NI2 5/10/17

 reading activity: man kills snake

ˌstring somebodyˈup

(informal) to kill somebody by hanging them, especially illegally If I ever find out who did this, I’ll string them up.

recover /rɪˈkʌvə/ UK  US  verbo

1 to recover (from sth) recuperarse/reponerse (de algo)

2  [transitivo] recuperar [bienes robados, la salud, el equilibrio]

mouse /maʊs/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural mice)

1 ratón

2 (en informática) ratón

cour·age·ous·ly adverb

BrE /kəˈreɪdʒəsli/ ; NAmE /kəˈreɪdʒəsli/

in a way that shows courage

SYNONYM bravely

 The crew acted courageously in staying with the ship until all the passengers had been taken to safety.

The 37-year-old man...

A 7-metre snake

Adjectives don’t have a plural form in English, except when they act as a noun:

I met some America people-> not Americans.

Americans are going to attack Korea.

tackle /ˈtækəl/ UK  US  

•  verbo [transitivo]

1  abordar, tratar de resolver [un problema]

2  atacar, enfrentarse a [una tarea]

3  to tackle sb about sth encararse con alguien por algo, abordar a alguien sobre algo

4 (en fútbol) entrarle con fuerza a

5 (en fútbol americano) placar, hacerle un placaje a

goose /guːs/ UK  US   sustantivo (plural geese)

ganso

cock /kɒk/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo

 •  sustantivo BrE

1 gallo

deer /dɪə/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural deer)

ciervo

snail /sneɪl/ UK  US  sustantivo

caracol

SONG: Friends (Justin Bieber)

Wonder(ing)- wonderin’

Callin’

ul·ter·ior adjective

BrE /ʌlˈtɪəriə(r)/ ; NAmE /ʌlˈtɪriər/

 [only before noun]

(of a reason for doing something) that somebody keeps hidden and does not admit

She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me—what does she really want?

You –u

For -4

‘bout- about

momma noun

BrE /ˈmɒmə/ ; NAmE /ˈmɑːmə/

 (North American English, informal)

= mommy

Wanted

Problems

caring

Why I’ve been calling

Have got

Something

still

(It) doesn’t

body

Buddy

Hold

catchy /ˈkætʆi/ UK  US  adjetivo (-chier, -chiest)

pegadizo -a [melodía, canción]

cheesy adjective

BrE /ˈtʃiːzi/ ; NAmE /ˈtʃiːzi/

 (chees·ier, cheesi·est)

(informal) too emotional or romantic, in a way that is embarrassing a cheesy love song

 a cheesy romance novel