Heartland English School – Word of the Day

Theme: Road Trip

Word: scenic route

Meaning: a specially designed road which might take longer to travel on, but has more beautiful things to look at than a regular highway

Ex. I’m tired of the same old road. Let’s take the scenic route on the way back!

Theme: Road Trip

Word: cruise control

Meaning: a system that automatically controls the speed of a vehicle

Ex. When going on a long road trip, it is always more comfortable to have cruise control available in your car.

Theme: Road Trip

Word: dirt road

Meaning: a road that is unpaved, usually with gravel or perhaps simply dirt on the path

Ex. I hate driving on dirt roads because they are so bumpy.

Theme: Road Trip

Word: hairpin-curve

Meaning: a very sharp or sudden turn

Ex. In the mountains there are often many hairpin-curves. You need to watch for vehicles coming from the opposite direction.

Theme: Road Trip

Word: road trip (compound noun)

Meaning: to travel a long distance in a car (usually for fun)

Ex. Lane is on a road trip this week.

Theme: Wedding Vocabulary

Word: Honeymoon (n)

Meaning:  A honeymoon is a holiday taken by a man and a woman who have just got married.

Examples: Tom and Mary went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

They went on their honeymoon the day after the wedding.

a party to celebrate the marriage ceremony of two people:

There is going to be a band at the wedding reception! I can’t wait to dance!

a ceremony in which two people marry:

defintion: a man on his wedding day or just before and after the event.

examples: It’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding.

bride (n) a woman who is just married or about to be married.

Ex.  Every bride is beautiful on her wedding day.

Ex.  The bride was wearing a white wedding dress.