Essential Vocabulary for Modern Life
Communication & Feelings
Language & Digital Interaction
- accent
- argument
- bilingual
- cognate
- comment on
- dialogue
- discussion
- expression
- false friend
- fluently
- idiom
- meaning
- mother tongue
- native speaker
- proverb
- second language
- slang
- synonym
- translation
- charger
- cut off
- emoji
- follow
- function
- get through
- instant messaging
- lose signal
- offline
- on speakerphone
- plug in
- predictive texting
- ringtone
- run out of battery
- spam
- stream
- swipe
- tag somebody
Emotions & Personal States
- affection
- annoyed
- bored
- confused
- delight
- empathy
- embarrassed
- enthusiastic
- frustrated
- hopeful
- isolated
- jealous
- relieved
- sad
- express
- diverse
- influence
- introduce
- realize
- suffer
Health
Read MoreLiterary Insights: R.K. Narayan’s The Guide & Orwell’s Animal Farm
“The Guide” is a 1958 novel written in English by the legendary R.K. Narayan, earning him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960. Adapted into a movie in 1965, “The Guide” has remained an all-time favorite among Narayan’s fans.
The title of a novel, short story, or any other piece of literary composition is like the signboard of a shop. Just as a signboard indicates the contents of a shop, so too must the title refer to the subject matter of the work concerned. The title “The Guide” is quite apt and suggestive,
Read MoreRailway Operating Procedures and Rules
Restrictive Track Warrant Rules
Do not issue a track warrant electronically if it restricts authority or movement and the train or MW foreman has previously received authority to leave the station. Verbally issue the restricting track warrant to a crew member or MW foreman. Do not issue the second paragraph of GCOR/MWOR 14.13.
Suspending Block System Signals
A Division General Manager must authorize a block system or section of a block system to be removed from service.
Whistle Warning Procedures
For
Read MoreDickens’ A Christmas Carol: Social Critique and Key Themes
Dickens’ Social Critique in A Christmas Carol
Dickens’ work questions the social configuration of Victorian society. Any society that openly permits and accepts the presence of impoverished people as part of its social order cannot be seen as necessarily good. Dickens’ work questions the value of a society where such stratification is evident. The presence of obscenely rich people like Scrooge and others who are very poor and economically challenged is a social condition that the novel illuminates.
Read MoreEssential Safety Protocols for Train Operations
If a train overruns any block signal that requires it to stop, the crew must: 1. Warn other trains at once by radio 2. Stop the train immediately 3. Report it to TD.
Changing Established Routes – Do not establish or authorize a conflicting route until communicating with the approaching train’s crew and ensuring that the train has stopped clear of the conflicting route. The control operator must avoid operating a device controlling a switch, derail, movable point frog, or lock when any portion
Read MoreAnalysis of a Novel’s Opening: Key Elements & Techniques
Analysis of a Novel’s Opening
The Importance of the Opening Paragraph
The novel begins with the sale of the mill, establishing the setting and time. It introduces two unnamed boys, detailing their age, clothing, physical appearance, and possessions, including their “arms.”
Key Thematic Issues
The detailed description of the boys is paramount. This includes their clothing (shoes, hats, shirts), physical condition (sunburned skin, dirty hands and nails), and the weapons they carry (a half-sword and a