Tuesday, April 7, 2009

2 audio clips at Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab

Dinner Time
level:medium

1. starving (verb): hungry, famished- Many deer will starve to death in the mountains because of the harsh winter.
2. yuck or yucky: expression showing strong displeasure or dislike for something (informal)- Oh, Dad. I don't like this yucky soup.
3. adaptation (noun), adapt (verb): a change or modification to something, revision- Sometimes it takes time to adapt to the customs and language of another culture.
4. mess up (phrasal verb): (1) to make a mistake or (2) make something untidy or cluttered- If you take your eyes off that boy, he might mess up your entire house.

Video Game Systems
level:difficult

1. come up with (phrasal verb): think of an idea or answer - We couldn't come up with any ideas for the weekend, so we just stayed home and played video games.
2. odd job (noun): not usual or regular work - I had to accept a few odd jobs after I graduated before I found good steady work.
3. stand (noun): a small outdoor store where things are sold- I worked one summer at a fruit stand downtown to earn money to pay for college.

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