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level: Intermediate
№3 - 1984
Mistakes
dyary -> diary
elligel -> illegal
thins -> since
the -> there
labor -> labour
№4 Prufrock
Mistakes
chilses -> throusers
rold -> rolled
pad -> part
do I dead -> do I dare
flanel -> flannel
thinging -> singing
the -> that
devil -> will
thing -> sing
Vocabulary
mermaid - ˈmɜːmeɪd - = half woman, half fish
part your hair = make a line in your hair
Wednesday 26 May 2010
News
Facebook privacy settings to be made simpler
Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10157454.stm
Vocabulary
roll-out - an occasion when a company introduces or starts to use a new product
Example: Social network giant Facebook will roll out a new set of privacy.
barrage - ˈbærɑːʒ - the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy
Example: an artillery barrage from at least 1000 guns
surplus - ˈsɜːpləs - an amount that is extra or more than you need
Example: Wheat was in surplus that year.
admit - ədˈmɪt - to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
Example: It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
humble - ˈhʌmbl - showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Example: Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10157454.stm
Vocabulary
roll-out - an occasion when a company introduces or starts to use a new product
Example: Social network giant Facebook will roll out a new set of privacy.
barrage - ˈbærɑːʒ - the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy
Example: an artillery barrage from at least 1000 guns
surplus - ˈsɜːpləs - an amount that is extra or more than you need
Example: Wheat was in surplus that year.
admit - ədˈmɪt - to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
Example: It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
humble - ˈhʌmbl - showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Example: Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
Words from last lessons
Pronunciation
price - praɪs
gas - gæs
gasoline - ˈgæsəliːn
Fuels - ˈfjuːəlz
Nuclear - ˈnjuːkliə(r)
serial - ˈsɪəriəl
series - ˈsɪəriːz
choir - ˈkwaɪə(r)
church - tʃɜːtʃ
orchestra - ˈɔːkɪstrə
context - ˈkɒntekst
price - praɪs
gas - gæs
gasoline - ˈgæsəliːn
Fuels - ˈfjuːəlz
Nuclear - ˈnjuːkliə(r)
serial - ˈsɪəriəl
series - ˈsɪəriːz
choir - ˈkwaɪə(r)
church - tʃɜːtʃ
orchestra - ˈɔːkɪstrə
context - ˈkɒntekst
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