Jun 5, 2018 Chunks, Intermediate word of the day Intermediate word of the day: boom A boom is a sudden big noise like the sound of thunder or a bomb exploding, but more frequently, we use the word boom to mean a sudden big increase or growth. So when the economy grows a lot, you have an economic boom and a business or industry can experience a boom in sales. […]
Mar 23, 2018 Chunks, Intermediate word of the day Intermediate word of the day: pride Pride is that feeling of satisfaction and pleasure that you get when you’ve done something special, or when someone connected to you has achieved something. We often talk about people taking pride in things. If you take pride in something, you feel very proud of it; you feel a deep sense of satisfaction about it. […]
Jan 12, 2018 Chunks, Intermediate word of the day Intermediate word of the day: depression Today’s word is depression. Depressions are all to do with being low and down. So when you are suffering from depression, you have low energy and emotion and are very unhappy. When the country is experiencing a depression, there is very long period of low economic activity. There might even be bad weather caused by […]
Dec 14, 2017 Chunks, Intermediate word of the day Intermediate word of the day: struggle Today’s word is struggle. Struggle is all to do with difficulty, and with fighting or working hard to get what you want. Struggle is a verb: you can struggle with a problem (find a problem difficult or work hard to solve it). Struggle is also a noun – learning English can be a struggle sometimes! […]
Dec 6, 2017 Chunks, Intermediate word of the day Intermediate word of the day: agenda Today’s word is agenda. The main meaning of agenda is a list of all the things that need to be discussed and considered at a meeting – or all the things that need to be done or considered in general. Anyone who works in an office or works for a company that holds regular meetings […]
