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Homework: grammar p. 46-47

prefer /prɪˈfɜː r / verb [ T ] present participle preferring , past preferred

1 to like someone or something more than another person or thing

I prefer dogs to cats.

[ + doing sth ] She prefers watching tennis to playing.

2 would prefer

used to say what you want or ask someone what they want

[ + to do sth ] I'd prefer to go alone.

Would you prefer red or white wine?

think 1 /θɪŋk/ verb past thought

1 OPINION [ I , T ] to have an opinion about something or someone

Do you think it's going to rain?

[ + (that) ] I don't think that Emma will get the job (= I believe she will not get it) .

What did you think of the film?

What do you think about modern art?

2 CONSIDER [ I ] to consider an idea or a problem

He thought for a few seconds before answering.

You should think about where you want to live.

3 EXPECT [ I , T ] to believe that something is true, or to expect that something will happen, although you are not sure

I think she's called Joanna.

"Does this train stop at Oxford?" "Yes, I think so ."

[ + (that) ] I never thought that I would see Steven again.

4 think about/of doing sth

to consider doing something

I'm thinking of moving to Sydney.

We thought about getting married, but decided not to.

5 think about/of sb/sth

to use your mind to imagine a situation

I'm sorry I can't be at the wedding, but I'll be thinking of you.

refund 1 /ˈriːfʌnd/ noun [ C ]

Word partners for refund

claim / give sb / get a refund • a full refund • a refund of sth

[ FINANCE ] an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with something you have bought

The holiday company apologized and gave us a full refund.

Take a close look at

I avoid queues

If only I could have all the designer clothes in the world!

I wish I could have all the designer clothes in the world.

Wish and If only

Wish and ‘If only’ are both used to talk about regrets – things that we would like to change either about the past or the present.

Talking about the present

• If only I didn’t have so much homework I could go to the concert tonight. (She has a lot of homework and she can’t go to the concert.)
• I wish you didn’t live so far away.
• I wish I knew what to do.

When we talk about present regrets, both wish and if only are followed by the past simple tense. The past tense emphasises that we are talking about something ‘unreal’.

Talking about the past

• I wish I’d studied harder when I was at school. (He didn’t study harder when he was at school.)
• I wish I hadn’t eaten all that chocolate. I feel sick.
• If only I’d known you were coming.

Both wish and if only are followed by the past perfect tense when we talk about past regrets.

Wish/if only and would

We use wish + would to talk about something in the present that we would like to change – usually something that we find annoying.

• I wish you wouldn’t borrow my clothes without asking.
• I wish it would rain. The garden really needs some water.
• I wish you’d give up smoking. it’s really bad for you.

NB We can only use wish + would to talk about things we can’t change.

So I wish I wouldn’t eat so much chocolate is not possible although we can say I wish I didn’t eat so much chocolate.

box office

1 [countable] the place in a theatre, cinema etc where tickets are sold[↪ ticket office]

at the box office

Collect your tickets at the box office.

tout /taʊt/ UK ( US scalper ) noun [ C ]

someone who unofficially sells tickets outside theatres, sporting events, etc

auction /ˈɔːkʃ ə n/ noun [ C , U ]

[ FINANCE ] a sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money

auction ( also auction off ) verb [ T ]

to sell something at an auction

fake 1 /feɪk/ adjective

not real, but made to look or seem real

fake fur

a fake passport

venue /ˈvenjuː/ noun [ C ]

a place where a sports game, musical performance, or special event happens

spare 1 /speə r / adjective

1 If something is spare, it is available to use, because it is extra and not being used.

a spare bedroom

spare cash

spare parts

2 spare time

time when you are not working

I enjoy gardening in my spare time .

deliver /dɪˈlɪvə r / verb

1 TAKE [ I , T ] to take things such as letters, parcels, or goods to a person or place

They can deliver the sofa on Wednesday.

2 PROMISE [ I , T ] to achieve or do something that you have promised to do, or that people expect you to do

The company failed to deliver the high quality service that we expect.

3 deliver a speech/talk, etc

to speak formally to a group of people

She delivered the speech on national TV.

4 deliver a baby

to help take a baby out of its mother when it is being born

I’m afraid I’m a bit of a shopaholic.

wrap /ræp/ verb [ T ] present participle wrapping , past wrapped

1 (also wrap up ) to cover something or someone with paper, cloth, etc

to wrap a present

They wrapped him in a blanket.

The opposite is unwrap

rid 1 /rɪd/ adjective

1 get rid of sth

a to throw something away or give something to someone because you do not want it now

We must get rid of some of those old books.

b to end something unpleasant

I can't seem to get rid of this headache.

2 get rid of sb

to make someone leave

She was useless at her job so we had to get rid of her.

riddance /ˈrɪd ə ns/ noun

Good riddance!

used to express pleasure when you have got rid of something or someone that you do not want

run out phrasal

verb1 USE to use all of something so that there is none left.

I've nearly run out of money.

To make ends meet

sleep on it

spoken to not make a decision about something important until the next day.

I can really afford

Of leather

Actually

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