Today is the third class in our new four-class set. We will begin class with our editing exercise. Our reading today is about fashion. The vocabulary words will come from our reading. Please be able to identify them in class. Our listening material will be Episode 3 Part 2. We will not study July 31st; I will see you again on August 7th.
Vocabulary
- couture - (noun) the design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client's specific requirements and measurements.
- utilitarian - (adj) designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive. ALSO relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism- the doctrine that an action is right insofar as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct.
- primordial - (adj) existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval. ALSO (especially of a state or quality) basic and fundamental.
- bastion - (noun) a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions. an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
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Key Words and Phrases
- So I wouldn’t stumble- trip and fall
- Brambles and trees- brambles are bushes with thorns
- At dusk, I think it is- dusk is the time before sunset.
- Paced it out by the yard- this means to measure an area by walking and counting your steps.
- It dawns on all of us- we all suddenly realize
- Keep you warm, keep you warm- sometimes alcoholics use this as an excuse to drink- just to keep warm.
- A streaker- someone who runs in public with no clothes on.
- Riding back to work in his altogether- naked
- Polygraph test- a lie detector test
- Suspicions about Adnan start to percolate - we often use the word percolate to describe preparing coffee. But we can use it here as a metaphor. It means that suspicions about Adnan start to grow stronger.
Listening Questions
What does the sign say near where Hyemin's body was found?
What did they find next to Hyemin’s body
What else does Mr. S drink? But not?
What has Mr. S been arrested for? What is on his record?