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3 TOPICS OF THE 3rd SEMESTER - Coggle Diagram
3 TOPICS OF THE 3rd SEMESTER
INTRICACIES
Positive adjectives
timeless (quality, book, values, principles)
vigorous (debate, exercise)
pithy (stetement, remark)
pithy (stetement, remark)
inventive (programme of work, person)
caprivating (smile, voice, performance)
fitting (costume, helmet, sound, end)
catchy (tune, song, name, ad)
catchy (tune, song, name, ad)
quippy = quippish (monologue, dialogue, style)
punchy (sentence, article, sound, flavour)
concise (answer, course, narrative, material, style)
Negative adjectives
cluncky (image, ring)
clumsy (instrument, threat, attempt)
run-of-the-mill (student, person, car, performance)
stale (bread, air, relationiship, idea)
bland (flavour, diet, food, personality)
corny (joke, soap opera, song)
corny (joke, soap opera, song)
corny (joke, soap opera, song)
repulsive (aspects of humankind, views)
heavy-handed (approach, manner, response)
Adjectives that can
be both: + and -
enduring (greatness, legacy, power, system, repercussions)
quirky ( aspects of humankind, tales, strangers, romantic comedies)
surreal (character, life, experince, item, game)
Vocab I like
an empowering affirmation
affinity with a target audience
appeal to our self-worth
customer-centric slogan
el
i
cit /formal/ (emotional reaction, response, support,
information
evoke
WELL-BEING
to improve your WB
get engrossed in sth
exert yourself physically and mentally
restore your peace of mind
incorporate sth new / useful / evoke
in your daily routine
feel in sync with yourself
find an outlet for your creativity
succumb to your weariness
sleep like a log
sth that can threaten your WB
give vento to your negative emotions (anger, frustration)
weariness /ˈwɪə.ri.nəs/ overtaking / overwhelming you
whirlwind of aging
hit sb between the eyes
feel you're left out in the cold
never-ending battle against the clock
looking for panacea
looking for a magic bullet
feeling a bit out in sync with yourself
searching a cure-all for what ails /eɪl/ you
getting physical with sb
unleash sth/ sb / your inner Mohhamed Ali
Daily routine
hit the ground running
cater /ˈkeɪ.tər/ to other people's needs
dehydrated /ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪ.tɪd/ / rehydrated
an evening / morning person
feel more refreshed and way less sluggish
make sure to give myself reward =
based inc
e
ntives
a way to enjoy life not escape from it
push something back
online shopping mindless scrolling
time blocking
move on to the next task at hand
completing just one thing at a time
teeny tiny cleanliness actions
be a sucker for something
burn off sth
having some kind of state of flow it
condition myself over time to
having some kind of state of flow
having some kind of state of flow
muster something up
confronting the unknown
Vocab I lke
bustling with energy
go haywire
be riding on the crest of wave
fill the gaping void left be
do st in a skewed manner
shew the perception of sth / the results
seek sb's validation
be on a roller-coaster ride
a consumer /kənˈsjuː.mər/ -driven lifestyle
go through a phase of emotional exhaustion
lose grip on sth
to retaliate
THE ART OF DECEPTION
to talk about scammers
lull sb into the false sense of security
try to get people under the ether
con sb into doing sth
lure victims with the promise of sth irresistible
victimise sb
rip sb off = rob sb for every single penny
a romance / grandparent / sophisticated / amateur / financial scam
bogus adverts / message / (=fishing) site
bait-and-switch tactics
con sb out of sb's life savings
deliberate ploy
prey on sb
con artist / man / woman = confidence trickster
to purport /pəˈpɔːt/ - noun: purport /ˈpɜː.pɔːt/
scams
obvious ruse
to talk about scammers's victims
a compl
a
cent /kəmˈpleɪ.sənt/ attitude
gullible = naive
not having a deceptive mind
an innocent dupe = an easy pushover
be open and above board
be / fall prey to sb
fall into lies, hook, line and sinker
be duped into doing sth
swallow the bait
throw good money after bad
be taken in by sb
to descibe people who are not victims
vigilant
discerning customers
streetwise
be wary of / about sth
see through sth
recognise red flags
have / keep all your wits about you
outsmart
lie
a bald-faced = boldfaced / a barefaced lie
to lie to your face
to tell a white lie
to tell fibs
to field an awkward question
to call the liar's bluff
to trip the liar up
to chooose the lesser evil
to cross the ethical Rubicon
GRAMMAR
COMPARISONS
be nowhere near as.. as
(It's nowhere near as good as the
past season model.)
prefer sth to sth
(She prefers sending messages to reaching
sb on the phone)
be nothing like as... as
(Yet language is nothing like as static
as we think.)
X is not a patch on Y (Y is much better)
(It was certainly not a
patch on the previous days.)
X can't hold a candle to Y (Y is much better)
(No one else
onscreen can hold a candle to him.)
X is nothing compared to Y (Y is much better)
(It is nothing
compared to the day before.
X is not (even) in the same league as Y
(Y is much better)
(They're not in the same league at all.)
X doesn't bear comparison with Y (Y is much better)
(When the Louvre is finished it will not bear comparison with the
Quirinal.)
X is beyong comparison (X is the best)
(Their professionalism is beyond comparison.)
be way + comparison
(Too much info is way better than too
little info.)
I'd rather V that V -
(I'd rather not have a car that get stuck in
traffic jams)