Title: Chicken Drinking Beer
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Mark KlotzClass Date: Wednesday, August 6th
Theme: Small Group Discussion
Topics Covered:-
New pill stops you binge drinking within days-
Korean Air Ad - Saying what exactly?
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EXODUS - Bob Marley (the face of Reggae) using a word we learned today.
-Stages of Drunkenness:
Sober -> Buzzed -> Tipsy -> Drunk -> Sloshed -> Unconscious -> Hungover
Activity:-Read the article
-Discuss new words and expressions
Homework: -Read the article again, answer the questions and prepare to discuss them tomorrow
New Vocabulary:prosperous -adj
-successful in material terms; flourishing financially : prosperous
*prosperous middle-class professionals
trickle -v/n
-a small stream of liquid / small steady amount
*Due to the dry Korean winters rivers are reduced to a trickle.
hectic -adj
-complex, crowded, exhausting, busy, stress
*This new job is making my life very hectic.
teeming -v
-lots or many,
*The rain forest in Brazil is teeming with life.
Exodus
-a mass departure of people, esp. emigrants.
*The exodus of Koreans from Korea.
Overhaul -v -n
-completely change repair or fix
*We should overhaul this this
1957 Ford Fairlane, it's a classic car!
Disarray -adj/v
-disorder, messy, unorganized
*Let's not have dinner at my house, it's in total disarray.
Bickering
-arguing about petty and trivial matters
*Politicians should focus on getting things done rather than bicker about what color to pint the blue house.
Spacious
-lots of space , huge, roomy
*Canada is a very spacious country.
Expressions:held in high regard/esteem
-highly valued / appreciated
*David Suzuki, is held in high regard by the scientific community.
*Steve jobs is highly regarded in business
traffic nightmares
-horrible / scary
*His class is a nightmare, you should see all the homework he assigns.
*The movie was a nightmare because there were no famous actors and my partner was so boring.
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