Magical meaning in English
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Definition
magical: enchanted, fantastical, having special powers
Examples
- "We're here with Jeff and Rob, from the magical lands of Australia and New Zealand."
- "Susie : Too magical."
- "You mean those magical creatures with pointy little ears, they live in forests and... I'm.."
Exercise 1
Below are extracts from employee appraisals. Read them and choose the most appropriate term from the dialogue.
Each term is used once!
Each term is used once!
Mike completes tasks quickly with a minimum of effort; he doesn't waste a single moment of his time. Unfortunately, he regularly comes to work late.
Mandy is the kind of person you can depend on; you ask her to do something, and she will do it - often quite slowly - but the task will always be completed.
Larry has supernatural powers. He can make objects move around the office just by thinking. The last person who criticized him turned into a frog.
Mike is employee.
Mandy is employee.
Larry is employee.
Below are extracts from employee appraisals. Read them and choose the most appropriate term from the dialogue.
Each term is used once!
Each term is used once!
Mike completes tasks quickly with a minimum of effort; he doesn't waste a single moment of his time. Unfortunately, he regularly comes to work late.
Mandy is the kind of person you can depend on; you ask her to do something, and she will do it - often quite slowly - but the task will always be completed.
Larry has supernatural powers. He can make objects move around the office just by thinking. The last person who criticized him turned into a frog.
Mike is an efficient 1 employee.
Mandy is a reliable 2 employee.
Larry is a magical 3 employee.
1 an efficient: This is correct. We read that "Mike completes tasks quickly with a minimum of effort; he doesn't waste a single moment of his time." This is the definition of an EFFICIENT person - someone who is able to perform a task in the best possible manner, in a timely fashion.
1 a magical: This is not the best choice here.
1 a reliable: This is incorrect. Mike is not a RELIABLE employee because he often arrives to work late. You cannot depend on Mike's punctuality, therefore he is slightly UNRELIABLE.
2 a reliable: A RELIABLE person is someone (or something) that can be depended on. Example: David has never missed a deadline - he is very RELIABLE in that way. Mandy is RELIABLE because, if you give her a task, it "will always be completed".
2 a magical: This is not the best choice here.
2 an efficient: This is incorrect. Mandy is not EFFICIENT because her tasks are often done "quite slowly". This implies that there is a certain amount of waste in the way she works, making her slightly INEFFICIENT.
3 a magical: This is correct. In the most literal sense, if someone is MAGICAL, they possess supernatural powers (like elves or fairies!). However, in a wider sense (and in the real world), we often use MAGICAL to describe something that is mysterious or enchanting. Example: Thank you darling, that was a MAGICAL night at the opera!
3 an efficient: This is not the best choice here.
3 a reliable: This is not the best choice here.
Exercise 2
Below are extracts from employee appraisals. Read them and choose the most appropriate term from the dialogue.
Each term is used once!
Each term is used once!
Mike completes tasks quickly with a minimum of effort; he doesn't waste a single moment of his time. Unfortunately, he regularly comes to work late.
Mandy is the kind of person you can depend on; you ask her to do something, and she will do it - often quite slowly - but the task will always be completed.
Larry has supernatural powers. He can make objects move around the office just by thinking. The last person who criticized him turned into a frog.
Mike is employee.
Mandy is employee.
Larry is employee.
Below are extracts from employee appraisals. Read them and choose the most appropriate term from the dialogue.
Each term is used once!
Each term is used once!
Mike completes tasks quickly with a minimum of effort; he doesn't waste a single moment of his time. Unfortunately, he regularly comes to work late.
Mandy is the kind of person you can depend on; you ask her to do something, and she will do it - often quite slowly - but the task will always be completed.
Larry has supernatural powers. He can make objects move around the office just by thinking. The last person who criticized him turned into a frog.
Mike is an efficient 1 employee.
Mandy is a reliable 2 employee.
Larry is a magical 3 employee.
1 an efficient: This is correct. We read that "Mike completes tasks quickly with a minimum of effort; he doesn't waste a single moment of his time." This is the definition of an EFFICIENT person - someone who is able to perform a task in the best possible manner, in a timely fashion.
1 a magical: This is not the best choice here.
1 a reliable: This is incorrect. Mike is not a RELIABLE employee because he often arrives to work late. You cannot depend on Mike's punctuality, therefore he is slightly UNRELIABLE.
2 a reliable: A RELIABLE person is someone (or something) that can be depended on. Example: David has never missed a deadline - he is very RELIABLE in that way. Mandy is RELIABLE because, if you give her a task, it "will always be completed".
2 a magical: This is not the best choice here.
2 an efficient: This is incorrect. Mandy is not EFFICIENT because her tasks are often done "quite slowly". This implies that there is a certain amount of waste in the way she works, making her slightly INEFFICIENT.
3 a magical: This is correct. In the most literal sense, if someone is MAGICAL, they possess supernatural powers (like elves or fairies!). However, in a wider sense (and in the real world), we often use MAGICAL to describe something that is mysterious or enchanting. Example: Thank you darling, that was a MAGICAL night at the opera!
3 an efficient: This is not the best choice here.
3 a reliable: This is not the best choice here.
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