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