Events, People & Actions
This verb means to end or reach the highest point, usually with a big event. Example: The festival ______ with a huge fire show
to culminate
A film that is so sad it makes you cry
tear-jerker
This verb means to pass a disease to someone, like a virus
to infect
Colours that are strong, bright, and eye-catching
bold colours
Complete with hard / hardly: He works _____ every day, but he _____ ever takes a day off.
hard, hardly
These are underwater rocks or coral where fish live.
reefs
A film that is extremely successful and makes a lot of money
smash (hit)
When a skill becomes weak because you don’t practice it, you say: I’ve gotten ______ at it.
rusty (to get rusty at)
A painting that shows a normal home situation, like people eating or reading
domestic scene
Choose the correct word: She looked _____ (happy / happily) when she saw the painting.
happy
These are people who are walking past a place on the street.
passers-by
A film that is so good you want to watch many episodes or hours in a row
binge-worthy
This phrase means to stop doing a regular habit, e.g., I need to ______ of biting my nails
get out of the habit
Something that means traditional, ordinary, not unusual
conventional
Complete the sentence with a speculation phrase: He’s staring out the window. He _____ be thinking about something important
appears to (He appears to be thinking...) или looks as if he is
This verb means to draw or describe someone in a funny, exaggerated way.
caricature
A film that is not appreciated as much as it should be
underrated
This is the money you pay first when buying a house, before getting a mortgage.
down payment
A word describing something that can mean two different things, often unclear
ambiguous
The soup smells _____ (wonderful / wonderfully)
wonderful
This informal phrasal verb means "starts" (for an event)
to kick off
A film that is too slow at the beginning but gets exciting later
slow burn
This is a house that needs a lot of repairs, but you buy it cheaply and fix it
fixer-upper
A famous place or building that is easy to recognise, like the Eiffel Tower
landmark
Complete the sentence using a present habit structure from your materials: I _____ drink coffee in the morning. Maybe once a week.
don't tend to (или tend not to, или rarely)