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
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
9-2-11
p.151
A)
Grateful /'greɪtfəl/
Relieved /rɪ'li:vd/
Disappointed /dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/
Homesick
Lonely
Nervous /'nɜ:vəs/
Glad - Pleased
Offended
B)
Devastated
Delighted /dɪ'laɪtɪd/
Exhausted /ɪg'zɔ:stɪd/
Thrilled /θrɪld/
Terrified /'terɪfaɪd/
Furious /'fjʊəriəs/
Astonished /ə'stɒnɪʃt/
Desperate /'despərət/
Miserable
2)
Fed up
Terrified
Very happy
Sad, depressed /dɪ'prest/
Exhausted
Very surprised /sə'praɪzd/
p.139
A)
He must have read…
She might have had…
They can’t have got lost…
You can’t have seen her…
He might not have heard you…
She must have bought…
He can’t have been…
They might not have received…
Participle /'pɑ:tɪsɪpəl/
B)
Should have learnt
Should have saved it
Shouldn’t have gone
Shouldn’t have invited
Shouldn’t have bought
Should have gone
I don’t think you should have driven so fast
A)
Grateful /'greɪtfəl/
Relieved /rɪ'li:vd/
Disappointed /dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/
Homesick
Lonely
Nervous /'nɜ:vəs/
Glad - Pleased
Offended
B)
Devastated
Delighted /dɪ'laɪtɪd/
Exhausted /ɪg'zɔ:stɪd/
Thrilled /θrɪld/
Terrified /'terɪfaɪd/
Furious /'fjʊəriəs/
Astonished /ə'stɒnɪʃt/
Desperate /'despərət/
Miserable
2)
Fed up
Terrified
Very happy
Sad, depressed /dɪ'prest/
Exhausted
Very surprised /sə'praɪzd/
p.139
A)
He must have read…
She might have had…
They can’t have got lost…
You can’t have seen her…
He might not have heard you…
She must have bought…
He can’t have been…
They might not have received…
Participle /'pɑ:tɪsɪpəl/
B)
Should have learnt
Should have saved it
Shouldn’t have gone
Shouldn’t have invited
Shouldn’t have bought
Should have gone
I don’t think you should have driven so fast
Monday, February 07, 2011
7-2-11
Cockpit: the area in a plane, small boat, or racing car where the pilot or driver sits
FIRE EXTINGUISHER [countable]a metal container with water or chemicals in it, used for stopping small fires.
...
p.54
If the school caught fire, I would try to go out ASAP/eɪ.sæp/ (hypothetical situation).
If I had been in that situation, I would have felt scared (unreal situation).
were
would have got out
had got off
wouldn’t pay
…
would /wʊd/ good /gʊd/
yellow /'jeləʊ/ gesture /'dʒestʃə(r)/
…
God Save the Queen
hypothetical /'haɪpə'θetɪkəl/
continuous /kən'tɪnjuəs/
p. 139, 4A
A)
Would have bought
Had gone
Would lend
Found
Hadn’t driven
Lived
Wouldn’t have died
Would’ve heard
Had known
Was/were
B)
He wouldn’t have been…
She wouldn’t sleep badly…
Would have reached…
She had had…
There wasn’t so much…
He would get the…
…
…walk /wɔ:k// work /wɜ:k//
roughly /'rʌfli/: not exactly [= about, approximately]
HIKE: to take a long walk in the mountains or countryside
HITCH‧HIKE also hitch: to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars
ar‧gue: to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way:
We could hear the neighbours arguing.
*synonyms: fight, quarrel, have a row British English
-to argue about unimportant things: squabble, bicker, quibble
-to stop arguing: bury the hatchet, settle your differences, make your peace with somebody, make it up (used about friends or lovers)
First I was afraid, I was petrified
kept thinking I could never live without you
by my side
But then I spent so many nights
thinking in how you did me wrong
and I grew strong
and I learned how to get along
And so you're back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad
look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I'd had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me
Oh now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried
to hurt me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
and I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive, I will survive hey hey
It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
Just trying hard to mend the pieces
of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
but now I hold my head up high
And you see in me, somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
but now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me
Oh now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried
to break me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
and I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive
hey, hey
La, la, la
FIRE EXTINGUISHER [countable]a metal container with water or chemicals in it, used for stopping small fires.
...
p.54
If the school caught fire, I would try to go out ASAP/eɪ.sæp/ (hypothetical situation).
If I had been in that situation, I would have felt scared (unreal situation).
were
would have got out
had got off
wouldn’t pay
…
would /wʊd/ good /gʊd/
yellow /'jeləʊ/ gesture /'dʒestʃə(r)/
…
God Save the Queen
hypothetical /'haɪpə'θetɪkəl/
continuous /kən'tɪnjuəs/
p. 139, 4A
A)
Would have bought
Had gone
Would lend
Found
Hadn’t driven
Lived
Wouldn’t have died
Would’ve heard
Had known
Was/were
B)
He wouldn’t have been…
She wouldn’t sleep badly…
Would have reached…
She had had…
There wasn’t so much…
He would get the…
…
…walk /wɔ:k// work /wɜ:k//
roughly /'rʌfli/: not exactly [= about, approximately]
HIKE: to take a long walk in the mountains or countryside
HITCH‧HIKE also hitch: to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars
ar‧gue: to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way:
We could hear the neighbours arguing.
*synonyms: fight, quarrel, have a row British English
-to argue about unimportant things: squabble, bicker, quibble
-to stop arguing: bury the hatchet, settle your differences, make your peace with somebody, make it up (used about friends or lovers)
First I was afraid, I was petrified
kept thinking I could never live without you
by my side
But then I spent so many nights
thinking in how you did me wrong
and I grew strong
and I learned how to get along
And so you're back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad
look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I'd had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me
Oh now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried
to hurt me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
and I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive, I will survive hey hey
It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
Just trying hard to mend the pieces
of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
but now I hold my head up high
And you see in me, somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
but now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me
Oh now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried
to break me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
and I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive
hey, hey
La, la, la
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
2.2.11
used1 S1 W2
BE/GET USED TO (DOING) SOMETHING
to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc:
I do the dishes every day, so I'm used to it.
I can't get used to the idea that you're grown up now.
ac‧cus‧tomed
1
BE ACCUSTOMED TO (DOING) SOMETHING
to be familiar with something and accept it as normal:
We were accustomed to working together.
become/grow/get accustomed to something
Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark.
FLYER
noun
fly‧er , flier [countable]
1BBA a small sheet of paper advertising something:
People were giving out flyers advertising the event.
LEAF‧LET [countable]
a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
BRO‧CHURE [countable]
a thin book giving information or advertising something:
p.52
expert /'ekspɜ:rt /
category /'kætəgɔ:ri / ||/'kætəgəri/
obstruct /əb'strʌkt/
efficiently /ɪ'fɪʃəntli/
completely /kəm'pli:tli/
research /rɪ'sɜ:rtʃ/ , /'ri:sɜ:rtʃ / || /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
collide /kə'laɪd/
immediately /ɪ'mi:diətli/
diagram /'daɪəgræm/
check /tʃek/
paralyse, US paralyze ['pærəlaɪz]
command /kə'mænd /
BE/GET USED TO (DOING) SOMETHING
to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc:
I do the dishes every day, so I'm used to it.
I can't get used to the idea that you're grown up now.
ac‧cus‧tomed
1
BE ACCUSTOMED TO (DOING) SOMETHING
to be familiar with something and accept it as normal:
We were accustomed to working together.
become/grow/get accustomed to something
Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark.
FLYER
noun
fly‧er , flier [countable]
1BBA a small sheet of paper advertising something:
People were giving out flyers advertising the event.
LEAF‧LET [countable]
a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
BRO‧CHURE [countable]
a thin book giving information or advertising something:
p.52
expert /'ekspɜ:rt /
category /'kætəgɔ:ri / ||/'kætəgəri/
obstruct /əb'strʌkt/
efficiently /ɪ'fɪʃəntli/
completely /kəm'pli:tli/
research /rɪ'sɜ:rtʃ/ , /'ri:sɜ:rtʃ / || /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
collide /kə'laɪd/
immediately /ɪ'mi:diətli/
diagram /'daɪəgræm/
check /tʃek/
paralyse, US paralyze ['pærəlaɪz]
command /kə'mænd /