The devil's dictionary

The Devil's dictionary is a dictionary that gives funny definitions of common words. What do these words mean? How does the video define these words? Love: Cynic: Patience: Egotist: Politeness:  

 Love: "A temporary insanity curable by marriage, or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder." 

Cynic: "A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." 

Patience: "A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue." 

Egotist: "A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me." 

Politeness: "The most acceptable hypocrisy."

Vocabulary Module 5

5A

5B

5C

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VERBS THAT GO WITH INFINITIVE, GERUND OR BOTH (only for reference, NOT for the exam)

Happy (belated) St. Patricks day!

 The Irish celebratedSt. Patrick's day on the 17th of March. It is celebrated everywhere around the world. Learn why on this video.

Here's a video explaining the history of St. Patrick.

Finally, you can learn this really famous Irish song. It's so famous there's a statue for her!

Five Ramadan dinners around the world

Answer these questions TRUE or FALSE:

1. Ramadan is observed by 1.6 billion Muslims and involves 30 days of fasting from sunrise to sunset.

2. The breakfast meal eaten together with family in the evening is called Iftar.

3. Nancy Hawk, who prepares traditional Bangladeshi food, lives in California.

4. In Bangladeshi cuisine, "boot" refers to a dish made with garbanzo beans.

5. Nancy Hawk’s mother-in-law is "really good with shortcuts" in the kitchen 

6. Beyond fasting, Ramadan is described as a time for cleansing oneself and self-reflection.

7. The fast is traditionally broken with dates and water following the fourth call to prayer of the day.

Now do these exercises. 

Body Trivia Quiz

How many did you guess right?

Modal verbs

 

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All Modal verbs

Vocabulary Module 4

 4A

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4B

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4C

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