Wednesday, December 07, 2016

C1 7/12/16



Activity: Incredible DIY Tiny Tree House Tour (see Moodle Platform)

Hut
Shack
hopscotch /ˈhɒpskɒtʃ $ ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ/ noun [uncountable] 
a children’s game in which each child has to jump from one square drawn on the ground to another

catapult /ˈkætəpʌlt/ noun [countable] 
1 a large weapon used in former times to throw heavy stones, iron balls etc

2 British English a small stick in the shape of a Y with a thin rubber band fastened over the two ends, used by children to throw stones
syn slingshot American English

Marbles

Double dutch
Tig
British bulldog
Red rover
Stuck in the mud
Beyblade
Sodom and gomorrah
Debauchery
That’s rich
ˈskipping ˌrope noun [countable] British English 
a long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over
syn jump rope American English

tag /tæɡ/ ●●● S3 noun 
game [uncountable] a children’s game in which one player chases and tries to touch the others

Red light, green light

Statues

Musical chairs

Fond memories->
have fond memories of something/somebody to remember someone or something with great pleasure Marie still had fond memories of their time together.

remember /rɪˈmembə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 
remember (somebody) doing something
I remember meeting her at a party once.
I remember my father bringing home a huge Christmas tree.
I remember it well; I’d never seen my mother so angry.
She clearly remembers the excitement as they boarded the train.
I vaguely remember reading something about it in the paper. They had three children, if I remember rightly.
They’ve lived here for as long as I can remember.
No one got drunk as far as I can remember.
2  to do/get something [intransitive, transitive]
to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring
I hope he remembers the wine.
remember to do something
Remember to take your P.E. clothes to school.

recall /rɪˈkɔːl $ ˈriːkɒːl/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb 
1 remember something [intransitive, transitive not in progressive]
to remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past
You don’t happen to recall his name, do you?
recall (that)
I seem to recall I’ve met him before somewhere.
recall doing something
I don’t recall seeing any cars parked outside.
recall what/how/where etc
I can’t recall who gave me the information.
As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.

Christmassy /ˈkrɪsməsi/ adjective 
typical of Christmas
It looked very Christmassy with lights on the trees.

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