Unit 3

Word

Example

bucket list

Swimming with dolphins is one of the things on my bucket list

take part in a marathon

She trained hard to take part in spring marathon

perform in a play

The children perform two plays each school year

raise money for charity

They raised money for charity

take up a new sport

I decided to take up a new sport this winter

go backpacking

My family goes backpacking every weekend

explore the ancient ruins of Egypt

My childhood dream was to explore the ancient ruins of Egypt

experience a new culture

We decided to spend summer in Italy to experience a new culture

apply to be a film extra

My grandparents applied to be film extras

try hot-air balloning

I tried hot-air balloning on my birthday

take up a hobby

A doctor gave me an advice to take up a hobby and spend more time on fresh air

lose touch with

I completely lost touch with my school friends

get on really well

I get on really well with my new colleagues

see each other

I am sure we will see each other very soon!

spend time with

I love spend time with my grandparents

hang out

He likes to hang out with friends

keep in touch

I generally keep in touch with my family

catch up

I spent the evening catching up with old friends

get together

We get together for lunch once a month

get to know

On the party you can get to know lots of new people

meet up with

I am going to meet up with Eija at the conference

noisy

City life is sometimes noisy

crowded

Big cities are crowded

dirty

He washed all dirty dishes

culture

However, there is a significant diversity of language and culture

art gallery

A local art gallery is showing the work of young artists

cycle lane

I wish we had that european quality and number of cycle lanes in Kyiv

landmark

Big Ben is one of the city's most famous landmarks

neighbourhood

Do you like your new neighbourhood?

outdoor café

He usually had breakfast in the outdoor café in the centre of the city

pedestrian street

All capital cities in Australia have at least one pedestrian street

skyline

It's a lovely skyline when you look across the city

square

A band were playing in the town square

suburb

Did you live in this suburb for long?

traffic jam

After about half an hour, we got stuck in a traffic jam

favourite

Adele is my favourite singer

nightlife

He adores the exotic nightlife of Las Vegas

town centre

We met in the town centre at the monument

park

Every day I walk in this park