English Documentary on Neptune with Transcript & Flashcards to make your listening and reading comprehension better and enrich your academic vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube The farthest world Along the dark edges of the Solar System, it floats. Anchored by a star but barely graced by its warmth, this…
English Documentary on Cheetahs with Transcript and illustrated flashcards inside the transcript to improve your listening and reading comprehension and expand your vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube The fastest land animals You probably already know they’re the world’s fastest land animal. They can go from zero to sixty…
Vernal GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈvɜː.nəl/ (adj) occurring in the spring season, relating to the season of spring, in spring, spring-like – fresh and youthful, vivacious, sprightly, vigorous In the UK during April and May, there are often more northerly vernal breezes than at other times of the year when south-westerlies prevail. For the UK and…
Dissemble GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /dɪˈsem.bļ/ (verb) to hide or conceal your real feelings or intentions, prevaricate, camouflage, put on false appearance, sham, mislead, pretend, act, masquerade, mask, cover up, dissimulate, disguise, feign, keep a stiff upper lip When we encounter someone we dislike, we may momentarily display a reflexive disgust expression, only to follow-up with…
English Documentary on Titanic with Transcript and flashcards inside the lesson to improve your listening and reading comprehension and enrich your academic vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube The Titanic The turn of the 20th century saw a golden age of industry and prosperity in many Western countries. One aspect…
Chaos GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ (noun) a state of total disorderliness and confusion, turmoil, mess, snarl, bedlam, unruliness, disarrangement, disorder, clutter, anarchy, disarray, commotion, disorganization, pandemonium Taming chaos consists of structuring the void and organizing the mess into an orderly form. You might use a mind map to connect the dots of the ideas and…
Contrite GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkən.traɪt/ (adj) Definition feeling great guilt and regret for what you have done, regretful, ashamed, penitent, repentant, sorry, rueful, sorrowful, apologetic, remorseful Example I never make a mistake on purpose or ever intend to hurt someone and to date my mistakes have not led to anything too serious. I’m sorry and…
The Thief and His Mother – An English fairy tale with a list of vocabulary and a podcast to improve your listening and reading comprehension and expand your academic vocabulary Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube The Thief and His Mother A boy stole a lesson-book from one of his…
Grow vs. grow up Grow: to become larger or bigger Right: The crops grow fast on this fertile farm. Wrong: The crops grow up fast on this fertile farm. Grow up: to become an adult Right: They grew up in Missouri. Wrong: They grew in Missouri.
Opaque GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əʊˈpeɪk/ (adj) preventing light from passing or getting through, filmy, impervious, fogy, misty, dense, misty, muddy, hazy, murky, blurred, smoky, cloudy – unclear and difficult to understand, impenetrable, obscure, incomprehensible, nebulous De-lamination and “milkiness” can impact negatively upon the quality of windscreens. Delamination occurs when one or both of the layers…