English

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Bloopers

vocabulary
a blooper / to slip up / a technical problem / to get the giggles / she can't contain herself / dead air / to ad lib, to improvise / the conversation dried up / awkward silences

expression
getting him to pay is like getting blood from a stone _{it's very difficult to get him to pay}

Guy Fawkes

expression
to be discriminated against _{to be treated unfairly because of your religion, race, sexuality or a disability, for example}
a plot _{a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is harmful and illegal, usually to a government}
a bonfire _{a large outdoor fire that's built for pleasure or to burn unwanted things}
an effigy _{a model or dummy that's made to look like someone or to represent someone}
fireworks _{small containers filled with explosives that produce bright colourful patterns and loud noises when they are lit}
bangers _{a type of firework that produces a particularly loud noise}
sparklers _{a small type of firework which produces lots of small sparks and can be held by children in their hands}
toffee apples _{slightly sour tasting apples which are dipped in hot toffee and left to get hard before being eaten}
jacket potatoes _{potatoes that are roasted in their washed skin, often on an open fire}