Vocabulary Unit 21
Going to extremes
2A 2f Language in context - Sounds
Eerie
strange and mysterious and a bit frightening
Deafening
so loud you can't hear anything
Hammering
to make a sound by repeatedly hitting something hard
Whining
to complain in a high, unpleasant voice
Gurgle
the sound an empty stomach makes
Roar
a long, loud, deep noise
Thump
the sound of a heartbeat
Whisper
the sound made by using only a soft breath to speak
Decibels
units to measure sound loudness
2A 5a Vocabulary - Multi-word verbs: Social interaction
Fitting in
"Talking is a way of fitting in, y'know, a way of showing that we belong to a social group"
Come across
"How would I come across to other people?"
Cut off
"... people go into some kind of retreat to cut themselves off from the world"
Slip out
"... when someone held a door open for me and a little 'thank you' slipped out"
Relate to
"The most interesting thing was the way other people related to me"
Bombard with
"She bombarded me with questions"
Go on about
"He always goes on about something when I go and see him"
Run down
"He usually likes to run down some politician or other"
Bring out
"... my silence brought out the best in people"
Hold back
"I wanted to, but I had to hold myself back"
2B 3a Vocabulary - Verbs of movement
Soaring
"you'll go soaring inside a vertical wind tunnel"
Whizzing
"whizzing over ski slopes"
Rolling
"rolling downhill at great speed"
Zooming
"prepare to zoom down a steep slope"
Plunging
"plunging 18000 feet through the air"
Hurtling
"hurtling down a volcanic slope"
Whooshing
"whooshing down whitewater rapids"
... tbc
20191112
Vocabulary Unit 1
Language
1A 3a Vocabulary - Language learning
pick up
learn something quite easily by being exposed to it
"she picked up the language dish by dish"
brush up
improve your knowledge of something you've partly forgotten
"Her career forced her to brush up her schoolgirl French"
grasp
understand something, especially something difficult
"grasp some of what they were saying"
rusty
less able because you are out of practice
"If I am away for a bit I'll get rusty"
1A 3b Vocabulary Focus a - Language learning
... able to acquire language without much formal training.
I really struggle with English idioms ...
... not sure if I'll ever attain a native speaker level of competence ...
... he quickly got accustomed to the sound of the language.
I have brushed up my Arabic ...
Penny is lucky, she has an ear for languages.
... he found he could hold a conversation in Italian ...
Unless I put a new piece of language into practice immediately, I forget it.
You need to keep at it if you want to succeed.
... and really immersed herself in the language and culture.
It's easy to pick up phrases like 'hello' ...
... I found it difficult to get to grips with the pronunciation.
I am sure I am rusty.
1A 3b Vocabulary Focus b - Language learning
hold a conversation
grasp new ideas
get accustomed to
put into practice
acquire a new language
attain a level of competence
1A 5a Vocabulary - Noun forms
reluctant: reluctance
necessary: necessity
motivate: motivation
expose: exposure
1A 5b Vocabulary Focus d - Noun forms
adjective/verb/noun
1. interactive / to interact / interaction
2. distracted distracting / to distract / distraction
3. dedicated / to dedicate / dedication
4. limited / to limit / limitation
5. motivated motivating / to motivate / motivation
6. necessary / to necessitate / necessity
7. capable / - / capability
8. mental / - / mentality
9. reluctant / - / reluctance
10. interfering / to interfere / interference
11. competent / - / competency
12. literate / - / literature
13. exposed / to expose / exposure
14. - / to acquire / acquisition
15. insightful / - / insight
16. prestigious / - / prestige
17. disciplined / to discipline / discipline
1B 3a Vocabulary - Describing changes
a. the speed of a change: a steady shift, a rapid rise, gradually giving way to
b. that a change is in progress: ongoing
c. how easy a change is to see: barely perceptible, entirely unnoticed, noticeable, subtle
d. about something that is decreasing: gradually giving way to, on the way out
e. how big or important a change is: hugely significant, grown substantially, subtle
f. that a change is long-term or permanent: lasting
g. about something that is increasing: on the increase, taking hold, grown substantially, a rapid rise
1D 3b Writing skills - Expressing opinions
Disagreement
- That simply isn't true
- That's easy to say, but ...
- How can you possibly say that?
- That's a load of rubbish
- That's nonsense
- You are missing the point
- There is no way
- That doesn't make sense
Agreement
- That makes a lot of sense
- You've hit the nail on the head
- I would go along with that
- You're spot on
Uncertainty
- I've got mixed feelings about that
- I'm in two minds about this
Partial agreement/disagreement
- You've got a point, but ...
- It's true that ... but ...
- On the other hand, I do feel ...
- I agree up to a point
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Language
1A 3a Vocabulary - Language learning
pick up
learn something quite easily by being exposed to it
"she picked up the language dish by dish"
brush up
improve your knowledge of something you've partly forgotten
"Her career forced her to brush up her schoolgirl French"
grasp
understand something, especially something difficult
"grasp some of what they were saying"
rusty
less able because you are out of practice
"If I am away for a bit I'll get rusty"
1A 3b Vocabulary Focus a - Language learning
... able to acquire language without much formal training.
I really struggle with English idioms ...
... not sure if I'll ever attain a native speaker level of competence ...
... he quickly got accustomed to the sound of the language.
I have brushed up my Arabic ...
Penny is lucky, she has an ear for languages.
... he found he could hold a conversation in Italian ...
Unless I put a new piece of language into practice immediately, I forget it.
You need to keep at it if you want to succeed.
... and really immersed herself in the language and culture.
It's easy to pick up phrases like 'hello' ...
... I found it difficult to get to grips with the pronunciation.
I am sure I am rusty.
1A 3b Vocabulary Focus b - Language learning
hold a conversation
grasp new ideas
get accustomed to
put into practice
acquire a new language
attain a level of competence
1A 5a Vocabulary - Noun forms
reluctant: reluctance
necessary: necessity
motivate: motivation
expose: exposure
1A 5b Vocabulary Focus d - Noun forms
adjective/verb/noun
1. interactive / to interact / interaction
2. distracted distracting / to distract / distraction
3. dedicated / to dedicate / dedication
4. limited / to limit / limitation
5. motivated motivating / to motivate / motivation
6. necessary / to necessitate / necessity
7. capable / - / capability
8. mental / - / mentality
9. reluctant / - / reluctance
10. interfering / to interfere / interference
11. competent / - / competency
12. literate / - / literature
13. exposed / to expose / exposure
14. - / to acquire / acquisition
15. insightful / - / insight
16. prestigious / - / prestige
17. disciplined / to discipline / discipline
1B 3a Vocabulary - Describing changes
a. the speed of a change: a steady shift, a rapid rise, gradually giving way to
b. that a change is in progress: ongoing
c. how easy a change is to see: barely perceptible, entirely unnoticed, noticeable, subtle
d. about something that is decreasing: gradually giving way to, on the way out
e. how big or important a change is: hugely significant, grown substantially, subtle
f. that a change is long-term or permanent: lasting
g. about something that is increasing: on the increase, taking hold, grown substantially, a rapid rise
1D 3b Writing skills - Expressing opinions
Disagreement
- That simply isn't true
- That's easy to say, but ...
- How can you possibly say that?
- That's a load of rubbish
- That's nonsense
- You are missing the point
- There is no way
- That doesn't make sense
Agreement
- That makes a lot of sense
- You've hit the nail on the head
- I would go along with that
- You're spot on
Uncertainty
- I've got mixed feelings about that
- I'm in two minds about this
Partial agreement/disagreement
- You've got a point, but ...
- It's true that ... but ...
- On the other hand, I do feel ...
- I agree up to a point
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20191110
I personally find today a sad day.
The Spanish election results fill me with an uneasy feeling.
I am sad and scared at the same time. I dread the public conversation over the next months.
20191104
Back from class now ...
Not sure how I feel ... somewhere between very annoyed and depressed ... I guess I am both at the same time.
Not sure how I feel ... somewhere between very annoyed and depressed ... I guess I am both at the same time.
20191101
Today is a bank holiday ... it's, oh, so quiet, shhhhh
LOL
The UK was meant to leave the EU yesterday at 23:00 ... but nothing happened.
A few days ago the EU granted a three months flexi-extension at the request of the British government, and promptly the UK decides to call a general election for December the 12th.
So another extension basically wasted.
The last extension was for six months and the Conservative Party thought it useful to have a leadership election, and in doing so elect a new Prime Minister. Six months down the drain from the EU's perspective. And now another three months busy with an election.
The EU better be preparing themselves for another so called flexi-extension at the end of January.
Meanwhile, in the USofA, the House of Representatives has formalised the impeachment inquiry against their President. Not a single vote from the Republican side. So polarised.
Today at some point, to take my mind of the news and the boredom of a bank holiday, I will be looking at page 141 from the book and doing some studying.
Still no comments at all on my blog post from the 29th ... and to my knowledge no other posts for me to comment on.
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