Vocabulary

Lesson #2	16/09/2010
Shield	Small piece of metal/another material used as a protection
Crooked	Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place
Shanty town	A deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of shanty dwellings
Pattern	A repeated decorative design
Crumble	Break or fall apart into small fragments
Revisited	Come back or visit again
Wallpaper	Paper that is pasted in vertical stripes over the wall of a room to provide a decorative surface
Lesson #3	21/09/2010
To overlap	Extend over so as to cover partly
English worksheet
Drought	a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
Vanishing	Disappear suddenly and completely
Serve	perform duties or services for (another person or an organization)
Chased	pursue in order to catch or catch up with
Herbs	any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume
Corps	a main subdivision of an army in the field , consisting of two or more divisions
Prevent	keep (something) from happening
Lesson #12	28/10/2010
A big storm is brewing	A big storm is growing
Volcano ash	the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance out of a Volcano
Lush and vivial colours	(of vegetation, especially grass) growing luxuriantly and colourful
Dull grey	overcast; gloomy grey
Check on their livestock	Look for their house, etc.
After Dark	04/11/2010
Remarkable	worth speaking of unusual or noticeable
Speck	a small spot or mark
Commuter	person who travels regularly a long distance between one`s home and work
A Crowded Bus	23/11/2010
crowd	Full of people
conductress	Organizer
accompanied	People together with
Lesson #29	06/01/2011
To be concise	Giving a lot of information in a few words and clearly
paraphrase	express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity
Wordy	using or expressed in rather too many words
Keep the floor
Lesson #30	12/01/2011
uninhabited	(of a place) without inhabitants
Inaccessible	unable to be reached
To whip	beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on
Lesson #31	17/01/2011
Redundancy money	The money you earn when you get fired
mortgage	a legal agreement by which a bank, building society, etc. lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt
CEO	chief executive officer.
managee	A person which gets managed
Stepping stone	an action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal
To grow out of	Know that sth. isn’t possible to do,  you know it because you get older