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Actions & Events — Lesson 3

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show

ʃoʊ

The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining — what's your favourite TV show?

What's your favourite TV show?

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technology

tɛkˈnɑːlədʒi

The practical application of science to commerce or industry — we need to invest more in clean energy technology.

Modern technology has transformed how we communicate with each other.

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case

keɪs

An occurrence of something — in case of emergency, call 999.

In case of emergency, call 999.

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project

ˈprɑːdʒɛkt

Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted — the project was a great success.

We are starting a new project next month.

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sports

spɔːrts

An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition — he is a big sports fan.

I love watching sports on weekends.

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game

ɡeɪm

An activity or sport with rules that people play for fun, competition, or to — chess is my favourite game.

Let's play a game after dinner.

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care

keər

The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something — I don't care what you think.

She takes care of her younger brother.

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change

tʃeɪndʒ

An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another — she made a change to her hair.

There has been a change in the weather.

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shopping

ˈʃɑːpɪŋ

Searching for or buying goods or services — I go shopping every Saturday.

I go shopping every Saturday.

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visit

ˈvɪz.ɪt

The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time — we plan to visit Paris in the summer.

I visited my grandmother last weekend.

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save

seɪv

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring — the firefighter saved the family from the burning house.

The firefighter saved the family from the burning house.

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jobs

dʒɑːb

The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money — a temporary / permanent job.

a temporary / permanent job

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