Example sentences from the web:
- I was waiting for a blinding revelation that never came.
- He showed a blinding display of skills.
“Blinding” in the news: The Blinding Success Of The Lumineers
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The first video is out! – English4Gamers – Super Mario Bros
You can find a vocabulary list below the video 😉 (you can download it as PDF file).
Vocabulary list
- Gamer => a person who plays games and especially video or computer games.
- Fake => not real, but made to look or seem real.
- Score => the number of points someone gets in a game or test.
- A piece of cake => something that is very easy to do.
- To configure => to arrange or prepare (something) so that it can be used
- Controller => a device or piece of equipment used to operate a machine, vehicle, or system.
- To restart (that sounds like Richard ahahahh) = to make (something) start again after it has stopped.
- Mushroom =>
- To run out => to finish; to come to an end.
- Darkness => a state in which there is little or no light.
- Brick =>
- Quote => to repeat (something that is written or said by another person) exactly.
- Screen => the part of a television or computer that shows images or writing.
- To cheat => to break a rule or law usually to gain an advantage at something.
- Spike => a long, thin rod that ends in a point and is often made of metal.
- To skip => to not do something that you usually do.
Vocabulary list first episode English4Gamers (in English)
Lista dei vocaboli inglese-italiano primo episodio English4Gamers
Richard’s questions:
- Can you say “restart” in English?
Yes, you totally can ;-)! - How do you pronounce “delete”?
You say it like this : /dɪˈliːt/
What is the Zika Virus? – vocabulary, video, and exercises with answers.
I suggest that you read this list of words you may not know before watching the video.
VOCABULARY
To spread : to become larger or to affect a large area.
Ex. The fire spread through the six-storey building via the single staircase which acted as a chimney.
To detect : to discover or ascertain the existence.
Ex. Irregularities were detected on seven of the websites.
To break out : if something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts.
Ex. War broke out in 1914.
To transmit : to give or pass from one person to another; to cause (a virus, disease, etc.) to be given to.
Ex. Hepatitis C is a life-threatening viral disease transmitted primarily by blood contact.
To link : to make a connection between two or more things, ideas or people.
Paralysis : a condition in which you can’t move or feel al or part of your body.
Spike : a very high level.
Outbreak : a sudden increase, rise.
Mild : not strong in action or effect.
Vaccine : a substance injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease.
Downloadable PDF: What is the Zika Virus – vocabulary
Answer the following questions:
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How many people could be affected by Zika virus this year?
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Where was it discovered and when?
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Where did it break out in 2015?
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How is this virus transmitted?
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What are some of the effects of Zika virus?
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Is there a treatment for this virus?
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When could be ready a vaccine against Zika virus?
Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box.
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Zika virus could _________ tofour million people this year.
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It was ____________ in Uganda in the 1940’s.
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It ______________ in the Americas and the Caribbean in 2015.
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Zika is _______________ through a particular species of mosquito that ______________ mostly in tropical regions.
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Zika has been _______________ to paralysis and birth defects.
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Officials are now _____________ pregnant women not to travel to places where there is an active Zika ___________.
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Officials say finding a vaccine could _____________ to a decade.
Downoadable PDF: What is the Zika Virus – exercises
Downloadable PDF: What is the Zika Virus – correct answers
To hang out – English slang
Example sentences from the web:
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Since he got a girlfriend he stopped hanging out with his friends.
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Byron and some of the other poetic dudes are planning to hang out at Jack Straws before we go to sup. Like to join us?
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You still hang out at the pool hall?
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