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