Tongue twister:
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
wax /wæks/ verb
[ T ]
HAIR- If you wax your legs, you remove the hair from them by
using wax.
Go on the Internet. (surf the Internet)
You’re not supposed to…
To be expected or intended to do something, especially
when this does not happen
These drugs are supposed to reduce the pain.
He was supposed to be here by nine.
You’re not allowed to…
GIVE PERMISSION to give someone permission for
something [often passive]
Smoking is not allowed in the restaurant.
Are dogs allowed in the hotel?
[+ to do sth] You are not allowed to use calculators
in the exam.
[+ two objects] Patients are not allowed visitors
after nine o'clock.
Over $20,000
You’re joking.
Have a quick word…
We’ve got a bit of a crisis…
At short notice…
Smart /smɑːt/ adjective
INTELLIGENT
Rachel's one of the smartest kids in the class.
Intelligence ▶ See also Perceptive
smart adj
TIDY
If you look smart or your clothes are smart, you look
clean and tidy.
A smart, blue suit.
I need to look a bit smarter for my interview.
Reprimand /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ verb [ T ]
To tell someone in an official way that they have done
something wrong
[+ for + doing sth] Watts
has already been reprimanded for disclosing confidential information.
reprimand noun [ C ]
Word partners for the
Internet
browse / surf the Internet • on the Internet •
download sth from the Internet • Internet access • an Internet provider /
service provider
ˈ web ˌ browser noun [ C ]
[ INTERNET ] a computer program which allows you to look at pages
on the Internet
firm 2 /fɜːm/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for firm
run / set up a firm • a firm of [solicitors, accountants, etc]
a company that sells goods or services
a
law firm
Above /əˈbʌv/ adverb preposition
We flew high above the city.
Stretch your arms above your head.
There was a flag flying above the castle.
Birds circled above the trees.
The bridge rose almost 600 feet above the water.
above preposition1 HIGHER POSITION
in or to a higher position than something else
There's a mirror above the washbasin.
I could hear music coming from the room above.
Below /bɪˈləʊ/ adverb preposition
The sun sank below the horizon.
The table below shows the results of the experiment.
Please complete and detach the form below and return
it to the school.
Last night the temperature dropped to below freezing.
Temperatures plunged below zero.
Below POSITION in a lower position than someone or
something else
He could hear people shouting below his window.
Send your answers to the address below (= lower on the
page or on a later page).
ˈ sick ˌ leave noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] when you are away from your work because you are ill
Sb is off sick
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