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FinalHarryPotter
fantasy
atypeoffictionfeaturingimaginaryworldsandmagicalevents
tobedowntosomething
tobetheresultofsomething
irresistible
overpowering
tobeturnedontosomething
tobecomeinterestedinasubjectoranactivity
cooler
morefashionable
tokilloff
tostop
pavedtheway
preparedtheway
Flying
yourpulserate
thespeedatwhichyourheartbeats
Example:
Yourpulserategoesupwhentheplanetakesoff.
ventilation
themovementofair
Example:
Theventilationinthisroomisterrible-Icanhardlybreathe!
tobedehydrated
tonothaveenoughwaterinyourbodyforittofunctionwell
Example:
Youshoulddrinklotsofwatertoavoiddehydration.
abloodclot
athickmassthatformswhenbloodisn'tflowingproperly
thrombosis
thedevelopmentofabloodclot
theaisle
thepartoftheplanewhereyoucanwalkupanddown
tostagnate
tostopmovingortostopfunctioningproperly
Example:
Thewaterinthepondstartedtodryupandstagnate.
jetlag
thetirednessyouexperienceafteryou'veflownalongdistance,especiallybecauseofthetimedifferencebetweentheplaceyouleftandtheplaceyouarrivedat
Example:
Ittookmeseveraldaystogetoverthejetlag.
TheQueen'sBirthday
royalty
kingsandqueensandmembersoftheirfamily
Example
Justbecauseshe'sfamousshethinkssheshouldbetreatedlikeroyalty!
thethrone
Thespecialchairwhichkingsandqueenssiton
Example
TheQueensatonathronemadeofsilverandgold.
OR
thepositionofpowerheldbyaqueenorking
Example
In1913,GeorgeVwasonthethrone(hewasrulingthecountry).
idyllic
happyandpeaceful,withnoproblems
Example
Shehadanidyllicchildhood.
hewasdestinedtoinheritthethrone/heirtothethrone
itwasthoughthewouldtakeoverandruleasKing
Example
TheheirtothethroneisPrinceCharles.
toabdicate
toresignasqueenorking
Example
In1936KingEdwardabdicated.
tocurtsey
tobendthekneeswithonefootinfrontoftheotherasasignofrespectforroyalty
Example
TheQueen'sfriendsallhadtocurtseywhentheysawher.
acoronation
aceremonywheresomeoneisofficiallymadekingorqueen
Example
TheQueen'scoronationtookplacewhenshewasjust25.
remarkable
verygood
Example
Sheisaremarkablesinger.
avow
aseriouspromise
Example
Hemadeavowtodoeverythinghecouldtohelphispeople.
TheSimpsonsMovie
adysfunctionalfamily
afamilythatdoesn'tfunctionproperly
onanepicscale
large
stunning
outstandinglygood
dazzling
spectacular
Idon'thaveaproblemwith...
aninformalexpressionmeaningyoudon'tmindsomething,you'reindifferenttoit
trivial
lackingseriousnessorimportance
surreal
unreal,strange,bizarre
toreachrockbottom
informal
tobe'atalowpoint'oradifficultmomentinlife
tobebangon
informal
tofitormatchsomethingexactly
archetypal
typical
TigerWoods
tocelebrate
todosomethingspecialforanimportantorexcitingoccasion
Example:
Comeoutwithustonight,we'regoingtocelebrateJohn'sbirthday.
tobreakdown
tolosecontrolofyouremotions
Example:
Hebrokedownwhenhefoundoutshehaddied.
tosob
tocryheavily
Example:
Shesobbedatthenewsshewouldneverseehimagain.
avictory
thesuccessyouachievewhenyouwinabattle,gameetc.
Example:
Hisachievedhisgreatestvictorybywinningthemarathon.
tocometotermswith
tolearnhowtoacceptandcopewith
Example:
Ittookhimseveralyearstocometotermswithhisfriend'sdeath.
tomissthecut
tofailtogetagoodenoughscoreintheearlystagesofagolftournamenttocontinuetothenextlevel
acomeback
togainsuccessagainafteraperiodwhenyou'venotbeendoingsowell
Example:
ThegroupTakeThathavemadeacomebackthisyearwithanewalbum.
backtoback
oneafteranother
Example:
Hewonsixgamesbacktoback.
Oilyfish
Omega3fattyacids
afatthatispresentinoilyfish
ExampleSentence
PeoplesayOmega3fattyacidsaregoodforyou.
toprescribe
whenadoctortellsyouwhatmedicineyoushouldhave
ExampleSentence
ThedoctorprescribedsomevitaminswithOmega3.
portion
theamountoffoodthatisgiventooneperson
ExampleSentence
Thisisenoughfortwoportions.
level
amount
ExampleSentence
ThisfishhasahighlevelofOmega3.
amixeddiet
eatingdifferentkindsoffood
ExampleSentence
Youshouldn'teatthesamefoodeveryday.Youshouldhaveamixeddiet.
AntonyGormley
anambitionsomethingyouwanttodoorachieveinyourlife
Example
It'salwaysbeenmyambitiontogetajobworkingwithchildren
sights
famousplacesandbuildingsthatarepopularwithtourists
Example
WhenIwenttoParisIvisitedallthesights,TheEiffelTower,theLouvre,TheArcdeTriomphe;theywerefantastic!
poppingup
appearingunexpectedly
aninfection
akindofdiseaseorillness,likearashthatappearsonthebody
topography
theshapeandfeaturesofthelandscape
diversity
variety
'TheHoliday'review
arom-com
aromanticcomedy
topraise
tosaythatsomethingisgood
tocriticise
tosaythatsomethingisbad
movietrailers
shortadvertisementsforfilms,oftenincludingscenesfromthefilmsbeingpromoted
toswap
toexchangeonethingforsomethingelse
Example
Attheendofthefootballmatchtheteamsswappedshirts
toblossom
tobegintogrow
attops
atthemost,amaximumof
Example
Thejourneyshouldtakeattops25minutes.
apastiche
somethinginwritingorfilm,forexample,whichdeliberatelycopiesthestyleofanotherformofwritingorfilm
Music1996
awalkdownmemorylane
anexpressionwhichmeansyouwillberememberingthingsinaniceway
holdingthetopspot
stayingatnumberoneinthepopmusiccharts
instarkcontrast
completelydifferent
teary-eyed
withtearsintheeyes,crying
pocketmoney
moneythatparentsgivetochildrenregularly
irony
asituationwhensomethingthatismeanttohaveaparticularresulthasanoppositeorverydifferentresult
Example
It'sironicthatglobalwarmingcouldleadtoanewiceageinnorthernEurope
tooktheworldbystorm
becameextremelypopularandsuccessfularoundtheworld
itspeak
theperiodwhensomethingisatitsmostintenseorstrong
afiercerivalry
verystrongcompetitionbetweenpeople,organisationsorbands
tocleanup(atanawardscermemony)
tobethemostsuccessfulandwinlotsofawards
Bogsnorkelling
abankholiday
BritishexpressionforaNationalHoliday
abog
anareaoflandthatispermanentlywetandsoft,usuallyinthecountryside
asnorkel
aplastictubeusedforbreathingwhileyouhaveyourheadunderwater
atrench
alongnarrowholethatisdugintheground
acompetitor
someonewhotakespartinasportingevenorcompetition
flippers/fins
long,flatplasticbootsusedbydivers(andmostbogsnorkellers!
)
frontcrawl,breaststroke,doggypaddle
waysofswimming
lead
asoftmetalwhichisquiteheavy
todosomethingforagoodcause
todosomethingforagoodreason,usuallytoraisemoneyforcharity
GoodFood
nice
Example:
Thatfishwasreallynice!
good
Example:
Thecakesinthisshopareverygood.
tasty
(informal)ittastesnice,youlikeit
Example:
Shemadeusareallytastypiefordinner
moreish
afoodthatyoufinddifficulttostopeatingbecauseyoureallylikeit
Example:
Thatdessertisreallymoreish,I'vehadthreeservingsalready!
Texturewords(whatthefoodfeelslike)
it'stough
it'sdifficulttobiteintoandcrushupwithyourteeth
Example:
Ididn'tlikethemeatlastnight,itwasmuchtootough!
it'schewy
youhavetokeepbitingitforalongtimetobreakitup
Example:
I'vebeeneatingaverychewysweet,I'vestillgotbitsstuckinmyteeth!
it'stender
it'ssoftandbreaksupquicklyinyourmouth
Example:
Thelambisverytender-youhardlyhavetochewit!
itmeltsinyourmouth
it'sverytenderindeed
Example:
ThisisthebestsmokedsalmonI'veeverhad,itreallymeltsinyourmouth!
CanadaESL
NewCanadian
immigrant
program
inthisreportitmeansEnglishteachingcourse
clip
apartofaradioortelevisionshow
JoannaLumley
regiment
agroupofsoldiers
broughtup
toberaisedortogrowupsomewhere
e.g.ShewasbroughtupinIndia
NOTE:
'Broughtup'canalsomeantomentionasubjectortostarttalkingaboutsomething
e.g.Hebroughtupthesubjectinthemeetinglastweek
fearful
anold-fashionedwayofdescribingsomethingterribleorbad
e.g.'Wemadeafearfulmessoftheroom'
NOTE:
Itisusedmorewidelytomean'nervous'or'afraid'
e.g.'Hewasfearfulthathewouldfail'
lambent
glowing
superlatives
adjectivesoradverbsthatexpressthehighestdegreeofsomething
e.g.It'shardtofindenoughsuperlativestodescribethisbook
AliceMunro
big-name
adjective
famous
fiction
aworkdescribingimaginarypeopleandevents
autobiography
anaccountofsomebody'slifewrittenbythatperson
atlarge
adjective
ingeneral
self-indulgence
somethingyoudoonlyforyourownpleasureorsatisfaction
poverty
nothavingenoughmoneyforbasicneedssuchasfood,clothingandhousing
hardship
difficultiescausedbylackofmoney
anoutcast
someonewhohasbeenexcludedbyaparticulargrouporbysocietyasawhole
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