30-5-2011

HOW MUSICAL ARE YOU?
Are these songs the same or different? (pitch: a) APM [singular, uncountable] how high or low a note or other sound is:
Ultrasonic waves are at a higher pitch than the human ear can hear.)?
What makes someone musical?
Formal training in music
Music skills are natural part of what we are.
Surrounded by a musical world
Musicality: we understand music because we understand how music affects our mood and emotions
Debunk: we reject music because we think we don’t know about it.
Tone deaf
SOCIAL NETWORK SCAMS
Which is the celebrity that has reached more than 1 m followers on Twitter?
Social media
Maintain links – stay in contact.
Status of what you are doing – status update.
Password
Passport
Phishing
Fraudsters - lucrative hot bet
Trusted websites
How can we protect ourselves?
Be vigilant, pay attention. Secure password.
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swap /swɑːp / ||/swɒp/
grove /ɡrəʊv/
Numerous / ‘njuːmərəs/
COT [countable]
1 British EnglishDHF a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child [= crib American English]
BUG‧GY plural buggies [countable]
1 British EnglishDHB a light folding chair on wheels that you push small children in [= pushchair; = stroller AmE]
LAUNCH [transitive]
1
start something
to start something, usually something big or important:
The organization has launched a campaign to raise $150,000.
The Canadian police plan to launch an investigation into the deal.
launch an attack/assault/offensive
The press launched a vicious attack on the President.
The book launched his career as a novelist.
2
product
To make a new product, book etc available for sale for the first time:
The company hopes to launch the new drug by next October.
sergeant / ‘sɑːrdʒənt / || / ‘sɑːdʒənt/
surgeon / ‘sɜːrdʒən / || / ‘sɜːdʒən/