活動
read before class
6/5
https://versesbyavoyager.com/places-to-visit-in-2020/
1. rave (vi.)
2. treacherous (adj.)
3. hew (vt.)
4. gruelling (adj.)
5. perch (v.)
6. mesmerizing (adj.)
7. hidden gem (n.)
8. tempt (vt.)
9. seasoned (adj.)
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3/6
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/12/australia/australia-extreme-climate-bushfire-intl-hnk/index.html
Free talk on the news while including
any 5 words on the list
at least in the talk.
word list:
1. grapple with sth (v.)
2. devastating (adj.)
3. bushfire (n.)
4. bone dry (adj.)
5. sheer (adj.)
6. scale (n.)
7. intensity (n.)
8. couple sth with sth (v.)
9. on a par with sb/sth
10. on top of sth
11. drought-stricken (adj.)
12. much of a stretch (n.)
13. fluctuation (n.)
14. human-induced (adj.)
15. erratic (adj.)
16. exacerbate (v.)
17. public outrage (n.)
18. mounting (adj.)
19. call on sb (v.)
20. take concerted action
21. prolonged (adj.)
22. in store for sb/sth
23. anarchy (n.)
24. two-pronged (adj.)
25. mitigate (v.)
26. tweaking (n.)
3/13~3/20
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/20/hindu-supremacists-nationalism-tearing-india-apart-modi-bjp-rss-jnu-attacks
3/13 focuses on the first half of the news (I.~III.). Check the attachment (news for 0313~0320) plz.
3/20 on the rest (IV.~VI.)
3/13: Free talk on the 1st half of the news while including
any 5 words on the list
at least in the talk.
1. allegiance (n.)
2. stoke (up) (v.)
3. microcosm (n.)
4. hobble (v.)
5. run amok/amuck (v.)
6. complicit (adj.)
7. onslaught (n.)
8. votary (n.)
9. flare (up) (v.)
10. reprisal (n.)
11. unravel (v.)
12. ferment (n.)
13. vigilante (n.)
14. of every stripe/of all stripes
15. technocratic (adj.)
16. locus (n.)
17. rouse (v.)
18. raze (v.)
19. fault line (n.)
20. faction (n.)
21. stall (v.)
22. havoc (n.)
23. let loose sth
3/20: Free talk on the rest of the news while including
any 5 words on the list
at least in the talk.
or
Read Gogo 5 passages from the news which are one-sided and not neutral enough.
1. overt (adj.)
2. flimzy suspicion (adj. n.)
3. harliner (n.)
4. doctor (v.)
5. sedition (n.)
6. seethe (v.)
7. defy (v.)
8. scrupulous (adj.)
9. menacing (adj.)
10. usurp (v.)
11. infiltrate (v.)
12. tribunal (n.)
13. strike sb off sth (v.)
14. round sth/sb up
15. transmute (v.)
16. intern (v.)
17. brazen (adj.)
18. inure sb to sth (v.)
19. venal (adj.)
20. dislodge (v.)
21. meddle (v.)
22. partition (n.)
23. tenuous (adj.)
24. egalitarian (adj.)
3/27
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51661161
Free talk on the news while including
any 5 words on the list
at least in the talk.
word list:
1. bonhomie (n.)
2. nudge (v.)
3. glisten (v.)
4. UNESCO (n./adj.)
5. incredulous (adj.)
6. transpire (v.)
7. strong (= in number; adj.)
8. stint (n.)
9. derelict (adj.)
10. prowl (v.)
4/10
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/15/814540484/no-touch-greetings-take-off-people-are-getting-creative-about-saying-hi
4/17
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/how-an-encounter-with-brooke-satchwell-changed-my-life/news-story/a3ad9426008fa582fe9327a6188ec0e5
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<after midterm>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
5/8 online:
https://www.ted.com/talks/meg_jay_why_30_is_not_the_new_20/transcript
watch the TED talk before class (even if you've watched it before) and share your reflections on your development as a 20 something!
5/15
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-01/coronanomics-things-learnt-about-how-coronavirus-economy/12106552
Free talk on the news while including
any 5 words on the list
at least in the talk.
word list:
1. (economically) distressed (adj.)
2. scrutinize (vt.)
3. a flurry of
4. offshore (adj./adv.)
5. supranational (adj.)
6. roll sth out/roll out sth (vt.)
7. stimulus (packages) (n.)
8. lockdown (n.)
9. logjam (n.)
10. global supply chain (n.)
11. kick-start (vt.)
12. inject (vt. = introduce sth new to help)
13. be on the books (v.)
14. subside (vi.)
15. entwined (adj.)
16. revitalize (vt.)
17. self-sufficient (adj.)
5/22 color a picture (either print it or use an app and then color it on ur smartphone/tablet)
https://nelson-atkins.org/nelson-atkins-at-home/create-at-home/
and then present your work 5/22 in class
or watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOqUoo96ssQ&feature=emb_title
In class, share your thoughts on this question: What is art or museum to you/your life?
5/29
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/unusual-food-and-drink-pairings/index.html
Free talk on the news while including
any one word on the list
at least in the talk. You may share different food pairings you know.
word list:
1. eponymous (adj.)
2. splurge (v.)
3. overpowering (adj.)
4. garnish (v./n.)
5. pungency (n.)
6. residual (adj.)
7. botanical (n.)
8. round sth out (v.)