Fame and the Media

Fame and the Media - Vocabulary

9:18 AMZannnie
Fame and the Media - there are 15 talented people who found fame through youtube video sharing :) Just to mention one of them as an example this is 'Apple Girl' from Korea (her real name is 'Kim Yeo-Hee'). She became popular with her covers played on iPhones. She record labels from South Korea and the UK. Finally she signed with Seoul-based Dreamhigh-Ent. Do watch the following Lady Gaga...

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Describing People

Adjectives - Describing People

8:33 AMZannnie
Adjectives to describe people witty - adj. combining clever conception and facetious expression patronizing - adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension encouraging - adj. giving courage or confidence or hope;furnishing support and encouragement expense - noun a detriment or sacrifice; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer bewildered - adj. perplexed by many conflicting situations or...

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The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2:30 PMZannnie
the king's speech, originally uploaded by machu picchu. Stuttering or stammering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds. The term stuttering is most commonly associated with involuntary sound repetition, but it also encompasses the abnormal hesitation or...

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Hubristic

1:57 PMZannnie
Hubristic, originally uploaded by zannnielim.Hubristic's definition: self-assured, full of oneselfPart of Speech: adjectiveSynonyms: arrogant, brash, bumptious, certain, conceited, confident, egotistical, hotdogging, hotshot, know-it-all, lordly, nervy, overconfident, overweening, positive, presumptuous, self-confident, smart aleck, smart guy, smarty, smarty pants, sure, swaggering, swollen-headed, vain, wise guyAntonyms: humble, modest, uncertain, unself-confident, unsure ...

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'Bank Holiday'

6:15 AMZannnie
Gerbeaud, originally uploaded by zannnielim.A bank holiday is a public holiday in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population not employed in essential services (e.g. utilities, fire, ambulance, police, health-care, public transport workers) receive them as holidays; those employed in essential services usually receive extra pay for working on these days. The...

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