A Picnic With My Friends: Vocabulary Lesson in English
A Picnic With My Friends
A picnic is an event organised by a group of people to have a meal outdoors usually by the sea or pond.
It was the 12th century when the idea of a picnic was described in the Persian poetry book, the Rubaiyat written by Omar Khayyam. The picnic society in London was organised in 1800, and a famous painting of a picnic was published by the French artist, Manet in 1862.
This way, the concept of picnic got off the ground and arrived at different parts of the world.
A picnic is a great stress buster. It helps us reduce our stress and anxiety.
When we have a picnic, we get several benefits such as breathing in the fresh air, bonding with family and friends, letting go of stress, enjoying a healthy mood and taking a yummy food.
Three days ago, we, a group of 7 friends, planned a picnic on a beach. As soon as we reached our destination, everyone jumped with joy, got out of the car and started camping.
After preparing meal, we all enjoyed playing different games. We then had the meal in the afternoon. Finally we got to our homes with a fresh and happy mood.
Words to Learn (learn more words here)
1. To organise→To put something in order
Synonym→To arrange
Antonym→To disorganise
2. Outdoors→In the open air or outside one's shelter
3. To describe→To tell someone about the details of something
Synonym→To narrate
Antonym→To hide
4. To publish→To issue something like a book after preparing it
Synonym→To bring out
Antonym→To banish
5. To reduce→To make less
Synonym→To lessen
Antonym→To increase
6. Stress →Emotional or physical tension
7. Anxiety→Worry
Synonym→ Nervousness
Antonym→Calmness
8. To bond →To connect
Synonym→To join
Antonym→To liberate
9. Yummy→Delicious
Synonym→Tasty
Antonym→Tasteless
10. Destination→The place to which you're going
11. To camp→To stay in a tent for some hours
Synonym→To encamp
12. To prepare→To make ready
Idioms and Phrases to Learn (learn about phrase)
1. To have a meal→To eat a meal
2. To get off the ground→To start
3. Stress buster→Something that stops stress
4. To have a picnic→To go on a picnic
5. To let go of stress→To get rid of stress
6. To jump with joy→To become very happy
7. To get out of the car→To leave the car
8. To get to home→To reach home
Exercise 1
Can you recall the synonyms of the following words?
1. To bond
2. To reduce
3. To describe
4. To organise
5. To publish
Answer keys:-
1. To connect
2. To lessen
3. To narrate
4. To arrange
5. To bring out
Can you recall the antonyms of the following words?
1. To bond
2. To reduce
3. To describe
4. To organise
5. To publish
Answer keys:-
1. To liberate
2. To increase
3. To hide
4. To disorganise
5. To banish
Do you understand the following phrases?
1. To jump with joy
2. To get off the ground
3. To have a picnic
4. To let go of stress
5. To have a meal
Answer key:-
1. To become very happy
2. To start
3. To go on a picnic
4. To get rid of stress
5. To eat a meal
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