Lesson 2B · New English File Beginner Vocabulary List

the number 11

"She has eleven books."

"The team scored eleven goals in the championship match, a new record."

the number 14

"She is fourteen years old."

"Fourteen students received honors for their outstanding academic achievements this semester."

the number 15

"The bus arrives in fifteen minutes."

"The company launched fifteen new products in the last fiscal year."

the number 16

"He turned sixteen last week."

"Sixteen candles were lit on the birthday cake for the young woman."

the number 17

"She has seventeen cousins."

"Seventeen people attended the introductory meeting for the new community project."

the number 18

"He is eighteen years old."

"Eighteen members of the club voted in favor of the proposed changes."

the number 19

"She read nineteen books this year."

"Nineteen countries participated in the international peace summit held last month."

the number 20

"I am twenty years old."

"We need twenty apples for the pie recipe."

the number 21; the number of days in three weeks

"She is twenty-one years old."

"Twenty-one countries participated in the multilateral summit on climate change adaptation strategies."

the number 22; the number of players on two soccer teams

"He has twenty-two students."

"Twenty-two peer-reviewed studies were cited in the meta-analysis on dietary habits and cardiovascular health."

the number 30

"She spent thirty minutes there."

"Approximately thirty percent of the respondents indicated a preference for remote work arrangements."

the number 33; the number of players on three soccer teams

"She waited thirty-three minutes."

"The thirty-third parallel marks a significant geographic boundary referenced in several international agreements."

the number 40

"He is forty years old."

"The old house had forty rooms, each with its own unique charm."

the number 44; the number of players on four soccer teams

"There are forty-four items."

"The forty-fourth president of the United States took office in January 2009."

the number 50

"She saved fifty dollars."

"He saved fifty dollars from his allowance to buy a new video game."

the number 55; the number of players on five soccer teams

"She scored fifty-five points."

"The fifty-fifth session of the UN Commission attracted a record number of participating nations."

the number 60

"Sixty minutes in hour."

"The elderly gentleman had lived in the same house for over sixty years."

the number 70

"She is seventy years old."

"The artist painted seventy different shades of blue for the ocean mural."

the number 77; the number of players on seven soccer teams

"She answered seventy-seven questions."

"The seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly focused heavily on global food security challenges."

the number 80

"He walked eighty steps."

"She can run eighty meters in under ten seconds during her training."

the number 90

"She scored ninety percent."

"The baker used ninety grams of sugar in the sweet cookie dough."

the number 100

"There are a hundred people here."

"One hundred participants were selected through stratified random sampling for the clinical trial."

a room we use for sleeping

"My bedroom is upstairs."

"The bedroom has a large bed and blue curtains."

the place in a building or home where we make food

"She is cooking in the kitchen."

"The smell of garlic and onions frying in the kitchen drifted through the whole house and made everyone's mouth water with anticipation of dinner."

the number 12

"A year has twelve months."

"The clock struck twelve, and everyone in the hall began celebrating the arrival of the new year."

the number 13

"There are thirteen students."

"There were thirteen participants in the final round of the competition."

the number 66; the number of players on six soccer teams

"He is sixty-six years old."

"The sixty-sixth annual report of the organization highlighted significant progress in governance reform."

the number 88; the number of players on eight soccer teams

"He ran eighty-eight laps."

"Eighty-eight keys on a standard piano correspond to the full range of musical notes used in classical composition."

the number 99; the number of players on nine soccer teams

"She got ninety-nine percent."

"Ninety-nine percent confidence intervals are used when a higher degree of statistical certainty is required."

a piece of land where flowers, trees, and other plants are grown

"My garden is nice."

"She spent her weekends tending to her meticulously cultivated garden, filled with colorful flowers and aromatic herbs."

above average in size or extent

"The elephant is big."

"The big red balloon floated high into the sky until it disappeared completely from our view."

below average in physical size

"The mouse is small."

"The small coffee shop on the corner serves the best espresso in the entire neighborhood according to local residents."