Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Verbs

drizzle shift vary

Adjectives

(rain) torrential sun-drenched muggy (= humid)

clammy (= humid) balmy (= warm) sweltering (= hot)

chilly (=cold) nippy (=cold) sunny

Idioms

chuck it down (= rain heavily)

In spring it usually chucks it down for days on end.

rain or shine (= in all weather)

Rain or shine - I love to be outdoors.

like a sauna (= a hot and humid place)

My city is like a sauna in summer.

Topic 23: Happiness

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  What kinds of things make you happy?
  
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  What do you do if you feel unhappy?
  
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  Is unhappiness always a bad thing?
  

Nouns

pleasure satisfaction depression frame of mind

Verbs

cheer up brighten up go through (a bad time)

Adjectives

contented gloomy overjoyed dejected

Idioms

in high spirits (= happy)

I am always in high spirits when I go out with my friends.

on cloud nine (= happy)

After I win at basketball I feel like I’m on cloud nine.

down in the dumps (= sad)

I usually feel down in the dumps if my football team loses.