28-2-2011

NO‧TICE /'nəʊtɪs/ if you notice something or someone, you realize that they exist, especially because you can see, hear, or feel them:
He noticed a woman in a black dress sitting across from him.
REA‧LIZE also realise British English [transitive not usually in progressive] /'ri:əlaɪz/
1 understand
to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it
realize (that)
I suddenly realized that the boy was crying.
Do you realize you're an hour late?
RISE /raɪz/go upwards
to go upwards [≠ fall]:
The floodwaters began to rise again.
RAISE /reɪz/ [transitive]move higher
to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level:
Can you raise the torch so I can see?
William raised his hat and smiled at her.
Raise your hand if you know the right answer.

di‧scuss [transitive]
1 to talk about something with another person or a group in order to exchange ideas or decide something:
ar‧gue /'ɑ:gju:/ [intransitive] to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way:
We could hear the neighbours arguing.
PRE‧VENT /prɪ'vent/ [transitive]
to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something:
The rules are intended to prevent accidents.
His back injury may prevent him from playing in tomorrow's game.
We were prevented from entering the site.

a‧void /ə'vɔɪd/ [transitive]
1 to prevent something bad from happening:
Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents.
It is important to take measures to avoid the risk of fire.
avoid doing something
The refugees left to avoid getting bombed.
Alan narrowly avoided an accident.
2 to stay away from someone or something, or not use something:
Everyone seemed to be avoiding Nick.
The refugees left to avoid getting bombed.
EX‧PECT /ɪk'spekt/ [transitive] to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned
expect to do something
I expect to be back within a week.
The company expects to complete work in April.
expect somebody/something to do something
Emergency repairs were expected to take three weeks.
I didn't expect him to stay so long.
HOPE /həʊp/ [intransitive and transitive]
1 to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely
hope (that)
We hope that more women will decide to join the course.
matter2 S1 W3
1 [intransitive not in progressive] to be important, especially to be important to you, or to have an effect on what happens
it doesn't etc matter if
Will it matter if I'm a little late?
If I have to stay late at work tonight, it won't matter because we can go out another night.
CARE2 S1 W3 [intransitive and transitive]
1 to think that something is important, so that you are interested in it, worried about it etc
If you DO NOT MIND what someone does or what happens, you do not have a strong opinion about it:
'Do you want to go out now or later?' 'I don't really mind.'

STEAL past tense stole past participle stolen
1 take something
[intransitive and transitive]SCC to take something that belongs to someone else:
Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash.
steal /sti:l/ from
He stole money from his parents.
steal something from somebody
He'd stolen the flowers from our garden.
ROB past tense and past participle robbed, present participle robbing [transitive]
1 to steal money or property from a person, bank etc [↪ steal, burgle]:
They killed four policemen while robbing a bank.
A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint.
seem [linking verb, not in progressive]
1 to appear to exist or be true, or to have a particular quality:
Ann didn't seem very sure.
It seems a foolish decision now.
LOOK appearance
[linking verb] to have a particular appearance:
How do I look?
look tired/happy/sad etc
You look tired. You should go to bed.
P. 58. EX. 4
HEATED ARGUMENT
EASIER SAID THAN DONE
DO HIS SHARE
TURN INTO AN ARGUMENT
HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE WAY WE…
THE PERSON IN THE WRONG
BEING UNREASONABLE
KEEP THINGS UNDER CONTROL
RAISE YOUR VOICE
CALMLY
STICK TO THE POINT
BRING UP OLD ARGUMENTS
CALL TIME OUT
FELL LESS TENSE AND ANGRY
A GOODNIGHT SLEEP
DEAL WITH CONFLICT
LEARN TO ARGUE PROPERLY
ARGUE CLEANLY AND FAIRLY
…
REACH AN AGREEMENT
STICK TO THE POINT
…
TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY