Handouts 4 Upper-Intermediate

Lexical Part

1. fortnight /n/ two weeks

2. pancake /n/ a thin flat round cake made from a mixture of flour, eggs and milk that is fried on both sides, usually eaten hot for breakfast in the US, and in Britain either as a DESSERT with sugar, jam, etc. or as a main course with meat, cheese, etc

3. archery /n/ the art or sport of shooting arrows with a BOW

4. to meet up with sb: to meet sb, especially by arrangement

5. despite /prep/ used to show that sth happened or is true in spite of sth

6. loads of /adj/ a large number or amount of sb/sth; plenty

7. platypus /n/ (also duck-billed platypus)an Australian animal that is covered in fur and has a beak like a duck, WEBBED feet (= with skin between the toes) and a flat tail. Platypuses lay eggs but give milk to their young.

8. classy /adj/ (classier, classiest) of high quality; expensive and/or fashionable.

9. extensive /adj/ 1.covering a large area; great in amount. 2.including or dealing with a wide range of information.

10. mechanical /adj/ connected with machines and engines.

11. albatross /n/ a very large white seabird with long wings that lives in the Pacific and Southern Oceans.

12. to head up sth /v/ to lead or be in charge of a department, part of an organization, etc.

13. bend /n/ a curve or turn, especially in a road or river

14. to overtake /v/ to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are.

15. recognition /n/ the act of remembering who sb is when you see them, or of identifying what sth is.

16. apparently /adv/ according to what you have heard or read; according to the way sth appears

Lexical Part

17. jet-lagged /adj/ the feeling of tiredness and confusion which people experience after making a long journey in an aircraft to a place where the time is different from the place they left: e.g. Every time I fly to the States, I get really bad jet lag.

18. to lay awake /v/ you lie on the bed but do not sleep and your eyes still open.

19. accommodation /n/ 1. a place to live, work or stay in. 2. (accommodations) somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services.

20. enthusiastic /adj/ (about doing sth) feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about sb/sth

21. psychology /n/ the scientific study of the mind and how it influences behaviour

22. leisure /n/ time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying

23. athletic /adj/ physically strong, fit and active

24. coach /n/ somebody who trains a person or team in sport. 2. a large carriage with four wheels, pulled by horses, used in the past for carrying passengers

25. annual /adj/ happening or done once every year

26. session /n/ a period of time that is spent doing a particular activity

27. trampoline /n/ a piece of equipment that is used in GYMNASTICS for doing jumps in the air. It consists of a sheet of strong material that is attached by springs to a frame.

28. Dept /n/ (also Dept. especially in AmE) abbreviation (in writing) department.

29. to be qualified for sth : having passed the exams or completed the training that are necessary in order to do a particular job; having the experience to do a particular job.

30. energetic /adj/ having or needing a lot of energy and enthusiasm

31. to reckon /v/ to think sth or have an opinion about sth

32. to establish /v/ to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time, SYN SETUP.