WEDESDAY 25 JUNE

vocabulary:



1 abject

Toms company was bankrupt during the Great depression; then, he was in abject poverty

2 advocate

Some experts strongly advocate building more private colleges.

3 brutal

the police have arrested the brutal sniper who commited Wednesday night s fatal shooting of a man at gas station just south of the nation s capital.

4 clumsy

you are so clumsy !look ! you are knocked over my cup of coffee again!

5 dignity

the dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke

6 ferocious

the ferocious tiger tore the lamb apart with its teeth.

7 hound

the police are hounding him

8 idle

his words were just idle threats ; you do not have to take them too seriously

9 lavish

he thought he would win her over by lavishing her with expensive gifts

10 nasty
i donot like the colour they have chosen for their new carpet- it looks really nasty

11 mister
he really is a mister : for my brithday , he gave me a piece of grass he said it was the cheapest thing he could find

12 optimism

there is atouch of optimism in every worry about ones owen moral cleanliness.

13 renowned

the coast is renowed for its beautiful beaches

14 rigorous

capital spending is rigorously controlled

15 talented

she is really a talented writer

16 vigorous

we need a vigorous campaign to reduce deaths on the roads

17 virtutous

Sam s virtutous and superior tone was beginning to irritate me

18 vulgar

educated people should avoid using vulgar language

19 wisdom

i wonder where your wisdom has gone

20 spiritual

music provides an immensely satisfyingspiritual experience spiritual experience for many people

21 vegetarian

my wife is a vegetarian ,but she is ok with my eating meat

listening

the story AESOP'S FABLE

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/central_mp3/stories/aesops-fables-story.mp3

one good turn deservesanother

he who is once deceived doubly cautious

contentment with our lot is an element of happiness

READING

WOMEN STYDENTS AND DRINKING

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/student_life/article3523888.ece
USE process is called SQ3R

1 S(SURVEY)

2 Q(QUESTION)

Why is the fairer sex drinking so much?

3 R1 READ

4 R2 RECITE

young female students are now less concerned

5 R3 REVIEW