Homework: p.
106, reading act (1, 2, 3 and 4)
p.108
trust /trʌst/
noun
Word partners for trust (noun)
have / show trust in sb • earn / gain /
win sb's trust • betray sb's trust • trust between [two
people]
1 BELIEF [ U ] the belief that you can trust
someone or something
a marriage based on
love and trust
They showed a
lot of trust in me right from the beginning.
The opposite is distrust , mistrust
trustworthy /ˈtrʌstˌwɜːði/ adjective
Someone who is trustworthy can be trusted.
lullaby /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ noun [ C ]
[ MUSIC ] a song which you sing to children to make them sleep
in‧vig‧o‧ra‧ting
making you feel healthy and giving you a lot of
energy:
an
invigorating swim before breakfast
therapeutic
/θɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/
anaesthetic
/ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk/
headphones
earbuds
COLLOCATIONS
sleep well/soundly
sleep badly
sleep peacefully
sleep fitfully literary
(=keep moving or waking during a sleep)
can't sleep
sleep late (=not get up until late in the morning)
sleep like a log informal
(=sleep very well)
not sleep a wink (=not sleep at all)
somewhere/nowhere to sleep
sleep
on it
spoken to not make a decision about something
important until the next day
stutter [singular]
an inability to speak normally because you stutter
[= stammer]:
a nervous stutter
rheumatism /ˈruːmətɪz ə m/ noun [ U ]
[ HEALTH ] a disease in which there is swelling and pain in the
joints (= parts of the body where bones join)
shrink
stroke
[countable]
1
illness
if someone has a stroke, an artery (=tube carrying
blood) in their brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked, so that they may die
or be unable to use some muscles:
She died following a massive stroke.
have/suffer a
stroke
I looked after my father after he had a stroke.
a
stroke patient
a work in progress
coming to light
elation/ɪˈleɪʃən/
a boost of feel-good chemicals
a recent finding
strain
overcome conditions like
learning disorders
recite their addresses
music to our ears
forgive the pun
hold the key
dyslexia
lessen the impact
/kɔːd/chord [countable]
2
strike/touch a
chord (with somebody)
to do or say something that people feel is familiar or
true:
Many of the things she says will strike a chord with
other young women.
He knew that what he was saying had touched a chord.
3 technical a straight line joining two points on a
curve
! Do not confuse with cord (=thick string), which has
the same pronunciation.
Spring fever
I left early to catch the plane
I left early not to miss the plane
I left early so as not to miss the plane
I left early to avoid missing the plane
so as (not) to do sth
used to give the reason for doing something
He went in very quietly so as not to wake the baby.
/ˈveəriəs/
/ˈtɑːgɪt/
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