Online Class Notes (Jesse) [6]

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Vocabulary

geoengineering
geography
geology

giant light sails

clunky
eg. the machine was a bit clunky = not well made, made funny “clunking” sounds

coral reefs – rocks + plants that live under the water

enact – make sth happen
eg. I want to enact the plan that Jesse gave me – make sure I do it / make it happen

algae cells – green slimey stuff in the ocean

erupted – to suddenly go “boom” / to suddenly explode / lose your temper
eg. he just erupted at me!
eg2. the volcano erupted

dementia / alzheimer’s

scarce – not enough of sth
eg. food is really scarce

divert (v)
diversion (n)
eg. police are diverting traffic up ahead to breath test people

gawk – stare
eg. he was gawking at me / he was staring at me

extinct (gone forever)
endangered (almost extinct)

tasmanian devil

narcissist
narcissism
narcissistic

regret is a loaded word
that’s a loaded question

brooding

there’s something holding you back

A herd of 15 asia elephants they are running to outskirt, leaving the habitat to go to other provinces. So the government deployed (pr) nearly 700 policemen, and image worker who were backed up by trucks and drones. they try to divert the direction for them, not going to some city or people’s village to not destroy them. They instruct the local authorities not to gawk and leave the food out. They were also told people don’t use fire crackers.

A herd of 15 asian elephants they are running to the outskirts of the city, leaving their habitat to go to other provinces. So the government deployed (pr) nearly 700 policemen and women, and emergency (“ee mer jen see”) workers who were backed up by trucks and drones (“dr OH nz”). They try to divert the direction for them into a safe place, in order to avoid cities or villages and not destroy them. The village were instructed by the local authorities not to gawk (“gork” / “gaaaahhhk”) and leave the food out. They were also told don’t / told to not use fire crackers.

Grammar

I was told to not use it
I was told not to use it
I was told “don’t use it” 

the people they are cutting the trees – SVO

people so care about that- people care so much about that

you’re at a crossroads in your life

Pronunciation

explicitly – “X pli sit lee” – X spli SIT DOWN!!
explicit – “X pli sit”

thong – bong
drone – smoke
drone
drome