C1 23-24/5/16

Homework: reading activities p. 142 and147.

p. 141

make the most of sth

to take full advantage of something because it may not last long

We should make the most of this good weather.

Deciduous /dɪˈsɪdjuəs/ adjective

Deciduous

[ BIOLOGY ] A deciduous tree has leaves that drop off every autumn.

Salt marshes

Saltworks, saline /ˈseɪlaɪn/ /ˈseɪliːn/ adjective formal

[ CHEMISTRY ] containing salt

saline solution

bump /bʌmp/ noun [ C ]

1 SURFACE a round, raised area on a surface

My bike hit a bump in the road.

2 BODY a raised area on your body where it has been hurt by hitting something hard

A nasty bump on the head

3 MOVEMENT when something hits something hard

I heard a bump upstairs.

flick /flɪk/ noun [ C ]

a sudden, quick movement

With a flick of her wrist, she threw the pebble into the water.

Evergreen /ˈevəgriːn/ adjective

[ BIOLOGY ] An evergreen plant has green leaves that do not fall off in winter.

Evergreen noun [ C ]

A plant with leaves that do not fall off in winter

stretch of   

[British English] a beautiful stretch of countryside

length of land/water [countable]      an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow

urban /ˈɜːbən/

quaint /kweɪnt/

English definition | in French | conjugator |

quaint adj   (old-fashioned but charming) pintoresco/a adj

evocador/a adj

bleak /bliːk/adj (empty, stark)

desalentador/a adj

deprimente adj mf

sombrío/a adj

oscuro/a adj

sparse /spɑːs/adj    (with few over area) escaso/a adj disperso/a adj

scarce comparative scarcer, superlative scarcest

1 if something is scarce, there is not very much of it available:

Food was often scarce in the winter.

There was fierce competition for the scarce resources.

Monotonous, cloudless...

snow-capped literary

snow-capped mountains are covered in snow at the top

rustic /ˈrʌstɪk/

night-time

rolling [only before noun]

rolling hills have many long, gentle slopes

lush

1 plants that are lush grow many leaves and look healthy and strong:

a lush green mountainous island

The fields were lush with grass and flowers.

idyllic /ɪˈdɪlɪk/, medieval /ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl/ towns

chocolate box vista

expanse [countable]

a very large area of water, sky, land etc

expanse of

an expanse of blue sky

vast/wide/large etc expanse

the vast expanse of the ocean

blot [countable]

1 a mark or dirty spot on something, especially made by ink:

ink blots

2 a building, structure etc that is ugly and spoils the appearance of a place:

The new power station is a blot on the landscape.

spoken

mind you

also mind British English used when saying something that is almost the opposite of what you have just said, or that explains or emphasizes it:

He looks very young in this photo. Mind you, it was taken years ago.

I love hot weather, but not too hot, mind.

Go in for sth phrasal verb

To like a particular activity

I don't really go in for sports.

belly /ˈbeli/ noun [ C ] informal

your stomach (= organ where food is digested) , or the front part of your body between your chest and your legs

FIGURE OUT

figure sth/sb out phrasal verb

to finally understand something or someone after a lot of thought [+ question word]

I never could figure out what she saw in him.

Masseur

Masseuse

prenatal  /priːˈneɪtəl/

lager /ˈlɑːgə r / noun [ C , U ]

[ FOOD ] a pale yellow beer

A pint of lager, please.

Mesmerising-> astonishing

yuck /jʌk/ exclamation informal

used to say that something looks or tastes very unpleasant

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.