Unit 4 - Social Life

Word

Example

ancient

Stonehenge is an ancient monument in Wiltshire in England

crowded

The palace is nice but it's so crowded

empty

The park is empty at that time of day

high

The hills in the South of England are quite high

huge

It's a huge park so it's always really nice

indoor

I've arranged to meet my friend at an indoor shopping mall in Santa Monica

low

The hills here are quite low

magnificent

The city has some magnificent buildings

modern

This street has a lot of cool, modern buildings

narrow

The streets in the old part of town are very narrow

noisy

The theatre is crowded and noisy

ordinary

We've stopped for lunch at an ordinary LA diner

outdoor

We've decided to start our day in the outdoor swimming pool on the top of the hotel

peaceful

I love this time of the day as it's so peaceful and quiet down on Venice Beach

pretty

Everyone goes to look at the pretty flowers

quiet

I love this time of the day as it's so peaceful and quiet down on Venice Beach

tiny

He lives in a tiny house

ugly

You can find ugly buildings in any city in the world

wide

This road isn't wide enough for a bus

belt

He wore brown trousers with a red belt

boots

I bought my boots from the new shoe shop opposite the café

flat shoes

Bring flat shoes for walking around town

get a new outfit

I'm going to go shopping and get a new outfit

gloves

It was a really cold day, so she decided to put on her scarf and gloves

go to the beautician's

She started going to the beautician's once a week

go to the hairdresser's

I need a haircut so I'm going to the hairdresser's this afternoon

handbag

The old lady lost her handbag in the park

have a shave

He should have a shave before he grows a beard

jumper

You will need a jumper in the evenings

look your best

I want to look my best because all my family is coming

necklace

This evening she wore a black dress and her mother's necklace

raincoat

It's very cloudy - I'll take my raincoat

shorts

She was wearing shorts and sandals

socks

We wear long blue socks for school

suit

Giles is going to buy himself a new suit

trainers

She wears trainers for running

underwear

Make sure you take clean underwear

wear sth nice

It's an expensive restaurant so please wear something nice

bracelet

She took her gold bracelet from the jewelry box and handed it to her sister

earrings

How about these earrings? They're really beautiful

high heels

I've found a gorgeous red dress and matching high heels

sandals

She was wearing shorts and sandals

scarf

It was a really cold day, so she decided to put on her scarf and gloves

sweatshirt

He wore jeans and a sweatshirt

tie

He always wears a tie when he goes for a job interview

tights

I wore a skirt and black tights

top

I need a top to wear with this skirt

tracksuit

I'm going to put my tracksuit on and go for a run

celebrate

She invited all her friends to come over and celebrate her birthday

celebration

At the end of the year the teachers made a special celebration for the kids

invite

I want to invite my neighbor to a barbecue next weekend

invitation

We need to send them their invitations to the concert before Saturday

respond

She responded to his email on Monday morning

reply

It was difficult to reply to his question quickly

involve

Managers should actively involve employees in discussion of these new rules

include

Youth camps often include rafting as a main part of their summer programs

envelope

There was only an empty envelope on the table. Where is the invitation?

firework

When does the firework start?

adult

Now it's time for me to act like an adult

greeting

The delegates exchanged greetings

event

It started raining during the event, but people stayed until the very end

wedding

It was an old photo of my grandparents' wedding

castle

In those days, people built their castles on hills

diary

His diary was published after his death