Monday, May 25, 2015

ni2 25-26/5/15

risk Premium

tabloid vs broadsheet


left-wing /ˌleftˈwɪŋ/ adjective
[ POLITICS ] supporting the ideas of parties on the political left
a left-wing newspaper
left-winger noun [ C ]

right-wing

the ˈ stock ex ˌ change ( also the ˈ stock ˌ market ) noun
1 PLACE [ ECONOMICS ] the place where stocks and shares in companies are bought and sold
2 VALUE [ ECONOMICS ] the value of stocks and shares being bought and sold


murder 1 /ˈmɜːdə r / noun [ C , U ]
Word partners for murder
commit (a) murder • the murder of sb • a murder charge / investigation / victim / weapon
1 the crime of intentionally killing someone
to commit murder
She was charged with attempted murder .
a murder charge/trial
2 be murder
informal to be unpleasant or cause difficulty
Driving in Chicago at rush hour is murder.



“Study English”

My parents told me to study English.

My parents insisted on studying English.
My parents insisted that I study English.

“Don’t be upset”
I suggested not getting upset about that.

I promised that I would pass my final exam.
I promised to pass my final exam.

He insisted that he had never pursued his dreams.

“I’ll carry your suitcase”
He offered to carry my suitcase

He promised to buy me the latest U2 CD.
She insisted that I took my umbrella.
I insisted on taking the umbrella.
Mary offered to help me with my project.

They persuaded me to drive for 8 hours to get there.
They invited me for dinner.
They insisted that I stayed for dinner.

She’s been insisting on not living together lately.

UNDERSTANDING NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Many students have difficulty understanding newspaper headlines. This is because newspaper headlines are often incomplete sentences (i.e. Difficult Times Ahead). Here is a guide to the most common exceptions found in newspaper headlines.

Noun Phrases
Headlines often contain a noun phrase with no verb. A noun phrase describes a noun (i.e. around strange, exotic people). Here are some examples of noun phrase headlines:
Under Pressure from Boss
Unexpected Visit
Overwhelming Response of Voters

It's useful to ask yourself questions such as: From what?, About what?, From whom?, To whom? etc. when reading these type of headlines. By asking yourself these questions, you can begin preparing yourself for the article. This practice helps the brain prepare itself by starting to think about vocabulary related to the subject. Here's an example:
Unexpected Visit

The questions I can ask myself are: From whom? Why was the visit unexpected? Who was visited? etc. these questions will help focus my mind on vocabulary related to relationships, travelling, surprises, important reasons for visits, etc.

Noun Strings
Another common headline form is a string of three, four or more nouns together (i.e. Country Leader Question Time). These can be difficult because the words don't appear related by verbs or adjectives. Here are some more examples:
Widow Pension Pay Committee
Landscaping Company Disturbance Regulations
Mustang Referral Customer Complaint

In the case of noun strings, it's helpful to try to connect the ideas by reading backward. For example:
Mustang Referral Customer Complaint

By reading backwards, I can guess that: There is a complaint made by a customer about a referral program for Mustang cars. Of course, you need to use your imagine for this!

Various Verb Changes
There are a number of verb changes made to headlines. The most common are:

- Simple tenses used instead of continuous or perfect forms. For example:
Forgotten Brother Appears = A forgotten brother has appeared (after a long period of time).
Professors Protest Pay Cuts = Professors are protesting pay cuts (at the university).

- The infinitive form refers to the future. For example:
Mayor to Open Shopping Mall = The mayor is going to open a new shopping mall.
James Wood to Visit Portland = (Famous actor) James Wood is going to visit Portland soon.

- Auxiliary verbs are dropped in the passive form. For example:
Man Killed in Accident = A Man has been killed in an accident.
Tommy the Dog Named Hero = Tommy the Dog has been named a hero (by the mayor).

Drop Articles
Perhaps you have noticed in the examples above that both definite and indefinite articles are also dropped in newspaper headlines (i.e. Mayor to Choose Candidate). Here are some more examples:

President Declares Celebration = The president has declared a celebration.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

ni2 20-21/5/15



pee informal
1 [uncountable] liquid waste passed from your body [= urine]
2 [singular] an act of passing liquid waste from your body
go for a pee/have a pee British English take a pee American Englishnot polite:
• Have I got time to go for a pee before we leave?

Just in case.

irritable /ˈɪrɪtəbl/ adjective
becoming annoyed very easily
Jack's been irritable all day.
irritability /ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti/ noun [ U ]
irritably adverb


Reported speech

“My father is retired”
She said / told me that her father was retired.

“be quiet”
She told me to be quiet

“I’m not going to study now”
He told me that she wasn’t going to study at the moment.

“Do you live here?”
He asked me if I lived there.

“How old are you?”
He wanted to know how old I was.


“Would you like to come with us by car?”
They offered me to go with them by car
“Oh, come on, stay for dinner”

He insisted on staying for dinner.

REPORTING VERBS

Offered to take James to the nearest hospital
offer 1 /ˈɒfə r / verb
1 ASK [ + two objects ] to ask someone if they would like something
They offered me a job. (offer sb sth)
Someone should offer that old lady a seat.
2 SAY YOU WILL DO [ I , T ] to say that you are willing to do something
[ + to do sth ] He offered to get me a cab.
3 AGREE TO PAY [ FINANCE ] [ T ] to say that you will pay a particular amount of money
[ + two objects ] I offered him £500 for the car.
Police have offered a $1,000 reward for information.
4 PROVIDE [ T ] to give or provide something
to offer advice
The hotel offers a wide range of facilities.

She promised to call me.
promise 1 /ˈprɒmɪs/ verb
1 SAY [ I , T ] to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen
[ + to do sth ] She promised to write to me every week.
[ + (that) ] Paul promised me that he'd cook dinner tonight.
2 GIVE [ + two objects ] to say that you will certainly give something to someone
They promised us a reward. (promise sb sth)
Grandma's ring was promised to me.
3 promise to be sth
If something promises to be good, exciting, etc, people expect that it will be good, exciting, etc.
It promises to be a really exciting game.

She insisted on taking him
insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ verb [ I , T ]
1 SAY to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you
[ + (that) ] Mia insisted that she and Carlo were just friends.
2 DEMAND to demand that something must be done or that you must have a particular thing
The school insists on good behaviour from its students.
[ + on + doing sth ] Frank insisted on doing all the work himself.
[ + (that) ] Gerlinde insisted that I stay for dinner.

The doctors told him not to cycle for a week.
tell /tel/ verb past told
1 SAY [ T ] to say something to someone, usually giving them information
He told me about his new school.
[ + (that) ] Sally told me that the play didn't start until 9 o'clock.
[ + question word ] Can you tell me what time the next bus leaves?
2 tell sb to do sth
to order someone to do something
I told you to stay here.

We persuaded him to go
persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ verb [ T ]
to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it
[ + to do sth ] We managed to persuade him to come with us.
[ + (that) ] I persuaded her that it was the right thing to do.
The opposite is dissuade


Monday, May 18, 2015

ni2 18-19/5/15

Homework: Reading activity p. 106 + writing: opinion essay (In the first paragraph you should give a little bit of background/context, then, organise the paragraphs clearly, one paragraph per idea and, in the final paragraph should show either a positive or negative view on the problem or offer a solution.) (The clinching statement).

Oil: petroleo
Petrol (Gas): gasolina (petrol (gas) station)
Diesel.

euthanasia /ˌjuːθəˈneɪziə/ noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] when someone who is very old or very ill is killed so that they do not suffer any more
voluntary euthanasia

I fell backwards.
My dog run accross me.
It took me a long time to be able to walk correctly again.

A&E /ˌeɪəndˈiː/ UK ( US emergency room ) noun [ C , U ]
[ HEALTH ] abbreviation for Accident and Emergency: the part of a hospital where people go when they are injured or ill and need treatment quickly.

puddle /ˈpʌdl/ noun [ C ]
a pool of liquid on the ground, usually from rain

I dragged a woman with me to the ground
Luckily we didn’t get hurt

trampoline /ˈtræmp ə liːn/ noun [ C ]
[ SPORT ] a piece of sports equipment that you jump up and down on, made of a metal structure with a piece of strong material fixed to it. (≠ˈ diving ˌ board noun [ C ]
[ SPORT ] a raised board next to a swimming pool that you jump from into the water)



I suffered from / I was a victim from food poisoning.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

ni2 13-14/5/15



hypochondriac /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/ noun [ C ]
someone who worries about their health more than is normal, although they are not really ill
hypochondria /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndriə/ noun [ U ]

well-being /ˈwelˌbiːɪŋ/ noun [ U ]
when someone is healthy, happy, and comfortable

painkiller /ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə r / noun [ C ]
[ HEALTH ] a drug which reduces pain

chemotherapy /ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi/ ( also chemo ) noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] the treatment of a disease using chemicals
Chemotherapy is often used to treat cancer.

radiotherapy /ˌreɪdiəʊˈθerəpi/ noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] the use of controlled amounts of radiation to treat disease

check-up /ˈtʃekʌp/ noun [ C ]
[ HEALTH ] a general medical examination to see if you are healthy
I'm going to the doctor for a check-up.

mucus /ˈmjuːkəs/ noun [ U ]
[ BIOLOGY ] a thick liquid produced inside the nose and other parts of the body

snot /snɒt/ noun [ U ] informal
the thick liquid that is produced in your nose

blow your nose
pick your nose

cough 2 /kɒf/ noun [ C ]
1 SOUND/ACTION [ HEALTH ] when you cough, or the sound this makes
2 ILLNESS [ HEALTH ] an illness that makes you cough a lot
Uwe has a nasty cough .

runny nose
[ HEALTH ] If you have a runny nose, your nose is producing liquid all the time.

To be on aˈ sick ˌ leave noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] when you are away from your work because you are ill

labour 1 UK ( US labor ) /ˈleɪbə r / noun
BIRTH [ HEALTH ] [ C , U ] the stage of pregnancy when a woman has pain in the lower part of her body because the baby is coming out
to be in labour / go into labour
labour pains

due 1 /djuː/ adjective
1 EVENT [ never before noun ] expected or planned
[ + to do sth ] He was due to fly back this morning.
Her book is due out (= expected to be published) next week.
When is the baby due (= expected to be born) ?

birth /bɜːθ/ noun
1 give birth
When a woman or an animal gives birth, she produces a baby from her body.
She gave birth to twins.

allergy /ˈælədʒi/ noun [ C ]
[ HEALTH ] a medical condition in which your body reacts badly to something that you eat, breathe, or touch
Suffer from an  allergy
an allergy to dogs

ˈ hay ˌ fever noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] an illness caused by a bad reaction to plants that some people get in the summer, especially affecting the nose and eyes

lead a busy/normal/quiet/healthy, etc life
to live in a particular way
He was able to lead a normal life despite his illness.

ˈ couch po ˌ tato noun [ C ] UK humorous
a person who is not active and spends a lot of time watching television

injury /ˈɪndʒ ə ri/ noun [ C , U ]
Word partners for injury
a fatal / major / minor / serious injury • cause / prevent / receive / recover from / suffer an injury • an injury to sth
damage to someone's body in an accident or attack
head injuries
The passenger in the car escaped with minor injuries .
See also: add insult to injury

illness /ˈɪlnəs/ noun
Word partners for illness
cause / develop / have / recover from / treat an illness • a critical / minor / rare / serious / terminal illness
1 DISEASE [ HEALTH ] [ C ] a disease of the body or mind
a serious/terminal illness
He died at the age of 83 after a long illness.
2 BEING ILL [ HEALTH ] [ U ] when you are ill
Unfortunately I couldn't go because of illness.

upset 1 /ʌpˈset/ adjective
1 unhappy or worried because something unpleasant has happened
They'd had an argument and she was still upset about it.
Mike got very upset when I told him the news.
2 upset stomach/tummy
[ HEALTH ] an illness in the stomach

arthritis /ɑːˈθraɪtɪs/ noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] an illness which causes the parts of the body where bones meet to become painful and often big
arthritic /ɑːˈθrɪtɪk/ adjective
an arthritic hip/knee

heart‧burn [uncountable]
an unpleasant burning feeling in your stomach or chest caused by acid from your stomach [↪ indigestion]

upset stomach
an illness that affects the stomach and makes you feel sick

hangover /ˈhæŋəʊvə r / noun [ C ]
[ HEALTH ] If you have a hangover, you feel ill because you drank too much alcohol the evening before.

be/feel under the weather->  to feel ill

plaster 1 /ˈplɑːstə r / noun
2 FOR CUTS [ HEALTH ] [ C ] UK ( US Band-Aid trademark ) a small piece of sticky material that you put on cuts on your body
3 be in plaster
[ HEALTH ] UK ( US be in a cast ) If your arm or leg is in plaster, it is covered in a hard, white substance to protect a broken bone.
She had her leg in plaster for three months after the accident.

stitch 1 /stɪtʃ/ noun
2 WOUND [ HEALTH ] [ C ] one of the small pieces of thread that is used to sew together a cut
She needed 50 stitches in her head.
4 PAIN [ HEALTH ] [ no plural ] a sudden pain that you get in the side of your body when you exercise too much
to get a stitch

diarrhoea UK ( US diarrhea ) /ˌdaɪəˈrɪə/ noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] an illness in which your solid waste is more liquid than usual, and comes out of your body more often

asthma /ˈæsmə/ noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] an illness which makes it difficult to breathe
She had an asthma attack.
asthmatic /æsˈmætɪk/ adjective
an asthmatic child

breath in/out


vaccine /ˈvæksiːn/ noun [ C , U ]
[ HEALTH ] a substance that is given to people to sto them from getting a particular disease
GP /ˌdʒiːˈpiː/ noun [ C ]
[ HEALTH ] abbreviation for general practitioner: a doctor who sees people in the local area and treats illnesses that do not need a hospital visit
If the fever and sore throat continue, go and see your GP.

The nurse gave me a tetanus injection.
The children hate having injections.

sling 1 /slɪŋ/ noun [ C ]
1 ARM [ HEALTH ] a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck and put your arm into to support it when it is injured
2 CARRY a piece of cloth or a strap that you tie around your body to carry things in
She had her baby in a sling.

faint 2 /feɪnt/ verb [ I ]
[ HEALTH ] to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down onto the floor
She fainted with exhaustion.

pass out phrasal verb[HEALTH]
to become unconscious
I don't remember any more because I passed out at that point.

an‧al‧ge‧sic [countable]
technical a drug that reduces pain [= painkiller]:
Aspirin is a popular analgesic.

Dad bod
Someone who has the body of a dad
"Nick Taylor, you have a dad bod!"

rash 1 /ræʃ/ noun
1 [ HEALTH ] [ C ] a group of small, red spots on the skin
an itchy rash
Certain foods give him a rash.




Monday, May 11, 2015

ni2 11-12/5/15





be all the rage informal old-fashioned
To be very popular

vinyl /ˈvaɪn ə l/ noun [ U ]
[ DT ] a type of very strong plastic

canal /kəˈnæl/ noun [ C ]
an artificial river built for boats to travel along or to take water where it is needed

salon /ˈsælɒn/ noun [ C ]
a shop where you can have your hair cut or have your appearance improved
a hair salon
See also: beauty salon

DIY /ˌdiːaɪˈwaɪ/ noun [ U ] UK abbreviation for
do it yourself: when you do building, decorating, or repairs in your own home

quit /kwɪt/ verb present participle quitting , past quit
1 NOT WORK [ I , T ] to leave your job or school permanently
She recently quit her job to spend more time with her family.
2 NOT DO [ T ] to stop doing something
I quit smoking and put on weight.



Thursday, May 07, 2015

ni2 6-7/5/15

Homework: writing p. 130, write about your town following the model + reading act. P.100.


otherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz/ conjunction
Used when saying what will happen if someone does not obey an order or do what has been suggested
You'd better phone home, otherwise your parents will start to worry.
He ought to pay the fine, otherwise he might go to prison.

cartridge /ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/ noun [ C ]
1 CONTAINER a small container that is used in a larger piece of equipment and can be easily replaced
an ink cartridge

log in/on phrasal verb[COMPUTING]
to connect a computer to a system of computers by typing your name and often a password, usually so that you can start working.


user-friendly /ˌjuːzəˈfrendli/ adjective
A machine or system that is user-friendly is easy to use or understand.
user-friendly software

straightforward /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd/ adjective
1 EASY easy to do or understand
The task looked fairly straightforward.
2 HONEST saying clearly and honestly what you think
She's very straightforward.