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UNIT three
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
account 계정 noun [count] /əˈkaʊnt/ an arrangement you My email account
have with a company page is in English.
or internet provider
to use a service they
provide
actress 여배우 noun [count] /ˈæktrəs/ a woman who Julia Roberts is an
performs in plays and actress.
films, especially as her
job
advertisement 광고 noun [count] /ædˈvɜrtɪsmənt/, a short clip on I saw an advertisement
/ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/ television, or a short for a new car on TV
segment on the radio last night.
that is intended to
persuade people to
buy something
after ~후에 conjunction /ˈæftər/ when a particular time First, I read the text.
has passed, or when Then, I read it again.
an event or action has After that, I check new
ended words in a dictionary.
age 나이 noun [count] /eɪdʒ/ the number of years My mom is the same
that someone has age as my dad. They
lived are both 48.
agree 동의하다 verb /əˈɡri/ to have the same “I think children watch
opinion as someone too much TV.” “I
else agree.”
American 미국인 adjective /əˈmerɪkən/ from the U.S. Jay Z is American.
answer 대답 noun [count] /ˈænsər/ a spoken or written Write answers to the
reply to a question questions.
Arabic 아랍어 noun /ˈærəbɪk/ the language that People in Egypt speak
most people speak in Arabic.
the Middle East and
in most countries of
North Africa
article 글,기사 noun [count] /ˈɑrtɪk(ə)l/ a piece of writing I have just read a
about a particular magazine article about
subject that is studying abroad.
published in a
newspaper or
magazine
Australia 호주 noun /ɔˈstreɪliə/ a country near New He’s from Adelaide in
Zealand Australia.
bad 나쁜 adjective /bæd/ likely to cause major Biting your nails is a
problems bad habit.
best friend 가장 친한 친구 noun [count] /best frend/ the friend that you like Her best friend is
best Heather. She has
known her for 10
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
boyfriend 남자친구 noun [count] /ˈbɔɪˌfrend/ a man or boy that you Her boyfriend’s
are having a romantic American. She loves
relationship with him.
Brazil 브라질 noun /brəˈzɪl/ a country in South He’s from Rio de
America Janeiro in Brazil.
Brazilian 브라질출신의 adjective /brəˈzɪlɪən/ from Brazil Jackie is from Brazil.
She is Brazilian.
British 영국의,영국인의 adjective /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ from the U.K. Rob is from Scotland.
He is British.
buy 사다 verb /baɪ/ to get something by I buy English
paying money for it magazines.
check 찾아보다, 알아보다 verb /tʃek/ to look at writing or I always check new
pictures in order to words in my dictionary.
get information about
something
China 중국 noun /ˈtʃaɪnə/ a country in Asia Jet Li is from China.
Chinese 중국의, 중국인의 adjective /ˌtʃaɪˈniz/ from China Jackie Chan is
Chinese.
Chinese 중국어 noun /ˌtʃaɪˈniz/ the group of related The new student is
languages that people from China. He speaks
speak in China Chinese.
city 도시 noun [count] /ˈsɪti/ a large important São Paulo is a city.
town
clothing 옷 noun /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ clothes in general You need to pack
[noncount] some warm clothing
for the trip.
comic 만화책 noun [count] /ˈkɑmɪk/ a magazine that I like reading comics.
contains stories told in They are fun.
a series of drawings
country 나라 noun [count] /ˈkʌntri/ an area of land Japan is a country.
that has its own
government
dad 아빠 noun [count] /dæd/ your father My dad drives me to
school. He’s a great
father.
daughter 딸 noun [count] /ˈdɔtər/ your female child Her daughter’s name
is Amanda.
Egypt 이집트 noun /ˈidʒɪpt/ a country in Africa She’s from Cairo in
Egypt.
Egyptian 이집트의, adjective /ˈidʒɪptʃ(ə)n/ from Egypt She from Egypt. She’s
이집트사람의 Egyptian.
else 또 다른 adverb /els/ used for showing that Would you like
you are referring to something else to
other things, people, drink?
places, etc., apart
from the particular
ones that you mention
or know about
family 가족 noun [count] /ˈfæm(ə)li/ a group of people There are five people
who live together and in my family.
are related to one
another
family member 가족 구성원 noun [count] /ˈfæm(ə)li someone who belongs My brother is a family
membər/ to a family member.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
family tree 가계도 noun [count] /ˈfæm(ə)li tri/ a drawing that The family tree shows
contains the names of all my family members.
everyone in a family,
and that shows the
relationships between
them
famous 유명한 adjective /ˈfeɪməs/ if someone or Heidi Klum is a famous
something is famous, person.
a lot of people know
their name or have
heard about them
father 아버지 noun [count] /ˈfɑðər/ your male parent My father’s name
is William. He was
named after my
grandfather.
football player 축구선수 noun [count] /ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər/ someone who plays Tom Brady is an
football, especially as American football
their job player.
France 프랑스 noun /frants/ a country in Europe Pierre is from Paris in
France.
French 프랑스의, 프랑스 adjective /frentʃ/ from France Marie is from France.
사람의 She is French.
French 프랑스어 noun /frentʃ/ the language that Marie is from France.
people speak in She speaks French.
France, Belgium,
and several other
countries
fun 재미있는 adjective /fʌn/ enjoyable At home, I like to read
something fun, like a
comic.
German 독일의, 독일인의 adjective /ˈdʒɜrmən/ from Germany Max is from Germany.
He is German.
German 독일어 noun /ˈdʒɜrmən/ the official language People in Austria
of Germany, Austria, speak German.
and Liechtenstein,
and one of the
official languages of
Switzerland
Germany 독일 noun /ˈdʒɜrməni/ a country in Europe Lukas is from Berlin in
Germany.
good 좋은 adjective /ɡʊd/ reasonable or sensible It is good to read in
English as much as
possible.
grandfather 할아버지 noun [count] /ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðər/ the father of one of My grandfather’s
your parents name is Joe. He is my
father’s father.
grandmother 할머니 noun [count] /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðər/ the mother of one of Their grandmother’s
your parents name is Betty. She is
their mother’s mother.
habit 습관 noun [count] /ˈhæbɪt/ something that you Smoking is a very bad
do often or regularly, habit.
often without thinking
about it
house 주택 noun [count] /haʊs/ a building for living in He lives in a house.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
how much 얼마만큼 question word /haʊ mʌtʃ/ used for asking or I read quickly to
saying what the see how much I
amount of something understand.
is
how old 몇살 question word /haʊ oʊld/ what age “How old is your
sister?” “She’s 17.”
husband 남편 noun [count] /ˈhʌzbənd/ the man that a woman My husband’s name is
is married to William. We have been
married for 12 years.
identify 확인하다 verb /aɪˈdentɪˌfaɪ/ to recognize It’s easy to identify the
something and topic of this reading
understand exactly passage.
what it is
if 만약 conjunction /ɪf/ used for introducing If you don’t know a
a situation that always word, stop reading.
has the same result,
meaning, or effect
international 국제적인 adjective /ˌɪntərˈnæʃən(ə)l/ involving several Heidi Klum is an
countries international top
model.
Italian 이탈리아의, adjective /ɪˈtæljən/ from Italy Maria is from Rome.
이탈리아 사람 She is Italian.
Italian 이탈리아어 noun /ɪˈtæljən/ the language that People in Italy speak
people speak in Italy Italian.
job 직업 noun [count] /dʒɑb/ work that you do “Has he got a job?”
regularly to earn “Yes, he’s a teacher.”
money
know 알다 verb /noʊ/ to have learned, or Use a dictionary to
found out, about find the meaning of
something words you don’t know.
Korean 한국의, 한국인의 adjective /kɔr ˈri ən/ from North Korea or Youngmin is from
South Korea Seoul, South Korea.
Korean 한국어 noun /kɔr ˈri ən/ the language of North Youngmin speaks
Korea and South Korean.
Korea
look at ~을 보다 phrasal verb /ˈlʊk ət/ to direct your eyes Look at the picture to
towards someone or help you understand
something so that you the text.
can see them
lots of 수많은 phrase /lɑts/ a large number, I have seen that movie
amount, or quantity lots of times.
magazine 잡지 noun [count] /ˈmæɡəˌzin/ a large thin book I enjoy reading music
with a paper cover, magazines.
containing reports,
photographs, stories,
etc., usually published
once a month or once
a week
map 지도 noun [count] /mæp/ a drawing of an This is a map of the
area that shows the world. It shows where
positions of things all the countries are.
such as countries,
rivers, cities, and
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
maybe 어쩌면 adverb /ˈmeɪbi/ used for showing Maybe other
that you are not sure words can help you
whether something understand what the
is true, or whether unknown word means.
something will happen
mean ~라는 뜻이다 verb /min/ to have a particular Can you tell me what
meaning this word means?
Mexican 멕시코의, adjective /ˈmeksɪkən/ from Mexico She’s from Mexico.
멕시코인의 She’s Mexican.
Mexico 멕시코 noun /ˈmeksɪkoʊ/ a country in North She’s from Cancún in
America Mexico.
model 모델 noun [count] /ˈmɑd(ə)l/ a person whose She’s an international
job is to appear in model.
magazines or fashion
shows, wearing
clothes for sale
mom 엄마 noun [count] /mɑm/ a mother. This word is My mom cooks my
used by people to talk dinner every night.
about, or talk to, their She is a great mother.
mother
mother 어머니 noun [count] /ˈmʌðər/ your female parent My mother’s name is
Mary. She was named
after my grandmother.
nationality 국적 noun [count] /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ a group of people His nationality is
who have the same Japanese.
race, language, or
culture
native 모국어의 adjective /ˈneɪtɪv/ your native language I always translate
(language) or native tongue is English words into my
the first language that native language.
you learn, usually in
the country where you
were born
newspaper 신문 noun [count] /ˈnuzˌpeɪpər/ a set of large printed I read a newspaper
sheets of folded paper every day to find out
containing news, what is happening in
articles, and other the world.
information, usually
published every day
package 상자, 소포 noun [count] /ˈpækɪdʒ/ an object or set of I’ll send you a package
objects wrapped in of books and DVDs.
a box or in paper,
and sent, or given to,
someone
page 페이지, 쪽 noun [count] /peɪdʒ/ the writing or pictures This website page is in
on a computer screen English.
that you can see at
one time, for example,
as part of a website
paragraph 단락, 절 noun [count] /ˈperəˌɡræf/ a section of a piece Read each paragraph
of writing that begins in the text carefully.
on a new line, and
contains one or more
sentences
parent 부모 noun [count]  /ˈperənt/ a mother or father Your mother is one of
your parents.
Portuguese 포르투갈의, adjective /ˌpɔrtʃəˈɡiz/ from Portugal Paula is from Lisbon.
포르투갈사람 She is Portuguese.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
Portuguese 포르투갈어 noun /ˌpɔrtʃəˈɡiz/ the language that People in Brazil speak
people speak in Portuguese.
Portugal and Brazil
questionnaire 설문지 noun [count] /ˌkwestʃəˈner/ a set of questions Can you answer this
that a lot of people questionnaire?
are asked as a way of
getting information
about what people
think, or do, generally
quickly 빨리 adverb /ˈkwɪkli/ at a fast speed I read quickly to
see how much I
understand.
read 읽다 verb /rid/ to look at and I read magazines in
understand words English.
in a letter, book,
newspaper, etc.
reading 읽기 noun /ˈridɪŋ/ something that you What is the topic of
[noncount] read this reading?
same 같다 adjective /seɪm/ exactly like another My twin brother and I
person, thing, or way are the same age.
of doing something
see 보다 verb /si/ to notice someone or Do you see English in
something using your many advertisements?
eyes
short 짧은 adjective /ʃɔrt/ expressed in few I read short magazine
words, or containing articles.
few pages
silently 조용한 adverb /ˈsaɪləntli/ a silent action or I read new texts
activity is done silently to help me
without talking or understand them.
making any sounds
sister 자매 noun [count] /ˈsɪstər/ a daughter of your His younger sister’s
parents name is Lisa. She lives
with their parents.
some 조금, 약간의 determiner /sʌm/ or /səm/ used for showing that I check some words in
you are only referring my dictionary, but not
to part of an amount, all of them.
group, or number, and
not all of it
something 어떤, 무엇 pronoun /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ used for referring to I always read
a thing, idea, fact, something fun, like a
etc., when you do not comic.
know or say exactly
what it is
son 아들 noun [count] /sʌn/ your male child Our eldest son’s name
is Johnny. He’s five.
South Korea 남한 noun /saʊθ kɔ ˈri ə/ a country in northeast Seoul is in South
Asia Korea.
Spain 스페인 noun /speɪn/ a country in south- Juan is from Madrid in
western Europe Spain.
Spanish 스페인의, adjective /ˈspænɪʃ/ from Spain She’s from Spain. She’s
스페인사람 Spanish.
Spanish 스페인어 noun /ˈspænɪʃ/ the language of Spain Most people in
and most countries Latin America speak
in South and Central Spanish.
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
stop 멈추다 verb /stɑp/ to no longer do If you don’t know
something a word, don’t stop
reading.
text 본문 noun [count] /tekst/ a short piece of I read and listen to the
writing that you text at the same time.
discuss or answer
questions about
text message 문자메세지 noun [count] /ˈtekst mesɪdʒ/ a written message I sent a text message
that you send or from my cell phone.
receive using a cell
phone
that 그것, 관계대명사 pronoun /ðæt/ used when you are First, I read and listen
that referring to someone to the text at the same
or something that time. That helps me
has already been understand.
mentioned
time 시간 noun [count or /taɪm/ a moment I was listening to
noncount] music and reading a
magazine at the same
time.
title 제목 noun [count] /ˈtaɪt(ə)l/ the name of a book, “What is the title of
poem, movie, play, or this article?” “It’s ‘Do
other work of art you read in English’?”
topic 주제 noun [count] /ˈtɑpɪk/ a subject that you “What is the topic
write or speak about of this article?” “It’s
about wild animals in
Africa.”
town 소도시 noun [count] /taʊn/ a place where people “What town are you
live and work that is from?” “I’m from
larger than a village, Madison.”
but smaller than a city
translate 번역하다 verb /trænsˈleɪt/ to change spoken or I translate sentences
written words into into my own language.
another language
twin 쌍둥이 noun [count] /twɪn/ one of two children My twin sister and I
born at the same time, look the same.
to the same mother
understand 이해하다 verb /ðə ˌju ˈkeɪ/ to know what It’s good to keep
someone, or reading and try to
something, means understand as much as
possible.
the United 영국 noun /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ a country made up Prince William is from
Kingdom / the of England, Scotland, the U.K.
U.K. Wales and Northern
Ireland
the United 미국 noun /ˌðə juˈnaɪtəd a country in North Taylor Swift is from the
States (of steɪts/ America United States.
America) / the
U.S.A
unknown 알려지지 않은 adjective /ʌnˈnoʊn/ if something is There are a lot of
unknown, people do unknown words in this
not know about it, or reading text. I need
do not know what it is to look them up in
my dictionary.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
website 웹사이트 noun [count] /ˈwebˌsaɪt/ a place on the internet This is a really good
where information website. I can read it
is available about a on my computer.
particular subject,
organization, etc.
what 의문문 무엇, 어떤 question word /wɑt/ which thing What’s her name?
where 의문문 어디서 question word /wer/ in or to what place Where are your
parents from?
who 의문문 누가 question word /hu/ which person Who’s our new
teacher?
wife 부인 noun [count] /waɪf/ the woman that a man He is married, and his
is married to wife’s name is Julie.

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