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Art

an example of early Indian art

He’s very good at art.

an art exhibition

Field

a field of wheat

Quickly

quick‧ly /ˈkwɪkli/

Kids grow up so quickly these days.

Thrown

thrown /θrəʊn

throw /θrəʊ

threw /θruː/

He threw his shirt to someone in the crowd.

Someone threw a stone at the car.

 Tired

I’m so tired I could sleep for a week.

I’m tired of watching television; let’s go for a walk.

Pair

two pairs of jeans

We worked in pairs

Tomorrow

Our class is going to London tomorrow

Colour

What colour dress did you buy?

The wine was almost pink in colour

 Writing

a T-shirt with Japanese writing on it

What does the writing on the back say?

 Whenever /wenˈevə

Larry always blames me whenever anything goes wrong.

Come and visit me whenever you want.

 Quietly

Rosa shut the door quietly.

‘I’m sorry, ’ she said quietly.

 Fool

What a fool I am, thought Mrs Fanshawe.

 Forced

The plane had to make a forced landing in a field.

‘Oh, hello, ’ said Eileen, with forced brightness.

Touched

We were deeply touched by their present.

Smiling

Susan smiled at him and waved.

Enid waved at us and we waved back

She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers.

 Taste

I don’t really like the taste of meat anymore.

The medicine had a slightly bitter taste.

The food tasted better than it looked.

 Dog

I could hear a dog barking.

Spent

 I can’t afford to spend any more money this week.

Steps

a video of baby’s first steps

Worst /wɜːst

My worst fear was that we would run out of food.

It was the worst film I have ever seen.

Legs

She fell and broke her leg

Watched

Do you mind if I watch?

We sat and watched the sunset.

 Eight

It’s only eight days till Christmas.

Worthy /ˈwɜːði

a worthy opponent

Wrote

He wrote some very famous books.

Manners

She has a calm relaxed manner.

It’s bad manners to talk with your mouth full

 Proceeded

pro‧ceed /prəˈsiːd/

Before proceeding further, we must define our terms.

Frightened

I was frightened of being left by myself in the house.

Somewhat ˈsʌmwɒt

The price is somewhat higher than I expected.

Born

Forty lambs were born this spring

Greatest

The movie was a great success

The weather here is great

Charge charge /tʃɑːdʒ

the officer in charge of the investigation

Degree de‧gree /dɪˈɡriː

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

To a degree, it is possible to educate oneself.

Shame

There’s no shame in (=it should not make you feel ashamed) saying ‘I don’t know.

It’s a shame that you have to leave so soon.

Places

This is a great place for a holiday.

Ma’am mæm

British English spoken used to address the Queen or another woman in authority

Couldn’t

‘Would you like another piece of pie?’ ‘Oh, no thanks, I couldn’t.’

Tongue

Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips.

The taste of the chocolate was still on her tongue

 According

in my opinion his first book is much better.

According to the police, his attackers beat him with a blunt instrument.

 Box

a strong cardboard box

a box of chocolates

Help me box up the Christmas tree lights

Wine

a glass of wine

a bottle of red wine

 Filled

He poured her a drink, then filled his own glass.

 Servants

Many young girls became domestic servants.

 Calling

Helping the poor was her calling in life

Fallen

The road was blocked by a fallen tree

fallen leaves

the fallen[plural] formal soldiers who have been killed in a war

supper

the meal that you have in the early evening

Why don’t you come over for supper on Friday?