Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 - Vocabulary List 1.1 - Chapters Four and Six 1000 word level

Oct 1, 2026

Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 vocabulary list 1.1 consolidates key textbook words selected from the most frequent 2000 words of English. The material instructs learners to study not only meanings but also usage patterns, including common collocations and grammatical behavior. Each entry includes an item number, keyword, IPA pronunciation, the chapters where the word appears, and its keyword level (first or second 1000-word range). Examples from the textbook and the British National Corpus illustrate real sentence contexts and typical word partners.

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Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 Vocabulary List 1.1: Chapters Four and Six 1000 word level Overview This vocabulary list covers important words from your course textbook, Academic Lecture Comprehension. All the words in the list are included in the most frequent 2000 words of English. You will certainly see these words in everyday English many times, and for this reason you should study them well. At first sight, you may think that most of the words are ‘easy,’ because you will have probably studied them before at junior or senior high school. However, the words in the list are used in many different and sometimes unusual ways. Therefore, you should carefully study how to use the words in their different forms, and also what other words appear with them. For example, look at the following sentence: The lookout was able to see the iceberg only moments before the ship struck it. The keyword here is able. You will also see that able appears with to in the phrase able to . This is the kind of pattern that you should be looking for when studying the words. Key to Vocabulary List entries (1) entry number (2) keyword (3) IPA pronunciation (4) units/(chapters) in which the keyword appears (5) keyword level (1st 1000 words of English / 2nd 1000 words of English) (6) examples of keyword in the textbook. Common words that appear with the keyword are marked in italics. (7) examples of keyword from the British National Corpus (BNC) . This is a huge database of British newspapers articles, magazine articles, television reports, and so on. Common words that appear with the keyword are marked in italics. | 1: about | Appears in Chap(s): 4, 6 | | --- | --- | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. Let’s talk a little today about how roller coasters work and the physics involved in a ride on a roller coaster. | | | 2. When people think about a robot, they often picture a machine that looks something like a human being. | | | 3. A good observer can identify about four intensities, about five durations, and about seven locations. | | | 2: action | Appears in Chap(s): 6 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. So how does a robot “learn” which action to do first and which of its moving parts needs to do that action? | | | 2. The robot will use its sensors to direct its actions. | | | 3: again | Appears in Chap(s): 4 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. Personally, I don’t ever want to ride on a roller coaster again. | | | 2. OK, so let’s go over this process again. | | | 4: after | Appears in Chap(s): 6 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. Robots always put a hole in the exact, same place in every car door, hour after hour. | | | 2. We looked after her. | | | 5: around | Appears in Chap(s): 4, 6 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. A train of cars travels around on this track, very fast. | | | 2. An autonomous robot with wheels or legs to move around can change direction when it senses that there is something in its way. | | | 6: below | Appears in Chap(s): 4 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. The wheels below the track are there to keep the fast-moving cars from coming off the track. | | | 2. One-fourth of Holland is below sea level. | | | 3. The liquid was at 20° below its freezing point. | | | 7: control | Appears in Chap(s): 6 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. To do its job, a robot first needs a control system. | | | 2. The situation was difficult but things are now under control. | | | 8: change | Appears in Chap(s): 6 | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. On the other hand, an autonomous machine can change its behavior in relation to its surroundings. | | | 2. The new government made changes to help the economy of the country. | | | 9: down | Appears in Chap(s): 6 | | --- | --- | | | Level: 1000 | | 1. Gravity pushes the cars down the other side of the hill. | | | 2. As the cars roll downhill, they gain speed. | | | 3. As the cars near the top of the second hill, they begin to slow down. | | | 4. Tomorrow we will talk about the forces that press on our bodies and keep us in o

FAQs

What information is provided for each vocabulary list entry?

Each entry includes an entry number, keyword, IPA pronunciation, the chapters where the keyword appears, keyword level, and example sentences from the textbook and from the British National Corpus.

How should learners study these words?

Learners should study how words are used in different forms and what other words commonly appear with them, focusing on usage patterns rather than only definitions.

Which chapters are covered by the vocabulary list in this document?

The document specifies that the vocabulary list focuses on words that appear in Chapters Four and Six.

Oct 1, 2026

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