文档介绍：NOTES FOR UNIT SIX
LISTENING
PART 1
catering: catering business/service: providing and serving food and drinks at parties, meetings etc for money
consultant: someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject
PART 2
veterinary surgeon: someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals American Equivalent: veterinarian
general practice: the work of a doctor or lawyer who deals with all the ordinary types of illnesses or legal cases, rather than one specific type
otter: an animal with smooth brown fur that swims in rivers and eats fish
ferret: small animal with a pointed nose, used to hunt rats and rabbits
slimy: viscous, wet and slippery like slime
snap at: bite
crushing: very hard to deal with
be in for: be going to experience
hug: embrace
RSPCA: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
of late: recently
companion animal: seeing eye dog/ guide dog BrE
budgerigar: budgie
deliver: to help a woman give birth to her baby, or to give birth to a baby
PART 3
mon room: a room in a school or college that a group of teachers or students use when they are not teaching or studying
tissue: a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on
degrading: humiliating
dog-end: the small part of a cigarette left after it has been smoked
session: a formal meeting
liaise with: to exchange information with some