Monday, January 20, 2014

ni2 20-21/1/14

the dole /dəʊl/ noun UK
money that the government gives someone when they are unemployed
He's been on the dole for years.

garage /ˈgærɑːʒ/ /gəˈrɑːʒ/ noun [ C ]
1 BUILDING a small building, often built next to a house, that you can put a car in
2 BUSINESS a business that repairs or sells cars, and sometimes also sells fuel

massage /ˈmæsɑːdʒ/ /məˈsɑːdʒ/ noun [ C , U ]
[ HEALTH ] the activity of rubbing or pressing parts of someone's body in order to make them relax or to stop their muscles hurting
To have a massage
She gave me a foot massage .
Massage verb [ T ]
Would you massage my shoulders?

finished /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ adjective
1 completed
How much does the finished product cost?
The opposite is unfinished
2 be finished
If you are finished, you have completed something.
I hope I'll be finished before 5 p.m.

Single sex education
All-girls school
A girl only school

Overseas /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ adjective [ always before noun ]
In, to, or from another country
An overseas student
Overseas adverb
To live/work overseas

know-it-all 
Informal

One who claims to know everything and rejects advice or information from others.

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