NA2 18/12/17

NA2

Writing activity p. 41done as an interaction in class. Tomorrow we’ll do a correction activity with the tests.

OUT OF:

Hands, blue, order, date, time, luck

out of the blue

informal if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected → a bolt from/out of the blue at bolt1(3)

be out of order

a) if a machine or piece of equipment is out of order, it is not working

- The phone is out of order again.

out-of-ˈdate ●○○ adjective 

1 if information is out-of-date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct SYN outdated

- The information in the tourist guide is already out-of-date.

► see thesaurus at old-fashioned

2 if something is out-of-date, it is no longer considered useful or effective, because something more modern exists SYN outdated

- Their manufacturing methods are hopelessly out-of-date.

3 an official document that is out-of-date cannot be used because the period of time for which it was effective has finished → invalid

- an out-of-date passport

be out of luck

to be prevented from getting or doing something by bad luck

- The team were out of luck again at Scarborough on Saturday.