Word Information

address :

● to speak or write to someone

 

● to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem

 

● to write a name or address on an envelope or parcel

e.g. why did you open a letter that was addressed to me?

occupied :

● An occupied place is being controlled by an army or group of people that has moved into it.

 

● being used by someone; with someone in it

e.g. The bathroom at the back of the plane was occupied, so I waited.

 

● busy or interested

e.g. All the new toys kept the kids occupied for hours.

preoccupied :

● thinking or worrying about something too much

e.g. She's been very preoccupied recently because her mother has been very ill.

aero : air

● aerophobia : the fear of travelling in an aircraft

 

● aerobic : aerobic exercise is a very active type of exercise that makes your heart and lungs stronger

 

● aerobatics : skilful changes of position of an aircraft, such as flying upside down or in a circle

Aero Airlines

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London.

The “ch” sound is different from that in “character” ⇒ /ˈkær.ək.tə/

                                                                                         

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Allusion

An allusion is a word or phrase designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.

e.g.“The Burial of the Dead” by T. S. Eliot

“Summer surprised us, coming over the Starnbergersee

With a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade,

And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten,

And drank coffee, and talked for an hour.”

Here Eliot makes a reference to Starnbergersee and Holfgarten, which are important royal places in Germany. Instead of these actual places, however, they are meant to show the beauty of life.

A Midsummer Night's Dream - a comedy written by William Shakespeare

 

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William Shakespeare (←click)

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Cupid

 

 

● the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection.

 

● known in Latin also as Amor ("Love").

● His Greek counterpart is Eros.

the Greek god of love