REAL LIFE ENGLISH: Part 2
Hello, welcome back to this English lesson inspired by "Real Life English" series. In this lesson, you will learn a lot of very useful English words
#1 - Inquisitive
adjective /ɪnˈkwɪz·ə·t̬ɪv/
Curious; Eager for knowledge; Wanting to discover as much as you can about things
- Children are naturally *inquisitive***,** so it is important to teach them something new every single day
- The truly inquisitive and dedicated student will then have the proper tools to further investigate an area of special interest.
SENTENCE PATTERN: "______ is / are very inquisitive."
Example: My dog is very inquisitive.
#2 - Determined
adjective /dɪˈtɝː.mɪnd/
Wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you
- I'm determined to get this piece of work done today.
- She will get the job she wants - she's a very determined person.
SENTENCE PATTERN: "_______ is determined to _____________________."
Example: The employees are determined to finish the project on time.
#3 - Enormous
adjective /ɪˈnɔː.məs/
Extremely large
- An enormous car/house
- He earns an enormous salary.
SENTENCE PATTERN: "_______ is enormous."
Example: The yellow hat on her head is enormous.
#4 - Apprehensive
adjective /ˌæp.rɪˈhen.sɪv/
Feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen
- I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's conference
SENTENCE PATTERN: "To be honest. I'm very apprehensive about _________________."
Example: To be honest, I'm very apprehensive about the song he chose to sing.
#5 - On (your) guard
adjective /ɡɑːrd/
Alert and ready to respond to possible danger, threats, problems, etc; Careful and aware because a situation might be dangerous
- Passengers on public transportation were warned to be on their guard against pickpockets
- My dad told us to always be on guard when we were out at night.
SENTENCE PATTERN: "You should always be on guard when ____________________."
Example: You always be on guard when you cross the street
QUIZ
Please fill in the blank the suitable words and expand the collapse button for the answer
Michael was __________ to be heard by his boss.
I gained so much weight when I was pregnant. I felt _____________.
We have to be _____________ at all times because there are criminals everywhere.
An _____________ person likes finding out about things, especially secret things.
She invited a lot of people, but she was a little _______________ that no one would one.
He was __________ to find out the truth.
My mother told me that I asked a lot of questions when I was a child. I was very ____________.