Quick English

2021-06-04 17:13:54 #Listening #Creature

Mermaids

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2021-04-28 21:43:46 Advanced #Vocabulary

Economic or Political instability
a rapid, unmanaged change in a country's economy or political situation

Social unrest
riots, protests or fighting by the public against each other or the government

Pressing matters
urgent, important issues

Joblessness
a synonym for 'unemployment

Economic prospects
the future possibilities for a national economy

Social mobility
the ability of people to progress in terms of salary, lifestyle and social status

The Private sector
private businesses, as opposed to the public sector' meaning stateowned or controlled services

Demographics
the changes in society in terms of age, income, numbers, origins and location in a country

Longevity
the tendency to have a long life expectancy

'Brain drain
the tendency for intelligent or successful workers to migrate out of a country

An outbreak
the start of a widespread problem such as disease or conflict

Civil war
war between people inside a country

Livelihood
the way a person makes a living

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2021-02-25 20:21:05 #Vocabulary

Badger:

If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want.

- Sophie badgered her parents into buying her a new computer.

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2021-02-21 17:14:52 #Idiom #Accident #Purpose

Accidentally on purpose

If you do something intentionally, but pretend it was an accident, you do it accidentally on purpose.

- I accidentally-on-purpose erased his email address, so I couldn't contact him again.

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2021-01-17 21:12:01 #Idiom #Go #Fly #Kite

Go fly a kite

Used to tell someone who is being annoying  to go away.

Take a hike.
Hit the brick.
Piss off .
Go off.
Beat it.

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2020-11-27 19:14:18 Academic #Vocabulary

#Nature and #Environment

Landfills = organised areas where waste is buried in the ground

Waste processing = recycling or reducing waste into manageable forms

Poaching = illegally hunting and killing animals

Habitat loss = destruction or disappearance of an animal's natural home

Food chain = the natural system of animals eating other animals and plants

Dwindling numbers = (to dwindle = to steadily decline in quantity)

Extinction = the final death of all animals in a species

Famine = a situation where there is a lack of food in an area for a long time

Drought = similar to famine, but a lack of water

Irrigation = supplying water to land for agriculture

Catastrophe = a great disaster affecting many people

to exacerbate = to make an existing problem worse, accidentally or
exacerbated deliberately)

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2020-11-27 19:12:30 Advanced #Vocabulary

#Nature and #Environment

Contamination=pollution by poisons or dangerous elements

The biosphere = the relationship between all living things on the planet

Emissions = gases entering the atmosphere

Pollutant particles = microscopic elements of pollution

Run-off = water that runs from the ground into rivers and lakes

The water cycle = the natural process of water moving from clouds to rain and seas

Aquifers = underground, natural water stores

Filtration = the process of filtering and removing impurities

Water table = the layer of water below ground

Tainted=polluted or contaminated

Soil erosion = the loss of soil by wind and rain activity

Logging = cutting down trees for timber and industrial use

Dumping = leaving waste deliberately without storing or treating it

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2020-10-16 19:03:10 #Vocabulary

Very Cold Freezing

Very Excited Thrilled

Very Crowded Bustling

Very Dirty Filthy

Very Cute Adorable

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