Unit 6

Question 1

boot (BrE)
(NAmE trunk)
I’ll put the luggage in the boot.
Did you lock the boot?

Answer 1

the space at the back of a car that you put bags, cases, etc. in

Question 2

purse
noun BrE / pɜːs / NAmE / pɜːrs /
I took a coin out of my purse and gave it to the child.
She started to look for her purse.

Answer 2

[C] (especially BrE) a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and often also paper money, cards, etc, used especially by women

Question 3

realize
verb (BrE also -ise) BrE / ˈriːəlaɪz / BrE / ˈrɪəlaɪz /
NAmE / ˈriːəlaɪz /
I realised the mistake.

Answer 3

[T, I] (not used in the progressive tenses) to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation

Question 4

tip
He gave the waiter a generous tip.
And the waiters got a big tip.

Answer 4

a small amount of extra money that you give to sb, for example sb who serves you in a restaurant

Question 5

tidy
verb BrE / ˈtaɪdi / NAmE / ˈtaɪdi /
(tidies, tidy•ing, tidied, tidied)
I spent all morning cleaning and tidying.

Answer 5

[I, T] (especially BrE)

to make sth look neat by putting things in the place where they belong

Question 6

boring
adj. BrE / ˈbɔːrɪŋ / NAmE / ˈbɔːrɪŋ /
His wife met an unusual man who thought football was boring.

Answer 6

not interesting;

making you feel tired and impatient

Question 7

bored
adj. BrE / bɔːd / NAmE / bɔːrd /
She saw an amusing film about a bored housewife.
There was a bored expression on her face.

Answer 7

feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in sb/ sth or because you have nothing to do

Question 8

amusing 
adj. BrE / əˈmjuːzɪŋ  / NAmE / əˈmjuːzɪŋ  /
an amusing story/ game/ incident
She writes very amusing letters.
I didn't find the joke at all amusing.

Answer 8

funny and enjoyable

Question 9

amused
adj. BrE / əˈmjuːzd / NAmE / əˈmjuːzd /
I wasn’t amused.
Janet was not amused (= she was annoyed or angry).

Answer 9

thinking that sb/ sth is funny, so that you smile or laugh