Homework: p.41
ex. 5, write about your hometown and how well-preserved it is. Its most
remarKable architecture, it’s highlights and places that could be improved.
(opinion article) p. 44 unit 3 review
p.43
Denmark Bridge
Block shipping traffic
1. Strait
2. Metropolis
3. Pact/agreement
4. Consortium /kənˈsɔːtiəm $ -ɔːr-/
5. Air
6. Expensive
7. bridge
8. longest
shore
powerhouse-> an organization or place where there
is a lot of activity or where a lot of things are produced
enter the Oresund
bridge
support towers
jabbing at clouds
figure out
Face a dangerous setback
From scratch-> if you start something from scratch,
you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared before
We had to start again from scratch.
He had built the business up from scratch.
/dəˈrekt, ˌdaɪˈrekt/
bump
It’s got a more urban flavour.
Bump
/bʌmp/
n.
[countable]
a
collision;
blow:
-
The ship came into the dock with a slight bump.
-
a swelling or raised bruise from a blow:
He
got a bump on the head.
-
a small, uneven area raised above the level of the surrounding surface:
many
bumps on the road.
Make do,
[no object] to manage with whatever is available:
If
those are the only tools we have, we'll just have to make do with them.
p.41
Let us assume…
hometown
/ɛnˈhæns/
reason/s/
/ˈɑːkətektʃə
$ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
as
ob‧ject
/əbˈdʒekt/
/ˈɑːɡjuː $ ˈɑːr-/
/ðəʊ $ ðoʊ/
Comparison (the
riskier) (check paper on Moodle)
Opinion essays
(check paper on Moodle)
fa‧cade,
façade /fəˈsɑːd, fæ-/ noun [countable]
the
front of a building, especially a large and important onefacade of the
facade of the cathedral an impressive building with a red brick facade
p.45
feasible /ˈfiːzəbəl/ ●○○ adjective a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is
possible and is likely to work syn possible a feasible solution
economically/technically/politically etc feasible
It was no longer financially feasible to keep the
community centre open.► see thesaurus at possible
/ˈɛndʒɪn/
vertigo
/ˈvɜrtɪˌgoʊ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable] Pathologya disordered condition in
which one feels oneself or one's surroundings whirling about.
poke one's nose into, [~ + object]
to be overly interested in (someone's affairs);
pry into:
pry into:
Don't
poke your nose into my affairs.
The dizzying sensation caused by this.
pod /pɒd $ pɑːd/ noun [countable]
like two peas
in a pod informal exactly the same in appearance, behaviour
etc
Run over:
To
hit with a vehicle, esp. when severe injury or death results:
[~ + over + object]
The
car ran over several people in the park.
[~ + object + over]
The
driver ran the child over.
Claustrophobic /ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbɪk/
Cable car
Ride-> A vehicle, such as a
roller coaster, on which people ride for amusement.
Pro (prō),USA
pronunciation adv., n., pl. pros.
adv.
adv.
an
argument, consideration, vote, etc., for something. Cf. con
Mount a-> contraption /kənˈtræpʃən/ noun
[countable] a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny, strange, and
unlikely to work well
Run hard wheel on hard rail
Reclining bicycle
Fills an important need
Pedal-powered
Bullet-shape pod
Rail above pedestrian level
Green, convenient and cost competitive
Rails, smoothly, amusement, Google, pedal, above, fun
break•through /ˈbreɪkˌθru/USA
1.
an important and sudden
advance, etc., as in science, that removes a barrier to progress:Pasteur's
discovery about the nature of germs was an important breakthrough in the
treatment of diseases.
take the idea one stage further
owing to reduce air friction
cost-competitive
smoothly
amusement park
sturdy
/ˈstɜrdi/USA pronunciation
adj., -dier, -diest.
strongly
built; strong;
hardy:
a
sturdy young fellow.
In
spite of you not having a mobile phone…
Hooked
Techno
addict
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