ˈbinge ˌdrinking noun
[uncountable]
the activity of drinking a large amount of alcohol in
a short period of time, usually in order to become drunk
- Binge drinking is an increasing problem among young
people.
freshman /ˈfreʃmən/ ●○○ noun
(plural freshmen /-mən/) [countable] American English
a student in the first year of high school or
university
Grammar
Countable or
uncountable?
• News is an uncountable noun and is followed by a
singular verb:
The news was not very good.
• News is used with the singular form of words such as
this and that:
He was shocked when he heard this news.
✗Don’t say: these news
sleep‧o‧ver /ˈsliːpəʊvə $ -oʊvər/
noun [countable]
a party for children in which they stay the night at
someone’s house
Register
In everyday English, people usually say go with or come with someone rather
than accompany
someone:
Do you want me to go with you to the station?
She came with me to church.
Be well-off
Homework: reading activity, p. 94
SHOT
PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph SYN picture
shot of
- a close-up shot of a demonstrator being beaten by a
policeman
- I managed to get some good shots of the carnival.
- We hired a photographer to take some publicity
shots.
- action shots of football players (=ones taken of
people while they are moving)
snap‧shot /ˈsnæpʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/ noun [countable]
snapshot of
- a snapshot of his girlfriend
caught /kɔːt/ UK US
pasado & participio de catch
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