Homework: p. 59 grammar
2nd Conditional
To talk about an impossible or improbable situation,
we can use if and the past simple together with would/might and the infinitive.
Positive & Negative
If you lost your passport, it would take ages to get
another one.
If it cost me a fortune, I wouldn't be able to take
you on holiday again.
If I couldn't take you on holiday again, we would save
a lot of money.
Question
If it cost me a fortune, would I be able to take you
on holiday again?
If we couldn't go on holiday again, would we save a
lot of money?
If you lost your passport, how much would it cost to
get another one?
limp 2 /lɪmp/ verb [ I ]
to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or
feet is hurt
limp noun [ no plural ]
She walks with a limp.
If they did that they would have a healthier diet.
It’d be better if all the extra food produced in Europe
was given to under developing countries.
If they did that they would feel better. But they should also eat two
more pieces of fruit at home.
If they did that they would eat more healthily because they would eat all
kinds of food.
It’d be better if the legal age for drinking was raised to 21, but at
that age people know better the consequences of drinking alcohol. But it wouldn’t
make sense unless the government increased the surveillance over young people.
leftover /ˈleftˌəʊvə r / adjective
[ always before noun ] Leftover food remains after a
meal.
If there's any leftover food we
can take it home with us.
leftovers noun [ plural ]
food which remains after a meal
We've been eating up the
leftovers from the party all week.
just 1 strong form /dʒʌst/ weak form /dʒəst/ adverb
1 ONLY only
I'll just have a small piece.
He just wants to win.
The film is not just about love.
2 RECENTLY a very short time ago
I've just been on a trip to France
We've only just begun.
3 EMPHASIS used to emphasize something you say
I just can't bear it!
4 ALMOST NOT UK
This dress only just fits.
5 EXACTLY exactly
Tim looks just like his
father.
This carpet would be just
right for my bedroom.
6 ALMOST NOW now or very soon
The film is just beginning.
I'm just coming!
7 just before/over/under, etc
a little before/over/under, etc something else
It costs just over $10.
She left just before Michael.
8 just about
almost
I think I've remembered just
about everything.
9 be just about to do sth
to be going to do something very soon
I was just about to phone you.
10 just as bad/good/tall, etc (as sb/sth)
equally bad/good/tall, etc
He's just as talented as his
brother.
11 I/you/we, etc will just have to do sth
used to say that there is nothing else someone can do
You'll just have to wait.
12 just as
at the same time as
She woke up just as we got
there.
Foreigner
Vegetables
Veggie
Reputation
Introduced
Cultural
Just because I drive to work every day it doesn’t mean
that I like driving. I do it because I like my job.
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A reader wonders about the difference between saying,
“I’m good in English” and “I’m good at English”:
I always felt that there’s a different nuance there when
I’m saying it. I just can’t pinpoint it exactly.
One of the numerous meanings of good is “competent,
skillful, clever at or in a certain action or pursuit.”
The two expressions in the reader’s question are often
used interchangeably, but generally speaking, “good at” is used with an
activity:
He’s good at football.
She’s good at product design.
Her mother is good at Trivial Pursuit.
When Fatima was only
six, she was good at drawing.
When it comes to school subjects, both “good at” and
“good in” are used:
Jere is good at math: he always finishes first.
Jere is good in math: he makes all A’s.
It’s difficult to formulate a rule for “good in.” An
actor can be “good in a role.” Someone who is “good at sex” is said to be “good
in bed.” A level-headed friend is “good in an emergency.”
A similar expression used to indicate competency is
“good with”:
Because Daiki is good with numbers, he plans to study
accounting.
Maribel is good with children; she wants to be an
elementary teacher.
Amos is good with his hands; he remodeled the entire
house.
Lilah is good with money; she saves at least 40% of
her allowance every week.
Here are some examples of all three expressions as
used on the Web:
Michael Phelps: Good at swimming, better at golf
Why are humans and dogs so good at living together?
School shootings: We’re good at finding fault, not so
good at finding a solution
Is it true that people who are good at music can learn
a language sooner?
Are you good in a crisis?
Are pit bulls good with kids?
Are you good or awful with money?
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