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Happy Diwali (the festival of lights ) (National Geographic) |
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Learn vocabulary with this activity based on the video Happy Diwali. Don't forget to also learn the pronunciation of the words.
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Instructions
1- Look at the words and think of its meaning (and maybe pronunciation)2- Move your mouse over the black button to check your answer.
3- If you were right, click on the green button, if wrong, click on the red.
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| Item | Match | Pronunciation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| at hand | nearby, conveniently close | /ət hænd/ | |
| blossom | flower (especially from trees) | /blɒsəm/ | |
| colourful | having many colours | /kʌləfəl/ | |
| commemorate | to do something special in order to remember and honor | /kəmeməreɪt/ |
Usually an important event or person from the past. |
| customary | usual | /kʌstəmərɪ/ | |
| darkness | ignorance, evil (figurative) | /dɑ:knɪs/ | |
| dawn | early morning | /dɔ:n/ | |
| doorway | the entranceway to a room, building, or passage | /dɔ:weɪ/ | |
| feverishly | feeling or showing great or extreme excitement | /fi:vərɪʃlɪ/ |
Marked by intense agitation, emotion, or activity. |
| firework | pyrotechnic device, colourful lights of fire shooting in the sky | /faɪəwɜ:k/ | |
| fortunate | lucky, having unexpected good fortune | /fɔ:tʃənɪt/ | |
| fragrant | having a pleasant or sweet smell | /freɪgrənt/ | |
| fully | completely | /fʊlɪ/ | |
| garland | festive wreath made of flowers and leaves to decorate your head, neck, etc | /gɑ:lənd/ | |
| ground | surface of the earth | /graʊnd/ | |
| head for | go towards, go to | /hed fɔ:*/ | |
| hunched | not upright in position or posture; bent forwards | /hʌntʃt/ | |
| in essence | basically | /ɪn esəns/ | |
| indeed | certainly | /ɪndi:d/ | |
| jasmine | a fragrant flower (genus Jasminum) | /dʒæsmɪn/ | |
| monsoon | the rainy season in India | /mɒnsu:n/ | |
| outfit | clothes | /aʊtfɪt/ | |
| over | above in superiority, in position | /əʊvə*/ | |
| overwhelmed | feeling a very strong emotion | /əʊvəwelmd/ | |
| packed | filled with as many people as possible | /pækt/ | |
| rejoice | feel joyful and happy | /rɪdʒɔɪs/ | |
| sell out | sell every item of it, and there's no more left | /sel aʊt/ | |
| show up | arrive or be present (informal) | /ʃəʊ ʌp/ | |
| sight | view | /saɪt/ | |
| spruce up | to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive | /spru:s ʌp/ | |
| take the shape of | assume the form of | /teɪk ðə ʃeɪp ɒv/ | |
| throughout | everywhere; all the time | /θru:aʊt/ | |
| to purchase | to buy | /pɜ:tʃɪs/ | |
| treat | something you do or have which is specially enjoyable for you | /tri:t/ |
Total number of items: 34