Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts

Sunday, 17 June 2018

Unit 7- Travel




Get away: to go somewhere to have a holiday, often because you need to rest

Get on: If two or more people get on, they like each other and are friends.















Set off: to start a journey






Speed up: to move or happen faster







Stop over: If a bus, train, etc. stops at a particular place, it lets people get on and off.




Turn back: to move your body so that you are facing a different direction


Take off: f a plane takes off, it begins to fly.




Unit 6- Reporting






Boast: to talk with too much pride



Reply: to answer

Complain: to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about something







Reveal: to tell someone a piece of secret information




Deny: to say that something is not true, or that you have not done something





State: to officially say or write something

Unit 5- Manners

Appreciation: a feeling of being grateful for something

Consideration: careful thought and attention

Diplomacy: skill in dealing with people well and not upsetting them

Etiquette: the set of rules or customs that control accepted behaviour in particular socialgroups or social situations

Interaction: an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to each other

Netiquette: the set of rules about behaviour that is acceptable on the internet




Politeness: behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you think about other people








Rank: a position in society or in an organization





Rudeness: behaving in a way that is not polite and upsets other people












Tradition: a custom or way of behaving that has continued for a long time in a group of people

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Books Vocabulary

The Masque of the Read Death
Bizarre: Strange.
Carefree: Without any problems or worries.
Dare to: Had the courage to do something.
Dizziness: A feeling of head turning round, and loss balance.
Pour: Cause liquid to flow.
Stained glass: Different colored pieces of glass making a pattern.
Took hold of: Took control of.

The Pit and the Pendulum
Choked: Made difficult to breathe. 
Craved: Had a strong desire.
Crawled out: Came out slowly.
Faint: Lose consciousness.
Fungus: Plant that feeds on decaying produce.
Gasped: Caught one's breath to show surprise or horror.
Razor: A metal instrument with a sharp edge, used for shaving.
Slippery: Smooth and difficult to walk on.
Tore off: Removed roughly.
Writhed: Twisted and turned in pain.

Second Term Vocabulary

Unit 3
Computer-generated: the process of using computers to create pictures or characters in film and television.
Energy saving: relating to products, systems, etc. that use as little electricity, gas, etc. as possible.
High-tech: using the most advanced and developed machines and methods
Mechanical: operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts
Wireless: using a system of radio signals rather than wires to connect computers, mobilephones, etc. to each other.
 An example of computer-generated

Unit 4
Calm down: to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way
Cheer up: If someone cheers up, or something cheers someone up, they start to feel happier
Chill out: to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you
Cut down: to do or use less of something
Face up to: to accept that a difficult situation exists
Open up: to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings
Slow down: to be less active and relax more
Work out: to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body

Sunday, 17 December 2017

Unit 2

VOCABULARY

Advertise: to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to sell it.
Appeal: a request to the public for money, information, or help
Appear: to start to be seen or to be present
Broadcast:to send out a programme on television or radio
Claim: to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it
Bargain: something on sale at a lower price than its true value
Bid: o offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property.
Purchase: to buy something
Refund: an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with a product or service that you have bought
Supply: to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time 
Supplier: a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period of time