February 24, 2018

Brackets

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº074 Version 0.01


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  1. round brackets / parentheses 1 |n| are used to insert additional information in text. If you were to remove the brackets and the information inside, the text would still work.
  2. "Set in the 17th century, The Three Musketeers (“Les Trois Mousquetaires” in French) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas."
  3. "Although they are relatively common off Australia, California, South Africa and Mexico, great white sharks usually inhabit coastal waters where the water temperature ranges 12-24 degrees Celsius. They generally hunt by detecting

December 31, 2017

Family Members Classification

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 291 Version 1
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    Main Definitions

  1. family member |n| a person who belongs to a (particular) family; a (close) relative.
  2. "Friends and family member recognized that something was wrong."
  3. "A family member who is not an EU citizen is obliged to possess at this time a valid travel document and an entry visa if required."
  4. "Are you or any family member applying because of an accident or injury that someone else might be responsible for?"

December 23, 2017

Heraldry

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 290 Version 2

  1. heraldry 1 |n| the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies. 
  2. heraldry 2 |n| the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
  3. heraldry 3 |n| the study of the coats of arms and the history of old families.
  4. heraldry 4 |n| the profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning arms, tracing genealogies, and determining and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms.

December 03, 2017

Black & White

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 289 Version 1
  1. white |n| being of the achromatic colour of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light.
  2. black |n| being of the achromatic colour of maximum darkness, having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
  3. grey |n| of a color formed by a blending of white and black.
  4. acromatic |adj| designating colour perceived to have zero saturation and therefore no hue, such as neutral grays, white, or black; without colour.
  5. monocrhome 1 |adj| in shades of only one colour, especially shades of

November 24, 2017

Colours

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 288 Version 1.


      Main Definitions

  1. colour |UK| / color |US| |n| the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.
  2. "What's your favourite colour?"
  3. "Dark colours suit you best."
  4. "I like to wear bright colours."
  5. chroma 1 |n| the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
  6. "Watchwords, such as brightness, chroma, or opacity and translucency, have been taken into account in the coloration of Mr. Figuera."
  7. chroma 2 |n| intensity of distinctive hue; saturation of a color.

November 13, 2017

Countries

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 287 Version 2

         Main Definitions

  1. country |n| a state or nation.
  2. "What European countries have you visited?"
  3. "That country had decided to inject 700 billion dollars to bailout its banks and multinational corporations."
  4. state |n| a politically organized body of people under a single government.
  5. "The principle of non-discrimination is key: the state should not use advertising as a tool to favour certain media outlets over others, for either

September 23, 2017

Examination

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 286 v.02

Main Definition & Kinds of Exams
  1. assessment |n| the evaluation of a student's achievement on a course.
  2. "The result of your final assessment is very positive. Congratulations!"
  3. "The students need an assessment of their work."
  4. "The teacher gives an assessment at the end of every lesson."
  5. examination |n| a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill.
  6. "He scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year."
  7. exam board |n| an organization or body responsible for setting and marking

March 28, 2017

Government

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 285 v.05

     Main Definitions
  1. government 1 |n| the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary.
  2. "Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision."
  3. "She has resigned from the Government."
  4. "The present government was elected last year."
  5. government 2 |n| a form or system of government.
  6. "Most people in the country support the return to democratic government."

March 20, 2017

National Symbols

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 284 Version 1

       National Symbols

  1. national symbol / symbol / patriotic symbol |n| a symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community, the sovereign states but also nations and countries in a state of colonial or other dependence, federal integration, or ethemven an ethnocultural community considered a 'nationality' despite having no political autonomy.
  2. "On that occasion, Miranda brought to Venezuela the flag that would become today's tricolor national symbol."
  3. "A national symbol since its creation in 1941, Mount Rushmore stands tall in the

December 16, 2016

Nationality

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 283 Version 1


      Main Definitions

  1. nationality 1 / national 1 |n| the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization.
  2. "She is hoping to adopt Australian nationality."
  3. "Immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out."
  4. nationality 2 / national 2 |n| people having common origins or traditions and often comprising aditions.
  5. "Such images define their sense of nationality."