Homework: grammar p. 18
Cheeky /ˈtʃiːki/ adjective UK
Slightly rude or behaving without respect, but often
in a funny way
He's got such a cheeky grin.
(Grin: a big smile)
Comfort 2 /ˈkʌmfət/ verb [ T ]
To make someone feel better when they are anxious or
sad
The family of the dead are being
comforted by friends.
Comforting adjective
He said a few comforting words.
/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/
Meaningful /ˈmiːnɪŋf ə l/ adjective
1
USEFUL useful, serious, or important
A meaningful discussion
2 WITH MEANING having a clear meaning which
people can understand
A meaningful
comparison/conclusion
3 LOOK intended to show a meaning, often
secretly
A meaningful look
meaningfully adverb
/ˈdespərət/
/ɒsˈtreɪliə/
Miserable /ˈmɪzərəbl/ adjective1 SAD unhappy
I just woke up f eeling miserable.
/dɪˈvɔːst/
/ˈfeɪməs/
/saɪn/
Come along: to go with someone (s1)
/ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/
/kæmˈpeɪn/
/sɪns/
/hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən/
/həʊl/
/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
/ɪmˈbærəst/
/kæmˈpeɪn/
Claim 1 /kleɪm/ verb
1 SAY [ T ] to say that something is true,
although you have not proved it
[+ (that) ] She claimed that the dog attacked her.
[+ to do sth ] He claims to have seen a ghost.
2 claim credit/responsibility/success, etc
To say that you have done or achieved something
No one has claimed
responsibility for yesterday's bomb attack.
The opposite is disclaim
3 DEMAND [I, T] to ask for something because it
belongs to you or you have the right to have it
She claimed $2,500 in travel
expenses.
If no one claims the watch, then
you can keep it.
4 KILL [T ] If an accident, war, etc claims
lives, people are killed because of it.
The floods claimed over 200
lives.
As a general
rule, adjectives are usually placed
in this order:
Opinion > size > quality > age > shape
> colour > participle forms > origin > material type > purpose.
A beautiful old red and green Indian carpet.
A large comfortable wooden chair.
A new improved recipe.
An old-fashioned romantic candle-lit dinner for two.
If we use 2 adjectives that are similar in meaning, we
usually put the shorter one first: a soft, comfortable cushion.
Sack /sæk/ verb [ T ]
He was sacked for being late.
Fire /faɪə r / verb
2 JOB [ T ] informal- to tell someone they must leave their job
[Often passive] I was fired for being late.
Absent-minded /ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndɪd/ adjective
Often forgetting things
Be worth doing/seeing/trying, etc
To be useful or enjoyable to do/see/try, etc
It's not as good as his last book but it's definitely
worth reading.
Feel like sth/doing sth
To want something, or want to do something
I feel like some chocolate.
Jane felt like crying.
Be in the mood for sth/to do sth
To want to do or have something
I'm not really in the mood for shopping at the moment.
NGO [countable]
non-governmental organization
An organization which helps people, protects the
environment etc and which is not run by a government.
Word partners for friend:
Sb's best friend • a close / good friend • a family
friend • an old friend • a friend of mine
/ˈædʒɪktɪv/
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
Broke 1 /brəʊk/ adjective informal
1 be broke
To not have any money
I can't afford it - I'm broke.
2 go broke
To lose all your money and have to end your business
Word partners for strike
(noun)
Be on / go on strike • a strike over sth • strike
action
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