My English notebook by My future career https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr Write down 3 words you learn every day en-us 2023-03-19 11:00:15 UTC 2024-03-07 12:40:31 UTC hello@padlet.com SUNDAY okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522132656
NATIVE your native country, town etc is the place where you were born

ABACUS a frame with small balls that can be slid along on thick wires, used for counting and calculating


CALCULATOR a small electronic machine that can add, multiply etc]]> 2023-03-19 11:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522132656 SATURDAY okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522136699 BEWILDERED totally confused 

CLOVER a small plant, usually with three leaves on each stem. If you find one with four leaves, it is thought to bring you luck

SATELLITE DISH a large circular piece of metal that receives satellite television broadcasts]]> 2023-03-19 11:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522136699 MONDAY okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522136821 MISCHIEVOUS  - someone who is mischievous likes to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them
causing trouble or quarrels deliberately

SATELLITE -  a natural object that moves around a plane

TO CUSTOMIZE -  to change something to make it more suitable for you, or to make it look special or different from things of a similar type]]> 2023-03-19 11:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522136821 TUESDAY okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522136904 COWARD - someone who is not at all brave
ARBOUR - a shelter in a garden made by making plants grow together on a frame shaped like an arch

ARCH - a curved structure above a door, window etc ]]> 2023-03-19 11:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522136904 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522140125 PECULIAR -  strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising
be peculiar to somebody/something
behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way

TO EXAGGERATE - to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is

DAISY - a white flower with a yellow centre]]> 2023-03-19 11:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522140125 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522340633 DOODLE AND SCRIBBLE - to draw shapes, lines, or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing

ENLIGHTEN - to explain something to someone
enlighten somebody as to/on/about something

VIVID - vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc are so clear that they seem real


]]> 2023-03-19 16:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522340633 https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522409868 DEFENESTRATION: an act of throwing something or someone out of the window

CINNAMON - a sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods

STOPWATCH - a watch used for measuring the exact time it takes to do something, especially to finish a race]]> 2023-03-19 18:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522409868 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522995561 STOPWATCH - a watch used for measuring the exact time it takes to do something, especially to finish a race

SUNDIAL - an object used in the past for telling the time. The shadow of a pointed piece of metal shows the time and moves round as the sun moves.

CASUAL - RELAXED relaxed and not worried, or seeming not to care about something
NOT FORMAL not formal or not for a formal situation
WORK employed as a temporary worker or working for only a short period of time

]]> 2023-03-20 05:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2522995561 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2523516228 ANSWERING MACHINE - an electronic device that is attached to a telephone and that automatically answers callers with a prerecorded message and records their messages for later playback.

CAMCORDER - a lightweight handheld video camera.

SPLENDID- excellent, fine, or very good

]]> 2023-03-20 13:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2523516228 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2528365431 DECOMPOSE - to decay or make something decay

MECHANIC - someone who is skilled at repairing motor vehicles and machinery

BUTCHER - someone who owns or works in a shop that sells meat]]> 2023-03-23 06:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2528365431 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2530236981 DENTIST - someone whose job is to treat people’s teeth

CARPENTER -someone whose job is making and repairing wooden objects

NEGLIGENT - not taking enough care over something that you are responsible for, with the result that serious mistakes are made
SYNONYMUM - IRRESPONSIBLE]]> 2023-03-24 10:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2530236981 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2531705786 PROTRACTOR - a piece of plastic in the shape of a half-circle, which is used for measuring and drawing angles

FOOL - a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid  SYN/  idiot

TENET - a principle or belief ]]> 2023-03-26 10:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2531705786 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2531707215 ACCORDION -  a musical instrument like a large box that you hold in both hands. You play it by pressing the sides together and pulling them out again, while you push buttons and keys

SNARE DRUM  - a small flat drum that makes a hard continuous sound when you hit it

ON PURPOSE -  deliberately do something on purpose
 ]]> 2023-03-26 10:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2531707215 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2531723048 TO SCROLL - to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it
scroll through

SCROLL - a long piece of paper that can be rolled up, and is used as an official document

HOLD YOUR TONGUE - spoken used to tell someone to stop talking or to not tell someone about something




]]> 2023-03-26 11:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2531723048 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2534409619 MOPED - a small two-wheeled vehicle with an engine

BICYCLE - a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing its pedals with your feet

BEMUSED - ooking as if you are confused SYNONYMUM bewildered]]> 2023-03-28 04:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2534409619 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2534413924 TRICYCLE - a bicycle with three wheels, especially for young children

TO MISLEAD - to make someone believe something that is not true by giving them information that is false or not complete
mislead somebody about/over something

MOTORCYCLE - a fast two-wheeled vehicle with an engine SYN motorbike
]]> 2023-03-28 05:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2534413924 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2537810467 PACKAGE HOLIDAY- a holiday organized by a company at a fixed price that includes the cost of travel, hotel etc

TO FLOW - when a liquid, gas, or electricity flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream

JEEP - a type of car made for travelling over rough ground]]> 2023-03-30 05:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2537810467 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2537813062 BIG WHEEL  -  a machine used in amusement parks, consisting of a very large upright wheel with seats hanging from it, that turns round slowly

TO DEFY -  to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do

CAROUSEL - a machine with wooden horses on it that turns around and around, which people can ride on for fun ]]> 2023-03-30 05:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2537813062 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2539381262 DECLINE - a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something

BOWL - a wide round container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, food, flowers

CHEESEBURGER - a hamburger cooked with a piece of cheese on top of the meat


 
]]> 2023-03-31 04:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2539381262 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2540954764 TO GAMBLE-  to risk money or possessions on the result of something such as a card game or a race, when you do not know for certain what the result will be → bet

ICE SKATES- special boots with thin metal blades on the bottom, that allows you to move quickly on ice

ROLLER SKATES-special boots with four wheels fixed under it, used for skating on hard surfaces → Rollerblade, in-line skate

]]> 2023-04-02 05:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2540954764 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2541852054 SKI BOOTS - specially made boots that fastens onto a ski

TRAINERS -  a type of strong shoe that you wear for sport SYN tennis shoes

TO DUPE -  to trick or deceive someone
DUPE - someone who is tricked, especially into becoming involved in something illegal
SYN - FOOL  ]]> 2023-04-03 06:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2541852054 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2543822098 TO PUTREFY - if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad

CRAMPON - a piece of metal with sharp points that mountain climbers fasten under their boots to stop them slipping on ice or snow

SKIPPING ROPE - a long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over
]]> 2023-04-04 15:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2543822098 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2546216915 GUILT - a strong feeling of shame and sadness because you know that you have done something wrong

HANDSTAND - a movement in which you put your hands on the ground and your legs in the air

HEADSTAND -a position in which you turn your body upside down, with your head and hands on the floor and your legs and feet in the air

]]> 2023-04-06 12:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2546216915 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2547104450 SURFBOARD - a long piece of plastic, wood etc that you stand on when you go surfing

SKATEBOARD- a short board with two small wheels at each end, which you can stand on and ride for fun or as a sport

TO FLOUT - to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing ]]> 2023-04-07 10:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2547104450 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2547605032 GUILT - a strong feeling of shame and sadness because you know that you have done something wrong

CRUTCH - one of a pair of long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk when you have hurt your leg
on crutches (=using crutches)

CANE - 1/  a long thin stick with a curved handle that you can use to help you walk
2/ a long thin stick made from the stem of a plant, used for supporting other plants in a garden
3/ a stick that was used in the past by teachers to hit children with as a punishment



]]> 2023-04-08 13:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2547605032 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2548023144 CON - to get money from someone by deceiving them

SYRINGE - an instrument for taking blood from someone’s body or putting liquid, drugs etc into it, consisting of a hollow plastic tube and a needle

STETHOSCOPE -   an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to your heart or breathing



]]> 2023-04-09 15:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2548023144 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2548778120 ASPARAGUS - a long thin green vegetable with a point at one end

AUBERGINE - a large dark purple vegetable SYN eggplant American English

TO INTERFERE - to deliberately get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed SYN meddle]]> 2023-04-10 13:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2548778120 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2549957041 ARTICHOKE- a type of round green vegetable, which has buds with leaves that you eat, which are like the petals of a flower

AVOCADO- a fruit with a thick green or dark purple skin that is green inside and has a large seed in the middle

BIODEGRADABLE-  materials, chemicals etc that are biodegradable are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment

POLICE- the people who work for an official organization whose job is to catch criminals and make sure that people obey the law
Police is a plural noun and is followed by a plural verb:
The police are investigating the case.


]]> 2023-04-11 10:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2549957041 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2551141450 OWL -  bird with large eyes that hunts at night

PARROT - a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly coloured feathers that can be taught to copy human speech

TO ATTACH - to fasten or connect one object to another SYN fix]]> 2023-04-12 05:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2551141450 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2552563027 PEACOCK - a large bird, the male of which has long blue and green tail feathers that it can lift up and spread out → peahen

PARAKEET - a small brightly coloured bird with a long tail

INTENTIONAL -  done deliberately and usually intended to cause harm SYN deliberate]]> 2023-04-13 04:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2552563027 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2554096180 LOCALLY -  In or near the area where you are, or the area you are talking about

OSTRICH - a large African bird with long legs, that runs very quickly but cannot fly

PENGUIN - a large black and white Antarctic sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming]]> 2023-04-14 04:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2554096180 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2555803142 TO DEGENERATE - to become worse

PUFFIN - a North Atlantic seabird with a black and white body and a large brightly coloured beak

HUMMING BIRD - a very small brightly coloured tropical bird whose wings move very quickly]]> 2023-04-16 14:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2555803142 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2555805461 SHAVER - a small piece of electrical equipment used for shaving
RAZOR  - a tool with a sharp blade, used to remove hair from your skin → shaver 
an electric razor
a disposable razor

STRESS - continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing → strain
]]> 2023-04-16 14:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2555805461 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2556369001 SCISSORS - a tool for cutting paper, cloth etc, made of two sharp blades fastened together in the middle, with holes for your finger and thumb
 a pair of scissors

 TWEEZERS - a small tool that has two narrow pieces of metal joined at one end, used to pull or move very small objects

TO VIOLATE - to disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle etc
]]> 2023-04-17 04:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2556369001 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2558000875 SHOVEL - a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc SYN spade

RAKE - a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of a long handle, used for making soil level, gathering up dead leaves etc
RAKE - old-fashioned a man who has many sexual relationships, drinks too much alcohol etc

MAKER - a person or company that makes a particular type of goods
car/film/shoe etc MAKER
]]> 2023-04-18 04:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2558000875 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2559625074 TO BET -  to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event → gamble

LAWN MOWER - a machine that you use to cut grass

WHEELBARROW -  small cart with one wheel and two handles that you use outdoors to carry things, especially in the garden

]]> 2023-04-19 04:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2559625074 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2561131216 TROWEL - a garden tool like a very small spade,
a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc

TO OVERSTATE - to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is SYN exaggerate OPP understate

DORMANT - not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later OPP active


]]> 2023-04-20 04:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2561131216 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2562789529 TO HIGHLIGHT - to make a problem or subject easy to notice so that people pay attention to it

to make some parts of your hair a lighter colour than the rest

to mark written words with a special coloured pen, or in a different colour on a computer

TO SLIDE - to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way

if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower SYN drop OPP rise

a SLIDE - a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface that children can slide down

TO SWING - to make regular movements forwards and backwards or from one side to another while hanging from a particular point, or to make something do this

a SWING - a seat hanging from ropes or chains, usually used by children to play on by moving it forwards and backwards using their legs



]]> 2023-04-21 04:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2562789529 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2565144107 MILLIPEDE - a long thin small creature with a very large number of legs → centipede

CARIBOU - a North American reindeer

CONSCIOUSLY - in a way that involves you noticing or realizing something]]> 2023-04-24 04:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2565144107 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2566698673 CAMEL - a large desert animal with a long neck and either one or two humps (=large raised parts) on its back

DONKEY - a grey or brown animal like a horse, but smaller and with long ears

TO POUR - to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle]]> 2023-04-25 05:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2566698673 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2568270274 TO MOCK - to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them SYN make fun of

LOBSTER - a sea animal with eight legs, a shell, and two large claws

CRAB - a sea animal with a hard shell, five legs on each side, and two large claws]]> 2023-04-26 05:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2568270274 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2569783149 GO DOWNHILL - if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse

CLAM - a shellfish you can eat that has a shell in two parts that open up

MUSSEL - a small sea animal with a soft body that can be eaten and a black shell that is divided into two parts]]> 2023-04-27 04:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2569783149 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2571314902 TO CONTRAVENE - To do something that is not allowed according to a law or rule SYN violate

SEAHORSE - a small sea fish with a head and neck that look like those of a horse

STINGRAY -  a large flat fish that has a long tail with sharp poisonous points on it





]]> 2023-04-28 04:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2571314902 okataivanuska https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2572851089 TO ACCOMPLISH - to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve  

SHRUBBERY -  shrubs planted close together

LANDFILL - a place where waste is buried under the ground 

]]> 2023-04-30 08:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/okataivanuska/d8zc09hb2fuxmapr/wish/2572851089