Saturday 12 July 2008

BBC Learning English

I read and listen the article BBC from BBC Learning English.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080711_mexico_china.shtml

New vocabulary

a)meaning b)part of speech c)example sentence

1.boost:
a)to increase or improve something
b)verb
c)I have to boost my English vocabulary

2.boomed
a)grown rapidly
b)verb
c)The economy of China has boomed in recent years.

3.assembly industries
a)businesses where workers and machines in factories make products
b)noun
c)The most famous assembly industries in Japan are cars.

4.deficit
a) the money that you spend is more than the money that you receive
b)noun
c)He has a lot of deficit.

5.meagre
a)not enough in amount
b)adjective
c)My savings are meager to live comfortably in the U.K.

6.burgeoning
a)growing very quickly
b)adjective
c)Burgeoning economy in China causes some problems in South America.

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