Preparing for a project abroad – vocabulary
to run a trip / project – to organise a trip or project
to be meant to have = to be supposed to have, to have to have
to have a jab – to have an injection
to have one’s name down for sth – to register interest in an event by writing one’s name on a list
a bit of a cold – a slight cold
a bit of a temperature – a slight fever
to raise money – to collect money for a purpose; to generate an amount of money
a ceilidh – pronounced kay (rhymes with day) lee (rhymes with see) – a social event with Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and traditional dancing
a barn dance – an informal social gathering for country dancing
a raffle – noun – an activity which is arranged in order to make money for a good social purpose; people buy numbered tickets, some of which are later chosen to win prizes,
a caller – a person in a dance band who helps people dancing to make their moves correctly by calling out instructions
find sth a strain – to feel sth is a considerable pressure or effort
to take sth in your stride – to deal with something difficult in a calm way