Vocabulary

EXCITING

EXCITING means arousing excitement, a feeling or situation full of joy, exhilaration, or upheaval; creating or arousing uncontrolled emotion; stirring;…

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SCARFS and SCARVES

A SCARF is a length of fabric you wrap around your neck or drape across the shoulders of your coat…

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Beginning Sounds

To read English successfully, children must learn to turn the words they see in a text into sounds, and make…

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SURE

SURE, when used as an affirmation informally, can mean yes, okay, just so, naturally, of course, sure thing, etc. It…

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NAME THAT PERSON!

What do you call a person who serves customers and sells items in a retail store? “We’ve got openings for…

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KINDERGARTEN

KINDERGARTEN (in Australia and NZ often shortened to KINDER or KINDY) is where 5-year-old children are introduced to school and…

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AN ERRAND

AN ERRAND is a short trip to fulfill some small business. When you’re running errands, you’re making a bunch of…

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EIGHTY-SIX or 86 is a common AmE expression

EIGHTY-SIX or 86 is a common AmE expression in restaurant jargon that means a food item is no longer in…

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SERIOUSLY can express surprise and/or incredulity at a statement

SERIOUSLY can express surprise and/or incredulity at a statement. The modern form of “Are you being serious?”, it is often…

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HEY HO or HEY-HO

HEY HO or HEY-HO is a light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation.  “Oh, we’ve just missed the bus.…

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