Vocabulary Unit 6 Accommodation

1. Vocabulary
ACCOMMODATION
Unit 6 Outcomes Upper-Intermediate

2. self-catering/ˈkeɪtərɪŋ/ apartment
a flat you rent for a holiday and can do your own
cooking

3. a camping van
bigger than a car and you can sleep in it

4. cut-off
isolated

5. /səʊkt/
extremely wet

6. have a whale of a time
INFORMAL to have a lot of fun

7. On full blast
• As loudly or with as much power as possible

8. It doesn’t bear thinking about
• To be too unpleasant or frightening to think
about

9. find your feet
• to start to feel confident and able to deal with
something

10. cost an arm and a leg
INFORMAL
• to cost a lot of money

11. To make ends meet
• You just manage to buy everything that you
need to live, even though you have very little
money

12. take the mickey
BRITISH INFORMAL
• to say something in order to try and make
someone or something look silly, especially in
a friendly way.

13. in small doses
• in small amounts, or for short periods of time

14. through rose-colored glasses
• with an attitude that things are better than
they really are

15. culture shock
• Feeling nervous or uncomfortable in a
different culture or situation