Vocabulary (30→41 + 51→60)

long-term

Lasting a long time in the future

Fizzy

with a lot of bubbles

content

Amount that is in the food

wholemeal

containing all the grain, with nothing taken out

processed

treated with chemicals to preserve the food or to add taste or colour

superfood

food that may prevent disease and improve mental and physical health

ageing process

the changes to our body and mind by which we grow old

boost

improve or increase

Sharp rise

sudden and quick increase

major

very big and serious

lorry

truck

jumbo jet

big plane

aircraft

A device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air.

coach

kind of vehicle

deck

The floor of a ship

ticket collector

A person who checks that passengers on a train, etc, have a valid ticket, and marks it so that it cannot be used again.

stuck at

unable to move from

put someone up somewhere

paid for someone to stay

to put someone on standby

promise someone a seat if one becomes available

bumpy landing

not smooth landing

get airsick

feel sick because of the movement of the plane

suffer from air sickness

formal way of saying "get airsick"

to have jetlag

had a feeling of tiredness caused by moving quickly from one time zone to another

a rough sea

a calm sea

to suffer from seasickness

formal way of saying to get seasick

to get away

go somewhere different

remote

far from other places

winding road

with lots of bends, not at all straight

surrounding

all around

terryfying

very frightening

memorable

will always be remembered

fascinating

extremely interesting

delightful

charming

inconvenient to go somewhere

hard to get to

exceptional

unusually good

exhilarating

makes you feel excited and full of energy

glamorous

especially attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things or people

luxurious

provides great comfort

unspoilt

still in a beautiful and natural state

unique

so special it does not exist anywhere else

alter

change, usually slightly

features

a typical quality, or important part of something

GM food

genetically modified food

interact

communicate with or react to

structure

way that parts of a system are organised

purpose

the function of something

associated

connected in our minds

soil

top layer of the earth, in which plants grow

satnav

satellite navigation

GPS

Global Positioning System

digital photo frame

a picture frame that displays digital photos without the need of a computer or printer

lever

bar or handle that moves in order to control something

search engine

Used to locate information on the Web.

talk show

usually has a host and famous people who answer questions about themselves

cartoons

film where the characters are drawn rather than real

game show

show where people compete to win prizes

sitcom

a funny TV show

current affairs

news about political events happening now

The (mass) media

TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other means of popular communication

sattelite dish

on the roof of your house, to receive a lot of tv channels

tabloid newspaper

Focuses on sensation

televising

less formal: showing

shot/made on location

filmed in the real place, not in a studio

to be set

place/time where the drama happens

federation

a union of political units under a central government

dictatorship

system of government run by a dictator

Cabinet of ministers

group of most important ministers

constituency

geographical voting area

shoplifting

stealing something from a shop

smuggling

taking things illegally from one country to another

abduction

taking someone, especially a child, usually in order to harm them

deliberation

discussion

offender

someone who has committed a crime

current account

account you use for most everyday business

interest rates

percentage which the bank pays you based on how much you have in your account

overdraft facility

permission to have a negative amount of money in your account

consolidate

to join together, to make it one

credit limit

the maximum amount of money you may spend on your card

mortgage

a loan usually used to buy a house

deposits

money you pay before buying something to show you really want to buy it

repayment

payments to reduce the amount you owe

outgoings

amounts of money that regularly have to be spent

steady income

money coming in regularly, in a way that does not change much

direct debit

money taken automatically from your bank account

credit rating

judgement made by a bank about how likely someone is to pay back money that they borrow

an account in credit

has a positive amount of money in it

overdrawn

has a negative amount of money in it

to be in the red (infml)

have a negative amount of money in your account

charge interest

make you pay a percentage of the amount

overdraft limit

the maximum amount which a bank will allow a customer to borrow on an overdraft

overdraft

Occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the available balance goes below zero

cash machine

a machine where you can get money

trivial

insignificant

scores of (formal)

in large numbers

Heaps / bags / loads of

a lot (usually with there is, uncount or count)

dozens of

many, used for countables

dozen

12 of something

utterly

completely

for a time

vague, indefinite period

for the time being

for now, not specific