(Old Edition) Callan Stage 11 Lesson 168 page 1147 start with: MEDIA

Vocabularies:

MEDIA
-As well as meaning average or middle, "medium" is also the singular form of "media". The word "media" is the collective word used for all the systems of broadcasting information. For example, "People are greatly influenced by the media in forming their opinions on various matters" and "Many people these days get most of their information through the medium of television".

MEDIUM
SYSTEM
OBJECTIVE　目標
-We achieved our objective in much less time than we had calculated.

PERFUME
-The word "perfume" has the same meaning as "scent", except that we are unlikely to say "the perfume of flowers"; we would say the "scent of flowers".

HANG ON TO (OR HOLD ON TO)　しがみつく
-When standing on a bus or the underground train, one sometimes has to hang on tightly to a strap as the bus or train goes round a bend. I decided to hang on to the money I had left, in case I needed it later.

RATTLE　がたがた鳴らす
- The wind made the doors and windows rattle so much all night that I hardly got any sleep.

SOUL
-He puts his heart and soul into his work, which is one of the reasons he has been so successful.

TERRIFIC
-There was a terrific bang as the car shot past us on the track.

IN HALF (OR IN TWO) 　2つに
-We decided to split the orange in half and have half each.

UNIQUE
TECHNOLOGY
ACCOUNTANT
BALCONY
CABBAGE　キャベツ
CONCLUSION
CONSTRUCT
CONTINENT　大陸
CRISIS
JUG
MUSCLE
OAK
PUBLISH
TRANSPARENT
ONCE MORE

Dictation 101:

The pearls were quite precious to her, and she was grateful to the guide for having found them.

The statue was that of a very graceful young girl.

As a young man, he was encouraged to study engineering.

Someone had squeezed the tube in the middle.

Their joy was only temporary; they soon became solemn once more.

We explored the bay, and came across some dozen boats hidden among some trees.

His conscience prompted him to sacrifice a certain amount of his time to helping others.

Incorrect Word/s:

perls-pearls
pressures-precious
incourage-encouraged
solem-solemn