Unit 19: Socialising and networking

Question 1

housewarming (party)

Answer 1

a party to celebrate moving to a new house or flat

Question 2

stag party

Answer 2

a party before a wedding for the future husband

Question 3

hen night

Answer 3

a party night out before a wedding for the future and her female friends

Question 4

fancy dress

Answer 4

every dresses up in costume

Question 5

black-tie affair

Answer 5

a formal event at which men have to wear dinner jackets and black bow ties and women wear evening dresses

Question 6

launch party

Answer 6

a party to celebrate the publication of a new book or product

Question 7

leaving do

Answer 7

a party to celebrate sb leaving a job or institution

Question 8

do lunch

Answer 8

have lunch

Question 9

hobnob with

He was often seen hobnobbing with influential business people.

Answer 9

be friendly with sb who is important or famous, sometimes with negative associations

Question 10

proactive

Answer 10

taking action yourself rather than waiting for sth to happen

Question 11

hang out with|knock around with

Answer 11

spend social time with

Question 12

outstay your welcome

Answer 12

stay too long

Question 13

party animal

Answer 13

sb who loves going to parties

Question 14

(adj): cliquey

clique

Answer 14

a disapproving word for a small group of people who spend time together and do not allow others to join them

Question 15

be an item

Answer 15

having a romantic relationship

Question 16

stand sb up

Answer 16

do not arrive for a date they had made