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Happy Diwali (the festival of lights )
Video page https://multimedia-english.com/videos/esl/happy-diwali-the-festival-of-lights-3612
Focus Vocabulary
Description Learn vocabulary with this activity based on the video Happy Diwali. Don't forget to also learn the pronunciation of the words.
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.
 
Item Match Pronunciation Comments
garland festive wreath made of flowers and leaves to decorate your head, neck, etc /gɑ:lənd/
jasmine a fragrant flower (genus Jasminum) /dʒæsmɪn/
overwhelmed feeling a very strong emotion /əʊvəwelmd/
hunched not upright in position or posture; bent forwards /hʌntʃt/
indeed certainly /ɪndi:d/
show up arrive or be present (informal) /ʃəʊ ʌp/
outfit clothes /aʊtfɪt/
fortunate lucky, having unexpected good fortune /fɔ:tʃənɪt/
rejoice feel joyful and happy /rɪdʒɔɪs/
spruce up to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive /spru:s ʌp/
colourful having many colours /kʌləfəl/
packed filled with as many people as possible /pækt/
doorway the entranceway to a room, building, or passage /dɔ:weɪ/
at hand nearby, conveniently close /ət hænd/
sight view /saɪt/
darkness ignorance, evil (figurative) /dɑ:knɪs/
monsoon the rainy season in India /mɒnsu:n/
head for go towards, go to /hed fɔ:*/
over above in superiority, in position /əʊvə*/
ground surface of the earth /graʊnd/
fully completely /fʊlɪ/
throughout everywhere; all the time /θru:aʊt/
treat something you do or have which is specially enjoyable for you /tri:t/
sell out sell every item of it, and there's no more left /sel aʊt/
take the shape of assume the form of /teɪk ðə ʃeɪp ɒv/
feverishly feeling or showing great or extreme excitement /fi:vərɪʃlɪ/ Marked by intense agitation, emotion, or activity.
commemorate to do something special in order to remember and honor /kəmeməreɪt/ Usually an important event or person from the past.
fragrant having a pleasant or sweet smell /freɪgrənt/
in essence basically /ɪn esəns/
to purchase to buy /pɜ:tʃɪs/
blossom flower (especially from trees) /blɒsəm/
firework pyrotechnic device, colourful lights of fire shooting in the sky /faɪəwɜ:k/
customary usual /kʌstəmərɪ/
dawn early morning /dɔ:n/
Total number of items: 34
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