Listening 1 - Freshers’ Week

Question 1

uni
abrv BrE

Answer 1

university
e.g. I go to uni in Newcastle.

Question 2

mad
adj

Answer 2

wild and exciting
e.g. We got to meet Harry Styles! It was mad!

Question 3

Freshers’ Week
n

Answer 3

A welcome week for the new university students to get to know people, the university and the city.
Example: Freshers’ Week was exhausting; there was a party every night!

Question 4

knackered
adj BrE slang

Answer 4

very tired
e.g. i’m staying at home tonight. I’m knackered.

Question 5

halls
n BrE

Answer 5

also called ‘halls of residence’, a building where university students live together
e.g. we are living in holes during our first year at uni.
NOTE: in American English, ‘halls’ I often called a ‘dorm’ or ‘dormitory’.

Question 6

all hours
idiom

Answer 6

anytime, especially very late at night
e.g. My neighbours used to play music at all hours.

Question 7

homesick
adj

Answer 7

sad because you miss family and friends and you are away from home
e.g. I was really homesick when I first went to uni.

Question 8

tons of
phr

Answer 8

an informal way to say ‘a lot of’
e.g. we got tons of cake left over. Do you want any?

Question 9

barney
n Br E slang

Answer 9

argument
e.g. we had a bit of barney last night, but we are OK now.

Question 10

awkward
adj

Answer 10

embarrassing and hard to do with
e.g. There was an awkward moment when I met my ex-husband in the hallway.