Target Vocabulary 2

Target Vocabulary

Set 2

Phrase(s) of the Day

shake like a leaf ; break out in cold sweat

What do you think these expressions mean?

Phrase(s) of the Week

shake like a leaf ; break out in cold sweat

​We usually use these two expressions to describe a person who is feeling very scared/frightened.

Target Vocabulary

• robber (n)

• customer (n)

• passenger (n)

• elderly (n) (adj)

• bookworm (n)

• audience (n)

• citizen (n)

• strange (adj)

• honest (adj)

• impatient (adj)

robber

• a person who steals from another person, usually by using force or destroying things

E.g

A robber broke into my house last week when I was on holiday, and took all of my jewellery!

Open Ended

Explain what the word 'robber' means, in your own words:

customer

E.g This supermarket always has many customers because the things there are cheap and the staff are nice.

• a person who buys something from a shop or business

Open Ended

Make a sentence using the word 'customer':

passenger

• a person who is travelling on any form of transport (planes, cars, ships, taxis, trains etc.)

​E.g

I was feeling a little frightened because I was the only passenger in the big bus at night.

Open Ended

Make a sentence using the word 'passenger'

elderly

• (n) old people

• (v) used to describe someone who is very old

​E.g
(n) It is important to be respectful towards the elderly around us.
(v) Tom is currently staying with his elderly grandparents because his own parents are busy with work in another country.

Open Ended

Are there any elderly around you? How do you usually treat them?

bookworm

• a person who enjoys reading

Open Ended

Are you a bookworm? What is good about being a bookworm?

audience

• the people watching or listening to a public event such as a play, concert, meeting or film.

Open Ended

Make a sentence using the word 'audience':

citizen

• a person who is part of a country, or one who stays in a town or city.

Open Ended

What country are you a citizen of?

strange

• something unusual or surprising

• something that has not been seen or experienced before

​How people usually react when they see something strange...

Open Ended

What are some of the strange things you have seen or experienced? Tell me about them:

honest

• to be truthful and not tell lies

Open Ended

Do you think it is important to be honest? Why/Why not?

impatient

• usually to describe a person who has no patience and is easily irritated

Open Ended

Have you ever met an impatient person? How did that person behave?

Multiple Select

Identify the groups of words/phrases below as synonyms (same meaning), antonyms (opposite meaning) or neither (not synonyms and not antonyms):

shake like a leaf / scared out of your wits

• synonym

• antonym

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

wonderful / marvellous

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

elderly / young

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

strange / normal

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

honest / sincere

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

impatient / patient

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

courteous / rude

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

smart / intelligent

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

careful / careless

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

talkative / talk

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

talkative / quiet

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

hardworking / diligent

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

obedient / good

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

mischievous / naughty

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)

Multiple Choice

rude / polite

• synonyms

• antonyms

• Neither (not synonyms or antonyms)