Learning English

Session 1

Words ending in -tion

ambition
accommodation
addition
attention
description
information
investigation
population
subtraction

Words ending in -sion

admission
confession
discussion
expression
permission

Words ending in -tian

Egyptian
Martian
Venetian

Words ending in -cion

suspicion
coercion

Words ending in -cean

crustacean
ocean
cetacean

Session 3

make it
become successful

promising
showing signs of future success

compelling
very interesting

haunted
full of regret

circumstances
set of conditions

curtains
the end

apartheid
the former system in which races were separated in South Africa

bootleg
describes illegally produced and sold copies

quest
long and difficult search

rumours
stories people share which aren't based on strong evidence

royalties
(here) payment for musicians whose songs are played

sold out
no more tickets available

fairy godmothers
female characters in fairy stories who have magical powers to help people

championed
supported

paid off
brought good results

rundown
in poor condition

plays down
makes something seem less important

a second bite of the cherry
another chance to do something

Session 4

Useful phrases

Would you mind…

Is there any chance you could…

Are you OK to…

I'd appreciate it if you could…

If you could... that would be great...