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terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/ adjective

1 EXCELLENT excellent

a terrific opportunity

I thought she looked terrific.

weird /wɪəd/ adjective

very strange

I had a really weird dream last night.

dull 1 /dʌl/ adjective

1 BORING not interesting

a dull place

a dull person

2 NOT BRIGHT not bright

dull colours

dull weather

It’s not really my kind of thing.

I don’t really feel like it.

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

I had a great time

How to organise an oral presentation for the exam.

Connectors

Correct

Variety vocab + structures

Topic: going out

What I did?

See what’s on

Latest Sponge bob  showing

dubbed

daughters really into

Did I like it?

plot

terrific, great fun (for them)

(although) expect better

Absolutely packed

Supposed to (little kids/adolescents)

‘d rather see    

In the end … glad

Conclusion

To sum up

Tend to… enjoy

I’m used to going … experience

If I were you

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Installation art

noun. 1. art that is created, constructed, or installed on the site where it is exhibited, often incorporating materials or physical features on the site. 

Third time’s the charm/ the third time lucky

The latest

To be in labour/go into labour, labour pains

BIRTH [HEALTH] [C, U] the stage of pregnancy when a woman has pain in the lower part of her body because the baby is coming out

sightseeing /ˈsaɪtsiːɪŋ/ noun [ U ]

Word partners for sightseeing

do some / go sightseeing • a sightseeing tour / trip

the activity of visiting places which are interesting because they are historical, famous, etc

a sightseeing tour of London

get the most of it

Topic: houses (your dream house)

Coherence and cohesion (connectors)

Correct

Variety of vocabulary and structures

-     My current house

Nowadays Detached – outskirts

Not posh – not intimacy – low crime rate – not run down

Night life - annoying

-     My dream house

If I won the lot…

Could get used to living     villa

Isolated – desert island – overlook Pacific Ocean

Good sized room: Bathroom twice the size… must

Fully furnished

-     Conclusion

To sum up

Though happy

Get used to living

Commuting

Tend to take decisions - regret