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2009年ESL之餐饮 01 Preparing Food for Cooking
01 Preparing Food for Cooking GLOSSARY to iron to flatten out a piece of fabric so that it is not wrinkled (does not have lines) by moving a hot, flat piece of metal over the top of it * My shirt would look much better if I ironed it. tablecloth a la
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2009年ESL之娱乐 05 Having a Slumber Party
02 Having a Slumber Party GLOSSARY slumber party a sleepover; an event where many children sleep at one childs house, staying up late, eating a lot of food, talking, and playing games * Ina wants to have a slumber party to celebrate her birthday. sle
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2009年ESL之娱乐 06 Going to the Playground
03 Going to the Playground GLOSSARY nanny a woman whose job is to take care of another persons children, usually full-time while the parent is working and often livingin the familys home * Toshiyo and Mariah both work as engineers, so they have a nan
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2009年ESL之娱乐 07 Watching Political Commentary Shows
04 Watching Political Commentary Shows GLOSSARY political commentary offering ones opinion about political issues, the people who work in the government, and their decisions * During the fall of 2008, all the political commentary shows were talking a
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2009年ESL之娱乐 08 Describing Boring and Exciting Things
05Describing Boring and Exciting Things GLOSSARY to split up to separate; to stop doing something together and instead dodifferent things; to go different ways* Whenever they go to the grocery store, they split up so that she gets the fruits and vege
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2009年ESL之娱乐 09 Avoiding TV Show and Movie Spoilers
06 Avoiding TV Show and Movie Spoilers GLOSSARY season the period of time when a series of programs are shown on television each year, usually in the fall and winter * When will the next season of Lostbegin? to premiere to be broadcast or shown on te
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2009年ESL之娱乐 10 Showing Respect and Disrespect
10 Showing Respect and Disrespect GLOSSARY to snicker to laugh quietly and in a mean way, making fun of another person * The children snickered when their classmate made a mistake while doing a math problem on the blackboard. acclaim praise; fame for
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2009年ESL之娱乐 11 Hiring a Hitman
11 Hiring a Hitman GLOSSARY sniper someone who is very good at using a gun and shoots people from a hidden place where he or she cannot be seen * How does the U.S. government protect the president from snipers? discreet very quietly, not drawing atte
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2009年ESL之娱乐 12 Listening to Music
12 Listening to Music GLOSSARY extensive large, thorough, and complete, with many different kinds of something * Henry has extensive knowledge of home building because heworked for an architect for three years. collection a group of many of the same
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2009年ESL之娱乐 13 Talking About Architecture GLOSSARY
13 Talking About Architecture GLOSSARY structure a building or something else that has been built by humans * The Space Needle is probably the best-known structure in Seattle, Washington. architecture the art and science of designing and creating bui
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2009年ESL之娱乐 14 Watching Videos on the Internet GLOSSARY
14 Watching Videos on the Internet GLOSSARY video store a store where one can pay to rent a movie for one or a few nights * This video store has a lot of interesting foreign films. online on the Internet; on the World Wide Web; on a website * How man
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2009年ESL之娱乐 15 Types of Story Endings GLOSSARY
15 Types of Story Endings GLOSSARY to head toward to advance or progress toward something; to go in a particulardirection * The cars driving on this road usually slow down as they head toward thedangerous turns. tragic related to a book, story, or so
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2009年ESL之娱乐 16 Joking and Making Fun of Other PeopleGLOSSARY
16 Joking and Making Fun of Other PeopleGLOSSARY miffed angry, annoyed, and offended; upset * Leanne was really miffed when her husband didnt notice her new haircut. to tease to make jokes about someone else, but in a friendly way; to laugh at anothe
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2009年ESL之娱乐 17 Starting a Blog GLOSSARY
17 Starting a Blog GLOSSARY blog a special kind of website or a part of a website that has a lot of information about a particular topic, with the newest information appearing on the top, and that gives other people the opportunity to write their opi
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2009年ESL之娱乐 18 Watching Competitive Sports
18 Watching Competitive Sports GLOSSARY remote remote control; a small device with many buttons, held inones hands to operate a television or stereo from a distance, changing channels or the volume * Before people had remotes, they had to walk to the
