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Understanding Everyday Terms: Canisters, Villains, and Landscapes

This lesson explores a variety of terms that encompass both objects and concepts from everyday life. Key definitions include "canister," a strong metal container for gases or chemicals, and "villain," someone who harms others for personal gain. The lesson also discusses terms like "helmet" (a protective headgear), "mechanic" (a vehicle repair expert), and geographical features such as "plateau" and "mesa." Through these definitions, we enhance vocabulary related to safety, risk, and human behavior, while interlinking it with fascinating aspects of culture and society.

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Understanding Everyday Terms: Canisters, Villains, and Landscapes

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  1. Lesson 12

  2. Section one • canister:a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances • helmet: a hat made of a strong material which one wears to protect his head • oxygen • risky • suspicious: arousing suspicion • getaway: If someone makes a getaway, they leave a place quickly, especially after committing a crime or when trying to avoid someone

  3. bundle: a number of things tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored stink: smell extremely unpleasant dust cart:垃圾车 cul-de-sac: a short road which is closed off at one end

  4. Section two • villain: someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants • mechanic: someone whose job is to repair and maintain machines and engines, especially car engines • abandon: leave (a place, thing, or person) permanently or for a long time (especially when you should not do so) • fascinating: very interesting and attractive • impertinence: rather impolite and disrespectful talk or behavior • identify: recognize or distinguish sb or sth from others

  5. fuss: anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose precisely: accurately and exactly sarcastic: Someone who is sarcastic says or does the opposite of what they really mean in order to mock or insult someone lipstick: a coloured substance in the form of a stick which women put on their lips powder compact: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse keyhole outrageous: unacceptable or very shocking

  6. Section three • plateau: a large area of high and fairly flat land • mesa: a large hill with a flat top and steep sides; used mainly of hills in the south-western United States • anthropologist: a scientist who studies people, society, and culture • formula: a plan that is invented in order to deal with a particular problem

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