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NCE2 Lesson 27

·781 words·4 mins

Words
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tent n. /tɛnt/
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My friend taught me how to put up a tent yesterday.
I lent a tent to a friend of mine.
I think about having a picnic every day, so I bought a tent yesterday.
On the last day, I borrowed a tent from my friend.
I sent a tent to her yesterday.

field n. airfield /fiːld/
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We put up a tent in the middle of a field.
We spent all night by a campfire in a field.
I’m in the field that you told me about yesterday. It is endless.
Where are you? I’m already in the center of the field.

smell - smelled - smelt v. /smɛl/ /ˈsmɛld/ /ˈsmɛlt/
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I received some food from my mom, and it smelled good.
The room smells terrible, and you should clean it right now.
If you don’t take a bath for a long time, you will smell terrible.
My dog smells terrible. He needs to take a bath.

wonderful adj. /ˈwʌn.də.fl̩/
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Great, Excellent, Outstanding, Brilliant, Fantastic

I had a wonderful meal with my family yesterday.
Today will be a wonderful day.
You are the most wonderful man I’ve ever seen.

campfire n. /ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/
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We cooked a meal before we put out the campfire.
A large group of students were dancing by the campfire and singing songs.
I think the left campfire is different from the right one.
After seeing the campfire, the man immediately grabbed a fire extinguisher and hurried to it. In the end, he put out the campfire.
Two thieves successfully stole a parcel full of diamonds from a museum. After leaving the building, they got into their car , drove to a field, and stopped. Then they put up a tent. Inside the tent, they took the diamonds out of the parcel and threw the empty parcel into the campfire.

creep - crept - crept v. /kɹiːp/ /ˈkɹɛpt/
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Every morning, when I’m ready to leave my room, my dog always creeps under the sofa and barks.
One night, while I was playing with toys on my bed, I saw a mouse walking around. I got a fright, and then the mouse crept into the wardrobe and disappeared.
There must be something that has crept into the wardrobe.

sleeping bag n. comfortable adj. /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/
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This sleeping bag is the most comfortable one I’ve ever used.
She pretends that the sleeping bag is comfortable.
The sleeping bag made of a special material is very comfortable.
She painted a lot of pretty patterns on that sleeping bag.

soundly adv. /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/
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sleep soundly

They are sleeping soundly in the sleeping bag.
Did you sleep soundly yesterday?

leap - leapt - leapt v. /liːp/ /lɛpt/
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They all leapt out of their sleeping bags.
Did they all leap out of their sleeping bags?

heavily adv. /ˈhɛvɪli/
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rain/snow heavily

It was raining heavily when I was learn English yesterday.
Be careful on the way to school because it will rain heavily.
It suddenly started raining heavily while we were putting up our tent.

stream n. form v. /stɹiːm/ /fɔːm/
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After it rained, they found that there was a stream had formed in the field.
Instead of drinking water in the bottle, she drank water from the stream.
What’s the reason for the stream forming?

wind - wound - wound v. /wɪnd/ /wuːnd/
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The stream wound its way across the field.
Did the stream wind its way across the field?

right adv. /ˈɹaɪt/
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The toilet is right in front of you.
The stream passed right under the tent.
He threw a ball right on my head.

Expressions
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put up the tent
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They put up a tent in the field.
When did they put up a tent in the field?
Instead of putting up a tent, they went into the house.

tell a story/stories
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My uncle is very funny and he told me a lot of amusing stories.
Do you want me to tell you a story?
He told me a story about his journey when he was living abroad.

put out the fire
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The fire will be put out as soon as possible.
As soon as they put out the campfire, they crept into the tent and slept.

begin doing sth. = begin to do sth.
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After putting up a tent, they began cooking and playing games.
She usually begins to learn English after having lunch.
As soon as the project was finished, she began planning a new one.

wake up
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I wake up at 8:00 every morning.
Do you wake up at 8:00 every morning?
I used to wake up very late.