Essential English Vocabulary and Idioms for Students

Student’s Book Vocabulary

Page 29: Musical Idioms

• Face the music: Accept criticism or punishment for something you did.
• Blow your own trumpet: Talk about your achievements.

Page 30: Key Terms

• Struggle (line 10): Fight.
• Midst (line 11): Middle.
• Conductor (line 16): Person who leads the musicians in an orchestra.
• Fulfil (line 18): Achieve or get (a dream).
• Manage (line 21): Succeed in doing something.
• Procure (line 22): Obtain.
• Give up (line 27): Abandon or leave.
• Point out: Draw somebody’s attention to show or indicate something.
• Make a point: Consider something as indispensable.
• There’s no point: There is no reason for something.
• Get the point: Understand the intention.
• What’s the point?: Asking for the use or purpose of something.

Page 31: Vocabulary and Context

• Tiny (line 32): Very small.
• Rehearsal (line 34): A session of practice for a public performance.
• Face (line 38): Confront obstacles.
• Convey (line 42): Transmit.
• Hold (line 43): Take place.
• Warehouse (line 43): A place where goods are stored.
• Soaring (line 45): At a very high level.
• Expertise (line 48): Skill or knowledge.

Page 32: Performance and Volume

• Focus on: Set your attention.
• Performance: Activity that a person or group does to entertain.
• Turn down (volume): Make quieter.
• Turn up (volume): Make louder.

Page 36: Adjectives and Descriptions

• Daft: Silly.
• Overrated: Overestimate or rate too highly.
• Outstanding: Easily seen; stands out.
• Dreadful: Terrible or extremely bad.
• Awesome: Amazing or causing great admiration.
• Smashing: Impressive, wonderful, or great.
• First-Rate: Of the best quality.
• Dull: Not interesting or exciting.

Page 38: General Terms

• Pedestrian: A person who goes on foot.

Workbook Vocabulary

Page 25

• Injury: Harm or damage.
• Urge: Strong wish difficult to control.
• Downside: Disadvantage.
• Weird: Strange.