Homework:
grammar reference: second conditionals (exercise 1 and 2) p.147 + p.62 + p.63.
TEND TO P. 147
Tend to
Tend not to
Have tended to
Tended not to
Have tended not to
Tended to
Und‧er‧charge [intransitive and transitive]
To charge too little or less than the correct amount
of money for something [≠ overcharge]:
The city
is grossly undercharging (=charging far too little) companies to
use the land.
subsidize ( also UK
[ FINANCE ] If a government or other organization subsidizes
something, it pays part of the cost of it, so that prices are reduced.
We have a subsidized restaurant
at work.
upgrade /ʌpˈgreɪd/ verb [ T ]
to improve something so that it is of a higher quality
or a newer model
to upgrade a computer
upgrade /ˈʌpgreɪd/ noun [ C ]
My house is very bright but I miss a swimming pool so
that my daughters can play in the summer.
A rare/medium/well-done steak.
tacky /ˈtæki/ adjective
1 CHEAP informal cheap and of bad quality
tacky holiday souvenirs
2 STICKY slightly sticky
chef /ʃef/ noun [ C ]
someone who is the main cook (= person who cooks) in a
hotel or a restaurant
starve /stɑːv/ verb [ I , T ]
[ HEALTH ] to become ill or die because you do not have enough
food, or to make someone ill or die because they do not have enough food
Many people have starved to
death in parts of Africa .
starvation /stɑːˈveɪʃ ə n/ noun [ U ]
Children were dying of starvation.
hygiene
/ˈhaɪdʒiːn/
noun [ U ]
Word partners for hygiene
standards of hygiene • dental / personal hygiene
[ HEALTH ] the process of keeping things clean, especially to
prevent disease
health and hygiene regulations
dental/personal hygiene
hygienic /haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/ adjective
very clean, so that bacteria cannot spread
tile /taɪl/ noun [ C ]
one of the flat, square pieces that are used for
covering roofs, floors, or walls
tile verb [ T ]
a tiled kitchen
patio /ˈpætiəʊ/ noun [ C ]
an outside area with a stone floor next to a house,
where people can sit to eat and relax
garage /ˈgærɑːʒ/ /gəˈrɑːʒ/ noun [ C ]
1 BUILDING a small building, often built next
to a house, that you can put a car in
2 BUSINESS a business that repairs or sells
cars, and sometimes also sells fuel
terrace /ˈterɪs/ noun [ C ]
1 FLAT AREA a flat area outside a house,
restaurant, etc where you can sit
2 HOUSE UK
loft /lɒft/ noun [ C ]
1 HOUSE the space under the roof of a house or
other building
2 FACTORY US
run-down /ˌrʌnˈdaʊn/ adjective
Run-down buildings or areas are in very bad condition.
a
run-down housing estate
compact 1 /kəmˈpækt/ adjective
small and including many things in a small space
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