Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Extreme Adjectives

Lesson Notes September 16, 2025 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• I don’t know why, but while I was sick I had a big appetite.

• My husband picked up a variety of pre-(made / cooked) foods for us to eat.

• Do you sometimes eat a boxed lunch?

• My son often picks up a boxed dinner for himself when he works late.

• My daughter-in-law belonged to the track and field team in high school.

• Behind (noun) = a person’s buttocks; the rear part of the body (Synonyms: bottom, rear, backside)

• The baby fell and landed on his behind.

• She slipped and hit her behind on the chair.

• Get your behind off the table this instant!

Appropriate Language

• Pole vault (noun) = an athletic event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole to jump over a high bar

• Steeplechase (noun) = a race, either on foot or with horses, that includes various obstacles such as fences and water jumps

• Shot put (noun) = a track and field event where a heavy spherical object (the shot) is thrown as far as possible using a pushing motion

Extreme Adjectives

Lesson 2D Reading

• Theoretical (adjective) = based on ideas, principles, or speculation rather than practical experience or observation

• Sometimes we use the phrase ‘in theory’ in place of ‘theoretical’

• In theory she can drive, but in reality she does.

Answers for 2B

• 1 incredible

• 2 (our) mistakes

• 3 space-time

• 4 face creams

Tips

Think about the words used in the questions (2B 1-8), are there similar words in the article?

For example

• 2 ‘un-doing’ we can also say ‘to correct’ (from the article)

• The word ‘apply’ often means ‘to put on.’ For example, we can say ‘apply face cream,’ but we cannot say ‘apply a diet.’