Learning English

Session 2 - News Review

designated
officially having a particular purpose

indigenous
describes people, plants and wildlife that have lived in a certain place for longer than later arrivals

sacred
connected with religion or considered to be holy or precious

Session 3 - Lingohack

mourning
process of sadness after someone has died

cathartic release
letting out of strong feelings that had not been shown before

prognosis
statement about what is likely to happen in the future

advance
development; improvement

Session 4 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - 11 uses of the word 'get'

getting out of hand (C2)
become hard to control

get (A1)
catch (in this context. The wider meaning is obtain)

gets underway (C2)
begins

get (A2)
become

get to (B2)
have the opportunity to (do something)

get away (B2)
escape

get worse (B1)
become more unpleasant

get off (A2)
leave

gets  (A2)
starts to

get through it (C1)
deal with a bad experience

getting up to (something) (C2)
being involved in; doing