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	Podcast:		Practising English
	Episode:		229. B1 adjectives with hyphens (with dialogue)
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:21:27
	Publish Date:		2025-02-23 16:49:15
	Description:		Adjectives with hyphen at B1 level good-looking (only with hyphen) - attractive (for people, often men) well-known - a lot of people have heard of it and know it/him/her old-fashioned (only with hyphen) - (often criticising something) not new, not in fashion well-dressed - dressed in attractive clothes, smart, elegant up-to-date - (usually technology) the newest in software, hardware, computers etc. middle-aged - around 50 years old face-to-face (only with hyphen) (also adv. came face-to-face with the burglar) - talk to somebody while looking at them in the same room. out-of-date - (fashion, technology) not new, there are more up-to-date versions, or a more recent fashion, or more modern. hand-held (only with hyphen) - held in the hand e.g. like a mobile phone. next-door (adv. next door) - referring to your neighbours. They live next to you. A house with is next to another. full-time - (work) a complete schedule. 40 hours a week, for example. Compare with 'part-time'. self-service (only with hyphen) - (usually a restaurant) where you get your own food from the counter, no waiters or waitresses. first-floor - on the first floor of a building. second-hand (only with hyphen) - not new, has been used before. We can also invent words by putting the adjective and noun together to make another adjective: dark-haired, short-haired, short-sleeved shirt, long-sleeved shirt. Young people's slang in Great Britain Ace - really good Bog off - go away and leave me alone. Bonkers - crazy Chippy - fish-and-chip shop Chuffed - really pleased Fancy - want to do something Snog - kiss dead wealthy / dead boring go for a spin To see the dialogue, go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-229.htm At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages. https://www.practisingenglish.com/english-grammar/ My novel for learners of B2 English is called The Tudor Conspiracy. You can see it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/33Axu2N Be back soon with another podcast! Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
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