English lesson 6-10

• an inventor- a person who has invented something or whose job is inventing things
• mathematics- the science of numbers and shapes
• a university- an institution at the highest level of education where you can study for a degree or do research
• a memory- time that you spend thinking about and remembering the past or going to a place again in order to remind yourself of past experiences
• mechanical systems
• a museum- a building in which objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific interest are kept and shown to the public
• a millionnaire- a person who has a million pounds, dollars, etc.; a very rich person
• the textile industry

lesson 8
So just who is Angelyne?

WORDS:

billboard: big sign, advertizement – mural : picture painted on a wall – ravishing: very beautiful – Angelino : inhabitant of Los Angeles – to all intents and purposes: generally speaking – a matter for speculation : something about which we can only speculate or make suggestions – surname: family name – to grace: to appear on – needless to say: evidently – elusive: difficult to find – no spring chicken: not young – quip: short humorous statement – wannabee: potential (want to be) – feature: mark – common denominator: common element, common quality – hype: promotional exaggeration

Անծամոթ բառապաշար

ravishing- սքանչելի

skirt- փեշ

attributed- վերագրված

promoting- աջակցություն

campaings- արշավներ

doubtless- անկասկած

majority- մեծ մասը

Grammar and Exercises:

Select the nearest equivalent to the following words as used in the article, from among the alternatives suggested:

1. obscure: old, dark, not well known
2. blank: empty, white, informative.
3. actually: now, soon, in fact.
4. in the flesh: with no clothes on, in a theater, in real life.
5. seek: look for, spend, invest.
6. for instance: very quickly, for example, for now.
7. geriatric : young, old, pretty
8. unlikely: unpleasant, dissimilar, improbable.
9. single: one, easy, first.
10. namely : with a name , easily, which is

lesson 9
For Elise

blisters: swollen lumps on the skin – bramble, thorns: plants with spikes and sharp points – bruise: damage under the skin – bush: wild vegetation with small trees – choke: suffocate – chopper: helicopter – convicted: sentenced – cover-up: deliberate hiding of the truth – cuff: handcuff, tie one’s hands – exposure: the consequence of being in too much sun or extreme conditions– gospel: the truth – insinuate: suggest, imply – rankle: distress, worry – rope: cord – slams you in the gut: hits you in the stomach – stationery: writing paper tracker: hunter of fugitives –

!!! Note the difference between hung and hanged. Hung means suspended (anything), hanged means died from hanging. !!!

Անծանոթ բառապաշար

settles- բնակություն

escaped- փախած

apprehend- կանխազգացում

nearby- Մոտակայքում

impatient- անհամբեր

rushed- շտապեց

desperation- հուսահատություն

whimpered- հոշոտող

mud- կեղտ

bandages- վիրակապեր

meanwhile- մինչդեռ

Exercise

An interview: provide the questions : FOR ELISE Several months after the events in this story, an investigative journalist from New York came to interview Coke Bucknil about the story of Elise Toussaint. Here are Coke Bucknil’s answers to his questions; what were the questions?

lesson 10