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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/
colourful having many colours /kʌləfəl/
jasmine a fragrant flower (genus Jasminum) /dʒæsmɪn/
customary usual /kʌstəmərɪ/
sight view /saɪt/
over above in superiority, in position /əʊvə*/
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.
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/
indeed certainly /ɪndi:d/
at hand nearby, conveniently close /ət hænd/
packed filled with as many people as possible /pækt/
spruce up to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive /spru:s ʌp/
monsoon the rainy season in India /mɒnsu:n/
ground surface of the earth /graʊnd/
blossom flower (especially from trees) /blɒsəm/
treat something you do or have which is specially enjoyable for you /tri:t/
show up arrive or be present (informal) /ʃəʊ ʌp/
dawn early morning /dɔ:n/
fully completely /fʊlɪ/
outfit clothes /aʊtfɪt/
fragrant having a pleasant or sweet smell /freɪgrənt/
doorway the entranceway to a room, building, or passage /dɔ:weɪ/
throughout everywhere; all the time /θru:aʊt/
head for go towards, go to /hed fɔ:*/
in essence basically /ɪn esəns/
darkness ignorance, evil (figurative) /dɑ:knɪs/
rejoice feel joyful and happy /rɪdʒɔɪs/
overwhelmed feeling a very strong emotion /əʊvəwelmd/
to purchase to buy /pɜ:tʃɪs/
hunched not upright in position or posture; bent forwards /hʌntʃt/
firework pyrotechnic device, colourful lights of fire shooting in the sky /faɪəwɜ:k/
fortunate lucky, having unexpected good fortune /fɔ:tʃənɪt/
Total number of items: 34
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