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Adjectives with hyphen at B1 level
good-looking (only with hyphen) - attractive (for people, often men)
well-known - a lot of people have heard of it and know it/him/her
old-fashioned (only with hyphen) - (often criticising something) not new, not in fashion
well-dressed - dressed in attractive clothes, smart, elegant
up-to-date - (usually technology) the newest in software, hardware, computers etc.
middle-aged - around 50 years old
face-to-face (only with hyphen) (also adv. came face-to-face with the burglar) - talk to somebody while looking at them in the same room.
out-of-date - (fashion, technology) not new, there are more up-to-date versions, or a more recent fashion, or more modern.
hand-held (only with hyphen) - held in the hand e.g. like a mobile phone.
next-door (adv. next door) - referring to your neighbours. They live next to you. A house with is next to another.
full-time - (work) a complete schedule. 40 hours a week, for example. Compare with 'part-time'.
self-service (only with hyphen) - (usually a restaurant) where you get your own food from the counter, no waiters or waitresses.
first-floor - on the first floor of a building.
second-hand (only with hyphen) - not new, has been used before.
We can also invent words by putting the adjective and noun together to make another adjective: dark-haired, short-haired, short-sleeved shirt, long-sleeved shirt.
Young people's slang in Great Britain
Ace - really good
Bog off - go away and leave me alone.
Bonkers - crazy
Chippy - fish-and-chip shop
Chuffed - really pleased
Fancy - want to do something
Snog - kiss
dead wealthy / dead boring
go for a spin
To see the dialogue, go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-229.htm
At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/english-grammar/
My novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/
My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
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Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.
Adjectives with hyphen at B1 level
good-looking (only with hyphen) - attractive (for people, often men)
well-known - a lot of people have heard of it and know it/him/her
old-fashioned (only with hyphen) - (often criticising something) not new, not in fashion
well-dressed - dressed in attractive clothes, smart, elegant
up-to-date - (usually technology) the newest in software, hardware, computers etc.
middle-aged - around 50 years old
face-to-face (only with hyphen) (also adv. came face-to-face with the burglar) - talk to somebody while looking at them in the same room.
out-of-date - (fashion, technology) not new, there are more up-to-date versions, or a more recent fashion, or more modern.
hand-held (only with hyphen) - held in the hand e.g. like a mobile phone.
next-door (adv. next door) - referring to your neighbours. They live next to you. A house with is next to another.
full-time - (work) a complete schedule. 40 hours a week, for example. Compare with 'part-time'.
self-service (only with hyphen) - (usually a restaurant) where you get your own food from the counter, no waiters or waitresses.
first-floor - on the first floor of a building.
second-hand (only with hyphen) - not new, has been used before.
We can also invent words by putting the adjective and noun together to make another adjective: dark-haired, short-haired, short-sleeved shirt, long-sleeved shirt.
Young people's slang in Great Britain
Ace - really good
Bog off - go away and leave me alone.
Bonkers - crazy
Chippy - fish-and-chip shop
Chuffed - really pleased
Fancy - want to do something
Snog - kiss
dead wealthy / dead boring
go for a spin
To see the dialogue, go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-229.htm
At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/english-grammar/
My novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.
https://www.practisingenglish.com/
My latest novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
https://amzn.to/33Axu2N
Be back soon with another podcast!
Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
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