Vocabulary Builder
This word means “very big”
enormous
“Break the ice”
start a conversation
how much paper is made yearly worldwide (in kilograms)
About 400 billion kilograms of paper are produced worldwide each year
British: flat
Apartment
The wingspan of a Boeing 777 is about this many meters
~65 meters
A person who writes books
author
“Piece of cake”
very easy
Who Owned the Little Saint James island
Jeffrey Epstein
American: truck
Lorry
The main gun caliber of an M1 Abrams tank
What is 120 millimeters
Opposite of “ancient”
modern
“Spill the beans”
reveal a secret
Who created Tik Tok
Zhang Yiming
British: biscuit
Cookie
The Berlin Wall fell(year)
1989
To fix something that is broken
repair
“Under the weather”
feeling sick
what transparent chemical compound is used to conduct electricity in LCD and touchscreen displays
indium tin oxide (ITO)
American: vacation
Holiday
This Russian nuclear submarine, K-141 Kursk, sank in the Barents Sea after an onboard explosion — name the year
2000
Feeling nervous about the future
What is anxious
“Hit the sack”
go to sleep
When was the first modern fire extinguisher made
1818
British: petrol
Gas/Gasoline
This Estonian security organization — Kaitsepolitseiamet — was officially established after Estonia restored independence. Name the year.
1991