środa, 12 grudnia 2012

Half a million secrets



Frank Warren: Half a million secrets


New words: 

* artful - creative, clever, skillful 
E.g. She made an artful videoblog.



* randomly - unsystematically 
E.g. The magician picked the cards randomly.



* soulful - emotional
E.g The postcards that are sent to Frank are sometimes very soulful.

* postcard - a card with a space on the one side for the address and a short message and a picture on another side. You can send it by mail. 
E.g. My friend sent me a postcard from the holidays in Italy. 



* handful - a small amount (that a hand can hold)
E.g. I have a handful of  tangerines for you.



* frailty - physical or moral weakness
E.g. She died after a long period of frailty.

*exuberant - full of enthusiasm or joy
E.g. I received an exuberant letter from my friend.


środa, 5 grudnia 2012

The emergent genius of ant colonies



Deborah Gordon: The emergent genius of ant colonies



The vocabulary list:  

* to emerge - to rise up from
E.g. When the ants emerge, they go to find some food. 




* to dig - to make one's way by removing material
E.g. Ants have to dig their nest. 




* a nest - a number ofinsects, birds or other animals occupying a place
E.g. 75% of ants are working inside the nest. 



* forager - someone who hunts for food
E.g. In prehistoric times men were foragers.