1000 Basic English Words 1 New 영영 Unit 01,02

loud

adj. producing or causing a large amount of noise
The music is too loud.

swim

v. to move through water using your arms or legs; fins, or tail
Michael can swim like a fish.

story

n. a narrative that tells of events
When the Trojans came out to meet Sinon, he told them a story.

today

n. the day that is occurring now
She has a big math test today.

nice

adj. being enjoyable, pleasing or satisfying
Nice people are very kind.

worry

v. to feel concerned or troubled about something
He worried about the rain.

big

adj. not small
“It was big, like a mountain, and it had a long tail, horns on its head, and hooves that were split in two!”

cry

v. to produce tears
He cry when he is sad.

strong

adj. physically powerful and healthy
My uncle is very strong.

young

adj. in an early period of life or development or growth
He is young. He is only 13 years old.

boy

n. a young male
Peter Pan was a boy who could fly.

laugh

v. It feels good to laugh.
Jan laughs a lot.

smile

v. to make the corners of your mouth turn up or show your teeth in an expression of happiness
I gave my Mother a flower and she smiled.

have

n. to possess something
People who live in deserts sometimes have homes made of mud.

watch

v. to look for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening
I watched the television.

drive

ㅍ. to cause the movement of a vehicle
Millions of cars are driven every day.

hope

v. to want something to happen and believe that it is possible
I hope I do well on the English test!

student

n. a person who is studying something
When will you stop being a student?

child

n. a person who is young and not fully grown
I was a good boy when I was a child.

funny

adj. causing one to laugh
This idea seemed funny to the lion.

call

v. to tell, order, or ask (someone or something) to come
To get their attention, you need to call them.

jump

v. to go quickly up then down
They jump in to the water.

thin

adj. having a small distance between opposite edges of something
The laptop is thin.

monkey

n. a small brown animal with a long tail that is closely related to humans and typically lives in trees
A monkey has long arms.

word

n. the simplest unit of a sentence in speech or writing
A story has many words.

country

n. the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
The boy from the country looked scared in the big city.

family

n. a group of people who are related to each other
This is my family.

kind

n. one of a group of people or things that belong together because they have something in common
I read many different kinds of books.

able

adj. having the power or skill to do something
Using a bar graph, Frank was able to see how the population of wolves has grown over time.

become

v. grow to be
Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth I on November 17, 1558.

animal

n. a living creature that is not a human or plant
What’s your favorite animal?

catch

v. to take and hold something
He saw the mouse and caught him in his giant paw.

eat

v. to chew and swallow food
The students eat lunch.

fruit

n. a food that grows on a tree or plant
She eats fruit everyday.

baby

n. an infant
In 1898, a baby named Henry Moore was born in England.

enjoy

v. to like; to have a good time
Maritza really enjoyed Dr. Smith's lecture.

alone

adj. without others
She cries when she is alone.

man

n. an adult male
He is a handsome man.

parent

n. a father or mother, or someone who is raising a child
Their parents are nice.