Notes and vocabulary from Lesson 3 (28/04/26)

 Lesson Three  Tuesday 28th April

He’s a painter, he’s an artist

He’s a painter-decorator.

to paint caricatures

to paint murals

graffiti – he’s a graffiti artist

https://www.leakestreetarches.london/

grennidge”  – Greenwich Mean Time

Marble Arch

When you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life”

an owl  – owlet

an election committee

a nominating committee

He was nominated as chairman/chairperson

She was nominated to the board.

a rake  – to rake leaves      a trowel      wood anemones

a jetty

condiments

a dragonfly,  beaver, bric-a-brac

 

  1. There is a chocolate factory in Upplands Väsby.
  2. He won first prize in the competition.
  3. My ankles are sore after my long walk.
  4. I got a prescription from the doctor for antibiotics.  She prescribed me antibiotics.
  5. Napoleon was a great man.
  6. It is difficult to adapt to local customs.
  7. The dove is a symbol of peace. “duvv
  8. I get up at 7 o’clock every morning.
  9. NK is a fashionable department store.
  10. It is very convenient to live so close to the centre of town. = practical

synthetic fabric

Prices have gone up recently.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

prise    You have to prise open the lid.  She had to prise the dog off her leg.

a recipe for meatballs

   over-the-counter medicines

The book was adapted into a TV series

It’s important for teenagers to fit in

He dove into the pool   (dive – dove US English)

prescription goggles

friendship and love

to dip into a hole in the ice

overweight  – to cause stress on the heart

to have a bath – to go for a dip

to bathe in the sea

to sunbathe

to take cold showers

to die of a broken heart

We rode in the wrong direction

to deadlift    – to lift weights

one-on-one time

I was at a birthday party/ dinner  / lunch

my great-aunt

We were about 10 people.    There were about ten of us.

veins   –  artery / arteries

elbows

You have to use to elbow grease   (scrub very hard)

ankles

breathe  –   chest

a sore throat

knees

a beard

eyebrows     tweezers

thighs

my lap

to blush with embarrassment

Your face is flushed

She gets hot flushes

a big smile  – grin

smirk (= to smile/laugh at someone else’s expense)

to snigger  –  she sniggered at his mistake

She winked at him  – one eye

She flirted with him at the party

The puppy shivered with cold  /  fear.

tremble with fear

to avoid B O   – body odour

to lend/give someone a hand

whissling”     to get on someone’s nerves

pick your brains

slipped my mind

to lie through his/her/their teeth

off hand /  off the top of my head

a sore thumb

a real eye-opener

pet peeves  –

to be inconsistent

evening   event    Sweden   Norwegian   Disaster is inevitable.

 

idioms

 

 

to ourselves     (= we won’t be disturbed)

We live by ourselves