Tuesday, April 04, 2017

C1 3-4/4/17

Homework: writing activity p. 101. Write a report (150 words app.) about a piece of news that’s getting your attention in your hometown.

p.103

Galician
Catalan
Basque
Caló (Gipsy language)

present/pose a threat (to somebody/something)
 Pollution poses a threat to fish.

dub1 /dʌb/ verb (dubbed, dubbing) [transitive] 
to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language
be dubbed into something
 a British film dubbed into French

sav‧vy /ˈsævi/ noun [uncountable] informal  practical knowledge and ability syn know-how
He’s obviously got a lot of political savvy.

revitalize (also revitalise British English) /riːˈvaɪtəlaɪz/

prac‧tice /ˈpræktɪs/ (N) practise (V)
In American English, both noun and verb are spelled practice.

earbud /ˈɪəbʌd $ ˈɪr-/ noun [countable usually plural]  a small earphone

ˈguinea pig noun [countable] 
1 a small furry animal with short ears and no tail, which is often kept as a pet
2 someone who is used in a scientific test to see how successful or safe a new product, system etc is

Indigenous communities

p.101


strike a chord
to say or do something that other people agree with or have sympathy with
strike a chord with
Their story is bound to strike a chord with all parents.

It was generally a positive conversation.
 Generally, part-timers work in low-status, low-wage occupations.

It's going to be hot this weekend, apparently.
Nelson apparently committed suicide.
The apparently coordinated attacks overloaded the sites with a barrage of messages generated by hackers.
But what about patients who are apparently fit and healthy until they suffer a massive exposure to toxic man-made chemicals?

Apparently, it was a really good party.

p.101
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