Monday, October 07, 2013

ni2 4/7-10-13

What’s the use (of something)
Spoken used to say that something seems to be a waste of time:
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/ˈpɒpjələr/
/ˈsætəlaɪt/
/ˈsɪəriːz/
/ɔːˈθɒrəti/
/səkˈses/
/səˈsaɪəti/

low‧brow
lowbrow entertainment, newspapers, books etc are easy to understand and are not concerned with serious ideas about art, culture etc - used to show disapproval [≠ highbrow]

Ethics /ˈeθɪks/ noun [ plural ]
Ideas and beliefs about what type of behaviour is morally right and wrong
A code of ethics
The ethics of genetic engineering

Famed written
Well-known [= famous]:
The famed literary critic Nathan Hall
Famed for
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Skull /skʌl/ noun [ C ]
[ ANATOMY ] the part of your head that is made of bone and which protects your brain.

Palace /ˈpælɪs/ noun [ C ]
A large house where a king or queen lives
Buckingham Palace
The presidential palace

Swallow/ˈswɒləʊ/
He swallowed all the food very fast

Hob‧nob past tense and past participle hobnobbed, present participle hobnobbing [intransitive]
informal to spend time talking to people who are in a higher social position than you
Hobnob with
' class=pronsentence title="Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM" v:shapes="_x0000_i1028"> He spent the first day hobnobbing with the management.

Surreal /səˈrɪəl/ ( also surrealistic /səˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk/ ) adjective
Strange and not real, like something in a dream
His paintings have a surreal quality.

Trading port
Trading cards

Numerous /ˈnjuːm ə rəs/ adjective formal
Many
He is the author of numerous articles.

Sacred /ˈseɪkrɪd/ adjective
1 HOLY [ RELIGION ] relating to a religion or considered to be holy
Sacred music
A sacred object

Privacy /ˈprɪvəsi/ /ˈpraɪvəsi/ noun [ U ]
When you are alone and people cannot see or hear what you are doing
I hate sharing a bedroom - I never get any privacy.

Vulture /ˈvʌltʃə r / noun [ C ]
A large bird with no feathers on its head or neck that eats dead animals

Doubt /daʊt/

Bit difficult

Stroll /strəʊl/ verb
Stroll along/down/through, etc
To walk somewhere in a slow and relaxed way
They strolled along the beach.
Stroll noun [ C ]
Shall we go for a stroll around the garden?

Count me in/out

Slightly /ˈslaɪtli/ adverb
A little
I think I did slightly better in my exams this time.
I find it slightly worrying.

Who are you?
Age
City
Occupation
Hobbies
Some extra personal info?

I’m really into
I truly enjoy
I quite like
Hang out with friends
Go trekking
Shopaholic
Granny



Goals


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