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Famous Expressions About Music | Part 3
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big break = big opportunity to become famous His live performance in front of famous musicians was a big break for him. sing along = to sing together All audience sang along in the concert last night sing off-key = sing the incorrect melody It was so strange that he sang off-key in his latest concert. occasional virtuoso = extremely skillful Without a doubt, he is an occasional virtuoso . a remixed track = a song that has been modified electronically Young people are mostly interested in remixed tracks from rap artists conduct the orchestra = to lead a group of musicians who are playing together Conducting an orchestra is a very complicated task and requires a lot of skills . What are the types of musical instruments? Percussion instrument = a musical instrument (such as a drum, xylophone, or maraca) sounded by striking, shaking, or scraping Wind instrument = a musical instrument (such as a trumpet, clarinet, or organ) sounded by wind especially: one sounde...
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
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A natural spectacle of incomparable beauty, the auroras are produced around the magnetic poles of the Earth by the activity of the Sun. Solar wind acts on the magnetosphere, which is a part of the exosphere. In general, the greater the solar wind, the more prominent the aurora. Auroras consist of luminous patches and columns of various colors. Depending on whether they appear in the north or south, they are called aurora borealis or aurora australis. The aurora borealis can be seen in Alaska, Canada, and the Scandinavian countries. solar wind = a stream of charged particles released from the corona(=the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer) altitude = height above sea level oscillate = to vary Pay Attention To Pronunciation aurora [ɔːˈrɔːrə]
Parts of a ship: Interior
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A ship is like a building, and it has many similar structures. However, those structures have different names on a ship. For example, buildings have hallways, but ships have passageways . Floors and ceilings are called decks and overheads . Ladders go from deck to deck instead of stairs. A room on a ship is a compartment , and walls are partitions . And the restroom is known as the head . Of course, some ship structures have no similar structures on land. An opening between decks is called a hatch . Bulkheads are like walls and partitions. But bulkheads can stop flooding. That's because bulkheads have watertight doors . See also Parts of a ship: Exterior
Civil Procedure
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Rules All cases concerning goods, property, debt repayment, breach of contract (with some exceptions such as insolvency proceedings and non-contentious litigation) , are subject to Civil Procedure Rules. The Rules, which came into force in 1999 in England and Wales, made radical changes to civil process in the County Court and the High Court. The judge performs the role of case manager. The court sets a timetable for litigation , with the parties being under an obligation to the court to adhere to timescales which control the progress of the case. Procedure rules are supplemented by detailed instructions made by the judge which support the rules, known as practice directions. debt repayment = paying back borrowed money plus interest over time insolvency proceedings = formal legal processes initiated when an individual or organization is unable to meet their financial obligations and pay creditors litigation = the process of taking legal action non - contentious litigation ...