Tuesday, February 23, 2016

C1 22-23/2/16


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RUBBER PRACTICE MAT

/ˈkɒŋkriːt//juːθ//ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/

PRACTICIONERS

SPRAIN [transitive]
to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it [= twist]:
I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.

COOL approval
informal very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire - used in order to show approval:
She's pretty cool.
You look cool in denim.
Cool bike!
'I'm thinking of studying abroad.' 'Really? Cool.'

SPREAD past tense and past participle spread
1
affect more people/places
[intransitive and transitive] if something spreads or is spread, it becomes larger or moves so that it affects more people or a larger area
spread through
Fire quickly spread through the building.
spread over
He watched the dark stain spread over the gray carpet.
The disease spread rapidly amongst the poor.
spread (from something) to something
The cancer had spread to her liver.
Revolution quickly spread from France to Italy.
the risk of AIDS being spread through contaminated blood

CATCH ON phrasal verb
1   to become popular and fashionable:
[The idea of glasses being a fashion item has been slow to catch on.
2   to begin to understand or realize something
catch on to    
It was a long time before the police caught on to what he was really doing.

MOVE: movement
[usually singular] when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction:
Good gymnasts rehearse their moves mentally before a competition.
He made no move to come any nearer.
Martin made a move towards the door.
watch/follow somebody's every move
His green eyes followed Cissy's every move.
One false move (=move in the wrong direction) and I'll shoot.

Tai chi

Skate court

Elbow pad

wristband

Nordic walking

gathering /ˈgæðərɪŋ/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for gathering
at a gathering • a gathering of [teachers/world leaders, etc] • a family gathering
a party or a meeting when many people get together as a group
a family gathering

Word of mouth / mouth to mouth

five-a-side [only before noun] British English
five-a-side football is played with five players on each side, usually indoors

Rollerblades /ˈrəʊləbleɪdz/ noun [ plural ] trademark
[ SPORT ] ( also in-line skates ) boots with a single line of wheels on the bottom, used for moving across the ground
a teenager on Rollerblades
See picture sports 1
rollerblading noun [ U ]
Lots of people go rollerblading in Central Park.

promenade /ˌprɒməˈnɑːd/ noun [ C ]
a wide path by the sea

voucher /ˈvaʊtʃə r / noun [ C ]
[ FINANCE ] a piece of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for goods or services
a discount voucher

stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ noun [ U ]
Word partners for stamina
have stamina • build up / improve / increase stamina • mental / physical stamina • stamina for sth • a test of stamina
[ HEALTH ] the physical or mental energy that allows you to do something for a long time
Marathon runners need a lot of stamina.

endurance /ɪnˈdjʊər ə ns/ noun [ U ]
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time
a race to test athletes' endurance

allure /əˈljʊə r / noun [ U ]
an attractive or exciting quality
the allure of the city
alluring adjective
attractive or exciting
an alluring image

dis‧card
1 [transitive] to get rid of something [= throw away]:
Discard any old cleaning materials.
discarded paper

tele rubbish

quail /kweɪl/ noun [ C ] plural quail , quails
[ FOOD ] a small bird which is shot for food

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composed /kəmˈpəʊzd/ adjective
calm and in control of your emotions

hanker /ˈhæŋkə r / verb
hanker after/for sth phrasal verb
To want something very much, especially over a long period of time
I might buy him that CD player he's been hankering after.

trivial /ˈtrɪviəl/ adjective
small and not important
a trivial matter/offence

fuss 2 /fʌs/ verb [ I ]
to worry too much or get too excited, especially about unimportant things
Please don't fuss, Mum. Everything's under control.
fuss over sb/sth phrasal verb
to give someone or something too much attention because you want to show that you like them
I hate the way my grandparents fuss over me.

lose/ /save face
to do something so that people stop respecting you/still respect you
He seemed more interested in saving face than telling the truth.

ˌ face ˈ value noun
take sth at face value
to accept the way that something first appears without thinking about what it really means
You can't just take everything you read in the papers at face value.
keep a straight face
to manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
I can never play jokes on people because I can't kee p a straight face.

face the music
to accept punishment or criticism for something bad that you have done

on the face of it
used when you are describing how a situation seems on the surface
On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.

moisturizer ( also UK moisturiser ) /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzə r / noun [ C , U ]
a substance which you put on your skin to make HAIR/SKIN having pale skin or a light colour of haira boy with fair hair and blue eyesit less dry
moisturize ( also UK moisturise ) /ˈmɔɪstʃ ə raɪz/ verb [ T ]
to put moisturizer on your skin

HAIR/SKIN having pale skin or a light colour of hair
a boy with fair hair and blue eyes

Blemish /ˈblemɪʃ/ noun [ C ]
A mark which spoils the appearance of someone or something

naive /naɪˈiːv/ adjective
If someone is naive, they believe things too easily and do not have enough experience of the world.
I was much younger then, and very naive.
naively adverb
I naively believed that we would be treated as equals.
naivety /naɪˈiːvəti/ noun [ U ]
the quality of being naive


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