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1-8 GETTING STARTED
05 Describing things: facts
5.1 COLORS (US) / COLOURS (UK)
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/blæk/
black
2
/bluː/
blue
3
/braʊn/
brown
4
/kriːm/
cream
5
/dɑːk/ /ɡriːn/
dark green
6
/ɡreɪ/ / /ɡreɪ/
gray / grey
7
/ɡriːn/
green
8
/ˈneɪvi/ /bluː/
navy blue
9
/ˈɒrɪnʤ/
orange
10
/peɪl/ /ɡriːn/
pale green
11
/pɪŋk/
pink
12
/ˈpɜːpl/
purple
13
/rɛd/
red
14
/waɪt/
white
15
/ˈjɛləʊ/
yellow
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5.2 MATERIALS
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/ˈdɛnɪm/
denim
2
/ˈfæbrɪk/
fabric
3
/ɡlɑːs/
glass
4
/ˈlɛðə/
leather
5
/ˈmɛtl/
metal
6
/ˈpeɪpə/
paper
7
/ˈplæstɪk/
plastic
8
/sɪlk/
silk
9
/wʊd/
wood
10
/wʊl/
wool
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5.3 ADJECTIVES
Pronunciation
Spelling
Relation 1
Relation 2
1
/bɪɡ/
big
2
/kliːn/
clean
3
/kəʊld/
cold
4
/diːp/
deep
5
/ˈdɜːti/
dirty
6
/fɑː/
far
7
/ˈhɛvi/
heavy
8
/haɪ/
high
9
/hɒt/
hot
10
/laɪt/
light
11
/lɒŋ/
long
12
/luːs/
loose
13
/laʊd/
loud
14
/ləʊ/
low
15
/ˈnærəʊ/
narrow
16
/nɪə/
near
17
/kwaɪt/
quite
18
/ˈʃæləʊ/
shallow
19
/ʃɑːp/
sharp
20
/ʃɔːt/
short
21
/smɔːl/ / /ˈlɪtl/
small / little
22
/θɪk/
thick
23
/θɪn/
thin
24
/taɪt/
tight
25
/waɪd/
wide
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