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: Listen to (or read) English news. Many websites tell current stories in simple language. Even better, discuss the news with a friend!
- Proverb: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: It's better to stop a problem before it happens than to have to fix it later.
- Academic Vocabulary: differentiate: see or show that two things are not the same. "Can you differentiate a cow from a bull?"
- Literature: an eye for an eye: idea in law saying that punishment should be equal to the crime: not more, not less.
- Art: Moonlight Sonata: a piece of music for piano, written by Beethoven. Called "Moonlight" for its peaceful beginning.
- Slang: the love department: the romantic side of life. "I'm making a lot of money, but I'm not doing so well in the love department."
- Geography: Southern Hemisphere: half of Earth located south of equator. Includes Australia, Antarctica; most of South America; part of Africa.
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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