ELL HubDana Carney
Dana Carney
Episode 137
Vocabulary
land (verb)
- Definition:
- to successfully get or achieve something you want
- Example from the episode:
- “That I think really will help us think about how can I best land whatever it is that I am trying to land.”
- Example sentence:
- “She couldn’t believe she landed the lead role in the play.”
attribute (noun)
- Definition:
- a quality or feature that something or someone has
- Example from the episode:
- “What are the behaviors that we can use as tools to express or land a particular attribute?”
- Example sentence:
- “She had many good attributes, like kindness and patience.”
colloquial (adjective)
- Definition:
- using everyday, informal language that people use when they are speaking casually
- Example from the episode:
- “Use colloquial tone of voice with a lot of vocal variability that might be associated with having a good time.”
- Example sentence:
- “The book was filled with colloquial expressions that were hard to translate”
on sabbatical (idiom)
- Definition:
- taking a break from work, often for studying or traveling
- Example from the episode:
- “This year she’s on sabbatical from Berkeley and is spending time with us here in the management group at the GSB.”
- Example sentence:
- “She couldn’t join our meeting because she’s on sabbatical.”