Episode 23: New Year's resolutions | |
Alice: | Oh it's nearly the New Year. Has everyone got their champagne glasses ready? There's still time to think about our New Year's resolutions. Tim, you go first. |
Tim: | OK, this year I'm going to work really hard and try and get promoted! What about you, cousin Michal? |
Michal: | I'm going to give up fast food and be much more healthy. Helen? |
Helen: | I've got to start really studying. My finals will be here before I know it. Alice? |
Alice: | My resolution is to find love. I want to meet someone who's gorgeous, funny and rich! Look look, look, it's almost midnight! Let's start counting down: five, four... |
All: | Three, two, one. Cheers, cheers. Happy New Year everyone! |
Tim: | Marvellous.. |
Vocabulary:
nearly (adverb) -not completely, almost but not quite
champagne (noun) - a French white wine that has many bubbles and that people often drink on special occasions
resolutions (noun) - a promise to yourself that you will make a serious effort to do something that you should do
a New Year's resolution (noun) - a promise we make at New Year to improve ourselves
promote (verb) - to change the rank or position of (someone) to a higher or more important one
give up (verb) - to surrender, to abandon what one is doing or planning to do, to desist from; stop
fast food (noun) - inexpensive food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, prepared and served quickly
finals (noun) - the examinations that happen at the end of a class, term, or course of study, (US) an examination at the end of a class
healthy (adjective) - having good health, not sick or injured
gorgeous (adjective) - very beautiful or attractive
midnight (noun) - the middle of the night, 12 o'clock at night
count down (verb) - to recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown
cheers (interjection) - used as a toast to wish everyone happiness, but in British: used as an informal way to say “thank you” or used as an informal way to say “goodbye”
interjection (noun) - in grammar it is a spoken word, phrase, or sound that expresses sudden or strong feeling
(US) marvelous or (Brit.) marvellous (adjective) -extremely good or enjoyable or wonderful
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