Wednesday, April 06, 2016

C1 4-5/4/16

P 97

EVEN: number
an even number can be divided exactly by two [≠ odd]:
2, 4, 6 and 8 are even numbers.

Ex. 7
1d, 2a, 3f, 4c, 5e, 6b
Ex. 8
There’s no question that it’s a well…
I had no difficulty in navigating my…
Also, no matter which page I visited, there was always…
I liked the fact that there was no suggestion of having to buy…
I was surprised that there was no mention of shipping costs.
You have no choice but/except to accept their …
I think that no matter what the retailer does, they…
Personally, I had no intention of buying anything.

build-up /ˈbɪldʌp/ noun [ U ]
1 when something slowly increases
[ usually singular ] the build-up of traffic
2 the build-up to sth
UK the period of preparation before something happens
There was a lot of excitement in the build-up to the Olympics.

limestone /ˈlaɪmstəʊn/ noun [ U ]
[ GEOLOGY ] a white or light grey rock formed from the bones of sea animals, often used in building materials

down the drain
informal
a) if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results:
Well that's it. 18 months' work down the drain.
b) if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails:
That's why this country's going down the drain!

Hydraulic jack

pacifier /ˈpæsɪfaɪə r / US ( UK dummy ) noun [ C ]
a small rubber object that you give to a baby to suck in order to make it calm

period – menstruation – cramps

biased /ˈbaɪəst/ adjective
showing unfair support for or opposition to someone or something because of your personal opinions
to be biased against/towards younger workers

sewer /sʊə r / noun [ C ]
a large underground system of pipes that carries away sewage

sewage /ˈsuːɪdʒ/ noun [ U ]
waste water and waste from toilets
a sewage treatment plant

debris /ˈdebriː/ /dəˈbriː/ noun [ U ]
broken pieces of something
Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a wide area.

Downpour
Lightning bolt
Ligtning strikes
Ash clouds
flare
1 [countable] a piece of equipment that produces a bright flame, or the flame itself, used outdoors as a signal:
The distress flares were spotted by another ship.
2 [countable usually singular] a sudden bright flame:
There was a brief flare as the match was lit.


/ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl/
/ˈkʌvər /

popular with/hmong


Podcasts:
anglolink
engvids
npr (national public radio?)
tre (talk radio Europe)

Pg.100
the ˈ stock ex ˌ change ( also the ˈ stock ˌ market) noun
1 PLACE [ ECONOMICS ] the place where stocks and shares in companies are bought and sold
2 VALUE [ ECONOMICS ] the value of stocks and shares being bought and sold

down the drain informal
If money or work goes down the drain, it is wasted.
If you leave the course now, all your hard work will go down the drain.

crash  /kræʃ/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for crash
have / be involved in a crash • be injured in / killed in a crash • the cause of a crash • a crash victim • a car / plane / train crash
1 VEHICLE an accident in which a vehicle hits something
a car/plane crash
2 NOISE a sudden, loud noise made when something falls or breaks
I heard a crash and hurried into the kitchen.
3 COMPUTER [ COMPUTING ] when a computer or computer system suddenly stops working
4 BUSINESS [ ECONOMICS ] when the value of a country's businesses suddenly falls by a large amount
He lost a lot of money in the stock market crash of 1929.

Phytoplankton
Bioluminiscent
emitted
plankton [uncountable]
the very small forms of plant and animal life that live in water, especially the sea, and are eaten by fish
signal /sɪɡnəl/

camouflage /ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ/
 /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ /siːn//ˈpɪktʃə/ /əˈsɪstənt/ /brɑːntʃt/

Blend in with the crowd

strike/touch a chord (with somebody)
to do or say something that people feel is familiar or true:
-Many of the things she says will strike a chord with other young women.
-He knew that what he was saying had touched a chord.

p.101
(Generally,) his pictures (generally) carry...
Apparently  he became...
His work might make...
It seems that he wants... / He seems to want to draw...

It’s said (that) Bolin... / Bolin is said to have used...



be all talk (and no action)
If someone is all talk, they never do the brave or exciting things they often say they will do.

fleece /fliːs/ noun [ C , U ]
1 CLOTHING a warm, soft, light jacket, or the material used to make it
2 WOOL the thick covering of wool on a sheep

insulate /ˈɪnsjəleɪt/ verb [ T ]
1 COVER to cover something with a special material so that heat, electricity, or sound cannot escape through it
2 PROTECT to protect someone from unpleasant experiences or bad influences
parents who want to insulate their children from real life

literate /ˈlɪt ə rət/ adjective
able to read and write
The opposite is illiterate

narcissism /ˈnɑːsɪsɪz ə m/ noun [ U ] formal
great interest in and pleasure at your own appearance and qualities
narcissistic /ˌnɑːsɪˈsɪstɪk/ adjective
If people or their actions are narcissistic, they show narcissism.

p.103
devalue /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ verb [ T ] present participle devaluing , past devalued
1 MONEY [ ECONOMICS ] to make something less valuable, especially a country's money
to devalue the pound
2 IMPORTANCE to make someone or something seem less important than they really are

Indigenous

p. 105
music soothes the wild beast (within)
soothe /suːð/ verb [ T ]
1 MAKE LESS PAINFUL to make something feel less painful
I had a long, hot bath to soothe my aching muscles.
2 MAKE CALM to make someone feel calm or less worried
to soothe a crying baby
soothing adjective
making you feel calm or in less pain
soothing music
a soothing effect/voice

busk /bʌsk/ verb [ I ] UK
to perform music in a public place to get money from people walking past
busker noun [ C ]

accordion /əˈkɔːdiən/ noun [ C ]
[ MUSIC ] a musical instrument with a folding centre part and keyboards at both ends, which you play by pushing the two ends together


team 2 /tiːm/ verb
team up phrasal verb
to join someone else and work together with them to do something
I teamed up with Brendan for the doubles tournament.

R&B, soulful ballads, soothing

genre /ˈʒɒnrə/ noun [ C ]
[ LITERATURE , MUSIC , ART ] a type of art or writing with a particular style
a literary/musical genre

folk 1 /fəʊk/ noun
1 PEOPLE [ plural ] UK informal ( US folks ) people
country folk
old folk
2 sb's folks
informal someone's parents
We always spend Christmas with my folks.
3 MUSIC [ MUSIC ] [ U ] folk music


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