Wednesday, May 09, 2018

NA2 9/5/18

ˈwitch-ˌdoctor noun [countable] 
a man who is believed to have magic powers and the ability to cure diseases, especially in parts of Africa → medicine man

herpes /ˈhɜːpiːz $ ˈhɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] 
a very infectious disease that causes spots on the skin, for example on the sexual organs or face

placebo /pləˈsiːʊ $ -boʊ/ noun (plural placebos) [countable] 
1 a harmless substance given to a sick person instead of medicine, without telling them it is not real. Placebos are often used in tests in which some people take real medicine and others take a placebo, so that doctors can compare the results to see if the real medicine works properly.
2 → placebo effect

short‧age /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ $ ˈʃɔːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]  a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need SYN lackshortage of a shortage of skilled labour There is no shortage of funds.

Chants and prayers
Root
set off phrasal verb
1 to start to go somewhere
- I’ll set off early to avoid the traffic.
for
- Jerry and I set off on foot for the beach.
set out phrasal verb
1 to start a journey, especially a long journey
for
 Kate set out for the house on the other side of the bay.
set out on a journey/drive/voyage etc
 The band are setting out on a European tour in March.
2 to start doing something or making plans to do something in order to achieve a particular result
set out to do something
- salesmen who deliberately set out to defraud customers
set out with the idea/purpose/intention etc of doing something
- They set out with the aim of becoming the number one team in the league.
3 set something ↔ out to explain ideas, facts, or opinions in a clearly organized way, in writing or in a speech
- He set out the reasons for his decision in his report.

chuck it down informal
to rain very heavily
- It chucked it down all afternoon.

Ex. 5

Diabetes, malaria, common fever and cold, cancer
Help them to find the plants
Deforestation
Make spiritual connection with the forest
Cancer research / treatment

Help transmit / record the knowledge

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