Gold Experience A2 (2nd ed): Unit 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

win

to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, election, etc.

ugly

extremely unattractive and unpleasant to look at

table tennis

an indoor game played on a table by two or four players who hit a small plastic ball to each other across a net

tent

a shelter consisting of a sheet of cloth supported by poles and ropes, used especially for camping

rock

a type of popular modern music with a strong loud beat, played using guitars and drums

prize

something that is given to someone who is successful in a competition, race, game of chance, etc.

practise

to do an activity, often regularly, in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test

pop

modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat

photograph

a picture obtained by using a camera and film that is sensitive to light

money

what you earn by working and can use to buy things; it can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank

kite

a toy that you fly in the air on the end of a long string, made of a frame covered in paper or cloth

invitation

a written or spoken request to someone, inviting them to go somewhere or do something

holiday

a time of rest from work, school, etc.

gamer

someone who plays computer games

cool

very attractive, fashionable, interesting, etc. in a way that people admire - used in order to show approval

competition

an organised event in which people or teams compete against each other

career

a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life

camera

a piece of equipment used to take photographs or make films and television programmes

café

a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and simple meals

brilliant

excellent

birthday cake

a soft sweet food that you get on the day that is an exact number of years after the day you were born

belong

to be a member of a group or organization

beginner

someone who has just started to do or learn something

beautiful

extremely attractive to look at

beach

an area of sand or small stones at the edge of the sea or a lake

bat

a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night

artist

a professional performer, especially a singer, dancer or actor

animation film

a film, that has pictures, clay models, etc. that seem to be really moving

amazing

very good, especially in an unexpected way

watch cartoons

to look at a TV or cinema screen and see a short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings

watch a film/TV

to look at a TV or cinema screen paying attention to what is happening there

take photos

to use a camera to get a picture of something

spend time

to use time doing a particular thing or pass time in a particular place

play video games

to take part or compete in a computer game in which you move images on a screen using electronic controls

play the piano

to perform a piece of music on a large musical instrument that has a long row of black and white keys

play football

to take part or compete in a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a round ball into the other team's goal

play cards

to take part or compete in a game of cards (a small piece of thick stiff paper with numbers and signs or pictures on one side)

listen to the radio

to pay attention to a sound that you can hear in programmes that are broadcast on the radio

listen to music

to pay attention to a sound that you can hear

go to the cinema

to leave the place where you are, in order to go to a building in which films are shown

go to bed

to go to sleep

go swimming

to leave the place where you are in order to swim (to move yourself through water using your arms and legs)

go shopping

to leave the place where you are in order to buy some things

fly a kite

to make a kite fly in the air

earn money

to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do

cook dinner

to prepare the main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening

collect comics

to get and keep magazines that tells a story using comic strips, because you think they are attractive or interesting

care about sth

to think that something is important, so that you are interested in it, worried about it, etc.

singing

the activity of producing musical sounds with your voice

sing

to produce a musical sound with your voice

reading

the activity or skill of understanding written words

read

to look at written words and understand what they mean

painting

the act or skill of making a picture, using paints

paint

to make a picture, design, etc. using paint

musical instrument

something that you use for playing music, such as a piano or guitar

hobby

an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time

fishing

the sport or business of catching fish

fish

to try to catch fish

drawing

the art or skill of making pictures, plans, etc. with a pen or pencil

draw

to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen, etc.

dancing

the activity or skill of moving your feet and body in a way that matches the style and speed of music

dance

to move your feet and body in a way that matches the style and speed of music

club

a group of people who meet so that they can do an activity

catch

to trap an animal or fish by using a trap, net, or hook, or by hunting it

camping

the holiday activity of living in a tent

camp

to set up a tent or shelter and stay there for a short time

baking

the activity of making cakes, bread, etc.

bake

to cook something using dry heat, in an oven

ballet

a type of dancing that tells a story with music but no words, or a performance of this type of dancing

art

the use of painting, drawing, sculpture, etc. to represent things or express ideas