Unit 1

1000 Basic English Words 2

UNIT 1 Part A Word List Learn the words. Write the meanings in your own language. angry Because Jane does not listen to her, Jane's mom is angry. boring Jason hates staying inside because it is so boring. class Ryan's dad teaches a new class. dream She dreams about living in the city. famous The kids like the famous baseball player. feel He felt very hot after walking for half the morning. future In the future, we will not need roads for driving. group The group uses a large table to study. hobby Her hobbies are drawing and painting. job She needs money, so she wants to get a job.

Part B Word List Learn the words. Write the meanings in your own language. hundred Five hundred dollars is a lot of money. invite Mrs. Jones invited us into her home. math The boy is good at math. photograph (photo) I am glad you shared these photos with me. president Many kids dream about becoming their country's president. really This TV show is really good. speech The woman answered a lot of questions during her speech. travel Vicky loves to travel. She goes to many faraway places. voice Janet has a beautiful voice. She should give singing lessons. wonder Carlos did not bring a pencil to class today. I wonder why.

Reading Practice A. Read the passage. Kelly's Mistake I am sitting in my boring math class, trying to listen. I begin to dream about the future. I wonder what I will be. Will I have great job? My hobby is singing, so maybe I will be a famous singer. Hundreds of people will want to hear me sing. Or maybe I will be the president of my country. Everyone will listen to my speeches. They will take lots of photographs of me! Then I hear my teacher's voice. She is standing behind my seat, and she is angry. “Are you listening, Kelly?" she asks. My face feels hot. I should not dream in class!