ni2 21-22/1/15

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 almost not

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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