13:英検対策3級(Eiken Grade 3)

13: Eiken Grade 3 Vocabularies Lesson 13

Part 1: Vocabulary words

1. garden noun [gahr-dn]

a plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.

◼ Example: The house has a large garden with fruit trees.

2. idea noun [ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh ]

a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something

◼ Example: Then I had an idea: we could stay with Mark.

3. lesson noun [les-uh n]

a period of instruction; a class

◼ Example: I have an hour-long music lesson today.

4. medicine noun [med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]

any drug or remedy for use in treating, preventing, or alleviating the symptoms of a disease or sickness

◼ Example: Have you taken any medicine for your cold?

5. month noun [muhnth]

one of the 12 periods that a year is divided into, such as January, February, etc.

◼ Example: It’s my birthday next month.

6. pumpkin noun [puhmp-kin or, commonly, puhng-kin]

a large, round vegetable with a thick orange skin and large seeds

◼ Example: My mother bought pumpkins from the supermarket.

7. space noun [spās]

an empty or available area

◼ Example: There is no space for a table

8. station noun [stey-shuh n]

a place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post:

◼ Example: It was dark when we arrived at the station.

9. weather noun [weth -er]

the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation (rain, snow, hail), and other features

◼ Example: How’s the weather today?

10. word noun [wurd]

a single unit of written or spoken language

◼ Example: I don’t know this word.

Part 2: Exercise 1

Give the word being asked for each number.

◼ garden

◼ idea

◼ lesson

◼ medicine

◼ month

◼ pumpkin

◼ space

◼ station

◼ weather

◼ word

_____________ 1. a plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit

_____________ 2. a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something

_____________ 3. a period of instruction; a class.

_____________ 4. any drug or remedy for use in treating, preventing, or alleviating the symptoms of a disease or sickness

_____________ 5. one of the 12 periods that a year is divided into

_____________ 6. a large, round vegetable with a thick orange skin and large seeds

_____________ 7. an empty or available area

_____________ 8. a place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post

_____________ 9. the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation (rain, snow, hail), and other features

_____________10. a single unit of written or spoken language

Part 2: Exercise 2

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.


1) My grandma has a vegetable _________.

a. medicine

b. weather

c. station

d. garden

2) How long is your English _________?

a. word

b. weather

c. station

d. lesson

3) Where is the nearest train _________?

a. medicine

b. lesson

c. station

d. space

4) The _________isn’t good today. We can’t go swimming.

a. month

b. weather

c. station

d. lesson

5) I need _________ for my headache.

a. medicine

b. weather

c. station

d. garden