Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• set up
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• real bad: Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
• check out
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• politics: Job or work involved in the business of government
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
• Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• exhibition: Public event to display objects, art etc.