Heartland English School – Word of the Day

Theme:  $ MONEY $

Word:  credit   (noun)

Pronunciation:  /krε-dIt/

Meaning:  the ability to obtain goods or services before payment

Examples:

• If you buy something with a credit card, you don’t have to pay for it until later.
• It is not a good idea to carry a balance on your credit card because you will have to pay interest on that credit.

Theme:  Outdoor music words

Word:  music festival  [myoo-zik   fes-tuh-vuhl]

Meaning:   an entertainment event featuring a number of musical performers or bands of a certain genre or centered on a theme

Examples:

• The music festival will last all weekend. We will camp in the field next to the bandstand.
• Are you planning on going to the music festival Winnipeg this summer?

Theme:  Outdoor music words

Word:  performance  [per-fawr-muhns]

Meaning:   a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.

Examples:

• U2 always puts on an excellent performance at their concerts.
• Did you see the free performance in the park?

Theme: Outdoor music words

Word:  instrument  [in-struh-muhnt]

Meaning:    a contrivance or apparatus for producing musical sounds  ie:a stringed instrument, woodwind instrument, etc

Examples:

• Many musicians can play more than one instrument.
• What instrument did you play in the school band?

Theme:  Outdoor music words

Word:  bandstand  [band-stand]

Meaning:   a platform, often roofed, for outdoor band performances.

Examples:

• We need to be directly in front of the bandstand to get the best sound.
• The lightshow on the bandstand was a spectacle!

Theme:  Outdoor music words

Word:  concert   [n., adj. kon-surt]

Meaning:  a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.

Examples:

• I went to Jazz concert last night.
• The concert was amazing. All three bands were excellent.

Theme: Adjectives Used With Colours

Word: iridescent

Pronunciation: ˌiriˈdesənt

Meaning: having colours that seem to change when seen from different angles

Example: Butterflies and birds often have iridescent colouring.

Related word: iridescence

iridescent purple feathers

iridescent turquoise butterfly wings

Theme: Adjectives Used With Colours

Word: neon

Pronunciation: ˈnēän

Meaning: fluorescent or extremely bright

Example: Cyclists and street workers usually wear neon yellow or orange for safety.

Theme: Adjectives Used With Colours

Word: deep

Pronunciation: dēp

Meaning: dark and intense

Example: Deep Purple is the name of a song, a band, and a beautiful dark colour!

Related words: depth, deeply, deepness

deep purple

Theme: Adjectives Used With Colours

Word: pale

Pronunciation: pāl

Meaning: having little colour, having light colour

Example: Pale colours like pale blue, pale pink, and pale yellow are popular in fashion and home decor.

Related word: pallid

pale blue