P 97
EVEN: number
an even number can be
divided exactly by two [≠ odd]:
2, 4, 6 and 8 are even
numbers.
Ex. 7
1d, 2a, 3f,
4c, 5e, 6b
Ex. 8
There’s no question that
it’s a well…
I had no difficulty in
navigating my…
Also, no matter which page I
visited, there was always…
I liked the fact that there
was no suggestion of having to buy…
I was surprised that there
was no mention of shipping costs.
You have no choice but/except
to accept their …
I think that no matter what
the retailer does, they…
Personally, I had no
intention of buying anything.
build-up /ˈbɪldʌp/ noun [ U ]
1 when something slowly
increases
[ usually singular ] the
build-up of traffic
2 the build-up to sth
UK the period of preparation
before something happens
There was a lot of excitement in the build-up to the Olympics.
limestone /ˈlaɪmstəʊn/ noun [ U
]
[ GEOLOGY ] a white or light grey rock
formed from the bones of sea animals, often used in building materials
down the drain
informal
a) if time, effort, or money
goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results:
Well that's it. 18 months'
work down the drain.
b) if an organization,
country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails:
That's why this country's
going down the drain!
Hydraulic jack
pacifier /ˈpæsɪfaɪə r / US ( UK dummy
) noun [ C ]
a small rubber object that
you give to a baby to suck in order to make it calm
period – menstruation –
cramps
biased /ˈbaɪəst/ adjective
showing unfair support for
or opposition to someone or something because of your personal opinions
to be biased against/towards younger workers
sewer /sʊə r / noun [ C ]
a large underground system
of pipes that carries away sewage
sewage /ˈsuːɪdʒ/ noun [ U ]
waste water and waste from
toilets
a sewage treatment plant
debris /ˈdebriː/ /dəˈbriː/ noun [
U ]
broken pieces of something
Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a wide area.
Downpour
Lightning bolt
Ligtning strikes
Ash clouds
flare
1 [countable] a piece of
equipment that produces a bright flame, or the flame itself, used outdoors as a
signal:
The distress flares were
spotted by another ship.
2 [countable usually
singular] a sudden bright flame:
There was a brief flare as
the match was lit.
/ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl/
/ˈkʌvər /
popular
with/hmong
Podcasts:
anglolink
engvids
npr (national public radio?)
tre (talk radio Europe)
Pg.100
the ˈ stock ex ˌ
change ( also the ˈ stock ˌ
market) noun
1 PLACE [ ECONOMICS ] the
place where stocks and shares in companies are bought and sold
2 VALUE [ ECONOMICS ] the
value of stocks and shares being bought and sold
down the drain informal
If money or work goes down
the drain, it is wasted.
If you leave the course now,
all your hard work will go down the drain.
crash /kræʃ/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for crash
have / be involved in a
crash • be injured in / killed in a crash • the cause of a
crash • a crash victim • a car / plane / train crash
1 VEHICLE an accident
in which a vehicle hits something
a car/plane crash
2 NOISE a sudden,
loud noise made when something falls or breaks
I heard a crash and hurried into the kitchen.
3 COMPUTER [ COMPUTING ] when
a computer or computer system suddenly stops working
4 BUSINESS [ ECONOMICS ] when
the value of a country's businesses suddenly falls by a large amount
He lost a lot of money in the stock market crash of 1929.
Phytoplankton
Bioluminiscent
emitted
plank‧ton [uncountable]
the very small forms of
plant and animal life that live in water, especially the sea, and are eaten by
fish
signal /sɪɡnəl/
camouflage /ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ/
/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ /siːn//ˈpɪktʃə/ /əˈsɪstənt/ /brɑːntʃt/
Blend in with the crowd
strike/touch a
chord (with somebody)
to do or say something that
people feel is familiar or true:
-Many of the things she says
will strike a chord with other young women.
-He knew that what he was
saying had touched a chord.
p.101
(Generally,) his pictures
(generally) carry...
Apparently he became...
His work might make...
It seems that he wants... /
He seems to want to draw...
It’s said (that) Bolin... /
Bolin is said to have used...
be all talk (and no action)
If someone is all talk, they
never do the brave or exciting things they often say they will do.
fleece /fliːs/ noun [ C , U
]
1 CLOTHING a warm,
soft, light jacket, or the material used to make it
2 WOOL the thick
covering of wool on a sheep
insulate /ˈɪnsjəleɪt/ verb [ T
]
1 COVER to cover
something with a special material so that heat, electricity, or sound cannot
escape through it
2 PROTECT to protect
someone from unpleasant experiences or bad influences
parents who want to insulate their children from real life
literate /ˈlɪt ə rət/ adjective
able to read and write
The opposite is illiterate
narcissism /ˈnɑːsɪsɪz ə m/ noun [
U ] formal
great interest in and pleasure
at your own appearance and qualities
narcissistic /ˌnɑːsɪˈsɪstɪk/ adjective
If people or their actions
are narcissistic, they show narcissism.
p.103
devalue /ˌdiːˈvæljuː/ verb [
T ] present participle devaluing , past devalued
1 MONEY [ ECONOMICS ] to
make something less valuable, especially a country's money
to devalue the pound
2 IMPORTANCE to make someone or something
seem less important than they really are
Indigenous
p. 105
music soothes the wild beast
(within)
soothe /suːð/ verb [ T ]
1 MAKE LESS PAINFUL to
make something feel less painful
I had a long, hot bath to soothe my aching muscles.
2 MAKE CALM to make
someone feel calm or less worried
to soothe a crying baby
soothing adjective
making you feel calm or in
less pain
soothing music
a soothing effect/voice
busk /bʌsk/ verb [ I ] UK
to perform music in a public
place to get money from people walking past
busker noun [ C ]
accordion /əˈkɔːdiən/ noun [ C
]
[ MUSIC ] a musical instrument with a
folding centre part and keyboards at both ends, which you play by pushing the
two ends together
team 2 /tiːm/ verb
team up phrasal verb
to join someone else and
work together with them to do something
I teamed up with Brendan for the doubles tournament.
R&B, soulful ballads, soothing
genre /ˈʒɒnrə/ noun [ C ]
[ LITERATURE ,
MUSIC , ART ] a type of art or writing with a particular style
a literary/musical genre
folk 1 /fəʊk/ noun
1 PEOPLE [ plural ] UK informal ( US folks ) people
country folk
old folk
2 sb's folks
informal someone's parents
We always spend Christmas with my folks.
3 MUSIC [ MUSIC ] [ U ] folk music
