Talking about ... Flashcards
TECHNOLOGY
download files; update your profile; add new contacts; blog the latest news; post on sb's wall; text sb; desktop publishing; nagging phone (demanding, complaining)
LITERARY DEVICES
cliché (over-used expression) idiom (special meaning) irony (amusing or sarcastic) metaphor (as if it were sth else) onomatopoeia (sounds like what it means) personification (given human-like qualities) pun (trocadilho) rhetorical question (not expecting a real answer) simile (comparison: like, as)
REVIEWS ON BOOKS, FILMS AND CONCERTS
- adjectives
acclaimed (publicly acknowledged as excellent)
clichéd (overused, commonplace)
exceptional (uncommon, extraordinary)
gripping (holding the attention or interest intensely)
hi-tech (suggesting or using high technology)
legendary (celebrated or described in a legend; very famous or notorious)
mediocre (of ordinary or undistinguished quality)
memorable (worthy being remembered, remarkable)
over-hyped (promoted or publicized to excess)
over-priced (too high a price or value)
over-the-top
> in informal British English: OTT = excessive, exaggerated)
> describing entertainment (such as TV shows and movies) that is obtained from sources other than a traditional cable subscription, such as streaming services and a la carte programming.
> Ex.: The cable bill had gotten so expensive that I just decided to go over the top instead.
sophisticated (refined, culturally cultivated)
superb (surpassingly good; outstanding)
thriving (very lively, successful and profitable)
true-to-life (realistic)
up-to-scratch (satisfactory or adequate)
world-renowned (widely known and acclaimed)
THE JOY OF WORDS
BOOKS widely praised appeal to (public)
WRITER leave (one)/be left to (one's) own devices (= to let one rely on oneself, without any help or other interference) break the mould (= to do sth in a new way) dream up (= to invent, imagine sth) \_\_\_
READER an avid reader entertain oneself with books develop a fervent imagination have a real ear for language attention span (= the length of time during which a person can concentrate on a subject or idea) be tolerant of long descriptive passages
DESCRIBING outlandish (= unconventional, bizarre) cliffhangers (= a melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense; a suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode) eye-catching (= visually attractive) illustrations vivid imagery/descriptions of go into great detail a story set in/based on a mixture of realism and fantasy
CHARACTERS
emotionally complex characters
identify with the protagonist
battle one’s way through life’s problems
battle/fight against the odds (= despite being very likely to fail)
convincing, well-rounded, likeable characters
LANDSCAPES
mountainous terrain/landscape dense vegetation/undergrowth humid climate quaint village barren landscape/wilderness pristine landscape/wilderness bustling with life lush vegetation
MORE ADJECTIVES: desolate, pure, untouched, wild, isolated, challenging, mysterious, awesome
TRAVEL
TRAVEL documents TRAVEL sickness TRAVEL agency/agent TRAVEL brochure TRAVEL arrangements TRAVEL blog responsible TRAVEL sustainable TRAVEL ethical TRAVEL green TRAVEL eco-TRAVEL slow TRAVEL newspaper TRAVEL section
FLIGHT
chartered FLIGHT scheduled FLIGHT domestic FLIGHT international FLIGHT connecting FLIGHT (vôo de conexão) FLIGHT details
TRIP
day TRIP business TRIP boat TRIP camping TRIP school TRIP round TRIP (ida e volta)
TOURIST/TOURISM
TOURIST board (painel turístico) TOURIST information TOURIST trap TOURIST attraction TOURIST operator (agente de viagens?) sustainable TOURISM responsible TOURISM community-based TOURISM
HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY resort HOLIDAY camp package HOLIDAY home HOLIDAY (casa de férias) HOLIDAY season HOLIDAY destination HOLIDAY brochure
JOURNEY
tiring JOURNEY train JOURNEY outward JOURNEY return JOURNEY wasted JOURNEY safe JOURNEY endless JOURNEY
REMOTE PLACES
go, leave, travel, depart … to
the FAR-FLUNG corners of the Earth in the middle of NOWHERE the beaten TRACK to the ENDS OF THE EARTH in the STICKS (In the countryside, especially in a rustic or particularly unsophisticated area) in a (rural) BACKWATER (extremely remote or isolated, often regarded as socially stagnant or backward) OUT-OF-THE-WAY spot to the back of BEYOND
TRAVEL Verbs
Check in - to register at a hotel
Check out - to leave and pay for your stay at a hotel
Cross - to move or extend from one side to another
Dart - a sudden movement, like a dart
Dash - to move with haste; rush
Depart - to leave a place and start a journey
Draw near - to move towards, to approach or come closer
Drop off - to take someone to a place and leave them there
Embark (on): to start a journey by ship
Flit - to move along rapidly and lightly
Get away - to leave to go somewhere for a break or holiday
Get in - when a plane arrives on an airport
Get on - to climb on board
Go back - to go the place someone is leaving from to say goodbye
Go off - to start a journey
Hit the road: to leave, or to start a journey
Hurry up - to rush and not waste time
Jog - to run or move slowly or at a jog trot, esp for physical exercise
Leave - depart from a place
Look forward - to look forward to something that is going to happen in the future
March - to walk steadily and rhythmically forward in step with others
Negotiate: succeed in passing through, around, or over
Pick up - to go and fetch someone from a place and take them somewhere else
Plod - to walk in a laborious way
Pursue - trail, hunt; follow close upon
Race - to move rapidly or at top speed
See off - to go the place someone is leaving from to say goodbye
Set forth (for sw)- to start a journey, especially one that is long or difficult
Set off - to start a journey, or to start going in a particular direction
Set out (for sw) - to start a journey
(Set) sail: to begin a journey by boat or ship
Slow down - to decrease speed
Speed up - to increase speed
Start (off, out): to begin a journey
Stride: to walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way.
Strike off: to go in a particular direction in a way that shows energy or determination
Stroll - to go for a leisurely walk
Take off - when a plane leaves and begins to fly or to leave quickly
Trudge - heavy, long, and tedious walk
Wander - move about without a fixed course or destination.
RECOMMENDATIONS
SUPPORT ( sth/sb OR sth/sb TO do sth) ADVOCATE (sth/doing sth) ENCOURAGE (sth FOR sth, sb TO do sth) URGE (sth FOR sth; sth/sb TO do sth) SUGGEST (that); -ing RECOMMEND (that; sth FOR sth, sb TO do sth, -ing) ADVERTISE (sth, for STH) PROMOTE (sth, be promoted TO) ADVISE (that, sb TO do sth, -ing)
CONSEQUENCES
> PROMOTE/ADVERTISE
ADVOCATE/SUPPORT
RECOMMEND/SUGGEST
ADVISE/ENCOURAGE/URGE
the IMPACT of
have/made a/an (adj.) IMPACT on sth/sb
explode on IMPACT
soften the IMPACT of
the (adj.) RESULT of as a RESULT of with (adj.) RESULTS to ensure GOOD/the best RESULTS see/know the RESULTS achieve/get/obtain RESULTS
have (adj.) CONSEQUENCES
as a CONSEQUENCE of
look at the CONSEQUENCES
suffer/take the CONSEQUENCES
SPIN-OFF
(= a product that develops from another more important product)
a SPIN-OFF of sth (ex.: the idea)
a SPIN-OFF from sth (ex.: the TV programme)
have an EFFECT (on sth/sb)
take EFFECT
from the EFFECTS of
to good EFFECT
have (adj.) REPERCUSSION for sth/sb
the REPERCUSSIONS of sth
the OUTCOME of sth
predict the OUTCOME of sth
the UPSHOT of
(= something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions)
the IMPLICATIONS for sth/sb
the IMPLICATIONS of sth/sb
