To get the most from them, you should try to use them in sentences, or discuss them with friends. Writing something on Twitter or Weibo is a great way to practice!
- Tip: "3Cs" 2: Be clear. Say what needs to be said in the easiest way for the listener to "get it." Be understood!
- Proverb: Carpe diem: Literally "Seize the day." Live for this moment; don't give up something now because something better might come later.
- Academic Vocabulary: context: situation something happens in, or words around a word. "Try to understand a word's meaning from its context."
- Literature: leprechauns: little men like elves in Irish stories. If you can catch one, he will lead you to a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
- Art: legend: traditional story, often believed to be true. Many works of art and music are based on popular legends.
- Slang: to hassle someone: to be difficult toward someone. "My boss is always hassling me because I don't wear a tie."
- Geography: peninsula: area of land with water on three sides, connected to a larger piece of land on one side.
NOTES:
- Academic Vocabulary is the Academic Word List from Oxford University Press. This is "a list of words that you are likely to meet if you study at an English-speaking university."
- The Proverb, and the Literature, Art, and Geography words are from lists in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
- The Tip and Slang words are from my own lists, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
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