SHORT TALKS: NEWS

…..noun a lake, especially an

artificial one, where water is
stored before it is supplied to
people’s houses
reservoir / ˈrezəvwɑː -vɔːr / noun
a lake, especially an artificial one,
where water is stored before it is
supplied to people’s houses
…..noun the amount of energy,
oil, electricity etc that is used →
consume
consumption / kənˈsʌmpʃən / noun
the amount of energy, oil,
electricity etc that is used →
consume
energy/fuel etc consumption
dramatic rises in fuel consumption
…..noun dirty water that dishes
have been washed in
dishwater / ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə / noun dirty
water that dishes have been
washed in
…..verb to share things among a
group of people, especially in a
planned way SYN give out
distribute / dɪˈstrɪbjuːt / verb to
share things among a group of
people, especially in a planned
way SYN give out
distribute something among/to
somebody
Clothes and blankets have been
distributed among the refugees.
…..noun a system for moving
people from place to place SYN
transport British English ,
transportation American English
transit / ˈtrænsət, ˈtrænsɪt / noun
a system for moving people from
place to place SYN transport
British English , transportation
American English :
rapid transit networks
public transit American English (=
buses, trains etc )
…..noun the main road through a
place such as a city or village
thoroughfare / ˈθʌrəfeə / noun the
main road through a place such as
a city or village :
The motel was off the main
thoroughfare .
…..verb to put salt on the roads to
prevent them from becoming icy
salt / sɔːlt / verb to put salt on the
roads to prevent them from
becoming icy
…..noun the hard area or road
between your house and the street
SYN drive
driveway / ˈdraɪvweɪ / noun the
hard area or road between your
house and the street SYN drive
…..verb to go somewhere with
someone
accompany / əˈkʌmpəni / verb to
go somewhere with someone :
Wherever her husband went, she
would accompany him.
…..noun a public celebration
when musical bands, brightly
decorated vehicles etc move down
the street
parade / pəˈreɪd / noun a public
celebration when musical bands,
brightly decorated vehicles etc
move down the street :
a victory parade
…..noun the person who has been
elected to lead the government of
a town or city
mayor / meə / noun the person
who has been elected to lead the
government of a town or city :
the election of the London mayor
…..verb to feel afraid or worried
that something bad may happen
fear / fɪə / verb to feel afraid or
worried that something bad may
happen :
Fearing violence, the group asked
for police protection.
…..adjective [ only before noun ]
relating to or coming from a
province
provincial / prəˈvɪnʃəl / adjective
[ only before noun ] relating to or
coming from a province :
a provincial election
the provincial government of
Quebec
…..noun a written request signed
by a lot of people, asking someone
in authority to do something or
change something
petition / pəˈtɪʃən, pɪˈtɪʃən / noun
a written request signed by a lot
of people, asking someone in
authority to do something or
change something
petition for/against
a petition against the new road
…..noun a written proposal for a new
law, that is brought to a parliament
so that it can be discussed

 
bill / bɪl / noun a written proposal
for a new law, that is brought to a
parliament so that it can be discussed

approve/pass a bill
The House of Representatives passed
a new gun-control bill.
pass a bill into law to make a law
proposed in a bill into a law
 
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