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Vocabulary: Clerkenwell: a history of rebellion - Wednesday 12th March 2014

17/3/2014

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Dear all
I hope you all enjoyed exploring Clerkenwell last week. The history you all researched was amazing so thank you for your hard work!

I really enjoyed spending the day with you and hope to see you all again soon.

Best Wishes
Gail


A slum (noun): An of a city where living conditions are extremely bad, and where the buildings are dirty and have not been repaired in a long time. E.g. We walked past a playground that had been a slum before the second world war.

Brand (adjective): Completely new. E.g. A brand new building. E.g. Do you like my new shoes? They’re brand new!

To find your feet (verb): To become confident and independent in a new situation. E.g. We talked about arriving in a new city and how long it can take to ‘find your feet’.

A playground (noun): An area of land where children can play. When it is within a school, we usually specify and say ‘the school playground.’

A daffodil (noun): A tall yellow flower that grows in the spring.

A tramp (noun): A person who has no home or job and who moves from place to place.

Homeless (adjective): Having no home.

The homeless (noun) (pl): People who have no home.

A rough sleeper (noun) A homeless person

To sleep rough (verb): To be a homeless person.

A down and out (noun): Someone who is homeless or has rejected standard living.

Money:

A note (noun) (or banknote): A piece of paper money

A coin (noun): A piece of money made of metal

Cash (noun): Money in the form of coins or notes (not bank cards, cheques etc). E.g. Would you prefer me to pay you in cash or by credit card?

Change (noun): The money that you get back if you pay more than the amoun
t something costs. E.g. Have you got change for a £1-00 please?

Readies (noun) (informal/slang): money

Dosh (noun) (informal/slang): money

A gimmick (noun): An idea for attracting customers or persuading people to buy something. E.g. We talked about the restaurant where you have to eat in the dark and wondered if it was a gimmick. E.g. Often new magazines use free gifts to get people to buy them.

Pitch-black (adjective): Completely dark, with no light at all.

A steeple (noun): A tower on the roof of a church.

A vent (noun): an opening in the wall of a room or machine which allows air to come in – and smoke, steam or smells to go out. E.g. We was the black vents in the outside wall of the building that used to be printing works.

To ventilate (verb): To allow air to move freely in and out of a room or building.

Stained glass (noun): Pieces of coloured glass that are used in church windows. E.g. A stained-glass window (and we saw some beautiful ones in that crypt!

A convent (noun): A place where nuns (religious women) live together in a community.

A nunnery (noun): The same as a convent.

Different ways to describe the movement of a river:

A bend (noun): A bend in the river

To wind (verb): The river winds its way …

To meander (verb): The river meanders through the field.

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