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Category: Vocabulary

VOCABULARY RELATED TO PEOPLE AND PERSONALITIES

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:47 pm

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...

VOCABULARY RELATED TO WORK OR CAREER

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:46 pm

A field (of work): an area or type of career Motivated about: wanting to do well in Internship: working for a short time, sometimes unpaid Apprenticeship: hands on, or practical work to learn a job Hands on: getting involved and doing everything to help Innovative small companies: with new, creative ideas Cutting edge: the best new...

VOCABULARY RELATED TO FITNESS AND HEALTH

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:45 pm

balanced diet: eating a sensible mix of different foods conscientious about my health: watching and caring about your heath flavoursome and appealing: good to eat and looking attractive convenient take away: food which you can eat at home healthier eating habits: eating less sugar or salt productive at work: achieving more, better results processed meat: meat...

VOCABULARY RELATED TO SOCIAL MEDIA

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:44 pm

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....

VOCABULARY RELATED TO SCHOOL AND EDUCATION

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:43 pm

authentic: real, true old-school strict: traditional learning with punishments and controlling teachers teacher centred: where the teacher is leading the class encourage collaboration: learning together through discussions pressure to meet deadlines: having to finish work by a certain time / date assignments: homework or essays sail through them: not to have to work hard and to...

VOCABULARY RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:41 pm

outskirts of large towns: areas outside the city centre, suburbs or industrial district factory emissions: smoke and pollution from factories toxic fumes: smoke which is poisonous traffic jams: large queues of cars not moving pollutants in foods: dangerous chemicals pesticides: chemicals to keep bugs and animals away from plants chemical fertilizers: chemicals added to make soil...

VOCABULARY ON FASHION AND SHOPPING

Nov 25, 2021 / Vocabulary / 5:40 pm

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...