May 31, 20222 min read

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 ____________.