ni2 18/1/12

READ THE NOTES FOR ELEMENTARY LEVEL ABOUT VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE OR THE GERUND (17/1/12)


Greengrocer ['grɪ:ngrəʊsəʳ]
Vegetable / ˈvedʒtəbəl/
Gesture 1 / ˈdʒestʃər / || / ˈdʒestʃə(r)/
Native 1 / ˈneɪtɪv/
Favour, US favor ['feɪvəʳ]
Reception /rɪˈsepʃən/
Connection /kəˈnekʃən/
Enquiry / ˈɪnkwairi/ , / ˈɪnkwəri / ||/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/
Arrangement /əˈreɪndʒmənt/
Cautious / ˈkɔːʃəs/
Adventurous /ədˈventʃərəs/
Mostly / ˈməʊstli/
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-Advise somebody to do something
Evans advised him to leave London.
-Ask somebody to do something
Ask John to mail those letters tomorrow.
-Ask to do something
Karen asked to see the doctor.
-Invite somebody to do something
Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town.
-Try to do something
He tried to control his voice.
She was trying not to cry.
-Want to do something
I want to go to the doctor.
-Want somebody to do something
I want the doctor to check that spot.

It sounds nice.
Doing the shopping and stuff
Sort out documents
sort [transitive]
1 to put things in a particular order or arrange them in groups according to size, type etc:
The eggs are sorted according to size.
sort something into something
Let's sort all the clothes into piles.
All the names on the list have been sorted into alphabetical order.
2 British English spoken to deal with a situation so that all the problems are solved and everything is organized [↪ sorted]:
Right, I'll leave this for Roger and Terry to sort, then.
sort something/somebody ↔ out
phrasal verb
1 to arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used:
We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away.
2 to separate one type of thing from another:
I've sorted out the papers that can be thrown away.
sort something/somebody ↔ out from
First sort the white things out from the other clothes.
3 especially British English to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation:
She went to a psychiatrist to try to sort out her problems.
I'll be glad to get this misunderstanding sorted out.
sort yourself out/get yourself sorted out (=deal with all your problems)
I'm staying with a friend until I manage to sort myself out.
4 especially British English to succeed in making arrangements for something:
Have you sorted out where you're going to live yet?
She is trying to sort out childcare.
per‧mit [countable]
An official written statement giving you the right to do something
Permit for
A permit is required for fishing in the canal.
per‧mis‧sion [uncountable]
When someone is officially allowed to do something
COLLOCATIONS
Ask/request/apply for permission
Give/grant permission
Get/obtain/receive permission
Have permission (to do something)

Coward
Chicken [not before noun] informal
Not brave enough to do something [= cowardly]:
Dave's too chicken to ask her out.