Group 3: Campus Life, Reading, and Majors#

Theme: A student explores campus buildings and library materials to choose his university major.

accommodation /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn/ noun

1. Accommodation is buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
2. Accommodation can also refer to food and a place to sleep provided for travelers or guests.

dorm /dɔːm/ noun

1. A dorm is a large building at a college or university where students live, or a large room with many beds in a boarding school or hostel.

dining hall /ˈdaɪnɪŋ hɔːl/ noun

1. A dining hall is a large room in a school, college, or other institution where people eat meals together.

canteen /kænˈtiːn/ noun

1. A canteen is a place in a factory, school, or office where meals are provided, usually quite cheaply.
2. A canteen is also a small metal or plastic container used by soldiers or hikers for carrying drinking water.

major /ˈmeɪdʒə/ noun verb adjective

1. You use major to describe something that is greater, more serious, or more important than other things.
2. In American colleges and universities, your major is the main subject that you study, or you can say that you major in that subject.

minor /ˈmaɪnə/ noun adjective

1. You use minor to describe something that is not very large, important, or serious.
2. In American colleges and universities, a minor is a secondary subject that a student studies alongside their main subject.

profile /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ noun

1. A profile is a short article or description that gives important facts about a person, company, or subject.
2. Your profile is the side view of your face or head.

record /ˈrekɔːd/ noun

1. A record is written, printed, or electronic information that is kept so that people can look at it in the future.
2. Someone’s record is the facts that are known about their past behaviour, career, or achievements.

laboratory /ləˈbɒrətri/ noun

1. A laboratory is a room or building equipped for scientific research, experiments, or testing.

experiment /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ noun

1. An experiment is a scientific test that you do in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions.

object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ noun verb

1. An object is anything that has a fixed shape or form, that you can see or touch, and that is not alive.
2. If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it.

quantity /ˈkwɒntəti/ noun

1. A quantity is an amount or number of something.

quality /ˈkwɒləti/ noun

1. The quality of something is how good or bad it is.

data /ˈdeɪtə/ noun

1. Data is information, often in the form of facts or numbers, that can be analyzed or used to make decisions.

manual /ˈmænjuəl/ noun adjective

1. A manual is a book that tells you how to do something, especially how to operate a machine or piece of equipment.
2. Manual work involves using your hands or physical strength rather than your mind.

inventory /ˈɪnvəntri/ noun

1. An inventory is a detailed list of all the things in a particular place, such as goods in a shop or items in a house.
2. An inventory is the total supply of goods or materials that a business has available in stock.

frame /freɪm/ noun

1. The frame of an object is the strong border or structure that holds it together or encloses it, such as for a picture, window, or pair of glasses.
2. The frame of a building or vehicle is the main structural support around which the rest of it is built.

subject /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ noun

1. A subject is an area of knowledge or study that is taught in a school, college, or university, or the thing that is being discussed or considered.
2. A subject is a person or animal that is used in a scientific experiment or test.

library /ˈlaɪbrəri/ noun

1. A library is a building or room where a large collection of books and other media is kept for people to read or borrow.
2. A library can also be a personal collection of books that someone owns.

catalogue /ˈkætəlɒɡ/ noun

1. A catalogue is a complete, systematically arranged list of items, such as goods you can buy or books in a library, usually with a description.

category /ˈkætəɡri/ noun

1. A category is a group or type of things or people that have similar qualities or characteristics.

index /ˈɪndeks/ noun verb

1. An index is an alphabetical list of names, subjects, or topics at the back of a book, showing the pages where they are mentioned.
2. If you index a book, you make an alphabetical list of the topics in it and the pages they appear on.

list /lɪst/ noun verb

1. A list is a set of words, names, or numbers written down one below another.
2. If you list things, you write them down or mention them one by one in a particular order.

volume /ˈvɒljuːm/ noun

1. A volume is a book, especially one of a set of books on the same subject.
2. The volume of something is the amount of space that it contains or fills, or the level of sound produced by something such as a television.

encyclopedia /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/ noun

1. An encyclopedia is a large book or set of books containing articles on many different subjects, usually arranged in alphabetical order.

content /ˈkɒntent/ noun adjective

1. The contents of something are all the things that are inside it, or the subjects written about in a book or document.
2. If you are content, you are satisfied with what you have and not wanting more.

coverage /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/ noun

1. The coverage of something in the news is the amount of reporting or attention it receives.
2. Coverage is the extent or range of something, such as an area reached by a service or the risks included in an insurance policy.

literature /ˈlɪtrətʃə/ noun

1. Literature refers to novels, plays, and poems that are considered to have artistic value.
2. Literature is also the written information or scientific papers published on a particular subject.

fiction /ˈfɪkʃn/ noun

1. Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than real facts.
2. A fiction is an untrue statement or something that is made up.

tale /teɪl/ noun

1. A tale is a story, often about imaginary events, legends, or traditional folklore.

author /ˈɔːθə/ noun

1. An author is a person who writes a book, article, or play.

story /ˈstɔːri/ noun

1. A story is a description of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
2. A story can also be a spoken account of something that happened to someone.

poetry /ˈpəʊətri/ noun

1. Poetry is poems in general, or the art of writing poems.

biography /baɪˈɒɡrəfi/ noun

1. A biography is an account of someone’s life written by another person.

journal /ˈdʒɜːnl/ noun

1. A journal is a magazine or periodical, especially one that deals with a serious or academic subject.
2. A journal is also a written record of your personal experiences and thoughts kept on a regular basis.

magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ noun

1. A magazine is a publication with a paper cover which contains stories, articles, and photographs, and is published regularly.
2. A magazine is also a metal container in a gun that holds the bullets before they are fired.

article /ˈɑːtɪkl/ noun

1. An article is a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper, magazine, or on a website.

bibliography /ˌbɪbliˈɒɡrəfi/ noun

1. A bibliography is a list of books, articles, and other sources that are used or referred to in a particular piece of writing.

reel /riːl/ noun

1. A reel is a round device around which something such as thread, wire, or cinema film can be wound.

documentary /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/ noun adjective

1. A documentary is a television or radio programme, or a film, which gives facts and information about a particular subject.
2. Documentary evidence or proof is in the form of written documents.

series /ˈsɪəriːz/ noun

1. A series of things is a number of them that occur one after the other or are connected with one another.
2. A series is a set of radio or television programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same topic.

context /ˈkɒntekst/ noun

1. The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it and helps you to understand it.
2. The context of a word or sentence consists of the words that surround it and help to determine its meaning.

diary /ˈdaɪəri/ noun

1. A diary is a book in which you write down your private thoughts and the things that happen to you each day.

sketch /sketʃ/ noun verb

1. A sketch is a quick, rough drawing that does not show much detail.
2. If you sketch something, you draw a rough, quick picture of it without many details.

file /faɪl/ noun verb

1. A file is a collection of papers or electronic information about a particular subject or person.
2. If you file documents, you put them away neatly in a designated place so that you can find them easily later.

draft /drɑːft/ noun verb

1. A draft is an early version of a piece of writing, plan, or sketch that may be changed or rewritten later.
2. If you draft a document, speech, or plan, you write an early version of it.

brochure /ˈbrəʊʃə/ noun

1. A brochure is a thin book or magazine with pictures that gives you information about a product, service, or place.

chapter /ˈtʃæptə/ noun

1. A chapter is one of the separate parts into which a book is divided.
2. You can refer to a particular period in a person’s life or in history as a chapter.