C1 6-7/4/16

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]

1 a combination of several musical notes that are played at the same time and sound pleasant together (acorde)

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/