- Art Shows and Holidaying
- Education
- Creative and Inventive Minds
- Life Issues
- British English vs American English
Unit one : Art shows and holidaying
Trip |
Journey= excursion= tour |
Picnic |
An occasion when people pack a meal and take it to eat outdoors |
Passive |
Lazy # active |
Enjoy (v) |
Enjoyment (n) enjoyable (adj) = relaxing = exciting = interesting |
Boring |
monotonous |
To holiday(v) |
Holiday (n) = vacation |
Billionaire |
An extremely rich person |
Spaceport |
Departure point for space flights |
A couple of |
Two |
Well-to-do |
Rich = wealthy |
Deal |
Agreement = approval |
Foothold |
Becoming known |
Emerging |
Fight, argument |
Face-off |
Strong position in a business |
Foyer |
Entrance hall or large open space |
Refreshments |
Drinks |
Interactive |
Helping to communicate with each other |
To perform (v) |
Performance (n)= show = spectacle (n) |
Spectacular |
Very impressive |
To book |
To make reservation |
Free |
At no cost |
Faith (n) |
Belief : trust in somebody's ability or knowledge |
Faithful (adj) |
Faithfulness (n) # unfaithfulness |
Unfaithfulness |
Having relation with a person who is not your spouse |
Fate |
Destiny |
Eternal (adj) |
Permanent = timeless/ eternity (n) = immortality |
Memorable (adj) |
Memory (n) your ability to remember things |
Sorrow |
Sadness= anguish = grief |
Spirit |
Soul : the spiritual part of a person |
Stardom |
The state of being famous |
Super star status |
Level of importance |
Prowess |
Great skill at doing something |
Conveniences (n) |
Convene (v) : to come together |
Mortgage |
To give a bank the right to own your house temporarily in exchange for a loan |
Fame (n) |
Celebrity= renown / famous (adj) |
Frontier |
Border |
Constituent |
A part of |
Cosmopolitan |
Containing people of different races |
Year round |
In all seasons |
Venues |
Places where shows take place |
Residence |
House, especially a large impressive one |
Several |
More than two but too many |
A souvenir |
Something you buy as a gift to remember a place or a person |
Exhibition |
Collection of art works shown to the public |
Discount |
A reduced price |
Admission |
The right to enter a place |
Check in |
To come to a hotel or an airport and register one's arrival |
Contest |
A competition in which people try to win something |
Sightseeing |
Visiting places |
Package tour |
Package holiday : a tour organized by a travel agency with all services |
Deposit |
A sum of money that is given as the first part of a large payment |
Disappointment (n) |
Disappointed (adj) to be upset |
Refund |
Compensation |
Schedule(n) |
Scheduled flight (adj) a plane service that leaves at a regular time each day or week |
On the calendar |
Planned |
Heading to |
Move toward a place |
Choreography |
Designing steps for dancing |
Stage (n) |
Platform or area on which plays are performed |
Cyber trip |
A trip organized and sold on the internet |
To rule |
Govern |
Beg |
Ask for something in an anxious way / beggar (n) |
Evil |
Cruel and wicked |
Send for someone |
Ask someone to come to you |
Shamefully (adv) |
In an embarrassing way / shameful (adj) / shame (n) |