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!
- Science: UFOs: moving things in sky that can't be explained, often man-made or natural. Some people think they're visitors from another planet.
- Language Study: literal: actual, not symbolic. Washington was called the "Father of his Country," but had no children, so not a literal father.
- Business: acquisition: act of getting (acquiring) something; especially, buying another business. "Bob kept his job after the acquisition."
- Literature: creation science: tries to prove that the Bible story of God making the world is literal, scientific truth. Most scientists disagree.
- New Words: docking station: a place to connect your laptop so it works like a desktop, with a minimum number of cables.
- Slang: to snap something up: to get something quickly. "These cars are selling fast, folks. You had better snap one up before they're gone!"
- Modern History: Borden Lizzie: (1860-1927) In the 1890s, her father and step-mother were killed with an ax. She was accused, but not convicted.
NOTES:
- Except for the Slang words, all the words in these Mini-Lessons came from lists either on the Oxford University Press site or in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
- The Slang words are from my own list, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
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