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" 3: Be concise. Don't use unnecessary words or structures; "It happened because," not "The reason why it happened was because."
- Proverb: Nothing succeeds like success: Everyone loves a winner! If someone is successful, people trust her more the next time.
- Academic Vocabulary: require: need, depend on; make someone do something. "Being a teacher requires a lot of patience."
- Literature: Dead Sea Scrolls: rolled-up "books" from 2nd century CE, many with Bible texts, found in caves near the Dead Sea in Palestine in 1947.
- Art: ballerina: female ballet dancer. Lead or most important one is called a "prima ballerina."
- Slang: to drive one crazy: also "make one crazy," "make one nuts." Annoy one. "Rain, rain, rain! This weather is driving me crazy!"
- Geography: Cairo: capital and largest city of Egypt (population 5,517,000). Historic center and modern port on the Nile.
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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