SPEECHES-LECTURES-PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

committee

noun a group of people

chosen to do a particular job, make

decisions

nominate

verb to officially suggest

someone or something for an

important position, duty, or prize

tally

verb if numbers

or statements…, they match

exactly

applause

noun the sound of many

people hitting their hands together

and shouting, to show that they have

enjoyed something

surgeon

noun a doctor who

does operations in a

hospital

panel

noun a group of people with skills

or specialist knowledge who have been

chosen to give advice or opinions on a

particular subject

debate

verb to discuss a

subject formally when you

are trying to make a

decision or find a solution

auditorium

noun American

English a large building

used for concerts or public

meetings

etiquette

noun the formal

rules for polite behaviour

in society or in a particular

group

interaction

noun the activity

of talking to other people,

working together with them

role-play

noun an exercise in

which you pretend to be in a

particular situation, especially to

help you learn a language or deal

with problems

session

noun a period of time

used for a particular activity,

especially by a group of

people:

have st/sb on

your hands

to have a difficult

job, problem, situation etc to

deal with

extend

verb to continue for

a longer period of time, or

to make something last

longer

inclement

adjective formal

… weather is

unpleasantly cold, wet