Vocabulary

  • under normal circumstances: Typically; usually; in the absence of unusual factors or conditions.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
  • spare: To make (money or time) available for
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • insight: Power to understand people and things very well
  • adapt: To change something for a different function
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • connect: To associate a thing with something else
  • flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • definite: Not likely to change; clearly decided
  • historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
  • poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
  • theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
  • carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
  • scrooge: A mean ungenerous person
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    • adapt

      US /əˈdæpt/

      UK /ə'dæpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change something for a different function
      • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
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    • audience

      US /ˈɔdiəns/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
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    • carol

      US /ˈkærəl/

      UK /'kærəl/

      • Noun
      • Traditional song sung at Christmas
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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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    • connect

      US /kəˈnɛkt/

      UK /kə'nekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To associate a thing with something else
      • To join or attach things together
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • definite

      US /ˈdɛfənɪt/

      UK /ˈdefɪnət/

      • Adjective
      • Not likely to change; clearly decided
      • Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.
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    • emotional

      US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/

      UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
      • Relating to or characterized by emotion
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • flatter

      US /ˈflætɚ/

      UK /'flætə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise in a rather false way, to get something
      B2
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    • historic

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
      • Connected with the past
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in theaters

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Currently showing at movie theaters.
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    • insight

      US /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/

      UK /'ɪnsaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Power to understand people and things very well
      • Very good understanding of something
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    • insult

      US /ɪnˈsʌlt/

      UK /ɪn'sʌlt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of disrespecting by being rude or impolite
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    • landmark

      US /ˈlændmɑ:rk/

      UK /ˈlændmɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Event that marks a change or turning point
      • Easily recognizable structure that is easy to see
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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    • poetic

      US /poˈɛtɪk/

      UK /pəʊˈetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
      B1
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    • policy

      US /ˈpɑlɪsi/

      UK /'pɒləsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
      • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
      A2
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    • production

      US /prəˈdʌkʃən, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of producing or growing food naturally
      • Process of making something on a large scale
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    • responsibility

      US /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
      • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
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    • scrooge

      US /skru:dʒ/

      UK /skru:dʒ/

      • Noun
      • A mean ungenerous person
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    • spare

      US /spɛr/

      UK /speə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (money or time) available for
      • To save from being hurt or punished
      • Adjective
      • Being extra or in reserve
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    • theatrical

      US /θiˈætrɪkəl/

      UK /θiˈætrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
      • Dramatic; done for effect
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • under normal circumstances

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; in the absence of unusual factors or conditions.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Ever wondered about the magic behind theater adaptations? This interview with Andrew Lincoln dives into "A Christmas Carol," exploring its cultural depth and the heart of community theater. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures while getting a fascinating glimpse into the world of historic theater revival!

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