Lesson 299
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What What is the the tit title le of the the tex text? t? What is is tth he ma main topic? ic? It’s about eating habits, how your brain and your body wors when you eat and how you should eat! e at! What What p perc ercent entage age of the text text d did id you unders understan tand? d?
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Wher Where e coul could d this this tex textt be disp display layed ed or or read read? ? What What group group of of people people would would be inter interest ested ed in the the informa informatio tion n this this text text contains? What What’s ’s the the mai main n mes messa sage ge of the the tex text? t? What’s the worlds current uni"ersal language? Why can a language be unpredictable? What did a linguistic’s study conclude? What do accents encompass? Why should one be careful about using slangs?
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)xcus )xcuse e - ' reaso reason n or expl explana anatio tion n gi"en gi"en to +ust +ustify ify a fault fault or oen oence ce $ynonyms +usti.cation, defence, explanation %onc %oncep eptt - 'n abs abstrac ract ide idea a $ynonyms idea, notion, conception, theory, hypothesis /ace - 0he spee speed d or rate rate at whic which h somet somethin hing g happe happens ns or or de"elo de"elops ps $ynonyms 1usine 1us inessp sspers erson on - ' busine businessm ssman an or busines businesswo swoman man /roud /roud - *eel *eeling ing deep deep pleasu pleasure re or sati satisfa sfacti ction on as a resu result lt of one’s one’s own own achie" achie"emen ements ts,, ualit ualities ies,, or posses possessio sions ns or those those of someon someone e with with whom one is closely associated $ynonyms pleased with, content 3outh - ' young man $ynonyms youngster, adolescent, teenager $cen $cene e - 0he 0he place place wher where e an incid incident ent in in real real life life or .ction .ction occ occur urs s or occurred $ynonyms location, site, place /leasu /leasure re - ' ffeeli eeling ng of of happy happy satisf satisfact action ion and en+oym en+oyment ent $ynonyms happiness, delight, satisfaction, grati.cation /ursui /ursuitt - 0he 0he acti action on of of pursu pursuing ing someon someone e or someth something ing44 $ynonyms chasing, tracing, search 5enerat 5eneration ion - 'll 'll of the the peopl people e born born and li"i li"ing ng at about about the the same same time, time, regarded collecti"ely $ynonyms age group, peer group,
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Independence - 0he fact or state of being independent $ynonyms autonomy, freedom )lder - /eople who are older than one $ynonyms%onsumption - 0he purchase of goods and ser"ices by the public (eedless - 67f something undesirable8 not necessary because a"oidable $ynonyms /eer - ' person of the same age, status, or ability as another speci.ed person $ynonyms eual, fellow, co-worer, constantly - ontinuously o"er a period of time always $ynonyms all the time, persistently
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in tune - In 6or not in8 agreement or harmony boredom - 0he state of feeling bored $ynonyms - tedium brea free - escape
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%ompromise - $ettle a dispute by mutual concession $ynonyms come to terms, mae concessions, mae a deal 'ssociate - %onnect 6someone or something8 with something else in one’s mind $ynonyms lin, connect, #iminish - ;ae or become less $ynonyms decrease, decline, lessen )"ol"e - #e"elop gradually $ynonyms de"elop, progress, ad"ance 0ae o"er - 'ssume control of something $ynonyms tae control, gain control '"ant-garde inno"ati"e, in"enti"e, futuristic )arn a place concuer a space 1aby boomers - ' person born in the years following the $econd World War, when there was a temporary mared increase in the birth rate4
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