Homework: p. 97, grammar and developing conversations.
/ˈɔːθər
/
/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/
/ˈgʌvənmənt/
/ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən/
invest
/ɪnˈvest/
verb
1 MONEY [ FINANCE ] [ I , T ] to give money to
a bank, business, etc, or buy something, because you hope to get a profit
He's invested over a million pounds in the city's
waterfront restoration project.
2 TIME/EFFORT [ T ] to use a lot of time,
effort, or emotions because you want to succeed
I think she invests too much time
and energy in her
career.
invest in sth phrasal verb
[ FINANCE ] to buy something because you think it will be useful
Dad's decided to invest in a computer
Correct:
If I would have stayed there, I would have seen them.
If they have come, I would had celebrated that special
moment.
I would have saw her, if she would have told me she
would come.
upbeat /ˈʌpˌbiːt/ adjective informal
positive and expecting a situation to be good or
successful
He remains upbeat about the
future.
If I hadn’t met the secretary, I wouldn’t be working
there right now. (mixed conditional).
If my brother hadn’t been studying abroad,
I would have spent more time with him.
fault 1 /fɔːlt/ noun
Word partners for fault
all / entirely sb's fault • it's sb's own fault
1
sb's fault
If something bad that has happened is someone's fault,
they are responsible for it.
She believes it was the doctor's
fault that Peter died.
It’s my/his/their fault.
It’s peter’s fault.
It’s my parent’s fault.
blame 1 /bleɪm/ verb [ T ]
1 to say or think that someone or something is
responsible for something bad which has happened
Many people blame him for
Tony's death.
She blamed me for her results.
Poor housing is to blame for
many of their health problems.
I’m not to blame.
You are to blame.
They apologized for the delay
and blamed it on technical problems.
Don’t blame it on the time
limit.
Tedious
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