Botanycompletely
matured, such as grain or fruit ready to be picked and eaten:ripe, juicy
oranges.
welly
/ˈweli/ noun (plural wellies) [countable] British English informal a wellington (=kind of boot)
/æbˈsɜrd,
-ˈzɜrd/
We
don’t keep in close contact
I
only see them every now and then
extended
family,
Anthropology,
Sociologya kinship group consisting of a family nucleus and various relatives,
as grandparents, usually living in one household and functioning as a larger
unit. Cf. nuclear family.
ON
New Year’s Eve
appetizer /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
[countable]Fooda small portion of a food or drink served before or at the
beginning of a meal to stimulate the appetite.
I’m
green with envy
Nathan:
Secret
Santa
pigs
in blankets
beetroot
gravy
mulled
wine
trifle
cod-heads
sweaty
sock
first
foot
midnight
mass
rick
and morty
monkfish-
rape
sole-
lenguado
hake-
merluza
custard
suet
tipsy/
merry
some
people have more money than sense
/ˈpɑːstʃəraɪz,
-stə- $ ˈpæs-/
/ˈɡɒbəl/
dodge
/dɑdʒ/USA
pronunciation
to
move aside suddenly;
to
get out of the way of suddenly:
[no
object]She threw a chair at me but I dodged out of the way.
[~
+ object]He managed to dodge most of the rocks thrown at him.
blunt‧ly
/ˈblʌntli/ ●○○ adverb speaking in a
direct honest way that sometimes upsets people ‘You’re drunk, ’ she said
bluntly. To put it bluntly, she’s not up to the job.
Though he
tried very hard, he failed the course.
My
brother went, but I
did not.
We
have not yet won; however,
we shall keep trying.
Although we
miss you, we will not ask you to return.
Admittedly, this
isn't the world's greatest view.
Indeed, it
did rain as hard as predicted.
She
was ill, and so
stayed home (= and because she was ill, she stayed home).
Your
interest rates will go down; thus,
you'll save money.
if
something is littered with things, there are a lot of those things in it syn be
full of something
Recent
business news has been littered with stories of companies failing.
unworthy
of the attention
conduct
daily businesses
envisaged
/ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒd/ the telephone
vaccines
come to mind
make
our lives more convenient
dissmissed
by Time magazine (online shopping)
entrepeneurs
a
luxury for the rich
come
to common use
groceries[plural]
food and other goods that are sold by a grocer or a supermarket
publishing
house ≠ editorial /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl◂/ ●○○
AWL noun [countable] a piece of writing
in a newspaper that gives the editor’s opinion about something, rather than
reporting facts
Homework: p.41
ex. 5, write about your hometown and how well-preserved it is. Its most
remarKable architecture, it’s highlights and places that could be improved.
(opinion article) p. 44 unit 3 review
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Denmark Bridge
Block shipping traffic
1.Strait
2.Metropolis
3.Pact/agreement
4.Consortium /kənˈsɔːtiəm $ -ɔːr-/
5.Air
6.Expensive
7.bridge
8.longest
shore
powerhouse-> an organization or place where there
is a lot of activity or where a lot of things are produced
enter the Oresund
bridge
support towers
jabbing at clouds
figure out
Face a dangerous setback
From scratch-> if you start something from scratch,
you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared before
We had to start again from scratch.
He had built the business up from scratch.
/dəˈrekt, ˌdaɪˈrekt/
bump
It’s got a more urban flavour.
Bump
/bʌmp/
n.
[countable]
a
collision;
blow:
-
The ship came into the dock with a slight bump.
-
a swelling or raised bruise from a blow:
He
got a bump on the head.
-
a small, uneven area raised above the level of the surrounding surface:
many
bumps on the road.
Make do,
[no object] to manage with whatever is available:
If
those are the only tools we have, we'll just have to make do with them.
p.41
Let us assume…
hometown
/ɛnˈhæns/
reason/s/
/ˈɑːkətektʃə
$ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
as
ob‧ject
/əbˈdʒekt/
/ˈɑːɡjuː $ ˈɑːr-/
/ðəʊ $ ðoʊ/
Comparison (the
riskier) (check paper on Moodle)
Opinion essays
(check paper on Moodle)
fa‧cade,
façade /fəˈsɑːd, fæ-/ noun [countable]
the
front of a building, especially a large and important onefacade of the
facade of the cathedral an impressive building with a red brick facade
p.45
feasible /ˈfiːzəbəl/ ●○○ adjective a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is
possible and is likely to work syn possible a feasible solution
economically/technically/politically etc feasible
It was no longer financially feasible to keep the
community centre open.► see thesaurus at possible
/ˈɛndʒɪn/
vertigo
/ˈvɜrtɪˌgoʊ/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable] Pathologya disordered condition in
which one feels oneself or one's surroundings whirling about.
poke one's nose into, [~ + object]
to be overly interested in (someone's affairs);
pry into:
Don't
poke your nose into my affairs.
The dizzying sensation caused by this.
pod /pɒd $ pɑːd/ noun [countable]
1 a long narrow seed container that grows on various
plants, especially peas and beans a pea pod → like two peas in a pod at pea(2)
2 a part of a space vehicle that can be separated from
the main part a space pod
like two peas
in a pod informal exactly the same in appearance, behaviour
etc
Run over:
To
hit with a vehicle, esp. when severe injury or death results:
[~ + over + object]
The
car ran over several people in the park.
[~ + object + over]
The
driver ran the child over.
Claustrophobic /ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbɪk/
Cable car
Ride-> A vehicle, such as a
roller coaster, on which people ride for amusement.
Pro(prō),USA
pronunciation adv., n., pl. pros.
adv.
an
argument, consideration, vote, etc., for something. Cf. con
Mount a-> contraption /kənˈtræpʃən/ noun
[countable] a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny, strange, and
unlikely to work well
Run hard wheel on hard rail
Reclining bicycle
Fills an important need
Pedal-powered
Bullet-shape pod
Rail above pedestrian level
Green, convenient and cost competitive
Rails, smoothly, amusement, Google, pedal, above, fun
break•through /ˈbreɪkˌθru/USA pronunciation
n . [countable]
1.an important and sudden
advance, etc., as in science, that removes a barrier to progress:Pasteur's
discovery about the nature of germs was an important breakthrough in the
treatment of diseases.
tusk
/tʌsk/ noun [countable]one of a pair of
very long pointed teeth, that stick out of the mouth of animals such as
elephants
walrus
butterfish
enormous
hairy mountain
LP-lost
on you
Tender
Smoke
Heaven
Raise
cut
loose
to
free yourself from someone or something, or their influence
cut
yourself loose (from something)
ember
/ˈembə $ -ər/ noun [countable usually plural]a piece of wood or coal that stays red and very hot after a fire has
stopped burning
toil
/tɔɪl/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]1 (also toil away) to work very hard for a
long period of timetoil at I’ve been toiling away at this essay all weekend.
Thursday, December 01, 2016
p.35
seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/
adverb
1
SERIOUS WAY in a serious way
seriously injured
Smoking can seriously damage your
health.
2
NOT A JOKE used to show that what you are going to say is not a joke
Seriously though, you mustn't say that.
3
take sb/sth seriously
to
believe that someone or something is important and that you should pay
attention to them
The police have to take any terrorist
threat seriously.
mildly /ˈmaɪldli/
adverb
1
slightly
I find his films mildly amusing.
2
to put it mildly
something
you say when an opinion is not expressed as strongly as it should be
The building is unsafe, to put it mildly.
vague /veɪg/ adjective
vaguely adverb
I vaguely remember (= slightly remember)
meeting her.
vagueness noun [
U ]
/ˈveɪɡli/
/ˈpeɪtntli
$ ˈpæ-/ patently
/ˈdedli/
/ˌʌnəkˈseptəbəl◂/
conscience /ˈkɒnʃ
ə ns/ noun
1
[ C , U ] the part of you that makes you feel guilty when you have behaved
badly
a guilty conscience
My conscience is clear (= I do not
feel guilty) because I've done nothing wrong.
2
be on your conscience
If
something is on your conscience, it is making you feel guilty.
I don't want to have someone's death on my
conscience.
p.38
/ˈmʌni/
/ˈmɪnɪt/
/ˈsɜːfɪs
$ ˈsɜːr-/
/tʃɑːmd
$ tʃɑːrmd/
sprout
/spraʊt/ verb
1
[intransitive, transitive] if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start
to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves
/sɔːtˈɑːftə/
/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəd
$ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrd/
/kənˈtempərəri/
/drɔːn
$ drɒːn/
/ɪnˈtriːɡ/
Synthetic
phonics
Bait
Wait
Faith
Ban
Fan
Pan
can
Die
Pass
away
Kick
the bucket
Push
up daisies
vineyard /ˈvɪnjəd/
noun [ C ]
[ FARMING ] an area
of land where someone grows grapes (= small, green or purple fruit) for making
wine
Winery
Wine
cellar
Energetically
efficient
Deconstructionism
or deconstructive
You
scared the hell out of me. You scared the crap out of me. You scared the
dickens out of me. You scared the devil out of me. You scared me out of my
wits.You scared the pants off (of) me.
get
on somebody’s nerves
informal
if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something
all the time
She’s always moaning. It really gets on my
nerves.
1
ANGRY [not before noun] informal especially American English angry
mad
at
Are you still mad at me?
We get mad at each other sometimes, like any
family.
mad
about
There’s no need to get mad about it!
You make me so mad!
mad
withBritish English British English
His wife will be really mad with him.
go
mad British English (=become very angry)
Look at this mess! Mum will go mad!
hopping
mad (=very angry)
(as)
mad as hell (=a rude way of saying very angry)
►
see thesaurus at angry
2
CRAZY especially British English crazy or very silly
He can’t possibly get that finished in time.
He must be mad!
I’d go mad (=start to feel crazy) if I was
stuck at home all day.
He’s been driving me mad!
You’ve agreed to marry him! Are you mad?
Surely no one would be mad enough to fly in
this weather?
My friends all think I’m stark raving mad
(=completely crazy).
It’s enough to send you barking mad
(=completely crazy).
as
mad as a hatter/March hare (=completely crazy)
be banging your head against a brick wall
to
do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be unable to change a situation
I keep asking her not to park there, but
it's like banging my head against a brick wall.
ATM
/ˌeɪ tiː ˈem/ noun [countable]
(automated
teller machine) a machine outside a bank that you use to get money from your
account SYN cashpoint
How
do you say…? (pronunciation)
What
do you call…? (vocabulary)
Leaf
blowers
wobble /ˈwɒbl/
verb [ I , T ]
If
something wobbles or you make something wobble, it moves from side to side,
often because it is not on a flat surface.
The ladder started to wobble.
Stop wobbling the table.
wobbly adjective
likely
to wobble
a wobbly chair
Phubbing:
snubbing (ignoring) someone in favour of your mobile phone.
We’ve
all done it: when a conversation gets boring, the urge to check out an
interesting person’s twitter/ Facebook/ Youtube/ Pinterest/whatever feed can be
overwhelming.
I
went out for a date with Johnny and he didn't stop phubbing me the whole time,
it was so rude, I ended up leaving early!
p.43
width /wɪtθ/ noun
Word
partners for width
the
width of sth • [1 metre/5 feet, etc] in width • the full width
of sth
lousy /ˈlaʊzi/
adjective informal
very
bad
lousy food/service
I felt lousy when I woke up this
morning.
BANG
MY HEAD Lyrics
I
was bound, was tired
Hadn't
seen a light so long
Thought
I lost my fight
Couldn't
find my way back home
And
I felt the light stepping out of me
I
was bound, and tired
Waiting
for daylight (Daylight daylight, and I)
Bang
my head against the wall
Though
I felt light headed, now I know I will not fall
I
will rise above it all
Found
what I was searching for
Though
I felt light headed
I
should have failed, and nailed the floor
Instead
I rose above it all
Oh,
oh, oh, oh
Bang
my head against the wall
Oh,
oh, oh, oh
Instead
I rose above it all
(Bang
my head against the wall)
When
you think you're giving up, just know
You
might think you're dying but you won't
And
you feel the life stepping out of you
But
when you think of giving up, don't (Oh)
Bang
your head against the wall
You
may feel light headed, but you won't crawl, no, you won't fall
You
will rise above it all
You'll
find what you're searching for
And
you may feel light headed
You
think you're gonna hit the floor
Instead
you rise above it all
Oh,
oh, oh, oh
Bang
your head against the wall
Oh,
oh, oh, oh
Instead
you rise above it all
(Bang
my head against the wall)
I
have broken wings
I
keep trying, keep trying
No
I won't give up
Oh
I'm flying, oh I'm flying
Bang
my head against the wall
Though
I feel light headed, now I know I will not fall
