Monday, October 20, 2014

ni2 20-21/10/14

Homework: grammar, p. 27

ˈ hen night ( also ˈ hen ˌ party ) noun [ C ]
a party for women only, usually one held for a woman before she gets married
Compare stag night

ˈ stag ˌ night noun [ C ]
a night when a group of men go out just before one of them gets married
Compare hen night

rehearsal /rɪˈhɜːs ə l/ noun [ C , U ]
a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc practise in order to prepare for a performance

knackered /ˈnækəd/ adjective
UK informal extremely tired

christening /ˈkrɪs ə nɪŋ/ noun [ C ]
[ RELIGION ] a ceremony where someone is christened

breaststroke /ˈbreststrəʊk/ noun [ U ]
[ SPORT ] a way of swimming in which you push your arms forward and then to the side, while you kick your legs backwards

backstroke /ˈbækstrəʊk/ noun [ U ]
[ SPORT ] a style of swimming on your back

crawl 2 /krɔːl/ noun
2 SWIMMING [ SPORT ] [ U ] a style of swimming in which you move your arms over your head and kick with straight legs


lie-in /ˈlaɪˌɪn/ noun [ no plural ] UK
when you stay in bed in the morning longer than usual
I had a long lie-in this morning.

in-laws /ˈɪnlɔːz/ noun [ plural ] informal
the parents of your husband or wife, or other people in their family

My in-laws have invited us for dinner. 

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