Learning English

Session 2 - News Review

heavyweight
a weight in boxing, typically the heaviest category

nomination
(here) the act of choosing someone as a candidate to receive an award

pallbearers
people who help to carry the coffin at a funeral

memorial
an event to honour or remember a person who has died
also an object

a biopic
film about the life of a real person

an autobigraphy
a book about a person's life, written by that person

Session 3 - Lingohack

contest
[here] attempt to win

victimised
deliberately treated unfairly

swells
up and down movement of the waves

Session 5 - The White Elephant

old-fashioned
not modern or fashionable

down with the kids
behaving and thinking as a young person would

all the rage
very popular

after a fashion
only to some extent

old hat
not modern; boring

a fashion statement
something you wear to show others you know a lot about fashion

a fashion victim
a person who wears fashionable clothes even if they don't suit them