Vocabulary Unit 21
Going to extremes
2A 2f Language in context - Sounds
Eerie
strange and mysterious and a bit frightening
Deafening
so loud you can't hear anything
Hammering
to make a sound by repeatedly hitting something hard
Whining
to complain in a high, unpleasant voice
Gurgle
the sound an empty stomach makes
Roar
a long, loud, deep noise
Thump
the sound of a heartbeat
Whisper
the sound made by using only a soft breath to speak
Decibels
units to measure sound loudness
2A 5a Vocabulary - Multi-word verbs: Social interaction
Fitting in
"Talking is a way of fitting in, y'know, a way of showing that we belong to a social group"
Come across
"How would I come across to other people?"
Cut off
"... people go into some kind of retreat to cut themselves off from the world"
Slip out
"... when someone held a door open for me and a little 'thank you' slipped out"
Relate to
"The most interesting thing was the way other people related to me"
Bombard with
"She bombarded me with questions"
Go on about
"He always goes on about something when I go and see him"
Run down
"He usually likes to run down some politician or other"
Bring out
"... my silence brought out the best in people"
Hold back
"I wanted to, but I had to hold myself back"
2B 3a Vocabulary - Verbs of movement
Soaring
"you'll go soaring inside a vertical wind tunnel"
Whizzing
"whizzing over ski slopes"
Rolling
"rolling downhill at great speed"
Zooming
"prepare to zoom down a steep slope"
Plunging
"plunging 18000 feet through the air"
Hurtling
"hurtling down a volcanic slope"
Whooshing
"whooshing down whitewater rapids"
... tbc
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