NI1 20/2/18

halt ●○○ verb 

1 [transitive] to prevent someone or something from continuing – used especially in news reports SYN stop

- The government has failed to halt economic decline.

either ... or

a) used to begin a list of two or more possibilities

- You add either one or two cloves of garlic.

- She’s the kind of person that you either love or hate.

neither ... nor ...

used when mentioning two things that are not true or possible

- Neither Oleg’s mother nor his father spoke English.

- The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.

GRAMMAR: Negatives

After neither, use nor:

Neither he nor his wife enjoyed the vacation.

Most of them neither know nor care how it works.

✗Don’t say: Neither he or his wife... ✗Most of them neither know or care ...

p. 47

ex. 7

to catch someone red-handed

cabestrillo nm    (inmovilizador del brazo)   sling n

- Para inmovilizarle el brazo le pusieron un cabestrillo.

- They put his arm in a sling to immobilize it.

Remedial exam (de recuperación)

Cheat sheet / paper