Assignment #4: Two clips from Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

1.   Dinner Time:

    adaptation(noun): a change or modification to     something, revision- Sometimes it takes time to adapt to the customs and language of another culture.

    mess up (phrasal verb):  (1) to make a mistake or (2) make something untidy or cluttered- If you take your eyes off that boy, he might mess up your entire house.

   yuck or yucky: expression showing strong displeasure or dislike for something(informal)- Oh, Dad. I don't like this yucky soup.

   starving (verb): hungry, famished - Many deer will starve to death in the mountains because of the harsh winter.

   Recipe(noun): a set of instructions that tells you how to cook something and the ingredients (= items of food) you need for it- a recipe for chicken soup

2.  Leisure activities:

      catch a movie (verb): watch - Let's catch a movie this afternoon after school is over.

      cram (verb): study hard - I had to cram all night for the final text in my biology class.

    blast (noun): fun time - Thanks for inviting me to the party yesterday. It was a real blast.

  throw a party (verb): have- My parents are throwing a big party for my brother who just got married.

  midnight (adverb): 12 o'clock at night, the middle of the night- I have to be back home by midnight. It's a family rule.