Scrapped French holiday causes chaos – lexis

Lexis

to prompt – to cause

to be up in arms over – to be very angry about

Pentecost– a holy Jewish/Christian day, after Passover / Easter

to mark – to remember as important

soul-searching (noun) – deep inner thoughts (usually about a moral question)

to scrap – to abolish, not to continue with

to fund – to pay for

carers – people who look after vulnerable individuals, eg disabled, elderly, or young people

elderly – (polite version of) old

a goodwill gesture – an act of friendliness, generosity or kindness

to spark – to cause the start of somehing

unions = trade(s) unions – organisations which promote workers’ pay, rights and working conditions

to clock in – to record the time at which you arrive at / start work (opposite = to clock out)

a headline – title in large letters at the top of a feature in a newspaper

dumb – (used more by Americans than British to mean) ‘stupid’

to lampoon – to criticise (in an article, or cartoon) a public figure or organisation in an amusing way, highlighting his / her / its bad points

fury – extreme anger

in return for (vb…..ing) – in exchange for (vb…..ing)

to call for – to demand

childcare – (paid or unpaid) care for children by someone other than their parents

haulage trucks – lorries which move goods by road or rail

to attack – to criticise

pay more than their fair share – to pay more than is just, more than they should

to urge – to encourage

to reverse tax cuts – to remove favourable tax changes

to generate – to produce

to earmark– to keep, or intend for a specific purpose

proceeds (plural noun) – sum of money received because of a specific event