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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tap | /tæp/ | v. | Touch screen quickly | Tap the icon. | |
| Target | /ˈtɑrɡɪt/ | n. | A level or situation that you intend to achieve | Our target is to sell 100 cars this month. | |
| Task | /tæsk/ | n. | A piece of work to be done | I have a few tasks to finish before I leave. | |
| tasks | /tæsks/ | n. | jobs or pieces of work to do | I finished my tasks before lunch. | |
| Taste | /teɪst/ | n. | The flavour of something or the ability of a person to recognize different flavours | This cheese has a strong taste. | |
| Teach | /tiːtʃ/ | v. | To give knowledge | She teaches English. | |
| Teacher | /ˈtiː.tʃər/ | n. | A person who teaches | My teacher is very kind. | |
| Team | /tiːm/ | n. | A number of people who do something together as a group | We work well together as a team. | |
| Team | /tiːm/ | n. | A number of people or animals who do something together as a group | Our team won the championship. | |
| technique | /tekˈniːk/ | n. | a way of doing something well | His painting technique is very good. | |
| Temperature | /ˈtɛmpərətʃər/ | n. | Degree of heat | High temperature. | |
| tenant | /ˈtɛnənt/ | n. | a person who rents a home or room | The tenant pays rent every month. | |
| tense | /tɛns/ | adj. | worried and unable to relax | She felt tense before the exam. | |
| Terabyte | /ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt/ | n. | Trillion bytes | A one terabyte disk. | |
| Term | /tɜrm/ | n. | A period of the school year | The autumn term ends in December. | |
| Terminal | /ˈtɜrmɪnəl/ | n. | The area or building at a station or airport where the journey of a train or bus or flight ends or begins | The flight leaves from terminal 3. | |
| terribly | /ˈtɛrəbli/ | adv. | very much; extremely | I was terribly tired after work. | |
| terrific | /təˈrɪfɪk/ | adj. | very good or excellent | We had a terrific time at the beach. | |
| terrified | /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd/ | adj. | very frightened | The child was terrified of the thunder. | |
| Territory | /ˈtɛrəˌtɔri/ | n. | Area of land | Animal territory. | |
| thankful | /ˈθæŋkfəl/ | adj. | feeling pleased and grateful | I was thankful for your help yesterday. | |
| Theater | /ˈθiːətər/ | n. | A building or room or outside structure with rows of seats from which people can watch a performance | We went to the theater to see a play. | |
| Theft | /θɛft/ | n. | Stealing | Car theft. | |
| Theory | /ˈθɪə.ri/ | n. | A formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion or explanation | Einstein's theory of relativity changed physics. | |
| Thermometer | /θərˈmɑːmɪtər/ | n. | Measures temperature | Read the thermometer. |
