Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

Glossary 
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Unit 9
activity holiday
n. - a holiday during which you do 
sports or other physical activities
beach holiday
n. - a holiday during which you 
spend a lot of time relaxing on a beach
city break
n. - a short holiday to a city
coach tour
n. - a tour of an area, travelling on a 
bus
cruise
n. - a holiday in which you travel on a ship 
and visit places
day trip
n. - a journey for pleasure to a place and 
back again on the same day
honeymoon
n. - a holiday taken by a couple who 
have ju st got married
safari
n. - an expedition for hunting or observing 
wild animals
water sports
n. - sports that you play in water
Unit 10
challenging
adj. - difficult in a way that is 
interesting and enjoyable
interesting
adj. - making you want to know, learn 
or hear more
relax
v. - If you relax, you become calm and your 
muscles lose their tension.
relaxed
adj. - calm and not worried or tense
relaxing
adj. - making you feel calm and not 
worried or tense
Unit 11
bored
adj. - If you are bored, you are impatient 
because you do not find something interesting 
or because you have nothing to do.
boring
adj. - dull and lacking interest
delighted
adj. - extremely pleased and happy
excited
adj. - happy and unable to relax
exciting
adj. - making you feel happy and 
enthusiastic
relaxed
adj. - calm and not worried or tense
satisfied
adj. - happy because you have got what 
you want
satisfying
adj. - Something that is satisfying gives 
you a feeling of pleasure and fulfilment.
surprised
adj. - If you are surprised, you have 
a feeling of surprise because something 
unexpected has happened.
surprising
adj. - unusual or unexpected
terrified
adj. - extremely frightened
terrifying
adj. - making you feel extremely 
frightened
tired
adj. - having little energy
tiring
adj. - Something that is tiring makes you 
tired.
Unit 12
black
adj. n. - Black is the darkest possible 
colour, like tar or soot.
glass
n. - Glass is a hard, transparent substance 
that is easily broken, used to make windows 
and bottles.
green
adj. n. - Green is a colour between yellow 
and blue on the spectrum.
large
adj. - Someone or something that is large 
is much bigger than average.
leather
n. - Leather is the tanned skin of 
some animals, used to make shoes and 
clothes.
metal
n. - Metal is a chemical element such as 
iron, steel, copper, or lead. Metals are good 
conductors of heat and electricity and form 
positive ions.
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