Lesson #13

1. Just for fun - let's talk about... perseverance - in life and in politics. See it - and have your own opinion about ... streams of life in modern times... You'll see - in reality perseverance pays off...

Perseverance pays off!

2. Now we shall read - make necessary notes - ask 3 or 4 questions to each paragraph - and retell - this little passage of text about... UC - Unreal Creatures! I've met a lot of books - textbooks - themes for examinations - with different topics - and never smth about... unicorns. Or dwarfs...! Long live Netty!


Welcome back to Weekly Words. My name is Alisha, and today we're going to talk about fantasy words. Ooh, let's get started. Sounds interesting.
“Dwarf” is the first word.
A dwarf, in fantasy stories, refers to someone who is very short, often rather beardy. In ‘The Lord of the Rings’ for example, there are many dwarf characters. So in a sentence, “Dwarves are well known for their mining skills”.
Okay. The next word is “unicorn”.
A unicorn is a mystical horse, usually white and it has a giant horn coming out of its head. I was really into unicorns when I was little. If there's a book in the store that had a unicorn on it I was like “I'm getting that book”. A unicorn, uni meaning one, corn, not really corn. I imagine historically maybe corn was horn. In a sentence, “I loved unicorns when I was a little girl”.
“Dragon” is the next word.
A dragon is a giant, giant reptile-like creature that can fly and breathe fire. How awesome is that? Dragons are notoriously difficult for heroes to defeat.
“Vampire”.
I feel like vampires have long histories in a few different cultures. They are human-like and, depending on the story, they can change into a bat. They cannot go out during the day, they only come out at night, and they drink the blood of humans to stay alive, that's the only thing that they can consume. They live for hundreds of years. The sunlight will kill them. What is that called? The Twilights— Twilight, that's right, I haven't seen Twilight, I haven't read the Twilight books. It seems he can go out in the sun, doesn't he glitter? I heard that he glittered. Vampire is a really cool Halloween costume.
The next word is “elf”.
Elf. Elves are the coolest, clearly. They have, at least in the context of this sort of fantasy thing, they have pointy ears, they're really tall, they're so beautiful, they live forever, they're really, really good at everything they do. Elves, come on, like. They have kind of magical powers it seems, too. They can make bread that will keep you full for a long time. They can make swords that have special powers when you use them. I once thought elves were so cool that I tried to learn the language that was made by J. R. R. Tolkien. He actually made an Elves language, and for a brief period in high school I tried to learn it myself too, I would write it everywhere. I thought it was really beautiful. But then I moved on to an actual language.
Alright. Okay the next word is the end. The end is a mystical creature that— now you know. Thanks very much for joining me this lesson and we'll see you again next time for something else. Bye. Next is Hobbit. Hobbit, and all the others — just draw them!

3. Have you done it? Now I propose to describe their appearance according to your own drawings. You cannot? Bullshit. Anyway - you can learn it - it's easy.
Just.. do not imagine you are Manet... or Monet...
Ah, by the way - The Lord of the Rings is awaiting for us!

3 - Bad Liar - knowing the meaning - read the lyrics and listen a new song by Imagine Dragons...  
Oh, hush, my dear, it's been a difficult year
And terrors don’t prey on innocent victims
Trust me, darlin', trust me darlin'
It’s been a loveless year
I'm a man of three fears
Integrity, faith and crocodile tears
Trust me, darlin', trust me, darlin'
So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see
Perfect paradise, tearin' at the seams
I wish I could escape, I don't wanna fake it
Wish I could erase it, make your heart believe
But I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know
That I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, you’re free to go
Did all my dreams never mean one thing?
Does happiness lie in a diamond ring?
Oh, I’ve been askin' for
Oh, I’ve been askin' for problems, problems, problems
I wage my war, on the world inside
I take…
4 - Grammar Time! With some Vocabulary News...

I took the verbs - one by one - and put it through ReversoContext. Some of them were known - but I wanted to be sure there is nothing more; some others were unexpectedly new & fresh...So, bring it on, Precious! Forward! Today, tomorrow, the day after ...Till you are rather familiar with them - due to ReversoContext or Play phrase me.com.The fist one gives you translation, then the second - video support for you visual memory. Choose or combine - it's up to you!

See you!





  


I BUILT MY SITE FOR FREE USING