Howdy, folks, and welcome to the forth episode of “Learn English with Fairytales''. . Today’s episode is going to be about a story which we're sure is going to conjur the appropriate mood for kicking this year off in the most propulsive and efficient way: "The fir tree", by Hans Christian Andersen. . You cand find the transcript of this episode here: https://masteryourenglishwithgaetano.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/learn-english-with-fairytales-ep-5-the-fir-tree/ . Come find us on our brand new Instagram account: http://tinyurl.com/4kj75cz4 . Here's the list of vocabulary and expressions selected from today's story: -(to) FlUtter, /ˈflʌt.ər/, fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly: The soft air fluttered its leaves. - (to) Prattle, /ˈpræt.əl/, (verb) talk at length in a foolish way: The little peasant children passed by, prattling merrily. - (to) Heed, /hēd/, (verb) to pay attention to: The fir tree heeded them not. - (to) Spring, /spriNG/, (verb) to move or jump suddenly or rapidly: A hare would come springing along. - (to) Shudder, /ˈSHədər/, (verb) to tremble convulsively, as a result of fear or revulsion. The young fir tree shuddered as the noble trees fell to the earth with a crash. - (to be) Lopped off, /lopt/, (exp.) to cut off a branch from the main body of a tree: After the branches were lopped off, the trunks looked so slender and bare. - Mast, /mast/, (noun) a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat: They had fine masts that smelled like fir. - Wax tapers, /waks ˈtāpər/, (noun) a long wick coated with wax, tallow, or the like, as for use in lighting candles or gas: A thousand wax tapers lit the church in her honour. - (to be) Decked out, /dekt out/, (ph. verb) to be decorated with something, or dressed in something special: The bar was decked out with red and yellow flags. - Weary, /ˈwirē/, (adj.) feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep: I am weary with longing. - Pith, /piTH/, (noun) the essence of something: The axe cut through the stem, dividing the pith. - Baize, /bāz/, (noun) a coarse, typically green woollen material resembling felt: Green baize hung all around it. - Sweetmeat, /ˈswētˌmēt/, (noun) an item of confectionery or sweet food: Each bag was filled with sweetmeats. - Tinsel, /ˈtins(ə)l/, (noun) a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil: At the very top was fastened a glittering star, made of tinsel. - (to) Peep, /pēp/ , (verb) to look at something for a short time, often when you do not want other people to see you: I wonder if the sparrows will peep in at the windows as they fly? - (to) Dazzle, /ˈdaz(ə)l/, (verb) blind (a person) temporarily. Their brilliance dazzled him. - (to) Plunder, /ˈpləndər/, (verb) steal goods from (a place or person), The children received permission to plunder the tree. - Garret, /ˈɡerət/, (noun) a top-floor or attic room: They dragged him out of the room and upstairs to the garret. - Tallow, /ˈtalō/, (noun) a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap: One can run about on tallow candles there. - (to) Relate, /rəˈlāt/, (verb) to feel sympathy with or to give an account of a sequence of events: One can run about on tallow candles there - (to) Look about, /lo͝ok əˈbout/, (ph. verb) to look around It could only look about, there was so much to be seen. - Palings, /ˈpāliNG/, (noun) a fence made from pointed wooden or metal stakes. Fresh and fragrant roses hung over the little palings. - Alas, /əˈlas/, (excl.) of grief, pity, or concern: Alas, it didn’t go as smoothly as I thought it would. - Withered, /ˈwiT͟Hərd/, (adj.) dry and shrivelled: They were all withered and yellow. - Heap, /ˈwiT͟Hərd/, (noun) a disorderly collection of objects placed on top of each other: A large bundle lay in a heap on the ground. . "Learn English with Fairytales" is an educational project curated by Gaetano Del Gaiso and Camilla Turco.
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