Lesson 11.06.2010

Pronunciation:

cerTIFicate - səˈtɪfɪkət
NOWadays - ˈnaʊədeɪz
configure - kənˈfɪgə(r)
pole - pəʊl
polo - ˈpəʊləʊ
polar - ˈpəʊlə(r)
can you play pO(eu)lo(eu) in pO(eu)lar areas?
source - sɔːs
hieroglyphics - ˌhaɪərəˈglɪfɪks


Useful phrases:
it concerns all of us
we have one more year left
shared accommodation with a

Mountain scenery words.

New words:

glade - gleɪd - a small open area of grass in a wood or a forest

tributary - ˈtrɪbjətri - a river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake
Example: a tributary stream

pass - pɑːs - to move past or to the other side of sb/sth :
Example: The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass.

the snowline - ˈsnəʊlaɪn - the level on mountains above which snow never melts completely

boulder - ˈbəʊldə(r) - a very large rock which has been shaped by water or the weather

glacier - ˈglæsiə(r) - a large mass of ice, formed by snow on mountains, that moves very slowly down a valley

ridge - rɪdʒ - a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain.
Example: walking along the ridge

plateau - ˈplætəʊ - an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it

slope - sləʊp - an area of land that is part of a mountain or hill
Example: The town is built on a slope.

precipice - ˈpresəpɪs - a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one
Example: The country was now on the edge of a precipice.

foothill - ˈfʊthɪl - a hill or low mountain at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains.
Example: the foothills of the Himalayas

gorge - gɔːdʒ - a deep narrow valley with steep sides
Example: the Rhine Gorge

scree - skriː - an area of small loose stones, especially on a mountain, which may slide when you walk on them
Example: Occasionally scree fell in a shower of dust and noise...