B1 Unit 4: Home 1
19 B1 words: room, heat, iron, flat, mess, storage… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| room/rum/ v | to roomto live in a room, sharing with others | Two students room together in this flat.Two students room together in this flat. | |
| heat/hit/ v | to heatto make something warm or hot | Please heat the soup for five minutes.Please heat the soup for five minutes. | |
| iron/ˈaɪɚn/ n/v | ironto make clothes flat with a hot iron | Maria will iron her shirt before the interview.Maria will iron her shirt before the interview. | |
| flat/flæt/ adj | flatsmooth, with no hills | The road is flat, so it is easy to cycle.The road is flat, so it is easy to cycle. | |
| mess/mɛs/ n | messa dirty or untidy state | Leo made a mess in the kitchen.Leo made a mess in the kitchen. | |
| storage/ˈstɔrədʒ/ n | storagespace for keeping things | We need more storage space for our winter clothes.We need more storage space for our winter clothes. | |
| object/ˈɑbdʒɛkt/ n | objecta thing you can see or touch | There is a strange object on the kitchen table.There is a strange object on the kitchen table. | |
| steam/stim/ n | steamhot gas from boiling water | Steam is coming out of the kettle.Steam is coming out of the kettle. | |
| lock/lɑk/ v | to lockto close with a key | Please lock the door when you leave.Please lock the door when you leave. | |
| plastic/ˈplæstɪk/ n | plastica light material made by industry | Don’t throw the plastic bottle in the river.Don’t throw the plastic bottle in the river. | |
| hanging/ˈhæŋɪŋ/ adj | hangingattached from above | A hanging lamp lights the kitchen table.A hanging lamp lights the kitchen table. | |
| household/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/ n | householdall the people living in one home | Every household in the street got a letter.Every household in the street got a letter. | |
| tape/teɪp/ v | to tapeto stick with tape | Tom taped the poster to the wall.Tom taped the poster to the wall. | |
| electricity/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti/ n | electricitypower used for light and machines | The storm cut off the electricity for two hours.The storm cut off the electricity for two hours. | |
| trash/træʃ/ n | trashrubbish | Please take out the trash tonight.Please take out the trash tonight. | |
| pot/pɑt/ n | pota deep round container for cooking | Put the pasta in a large pot.Put the pasta in a large pot. | |
| sheet/ʃit/ n | sheeta thin cloth for a bed | Change the sheets on your bed every week.Change the sheets on your bed every week. | |
| possession/pəˈzɛʃən/ n | possessionsomething that you own | Take all your possessions when you leave the train.Take all your possessions when you leave the train. | |
| remote control/rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl/ n | remote controla device to control a TV from afar | Where is the remote control for the TV?Where is the remote control for the TV? |