About Time – At the Party

Level 5About Time4:12

Step 1: Vocabulary

Meet the key words used in this clip. Mark the ones you already know to focus on the new ones.

amaze/əˈmeɪz/B1
làm kinh ngạc
In this lesson: surprise
H
Hooray!
Great!
U
undercooked
not cooked long enough
T
This is forward.
This is aggressive. This is not polite.
H
have a bite to eat
get a meal
T
think (this) through
consider or plan (this) carefully
Kate Moss
a famous British model
I
informalityB2
sự không trang trọng
In this lesson: natural, relaxed, not formal
H
her early shots
the photographs from the early part of her career
cheeky/ˈt͡ʃiːki/B2
tinh nghịch, hơi hỗn
In this lesson: disrespectful but in a fun or playful way
starter/ˈstɑːrtər/A2
bộ khởi động
In this lesson: an appetizer, a small dish eaten before the main dish
D
dickhead
a loser (not polite)
reader/ˈriːdər/A1
người đọc
In this lesson: a person who reads books for a publishing company (to decide if the book will be published)
publisher/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/B1
nhà xuất bản
In this lesson: a company that makes books
S
smart-ass
a person who is annoying because they act like they know everything (not polite)
suit/suːt/B1
bộ com lê
In this lesson: formal clothes (a jacket and pants)
court/kɔːrt/B1
tòa án
In this lesson: the place where judges and lawyers listen to and decide legal cases

Tip: Knowing the words before you listen makes the clip far easier to follow.