Word Unit 4

Example sentence

Arabic

belt (n)

B.What do you need to do? A.Climb down a 40m high wall. B.Then you need the belt because it hides a 40m piece of strong wire. p.105

best man (n)

This lighter is really just a lighter. Some friends gave it to James as a present for being the best man at their wedding.p.19

binoculars (n)

B.What do you need to do? A.I need to see if a beautiful woman has a gun in her pocket. B.Then you need the binoculars because they have X-ray vision.p.19+105

blade (fan) (n)

Make can mean cause, or force something to happen. The wind makes the blades rotate. How do you make this work? p.20

blow up (v)

The third feature is useful if you want to blow up a building. p.18

boxing glove toy (n)

When you open the lid of the boxing glove toy, the boxing gloves springs out. p.20

bright (light) (adj)

First of all, they have a button that turns on a very bright blue light.p.18

bucket (n)

When it rains, the bucket fills with water. p.20

bug detector (n)

 This electronic razor is also a bug detector and it's very useful when James doesn't want people listening to his conversations.p.19

bulb (n)

When you connect the wires to the battery in an electric circuit, the bulb lights up.p.20

button (n)

First of all, they have a button that turns on a very bright blue light.p.18

cam (n)

When you rotate the cam clockwise,  the valve opens.p.20

ceiling (n)

It's attached to a very thin strong wire and it's for lifting you up off the floor. First you fire the hook at the ceiling. p.18

check (v)

B.What do you need to do? A.I need to check a room for listening devices. B.Then you need the pen because it is a bug detector.p.19+102

chocolate bar (n)

B.What do you need to do? A.I need to blow up the building. B.Then you need the chocolate bar because it contains explosive.p.19+105

clockwise/anti-clockwise (adv)

When you turn the cog on the right clockwise, the cog in the middle turns anti-clockwise. p.21

cog (n)

When you turn the cog on the right clockwise, the cog in the middle turns anti-clockwise. p.21

comb (n)

B.What do you need to do? A.I need to open a locked door. B.Then you need the comb, because it has a lock pick hidden inside.p.19+105

component (n)

Find these components in the pictures in 3.p.20

control (v)

This switch controls the light. (Turns it on and off) p.21

crank (n)

When you turn the rods of the crank back and forth, the wheels turn. p.20

crush (v)

Design a machine to crush and recycle and empty drink can. p.21

cut (v)

This enables you to cut holes in walls to get away from people you don't like. p.18

dark (n)

This is useful for seeing in the dark. p.18

detonator (n)

It's a detonator, so it enables you to leave before you set off an explosion.p.18

device (n)

It enables him to find listening devices in his hotel rooms. p.19

diagram (n)

Draw a diagram of the machine and explain how it works. p.21

electric circuit (n)

When you connect the wires to the battery in an electric circuit, the bulb lights up.p.20

empty (adj)

Design a machine to crush and recycle and empty drink can. p.21

enable (v)

It's a tube of plastic explosive and it enables James to create explosions. p.19

explosion (n)

It's a tube of plastic explosive and it enables James to create explosions. p.19

explosive (n)

It's a tube of plastic explosive and it enables James to create explosions. p.19

feature (n)

What special features do James Bond’s watches have? p.18

fire (v)

First you fire the hook at the ceiling. p.18

gadget (n)

Match the gadgets to the descriptions.p.18

gear (n)

They turn the gear and it makes the sharpener spin round. p.20+120

guillotine (n)

When you cut the string on the guillotine, the blade comes down. p20

hairbrush (n)

This isn 't a normal hairbrush. It's a transmitter. It enables James to send messages in Morse code. p.19

hole (n)

A.I need to cut a hole in a wall and escape. B. You’ll need the torch because it emits a laser beam that can cut through anything.p.19+105

hook (n)

First you fire the hook at the ceiling. p.18

increase (v)

When you increase the load on the left the lever pivots and the load on the right goes up.

laser beam (n)

Secondly, they have a laser beam. This enables you to cut holes in walls….p.18

lever (n)

When you increase the load on the left the lever pivots upwards, and the load on the right goes up. p.20

lid (n)

When the lid of the boxing glove toy opens, the boxing glove springs out. p20

lighter (n)

This lighter is really just a lighter. Some friends gave it to James as a present for being the best man at their wedding. p.19

listening devices (n)

The bug detector enables him to find listening devices in his hotel rooms. p19

load (n)

When you increase the load on the left the lever pivots upwards, and the load on the right goes up. p.20

lock pick (n)

The credit card has a lock pick hidden inside.p.19

pencil holder (n)

You have to put a pencil in the pencil holder and then you just wait for bad weather. p20+120

pipe (n)

How do you make the pipe valve open?  You have to rotate the cam clockwise. p.21

pivot (n)

How do you make the lever pivot? You have to increase the weight of the load on the left.p.20

plastic explosive (n)

It's a tube of plastic explosive and it enables James to create explosions. p19

pressure (n)

You should check the pressure of your tyres before you go on a long trip.p.21

process (n)

We control the whole process from this room.p.21

pulley (n)

How do you make the pulley pull up the load?  You have to pull down on the ring.p.20+21

recycle (v)

The paper cans are also easier to recycle and cause far less pollution. p.16

ring (n)

This ring contains a tiny camera. p.19

rod (n)

How do you make the wheel turn round?  You have to move the rod back and forth. p.21

rotate (v)

How do you open the valve on the pipe?  You have to rotate the cam clockwise.p.20+21

screw (v)

Design a machine to screw a light bulb into its socket. p.21

set off (v)

It's a detonator, so it enables you to leave before you set off an explosion.p.18

sharpener (n)

What’s that little thing above the pencil?  A pencil sharpener.  When the pencil rises, it fits inside.

shirt button (n)

A.I need to photograph some documents. B.Then you’ll need the shirt button because it contains a tiny camera.p.19+105

spring (n)

In the boxing glove toy, how do you make the spring expand?  You have to open the lid. p.21

squeeze (v)

Design a machine to squeeze some toothpaste onto a toothbrush. p.21

stamp (n)

Design a machine to stick a stamp on an envelope.p.21

stick (v)

Design a machine to stick a stamp on an envelope.p.21

string (n)

When you cut the string on the guillotine, the blade falls.p.20

switch (n)

This switch controls the light. (Turns it on and off) p.21

temperature (n)

The thermostat controls the temperature. (Stops it getting too hot or cold).p.21

thermostat (n)

The thermostat controls the temperature. (Stops it getting too hot or cold).p.21

thin (adj)

The air was thin three miles above the ground and Larry felt cold and dizzy. p.22

tiny (adj)

This ring contains a tiny camera. p.19

toothbrush (n)

A.I need to make a telephone call. B.Then you’ll need the toothbrush because it is a telephone.p.19+105

toothpaste (n)

Design a machine to squeeze some toothpaste onto a toothbrush. p.21

transmitter (n)

This isn 't a normal hairbrush. It's a transmitter. p.19

turn off (v)

If you disconnect the wires to the battery, in the electric circuit, you turn off the light in the bulb. p.21

tyre (n)

Can you check the air in my tyres? (Make sure they are OK) p.15

umbrella (n)

B.What do you need to do?  A.I need to make a guard fall asleep. B.Then you need the umbrella because it fires a chemical that puts people to sleep.p.19+105

vacuum flask (n)

B.What do you need to do? A.I need to offer him a drink. B.Then you need the vacuum flask because it contains martini.p.19+105

valve (n)

How do you open the valve on the pipe?  You have to rotate the cam clockwise.p.20+21

weather (n)

We can send people to the moon, and spaceships to Mars, but we still can't control the weather. p.21

wedding (n)

Some friends gave it to James as a present for being the best man at their wedding. p.19

wire (n)

When you connect the wires to the battery, you turn on the light in the bulb.p.20+21

wood (n)

The wood is a lever, so if you press down on one end, the other end goes up.p.20+120

X-ray (n)

These look like sunglasses, but really they are X-ray glasses. p.19

Useful phrases

back and forth

When you move the rods back and forth, the wheels of the crank turn.p.20+21

How does it work?

How does it work? – the title of Unit 4

to tell the time

James Bond’s watches always have one other feature too.  You can use them to tell the time. p.18