Monday, March 13, 2017

C1 8-9/3/17



ˈhay ˌfever noun [uncountable] 
a medical condition, like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen (=dust from plants)

cy‧press /ˈsaɪprɪs/

an‧ti‧his‧ta‧mine /ˌæntɪˈhɪstəmiːn, -mɪn/ noun [countable, uncountable] 
a drug that is used to treat an allergy (=an unpleasant reaction to particular foods, substances etc)

Check the following activities in our Moodle platform:

·       International Women's Day
·       Witty comebacks to sexist banter

ˌmale ˈchauvinist noun [countable] 
a man who believes that men are better than women and has fixed traditional ideas about the way men and women should behave – used to show disapproval
I’m afraid Bill’s a bit of a male chauvinist.
male chauvinist pig (=an insulting name for a male chauvinist)

dodge /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ ●○○ verb 
1 [intransitive, transitive] to move quickly to avoid someone or something
He ran across the courtyard, dodging a storm of bullets.
dodge between/through/into etc
Helen clutched Edward’s arm as they dodged through the traffic.

Dodgeball (game)

co‧ex‧ist‧ence /ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪstəns $ ˌkoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  when two different things or groups of people exist together at the same time or in the same placeco
existence of
the coexistence of two systems of measurement over 50 years of peaceful coexistence

be in bad/poor etc taste (=likely to offend people)
She acknowledged her remark had been in bad taste

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