Wednesday, February 19, 2014

19-20/2/14

Homework: Grammar reference p. 151 (wish)

We would always talk…
We always used to talk…
We always talked

*We use to go to the park (<- -="" wrong=""> right) we usually go to the park.


Tell sb off phrasal verb to tell someone that they have done something wrong and that you are angry about it [+ for + doing sth]
Darren got told off for talking in class.


Scold     /skəʊld/   verb   [ T ]     old-fashioned   
To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

She doesn’t have any time left for friends

Wish (that) to want a situation that is different from the one that exists
I wish that I didn't have to go to work. (PRESENT/FUTURE)
I wish he would leave. (PRESENT/FUTURE with a different sj.)
I wish I had been there. (PAST)

It took too long to get together.
I wish it hadn’t taken so long to get together.
I wish I had been the first to apologise.

church /tʃɜːtʃ/
learn by heart
cyber- /saɪbə r / prefix
[ INTERNET ] relating to electronic communications, especially the Internet
cyberspace

message 1 /ˈmesɪdʒ/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for message
get / leave / send / take a message • a message for / from sb
1 INFORMATION a piece of written or spoken information which one person gives to another
Did you get my message ?
I left her several messages , but she hasn't returned my call.
2 IDEA the most important idea of a film, book, etc
The book conveys a complex message.
3 get the message
informal to understand what someone wants you to do by their actions
Don't return any of his calls - he'll soon get the message and leave you alone.
old-fashioned /ˌəʊldˈfæʃ ə nd/ adjective
not modern
old-fashioned clothes/furniture

ego /ˈiːgəʊ, ˈegəʊ/ noun [ C ]
your opinion of yourself
He has a huge ego.

cyberspace /ˈsaɪbəˌspeɪs/ noun [ U ]
[ INTERNET ] the Internet, considered as an imaginary area where you can communicate with people and find information

profile 1 /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for profile
build up / create a profile • a profile of sb/sth
1 DESCRIPTION a short description of someone's life, character, work, etc
profile
2 HEAD a side view of someone's face or head
The picture shows him in profile .
3 ATTENTION the amount of attention that something receives
We need to increase our company's profile in Asia.
4 high profile
important and noticeable
a high profile job
5 [ INTERNET ] a description of yourself and your interests on a website
6 keep a low profile
to try not to be noticed

scare1 /skeər /
religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

email (e-mailn, at email n also e-mail) /ˈiːmeɪl/

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