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announce 
  v  /əˈnaʊns/
Police announced yesterday that calls to the emergency 999 
number had risen sharply in recent months.
appear 
  v  /əˈpɪə(r)/
A huge hippo suddenly appeared.
attempt 
  n  /əˈtempt/
The whole story had been made up by the boy’s parents, in an 
attempt to get a reality TV deal.
be stuck  phr  /bi ˈstʌk/
I realized I was stuck inside something.
believe 
  v  /bɪˈliːv/
I believe, though, that I met him one more time.
breath 
  n  /breθ/
I remember wondering which of us could hold his breath the 
longest.
cable car 
  n  /ˈkeɪbl kɑː(r)/
He decided not to take the cable car down with his friends, but 
to walk down instead.
charge 
  v  /tʃɑːdʒ/
A hoax story claimed that dialling 999 would charge your 
phone battery.
circulate  v  /ˈsɜːkjəleɪt/
Recently, a picture has been circulating on the internet of a 
bright blue watermelon.
claim 
  v  /kleɪm/
The hoax story claims that calling 999 will charge your phone 
battery.
coincidence  n  /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
Coincidences are often meaningful and ‘meant to happen’.
conclusion 
  n  /kənˈkluːʒn/
The conclusion was that the judges were deciding not on what 
they could hear, but what they could see.
consecutively  adv  /kənˈsekjətɪvli/
Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.
create 
  v  /kriˈeɪt/
It is easy to create a hoax now that everyone can change 
photos and videos digitally.
curiously  adv  /ˈkjʊəriəsli/
Orchestras, curiously, started hiring women left, right and 
centre.
disappear 
  v  /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/
The hippo had quietly disappeared.
escape 
  n  /ɪˈskeɪp/
That reminds me of another story I heard about a man who 
had a lucky escape.
evidence 
  n  /ˈevɪdəns/
Scientists were keen to find some evidence that would prove 
the link.
expect 
  v  /ɪkˈspekt/
Did you expect that to happen?
fake  n  /feɪk/
In 1953 a team of researchers discovered that it was, in fact, 
a fake.
float 
  v  /fləʊt/
On October 15, 2009, the media reported that a six-year-old 
boy was inside a large silver balloon floating high in the sky.
fortunately  adv  /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/
Fortunately, we got to the airport on time.
free 
  v  /friː/
I managed to free one hand and felt around – my hand touched 
a hippo’s nose.
hire 
  v  /ˈhaɪə(r)/
Orchestras started hiring many more women.
hoax  n  /həʊks/
It turns out the story was another internet hoax.
inform 
  v  /ɪnˈfɔːm/
The police were informed.
interestingly  adv  /ˈɪntrəstɪŋli/
Interestingly, I know a lot of people who want to work on 
television.
Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 2 of Navigate B1+ Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key (
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adj = adjective	
conj = conjunction	
phr v = phrasal verb	
phr = phrase	
pron = pronoun
adv = adverb	
n = noun	
pl = plural	
prep = preposition	
v = verb
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interview 
  v  /ˈɪntəvjuː/
The boy spoke to someone while reporters were interviewing 
the family on TV.
invent 
  v  /ɪnˈvent/
A journalist actually invented the story.
jaw  n  /dʒɔː/
It had an ape-like jaw.
keen  adj  /kiːn/
Scientists were keen to find some evidence that would prove 
the link between early man and apes.
keep quiet  phr  /kiːp ˈkwaɪət/
He was supposed to keep quiet about it.
knock into  phr  /ˈnɒk ˌɪntuː, ˌɪntə/
Something knocked into the boat.
live 
  adv  /laɪv/
By the time the balloon finally landed about 80 km away, an 
hour or so later, the story was live on television.
lose contact  phr  /luːz ˈkɒntækt/
Barry had lost contact with his family while he was working 
abroad.
luckily  adv  /ˈlʌkɪli/
Luckily, she wasn’t actually hurt.
medical 
  adj  /ˈmedɪkl/
By chance, a medical team was nearby, and they helped me to 
reach a hospital.
mention 
  v  /ˈmenʃn/
The boy accidently mentioned that they’d done it to be on TV.
orchestra  n  /ˈɔːkɪstrə/
A group of three ‘judges’ from the orchestra would sit in a 
room.
ordinary 
  adj  /ˈɔːdnri/
It started out as just an ordinary day at work.
personally 
  adv  /ˈpɜːsənəli/
Personally, I prefer tea.
realize 
  v  /ˈriːəlaɪz/
Did you realize what was going to happen?
recognize 
  v  /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
Did you recognize it?
remarkably  adv  /rɪˈmɑːkəbli/
Remarkably, the company made 600 million dollars from the 
new chunky sauce.
remember 
  v  /rɪˈmembə(r)/
I remembered it so clearly.
remind 
  v  /rɪˈmaɪnd/
What did it remind you of?
report 
  v  /rɪˈpɔːt/
The media reported that a six-year-old boy was inside a large 
silver balloon floating high in the sky.
responsible 
  adj  /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/
Meanwhile, Dawson, who most people consider responsible 
for making the fake, had died.
sadly 
  adv  /ˈsædli/
Sadly, none of the students passed the final exam.
scream 
  v  /skriːm/
I screamed loudly.
screen 
  n  /skriːn/
Orchestras started putting up screens in the rooms where the 
auditions took place.
sharply 
  adv  /ˈʃɑːpli/
Police announced yesterday that calls to the emergency 999 
number had risen sharply in recent months.
skull  n  /skʌl/
He dug up a human skull.
sour 
  adj  /ˈsaʊə(r)/
The moon melon will change the taste of anything you eat 
afterwards, making sweet things taste sour, and so on.
stream 
  n  /striːm/
He fell in a stream and broke his leg.
surface 
  n  /ˈsɜːfɪs/
I remember looking up at the surface of the water.
surprisingly  adv  /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/
Surprisingly, the results which Moskowitz obtained were 
completely confusing.
survive 
  v  /səˈvaɪv/
He survived by drinking water mixed with the barbecue sauce.
system 
  n  /ˈsɪstəm/
Under this system, most of the musicians who were chosen 
were men.
tell 
  v  /tel/
They told the public to ignore the hoax.
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track  v  /træk/
The police were informed and helicopters were sent up to 
track the balloon.
turn around  phr v  /tɜːn əˈraʊnd/
I turned round to push it away, when suddenly everything 
went dark.
underwater 
  adv  /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə(r)/
I realized I was underwater.
unfortunately 
  adv  /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to talk to Dr Green at the 
conference.
waste 
  v  /weɪst/
By the time the hoax was discovered, scientists had wasted 
nearly forty years believing a lie.
watermelon  n  /ˈwɔːtəmelən/
Each watermelon is supposed to cost about $200.
weak 
  adj  /wiːk/
Most people like weak coffee.
whisper 
  v  /ˈwɪspə(r)/
He whispered something to me.
wonder 
  v  /ˈwʌndə(r)/
I wonder if we’ll go there again.
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