Wednesday, 6 August 2008

080806 - Small Group Discussion


Title: Chicken Drinking Beer

Photo by: Mark Klotz

Class Date: Wednesday, August 6th

Theme: Small Group Discussion

Topics Covered:
-New pill stops you binge drinking within days

-Korean Air Ad - Saying what exactly?

-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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