disco

Everyday

1. A disco is a party or event where people dance to recorded pop music, often with coloured lights. tree →
2. A school disco is an evening dance party for pupils at school. tree →
3. Disco is a kind of dance music with a strong beat, popular long ago and still played at parties. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday children's life, the school disco, a birthday disco or a disco at a holiday camp are exciting events. In stories it shows a party atmosphere. Phrases: «school disco», «disco lights», «disco ball», «go to a disco», «disco music».

Examples

• The school disco is on Friday night. tree →
• We danced under the flashing disco lights. tree →
• Grandma loves old disco music. tree →
• A silver disco ball hung from the ceiling. tree →
• Tickets for the disco cost £2 each. tree →
• Lily was too shy to dance at her first disco. tree →

Note

Countable for the event (plural discos), uncountable for the music style. Short for «discotheque». In the USA a school disco is more often called «a school dance».