveness
    • Clothes
      • Clothes basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Footwear
      • Underwear
      • Nightwear
      • Swimwear
      • Evening dress
      • Accessories
        • List 1
        • List 2
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    • Body
      • Outer body parts
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • Test every list
      • Internal system
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
      • Personal hygiene
        • Personal hygiene basics
          • List 1
          • List 2
          • List 3
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        • Hair
        • Make-up
    • Health care
      • Health care basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Healthy lifestyle
      • Illnesses and diseases
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • List 4
        • List 5
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      • Different doctors
      • At the doctor
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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      • At the dentist
      • Injuries
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Accidents
      • Disabilities
      • Hospital
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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    • Emotions and feelings
      • Emotions and feelings basics
      • Positive emotions and feelings
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Negative emotions and feelings
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
    • Communication
      • Greetings and farewell
  • Private Life
    • Family
      • Family and relationships
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
    • Private environment
      • Habitation
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
      • Around and inside the house
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Rooms
        • Rooms basics
        • Living room
          • List 1
          • List 2
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        • Study
        • Dining room
        • Bedroom
        • Kitchen
          • List 1
          • List 2
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        • Bathroom
          • List 1
          • List 2
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        • Cellar
      • Furniture
    • Leisure time activities
      • Leisure time
      • Hobbies
      • Sports
        • List 1
        • List 2
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    • Travel and tourism
      • Travel basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Travel preparations
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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      • Accomodation
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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      • Sights
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Sightseeing
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Customs
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Camping and adventure
    • Food
      • Meals
        • Breakfast
        • Starter
        • Main meal
          • List 1
          • List 2
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        • Dessert
      • Fruits
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Vegetables
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Nuts
    • Drinks
      • Drinks basics
      • Non-alcoholic drinks
      • Alcoholic drinks
    • Celebrations
      • List 1
      • List 2
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  • Public Life
    • Transportation
      • Traffic basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Means of transport
      • Public transport
      • Car
      • Air traffic
      • Seafaring
    • School and university
      • Things in the classroom
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • University
        • University basics
          • List 1
          • List 2
          • List 3
          • List 4
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        • Courses of study
          • List 1
          • List 2
          • Test every list
        • Exams and tests
    • Working life
      • Work basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Professions
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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      • At the office
        • At the office basics
          • List 1
          • List 2
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        • Occupations
        • Office equipment
          • List 1
          • List 2
          • List 3
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    • Money, finance and economy
      • Money basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • Test every list
      • Finance and economy
      • Bank
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
      • Stock market
    • Shopping
      • Shopping basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • List 4
        • List 5
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      • Buying clothes
      • Prices
      • Shops and markets
        • List 1
        • List 2
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    • Places in a town
    • Eating out
      • List 1
      • List 2
      • Test every list
    • Going out
    • Media and communication
      • Media basics
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
      • Radio
      • MP3 and CD
      • TV
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • Test every list
      • Film
      • Newspaper
        • List 1
        • List 2
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      • Magazines
      • Books
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • Test every list
      • Computer
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • List 4
        • List 5
        • Test every list
      • Internet
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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      • Photography and video
      • Telephone
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • Test every list
      • Post
        • List 1
        • List 2
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  • Parts of speech
    • Oppositional adjectives
    • Pronouns
      • Personal pronouns
    • Adverbs
      • Adverbs of frequency
      • Adverbs of time
      • Adverbs of place
  • Environment and Nature
    • Animals
      • Pets
      • Farm animals
      • Animals of the forest
      • Sea creatures
      • Birds
      • Wildlife
    • Plants
      • Plants basics
      • Flowers
      • Grain
      • Trees
    • Countryside
      • Countryside basics
      • Oceans, lakes and rivers
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • Test every list
      • Mountains, hills and valleys
      • Park and forest
    • Weather
      • List 1
      • List 2
      • List 3
      • List 4
      • List 5
      • Test every list
    • Countries and nationalities
      • Europe
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • List 4
        • List 5
        • List 6
        • Test every list
      • Asia
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
        • Test every list
      • Africa
        • List 1
        • List 2
        • List 3
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      • Australia
      • North America
      • South America
    • Continents
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