98 CEFR Level B2 Article 94: The Mystery of Kuldhara There are structures in the town of Kuldhara that date back to the 13th century, but no one has lived there since 1825, when all its residents seemingly vanished into thin air. According to local lore, 1,000 villagers completely abandoned their home overnight, without a trace. No one knows why they left, where they went, or even saw them leave. Theories as to why they left range from poisoned wells to a greedy ruler levying high taxes to a dwindling water supply, though none of those justify why the inhabitants left so suddenly. You might be wondering why no one has tried to resettle the town — that's where the legend comes in. It's said that the village chief cursed the land: apparently, anyone who attempts to live there will die. The Indian Paranormal Society spent a night there, and reported "Disembodied whispers, screams, noises are common at dark hours. Many of our followers have witnessed apparitions, heard footsteps, experienced peculiar touch and so on," according to Gulf News. https://www.insider.com/urban-legends-from-around-the-world WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. vanished B2 - hilang disappeared 2. local lore B1 - cerita rakyat traditional stories 3. abandoned B2 - meninggalkan leave 4. levying unlisted - mengutip cukai collecting tax 5. dwindling unlisted - kekurangan declining 6. wondering B1 - tertanya-tanya questioning 7. village chief B1 - ketua kampung leader of the village 8. apparently B2 - ia kelihatan seperti it appears that 9. disembodied unlisted - menyeramkan ghostly 10. peculiar B2 - aneh strange
99 CEFR Level B2 Article 95: The Mercedes Headphones There’s a simple drawback with driving an luxurious car: you’re not always in it. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz has crafted several pairs of headphones that will finally let people around you know how destitute they are. Our focus has to fall on the real gems: MW65 Mercedes-Benz headphones and true wireless MW08 Mercedes-Benz earbuds. Why? Well, if you have to ask that maybe you don’t deserve to stroll around with a pair of cans emblazoned with a luxury car brand logo. If I have one criticism of these products, it’s that the logo isn’t big enough. Sure, people can see the Mercedes-Benz logo, but are they assaulted by it? Awed by it? Cowed by it? I mean, what other point is there in spending over $500 if it isn’t to force the public into submission? Everything we own should be a portable billboard, a placard covered in premium brands. I mean, how else will people know how unfortunate they are? https://thenextweb.com/news/buy-mercedes-headphones-show-everyone-how-poor-and-uglythey-are WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. luxurious C1 - mewah/mahal expensive 2. destitute C2 - miskin poor 3. gems Unlisted - bernilai valuable 4. stroll C1 - berjalan walk 5. emblazoned Unlisted - terpampang displayed 6. assaulted C2 - diserang struck 7. Awed Unlisted - kagum impressed 8. Cowed C2 - menggeruni intimidated 9. submission B2 - tunduk surrender 10. placard C1 - notis notice
100 CEFR Level B2 Article 96: The Must-See Monster! The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, as it is more colloquially known, is a creature that inhabits the deep waters of Loch Ness. This Scottish lake, just outside of Inverness, is one of the deepest lakes in the country and contains the most water. In fact, the waters here are an interesting colour, almost tar-like, thanks to the residue of peat that runs from the hilltops into the lock. It is there, deep in its depths, a creature is believed to lurk. Many people are said to have spotted the Loch Ness Monster that is often depicted or remarked upon as being lizard or dragon-like. In 1933 a photograph was even taken, the first in a number over the years, that appeared to show a huge creature in the middle of the lake. Since then, there have been over a thousand sightings of this ambiguous animal, although despite extensive radar investigation, concrete evidence is proving elusive. If you’re taking a family holiday to Scotland, then a trip to Loch Ness, including a boat trip across the water, is an absolute must. https://culturetourist.com/cultural-tourism/the-most-exciting-european-myths-and-legends/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. inhabits C2 - menghuni live in 2. residue unlisted - sisa excess 3. to lurk unlisted - mengintai creep around 4. spotted B2 - dilihat noticed 5. depicted C2 digambarkan portrayed 6. sightings unlisted - penampakan glimpses 7. ambiguous C2 kabur vague 8. extensive B2 - dengan meluas comprehensive 9. elusive C2 - sukar difahami puzzling 10. absolute B2 - yang pasti definite
101 CEFR Level B2 Article 97: Forensic Science Investigation Forensic investigation is the gathering, preserving and analysing of all evidence from crime scenes in order to develop objective findings. These findings can assist in the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of crime or absolve an innocent person from suspicion. Investigators examine blood, fluid, or fingerprints, residue, hard drives, computers, or other technology to establish how a crime occurred. The most probative evidence will be sent to either a forensic laboratory or to an outside analyst for examination. To help identify the evidence that is most valuable, investigators may conduct initial screening tests, called presumptive tests, at the scene. These tests can be useful in determining the type of substance present. Presumptive tests allow investigators to narrow the field of possibilities to a certain class of substance, but these are not specific enough to confirm the presence of specific compounds. In addition to helping provide clues to indicate how the crime occurred and who may have been involved, presumptive tests can also help reduce the quantity of evidence that is submitted to the lab to include only the most important items. This helps to expedite processing at the laboratory. https://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/csi/how.html WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. gathering B1 - pengumpulan assemblage 2. prosecution C1 - pendakwaan indictment 3. perpetrators C2 - pelaku offenders 4. absolve C2 - membebaskan acquit 5. probative B2 - meyakinkan verifying 6. initial screening B2 - pengesanan awal early detection 7. determining B1 - menentukan deciding 8. presumptive B2 - andaian conjectural 9. indicate B2 - menunjukkan point out 10. expedite B2 - mempercepatkan hasten
102 CEFR Level B2 Article 98: Desert When you imagine the desert, you probably think of a very hot place covered with sand. The earth's largest desert is actually a very cold place covered with ice: Antarctica. It has an average temperature that usually falls below the freezing point. And because cold air holds less moisture than warm air, the air in Antarctica does not hold much moisture at all. When precipitation falls in hot deserts, it quickly evaporates back into the atmosphere. The air over Antarctica is too cold to hold water vapor, so there is very little evaporation. Due to this low rate of evaporation, most of the snow that falls to the ground remains there permanently, eventually building up into thick ice sheets. Any snow that does not freeze into ice sheets becomes caught up in the strong winds that constantly blow over Antarctica. These snow-filled winds can make it look as if it is snowing. Even though snowfall is very rare there, blizzards are actually very common on Antarctica. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. covered A2 - memenuhi carpeted 2. moisture unlisted - lembapan dampness 3. precipitation unlisted - mendakan cloudburst 4. evaporates unlisted - menyejat disappears 5. permanently B2 - selamanya eternally 6. Building up C1 - membentuk accumulating 7. freeze B1 - membeku Ice up 8. constantly B2 - dengan malar continually 9. blow B1 - bertiup gust 10. blizzards unlisted - ribut salji snowstorms
103 CEFR Level B2 Article 99: The Princess of Bekhten: A God who Saved a Princess Pharaoh was visiting Nehern, collecting his annual tributes, when the prince of Bekhten presented him with his eldest daughter. Pharaoh accepted the princess and took her back to Egypt, making her the chief royal wife. She was named Ra-neferu. Years later, her sister Bent-Reshet became ill. The prince of Bekhten asked Pharaoh for help. He sent a physician but her illness was the work of an evil spirit. Pharaoh then went to the temple of Khonsu Nefer-hetep and asked the god to heal her. The god confronted the evil spirit, immediately causing it to leave Bent-Reshet. The prince tried to keep the powerful Khonsu in Bekhten but after three years he returned home. The prince felt ashamed for trying to keep the god there and thanked him by sending many gifts and offerings. When the tribute arrived in Egypt the pharaoh placed it at the foot of the statue of Khonsu in the Great Temple. https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-egyptian-myths.html WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. tributes C2 - ufti contributions 2. royal B2 - diraja regal 3. evil spirit B2 - semangat jahat devil 4. illness B1 - penyakit sickness 5. heal B2 - sembuh cure 6. confronted C2 - berhadapan challenged 7. ashamed B1 - malu abashed 8. offerings unlisted - persembahan gifts 9. placed B2 - meletakkan put 10. statue B1 - patung sculpture
104 CEFR Level B2 Article 100: Science is Blessing Science is important part of our era. It has turned our lives with amazing speed and added comfort to our life. Science has made it really worth living. Science has brought change in every field of life. It has changed the whole world in such a way that it seems difficult to believe once man used to live in caves. Today, man is living his life in comfort and enjoying all luxuries of life due to science. We have access to every corner of the world. Science has proved no less than blessing for us. Wonderful invention of science is internet. It has made access to knowledge very easy. It has revolutionized the means of transportation. Today, cancer like diseases is curable due to advanced knowledge. It has fulfilled the need of food for humans. It has created ways to improve yield of fields. Science has played a significant role in field of education. It has made education easier. One can get latest knowledge from internet and can better understand things using different scientific tools. https://mystudentsessays.com/wonders-of-science-essay/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. amazing A2 - menakjubkan contributions 2. worth B1 - berbaloi regal 3. used to B1 - biasa devil 4. comfort B2 - keselesaan sickness 5. luxuries B1 - kemewahan cure 6. blessing Unlisted - rahmat challenged 7. invention B1 - ciptaan abashed 8. revolutionised Unlisted - merevolusikan modernised 9. curable Unlisted - boleh diubati put 10. significant B2 - ketara sculpture
105 CEFR Level B2 Article 101: The Best Care Is Self-care Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional and physical health. Good self-care is the key to improve our mood , reduce anxiety and to build a good relationship with oneself and others. There are many types of self-care such as Mental Self-Care which greatly influence your psychological well-being that keeps your mind sharp. You might find reading books or watching movies that inspire you fuels your mind. Secondly, is Emotional Self-Care. It is important to have healthy coping skills to deal with uncomfortable emotions, like anger, anxiety, and sadness. Emotional self-care may include activities that help you acknowledge and express your feelings on a regular basis. Lastly, Physical Self-Care. You need to take care of your body if you want it to run efficiently like fueling your body, getting adequate sleep and doing physical activity. How to engage in self-care? You can read about self-care strategies, join self-care programs, or work with a coach or therapist who can help your progress. Implement them in your regular routine so that you can boost your well-being not only today but forever. Practicing good hygiene is important for social, medical, and psychological reasons. It also improves the way others view you and how you view yourself. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. deliberately B2 - dengan sengaja on purpose 2. anxiety B2 - kebimbangan distress 3. well-being A1 - kesejahteraan prosperity 4. fuels B1 - pengisian encouragement 5. coping skills B1 - kemahiran conscious thoughts 6. acknowledge C1 - ambil tahu to take notice 7. adequate B2 - cukup enough 8. engage C2 - terlibat involve 9. boost B2 - galakan raise 10. hygiene C1 - kebersihan cleanliness
106 CEFR Level B2 Article 102: Why is exercise so important for seniors? Staying in shape is just as important for seniors as it is for younger people. Getting your heart rate up and challenging your muscles benefits virtually every system in your body and improves your physical and mental health in myriad ways. Physical activity helps maintain a healthy blood pressure, keeps harmful plaque from building up in your arteries, reduces inflammation, strengthens bones and helps stave off depression. Moreover, a regular exercise program can lead to better quality sleep and is linked to longer life. Many elderly hesitate to get moving because they’re unfamiliar with the types of exercise and fitness that is safe. The good news is that any kind of movement is better than being sedentary, so there’s nothing wrong with starting small and working your way up to longer workouts. Your goal should be no less than 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week. You should also want to stay physically active throughout the day by taking the stairs, doing yard work, and playing with your grandkids. Before exercising the seniors can begin without consulting a doctor unless you have a major health condition like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or lung disease, osteoprosis or a neurological disease. People with mobility issues such as poor balance or arthritis should also get advice from their doctors. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. virtually B2 - secara maya practically 2. myriad C2 - tidak terkira banyaknya endless 3. plaque A1 - plak patch 4. stave off A2 - mengelak avoid 5. hesitate B2 - kemahiran unwilling 6. sedentary C2 - banyak duduk inactive 7. intensity C2 - keadaan yang kuat concentration 8. yard B1 - perkarangan garden 9. neurological B2 - mengenai saraf auditory 10. mobility C1 - mudah gerak flexibility
107 CEFR Level B2 Article 103: Monkeypox -MOH confirms one case involving Malaysian man in Singapore KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) today confirmed one case of monkeypox involving a Malaysian residing in Singapore. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the 45- year-old man was in Johor Bahru on June 11 and 12 and travelled to Penang from June 17 to 20.From July 2 to 3, the man once again travelled to Johor Bahru and had already started showing symptoms, he added. “The ministry has conducted an investigation and the individual voluntarily informed us of his close contacts. So far, 15 close contacts have been identified, 14 of whom are casual contacts who are at low risk of getting monkeypox infection because they are asymptomatic. “Another close contact has been identified by Singapore’s Health Ministry and is currently undergoing quarantine in the country.” Khairy said the 14 casual contacts had been informed to conduct health screening, adding that the ministry would continue to monitor to ensure there were no further infections. He also said that the MOH would work with Singapore’s Health Ministry in completing the investigation into the case.- Bernama Adapted from https://www.thesundaily.my/home/monkeypox-moh-confirms-one-caseinvolving-malaysian-man-in-singapore-MF9430709 WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. involving B1 - melibatkan including 2. travelled A1 - pergi went 3. symptoms B2 - tanda signd 4. voluntarily C2 - dengan sukarela willingly 5. casual B1 - biasa informal 6. infection B2 - jangkitan disease 7. asymptomatic unlisted - tidak bergejala without sign 8. quarantine unlisted - kuarantine isolated 9. monitor B2 - kawal-selia observe 10. investigation B2 - siasatan interrogation
108 CEFR Level B2 Article 104: The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) The Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. OCD can affect men, women and children. Some people start having symptoms early, often around puberty, but it usually starts during early adulthood. If you have OCD, you’ll usually experience frequent obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. For example, someone with an obsessive fear of being burgled may feel they need to check all the windows and doors are locked several times before they can leave their house. Women can sometimes have OCD during pregnancy or after their baby is born. Obsessions may include worrying about harming the baby. Compulsions could be things such as repeatedly checking the baby is breathing. People with OCD are often reluctant to seek help because they feel ashamed or embarrassed. However, OCD is also a health condition like any other, so there's nothing to feel ashamed or embarrassed about. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. common B1 - biasa usual 2. obsessive C2 - taksub all-consuming 3. compulsive C2 - kompulsif uncontrollable 4. symptoms B2 - gejala signs 5. puberty unlisted - akil baligh preadolescence 6. adulthood unlisted - kedewasaan adolescence 7. experience B1 - mengalami undergo 8. burgled B2 - ceroboh break in 9. reluctant C1 - enggan unwilling 10. embarrassed B1 - malu ashamed
109 CEFR Level B2 Article 105: The Causes and Effects of Thermal Pollution Simply put, thermal pollution comes from hot water or cold water being dumped into a body of water. Bodies of water naturally tend to dissipate the heat gained from warm currents, underwater hot springs, and from the sun. Many human and natural factors contribute to the problem of thermal pollution. The single biggest cause of thermal pollution is probably cooling for industrial machinery and power plants. Many industrial operations pull in relatively cool water to cool their machinery and let the relatively warm water flow back into the river or lake or sea. Thermal pollution also has some natural causes. Geothermal vents and hot springs introduce excess heat into bodies of water. Soil erosion, deforestation, and runoff from paved areas are other artificial sources of hot water. The effects of thermal pollution are diverse. For instance, thermal pollution damages water ecosystems and reduces animal populations. Furthermore, organisms that cannot adapt can die of various causes or can be forced out of the area. Adapted from https://blog.arcadia.com/causes-effects-thermal-pollution/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. pollution B1 - pencemaran contamination 2. dumped C1 - dibuang thrown 3. dissipate unlisted - meresap dissolve 4. contribute B2 - menyumbang lead 5. industrial B2 - industri manufacturing 6. relatively B2 - secara bandingan comparatively 7. excess C1 - lebih extra 8. erosion C1 - hakisan disintegration 9. artificial B2 - palsu non-natural 10. diverse B2 - pelbagai various
110 CEFR Level C1 Story 106: Good Girls Lie The dean gestures toward the two chairs in front of her desk. “Sit, sit. You must be exhausted after your journey.” I take a high-backed wing chair, one leg bent beneath me on the soft seat until I remember my manners and put both feet on the floor and watch the woman who is to direct my life for the next three years bustle around her homey office. Dean Westhaven finally taps a stack of paper together, sets them on the desk, and smiles tremulously. “I can’t abide a mess. I was so sorry to hear of your father’s death, Ash. And your mother...” The sigh is audible, loud and sad. The words sound practiced, as if the dean has said them a hundred times. How have many students’ parents died? Creepy. “It was all very sudden,” I reply, wooden, eyes cast down. I have learned this is an appropriate response. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. gestures C2 - memberi isyarat signals 2. exhausted B1 - penat tired 3. bent B1 - bengkok turned 4. direct B1 - membimbing guide 5. bustle B2 - sibuk be busy 6. stack C2 - timbunan pile 7. tremulously C2 - terketar-ketar shakily 8. audible C2 - boleh didengari loud 9. creepy C2 - menyeramkan scary 10. sudden B1 - mengejut quick
111 CEFR Level C1 Article 107: Mid-Autumn Festival One of the loveliest Chinese festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the end of the autumn harvest with family gatherings, lanterns and mooncakes. Marking the end of the autumn harvest, the Mid-Autumn Festival was traditionally a time to give thanks to the gods. It is also a time of year that the moon is at its brightest, which is why lunar legends have always been attached to the celebration. One of the most notable is the story of Chang Er, the wife of a merciless king who downed the elixir of immortality he had intended to drink, so as to save her people from his tyrannical rule. The tale goes that she ascended to the moon upon her brave act, and has been worshipped by the Chinese as a Moon Goddess ever since. Since the Mid-Autumn Festival is about lunar appreciation, celebrations go into full swing once the sun goes down. Moon-viewing parties are a popular way to enjoy the occasion, as family and friends sit in gardens lit by the soft glow of paper lanterns, sip tea and nibble on mooncakes. https://www.visitsingapore.com/en_my/festivals-events-singapore/cultural-festivals/mid-autumnfestival/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. harvest B2 - menuai reap 2. marking B2 - menandakan indicating 3. legends B2 - lagenda folktales 4. attached to B1 - dikaitkan connected 5. notable C1 - penting remarkable 6. downed unlisted - menelan swallowed 7. tyrannical unlisted - zalim oppressive 8. ascended unlisted - naik arose 9. lit B2 - disinari shone 10. nibble unlisted - menggigit munch
112 CEFR Level C1 Article 108: Choosing a charcoal toothbrush There are many activated charcoal dental products out there, including toothpaste and toothbrushes. I opted for a charcoal toothbrush versus charcoal toothpaste because it seemed like a less messy alternative to getting whiter teeth. Charcoal toothpaste is known for turning your mouth black as you brush and can potentially leave gray stains on your teeth. Charcoal toothbrushes have distinctive bristles. They’re infused with activated charcoal, which gives them a black, smoky appearance. This eliminates the messiness of some types of toothpaste that require you to rub charcoal powder across your teeth before you brush. The idea behind these coated bristles, says Dr. Rozenberg, is that when you brush your teeth, the bacteria get trapped in the bristles rather than spread around in your mouth. (More on its antimicrobial claims later.) Look for a soft-bristled toothbrush, says Lara Seidman, DDS, a general dentist at Fountainhead Dentistry in Hagerstown, Maryland. “The purpose of a toothbrush is to remove plaque bacteria that have adhered to the tooth surface,” she says. Regardless of the toothbrush you choose, you should replace your toothbrush every three to four months, or when it starts to wear and tear. https://www.thehealthy.com/dental/charcoal-toothbrush-whiten-teeth/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. opted C1 - pilih select 2. messy B1 - tidak kemas untidy 3. stains B2 - Kesan kotor marks 4. bristles C2 - bulu pendek/kasar prickly hair 5. infused C2 - dicampuri added 6. eliminates B2 - menyingkirkan get rid of 7. coated C1 - disaluti covered 8. plaque C2 - karang gigi a build-up in between tooth 9. adhered C1 - terlekat stuck 10. Regardless C1 - tanpa mengira Irrespective
113 CEFR Level C1 Article 109: Covid-19 Although the rate of COVID-19 infection among young children and adolescents is low, the stress confronted by them poses their condition as highly vulnerable. Many crosssectional studies have been conducted to analyze the impact of COVID-19 and lock down on children and youth. Studies show that young children show more clinginess, disturbed sleep, nightmares, poor appetite and inattentiveness. The containment measures like school and activity centers closures for long periods together expose the children and youth to the debilitating effects on educational, psychological, and developmental attainment as they experience loneliness, anxiety, and uncertainty. Compulsive use of internet gaming and social media puts them at higher risk. Children and adolescents with mental health conditions are not used to variation in the environment. Hence there could be an exacerbation in symptoms and behavioral problems. The children who receive training, therapy, and other treatments are at high risk of being derailed from therapy and special educations. Economically underprivileged children are particularly prone to exploitation and abuse. Children quarantined are at high risk for developing higher risk for mental health-related challenges. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444649/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. adolescents C1 - remaja teenagers 2. poses B2 - memberikan presents 3. clinginess C2 - berkepit emotionally dependent 4. containment C1 - pembendungan restriction 5. debilitating unlisted - melemahkan weakening 6. attainment C1 - pencapaian achievement 7. variation B2 - kepelbagaian differences 8. exacerbation C2 - keterukan aggravation 9. derailed C2 - melencong deviate 10. prone to C2 - terdedah vulnerable
114 CEFR Level C1 Story 110: Afterlife Mary Hogan wrote the word Afterlife in red chalk while the children whispered. There was an urgency to their words, like spoken prayers. “Now, now. Pay attention." Mary's prim voice bounced against the dusty attic walls. Mary pointed at what she had written. "Who knows what this means? “Light spilled through the windows, splashing against the blackboard. None of the children spoke. Mary pushed her bifocals to the back of her nose. "Afterlife is existence after death. And you are all dead." The kids faded inside their seats. Their seven bodies turned translucent. Mary pointed again at her lesson. The blackboard yawned. Its centre opened, bunching Mary's red-chalk lesson along its round edges. The sound was a knife-sharp fan, whipping around and around. "This house is Limbo. The longer you stay, the more you fade, until you do not exist anymore. You must cross to the other side. It's the only way out." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/26/top-10-horror-short-stories-simon-crook-silverweedroad WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. whispered B2 - berbisik intone 2. urgency C2 - secara gesaan very important 3. prayers B1 - doa orison 4. pointed A2 - menunjuk ke arah refer 5. spoke A1 - bercakap uttered (a word/words) 6. faded B2 - hilang disappear 7. sound A1 - bunyi noise 8. edges B1 - bucu corner 9. translucent C1 - lutsinar see-through 10. side A2 - sebelah part
115 CEFR Level C1 Story 111: The Favourite Daughter I glance at my creation and smile: behold the dining room table. It is critical to create the proper atmosphere when entertaining, the illusion of perfection. As one of the most important hostesses in The Cove, I can assure you I pull together elegant dinners without a second thought. I know all the key ingredients: arrangements from the best florist in town, tonight white hydrangeas nestled in between succulents, and linens from the exclusive small boutique where everyone must shop to purchase ridiculously expensive table cloths and napkins, in this case, brushed silk, off-white. I’ve outdone myself with this table. This will go down in the record books as a crowning achievement in my life. I’m kidding, of course. I do not care a smidgen about entertaining. And typically, if I’m going to spend time adorning something, it’s going to be myself. Truth be told, the crystal and China pieces on the table were wedding gifts from long-forgotten friends, rarely used. I dug them out from the back of the cupboard. Perhaps I am trying a bit too hard, but tonight is special. It’s my coming-out party, so to speak. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. glance C1 - sepintas lalu quick look 2. atmosphere B1 - suasana surrounding 3. hostesses C2 - tuan rumah master of ceremonies 4. purchase A2 - pembelian buying 5. ridiculously C1 - mengarut unreasonably 6. outdone B1 - menonjol stand out 7. crowning C1 - paling hebat greatest 8. adorning B2 - menghiasi decorating 9. rarely B1 - jarang not often 10. dug B1 - cari searched
116 CEFR Level C1 Story 112: The Long Flight Home Susan stared out the train window in disbelief. The London she’d grown up with was nothing like this marred metropolis. The radio reports and newspapers had done little to prepare her for seeing this scorched, hellish ruin. Her breathing turned shallow, her chest filled with a fusion of shock and outrage. Parades of Londoners who had spent the night in underground shelters were returning to their homes, or what was left of them. Susan saw two children sitting on the steps of a row house in ruins, the oldest girl consoling her baby brother by rocking him on her lap. Susan noticed the absence of parents and wiped tears from her eyes. The train stopped several blocks before reaching their station due to a bomb that had taken out the tracks, leaving a crater the size of a bus. They stepped off the train to the wail of ambulance, police, and fire sirens. The scent of burnt wood and petrol made Susan want to hold her breath. A library across the street had been converted to a makeshift hospital; stretchers of wounded were being hauled inside by medics. Susan covered her mouth. “There’s nothing you can do,” the lieutenant said, nudging her. “We need to go.” Susan reluctantly moved on. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. disbelief C2 - ketidakpercayaan doubt 2. ruin B1 - kehancuran destruction 3. fusion C1 - gabungan mixture 4. shelters B2 - Tempat perlindungan accommodations 5. consoling B2 - memujuk comforting 6. scent B2 - bau smell 7. converted B2 - ditukar transformed 8. wounded B2 - orang yang tercedera injured 9. Nudging unlisted - menyiku elbowing 10. reluctantly C1 - enggan unwillingly
117 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 113: The Phantom of the Opera I was immensely interested by this story of the Persian. I wanted, if there were still time, to find this valuable and eccentric witness. My luck began to improve and I discovered him in his little flat in the Rue de Rivoli, where he had lived ever since and where he died five months after my visit. I was at first inclined to be suspicious; but when the Persian had told me, with childlike candor, all that he knew about the ghost and had handed me the proofs of the ghost’s existence–including the strange correspondence of Christine Daae–to do as I pleased with, I was no longer able to doubt. No, the ghost was not a myth! I have, I know, been told that this correspondence may have been forged from first to last by a man whose imagination had certainly been fed on the most seductive tales; but fortunately I discovered some of Christine’s writing outside the famous bundle of letters and, on a comparison between the two, all my doubts were removed. I also went into the past history of the Persian and found that he was an upright man, incapable of inventing a story that might have defeated the ends of justice. fulltextarchive.com/book/The-Phantom-of-the-Opera WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. immensely C1 - sangat extremely 2. eccentric C2 - luarbiasa unconventional 3. inclined C1 - terarah likely 4. suspicious B2 - mencurigai sceptical 5. correspondence unlisted - komunikasi communication 6. myth B2 - mitos tale 7. forged unlisted - ditempa moulded 8. seductive unlisted - menggoda tempting 9. upright B2 - berintegriti upstanding 10. incapable C1 - tidak upaya unable
118 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 114: The War of the Worlds No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same. No one gave a thought to the older worlds of space as sources of human danger, or thought of them only to dismiss the idea of life upon them as impossible or improbable. It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. fulltextarchive.com/book/the-war-of-the-worlds/ WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. keenly unlisted - sangat berminat closely 2. mortal unlisted - fana fatal 3. scrutinise unlisted - memperhalusi examine carefully 4. transient unlisted - sementara temporary 5. complacency unlisted - keselesaan contentment 6. infusoria unlisted - organisma satu sel Single cell creature 7. dismiss C1 - menidakkan reject 8. improbable unlisted - tidak mungkin doubtful 9. terrestrial unlisted - makhluk bumi earthbound 10. Inferior C1 - berstatus rendah second-class
119 CEFR Level C1 Article 115: The Semang Tribe The Semang are the oldest to have been in the Peninsular Malaysia for at least 25,000 years. The Semang are also known as the Northern Aslian and are commonly found in northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The Semang are sometimes referred to as ‘Negritos’ due to their physical characteristics which generally having dark-skinned, typically woolly or frizzy hair, and with broad noses, round eyes and low cheekbones. Until recently, the Semang have been traditional nomadic hunters, moving from place to place with the seasons in search of food, water, and grazing land. They are ethnologically described as nomadic hunter-gatherers. They use blowguns to hunt small animals and gather wild roots and fruits. The Semang still possess some aspects of a nomadic life, even though they are beginning to settle in more permanent dwellings. Most Semang people live in small Malay-style bamboo and thatch houses. Nowadays most Semang are permanently settled in resettlement villages established by the Malaysian government. They inhabit the lowlands and forested foothills of the northern regions. https://kwekudee-tripdownmemorylane.blogspot.com WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. referred to B2 - dikatakan sebagai called 2. frizzy unlisted - kerinting halus curly 3. broad B1 - lebar wide 4. nomadic unlisted - berpindah-randah migrating 5. possess C1 - memiliki own 6. dwellings unlisted - kediaman housings 7. thatch unlisted - jerami hay 8. established B2 - didirikan set up 9. inhabit C2 - menghuni live in 10. lowlands C2 - lembah valleys
120 CEFR Level C1 Story116: Susie A nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk in class feels like his heart is going to stop. There is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants was wet. It has never happened before! And he knows that when the boys find out he will never see the end of it. “Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now!” He looks up from his prayer and saw his classmate named Susie walking towards him, carrying a goldfish bowl filled with water. Suddenly, she trips and dumps the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretends to be angry, but inside he is overjoyed. Instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is now the object of sympathy. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his, has been transferred to someone else- Susie. Finally, as they are waiting for the bus home, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispers back “I wet my pants once too.” WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. puddle unlisted - lopak air pool 2. see the end of it A1 - lihat pengakhirannya see it through 3. trips A2 - tersadung stumbles 4. dumps C1 - jatuhkan drops 5. lap B2 - riba thighs 6. overjoyed unlisted - terlalu gembira delighted 7. ridicule unlisted - ejekan mockery 8. transferred B1 - berpindah moved 9. on purpose B1 - dengan sengaja intentionally 10. wet my pants B1 - terkencing urinate in my pants
121 CEFR Level C1 Article 117: Weird Food of the World A true foodie is never afraid to fully immerse themselves in local cuisine experiences when traveling abroad. But there comes the point where we go from weird and wonderful culinary experiences to just plain weird. Have you ever come across a delicacy in Cambodia- fried Tarantulas? An eightlegged dish with a dark past, starving Cambodians first began eating spiders under the Khmer Rouge regime. Today, the hairy arachnids are still considered a popular snack throughout the country – there’s even one Cambodian town nicknamed Spiderville because the townspeople love eating spiders so much. Apparently, they taste a bit like crab. Enter another Asian delicacy - The Philippines’ balut. What is balut? Well, it’s a fertilized egg – usually duck – that’s about two-three weeks into development, boiled alive and then eaten directly from the shell, seasoned with salt, chili, and vinegar. Traditionally, you’re meant to tap a hole in the top, suck the savoury liquid out, and then crunch down the rest of the developed egg – feathers, bones, and all. Those are just two of the world’s weirdest foods. Would you ever give them a try? WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. cuisine unlisted - masakan food 2. abroad B1 - luar negara overseas 3. delicacy unlisted - makanan istimewa special food 4. starving B2 - kebuluran famished 5. regime C2 - pemerintahan ruling 6. apparently B2 - rupa-rupanya seemingly 7. fertilized unlisted - disenyawakan inseminated 8. development B1 - tumbesaran growth 9. seasoned unlisted - diperasakan flavoured 10. give a try A1 - cuba experiment
122 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 118: Les Mise’rables by Victor Hugo It wasn’t long before offerings of money poured in. The haves and the have-nots all knocked on Monsieur Myriel’s door, some coming in search of the alms that the others had just left. In less than a year, the bishop became treasurer of all works of charity and cashier to all those in distress. Large sums passed through his hands, but nothing could make him change his style of life in the slightest or get him to embellish his Spartan existence by the faintest touch of the superfluous. Far from it. As there is always more misery at the bottom of the ladder than there is fraternity at the top, everything was given away, so to speak, before it was received, like water on thirsty soil. A lot of good it did him to be given money, he never had any. And so, he robbed himself. The custom being for bishops to put their full baptismal names at the head of their mandates and pastoral letters, the poor people of the area had chosen, out of a sort of affectionate instinct, the one among all the bishop’s various names that made the most sense to them, and so they called him Monseigneur Bienvenu—Welcome. We’ll do likewise whenever the occasion arises. Besides, the nickname tickled him. “I like that name,” he said. “Bienvenu pulls Monseigneur into line.” WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. knocked on unlisted - ketuk signal entrance 2. alms unlisted - sedekah donations 3. distress C1 - kesusahan/ risau sorrow 4. embellish unlisted - menperindah enhanced 5. faintest C2 - (sentuhan) paling samar little 6. superfluous C2 - berlebihan excess 7. misery B2 - kesengsaraan despair 8. custom B1 - adat practice 9. mandates unlisted - mandat command 10. affectionate C2 - penyayang loving
123 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 119: Confession of a shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella Do you want to know about my secret dream? It's based on a story I once read in The Daily World about a mix-up at a bank. I loved this story so much, I cut it out and stuck it onto my wardrobe door. Two credit card bills were sent to the wrong people, and — get this — each person paid the wrong bill without realising. They paid off each other's bills without even checking them. And ever since I read that story, my secret fantasy has been that the same thing will happen to me. I mean, I know it sounds unlikely — but if it happened once, it can happen again, can't it? Some dotty old woman in Cornwall will be sent my humongous bill and will pay it without even looking at it. And I'll be sent her bill for three tins of cat food at fifty-nine pence each. Which, naturally, I'll pay without question. Fair's fair, after all. A smile is plastered over my face as I gaze out of the window. I am convinced that this month it'll happen — my secret dream is about to come true. But when I eventually pull the bill out of the envelope — goaded by Clare's curious gaze — my smile falters, then disappears. Something hot is blocking my throat. I think it could be panic. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. mix-up unlisted - kekeliruan confusion 2. wardrobe B1 - almari cabinet 3. without realising. unlisted - tanpa disedari oblivious 4. unlikely B1 - tidak mungkin berlaku doubtful 5. dotty unlisted - kurang siuman loony/ crazy 6. humongous unlisted - besar huge 7. plastered unlisted - diukir appeared 8. convinced B2 - menyakinkan persuaded 9. gaze C2 - renungan stare 10. falters unlisted - senyuman (pudar) fades
124 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 120: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Finally, a young woman approached who was not dressed in black. She had a vessel on her shoulder, and her head was covered by a veil, but her face was uncovered. The boy approached her to ask about the alchemist. At that moment, it seemed to him that time stood still, and the Soul of the World surged within him. When he looked into her dark eyes, and saw that her lips were poised between a laugh and silence, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke— the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. It was love. Something older than humanity, more ancient than the desert. Something that exerted the same force whenever two pairs of eyes met, as had theirs here at the well. She smiled, and that was certainly an omen — the omen he had been awaiting, without even knowing he was, for all his life. The omen he had sought to find with his sheep and in his books, in the crystals and in the silence of the desert. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. vessel unlisted - bekas air pitcher 2. veil C1 - tudung cover 3. alchemist unlisted - ahli kimia experimenter 4. surged C1 - melonjak a sudden rush 5. poised unlisted - terletak composed 6. capable B2 - mampu skilful 7. ancient B1 - kuno olden 8. exerted unlisted - dilakukan apply/ exercise 9. force B2 - tenaga strength 10. omen unlisted - petanda warning
125 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 121: One flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey Eight o'clock every Tuesday morning I showed up at the vet's hospital in Menlo Park, ready to roll. The doctor deposited me in a little room on his ward, dealt me a couple of pills or a shot or a little glass of bitter juice, then locked the door. He checked back every forty minutes to see if I was still alive, took some tests, asked some questions, left again. The rest of the time I spent studying the inside of my forehead, or looking out the little window in the door. It was six inches wide and eight inches high, and it had heavy chicken wire inside the glass. You get your visions through whatever gate you're granted. Patients straggled by in the hall outside, their faces all ghastly confessions. Sometimes I looked at them and sometimes they looked at me. But rarely did we look at one another. It was too naked and painful. More was revealed in a human face than a human being can bear, face-to-face. ******************************************************************************** I also scribbled faces. No, that's not correct. As I prowl through this stack of sketches, I can see that these faces bored their way behind my forehead and scribbled themselves. I just held the pen and waited for the magic to happen. This was, after all, the sixties WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. ready to roll unlisted - bersedia untuk bertindak get ready 2. deposited C1 - meletakkan placed 3. bitter B1 - pahit nasty 4. granted B2 - diberikan given 5. ghastly unlisted - menyeramkan shocking 6. confessions B2 - pengakuan revelations 7. revealed C2 - terserlah exposed 8. scribbled unlisted - catat jot down 9. prowl unlisted - berkeliaran hang around 10. bored A1 - bosan jaded
126 CEFR Level C1 Excerpt 122: The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan “Sometimes I regret that I ever married into a Chinese family,” Phil said when he heard we had to go to San Francisco, a hundred miles round-trip from our house in San Jose, made worse by weekend football traffic. Although he’s become genuinely fond of my mother over the fifteen years we’ve been married, he’s still exasperated by her demands. And a weekend with the extended family is definitely not his preferred way to spend his days off from the hospital. “Are you sure we have to go?” he said absently. He was busy playing with a new software program he had just loaded onto his laptop computer. He pressed a key. “Hotcha!” he exclaimed to the screen, and clapped his hands. Phil is forty-three years old, and with his wiry gray hair he usually strikes most people as reserved and dignified. At that moment, however, he had the pure intensity of a little boy playing with a toy battleship. I pretended to be equally busy, perusing the help-wanted section. Three months ago, I took a position as a speech and language clinician with the local school district. And while I was basically happy with the job, I secretly worried that I had missed a better opportunity. My mother had put those thoughts in my head. Right after I announced I had been chosen over two other candidates for the same position, she said, “Two? Only two people wanted that job? WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. fond B2 - gemar affectionate 2. exasperated unlisted - geram annoyed 3. demands B2 - permintaan requests 4. absently unlisted - tidak memberikan perhatian indifferent 5. exclaimed C2 - menjerit screamed 6. reserved C2 - terpelihara respected 7. dignified C2 - bermaruah honorable 8. intensity C2 - amat pure excitement 9. pretended B2 - berpura-pura fake 10. perusing unlisted - memeriksa scrutinising
127 CEFR Level C2 Excerpt 123: A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey It was a little after seven on a summer morning, and William Potticary was taking his accustomed way over the short down grass of the cliff-top. Beyond his elbow, two hundred feet below, lay the Channel, very still and shining, like a milky opal. All roundabout him hung the bright air, empty as yet of larks. In all the sunlit world no sound except for the screaming of some sea-gulls on the distant beach; no human activity except for the small lonely figure of Potticary himself, square and dark and uncompromising. A million dewdrops sparkling on the virgin grass suggested a world new-come from its Creator's hand. Not to Potticary, of course. What the dew suggested to Potticary was that the ground fog of the early hours had not begun to disperse until well after sunrise. ************************************************************************************ The pace of his black, square-toed boots quickened slightly, their shining surface winking in the sunlight. Proper service, these boots were. One might have thought that Potticary, having spent his best years in brushing his boots to order, would have asserted his individuality, or expressed his personality, or otherwise shaken the dust of a meaningless discipline off his feet by leaving the dust on his boots. But no, Potticary, poor fool, brushed his boots for love of it. He probably had a slave mentality, but had never read enough for it to worry him. WORD LIST with CEFR Levels 1. accustomed C1 - terbiasa familiar 2. uncompromising unlisted - tanpa kompromi rigid 3. sparkling B2 - berkilauan shiny 4. disperse unlisted - bersurai scatter 5. quickened unlisted - dipercepatkan hastened 6. winking C2 - mengenyit mata glittering 7. asserted C2 - menegaskan stressed 8. shaken C2 - digoncang affected 9. meaningless unlisted - tak bermakna vain 10. slave B2 - hamba servant
Hyponyms TITLE/ THEME Hype the Hyponyms DURATION 10-30 minutes OBJECTIVES Organising students’ vocabulary list LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to: (i) enhance understanding of words learnt (ii) acquire another way of organizing their vocabulary lists. SKILLS Reading & Discussion PRE-REQUISITE SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE Negotiation Communication Collaboration MATERIALS/ RESOURCES Articles from SEEDS ACTIVITIES 1. Class reads Article 1. Teenage and Music. 2. Teacher displays the hyponym chart to the class. 3. Class completes the chart by listing down possible options to fill the blank. 4. In smaller groups, students try to come up with another chart. (Think-pair-share) 5. Each group puts up their chart (gallery walk) and reads other group’s work. TEACHER’S NOTES Suggestions: This activity can take place after the SEEDS broadcast or as a warm-up activity before a lesson. Notes: Hyponyms are words that are the specific examples of a general word, a ‘superordinate'. They can be compared with synonyms, which mean the same things, and antonyms, which mean opposite things. Example Red, white and blue are all colours. In the classroom Learners can record words in hyponym groups in vocabulary banks and add new words to these groups. This can be a useful way to process new vocabulary and may mirror how we organise words in our first language. Source: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/hyponyms Further links:
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/lexicalnotebooks-or-vocabulary-cards
? relaxing soothing energising Music rap pop country indie hardcore Kinds/Sort different various types POSSIBLE ANSWER: Feeling, Conditions.
Antonyms TITLE/ THEME Opposite Attracts! DURATION 10-30 minutes OBJECTIVES Organising students’ vocabulary list LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to: (i) enhance understanding of words learnt (ii) acquire another way of organizing their vocabulary lists. SKILLS Reading & Discussion PRE-REQUISITE SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE Negotiation Communication Collaboration MATERIALS/ RESOURCES Articles from SEEDS , hyponym chart. ACTIVITIES 1. Teacher asks the class to recall the words they have learnt during the lesson on hyponyms. 2. Teacher can display one of the charts. 3. Students in group need to come up with possible antonyms. (Refer table 1) 4. Differentiation: For the less able students, they can be given list of words (synonyms) and in groups they can rank the word (for example from most to least) (Refer table 2). Notes: (i) The focus of the ranking approach is to spark discussion, in addition to help students have better understanding of the meaning. (ii) Teacher need to remind the group that they need to bear in mind that differences may arise due to the interpretation of the words. TEACHER’S NOTES Suggestions: This activity can take place after the SEEDS broadcast or as a lesson. Notes: Antonyms Leaf https://busyteacher.org/8044-opposites-attract-having-funwith-antonyms.html
Condition relaxing soothing energising RELAXED antonyms intense anxious stressed LESS INTENSE/ LEAST INTENSE/ MOST LIST OF WORDS: ANXIOUS NERVOUS SCARED WORRIED TABLE 1 TABLE 2
Deluxe Reading Tour TITLE/ THEME Driving Change DURATION 10-30 minutes OBJECTIVES Help students to explore and expand ideas for personal development by reading independently and widely. LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to: (i) Express their opinion about what they have read. (ii) Be more analytical and critical of the material they read by using the Deluxe Reading Tour Handout. SKILLS Reading & Discussion PRE-REQUISITE SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE Negotiation Communication Collaboration MATERIALS/ RESOURCES Articles from SEEDS (For example Article 97), Deluxe Reading Tour Sheet. ACTIVITIES 1. Teacher asks the class to recall the words they have learnt from previous lessons. 2. Teacher gets a volunteer to read the excerpt. 3. Option A: The class discusses about their opinion after reading Article 97: Driving Change. 4. Option B: Teacher asks students to imagine how their life would be if the women in our country did not have such privilege. Students write opinion on post-it. 5. Students are given the deluxe reading sheet and complete the task. TEACHER’S NOTES