Homework: p. 36-37
ex. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
cramped
1 a cramped room, building etc does not have enough space for the people in
it [↪ crowded]:
The kitchen was small and cramped.
a cramped apartment
The troops slept in cramped conditions with up to 20 in a single room.
crammed
crammed with/crammed full of
something
completely full of things or people [= packed]:
The guide is crammed full of useful information.
The streets were crammed with people.
distinctly
1 clearly:
Speak clearly and distinctly.
He distinctly remembered the day his father left.
2 very:
Paul was left feeling distinctly foolish.
distinctly
uncomfortable/uneasy/unhappy etc
3 used to say that something has a particular quality
or character that is easy to recognize:
dishes with a distinctly Jewish flavor
p.35, ex. 11
deadly/dead serious (=definitely not joking)
I could see she was highly amused (=very amused).
The man looked a little amused.
mildly
1 slightly:
The drug is only mildly addictive.
I felt mildly depressed.
familiar to
The signs of drug addiction are familiar to most
doctors.
This kind of situation was all too familiar (=very
familiar) to John.
Her face seems vaguely familiar, but I can't quite
place her.
be familiar with something
to have a good knowledge or understanding of
something:
Are you familiar with this type of machine?
I'm not familiar with her poetry.
optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ adjective
always believing that good things will happen
We're optimistic about our
chances of success.
[ + (that) ] I'm not optimistic that we'll reach an
agreement.
The
opposite is pessimistic
optimistic about
Bankers are cautiously optimistic about the country's
economic future.
amused at/by
Ellen seemed amused by the whole situation.
unlucky to do something
Inter Milan were unlucky to lose the match.
unlucky with
We were unlucky with the weather this weekend. It
rained constantly.
be serious about
Is she serious about giving up her job?
fin‧ished
1 [not before noun] no longer doing, dealing with, or
using something [= done]:
I'm almost finished.
finished with
Are you finished with my tools yet?
Whatchamacallit?
A word used when the actual name of the object in
question will not come to mind. Very versatile but often very vague. It is
derived from the phrase "what-you-may-call-it" which can be found in
T. H. White's The Once and Future King.
Claire- "Hey, Adam, hand me the- the- you know,
the whatchamacallit."
Adam- "The what?
Adam- "The what?
Ex.1, p. 36
leaf‧y
1 having a lot of leaves:
leafy green vegetables such as spinach
2 having a lot of trees and plants:
a
leafy suburb
spraw‧ling
spreading over a wide area in an untidy or
unattractive way:
a
vast, sprawling city
commute /kəˈmjuːt/ verb [ I ]
to regularly travel between work and home
commuter
noun
[ C
]
EXTRA VOCAB
knackered /ˈnækəd/ adjective
UK informal extremely tired
huff 1 /hʌf/ verb
huff and puff
informal to breathe loudly, especially because you
have been exercising
Pam was huffing and puffing by
the time she reached the top of the stairs.
dare 1 /deə r / verb
1 dare (to) do sth
to be brave enough to do something
I didn't dare tell Dad that I'd
scratched his car.
2 dare sb to do sth
to try to make someone do something dangerous
She dared her friend to climb
onto the roof.
3 Don't you dare
informal used to tell someone angrily not to do
something
Don't you dare hit your sister!
4 How dare she/you, etc
used to express anger about something someone has done
How dare you talk to me like
that!
5 I dare say
( also I daresay ) used when you think that
something is probably true or will probably happen
I dare say she'll change her
mind.
treadmill /ˈtredmɪl/ noun [ C ]
1 EXERCISE [ SPORT ] a machine with a moving
part which you walk or run on for exercise
2 BORING a job which is boring because you have
to repeat the same thing again and again
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