Vocabulary

• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• turn on
• coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• reservation: Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• great: Very good; better than before
• area: Amount of measured space
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• come: To arrive at a place
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• title: Book produced by a publisher
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• hyphen: A dash put between words, e.g. wide-bodied
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head