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Homework: Grammar, p,75

It’s not really my kind of thing.

I don’t really feel like it.

I’m not really in the mood for that kind of thing.

It sounds a bit too trendy for me.

It looks a bit too touristy for me.

It sounds a bit too weird for me.

weird /wɪəd/ adjective

very strange

I had a really weird dream last night.

terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/ adjective

1 EXCELLENT excellent

a terrific opportunity

I thought she looked terrific.

2 LARGE/SERIOUS [ always before noun ] very large, great, or serious

a terrific increase in prices

a terrific storm

terrifically adverb

moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ adjective

1 FEELING causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy

a moving tribute

2 NOT STILL [ always before noun ] A moving object is one that moves.

a moving target

booze [singular, uncountable]

informal alcoholic drink:

a bottle of booze

on the booze

He's been on the booze (=drinking too much alcohol) for five days.

off the booze

My husband is now off the booze (=no longer drinking too much alcohol) and he is a different person.

Pissed [not before noun] informal

1 British English drunk:

They rolled in pissed at three in the morning.

pissed as a newt/pissed out of your head (=extremely drunk)

He had promised that he would pick me

->promise----pick me ----waiting----present

She mentioned she’d (had) got a spare ticket and I said I’d (would) go with her

->Get the ticket---mention the ticket--- go with her ---present

venue /ˈvenjuː/ noun [ C ]

a place where a sports game, musical performance, or special event happens

Hype  /haɪp/ noun [ U ]

When people talk a lot about something, especially in newspapers, on television, etc, and make it seem more important or exciting than it really is

Media hype

There's been a lot of hype about/surrounding his latest film.

Gimmick /ˈgɪmɪk/ noun [ C ]

Something that is used only to get people's attention, especially to make them buy something

A marketing/publicity gimmick

Gimmicky adjective