Monday, October 28, 2019

C2 28/10/19

Legion
Titans

a drag
informal
a) something or someone that is boring
- Don’t be such a drag! Come to the party.
b) something that is annoying and continues for a long time
- It’s a real drag having to travel so far to work every day.

slaughter /ˈslɔːtə $ ˈslɒːtər/ ●○○ verb [transitive]   
1 to kill an animal, especially for its meat
2 to kill a lot of people in a cruel or violent way SYN butcher
- Hundreds of innocent civilians had been slaughtered by government troops.

food for thought
something that makes you think carefully
- The teacher’s advice certainly gave me food for thought.


Check the mediation activity on Environment in Aula Virtual

Walrus
jaw /dʒɔː/

ˈtipping point noun [countable]   
the moment when one particular result of a process becomes the most likely one, after a period when the result is not sure.

morals all of the basic ideas that a person or group of people has about what is morally good and right
- The man has no morals at all.
- He felt that society's morals were declining, as shown by increases in public drunkenness and violence.

pneu‧mo‧ni‧a /njuːˈməʊniə/
di‧a‧be‧tes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/
stroke

conservationist /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst $ ˌkɑːnsər-/ noun [countable]   
someone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings

Reforestation is the re-growing of forests that have previously been cut down using tree species that are native to the geographic area.

Deforestation is the clearing of trees, transforming a wooded area into cleared land. The first step in turning the wilderness into a shopping center is deforestation. You can see the word forest in deforestation. The prefix de- means "remove" and the suffix -ation signals the act or state of.


COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & VERBS
obey the law
Citizens have a duty to obey the law.
break the law (=do something illegal)
Is the company breaking the law?
pass a law
New Jersey passed a law requiring helmets for scooter riders.
become law (=officially be made a law)
For a bill to become law, it must be approved by both Houses of Parliament.
make laws
Part of the function of Parliament is to make laws.
introduce a law
In 1989, a new law was introduced to protect the Polish language.
enforce a law (=make people obey a law)
It is the job of the police to enforce the law.

tusk /tʌsk/ noun [countable]   
one of a pair of very long pointed teeth, that stick out of the mouth of animals such as elephants

poacher /ˈpəʊtʃə $ ˈpoʊtʃər/ noun [countable]   

1 someone who illegally catches or shoots animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission

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