Top Notch 3A - Unit 4 - Lesson 1

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 4 - Lesson 1 in the Top Notch 3A coursebook, such as "cliff-hanging", "page-turner", "bestseller", etc.

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to describe [verb]

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

Ex: The artist used vivid colors to describe the sunset in her painting .

book [noun]

a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that we can turn them and read them

Ex: My favorite book is a classic novel that has been passed down through generations .

page-turner [noun]

a book or story that is so engaging and compelling that it keeps the reader eagerly turning the pages

Ex: The biography turned out to be a page-turner , revealing secrets about the author ’s life .

cliff-hanging [adjective]

creating intense suspense or anticipation

Ex: The cliff-hanging ending of the movie had everyone talking afterward .

speed-reading [noun]

a technique that helps one to read and understand a text with a faster speed

trash [noun]

content that is considered of poor quality or lacking value

Ex: The professor criticized the student 's paper , calling it nothing but trash .

bestseller [noun]

an item, especially a book, that is bought by a large number of people

Ex: He was thrilled when his book became a bestseller in multiple countries .

to follow [verb]

to understand something such as an explanation, story, or the meaning of something

Ex: The plot of the movie was so confusing that it was almost impossible to follow .