Learning English

Session 2 - News Review

reef
a line of rock near or above the surface of the sea

episodes
single events related to but separate from others

coral bleaching
damage to coral caused by warm water  

devastate
seriously damage; destroy

aerial
from the air

in the grip of
experiencing something very unpleasant you can't escape from

Session 3 - Lingohack

driverless
not controlled by a person

choking
not able to breathe

toxic
poisonous; harmful

abundance
in large quantities

predominantly
mainly or mostly

Session 5 - The White Elephant

it's about time
you're late doing what you should have done

make it snappy
be quick

all the time in the world
lots of time available to do something

every second counts
don't waste any time

in the nick of time
at the last moment

it's a race against time
there's a limited amount of time to finish something

with seconds to spare
just in time

that was a close one
we just managed to avoid something bad happening