F2F Class notes 7th September (Eddie)

contact lenses = lenses we wear on our eyeballs

1 lens, 2 lenses =  usually the glass or plastic parts of binoculars or spectacles

admission = price of a ticket which gives you entry to a venue such a musuem

taxidermy = the trade of stuffing dead animals

wunderbar = wonderful (German)

refuse vs reject vs decline

pitiful vs poor vs pathetic

poor = someone who has little or no money

E.g.

1. Thomas is a poor man. He wears the same shoes in summer and in winter.

2. Look at that poor puppy! It was cold and hungry.

3. Martin submitted a very poor report to his boss. His boss said: “Who wrote this pathetic piece of nonsense?”

4. The poor quality of the air makes a lot of people unhappy.

5. The wi-fi reception is quite poor in some areas of the office.