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Level - Easy
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	catch		接住	Iverson threw the ball to his teammate but Yao Ming caught it.
2	change clothes	Put on different clothes	更换衣服	It's getting hot. I'm going to change my clothes before we go to the beach.
3	director		导演	The director was looking for students to be in his film.
4	ketchup		西红柿汁	I always put ketchup on my French fries.
5	pancakes		薄饼	Lizzie's family like pancakes for breakfast.
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	be yourself	Don't change, act natural	做回自己	I know you're nervous about the job interview. Be yourself and you'll be fine.
2	calm down	Relax, don't get excited	保持冷静	Calm down. Don't worry about your exam. I'm sure you did fine.
3	conflict	A problem between people	冲突	The director wants to see some conflict between the students, so he asks them to be rude to each other.
4	documentary	TV programme about real life, often animals	记录像片	There's a good documentary about the Yuen Long crocodile on TV tonight.
5	get in trouble	Do something bad	惹上麻烦	My brother often forgets to do his homework. He's always getting in trouble at school.
6	Honey	A name for someone you love	亲爱的	My father calls my mother "Honey" and "Darling". I hate it!
7	tartan		格子花呢	Men in Scotland sometimes wear tartan skirts, called kilts.
8	tell secrets	Tell people something you don't want others to know	泄露秘密	Whitney told Clark his secret but Clark told Lana.
9	Welcome back!	You are here again.	欢迎你回来	In the first lesson, Ms Chan said, "Welcome back class. Have you had a good holiday?"
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	act natural	Be yourself, behave as you always do	表现自然点	The director wanted the students to act natural but they were too nervous.
2	be mean to someone	Be unkind to someone	对他人不客气、刻薄	Gordo didn't want to be mean to Larry, but the director told him to say something unkind.
3	gnome		地精的塑像	Many gardens in the UK have gnomes fishing in a pond.
4	hurt people's feelings	Upset people and make them feel unhappy	伤害别人的感情，使人伤心	When the girls told their friend she was too fat, they hurt her feelings. She began to cry.
5	pick your brains	Ask you lots of questions	向你讨教	I'm going to Canada next month. Steve's Canadian. I'm going to pick his brain about where to go.
6	you're grounded	You're not allowed to go out and see your friends	不准出外	You came home at 2a.m. last night! You're grounded for a week.
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