You won a competition and received a vacation for two as a prize. Write a letter to invite a friend to go with you. In the letter – tell about the competition you won, – specify what kind of vacation it is, – explain why you want your friend to be there. Dear Brajesh, Hope…
Curl up with a book: to get comfortable and read. Thrillers or action books: exciting and full of events A strong plotline: good story which keeps moving Cover to cover: from start to finish Rom-com movie: a romantic comedy film Adapted from fiction: a film which was first a book Strong characterisation: the main people are well rounded and believable…
Clothes horse: someone who really likes to buy nice clothes Well put together: describes someone who looks good and who has made effort to do so Pick up: buy Bargain price: a discounted price Be up on the latest trends: to be informed of what is fashionable Social media feed: the updated list of new content available on various…
Vocabulary list and definitions: confident: in control awkward: uncomfortable underneath the surface, I am paddling like a swan: looking calm but not feeling it. put up a façade: to pretend to be something you are not a control freak: to want to do things yourself an eye for detail: making sure everything is perfect reliable and dependable: be trusted not to let someone down…
Viral: if a post/ video is viral or “has gone viral,” that means it is spreading very rapidly across the internet, Troll: used as a verb and a noun. A troll is a person who purposely creates offensive or provocative posts or comments to arouse anger in other social media users. Hater: a person who posts negative or…
Commercials: an advert on tv or radio Imagery: visual images Tantalizing: something that creates desire and excitement Live up to its hype: when something is as good as you expected it to be Product placement: a practice in movies or tv shows when a product or its brand name appear on screen visibly in order to gain exposure Celebrity endorsement: when…
Yack On: Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way: He YACKED ON for an hour. Yammer On: Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way: She YAMMERED ON for ages. Yield To: Surrender: I tried hard to resist, but in the end I YIELDED TO temptation and ate it all.
Wade through: Get to the end of something with difficulty: It took me ages to WADE THROUGH the book. Wait about: Wait somewhere doing nothing. I WAITED ABOUT for an hour, but they didn’t come. Walk away from: Leave something you don’t like: You can’t just WALK AWAY FROM your problems. Warm up: Do exercises…
vacuum up: Consume: He VACUUMED UP all of the food. vamp up: Make something more exciting, attractive: The place is dull and you need to VAMP it UP. veg out: Relax, do nothing: I’m going to VEG OUT in front of the TV tonight. venture forth: Leave somewhere safe or comfortable: If the storm has…
Urge on: Encourage: The crowd URGED the players ON. Urge upon: Persuade or pressure to accept something: They URGED the contract UPON us. Use up: Finish or consume all of something: We USED UP all the olive oil. Usher in: Be at, mark or celebrate an important point in time: We always give a party…