unlucky adj /ʌnˈlʌki/ Do you know anyone who is particularly lucky or unlucky?
luckily adv /ˈlʌkɪli/ Luckily he caught an earlier bus or he might have missed his flight.
unluckily adv /ʌnˈlʌkɪli/ Unluckily for her, she missed her flight.
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
adaptor n /əˈdæptə(r)/ You need an adaptor when you go abroad.
alarm n /əˈlɑːm/ I programmed the alarm on my phone to wake me up.
blogger n /ˈblɒɡə(r)/ This blogger has some really controversial views.
co-ordinated adj /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ I’m bad at sports because I’m not very co-ordinated.
desperate adj /ˈdespərət/ It was very late and I was desperate to get home.
device n /dɪˈvaɪs/ I love my new smartphone – it’s a very useful device.
disconnect v /dɪskəˈnekt/ Disconnect your MP3 player from the computer.
electronic device n /ɪlekˈtrɒnɪk dɪˈvaɪs/ You cannot use an electronic device on this plane.
headphones n pl /ˈhedfəʊnz/ Do you normally listen to music with headphones or with speakers?
hits n pl /hɪts/ My blog had 531 hits in the first week.
inspector n /ɪnˈspektə(r)/ The inspector asked to see our train tickets.
install v /ɪnˈstɔːl/ You need to install an update before using this program.
intelligent adj /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/ She’s very intelligent. She always does well at school.
keyboard n /ˈkiːbɔːd/ Do you prefer to use a keyboard with or without a mouse?
memory stick n /ˈmeməri stɪk/ My memory stick is so important now – I save all my work on it.
mistake n /mɪˈsteɪk/ It’s just a small mistake – don’t worry so much.
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mouse n /maʊs/ I bought a new wireless mouse for my computer.
off button n /ɒf ˈbʌtn/ I pressed the off button on the TV.
on button n /ɒnˈbʌtn/ I pressed the on button on my laptop.
owner n /ˈəʊnə(r)/ I live in this house but I’m not the owner.
petrol n /ˈpetrəl/ The car suddenly stopped. We had run out of petrol.
phone charger n /fəʊn ˈtʃɑːdʒə(r)/ I put my phone charger into a socket.