Electoral College

*How do we prepare our English reports?

1.Before do can think: what is that? what is that for? what should we care?

2.getting your presentation on paper but do not read

3.1/5 of the original length of the main idea, not too long

4.Etymology:you need to point where is the word,its line and its page.

5.The end:Thanks for listening.

6.Neat and attitudes.

Movie-Uptwon Girls

Vocabulary

1.deplore (v.) 

a.  to say or think that something is very bad

e.g.: He said that he deplored all violence.

2.twitch (v.) 

a. (to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to

e.g.: He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.

a.  to give something a sudden light pull

e.g.: You'll feel something twitch the line when you get a fish.

3.presumably (adv.) 

a.  used to say what you think is the likely situation

e.g.: They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.

4.relieve (v.) 

a.  to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong

e.g.: She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.

b.   to improve an unpleasant situation

c.   to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in need

d.   to take the place of someone and continue doing their job or duties

e.g.: I'm on duty until 2 p.m. and then Peter is coming to relieve me.

e.   to free a place that has been surrounded by an enemy army by military force

e.g.: An armoured battalion was sent to relieve the besieged town.

5.offer (n.) 

a. to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something

b.  to say a prayer or make a sacrifice (= an act of killing or giving up something) to a god

6.irritation (n.) 

a.  the feeling of being angry or annoyed, or something that makes you feel like this

e.g.: That kind of behaviour is sure to cause irritation.

b.  a painful or sore feeling in a part of the body

7.monopolize (v.) 

a.  in business, to control something completely and to prevent other people having any effect on what happens

b.  If someone monopolizes a person or a conversation, they talk a lot or stop other people being involved

e.g.: She completely monopolized the conversation at lunch.

8.despondently (adj.) 

a. unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm

e.g.: He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.

9.haze (n.) 

a.  something such as heat or smoke in the air that makes it less clear, so that it is difficult to see well

e.g.: The road through the desert shimmered in the haze.

10.blunder (n.) 

a.  a serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking

e.g.: He said that the tax was a major political blunder.

11.sedulous (adj.) [ˋsɛdʒələs]

a.  careful and using a lot of effort

e.g.: It was agreed that the few students sedulous enough to read the book deserved top marks for diligence.

12.grant (n.) 

a. an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose

e.g.: They gave/awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year.

13.plunge (v.)

a. to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something

e.g.: We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.

14.gratifying (adj.) 

a.  pleasing and satisfying

e.g.: It must be very gratifying to see all your children grown up and happy.

15.discourse (n.) 

a.  communication in speech or writing

b.  a speech or piece of writing about a particular, usually serious, subject

16.tempestuously (adj.) 

a. If something such as a relationship or time is tempestuous, it is full of strong emotions

e.g.: They got divorced in 2010 after a tempestuous marriage.

17.catastrophe (n.) 

a.  a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction

e.g.: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

b. a bad situation

e.g.: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country.

18.flea (n.) 

a. a very small jumping insect that feeds on the blood of animals and humans

19.demure (adj.) 

a.  (especially of women) quiet and well behaved

e.g.: She gave him a demure smile.

20.comparison (n.)

a.  the act of comparing two or more people or things

e.g.: They made a comparison of different countries' eating habits.

21.conduct (v.) 

a. to organize and perform a particular activity

22.inwardly (adv.) 

a.  inside your mind and not expressed to other people

e.g.: He was inwardly relieved that the test was cancelled.

23.curse (v.) 

a.  to use a word or an expression that is not polite and shows that you are very angry

e.g.: We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open.

b.  to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone

24.implicate (v.) 

a.   to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened

e.g.: Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?

25.unequal (adj.) 

a.  different in size, level, amount, etc.

b.  not treating everyone the same; unfair