impede (verb): to hinder, to slow down
The
shackles and chains impeded the prisoner's escape.
pedestal (noun): a support for a column or
other structure, a base for something
Johannes
put the vase on a pedestal.
pedestrian (noun): a person walking
As
soon as the cars stopped, the pedestrians crossed the street.
podium (noun): a platform, an area raised
above the surrounding ground, a place at which to speak in front of an audience
The
professor walked up to the podium and spoke into the microphone.
repel (verb): to drive away or push back
Does
Margo's new jacket repel water?
pulse (noun): the regular action of blood
through arteries
The
nurse felt for the patient's pulse in his neck.
suspend (noun): to hang from, to interrupt,
to stop
The
light was turned on by a string suspended from the light fixture.
ponder (verb): to think about, to weigh in
one's mind
Levi
pondered the possibility of going to medical school.
phantom (noun): something seen but having no
physical existence, a ghost.
The
children told horror stories about phantoms and ghosts.
fantasy (noun): a creation of the imagination
that cannot be real, a daydream
When
Miguel was a child he had a fantasy about being a doctor on the planet Jupiter.
philosopher (noun): a person who seeks (loves)
wisdom
Plato
wrote about the Greek philosopher Socrates.
phonetic (adjective) relating to speech sounds
The
phonetic alphabet is useful when studying languages or linguistics.
1)What
letter is silent in the word "business"? (i)
2)How
can you write the phrase "a nice man" so that it has a different
meaning but sounds the same? (an ice man)
3)What's
the most frequent letter that begins words? (s)
4)End
this common idiom: "What goes up must come... (down)
5)What
is the yellow part of an egg called? (yolk)
6)What
letter is silent in the word "talk"? (l)
7)End
this common phrase: "Happy New..." (Year)
8)How
do you spell "14th"? (fourteenth)
9)End
this common phrase: "Elephants have a very long..." (memory)
10)What
letter is silent in the word "comb"? (b)
11)How
can you write the phrase "I scream" so that it has a different
meaning but sounds the same? (ice cream)
12)What's
the most common pair of letters in words? (er)
13)How
do you say "not employed" in one word? (unemployed)
14)Who
makes children laugh at a circus? (a clown)
15)How do you
call your grandmother's sister? (great-aunt)
Things Aren't Always As They Seem
Two
traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The
family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement.
As
they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall
and repaired it.
When
the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't
always what they seem."
The
next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very
hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the
couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's
rest.
When
the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in
tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the
field.
The
younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let
this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The
second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the
cow die.
"Things
aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When
we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in
that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling
to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the
angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't
always what they seem." Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things
don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust
that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until
some time later...
1)
We ..... a vacuum cleaner last year. bought have bought had bought
2) Since June we ..... five new shops. did
open have
opened opened
3) It ..... since early this morning. has rained has
been raining rained
4)We ..... a new project in May. started have
been starting have started
5) To date we ..... a lot of money on research. spent have spent had
spent
6)
I .... in this department since 1997.
work have
worked am working
7) Mary ..... to her friend yesterday. has spoken
spoke
did speak
8) Ulrike .... two cakes already today. has eaten ate has been eating
9)On Sunday morning we .....
. went for a walk had been going for a walk were walking
10)
I ..... a new computer today. do buy buy
am buying
Discussion
1)Making
mistakes in English is OK as long as people understand you.
2)it
is impossible to have a happy family life and a successful career
3)Multinational
global corporations are to blame for most problems in the world today.
4)Women
will never be equal to men in workplace.
5)Planing
is waste, direct action is best.
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