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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope | /skoʊp/ | n. | the range or size of something | The project has a wide scope. | |
| Score | /skɔr/ | n. | The number of points achieved in a game | What is the final score? | |
| Score | /skɔr/ | n. | The number of points or goals achieved in a game | What was the final score? | |
| Scream | /skrim/ | v. | To cry or say something loudly | She screamed for help. | |
| Screen | /skrin/ | n. | A flat surface in a cinema or on a television | Look at the screen. | |
| Screen | /skrin/ | n. | The flat surface on a device where images are shown | Look at the screen. | |
| Screen | /skrin/ | n. | The flat surface on a computer or television | The computer screen is very dirty. | |
| Screenplay | /ˈskriːnˌpleɪ/ | n. | The text for a film including the words to be spoken by the actors and instructions for the cameras | He wrote the screenplay for the new movie. | |
| Script | /skrɪpt/ | n. | The words of a film or play | The actors read the script. | |
| Scroll | /skroʊl/ | v. | Move screen up or down | Scroll down. | |
| Sculpture | /ˈskʌlpʧər/ | n. | The art of forming solid objects | He made a beautiful sculpture. | |
| Sea | /si/ | n. | The salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth | We swam in the sea. | |
| Sea | /siː/ | n. | Salt water body | Sail the sea. | |
| Search | /sɜrʧ/ | v. | To look somewhere carefully in order to find something | They searched the whole house for the missing dog. | |
| Search | /sɜrʧ/ | v. | To look somewhere carefully | I searched for my keys. | |
| search engine | /ˈsɝːtʃ ˌɛndʒɪn/ | n. | a website that helps you find information online | I used a search engine to find the address. | |
| seaside | /ˈsiːsaɪd/ | n. | the area near the sea | We spent the weekend at the seaside. | |
| Season | /ˈsiːzən/ | n. | One of the four periods of the year | Summer is my favorite season. | |
| Season | /ˈsiːzən/ | n. | Time of year | Four seasons. | |
| Seat | /siːt/ | n. | A piece of furniture or part of a train | Please take a seat. | |
| Second | /ˈsɛkənd/ | adj. | A short unit of time | Wait a second. | |
| second-hand | /ˌsɛkəndˈhænd/ | adj. | used by someone before | I bought a second-hand bike. | |
| Secondary | /ˈsɛkəndɛri/ | adj. | Relating to the education of children between the ages of 11 and 18 | She teaches at a secondary school. | |
| Secret | /ˈsiːkrɪt/ | adj. | A piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people | Can you keep a secret? | |
| Secretary | /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/ | n. | Someone who works in an office | The secretary answered the phone. |
