p. 42
information on the windscreen
of the cockpit.
Situated documentaries
Stories about the previous building and its history.
Asylum
blue‧print /ˈbluːˌprɪnt/ noun
[countable]
blueprint for
a blueprint for
health-care reform
blueprint for
a blueprint for
the new shopping mall
3 technical a pattern that all living cells contain,
which decides how a person, animal, or plant develops and what it looks like
- By changing the tomato’s genetic blueprint,
scientists can alter the rate at which it ripens.
pedestrian adjective
1 ordinary and uninteresting and without any
imagination
a painting that
is pedestrian and unimaginative
a rather pedestrian
student
re‧quest /rɪˈkwest/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable]
request for
They have made
an urgent request for international aid.
request from
requests from
customers for more information
request that
Anderson
repeated his request that we postpone the meeting.
at somebody’s request (=because someone asked for it
to be done)
- The study was done at the request of the Chairman.
on request (=if you ask for it)
- Further details will be sent on request.
by request
- There were no flowers at the funeral, by request.
faint /feɪnt/ ●●○
adjective
1 difficult to see, hear, smell etc
She gave a
faint smile.
a very faint
noise
the faint light
of dawn
(just) out of interest/as a matter of interest
spoken used to say that you are asking a question only
because you are interested and not because you need to know
- Just out of interest, how much did they offer you?
drop somebody a line
informal to write a short letter or email to someone
- Drop me a line and let me know how you’re getting on.
pop in/out/by etc
GO QUICKLY [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
spoken to go somewhere for a short time
- Why don’t you pop by the next time you’re in town?
- I need to pop into the drugstore for a second.
pop round British English
Could you pop
round to the shop for some bread?
cartridge /ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/ UK
US sustantivo
cartucho
be out of your depth
a) to be involved in a situation or activity that is
too difficult for you to understand or deal with
- I felt completely out of my depth at the meeting.
b) British English to be in water that is too deep for
you to stand in
purchase /ˈpɜːtʆɪs/ UK
US verbo & sustantivo
• verbo [transitivo] (formal)
comprar, adquirir
• sustantivo
(formal) compra, adquisición
Homework: write
a short email request like those on p. 41, bring it to class on Monday.
save the day
to stop things from going badly and make a situation
end successfully
A local businessman saved the day by donating £30,000
to the school.
call it a dayinformal to decide to
stop working, especially because you have done enough or you are tired
Come on, let’s call it a day and go home.
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