Unit 6 - Around the Globe

Word

Example

astonishing

All around the bay there are astonishing islands made of limestone

breathtaking

Some of the islands are really quite breathtaking

dramatic

Ha Long Bay is dramatic and beautiful

exotic

Hanoi is a busy city, but there are lots of more exotic places you can escape to in Vietnam

impressive

The volcano really is quite impressive

memorable

Going to Ireland was the most memorable holiday I've ever had

remarkable

For some history and some really remarkable scenery, Uruapan is a good choice

stunning

The whole island is like a museum of stunning wooden constructions

superb

We loved Vietnam – the people were great and the food was superb

man-made

It was a total disappointment - half of the attractions happened to be man-made

unique

If you want to see something original and unique, you should go to Goa Island in India

overcrowded

The museum was overcrowded, so we simply couldn't approach the exhibits

spectacular

There are spectacular waterfalls on the outskirts of the city

be lost

Face-to-face contact has been lost in this store

decline (noun)

There has been a gradual decline in student numbers

decline (verb)

The number of minority languages is declining

decrease (noun)

There's an obvious decrease in reading newspapers

decrease (verb)

The number of different English dialects is slowly decreasing

deteriorate

My relationship with my boss began to deteriorate

deterioration

In the past few years I've noticed there's been a deterioration in service in this store

die out

Many languages are in danger of dying out

disappear

The ship disappeared at sea

disappearance

You can see the disappearance of smaller languages all the time

increase (verb)

The number of bilingual children has increased over the last 50 years

increase (noun)

There has been a steady increase in world literacy

preservation

The survival of languages means the preservation of cultures

preserve

Educating children may help to preserve a language

revival

The language wasn't heard on the island for years before its revival began

revive

I wish they'd revive the tradition of chatting with customers

relic

In the broader sense, a relic means any object that has been in contact with a saint

feature

The most amazing feature you can see here is the nearby volcano

hiking

If you would like to go hiking, there are trails of different levels of difficulty

lobby

High tea is served every afternoon between 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm in the lobby opposite reception

outskirts

There are waterfalls on the outskirts of the city

setting

In many ways it's the perfect setting for a house

structure

The proposed new office tower is a steel and glass structure 43 storeys high

studio

We recommend a visit to the studio where the artist worked

terminal

Remember to tell your taxi driver which terminal your flight's leaving from

terrace

You can dine in the open air on our terrace

venue

We're both a hotel and a conference venue

hang out

I thought we would have plenty of time to hang out in the evenings

fill in

Don't try to fill in every minute of your free time, you shoud have some space for procrastination

allow

They never allow us to stay alone in the streets

shout at

I heard him shouting at you, what happened?

take off

I was lucky to take off to travel there with my best friends

match reality

What you see on the maps at times just doesn't match the reality

work out

On organised tours you don't have to work things out

turn out

Our gardener turned out to be a descendant of an ancient tribe

chill out

What can better than chilling out in a cold pool in such scorches?

run out

We have completely run out of cold medicine, we need to claim a new prescription

burn out

Working without vacations is the right way to burn out

stand out

It was this car that stood out from all the options by a wide margin

pass out

She was on the verge of passing out, so sultry was the room

fall out

We are not talking any more as we have fallen out in some silly argument

bring back to life

The doctors' immense efforts broght him back to life

break a link to

Her death broke the link to one of the world's oldest culture

tribe

Unfortunately, she couldn't be understood even by memebers of related tribes