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This document provides definitions and examples for several English phrases and vocabulary words: 1) It defines words like "to drift", "adrift", "ubiquitous", "chunk", "dwindle", and "seminal" and provides examples of their usage. 2) It explains phrases such as "a wealth of something", "to unearth", "a surge in something", "to have roots in", and "to stem from" along with examples. 3) Finally, it discusses ways to modify adjectives using "too" and "such" as in "not too bold a claim" and "not such a good teacher". It also notes the meaning of "fast asleep

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Reading p 93: To drift = to stray = desviarse de un camino determinado To be adrift / astray. A boat might be adrift To drift off to sleep: To progressively fall asleep Ubiquity ubiquitous A chunk : 1. a short thick piece or lump of something. 2. a large noteworthy quantityor part A large chunk of the populationvoted for DonaldTrump To dwindle, to fade, to shrivel: to become gradually smaller in size/amount Seminal: containingimportant NEW ideas (semilla), influential A wealth of something: a large amount of something good To unearth: to uncover: to discover informationafter carefully searching A surge in sthg: a sudden and great increase in something To have roots in DonaldTrumps policies have roots in human fears Human fears are at the root of DonaldTrumps policies The stem = el tallo To stem from = to come from = to have roots in Listening p94:
I hope its not too bold a claim Too / that + adjective + a + noun Jeanphiis not that good a teacher after all Jeanphiis not such a good teacher after all Meryl Streep is not that good an actress Careful: to be fast asleep means to be profoundly asleep Think of the seatbelt you fasten on a plane ;)

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Whiteboard february 10 2017

  • 1. Reading p 93: To drift = to stray = desviarse de un camino determinado To be adrift / astray. A boat might be adrift To drift off to sleep: To progressively fall asleep Ubiquity ubiquitous A chunk : 1. a short thick piece or lump of something. 2. a large noteworthy quantityor part A large chunk of the populationvoted for DonaldTrump To dwindle, to fade, to shrivel: to become gradually smaller in size/amount Seminal: containingimportant NEW ideas (semilla), influential A wealth of something: a large amount of something good To unearth: to uncover: to discover informationafter carefully searching A surge in sthg: a sudden and great increase in something To have roots in DonaldTrumps policies have roots in human fears Human fears are at the root of DonaldTrumps policies The stem = el tallo To stem from = to come from = to have roots in Listening p94:
  • 2. I hope its not too bold a claim Too / that + adjective + a + noun Jeanphiis not that good a teacher after all Jeanphiis not such a good teacher after all Meryl Streep is not that good an actress Careful: to be fast asleep means to be profoundly asleep Think of the seatbelt you fasten on a plane ;)