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Unit 1: English You Need
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መወከስ ማህደረ-ቃላት
Session 1 - Exam Skills
revise
prepare for an exam by studying something you have already learnt
memorise
learn something so you can remember it exactly
timetable
(here) a plan that shows when activities will happen
Session 2 - News Review
leak
the act of making private information known to the public
blackmail
get money from someone by threatening to reveal their secrets
fury
extreme anger
Session 3 - Pronunciation in the News
reinstate
cause something to exist again
There are three syllables: re-in-state
The stress is on the third syllable: reinSTATE
For some speakers, there's a soft /j/ sound between re and in
In phonemic script, the word is written /ri:ɪn'steɪt/