25/1/2010 11:00 – 12:30

  1. natural curious(curiosity)
    dulls
    make up your mind: It is up to you.
  2. Boys become the bread winners.
    Girls stay at home and look after the family.
    She has a loud voice.
    aggressive
  3. I was an ordinary weekend.
    Nothing special happen to me.
    I did the usual routine.
    I lazed at home.
  4. The weather plays a very importance role in people’s lives.
    She is under the weather.(not feeling well)
    The sky is cloudless.
    It is clear day.
    The air is fresh and crispy.
    It’s very humid(humidity) in Singapore.
    She is perspiring.
    damp(The air is damp)
    central heating, air conditioning
    the food court is air conditioned.
    breezing morning
    There is a nice breeze coming through.
    She breezed through her exam.
    You can’t be house bound all the time.(stay home too much)
  5. storm typhoon = hurricane
    squall tornado(small area)
    twister
    cyclones
    gale
    Trees get uprooted.
    Vehicles are overturned.
    Houses are destroyed.
    The great deal of damage is caused.
    I was suddenly awakened by a typhoon.
    My hotel began to vibrate.
    I heard the howling winds.
    Bad weather can dislocate transport.
    Bad weather can cause havoc to the economy.
    wintry bald
    bare bear beer
    It is a bear market(bull).
    zodiac
    We live in tropics.
    We have a temperate climate.
  6. Australia is a dry arid country.Deserts are arid places.
    desserts
    There is very little precipitation.
    There is prolonged heavy rainfull in China at certain times.
    In Singapore we get short sharp bursts of shower.
    We also have sunny spells .
    altitude
    The reverse is true.
    ACID alkaline
    The soils become acidic.
    YIN and YANG
  7. What is your height?
    How tall(no height) are you?
    latitude = height
    altitudes – longitudes
    length – long
    height – high
    How many storeys are that building?
    USA story
    Hard luck story may be not true.(facical)
    phony figurative
    fiction fabricate