Lecture 3: Leisure & Lifestyle Flashcards
units 16, 18, 20, 21, 22
rewarding
gives you a lot of positive experiences
fruitful
produces good results
lucrative
makes a lot of money
therapeutic
makes you healthy in body and/or mind
relaxing/calming
reduces stress, gives a peaceful feeling
time-consuming
takes a long time to do
a culture-vulture
big fan of anything cultural
couch potato
physically very inactive person
amateur
someone who does sth as a hobby, not a job
dabbler
person who never keeps doing an activity for long
chores
boring tasks that have to be done
lawn
grass
shopaholic
person addicted to shopping
to be heavily into sth
to be very involved in
to go off
to stop liking, to lose interest in
to lock themselves away
to isolate themselves
to be hooked on sth
to be addicted to
to get up to sth
to do
i have a full diary
a lot of activities, hectic social life
to be a keen participant
to take part enthusiastically
squat
empty building where people start living without the owners permission
hovel
small, dirty house/flat in a bad condition
run down
in a bad condition
furnished/unfurnishes
with(out) furniture
penthouse
a luxure flat on the top of a building
council/social housing
rented accomodation provided by the state for people who have low incomes
council estate
a large group of such hosuing
high-rise (flats) / tower blocks
flats in a tall, modern building with a lot of floors
granny flat
set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relative’s house
to get on like a house on fire
to get along very well with sth
a household word/name
something/someone everyone knows
on the house
free of charge
home truths
information that is true but not pleasant or welcome
nothing to write home about
nothing special (like a town)
to hit home
to become fully understood/felt
to make yourself at home
make yourself feel comfortable in someone else’s home
to live life in the fast lane
a way of life that is full of activity and excitement
to have the time of your life
to have a wonderful time
get a new lease of life
become more energetic and active than before
a dog’s life
a very unhappy and difficult life
to lead a sheltered life
to have a life that is protected from unpleasantness
to not be a matter of life and death
to not be very serious
take your life in your hands
to do sth very dangerous
to breathe new life into
to bring new ideas and energy to sth
overrated
not as good as people say
hackneyed
done so often it is boring
disjointed
unconnected and not in a clear order
far-fetched
impossible to believe
risqué
against accepted social standards, likely to shock some people
gripping film
exciting and keeping your attention the whole time
harrowing
extremely upsetting
a moving story
aking you feel pity or sadness
memorable/unforgettable
you remember it long after
understated
done or expressed in a simple but sttractive style
tedious
boring
hilarious
extremely funny
applause
clapping to show enjoyment
glowing reviews
excellent reviews
encore
call from the audience to perform some more
standing ovation
the audience stood up and applauded at the end of the performance
award
prize /honour
masterpiece
very great work of art
up-and-coming actor
likely to become very successful
to become typecast as someone
always associated with that type of role
to get panned/slated
very negatively criticised
to be lauded
highly praised
to bomb
to be a failure
to be booed
to get disapproving noises by the audience
to be a total flop
to be a complete failure
to be miscast
to be the wrong person for that role
to be unconvincing
to not seem real/true
audition
short performance where actors show what they can do, hoping to get a role
rehearsal
practice performances
interpretations
way of understanding and performing it
version
one of several performances that exist
cover
version of a song that is not the original
portrayal
the picture one creates
a dauber
someone who paints quickly and carelessly
deemed
considered (formal)
subject matter
content
school of art
art movement
visually literate
educated with regard to art
inured to
not affected by
original
new in a special and interesting way
opp: predictable
highbrow
intended for educated, intelligent people, often disapproving
opp: lowbrow
impenetrable
extremely difficult to understand
opp: transparent
sophisticated
showing advanced skills and understandind
opp: primitive
challenging
demanding considerable effort to be understood
opp: undemanding
dazzling
inspiring great admiration because it’s brilliant in some way
opp: pedestrian
evocative
calling up images and memories
opp: uninspiring
thought-provoking
making people think
opp: unstimulating
exquisite
having rare beauty or delicacy
opp: clumsy
intriguing
interesting because it is strange or mysterious
opp: dreary
peerless
better than any other
opp: run-of-the-mill
tongue-in-check
not intended to be taken seriously, despite appearing serious
opp: earnest
priceless
extremely valuable
opp: worthless
skilful
skillful in american english
clever, masterly, done well
opp: poorly done
to illuminate
make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up
blurb
a short text printed on the back cover of a book, describing what a book is, sometimes including quotes from critics
poignant
moving and sad
chronicle
description of a sequence of events
acclaimed
praised by the public
compelling
very interesting and engaging
macabre
often cruel and disgusting, concerned with death
lugubrious
rather dark, mournful and gloomy
chilling
causing great fear
page-turner
powerful story that keeps you interested
insight
the ability to understand what something is really like
gripping
so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally
enigmatic
mysterious
breathtaking
amazing
wry
in the face of a bad situation
evocative
which arouse memories or images
eponymous
who has the same name as the title of the book
protagonist
main character
engaging
pleasant and interesting
journal
written record of what you have done each day
publication containing academic articles, published at regular intervals
memoirs
a written record of a person’s own life, typically by a politician or military figure
encyclopedia
book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or a part of it
anthology
collection of poems or short stories by different authors
manual
usually a technical book with instructions, eg a car manual
logbook
a book that records events, times, etc
for example all the journeys made ba a lorry or ship
compulsive reading (informal)
formal, difficult to stop once you’ve started it
informal: you can’t put it down
informative
gives a lot of useful information
ahead of its time
contained ideas that noone had yet thought of or discussed at that time
lightweight
not complex, slightly negative connotation
bedtime reading
nice to read in bed
heavy going
difficult to read
to get into it
become involve/engaged with
readership
number of people who read them
