My dear students,
I believe you remember that you were supposed to keep a log of words new words which you had learned throughout the podcast assignment.To this end, please post the words you learned with short and explicit explanations on this page.
to show up which means to arrive at a particular place, to throw something in someone's face which means to remind someone of something,to give someone a hard time which means to do or say things,to be scatterbrained is similar to be absent minded.etched in your brain which means means that you have memorized it,to slip your mind which means to forget something,to be preoccupied which means to be worried about something else, to be thinking about something else,to cash a check which means to go into a bank with a piece of paper called a check give it to the person working at the bank,to be wrapped up which means to be very busy with something to be very involved in a certain task a certain thing that you are doing,to beTo be absent minded which means to be forgetful to be easily distracted,to jog someone's memory which means to remind someone of something to help someone remember something,to blow one's mind which means to make someone feel very surprised or a excited or impressed,smoke and mirrors they both mean the same which is that you are distracting people to focus their attention on something else or somewhere else,miss direction which means to direct someone to the wrong place,a trap door which means actually in the floor but you can't see it you don't know what is there,a mind reader is someone who can tell in this case what is in your mind so mind reader would be someone who can say i know what you are thinking. Another word for a mind reader would be a psychic. A psychic is a person who says that he or she has the power to know what other people are thinking or even to know what will happen in the future. The expression mind reader is sometimes used in a discussion or an argument especially between for example a husband and a wife.A sentence supernatural powers these magician is and entertainers claim to have have been did bumped by somebody supernatural is something that is beyond the natural beyond the normal above what normal human beings can do. Supernatural power it would be the ability to do something that would otherwise be impossible,the expression power of suggestion is when you give someone an idea a slot and make them think that it was there i did to begin with. So they believe it, to be jaded means that you have experienced something too much so that you're no longer. Interested in it or you are no longer become excited,occur which means to be or intervene or befall,goddess is a god but woman,commonly which means generally,origin which means descent or ancestry or derivation or rise,feast which has a similar meaning as banquet,got off the phone means to finish talking with someone just that moment,to live abroad means to live in another country, to slave over means to work very hard at something and this is a common way,on labor of love means doing something difficult.
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting work(to record my voice and to blog)
Thank you my dear teacher (Miss Adelina)
ReplyDeleteTO BE DONE WITH SOMEONE.-don't want to be involved or have anything to do with that person
MANIPULATE -To control another person
To KILL TIME - to spend time
TO HOLD - do not add
SCREENWRITER - a person who writes a text of a movie or a TV program
OUR-OF-WORK - someone who doesnt have a job
WANNABES - someone who wants to be something, but is not
BREAKUP -To end a romantic rilationship
Monumentally Awful. -extremely bad
BITTER -something was unfair, something was wrong
GET OVER STH. -no long be angry
TO GET BECK TOGETHER SOMEONE - to end a romantic rilationship to have a breakup and then to start the romantic rilationship again
ON TAP -to have an object readily available or easily obtained
WELL DRINKS -A mixed drink for which one does not specify the exact brand of liquor to be used.
SHOT -A small amount of an alcoholic beverege typically above 80 proof. Served in a small glass known as a tumbler.
SCHOOL NIGHT - An excuse to prevent from doing an immediate action or otherwise on a later date.
Reconciliation. -to bring beck together again
TO WALK All Over Someone. -to take advantage of another person, to use the other person for what you want and not care about that person
IOTA - is a very small amount of something, almost nothing
THE WORDS WHICH I DID NOT KNOWN:
HANG-OUT - a place where you spend time
BUSTLING - to be very busy
RUSH HOUR - that time when people go to wark, or come back...
specimen - sample
ReplyDeleteclue- hint
confess- recognize
rodent - grawer
pitch- step
demonstration- show, presetation
giant- enormous, huge , tremendous
literally-word for word
detect- notice
bug-mistake
estimate-count
rapidly-quickly
merge into a single - merge into one , blend into one , fuse into single
binary star-double star
precipitation- fallout, downfall
sucker-pup, punk, puppy, cub
slash- reduction, decrease, decline, drop, lowering, slash
distinguish-differentiate, discern, discriminate, differ
shrunk-compressed, concise
From my podcasts i learned many new words For example:
ReplyDeletestepfather-adoptive father,foster-father
sister-in-law means daughter-in-law
prove-argue,demonstrate
wide-broad,large
unbelievable-incredible,improbable
mosque
divorced-diluted,separated
engaged-busy,occupied
report-account
mature-mellow
grateful-thankful
old fashioned-outdated,old
amusing-funny
rude-gross
There are my new words and phrases that i learned.
SUPERIOR – better than someone else
ReplyDeleteTO PUT DOWN - to make a written record of
BANTER - light, teasing, or joking language or repartee
CATTY – spiteful
TO TIP OVER - to knock something over, to hit something usually accidentally
SEAT BELT – a belt or strap worn in vehicle to restrain forward motion in the event of collision
TO FASTEN – to connect two things together
LANE – a narrow road or way between buildings, hedges…
HANDS-OFF - without need of manual operation
TO INTERVENE - to become involved in something
TO PASS THE BUCK - to shift blame or responsibility onto another
COMRADE - an associate or companion
STAUNCH - loyal, firm and dependable
ONE-UP - having or having scored an advantage or lead over someone or something
PRANK - a mischievous trick or joke
VICIOUS - wicked or cruel; villainous
TO FREAK OUT - to be or cause to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement
TO MERGE - to meet and join or cause to meet and join
Here are the words which I have learned:
ReplyDeleteOut of blue - Very suddenly.
Deceived - To get down.
Unscrupulous - Dishonest.
Citywide - Across the whole city.
Frequent Flyer Miles - When you want to visit another country which is very far away, you have to first take a plane to a city nearer to that country, and like that in order to get there.
Annual - every year.
smb's head is going to roll - smb's going to be punished.
Lurch - big problem.
Drop the ball - not to do what you are supposed to do.
To have the patience of a saint - to keep your cool very long.
Flake - unreliable
Keep on smb - to always tell smb to do something.
Line - excuse.
Lane - small road.
Trip down a memory lane - remember things which happened in the past.
Awhile - some time.
Wave a red flag in front of a bull - to try to make smb angry.
To render - to make.
To implement - to officially start.
To breach - To get past.
To exploit - To make use for you but hurt for others.
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DeleteCrew – a general turn of a group of people who do something.
ReplyDeleteStaging – the place for where the actors are going to stand.
Scripte – the plane that mentions what the actors say or what will they do.
To call it a day – to stop working for that day.
Step acide – when you’re telling some1 to make out your way.
To work some1’s magic – to bo going to do smth very well.
To hurry things along – to make things happen more quickly.
Adoption – the process of bringing the child into your family who’s illegically yours, but haven’t parents or other relations.
Faster care system – that’s the government system which takes care for children whose parents are taken away from they.
Waiting child – the child who’s waiting to be adopted.
Siblings – our brothers and sisters.
Private adoption – an adoption arranged between a family and the mother or parents of the child without the help of the government.
To call the shots – an informal expression meaning to be making a decisions, to be the person, who’s making the impotant decisions (for company).
Closed adoption – an adoption where the mother or parents of the child never actually meet the people who adopted the child.
Open adoption – parents know who are the parents of the child.
Hazard – smth that could be dangerous.
Childproof – to make an area safe for a baby or a child.
To take it off your hands – to take smth that the other person doesn’t want, doesn’t need anymore.
Hands off – do not touch, don’t come close to.
Look nothing like – don’t look like you.
Gorgeous – very beautiful (but making a joke).
Do not give yourself enough credit – to have a low opinion of youself.
Pudgy – (baby) a very round face.
To go straight to some1’s head – to begin to think that some1 is better than the others.
Undocumented worker – refers to basicly and illegal immigrants.
Crops – refers to food that is grown.
Minimum wage – in the US is the minimum amount of money that you can paid.
That’s just yet – that’s my piont, that’s the thing that I would say.
Amnesty – when the govermnent decides they’re not to punish some1 for doing smth illegal.
Work permit – an official document that allows to work in a country.
To dodge – to avoid, to find the way not to do smth.
To flip – to turn smth over.
Thesaurus – it’s a book that list the words in categories.
Bilingual – some1 who speaks two languages(bi – two, bilingue – two language).
Idiom – in an language is instead of words that means smth different together, then if you have just looked up the definition of each individual word could means smth different and uncomprehensible.
Equivalent – equival to, the same as.
Paraphrase – to express the same general idea by using different words.
Convey – to express or to share information.
Loan word – a word that is borrowed from another language.
Cognate – a word that is similar that is in another language.
To interpret – to translate at the moment of speaking.
To be in the hot seat – to be in an difficult situation.
To be spared – don’t to have an experience smth (bad).
Gibberish – don’t make any sense, don’t have any meaning.
Blackout = power outage - when in the area loses electrical power.
Pitch black – extremely black.
To be overloaded – there’s to much the main in this case for electricity.
Power grid – a network of power companies and users of electicity that are connected together.
There’s no telling – to mean that’s impossible to know how it happened or when it happened.
Rolling blackout – when the powercompany decides to stop giving power to different areas.
Surge – a sudden increase of smth.
Light –headed – a feeling of falling down.
To go through with smth – to do smth that is perhaps difficult or even a little dangerous, but you go ahead it doing anyway.
Faint – to lose consciousness, fall asleep.
Admirable – smth impressive.
Transfusion – when a doctor at the hospital typically gives som1 a new blood(of other people).
Bloodmobile – a large truck that travels around, from place to place and inside of that it has an equipment needed so som1 can donate blood.
Needle – injector.
stuffed-to eat much and then to be foul
ReplyDeleteto leave room for something-to go somewhere to take or find something
no rush-to say not to harry
to spoil someone's rotten-to do something nice for someone
tight-to be very worried
deprive-to take something from someone
to turn over a new leaf-to begin to do a new thing
don-the beginning of the day
embarrassment-puzzlement
characteristic-portrait
snatch-rob
Here are the words and expressions that I had learned through listening to 10 podcasts.
ReplyDeleteMaintain--- support, keep in repair
Gain--- 1.income 2.growth
Pathological—deviation of norm; mostly is used in medicine
Misshapen—ugly, deformed
Distort--- to change a natural, normal, original into bag or ugly (The face was distorted by pain.)
Observe---watch, see (We observed some beautiful birds sitting on tree.)
Overall---- general, total
Prevalence ---the state of being prevalent (being common, spread)
Nutrition---the act of nourishing, eating
Violation—an act which is out of norm, law, rules, infringement (of law, of nutrition)
Unjustified---unreasonable
Treatment---the process of becoming healthy
Irreversible—not reversible, not changeable
Swoon--- to fall on ground because of faintness, illness
Gulf- a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
Measureless--- without borders, unlimited, tremendous
Simultaneously--- at the same time
Lodging---habitation
Awareness---knowledge, information
Irresistible---overpowering
More commonly referred to as---is mostly known as
Recreation---rest, relaxation
Preoccupation--- extreme or excessive concern with something
Gambling---games which people play for money
Debt---- duty
Body modification---limited change of body
Diverse---different
Affiliate--- association
To afflict---to amaze, affect, distress
Suspense---the state of being suspended, strangeness, uncertainty
Remarkable--- wonderful
Snout--- the face of animal, muzzle
Resistant--- stable
Ambush--- to hide and wait somewhere for catching something or someone
Jaw--- the parts forming the walls of the mouth and serving to open and close it
Variety--- the state of having different forms or types
Backbone---1.vertebra 2.the base of something
Voluntary---to do something by own will and without asking someone
Associated---related, connected
Demonstration---show, exhibition
Social behavior patterns---types of behavior, which are normal for society
Skyscraper---very high building
Abrogate---cancel, call off
Name is derived---- name is originated, came from …
Envious--- jealous
Observatory---a building which is made for investigation of natural phenomenon
Defer---delay, put off
Primarily---in the first instance, above all
Zeppelin---airship
Contemporaneously---at the same time, together
Accommodate---adapt, adjust
Illuminate---the process when the lights are tuned on
Nod off-fall asleep
Beverages -something for drinking (such as whisky or liquor)
Brew---the process of preparing beer
Monks---religious people who live in monastery
Measure--- the process of calculating a size or quantity
Excessive --- much more than is needed
Consumption ---- use (for ex. The consumption of water is useful for human organism. )
Abode– a place to stay, habitation
Bombarding with questions---to ask someone a lot of questions
Stingray---a type of fish which is very large
Fascinating---charming, delightful
Precautionary ---warning
Precautionary measures---something which prevents harm or secure good
Proper---reasonable, right
Threshold---doorstep
Divine--- heavenly, godly
Precisely---that’s it, definitely
You have aroused our listeners’ curiosity---listeners are very interested what are you talking about
In a nutshell---in few words
Burn your fingers--- to suffer because of unpleasant result of an action, because of financial problems, which are results of foolish behavior
Cheesed off ---bored, disgusted
Go in for ---have something as an interest or hobby