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