F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

Vocabulary

sleet (n): 1-wet, partly melted falling snow:
E.g.: Driving snow and sleet brought more problems to the county’s roads last night.

punch (n): 1-a forceful hit with a fist (= closed hand):
E.g.: She gave him a punch on the nose.
E.g.: The boxer was felled by a punch to the head.

punch (v): 1- to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand):
E.g.: He punched him in the stomach.

hazelnut (n): 1-榛子. 2-a nut with a hard, brown shell. Hazelnuts come from the hazel tree.

aisle (n): 1-a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church:
E.g.: Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
​2-a long, narrow space between the rows of shelves in a large shop:
E.g.: You’ll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle from the entrance.

treat (n): 1-a special and enjoyable occasion or experience:
E.g.: We’re going to Italy for the weekend – it’s my birthday treat.
E.g.: As a special treat, I’ll take you to my favourite restaurant.

treat (n): 1-my, your, etc. treat [ S ]- an occasion when I, you, etc. buy or pay for something for another person:
E.g.: No, you paid for dinner last time – this is my treat.

slash (v): 1-to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement: 2-to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs:
E.g.1: The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.
E.g.1: She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists.
E.g.2: Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!

shove (v): 1-to push someone or something forcefully:
E.g.: She was  shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.
E.g.: Just wait your turn – there’s no need to shove.
E.g.: Reporters pushed and shoved as they tried to get close to the princess.
2- to put something somewhere in a hurried or careless way:
E.g.: I’ll just shove this laundry in the washer before we go out.
E.g.: “Where should I put this suitcase?” “Shove it down there for the moment.”

riot (n): 1-a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled public meeting:
E.g.: Inner-city riots erupted when a local man was shot by police.
E.g.: In the riot, the statues were toppled from their pedestals.
E.g.: Police used tear gas to put the riot down.

pedestal (n): 1-a long, thin column that supports a statue, or a tall structure like a column on which something rests:
E.g.: A flower arrangement in a large basket stood on a pedestal in the corner of the room.

tweet (n/v): 1-(to make) a short, high sound made by a bird.
E.g. (v): 1-We could hear the baby birds tweeting.

Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1801/180128-nutella-riots.html

There have been crazy scenes in supermarkets across France. Shoppers have been fighting and punching each other to buy jars of the hazelnut spread Nutella. A nationwide chain of supermarkets cut the price of it by 70 per cent. The supermarket Intermarché launched a promotion on 950-gram jars of the sweet treat on January 25. The cost was slashed from €4.50 to €1.41. Long queues formed outside stores, but shoppers lost their cool in the aisles. A witness at one store described the chaos. She told French media: “They fought like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady had a cardboard box put on her head, and another woman had a bloody hand. It was terrible.”

The maker of Nutella is an Italian company called Ferrero. It said it had nothing to do with the discount. It tweeted: “The decision for the promotion was taken [only] by Intermarché.” It added: “We condemn the consequences of this operation, which created confusion and disappointment among customers.” The supermarket has not commented on this story. An employee said: “It was crazy. It seemed like it was the first day of sales. People just rushed in, shoving everyone and breaking things.” He added: “It was like a riot. We nearly called the police.” A tweeter explained how important Nutella is in France. She said: “French people eat it by the spoonful. I had it on toast for breakfast as a child.”

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