The other day in class I asked everyone to write something down and there were many students who didn't have anything to write something down on. There was even one who didn't have a pen. Now me, I take a pen and a notebook even when I'm going shopping: how can any adult go into a class at University and NOT have pen or paper? Strange.
Anyway, because of that incident, I know there are many of you who are certainly not writing down vocab. words which is not going to help you much. I mean, I know I say that vocab. is not what I'm here for...but it does help if you remember at least a few new words, such as:
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
Mammals - animals who give birth to live young (not eggs) and suckle their young(give milk)
Marsupials - animals who have a pouch to carry their young
Nocturnal - animal who sleep in the day and are awake at night
Diurnal - animals (including humans) who sleep at night & are awake by day
Crocodiles - large reptiles that live both in water and on land: and EAT people
Platypus - strange Australian animal that is half-duck, half-animal. Lays eggs, suckles young
Wombat - Australian animal like a huge rat, makes its home underground
Kookaburra - Australian bird that laughs (also called Laughing Jackass)
Echidna - Australian ant-eater
Emu - the largest of Australian birds. Cannot fly. Runs very fast
Joey - a baby kangaroo
Kitten - a baby cat
puppy - a baby dog
calf - a baby cow
foal - a baby horse
Lamb - baby sheep
rodent - mice and rats
Reptiles - cold-blooded animals such as snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc.
Rooster: - male chicken. Do NOT use the word "Cock" with Westerners. It means "penis"
When animals are used as food we change the name a little:
Beef - meat of cows
Pork - meat of pigs
Veal - meat from a VERY young calf (originally an unborn calf!)
Mutton: meat from a rather old sheep
Lamb: meat from a young sheep
Chicken: - we never say we are eating "rooster" - always use the feminine
THE WEATHER
Muggy - very damp weather when it feels as though you can't breath properly
Drizzly - Rain so light you can barely see it but continuous
Scorching - So hot you feel you'll burst into flames!
Arrid - dry. No water
Close - Still and silent, like just before a huge thunderstorm
Misty - a kind of light fog
steaming - usually after a summer storm when wet earth etc. turns into steam
Icy - Very cold and slippery roads and footpaths
Balmy - warm and no wind: not hot, not cold. Perfect.
Murky:- foggy, cold, damp, dark.
Sayings: COLDER than a witches tit, HOT as hell/hades(hay-dees:another word for hell), When its cold: - Brass monkey weather.
SHOPPING:
Chemist/Pharmacy: - Where you buy medicines, cosmetics, and, in the West, where
you take a prescription
Prescription: The note a doctor gives you that says what medicine you need
Green-Grocer - Shop that sells only fruit and vegetable
Boutique - a rather expensive and very modern small shop to buy clothes in
Butcher - Sells only raw meat and chicken
Baker - Like BreadTalk. You buy bread, cakes, buns etc.
Hardware Shop - where you buy paint, tools, screws, nails etc.
Lingerie Shop: - where you buy underwear and pyjama's (p.j's),sleepwear, stockings
Newsagent: - sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, calenders, a few books
Stationery Shop: - sells paper, pens, etc. all things usefull in office or school
Bookshop: - only sells books
Hyper-market: - Really BIG supermarket, like Metro, where you can buy in bulk.
Salesperson: NB we do NOT say salesLADY or salesMAN any longer.
Anyway, because of that incident, I know there are many of you who are certainly not writing down vocab. words which is not going to help you much. I mean, I know I say that vocab. is not what I'm here for...but it does help if you remember at least a few new words, such as:
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
Mammals - animals who give birth to live young (not eggs) and suckle their young(give milk)
Marsupials - animals who have a pouch to carry their young
Nocturnal - animal who sleep in the day and are awake at night
Diurnal - animals (including humans) who sleep at night & are awake by day
Crocodiles - large reptiles that live both in water and on land: and EAT people
Platypus - strange Australian animal that is half-duck, half-animal. Lays eggs, suckles young
Wombat - Australian animal like a huge rat, makes its home underground
Kookaburra - Australian bird that laughs (also called Laughing Jackass)
Echidna - Australian ant-eater
Emu - the largest of Australian birds. Cannot fly. Runs very fast
Joey - a baby kangaroo
Kitten - a baby cat
puppy - a baby dog
calf - a baby cow
foal - a baby horse
Lamb - baby sheep
rodent - mice and rats
Reptiles - cold-blooded animals such as snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc.
Rooster: - male chicken. Do NOT use the word "Cock" with Westerners. It means "penis"
When animals are used as food we change the name a little:
Beef - meat of cows
Pork - meat of pigs
Veal - meat from a VERY young calf (originally an unborn calf!)
Mutton: meat from a rather old sheep
Lamb: meat from a young sheep
Chicken: - we never say we are eating "rooster" - always use the feminine
THE WEATHER
Muggy - very damp weather when it feels as though you can't breath properly
Drizzly - Rain so light you can barely see it but continuous
Scorching - So hot you feel you'll burst into flames!
Arrid - dry. No water
Close - Still and silent, like just before a huge thunderstorm
Misty - a kind of light fog
steaming - usually after a summer storm when wet earth etc. turns into steam
Icy - Very cold and slippery roads and footpaths
Balmy - warm and no wind: not hot, not cold. Perfect.
Murky:- foggy, cold, damp, dark.
Sayings: COLDER than a witches tit, HOT as hell/hades(hay-dees:another word for hell), When its cold: - Brass monkey weather.
SHOPPING:
Chemist/Pharmacy: - Where you buy medicines, cosmetics, and, in the West, where
you take a prescription
Prescription: The note a doctor gives you that says what medicine you need
Green-Grocer - Shop that sells only fruit and vegetable
Boutique - a rather expensive and very modern small shop to buy clothes in
Butcher - Sells only raw meat and chicken
Baker - Like BreadTalk. You buy bread, cakes, buns etc.
Hardware Shop - where you buy paint, tools, screws, nails etc.
Lingerie Shop: - where you buy underwear and pyjama's (p.j's),sleepwear, stockings
Newsagent: - sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, calenders, a few books
Stationery Shop: - sells paper, pens, etc. all things usefull in office or school
Bookshop: - only sells books
Hyper-market: - Really BIG supermarket, like Metro, where you can buy in bulk.
Salesperson: NB we do NOT say salesLADY or salesMAN any longer.
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