środa, 11 grudnia 2013

VOCABULARY OF PRESENTATION

1. A TRIGGER (n) - a part of a gun that causes the gun to fire when pressed,
2. A RIFLE (n) - a type of a gun with a long barrel (=part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances,
3. A CARTRIDGE (n) - a small tube containing an explosive substance and a bullet for use in a gun,
4. A BLACKMAIL (n) - the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to harm them or their relatives,
5. TO BLAST OFF (v) - to use or detonate explosives.
6. David Gallo: "Underwater astonishments"

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

1) FIREFLY (n)
1. an insect that is active during the night and whose tail produces light:
Fireflies are often called lightning bugs.
Fireflies use bioluminescence to attract mates or prey.

2) A PREY (n)
1. an animal that is hunted and killed for for food by another animal:
A hawk hovered in the air before swooping on its prey.
2. the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey.

3) CEPHALOPOD (n)
1. an animal such as an octopus or squid that has tentacles around the head:
Cephalopods are characterized by bilateral body symmetry and a set of  arms or tentacles (.
Sometimes fishermen call cephalopods inkfish, referring to their common ability to squirt ink.

4) DROOPY (adj)
1. bending or hanging down heavily: I can see you're tired because your eyelids are droopy.
2. sagging downwards: a droopy moustache.

5) A BLEND (n)
1. a mixture of different things or styles:
a rich blend of the finest coffee beans
Their music is a blend of jazz and African rhythms.

środa, 4 grudnia 2013

5. Bastian Schaefer: "A 3D-printed jumbo jet?"

http://www.ted.com/talks/bastian_schaefer_a_3d_printed_jumbo_jet.html

1) DISRUPTIVE (adj)
1. causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual:
His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.
2. causing disruption:
My friend's sister is a disruptive girl who annoys us every time we want to share our secrets.

2) AN AVIATION (n)
1. the activity of flying aircraft, or of designing, producing and keeping them in good condition:
the British Civil Aviation Authority; the US Federal Aviation Administration; aviation fuel

3) INCORPORATE (v)
1. to include something as part of something larger:
Suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into the final design.
2. to become or form a legal corporation: San Antonio incorporated as a city in 1837.

4) ALIGN (v)
1. to put two or more things into a straight line:
Align the ruler and the middle of the paper and then cut it straight.
2. to adjust (e.g. parts of a mechanism) to produce a proper relationship or orientation:
Aligning the wheels of a truck.

5) EMBED (v)
1. to fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete.
2. to cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole:
"a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth"