Lesson 3 - keep an eye on
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Learn English with movies - Lesson 2 - run into
Lesson 2 - run into
run into sb
to meet someone you know when
you are not expecting to:
to meet someone by
chance
Graham ran into someone he used
to know at school the other day.
vocabulary
crocodile
boots
the woods
the lobby
Learn English with Movies - Lesson 1 - reluctant
Lesson 1 - reluctant
reluctant
adjective
·
not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
examples:
1.
I was very reluctant to agree to their conditions, but I didn't really
have much choice
2.
They dragged the reluctant animal into the cage.
3.
Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
4.
She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with
her.
5.
The United Nations was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in
civil war.
reluctantly
adverb
examples:
·
She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.
Vocabulary
To drain
drain verb (REMOVE LIQUID)
If you drain something, you remove the liquid
from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to
flow away, and if
something drains, liquid flows away or out of it
·
Drain the pasta thoroughly.
·
Drain (off) any liquid that is left in the rice.
·
Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.
mourning
great sadness felt because someone has died:
·
Shops were closed as a sign of mourning for the king.
·
He was in mourning for his wife.
in charge (of something/someone)
responsible
for something or someone
·
Who’s in charge here?
·
The teacher put me in
charge of organizing the project.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Learn English Vocabulary in Seconds
afraid.
·
When someone is afraid, they feel fear
·
The woman was afraid of what she saw
agree
·
To agree is to say “yes” or to think the same way.
·
A: The food is very good in that restaurant. B: I agree with you.
angry
·
When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight
·
She didn’t do her homework, so her father is angry
arrive .
·
To arrive is to get to or reach some place.
·
The bus always arrives at the corner of my street at 4:00.
attack .
·
To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.
·
The man with the sword attacked the other man first.
bottom .
·
The bottom is the lowest part.
·
The bottom of my shoe has a hole in it.
clever .
·
When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem.
·
The clever boy thought of a good idea.
C r u e l .
·
When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.
·
The cruel man yelled at his sister.
finally .
·
If something happens finally, it happens after a longtime or at the end.
·
He finally crossed the finish line after five hours of running.
hide
·
To hide is to try not to let others see you.
·
The other children will hide while you count to 100
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