Tuesday, December 13, 2011

nb2 13/12/11

Homework: letter pg 37 + p133, ex. 4B a and b


POSTCODE- British English a group of numbers and letters that you write at the end of an address on an envelope, package etc. The postcode shows the exact area where someone lives and helps the post office deliver the post more quickly [= zip code American English]
PS also P.S. American English [countable]
Postscript
A note written at the end of a letter, adding more information:
She added a PS to say 'hi' to my brother.
Best wishes, Julie. PS Maggie sends her love.


http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/numbers/cardinal

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/numbers/ordinal
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Twentieth (twenty-first)
Thirtieth (thirty-second)
Fortieth (forty-third)
Fifty-fifth


Washing-up [uncountable] British English
1 the washing of plates, dishes, knives etc:
It's your turn to DO the washing-up, Sam.
Washing [singular, uncountable]
British English clothes that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed [= wash American English]
I really must do the washing (=wash the dirty clothes).
Could you put the washing out (=hang it on a washing line) for me?

Guess what
throw 1 /θrəʊ/
construction /kənˈʃtrʌkʃən/
company / ˈkʌmpəni/
family / ˈfæmli/ , / ˈfæməli / || / ˈfæmɪli/ , / ˈfæmli/
unusual / ˈʌnˈjuːʒuəl/
decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/
court 1 /kɔːrt / || /kɔːt/
to take sb to ~ demandar a algn, llevar a algn a juicio;
rude /ruːd/
secretly / ˈsiːkrətli / || / ˈsiːkrɪtli/
exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/
contribute /kənˈtrɪbjət/ , /-bjuːt/
ruin 1 / ˈruːən / || / ˈruːɪn/
law /lɔː/
judge 1 /dʒʌdʒ/
intolerable /ɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl / || /ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl/
argue / ˈɑːrɡjuː / || / ˈɑːɡjuː/

At the bottom, on the right.

Comparative adjectives:
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

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