Anda English Adv 12.10.12: Carlos Acosta

Front 1

Roll-neck

Back 1

A sweater or shirt with a long neck or a neck that curls down.

1. Sitting anonymously in black trousers and a roll-neck sweater, Carlos begins speaking.

Front 2

Awkward

Back 2

Socially uncomfortable

1. Meeting my in-laws for the first time was a bit awkward, but not bad.

Front 3

To skip

Back 3

To skip is a playful way of "walking" (often done by children) in which you hop twice on each foot. ALSO, it means to not attend or do.

1. I would skip class for two months and still be at the same level as everyone else.

2. I worked so hard today that I had to skip lunch.

Front 4

Unwitnessed

Back 4

Unseen or unverified

1. Acosta's greaatest triumphs as a dancer have still been unwitnessed by his parents.

Front 5

Milieu

Back 5

surroundings especially of a social or cultural nature

1. Carlos might have been killed in the dangerous mileu of street gangs had he not joined ballet.

Front 6

Rough

Back 6

The opposite of smooth (literally and figuratively). Unrefined, dangerous...

1. We lived in a suburb of Havana which could be pretty rough.

2. The wooden table was a bit rough so I sanded it a second time.

Front 7

Throw out

Back 7

To dispose of or expell

1. When the school threw me out, my father went in and spoke for me.

2. I should throw out those sock they have holes in them.

Front 8

To give up

Back 8

To quit a habit or lose hope

1. My father believed in me - he never gave up.

2. Last year I gave up eating gluten and it has made a big difference in my health.

Front 9

Black eye

Back 9

An eye with a bruise (black and blue mark)

1. I would always rejoin school with black eyes after fist fights with boys who teased me.

Front 10

To tease

Back 10

To make fun of

They tease me a lot about my lack of punctuality.