spiral staircase

spiral staircase   

a set of stairs arranged in a circular pattern so that they go around a central point as they get higher

staircase

staircase 

 a set of stairs inside a building with its supports and the side parts that you hold on to

escalator

escalator 

a set of moving stairs that take people to different levels in a building 

treadmill

treadmill   

1 [ a piece of exercise equipment that has a large belt around a set of wheels, that you can walk or run on while staying in the same place 

2 [ work or a way of life that seems very boring because you  

 always have to do the same things
the treadmill of working

3 [ a mill worked in the past by prisoners treading on steps fixed to a very

in the office 

 large wheel

       

parachutist

      parachutist 

 someone who jumps from a plane with a parachute 

 

on the pill

on the pill 

 ====== 

start taking it regularly 

 

 be a pill

 if someone, especially a child, is a pill, they are annoying
 

Luke can be a real pill sometimes

cost a lot

high used about prices, rents, or charges
fancy used about restaurants, cars, or clothes that look expensive
posh used about hotels, restaurants, or cars that look expensive and are used by rich or high-class people
 

cost a lot also cost a bomb informal to be very expensive
 

be out of somebody's price range to be more than 

 someone can afford to pay
 

be a rip-off informal to be much too expensive, so that you feel you have been cheated
 

exorbitant exorbitant prices are much too high

posh

posh  

a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people
 

a posh private school 

aristocracy

aristocracy 

the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and  

power  

the landed aristocracy =who own a lot of land 

the cream of something

the cream of something  

the best people or things from a group    

he students at this college are the cream of the crop =the best of alLl  

jam tomorrow

jam tomorrow  

good things someone promises you, which never happen 

There is an element of 'jam tomorrow' about some of the government's policies

teacher's day

When God created teachers 

He gave us special friends
To help us understand His world
And truly comprehend
The beauty and the wonder
Of everything we see 
And become a better person
With each discovery

When God created teachers 

He gave us special guides
To show us ways in which to grow 

So we can all decide
How to live and how to do
What's right instead of wrong
To lead us so that we can lead
And learn how to be strong

Why God created teachers 

In His wisdom and His grace
Was to help us learn to make our world
A better, wiser place

Choo-choo

Choo-choo=a train - used by children or when speaking to children
 

Goody-goody 

someone who tries hard to be very good and helpful in order to please their parents, teachers etc - used
especially by children to show disapproval 

No-no 

something that you must not do because it is considered to be unacceptable behaviour
Colouring your hair was a no-no at that time 

yadda yadda yadda= blah, blah, blah 

 said when you do not want to give a lot of detailed information, because it is boring or because the person you are talking to already knows it 

wee-wee 

to pass water from your body - used by or to children = urinate

Sugar Cubes

Sugar Cubes
 

draining board

draining board  

colander

colander  

a metal or plastic bowl with a lot of small holes in the bottom and sides, used to separate  

 liquid from food 

a heart of stone

a heart of stone 

 ===============

 very cruel character

 Sometimes I think he's got a heart of stone

 

heart of gold 

======= 

very kind character 

 

with a heavy heart 

============ 

great sadness 

heart-to-heart

heart-to-heart  

a conversation in which two people say honestly and sincerely what they really feel about something 

Why don't you have a heart-to-heart with him and sort out your problems 

heart

somebody's heart beats  

somebody's heart pounds/thuds/thumps =it beats very strongly  

somebody's heart races =it beats very fast

a weak heart =an unhealthy heart  

 heart trouble/problems  

a heart condition =something wrong with your heart  

 somebody's heart rate (=the number of times their heart beats per minute)

Restaurant Vocabulary Practice Conversation 

Server: Would you like tap or bottled water

Customer: Tap is fine

Server: Would you like to hear our specials for today

Customer: Just your entrée specials, please

Server: For a main course, we have stuffed flounder, filet mignon and roast duck

Customer: How much is the stuffed flounder

Server: It's $17.99 and comes with two side dishes

Customer: What are the side dishes

Server: You have a choice of sautéed spinach, lemon potatoes, mixed vegetables, or broccoli

Customer: I'd like the spinach and potatoes

Server: Will you be having any wine with dinner 

Customer: Yes, I'll have a glass of pinot grigio, please

Server: How is everything 

Customer: Delicious. May I see the dessert menu 

Server: Certainly

Customer: What do you recommend

Server: The chocolate mousse. It's the best in NYC

Customer: Okay, I'll have the mousse, please. Also, may I have the check

Server: Coming right up