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SiMPLY B1 Preliminary for Schools Paper 1 - Reading

Useful Vocabulary

for Practice Test 1 Reading

Reading - Part 1
annual (adj) happening once every year fantasy (n) a story/film, etc that describes a situation that is
very different from real life
urgent (adj) important and in need of immediate attention
target (v) to direct advertising of a product at a specific group
confirm (v) to make an arrangement with someone, often of people
by phone or writing
up-to-date (adj) with the latest information

sightseeing (n) visiting interesting places when on holiday unique (adj) being the only one of your type
fabulous (adj) very good or excellent at something

contain (v) to include something as a part

column (n) a piece of writing in a magazine/newspaper/blog/
website, that is always written by the same person and has a
particular subject

theme (n) the main subject/topic of a competition, book etc. bullying (n) someone’s
bad behaviour that
Reading - Part 2 intentionally hurts or
designer (n) someone who can imagine how something could frightens other people
be made and then draw a plan for it
fiction (n) a type of story/book written about not real events
and characters

enthusiast (n) a person who has a great interest in a particular
subject

inspiring (adj) something that is making you feel you want to
do something

bravery (n) when your actions or behaviour is brave
gossip (n) conversations, that might be not true, about other
people’s lives Reading - Part 3
responsibly (adv) having good judgment and the ability
to act correctly and make decisions on your own

standard (n) the level of quality of something

survival (n) when a person, organisation, etc. is continuing to
live or exist

ban (v) to refuse to allow something (especially officially)
reality TV (n) television programmes about ordinary people,
who are filmed in real-life situations

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