The second part of my story A Window on Time.

Strong B1 and B2-level story.

Words to explain: 

detention - in schools this was (is?) a punishment for children. We had to stay in a classroom during the lunch-break and do extra homework

B2 phrases to listen for. What is the context of each phrase?

1) to feel faint

2) Naturally,

3) tremble with excitement

4) hit it off

5) stick together

6) stand by somebody

The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) have been taken out (unless the word begins with a vowel). Read the definition and guess the word in bold.

B1-level

1) uncmfrtbl adj. a chair, for example, that is not nice to sit in because it is too hard etc.

2) blvd v. thought something was true

3) cmplnd v. said he didn't like something

4) aplgy n. saying sorry

5) mngd t v. was able to

B2-level

6) astnshd adj. very surprised

7) rvrsng v. going backwards

8) trvl adj. not serious at all

9) pndng v. beating hard e.g. your heart

10) bd-tmprd adj. angry, in an angry mood

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