VocabularySOCIALISING

Unit 10 Outcomes Upper-Intermediate

/θræ /ʃ

• to defeat an opponent very easily in a game or competition

/ st fi/ˈ ʌ

• a stuffy room is too warm and has an unpleasant smell because there is no fresh air in it

loss of form

• Not playing as well as they usually do

Fiancée /fi nse /ˈɒ ɪ

• Engaged to be married [female]

fiancé /fi nse /ˈɒ ɪ

• Engaged to be married [male]

fiancé /fi nse /ˈɒ ɪ

• Engaged to be married [male]

Set up a marquee /m (r) ki /ɑː ˈ ː

• To erect a big tent for a party

A fortune / f (r)t n/ˈ ɔː ʃə

• A lot of money

Chat someone up

• To start a conversation because you want a romantic relationship

Get lost

• Strong way of telling someone to go away

Host /h st/ əʊ Hostess / h st s/ˈ əʊ ɪ

• The person who invites you to their party

Drag someone along

• To take someone with you unwillingly

/ fænsi/ˈ

• Be attracted to someone

Break it up

• Stop it: it ends and people leave

Out of hand

• Out of control

Left out

• Not included

Throw a party

• Give a party

Burst into tears

• Suddenly start crying

Turn up

• Arrive unexpectedly

Went to waste

• Wasn’t used and had to be thrown away