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Unit 18: English You Need
Exams, news, pronunciation, teachers' tips, learners' questions
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Vocabulary Reference
Session 1 - Exam skills
clarify
make something clearer by explaining it again
run out of steam
lose energy or enthusiasm
appropriate
suitable for the situation
initiative
ability to make decisions by yourself
Session 2 - News Review
human error
a mistake made by a person
meltdown
the complete failure of a system
fiasco
a complete and embarrassing failure
Session 3 - Pronunciation in The News
Pronouncing 'security'
There are four syllables: se-cu-ri-ty
The stress is on the second syllable: se-CU-ri-ty
There's a /j/ sound between the 'c' and 'u'.
In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /sɪˈkjʊərəti/