Monday, November 21, 2011

ni2 21/11/11

Climb 1 /klaɪm/
Focus 1 / ˈfəʊkəs/
Improbable /ɪmˈprɑːbəbəl / || /ɪmˈprɒbəbəl/
Satisfaction / ˈsætəsˈfækʃən / || / ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/
Target 1 / ˈtɑːrɡət / || / ˈtɑːɡɪt/
Achievable /əˈtʃiːvəbəl/
Feasible / ˈfiːzəbəl/
Measurable / ˈmeʒərəbəl/
Reach 1 /riːtʃ/
Destination / ˈdestəˈneɪʃən / || / ˌdestɪˈneɪʃən/
Sincere /sɪnˈsɪr / || /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/
Sure 1 /ʃʊr / ||/ʃʊə(r)/ , /ʃɔː(r)/
Conform /kənˈfɔːrm / || /kənˈfɔːm/
Expect /ɪkˈspekt/
Sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
Avoidable /əˈvɔɪdəbəl/
Carefully / ˈkerfli / || / ˈkeəfəli/
Various / ˈveriəs / || / ˈveəriəs/
Harmony / ˈhɑːrməni / || / ˈhɑːməni/
Thesis / ˈθiːsəs / || / ˈθiːsɪs/


Variations of the first conditional:
If you want to improve your diet, don’t say…
If you never achieve your goals, you might just lose interest.
If you say “I’m going to win this race”, you could end up being disappointed.
If you starting to play tennis, a feasible goal might be to keep the ball in play for ten shots.
If you are only doing it to conform to what other people expect, your motivation may not be sustainable.

O‧ver‧weight
1 someone who is overweight is too heavy and fat [↪ underweight]
10 kilos/20 lbs etc overweight
Sally was fifty pounds overweight.
He is slightly overweight.
➔ see usage note fat1
2. Something such as a package that is overweight weighs more than it is supposed to weigh [↪ underweight]:
My luggage was overweight by five kilos.

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