Gallaudet University was the first school and still a main university in the US for those who're deaf and hearing impaired. It's supported in part by the United States Government and located in Washington D.C. More...
Call signs (or call letters) are a group of letters that the government gives to a radio or TV station, or anyone who's transmitting radio signals over the air. Each station has its own call sign. All TV and radio stations in the United States usually begin with the letters "W" or "K". More...
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deaf
people who cannot hear: people who are hard of hearing
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hearing-impaired
with reduced hearing: having a reduced or deficient ability to hear
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student body
group of students
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American Sign Language
The special language that is used by deaf and hearing impaired using hands and arms instead of talking to communicate the ideas. More...
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to appoint
select somebody for a position or a job: to select a person or a group of people for an official position or to do a particular job.
E.g.: She's been appointed to be a director.
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Board of Trustees
The group of leaders at the university. A governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution.
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faculty
university teachers E.g.: There are many faculty members and students at the university.
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to change one´s mind
To make a different decision. To alter one's opinions or wants. E.g.: I changed my mind and went shopping instead of going to a lab.
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disability
restricted capability to perform particular activities: an inability to perform some or all of the tasks of daily life; it's like an illness, not normal pattern. E.g.: Deafness is considered as a kind of disability.
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to grandfather (someone) in
Basically it means that "they allow you to continue doing something that you did before even though they are going to change the law". E.g. (Jeff's example.): When he was 18 years old he could drink legally in his home State, but a year later the government changed the law. So, the only those who were 21 and over could drink. However, if you were 19 or 20 at the day they changed the law, you were grandfathered in, you were allowed drinking.
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acronym
word formed from initials: a word formed from the initials or other parts of several words.
E.g.: "NATO," from the initial letters of "North Atlantic Treaty Organization" WGN - World's Greatest Newspaper KUSC - the official radio station of the University of South California MSU - Moscow State University
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unique
the only one, individual: being the only one of a kind
special: different from others in a way that makes somebody or something special and worthy of note
a unique marketing opportunity
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outfit
1) A combination of clothes on your body, a set of clothes on your body usually that you put on on a specific purpose. E.g.: Today I'm going to horseback riding and I need to put on my ride outfit. What a nice outfit!
2) informally: it's a group of people who are related either in some activity or in some sort of business activity. E.g.: Josh is the brain of this outfit - He is the brain, the smart person in this group.
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Gear
1) usually: the equipment (not clothing) that is needed for a particular activity (sport)
E.g.: hiking gear, gear for climbing on a mountain, ski gear (ski, poles, special glasses, etc.), a special engineering gear
2) a set of wheels that have cogs E.g.: There are several gears in a bicycle for changing speeds.
3) sometimes gear can mean clothing E.g.: Hockey gears
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Equipment
group of things used for a specific purpose necessary items: the tools, clothing, or other items needed for a particular activity or purpose
E.g.: camping equipment You have a certain equipment on your office desk (printer, phone, fax machine)
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Too, Very, So
Jeff explained that So and Very had similar meanings. I also found an interesting explanation of them. More...
Use too when you want to express excess.
Examples:
The coffee was too hot. I couldn't drink it.
I'm sorry, I can't go to that restaurant. It's too expensive.
Use very when you want to intensify an adjective. Examples:
I was very young when I read that book.
I am very happy with my new job.
Use so when you want to show a cause and effect.
Examples:
I was so angry with Andrew that I didn't talk to him.
My car is so old that I'm going to have to get rid of it.
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28 nov 2007 por Eduardo Gonçalves
Good work Oleg, the time is very useful when you need hear the explanation again from a specific phrase and the explanation are very good also. Thank you very much. Eduardo.
27 nov 2007 por ShOlegG
I added some additional explanations to some expressions from the
original podcast and paraphrased something a little; also added time
for each phrase.
Anyway, just check out my variant now ;)
Best regards,
Oleg Shirobokov
Нажмите на ссылку http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/vocabulary-english-cafe-113
27 nov 2007 por Eduardo
This is more a vocabulary from the ESL Podcast.
Enjoy it.
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