ni2 14/3/13

Homework: reading p. 72/73, vocab. P. 74 and grammar, p. 75.

towards /təˈwɔːdz/ BrE, también toward /təˈwɔːd/ AmE UK  US  preposición

1 (en dirección a) hacia

I saw a man coming towards me.

Vi a un hombre que venía hacia mí.

OFF- only a short distance away from a place:

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It’s an island off the coast of France

wide/narrow streets

roundabout

A roundabout route ≠ a shortcut.

It's a huge hotel on the corner. You can't miss it (=it is very easy to notice or recognize).

It’s not really my kind of thing

I don’t really feel like it.

I’m not really in the mood for that kind of thing.

It sounds a bit too trendy for me.

It looks a bit too touristy for me.

It sounds a bit too weird for me.