Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Vocabulary Glossary ability (n.) The power or skill to do something. achieve (v.) To get or reach something by working hard. advantage (n.) Something that is good; a benefit. allow (v.) To permit someone to have or do something. apply (v.) To make a request for something such as a job. argue (v.) To give reasons for or against something. artistic (adj.) Having or showing the skill of an artist. avoid (v.) To stay away from something or someone. believe (v.) To think something is true. benefit (n.) A good or helpful result of something. business (n.) A company that makes or sells things for money. challenge (n./v.) A difficult problem. community (n.). A group of people who live in the same area. consider ( v.) To think about something carefully. country (n.) An area of land controlled by a government. create (v.) To make or build something. decide (v.) To make a choice about something. degree (n.) A diploma earned at a university such as a bachelor’s or master’s. demanding (adj.) Something that needs a lot of time and hard work. describe (v.) To say what something looks or feels like. develop (v.) To cause something to grow or become bigger. discuss (v.) To talk about an idea or subject with someone. education (n.) The process of teaching and learning. environment (n.) The people and things that are around you in life. experience (n./v.). A skill you get by doing something. favorite (adj.) A person or thing that is liked more than others. foreign (adv.) From a different country. generation (n.) A group of people who are about the same age. important (adj.). Something that has a big effect on someone’s life. increase (n./v.) To become bigger in amount or number. individual (adj./n.) One person or part of a larger group. Information (n.) Facts or details that tell you about something. interest (n.) Something that you enjoy doing or learning about. international (adj.) Involving two or more countries. interview (n./v. A meeting where people ask each other questions. introduce (v.) To make someone or something known by name. knowledge (n.) Information, skills, and understanding that you have gotten through learning or experience.