Learning English

Session 1

6 Minute Vocabulary

sensible
acting with good judgement 

sensitive
easily upset

boring
not interesting at all

bored
feeling uninterested or with nothing to do

desert
an area of land with sand and rock where very little grows and there is little rain

dessert
a sweet dish at the end of a meal

recipe
instructions for making or preparing food

receipt
a small document, either paper or electronic, that shows you have paid money for something

contents
all the things that are inside something else

ingredients
individual parts that are combined to make something else, often food

Session 2

diverse
including many different things

multicultural 
containing many cultures

ethnic 
relating to a race of people

fluently
(of a language) very well, without pauses

Session 3

urinal
a type of toilet for men which is fixed to a wall

appalled
very shocked by something you don't agree with

disgusting
very unpleasant

vulgar
rude and upsetting

playful
not serious; funny

installations
types of modern art which often use sound, video and objects

interact
move and communicate with

spiralling
going downwards in a curve

remote control
machine which is controlled by a device which isn't attached to it

goggles
special glasses to protect the eyes

functional
working as it was designed to

funfair
entertainment area with rides and games

profound
with deep meaning

amusing
funny

move
(here) cause a strong emotion

necessarily
in every case

Session 4

clinking 
the sound of glasses touching each other

chaotic 
confused and without order

scene 
(here) image of a place or event

point of view 
(here) the place from which you look at something

lively 
full of life and energy

cartoonish 
like a cartoon (the suffix –ish means 'like a'

bold 
strong and simple

outlines 
the main edges of something

deranged 
mad

equally 
to the same level

flamboyantly 
in a confident and bright way

garish 
bright in an unpleasant way

ruffled 
not smooth

sleepy 
tired and wanting to sleep

sleepily 
in a sleepy way

droopy 
hanging low

half-closed 
partly closed

madness 
the state of being mad

alarmed 
shocked, worried

slumber 
sleep

purplish 
almost purple

indigo 
a colour between blue and purple

turquoise 
a colour between blue and green

creepy 
scary and strange

mischievous 
behaving in a slightly bad way

heightened 
increased

Drama

wreck
to make a ship sink

vicarage
house where a vicar lives

magistrate
an officer of law  

betrayed (to betray)
given information that has put someone in danger

suspected (to suspect)
believe that someone has committed a crime 

proof
information that shows that something is true

ruined (to ruin)
spoilt

odd
strange

creep
to move quietly and carefully so no one will see or hear you