B2.2 24-10-18

cud‧dle /ˈkʌdl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]   to hold someone or something very close to you with your arms around them, especially to show that you love them →hug

ea‧ger /ˈiːɡə $ -ər/ ●●○ adjective   

1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do

eager to do something

 I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible.

e‧the‧re‧al /ɪˈθɪəriəl/

e‧lu‧sive /ɪˈluːsɪv/

fleet‧ing /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun]   lasting for only a short time SYN brief a fleeting smile

awk‧ward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ ●●○ S3 adjective   

1 making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say SYN difficult

 I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions.

Learn by heart

Homework: p. 11, grammar

Video: the history of the Spanish flag. Slow it down to 0.75 points and add subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxBalxAqzg

p. 12-> the reading about fantastic flags is optional.

p. 13 Vocabulary

would’ve /ˈwʊdəv/

should’ve /ʃʊdəv/

Common vs. normal

 "Problems and worries are normal in life."-> Can I use 'common' to substitute for 'normal' without changing the meaning?

The word "normal" causes difficulties because it has several meanings.

• Sometimes it means common, as in your sentence.
• Sometimes it means correct, with the opposite abnormal. "Normal babies are born with ten fingers, but sometimes a genetic abnormality results in polydactylism."
• Sometimes it means complying with a set standard. "Our normal cards measure 7cm by 4cm, but we can do special sizes to order."
• In maths it also has specialist meanings.

Take rain, for example. If rain were normal, or, "the norm", it would be exceptional for it not to rain. It would on average rain for more than 12 hours a day, or at least on more than half the days in the year.

Even up here in the weather-swept North it doesn't do that. Rain is the exception rather than the rule, but it's far from rare. So you might say it's common.