9-5-2011

p. 102, ex. 4
A)
a-4
b-2
c-1
d-6
e-3
f-5
B)
1-reminds
2-gorgeous
3-waste
4-loads of
5-witty
6-the life and soul of a party
7-gentle
8-challenges

Remind /rɪ'maɪnd/
Looked /lʊkt/
Gorgeous /'gɔ:dʒəs/
Appreciate /ə'pri:ʃieɪt/
Waste /weɪst/
Successful /sək'sesfəl/
Students /'stu:dn̩t / ||/'stju:dn̩t/
Embarrassed /ɪm'bærəst/
Recognized /'rekəgnaɪzd/
Taught /tɔ:t/
Challenges /'tʃæləndʒ / || /'tʃælɪndʒ/
…
p.103, ex. 7
p. 103, ex. 7
A) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2.
Apprenticeship
Skimpy /'skɪmpi/ a skimpy dress or skirt etc is very short and does not cover very much of a woman's body
Fancy like/want
British English informal to like or want something, or want to do something [= feel like]:
Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
fancy doing something
Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight.
BARE (not BEAR)
1
without clothes
not covered by clothes [= naked]:
a ragged child with bare feet
She felt the sun warm on her bare arms.
bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged etc
2
land/trees
DN not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves:
The trees soon gave way to bare rock.
3
not covered/empty
empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations:
She looked round her tiny bare room.
a bare wood staircase
4
the bare facts
a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details:
The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.
5
smallest amount necessary
[only before noun] the very least amount of something that you need to do something:
He got 40% - a bare pass.
The room had the BARE MINIMUM (=the smallest amount possible) of furniture.
the bare essentials/necessities
Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials.
If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest (=the smallest amount possible) of details.
BEAR NECESSITIES (Disney)
Look for the bare necessities,
the simple bare necessities,
forget about your worries and your strife,
I mean the bare necessities,
of mother natures recipes,
that bring the bare necessities to life.
Wherever I wander,
wherever I roam,
I couldn’t be fonder of my big home,
the bees are buzzing in the trees,
to make some honey just for me,
when you look under the rock for plants,
take a glance at some pansy ants,
then maybe try a few.
The bare necessities of life will come to you,
they'll come to you.
Look for the bare necessities,
the simple bare necessities,
forget about your worries and your strife,
I mean the bare necessities,
that’s why a bear can rest at ease,
with just the bare necessities of life.
Now when you pick a paw paw,
or a prickly pear,
and you prick a wrong paw,
well next time, beware,
don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw,
when you pick a pear, try to use the claw,
but you don’t need to use the claw,
when you pick a pear of the big paw paw,
have I givin you a clue?
p.103, ex 8
1- through (revise)
2-wrong
3-back on
4-without
5-with
6-sleep
7-far
8-off
9-for
10-on
RE‧GRET past tense and past participle regretted, present participle regretting [transitive]
1 to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it:
I've never regretted the decision.
Don't do anything you might regret.
regret doing something
I now regret leaving school so young.
regret (that)
He was beginning to regret that he'd come along.
bitterly/deeply/greatly regret
p 105, mini grammar
wherever, whoever, whenever, however, whatever, whichever.
Night Shift
Bagel /'beɪgəl/