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