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INSTRUCTION 6

 The words for this week are:
WOMAN(/ˈwʊm.ən/)
WOMEN(/ˈwɪmɪn/
VEHICLE/ˈviː.ɪ.kl ̩/
The woman promised to come with as many women as the vehicle could contain.

SPECIFY/ˈspes.ɪ.faɪ/
DEBRIS/ˈdeb.riː/,/ˈdeɪ.briː/
ADVICE(/ədˈvaɪs/)/ADVISE/ədˈvaɪz/
In his piece of advice, he specified how the debris should be cleared.

COSTUME /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/
FAVOURITE/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/
COLOUR /ˈkʌl.ər/
She was brought a set of costumes that incidentally contained her favourite colours.

VEGETABLE /ˈvedʒ.tə.bl ̩/
METABOLISM/məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/
PREFERABLE /ˈpref. ə r.ə.bl ̩/
Most physiologists have agreed that to speed up metabolism, it is preferable to add lots of vegetables to our diet.

SCHEDULE /ˈʃed.juːl/
CONTRIBUTE /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/ ,/ˈkɒn.trɪ.bjuːt/ (US)
DISTRIBUTE /dɪˈstrɪb.juːt/ ,/ˈdɪs.trɪ.bjuːt/ (US)
We cannot distribute the funds on schedule if they have not contributed their part.
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