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Materials

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a material	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘What material is it made of?’
0/0	to be made of	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘This table is made of wood and aluminium.’
0/0	recycled	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The packaging is made from 50% recycled cardboard.’
0/0	recyclable	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Is the packaging recyclable?’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a material

‘What material is it made of?’

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to be made of

‘This table is made of wood and aluminium.’

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recycled

‘The packaging is made from 50% recycled cardboard.’

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recyclable

‘Is the packaging recyclable?’

Fabric

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	cashmere	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I bought a new cashmere jumper at the weekend.’
0/0	fabric	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The curtains are made from red fabric.’
0/0	linen	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The tablecloth is made of linen.’
0/0	nylon	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The T-shirts are made of a blend of cotton and nylon.’
0/0	cotton	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The tea towel is made of cotton.’
0/0	wool	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The building insulation is made of wool and plastic.’
0/0	to be waterproof	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Is your jacket waterproof?’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

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cashmere

‘I bought a new cashmere jumper at the weekend.’

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fabric

‘The curtains are made from red fabric.’

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linen

‘The tablecloth is made of linen.’

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nylon

‘The T-shirts are made of a blend of cotton and nylon.’

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cotton

‘The tea towel is made of cotton.’

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wool

‘The building insulation is made of wool and plastic.’

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to be waterproof

‘Is your jacket waterproof?’

Metal

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	metal	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’ll replace the wooden door with a metal one.’
0/0	aluminium	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The hull of the new ship is made from aluminium.’ American English = ‘aluminum’
0/0	copper	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The saucepan has a copper base.’
0/0	iron	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The gate is very heavy. It’s made of iron.’
0/0	magnesium	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘This aircraft component is made of magnesium alloy.’
0/0	steel	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We’ll weld a steel plate to the roof of the truck to repair it.’
0/0	tin	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We repaired the machine casing with some tin plate.’
0/0	titanium	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘My new bike is very light. It’s made from titanium.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

metal

‘I’ll replace the wooden door with a metal one.’

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aluminium

‘The hull of the new ship is made from aluminium.’

American English = ‘aluminum’

0/0

copper

‘The saucepan has a copper base.’

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iron

‘The gate is very heavy. It’s made of iron.’

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magnesium

‘This aircraft component is made of magnesium alloy.’

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steel

‘We’ll weld a steel plate to the roof of the truck to repair it.’

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tin

‘We repaired the machine casing with some tin plate.’

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titanium

‘My new bike is very light. It’s made from titanium.’

Gases

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a gas	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Oxygen is a gas at room temperature and pressure.’
0/0	carbon dioxide	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We measure the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by the site.’
0/0	carbon monoxide	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘There’s a carbon monoxide detector near the boiler.’
0/0	helium	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The balloon was inflated with helium.’
0/0	hydrogen	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We’re developing a new hydrogen-powered car.’
0/0	methane	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Methane was released from the landfill site.’
0/0	nitrogen	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Nitrogen is used to help keep the sandwiches fresh.’
0/0	oxygen	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘There’s less oxygen at higher altitudes.’
0/0	steam	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We used steam to clean the engine.’
0/0	air	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Air is a mix of gases including nitrogen and oxygen.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a gas

‘Oxygen is a gas at room temperature and pressure.’

0/0

carbon dioxide

‘We measure the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by the site.’

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carbon monoxide

‘There’s a carbon monoxide detector near the boiler.’

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helium

‘The balloon was inflated with helium.’

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hydrogen

‘We’re developing a new hydrogen-powered car.’

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methane

‘Methane was released from the landfill site.’

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nitrogen

‘Nitrogen is used to help keep the sandwiches fresh.’

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oxygen

‘There’s less oxygen at higher altitudes.’

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steam

‘We used steam to clean the engine.’

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air

‘Air is a mix of gases including nitrogen and oxygen.’

Other

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	cardboard	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We’ve managed to reduce the amount of cardboard in our product packaging by over 50%.’
0/0	clay	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We make the models for the initial design concepts out of clay.’
0/0	glass	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘One of the panes of glass on the greenhouse has broken.’
0/0	ice	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The sculpture is made from ice.’
0/0	leather	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’ve bought a new leather wallet.’
0/0	plastic	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The washing up bowl is made of plastic.’
0/0	wood	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The chair is made of wood and plastic.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

cardboard

‘We’ve managed to reduce the amount of cardboard in our product packaging by over 50%.’

0/0

clay

‘We make the models for the initial design concepts out of clay.’

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glass

‘One of the panes of glass on the greenhouse has broken.’

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ice

‘The sculpture is made from ice.’

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leather

‘I’ve bought a new leather wallet.’

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plastic

‘The washing up bowl is made of plastic.’

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wood

‘The chair is made of wood and plastic.’