sinh hoc

'Fat man' finishes walk across US

epic adjective

/ˈep.ɪk/

•

in the style of an epic

an epic film about the Roman Empire

•

describes events that happen over a long period and involve a lot of action and difficulty

an epic journey/struggle

•

informal extremely large

The problem of inflation has reached epic proportions.

mang tinh chat anh hung

Ouverture des Journées mondiales de la jeunesse à Sydney

catholique /katɔlik/adjectivenoun, masculine & feminineCatholic;

messe /mɛs/feminine nounmass;

plein, ~e /plɛ̃/ , /plɛn/

1. adjective
   1. full;
   
   
   ouverture /uvɛʀtyʀ/feminine noun

   1. opening;

   
   

   prier /pʀije/ (conjugate⇒)

   1. transitive verb
      1. ~ qn de faire to ask sb to do;
      
      
      ensemble /ɑ̃sɑ̃bl/

      1. adverb
         1. together;
         
         
         lancer1 /lɑ̃se/ (conjugate⇒)

         1. transitive verb
            1. to throw [ball, pebble, javelin];
            
            
            rassemblement /ʀasɑ̃bləmɑ̃/masculine noun

            1. rally;

            2. gathering

            
            

            entier, -ière /ɑ̃tje/ , /ɛʀ/

            1. adjective
               1. whole;
               
               
               dépit /depi/

               1. masculine noun pique;
                  par ~ out of pique.

               su oan zan

               
               

               éloignement /elwaɲmɑ̃/masculine noun

               1. distance;

               
               

               devoir1 /dəvwɑʀ/ (conjugate⇒)

               1. v aux
                  1. to have to;

BBC Reading list 16/11-21/11

• 'Fat man' finishes walk across US
  
• Shakespeare festival announced
  

• A film about Evo Morales
  
• Oxford winners of Boat Race
  
• Eurovision song row
  
• Jackson's Neverland must close

Ukraine World Cup excitement

burst verb

/bɜːst//bɝːst/ (burst, burst)

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[I or T] to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this

Balloons make me nervous - I hate it when they burst.

The river was threatening to burst its banks.

Suddenly the door burst open (= opened suddenly and forcefully)and police officers carrying guns rushed in.

figurative humorous If I eat any more cake I'll burst (= I cannot eat anything else)!

•

[I] to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do something

I knew they were bursting with curiosity but I said nothing.

[+ to infinitive] informal I'm bursting to go to the loo!

Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news.

burst into flames

to suddenly burn strongly, producing a lot of flames

Smoke started pouring out from underneath, then the truck burst into flames.

xuat hien dot ngot

Beckham resigns as captain of England

privilege noun

/ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/

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[C or U] an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich

Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.

Senior management enjoy certain privileges, such as company cars and private healthcare.

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[S] an opportunity to do something special or enjoyable

I had the privilege of interviewing Picasso in the 1960s.

It was a real privilege to meet her.

•

[U] the way in which rich people or people from a high social class have most of the advantages in society

a life of privilege

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[C or U] specialized the special right that some people in authority have which allows them to do or say things that other people are not allowed to

diplomatic/parliamentary privilege

dac an

trademark noun (PRODUCT)

/ˈtreɪd.mɑːk//-mɑːrk/ [C]

a name or a symbol which is put on a product to show that it is made by a particular producer and which cannot be legally used by any other producer

Velcro is a registered trademark.

nhan hieu

wayward adjective

/ˈweɪ.wəd//-wɚd/ old-fashioned

(especially of a person's behaviour) often changing, selfish and difficult to control

uong nganh buong binh

mount verb (INCREASE)

/maʊnt/

[I] to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger

The children's excitement is mounting as Christmas gets nearer.

tang lenh

retention noun

/rɪˈten.t ʃən/ [U]

slightly formal the continued use, existence or possession of something or someone

Two influential senators have argued for the retention of the unpopular tax.

The retention of old technology has slowed the company's growth.

water/heat retention

su duy tri

GDCD bai 2,3,4

BBC Reading list 09/11-14/11

Ancient book

Bikini anniversary

Beckham resigns as captain of England

The world's oldest tortoise dies

Ukraine World Cup excitement

Finnish heavy metal act win Eurovision

L’Europe a perdu le Polonais Bronislaw Geremek

perte /pɛʀt/feminine noun

1. loss;

énorme /enɔʀm/adjective

1. [object, person] huge, enormous;

nombreux, -euse /nɔ̃bʀø/ , /øz/adjective[population, collection] large;

hommage /ɔmaʒ/masculine nounhomage, tribute;

affaire /afɛʀ/

1. feminine noun
   1. affair;
   2. viec
   
   
   fonder /fɔ̃de/ (conjugate⇒)

   1. transitive verb
      1. to found;
      
      
      syndicat /sɛ̃dika/masculine noun

      1. trade union;

      
      

      député /depyte/masculine noun

      1. (in politics) deputy;
      2. uy wuyen

      
      

      réformateur, -trice /ʀefɔʀmatœʀ/ , /tʀis/noun, masculine, femininereformer.

      nguoi lanh dao phai cai cak ton zao

      
      

      Parlement /paʀləmɑ̃/masculine nounParliament.

dia li bai 2 den 7

The Burgess Project

pioneer verb

/ˌpaɪəˈnɪər//-ˈnɪr/ [T]

to be one of the first people to do something

It was universities that pioneered these new industries.

tien phong

psycho noun

/ˈsaɪ.kəʊ//-koʊ/ [C] (plural psychos) informal

someone who is crazy and frightening

The man's a psycho.

benh tinh than

commission verb (WORK)

/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/

[T] to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work

The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.

uy wuyen

culminate verb

/ˈkʌl.mɪ.neɪt/

culminate in/with sth

If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point

My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all culminated in my deciding to change jobs.

Their many years of research have finally culminated in a cure for the

dat cuc diem

footage noun

/ˈfʊt.ɪdʒ//ˈfʊt ̬-/ [U]

(a piece of) film especially one showing an event

Woody Allen's film 'Zelig' contains early newsreel footage.

canh

venue noun

/ˈven.juː/ [C]

•

the place where a public event or meeting happens

The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings.

The stadium has been specifically designed as a venue for European Cup matches.

noi gap gp

assault verb

/əˈsɒlt//-ˈsɑːlt/ [T]

to attack someone violently

A woman and a man have been convicted of assaulting a police officer.

He had attempted to sexually assault the woman.

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